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Would Jake Gardiner be a good fit for Edmonton?
Jonathan Willis
October 09 2013 09:47AM
So the Jake Gardiner rumours have started up again. CBC's Elliotte Friedman reports that the 23-year-old defenceman is a topic of conversation between the Leafs and other NHL teams, and given his difficulties getting ice-time from Toronto head coach Randy Carlyle that makes a certain amount of sense.
Does it make sense for the Oilers to be interested?
The Edmonton End
It just might make sense for the Oilers.
Some would argue that, because the Oilers have approximately a million defencemen split between the NHL and the AHL. And they might have a point: while the Oilers' left side defence is relatively weak at the moment, prospects like Darnell Nurse and Oscar Klefbom and Martin Marincin all play the position. Given enough time, things should work themselves out, and as to the interim that's what Ladislav Smid and Nick Schultz and Andrew Ference are for.
The case for is pretty straight-forward, though: Gardiner not only has strong potential, but moved out of Carlyle's system it's not crazy to think he's a solid top-four option right now. Gardiner had a solid NHL rookie campaign in 2011-12, playing 21:35 per game for Toronto. Last year he had to wait for his shot, but he was close to the point-per-game mark in the AHL and delivered strong two-way play in 12 regular season games with the Maple Leafs and six more in the playoffs. This is a guy who is ready for a significant role now, and he certainly fits Craig MacTavish's vision of a mobile defence corps that can also move the puck.
The Toronto End
Here's how Elliotte Friedman assessed the return the Leafs might be looking for in his report:
If the Maple Leafs do decide to do it, it's going to be for a young asset or assets. So, you have to look at teams with talented young players.
James Mirtle of the Globe and Mail wrote on this topic too. The full article is here, but the gist of the argument is that the Leafs aren't really a Randy Carlyle team on defence because they lack both physical players and shutdown types. Unfortunately for Toronto, they don't really have the money to add that kind of player, so instead they have to settle for youth.
A Trade?
Toronto still needs defenders, and Edmonton would need to move some out, but the problem is that aside from Nurse (who can reasonably be excluded from trade discussions) they don't exactly have a bunch of physical shutdown types they can move; David Musil might be the only guy who qualifies and he likely isn't good enough to be the centerpiece of a trade with the Leafs. If it's a Gardiner-specific issue, the Oilers could offer a bigger guy like Martin Marincin (who has a lot of the same skills) or unsigned defender Dillon Simpson, but these are 'more of the same' type moves. If not for the money, a guy like Nick Schultz might appeal (as might Ladislav Smid, though the Oilers may prefer to hang on to him), but perhaps that could be worked around if the Oilers took back a contract (such as Nikolai Kulemin).
Still, it's hard to construct a plausible scenario that would appeal to both teams, so while it might make sense for the Oilers to be interested it's difficult to see how they get a deal done.
First I think Leafs are giving up to early on Gardnair,unless he has health issues, ON the other hand why would Oilers need him, we have the other pea that came from the same pod, in Jr. Schultz . I think one of these is enough, even though Schultz is much better , but they both came from the same school...and system. Kinda shows on the ice today.
Oilers need a heavy , hitting D man , that can skate. PS SMid is a poor imitation of one.
We already have one , but they sent him back to juniors because of the money and cap issue . Nurse is the one I speak of .
October 09 2013, 06:07PM
That being said, if your MacT do you call up the Jets and see if their interested in a Yakupov for Trouba straight across. I think this trade could make sense for both teams. I could see a pair of him and Nurse drastically changing the complexion of the oilers defense.
I liked Trouba's game the other night...
BUT in what universe is a kid who has one good game against your team worth a #1 overall pick sniper like the Yak?
Time will tell but Trouba could go into the tank just as fast as a Yak top chedder snapper.
I think you misunderstood. I meant Nashville.
Why are we talking about trade between Nashville and NYR?
I don't get how a player is constantly in trade talks because he can barely stick with TO, is expected to fetch like a king's ransom. People in TO only want to trade him if they get a top drawer prospect or top roster player. I don't get or buy the talk to Edmonton. I don't see a need for him, or think we need a another soft defensemen. We got Justin Schultz, and we barely afford another developing liability. We need a bruiser, Matt Green, or Smith type.
I'd rather wait for one of Klefbom or Nurse or Marincin, Gernat, or Davidson to develop.
If you survived the Gretzky deal in 88, i'm sure you'd live to tell the tale of a Yakupov deal. It doesn't get any worse than that Gretzky deal. Time tested and true Oiler fans have seen their share of deals where the best player in the deal was always leaving this city.
I can really see why the Harry and djc types are just so bitter nowadays. They've got nuthin!
You are a sad old man who whines all day and night long on the internet. You must have such a full life considering the amount of time you spend posting your nonsense. Is this the only attention you receive from people? I can see why you can't hold down a job.
You consider yourself a "true Oiler fan"?!? Aren't you the idiot who was making fun of Pelss when he died?
Have a good night cuddling with your Weber poster, old man.
October 09 2013, 07:55PM
If the Oilers could get Gardiner and Kulimen for Schultz and another asset, that would be pretty sweet for the Oilers.
You could do
Hall - RNH - Eberle
Perron - Gagner - Yakupov
Kulimen - Gordon - Hemsky
Joensuu - Arcobello - goon of choice
Smid - Petry
Ference - Schultz Jr
Gardiner - Belov
The left side could be switched up based on chemistry
October 09 2013, 08:01PM
What did the Oilers give up to get Pronger... And here ON is suggesting giving up one of the top talents on this team to get another Pronger... How do we get a GM that pull a trade off like that first Pronger trade again.. This place can make heads explode, ridiculous.
The Oilers were gifted Pronger by a bankrupt STL. That will never happen again.
October 09 2013, 09:20PM
Watching monday's game I thought Smid and Nick Shultz really struggled making passes. In fact they looked terrible.
This seems to be a common ailment to many Dmen paired with Shultz Sr.
October 09 2013, 09:36PM
Guess I sure hit that nail on the head when i mentioned the bitterness thing, eh.
You're living proof of that old adage. It's best a fool remain silent, than speak and remove all doubt. Be well loser.
He can't skate or play the game... why do you think he got moved to LW?? Now he plays 3 mins a night
You. Are right! I just am hoping for more toughness/aggression/bite on defense ,though I love ANDREW FERENCE!!! He and CHARA were agreat tandem in BOSTON!!!
aer you kidding me. Andrew Ference is a small under sized defenceman that is over hyped in Edmonton. Why people think the Oilers have a top defenceman in Ference is amazing. He is already -4 and the season is 3 games in. Over hyped addition
October 10 2013, 08:53AM
We already have one , but they sent him back to juniors because of the money and cap issue . Nurse is the one I speak of .
I am with you Madjam, on Nurse. Was the right move by the Oilers. ON a different commentary, I seriously suggested Nurse could be another Pronger.
My point was a need right now.. sending Nurse back was the right thing to do.. we need help NOW. Back end still cant move the puck up quickly and Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to soft.
No, the Oilers should not pursue Gardiner.
He's certainly a good player and if you look at him in isolation any team in the NHL would like to have Gardiner in their lineup.
