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Fire Cider boosts your health with herbs stewed in apple-cider vinegar.
Fire Cider. The very name sounds like something you might want to try: half a dozen or more flavor-rich herbs and fruits, steeped for a few weeks in apple cider vinegar, then strained and bottled, perhaps with a bit of honey added to balance the acidity.
This traditional winter and early spring tonic is renowned as a folk remedy to help ward off winter colds, flus, and other infirmities, or, as some prefer, to mix into salad dressings or festive grogs.
Although one company has trademarked the name Fire Cider (setting off a storm of controversy), indigenous healers have been brewing herbal vinegars for milennia. In fact humans began making vinegar as long as 10,000 years ago, using it in food and drinks, for food preservation, and for many medicinal and antipseptic purposes.
Back to the modern incarnation called Fire Cider. The traditional winter tonic made with healthful herbs stewed in apple-cider vinegar is remarkably easy to make. But because of the ongoing trademark controversy, let's just call our homemade potion Apple-Cider Tonic.
The idea behind this tonic: prepare a strong vinegar tincture that extracts healthful phytocompounds from a variety of medicinal plant materials.
Of the (probably) hundreds of favorite recipes, most begin with unfiltered apple-cider vinegar and some combination of grated horseradish, ginger, and turmeric root, minced garlic, chopped onion, and hot peppers. Other recipes, including mine, include dried or fresh leafy herbs, a few whole spices, and dried fruits or sliced citrus fruits.
Most of these ingredients contain phytochemicals known for their strong antiviral, antiseptic, and/or decongestant properties.
I start with a quart of organic unfiltered apple-cider vinegar (5 percent acetic acid) that still contains the "mother", and pour it into a clean, wide-mouth quart canning jar. This year's recipe:
As a precaution, I use only organically grown roots, herbs, and fruits to keep agricultural chemicals, waxes, or dyes from migrating into the vinegar. Also, if you cap your jar with a lid containing metal parts, screw the lid on over a piece of cooking parchment or a small plastic bag to keep the lid from corroding.
After a few weeks of soaking, strain off the plant materials, and store the spicy vinegar in clean glass jar.
Yes, to the uninitiated, the mixture sounds as if the final product will taste awful, but you'll be surprised at how the ingredients mellow as their flavors blend in the vinegar. By the way, the degree of "fire" in the blend depends on how many hot peppers you add.
Final note: As with any herbal remedy, please consult with your healthcare professional before using purchased or homemade cider-vinegar tonic on a regular basis. Vinegar, and perhaps some of the herbal constituents, may interact with prescription medications or have negative effects on some health conditions.
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When letting the ingredients steep or soak, should it be in the frig or out on the counter?
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I made this last year and had a bottle of it left for this year. I add it to hot tea.
How long to you let it "cook" weeks?
There's no hard and fast rule, Dan. I suggest leaving the herbal ingredients soaking in the vinegar for a month to six weeks, although it won't hurt to leave them longer. Good luck!
Question: if you pour a quart of vinegar into another quart jar, how do you fit all the other ingredients in the same jar?
Thanks - i really want to make it if you can clarify.
Just spoon the dry ingredients (and lemon juice, if you're using it) into the jar, then add cider vinegar to the top of the jar and cap it off. Yes, you will have some vinegar left over.
Add an equal part of your favorite salad oil, a few dry herbs, some minced garlic, and maybe a bit of honey mustard. Voila!, a nice salad dressing.

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Please cite this chapter as: Gurría, Angel (2009), "Foreword", in Tracey Strange and Anne Bayley, Sustainable Development: Linking Economy, Society, Environment, OECD Publishing. http://dx.doi.org/10.1787/9789264055742-1-en
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Foreword Since the Brundtland Commission published its landmark report in 1987, we have come a long way in our refl flections on sustainable development. Few would dispute its fundamental principles: that our actions must take into account effects on the environment, economy and society, and that what we do today should not compromise the well-being off future generations. In the last 20 years, significant fi progress has been made. Most national governments have begun to incorporate sustainable development into their planning and policy. Pro-active businesses across the globe have brought sustainability to their products and processes. Local initiatives have had success in informing citizens off the importance off participating in reducing waste, renewing urban spaces and other programs. In spite of these efforts, though, putting the principles of sustainable development into practice has proven to be anything but simple or straightforward. After all, both people and institutions have their habits, and changing them, even when the need is obvious, can be daunting. A key question remains whether we have made enough progress, or taken the warnings seriously enough to allow us to grasp and confront our biggest, most pressing problems. We have solid evidence off climate change, with projections pointing to an increase in extreme environmental events with potentially devastating consequences for the systems that support human life and society. About halff the world still lives on less than $2.50 dollars a day, lacks access to clean water, sanitation, adequate health care and education – an unacceptably stark contrast to the much higher standards off living in developed 3
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The District Department of Transportation has formally announced changes affecting three of its Circulator bus routes: The Smithsonian-National Gallery loop around the National Mall, a tourist season route started in 2006, won't operate this year. The savings will be used to extend the hours on the Union Station-Navy Yard route,starting Friday. On the Convention Center-Southwest Waterfront route, several stops in the Waterfront area will be relocated.
These changes are significant for the D.C. communities along the routes, but they're relatively small compared to the changes proposed in a recently released DDOT study that will be the subject of a public meeting scheduled for 6 p.m. tonight at the Capital Hilton's Ohio Room, 16th and L streets NW. The study proposes a fare increase and the elimination of the Convention Center-Southwest Waterfront route, which accounted for more than a half-million rides last year.
I hope at this meeting tonight DDOT officials will be more forthcoming with D.C. residents than they were at another meeting on Circulator service held March 17 at the Courtyard Marriott Hotel near Nationals Park. The transportation department billed that session as "the first semi-annual public forum for the DC Circulator ... to give passengers an opportunity to participate in discussions about current and future bus service."
"These forums are intended for riders to let us know how we're doing and to discuss the critical issues that will affect the future of the Circulator," DDOT Associate Director Scott Kubly said in a statement accompanying the announcement about the March 17 meeting. "We have a very dedicated customer base and we value their input as we strive to make service even better."
On the agenda were the changes outlined above. But what most of about 50 members of that "dedicated customer base" wanted to discuss was the rumor going around that they were going to lose their Circulator route, the Convention Center-Southwest Waterfront line. DDOT officials instead steered the group discussion toward a more general review of the Circulator's performance and noted that the meeting on the 10-year study would be coming up March 31.
