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H.L. Mencken wrote "[The] ability to impart knowledge, what does it consist of, a deep belief in the interest and importance of the thing taught, a concern about it amounting to a sort of passion. A man who knows a subject thoroughly, a man so soaked in it that he eats it, sleeps it and dreams it — this man can always teach it with success, no matter how little he knows of technical pedagogy." As a teacher, I believe all students have the capacity within themselves to do great things, and my job is to inspire them with the confidence to take on the really big problems that our patients face.
My goals as a teacher are to instill enthusiasm for learning, to be a role model for lifelong learning and to provide moral support for learners. I aspire to be the "guide on the side", promoting active student engagement in tasks that yield a sense of discovery. I rejoice when a learner asks a question that I cannot answer, for it means that the learner has become curious about something and has formulated a detailed question with which to interrogate "the knowledge cloud."
What inspires me is to watch learning become transformational. Teaching stimulates curiosity in the learner, offers them new perspectives and encourages them to find new paths to knowledge.
My mission as an educator is to work with others and strive for a unified goal: to train the next generation of academic oncologists to become tomorrow's leaders in medicine. By teaching them how to provide exceptional patient care, perform cutting-edge research and share their knowledge with others, my joy, as stated by Sydney Harris, " is to turn mirrors into windows."
Being an educator is a joy and a privilege. Teaching students to communicate science goes far deeper than choosing words and arranging sentences. In helping create the cognitive and affective conditions in which students learn to articulate their ideas and give voice to their passions, I learn as much if not more than they do. Effective, persuasive communicators are critical to the advancement of scientific research and to public understanding of science, and I am fortunate to be able to play a role in training them.
To see the success of those whom I have mentored proves greatly rewarding. To see the achievement attained by the students whom I have taught provides a great source of pride. I will enthusiastically and indefatigably continue to teach and mentor the next generation of biostatisticians and public health researchers.
My perspective on the attributes of an effective educator has evolved over the years. This is based on feedback from learners I have the privilege of teaching, but also my own search, as a lifelong student of medicine, of effective learning and retention strategies. I believe the most avid learners make the most effective teachers. I am willing to step out of my comfort zone and open my horizons to new technology and innovative teaching strategies. I strive to create a learning environment that incites intellectual curiosity, challenges established dogma and triggers aspirations and dreams.
Michelle Obama said, "When you walk through that door of opportunity, you don't slam it shut behind you." I have experienced many educational opportunities. I am holding the door open for all those that I teach; students, faculty, health care providers and patients. They will become tomorrow's leaders.
I have assumed that whatever makes science interesting to me will also make it come alive to students. Key to this is the context: what was known and accepted as fact at the time of a discovery, and how novel findings often depended on personalities and human relationships. Discovery is not made in a vacuum, and it cannot be separated from the discoverer.
In approaching teaching, I first need to understand my learners' starting level. Then I want to create the time and space for exposure to new information, while engaging the learners as they process and assimilate their knowledge. My job is to be simultaneously interactive, encouraging, challenging and supportive.
After decades of teaching I believe more than ever in the intrinsic worth and transformative potential of the humanities to help us understand what it means to be human, honor enduring values in a world of rapid technological change and aspire to virtue in our personal and professional lives. As a teacher, I am simultaneously an experienced guide and a fellow seeker who can learn from the thoughtful responses of others. Teaching and studying the humanities is an ongoing endeavor, the work and joy of a lifetime.
I see teaching as opening windows to understanding. Sometimes the windows are in great condition and easily released; other times they are painted shut and only grudgingly unsealed. For teacher alone, it's a labor of love; for teacher and learner together, it's pursuit of enlightenment. Either way, the joy in understanding sparkles.
I have been very privileged to be a part of the educating of literally thousands of medical students, our current and future physicians, over the past three decades. I have the privilege of having maintained contact with many former students, now practicing physicians. I feel very honored to have played some part in their becoming the excellent physicians they are today.
My teaching is an extension of the reason I went into medicine: to care for and improve the lives of patients. My goals are to facilitate students and residents I teach to draw upon and expand their base of scientific knowledge and apply it to the care of their patients. My ultimate goal is to make them lifelong learners, so they can recognize gaps in their own knowledge and acquire the new knowledge they need in a way that allows them to provide optimal care to their patients over their entire career.
I have modified Zig Zigler's famous saying as a foundation for my teaching philosophy. "Among the things you can give and still keep are your word, a smile, a grateful heart and education." It is truly amazing that as we prepare each day to educate our students, the more educated we become.
Establishing successful innovative research and science education programs is my career focus. I believe deeply in the value of equal access to high-quality multi-disciplinary education with as much resource sharing among departments, schools and institutions as possible. Our success is measured by the excellence of our graduates and the impact their careers have on the lives and well-being of others.
One of the great joys of teaching is seeing that moment of understanding in the learner's eyes as they grasp a new concept. We encourage the learners to provide regular feedback on ways to make our collaborative curriculum better and not easier, so that we can train them to be the best doctors they can be!
In the clinical space, my teaching philosophy is based squarely on problem-based learning, capitalizing on educational opportunities at each facet of the clinical interface with patients. In the didactic setting, my teaching focuses on the acquisition and application of critical appraisal skills for interpreting the literature, invaluable in the cycle of applying the evidence to clinical practice. In both settings, the primary objective is to establish skills and processes that underpin the lifetime of learning that physician trainees face, toward habituation of self-directed learning and maintaining an attitude and an expectation of excellence.
My goal as an educator is to ensure that my students become highly competent through their knowledge base and skills and that they develop compassionate attitudes and dedication to patients as individuals. I strive to instill a love of professionalism and lifelong learning.
In my experience, the most effective teachers are those who possess a profound knowledge of their subject and have the ability to synthesize, organize and present complex information in an engaging and lucid manner. Moreover, such teachers continually strive to demonstrate how to develop and use the knowledge and skills that will be critical to their students' professional success.
I teach in order to pass on to the next generation a love of learning and a way to ensure that the hard-earned knowledge we have gained through the centuries is not lost. My major teaching goal is to inspire students to embrace lifelong learning, staying up-to-date in their field while recognizing past contributions. I encourage students to explore the world around them and make connections between their work and other parts of their lives by infusing the scientific knowledge in my lectures with historical, cultural and humanitarian components and values.
My goal as a teacher is to facilitate a process that results in my students learning to think critically and use their knowledge to problem-solve. Excellent teachers whom I have known are those who model and embrace lifelong self-reflection and learning. My ultimate purpose is for our graduates to become ethical, competent, reflective practitioners who never doubt their abilities, but never take them for granted either.
It is important for the students to understand there is little need for memorization but a great need for comprehension. With the vast body of knowledge in health care it is impossible to know everything but it is possible to be able to reason, problem solve and know where and how to find the answers to complex clinical questions and situations. After all, education is what you know after you've forgotten everything you've been taught. It is rewarding to see students apply these principles of practical and ongoing learning.
As a teenager, I realized that a blade of grass contains more complexity and wonder than I could ever understand in my lifetime; that was the birth of my scientific career. The immune response teaches us that active immunity leads to long-term memory and increased affinity, whereas passive immunity has no memory or increase in affinity. Learning is similar and should be an active, exciting, lifelong process. I have been fortunate to take part in promoting active, lifelong learning in both the medical school and graduate school environments.
Teaching is always the high point of my day. The excitement in the bright students' eyes is its own reward.
I believe that to succeed as a physician, one must practice the tenets of professionalism, including respect, empathy, humility, curiosity, sensitivity and cultural awareness. I have learned to adapt my teaching methods to fit the learner. My wife, a bilingual and special education teacher, taught me long ago to "teach from what the student brings to the table." To see the "aha" moment in the student during a teaching session is truly a joy to experience.
Our role as educators has always been to teach the art and science of medicine. To best serve our patients, we also need to impart knowledge on how to eliminate harm that may reach our patients in this complex health care environment. My passion is teaching health care professionals to fluently embed patient safety and to implement science into their daily practice of medicine to improve health care outcomes.
The sacred human body taught my students volumes that I could not teach in a classroom. The presence of a sick child and their family naturally cloaked me in compassion, a feeling I found difficult to recreate with few bullet points of a PowerPoint presentation. The total surrender of one's body and life in my hands made me blind to the color of the skin or the faltering English. It is this sacred bondage I strive for with the patient and the family that I want my students to emulate.
