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Teen obsessive-compulsive disorder is a form of anxiety disorder characterized by long-lasting incessant upsetting thoughts, or obsessions that cause repetitive behaviors, or compulsions. OCD is often misunderstood as an excessive attention to detail, but it is usually a more complex disorder. Symptoms can range in severity but is usually characterized as debilitating. The key lies in the persistence and often unwanted nature of these thoughts and compulsions.
Contamination/Washing – Characterized by teens having a constant, overwhelming sense that they've somehow been contaminated, and therefore, need to repeatedly wash themselves. Among this subtype, some teens don't connect the contamination to a larger threat, while others believe that if not treated properly, they might become further infected and/or infect others.
Harm Obsessions/Checking – Characterized by teens constantly checking to make sure that they haven't done something that will cause serious harm to themselves or others. They may lock, unlock, and relock a door a certain number of times, or get up to repeatedly check the stove. The looming fear of incredibly unlikely scenarios causes overwhelming anxiety.
Pure Obsessions – Characterized by anxiety connected to religious, sexual, or physical danger, which causes teens to constantly pray or sometimes count in a specific way, in order to protect themselves from the imagined harm. This subset is also characterized by teens feeling an excessive amount of shame or guilt.
Hoarding – Characterized by an inability to get rid of any possessions, even those of seeming insignificance to others. Forcibly taking away even something as mundane as wrapper or trash can lead a teen to lash out or become depressed.
Genetic factors – studies have shown that the risk of developing OCD is higher if one or more direct relatives have the disorder, suggesting that genes play a part in it.
Brain structure – research has also shown that that OCD can be traced to the frontal cortex and subcortical structures of the brain. The exact nature of the abnormalities is unknown, but there are certain treatments that work on affecting these specific areas in order to decrease the symptoms in a patient, including non-invasive procedures like magnetic stimulation.
Environmental factors – while the risk of developing OCD may be genetic, most cases are triggered or begin after a specific incident, or a history of abuse. Traumas, stress, physical or sexual abuse, and problems especially early on in childhood can lead to the development of OCD, and/or other disorders. OCD has also been linked to strep infections in childhood.
of the US population struggles with OCD
children are estimated to have OCD
of cases occur by age 14. Average age of onset is 19, and over a third of affected adults first experienced symptoms in childhood
Recognize certain signs – OCD is certainly a very difficult disorder to live with, both for teens who struggle with it and their parents. While you shouldn't focus on "managing" your teen, you should be prepared to offer them as much support as you can, and that includes identifying certain flareups in their disorder and helping them combat these symptoms. Because OCD is an anxiety disorder, it flares up the most when the person experiences a lot of stress or pressure or feels judged/criticized. Being patient with your teen can be a great help. Encourage your teen to speak up about their condition and work with you to reveal when symptoms are getting worse to prepare accordingly.
Be patient – Progress can be very slow when treating OCD, and it may not necessarily be linear. This means there may be bad days and good days, and it's important not to vent any frustrations towards your teen. It's understandable that you're worried about their future, and to a degree, you may even feel annoyed by the pace at which they are recovering. Some days, it can feel like there is no progress at all. However, exuding these kinds of feelings actively worsen your teen's condition, making them feel anxious and increasing the severity of their symptoms. This is why it is important to see to your own needs as well and ensure that you're not inadequately managing your stress levels. Your own frustrations can easily bleed into your teen's worries, turning the household into a ticking time bomb of anxiety.
Be supportive and focus on progress – it is fair to say that if you're living with a teen going through a disorder as severe as OCD, it is important to learn to see the bright side of things. Encourage your teen to focus on small successes and triumphs rather than struggle to get past setbacks and dwell on depressive thoughts.
The sooner OCD is treated, the better. In general, different types of psychotherapy are used to treat OCD. Depending on the symptoms, certain medication may be prescribed as well.
Talk Therapy
A large portion of therapy is dedicated to helping teens identify obsessive thoughts, and disrupt them with certain thought exercises, affirmations, and behaviors. Therapists also work with teens to address their compulsive issues. Often this includes helping teens develop other healthier habits, habits that help deter them from performing the behaviors they usually perform.
Progress can be slow and differs from patient to patient. Cognitive behavioral therapy in particular is very effective at treating OCD. OCD cannot be "cured" and is considered a chronic condition. It often reacts strongly in response to stress. However, the symptoms can be managed, and even severe cases can be, over time, treated to allow a teen to better control their thoughts and behaviors, and go on living normal lives.
Because the stress and anxiety caused from the obsessive thoughts are so overwhelming, sometimes medication is prescribed to help with certain symptoms. The goal of such medications is to serve as an aid for other forms of therapy, and most of the time, medication is considered a temporary necessity.
SSRIs are most commonly prescribed, usually at a higher dosage than typically used in the treatment of depression. Other medication may also be prescribed.
Magnetic Stimulation
Recently approved for OCD treatment, a certain form of deep transcranial magnetic stimulation has shown promise in reducing the symptoms of OCD in patients, particularly those resistant to other types of treatment. This is achieved by directly targeting the portion of the brain that is usually noted to behave abnormally among teens with OCD.
Paradigm Malibu is focused on helping teens through individualized programs, set at wonderful, accessible locations built around parks, beaches, and other sites of nature. Each location is different, but they all offer a professional staff dedicated to treating your teen.
A Treatment-Focused Environment
OCD treatment requires a consistent scheduled program dedicated to working with a teen to identify their obsessions and compulsions, and isolate these thoughts and behaviors, allowing teens to more effectively understand and differentiate the disorder from normal thinking. Past that step, teens have to learn to regulate their thoughts and behaviors, which is a very difficult task.
A Leg Up in Social Interaction
Teen treatment at Paradigm Malibu is focused on helping small groups of teens learn to cope with their disorders and find a way forward in their own futures. Often, Paradigm Malibu uses group activities and group therapy in different settings to help teens not only discover more about their own condition, but also learn how to interact with one another in an appropriate fashion.
Children can be very blunt at times, and it's likely that teens who struggle with certain mental health issues have been at the receiving or giving end of bullying. This can significantly stunt social development and leave teens anxious of speaking to others and interacting with people. Paradigm Malibu can help socially-anxious teens build the confidence and toolset necessary to deal with negative interactions and make friends where friends might be found.
Outstanding! I believe Paradigm saved our daughters life and taught me invaluable things about how as her mother I can best support her in her journey to healing.
– Dee
Can I ever be completely cured of OCD?
Not at the time, no. As our understanding of the human brain and its quirks progresses, science and medicine may eventually find the key to completely undoing certain disorders. However, OCD treatment is more than just a stopgap before a cure arrives. OCD treatment can effectively help teens lead productive, normal lives, experience real relationships, and go on to pursue their dreams. The sooner a parent helps their teen find OCD treatment, the faster their teen can begin properly coping with the disorder.
Is OCD inherited?
There is no easy way to answer this question, because the answer would be both yes and no. OCD in the family increases the risk of developing OCD, but it never guarantees it. Furthermore, it depends how you're related to the person who had OCD. A teen with two parents who both have OCD is much more likely to develop it than a person who had a great-grandparent with the condition, or a granduncle.
Genetic risk is inherited, but there are other factors that are involved in determining what caused OCD to begin with. None of these factors can determine severity, or the nature of the disease and its symptoms. Finally, while we do know when OCD tends to manifest (usually during a person's teenage years), there is no clear way to indicate when it might do so. However, if caught early, it can be treated and managed much more quickly.
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Every teacher knows that the best-laid lessons can sometimes go awry. Instruction that has been planned to the very last detail, with an impressive array of modeling, differentiation, and gradual release of responsibility can fall apart once it's presented to students. And sometimes, the very best lessons happen by chance. As a fluke. Unplanned. One of my favorite literacy activities came about that very way two years ago.
It was the fall of my eighth year of teaching 5th grade. At that point in my career, I was confident in my abilities and understanding of curriculum. I knew the district standards like the back of my hand. I was ready to rattle off a list of best practices at work in my classroom if ever I was in the elevator with the superintendent. So it went without saying that I realized the importance of including vocabulary instruction and practice in my reading class. One week in September, I planned to have my students use their new vocabulary words to create sentences. While it wasn't terrifically exciting, it would allow me to see if my students understood the vocabulary we had been studying or not.