This was not exactly a model of transparency. Turns out that the Southwest Washington residents were quite right to be concerned about the route's future. They should have been told that and given time to voice those concerns when they took the trouble to assemble for the March 17 meeting.
Now, they have to go to another meeting tonight, in a less-convenient location for them.
The D.C. Circulator Transit Development Plan, the one to be discussed tonight, says this about their route:
"DDOT should discontinue the Convention Center-Southwest Waterfront route and reinstate service after new National Mall service is implemented. After improved Mall service is in place, the route will provide a valuable connection from the Mall to other key visitor destinations and District neighborhoods.
"Savings: 6 vehicles, $2.7 million annual operating costs."
See a pdf version of the report.
A recommendation in a D.C. government report doesn't make something a done deal. But a Southwest D.C. resident reviewing Table 7.1 in the report couldn't help but notice the proximity of these two lines:
Convention Center-SW Waterfront Discontinue route
Smithsonian-National Gallery of Art Discontinue route
The latter route is gone. So Southwest residents should now throw everything they have into the defense of their bus service.
Other changes
Besides formally cancelling the Mall loop, these other changes in Circulator service take effect Friday.
Through Sept. 30, the Union Station-Navy Yard route will operate Mondays through Fridays from 6 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. When the Nationals play at home, the route will operate later into the evening and on Sundays to accommodate fans. See a 2011 baseball schedule with Circulator hours.
Convention Center-Southwest Waterfront service will be moved off Water Street SW and onto Maine Avenue SW. Circulator stops will move to Maine Avenue at 7th Street SW and Maine Avenue at 9th Street SW, because of the upcoming construction of the Washington Kastles stadium on Water Street, which will narrow traffic lanes.


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Sarah Huckabee Sanders admits Trump fired Comey to end Russia probe
During Thursday's combative briefing, deputy press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders issued a curiously frank statement regarding the motivations behind President Trump's dismissal of FBI Director James Comey. In the wake of Trump admitting that he was going to fire "showboat" Comey, "regardless" of DOJ nomination, Sanders also told the press corps that the administration hopes it will end the investigation into Russia's involvement in the 2016 election.
"We want this to come to its conclusion, we want it to come to its conclusion with integrity," Sanders said in regard to the bureau's Russia investigation. "And we think that we've actually, by removing Director Comey, taken steps to make that happen."
Sanders said that her boss would "love nothing more for this investigation to continue to its completion."
Sanders: By removing James Comey, we've taken steps to end the Russia investigation "with integrity" https://t.co/sUl65pmrgA
— CNN Politics (@CNNPolitics) May 11, 2017
Sanders first made this point when she appeared on Fox News on Tuesday night after news of Comey's termination broke to insist that "it's time to move on" from Russia. It was certainly a convenient time to "move on" considering that Comey was shitcanned after asking the Department of Justice for more resources and personnel to devote to the investigation into Russian meddling. According to Wall Street Journal, Comey was stepping up the investigation because he found evidence of possible collusion between the Russia and the Trump campaign.
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MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA—Novak Djokovic overcome his breathing problems and fatigue to beat his old friend Andy Murray in an almost five-hour Australian Open semifinal Friday night and move into his third straight Grand Slam final.
Standing between Djokovic and a record shared by some of the greatest players of all time will be No. 2-ranked Rafael Nadal, a man he beat in six tournament finals in 2011.
Despite appearing tired and sore from the second set, Djokovic rallied to beat Murray 6-3, 3-6, 6-7 (4), 6-1, 7-5 in a rematch of the 2011 final at Melbourne Park.
After wasting a chance to serve out the match at 5-3 in the fifth and letting Murray back into the contest, Djokovic cashed in his first match point when the Scottish player missed a forehand after four hours, 50 minutes.
"You have to find strength in those moments and energy, and that keeps you going," he said. "At this level, very few points decide the winner.
"I think we both went through a physical crisis. You know, him at the fourth set, me all the way through the second and midway through the third. It was a very even match throughout, from the first to the last point."
Djokovic dropped onto his back, fully laid out on the court. He got up and shook hands with Murray, before jogging back out onto the court like a boxer, dropping to his knees and crossing himself.
It was already after 12:30 a.m. Saturday when he got up again and pumped his arms triumphantly.
"Andy deserves the credit to come back from 2-5 down. He was fighting. I was fighting," Djokovic said. "Not many words that can describe the feeling of the match.
"Evidently it was a physical match . . . it was one of the best matches I played. Emotionally and mentally it was equally hard."
In junior boys play, Vancouver's Filip Peliwo advanced to the final with a 6-4, 6-4 win over American Mackenzie McDonald. Second-seeded Eugenie Bouchard of Montreal lost her girls semifinal to fourth-seeded Russian Yulia Putintseva 7-5, 6-1.
The defeat was a bitter setback for Murray, who lost the previous two Australian finals.
Djokovic finished last year at No. 1 after winning three of the four majors, including a straight-sets win over Murray in the Australian final. His only loss at a Grand Slam in 2011 was against Roger Federer in the French Open semifinals.
It was phenomenal season after previously only winning one major — the 2008 Australian Open — and not returning to a final for 11 Grand Slams.
"To be honest, I think I matured as a player. I started to believe on the court I could win majors," he said. "Rafa and Roger are the most dominant players for the last seven, eight years. . . . It was very hard to take away the titles from them. They will not give you the titles. You have to earn it."
He is now aiming to be only the fifth man in the Open Era started in 1968 to win three straight majors — only Rod Laver, Pete Sampras, Federer and Nadal have achieved it before him, with only Laver going on to complete the Grand Slam by winning all four majors in a season.
The Australian great was in the arena named in his honour to watch Friday night's semifinal, as he had been when 2009 Australian Open winner Nadal came back from a set and a break down to beat four-time champion Federer in four sets the previous night.
Djokovic's 70-6 win-loss record in 2011 included those six wins over Nadal in finals — including Wimbledon and the U.S. Open.
Both players had their form dips, but Djokovic's were more obvious. He led by a set and a break before Murray started coming back at him. Then Djokovic started walking gingerly and appeared to be struggling for breath — just as he had been in his straights sets quarter-final win over No. 5-ranked David Ferrer.
At one point, he pointed to his nose and seemed to indicated to his support group that he was having trouble breathing.
He stayed in the points, despite Murray scrambling and trying to get him involved in long rallies.
"You try to get energized in every way," he said. "A lot of liquids, try to eat something, as well, that gives you energy."
He put his breathing problems down to allergies, and said he'd seen a doctor for it.