I aim to advance learners' medical knowledge, skills and professional behaviors using the most appropriate learner-centered educational and curriculum design strategies and to reflect on what I do and its outcomes with the aim to improve, to maintain currency in educational theory and practice and to provide exemplary educational leadership. The personal reward and enjoyment I have experienced, and the knowledge that I've made a difference in a student's life is priceless.
I believe that education on any level is a collaborative process enriched by the experiences and contributions of both faculty and students. Faculty should be learners as well as teachers in this process. My goal is to create learning experiences that are interesting, innovative and stimulating such that the student develops an interest in continuing to learn more in a course or a lifetime.
I love what I do, and as an infectious disease physician I believe enthusiasm is contagious. Whenever I teach, whoever the learners may be, I strive to make the encounter fun. By the same token, I hold my trainees to high standards. I believe it is an amazing privilege to be a physician and have patients invite us into their lives. I try to instill that same passion and sense of awe in those I teach.
Teaching is not about communicating facts but is about inspiring curiosity in students that lasts long after the course is over. Students' active engagement in their learning empowers them to take ownership of their professional development.
Academics who approach their teaching duties as a form of scholarship will think more carefully about the end goals of curricula. In our programs, we aim to produce competent and caring health care professionals and researchers who will act to improve individual and population health and reduce health disparities. To quote a Carnegie Foundation report, we educate students "to contribute to the life of their times."
Our students are our future peers and deserve to be treated with dignity and respect. As faculty we must appreciate that students often have a lot of stress, personal baggage and financial worries and this stress may cause them to be distracted. It is not only our job, but our responsibility and obligation to help them overcome these pressures so they can succeed in their chosen profession.
I firmly believe that teaching is an honorable profession, especially because education is critical for ensuring the overall well-being of our nation. My teaching occurs both inside and outside the classroom. As a teacher, I am privileged to play a role in awakening students' passion for knowledge, as well as their desire to become agents of change, so that they are prepared to effectively confront some of our nation's most intractable health problems.
I want my mentees to do better than I do. The three core values that guide my mentorship are innovation, truth-seeking and loyalty. Innovation is necessary for us to truly have a positive impact on humanity. Only by seeking the truth can we develop innovations that help humanity. Loyalty helps to accelerate the learning process and the pace of the work accomplished by the mentees. When these three core values are applied in the context of education, something special happens!
My happiest memories of my 25 years teaching are those in which I am either working with students or residents or interacting with my colleagues in medical education, which means that I have many happy memories! I enjoy looking for ways to explain difficult or complex concepts and the excitement of students when they tell me that they "get it."
For over 100 years the teacher-centric model of surgical education has dominated how we train a surgeon. However, the speed of change in medicine, new knowledge, new technology and new delivery models of care is increasing dramatically. We need to develop new student-centric models of education that can adapt to these changes, provide accountability to those we serve and still maintain the ability to produce compassionate, dedicated and technically skilled surgeons. Developing these new models has been my driving force.


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This report lists the certificates required by the Hong Kong government (HKG) for U.S. exports to Hong Kong. Certificate samples for various product categories are included in the appendix.
THIS REPORT CONTAINS ASSESSMENTS OF COMMODITY AND TRADE ISSUES MADE BY USDA STAFF AND NOT NECESSARILY STATEMENTS OF OFFICIAL U.S. GOVERNMENT POLICY Required Report - public distribution Date: 12/3/2012 GAIN Report Number: HK1234 Hong Kong Food and Agricultural Import Regulations and Standards - Certification FAIRS Export Certificate Report Approved By: Erich Kuss Prepared By: Caroline Yuen Report Highlights: No changes since the last report. This report lists the certificates required by the Hong Kong government (HKG) for U.S. exports to Hong Kong. Certificate samples for various product categories are included in the appendix. In 2011, APHIS reached bilateral agreement with Hong Kong on U.S. horse exports. Also, the Hong Kong Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene Department (FEHD) informed the ATO office that the U.S. has not exported bison meat and ostrich meat to Hong Kong in over five years, import requirements will be reviewed for any shipments in the future in the context of the animal disease situation and U.S. surveillance program. The HKG is in the process of making egg certification requirements mandatory, initially planning to introduce the regulation for Legislative Council vetting in early 2012 and provide a six-month grace period after the enactment of the new regulation. However, the HKG still has not announced any specific timeframe of introducing the regulation. This report was prepared by the Agricultural Trade Office of the Foreign Agricultural Service in Hong Kong for U.S. exporters of domestic food and agricultural products. While every possible care was taken in the preparation of this report, information provided may not be completely accurate either because policies have changed since its preparation, or because clear and consistent information about these policies was not available. It is highly recommended that U.S. exporters verify the full set of certificate requirements with their foreign customers, who are normally best equipped to research such matters with local authorities, before any goods are shipped. FINAL IMPORT APPROVAL OF ANY PRODUCT IS SUBJECT TO THE IMPORTING COUNTRY'S RULES AND REGULATIONS. (For a general guideline on agricultural and food import regulations, please refer to GAIN Report #HK1233 FAIRS released in December 2012) Section I. List of All Export Certificates Required By Government (Matrix) : Note: APHIS - Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service FSIS - Food Safety and Inspection Service FEHD - Food and Environmental Hygiene Department CITES - Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora AFCD - Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department AMS - Agricultural Marketing Service Samples Certificates See Appendix Products U.S. Issuing Attestation Purpose Requesting Authority Required on Ministry Certificate Poultry FSIS form 9060-5 Production Health FEHD (A1) Dates certificate Letterhead certificate (A2) Pork FSIS form 9060-5 Health FEHD (A1) certificate Beef FSIS form 9297-1 Slaughter Dates Health FEHD (A3) certificate Letterhead Processing certificate (A4) Dates Alligator meat Not covered by Health FEHD FSIS, therefore, Certificate either one of the following certificates should be provided: 1 ) Export Health Certificate issued by the U.S. De partment of C ommerce (A5), or 2) Certificate of Ve terinary Inspec tion issued by individual State (A6) U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Scientific name To provide FEHD & Declaration for is provided scientific AFCD Importation or name Exportation of Fish or Wildlife (A7) If the game meat is from an endangered species and listed AFCD under CITES, a To observe the CITES export Protection of permit is required. Endangered (A8) Species of Animals and Plants Ordinance which gives effect to CITES Fish & Seafood Either one of the Health FEHD Products following certificate (not mandatory but certificates to be strongly recommended provided: by the HKG) 1) Export Health Certificate issued by the U.S. Department of Commerce (A5) 2 )Certificate of Veterinary Inspection issued by individual State (A6) & (A9) Milk and Milk Either AMS Health FEHD Beverages certificate issued by certificate AMS of U.S. Department of Agriculture (A10) or Health Certificates issued by individual States whe re the food product is produced. HKG accepts Ce rtificate of Free Sa le issued by the competent health authority of USA (A11), Certificate of Analysis showing The products are microbiological fit for human examination and consumption composition and have been analysis. handled, Microbiological processed and examination refers packed under to total bacterial hygienic count and coliform conditions and organisms count for heat treated in pasteurized accordance with products while the appropriate colony count for heat treatment UHT/sterilized regulation of the products. country of Composition origin. analysis has to show percentage of milk fat (for both milk and milk beverage) and milk solids other than milk fat (for milk). (A12) The Certificate of Analysis has to include the certificate number of the Certificate of Free Sale or AMS certificate, as appropriate, for cross reference. The Certificate of Analysis has to be officially endorsed by Notary Public. Frozen Confections Health Certificate The frozen Health FEHD issued by the confection is fit certificate competent health for human authority of USA consumption where the food and has product is produced. been handled, HKG accepts processed and certificate of free packed under sale issued by the hygiene competent health conditions and authority of USA. has been heat (A13.1 ) & (A13.2) treated in accordance with Certificate of the frozen Analysis showing confection heat microbiological treatment examination and regulations of composition country of analysis. (A12) origin. Microbiological analysis shows total bacterial count and coliform organisms count. (The frozen confection contains not more than 50,000 bacteria per gram and not more than 100 coliform organisms per gram.) Composition analysis has to show percentage of fat, sugar and milk solids other