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On Friday, after the news from Sandy Hook Elementary had taken hold of our collective consciousness, I wrote the following on my Facebook page:
In the wake of this horrific day, please be mindful of how you fill your mind and spirit. Just because we have a 24 hour news cycle doesn't mean you have to watch it all the time. You can honor the precious lives lost even without knowing every detail. Your emotional wellness matters and can be impacted by the images and thoughts the news is churning out.
The "Virginia Tech Massacre," the deadliest mass shooting in US history, took place on April 16, 2007. I had an eleven-day-old baby. He was a voracious nurser, and I spent hour after hour in my yellow chair, nursing my baby and watching the coverage.
There was not a victim I didn't know. There were no details I missed. I watched everything.
I was a new parent and had just discovered the white-hot, ferocity of maternal love. I had known on an intellectual level that that kind of love existed, but until I felt it for myself, I had no clue of its power.
All of those children. All of those parents. All of those mothers.
How could a mother go on living after losing her child?
Fueled by postpartum hormonal wackiness and an utter lack of sleep, I sat and watched the coverage and sobbed my ever-loving eyes out. I cried and I cried and I cried.
Now, I am, by nature, a highly empathetic person. I can't see other people grieve without feeling their grief very profoundly. Blessedly, I married a man who, although he feels things very deeply, can process and move on better than I. The news from Virginia Tech weighed me down. It drove me into deep despair. And my emotional, physical and spiritual health suffered as a result.
In the intervening five plus years, I have come to realize a few things.
First of all, as I said above, just because we have a twenty-four hour news cycle, we should not be compelled to participate in it twenty-four hours a day. In fact, I believe that the constant barrage of information – especially tragic information – is unhealthy.
Second, knowing every detail about tragic events in no way honors those whose lives were lost. I cannot "share in the pain" of their families. I can feel my own pain, and I do. But watching images of children in horror, seeing pictures of mothers on the worst day of their lives … this does not build me up. It does not make me a better human. It does not inform me or otherwise empower me to take action or make a change. It only drags me deeper into the depths of sadness. My sadness will not take away the pain the victims feel.
Five years ago, I had only one small infant in my care. Today, I am the emotional, managerial, logistical, etc. caregiver for three children, ages 5, 4 and 6 months. I do not have the luxury of crying my eyes out all day. I don't have the emotional bandwidth to take on the pain of the grieving parents.
Nor should I. It won't do them a lick of good.
Reading the work of Dr. Judith Orloff has helped me a great deal on many levels. In a piece called "Keeping Ourselves Centered and Protected," she says,
We're trained that as big-hearted people it's laudable to try to relieve the pain of others. A homeless person holding a cardboard sign, "I'm hungry. Will work for food" at a busy intersection; a hurt child; a distraught friend. It's natural to want to reach out to them, ease their angst. But many of us don't stop there. Inadvertently, we take it on. Suddenly we're the one feeling desolate, off kilter, bereft, when we felt fine before. This loss of center is what I want to address. It does not serve us. I am adamant: the most compassionate, effective route to healing people is to be a supportive presence, not attempt to live their pain for them. Moreover, sometimes suffering has its own cycle that has to be respected, hard as that may be to witness.
You may be more like my husband – able to watch the news and process it without being drawn into the immense pain. Or, you may be thinking something along the lines of, "If we don't pay attention to what happened there, then weren't all those lives given in vain? Doesn't our attention make it matter?"
I'm not telling you how to respond to this tragedy. It's something we each have to do for ourselves. What I am saying is that when we are caring for others, it's easy to put self-care on the back burner. We don't tend to our own gardens because we are so busy plowing their fields. Protecting our emotional selves and nurturing our spirits involves more than meditating, praying or doing yoga a few times a week. It involves making critical choices about what we are going to allow ourselves to experience. Ruminating about a tragedy will not bring back a single one of those precious children, and spiraling into a media-fueled depression serves no one well.
I can promise you this – you can always, always find ugliness, sadness and horror in the world. It's there with the stroke of a key or flip of the remote. Make a conscious, positive, self-aware and self-loving choice about what you will do with that reality.
What's your strategy for emotional wellness in the wake of tragedy?


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I'm fascinated with flowers.
They are all over my tiny apartment. I photograph them all the time.
I draw, paint, doodle them, create them out of paper...I also see them all over NYC.
Each day during May I will post flowers and I hope that you will join in.
The only rule is that your blog post or flickr photo that you link much contain flowers.
Click above on the May Flower Challenge Page to learn more.
Recently, while in Central Park,
I fell in love with the simple lines
of this flower.
The stems don't grow straight.
The blooms are beautiful.
It even like it from the back.
I hope that you, too,
will take the time
to see flowers from all angles.

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We have relationships with some pretty cool companies. One of them is Meissenburg Designs in Montana. They produce amazing wood and metal signs, often featuring art they license from us. Recently, they became Harley Davidson's 88th licensee, charged with producing a series of officially-licensed wall art. Last Fall, our pals from Meissenburg gave us a quick assignment—come up with as many Harley-Davidson designs as possible in just a few weeks. The new art would be turned into cool wall decor products at an upcoming Harley dealership show. We revved up our engines and started creating. Team Meissenburg created several designs using HD logos and brand marks. Inspired by the manta Live Free, Ride Hard , we created another batch of designs with eagles, skulls, fire, and other classic biker icons that represent fierce independence and the all-American spirit of adventure.
Since time was short, we had to find ready-made stock art for the skulls. (We prefer to render everything from scratch, but the clock was ticking!) Once we had assembled a cool assortment of bad-to-the-bone art elements, we hammered out several designs which the Harley folks loved (and quickly approved.) Meissenburg did an awesome job of formatting our designs to fit on round and rectangle wood signs as well as metal box signs.
Check out Meissenburg Design's site. Everything they create is made in the USA. Lots of their products can be customized to feature your own wording!
After having so much fun working on this project, ADG founder Joel Anderson now applies this Harley motto to all of our design work: Ride Hard or Stay Home. We will be starting on a new batch of designs which should be ready in the summer. Peace out.


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When you're working hard and setting your sights on building a toned and muscular physique, fueling your body with testosterone-boosting food will give your body that extra bit of oomph it needs at the gym.
Whether you're experiencing the effects of low testosterone levels, or are simply trying to get that desirable physique, there is no need to seek out synthetic, anabolic steroids when the testosterone your body needs is naturally found in certain (and delicious) foods.
Bacon and eggs. Staples of the American breakfast, and both equally scrumptious, especially paired together.
But which is better at providing the testosterone our muscles need?
Before we examine whether bacon or eggs are better at supplying our bodies with testosterone, we need to understand why testosterone is necessary for muscle growth.
The development of our muscles depends on a major biological process known as protein synthesis. The cells in our bodies are constantly dying and being replaced by new cells. When we weightlift, we're essentially damaging the cells in our muscles. Protein synthesis regenerates new cells throughout our bodies and directly to the muscles where proteins are significantly needed, especially after muscle loss.
Testosterone is the natural hormone that's not only responsible for forming the male anatomy, but for maintaining the health and strength of the musculoskeletal system. Testosterone keeps our bones and muscles strong by pumping new blood cells throughout the body.
So while we depend on protein to replenish damaged cells, testosterone is also necessary for preventing muscle loss. In the case of someone who is looking to buff up, an extra bit of testosterone can help.
There are several ambiguities when studying the links between testosterone and cholesterol. Studying testosterone and cholesterol individually is also difficult. There are varieties of studies out there that suggest different things about cholesterol and testosterone.
For instance, some studies suggest that high doses of testosterone can raise the levels of LDL cholesterol (the bad kind), which can lead to heart disease. On the contrary, other studies suggest that testosterone aids HDL cholesterol (the good kind) in keeping arteries healthy.
Eggs and bacon both contain necessary protein and fat that our bodies need. But is one truly better than the other?
Bacon tends to get a bad rep for being greasy, salty, and processed. Despite its ambiguous and often bad rep, bacon is in fact full of cholesterol and saturated fats which are not only necessary for maintaining cardiovascular health, but for boosting testosterone, too.
Yes, too much cholesterol and saturated fats can clog our arteries and become problematic to our health. But in people with healthy levels of cholesterol, bacon is okay to consume when paired with exercise and a healthy, balanced diet.
When comparing the exact amounts of protein and fats between eggs and bacon, eggs pack in a little more protein and fat. But like bacon, egg yolks get a bad rep, too. Egg yolks are full of HDL cholesterol (the good kind) and can help raise testosterone level in our bodies.
It's been said that too much of anything can be a bad thing. In the debate of whether bacon or eggs are better at building testosterone, the saying goes the same. Too much cholesterol can be bad. Too much fat can be bad. Too much testosterone can be bad.
But when the levels of all these components are moderated and balanced, our muscular health can thrive.
How do we fuel ourselves and set ourselves up for the body of our dreams without raising the levels of cholesterol and testosterone to dangerous levels?
We limit our intake of testosterone-boosting foods, like eggs and bacon. We shouldn't eat this stuff every day, but eating them while maintaining a nutritious diet that's paired with exercise can be good for us.
So it's okay to have some bacon with your eggs before the gym. Your muscles, and your taste buds, will thank you.


