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From 1999 to 2016, Alabama experienced a 21.9 percent increase in suicides across all age groups. As the media continues to cover suicide incidents among the nation's youth, parents are often concerned about how to discuss this topic with their children.
While suicide is often seen as a solitary act, families, friends, and peers are often left trying to understand the reasons for the death and how to carry on with their lives. Suicide is a confusing death, especially to children and adolescents, and the lack of communication around suicide often increases the need to attach blame to someone or something. Gossip around the suicide may lead to blame, which can strain and dissolve relationships, being placed on friends, family, school, or community members. If a suicide occurs in your child's school or community, it is important to talk to them so you can understand their feelings about a friend or classmate dying, what they know about suicide, and how they are coping with the loss.
When a friend, peer, or classmate dies by suicide, check in with your child to see how they are doing. Youth may not say anything and often have a range of emotions. These emotions are expressed to varying degrees, depending on their age. Discussing suicide is often difficult so having a conversation as you walk, drive, or do an activity together may make the conversation less intense.
Conversation Starters
- "I heard that X died. Are you okay? How do you feel about X's death?"
- "What do you know about suicide? Is this something that you heard about before? Where did you hear about it?"
- "What are you hearing about this at school (or in any programs that they and the deceased child shared)?"
Important and Useful Talking Points
If rumors are being discussed in your community, address these rumors with your child.
- "There are a lot of rumors about what happened. Have you heard anything?" After leaving time for them to tell you what they have heard, let them know that the only person who really knows why this happened is X and that it is important not to feed the gossip around the death of their friend, peer, or classmate.
- "There are lots of things we do not know and the only person who really knows why this happened is X. But we do know that you can always remember all of the good times you had together."
- "When someone dies by suicide, they choose to end their life sometimes because, in their mind, living is too hard for them. They don't know how to get help or choose not to ask someone for help. I want you to understand that when you or others feel hurt and pain, there are people who can help. You just have to ask."
- It is also important to ask your child if they have had thoughts about suicide—maybe after having a bad day or after an argument. If your child indicates that they have had thoughts about suicide, don't overreact. Overreaction will close off any future communication on the topic. Not reacting or saying anything at all, however, is just a way to avoid a difficult conversation. If your child suggests that they have had thoughts of suicide ("I felt that way a while ago, but don't anymore"), talk about what happened and why they thought about suicide. Furthermore, the conversations should ALWAYS be revisited. Remember that suicide is an attempt to solve a problem that seems impossible to solve in any other way. When you calmly ask about the problem that created the suicidal thoughts, you make it easier to bring up the subject again in the future: "I wanted to ask you again about the situation you were telling me about. How are you feeling?"
- Have a discussion about asking for help when they are having difficulties with others. Let your child know that nothing in life is ever so terrible or devastating that suicide is the way to handle it. Although children may experience a stressful interaction or feel extremely distressed, remind them that impulsively acting to hurt themselves is not the answer. Keep the door open for them to talk to you, but let them know if they feel that they cannot talk to you, they should talk to another adult, such as a trusted teacher or counselor at school; a minister, rabbi, priest, or bishop; or a trusted relative.
Be Informed about Issues Related to Children and Suicide
As a parent or guardian, it important that you have correct information about suicide. Children are exposed to information about suicide whether you talk to them or not. In a study by Dr. Brian Mishara, most of the children knew and understood the word suicide by third grade because they had talked about it with peers, seen it on TV, or overheard adults talking about it. Children who knew about killing oneself or suicide were also able to describe one or more ways of doing it. Given that most youth have heard about suicide by age 8 or 9, it's important to bring up the topic with your children to understand what they've heard, read, or seen on TV. This can give you the opportunity to correct misunderstandings and to explain that suicide is a permanent answer to temporary problems.
Facts about Suicide
- Mental health conditions are often seen as the cause of suicide, but suicide is rarely caused by any single factor. In fact, many people who die by suicide are not known to have a diagnosed mental health condition at the time of death.
- Among youth who commit suicide, attention-deficit disorder (ADD) is more common among 5 to 11 year olds.
- Youth ages 12 through 14 are more likely to have been diagnosed with depression.
- Relationship problems are linked to suicide: 60 percent of children and 46 percent of adolescents who died from suicide had problems with friends or family members.
- School problems and recent crises are other common triggers (each present between 30 and 40 percent of cases for both children and adolescents).
- Almost all of the deaths occur at home (98 percent of children and 88 percent of adolescents).
- Children and adolescent suicides occur between the hours of noon and midnight (81 percent of children and 77 percent of young adolescents).
- By far, most children under 13 who kill themselves are boys (76 percent of those who died from 1999 through 2015 were male).
- According to national data from 2001 to 2015, suicide rates among 5 to 12 year olds were about two times higher in black children than in white children. For black children, the suicide rate increased from 1.36 to 2.54 per million, while for white children it dropped from 1.14 to 0.77 per million.
- Among 13 to 17 year olds, suicide rates are higher among white adolescents—50 percent higher in white teens than in black teens.