than milk fat -applies to those frozen confections described as ice cream only. (The frozen confection contains not less than 5% fat, 10% sugar and 7.5% milk solids other than milk fat. This condition applies to those frozen confections described as ice cream only.) The Certificate of Analysis has to include the certificate number of the Certificate of Free Sale or AMS certificate, as appropriate, for cross reference. The Certificate of Analysis has to be officially endorsed by Notary Public. Plants APHIS PPQ Form Phytosanitary AFCD (A14) Certificate (For CITES listed P CITES certificate To observe the lants, e.g. ginseng) issued by US Fish Protection of and Wildlife Endangered Service Required Species of (A15) & (A16) Animals and Plants Ordinance which gives effect to CITES Because of risk of APHIS certificates See circulars by Sanitary AFCD animal diseases such as Hong Kong certificates BSE and Avian government Influenza cases, the circulars (A17– HKG recommends HK 21) importers to provide sanitary certificates for the following products: -preserved/stuffed animal specimen -biological products of animal origin -hides and skins of cattle origin -feathers -pet food/animal feed Table Eggs AMS Date of Health FEHD (The HKG is in the production; certificates process of making this name and certification address of requirement processing mandatory. Presently, it plant; products is voluntary for Hong fit for human Kong importers to consumption; provide this certificate Disease free for U.S. egg products to certification Hong Kong.) statements as stated in appendix A22.1 – A22.3 Section II. Purpose of Specific Export Certificate(s) Please refer to the Matrix under Section I. Section III. Specific Attestations Required on Export Certificate(s) Please refer to the Matrix under Section I. Section IV. Government Certificate's Legal Entry Requirements For meats, milk, frozen confections, and plant imports to Hong Kong, the relevant Hong Kong laws require that each shipment has to be accompanied by valid health/phytosanitary certificates issued by government authorities. Suppliers or Manufacturers Export Declaration are not regarded as valid certificates. Poultry, Red Meats and Game Meats A certificate from FSIS is compulsory. Species should be given as part of product description on FSIS certificates. If the specie is not covered by FSIS inspection, a certificate issued by APHIS or the state government may be acceptable. If the shipment is of a game meat product, the certificate has to show the scientific name and the origin. If the game meat comes from a CITES listed specie, the shipment needs to be accompanied by a CITES export permit. For beef products, Hong Kong currently allows entry of U.S. boneless beef derived from cattle under 30 months of age. An import protocol for U.S. bison meat and ostrich meat to Hong Kong has yet to be established. Eggs The HKG is in the process of making certification requirement mandatory, initially planning to introduce the regulation for Legislative Council vetting in early 2012 and to provide a six month's grace period after the enactment of the new regulation. However, the HKG still has not announced any specific timeframe of introducing the regulation. Presently, it is voluntary for Hong Kong importers to provide certificates for U.S. egg products to Hong Kong. Seafood Products While no specific Hong Kong laws state health certificates for marine products are compulsory, FEHD strongly encourages importers to obtain certificates issued by U.S. health authorities to accompany their imports certifying that the marine products concerned are fit for human consumption. Valid certificates will expedite customs clearance. The HKG is planning to make certification requirements for seafood products mandatory. No timeframe has been announced. The latest report was released in Nov 2011: HK's Proposed Import Control of Aquatic Products. Milk and Frozen Confections Hong Kong laws require the importation of milk and frozen confections to obtain prior approval. In addition, each consignment has to be accompanied by a valid certificate. For products from the U.S., Hong Kong government accepts certificates issued by the State government. Plants Hong Kong government requires plant shipments from the U.S. to be accompanied by phtosanitary certificates issued by APHIS. If the specie is listed on CITES, a CITES export permit is required as well. Products Containing Living Modified Organisms Hong Kong passed a Genetically Modified Organisms (Control of Release) Ordinance and the Genetically Modified Organisms (Documentation for Import and Export) Regulation in March 2010 and November 2010 respectively. There are documentation requirements for shipments containing genetically modified organisms (GMOs) since the commencement of the Ordinance and the Regulation in March 2011. GMOs in the Ordinance are referred to as LMOs or living modified organisms. Shipments containing GMOs for food or feed or for processing need to be accompanied by documentation containing the following information: If the identity of the GMO is known, the shipment contains such a GMO; if the identity of the GMO is not known, the shipment may contain such a GMO; The GMO is not intended for release into the environment; The common name, scientific name and, where available, commercial name of the GMO; The Internet address of the Biosafety Clearing House; The transformation event code of the GMO or, where available, its unique identifier code; and, The details of the importer or exporter (such as name, address and contact information) for further information. There is no specific requirement regarding the form of documentation accompanying GMO shipments. The use of a commercial invoice or other documents required by existing documentation systems would be sufficient. The HKG uploaded a document sample listing required information for traders' reference at the AFCD's website. (http://www.afcd.gov.hk/english/conservation/con_gmo/con_gmo.html) Products containing GMO ingredients for release into the environment or for contained use are required to provide different attestations on documents. Also, importers are required to seek prior approval from AFCD before the importation of products containing GMOs, which are intended to be released to the environment. Horses APHIS reached bilateral agreement with Hong Kong on U.S. horse exports. Three certificates were developed for the: (1) permanent importation, (2) temporary importation, and (3) transit of U.S.-origin equines based on revised Hong Kong requirements that went into effect on September 20, 2011. The bilateral agreements relax the veterinary examination and animal disease testing requirements and timelines for equines from the United States. For details, please contact APHIS Beijing at 86-10-8531- 3033 (fax) or firstname.lastname@example.com. Appendix: Electronic Copy or Outline of Each Export Certificate A1. FSIS 9060-5 A2. FSIS Letter Certificate for Poultry A3. FSIS form 9297-1 for Beef Exports to Hong Kong A4. FSIS Letterhead Certificate for Beef A5. Department of Commerce's Export Health Certificate for Seafood Products A6. Health Certificate issued by Individual State for Seafood Products A7. U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service – Declaration for Importation or Exportation of Fish or Wildlife A8. Cites Export Permit A9. Health Certificate issued by Individual States for Seafood Products A10. AMS Certificate for Dairy Products A11. Certificate of Free Sale (for dairy and frozen confections) A12. Certificate of Analysis (for dairy and frozen confections) A13.1 Health Certificate for Ice Cream Products A13.2 Health Certificate Sample for Ice Cream Products A14. Phytosanitary Certificate issued by APHIS A15. CITES Export Permit – Sample for Ginseng Shipment A16. Export Report by APHIS A17. Preserved/Stuffed Animal Specimen A18. Biological Products of Animal Origin A19. Hides and Skins of Cattle Origin to Hong Kong A20. Feathers A21. Pet Food A22.1 Certificate Sample for Eggs A22.2 Certificate Sample for Eggs A22.3 Certificate Sample for Eggs


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Listed companies facing their first AGM since the introduction of the 'two strikes' rule and related changes to the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth) will need to prepare by reviewing and updating their practices. Some of the issues to be considered are:
The Corporations Amendment (Improving Accountability on Director and Executive Remuneration) Act 2011 (Cth)(Executive Remuneration Act) has introduced changes that have various implications for the content of a listed company's notice of annual general meeting (AGM). Click here to read our Alert on the commencement of the Executive Remuneration Act.Note that all references to sections in this article are to sections of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth). For a company's first AGM since 1 July 2011, the notice of meeting should contain an outline of the consequences where at least 25 per cent of the votes cast on the resolution to adopt the remuneration report are against it (a strike). Specifically, the notice should refer to the requirement for the next remuneration report to disclose the board's response to shareholder comments on the report, and to the need for a 'spill resolution' to be put to the next AGM if there is a second strike at that AGM. While there is no specific statutory requirement to disclose this information, it seems material to the shareholders' decision how to vote on the resolution and therefore ought to be disclosed under general law principles. The notice should also outline the new voting exclusions that apply to key management personnel (KMP) and their closely related parties (CRP) on remuneration-related resolutions, and the position that applies to undirected proxies held by the chair (as outlined below). The notice may also need to be updated to refer to the new provisions for proxies to default to the chair where the nominated proxy fails to vote on a resolution (also outlined below). For subsequent AGMs, specific notice requirements will apply under section 249L(2) if the company received a strike on its remuneration report at its last AGM. In summary, the notice will need to explain the circumstances in which a spill resolution would need to be put to shareholders at the later AGM, and inform shareholders that the spill resolution would be put to the AGM in those circumstances.