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#Stocktoberfest 2016 is in the books. If you are a trader, investor, or fintech start-up founder, you couldn't ask for a better venue or a more gracious host; and I challenge you to find a more genuine group of finance professionals (and market enthusiasts) than the @stocktwits community. It was an honor and a privilege to be included. I met smart people, heard stimulating ideas, and received personal advise from those that have taken all the lumps the market can deliver and stepped out of the ring winners. It was truly a great time!
Ok, without any further nostalgia, here are my notes & quotes from #Stocktoberfest 2016:
On Trends
- Fashology is the combination of fashion and technology. It is the future. Look for ideas in this space. Some of today's companies that have capitalized are $NKE, $UA, $LULU and $AAPL – Howard Lindzon
- In the future, everyone will have an appointment video service and a live video service. – Jon Steinberg CEO of Cheddar
- If the herd is moving to passive investing (indexing) then there is no better time to be active – David Aferiat – Trade Ideas
- eCommerce is a Trillion dollar opportunity. Retailers with the liquidity to invest in proportion to the opportunity and a team with the brains to pull it off will be the winners. – Jeff Macke
- Look for "Entertainment Retail" as a future trend – Jeff Macke
- Cyber Security is ripe for mass consolidation. 1-3 players will dominate through acquisition. Two potential winners are $PANW and $CSCO – Villi Iltchev and Michael Porat
- Non financial transactions using blockchain are an emerging trend – Vinny Lingham
- Supply chain of the driverless car space is where you want to be positioned in the future – Jack Mohr
What the Charts Say
- Crude Oil is at one of the most important price levels in history. Inverse head and shoulders pattern developing. Price is at the neckline right now. Measured move could be 100% if it can break resistance. – Chris Kimble
- May 2015 lows are important level for the S&P (and other indexes). If we break these lows, we need to reevaluate if we are still in a bull market – J.C. Parets
- On the charts, I like $AAPL to $130, Google to $870, Intel above $38 to $50 (loves this one), Crude Oil going above $60, and if you need to buy Twitter -buy it above $17.50 – J.C. Parets
- Latin America may be at a bottom and may rip, materials and industrial stocks could benefit – J.C. Parets
On the Macro
- Modern Capitalist systems are inherently unstable – Mark Dow
- The U.S. Economy is better positioned than any economy in the world right now – Jack Litle
- 80% of bear markets occur with recessions – Urban Carmel
- China has been on the verge of blowing up for 25 years – Urban Carmel
On Millennials
- Millennials are looking for people that have a presence online, with a message that explains their investment thesis and why. They are looking for information on demand. – Josh Brown
- Millennials have a loyalty to convenience and innovation rather than brand. – Rachel Fox
- Millennials are not exposed to stocks and investing. No one makes market content for Millennials. No one is reaching them. – Rachel Fox
- To reach Millennials, disrupt incnonvienence with technology – Rachel Fox
Common Misconceptions about the VIX – Russell Rhoads
- VIX is a great market indicator (It's not)
- VIX and SPX always move in opposite directions (they don't)
- VIX average is a 20 handle (no it's actually a 12)
Random Words of Wisdom
- Tell the client what you are going to do and then do it – Josh Brown
- We have examined all the indicators and price is the most reliable – Josh Brown
- Cinemark over Netflix – Jeff Macke
- You know to the penny how much you pay per month for your phone bill but you have no idea how much you pay per month for your 401k – Morgan Housel
- Jeff Bezos wants Prime to be something that is irresponsible not to own – Morgan Housel
- Internals of the market need to confirm what the indexes are doing – are the individual stocks making new 52 week lows? Then confirmation of a downtrend – J.C. Parets
- It takes 100% commitment to trade successfully and the overwhelming majority of investors do not have the time necessary to beat the market. – Michael Batnick
- Why interest rates are rising is what's important to markets, not the mere fact that they are rising. – Charlie Bilello
- There is power is saying, "I don't know." – Charlie Bilello
- Quarter over quarter changes in buybacks do not correlate to overall market performance. – Danny Jassey
- When the facts change, I change my mind. – Jack Mohr
- Potential does not equal outperformance (Twitter) – Jack Mohr
- When a company says, "we are not going to measure what we used to measure. We are now going to measure something else," this is always a red flag. – Herb Greenberg
- For some people, it's not a company, it's a stock – Josh Brown
- Mother of all uncorrelated trades is $BABA because it's not in the S&P and if you are getting measured against the S&P you need uncorrelated trades – Josh Brown
- I am shocked everyday but just how hard everything in life is – Jon Steinberg
On Stock Twits – Ian Rosen CEO
- 20 million unique monthly visits
- Average time a user spends on StockTwits = 51 minutes. The same as Facebook and dwarfing other social platforms
- Members share 5,000 charts per day
- What's coming in the future: Building a NewsWire that crawls the web to find news and tells you why a stock is trending, partnering with Chart IQ to bring advanced charting capabilities to Stock Twits, and creating a ST++premium product for the most engaged members on the platform.
These notes and quotes don't even touch on the great start-up presentations. More on those in later posts.
Happy Trading!


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The heel bone is the largest bone in the foot and absorbs the most shock and pressure. A heel spur develops as an abnormal growth of the heel bone. Most commonly, calcium deposits form when the plantar fascia pulls away from the heel area, causing a bony protrusion, or heel spur to develop. While bone spurs can develop in other locations such as the rear of the heel bone, this is the most common location for development. The plantar fascia is a broad band of fibrous tissue located along the bottom surface of the foot that runs from the heel to the forefoot. Heel spurs can cause extreme pain in the rearfoot, especially while standing or walking.
A major cause of heel spur pain comes from the development of new fibrous tissue around the bony spur, which acts as a cushion over the area of stress. As this tissue grows, a callus forms and takes up even more space than the heel spur, leading to less space for the thick surrounding network of tendons, nerves, ligaments and supporting tissue. These important structures in the foot have limited space because of calcium or tissue buildup, which leads to swelling and redness of the foot, and a deep throbbing pain worsened with exercise.
The following symptoms are typical of heel spur. Stabbing pain when treading on the area affected. Dull, irregularly occurring pains in the heel area also without exerting pressure (e.g. in a reclining position) Pain when taking the first steps in the morning (after lying or sitting down for an extended period, especially in the morning) Occasional swelling in the ankle area. For the lower heel spur, extreme sensitivity at the tendon attachment (laterally in the lower heel area) For the upper heel spur, extreme pressure sensitivity of the Achilles tendon, primarily at approximately ankle height.
Diagnosis of a heel spur can be done with an x-ray, which will be able to reveal the bony spur. Normally, it occurs where the plantar fascia connects to the heel bone. When the plantar fascia ligament is pulled excessively it begins to pull away from the heel bone. When this excessive pulling occurs, it causes the body to respond by depositing calcium in the injured area, resulting in the formation of the bone spur. The Plantar fascia ligament is a fibrous band of connective tissue running between the heel bone and the ball of the foot. This structure maintains the arch of the foot and distributes weight along the foot as we walk. However, due to the stress that this ligament must endure, it can easily become damaged which commonly occurs along with heel spurs.
Non Surgical Treatment
Some heel spurs do require surgery, however surgery is a last resort. In most cases the patients underlying foot problem needs to be addressed, such as Over Pronation and Over Supination and Heel Pain Treatment Options need to be implemented if Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles Tendonitis are still an ongoing concern. Your best treatment is always prevention.
Surgical Treatment
Most studies indicate that 95% of those afflicted with heel spurs are able to relieve their heel pain with nonsurgical treatments. If you are one of the few people whose symptoms don?t improve with other treatments, your doctor may recommend plantar fascia release surgery. Plantar fascia release involves cutting part of the plantar fascia ligament in order to release the tension and relieve the inflammation of the ligament. Sometimes the bone spur is also removed, if there is a large spur (remember that the bone spur is rarely a cause of pain. Overall, the success rate of surgical release is 70 to 90 percent in patients with heel spurs. One should always be sure to understand all the risks associated with any surgery they are considering.


