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MONTREAL -- Tim Burke likened it to a golfer who one day just stops thinking and just starts swinging. Jonathan Hefney said it reminded him of being back on the playground again.
But while both men had a slightly different take on what had just happened, there was no disagreement in a triumphant Winnipeg Blue Bombers locker-room here at Stade Percival Molson on Monday about why it had happened.
Both the head coach and the defensive back -- along with the rest of the Bombers locker- room -- agreed that what changed so dramatically for a beleaguered Bombers team in a stunning 27-22 upset of the Montreal Alouettes had very little to do with any new wrinkles the team implemented on offence, defence or special teams and everything to do with another change they made -- of attitude.
"I had a great time," said Hefney, who recovered two fumbles against Montreal and was just generally a menace all afternoon. "It was the same team, same players -- we just had fun. Coach Burke said go have fun... and that's exactly what we did."
As the Bombers players described it, what happened in Montreal on Monday actually happened in Winnipeg last Thursday when -- with snow falling and a bitter wind howling on the practice field outside at Canad Inns Stadium -- Burke stood in the Bomber locker-room and gave a speech urging his players to leave behind the horrors of a trying season and instead go at the remaining five games of the season with a mantra more commonly associated with the links: Grip it and rip it.
"It's just like when you're golfing," Burke maintained Monday following the game. "You get up there and you're thinking, 'I've got to hold my hands this way and I've got to do this...' And you shank it, instead of just going up there and hitting it.
"And I think that's kind of like we are -- we just needed to get up there, address the ball and then swing away."
The question now is have the Bombers finally found their swing only to realize it's too late to make any difference?
Not at all, actually. As unfathomable as it may seem after everything that's gone wrong for the Bombers this season, the fact is they still very much remain in the playoff hunt.
Were the CFL season to end today, the six playoff teams would be Montreal, Toronto, B.C., Calgary, Saskatchewan and finally Edmonton, who would cross over and claim the third playoff spot in the East because their 6-8 record is currently better than either Hamilton, at 5-9, or Winnipeg, at 4-10.
But the Eskimos still have a tough schedule in front of them, with games in B.C. and Montreal and at home to Saskatchewan and Calgary.
That's hardly a cakewalk and Winnipeg doesn't have to finish ahead of Edmonton in the standings -- a tie would be good enough to keep the final playoff spot in the East.
As for Hamilton, the Bombers and Ticats play once more at Ivor Wynne at the end of this month and the Bombers already own the season series between the two teams, meaning they'd advance if the Ticats and Bombers both finish tied in the standings and clear of Edmonton.
Winnipeg has four games remaining -- this Saturday against Calgary, followed by back-to-back road games in Toronto and Hamilton respectively and finally at home to Montreal.
A sweep and a finishing record of 8-10 would be nice, but even a 3-1 record in their final four games and a 7-11 finish might be good enough.
Sounds like a long shot? Yeah, probably, but consider this: eight wins was all Hamilton needed to get into the playoffs last year and they made it all the way to the East Final against Winnipeg.
And even seven wins was enough to get teams into the CFL playoffs twice in the last 12 years -- once in 2000 when Winnipeg advanced with a 7-10-1 record and again in 2007 when Calgary advanced, also with a 7-10-1 record.
Wishful thinking? Maybe. But the Bombers already proved here on Monday the long odds a team can overcome with some positive thinking.
In the CFL, mediocre
is often good enough
With a 4-10 regular season record and four regular season games remaining, the best finishing record the Bombers can hope for at this point is 8-10.
There's no way of yet knowing if even that would be good enough to make the playoffs, but recent CFL history shows a sub-.500 regular season record doesn't necessarily disqualify you from playoff contention.
Here's a recent sampling of teams who made the playoffs with more losses than wins since the CFL introduced the crossover rule in the late 1990s:
Hamilton 2011 (8-10)
Montreal 2007 (8-10)
Calgary 2007 (7-10-1)
Winnipeg 2000 (7-10-1)

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Photo collection from a pilgrimage to Unitarian areas of Transylvania.
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- Category Religion & Spirituality
Standard Landscape, 10×8 in, 25×20 cm
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I discovered blurb.com after my daughter's wedding. She and my son-in-law published a book of wedding pictures. When the UU's went on a pilgrimage to Transylvania, we took a lot of pictures, and I knew I would use Blurb to create a keepsake book for everyone. There are some other things I want to do with it as well - check back in a few months.
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Red CARpet Charity Preview Gala shows heart on Valentine's Day
Apropos for Valentine's Day, the Red CARpet Charity Preview Gala embraced an "All You Need Is Love" theme for guests filtering into the David L. Lawrence Convention Center, where Mario andNathalie Lemieux headlined the VIP celebrity cocktail reception.
Guests at the event — benefiting Austin's Playroom Project, an initiative of the Mario Lemieux Foundation, and the Greater Pittsburgh Automobile Dealers Foundation — were intoxicated by that new car smell as car makers rolled out the latest models ahead of the Pittsburgh International Auto Show.
"Stay away from the Jaguars!" joked Greg Farrell, with his wife Christy.
GPADF CEO John Putzier did the honors, welcoming the likes of GPADA prez Gregg Semel, MLF prez Tom Grealish and director Nancy Angus, Rob andChristina Cochran, Bud Green, Randy andHeather Hillier, Bob and Lisa Pompeani, Tom andFrances Rohrich, David andKelly Rohrich, Bud Smail, Dan DelBianco, and Dan andRobin Taylor.
Among the standout attractions was the Simzilla motion platform, which enticed would-be racers to "test drive" a Ford Focus ST on the inner loop of the Nuremberg Ring and vie for the best lap time.
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Former heavyweight champion Evander Holyfield has ignited controversy on the UK's 'Celebrity Big Brother' due to his views on homosexuality. Holyfield made inflammatory comments toward gays on Saturday's airing of the British reality TV show. He compared homosexuality to a handicap that can be fixed by a doctor.
Holyfield is among the contestants on "Celebrity Big Brother" UK and made the remarks while holding a conversations with fellow housemate Luisa Zissman.
In the conversation, Zissman disagrees with Holyfield and tries to sway his opinion but Holyfield stood firm. Zissman even tries to end the conversation at one point but Holyfield remained insistent in showing Zissman why homosexuality is not a sexual orientation but a deformity.
Holyfield: The bible lets you know, that's wrong, that's right.
Zissman: That's just the way some people are.
Holyfield: No, it don't make no difference. If you were born and your leg were turned this way, what do you do, you go to the doctor and get it fixed back right.
Afterwards, Holyfield was taken by the show's producers to a private room where he was advised that his views were not acceptable and it would be offensive for him to continue expressing those views. However, Holyfield still was of the view that he hadn't done anything wrong but promised to refrain in future.
The remarks generated mixed reactions from the social media with many users expressing outrage towards the 51-year-old boxing legend. However, openly gay Culture Club singer Boy George could not hide his disappointment at Holyfield's comments. George issued a statement on Twitter saying: "Shame, I had such admiration for Mr Evander Holyfield, he seemed dignified and I was sure he was a cool, smart, giant!"
Shame, I had such admiration for Mr Evander Holyfield, he seemed dignified and I was sure he was a cool, smart, giant!