The Executive Remuneration Act introduced new voting exclusions on the resolution to adopt the remuneration report (sections 250R(4) and (5)):
If the remuneration report resolution receives two consecutive strikes, these voting exclusions will also apply to the spill resolution (section 250V(2)). If the chair of the meeting is the chair of directors or another director, and therefore a member of the KMP, it is currently unlawful for the chair, as proxyholder, to vote undirected proxies on the resolution to approve the remuneration report (section 250R(4)). This is inconsistent with the chair's ability to vote undirected proxies in certain circumstances under section 250BD and does not reflect the intention stated by the Government in the explanatory memorandum for the Executive Remuneration Act. The practical effect of this inconsistency is discussed below. KMP and their CRP are also precluded from voting as proxyholders on any other resolution connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of any member of the KMP, if the proxy is an undirected proxy (section 250BD(1)). As noted above, there is an exception that permits the chair of the meeting to vote, as proxyholder, undirected proxies in his or her favour, provided the appointment expressly authorises the chair to exercise the proxy even if the resolution is connected directly or indirectly with the remuneration of a member of the KMP (section 250BD(2)).Click here to access a table that summarises the restrictions on KMP and their CRP voting on remuneration and spill resolutions.
In response to concerns about 'cherry-picking' of proxies, there are new rules to ensure that all directed proxies are voted on a poll. These rules apply where a shareholder appoints someone other than the chair as their proxy and directs the proxy how to vote on a resolution. If the nominated proxyholder fails to vote on the resolution on a poll, the chair is taken to have been appointed as the shareholder's proxy for the purpose of voting on that resolution (section 250BC). The chair is obliged to exercise all proxies on a poll (this has not changed). Procedures will therefore need to be implemented to identify all directed proxies that default to the chair on a poll and ensure that the chair exercises them.
In practice, the two strikes rule means that listed companies now need to count, and keep a record of, the number of votes cast for and against the resolution for adoption of the remuneration report so that they can determine whether less than 25 per cent of the votes cast on the resolution were against its adoption. For many companies (especially those who have high attendances at their AGMs), this is likely to require the resolution to be put straight to a poll at the AGM, rather than a show of hands. Perhaps this will lead to an increasing tendency for chairs to call a poll on all resolutions at a listed company's AGM? If comments are made on a company's remuneration report at an AGM and there is a 'no' vote of at least 25 per cent of the votes cast on the resolution for the report's adoption, the company's next remuneration report will need to include an explanation of the board's proposed action in response or, if no action is proposed, the board's reasons for inaction (section 300A(1)(g)). Companies should therefore keep a detailed record of any comments made on the remuneration report at the AGM and include an appropriate summary of the comments in the minutes of the meeting.
The exception in section 250BD(2) to allow the chair, as proxyholder, to vote undirected proxies in certain circumstances is not available on the resolution to adopt the remuneration report due to the operation of section 250R(4). The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasurer, the Hon David Bradbury MP, issued a 11 August 2011 media release confirming that the Government will introduce 'amendments [that] will clarify the ability of the chair, who is a member of the key management personnel, to vote undirected proxies in the non-binding vote where the shareholder provides their explicit consent for the chair to exercise the proxy' in the spring sitting of Parliament (which runs until late November 2011). No Bill has yet been introduced to give effect to these amendments. At the time of writing, Parliament is in recess and will resume on 12 September 2011. ASIC indicated in a media release (MR 11-164AD) that there are four alternative options available to address this issue in the interim. These are outlined below. The right choice will depend on each company's circumstances. We can assist you to choose and implement the best approach for your company.
The first solution is the simplest – make sure the chair does not vote any undirected proxies on the resolution to adopt the remuneration report. The disadvantage is that it may disenfranchise shareholders. If companies adopt this approach, ASIC encourages them to inform their shareholders that their votes will not be counted if they provide an undirected proxy on the remuneration report resolution, in order to minimise the number of uncounted votes.
ASIC has stated that it encourages 'companies to explore options that are consistent with the new provisions that would enable proxy votes to be counted on remuneration resolutions by ensuring that the proxy given is a directed proxy'.
One option is to include prominent, clear and express wording in the proxy form to the effect that failing to tick the 'for', 'against' or 'abstain' box means that the shareholder has directed the chair to vote in accordance with the chair's clearly stated voting intention (as disclosed in the notice of meeting and the proxy form). This option ensures that all proxy votes given to the chair will be counted, as all proxies held by the chair on the resolution to adopt the remuneration report will be directed – whether by choice or default. ASIC cautions companies following this course to make it clear to shareholders that they can appoint the chair as proxy with a direction to cast votes contrary to the chair's stated voting intention, or to abstain from voting. In other words, companies following this course should ensure that shareholder choice is not unduly influenced.
Another option outlined by ASIC is for companies to structure proxy forms so that, for the purposes of the resolution to adopt the remuneration report, shareholders may appoint a proxy who is not a member of the KMP (or their CRP). There is nothing in the legislation to prevent that person from voting undirected proxies.
ASIC cannot grant class order relief in relation to the chair's ability to vote on the remuneration report resolution. However, ASIC can grant relief upon receipt of an individual application to enable the chair to cast undirected proxies on a specific remuneration report resolution. ASIC must be satisfied that the grant of relief will not cause unfair prejudice to the interests of any member of the company. ASIC has set out the matters it expects to be covered in any application for relief in its 10 August Information Sheet 144 Annual general meetings: Voting on the remuneration report resolution. Companies wishing to apply for relief should also refer to ASIC's policy in Regulatory Guide 51 Applications for relief.
The two strikes rule requires that a spill resolution be put to an AGM if, at both that meeting and the AGM immediately prior, at least 25 per cent of the votes cast on the resolution for adoption of the remuneration report were against its adoption.
The effect of the spill resolution is that, if it is passed:
The new rules do not provide that the incumbent directors are automatically eligible to stand for re-election at a spill meeting. Accordingly, listed companies should review their constitutions now to determine how any notice and eligibility requirements for election as a director would apply in the event of a spill meeting. While directors retiring by rotation are often exempt from these requirements, these exemptions would often not extend to ceasing to hold office by operation of law (as would occur at the end of a spill meeting). Depending on a company's constitution and circumstances, it may therefore be desirable and appropriate to seek shareholder approval to amend the constitution to ensure that incumbent directors can stand for re-election at a spill meeting, without having to satisfy any constitutional nomination or eligibility requirements.
From 1 July 2011, the directors of a public company must not set a board limit unless the shareholders pass a board limit resolution approving the proposed limit at a general meeting (section 201P(1)). Any board limit resolution only has effect until immediately before the start of the next AGM. Section 201P provides that the notice of the general meeting must:
These new provisions only apply where:
In this context, companies should consider whether any maximum number of directors specified in their constitution remains appropriate for their current circumstances. If this number is disproportionately high, a company may wish to seek shareholder approval to reduce the maximum number of directors (by way of constitutional amendment).
Click here to view Bob Austin discussing the AGM season on AFR TV's 'Austin Legal'.
This article is from our September 2011 edition of Corporate HQ Advisory newsletter.


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William and Kate were given two gorgeous police dog puppies to hold during their visit to the Royal New Zealand Police College.
The couple were given the two German Shepherd pups to pet after braving driving rain in Wellington this morning on the final day of their visit to New Zealand.
The couple stroked the fuzzy puppies while they chatted with recruits and staff at the police training college.
Kate seemed especially spellbound as she picked up her puppy and stroked it. She said, "It wants to hide under my jacket.
"I think it can smell [Prince] George."
She asked police commissioner Mike Bush, "What do you feed them?" and, "Can they see yet?"
The German shepherd puppies were born on 4 April and were the first litter of DTC bitch Gucci and stud dog Borg, via artificial insemination.
After holding the puppies, the royal couple met three lots of foster families and the police dogs they're helping to train up, who were all lapping water up off the parade ground.
The first was three-year-old Yana (black dog). Kate asked foster mum Sharon Nicholas the dog's age and said, "She's sweet."
The duchess asked, "How has she coped?" and, "How did you get involved?"
She asked Melony Weallens about her foster dog Winta (bigger of the two lighter dogs), "Who's this then?" and, "What age did you get her? Is she your only dog? She's so sweet. Do they need a lot of exercise?" Melony said of her daughter Cadence, 16, "She's taken Winta for more walks since she heard she was going to meet the royals."
William commented on the "fantastic condition of her coat". (The dog, not the owners)
The final foster family was John and Sarah Bole with daughters Morgan, 14, Madison, 10, and Monet, 8, with dog Gessy, four months. Kate asked, "How old is Gessy? Was she tiny when you got her?"
The girls gave Kate a stuffed-toy police dog for George. Kate said, "Aww, that's so sweet. He'll love it. Does it have a name? Maybe we should call it Gessy. Sorry we
couldn't bring George. He was asleep. He's a very podgy baby." William said, "This will come with us to Australia."