As fate would have it, I found out that morning that one of my administrators would be observing me during vocabulary instruction time. So I started thinking (a dangerous pastime for this overachiever who craves positive feedback). Writing vocabulary sentences isn't terribly engaging, but I already knew that. The problem I faced was that three of my students were a part of the behavior skills program. Not only was their behavior sometimes unpredictable, not one of the three enjoyed writing. In fact, I had seen each of them shut down on numerous occasions when asked to do so. No teacher wants their administrators to see them struggle with student behavior and compliance. It was clear I was going to have to brainstorm.
I sat down in the dwindling minutes of my plan time and asked myself—what is your goal? Is it to see if my students can write a complete sentence, or is it to see if they understand their vocabulary words? It was an easy answer—I needed to know if my students understood their vocabulary words. Writing sentences was not the only way to accomplish this goal.
And thus, Vocabulary Voyage was born.
I rushed throughout the room, writing questions inside folded pieces of construction paper and posting them. Each question featured at least one of our vocabulary words. The questions were hidden inside the construction paper folders. In keeping with the "voyage" theme (I really enjoy a good theme), each question became either a Harbor (one vocabulary word) or a Port of Call (two or more vocabulary words).
When my students returned from lunch, with our assistant principal in tow, I gave them the good news that we would be going on a trip! They were lucky, they only needed one piece of luggage for this trip—their pencil. I told them we were about to embark upon a Vocabulary Voyage. There were ten locations posted throughout the classroom and in the hallway. Each student needed to visit at least six of the locations. They were to disembark the ship, open the folder, and write their answer to the question inside with their initials.
In order to differentiate my instruction, I told the students that each Port of Call included not one, but two or more vocabulary words. Each student would know how many Ports of Call they needed to visit because I would come up to them and tap them on the shoulder. If I tapped them once, then one of their six stops needed to be a Port of Call. This allowed me to ensure my gifted and talented students were answering the questions that demanded the highest level of thinking. Each gifted student was tapped multiple times and every student was tapped at least once.
We reviewed the expectations. I asked the students to hold up their luggage (pencils into the air!), then I wished them, "Bon voyage!" and they were off! I traveled through the classroom with them, checking on their progress as they set sail. 100% of the students were engaged in the lesson (Yes—all of them!), they were moving, and the best part of it all—they were proving their understanding of the vocabulary! And the three behavior skills students I was so worried about? Not only did they complete the six questions required, they visited ALL 10.
Vocabulary Voyage was such a tremendous success (my assistant principal raved about it), I began using it more often. I continue use it in my classroom. Each time, the students are thrilled to "set sail." When they come into the classroom and see the harbors and ports posted, their excitement is tangible. They love the novelty of it, and I love the variety of best practices it allows me to include:
An extra bonus of using Vocabulary Voyage in your classroom is that it can be done at no cost and using very little preparation time. You simply construct harbors and ports and write high-level questions to place inside. I make sure to include questions that go beyond surface level responses and really force the students to think about their answers.
Examples of Vocabulary Voyage questions:
The best lessons, strategies and activities can sometimes come about by
chance. By luck. Destiny. It is the reflective and successful teacher who sets up her classroom to repeat that happy accident.
Michelle Phillips teaches grade 5 at Dundee Elementary School, an Omaha Public School.
I have the same question as above about writing the answers inside the construction paper folders. Are their strips with questions they take one, answer, and place back inside folded or is it graffiti style? I am confused but very interested in this activity!
I like your idea, but did each person leave his or her answer in the same place? Didn't they just copy the previous student's answer?
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Metaphorical Magic in Speech. Metaphors help a skeptical or apathetic audience better embrace and value a new concept or idea.
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Here's an article about Getting Things Done and how I use Backpack from 37Signals to make it happen. I've recently taken on some roles where I have a lot more loose-ends in my life and adopting Getting Things Done (GTD) has really helped manage everything. I'm also a huge fan of the 37Signals suite of products (Backpack, Basecamp, etc). That should be obvious from what we're doing over at ChatPast with integrating instant messaging and 37Signals applications. So using 37Signals to implement Getting Things Done (GTD) was the obvious choice for me. There have been some articles already written about Backpack + GTD.


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Edna "Skipper" Hollis led Girl Scout Troop 362 during my growing-up years. Who knew she would still be leading us, as adults, 60 years later?
Troop 362 was a big troop with three different age-groups. I was in the middle. That was nearly 60 years ago. And, we've kept in touch all those years… reuniting the last Saturday of every July at Skipper's rustic cabin on the shores of Lake Eldora. She left this place on Thanksgiving 2016 at 104 ½ years old. As we gather at the cabin for one last time, we reminisce and bask in her love. She was a remarkable woman whom I deeply loved and admired.
Her energy was limitless. Even though she was nearing 50 back then, she taught us to: swim, canoe, hike, snowshoe, mountain climb, toboggan, ice skate, and chop ice from a deeply encrusted mountain spring. We learned to dip our buckets in the cold, clear water for drinking and bathing. She filled our days and nights with songs, swimming, cooking on a wood-burning stove, wildflower hikes, bird walks, campfires, and scary stories that went "boo" in the night.
She demonstrated kindness, compassion, unconditional love, and even taught us to "date young men." To this day, my best date was the one she arranged for us (and chaperoned) with Air Force Academy Cadets. She showed us nature in its authentic purity, tender beauty, raw power, and rugged grandeur…all the while keeping us safe and secure.
More than anyone I've known, she trusted the goodness and abundance of life. Knowing that nature is God-made-manifest, she revealed a natural world, full of miracles that live forever in my heart and imagination.
Because of her, I remember to pause and drink in a sparkling dew drop, or inhale the scent of a soft, pink rose. I hug trees, speak to crickets, and sing duets with meadowlarks. I stand tall when lightning splits the clouds and thunder rolls. And all the while, I feel her presence, sense of wonder, and joy; as I take in the awe of each moment.
She embodied all that is good and continually expressed gratitude for life itself. She stood as a pure reflection of the divine, an illuminated mirror in which we could see our own souls.
How intimately she knew and loved the One Creator! And, how generously she loved each of us!!! I'm profoundly grateful for the privilege of opening the gift that she was… and I celebrate her; for she enriched my life.
Thank you, Skipper, for being who you are… a blessing to us all!
Girl Scouts of Colorado is proud to celebrate the legacy of one of our most cherished alumnae, Edna "Skipper" Hollis. In 2016, Skipper passed away at the age of 104, leaving a 94-year history of Girl Scouting as a girl and an adult volunteer. Skipper touched the lives of hundreds of girls, families, and volunteers and will be remembered for her love of the outdoors and the annual troop gathering she hosted at her Colorado cabin for more than six decades.
To make a gift in honor of Skipper, which will support opportunity grants to ensure any girl is able to attend camp, or to honor an alum who has made a difference in your life, go to the Girl Scouts of Colorado website: http://www.girlscoutsofcolorado.org/en/support-us/alumnae.html
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By Debra Christopher, MSM / June 12, 2014
If you deliver trainings or presentations, the tips in this ongoing column can help make your trainings more dynamic, engaging and effective. Try them and let us know what you think! This month, learn about "Pocket Talk."
Title: Pocket Talk
Purpose: Introductions; community/team building; "priming" for the content of the workshop
Best Used: At beginning of workshop or training session
"My name is Shira and I'm from Los Angeles. I chose this nail file because I like challenges and smoothing out the rough edges."
"Good morning. I am José and I come from Newark. I chose this receipt for gasoline because I am all fueled up and ready to learn!"
Ask participants to describe how the item they chose is similar to the content being presented, or how it is like a challenge being addressed in the workshop.
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20 Nov Top 5 Tips On How To Sell Your Art This Christmas
Top 5 Tips On How To Sell Your Art This Christmas
Christmas is just over a month away and as an artist the "Silly Season" is a great way to sell more of your art than usual. If you haven't started looking at promoting your art for Christmas yet, it's not too late.
Many people are stumped for ideas when needing to buy Christmas presents for their loved ones. Chocolates, underwear and books are some of the usual suspects under the Christmas tree, but these don't surprise anyone.