— Boy George (@BoyGeorge) January 5, 2014
Though Holyfield is entitled to his opinion, anti-gay sentiments are not likely to go over well with the public. He may want to keep his opinion to himself or risk alienating many of his fans.
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Turfum Turkey has a perfect day--through his careful planning and the cooperation of his friends, they all had a fine Thanksgiving celebration.
This is a family-focused book, with only safe and satisfying events for young children to share in. Young learners, ELLs and special needs children will all enjoy the characters and all that they do. The characters are friendly and the story line lends itself to many creative applications from cooking with children to drawing scenes and creating diverse endings. This book is relevant to the lives of families who enjoy healthy eating and good times with friends.
Watch for more child-friendly tales of Turfum, his friends, and some more of Florence's creations.
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Japan-bound Wallabies veteran Radike Samo is poised to return to the Queensland pack as the Reds aim to break down the strong Stormers defence in Cape Town on Sunday morning (AEST).
In his final season of Super Rugby, the 37-year-old has finally returned to fitness following a knee injury and looks set to be included in the Reds back-row at Newlands.
Tireless workers Ed Quirk and Jake Schatz have started all 13 matches for Queensland this season and are due for a rest.
Schatz has come into his own in the last month form-wise, and blind-side flanker Quirk looms as the man more likely to make way for Samo's impact.
Newlands has been a happy hunting ground for the Fiji-born No.8 who played a key role in the Reds' 19-6 upset over the Stormers in 2011.
Coach Ewen McKenzie admitted he was looking closely at his back-row composition against the injury-hit home side, who are hurting after their 30-21 upset loss to the Rebels.
"They've got a good defence and we have to get through it so I'm cognisant of that," McKenzie told AAP from Cape Town. "We've got to bend the line and get through them and Radike has done that job for us in the past."
Samo has enjoyed a fairytale four-season stint with the Reds when it appeared his career was over in 2010. But this year won't be his last after signing with the Kintetsu Liners in Japan.
No-frills fullback Jono Lance is expected to be the other change to the Queensland side, coming in for injured winger Digby Ioane in a backline reshuffle which should see Luke Morahan move out wide.
That change would likely see playmaker Quade Cooper revert to defending at fullback.
Wallabies and Reds great Tim Horan has called for McKenzie to put Cooper in the front-line of defence after Test coach Robbie Deans admitted his previous positioning at the back had hurt the No.10's selection hopes for the upcoming Lions series.
"There's been no discussions so we'll continue doing what we're doing and what we think is best for this game," McKenzie said.
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In the heart of the Cordovan Jewish quarters, this family hostal has the optimum conditions for you to enjoy your stay in the city.
Beside the Crdoba Mosque, Hostal Santa Ana is a building that was constructed from several former houses in the old quarters. It has recently been renovated (2004) and now offers 18 comfortable rooms with the following facilities: Air conditioning, Satellite TV, Bathroom, Daily cleaning service, Welcome pack.
The hostal also offers the following services: 24 hour reception, Public telephone, Parking, Fax service, Internet.
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A couple of weeks ago, we were at the Manitoba Clinic trying to pay the meter when a gentleman came out of nowhere, asked if we needed change and before we could answer, offered three dollars with a smile and an invitation, "Take it."
Earlier in the year, we were headed west on the Yellowhead Highway, and as we often do when we take that route, we stopped for coffee at our favourite coffee shop, the Gladstone Bakery.
It was busy that day, and so it was that a Neepawa resident, in Gladstone for a day of volunteering as he explained, sat down with us for coffee.
We enjoyed a kind of "down-home" conversation about various things, and then it was time to go. When we went to pay our bill, lo and behold, much to our surprise, the Neepawa volunteer, who left a few minutes before us, had paid for our coffee.
To be the unexpected recipients of such surprising kindness is almost overwhelming, and we are especially appreciative of their gifts that once again highlight the goodness in our world.
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TV: I have trouble watching series that I am forced to keep up with, but I like Modern Family, The Middle, and similar sitcoms. I also enjoy watching almost abything on science channel.
More recently: Foster the People, Jukebox the Ghost, Kid Cudi.
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I like comedies mostly. I also like movies that make me think.
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The american flag fights back!!
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Got this in an email and figured you guys would like it as much as I do. Karma is a b!tch
Even his homies are laughing at his ass! I hope that he was horribly disfigured and now has to rent his orifices to Chinese businessmen for food money.
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I guess he was never taught stop, drop and roll in the event of ever catching fire. GOOD!!
Ignorance and stupidity are this ass holes best traits, if any.
What an ignorant maroon. :D
Absolute proof that justice really does exist in this world...
Aww did the big bad terrorist ******* bet a burn. Good burn bitch burn!
Sorry a bit harsh I know, but WTF do they think we will say after 9-11.
Is it just me, or does that flag look fake? The stars are HUGE & few.
:confused: Dumbass probably didn't even know what it was supposed to look like.
Some people are so simple minded. And you see how loyal his fellow idiots are, they are duckin and dodgin trying to get away from the flaming tampon.
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Penny Barber informed the party of her decision on Monday night.
The constituency election was abandoned before last Thursday's General Election following the death of Lib Dem candidate Jo Harrison.
Labour will begin a selection process for a new candidate. Ms Barber said she "regretted" not being able to stand.
'Excellent candidate'
In a statement she added: "I run a medium sized charity. I simply cannot take more time off work to give proper attention to a by-election.
"It would not be fair on either the charity or the electorate to attempt to continue as the candidate."
Brian Wood, Chair of South Staffordshire Labour Party, said: "Penny has been an excellent candidate.
"We've tried to persuade her to stay on, but understand and respect her decision to stand down."
The Conservatives won the last constituency election with candidate Sir Patrick Cormack. He gained a majority of 6,881 votes over the second-placed Labour candidate.
Speaking after Ms Harrison's death, he said the party would be doing "everything possible to ensure we come back at the by-election".


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Warm spring weather promises lots of fun outdoor activities, but increased time outside also ups our risk for encounters with some of nature's peskier pests.
One such problematic insect is the tick, and its most commonly associated illness, Lyme disease. There were nearly 30,000 confirmed cases of the tick-borne disease in 2009, and rates are on the rise in northern states, according to recent research. While most outdoorsy types know that tick bites can cause Lyme disease and that ticks are most frequently encountered in tall grasses and wooded areas, many people's knowledge of Lyme disease ends there.
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Folks in Osborne Village who buy their favourite libations at the Liquor Mart at River and Osborne are no doubt familiar with Eric Pyle.
He is the slim, handsome, dark fellow in the ball cap who serenades people in and out the doors with popular songs by Johnny Cash and Patsy Cline and compositions of his own.
Music aficionados show their appreciation for the former frontman of local '80s band The Ludwigs by dropping loonies and toonies into Eric's guitar case. That helps Eric get by, but it isn't about the money, he says.
"It's all about God! Not the Moses and Jesus idea," he maintains. "It's that which you can't see. The Truth. The Great Mystery."
Eric has been bumped from his usual location on this day by some travelling minstrels but he claims that "God will provide," even better at his transplanted spot up the street on Osborne.
No matter where he sets up, he's been strumming and swinging and singing in the Village for almost a decade.