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Action Against Hunger's international network produces a variety of published works from context analysis and regional assessments to community surveys and field reports.
Recent Publications
Sowing the Seeds of Good NutritionOctober, 2013
In 2013, 870 million people are still undernourished while 2 billion people are affected by micronutrient malnutrition or "hidden hunger". Agriculture is a major component of local food systems, these systems allow people to produce, transform, distribute and consume food.
Sowing the Seeds of Good Nutrition; Kenya Case Study: Reconciling Agriculture and NutritionOctober, 2013
This study analyzes the integration of nutrition concerns into agricultural and food security interventions in Kenya, and is part of a wider study that includes Burkina Faso and Peru. The study answers the following three questions: (1) How do agricultural policies and programmes integrate nutritional issues? (2) What are the main constraints to designing and implementing nutrition-sensitive agricultural interventions? (3) What could be the main recommendations to alleviate these constraints?
The State of Global SAM Management Coverage - 2012October, 2013
"The State of Global SAM Management Coverage 2012" , an annex to the Global Global SAM Management Update, Update, was produced jointly by UNICEF, ACF-UK and the Coverage Monitoring Network. The annex was designed to encourage further debate, discussion and research by reviewing the availability, accessibility and coverage of SAM management worldwide and providing a brief summary of opportunities and challenges ahead.
Sowing the Seeds of Good Nutrition; Burkina Faso Case Study: Reconciling Agriculture and Nutrition (French)October, 2013
The objective of this study is to analyze the inclusion of nutritional issues in the development, implementation, monitoring and institutional governance of agricultural policy and food security in Burkina Faso, whose main operational reference framework is the National Programme Sector Rural (NRHP).
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Sowing the Seeds of Good NutritionOctober, 2013
In 2013, 870 million people are still undernourished while 2 billion people are


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Whitney Houston's Lawyer Says Will is a "Straightforward" Case
Whitney Houston's will was filed in probate court in Atlanta Wednesday. It revealed that the late superstar left all her assets to her only child, 19-year-old Bobbi Kristina. Her sister-in-law and manager, Pat Houston, was named as the administrator of the estate.
Meisalas declined to talk about Houston's assets or possible debts.
(Copyright 2012 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)
Whitney Houston's sister-in-law says she feared that the singer's life would be ended by drugs.
In an interview with Oprah Winfrey, Patricia Houston said she would be "kidding herself" to say otherwise.
Patricia Houston, who was her sister-in-law's manager, was asked if she thought drugs would end up "taking" Whitney Houston. The "handwriting was kind of on the wall," Patricia Houston replied in an interview to air 9 p.m. EDT Sunday on the OWN channel.
The pop star's life was changing, Patricia Houston said, suggesting that substance abuse wasn't the problem but rather her "lifestyle." Whitney Houston was looking for love "in all the wrong places," her sister-in-law told Winfrey.
Tests were being conducted to reveal the cause of the singer's Feb. 11 death.
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March 29--Intervention
Alcohol and drug abuse is both a consequence and a cause of violence.
Today have the courage to intervene in a caring way. Through your honest and straightforward communication, encourage yourself and others to get educated, get help, and get sober and free from drugs.
"[So what would Buddha do if a friend is abusing drugs?] When someone goes wrong, it is right for his real friends to move him, even by force, to do the right thing. ... Do not examine the limitations of others. Examine how you can change your own." -- Buddha


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ETM's Eighth Annual Children's Benefit Gala
Education Through Music
Thursday, May 7, 2009 from 6:30 PM to 11:30 PM (EDT)
Event Details
Thursday, May 7, 2009
The Waldorf=Astoria, NYC
Joshua Bell, Honoree
With a Special Introduction from Joanne Woodward
Karen Karlsrud, Gala Chair
Cocktails at 6:30PM
Dinner at 7:30PM
Live Auction | Dancing | Live Performances
all proceeds benefit ETM's music education programs in inner-city schools.
$100 per ticket/$1,000 per table is non-deductible
For more information, or to make a donation to the event, please call 212-972-4788
When & Where
301 Park Avenue
New York,
Thursday, May 7, 2009 from 6:30 PM to 11:30 PM (EDT)
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Education Through Music
Education Through Music, Inc. (ETM) makes music education a reality for thousands of children who would otherwise have limited or no exposure to the arts. Since 1991, ETM has harnessed the power of music to enhance the academic performance and general development of its students. Our work provides these children with the skills to become better learners and the confidence to live in an increasingly challenging world.


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The safest way to use a burner is not for very long, but buying a new cellphone, laptop, or tablet once a week can get expensive.
He testified that he immediately got to work with a set of "burner" phones bought on company expenses.
Return the pan to the burner and cook over medium heat for 20 minutes.
Get more information about this topic plus additional tips, tricks, and techniques at Behind the burner.
Describe the structure of an ordinary kerosene lamp-burner, an argand burner, a Welsbach burner.
The only other method of putting the burner out would be to stand it on its end.
By adjustment of the amount of air that enters the burner, acetylene may be burnt in a gas stove.
Leave one cold; warm the other over the burner, but do not heat it to boiling.
This is the case with what are generally known as atmospheric burners, of which the Bunsen burner is the prototype.
Melt a piece of glass over a burner and draw it out into a thread.
late 13c., also as a surname, Brenner, "person who makes bricks," agent noun from burn (v.)). As a name for a part of a lamp where the flame is applied, from 1790. Of gas-cooking stoves, by 1885.
Related Terms
cook with gas, fast burner, hay burner, oat-burner, on the back burner


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just brew it! wrote:IIRC Reflections From The Firepool is actually older than any of the other albums listed; 2000 must be a re-release date (I believe it was out of print for a number of years).
1989 according to my copy, and their third release after No Commercial Potential and The Ritual Continues.


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"WIC" program considered "non-essential"
The South Carolina DHEC is providing an update on the impact of the federal shutdown as it relates to a key assistance program. The Department of Health and Environmental Control in Columbia announced yesterday it has been informed that the Women, Infant and Children (WIC) program is considered "non-essential" under the shutdown and will not receive federal funding. WIC clients should continue using their vouchers as usual and WIC-approved vendors should continue to honor those vouchers. DHEC says it has identified some reserve funding to continuing processing vouchers, but services will be interrupted and reimbursements will be discontinued October 15 unless the USDA releases funds.


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Let me introduce myself. My name is Mark Sisson. I'm 63 years young. I live and work in Malibu, California. In a past life I was a professional marathoner and triathlete. Now my life goal is to help 100 million people get healthy. I started this blog in 2006 to empower people to take full responsibility for their own health and enjoyment of life by investigating, discussing, and critically rethinking everything we've assumed to be true about health and wellness...Tell Me More
Living Primally is first and foremost about taking responsibility for your own health. Though we might not be able to control each and every facet of our lives and genetics, we have considerably more power than we think. Diet, exercise, sleep, sun, social connection, and play all figure centrally into our health. (If you've been with us at MDA for even a week, you've probably figured that out.) That said, there are also more nuanced facets to wellbeing – subtler influences and interactions that we might not consider each day. True, when we rein in the bad habits and rewire unhealthy patterns, we open the door for an unprecedented level of thriving. Some of us, however, carry other kinds of baggage burdensome enough to keep us from ultimately passing over the threshold. I'm talking about the emotional cargo we live with – the anger, resentment, repression, sadness, guilt, or inertia (to name a few) – and its inevitable toll on our physiological health.
A few months ago, Dr. Albert Fuchs wrote a post highlighting the role of guilt played in some of his patients' symptoms. Many physicians, Fuchs explains, see people whose physical suffering has no apparent medical source – somatization in medical jargon. Their conditions, which range from insomnia to chest pain, are rooted in guilt. What these folks need, Fuchs argues, is emotional and spiritual "absolution," not medical treatment.
Fuch's observation is just the tip of the iceberg, I'd suggest. In recent years, studies have highlighted the role stress, emotions, and personality traits play in serious health risks. For example, research shows sadness increases our perception of pain. Anxiety increases our chance of heart attack. Stress heightens our risk for stroke. Depression raises levels of inflammation-promoting proteins and increases the accumulation of abdominal fat. Suppressing our feelings even suppresses our immune function!