Winning the Stanley Cup however, is about the right mix of players; and Gardiner is more of the same.
He's no different than David Perron. In isolation, he's a very good player. However, he's more of what the Oilers already have and does nothing to address what the Oilers are missing.
On the blueline the Oilers need a legit shutdown D like Braydon Coburn who can physically matchup against big F like Getzlaf, Perry, Toews etc. The Oilers right now have no one who fits that bill.
Up front the Oilers need a power F like Jeff Carter or Nathan Horton...not David Perron.
The #1 picks have given Edm the skilled F they need but until MacT addresses the Oilers deficiencies they have no hope of ever contending.
aer you kidding me. Andrew Ference is a small under sized defenceman that is over hyped in Edmonton. Why people think the Oilers have a top defenceman in Ference is amazing. He is already -4 and the season is 3 games in. Over hyped addition
-4 is a team defence problem. FERENCE is a great captain and leader who can drop the gloves and go with much bigger guys!!!! A super-coditioned athlete!!!! Ask CHARA what having Ference as a teammate and d-partner meant to his game over the last number of years!!! FERENCE IS A WINNER!!! end of story BUD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I could see a swap for Nurse, but anything else would be uncivilized!.. he is tailor made for Carlyle's rock em sock em brand of hockey.. and Oil fans cant cry about getting a future all star either. well actually, they probably will... but not for long.


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GRAND BLANC TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) -- One sister loves to bake, while the other loves to decorate their creations -- the perfect combination for any bakery.
Michelle Holland, 41, of Flint Township and Shawn Ochs, 43, of Linden will soon see their dream of opening their own bakery come true.
They've been baking as a family for as long as they can remember.
Holland started a business out of her home a couple of years ago, but opening up their first storefront, Sugar Dreams Cupcakery, is something they said still doesn't seem real.
Holland and Ochs hope to have the bakery open within the next week in Grand Blanc Township in the plaza next to Glenn's Tile and Carpet.
"Being able to bake every day, being more creative (is what I'm looking forward to). Right now we are locked into what people order. Now we can experiment and say, 'Let's try this for tomorrow' and see how it goes," Ochs said.
Their goodies won't stop at just cupcakes. The sisters will also make cookies, brownies, bread, pies, cakes for special occasions, seasonal treats and special orders.
Something unique they offer at Sugar Dreams Cupcakery is push up cakes. Push up cakes are layers of cake and frosting put into push up containers.
"We saw a picture online and I was like, 'woo hoo that looks cool!' Every time we take them somewhere we get orders for them," Ochs said. "They're really fun and they're different."
The bakery itself has a colorful feel to it with green, orange and pink d�cor. They will have one refrigerated case and one non-refrigerated case to hold a variety of sugary options.
To start off, the baker will offer mainly just coffee as a beverage option hoping to expand once they know what customers will be interested in.
Ochs said although she's always had the fantasy of opening up her own bakery, she would have never had the courage to do it if it wasn't for Holland's ambition.
And they work well together, which is a plus, she said.
"I want them to taste fabulous. Michelle is the artist, she is the decorator. I don't have the patience or talent for that," Ochs said. "We found our balance."
The grand plan of having their own business started a couple of years ago when Holland decided to take a decorating class at Jo-Ann Fabric and Crafts and loved it, she said.
She was already baking and making things for other people, but after taking the class a business started to evolve. After seeing things that Holland could make, friends and co-workers began asking her for orders.
The bakery will add a sense of fun into their daily lives, the sisters said. Holland currently is a phlebotomist, drawing patients' blood, and Ochs works for a title company closing settlements.
"This is going to be like vacation. This is the sugar dream," Holland said with a laugh.
Something they are both proud of is that everything they make is homemade and made fresh daily.
The bakery will be open seven days a week. Monday through Friday it will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. so customers can get something on their way into work or pick up some treats on their way home. The hours are not set yet for the weekends, but they will be shorter.
Ochs and Holland will hire one more employee with baking knowledge to help out.
Holland said she is most excited about them being able to do what they love and making people happy.
"There's nothing better than a good dessert," Ochs said. "We just want everyone to say, 'Yum' when they bite into something."
To contact the bakery call 810-768-3054. For more information and examples of what they have done so far visit Sugar Dreams Cupcakery's website, www.sugardreamscupcakery.com, or their Facebook page.


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When a company trumpets its simple philosophy of being a good citizen, you can't help but want to know more. More about its manufacturing processes, its employment practices, its impact on the community and in my case, more about its branding and logo design. Luckily ducduc™ Director of Communications, David Harris, made himself available to tell us more.
ducduc is that good citizen. Based in NYC, ducduc produces modern children's furniture and textiles via very non-traditional methods. The 'mother mallard' logo may be a testament to the company's dedication to keeping all of their ideological ducks in a row. ducduc owns its own New England manufacturing outfit, they ensure "hardwoods are sustainably harvested from regional forests so as to minimize our carbon footprint", and the ducduc factory" employs a lean manufacturing system that dramatically reduces energy requirements and waste."
So how does a good citizen go about designing a mark that communicates its dedication to the environment, support of "little league teams and multiple charities" and commitment to social justice? David Harris explains:
Please explain the genesis of the ducduc logo.
We wanted an iconic logo that kids and adults would like.
What design team (professional or otherwise) completed the final look of logo?
Our chief creative officer Brady Wilcox.
With the name ducduc, the use of the duck cutout is self-explanatory. But how did the composition of the image come about?
The logo was inspired by Paul Rand's graphic designs and logos as well as Japanese wood block prints.
Whenever I say "ducduc", my preschooler inevitably responds "Goose". Do I have the pronunciation correct?
As an environmentally conscious company, what sustainability concepts went into the logo design?
Our environmentally conscious and green manufacturing processes are best exemplified in our restored (there are over 600 new windows!) and renovated 1892 factory in Connecticut. That's where we practice manufacturing with minimal waste and reduced energy, which maintains a low carbon footprint. We use sustainable, locally sourced hardwoods, and our finishes are non-toxic and Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAPS) free. We do not use MDF or particleboard in any of our products. The duc stands (or swims!) for more than just good design.
In some of your online 'rooms' I noticed the ducduc logo on pillows. Has the ducduc logo been used in any other non-traditional manner?
Yes, we do custom prints with it all the time, for cribs and pillows. And we do t-shirts as well that we are going to start selling on our website because people really love the logo! We have lots of discussions at ducduc, but we never question the duc!
The number of press mentions ducduc has received and their various awards – including Interior Design magazine's 'Best of Year Merit' – belie the company's humble stature as a fair enterprise with a fair outlook and a fairly novel concept (custom finishing, "Just ask") that just happens to produce exceptional furniture and textiles. ducduc wants to be your neighborhood mom and pop furniture shop – the one that's environmentally smart, is against toxins, is loyal to its customers and employees and always has an Alex's Lemonade Stand out front.


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Happy toddler zone
Everything parents need to know about raising happy, healthy little ones. more
Eating foods with a high satiety value helps extend the time between meals and the amount of food needed to stop hunger. Both of these factors can reduce the number of kilojoules consumed in a day, resulting in weight loss. In a new study conducted at the University of Washington in Seattle and the University of Oregon in Portland, researchers showed that people eating meals with varying amounts of protein and fat fared better with weight loss when their meals contained more protein. The higher-protein meals produced greater satiety and a desire to eat fewer kilojoules, leading to a greater loss of weight and body fat.