"It takes care of the musical thing and then it just went from there. The Lord's work," he says.
Not that Eric spends much time proselytizing. He simply enjoys meeting people and making friends and there are lots of opportunities for that because the area in front of the MLCC is a popular meeting place with benches and a hot dog stand and, of course, music. Come winter, those food stands will disappear, but, "Eric the Great" lives up to his self-proclaimed moniker by grinding it out year-round.
Eric, backed up by the band Quagmire, will be playing a set at the Pyramid Cabaret on Aug. 24. He won't be playing Carnegie Hall any time soon and the big venues are out of reach (Eric has done festivals with crowds of over 20,000 in the past), but his main pastime makes him part of a solid history.
Busking used to be the primary source of income for many entertainers before recordings became widespread and popular. And some of today's most popular entertainers busked in their beginning, including Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney, Tom Jones and even Ben Franklin, who is more well-known for flying kites and running countries.
Hey, Loreena McKennitt busked to raise money for her first recording, Jones has done it for charity and even superstars like Bruce Springsteen have busked simply for fun and to try out new material. Eric is just getting by but he takes his music seriously as an artist, and then there's that prophet motive.
Street performers are an entertaining and colourful addition to our life in the Village and every so often we've been blessed with talents who perform mime, do card tricks, juggling, sword swallowing and fire-breathing tricks. Eric soothes the soul and that's a lot less dangerous than snake charming or putting one's head in some predator animal's mouth, as other street performers have been wont to do. For his music and his message, it's not so bad an impulse to lay out a toonie for a tune the next time you pass by Eric Pyle on the corner of River and Osborne.
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The Bavarian-born composer Simon Mayr spent his compositional life in Italy, spreading the influence of Viennese classicism whilst himself being influenced by prevailing Italian models. His cantata Arianna in Nasso (Ariadne on Naxos) was written for the leading soprano Isabella Colbran, who was later to marry Rossini. Her virtuosity inspired Mayr, and his cantata is a stirring example of vivid nature writing, refined pathos, and joyous celebration. Franz Hauk and the Simon Mayr Chorus and Ensemble are the world's leading Mayr exponents and their recordings have received the highest critical acclaim.
Introduzione: Misera! al sonno in preda (Chorus)
Recitativo: Larve terribili (Arianna)
Aria: Coll'empia l'infido (Arianna)
Chorus: Dal confine ove lieta l'Aurora (Chorus)
Recitativo: Si, compagni, quel nume (Bacco)
Aria: Il fatal fragor dell'armi (Bacco, Chorus)
Recitativo: Giove del lungo errar questa e la meta (Bacco, Chorus, Arianna)
Duetto: Non temer (Bacco, Arianna)
Recitativo: Le passate vicende (Bacco, Arianna)
Chorus: Del bromio dio (Chorus) - Recitativo: Che vedo! (Arianna, Bacco)
Chorus: Abbi, Arianna, omai di tanti lai (Chorus) - Recitativo: Deh! benefico nume (Arianna)
Aria: Troppo oppresso (Arianna, Bacco, Chorus)
Finale: D'Arianna e di Lieo (Chorus)
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"[Cornelia Horak] doesn't quite have the necessary star quality, though Thomas Michael Allen in the distinctly secondary role of Bacchus is much more than adequate, and Franz Hauk ensures Mayr's striking orchestral textures make their point."
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i decide to get rid of the ugly hash's and drop support for it.But there is one thing i'm thinking of: How should it look/behave?
I got it working that my animations work if i click a link (slides, fades...).But if you hit the browser back button then everything just is there (no slides, fades...) - like an screeshootof the site you where before. Sure it comes right out of the browser cache.
The question is. Is this how it should be, or should the animation also play if weuse the browsers back and forward button (is that possible)?


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I've ripped ABCNews.com recently for some of their stories and story selection -- 'pregnant man' photos, need I say more? -- but I have to give the site kudos today for putting in its top headlines rotation a story about Georgia mother Cindi Cook, convicted of forging a signature on a parental consent form for her son's pregnant girlfriend.
What's more, rather than resorting to the more clinical term "fetus" which subtly denies the sanctity of the unborn life taken by abortion, ABCNews.com editors used the term baby in the headline, "Mom Broke Law to Abort Teen Son's Baby."
Reporter David Schoetz noted that the Northside Women's Clinic may soon be the target of a lawsuit, and quoted from the teenage girl's lawyer who alleged the clinic may well be actively counseling teenage clients on how to circumvent the parental notification law (emphasis mine):
S. Fenn Little Jr., the attorney representing the teenage girl and her family, condemned Cook's behavior and also raised questions about the role of the Northside Women's Clinic, where the teenager had the abortion in May 2007, in the illegal abortion.
"It was very clear from the testimony at the trial that the girl was coerced and very much strong-armed into getting this abortion that she opposed, that her parents opposed and that at one point, the boy opposed," Little told ABC News. Cook's motivation, he said, was a fear that having a child might jeopardize her son's college plans.
The teenage girl told her parents about the abortion about a month after the procedure, Little said, and her parents called the police, triggering the investigation.
Little said he is considering a civil case against the Atlanta-based clinic.
"The issue is going to be whether this particular clinic was essentially soliciting underage girls seeking abortions," Little said.
Under Georgia state law, anyone under the age of 18 who is not married and not in an emergency medical scenario must be accompanied by a parent or guardian at the time of the abortion. The requirement can be waived if certain notification steps are made.
"There are some confirmation steps that you've got to take if there's a note, and they did not do that. They essentially directed Ms. Cook on how to have the abortion without taking those confirmation steps," Little said.
It should prove interesting if ABC News follows up on this story, particularly if a civil suit is filed against Northside and/or criminal charges end up being filed against the clinic for failure to comply with Georgia state law.


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Hairfinity vs. Hair Essentials Hair Vitamins
If you are experiencing hair loss, you have three options: you can try prescription hair regrowth treatments, you can use natural hair stimulating products, including topicals and hair vitamins, or you can just deal with it. If you are like most people, the latter is not an option.
Today, rather than just "dealing" with hair loss, many people are trying out natural vitamins for hair growth – and finding that they work. Two of the most common vitamins for hair growth are called Hairfinity and Hair Essentials. Let's take a look at the similarities and differences between the two products, as well as which is the best option for you.
Hairfinity – What is it?
Hairfinity is an oral vitamin that is used to increase natural hair growth. Using a special blend of nutrients, Hairfinity can help to promote faster hair growth, as well as healthier hair. According to their claims, these vitamins can increase the rate of growth by up to two hundred percent!
Hair Essentials – What is it?
Like Hairfinity, Hair Essentials is an herbal vitamin that is taken orally. It also promotes healthier hair and faster growth. According to their claims, most users report that these vitamins increase the rate of growth between seventy-five and one-hundred percent.
Hair Essentials – How does it work?
Hair Essentials works in two steps. Firstly, it targets the hormone known as dihydrotestosterone. This is the hormone that shrinks your hair follicles, reduces your nutrients, weakens your hair shaft, and causes hair loss. Once dihydrotestosterone has been targeted, Hair Essentials goes on to provide your hair with the nutrients that it needs to grow. As it does so, hair becomes nourished and grows back strong and healthy.