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The INSIDER Summary:
- Vita Sidorkina has modeled for Victoria's Secret and Sports Illustrated.
- She married Italian millionaire Valerio Morabito over the weekend.
- The extravagant wedding was held off the coast of Italy.
Vita Sidorkina, a Russian model who has been featured in Sports Illustrated and has walked the Victoria's Secret Fashion Show, married Italian millionaire Valerio Morabito on July 29. Held in an old palace off of Italy's Amalfi Coast, the wedding featured a guest list almost as glamorous as the venue.
Here's what it was like to be there.


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Title: Peak Stormwater Runoff Calculation with the Rational Method
Contributor: Harlan Bengtson Ph.D., P.E. , Former Dean of Engineering, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
Published Date: August/2014
Content Type: Spreadsheet
This set of worksheets facilitates the calculation of peak stormwater runoff rate, allowing comparison of several alternatives for calculating the watershed time of concentration, a key parameter in the overall calculation.
There are worksheets for calculating the following:
1. Watershed time of concentration based on user input information about the watershed.
2. Peak stormwater runoff rate using a design storm intensity calculated from user input rainfall intensity vs. duration data.
3. Peak stormwater runoff rate using a design storm intensity calculated with user input values for Steel Equation constants.
Equations used: Kirpich Equation, Kerby-Hathaway Equation, SCS Lag Equation, Manning Equation, Manning Kinematic Equation, Rational Method Equation, Steel's Formula.


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What is a Centrelink or Asset Test Valuation?
Asset test valuations are for when you need to know more about the value of property that you own. This can either be for Centrelink purposes, your own peace of mind, or for Asset Register Valuations if you're a representative – usually the Chief financial Officer – of a non-profit organisation.
Valuations for Centrelink purposes usually entail a current market valuation of your property or properties to determine their market value. These valuation reports can then be presented to Centrelink as professional evidence of your assets, and the impact they may have (or not) on any payments you may be entitled to such as the pension can then the determined.
Either way, making sure you get a completely accurate estimate on the current market value of your property is vital. Without it, you can end up being very surprised by the amount that the Australian Tax Office (ATO) asks for when the tax year ends. Equally, as a not-for-profit company like a church, charity, or local council, you can end up making serious savings by making sure you're always paying the correct amount in tax. Precise knowledge of your (or your organisation's) assets is critical.
That's where we come in.
Why Others Use Insight Property
Insight Property Valuations is a completely independent property valuer. We provide licensed, qualified, and highly experienced local valuers to individuals and businesses of all kinds.
Using us makes getting your asset test valuation simple. We'll be glad to chat to you beforehand, and give you any support you need during or after your assessment. When you speak to us, you'll be speaking to a property expert – but more, you'll be speaking to your property expert. We make sure you'll be able to keep talking to the same individual with all of the details of your case.
When you use us you'll benefit from:
- All advisers being fully trained, and having more than a decade's experience in the industry
- We have current Australian Property Institute membership
- Thorough support for you, right from the start, and proceeding until after your valuation
- Our reputation as a completely independent company
- Personalised services suited to your needs
Things About Asset Test Valuations You Need to Know
Usually called internal auditing when you're a company and asset register valuations when you're a non-profit company, asset test valuations are required before you sell any kind of property. This can include residential, commercial, and industrial buildings, as well as plots of land. That's why internal auditing is such a high priority for many businesses.
Though it can be tempting to consider the price of a professional valuer as something that you can avoid, without specialist knowledge of the current market it's exceedingly difficult to calculate the actual value of your assets. As a professional with over a decade of experience, your personal Insight adviser will supply all of the knowledge needed.
Chat with one of Insight's expert advisers by calling 1300 134 505 now. Or feel free to contact us online via our booking form whenever you're free. We'll get back to you within the hour.
The property specialist that you speak to will have at least ten years of experience in the industry, and be a Certified Practicing Valuer. So if you've got any questions about getting an assessment, now's the time to ask.


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Permit operators of offshore petroleum production installations or drilling contractors of non-production offshore installations, must have a current certificate of fitness for the installation, unless you have a recognised verification scheme
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Permit operators of well operations have duties relating to the safety of all well operations. This covers the well's lifecycle, along with specific well operations.
Government management of the petroleum industry
Six government agencies and 16 regional councils carry out specific roles and responsibilities in managing petroleum and mineral exploration and production in New Zealand waters.
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We have developed guidance on a number of issues included in the Health and Safety at Work (Petroleum Exploration and Extraction) Regulations 2016
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In our work with the petroleum industry, we enforce the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 (HSWA) and the Health and Safety at Work (Hazardous Substances) Regulations 2017
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A regional health body has received prestigious national recognition from the NHS Leadership Academy.
The NHS Leadership Recognition Awards celebrate examples of outstanding leadership that have had a positive impact on both patients and staff.
During the ceremony, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust's board received the NHS Governing Body of the Year accolade.
David Evans, chief executive of the trust, said: "We are delighted to receive this national award after such an important year for our trust and after an extremely busy period for our teams.
"The changes we have made to improve patient care and open our new Northumbria hospital would simply not have been possible without the leadership of individuals right across our organisation.
"Delivering change in the NHS is never easy and on behalf of the board, I would like to thank every member of staff for their tremendous efforts over the past 12 months."
The award has been described as a 'fitting tribute' to Brian Flood, who was chairman of Northumbria Healthcare for 18 years and retired in February.
Mr Flood became chairman in 1998 and has contributed enormously to helping the trust revolutionise its services for the people in Northumberland and North Tyneside.
Alan Richardson, the new chairman of Northumbria Healthcare, said: "This award is testament to the achievements of the board and is a true recognition of the hard work and commitment of each and every employee.
"It is also a fitting tribute to Brian Flood, who led the organisation with a real passion and dedicated his career to public services.
"I look forward to leading the trust into this new important chapter and embrace the challenges and opportunities ahead as we strive to continuously improve care for patients."
Northumbria Healthcare takes a patient-focused approach and aims to provide high quality care for patients, which has been recognised across the region and across the rest of the country and is one of the contributing factors to the trust winning the award.
It is one of only three NHS organisations across the country to help lead with the development of positive cultures and leadership capability across the NHS.
Mike Chitty, head of applied leadership at the NHS Leadership Academy, said: "The judges felt that in these very challenging times, it's important to show that things need to be done with people not to them.
"This team won because they demonstrated this element beyond doubt in both how they operate as a board and in the outcomes they achieve.
"While we were impressed by the systematic and rigorous way they go about the business of providing excellent and compassionate care, the winners don't take their eyes off the other stuff that makes the big difference – the small acts of kindness that make all the difference to patients."
Northumbria Healthcare won the Board Leadership award at the Health Service Journal 2015 Awards for its delivery of outstanding services and it was also named the Best Place to Work in the NHS last year.