You can help people surprise and delight their family and friends with the gift of your art, but you need to make sure that people know about your art and what a wonderful present it will make. So we have decided to be your Christmas helper and have pulled together the top 5 of tips on how to sell your art this Christmas.
We hope you'll find these tips useful and have your art bring joy into many homes this Christmas.
Gift cards
Gift cards are a great opportunity for you to make some extra sales in advance of Christmas. People have very particular tastes and it can be rather hard to buy a painting for someone else.
If you haven't thought of selling gift cards before, there is no better time to do so than just before Christmas. On top of offering people another way to gift art and increase your sales, you have the added benefit that some people will never use their gift card. Often people have the intention to use their gift card, but simply forget about it. This means that you have made extra income, while it didn't cost you any of your time and effort.
Family portraits and other commissions
Photographers make a lot of money before Christmas because people want to surprise their family with a family portrait or use it as an image on their personalised Christmas card. As an artist you can also make the most out of this by offering to paint family portraits or something else that's close to someone's heart, such as a painting of their dog or home they grew up in.
Hold a Christmas sale
Whether you want to offer discounts on your art depends on you. Some artists stay away from this as they see it as devaluing their art. If you want some quick sales though it may be an option to hold a special pre-Christmas sale.
When your art is given as a present for Christmas it will definitely be a big talking point around the family table as it's quite unusual to get art as a present. This will add to your reputation and potentially lead to others being interested in your art.
You can promote your Christmas sale in a few different ways. If you have a website, make sure to update it to reflect the upcoming sale. You can also send a newsletter to the people who have signed up to receive email updates from you. Alternatively, you can promote your sale on local notice boards, by telling friends and family about it and relying on word of mouth, or by putting flyers in people's letter boxes.
Exhibit at Christmas markets
There are lots of Christmas markets in the run up to Christmas and people love going to Christmas markets to get in the mood for Christmas. Usually Christmas markets are full of stands that sell Christmas decorations and food, but stands where they sell art are not all that common.
As people visiting a Christmas market are in a buying mindset it's a great place to exhibit and sell your art. They will be in the Christmas spirit and may find that buying art would make a great present.
Turn your art into a Christmas card
A quirky way of making a few extra dollars is by turning your paintings into Christmas cards. Some people don't like to buy standard Christmas cards from the store and are always on the lookout for cards that stand out.
While the cards are not likely to bring in a lot of revenue, it is a great way of getting your art noticed by people who may otherwise never have come across your art. Make sure to include details about your artwork, have the link to your website on the back of the card, and any other information that you think is useful for people to know. If you sell your art on an online platform, make sure to include a link to your art on that platform as well.
A great example of an online art gallery that fits in perfectly with the spirit of giving at Christmas is ArtChain Global.
ArtChain Global's online art gallery will launch in early 2019. Artists who upload their art will be rewarded and will get more rewards every time they provide more information about their art, such as a description of the painting, influences or what inspired them to paint it. ArtChain Global want to ensure that artists are motivated to engage with potential buyers by providing a lot of information about themselves and their work.
Other than rewarding artists for uploading their art and its corresponding background information, ArtChain Global will also:
- Market artists and their art to art buyers and collectors all over the world
- Charge under 9% commission on art sales made on the platform
- Provide a full transaction history of each artist's paintings to illuminate fraud and forgery
- Protect intellectual property and copyright with their world first artificial intelligence and blockchain technologies designed to protect artists' work from being copied
- Track and/or pay resale royalties
If you want to stay up to date on ArtChain Global's progress and want to upload your art when they launch, why not go to www.artchainglobal.com and register your interest to get notified when the platform goes live in February 2019.
What do you think of our Christmas tips? Are there any other tips you can think of?
Bonus: three famous Christmas themed paintings
To get you in the Christmas mood, we've collected some of the most famous paintings with a Christmas theme. Enjoy!
Marcel Rieder: Decorating the Christmas Tree
Peter Paul Rubens: Adoration of the Magi
Albert Chevallier Tayler: The Christmas Tree


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PIERRE -Emile Højbjerg and Jan Bednarek contributed to convincing wins in Euro 2020 qualifiers.
Three days after scoring in Denmark's 1-1 draw with Ireland, four minutes after coming on as a substitute, Saints captain Højbjerg played the full 90 minutes as Georgia were thrashed 5-1 in Copenhagen.
Denmark's first win of the campaign puts them second in Group D.
Meanwhile Bednarek helped keep a clean sheet as Poland also won by a four-goal margin, 4-0 against Israel in Warsaw.
The Saints defender also played the full 90 minutes as Poland made it four wins out of four.
Mohamed Elyounoussi was as an unused substitute in Norway's 2-0 win away to Faroe Islands.
Meanwhile, Stuart Armstrong is preparing for Scotland's big match against Belgium in Brussels on Tuesday.
The Saints midfielder was a late substitute in Scotland's 2-1 win against Cyprus at Hampden Park on Saturday night.
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It's time to spread the word about Nail Bending!
7 Reasons to Start Bending Nails
If you are looking for something to spice up your training routine, nail bending might just be the thing for you. Here are several of the benefits nail bending can bring you.
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by John Robertson
The main item on our training agenda on 21st June was member's first practical experience of the Scorpion water mist system. This enables TM51 (or 52) to do everything that the I-Zone truck can do while simultaneously retaining their complete conventional bush firefighting capabilities and having much greater water tank capacity. The objective of water mist is to ensure that almost all the water going onto a fire turns to steam and thus removes far more heat than if it remains as water. Then the rising steam depletes the oxygen above the fire and thus extinguishes the flames there. Water use is 8 litres per minute so 51 can do over 3 hours continuous firefighting on a tank and 52 can do 4 hours.
In the Council yard each member had a go with the water mist and extinguished a real but small fire with it. In each case extinguishing the fire took only seconds and used 2 or 3 litres of water. Water feed was from 52.
At the debrief afterwards there were many really good suggestions on how to improve the set up. The lance trigger had been taped ON and this tape was removed as it disabled a safety feature. Neville suggested that the Scorpion could take its water inlet feed by gravity from the tank at the bottom of the sight tube. Shane suggested that the high-pressure hose (which will be 100 metres long) should be looped over supports on the side of the truck. Rory suggested that for $30 each we could get helmet earpieces which let one ear listen to the radio while the other hears what is going on around. This would be of high value quite apart from its use with the Scorpion.


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Year 9 French students travelled to Lille for the French exchange in activity week 1 with Mademoiselle Mahadevan and Madame Komuves. The students stayed for a week with their French exchange partners from our partner school Institution La Croix Blanche, and they enjoyed speaking French on a daily basis.
They took part in numerous activities, including visiting Brussels, where they were taken on a guided tour by a senior civil servant around the European Parliament and attended an interactive session on the role of the EU, European Politics, and the importance of learning languages.
They also travelled to the centre of Brussels where they were able to visit the beautiful central square and historical buildings, and they additionally enjoyed sampling local delicacies in various chocolatiers. Students additionally attended a waffle making demonstration in Houplines, went cycling for several kilometres with their exchange partners across the French countryside along an ancient railway line, and also ordered their meal in French at a traditional crêperie in Lille.
They also attended lessons entirely in French at the partner school, where they were treated to a traditional French breakfast. They discovered a lot about French culture, and completed diary entries in French documenting their visit. All boys had improved their French tremendously by the end of the week and had an enjoyable time in France.
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When a patient visits a general practitioner with specific symptoms, a physical examination will be conducted, along with possible blood tests. Following this, medication will be provided to target the symptoms that the person is experiencing. While there are cases where the physician will focus on finding the cause of the symptoms, a lot of patients are provided medication that would simply target their symptoms. Pain is dealt with by prescribing the patient a daily dose of painkillers, for example.
The issue here is that no extensive research is done in order to determine why the patient may be experiencing these symptoms – and to address the root causes of the problems that the person is facing. This is where functional medicine comes in and takes a different approach to treat conditions that the patient may be suffering from.