The diets used in the study were not extreme, fitting into the recommended ranges for both protein and fat. The higher fat diet had 15% of kilojoules coming from protein and the higher protein diet had twice that amount. While satiety levels were greater on the higher protein regimen, the reason why is unclear because the study also found no impact on either ghrelin or leptin, two hormones known to affect hunger and appetite.
If hunger and a lack of eating satisfaction are impeding your weight-loss efforts, you may want to try the approach used in this study and look for ways to cut fat kilojoules and increase protein. Low-fat, high-protein foods include lean cuts of meat (look for words like 'trim' and 'HeartSmart' on the label), skinless poultry, fish, egg whites, low- or nonfat dairy products, and beans and legumes.
In the body, protein foods are digested and broken down into individual amino acids. The body then uses these amino acids to synthesise new proteins for growth and body repair. Muscles, skin and hair are just a few of the body parts that are made up of proteins. Amino acids are also used in metabolic processes in the body.
There are two broad classes of amino acid: those that can be made by the human body (non-essential amino acids) and those that can only be supplied by food (essential amino acids). It is for this reason that protein is so important in a healthy diet.
The Weight Watchers Good Health Guidelines recommends one to two serves a day. This includes lean meats and skinless poultry (both a great source of vitamins and minerals, such as iron, selenium, zinc and B vitamins), fish, seafood, eggs, soy products, beans, lentils, nuts and seeds.
Australia National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) recommends we eat at least two serves of fish a week (a serve is about 140g), one of which should be oily such as salmon, mackerel, or sardines. Fish is rich in protein and minerals, and oily fish is rich in Omega-3 fatty acids, important for good health.
Animal sources tend to contain all of the essential amino acids, whereas most plant sources often lack one or more. For this reason, vegetarians and vegans need to include protein from a variety of plant sources such as legumes, nuts, cereals, soy products, eggs and dairy (if eaten) to ensure the right balance of amino acids are consumed.
This content was written by Karen Miller-Kovach and Weight Watchers as part of Kidspot's Positively Life Changing initiative.
Last revised: Monday, 10 January 2011
This article contains general information only and is not intended to replace advice from a qualified health professional.


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Good morning. This past weekend, I attended the Nutrition for Growth Summit in London, where you could literally feel the energy that exists for accelerated action on nutrition.
For perhaps the first time, it was clear that the prevailing question was not whether we can end hunger or even whether we will. It was how fast we can achieve it.
I had the opportunity to hear Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny deliver a great speech on the urgency of this mission.
He spoke about leading a country once stalked by famine—and how the memory of that misery stirred the nation's actions abroad today.
Here in the United States, that strength of commitment has been matched by organizations like Bread for the World—which has a long history of affecting meaningful change for millions of people across our own country and around the world.
Together, you form one of the greatest movements alive today—the fight to make hunger, malnutrition, and extreme poverty permanently a thing of our past.
It is because of your attention to the unique needs of children early in life that then Secretary Clinton and then Irish Foreign Minister Martin launched the 1,000 Days Partnership to ensure that every child thrives.
It is because of your commitment to ending hunger that science, research, and agriculture are once again on the development agenda—sowing the seeds of a stronger communities and vibrant economies.
And it is because of your support that we have the opportunity today to modernize the way our nation delivers food aid—designing a more flexible approach that can save millions move lives without costing more money.
Today, we have the opportunity to join our voices together—to draw strength from the past 1,000 days and seize the next 1,000 days to achieve progress simply unimaginable in the past.
Because at the end of the day, our efforts are guided by a very simple vision: a world where every farmer has great seeds. Every farming community is connected to a market. And every child has the nutrition they need to grow and thrive.
That is the vision of Feed the Future, President Obama's global food security initiative.
As one of the first foreign policy acts of this presidency, Feed the Future was more than a new initiative.
It was a fundamentally different approach that placed smallholder farmers, especially women, at the center of country-led efforts to transform agriculture.
This has required us to make tough choices about where our efforts are needed most. Since 2010, we have cut 22 country programs in agriculture in order to focus on the 19 where we will have the greatest impact.
And increasingly, we are seeing this impact play out at scale.
Last year, Feed the Future helped 7 million farmers adopt improved technologies or management practices, growing yields and incomes.
In Bangladesh, farmers are using a new fertilizer technique that led to the first-ever rice surplus in the nation's poorest region.
And in Haiti, improved planting techniques have helped increase corn yields by 340 percent and beans by 100 percent.
Far from fleeting, these efforts are quietly and powerfully changing the face of poverty and hunger.
Since 2005, we've seen poverty rates fall by an average of 5.6 percent and stunting by an average of 6 percent across all Feed the Future countries.
It's not luck.
Our progress has been fueled by technology, innovation, and direct partnerships with local universities and scientific institutes. Since 2011, we have more than doubled our research investments and launched new programs to quickly scale breakthrough innovations to reach millions of smallholder farmers.
But our aspirations are only as meaningful as our ability to deliver on them.
Later this month, we will release our second Annual Feed the Future Progress Report, which upholds our commitment to closely monitor, measure, and publically report on our work.
The Report's findings are grounded in a robust management system for gathering and disseminating timely, accurate data that measures everything from household income to the participation of women to the prevalence of stunting.
Just as country-based Demographic and Health Surveys helped dramatically expand monitoring capabilities in global health and rallied the world behind new efforts to end preventable child death, Feed the Future's new open data platform will transform our knowledge and inform cutting-edge approaches.
At a time of great fiscal constraint, it is easy to be skeptical about efforts to solve enduring challenges—like hunger and poverty—that are as old as humankind.
But even in a time of tight budgets, we have seen the power of high-impact partnerships to break intractable barriers that continue to stand in the way of our progress.
And one of the most significant challenges comes from chronic underinvestment in African agriculture, particularly in the infrastructure that connects farmers to their markets.
As a result, we have the bountiful harvests, but few good roads to transport them on.
And we have nutritious foods, but not enough refining and processing centers to transform them into grocery-store products.
Recognizing this gap, President Obama stood before a gathered audience of global leaders on the eve of the G-8 Summit last year and announced the New Alliance for Food Security and Nutrition—a groundbreaking model of partnership that matches commitments from African governments to reform with commitments from companies to invest.
In one year, the New Alliance has grown into a $3.75 billion public-private partnership that has encouraged reforms from six African governments and commitments from more than 70 companies, half of them local.
Last month, Grow Africa released a report that highlighted progress in nearly all of these commitments—with more than half already in the pilot phase and over one-third in the investment phase.
In Ghana, a local agriculture company is building a nut processing facility to help farmers increase their incomes with a higher quality and more nutritious product.
In Mozambique, a local seed company is opening a state-of-the-art seed processing plant and connecting farmers with international buyers.
And in Tanzania, Yara International has started construction on a fertilizer terminal at the nation's largest port.
Incentivized by the commitments of governments to reform, these investments are coming together to transform agricultural production across the continent.