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Moreover, the IDL-4802 supports local and remote managed capabilities of CLI, SNMP, and Telnet via RS-232 console port and Web GUI management interface. Via user-friendly Web GUI, the IDL-4802 can be managed by workstations running standard web browsers that provide the easy-to-use operation and convenient maintenance.
To enhance the network security, PLANET IDL-4802 also provides features such as QoS, VLAN, Multicast, Bandwidth Management, Traffic Prioritization, and Access Control List. With the advanced QoS features, the IDL-4802 is an ideal solution for next generation broadband network to deliver rich video contents, DSL, POTS, and VoIP service over ADSL2+ connection
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In Indiana, all determinations regarding child custody focus on one thing: serving the best interests of the children involved. While this "best interests of the child" standard applies in most states around the country, each state has its own list of factors for assessing a child's best interests, and Indiana is no exception.
Under Indiana law, the following seven factors guide all determinations as to parents' child custody rights in connection with a divorce:
Let's look at a few of these in a little more detail:
The parents' wishes regarding child custody, while relevant, are not determinative when it comes to awarding custody rights. This is important. It means that, even if you and your spouse agree on a custody arrangement or parenting plan, this does not necessarily mean that your plan will earn the court's approval. Indiana's joint custody law makes this clear: "[T]he court shall consider it a matter of primary, but not determinative, importance that the persons awarded joint legal custody have agreed to an award."
That said, when negotiating a parenting plan or working through the collaborative divorce process, divorcing parents and their attorneys will generally be able to arrive at a joint custody arrangement that gives adequate consideration to the other relevant factors.
In Indiana, the child's wishes are a relevant factor regardless of age, though "more consideration [is] given to the child's wishes if the child is at least fourteen (14) years of age." At any age, however, similar to the parents' wishes, the child's wishes are not determinative.
This is another important factor, because it can affect parents' decisions regarding relocation following a divorce. If a child has spent his or her entire life in the family home, has made friends with neighbors and is actively involved at school, a judge may decide that it is in the child's best interests not to move with a relocating parent.
Many people believe that the mother is more likely than the father to get sole custody, or more likely to have primary physical custody in a joint custody arrangement. However, this is not the case in Indiana. Under Indiana custody law, "there is not a presumption favoring either parent." Once again, it is the child's best interests that control, and both parents have the potential to receive sole or primary custody if the factors discussed above weigh in their favor.
When seeking custody in connection with a divorce, your choice of family lawyers matters. With more than a decade of legal experience, Joshua R. Hains is an attorney you can trust to fight for the custody rights you desire. To discuss your situation in confidence, call Hains Law, LLC at (317) 688-1305 or get in touch with us online today.


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When we lived in Austin I started a book club with my BFF. We met every other week, read some great (and some not-so-great books), drank beer, watched movies, even went camping. I loved spending time with other folks who shared my interests doing things centered around those interests.
Living in Fort Worth, I have yet to build a similar circle for a book club. I quit even trying to start another book club. But the yen for a similar social circle remained.
Tonight I attended the first "Stitch 'n' Bitch" with a new group of folks who love to knit, sew, crochet, etc. And these are folks I want to sit and chat with for a few hours while I work on my knitting.
I've gone to knitting circles at local yarn stores, but I never connected with any of the other knitters. I'm not your standard knitter, so it's not easy to find people with similar interests to discuss while your hands are working. I don't want to talk about projects or yarn. I want to talk about fun stuff.
So where did I find my new SnB group? At my local comic book shop!
I love my local comic book shop person. First, she's a she. Secondly, she's bubbly (in a good way) and interesting. We share a love of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and all things Whedon. And I just found out that she knits, too. I knew I liked that girl.
Of course, as soon as I found out she knits, I threw out the idea of a "Stitch 'n' Bitch." Happily she loved the idea and knows other folks who might be interested in a regular gathering. We scheduled our first group for tonight.
We met at Bubbles' house and had four stitchers and two voyeurs. Our hostess served spinach artichoke dip. Adult beverages were served. I got to teach the comic book store manager (a boy!) how to knit. And we've already decided to meet again next week.
It was a solidly good time.


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Last night I had a sobering experience. I had just put the boys to bed and had sat down to chat and play on Facebook/Google+/Twitter when it happened. Out of the blue, I felt dizzy, and my hands were shaking to the point that using the phone to let J1* know, so he didn't discover me passed out without a clue as he walked in the door from a Star Wars game. It was enough of a challenge to type out a warning to J2* that I'm not feeling so hot, to prick myself so I could successfully get a drop of blood, and to get that blasted little testing strip into the glucometer.
It was 299. Yup, my body was freaking out about a sudden drop in blood sugar when it was that high. It would be an understatement to say this is not a good thing. The fact that I'm battling a sinus infection that moved into my chest that I'm taking antibiotics for doesn't excuse this one bit.
I am a bad patient. I haven't been as diligent about taking medicine, testing myself, getting bloodwork done, and sticking to a diabetic-friendly diet. This is surprising considering my A1C was better than my own doctor's when I was pregnant with N, my oldest, and my blood sugars were pretty good all things considered when I was pregnant with G. The only real difference I can sanely control (getting pregnant to gain control of my diabetes is a BAD BAD idea in my opinion) is when I was pregnant, I had weekly/biweekly visits with the doc to review my sugars, and I had to account for any unusual test results. Sometimes, if things weren't going in the direction we wanted, I also reported a record of what I ate. I also had family and friends on my case, rarely agreeing that I needed that banana split because I needed a serving of fruit (pregnancy hormones, y'all – the second most powerful force in the world).
I don't have the cash, and I'm sure my doctor doesn't have the time, to review my sugars on that close of a basis. Yes, I have accounts on several social networking sites, but I'm pretty sure the people who complain about the occasional post about a great meal someone made would explode if I started posting blood glucose results, my daily menu, etc. Hence the blog. Even if no one lets me know they read, I'm intending to motivate myself to make more decisions I can better account. I'm hoping this may serve to help anyone in a similar situation – share recipes, tips, the ups and downs of managing diabetes. It may also give a doctor or two some insight about their not-so-good patients (c'mon, you know most people aren't 100% with their docs).
That's not to say that's all I'm going to post. I'm more than just a diabetic, and I'll post the occasional bit about other parts of my life. I will attempt to get this blog set up the way I like it and start posting Sunday, provided no catastrophes happen between now and then.
*I would like to keep the identities of my VIP's hidden until they otherwise say differently, while still mentioning them and being able to keep track of them. "The Hubby" (J1) and "The Boyfriend" (J2) sound too, er, pretentious to me, and they both have the same initial. Until they give me the go-ahead to use their real names or some other designation, I'll use Dr. Seuss-esque J1 and J2 as a way to distinguish them.