After losing a tight tiebreaker and virtually conceding the fourth set, Murray rallied again after slipping behind 5-2 in the fifth. He broke Djokovic at love when the Serb was serving for the match on a three-game streak that put all the pressure back on the defending champion.
But Djokovic composed himself and seemed to be gathering energy as the match wore on. He held serve and then broke Murray to finish it off.
"I'm extremely delighted to be in the final," Djokovic said. "What can be a bigger challenge than playing against Rafa Nadal, one of the greatest players ever.
"I'm going to try to recover. Obviously it's going to be physical as well. So I need to do some push-ups tonight."
Despite being friends and childhood rivals, this was only the second meeting between Djokovic and Murray at a Grand Slam. Djokovic beat Murray in the 2011 Australian final and had a 6-4 lead in their overall head-to-heads at tour level.
Murray won the Brisbane International and came into the semifinal on a 10-match winning streak and with new coach, eight-time major winner Ivan Lendl, in his support crew.
The blue-and-white crossed Scottish flags fluttered in the crowd, held by fans with the flag painted on their faces and some wearing their tartan Tam hats. The support was evenly split at Rod Laver Arena, encouraging both players in the tense final set.
The Maria Sharapova vs. Victoria Azarenka women's final on Saturday night is being previewed in the local media as a battle of the two loudest grunters on the tour. Azarenka, who won the Sydney International title the weekend before the season's first major, is bidding to continue her winning shriek.
Sharapova has won three majors, but none since the 2008 Australian Open. Azarenka will be playing her first Grand Slam final.
The winner will move to the top of the women's rankings. Caroline Wozniacki, who came into the tournament as No. 1, will drop three places after her quarter-final loss to 2011 champion Kim Clijsters.
Russians Svetlana Kuznetsova and Vera Zvonareva won the women's doubles final on Friday with a 5-7, 6-4, 6-3 victory over the Italian duo of Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci.
Bethanie Mattek-Sands and her Romanian partner Horia Tecau advanced to the mixed doubles final with a 6-3, 6-3 win over Indian pair Sania Mirza and Mahesh Bhupathi.
In the men's doubles final Saturday, American twins Bob and Mike Bryan are aiming for a Grand Slam record 12th major when they take on Leander Paes and Radek Stepanek.


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- 907.18 g boneless chicken breasts
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- 59.16 ml lime juice
- 4.92 ml onion powder
- 4.92 ml ground cumin
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Between 2007 and 2014, the number of one-person companies – or zzpers – grew by an average of 70 percent.
The number of self employed working in the services sector in the central Randstad area doubled over the seven-year period, the CBS says.
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Lingotek, the operator of a cloud-based, technology enabled translation management system, is helping e-commerce providers serve an international audience, with a new link this week with the developer of Drupal Commerce, an e-commerce software product behind the open source Drupal content management system. According to the Commerce Guys, the company behind Drupal Commerce, Lingotek has now been integrated with its software, which allows customers to add and create multilingual websites. Details of the link between the two companies. Lingotek is based in Lehi, Utah and is venture backed by Signal Peak Ventures and In-Q-Tel.


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Rationale: Although obesity has been implicated as an asthma risk factor, there is heterogeneity in the published literature regarding its role in asthma incidence, particularly in men.
Objectives: To quantify the relationship between categories of body mass index (BMI) and incident asthma in adults and to evaluate the impact of sex on this relationship.
Methods: Online bibliographic databases were searched for prospective studies evaluating BMI and incident asthma in adults. Independent observers extracted data regarding annualized asthma incidence from studies meeting predetermined criteria, within defined categories of normal weight (BMI < 25), overweight (BMI, 25–29.9), and obesity (BMI 30). Data were analyzed by inverse-variance–weighted, random-effects meta-analysis. Stratified analysis between BMI categories and within sex was performed.
Results: Seven studies (n = 333,102 subjects) met inclusion criteria. Compared with normal weight, overweight and obesity (BMI 25) conferred increased odds of incident asthma, with an odds ratio (OR) of 1.51 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.27–1.80). A dose–response effect of elevated BMI on asthma incidence was observed; the OR for incident asthma for normal-weight versus overweight subjects was 1.38 (95% CI, 1.17–1.62) and was further elevated for normal weight versus obesity (OR, 1.92; 95% CI, 1.43–2.59; p < 0.0001 for the trend). A similar increase in the OR of incident asthma due to overweight and obesity was observed in men (OR, 1.46; 95% CI, 1.05–2.02) and women (OR, 1.68; 95% CI, 1.45–1.94; p = 0.232 for the comparison).
Conclusions: Overweight and obesity are associated with a dose-dependent increase in the odds of incident asthma in men and women, suggesting asthma incidence could be reduced by interventions targeting overweight and obesity.
Although obesity has been implicated as an asthma risk factor, there is heterogeneity in the published literature regarding its role in asthma incidence, particularly in men.
Asthma incidence increases by 50% in overweight/obese individuals. There is a dose–response relationship between body weight and asthma, and female sex does not disproportionately affect the obesity–asthma relationship.
The increasing prevalence of asthma and obesity has suggested an association between the two conditions (1). Age-adjusted prevalence data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey show that 65% of United States adults are overweight or obese, with an increase of 10% from 1988–1994 to 1999–2000 (2, 3). Although asthma is less prevalent than obesity, it affects approximately 7% of the adult population in the United States (4).
Many cross-sectional epidemiologic investigations have shown a modest association between obesity and prevalent asthma (5–8), and a comprehensive qualitative review of this literature has been published (9). Using differing definitions of obesity, the relative risk of asthma in obesity ranges from 1.0 (no effect) to 3.0, and some studies have shown this risk to be greater in women than in men. The strength of these studies is their ability to examine large numbers of subjects, and some have characterized obesity objectively using measured height and weight (5, 7, 8). However, even though these reports frequently control for confounding by socioeconomic status, age, activity levels, and diet, causation in the obesity–asthma relationship cannot be determined conclusively from cross-sectional data alone. Although many investigators have interpreted these data to suggest that obesity increases the risk of asthma, one cannot rule out that asthma may contribute to obesity, perhaps due to inactivity or side effects of systemic corticosteroids.