Hairfinity – How does it work?
Hairfinity vitamins contain a variety of nutrients that are necessary for our hair to thrive. Key nutrients such as MSM and Biotin work to promote cell growth, thereby increasing the rate at which hair grows and allowing it to grow longer than it normally would.
Hairfinity vs. Hair Essentials – How does it work?
- Both Hair Essentials and Hairfinity provide the hair with nourishment, allowing it to grow back stronger, healthier, and faster than it otherwise would.
- While Hairfinity simply provides the hair with nourishment, Hair Essentials goes one step further to prevent hair loss from occurring in the first place.
Hairfinity – When will I start seeing results?
According to Hairfinity users, most people who use the product will begin to see results within the first month of use. According to their website, Hairfinity users can expect their hair to grow approximately ¾ to 1 inch per month. Of course, like any other vitamin or medication, everybody will react differently to the product and individual results may vary.
Hair Essentials – When will I start seeing results?
Many Hair Essential users report that they see a difference in one month as well. Having said that, the makers of Hair Essentials suggest that, because hair growth takes time, results may take up to 90 days (or three months) to see.
Hairfinity vs. Hair Essentials – Overall
- Both Hairfinity and Hair Essentials work for men and women of all ages.
- Neither Hairfinity nor Hair essentials will cause hair growth on other parts of the body. Both products are designed specifically for hair growth on the head only.
- Both Hairfinity and Hair Essentials should be used with caution. Neither product should be used by women who are pregnant or nursing. Regardless of which product you use, you should always consult a family physician before taking them. While Hairfinity and Hair Essentials are relatively safe to use, there may be some medications or conditions that they should not be used with. A doctor will be able to give you more information in this aspect.
- There are no known side effects to proper usage of Hairfinity or Hair Essentials.
- Hair Essentials claims that hair growth will continue after product use is concluded. Hairfinity simply states that there are "no side effects to stopping product use."
- Hair Essentials contains over 20 herbs and ingredients that have been proven effective (through scientific research) for the regrowth of hair.
- When you purchase Hairfinity, you will not only get the vitamins that you need for growth, but you will also get a package that describes other things that you can do to promote hair growth, such as dietary changes.
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So which product is the right choice for you?
That really depends on your own personal preferences. If you do not experience a lot of hair loss and are simply looking for a product to promote faster growth and healthier hair, Hairfinity may be the better option. If you do experience hair loss, Hair Essentials may be the better choice as, in addition to promoting hair growth, it also fights against hair loss.
Regardless of which product you choose, be assured that these products work and that you will soon see longer and healthier hair shine through. Always keep in mind that, regardless of which hair vitamin you use, you should always consult your physician before buying. Women who are pregnant or nursing should avoid using Hairfinity and Hair Essentials, and everyone else should take caution before they do. For best results, always combine the use of these products with other healthy hair care routines. If you combine healthy dieting with safe and effective hair care and Hair Essentials or Hairfinity vitamins, you will soon see a whole new you with a whole new head of hair!
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Obligations And Penalties Under Lemon Laws: Automobiles Versus Tractors
Distinctive new provisions of tractor lemon laws which create obligations and provide penalties for defective self-propelled agricultural equipment are contrasted with provisions of automobile lemon laws. Lemon-law obligations involve both producers'Â' guarantees to provide consumers with a serviceable vehicle and producers'Â' promise to remedy defects. Due to fewer manufacturer obligations under the tractor lemon laws as opposed to automobile lemon laws, tractors may be expected to have more defects than automobiles. Yet the tractor lemon laws contain fewer penalties in the form of restitution remedies. The inconsistencies of these obligations and penalties suggest tractor laws may be inefficient.
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Aamir Khan, Anil Kapoor get book-ed
'Dhoom 3' actor Aamir Khan was spotted at the launch of Sagar Movietone, a book written by Biren Kothari, in Mumbai. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Aamir Khan, who will be soon making a comeback on the small screen with 'Satyamev Jayate 2', said, "I am interested in history, specially film history. I miss reading history as a reader."
Aamir opens up the packing of the book. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Aamir Khan was casual in blue jeans and white shirt. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
Aamir Khan and Anil Kapoor together on stage. (Photo: Varinder Chawla)
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I have used quit a fair few products from the Burt's Bees range over the years. Some of them I have been really pleased with but others, less so. I bought this Burt's Bees Moisture Shampoo from Amazon at some point last year. It usually retails at £9.99 for a ten ounce bottle but there was £2 off at the time and also I had vouchers I could use. My hair has dry ends and greasy roots but this promised to make sure the ends got the moisture but not the roots! It sounded perfect so I gave it a go.
The shampoo itself is medium thickness and has quite a pleasant smell though after a while it starts to remind me of a chemical which we used to use at school in our chemistry lesson. It does not agree with my hair at all, however, in fact my hair hates this shampoo with a passion.
It lathers up quickly and it seems to rinse off easily but afterwards my hair is left feeling very greasy and heavy is the only word I think to best describe it. There is no bounce, no shine, no volume, just a general lank looking mop on my head.
The ingredients, if anyone is interested, are:
Aqua (water, eau), sodium bis-hydroxyethylglycinate coco-glucosides crosspolymer, sodium cocoyl alaninate, glycerin, disodium cocoyl glutamate, sodium lauroyl lactylate, oryza sativa (rice) extract, adansonia digitata oil, theobroma grandiflorum seed butter, origanum vulgare leaf oil, thymus vulgaris (thyme) oil, hydrolyzed jojoba protein, arginine, sodium cocoyl hydrolyzed soy protein, sodium polyaspartate, parfum (fragrance), xanthan gum, sodium cocoyl glutamate, guar hydroxypropyltrimonium chloride, lauryl lactyl lactate, sodium chloride, lactic acid, leuconostoc ferment filtrate, ascorbic acid, citric acid, potassium sorbate.
The active ingredient in this shampoo is said to be Baoba Oil and this is magically supposed to add both shine and moisture to my hair. I can categorically state that it added neither to mine. MY hair looked awful and felt terrible. It was hard to style and I generally just felt like I could nothing with it.
I ended up telling my hubby to use it as I was loathe to throw it away. He did end up finishing the bottle and his remark was "it's okay".
Not a product I can possibly recommend.
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Hey everyone! How's your Monday going? I'm kind of wishing it was still the weekend. Speaking of the weekend, besides making videos, I spent a lot of time decorating my house for fall! I've scattered fall decorations all over the inside of the house. It's one of my favorite seasons, and while it's always fun to decorate for Christmas, there's just something about fall decorations... I love the colors, and it always reminds me of home, for some reason. So here are a few of the ways I decorated! Hope you like it!
Porch Display!
I got this cute mini hay bale from Wal-Mart. I know, very non-country of me, but I really don't have access to any of these just laying around my neighborhood! Everything in this little display actually came from Wal-Mart. Our house has a front porch area so I felt it would be somewhat protected there. The "Give Thanks" pumpkin isn't real (as you can probably tell :) but I thought it would be nice to re-use year after year. I was initially looking for real pumpkins & couldn't find any! what the...? The cute little scarecrow on a stick was only a buck! And the vine with leaves, berries, and mini pumpkins on it just kind of spiced up the whole arrangement. In all- this setup didn't cost much more than $20!