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Slick 'Mad Men' visits Madison Ave. at dawn of the '60s
It's 1960, and handsome New York ad man Don Draper is living out an episode of "The Twilight Zone." With his pitch-black hair Brylcreemed back into a helmet, Don has signed a deal with the devil. He must create a successful ad campaign for Lucky Strike, despite new evidence that cigarettes can be deadly. In return, he'll win the thrill of controlling the masses, of luring the rats to the river.
Played to slick perfection by Jon Hamm, Don Draper is the slippery figure at the center of "Mad Men," a really extraordinary new drama on, of all places, AMC. He's one of the head sharks in a tank of ruthless Mad men -- Madison Ave. ad men -- whose mission is to seduce an increasingly savvy public.
The series, tonight at 10, is set at that moment right before America woke up from the 1950s. Don and his co-conspirators at the Sterling Cooper agency are watching helplessly as the rules of their game change daily, as the culture wars -- over women's rights, diversity, divorce, health concerns -- begin to kick in.
But please don't think "Mad Men" is merely nostalgia. It's so much richer than that. The show is layered with still-resonant ideas, about the oppressive reign of bottled-up WASPS in ties, about whether love is, as Don puts it, "invented by guys like me to sell nylons." In the premiere, Don and his secretary-leering assistants have an explosive meeting with a newfangled threat -- de partment-store executive Rachel Menken (Maggie Siff), who is both an aggressive woman and a Jew. While Don can condescendingly tell his sweet new secretary (Elisabeth Moss) to "go home, put your curlers in, and we'll get a fresh start tomorrow," he is thrown by Rachel.
Meanwhile, Don's boss, played with cagey charm by John Slattery, tracks down the firm's only Jewish employee, who works in the mailroom, and props him up at the Menken meeting for show.
The series gets only wittier in later episodes, when, in a darkly comic twist, Don, such a whiz selling cigarettes, is pressured to promote a young politician named Dick Nixon. The movie-centric AMC may seem like a strange home for such a provocative series, until you think about classics such as "Sweet Smell of Success," "The Apartment," or "Gentleman's Agreement." Like "Mad Men," they also draw dividing lines between innocence and civilized corruption, between the appearance of happiness and the reality of anxiety. They also give us intelligent men abusing power. "Mad Men" has the feel of an Elia Kazan morality tale.
But the first thing you notice about "Mad Men" is its surface. This is a gorgeously fashioned period piece, from its
"Mad Men" was created by Matthew Weiner, formerly a writer-producer on "The Sopranos" and "Andy Richter Controls the Universe." And Weiner has made all the right choices in his handling of the material. Like the best creative forces of cable TV, he doesn't spell things out. He leaves room for ambiguity, particularly when it comes to the character of Don. Tonight, as Don the wonder boy strains to invent a new approach to the Lucky Strike account, we have to wonder: Is he having a crisis of confidence -- or a crisis of conscience? Hard to tell.
Don is far from a cipher, but his true demons will probably take many episodes to emerge from the deep. A war hero, he is clearly sitting on post-traumatic stress issues -- the echoes of explosions surround him as he naps in the office. But he has no interest in self-analysis, and he dismisses psychiatry outright, when an agency researcher cites Freud. "Freud, you say. What agency is he with?"
I am anxious to learn the truth about Don, which will surely rise to the surface as the season progresses. His rigorous efforts at repression will surely fail him, just as they failed his country.
Matthew Gilbert can be reached at email@example.com. For more on TV, visit boston.com/ae/tv/blog/.
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Andina 7
ANDINA 7 is a limited edition, double-sided 7" picture disc featuring two gorgeous dishes from the Peruvian Andes and two tropical Peruvian bangers by Los Compadres del Ande and La Peruanita. Both tracks were discovered as part of a haul undiscovering a wealth of dust-laden cumbia Andina, huayno and carnaval.
The picture disc images are of Peruvian dishes with recipes that feature in the cookbook ANDINA - written by Martin Morales, pioneer of Peruvian cooking in the UK published by Quadrille. Both tracks feature on the compilation release ANDINA: Huayno, Carnaval and Cumbia – The Sounds of the Peruvian Andes 1968-1978.
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A La Peruanita - Recuerda Corazón (Huayno)
B Los Compadres del Ande - La Mecedora (Cumbia)