Prospective epidemiologic studies have the advantage of clarifying the direction of this relationship and have suggested that antecedent obesity leads to an increase in the incidence of a new diagnosis of asthma. For example, Camargo and colleagues showed that in a group of women participating in the Nurses' Health Study, the relative risk for incident asthma increased with increasing body mass index (BMI) up to 2.7 for a BMI 30 (p for trend < 0.001) (10). However, there is heterogeneity in the magnitude and significance of this relationship across studies. Reported odds ratios (ORs) or risk ratios for incident asthma in obese or extremely obese compared with normal-weight individuals range from 1.0 to 3.5. Although these studies are prospective adult investigations using reported or measured BMI at baseline and self-reported new diagnosis of asthma or asthma symptoms, there are differences in duration of follow-up, study size, sex distribution, age distribution, range of BMI, and other variables that could explain some of the differences in point estimates. For example, the role of sex in the obesity–asthma relationship is controversial, and there is considerable heterogeneity among studies reporting incidence data stratified by sex, with some demonstrating that the relationship between obesity and asthma is significant and similar for men and women (11, 12), others failing to show a significant relationship in men (5, 13) or reporting that the relationship in men is weaker than in women (14), and still others demonstrating significant findings only in men (15).
The primary objectives of this meta-analysis were (1) to determine a precise numerical estimate of the impact of overweight and obesity on the annual odds of developing asthma in adults, (2) to determine whether there is a dose–response effect of elevated BMI on asthma incidence, and (3) to determine whether sex alters the odds of incident asthma in overweight or obese adults. We hypothesized that overweight and obesity would increase the odds of incident asthma in a dose-dependent manner and that this effect would be more pronounced in women than in men. Some of the results of this study have been reported previously in the form of an abstract (16).
This meta-analysis was conducted and reported according to recommendations of the Meta-analysis of Observational Studies in Epidemiology group (17). Targeted studies were those in which the relationship between BMI and incident asthma was evaluated. MEDLINE, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, International Pharmaceutical Abstracts, and all Evidence-Based Medicine Reviews (EBMR) (Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, ACP Journal Club, Database of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects, and Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) were searched between a date range of 1966 to May 2006, crossing keywords "overweight" and "asthma," "obesity" and "asthma," "body mass index" and "asthma," "body weight" and "asthma," and "anthropometry" and "asthma." Reference lists were searched for additional articles, and discussions were held with experts in the area of investigation to identify additional published or unpublished data.
Two investigators independently reviewed each study. Predetermined inclusion criteria included (1) adult subjects, (2) primary outcome of incident asthma, (3) use of BMI as a measure of overweight or obesity, (4) minimum 1-year follow-up, (5) follow-up of at least 70%, and (6) data that could be categorized by standard ranges of BMI obtained at study inception. It was anticipated that all studies would use new, self-reported, physician-diagnosed asthma or new symptoms and/or medication use compatible with asthma as the criteria for incident asthma diagnosis. Normal weight was defined as BMI < 25, overweight was defined as BMI between 25 and 29.9, and obesity was defined as BMI 30. Study data sources were examined to ensure that every included dataset was unique.
Data were extracted into contingency tables to facilitate calculation of the odds of incident asthma over the study period. To standardize the differing follow-up periods between studies, asthma incidence data were expressed in an annualized fashion by assuming a constant rate of incident asthma over the follow-up period and dividing the number of new asthma cases by the number of years of follow-up. These contingency tables were used to further stratify asthma incidence in three BMI and two sex categories. Specific comparisons were made to allow determination of ORs comparing overweight subjects with normal-weight subjects, obese subjects with normal-weight subjects, and overweight and obese subjects with normal-weight subjects. These comparisons were performed in men and women separately.
Stata 7.0 (Stata Corporation, College Station, TX) (18) was used to generate summary ORs using inverse, variance-weighted, random-effects meta-analysis (19, 20). Random effects methodology was chosen to account for within-study and between-study variation. Heterogeneity of data was evaluated using the Q statistic (19). Summary ORs were represented as a point estimate and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) on a forest plot (21), and publication bias was evaluated (22, 23). A plan was established a priori to perform sensitivity analyses in the case of identified issues relating to study quality, if necessary, rather than applying weights to studies in the meta-analysis based simply on quality scoring criteria (17).
The systematic search (Figure 1) yielded 2,006 total references, of which 1,569 were unique. Using the prespecified inclusion criteria, a title review rejected 1,474 references, yielding 95 candidate abstracts. A subsequent abstract review rejected 82 of these references, yielding 13 candidate studies. After each of these studies was reviewed in its entirety, seven studies (10–15, 24) were found to meet the prespecified inclusion criteria.
A total of 333,102 unique subjects were included in the analysis (Table 1). Study populations included were well-characterized cohorts in the United States, Canada, and Europe. Two studies included only women (10, 24). One of the seven articles stratified BMI by decile (24), and attempts to obtain primary data for categorization according to the aforementioned criteria were unsuccessful. Because one of the BMI decile cutoffs in this study approximated 25 (24.62), this article was included in an analysis that grouped overweight and obesity into a single category (BMI 25). All included studies were observational and of similar design; thus, quantitative measures of quality were not used to weight the studies in the meta-analysis (17).
Antecedent obesity was associated with significantly increased annual odds of a new diagnosis of asthma. The summary OR for 1-year incident asthma in overweight and obese versus normal-weight men and women was 1.51 (95% CI, 1.27–1.80) (Table 2, Figure 2). A dose–response effect to this relationship was observed, with increasing BMI being associated with increasing odds of incident asthma (Table 2), such that the annual OR of incident asthma in overweight versus normal-weight individuals was 1.38 (95% CI, 1.17–1.62), with the annual OR of incident asthma in obese versus normal-weight individuals being further increased at 1.92 (95% CI, 1.43–2.95) (Table 2, Figure 3), with a p < 0.0001 for this trend.
Sex did not seem to be a significant modifier of the strength of relationship between overweight and obesity and asthma incidence. When overweight and obese subjects were compared with normal-weight subjects, the ORs of asthma over 1 year of follow-up were 1.46 (95% CI, 1.05–2.02) for men and 1.68 (95% CI, 1.45–1.94) for women (Table 2, Figure 4), with a p = 0.2 for the comparison. The dose–response relationship between increasing BMI and odds of incident asthma remained evident when stratified by sex (Table 2). There was no evidence of significant publication bias (Egger p = 0.09).
This meta-analysis has provided a precise estimate of the odds of incident asthma for individuals who are overweight or obese, suggesting that the odds of incident asthma are increased 50% in overweight or obese individuals as a whole. Our findings also demonstrate a clear dose–response relationship between BMI and asthma, suggesting that asthma risk increases further as body weight increases. In addition, we have shown that female sex does not seem to disproportionately affect the obesity–asthma relationship, given that the odds of incident asthma in overweight and obese men and women were similar.