But each of you here today knows that long-term food security is not only defined by crop yields and strong markets. It is also defined by the health of a child and the resilience of her community.
Over the last few decades, we have learned the real cost of hidden hunger and undernutrition, which leads to more child deaths every year than any other disease.
Because these children do not live in one place and because they smile like any other children, it has taken us a while to understand how their condition robs them of their potential, undermines economic growth, and holds back families trying to escape poverty.
As the recent Lancet Maternal and Child Nutrition series reported, malnutrition can cost individuals up to 10 percent of their lifetime earnings and countries up to 8 percent of their annual GDP.
That's why President Obama has made nutrition a central pillar of Feed the Future and a focus of our efforts in global health—doubling our nutrition-specific funding since 2008.
This past weekend in London, we presented a series of announcements that underscores this Administration's tremendous commitment to nutrition.
From 2012 to 2014, we will provide more than $1 billion for nutrition-specific interventions and nearly $9 billion for nutrition-sensitive activities.
But far more important than these unprecedented resources are the results they're delivering.
Over the next five years, we will reduce stunting by 20 percent—resulting in 2 million fewer stunted children. This goal represents an ambitious rate of reduction of 4 percent across our Feed the Future focus regions.
Over the past year, these investments have enabled us to reach 12 million children through nutrition programs that have reduced anemia, supported community gardens, and prevented malnutrition.
That includes Aisha Majuto and her infant son Lubanga, who live in central Tanzania.
When Aisha was pregnant, she received home visits from a nutritionist, who taught her about the importance of exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months.
When Aisha's husband tried to stop her from breastfeeding after only three months—believing that the infant was not getting enough to eat—the nutritionist stepped in and successfully counseled the whole family.
In many ways, this story represents just the beginning of our efforts.
This past weekend, U.S. NGOs joined together through Interaction to announce a pledge of $750 million in private funds towards nutrition.
In response, we are committed to building a new partnership that can accommodate the incredible size of their largess—aligning our investments and scaling our impact together.
One of the finest representations of American generosity today, our public and private investments to improve nutrition together represent the largest contributions globally to our ambitious goals.
All of you represent organizations that have advocated for meaningful change against some of the toughest issues.
You know that there are always those who say the challenge is too complex… the risks too high… the politics too hard to achieve incredible goals.
But you know better.
You know that even at a time of tight budgets, we can still come together to have big aspirations and accomplish big things.
In fact, right now, we have one of those rare opportunities to take action and save four million more children every year with the same resources.
Earlier this year, as part of his 2014 budget, President Obama outlined a plan to significantly overhaul the way our nation provides food aid by shaping a more agile, cost-effective program that harness new tools in the fight against extreme hunger.
These tools include vouchers that can reach insecure places in Somalia or Syria where our food aid cannot go.
And they include the next generation of highly nutritious American food commodities, which meet the diverse needs of an entire population, from a nursing mother to a malnourished child.
But while we have these tools today, we often don't have the flexibility to use them when we need them.
So if you care about nutrition, you should care about this effort to modernize our life-saving work.
Over the next few days, our political leaders will be making decisions that define not only whether we have the courage to do the smart thing, but also the right thing.
And I encourage you to add your voices to this conversation—over the next few days and after you return to your communities and congregations.
Because the truth is that the moral vision that guides our mission does not start with the government here in Washington, but with the people our governments represents… with all of you.
Today, we can look at the realities around us—at widespread fiscal constraint and sharpening political rhetoric—and see it as the boundary of our work. As a reason to lower our sights.
Or we can look over the horizon—towards opportunities that offer to transform the lives of those traditionally left behind.
Today, we are within reach of goals once thought impossible: the eradication of extreme poverty and its most devastating corollaries, including widespread hunger, chronic malnutrition, and preventable child death.
That's the mission that President Obama called upon us in the State of the Union address to achieve in the next two decades.
That's the mission that has been echoed with resounding optimism from the cover of The Economist to the U.N. report on post-2015 development goals.
And that's the mission that has brought you together today—not to rest on the accomplishments of the past but to focus on the possibilities for the future.
I look forward to hearing about the results of your meetings over the next two days and continuing to transform our world together. Thank you.
Related Speeches
- Remarks by Polly Dunford, Mission Director, USAID Cambodia, Inauguration of Center of Excellence for Sustainable Agricultural Intensification and Nutrition
- Remarks by Polly Dunford, Mission Director, USAID Cambodia, Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) Annual Meeting
- Remarks by Sheri-Nouane Duncan-Jones, Director, Office of Public Health and Education, USAID Cambodia, Dissemination Workshop on Integrated Behavioral and Biological Survey among Female Entertainment Workers in Cambodia in 2017
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I'm just using both as examples of guys that used more than one finisher, I could be here all day naming every superstar that has more than one finisher, but I just picked a couple of the more well known ones off the top of my head. apologies if it seemed that I was comparing Ryback to those guys.
The fact that Batista or Taker could hit their finishers on all opponents is irrelevant. The fact is Ryback can't (or supposedly can't), and if you think that that is going to stop his push, then that's not the case IMO, it's just a case of him using a different finisher. And by that I don't mean necessarily adding another finisher, but just changing his current one.


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Vail Daily Bizwatch: Artist creates custom designs
October 11, 2012
Business name: William Thompson, artist.
Location: Wherever I need to be.
Owner: William Thompson.
Contact info: 970-331-2459 or email@example.com.
What goods or services do you provide? Custom art, murals, business logos, anything you can dream of.
What's new or exciting at your place?
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The most exciting thing recently has been my full-size wall mural at ATD Auto Spa in Edwards. Go there and check it out. I can do any logo, scene, artwork, etc., to make your home, garage, office or shop location that much more to talk about.
What strategy do you use to differentiate your business from your competition?
I am a creative, fun, easy to work with person who takes pride in my work and yearns to perfect my craft.
What philosophy do you follow in dealing with your customers? What can your customers expect from you?
I am easy going yet understand my customer and strive to best interpret their needs into my work. I am prompt, trustworthy and professional.
Tell us a little about your background, education and experience:
I am a Vail Valley local and now attend CU-Boulder entering my sophomore year.
What is the most humorous thing that has happened at your business since you opened?
When I did the mural at ATD Auto Spa, I would often come in after hours to work on it. I wanted to make sure Derek, the owner, was comfortable with that at first. He told me that if anything was missing he would just call my mom… she owns Cathy Thompson State Farm Insurance in Edwards and has ATD's policy. I guess he really had nothing to worry about.


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A look back at past U.S. figure releases...
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For statues and sculptures, go to CSMooreStudio.com.
For t-shirts, take a look at 80sTees.com.
With the new Gundam AGE approaching (see our story HERE), I thought it'd be fun to revisit some past Gundam toy lines, specifically those released in the U.S. by Bandai America. While never as popular as it is Japan, Gundam gained some pretty good traction in the U.S. with action figure assortments ranging from the the classic Mobile Suit Gundam designs, sleeker Gundam Wing mecha to a cool concept called "Battle Scarred" featuring the iconic fighting machines battle damaged.


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The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department. To anonymously report crime information, call 463-6205.