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UPDATED!! Alot of you requested names of coaches I would recommend based on your style, so I've added a name and link after each description. All of these coaches are very versatile, and able to adapt to their athletes, but I picked the style I most associate with them.
Whenever I take on a new athlete, we spend about an hour together on the phone getting to know each other. I also have him/her fill out an information sheet. Yes, some of the information I'm looking for is standard: What is your normal training volume? List your PRs. What is your injury history? Who's your favorite Muppet? (just kidding, but that would be a very informative question!). But, in addition to the running basics, I'm also trying to get a sense of the runner's personality. I've learned over the years that the best training plans can yield the worst results if they are not applied to the right runner. In short: I can't use a Warren Buffett plan on a Steve Jobs personality.
Since my training roster is full, I'm having to refer new clients to other coaches. At first, I simply gave the prospective athlete the list of great coaches I know. But after awhile, I realized that not every coach is right for every runner. Different coaches work best with different personality types. The most effective coaches seem to be those who can get a good sense of WHO their athletes are, not just how to construct a solid training plan.
I think this same type of knowledge is helpful to any runner looking for a coach. Do you know what type of runner you are? Do you know what style motivates you, and what style makes you want to hit the snooze button every morning? You are going to be much more likely to meet your running goals (whatever they may be) if you know what your "Mogul Style" is and how to make it work for you.
Typically, I see 6 types of Running Moguls:
1. The Sam Walton: This runner is "old school". She likes to find a simple brand of shoe and stick with it. She rarely wears anything other than a Timex, and usually not even that. She likes to run, plain and simple. If you make her workouts too complicated or specific, she will just ignore you, and eventually quit working with you. She really wants someone to talk with about running more than she wants to push the envelope on drills, gadgets, and nutrition. This runner will often end up as one of your top performing athletes simply because she believes in hard work, and lots of it. Don't underestimate her – just because she can't tell you her VDot or her resting heart rate, doesn't mean she isn't VERY serious about running. Coach: Ian Sharman
2. The Oprah: This runner is all about the "experience" of running. He wants his runs to have a purpose, and not just one that involves numbers and data. He wants a hill workout to be about strength, a speed workout to be about speed, and a trail run to be about adventure. This runner also wants his coach to address his psychology in his training. It is important to him to understand what motivates him and what will make him excel. He cannot fake his passion for running – don't ask him to do a race or workout he is not motivated to do – he needs to feel connected to the goal. Coach: Lisa Smith-Batchen
3. The Bill Gates: This runner is your bulldog. He wants what he wants and isn't afraid to ask for it. He wants to be trained aggressively, and doesn't care much about how he "feels" about a scheduled run – if you tell him to do it, he will do it, and push harder than anyone else in the group. This runner, with his aggressive style, can end up easily injured, so it is important to give him workouts that keep his energy engaged, but don't put constant stress on his body. He often doesn't know when enough is enough and his competitive personality can drive him to push too hard. Coach: Olga King
4. The Steve Jobs: This runner expects originality and novelty in her workouts. She's not going to be happy with a training plan that calls for little variation or unique workouts. She loves her gadgets, and likes to monitor her heart rate, calories burned, and pace on every run. She trains best when she is given targets to hit and a creative workout to do while hitting those targets. She needs variety and a fast pace – intensity and novelty are her touchstones. Coach: Scott Jurek
5. The Warren Buffett: Much like your "Old School" runner, this athlete likes to keep it simple – but with an aggressive twist. This runner rarely goes for the short-term goals, finding little interest in being an age group winner in a 5k. He wants the big returns and is willing to work for it – long runs, big mileage, big races. He's willing to use technology and new research if there is a purpose to it, but not just for novelty's sake. If he knows why you want him to track his heart rate, he will, but only to get the necessary data. Driven by the win, this runner will train with discipline and sheer will. Coach: Howard Nippert
6. The Ellen Degeneres: This runner will work hard, with great results, but only if you make training fun. While she takes her running seriously, she also wants to have a good time while she is doing it. She will follow most workouts, but will want to train with a group, so don't expect full adherence to any plan. If the group is going long, so is she. Camaraderie is more important to her than full allegiance to any training plan. If she is given a general concept of what needs to be done each week, rather than on a workout-by-workout schedule, she will adapt it to make herself AND her coach happy. Coach: Jimmy Dean Freeman
Do you see yourself in any of these Moguls? Are you definitely one type, or a combination? Knowing how you like to train will save you (and your coach, if you have one) a lot of frustration. Excelling at running, or anything else, is more about making the MOST of who you are, rather than trying to force yourself to be like everyone else.
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I have had many people tell me that they would never be brave enough to paint. As I was painting today I started to realize that painting is just like everything else. You can do it if you decide that you want to. Another one of my motto's is don't quit until you like it.
So I am going to try and walk you through how I paint a picture.
First I like to find a picture that has good coloring and composition.
I tried to find the credits for this photo, but I couldn't. I found this image on a google search for beautiful Montana Landscapes
So to start, I do the background, or the sky.
Just a cloudy blue wash.
Next I go in and do the mountains in a navy blue wash.
Next, I add the lower green triangle, and finally the lower orange triangle.Now the picture has a basic structure, without any defining details.
I like to do the mountains next, adding details, and color, shading, and lines. Then I finish the clouds. My technique for the clouds is to use a lot of round motions with the brush, and never lift up the brush until I run out of paint. Then when I feel I have enough white clouds on the page, I go back in and define them with a bit of color. Next I move on to the green field. I use a flat brush (This is the only brush I use, for the entire painting)
It is razor thin. I put about 3 different colors of paint on my brush, and dab away, making thousands of little lines all over the section that I am painting, always starting in the back and working horizontally across the page, and then moving down the painting and across again. When I did the grren triangle I used combinations of blue, yellow, green, and brown. For the red triangle I used combinations of red, green, orange, brown, and yellow. If it starts looking to uniform, I turn the brush a bit, and continue working. And Wallah! a few hours later, you have a landscape worth hanging.
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San Dimas High School will host the 37th annual Smudge Pot football game against Bonita on Friday, a contest that drew more than 5,000 fans at Bonita last year and raised more than $6,000 for charity.
San Dimas is looking for its third consecutive Smudge Pot victory and owns a 19-16-1 lead in the series.
It's become such a huge rivalry Bonita coach Eric Podley jokingly described it as "the contract renewal game."
"You don't want to lose too many of these," he said. "Our kids are aware of how big it is and what it means. And if you're a coach, losing to them (San Dimas) isn't good for future employment."
San Dimas is 3-1 while the Bearcats are 1-3, but Saints coach Bill Zernickow said records are meaningless.
"We could have the worst records in the Valley, but if you win this game it saves your season in the eyes of the community," Zernickow said. "Both towns count on this game.
"You know, if we were in Texas, it is the kind of win that could save your job."
A couple years ago a fight broke out in the stands between San Dimas and Bonita parents during a 2007 girls volleyball match. The brawl created negative publicity for the schools but helped bring about a pizza-eating fundraiser started last year.
On Friday, players from San Dimas and Bonita's football teams met in an event that raises money for the Special Warrior Foundation, which provides full scholarship grants and family counseling to surviving children of special operations personnel who die in operational or training missions and immediate financial assistance to wounded special operations personnel and their families.
"What happened in volleyball that day wasn't reflective of our rivalry or our communities," Podley said. "We started this fundraiser to show that the kids and our communities are better than what occurred that day.
"So far, it has been a win-win for everyone. It has been a great way to turn a negative incident into something very positive for a lot of people."
The pizza fundraiser raised more than $5,600 on Friday. With $1 from every ticket sold to Friday's game going to the foundation, school officials are hoping to raise at least $10,000.
"I think it's awesome, we're going to crush it (the total raised from last year)," Zernickow said. "Since we started this, it has been great for the kids. It gives them a chance to be part of something bigger than themselves, and it also takes a little edge off the rivalry because it's such an emotional game."
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April 1, 2011
How to Show Your Coworkers You Care
Your coworkers are some of the people that you see the most during the week. For eight hours a day, five days a week, you share the company of your fellow employees. If only for that fact alone, it is very important to show them that you value their time and care about them. There are a few things that you can do to express your feelings for your coworkers and make them feel special.
A great way to show your coworkers that you care is by getting them a small personalized gift that adds ease to their day. Many companies require their employees to carry IDs. These IDs can get lost or misplaced during the daily rushes of the day. Why not get your coworker a simple lanyard to help keep all of their IDs in place? lanyards and badge holders add ease to your coworker's life by allowing them to have instant access to all of their important documentation. You can also customize the lanyard by adding your coworkers name or favorite colors to it.
Lanyards come in all shapes and sizes and can add both function and fashion to your coworker's wardrobe. They will appreciate the simple gesture that also has a huge impact on their hearts.
Did you enjoy field trips as a child? Try organizing a fun trip to a local museum or aquarium with all of your coworkers. This fun filled day will help to bring all of you together and realize how much you enjoy each other's company. Have one of your coworkers book the venue and another one schedule a meeting place for all of you to meet up at. Try to reach a group consensus on where you'd all like to go. If somebody wants to go to the zoo and another person wants to go to a play, reach an agreement to see a show about animals
Another great way to bond with your coworkers is to have your boss organize a potluck for the office. Everyone can bring their favorite dish and participate in the party. If it's the holiday season, ask your boss or HR to help organize an office holiday party at a local restaurant. This will get everybody in the office excited and into the holiday mood. You can also request of your boss to throw a Secret Santa event where everybody can get each other small, inexpensive gifts, Everybody will enjoy receiving the gifts and giving them.
Coworkers are a very important and vital part of our lives. We share in their company a lot during the work week. Getting along with your coworkers create a welcoming environment that everybody is sure to enjoy. Showing that you appreciate them by giving them function presents such as lanyards and badge holders will show them that you care. To make your workday go by smoother, try showing them how much you care and appreciate them. Everybody will bond and your work day will be much more relaxed and fun.
December 30, 2010
5 Great Tools for the Busy Nurse
As any nurse can attest to, there are many tools of the trade that make the job run more smoothly. There's nothing like a useful tool to make you more effective at your job quickly and easily. Here, we will take a look at some of the best tools for any nurse in any setting. Most of these tools are general enough to work well across the board, while one or two may be specialized for the hospital setting.
Lanyards and badge holders are widely used in the health care industry, and have been for some time now. However, for a long time that was just because they were useful. Now, with the innovation of the beaded lanyard and decorative holders, lanyards and badge holders are more stylish than ever. In the medical setting, with scrubs being the standard uniform, nurses and other medical professionals may find themselves looking for ways to add panache to their work attire. The beaded lanyard is one way to ensure you look and feel great on the job while lanyards and badge holders are holding your necessary identification or electronic keys.
Technology provides ample opportunity for nurses to accomplish their tasks as smoothly as possible. When you know what is available to you in terms of technology, you can arm yourself with new tools as they come onto the market. The iPhone is one tool that allows the busy nurse to find new technology that will help them do their job. Here are four applications (apps) that nurses are raving about.
- The A.D.A.M. Symptom Navigator is an app that is now commonly used by patients. While the nurse may not need the help of the app to determine the symptoms of their patients, it is useful to know what your patients are looking at on their own and how they may be assessing their own symptoms. Knowledge is power, so take advantage of this resource!
- Epocrates Rx is a free iPhone app that does not require a wireless connection because the app is downloaded right to your mobile device. With this handy app comes a drug guide, formulary information and drug interaction checker. With regular alerts to new updates and medical news, the busy nurse will never be without the most recent information related to pharmaceuticals.
- The iChart app is great for keeping important patient information organized and safe. This app stores patient data in an organized fashion. Data stored included lists and medications and other important information that you need to access quickly.
- Continuing education is a large part of any nurse's life and career. Now there is an easier way than ever to stay up to date with continuing education credits with the ReachMD CME iPhone application. This convenient app is easy to use and also provides fully accredited Continuing Medical Education units for credit you can get right through your iPhone or even your iTouch.
The apps mentioned here are just a few of those available to help nurses. Many more can be found, and we'll take a closer look at more in our next post!