I have these open archways on each end of my entry-way. I've always felt that each side was just dying for something to be placed on it! Now I have an excuse to decorate it. I got these leafy vines for half price at Hobby Lobby- (I don't remember the exact cost they came out to)- but they have a reddish hue, which works well with the colors in my house. That mini arrangement was around $3 at Dollar General. It just has some leaves and some weird little sparkly vines. DG actually has some really cute & VERY inexpensive decorations. I got some mini gourds from there last year & I've placed them here & there around the house.
On each side of the entrance to my house (as you head into the living room) I have these little iron & wicker stands from Hobby Lobby (love that store!). All summer I've had the potted plant, the candle, and the little zebra print box on there. I thought it still looked cute for fall, but I just added in some mini corn (got a small bag half price at Hobby Lobby) and a mini pumpkin (last year, Dollar General).
Dining Room Table
In my dining room, I have deep red walls, and red placemats on a dark wood table. I cut the leafy vines from the entry-way and use some here- worked well with the red. I love decorating with those pretty wine bottles (southern Illinois is wine country!) the light looks pretty coming through them. That little ceramic cornucopia (took 3 times to get that spelled right) came from Hobby Lobby (half price!). I also have candles and a pretty red pitcher & cups that we got for our wedding.
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US campaigner Larry Jacobs claims an emphasis on traditional marriage would eliminate 90 per cent of poverty (''Poverty 90% solved by marriage'', 30/8). I was raised in a traditional family with five children and a father with a well-paid managerial job and a mother who did not work outside the home. We were not rich but the real poverty was my mother's, as he denied her any money. This was the 1950s. Hard for married women to work, even harder for them to leave a violent marriage. No childcare, no government support for women who left violent marriages, no refuges, and he would legally keep the children. My father had all the power, and all the money. He paid the bills, organised delivery of groceries. As punishment for her refusal to bend to his will, he denied her any cash. She could not buy clothes, could not buy presents, could not go out. The government child endowment she spent on the children's clothes. She was trapped in traditional marriage and poverty. As were many wives, then and now. Real poverty was her lot until the last child left home and so did she, after 36 years of ''traditional'' marriage.
Kath McKay, Upwey
The real causes of poverty
Thanks, Larry Jacobs and the World Congress of Families. Now I know the reason for all the poverty in the world. It's because children are raised in single-parent and de facto families, instead of traditional families. Silly me, and all this time I thought poverty was due to drought, war, political unrest, corruption, sweatshop conditions, exploitation, greed, gambling, drugs, alcoholism, lack of jobs, education and opportunities, just to name a few. It also explains why my parents, other migrant relatives and friends were raised in poverty. But hang on, they grew up with umpteen siblings, a mother and father in an era when divorce was unheard of and when everyone went to church. I also object to Reverend Nile calling for more Christians to get into politics. Parliament should be reflective of society, not just one group.
Vita Mezzatesta, Pascoe Vale
A natural consequence
In light of Kevin Andrews' withdrawal from the World Congress of Families conference (''Liberal MPs abandon far-right family talkfest'', 30/8), on the basis of his new-found distaste for religious extremism, will he now resign as international secretary and ambassador of the said World Congress of Families, and return their award of Natural Family Man of the Year?
Doug Pollard, Eltham North
Going about it the wrong way
Last week, protesters against the World Congress of Families vowed to ''blockade'' the event. On Friday, they harassed owners of the venue. On Saturday, these largely socialist groups did their best to prevent attendees from gaining entry. This was accompanied by an unsavoury display of graffiti, violence and foul language as families tried to make their way inside. I would like to remind these self-identifying ''radicals'' that freedom of association in our country is a two-way street. There is a right way to protest, and a wrong way to protest. Blockading a lawful gathering of citizens falls into the latter category.
Xavier Bisits, Kew
On the right side
Perhaps the most illuminating statement of the World Congress of Families conference was Reverend Fred Nile saying that God was on their side and the devil was outside (with the protesters). Perhaps he could submit a tiny bit of evidence to back up his statement - but then if God is on his side, he doesn't need any evidence.
Pieter Mourik, Baranduda
Us and them a fine line
Whenever there is a threat, real or imagined, to Australia's security, you can rely on letters from ''realists'' appearing in the newspapers. These missives have a tone of superior wisdom and an air of enjoyment. At last, the ignorant fools are forced to see life as it really is! The enemy, they remind us, is ruthless, barbaric, single-minded and authoritarian, indifferent to human life, devoted only to the cause. This enemy poses a mortal threat to our peaceful and democratic way of life, the freedoms which we take for granted, not realising that they must be fought for.
Indeed they must. A characteristic of authoritarian regimes is that they inflict any amount of injustice and suffering on their own populations while elevating the interests of the state to supreme importance. Uniting the oppressed population through fear of external enemies is a standard move for such regimes.
Is there a difference between ''us'' and ''them''? Apparently being a ''good global citizen'' means a willingness to send troops to some distant country while imprisoning refugees indefinitely in barbaric circumstances and reducing the standard of living for the nation's most vulnerable. If ''we'' are different from ''them'', the difference is only one of degree.
Rod Beecham, Monbulk
Missing in action
Imagine if Tony Abbott's self-proclaimed hero, Winston Churchill, had, when faced with Nazi atrocities in 1939, declared that events in continental Europe amounted to ''a witches' brew of complexity'', making an intervention by Great Britain ''doctrinaire'' (''Abbott says limits on Iraq humanitarian intervention'', 30/8).
Our PM's words in relation to the Middle East expose him as an ''emperor with no clothes'': elected in large part on his claim to be a defender of Australia's security interests, his response to Islamic State crucifixions, beheadings, rape and plunder is reminiscent of Bill Clinton's 1994 procrastination in the face of Rwandan massacres (''How 'never again' has come to mean never intervening'', 30/8). Wait for the US's next move. Dismiss Middle East nations as ''baddies''. Say nothing about the brave and progressive Iraqi Kurds. Focus on domestic ''Team Australia'' rhetoric. All posturing and no action, Mr Abbott.
Jon McMillan, Mount Eliza
Fuel to another's fire
Before the Prime Minister commits any Australian resources to military engagement in Syria or Iraq, let him consider, carefully, what our country will do when an aircraft is downed and its crew held to ransom. It is not our war in any way. Western intervention only fuels what is intrinsically a civil war within the Islamic faith.
Peter Leith, Heidelberg West
Hijacked by extremism
I am an Australian Muslim and I agree with Glenn Mohammed (''My religion has problems that need fixing'', Comment, 29/8). Islam is being hijacked by people with their own personal agendas that have nothing to do with Islamic teachings. The Islam I know through the Koran and the example of Holy Prophet Muhammad is that of peace and loyalty. If Islamic leaders of Australia are true to their faith and country, they should help the government protect all Australians from any harm caused by a fundamentalists, radicals or extremists.
Kaukab Nasir, Endeavour Hills
Look who's listening
Your editorial (''Scientists have a vital public role to play'', 3/8) is deeply offensive to me and my colleagues who have spent decades calmly and objectively explaining climate science to all who will listen. We have not been ''content to sit on the sidelines''. Nor have we exhibited any lack of the ''pluck and public responsibility needed to get out there and ensure the broader community understands the facts''.