MAN STOLE BOOZE -- Caller at Safeway on South State Street reported at 12:28 a.m. Thursday that a man stole a bottle of alcohol and left. An officer checked the area but did not find the man.
RATS UNDER HOUSE -- Caller in the 100 block of Waugh Lane reported at 2:09 a.m. Thursday that rats were being released under his house and he wanted to talk to an officer.
GARAGE WINDOW BROKEN -- Caller in the 1200 block of Bush Street reported at 7:10 a.m. Thursday that a garage window was broken about an hour earlier. An officer responded and took a report.
SHOPLIFTER -- An officer responded to Walmart on Airport Park Boulevard at 2:23 p.m. Thursday for a report of a man who stole a video game and ran across the street. The 32-year-old suspect was located and arrested for shoplifting.
DRUNK HIT CAR -- Caller at the corner of Norton and North State streets reported at 7:21 p.m. Thursday that a possibly drunken man was staggering in the street and when the caller stopped to let him cross, the man hit the hood of his car with his fist. An officer checked the area but did not find the suspect.
The following were compiled from reports prepared by the Ukiah Police Department regarding calls handled by the Fort Bragg Police Department.
STUDENT WITH MARIJUANA -- An officer responded to Fort Bragg High School at 11:19 a.m. Thursday and arrested a 16-year-old boy for possession of marijuana.
NEIGHBOR BEATING DOG -- Caller in the 500 block of East Laurel Street reported at 4:02 p.m. Thursday that a neighbor was beating the caller's dog with his cane. An officer responded and counseled both parties.
MAN SLASHED TIRE WITH KNIFE -- Caller in the 100 block of South Franklin Street reported at 8:18 p.m. Thursday that a boy slashed a car's tire with a knife. An officer responded but the suspect had left.
Those arrested by law enforcement officers are innocent until proven guilty. People reported as having been arrested may contact the Daily Journal once their case has been concluded so the results can be reported. Those who feel the information is in error should contact the appropriate agency. In the case of those arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence of an intoxicant: all DUI cases reported by law enforcement agencies are reported by the newspaper. The Daily Journal makes no exceptions.
The Ukiah Daily Journal reserves this space to correct errors or make clarifications to news articles. Significant errors in obituary notices or birth announcements will result in reprinting the entire article. Errors may be reported to the editor, 468-3526.


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Ashita no Anime
Anime of Tomorrow
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Yuru Yuri 2 Ep. 1
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Initial impression – moe of the same
Summer 2012 (12 episodes) (more info)
What makes a moe anime good for me is when it parodies the mundaneness of life in familiar ways that are funny, cute and/or insightful. Yuru Yuri doesn't do that. It's just a bit too imaginative with its themes and doesn't mesh with reality very much. While that's not really a true complaint per se, it detracts from the viewers' ability to relate to it. I don't know that a second season of Yuru Yuri was really necessary in the grand scheme of things. None of the characters really grow up in any way and tend to stick to what they know best and unfortunately what they know best is being just above average.
The biggest difference I can see between season one and two of Yuru Yuri is a massive growth in arrogance regarding its own worth. I suppose you could write that off as an attempt to be satirical, but I just don't get how it's any funnier than if it had just gone and explored things the way it always had done without this unnecessary shift in tone. Other moe anime like Squid Girl have a steady confidence that doesn't mess around with anything that already works. The series' episodic nature ought to keep things accessible to newcomers, but established fans of the first season probably won't be wowed by the sameness of Yuru Yuri 2.
So despite the fact that it's really neither good nor bad, what it all comes down to is that Yuru Yuri is a comedy series that really isn't all that funny. Its moments of brilliance are less frequent than those of Acchi Kocchi and shine less brightly than A-Channel. If you're hungry for moe, you can do much worse, but I'm currently withholding my seal of approval.


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In unusual circumstances
The meeting
"We met at a time when we were both not looking for anyone," says Zoe. Both John and Zoe were grieving for Andrew – John's brother and Zoe's best friend from work – who had died in a motorcycle accident. They met at his wake. "We met only for the first time then and when we met we had a hug. It was the most beautifulest hug and kindest feeling, one that whispered 'everything's going to be ok'," she says. After the wake Zoe asked if John wanted to come out with her and her twin sister to take his mind off things and they haven't looked back. "Since we have been together it has been so natural and not one awkward moment!" says Zoe.
The proposal
Four months later they were at home in bed after a fun night out. Unprepared for the occasion of a proposal, they made do with a ring pull from a water bottle. "Because we had a few ales that night John said that I had to ask him the next morning. So the next morning I made John breakfast in bed and asked him to marry me," says Zoe.
The wedding day
"Our wedding was more than we could have dreamed of," says Zoe. They shared the relaxed day with 100 guests by the beach at Ocean Grove. "One highlight for me was waiting on the side of the road for my dad in the royal blue wedding car...when my dad arrived, that was when I started bawling of happiness," she says. "So with my hand in dad's I danced down the aisle and with the biggest smile". John had set up a shark rod in memory of Andrew beside the groomsmen, as he loved the beach and shark fishing. "Again I started crying," says Zoe.
The dress
Zoe wore an ivory strapless gown that was tapered from the hip down. It featured a ruched bodice with diamante detailing and a corset back. She bought it online and had it altered by Melissa at Alter It in Hampton.
The cake
Instead of a traditional cake they went for an ice cream cake. "We don't like cake but love ice cream!" says Zoe. They had it made at Carousel Ice Cream and Cake in Elsternwick with the words 'Zoe and John, Always and Forever' written on it.
The photographer
The photos were taken by Ash Vesali.
The honeymoon
They went to Koh Samui in Thailand.
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Topic: Miracle Man Comes Through Again
Teddy went to the Oncologist yesterday and had perfect LABs. Billie rubin was .04 and CA19-9 was 18. His energy is coming back and he also gained a couple pounds. Now we go back in to the monthly watch and keen eye. LABS every month and ONC every 2 months. We feel grateful, thankful and very blessed. We have bought time once again. There is hope! We are moving in to an apartment when we sell the house and with no obligations or chores of a house we will be ready for the next round, when ever it appears. Until then, we plan to enjoy and help everyone we possibly can. Cyber Knife is the BEST!


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Bullpen, defense bother Mattingly in series opener
'Pen coughs up lead in sixth, though three runs unearned
ATLANTA -- The Dodgers beat themselves to open a road trip Friday night, and manager Don Mattingly's tone was a little sterner than usual.
"Too many walks. Too many free runners. And we have to catch the baseball, that's all there is to it," Mattingly said after the Dodgers wasted a pair of Scott Van Slyke homers in an 8-5 loss to the Braves.
Lefty reliever Paco Rodriguez gave up his first home run since being drafted last summer and it was a crusher, a sixth-inning grand slam to baseball's leading home-run hitter, Justin Upton.
"I didn't do my job today," said Rodriguez. "I'm disappointed. You don't want it to happen, but it happened today."
Rodriguez wasn't the only Dodger that didn't do his job. Hyun-Jin Ryu needed 100 pitches to go only five innings, issuing five walks, including three of the first six batters.
In the decisive sixth inning, Mattingly was annoyed with a blooper by pinch-hitter Jordan Schafer that fell in front of and between left fielder Carl Crawford -- he later made a two-run error -- and center fielder Matt Kemp for a single against Matt Guerrier.