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A father has spoken of the terrifying moment five masked gunman forced him and his four-year-old daughter from his car.
Graham Glover, 37, of Cantley, left his friend's house on Coterel Crescent between 7.30pm and 7.40pm on Tuesday, September 29.
He was travelling in his white Ford Kuga on nearby Levet Road minutes later when he was stopped by black BMW.
Graham said: "When I left my friend's house I heard tyres screeching in the distance, but I didn't think anything of it.
"When I turned the corner on to Levet Road I saw a black BMW coming towards me, it was all over the road, it was obviously badly damaged.
"They forced me to stop my car and then five masked gun men got out and started coming towards me.
"They were shouting, get out of the car, get out of the car. They all had shot guns."
Graham's young daughter, Gracie Glover, who had been seating in the passenger seat in a booster seat, was hysterical as the men approached the car and took them both out.
"My daughter was hysterical. She said daddy they've got guns, they're going to shoot you," said Graham.
"I was just thinking of her safety. I couldn't protect her like I wanted to. We were both shaken.
"They were all big blokes. The two that got me out of the car did say we're not going to hurt you, we just want your car."
The hijackers quickly sped off down Levet Lane in the direction of Everingham Road, leaving Graham and Gracie standing in the middle of the road. Graham immediately called 999 and armed police attended the scene.
"There were four armed officers and three other officers," said Graham.
"Myself and my daughter are still a bit traumatised by it. We were just in the wrong place at the wrong time.
"It's had a massive impact on the whole family. The car was my dad's. He's disabled and now he can't get out and about."
One man, who lives on Levet Road but did not want to be identified, said: "I didn't see or hear anything, but the police came to my door around 8pm asking if I knew anything.
"They didn't tell me anything, but I saw a car in the middle of the road with all the doors open and lots of police around.
"There were at least four officers with weapons. I've lived here for a long time and I've never seen anything like this before. It was like something out of a Western. The police officers were here until nearly midnight."
Another woman, who also wanted to remain anonymous, said she saw a car which was being driven erratically leaving Everingham Road and turning down Levet Road around the time of the incident.
"There was a car that went round the corner with all the doors open at around 8pm. It made a right screeching sound, it was going all funny in the road," she said.
A neighbour added: "There's always something going off in Cantley. Levet Road in notorious, there's always police cars going down there."
A spokesman for South Yorkshire Police said: "Officers were called to Everingham Road, Doncaster at 7.35pm on Tuesday, September 29, following reports of loud bangs in the surrounding area.
While officers were investigating the source of the load bangs, a further report was made from a man who had his car stopped and then stolen by a group of masked men, who were seen to be carrying a firearm, on nearby Levet Road.
The five men, who were all wearing balaclavas, told the man and his four-year-old daughter to get out of their white coloured Ford Kuga 4x4 vehicle. The men then left the scene in the stolen vehicle abandoning a black coloured BMW 5 Series vehicle they had been travelling in."
Detective Sergeant Liza-Jo Hope, from the Force's Crime Unit, said: "Fortunately the victim and his daughter were not injured in the incident, but have been left understandably shaken by what took place.
"The stolen white coloured Ford Kuga 4x4 has still not been recovered and I need the public's help to trace that vehicle. The registration plate of the Kuga is: YP15 OYB.
"Have you seen this vehicle in the local area in the last 48 hours? Has it been sat on your road over the last day?
"We believe the loud bangs people have heard and the later theft of a car are related to the same group of men.
"At this stage we have not found any evidence of a firearm discharge but I understand this incident will have caused understandable concern to local residents.
"I would reassure people that we are treating the incident as a priority and all the necessary resources you would expect are being used to identify those responsible for this incident. Patrols in the area have been increased and will remain in place for the foreseeable future to reassure local residents."
Anyone with information about either incident are asked to contact police via 101 and quote incident number 995 from 29 September.


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There are 4 generally-accepted types of survey error. By survey error, I mean factors which reduce the accuracy of a survey estimate. It's important to keep each type of survey error in mind when designing, executing and interpreting surveys. However, I suspect some of them are more ingrained in our thinking about research, while others […]


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Favoured expression 'Blue Sky Thinking' is the first management-speak phrase to be completely overhauled in the boardrooms of the city due to climate change. Stockbroker Rupert Wallock-Smythe explained 'Climate change has made the possibility of a blue sky very rare these days, with the recent changeable weather fronts it's more of a 'greyish blue with black hanging thunderclouds' kind of sky at the moment, so the expression had to change.'
His thoughts were echoed by Harrison Ffyppes-Muir in an adjacent office: 'You have to be speaking the truth when expressively describing something with a completely ridiculous metaphor. Our office has stopped 'thinking outside of the box' as, due to our recycling policies, we rarely see a box these days. We prefer to think outside of the tetri-pack – it gives us better focus.'