We give interviews to print and television journalists and talk to radio shock jocks. We write op-eds (although newspapers seem to prefer to publish the climate musings of a priest or a stockbroker or an elderly mining engineer rather than facts from a boring scientist). We arrange and appear at public meetings to explain the science. We give testimony to parliamentary inquiries. We brief politicians whenever we can buttonhole them.
We spend our evenings and vacations writing documents assessing the science, for bureaucrats and government ministers and international climate negotiators. And we talk endlessly about the science, to friends, family, taxi drivers and any other captive audience. Some of my younger colleagues even appear in rap videos or in other artistic depictions of the climate issue.
The world is warming because we are burning fossil fuels and this is an issue that needs to be addressed seriously. We would certainly agree that we could do this ''informing'' better, and wish we had been more successful. But do not accuse us of not trying or lacking the moral fibre ''needed to get out there''.
Professor Neville Nicholls, School of Earth, Atmosphere and Environment, Monash University
Lights are on, but …
Can anyone get it more wrong than Dick Warburton? At a time when we should be doing everything we can to grow our country and a high-tech renewable energy future, we seem to want to shut it down and turn off the lights. When the rest of the world is reaping the rewards of developing renewable energy technologies and economies, Australia is headed back down the mine with a pick in our hands and into darkness. I am blind and 75 but I still have more vision than that. Will the last thinking Australian please turn off the lights when they leave.
John Hoerner, South Yarra
Conor Flynn (Letters, 29/8), for the companies you identify, try looking at the net tax which they pay in the form of company and employee payments. They are net contributors to wealth generation. Every new employee is a new taxation revenue source. Compare the situation of these companies and every other profitable private enterprise to that of publicly funded enterprises and employees. Here, not a cent of net wealth is generated from one year to the next. Additional employees are additional costs, not sources of new taxation revenue. This is not to argue that there be no publicly funded enterprises, rather, to encourage analysis of where the money originates and pose the question: who is subsidising whom?
Robert Boffey, Macleod
Tuning out
It may be our ABC, but it is no longer our nearest neighbours' (''Voiceless in the South Pacific'', 29/8). Tony Abbott's ''no cuts to the ABC'' has resulted in the virtual dismantling of Radio Australia, the service so many of our Pacific neighbours rely on, lacking any effective alternative service. Foreign Minister Julie Bishop's claim to love PNG rings hollow when her government withdraws funding from this necessary and much-valued service to the Asia-Pacific region, while burdening struggling countries with Australia's problems. This government is tragically short-sighted.
Jenni Bell, Croydon
The only way is up
A year or two after the ''mums and dads'' have been duped into buying the Medibank they already own (''Medibank goes up for sale'', 30/8), the newly installed multimillion-dollar chief executive will quietly sit down to a long, expensive lunch with his equivalent executives, in the cosy climate of no credible competition. Oh, yes, lots of pretend competition, but the club will look after itself first. And guess which way premiums are going to go then? Truly, we have learnt nothing. So good to have the a-dolts in charge.
John Patrick, Wangaratta
For the birds
In 2009, a group in South Africa did an experiment attaching a 4GB memory stick to a carrier pigeon which flew 96 kilometres. Including time getting the information off the disk, the pigeon carried data 25 times faster than the existing ADSL network. Crunch the numbers, and Malcolm Turnbull's new NBN will still be slower than the South African carrier pigeon network. Wouldn't it be cheaper to maintain a fleet of pigeons than be stuck with Telstra's copper (''NBN rollout to go ahead despite costs'', 28/8)?
Jan Newmarch, Oakleigh
A fairer tale
It is disappointing Aldi will remove Roald Dahl's Revolting Rhymes from its shelves (''Dahl 'slut' out'', 29/8), the result of complaints about the use of the word ''slut'' in the Cinderella tale. The tales are not only comical spins on well-known fairytales, they are delightfully subversive and have many educational applications.
First, the use of that word (it appears once) could stimulate discussion on social attitudes towards words and our changing attitudes. (Indeed, the ''slut walk'' movement aimed to reclaim the word slut to rid it of its negative connotations.) Second, the Prince who hurls this abuse at Cinderella receives his comeuppance in the form of rejection: Cinderella chooses her own husband, ''a simple jam-maker'', giving this tale a well-deserved feminist spin.
So Roald Dahl, far from being a misogynist, in fact turns his female characters into strong, spirited characters able to fend for themselves and outwit the males (human or otherwise) they encounter.
Kirsten Fox, Alphington
And another thing...
Captain Abbott, please accept my resignation from Team Australia. I'm joining Team Humanity.
Diana Greentree, Hurstbridge
Let's all touch wood and hope that the faith we are putting in our allies' intelligence is better justified this time and that our gift of arms does not end up in the IS armoury.
John McCredie, Hawthorn East
Can the decision to take us back into war really be made by Tony Abbott alone? Where will we find the extra billions to do it in this time of fiscal emergency?
Meg Williams, Alphington
David Kerr (Letters, 28/8): can we add ''Operation election now'' or ''Operation double dissolution''?
Michael Yung, Gilberton, SA
Where would Hieu Van Le, the South Australian governor-designate, and his wife be today had they arrived on their small boat in Darwin Harbour in 2014 rather than 1977?
Genevieve Caffery, Greenslopes, Qld
Cadbury could soon discover that Tony Abbott's promises are just like chocolate: they melt in the heat.
Cath Dyson, Mount Eliza
The environment
RET kicks a goal so Team Australia shouts foul.
Liz Jovanovic, Moonee Ponds
Isn't it amazing that Spooner (Forum, 30/8) is better at maths and statistics than 6000 IPCC scientists.
Steve Walsh, Warragul
The only appropriate place for Dick Warburton's renewable energy report is the paper recycle bin. It's total rubbish.
Grant Nichol, North Ringwood
What's next - will the Abbott team stop the turbines, or maybe turn them around?
Anthony van Loon, Point Lonsdale
Finally …
Does the ABC's abbreviation of tonight to ''ton'' in promos save viewers 3¢ a day?
Bob Worcester, Doncaster


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Today, I was pleasantly surprise to read a press release that Adobe has partnered with Photobucket to deliver a new lightweight remix and video editing tools right into Photobucket's site. The same useability concepts taken from Photoshop Elements and Premiere Elements are applied, and I am so excited to try it out myself. Premiere Elements is so much fun, easy to use and very intuitive, I sometimes even forget the complexities of the science behind video editing. If you're only starting out, the idea gallery is a good place to start.
For the slightly more serious stuff, there's Production Studio of course (and yes, we are back on the Mac… i've posted it before, but i can't help myself!) and here's some fun fun fun tutorials on all the things you can do with the suite of video products Adobe has.
But as my guru will tell me, if your an After Effects addict, you shouldn't be missing Creative Cow's Tutorial Pages either…
And even if this entry is all about video, if you're a fan of any of the Adobe Products, especially the Creative Suite (what else is there after that?) you'll be missing a lot without Terry. Better subscribe before you miss any of the editions!
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Ability Structure and Loss of Visionby Juurmaa, Jyrki
Psychological testing of the ability structures of the blind and sighted was commenced almost simultaneously during the first decades of this century.