What Is The Role Of Functional Medicine In The Health Care Industry
Functional medicine refers to an alternative form of medical treatment that focuses on identifying root causes that are behind chronic diseases that a patient might have developed. Instead of simply providing the patient with medication that will treat specific symptoms that are experienced, this practice looks at why the patient is experiencing these issues in the first place.
With a significant increase in the prevalence of heart disease, autoimmune diseases, diabetes, and other types of chronic conditions, functional medicine is playing an increasingly important role in the health care industry.
Functional medicine focuses on patient-centered care by providing an extensive review of patient health data and offering a treatment plan that is entirely focused on the specific patient. With this approach, individual needs that are entirely unique to a specific patient can be addressed. The practitioner and the patient work together in order to find the most effective solution to the issue at hand.
A patient will undergo two appointments at a professional who focuses on functional medicine before a treatment program can be provided to them. The first consultation's purpose is to gather appropriate information about the patient. During this session, the physician will obtain a thorough medical history of the patient and also ask questions about their current health status.
Blood tests and a physical examination will be ordered. During the second visit, the practitioner will review all of the collected data. This would also include information about the patient's diet habits, daily exercise routines, and similar data. Recommendations will then be made in terms of how the root causes of the diseases that the patient is suffering from can be addressed.
Functional medicine plays an important role in health care today. Even though not fully recognized by all physicians, this approach to medical services helps to uncover the root causes of chronic diseases and common ailments. In turn, the patient gets an opportunity to target problems that are causes symptoms. This is far more useful compared to simply covering up symptoms that a patient experiences.


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"I have designed and modeled those characters and then a prototyping company produced the 3D print.
The result was great, but I had to smooth every piece by hand using sand paper.
This took me a long long time…
I had to create two parts silicone molds for each shapes (so sticky, so dirty !).
Finally I was able to cast several copies of my characters in polyurethane (even more dirty, don't do it in your bathroom!). " Fabrice


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Legal Aid South Africa 2012 Strategic
Justice and Correctional Services
08 May 2012
Chairperson: Mr L Landers (ANC)
Meeting Summary
Legal Aid South
Strategy 1 was on the Delivery of Client focused Legal Aid including vulnerable groups in criminal matters. The coverage of criminal courts was at 83% at District Court level and 96% at
The budget for 2012/13 had to take into account the R34 million cut and Occupation Specific Dispensation Phase 1 shortfall of R30 million that had to be funded from the baseline allocation totalling R64 million. The funding of over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework period was R1.286 billion in 2012/13; R1.324 billion in 2013/14 and R1.415 billion in 2014/15. The bulk of the budget went to salaries and related costs as well as operating expenditure. There was a decrease in the operating expenditure this year in order to cater for the budget cuts. The case backlog cost has increased by 6% year on year. Direct expenditure had a 14% decrease once again as a result of budget cuts and capital expenditure increased by 8%. The salary recruitment budget was reduced to 96.8% in order to cater for the budget of R34 million. Overall the budget increased by 8% over the 2011/12 – 2012/13. Some of the challenges that Legal Aid South Africa faced were the R34 million budget cut which meant that operating costs could not be increased; the R30 million budget cut resulting from the reduction by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development for phase 1 of Occupation Specific Dispensation.
The Committee commended Legal Aid
Meeting report
Judge Dustin Mlambo, Chairperson of Legal Aid SA (Legal Aid SA) said that it has been a big learning curve for him at Legal Aid SA; the Committee has been supportive throughout his tenure. LEGAL AID SA has hosted more than 50 international delegations on how to improve legal aid. Last week the visit to Vienna to see the Commission on Crime Prevention and Justice, which was part of the of the United Nations (UN) Office on Drugs and Crime was very fulfilling because there was the introduction of a resolution that was sponsored by the South African (SA) government. In
Presentation: Legal Aid SA on their Strategic and Annual Performance Plan and Budget
Strategic Plan
Ms Vidu Vedalankar, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Legal Aid South Africa, said that it was important to have the strategy and vision planned well and duly executed. The strategic plan was set up in accordance with guidelines set up by National Treasury. Legal Aid SA had a Constitutional and legislative mandate which included the Legal Aid Act 22 of 1969 and the Public Finance Management Act (PFMA). Legal Aid SA was in the process of revising the Legal Aid Act. Legal Aid SA has been growing the brand and focusing on raising brand awareness. The brand has grown from 49% to 56% and this was indicated by a recent omnibus survey. Legal Aid SA currently had a mixed legal aid delivery service where one could access assistance via Legal Aid SA centres and judicare which was outsourced privately at 5%. The number of cases especially civil has grown. Civil legal aid has thus grown in 2011/2012. In 2010/11 988,451criminal cases were processed and 2 728 305 civil matters including new cases, trials, motions and judgments were processed through the lower courts. In 2010/11 92.5% of new maters were criminal legal matters and 7.5% were civil legal matters. Legal Aid SA had increased the number of civil law practitioners and there was a shift in this direction because criminal litigation had been sorted out. One of the challenges that Legal Aid SA faced this year was the extent of the budget cuts that it faced. Sustainability from a financial and operations perspective was important especially for the long term. Some of the strategic risks related to the client community; legal and justice; finance and governance; employee as well as organisational capacity. There were also 26 strategies, the most important ones were the client related strategies.. There were 58 programmes which were linked to the strategies and translated into projects. The component of the balance scorecard indicated the various budget allocations which were R872 982 177 for client community and stakeholders; R21 676 885 for finances and sustainability; R13 053 406 for business processes and R379 065 623 for employee and organisational capacity.
Annual Performance Plan
Mr Brian Nair, National Operations Executive (NOE) from Legal Aid SA said that his presentation would focus on the client and community section of the Annual Performance Plan. Strategy 1 was on the Delivery of Client focused Legal Aid including vulnerable groups in criminal matters. There were two projects linked to Strategy 1 and they were criminal court coverage and reducing case backlogs. The coverage of criminal courts was at 83% at District Court level and 96% at
Mr Jerry Makokoane, Chief Operations Officer (COO) from Legal Aid South
Ms Rebecca Hlabatau, Chief Financial Officer (CFO) from Legal Aid outlined the budget as follows. The budget for 2012/13 had to take into account the R34 million cut and Occupation Specific Dispensation Phase 1 shortfall of R30 million that had to be funded from the baseline allocation totalling R64 million. The funding of over the Medium Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) period was R1.286 billion in 2012/13; R1.324 billion in 2013/14 and R1.415 billion in 2014/15. The bulk of the budget went to salaries and related costs as well as operating expenditure. There was a decrease in the operating expenditure this year in order to cater for the budget cuts. The case backlog cost has increased by 6% year on year. Direct expenditure had a 14% decrease once again as a result of budget cuts and capital expenditure increased by 8%. The salary recruitment budget was reduced to 96.8% in order to cater for the budget of R34 million. In terms of the balance scorecards 68% of the budget went to the client/shareholder stakeholders. The 68% was for salaries for practitioners, judicare practitioners and vulnerable groups. Impact litigation has received a R7 million allocation. R32 million was allocated towards the reduction of case backlogs. R6million was allocated towards financial management under the business scorecard. Overall the budget increased by 8% over the 2011/12 – 2012/13. Some of the challenges that Legal Aid SA faced were the R34 million budget cut which meant that operating costs could not be increased; the R30 million budget cut resulting from the reduction by the Department of Justice and Constitutional Development (DoJ&CD) for phase 1 of OSD; the government grants macro increase was 6% whilst the salary adjustments were than this. Unaudited figures indicated that 99.8% of the budget was spent for the 2011; this was the trend for the past 8 years. Legal Aid SA has achieved unqualified audit reports 10years in succession. All of the Auditor General's (AG) recommendations were implemented within the agreed timeframes.
Judge Mlambo closed by stating that moving forward the focus for Legal Aid SA would be on growing the organisation and sustaining the high performance of the organisation. Legal Aid SA also wanted to find new and effective ways of delivering legal services. IT was also import and the IT platform would grow amongst the business processes.
Mr J Jeffery (ANC) said that Legal Aid SA always gave good reports. The Committee had to do more on oversight on Legal Aid SA at ground level. Could there be more information on the cooperation agreements as they were budgeted for? How was the impact litigation progressing? Was there an overlap between Legal Aid SA and the DoJ&CD over services provided at community advice centres? The National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) had informal mediation for certain cases, what was Legal Aid SA's understanding of informal mediation?