Our emotions aren't just intellectual configurations. They're wholly visceral processes. Imagine the emotionally charged times when you've had sweaty palms, a tightened chest, muscle tension, a knotted stomach, constricted throat, or light-headedness. It's all part of the inherent mind-body connection. Our emotions elicit biochemical signals that set in motion a chain of positive or negative physiological events that include or influence everything from blood pressure to blood viscosity, gastrointestinal function to pain perception.
We're designed, of course, to experience (and recover quickly from) a wide range of emotions, but when we get stuck in a negative rut for too long, it exacts a physiological as well as psychological toll. Over time, our physical condition reflects our emotional state. The persistent physiological impact of our feelings becomes imbedded in our body itself – in skewed neurochemical patterns, inefficient systemic functioning, even epigenetic profiles.
Eastern medicine more readily acknowledges the nuances of our mind-body connection. Yoga, for one, attends to the physical tension we carry as manifestations of emotional strain. Within the strategic focus of poses and the centering of breath work, we can cultivate a physical and emotional sense of release. It's a discipline that mirrors many other Eastern and alternative practices which appreciate either literally or metaphorically how our bodies and minds are inherently imbricated.
From an evolutionary standpoint, it also makes sense. The more we discover, the more we understand about the body's and brain's complementary operations in animals and in our own species. Emotions and emotional perception were part of the larger picture of survival. They spurred us to action or inaction that could save our hides when we were up against a predator or a hostile or helpful stranger. They fostered our successful interactions with kin and even our childhood caretakers.
Today, in a world much safer and more mentally detached from the imperative of the present, I think it's easier to lose ourselves in emotional narratives (that destructive penchant for self-talk) that can extend and expand our pain beyond the actual situations that prompted them to begin with. How much of our emotional anguish is caused by an unfair or unfortunate scenario, and how much is caused by our unrelenting grip on it. Our negative emotion (e.g. anger, sadness, guilt) likely had at least some legitimate value when the circumstances occurred, but at what point does it spring not from the original event anymore but from our own self-destructive clinging?
From a personal standpoint, how many of us have lived for weeks if not months with our stomachs in knots over stress? How many have ever gone months or even years stressed by a negative relationship (be it partnership, friendship, family, or work) that caused chronic headaches, muscle tension, or other symptoms? (A literal as well as figurative pain in the neck?) How many have felt perpetually fatigued by the weight of resentment?
Hanging onto emotion after the fact, in its lesser forms, can hold us back from experiencing full thriving. In it's worst manifestations, we let it cannibalize us. When we take responsibility for our health, we also take responsibility for our mental health and the self-talk that fuels (or constrains) our lives. It helps to cultivate a "let it go" approach to life and to let go of negative self-talk that sends us down a useless emotional path. Counselors commonly suggest patients who tend to fall into negative thought patterns nip the process in the bud by learning to identify the physical sensations that begin the downward spiral. Maybe it's a flushed face, a head rush, or a queasy stomach. Staying attuned to our physical cues can be more effective for many people than trying to mentally police runaway thoughts.
However, taking responsibility also means being honest with ourselves about what we resist addressing in our lives. It calls us to make hard choices sometimes – to let go of friendships that aren't serving us anymore, to take a risk moving on from a soul-sucking job, to either leave a relationship or commit to the hard (and mutual) work of reshaping it. It calls us to get real about the negative thoughts and patterns that lead us to self-sabotage our lives, actions that result in continual mental and physiological consequences. Responsibility for our wellbeing is undoubtedly life's grandest opportunity, but it's also our most profound accountability.
Thanks for reading today, everyone. How do you identify with or respond to the role emotions play in physical health? What advice, practices, or truths have you found meaningful in taking responsibility for your full wellbeing?
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137 Comments on "The Physical Toll of Negative Emotions"
Great post Mark! I have been battling depression, anxiety, and PTSD for years. The physical manifestations of pain, tense muscles, and lack of sleep are truly horrible and have a negative effect on well being. Every major treatment breakthrough is accompanied by a reduction in those physical symptoms alongside what are typically consider the "mental" ones.
It takes some people years to get where they want to be physically through diet and exercise.. and it also can take a very long time to address the brain dysfunctions many of us face.
Good luck with your battle against depression, anxiety and PTSD. It sounds like you are well on your way to recovering. It is both amazing and scary that our mood can affect our body and our health. I am fascinated that our emotions can impact our inflammation and even our epigenetics.
Not to mention, our body can affect our mood and emotional health. I struggle with anxiety and depression, and that often translates into lack of exercise and eating poorly, which then causes more anxiety and depression, which causes…
It's a vicious downward spiral, and sometimes it's tough to get off the roller coaster.
I love your attitude Wayne.
Let's all appreciate what's going well, and fix what's not going so well (if we can) or simply accept it and move on (if we can't). 🙂
What a fantastic and inspiration post. Great way to start my day and just what I needed to hear. Thank you.
Good reminder. Easier said than done though. Personally, I am increasingly doing things to get in a better state of mind. Yet, looking realistically at the world, I think it's completely hopeless.
Being vulnerable and admitting my failures to myself has always been a challenging part of my life, yet is always incredibly rewarding.
Check out Brene Brown on youtube or TED.com Vulnerability and then the follow up Shame piece.
Really spoke to me.
Soul Sucking is an excellent phrase to describe modern life in general. We have been so far removed from playing natures game that we are caught up in some man made economic nightmare reminiscent of the Saw movies.
+1 Yes, the world is soul sucking.
Only if you give your soul to them to suck on.
The world has *always* been soul sucking. Imagine watching helplessly as children die (because there are no hospitals), or to be caught in generations of slavery or living your lifetime under oppressive governments (because democracy had been invented yet).
The difference between then and now is an awesome set of technology and a whole lot more time to navel gaze. We live in an age of the everyday miracle and ironically might be more collectively unhappy about it.
I really needed this today. My husband and I have been trying to conceive for two years and it's getting harder and harder to stay positive (especially when everyone around me is falling pregnant with ease!). It's a daily battle to focus on the present and appreciate everything I have, rather than giving into despair every month.
For what it's worth Callie, I'm with you here. We are in the same boat on all fronts. I wish you the best!
Be sure to check out Chris Kresser's Healthy Baby Code. He and his wife had a lot of trouble and this program was built from his effort to solve that problem personally.
Are you doing fertility awareness? If not, check it out 🙂
Thanks all, your support means a lot 🙂 @Jenna I have endometriosis so I turned to paleo to deal with those nasty hormonal issues. Been doing fertility awareness and acupuncture for a while now too and I'm seeing small, but steady, improvements. It's a journey and I know I'm on the right track – can only wait and hope. @Jen will check out the Healthy Baby Code, thanks! @Michele, good luck to you too, you're in my prayers!
My best friend was in the same boat and my heart goes out to you. She put a lot of pressure on herself which makes it harder but seems unavoidable 🙁 She tried everything: fertility tea, yoga, etc the month she added Omega 3s, acupuncture, and had been gluten free for 3 months, she finally got pregnant! Shes about 4 months along and doing well. I am sure you will have good news soon. Keep doing what you are doing and remind yourself your time will come
A few more resources for you: check out Arvigo Techniques of Mayan Abdominal Therapy and find a practitioner if you can. Many women find this very helpful- there can be scarring and adhesions from endometriosis and this type of deep gentle massage can help. Also, the book Woman Code by Alisa Vitti.
Good luck Callie!!!
Hey Callie, much love to you. My wife and I tried for five years before we were able to conceive. It's a long and difficult road, and one that can be very lonely.
Thank you John, so much. It IS lonely but then I come on here and hear from people like yourself.
Having said that, if I see another friend parading their bump on facebook, I'm going to hurl the computer out the window 🙂
I think this habit is awesome! And definitely something most people could probably stand to do every day. Funny how when you get to know people…there are so many that are filled with self doubt, and think they are not good enough.
I love the use of the word 'thriving' throughout MDA…and think this a perfect article/application of the word.
"Flashes of brilliance"- I love the imagery that conjures. That is exactly what those moments are: going through each day, doing this, doing that.. and then all of a sudden, you have an epiphany, or this incredible idea, this urge to do something. And when it happens, it's magic.
I LOVE that!!!
"Good enough with flashed of brilliance"
Great thoughts to start the day for sure! Gotta let it go or it plagues you forever…. something I've struggled with and slowly been able to put into practice the last couple years.
Mark, this is my favourite of all your posts that I've read. While changes in diet can help heal our physical ills, no one even feels really good unless they're in a good place emotionally. Thank you!