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Wednesday, March 19, 2014
Manny (Leon Gast & Ryan Moore, 2014)
The gorgeous looking documentary Manny contains a generous sampling of stunning knockouts by Manny Pacquiao from his Blow by Blow years to his reign as world champion in eight weight classes. Watching those clips on a high definition digital theater screen is worth the price of an admission ticket.
The knockouts are seen from different angles. Some are in slow motion that capture perfectly the power of the punches by Pacquiao. A solid right mashed Miguel Cotto's face like it was a mere pizza dough with a smattering of bloody red catsup. Then, there is the wicked one-punch knockout of Ricky Hatton. That knockout was the most vicious I've seen in a Pacquiao boxing fight until...the gruesome knockout that stunned the whole country in December 2012.
It is heartbreaking seeing Pacquiao slumped face down inside the ring. The bated breaths of Filipino viewers are captured in still shots. A concerned judge (or is that a ringside broadcaster) seems to be praying over the prostrated Filipino boxer. It will take a handful of minutes before Pacquiao regained consciousness.
Juan Manuel Márquez's stoppage of Pacquiao in that December 2012 match is the second consecutive loss of Pacquiao. He lost a controversial split decision to Timothy Bradley earlier in 2012.
Those defeats give life to this documentary. The filmmakers were at a loss on how to put into context the legendary status of a future hall of famer. They showed Pacquiao's triumph from poverty. Since then, it was all glory and triumph. His unbeaten run of matches in the 2000s is admirable but lacks conflict needed for engrossing storytelling. He lost an election run in 2007 but it is not bad enough to dent his superman invincibility. There must be a kryptonite out there that will bring Pacquiao to normal human levels.
The documentary cites Jinkee Pacquiao's absence from her husband as the kryptonite that led to his defeat at the hands of Bradley. However,Winnie Monsod identified clearly different things vying for Pacquiao's attention. These include his showbiz rackets, fondness for gambling, affairs with other women, and serving constituents from Sarangani province.
Some critics cite his renewed religiosity as the kryptonite that dampened his killer instinct in the ring. But, Pacquiao has always been religious. It is not something he puts on for the world to see. His mother used to herd them together to pray the rosary over empty stomachs. He is always seen wearing the rosary after big fights.
Whatever felled our boxing hero, he stands tall once again. He turned back the clock to give a masterful boxing performance against Brandon Rios. His triumph was a big boost to the survivors of Typhoon Haiyan. If he can rise from severe losses, they can also rise from major setbacks. That ending will suffice for now as we await the next fight of Emmanuel 'Manny' Pacquiao.
Saturday, March 15, 2014
Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan (Lav Diaz, Cinemanila 2013)
Ilocos Norte is the birthplace of President Ferdinand Marcos, the disgraced dictator whose legacy of corruption and abuses continue to affect the lives of Filipinos. The betrayal of two Ilocanos led to his ouster. Ilocos Norte is also home to the parents of Antonio Luna, a temperamental revolutionary general killed by forces of President Emilio Aguinaldo. The accumulated acts of corruption, abuses, and treachery by our national leaders have forever seared the Filipino identity. We have become a nation of betraying Judases.
Fabian Viduya (Sid Lucero) shares a few common traits with fellow Ilocanos, Marcos and Luna. He is a brilliant law student on par with a young, bar topnotcher Marcos. He is also a revolutionary with the brute rage of a Hulk. But he is more than a Hulk, he is a Bressonian superman. He feels that being an intellectual superior binds him to no law. He acts rashly on his outrageous proposals. He guts out evil beings and destroys dysfunctional institutions.
Meanwhile, Eliza Atillano (Angeli Bayani) gets discombobulated with wordy laws. She agreed to her husband pleading guilty without understanding the consequences of such action. She sells vegetables and pawns her things in order to feed her two children and a sister.
The husband, Joaquin Atillano (Archie Alemania), is falsely accused of killing a much-hated money lender. His one bout of angry outburst was used as evidence of his deep hatred for Magda. He languishes in jail and yearns for a rare visit by Eliza. He dreams constantly of his family.
One dream of his eerily reminds me of a major tragedy that befell our country within the last 12 months. The drone-cam shot of the village makes me recall the aerial shot of a devastated Tacloban after Typhoon Haiyan struck the city. The village is dreary and devoid of life. The dreams or nightmares are portent of tragic events that will befall the saintly Atillano family.
The bus tragedy scene prefigures the GV Florida bus crash that took the life of comedian Arvin Tado Jimenez. Days before his death, Tado allegedly posted on his Instagram a photo with the caption: 'North or South...Cemetery?' He died alright in the northern part of Luzon.
North Cemetery?
Ilocos Norte sure looks like a cemetery with Fabian on the loose. Directly or indirectly, he causes lots of deaths in this film. He is mad north-northwest. But, he can be compassionate at times. He hates families being torn apart because of absentee parents so he tries his best to help the hardworking Eliza. He dares his friends to take up the cause of an innocent Joaquin.
Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan is a rare colored epic film by Lav Diaz. Eschewing intense chiaroscuro images, he partners with veteran cinematographer Larry Manda to come up with dazzling images of a serene, picturesque, sometimes hellish Ilocos Norte. Take a look at the picture above and you'll see that Diaz repeated the burning scenes from the Russian film Mirror and his own film Hesus, Rebolusyunaryo. The cliff scene recalls the Nora Aunor and baby scene from Tatlong Taong Walang Diyos. Staring down at the abyss, both mothers contemplate doing away with their children and betraying their own calling.
A huge chunk of the film's 10 million peso budget must have been allotted to procuring the cameras befitting the vision of Diaz. The images are so crisp and clear that sharp-eyed viewers may have noticed an errant prop during Wakwak's Christmas carolling scene. There is a February calendar hanging on the prison cell's steel bars. There are also unexpected chuckles heard during Magda's cellphone scene.
The viewer friendly Norte, Hangganan ng Kasaysayan shows Diaz at his storytelling best. Every scene and segment are necessary. Every discussion, even the initial nose-bleed-inducing intellectual discourse at a cafe, is relevant. Unlike his longer epics which contains a few wayward discussions, Norte is edited compactly with a running time of about 4 hours. This makes it the perfect Diaz film to recommend to newbies. Kudos also to co-writer Rody Vera.
Is Norte, The End of History the best local film of 2013?
I don't know. I took a Yolanda-induced break from cinema viewings during the Cinema One festival run. I boycotted Cinemanila because of its maddening, fucked-up way of scheduling screenings. What I do know is I will watch Norte again on an Ayala cinema later this month. It is that good!
Updated (May 7):
I encountered a minor plot irritant during my second viewing of the film. However, I still believe that Norte should be the first Lav Diaz film that newcomers should watch.
I am not satisfied with the actions of Eliza after the incarceration of her husband. She is shown contemplating the killing of her children. She may not be the cook of an aborted eatery business. But, there are other jobs that she can tackle. The hardworking Ilocana is perfectly capable of eking out a living and feeding four people. We did see her vending vegetables later in the film.
Although the cliff scene is arguably implausible, it is necessary within the context of the last scene. Without the earlier scene, the poignant scene showing Ading with the orphans loses much of its power. This time though I agree that Ading is capable of killing the kids. She is lacking some nuts and bolts up there in her head.
The film seems to suggest that every Filipino has the potential to kill/betray their kin, family members, friends, disciples, and neighbors. Those who do so is either angry or crazy. The traitor Fabian is both batty and enraged.
A lot of us are outraged with the widespread scale of corruption in the high echelons of our government. But, as Fabian pointed out, will our collective rants and complaints eradicate the greedy, evil ones? Hmmmm, those crazy ideas of Fabian begin to make sense...
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Thank you VitorFaria. I was trying my hardest to get it as close as I could to the original and I think this works.
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Just saw Amazon is buying Washington Post. Think this may be what AOL-Time Warner never became; a true content gearing enterprise where the end-users benefit, everywhere.
The Kindle is likely the best uniquely tailored content window out there; I have a pretty good idea what Bezos next step will be. Think it is time to buy a Kindle.


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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - British Olympic champion Andrew Simpson died from "blunt trauma with drowning" after the Swedish America's Cup craft he was sailing capsized and broke apart on San Francisco Bay, said a medical-examiner's report released on Tuesday.
Simpson, 36, a two-time Olympic medalist and father of two young boys, suffered multiple blows to his head and body in the May 9 accident involving the 72-foot Artemis Racing catamaran, the San Francisco medical-examiner's report said.
In the moments before it capsized, the yacht was turning downwind in a so-called bear-away maneuver in normal conditions, while traveling at about 30 knots, or 34 miles per hour, with wind of about 20 knots, or 23 miles per hour, the report says.
The front of the vessel then dipped beneath the surface, the port hull broke and inverted on top of the wing, according to the report. The precise sequence of events was not clear from the report, nor did it explain why Simpson was unable to find his way out.
Simpson was wearing a helmet, wetsuit, flotation device and shoes when he was trapped for approximately 10 minutes beneath the high-tech yacht, the medical-examiner's report said.
Four chase boats helped the other 10 crew members off the crippled sailboat, the report said.
"But the subject remained trapped for approximately 10 minutes," it said. "The subject was then located, floating in the waters of the bay, unconscious."
A toxicology report found that the only drug in Simpson's system at the time of his death was caffeine.
The Artemis yacht, which some have said was problematic from the start, was to have been retired on the day it capsized.
The accident at one point threatened to scuttle the famed sailing regatta, but racing continued after a number of rule changes were made, including substantial reductions to the wind limits. Oracle Team USA successfully defended the trophy with a dramatic come-from-behind win over Emirates Team New Zealand.
Artemis skipper Iain Percy and Simpson had been close friends since they were 10 years old. They went through Britain's youth sailing program together and then on to the Olympics, where they won gold in 2008.
The two also grew up sailing with Sir Ben Ainslie, who helped Oracle win the Cup after he was installed as U.S. team's tactician during the finals. Ainslie, Percy and Simpson's wife, Leah, have set up a foundation in Simpson's name to support youth sailing.
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Kirby at 100
There are people that I didn't like, but I saw them suffer and it changed me. I promised myself that I would never tell a lie, never hurt another human being, and I would try to make the world as positive as I could.
– Jack "King" Kirby


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Columbia Pacific CCO Community Advisory Councils are overseeing a Community Needs Assessment and a Community Health Improvement Plan.
As part of this process, we conducted a survey to learn how the community perceives their health and health care needs. We also gathered health-related data to gain a better understanding of key health issues in the communities that we serve.
This information will help us create a Community Health Improvement Plan, which we will submit to the Oregon Health Authority in June 2014. Download the Community Health Improvement Plan
CHIP Annual update
Recently, Ari Wagner, Data Analyst with GOBHI presented the results of the community survey and related health data specific to each of the counties of each Council. You can download those presentations and data summaries below.
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Connecticut Boy Scout Troop #41 enjoyed a trip with Northwoods Outfitters this week. Here they are preparing for their adventure!
The Allagash River Canoe Trip is just one adventure trip that Northwoods Outfitters has to offer. This Boy Scout troop traveled from Connecticut to complete their excursion. They will be putting their Boy Scout skills to the test during this 7-day canoe and camping trip. The unspoiled nature of the Allagash River has made it a popular destination for canoe trips. In the 1850s Henry David Thoreau made two journeys by canoe along this river. Much of the river is considered the Allagash Wilderness Waterway, namely because Maine citizens voted to protect the river and its natural beauty. The Boy Scouts will enjoy its alluring adventure!


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