Ms D Smuts (DA) said that it was a always a pleasure to listen to Legal Aid SA presentations and hopefully the quality of the organisations work could spread throughout the criminal justice system. Everybody else was struggling with IT systems, what was Legal Aid SA doing differently and what was the secret of the organisation's success? OSD has been gobbling up so much of the money for every entity, it was now the case that because of this there was the unintended consequence that legally qualified staff now reported to not legally qualified staff, this was brought to the attention of the Director General of the DoJ&CD and she was looking into it. The answer from the Department of Public Service (DPS) was that the unions agreed to this. What was the experience of Legal Aid SA on this? Which aspect of the Legal Practice Bill would have drastic implications for Legal Aid SA? Has the approach changed for impact litigation?
Ms C Chaana-Majeke (ANC) asked how applications for legal aid were processed. Who were the persons that accessed Legal Aid SA's service from a geographic, socio-economic and gender perspective? This would then relate to branding, how did Legal Aid SA go about this? How was the impact of Legal Aid SA's work measured? How many cases were handled and what was the success rate? Was there an analysis on the hits received from the website? What informed the means test?
Ms D Schäfer (DA) how much of the civil litigation cases were for maintenance matters and what progress has been made to accommodate these types of cases?
Ms S Sithole (ANC) congratulated Judge Mlambo on his appoint as Judge President in
The Chairperson said that he has received a pile of letters from prison inmates and awaiting trial prisoners. There was going to be an oversight visit by the Portfolio Committee on Correctional Services in prisons in
Judge Mlambo said that he was aware that whenever the issue of awaiting trial prisoners was mentioned LEGAL AID SA's name also came up. Legal Aid SA covered all reception courts in the country where arrested persons first appeared and were offered legal aid. The reason why the number of awaiting trial prisoners was growing was that accused persons refused legal aid when it was offered to them. It was only much later in the process that legal aid came in when the accused could not afford a lawyer. Legal Aid SA provided capacity after hours and during weekends when most people were arrested. Legal Aid SA would undertake to send quarterly reports to the Committee. Those who fail the means test but could not afford legal fees were afforded the opportunity to appeal and the matter could go up till national level where necessary. Sometimes the costs were split between the client and Legal Aid SA. The issue of pro bono work was sometimes a matter of calling the bluff of the legal profession. What happens was that lawyers made themselves available on the roster and did not show up, so clients have to be informed where to find these lawyers and get them to assist them. In 2002 Legal Aid SA was using consultants for IT, having IT in-house only impacted on the budget slowly and the rising costs would only relate to maintenance of the system. The major glitch that has been experienced was bandwidth related. It was not ideal that the IT platform for the DoJ&CD from a maintenance and support point of view was outsourced.
Mr Nair said that there were five cooperation agreements, four were with universities, and this year a further two were signed with universities. Impact litigation has been good; there was a booklet on the cases and the impact of the unit that would be sent to the Members. There was foreign donor funding for community advice centres that was channelled via the DoJ&CD and there was a memorandum of understanding between LEGAL AID SA and the community advice centres.
Mr Jeffery asked for a copy of the memorandum of understanding. Legal Aid SA's understanding of informal mediation was that it was restorative justice and could be initiated by the prosecutors and LEGAL AID SA. It was only in relation to less serious crimes. It was recorded as a withdrawn matter.
Mr Jeffery said that the problem was that this was completely unregulated. One might therefore find a case disappearing from the roll because the prosecutor was lazy. The figures were going up exponentially and this was worrying.
Judge Mlambo said that LEGAL AID SA had a similar problem when he took over where practitioners were forcing clients to plead guilty, this was controlled and closely scrutinised as time went on and it was no longer a problem, the NPA should do the same thing.
Mr Jeffery requested some information from the Legal Aid SA practitioners of their experiences of informal mediation. The Committee wanted Legal Aid SA's perspective as that would assist.
Mr Nair said that this would be fine. The Legal Practice Bill would not have a major impact save for that currently advocates did not need to be briefed by an attorney in criminal matters and this had an impact on the work of Legal Aid SA. The approach for impact legislation would be that a certain percentage of cases should be for socio-economic rights. The means test factors in the type of court that would be used.
Judge Mlambo said that some judges have been reluctant to assist Legal Aid SA when shown the contributions policy. Judges asked if it was part of the Legal Aid Act and was it not ultra vires. This was a problem that would cause backlogs.
Ms Schäfer asked if Judge Mlambo was saying that this should be considered for purposes of amending the Legal Aid Act.
Judge Mlambo replied yes.
Mr Nair continued to say that the annual report did provide a spread on the number of matters handled per province. In criminal cases it was mostly men that were part of the clientele and in civil cases it was mostly women. The contributions policy was only applicable in criminal matters and not civil matters. There were levels of discretion in civil matters whereby a justice centre added R1500 in addition to the legal aid, should the limit be reached the regional heads were authorised to give R3000 and anything above this came to the national office. Legal Aid had had discussions with various women groups and civil society organisations for purposes of access to maintenance and the board was currently tasked with coming up with a policy that would provide more access for assistance in maintenance matters.
Judge Mlambo added that Legal Aid SA had fully implemented OSD and it was happy. OSD benefited more production people such as lawyers. From Legal Aid SAs perspective, OSD had ensured stability as more people were staying. There were some problems but it was not the target group.
Mr Makokoane said that Legal Aid SA was not on the state grid for IT systems. It has been difficult for LEGAL AID SA to keep pace with the demands for its services and the addition of staff, this has resulted in the bandwidth not being big enough to handle its growth. OSD post implementation effects were supposed to be reviewed after two years and this has not been done hence the unresolved situations. Legal Aid SA had a branding and marketing strategy. The branding was located at courts, correctional services and at Legal Aid SA centres. Community radio, tv and radio stations were used for advertising. The impact of the work was assessed via surveys. There was also a judicial survey that was completed by judges. Legal Aid SA did not keep information on website hits.
Judge Mlambo said that Legal Aid SA measured its success in terms of representations and not cases won.
Mr Nair said that the manner in which applications were processed was that for criminal cased the processing happened at court. Where an internal practitioner was appointed the processing began when it was determined in which court an accused would appear. There may be a delay in judicare however there was a 24 hour turnaround time for when a client was informed of the identity of their representative. One could also walk in and fill out an application form after which a means test was applied and a decision was taken thereafter.
Adv S Holomisa (ANC) asked which universities had cooperation agreements with Legal Aid.
Mr Nair replied that these were the
The Chairperson thanked Legal Aid SA and said that the debate for the Budget Vote would take place on 17 May 2012.
Meeting Adjourned.
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TASHKENT, May 30 (Xinhua) -- Uzbekistan has extended quarantine measures until June 15 while easing some lockdown restrictions to allow many businesses to reopen, the Special Republican Commission to Combat Coronavirus said Saturday.
Restrictions are eased in districts, towns and cities depending on the sanitary and epidemiological situation of COVID-19, which Uzbek authorities have divided into red, yellow and green levels of quarantine severity.
In green zones, in addition to tour operators, travel agencies, hotels, children's summer camps, recreational and sports centers will start opening and people are allowed to hold weddings and other ceremonies with no more than 30 relatives.
The commission said to prepare national football clubs for international and domestic football competitions while the national league games will start from June 5 without spectators.
Uzbekistan has registered 3,513 confirmed COVID-19 cases with 14 deaths and 2,728 recoveries so far.


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New 'Aniron' Font Announced
TheHutt writes: Just wanted to notify, that I just finished working on a new font from "Lord of the Rings" movie – "Aniron". This font is a replication of the typeface used in the end credits of PJs movie trilogy. The font supports Latin alphabet, numbers, punctuation, extended characters (accents) and a Cyrillic alphabet (!). The font is free for non-commercial use. The Aniron font, as well as my other font creation, the Ringbearer Font, can be downloaded on my website. [More]Posted in Creations, Events, Fans, Lord of the Rings, Old Main News on August 10, 2004 by xoanon


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Marine insurance is extremely necessary service for those companies which are engaged in the shipping and other insurance business. This insurance will cover any loss or damage to any ship or cargo through which goods are transported from one place to another.