Access to Mass Transit for Blind and Visually Impaired Travelersby Uslan, Mark M. and Peck, Alec F. and Wiener, William R. and Stern, Arlene
Access to Mass Transit addresses travel issues vital to independence for blind and visually impaired persons from several perspectives- those of blind and visually impaired persons who use mass transit, orientation and mobility instructors, and transportation professionals.
A Celebration of Solutions: National Symposium on Literacy for Adults with Visual Disabilitiesby Wolffe, Karen E.
Although there has been an ever-increasing awareness of the critical need for literacy skills in the United States (Chisman, 1990; Graubard, 1991; Sum, 1999), very little attention has been focused on the special challenges inherent in providing basic literacy skills instruction to adults with visual disabilities.
A Psychiatrist Works with Blindnessby Cholden, Louis S.
Each patient will react to blindness in a manner characteristic for his personality. He will react to it as an emergency situation which will have most serious consequences for his future life plans.
Art Not by Eye: The Previously Sighted Visually Impaired Adult in Fine Arts Programsby Lisenco, Yasha
The book, in two parts, deals with avenues for adventitiously blind adult, and the blind and severely visually impaired adults in the art program.
Berthold Lowenfeld on Blindness and Blind People: Selected Papersby Lowenfeld, Berthold
This book contains articles spanning a period of almost 40 years by Dr. Berthold Lowenfeld, a creative writer in education of the visually handicapped on Blindness and Blind People.
Data on Blindness and Visual Impairment in the U. S.: A Resource Manual on Social Demographic Characteristics, Education, Employment and Income, and Services Delivery (2nd edition)by Kirchner, Corinne
Data from a wide variety of sources cover age, gender, race and ethnicity, education, employment and income, service delivery systems, vision services, employment-related services, and income benefits program.
Diabetes, Vision Impairment, and Blindnessby Allene R. Van Son
Vision impairment is a common complication of diabetes mellitus, which is itself the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults in the United States. Three percent of the country's 10 million diabetics have experienced severe vision loss as a result of the disease. This means that diabetics frequently have to face additional problems of impending loss of vision and blindness.
Essays on Blindness Rehabilitation in Honor of Thomas J. Carroll: A Festschriftby Muldoon, John F.
The author of the articles in this book has given us an excellent assessment of Father Carroll's concepts and the viability of those concepts today. Moreover, they have provided us with a look at the man behind the ideas.
Foundations of Low Vision: Clinical and Functional Perspectivesby Koenig, Alan J. and Corn, Anne L.
This comprehensive text book introduces the world of low vision, the tests involved and their uses.
From Homer to Helen Keller: A Social and Educational Study of the Blindby French, Richard Slayton
Articles on blindness from the 1930s.
HIV/AIDS Prevention: A Guide for Working with People Who Are Blind or Visually Impairedby Matsuoka, Judy and Pawelski., Christine E. and Kapperman, Gaylen
This manual is designed to help rehabilitation teachers, educators, and other practitioners who work with blind and visually impaired persons provide their clients with the facts they need to deal with the issues concerning HIV/AIDS.
Images of Blind and Visually Impaired People in the Movies, 1913-1985: An Annotated Filmography with Notesby Erickson, Wendy and Wolfe, Diane
Listed in this book are the titles and other information about movies that include characters who are blind or visually impaired.
Living with Impaired Vision: An Introductionby Yeadon, Anne and Grayson, Dava
People who come into contact with visually impaired persons during the normal course of their work need to have a basic understanding of how persons with impaired vision function.
Low Vision: Reflections of the Past, Issues for the Futureby Bishop, Virginia E. and Erin, Jane N. and Corn, Anne
This research report, based on a multiphase survey of professionals, identifies important trends into the next century.
Manual for the Stanford Multi Modality Imagery Testby Dauterman, William L.
The author's data on the test called "The Stanford Multi-Modality Imagery Test for the Blind" as a part of a research project has been revised in this manual under the name of "The Stanford Multi-Modality Imagery Test."
Non-Sighted and Sighted Adults' Volumetric Perceptions of Functional Objectsby Nelson, T. M. and Ladan, C. J. and Epps, J.
A report on the study of the manner in which sighted, sighted-but-blindfolded, late-blind (subsequent to 7 years of age), and congenitally blind (blind since birth) persons employ physical parameters in determining weight and volume of functional objects.
Perceptual Factors in Braille Word Recognitionby Nolan, Carson Y. and Kederis, Cleves J.
This monograph presents the findings of several years of study of the braille system as a communication process.
Report on Needs Assessment Methodologyby Delaney, Anne Marie and Nuttall, Ronald L.
The major purpose of this report is to assist others who plan to conduct their own needs assessment for a blind population or for another special needs population.
The Blind in School and Society: A Psychological Studyby Cutsforth, Thomas D.
The purpose of this book is to help acquaint the seeing with the blind and the blind with themselves.
The Community of the Blind: Applying the Theory of Community Formationby Kim, Yoon Hough
Dr. Kim has investigated the validity of the widely-held view that while there are a large number of blind persons whose social lives are centered in the mainstream, that is with sighted persons, there are an equally large number of blind persons whose social lives are restricted mainly to other blind persons.
The Conquest of Blindness: An Autobiographical Review of the Life and Work of Henry Randolph Latimerby Latimer, Henry Randolph
The term "Conquest of Blindness" is taken to include any preventive, remedial, educational, rehabilitating, or relief phase of work pertaining to the handicap of blindness. The primary aim of the volume is to lift work for the conquest of blindness out of the miasma of alms and asylums into the more wholesome atmosphere of social adjustment.
The Demography and Causes of Blindnessby Goldstein, Hyman
A report on the statistics of blindness from an international point of view.
The Demography of Blindness Throughout the Worldby Goldstein, Hyman
Most of the world's blindness could be prevented by organizations. For greatest effectiveness, their programs must be based upon accurate data. But even in the United States, where collection of data on blindness began in 1830, there are still no reliable trend data. Dr. Goldstein has done a valuable service in pulling together such statistics as can be found, and in discussing their weaknesses and strengths.
The Social Sources of Adjustment to Blindnessby Lukoff, Irving Faber and Whiteman, Martin
The impact of society on the blind is a complex issue, and many different tacks are necessary even if we are to only make little headway through the eddies and currents that alter and modify people's lives. This study is focused on the social forces that influence the adaptation of blind persons. The information derives from almost 500 interviews with blind persons selected from all walks of life.
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The US FDA has determined that glitter is a color additive which is not listed on their list of approved color additives. This means that a glitter product is not allowed for use in any cosmetic in the USA. Consumers have expressed confusion over this, as it is obvious that there is glitter in all kinds of cosmetics sold currently in the USA and there are no known reports of harm caused by glitter.
The FDA has not explained itself to our company, but it has advised us that it recognizes that the cosmetics industry has been largely unaware of this determination and it is essentially providing the cosmetic industry a grace period during which FDA enforcement is "discretionary". This grace period allows the cosmetics industry to "respond". The FDA has not provided us with any information on how long this grace period has been in effect, nor how long it will be in effect. They simply state the the issue is "active".
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Is it safe to use on the eyes? Or the ultrafine? What size would you recommend?