"I have an issue on that one," Mattingly said. "We've got to talk about that."
Then Mattingly was annoyed with third baseman Luis Cruz dropping a hard-hit liner by Andrelton Simmons for an error in the sixth.
"Although it was a rocket, guys in the big leagues make that play all day long," Mattingly said, an ominous comment considering Cruz's offensive struggles this year.
Mattingly brought Rodriguez in to face Jason Heyward, who was activated before the game after recovering from an appendectomy. But lefty on lefty, Rodriguez walked Heyward to load the bases after getting ahead, 1-2.
"I shouldn't have walked the first guy," Rodriguez said. "That was the worst thing I could have done."
Rodriguez stayed in to face the right-handed Upton, a decision Mattingly defended because it was only the sixth inning.
"You can only match up so many times," said Mattingly. "You do it in the sixth, you'll be out of pitchers. I had to pick my poison. I leave Matt [Guerrier] in, Upton has worn him out [with three extra-base hits in six at-bats]. I'd like to match up every hitter, but they only let me have seven relievers. Somebody has to get the opposite guy out. The issue for us is to get Heyward."
Rodriguez left a 1-1 sinker over the plate. It was home run No. 14 for Upton, and five RBIs on the night gave him 28. The entire Dodgers lineup entered the game with only 15 homers.
"I've been sitting across the dugout when that situation arises, it's not easy to do that," Braves manager Fredi Gonzalez said. "Today, they went left-right-left and they tried to go through Justin, and he made them pay."
It went from bad to worse for the Dodgers in the seventh, when Crawford also dropped a line drive by Simmons that led to two unearned insurance runs.
"I just missed it," said Crawford, who said he didn't lose it in the lights.
Van Slyke, with right-handed power the lineup sorely lacked prior to his promotion, kept the game winnable. Starting in place of Andre Ethier, he homered in the sixth and eighth innings off left-handers Paul Maholm and Eric O'Flaherty. The homers were the second and third in 12 at-bats since Van Slyke returned to the Major Leagues after playing his way off the roster last year. His slugging percentage is 1.083.
Ryu was not a bright spot, not even with his broken-bat RBI single in a two-run fourth that raised his average to .294. He allowed the leadoff man to reach base in four of his five innings, two with walks. It was his first start shorter than six innings.
Ryu said he was "off-balance" all night, and here's how he defined that.
"It's more of my timing between the upper body and lower body not being in sync as it usually is," he said. "I feel bad I couldn't go longer for my teammates."
Mattingly said his main concern with Ryu is that he seems to hit the wall at 100 pitches. Ryu gently disagreed, saying all pitchers wear down around that number, but he predicted he will soon go 110-115 pitches.
Offensively, Kemp went hitless (0-for-5) for the first time in May, snapping a 14-game hit streak. But Nick Punto went 2-for-4, his eighth multihit game, equaling his total in each of the past two seasons, and Crawford had a two-out RBI single.
Defensively, it wasn't all bad for the Dodgers, who got a tricky play up the middle from Punto in the first inning and diving catches in the fifth from Kemp and Van Slyke in the outfield.
Ken Gurnick is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Geophysicist Rocks at Helm of International Tsunami Information CenterBy Alaina G. Levine
Laura Kong
In Honolulu, Hawaii, Laura Kong, a geophysicist by training, received a phone call 30 minutes after the earthquake from the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), and sprang into action. As Director of the International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC), Kong possessed expertise that was desperately needed by countries that previously never would have even expected a tsunami. "Before this, most countries in the Indian Ocean didn't know what a tsunami was and what it could do," she says. Further compounding the problem, "back then there was no real time data in the Indian Ocean."
Kong and PTWC scientists on duty gathered what information they could from news reports as they urgently tried to contact Indonesian government officials. "In the chaos, all communication lines were down and no one answered the phone," she recalls. By 8 p.m. Hawaii time, about 5 hours after the earthquake, she was finally able to solidify information and data about what had occurred. And from that point on, her life was consumed by the catastrophe. For over a month, she and her colleagues consulted almost non-stop with government representatives from affected regions, sharing and collecting data, and offering advice and information about how to set up a reliable tsunami warning system.
"The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami was that rare moment in my professional career that changed everything," she says. "Prior to 2004, the tsunami warning and mitigation system was unknown. There were only a few very passionate, dedicated scientists and governments and very little research on tsunamis and tsunami warning systems. Very few governments made the hazard their top priority. But after December 26, all of their lives changed. Everyone wanted to know about tsunamis and what they could do prevent another catastrophe."
One of the most important outcomes was the creation and installation of an Indian Ocean warning system. "In 2004, the PTWC and ITIC were the only dedicated international tsunami centers in the world, but over the last seven years we've tried to transition information to Indian Ocean countries and other regions so they are responsible for their own training." The ITIC, a joint partnership between UNESCO and the U.S. National Weather Service/NOAA, serves the world, she notes. "Where there is a requirement, we help."
Opportunities to assist range from simple data sharing, to more complex capacity building, training, and resource allocation for designing and installing warning and tsunami response and preparedness systems.
Kong's work ultimately affects policy discussions surrounding tsunami warning systems. She has helped brief government officials from around the globe as the new warning system has been developed. In fact, the favorite part of her job is the opportunity to help nations with capacity building, she says. "We can impact how well countries are able to respond, and build a network and sense of confidence in the people responsible, and this ultimately will save lives," she says.
Kong did not envision an international career in science diplomacy when she received her bachelor's degree in geology with a minor in physics and mathematics from Brown University. In fact she was more focused on oceanography research. She pursued a doctorate in marine seismology through the MIT/Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution Joint Program in Oceanography and spent her graduate school years on sea-going vessels. "I crossed the Atlantic, Pacific, the equator, and the poles," she recalls.
But after receiving her PhD in 1990, Kong turned her attention to government. Following a postdoc at the University of Tokyo, she pursued public service opportunities at the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center, the USGS Hawaiian Volcano Observatory, and even the Federal Highway Administration, where she analyzed the environmental impacts of highway construction. She joined the ITIC in 2001.
Much of her day-to-day work is dedicated to appropriately communicating complex scientific information about tsunamis to governments and individuals who are laymen. One of the "hardest challenges about conveying scientific information to the public is to be able to put very technical information into a format that the public can take action on. For tsunami warnings, everything happens very quickly," she clarifies. "There is a premium on clear information that is not confusing–that if a wave is coming, get out of the way. But to get everyone to understand and act immediately is challenging."
Another problem Kong and her PTWC colleagues face is that during any given tsunami emergency, like the 2004 Tsunami, they probably do not have all the information immediately. "We have to react within an hour and most of the time we don't have enough data to say we're 100% correct." And yet, they have to issue statements and suggestions for government leaders to convey to their own people in a way that cannot be misinterpreted by anyone in the chain, she reveals.
"At minute three [of an event], as a scientist you don't actually know what happened," she describes. "But our public officials want to know what happened now. And once a scientist says something, it seems to become gospel." It can be magnified with very little data, she continues, so part of her challenge is to ensure that information is communicated in both a timely and easily understood manner. "The more you do this, the easier it gets." To that end, she helped author a standard operating procedure for crisis warning communications.