We never know when and how a mishap will occur or anything problems occur suddenly in the Sea and the goods transported via ship along with ship will face damage well before reaching the final destination. Again the ships through which various articles are transported can also face disastrous due to natural calamity and huge damage can be caused to these ships.
Hence, to protect these ships we always need to opt for effective policies.
Types of Marine Insurances
In this age of advanced technology, with the development in the field of business areas, businesses are crossing the boundaries and we can notice the simultaneous enhancement of risks. Hence it is always necessary to opt for proper insurance which can protect our cargo ship, Cruise or boat from any unnecessary damage.
1: Policy relates to the voyage: this covers the risks of cargo from the departing port to the destination port. For protecting the cargo we need this one.
2: Time policy: This safety measure is purchased for a particular time period. Any type of peril appears during this time will be covered under the policy. Here ships are insured for a fixed period, irrespective of no of times the ships carried cargoes.
3: value policy: It is based on the value written on the policy. This is extremely beneficial to avoid any confusion while playing compensation. In case of any disaster occurs the compensation to be paid as per the value mentioned on the face of the policy.
4: mixed policy: this particular case is a mixture of time as well as a voyage. This is helpful to those ships which normally operate within a fixed route. (https://www.myrepartnere.no/)
5: Floating or open policy: It is beneficial for those who normally involve in voyaging ships to a particular geographical area. In this situation, there is no need to buy a policy each time. The insured is needed to submit a declaration and the total value of that will be reduced.
6: block policy: in many cases, it has been observed that such a policy is offered which can cover both risks on land as well as at sea. This is a single one which is offered from point of dispatch to the point of destination. (https://www.myrepartnere.no/nemi-forsikring/)
7: Wager policy: this type of safeguard can be held by that person who does not have any insurable interest in that particular.
8: composite policy: When more than one underwriter is engaged with any policy that is known as a composite policy. Here the obligation is fixed for every underwriter.
9: Fleet or single vessel policy: this type of policy can be taken for only a particular ship or for the complete fleet. If this policy is taken from the single ship then it is called the single vessel policy. Otherwise, this policy is known as a fleet policy.


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Previously, my Withing Steel HR watch had developed a condensation problem inside it, which made it difficult to read the time. Compound that with some scratches to the watch glass sustained when I went swimming during our holiday in America, and I could not wait for Nokia to release the replacement watch. And finally I received the notice from Nokia (who bought over Withing) that they were finally shipping the replacement watch for the Steel HR. It has taken a while but it is finally here.
Below is my Withings Steel HR showing the scratches on the watch glass. Interestingly now that the humidity in the house has dropped owing to the central heating drying up the air, there is less condensation visible inside the watch. But during summer there were times when you just could not tell the time as it was completely clouded over inside.
Hence I was pleased to receive the new Nokia Steel HR, which Nokia took a while to re-design in order to rid it of the condensation problem. But they also managed to improve it in many other ways, and deal with most of the gripes I had with the watch.
The front of the Nokia Steel HR looks very similar to its predecessor. The very subtle changes are the Nokia brand on it, the change in the markings of the step counter and the 5 ATM marking (water resistant to 50 m) at the bottom of the watch. The watch glass still protrudes out and hence is still at risk of sustaining scratches if it contacts a hard surface as the glass used remains the same.
The bulk of the difference is noticeable in the back of the watch, as that was where the problem with the condensation arose. Nokia has added a scratch-proof Sapphire glass cover over the heart rate sensor to overcome the condensation problem. They have also improved the algorithm for the heart rate measurement which should make it more accurate. And with the change in shape of the watch, they needed to change the charger as well – great news as I did not like the old charger.
The old charger just was not very good and did not fit the watch very well – you have to adjust it a bit in order to get it charging. And any tiny knock could cause it to stop charging at any moment, which is not great. But fortunately the watch battery lasts a long time, so it did not need charging very often. Now the new charger, I have to say, looks much better designed and looks to fit the watch perfectly with those grooves to hold the watch securely in place. You would require much more force to get the watch to come off the charger.
As you can see below, the watch fits nicely in the charger so charging it should no longer be a problem; although this still won't be needed very often as it retains its relatively long battery life.
What I like about the Nokia Steel HR?
- Better design to overcome the condensation issue which plagued the Withing Steel HR.
- Improved heart rate algorithm which improves the accuracy of HR tracking.
- Scratchproof sapphire glass covers the heart rate sensor.
- Improved battery charger design which works much better than the original charger.
What could be improved?
- As with the old model, the glass protrudes out so there is a high risk of scratching it.
- It still does not have the option to display seconds, which can be useful e.g. counting a patient's heart rate.
- Although messages received on the iPhone's iMessenger App will display a notice on the watch, it still does not allow other Apps such as Whatsapp to do this.
Nokia has definitely improved on the Steel HR, and it is still one of the few which look more like a watch than a fitness tracker. The fact they have overcome the condensation issue is great. But as I experienced during my holiday, the front glass can easily get scratched. And as the watch glass has not been upgraded in the new model, this still remains a risk; only the heart rate sensor has scratch-proof Sapphire glass covering it.
This is the only true negative point for this watch, as Nokia seems to have addressed all the other issues including improving the watch charger. I will be buying a screen protector for the watch as I do not wish for it to get scratched again. And this is also precisely the reason why I cannot fully recommend this watch (unless you protect it with a screen protector).


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By: Harmonic Inc on December 1st, 2016
IPTV 2.0 Is Coming – It's Time to Get Prepared! (Part 2)
IPTV 2.0 is upon us. In the first part of this blog series, we took a look at the challenges facing telco operators in the IPTV 1.0 environment, mainly related to bandwidth. Now let's move on to how adaptive bitrate (ABR) technology is helping relieve these pain points as the industry veers toward the next-generation architecture.
The growing use of second screens for TV consumption has created bandwidth issues for telco operators. This problem will mostly be addressed via unicast. On the PVR side, we see more and more operators adopting network DVR, where the content is stored in the network. This approach removes the constraints of sending multiple channels to the home for recording purposes, as technically, the network can record an infinite number of channels. If operators are lucky, in terms of agreements with content owners, they can mutualize the recordings and implement a shared copy. A shared copy model is economically attractive compared with storing content at each home, as is traditionally done with PVR. Operators like PCCW, Swisscom, KPN, and Belgacom have all successfully deployed network PVR, even despite some of them having a very strong access technology (i.e., VDSL2+ or even fiber). In the U.S., a copy per sub war is still raging, and operators are waiting for a shared copy scheme before massively deploying network PVR.
With the advent of ABR streaming technology, HD and SD bitrates can be modulated with the home network traffic, meaning telcos can overprovision the network and let ABR technology work its magic. Of course, service quality will suffer, but will consumers really complain when 80 million are already experiencing this issue with Netflix today?
We envision a business model where different packages will be offered depending on the eligibility, starting with one SD screen for cord cutters and multiple HD screens for the top of the line. Telecom Italia is the first telco to offer an OTT TV service on its own network using adaptive streaming technology. The service was able to sustain high traffic when Italy was playing in the UEFA Euro 2016 against Germany. The architecture is based on standard CDN technology and HTTP caching.
One of the main benefits of ABR technology is that it enables operators to adopt a single management workflow for broadcast and OTT, with a unified headend and network. In addition, ABR simplifies targeted ad insertion, compared with local ad insertion based on MPEG-2 TS splicing or proprietary targeted advertisement systems.
This type of service offering is meant to complement a skinny bundle provided by different operators such as Sling TV from DISH or SKY Now in UK. The cherry on the pie is that consumers can bring their own device, eliminating the headache of managing STBs. It will be a unicast service to start with, but when the service gets more popular, operators can use more scalable techniques for live applications, such as ABR multicast.
Now that we've gone over the immediate advantages of ABR streaming technology, the third part of this blog series will focus on additional benefits of transitioning to an all-ABR world.
– Thierry Fautier, Vice President of Video Strategy at Harmonic and President of the Ultra HD Forum


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I was doing a bunch of cartoons about the upcoming 'spring forward' time change and thought I'd double check 'savings' vs. 'saving' just to be safe. Well, lo and behold, I'd been using the apparently incorrect 'savings' in every cartoon.