The short answer is: It is not permitted by the FDA for use in cosmetics.
Our Adam & Eve Glitter is a polyester glitter originally brought in for use in nail polish because it is "solvent resistant" which makes it perfect for that use.
It is also a nice, 'eye safe' particle size of .008 hex.
However, what gives it the color that it has, that lovely purple red, is not considered a cosmetic ingredient by the FDA. For this reason it is not permitted for use in on the eyes.
Alternatively, our "Microfine Glitters" are made from FDA-permitted colors and are also the appropriate size and therefore one could argue they meet the intentions of the FDA about glitter in cosmetics.
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I am aware the FDA doesn't technically permit glitter in cosmetics but is your glitter safe for lips? Should I try to find a edible glitter instead?
You are asking if the Adam & Eve product is SAFE, regardless of if it is permitted or not.
In this instance I would vote "no" simply because the product is not colored with FDA permitted color additives. As an alternative, our Microfine Glitter Collections are glitters made from FDA permitted color additives (example, Rose Glitter derives its color from Red #34 and Yellow #5) and one might argue they are "safe".
You question whether you should look for edible glitter instead, and that's a really interesting and creative solution! Yea, you! Be cautious as I am aware of many bakers and makers who have run into problems with things marked as "edible". The FDA even has a very interesting page on it, here.
But really, thanks for coming up with a great suggestion! We'll also take a look at bringing in a line of edible glitter for lip products.
Kaila Westerman
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Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Fishing In Our Pond
I'm going to ask my wise and worldly readers who work at non-elite four-year colleges to weigh in on this one. It involves an alternate -- supplementary, really -- reading of the decline in enrollments at community colleges nationally.
According to IHE's reading of new data from the National Student Clearinghouse, post-secondary enrollments in America dropped from 2014 to 2015. At first glance, that would seem consistent with the article's thesis, which is that it's due largely to an improving economy.
A slightly closer look bolsters that reading; almost all of the drop was concentrated in for-profits and community colleges. The four-year sector basically held steady. Most of the decline was among students age 24 and up, who are presumably more attuned to changing opportunity cost of returning to school; when the opportunity cost goes up (because the job market improves), they're less likely to enroll.
But the two-year sector doesn't have a monopoly on adult students, by any means. And students over 24 aren't the only ones who respond to economic cues. Given that the four-year sector remained steady even as the economy improved, there must be something else going on.
Here's where I'm hoping my counterparts elsewhere can shed light.
I've heard anecdotal, but persistent, rumors that some non-elite four-year schools are lowering their admissions standards to maintain their enrollments. From a community college perspective, they're fishing in our pond. That might explain why enrollments in our sector are dropping faster than demographics suggest they should, while enrollments in the four-years aren't dropping at all.
That reading might also explain the rapid rise of discount rates at many four-years. To the extent that they're drawing more heavily on students who need more aid -- students who otherwise would have gone to lower-cost community colleges -- they're having to pay out more to cover students' costs. (Or to cover most of students' costs -- "gapping" seems to be rising along with discount rates, which suggests that needs are growing even faster than spending.) Discount rates of 60 percent or more are becoming relatively common; that would have been unthinkable just a few years ago.
I can't imagine discount rates at that level being sustainable for very long. At that point, tuition increases are almost entirely theoretical.
In a more perfect world, tuition would comprise a relatively small portion of community college revenues, so some students going elsewhere wouldn't be so bad. But in the states that haven't signed on to "free community college" yet -- cough, cough -- years of cost-shifting to students has resulted in our business plan looking much more like the private colleges. When you shift your revenue source to students, and the students go away, things can get ugly.
If that's actually what's happening -- four-year colleges lowering standards and raising discount rates to try to stay afloat, resulting in community colleges suffering -- there's a relatively easy way to fix it. Reverse the cost-shifting to students. Then the two sectors could compete on quality, and students would win either way. Otherwise, we're stuck fighting over shrinking ponds, inflicting devastating blows on each other and saddling students with a choice between larger loans and larger classes.
Wise and worldly readers at four-year colleges, does this describe the reality you're seeing? Or is there a better explanation?
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My public comprehensive university has a history of shifting standards to get a certain number of students. This is largely an effect of becoming far more tuition-dependent than it used to me.
No question this is happening. I teach at a cc and my partner is at a middle-of-the-road 4 year in the same town. A couple of years ago, her university's president created a goal of "10,000 [students] by 2020," which would be a 2,000 student increase in a region where the number of high school graduates has plummeted with no sign of picking back up. Just in the past two years, the overall quality of student in her intro classes has gone down so noticeably that one would have trouble believing it was real. It used to be that her university would compete for our top students; now, they are reaching deeper into the graduates in the area. As a result, we're having to reach even further down the ladder for our own new students. No one is benefiting from this in the long run, but I guess the short-term growth imperative is too strong.
I teach at a public liberal arts college a few states to the south of you, Dean Dad. I don't think our administration is consciously trying to compete with the local CCs; we are somewhat selective, and our future well-being probably depends on being more selective. But a major pressure on us is that bigger, more prestigious, more politically connected public schools in our state keep getting permission to expand despite a flat student demographic. Since we are increasingly tuition driven, as Brian Ulrich mentions, we have to meet certain enrollment numbers. And so, of course, we become more aggressive in competing for students ourselves. It would be interesting to know if this has affected local CCs.
Great blog!
Great blog!
Absolutely. Non-elite, tuition-driven 4 year here with a lot of local competition. No one will admit to lowering standard, but the decline in college readiness in our students is pretty obvious. I keep pointing out to my colleagues that there is of course nothing wrong with accepting students with more challenges, but unfortunately unlike a CC my school is not putting the same amount of resources into helping those students (from what I can gather, less developmental focus, less tutoring, less overall awareness or admission that we have a pool of academically weaker students).
Arizona State University is aggressively taking low-performing students away from Maricopa Community Colleges. The enrollment for ASU is soaring while the 2-year schools' enrollment is dropping sharply. It comes with a cost. ASU has been having trouble hiring adjuncts for intro classes in English and Math and had to cancel numerous sections in the fall due to the staffing shortage.Post a Comment
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In 2014, I will be on leave for the calendar year working first at the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Studies in Mathematics in Hanoi from January through mid-March where I will be running a series of workshops on birational geometry and stability of moduli stacks and spaces of curves, then through the end of June in Istanbul at the Center for Mathematical Studies and Galatasaray University where I will give a short course on GIT and its applications to moduli and finally at the Universities of Firenze and Roma III in the fall where I will give similar short courses.
I will also be working during my leave on a concise calculus text for intending scientists. The text has several goals. The first is to allow a more rigorous presentation of the basic material by restricting attention primarily to piecewise monotonic functions. The second is to offer the problems and examples as a series of interactive SAGE notebooks so that students have "always on" computational support. Eventually, I would also like to allow students to enter answers in handwritten form on touchscreen devices and have apps automatically convert this input to LaTeX format for grading and feedback.
I will be continuing ongoing research on applying symbolic computational methods to get information on moduli spaces of stable curves and stability of low degree Hilbert points of such curves and joint work with David Swinarski on "factorization" problems for dice. You can find a more discussion, and get my papers, at my
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