On the basis of these findings, overweight and obesity seem to be significant risk factors for asthma, and if they can be considered to be modifiable risk factors, interventions that effect weight loss could be associated with a decrease in asthma incidence. Survey data suggest that two-thirds of the adult population of 220 million in the United States are overweight or obese (2). Assuming that approximately 12% of these overweight or obese individuals have asthma (25, 26) and assuming that 6% of the remaining adult population has asthma, approximately 200 million United States adults are free of asthma but at risk of developing it. Studies suggest that new asthma cases in the general adult population occur at a rate of approximately 0.5% per year (27, 28), and presumably this rate is influenced by contributions from the lean and overweight/obese subgroups of the population in the ratio described previously (1 lean:2 obese/overweight). If significant weight loss could be achieved in the population of overweight and obese individuals, it could be estimated that the number of new asthma cases in United States adults might fall by as much as 250,000 per year (from 0.5 to 0.375% per year). If these rates of increase can be extrapolated to the pediatric population, where the annual incidence of asthma is as much as five times higher (24 per 1,000 person-years [29]), the effect of even small changes in mean population BMI may translate into significant increases or decreases in asthma incidence in children and adults.
This analysis has a number of potential limitations. First, many of the studies included in this meta-analysis relied on self-reported, rather than measured, weight and height to determine BMI. If there were large and systematic differences in reporting of weight and height by sex or BMI, then these results could be confounded by a classification bias. We believe this is unlikely to have affected our results. Of the seven studies included in this analysis, two (11, 14) used measured and not self-reported height and weight, and these studies found that the relationship between obesity and asthma was significant and was similar between men and women, which is consistent with our results. In addition, a recent study by Hu and colleagues validated self-reported with measured weight among 184 participants in the Nurses' Health Study (30). Self-reported weight was highly correlated with measured weight (r = 0.96; mean measured weight was 1.4 kg greater than self-reported weight). This analysis was performed in a study cohort included in this meta-analysis (10).
BMI may not be the best measure of adiposity, particularly when looking at the effect of obesity on lung disease. There may be sex differences in muscle mass and body fat distribution that could make BMI a misleading indicator of the degree of adiposity, and measures of abdominal adiposity are better predictors of alteration in pulmonary function than body weight or BMI (31, 32). Although future research in obesity and lung disease may benefit from the use of alternative measures of adiposity, for practical purposes we were constrained to use BMI because it is by far the most commonly used measure of obesity in this literature.
It is possible that asthma may be overdiagnosed in an obese population or that the phenotype of asthma seen with overweight and obesity is unique regarding clinically meaningful parameters, such as the nature or perception of symptoms, specific physiologic impairments (33), or response to therapy (34). Although the data on which our analysis is based do not allow evaluation of these factors in the combined study population, previous reports suggest that asthma associated with obesity may differ phenotypically from asthma in normal-weight individuals. Obesity in the absence of asthma causes physiologic impairments in lung function, including reduction in lung volumes (35), chest wall restriction (36), and increased oxygen cost of breathing (37), and contributes to comorbid conditions such as gastroesophageal reflux (38, 39) and sleep apnea; these can result in dyspnea and wheezing, which might be mistaken for asthma by patients and clinicians (33, 40). It has also been reported that although lung volumes are reduced and asthma symptoms are increased in obesity, airflow obstruction and airway hyperresponsiveness are not altered (41). Weight loss studies have shown improvements in lung function and asthma symptoms (42) but not necessarily in airflow obstruction or airway hyperresponsiveness (43). These reports cast some doubt on the validity of self-reported asthma (even if it is also "physician diagnosed") in large epidemiologic studies. It is reasonable to believe that some of these patients with "asthma" may have respiratory symptoms due to obesity but may not meet rigorous objective physiologic criteria for asthma (40). This type of classification bias is difficult to address in a large epidemiologic investigation without having independent clinical and physiologic data for each subject and may have falsely inflated the number of new cases of asthma in obese subjects, leading to an overestimate of the OR, a phenomenon that might contribute to the overdiagnosis of asthma in reports in which conclusions are drawn from epidemiologic data using self-reported asthma as the primary criterion for diagnosing asthma, without supporting physiologic evaluation.
Alternatively, the calculated ORs may have been underestimated due to the grouping together of underweight and normal-weight subjects. Being underweight has been shown to be a risk factor for asthma, with the relationship between asthma risk and BMI having a J-shape such that very low BMI has been reported to be associated with elevated asthma risk (15). By defining "normal" BMI as less than 25, we potentially included underweight individuals with a high incidence of asthma in the "normal" group, which elevates the group's asthma incidence and diminishes the relative odds of asthma due to obesity. Because three of the seven studies included BMI of less than 20 in their "normal" group, we were unable to rigorously exclude underweight individuals in our analysis.
Although the effect of obesity on asthma in this study was statistically significant and there was a clear dose–response relationship, the magnitude of the effect was modest, even if one assumes that all newly reported cases of asthma in these studies are asthma and not obesity-associated respiratory symptoms. However, to standardize data for our analysis, we determined the number of new cases of asthma per year; thus, the increased odds are elevated even over a relatively short time frame with regard to duration of overweight and/or obesity in many patients and when multiplied over many years are likely to be clinically significant.
Obesity is a well-established risk factor for diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, stroke, cardiovascular disease, arthritis, cancer, and many other diseases (44, 45). Our findings support adding asthma to this list and should provide yet one more piece of information to compel obese individuals to lose weight and to support the aggressive implementation of public health measures to support the attainment of this goal.
Supported by National Institutes of Health grant K23 HL04385 (E.R.S.).
Originally Published in Press as DOI: 10.1164/rccm.200611-1717OC on January 18, 2007
Conflict of Interest Statement: D.A.B. does not have a financial relationship with a commercial entity that has an interest in the subject of this manuscript. E.R.S. served as an advisor or consultant to Dey, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, Talecris, and Schering-Plough and received lecture fees from IVAX and unrestricted investigator-initiated grant funding from Boehringer-Ingelheim and GlaxoSmithKline from 2003 to 2006.
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After my previous post about cleaning products, I had a think about everything that is old and new in my house, and how it affects my family and me.
For the most part, I am not someone who has to have new things all of the time. I like the fact I can be thrifty and that I am not a materialistic girl, as such. But, sometimes you need a brand new approach for various reasons. One of those reasons is already on the horizon - winter. Without a few new additions to the home, it can become an icebox.