"If your astrophysics research project is over years, you have the luxury to plan," she says. "Here you don't have time to think. It will be over before you have time to think. Clear, concise communication is the most critical if you only have minutes."
In 2011, Kong's team again was put to the test when the March 11 earthquake and resulting tsunami hit the east coast of Japan. "Japan has the best tsunami preparedness in the world," she confirms. "Yet in the course of two to three hours, 20,000 people died." The lesson, she notes, is that even with the most cutting edge technology that Japan possessed, "local tsunamis are hard to respond to successfully. The best strategy is education of local populations before. Unfortunately, the sad part is that even if you know, people are probably still going to perish if they get caught in a wave. It's sobering to think that it can happen to Japan in a snap of a finger."
Kong confirms that her physics background has given her a strategic avenue for deciphering these unique scientific, communications and policy puzzles. "I would say that while my geophysics expertise has been essential to advise governments, perhaps more important is that my science training has taught me to approach problems in a logical, level-headed way, something especially important during a fast-evolving tsunami emergency."
And she wouldn't change the way her career has blossomed. "I went to school, I thought, to do research, but what I am doing now is very different–it requires that scientific background to put things together to make sense," she says. And her advice for physicists interested in taking the road less traveled? "Learn how to think, take in all information available, try to assess and move forward. All that physics work will help you in the future."
Alaina G. Levine is a science writer and President of Quantum Success Solutions, a science career and professional development consulting enterprise. She can be contacted through www.alainalevine.com.
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New Mexico State offers nation's first family housing for veterans
By LINDSEY ANDERSON | Las Cruces Sun-News, N.M. | Published: January 26, 2013
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — History is being made and repeated on Standley Drive.
New Mexico State University will be the first university in the country to offer housing specifically designated for student veterans that isn't dorms or fraternity-style housing, according to school officials.
"I feel like it's going to give veterans as a whole a better chance to feel like they'll be accepted here on campus," said NMSU Student Veterans Association President Tony Cano, who will move into one of the houses.
But the students won't be the homes' first veteran residents. NMSU built its family housing after World War II, when the GI Bill let veterans go to college, NMSU Housing Director Julie Weber said.
"It's similar now with the new GI Bill," expanded in the late 2000s, she said.
Eight houses will be available to veterans on the 1500 block of Standley beginning Friday.
The houses will help veterans transition to university life and create a supportive environment, Student Veterans Association Vice President Andrea Sandoval said.
Three or four veterans have expressed interest and some six more have inquired about possible housing in the future, Weber said.
Many of the school's 1,300 student veterans have families, Weber said, hence choosing family housing for veterans. The houses are one-story and accessible to veterans with mobility issues. All eight homes are on Standley so residents can support each other and build a sense of community, she said.
Veterans without families can apply for the houses, like Cano. That's helpful for veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder or if they don't want to deal with roommates who may be younger or don't understand their experiences, Cano said.
"It's going to give them the privacy they need," he said.
The two-bedroom cinder-block houses, painted various shades of tan and salmon, sit on a street where two dogs chase each other around a yard, Valentine's Day hearts decorate one front window and bikes and trampolines adorn the lawns.
NMSU painters Braulia Herrera and Tito Vasquez prepped the inside of one house Friday to the tune of Bruno Mars's "Locked out of Heaven." They've painted two units already, Herrera said.
Next door is the community garden, green heads of lettuce budding and tall sunflowers dead in the winter. A child's pink bike with training wheels is parked nearby.
The units have two small bedrooms; a yard "bigger than your house," as Weber said, with a clothesline; a bathroom; kitchen with refrigerator and stove; closets; and a small nook originally designed for rotary phones. Now, some residents stick a phone book there, Weber said.
"While it may not be the Taj Mahal, it is a good option," Sandoval said.
Rent is $630 per month, including cable, Internet and utilities. GI Bill funds help most veterans pay rent, Cano said.
With Fort Bliss, White Sands Missile Range and Holloman Air Force Base nearby, Weber said, "there is no reason we shouldn't be one of the most veteran-friendly campuses."
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Rollercoaster of Worry
For the past six months or so I have been experiencing periods of extreme worry and anxiety. I have been unemployed during this time but I do have things that I could do more of if I was not regularly interrupted with worries!
They are not completely random worries but are related to things from my past. For example, I was raped when I was 17 and after seeing something on the news about HIV, I started panicking that I must have contracted it. Other times I will feel extreme guilt and imagine I have done things (which I haven`t) that I will be punished for. This causes me to withdraw socially, cancel engagements, talk and think constantly about the worry/fear and occasionally I get short-lived physical symptoms (nausea, shaking etc). Sometimes the whole episode will last a few days to a few weeks and interfere with daily activities. It gradually subsides and for a few weeks I will be almost back to normal which comes as such a relief.
Only thing is, the worry will eventually return but it will be about something new and often triggered by something seen/heard on the news (which I am now obviously avoiding!).
I realise this sounds dramatic and it is but I do not feel suicidal or anything like that and when I go out I behave normally. It only interferes by stopping me enjoying things or socialising much. I don`t have any hallucinations, voices etc.
I am keen to find a way to get rid of this extreme anxiety because I really enjoy life when I am not worrying! My boyfriend is supportive, he reassures me and tells me my worries are unfounded but it is very difficult for him when I am having one of these episodes as I want him there all the time to talk to and reassure me (it does improve a bit when he does this).
I am reluctant to go to the doctor as I would not want this to affect my ability to get certain jobs and also some of friends work for the local mental health services and I don`t want to end up being referred to them as I haven`t told anyone else about my problem.
I know that you cannot make any diagnosis but do you have any ideas what this could be? My boyfriend thinks it may stem from depression probably because of being unemployed. I live in the UK, but if you recommend any good societies, websites etc where I can get some practical self-help advice or possibly call somebody to ask for advice over the phone that would be great. In addition, do you have any advice for me? Sorry the explanation is so long and I have asked several questions. I would really appreciate any response you can give to my question.
Many thanks.
Extreme worry is a classic example of generalized anxiety disorder. (GAD) GAD is a common, significant, but highly treatable mental illness. It commonly occurs along with depression, and it is not unusual for a person to have both depression and anxiety. Your history of a traumatic past also suggests post traumatic stress disorder, but you need to be evaluated in person for an accurate diagnosis
An excellent resource for more information is the National Institute of Mental Health (USA) at http://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/anxiety-disorders/index.shtml.
I strongly suggest you seek treatment soon. A good place to start might be with your primary care doctor, who can help you find a mental health counselor. Generally the best treatment for GAD occurs with a combination of medication and counseling. I also encourage you to not be ashamed of having an anxiety disorder. Mental illnesses are real illnesses just like illnesses where the symptoms are mainly physical. You can't make a mental illness go away by hiding it or wishing it away. Additionally, with treatment, most people successfully recover from anxiety disorders.
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Expectations and reality rarely overlap, particularly when it comes to investing. That goes double for fixed-income investors recently. The distance between what income investors want and what they're getting in terms of returns is exactly 260 basis points, or 2.6 percent, according to a recent survey of 500 affluent U.S. investors by the global asset management firm Legg Mason. The survey questioned 3,028 well-heeled investors from 13 countries.