Now listen, I know when to use 'its' and when to use 'it's,' and I have definite opinions about the Oxford comma, but the non-plural 'daylight saving time' just feels wrong to me. I'll use it – but I don't have to be happy about it.
It's one of those weird things you discover as a cartoonist, and it's probably fodder for a DST cartoon for next year.
This article, "Time Travel via Daylight Saving Time" was first published on Small Business Trends
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For nearly a decade, Marla Sperling Reich has been using The Times to teach students who have mild intellectual and developmental disabilities.
In this edition of our Reader Ideas column, she explains some of her favorite lessons, including one that uses the Travel section's annual 52 Places to Go to get her students out of the classroom and into the world.
Do you teach, or learn, with The New York Times? Tell us about it here.
Idea: Students use articles from The New York Times as conversation starters about everything from the Super Bowl to body language to where their families should vacation.
Teachers: Marla Sperling Reich is a speech-language pathologist for the Freehold Regional High School District in New Jersey. Among her duties is conducting speech therapy with the Cognitive Mild program at Freehold High School. Mrs. Reich collaborates with Katherine Lyons, a special education English teacher.
Grade Level: 9-12-plus grade: Cognitive Mild Program, serving students with intellectual and developmental disabilities who are 14 to 21 years old.
Why We Chose It: Mrs. Reich's ideas are creative and inspiring — and persuasive for getting teachers who haven't yet used The Times regularly with their students to try it. As she shows, any day's edition of The Times features scores of ideas for engaging students of all kinds with the world around them.
What Mrs. Reich Did and Why, in Her Own Words
All students need to be able to understand the world around them and converse with peers and adults alike. As my students move toward adulthood with intellectual and developmental disabilities, this is an ongoing process for them.
Our weekly lessons based on New York Times content focus on semantic language skills such as understanding associations, descriptions, categorizations, similarities and differences, and facts and opinions. But the articles also serve to grab students' attention by giving them a broad range of current information that both encourages higher-level thinking and sparks conversations that are relevant and enjoyable for everyone. And conducting these lessons alongside Katherine Lyons, an English teacher, allows her to focus on nonfiction, while I meet my goals of working on vocabulary, pragmatics, and receptive and expressive language skills.
How We Choose Our Articles
We display the front page of The New York Times on my smart board. I then click on "Sections" at the top left to show "World," "U.S.," "Politics" and so on. Students agree on the section in which we will look for a topic of discussion. Though most of my students have come to favor certain sections of The Times, we try to vary it weekly. Each student keeps an organized record of all sections we have reviewed from past classes and also logs the headline and date of each article so he or she can consult it later.
With the section chosen, we scroll through and find the article to discuss. Students enjoy the selection process, as they practice decision-making, compromise and considering others' perspectives.
While reading the article, we delve into discussion questions guided by The Learning Network's 5 W'S AND AN H worksheet. Despite often-challenging vocabulary, we discuss each paragraph to ensure comprehension. In addition, I use visualization and verbalization speech therapy techniques that assist in facilitating recall and long-term memory.
I strive for students to reach a deeper understanding of the issues by helping them make comparisons to their own experiences and find parallels to their lives. So we discuss how the information affects us, our environment, family, school and friends. In some cases, students complete a related project that demonstrates how the ideas and issues found in the article fit into their individual lives.
Example: Travel Section: 52 Places to Go in 2017
Knowing how to voice their thoughts and opinions, especially as they grow into adulthood, is imperative for all students, including mine. Participating effectively in a decision-making process is a life skill, and so I presented to my students the idea of planning a family vacation. Could they communicate what type of journey would interest them? Could they articulate their preferences, such as enjoying a beach escape versus a city excursion, and explain why? Could they consider the wishes and opinions of the other people in their families?
A year earlier, I had used "52 Places to Go in 2016," and it was so successful that students and teachers alike eagerly awaited the next installment.
We began by reading "52 Places to Go in 2017." The students knew what destinations they favored as soon as they saw the 52 images that accompanied the descriptions of the places, but they needed to find ways to express their interests in a more meaningful way.
We began by putting the pictures into categories: beach vacations; active trips such as those that offered mountainous terrain for hiking or skiing; city tours; architectural interests; safari and animal interests; interesting climates or weather; and food and restaurants. We then discussed accessibility, transportation and cost factors, to assist in narrowing down their options.
Once they chose their dream destination, each student completed the 5 W'S AND AN H worksheet, which helped in expressing the reasoning.
We also included another discussion point for building vocabulary with this question: Can you convey what's appealing to you about the place you chose and explain why?
A Step Further
Then we put a spin on it. Since we live at the Jersey Shore, a destination for many beachgoers, could we persuade vacationers to visit the beaches closest to where we live?
I asked students to discuss what is unique about our area as a destination. I also asked if they believed it could it be part of The Times's 2018 list of places to visit. The tangible examples they gave in support of our beaches helped encourage higher-level thinking and long-term remembrance.
So we decided to plan a class trip.
We looked at the format The Times used in the article to depict each of the 52 selections. Students chose categories of interest about the Jersey Shore such as food, transportation, music, art, weather, entertainment, geography and history. Students formed groups based on the places they had chosen. They researched their selections.
Then we took a class trip to various Jersey Shore destinations to document what each group researched. At each place we visited, we took pictures and video footage to confirm the findings of their research. It was not quite a beach day when we went in March, but a cold, windy yet sunny spring day. My students still loved the adventure, and they saw their efforts come to fruition. What "shore joy" it was!
Meanwhile, The Times has just published "52 Places to Go in 2018," so our adventures begin again.
Here are some other recent articles I recommend using with students:
Kids of N.Y.C. and N.J.
This lesson focuses on the similarities and differences between students who live in a city and in the suburbs. We discussed these questions:
• How do you find commonality with others?
• How would you make a friend who grew up in a different environment?
We watched the video "Kids of New York City" together, then the students spoke about the teenager featured in the video they related to most. They answered the 5 W'S AND AN H questions to present truthful responses and learn about themselves and others.
We then charted how much they might have in common with someone their age, how similar we really are, and if the environmental variations make a difference. We also took a tally of the lifestyle each student would prefer. The students found there were many interests and similarities, despite the environmental variations and differences.
A Conversation About the Super Bowl That's Not About the Teams Playing in It
Not all students follow football or understand the cultural significance of the Super Bowl, but most of us are included in the parties or at least conversations about the big game.
If our students were attending or even hosting a Super Bowl party, the article "A Seamstress Who Handed Off to the N.F.L. for 48 Years" gives them an entrance into an interesting conversation about something other than their favorite team or player. The article describes how footballs are made and the people who make the actual Super Bowl football, and there is a related video.
It's worth mentioning that my students talked about this article for years after our lesson.
Talking About Public Speaking
As a communication specialist, I consistently work on public speaking and presentation approaches with my students. This includes everything from articulation, volume, body language and vocal expression to staying calm, cool and collected.
The article "How to Give a Better Speech: Talk to a Dog" hit the nail on the head and was fun. Many of our students have dogs, so they went home and practiced this approach. As always, we broke down vocabulary to ensure comprehension and used The New York Times Vocabulary Log from The Learning Network. Here is a sample of one of my students' work.
Work Force Readiness: Personal Details That Matter
I use the article "Posture Affects Standing, and Not Just the Physical Kind" frequently with my Workplace Training Students who are learning about jobs, job placements, making a good impression on the job and the importance of body language, staying calm, mood and overall health.
It really resonated with them, and we referred to this article numerous times as a reminder of how they should carry themselves when they are job-hunting or in the work force.
Language Lunch
I created a yearly speech activity called The Language Lunch. One year, the theme centered on these questions: If your name could be on a menu, what would you create? How would you represent yourself? Another year, students focused on the food of a particular place or culture, as seen in the photo above.
I use the Food section to show creative and delectable ideas along with the art of following directions via a recipe. The students create their own unique themed items, and because we have a culinary academy in our building, they can collaborate with the student chefs and actually make them. Here is a 2013 article from Freehold High School's website about the event we had that year.