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The Trinity Lutheran case is the U.S. Supreme Court's latest religious liberty decision. Learn more about this important case with the overview update.
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After talking with you Yumi for a little while prior to us meeting I was able to visualize what you wanted.... A touch of class! You did very well for your first time and I'm so happy that I was able to collaborate with you on this project. Together I believe we did very well and I'm glad you liked the results.
It was great working with Leonardo on this project. He explained his vision and knew very well what he wanted and had taken great steps to be prepared for the shoot taking command of each detail to make things easier for the both of us. Its not often I have someone do so much in preparation and it was greatly appreciated. I hope to work with you again soon Leonardo.
This was a fun project to do with you Leigh. You had taken great measures to plan what you wanted, not only having your desired costumes preselected, but the location you selected was an excellent choice! You was fun to work with and I'd very much enjoy the chance to work with you again.
I always enjoy working with someone wanting to learn photography. Thanks Eva.
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"Wounded, Healing, Healed"
I realise, we failed together. This was it. Nothing lasted for long in my life. You too din't last. Faded away. Shrinked into memories that hurt. Longing for you. But I won't blame you. We both did mistakes.
At a moment of weakness, I was dazzled. Look at me now; broken, shattered dreams, destroyed soul, withering pain consuming me, locked in my own bubble of anguish. My vibrant talks silenced, my soul poisoned, my mind harassed. Is there a way to walk out of this life?


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Emergency lighting regulations have evolved in response to building fires and other events that led to injury and loss of life to occupants. When a building is evacuated, occupants—including those who are unfamiliar with the building—must be able to find exit doors and stairways that will lead them away from harm. The Uniform Building Code (UBC) and the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) Life Safety Code provide regulations and guidelines, but the particular code and version year governing a particular building is determined by law passed by the local authority having jurisdiction. Per the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005), all exit signs manufactured on or after Jan. 1, 2006 must have an input power demand of 5 Watts or less per face. Regardless of code requirements, it is important for the designer to select exit signs that are visible under the five following conditions: during daylight hours when normal lighting is on or off, during nighttime hours when normal lighting is on or off, and in smoke-filled environments. Refer to the Lighting Research Center's Specifier Report on exit signs (Boyce 1994) for issues of exit sign visibility.
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To learn more about hosting Camp Invention, fill out the form below and we will follow up with you to answer any questions you may have.
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Camp Invention. Invented by the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Our goal is to help mold and shape the next generation of creative minds. That's why Inductees from the National Inventors Hall of Fame keep coming back – and giving back – to the Camp Invention program. From writing curriculum and building challenges to helping children on-site, our renowned leaders are truly invested in transforming the young minds of today into the brilliant thinkers of tomorrow.
How does Camp Invention benefit my school?
Camp Invention brings a world of exciting, new challenges to kindergarten-through-sixth grade students. It also opens up a host of opportunities for your school or district through an exclusive partnership with the National Inventors Hall of Fame, a national non-profit organization.
Program benefits for your schools:
• STEM Enrichment: Your students and educators will learn hands-on problem solving through creative and challenging activities designed to inspire and unlock their natural curiosity.
• 21st Century Skills: Working in teams, children will take on real-world challenges that promote the direct application of critical thinking and communication skills they will need for high school, college, and 21st century careers.
• Professional Development: Your educators will get direct experience integrating STEM content with our student-centered instructional strategies. The educators that have worked at Camp Invention tell us they use these strategies to inspire their own day-to-day teaching.
• Ease of Implementation/All-Inclusive: Camp Invention programs are all-inclusive, so we give you everything you need, A to Z, to ensure seamless and consistent delivery at every touchpoint.
• Inductee-Inspired Curriculum: Our curriculum includes the challenges and achievements of the brightest thinkers around—the Inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame.
Best of all, Camp Invention costs nothing to you! Parents pay the tuition, so your host site needs to only recruit a program team and provide the space – six classrooms and a multipurpose room – and we do everything else.
When parent funding is not an option, all of our educational programs also qualify for Title I, Title II, Title III, 21st CCLC, Migrant Education, and Early Learning Challenge funding, as well as state and local district resource funding.
How does Camp Invention work?
Camp Invention is comprised of 32.5 hours of programming with flexible scheduling options to meet your unique requirements. You host Camp Invention at your school or schools during the week of your choice. We give you the programming for five, six-and-a-half-hour days.
We provide stipends and step-by-step instructions for your educators to lead and direct Camp Invention. You'll need anywhere from five to seventeen program team members, as we keep a program team-to-child ration of 1:8.
Camp Invention also gives your high school and middle school students an opportunity to participate through Leadership Intern and Counselor-in-Training programs.
What happens during a typical day at Camp Invention?
A typical day at Camp Invention is packed with inspiration from Inductees of the National Inventors Hall of Fame, fun, learning, and creativity from start to finish. It goes a little something like this:
9:00 a.m. – Signing in
Children are signed in by their parents, join up with their age group, then meet up with their Leadership Intern at Base Camp, who will be a mentor and lead their group from module to module. Base Camp is the room they'll start and finish in each day. Here, they might build a newspaper tower or participate in another fun activity!
9:15 a.m. – Duct Tape Billionaire™
Campers transform into entrepreneurs, as they design duct tape products, build inventories, and launch their start-ups to bring inventions to a mock market.
10:20 a.m. – Snack time
Becoming a DIY duct tape expert really works up an appetite.
10:30 a.m. – Mission Space Makers™
Campers join a space mission to prepare a new planet for human habitation. Inspired by our National Inventors Hall of Fame Inductees and NASA engineers, they'll build a space rocket — and launch it too!
11:40 a.m. – Activities/Lunch
Half of our campers gather for lunch, while the other half enjoy high-energy activities.
12:10 p.m. – Time to switch!
1:05 p.m. – Have A Blast™
Children team up to compete in friendly air battles and build their own high-tech Bubble Blaster!
2:10 p.m. – Operation Keep Out™
Campers take apart appliances and use the parts to create the ultimate Spy Gadget Alarm Boxes that keep priceless treasures safe.
3:15 p.m. – Back to Base Camp
Children all regroup with their Leadership Interns and participate in activities designed to overcome challenges. This is an important part of the invention process that can be used every day.
3:30 p.m. – Checkout
Children are ready to be picked up, signed out, and asked about a day of learning like none other! Daily newsletters are provided to help parents talk to their children about their day.
Our extended camp experience option, from 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., could be just right for your campers and their parents. This is an additional cost to the parent. Our programs are flexible to work with you and your school district, so get ready for a summer full of Camp Invention!