In the survey, investors who use income-generating products reported that they would like returns of 8.5 percent, compared with their actual average returns of 5.9 percent.
This is pretty striking as lots of people identify themselves as income investors or are interested in generating income.
"It's top of mind as a global phenomenon," says Matthew Schiffman, managing director and head of global marketing at Legg Mason Asset Management. "Seven out of 10 affluent investors place income as a top priority. In the U.S., 2 out of 3 said it was important to extremely important."
Clearly there are many investors globally who feel they have an underperforming set of investments. Consistently falling short of investment goals could put the long-term objectives of any investor in jeopardy. For instance, if you're hoping to finance up to 30 years of retirement with a portfolio built over 30 working years, the amount you save and the way you invest will be based on a couple of assumptions, including the return on your money.
The level of return needed will dictate how much risk is in your portfolio. The investors in the Legg Mason survey need to take more risk in their investments to reach higher returns. When questioned, 51 percent of respondents said they were willing to take on more risk to achieve greater investment income.
They just hadn't done it quite yet.
International investments may be essential
Speaking of fear and trepidation, the American investors in the survey had only 11 percent of their income-producing assets invested internationally. Americans weren't alone in sticking close to home; investors all over the world have a home bias when it comes to investing. But individual investors in the U.S. have "the lowest allocation to international investments in any of the 13 countries surveyed," says Schiffman.
There are many arguments in favor of global diversification and a proliferating, possibly bewildering, number of ways to get there. It's not as though "international" is just one giant amorphous blob -- it's a vast world with lots of investment options that all have varying risks and benefits. Very broadly, there are exchange-traded funds, actively managed funds and index funds on both the equity and bond side that may span many countries or just one country.
Figuring out how to navigate them and align hopes with reality takes some education or professional advice -- maybe some of both.
How much do you allocate to investments outside the U.S.? Is your portfolio performing up to your expectations?
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I cooked those things together into a tasty casserole topped with cheese and decided it was a keeper, so a few days later I made it again and took these photos. I know it's January now and lots of you are looking for ultra low-carb recipe ideas but with barely over 1/3 cup brown rice per serving, I'd still consider this to be a carb-conscious meal. If that doesn't work for you, use more sausage and less rice, or add other vegetables like mushrooms or zucchini to make this into a dish with even less carbs. It also might work well to replace the rice with Cauliflower Rice if you really want low-carbs, although I haven't tried that myself yet.
Easy Brown Rice Casserole with Turkey Italian Sausage and Green Bell Pepper
(Makes about 4 servings; recipe created by Kalyn as a way to use leftover brown rice she had in the fridge.)
1 large onion, finely chopped
1 green bell pepper, stem and seeds removed and finely chopped
2 tsp. + 2 tsp. olive oil
1 tsp. Italian seasoning (a blend of dried oregano, marjoram, thyme, and rosemary)
1/4 - 1/2 tsp. ground fennel (optional)
4 or 5 links turkey Italian sausage (1 - 1 1/4 lb.)
1 1/2 cups cooked brown rice
3/4 cup low-fat cheese (I used a four cheese blend)
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TAMPA, Fla. - Tampa Bay's postseason hopes have slipped away during a four-game losing streak that's also raised questions about whether Josh Freeman is the Buccaneers' quarterback of the future.
If there is a limit to how good the Bucs can become with Freeman running an offense that sputtered again during a mistake-filled 41-0 loss to New Orleans.
The current skid ensures Tampa Bay (6-8) will miss the playoffs for the fifth straight year, yet Freeman said Monday there's still plenty to play for in the final two games of the team's first season under coach Greg Schiano.
The Bucs host St. Louis on Sunday, then finish at Atlanta.
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SAN FRANCISCO — Two Bay Area cultural institutions came together Monday night in a celebration of baseball, bobbleheads and rock 'n' roll as the San Francisco Giants hosted the fourth annual Grateful Dead Tribute Night at AT&T Park.
Some 4,000 Deadheads paid from $50 to $250 a ticket to honor the Dead and its late paterfamilias, Jerry Garcia, whose 71st birthday was Aug.1.
Fans who bought the VIP package enjoyed a pre-game meal in Triples Alley as the band Moonalice played Grateful Dead songs like "Stella Blue" and "China Cat Sunflower" and longtime Garcia roadie Steve Parish regaled the crowd with stories of Jerry's childhood and the bar his family owned not far from the ballpark.
"We're here to honor a special son of San Francisco," Parish bellowed. "Jerry loved San Francisco and he loved the Giants."
Longtime Deadhead Dave Hunter of Fairfax said Grateful Dead concerts were much like Giants' games.
"You never knew what was going to happen," he said. "You never knew when someone was going to hit a home run and win the game."
Original Grateful Dead member Bob Weir of Mill Valley joined voices with Giants' third base coach Tim Flannery and Flannery's opera-singing brother, Tom, in a stirring rendition of the National Anthem.
Garcia's daughter, Trixie, threw out the first pitch with Weir and the world's tallest Deadhead, basketball hall of famer Bill Walton.
"We're so lucky to experience the staggering connection between these two cultural forces that bring so much passion, so much enthusiasm and creativity to this magnificent city," Walton philosophized. "We get to live, we get to dance, we get to dream and we get to play ball."
For Grateful Dead night, the bases were adorned with the band's iconic "Steal Your Face" image of a skull and lightning bolt, renamed for the game against the Milwaukee Brewers as "Steal Your Base."
Fans who bought premium tickets received special bobblehead dolls of the Dead's Uncle Sam skeleton figure decked out in orange and black and leaning on a baseball bat. It may soon become a collectors' item like the Jerry Garcia bobbleheads that sell on ebay for $200 and more.
Garcia's former wife, Carolyn "Mountain Girl" Garcia, said her late husband would have loved the tribute night, remembering him as a casual fan who enjoyed the excitement around the game of baseball as much as the game itself.
"He was into the hoopla," she explained. "He liked to be around everyone else's excitement."
The Giants tribute capped a week of activities honoring Garcia, who died in 1995, and the music of the Grateful Dead, including two nights of Dead songs played by the San Francisco Symphony.
"Jerry would have been thrilled to hear the symphony play his songs," said Jerilyn Lee Brandelius, author of the "Grateful Dead Family Album," an intimate book about the band and its extended family celebrating its 25th anniversary.
The tribute night raised $35,000 for the Dead's Rex Foundation and other band-related charities. Roger McNamee, a Silicon Valley mogul who heads the band Moonalice, contributed $15,000 of the total.
During the game, a clean-cut Deadhead played a version of "Family Feud," naming popular Grateful Dead songs like "Sugar Magnolia" and "Uncle John's Band" and winning $50, eliciting cheers from the tie-dye clad crowd.
Between innings, Dead songs boomed over the stadium sound system. It was especially poignant to hear Garcia's mournful voice singing his autobiographical San Francisco song, "Mission in the Rain," inspired by his youth in the city's Mission District.
The Giants' Director of Special Ticket Events Faham Zakariael explained that the team alternates tribute nights, honoring the Dead one season and Garcia the next.
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