This mirrors exactly the comment i was going to leave! I love this post – not too preachy, not too whimsical. Particularly like the idea of taking responsibility. It does take work and is harder than you think! 🙂
I have bookmarked this page so that I can refer to it in the future when I get bogged down in negative emotions.
I also try to realize that all things will pass–both the good and not so good. That helps when times are hard and also prepares me for tougher times ahead.
Wow, quite an eye opener. I have been coping with significant work and relationship stress for about 6 months, and in that time, my will to maintain my diet and exercise regimen has waned. My fitness is down, and my fatness is up. I should have recognized these symptoms long ago.
I enjoyed the TED talk about playing more video games, I feel that it relates to our well being quite nicely.
Nice post, and useful reminder for me. I try to stay positive, but it's hard with employers everywhere wanting more and more from fewer and fewer people, and the threat of redundancy (being laid off) always there. (I am glad I am employed, of course – see I'm putting the message into practice!)
As Mark Twain once said, I've seen many troubles in my day – and some of them actually happened.
Sounds to me like you're high on life through joy (not control). 😉
I so agree with you Amy. Climate change discussions are not a "conspiracy" by any means, but a worry that has taken on a life of it's own and never seem to be in the context of what might be purely natural happenings.
The Serenity Prayer is trite but useful in this regard. Knowing what we can change is similar to knowing what we can control. I am not a believer, so I don't put things in God's hands, but I do recognize that lots of things are not in my control. But with PB, I have taken back control over many aspects of my life. I will always be grateful to Mark for that.
I don't think you sound self-righteous. It's all about recognizing that so many of the world's problems have nothing to do with me. It's actually self-righteous (as well as self-important and self-centered) to think that I'm involved in everything going on in the world. I'm really not–even though I can easily delude myself into believing I am.
We shut off the news a long time ago. There's a limit to what one person's nervous system can handle. There's very little to absolutely nothing I can do about 95% of what passes for news. If there's nothing I can do, then I need to give my brain some protection from unnecessary stress and the cortisol that goes with it.
Ironically I've discovered that when I get mental stressed, I find myself seeking out news sites as a temporary distraction. Which unsurprisingly, makes the problem worse. I'm still working on that problem. 😉
Did this years ago and boy, what a refreshing way to view the world. If I'm about to be exposed to so-called 'news' now I turn the radio off or leave the shop. It irritates me more than anything.
Great post. Awesome read to start the day. This is one of the life changing realizations that I came to, along with the primal blueprint, I feel like a new person.
Check out the book "A Complaint Free World" it really highlights how much attitude really matters.
A Road Less Traveled is my favorite book for helping me think clearly and put things into perspective.
Dr Peck has so many great nuggets on life and how the brain goes sideways at times.
This was an excellent post! Thank you for the time you spend helping all of us on this journey. In my 15 months of eating primally, I have found that my "crazy" has really diminished. I have always been ultra sensitive, defensive and quick to be the injured party in any interaction (don't you wish you knew me back then?) I truly believe that removing toxic foods has helped heal my brain, body- and relationships.
Great post! We can't always control everything that happens to us, but we can control our attitude about the issue, which makes a huge difference in our health and life in general.
I can relate to this but I do think it depends a lot on what type of person you are. I analyse far too much, often assume the worse and can build up resentment and anxiety over things I have over thought. I really like Wayne's take on things though, concentrate on what is going well and appreciate what you have rather than dwelling on what you don't
In essence, mental and spiritual health are far more important than physical. Physical health is necessary, but not the most important.
Yike! I just did one of these myself. Mild illness + escalating stress & anxiety + obsessing over health = imaginary deadly disease.
Not coincidentally I had stopped my daily meditation discipline while sick because I felt crummy and it wasn't 'perfect.' I couldn't concentrate worth a damn. Went in the wrong direction there. What a spiral.
I am somewhat chagrined but – lesson learned. (I hope!!)
Oh god, that is me Jimmy B! I DO think eating primally will fend off all that life throws at me but it's my negative attitude to so much that makes me unhappy and I totally agree that mental and spiritual health is so important. It really is mind over matter.
I just was writing in my MDA journal yesterday about self image. I struggle with anxiety and an unstable self image. It is interesting what impact negative thoughts can have on ones life. I mean what are we all living for anyway? I live to be happy, and help others be happy, hopefully with my education I will be able to help others gain skills they did not have before.
I guess I need to look deep and figure out what I need to let go- wish it was easier
Great read! As a Christian, I adhere to biblical principles of the mind. I "order" my mind, if you will, to think on things that are virtuous, uplifting, pure, etc. I also think of my eternal place with the Lord (which makes the issues of this world very small in comparison). Just my thoughts. I know not everyone believes this way, and some might even bash such thinking, but wanted to share.
Your comment makes me think of Matthew 6:21. I think it can be applied to anything we treasure, not just money. Like the verse at the bottom of the shake cups at In-N-Out Burger (my sons love these from time to time) says…Proverbs 3:5. Many blessings to you!
This dovetails nicely with what Sean Croxton has been taking about this week as well. The mind is a powerful tool… Negative thoughts can make you sick and positive thoughts can heal you!
I personally had a weight lifted off my shoulders yesterday and when I closed my eyes to go to sleep last night it was the most peace I'd felt in a while.
Daily Affirmation: I'm good enough, I'm smart enough, and gosh darn it, people like me.
I do. : )
Thanks for this post, Mark! I think this subject is really important and often overlooked. I know that several studies have suggested that our feelings about our body sizes are actually more predictive of health outcomes than our body sizes themselves (which might suggest that a good part of the health impacts we do see of fatness might be more properly attributes to the social stigma attached to fatness), and would be interested to hear your take on that idea.
Self-compassion helps a lot.
Hi Mark! Do you know Dr. Sarno? His work about this subject is impresive. Check it out!
I've been trying to get my 62-year-old partner to retire already. His job is killing him. And his bad moods are killing me. "More" isn't worth it, but I can't seem to get him to see it. Neither can the legions of retired friends who say they should have done it 15 years earlier than they did persuade him. Sigh.
I needed this today! Thank you!
If todays artical on negative emotions, especially how to heal from them on a conscious and unconscious level (I know that is a really big claim to make) interests you, I highly recommend that you go to amazon.com and read the reviews on a book called "the healing code", very interesting and powerful presentation of information on health and emotions and how to heal/recover on many levels. Don't take my word for it, check out the testamonials/reviews on the book at amazon.
Your last paragraph about evaluating your relationships, career, and cutting out the repetitive negative patterns is the best advice. Super timely – I find THIS IS THE BEST TIME OF YEAR FOR SELF-EVALUATION & CHANGE. The dawning of a new year is an ideal opportunity to embark upon lasting transformations. A year ago my resolution was to follow The Primal Blueprint principles, a year later never better!!
Great post. This is so true. So many "use" food to avoid the real feelings or issues that need to be processed properly. We can't forgot what a huge role mental health plays on overall wellness. Thanks for the post!
Great post. Often, we become so concerned with our physical well-being, it's easy to forget the mental. Since both are connected, it proves that both need to be properly fed and cared for in order to function properly.
Not all stress is optional. For those supporting family or friends through a terminal illness, there can be a huge physical toll from lack of sleep, adrenaline, etc. Hospitals advise it can take over a year for families to recover their health after the loved one has passed. However supporting those you love is an essential part of being human.
p.s. Screaming your head off in utter rage is also great for releasing!
Yes! When I find my self in a glass case of emotion, yelling and sobbing helps.
+1…Well said to Christina, Stacie…I was thinking just the same thing to write to her…
Mark, this is so true that our physical and emotional and mental health is intertwined. Definitely our stresses affect our physical health.


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Valera's 2012 contributions were consistent. For example, in week two, the switch-hitter went 10-for-30 with a double, including a 4-for-5 night against Jamestown in an 8-1 win. The next week, the 19-year-old went 11-for-31 at the plate, including a double and three RBI with four stolen bases. Overall, Valera hit .316/.359/.418 with 18 doubles, one off the team lead. His 33 RBI was tops on the club.
Defensively, Valera displayed his outstanding versatility and baseball instincts when he was forced into left field for four games at the end of the year due to injuries. He looked almost natural in the position despite playing second base for the entire season. The Venezuela native's seamless adaptation to a new position and the prowess he exhibited in the middle infield showed what a pure baseball player he is.