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Multidisciplinary artist/advocate Dao Strom shares some of her poems, music and thoughts around memory. Songs by White Noise, Moses Sumney, Swans, Cluster, Tanya Tagaq, Nahawa Doumbia, Norma Tanega and more.
An informal chat with ADOS 33 around music - songs by ADOS 33 himself, Colleen, The Raincoats, Woo, Lithics, Charanjit Singh and more!
A discussion with Multidisciplinary artist Sharyll Burroughs around racial identities, culture and her newest piece the "N-Word Sessions: Subverting Banalities." Songs by X, Parliament, Frank Zappa, Nina Simone, Alice Coltrane, The Pixies and more.
The "Summer Reading" show with Writer/Collagist/Publisher/Superhero of books - Kevin Sampsell. Songs from Laurie Anderson, James Baldwin, The Books, Television Personalities, Sinead O'Connor, Sneaks and more.
To kick of pride month, Portland artist/performer/writer Michael Cavazos and I chatted about gender. Gender in art. Gender in music. And the labels, magic, and misconceptions behind gender. Tunes by Jackie Shane, Vagabon, Aye Nako, Coccinelle and more!
Here interdisciplinary artist, feminist, content maven, producer and crone - Meg McHutchinson and I discuss AGE. What is it like to be an aging person in America? How can we integrate the young and old and in between into everyday actions and conversations. Age-inspired tunes include: Joni Mitchell, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kitty Wells, The Space Lady and more.
For this show I discussed boys and manhood with writer/superman Jay Ponteri who also read from his newest project LOBE. MAN-spired songs by Elliot Smith, Chris Robison, William Onyeabor, Wild Beasts, Otis Redding and more.
Here I chatted with artist Allie Hankins about breakups (with people, places, habits, selves, things...) along with her performance work. Tunes by Lesley Gore, The Camera and Film, Oyama, Gonul Akkor and others!
For this show artist/curator Gabe Flores and I discussed AMBITION and played ambition inspired tunes by Giuseppe Verdi, Justine & the Victorian Punks, Bruce Springsteen, Fats Domino, Valerie June, The Smiths and many more!
A splendid conversation around PAINT with super-painter Michael T. Hensley on Freeform Portland radio. Songs in the theme of PAINT include Boney M, Ana Da Silva, Despair, Yes, Felt, The Red Krayola and more.
For this show, poet/artist Shayla Lawson and I discussed LOVE over some LOVE themed tunes and LOVE themed poems from her most recent collection titled "Pantone." Songs by Frank Ocean, Joan as Police Woman, House of Wolves, Abner Jay, Big Star, Betty Davis, MC5 and more.
A conversation around the body with fitness guru Mark Edgar and playing songs by Olivia Newton John, James Chance, Pylon, William Onyeabor, Scout Niblet and more!
Multidisciplinary artist Christine Toth and I discuss the art of work, the identities behind work and work as play. Tunes by ABBA, Shintaro Sakamoto, Shilipa Ray, George Formby and many others.
A conversation with Street Roots Executive Director, writer and artist Israel Bayer. We discussed homelessness in Portland/America and what to do about it. Songs by The Mighty Diamonds, Woo, Run D.M.C., Fairport Convention, and many others.
For this show I talked with "multipotentialite adult adoptee" Vanessa Raine about FAMILY. To rhyme with the theme I played songs by The Temptations, Gaby Moreno, Angel Olsen, Barış Manço, Kimya Dawson, Sam Rappa, Dolly Parton and many others.
For this show, artist Lou Watson and I discussed her latest project "Score for Traveling I-5" along with commuting, highways and the moving containers that carry humans here, there and everywhere. I played songs by Bruce Springsteen, Harumi, US Girls, Toni Fisher, Public Enemy and many others, all in theme of "conveyance."
For this rendition of BPD Artist Gary Wiseman and I chatted about some ideas, emotions, actions and creative energies surrounding trauma as well as an amazing project he has on his roster which also takes this theme. Music included Miriam Makeba, Lavender Country, Bratmobile, Nina Simone and others who have touched on trauma through song. This show was broadcasted live on Freeform Portland - 90.3 fm.
My guest artist for this show was multidisciplinarian artist Victor Maldonado.
My guest artist for this show was multidisciplinarian Michelle Vosika-Cooper.
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Anturage - Russian project created by Viktor Petrov and Anton Malinovsky in 2011. Their tracks have been released at several Russian, European and US labels, such as: Armada, LouLou records, Playperview, Steyoyoke, Dialtone records, MLP Music Label, What's In The Box, Nueva Deep, Dear Deer, Voltaire Music, DTD Records, Alma Soul Music, Adult Music Records, Pole Position Recordings, Pleasure Garden Music, iTech Sound System, Incepto Deep, Anturage has their own program - Estetique Sessions at Pure FM from America. Today Anturage are in Top 100 at Promodj among deep sound artists.
The release includes two nu disco tracks and two remixes same style for one of them.Remixes done by Danish producer Lou Van (Sleazy Deep/Dear Deer) and guys from London Trav and Volta (Sleazy Deep/Dear Deer) its Essential!
Dear Deer Records once again delivers a superb and highly anticipated release which is to be watched out for! We glad that you are prefer our philosophy and choose Dear Deer Label! Thank for support! Don't forget tell about us friends! Dear Deer (c) 2014
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What do we do? Transition and Change Partners offers innovative approaches to tackle your business challenges. We partner with you through the process of problem definition, action assessment and execution…. all the way to business growth.
How do we do it? Leadership Forums, Critical Meeting Design & Facilitation, Workshops and Coaching.
"Lisa's ability to introduce, manage and implement rapid change is among the best. She works in intensely competitive industries where speed and agility are critical competitive advantages and is able to add enormous value to her clients. She is a consummate professional and I have no doubt will be able to add value to any client lucky enough to contract with her."William Bean
About You
If you are considering working with us, chances are you are at a crossroads.
You are an exceptional leader, you lead a high performance team and you
- Want to Transform Your business in Some Way
- Are Searching For Innovative Ways to Ignite Change
- Want Change to Stick in Your Organization
Transition and Change Partners has worked with clients to deliver solutions.
Arrange for a one hour free consult and see if we are a good fit for you.