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New Year Party In Bengaluru 2018
New Year's Eve Party in Bengaluru ( Bangalore )
The third most populous city in India rooted in Karnataka and acting as its capital state is Bengaluru. The IT hub of India is also known as the Silicon Valley of the country. Bengaluru is famous for many tourist destinations such as Bangalore Palace surrounded by beautiful gardens, M.G. Road flooding with people all the time, Bannerghatta National Park, the Country's first Butterfly Park, the heaven-like botanical garden Lal Bagh which was ordered to build by Hyder Ali and completed by Tipu Sultan, Cubbon Park which sometimes hosts shows as well. The garden city celebrates New Year Party in an awestruck manner. An online event ticketing and registration platform Townscript's Nation Party is hosting the New Year Party on 31st December's night where 10 lucky people will get the opportunity to meet artists band in person. There are some mind-blowing places to enjoy your New Year's Eve in Bengaluru like Las Vegas, Hard Rock Café, No Limits Lounge& Club, Mark's Grandeur Hotel, Fusion Lounge, Crowne Plaza, Tapwater- The Gastro Pub, The Euphoria Night, The Lalit Ashok and Keys Hotels. Bengaluru is going to honour the New Year 2018 magnificently.


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As part of the ABC portion of the TCA Winter Press Tour, most of the Agent Carter cast (including Hayley Atwell, James D'Arcy, Chad Michael Murray, Enver Gjokaj and Lyndsy Fonseca) and a whole lot of executive producers were on hand to talk about the show. Set in 1946, Agent Peggy Carter (Atwell) lives and works in a world when women weren't recognized as being as smart or as tough as their male counterparts. Not one to ever be underestimated, she goes on dangerous secret missions for Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper), who was framed for unleashing his deadliest weapons to the highest bidder, and while she finds that those who she works for are not who they seem, she also begins to question whether Stark is as innocent as he claims.
Following the panel, Collider got a few minutes to chat with executive producer Louis D'Esposito, who also directed the pilot, about expanding Peggy Carter's world even further, how quickly they realized that there was a potential TV show there, working so closely with the actors, what makes Hayley Atwell and the character she plays so appealing, that they'd love to continue for Season 2 (with somewhere between 8 and 13 episodes), what he's most proud of with the show, the importance of casting the right actors to populate the world, and the challenge of getting Dominic Cooper to sign on.
Collider: After directing the One-Shot, what was it like to then expand the world of Peggy Carter and direct the pilot for the show?
LOUIS D'ESPOSITO: From the directing point of view, you approach it the exact same way. What was great about directing the pilot was that I had an opportunity to rehearse with the actors. I got to sit with Hayley [Atwell] and go through the script, line by line, and really start exploring what choices to make. And I had the opportunity with Shea Whigham to go through the script, and Enver [Gjokaj]. Not all of them because they weren't all available, but that was fantastic. So, I approached it the same exact way. I had in mind, from the One-Shot, the tone of it, which is why I think we became a television show. They liked the tone.
Did you immediately start getting feedback from the One-Shot and learn right away that people wanted more from this character?
D'ESPOSITO: When we made the One-Shot, there was no agenda other than to tell a great story and a fun story, and to highlight Hayley Atwell. But when we finished and started showing it to people, especially people at Disney said, "This has potential for a television show." As you can imagine, I'm so proud to have done that, and now to be here with an eight-part series.
Were there things on your wishlist from the beginning, that you wanted to see in the show?
D'ESPOSITO: I never thought about it that way. I try to keep in the present and tell a great story, and then this came about.
But once you found out that you were definitely going to get to do the show, were there things you wanted to try to work in or characters you wanted to be sure to have?
D'ESPOSITO: Obviously, [Peggy Carter is] a bad-ass, she can kick butt and she's a great SSR agent, but we get to explore her home life now. Does she have friends? Where does she go? What does she do? What are her aspirations? Does she want to get married? I think you'll find out a lot of these things, as the show goes on. Juxtaposing kick-ass spy with a woman living in the 1940s makes for great storytelling.
Are you thinking about Season 2 yet?
D'ESPOSITO: No, we're not yet. We don't know. Once we know, we have a great team and we would love to keep them assembled and continue.
It feels like this is the ideal amount of episodes for this show, with eight. If you do get to continue, are you looking to keep it at that number?
D'ESPOSITO: We like the mini-series [format of] eight, ten or 13, or somewhere in there. I think it allows us to get deeper into whatever story we're trying to tell and deeper into the characters. It's a lot of work to do 22 episodes, especially because I'm on the studio side, too, with Kevin [Feige]. It would be a tremendous amount of work.
With all of the elements involved, the way everything has come together, and how great the show looks, what are you most proud of?
D'ESPOSITO: I think I'm just most proud that we pulled it off, and that it came from a One-Shot. Having Hayley Atwell, though, pretty much gives you a leg up on the competition.
What is it about both Hayley Atwell and the character of Peggy Carter that is so appealing to audiences?
D'ESPOSITO: I used to tell her, "I look at you as the female Captain America. I think you have the same moral compass." Today, you see all anti-heroes, but to see someone who is genuinely good, and to make her interesting and watchable, is what we tried to achieve here. Does she have dark moments? Of course. But basically, I think she has a strong sense of where her moral compass is pointing, and what's right and what's wrong. The greatest compliment is that my 12-year-old daughter likes the show and really wants to watch it.
The friendship between Peggy and Angie is so special. Was that something you saw right away and wanted to focus on?
D'ESPOSITO: It's great. In the audition, you could tell the chemistry between them, right away. I told Hayley to change the line at the end and tell Lyndsy [Fonseca] that she's really a spy, and Lyndsy looked like, "What am I supposed to do?!," but she handled it beautifully. You can always tell a lot from an actor who listens. When they listen, they respond like a real person would, instead of ignoring it completely. That was a great moment.
When you get everything together, did you have a moment where you realized it was all working in the way you would have hoped?
D'ESPOSITO: After the script was written, the cast was the most important thing. I knew we had Hayley, Shea, Chad [Michael Murray] and Dominic Cooper. When they started coming in, I started feeling better and better about it. There's not one moment where you say, "Wow, this is going to be fantastic!" You always have self-doubt going into it. You hope it's great and you want to try your best. Every cast member in the show, I wanted and we got. That's exciting.
How challenging was it to get Dominic Cooper to sign on?
D'ESPOSITO: Well, I have a relationship with Dominic. It all depended on his schedule and what he wants to really do with his professional career. I gave him a call and explained to him what was going on with the character, I sent him the pilot, and he called me back and said, "I'm in!" He said to me the other day that he's having the greatest time.
Why was he such an important element for the show?
D'ESPOSITO: We had the script written without him being signed first. When we knew Agent Carter was going to go, we hired Stephen [McFeely] and Chris [Markus] and they wrote the script, and we had Howard Stark in it. It was fantastic, but then I had to go get Dominic Cooper. And he just said to me, "I've had the greatest time on the show." So, there was the writing, Marvel has a cache now, and there was his relationship with Kevin and myself. I think that all added to it. You have a trust that we're always going to work hard to put out the best product possible.
And who doesn't want to live in and play in this world for a living?
D'ESPOSITO: Right. Our characters are so relatable. They have problems like you and I. Even Thor, who's King of Asgard has got problems with his brother and his father and his mother. That's relatable. People understand that. And then, you take that and couple that with casting great actors, starting with casting Robert Downey in Iron Man 1 until now. We knew that to get an actor like Robert Downey to play Tony Stark, that was 90% of the battle. We had the Iron Man suit, we had the special effects, we had the Marvel world. Now, we have to get actors to really bring those characters to life. That combination is great.
Agent Carter airs on Tuesday nights on ABC.


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Alex and Jimmy met when they were both living in Washington, D.C., and working on Capitol Hill. Alex was working for our area's congressman, Tom Rice, while Jimmy was working for his own local congressman. After their first date, Alex told Jimmy she was moving back to South Carolina. One month later, she packed up and the two officially began a long distance relationship. Just about every weekend, Jimmy would drive down to Myrtle Beach or Alex would fly up to D.C. After a little over a year of this, Jimmy found a job in South Carolina and relocated.
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