Scouts said that the middle infielder has 80-grade speed – the highest possible rating for any player. One went on to say that the 19-year-old would be a top-10 player in major league baseball speed-wise right now. Valera also draws rave reviews from scouts for his defense because of excellent range, instincts and footwork and he has the ability to make difficult plays look easy at second base.
Patrick Wisdom, the highest draft pick on the team as a supplemental first-rounder (No. 52), finished the year hitting .282/.373/.465 with six home runs, 16 doubles and 32 RBI. Wisdom is another player, like Valera, who could have played at a higher level and kept up.
The former St. Mary's third baseman has a mature glove, great hands, and is strong on plays coming in on the ball. He also has a great arm. Like Valera, the 21-yaer-old looks very confident and smooth defensively.
At the plate, despite the great numbers Wisdom put up, there are still holes in his swing. Also, as a dead-pull hitter, can he reach across the strike zone for hits? Can he adjust to down-and-away fastballs with which he seemed to struggle this season?
What is for sure is that Wisdom has a professional baseball player's body, work ethic and makeup.
It is difficult to fully judge position players in the New York Penn-League because the pitchers there are not exploiting weaknesses. They are just trying to throw strikes… not make adjustments from batter to batter. But these two players made people notice when they took the field - especially on defense where both Wisdom and Valera looked advanced for the league.
Link to master article with all 2012 award winners, team recaps and article schedules for the remainder of this series.
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Description1796 $1 Small Date, Small Letters -- Cleaned, Cruedely Plugged, Engraved -- ANACS. Fair 2 Details. NGC Census: (0/397). PCGS Population (0/333). Mintage: 72,920. Numismedia Wsl. Price for problem free NGC/PCGS coin in Fair 2 : $463.(Registry values: N991) (NGC ID# 24X3, PCGS# 6859)
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Indian Summer Cardigan by Michele Rose Orne
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What is soooo special about these colored pencils? They are square!! Yes, square! These are a great shape to prevent those pencils from rolling everywhere and ending up on the floor and eventually in your foot. Plus they are cool looking, makes me what to color something now.
Bring the Rubix cude back with this unique clock!
These are just awesome like scented markers without the mess. If you have kids you know what I mean!
New toy collection designed FriendsWithYou. The six figures have weighted bottoms and built-in bell chimes, giving each one a playful rocking motion and a subtle, soothing sound. Must collect them all!


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- A double kitchen and a common area for use by all
- Board games, fooseball and TV/DVD
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- Unlimited access to our expertise on what might be fun to do in the area!!
- And even knives and forks!
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- Booking in advance allows you the option to use the two private rooms as a group suite. The Family Private has a double bed and a bunk bed. The Private room has a double bed. A fold down futon couch in the private living room provides additional beds to sleep a total of 8 comfortably. The suite is separate from the dorms with its own private kitchen and bathroom. However, the common room and kitchens below are available for those wishing to mingle with other travelers. Please phone to inquire: 1 (877) 490-CONA, (250) 331-0991.
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The CGS After School Program Advisory Committee and the USD Colby Public School Board have determined that due to state budget cuts there must be a fee increase in order to sustain the After School program. The After School program fees are being increased from $15 a month to $25. For reduced lunch status students the fee will increase from $2.25 to $5 a month. For free lunch status students there be no charge. This will go into effect in January of 2015. If you have already submitted the January payment, please submit the additional fee. This increase is necessary to be able to continue to support the program serving over more than 165 community children.
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Area Boy Scout troops are doing a "Good Turn" by collecting items for a material drive through Feb. 9.
Scouts are collecting items, such as gently used clothing or toys, from family, friends and neighbors to be donated to area Goodwill stores.
The scouts will earn a "Good Turn" patch for participating in this drive.
The Good Turn initiative is a national call to service by the Boy Scouts.
A bill that would have exempted members of the Roane County Planning Commission from filing statements of interests to the Tennessee Ethics Commission has been withdrawn in both the state House and Senate.
Roane County Executive Ron Woody said he asked state Rep. Kent Calfee and state Sen. Ken Yager to introduce the bill in their respective chambers.
"And I asked them to pull it," Woody said.
The bill was withdrawn in the House and Senate last week.
A lot of people were thankful when Volkswagen decided to build a production plant in Chattanooga.
"Not only will Chattanooga be forever changed, but our entire state will reap great benefits from the new suppliers that this facility will attract," U.S. Sen. Bob Corker said in 2008.
Imagine the equivalent of nine Volkswagen plants coming to this area.
U.S. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann said that's what will happen because of the Uranium Processing Facility at Y-12.
Roane County attorneys Dick Evans and Jack H. "Sandy" McPherson were recognized by the Tennessee Bar Association for their pro bono work in 2012.
Pro bono legal services are done for free.
"It's something you ought to be doing anyway," Evans said. "I like helping people out."
Evans and McPherson have law offices in Kingston.
Midway High School doesn't officially have a swim team.
The Mt. Pisgah Christian Academy Patriots and Lady Patriots picked up a pair of wins last Tuesday against Tennessee Christian Prep.
The Lady Patriots needed overtime to pick up a 45-37 victory while the Patriot boys cruised to a 51-33 victory.
Bernadette Mattox, a star basketball player at Roane State Community College in the 1970s who has had a ground-breaking and successful coaching career, was honored at the Jan. 26 basketball games for her induction into the Tennessee Community College Athletic Association Hall of Fame.
Thursday night was a good news, bad news type of night for the Cherokee Yellow Jackets and Lady Jackets at the Area 4-AAA Tournament at Cleveland Middle School.
Staying away from Bowers Elementary School is becoming a problem for Jim Estes. The 47-year-old was arrested this week for violating an order of protection.
According to the Roane County Sheriff's Office report, the order prohibits Estes from having contact with his son, a student at Bowers, except for supervised visits.
The report said his son was sitting on the floor in the lunchroom when Estes showed up at the school on Tuesday.
Roane County Sheriff's Deputy Brandon Smith has no idea what the water temperature was at 5 a.m. on Nov. 18.
"I just know it was cold, very cold." he said
The chill didn't stop him from entering Watts Bar Lake to help a man who drove his car into the water.
"That was just my initial reaction," Smith said. "Go in and try to save the guy."
The man was saved, and Smith was recently honored for his heroic efforts.
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The question was quickly answered, but not by Cash.
At that exact moment, a voice came through the speakers: "With the 78th pick, the Los Angeles Dodgers select Cash, Ralston of Lakeview Academy."
"It was instantaneous, one of those moments I'll never forget." Roark said.
"It all just worked out in the best way," Cash said.
The way everything seemed to come together Tuesday has left Cash fairly convinced that he will be signing with the Dodgers.
"Most likely the big chance is that I'll be minor league bound," he said.
Previously Cash had given a commitment to the University of Georgia and was unsure about whether he would take a major league contract or go to college.
"But with everything working out the way it did and the Dodgers being a great organization, I just feel like I need to go do it,' he said.
Adding to his sense that the situation is perfect, is the fact that Cash's cousin, Ethan Martin, is in the Dodgers' minor league system. Martin was a first-round pick for the Dodgers in 2008 out of Stephens County High.
Family is important to Cash, and the Cash family is important to Roark, who also coached one of Cash's older brother, Tony.
"Being around that family is something that I will always treasure," Roark said. The coach stated that "it was a wonderful experience" to be there with the Cash family and to "watch a lot of hours of hard work pay off for a young man."
"(It was) a true, unbelievable moment in a kid's lifetime," Roark said.
That moment left Cash in a state of disbelief.
"It's still shocking to me," he said. "It hasn't hit me yet, it really hasn't.
"I'm sure when I get alone, I'll definitely be praising God and crying my eyes out."
It may not have sunk in for Cash, but it certainly has for his family.
Shortly after his name was announced, Roark stated that a lot of the Cash family was "getting autographs and (Cash) was signing baseballs for little cousins."
Hopefully for the right-handed pitcher, signing baseballs might become a common practice.
After being told at the beginning of the season that he would probably go somewhere in the fourth through sixth rounds of the draft, Cash compiled some excellent statistics over the season improve his draft position.
During his senior season with the Lions, Cash struck out 79 batters in 47 innings, while walking just 15. He finished with a 4-4 record and a 2.68 ERA. He also led the team in hitting with a .469 batting average, 11 home runs and 39 RBIs.
If he does choose to go pro, he'll have a head start in his wardrobe.
"I told him that since all of his stuff had L.A. on it from Lakeview, he's already good to go," Roark said with a laugh.