"For over 10 years I have known Lisa as a coach, a mentor, a strategist and a wise synthesizer of information. She is inspirational and motivating in the most unassuming and thoughtful way. Her presence and impact is truly amazing to watch and experience! I count on the fact that when Lisa is leading or coaching a team -the team is guaranteed to rise to its optimal potential. She has never let us down. I truly feel fortunate every time I walk into a room and Lisa is there as I know great things are in store!"Christine Campanile Dunbar
About Us
Leadership Partner, Transformation and Change Champion
With over 30 years broad corporate leadership experience as both practitioner and consultant as a transformation and change champion, Lisa has worked with leaders in business, government and non-profits through many levels of their organizations and across five continents. She has a proven track record for delivering client value through significant transition and change.
She is published in the areas of Advancing Women in Leadership and Lean Leadership.
- UCLA Anderson School Of Management, Women's Leadership Institute
- Michigan State University, Supply Chain Executive Program
- Institute of Management Accountant's: Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Syracuse University, Martin J. Whitman School of Management
Leadership Collaborator & Coach; Business Change Catalyst
Barb is a catalyst inspiring leaders to envision, drive and execute the full intent of strategic change. She is passionate about helping them to realize both quick hits and longer-term results in improving processes, solving complex problems and facilitating greater organizational capability, achieving sustainable results. Barb's clients say that she has a unique ability to break down complex issues into simple, manageable change imperatives and to help people plunge ahead in the face of ambiguity and the seemingly impossible. She has developed and led global large-scale change efforts, sales transformation projects, talent development programs and m&a integration with clients like Deloitte, IBM, Audi, Sprint and American Management Systems.
- Georgetown University, MA Executive Leadership Coaching
- Georgetown University, MA Organization Development and Change Management
- ICAN Women' Leadership Program
- Valparaiso University
"With a focused and driven work ethic, the Transition and Change Partners team was able to ensure continued delivery to our team and clients. With two solid days of intense work, they not only reenergized our leadership team but enabled us to put PDA back into its role of leadership in innovation and value creation."George Strobel
Leadership and Collaborative Change
Effective leadership is critical to instilling change in any organization. The goal is to enable leaders to achieve full transition potential by:
- Understanding why change is necessary and identifying the motivation to change
- Practicing leadership skills to create collaboration across silos and through enterprise politics
- Aligning with other leaders to drive actions required for change to occur and to sustain
- Learning how organizations fully realize the benefits and ROI committed to justify the change
- Developing team coaching skills to sustain change objectives
Critical Meeting Design and Facilitation
There are times when it is valuable to have the skills of an independent, objective and skilled facilitator designing your critical meeting and allowing you to "sit at the table" and fully participate in the work.
Transition and Change Partners has extensive experience in creating the meeting you want that will deliver the solutions you need!
Strategic Planning and Execution
Transition and Change Partners has a proven record of success in facilitating rich and constructive leadership dialogue to create strategies that achieve shared and aligned goals while holding leaders accountable for executing on their commitments. This work includes:
- Current State Assessment
- Strategic Planning Workshop focused on:
- A process that has its roots in the "voice of the customer"
- A process that is repeatable for the organization over time
- A Management System that encourages and sustains progress
Lean Leadership
The Lean Leadership Initiative provides senior leaders a critical lens through which to view their enterprise continuous improvement efforts.
"Do better" work initiatives often look the same with 10 ‐ 20% one time savings coming from Process and Tools deployed.
Real returns come from effective leadership transitions. This form of sustaining cultural change delivers 80-90% ongoing savings resulting from a focus on "what we value in word and action".
Keynotes and Conference Workshops
Get to know Transition & Change Partners through your next organizational or association meeting, workshop or conference.
We have worked with groups around the world to foster business growth, knowledge sharing, as well as just having some fun!
Examples of some of our popular keynote topics include:
- Strategic Planning & Deployment: Why Is It So Hard To Do?
- Lean Leadership: The Essential Enterprise Glue
- What Leaders Must Do To Lead Change
- Yoga and the Art of Business Leadership
- Gender Styles Awareness, What You Should Know & Why
"Lisa showed a keen grasp of the issues involved in providing support to senior leaders as they work through business transitions. I found her to be an excellent process thinker and effective in coaching relationships with peers, those above her and those below her."David Mann


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Nicole Scherzinger is an American recording artist, actress, and television personality. She portrayed Grizabella in the 2014 London West End run of Cats.
Palladium - 12/2014 - Grizabella
Sherzinger had been intended to further play Grizabella in the 2016 Broadway Revival, however she publicly chose to continue her TV career rather than take the role. This has led to a public backlash from Andrew Lloyd Webber,[1] as he suggested she would have received a Tony award for the performance.[2] Nicole replied that since the contract was never signed, she was free to take other work. [3]
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- ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/culture/2016/may/13/andrew-lloyd-webber-gets-claws-out-after-nicole-scherzinger-pulls-out-of-cats
- ↑ http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/05/13/andrew-lloyd-webber-furious-as-nicole-scherzinger-pulls-out-of-c/
- ↑ http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/nicole-scherzinger-hits-back-andrew-7969860


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-718506679826501923.post8582423778391022350..comments2012-12-18T07:25:44.354-05:00Comments on [A]typical Family: Older Internationally Adopted Children and EducationCat firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-718506679826501923.post-1982403304028155512009-11-04T07:56:04.556-05:002009-11-04T07:56:04.556-05:00Ugg. Sorry! But you never know, see what happens...Ugg. Sorry! But you never know, see what happens over the course of the next few months. I'm anxious myself to speak w/ B's teacher at conferences. We had a similar dilemma; age wise, she could have been in 2nd grade, but she'd had NO formal education in Ethiopia and academically, Kindergarten would have been the easiest transition for her. BUT, I didn't want her to turn 20 HMKhttps://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-718506679826501923.post-26962022013396422672009-11-04T01:10:03.734-05:002009-11-04T01:10:03.734-05:00Education is such a hard thing and adding an older...Education is such a hard thing and adding an older internationally adopted child definitely would make that way worse.

Don't beat yourself up over your choices. You're wingin' it with an older child and sometimes it's OK to just take the school's advice and learn together, right? Could they recommend partnering with a program like Sylvan that guarantees a grade Denisehttps://firstname.lastname@example.com


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'Keep Exploring' sums up Alfred Vogel's approach to food and enjoyable, healthy living inspired by nature. It's an attitude we share with all Vogel's lovers to this day.
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Morning !!
i'm sooo tierd, and I don't wanna go to school at all today!! I've 2 lessons and we're going to have a test in both of them! (screw this shit!!!)
But we'll see how it goes…,
Atm i'm listening on some music, and soon i'm going to get some breakfast, i'm staaaaaaarving!^^