Although it may be difficult to talk to youth and children about suicide, it is extremely important. If you do not communicate with your child, an online search may expose them to information that is triggering and dangerous. For example, there are multiple online communities that graphically discuss suicide stories, attempts, and ways to commit suicide. Children have far more access to these stories and resources than parents may know. Therefore, monitoring your child's online activities is important, especially because there have been incidences when apps, online forums, texts, and calls have been factors in youth committing suicide.
Suicide Services
Parents should stay informed about suicide services. Following are local and national services with helpful information.
National Suicide Prevention Hotline
(800) 273-8225
Online chat option available: https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/chat/
(310) 855-4673 or toll free at (800) 852-8336
Or text TEEN to 839863
Teens helping other teens talk about anxiety, depression, relationships, family issues, school, etc.
Available 8:00 p.m. to midnight CST.
The Crisis Center–Birmingham
General Hotline (205) 323-7777
Teen Hotline (205) 328-6465 Children's Line (205) 328-5437
Available 3:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. CST.
The Family Counseling Center of Mobile, Inc.
Local Helpline (251) 431-5111
Serves Baldwin, Clarke, Mobile, and Washington Counties.
The Crisis Center of North Alabama
Local Helpline (256) 716-1000
Serves Madison, Morgan, Limestone, and Jackson Counties.
The Crisis Center of East Alabama
Local Helpline (334) 821-8600
Serves Lee and Chambers Counties as well as West Point, Georgia.
Coping with Loss
It is not uncommon for children to experience feelings of guilt following the loss of a friend or classmate. This is often caused by the perception that they may have somehow contributed to the death, that there was something they could have done to prevent the death, or that they failed to anticipate and intervene to prevent the suicide. It is important to let children and adolescents know that it is not their fault—nothing that they did or didn't do caused this.
Guilt is a common emotion felt by youth and may particularly arise if a child had an argument or said hurtful things to or about the person before the suicide. Other effects of suicide on children include sadness, numbness, denial, mental health issues (mood disorders, anxiety disorders, suicidal behavior, post- traumatic stress disorder), emotional distress (sadness, anger), and academic and social problems (difficulty concentrating, behavioral issues at school). Children might also misbehave at home in ways not typical of their behavior before the death.
The way a child responds to a suicide is often related to how they are coping with grief. Coping with the loss does not follow a particular stage-like pattern, especially for children. Children often grieve in spurts, which may give the appearance of coping well, when suddenly an event may trigger an unexpected emotional response. Children and adolescents may or may not verbalize their grief. Sometimes they may not be able to put into words how they feel. Other times, they may get signals that talking about the suicide is wrong and creates more sadness and pain for others. Check in with children and adolescents occasionally to know how they are coping. If youth show signs of depression (lack of motivation or interest in schoolwork and activities, withdrawal (school or home), sadness, excessive guilt, hopelessness, easy irritability, or preoccupation with death/dying/self-destructive behavior, scheduling time to talk to a counselor or therapist may give them tools to help cope more effectively. Educators, researchers, and counselors agree that providing support services for grieving children is necessary to address risk factors, to decrease the risk of isolation, and to allow kids to express themselves and share with others in their own time and in their own way.
Programs in Alabama to Help Children Deal with Grief
The Amelia Center
Eryn's Embrace
The Healing Place
Muscle Shoals
Camp Good Grief
Hospice Angels Foundation, Inc.
The Harvard Child Bereavement Study found that grief does not end at a particular time for children and adolescents. Contrary to our societal beliefs that tend to say you need to move on, grief is not something youth just get over. While youth are resilient, they are not resilient enough that they will be fine because they are kids and will grow out of it. Because grief is not linear, there are key factors that can help children process their grief:
- Learning to cope with emotions and other changes resulting from loss
- Developing a new type of relationship or attachment with the deceased based on remembrance
- Finding meaning from the experience of loss
- Moving forward and absorbing the experience into their lives
For many youth, researchers have concluded that some circumstances—a murky understanding of death; relationship problems; prevalence of ADHD, depression, and/or other mental health issues; and the wish for control—can lead children experiencing a stressful interaction and feeling extremely distressed but not knowing how to cope to impulsively hurt themselves, perhaps not really expecting to die.
It is a natural reaction to feel frightened or worried following the death of your child's friend or classmate and to avoid talking about it. However, it is important to talk to your children, provide honest information, and offer support when they need it. Youth should know that their friend's death is something they can talk about with you. They also need to know that you are available to help them if they themselves feel distressed to the point of committing suicide.
Download a PDF of Helping Children Cope with Suicide, FCS-2304.


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As an accompaniment to Ogilvy's flagship 45 sec. Molto Q TVC, Cirkus were commissioned to create five viral shorts designed to support the campaign online. The virals explain the benefits of all five individual Comfort brands being incorporated into the Molto product.
I had the responsibilty of directing these shorts which present Q as the consummate scientist. He's not willing to use test subjects in his Comfort experiments without first undergoing the rigorous procedures himself, much to the chagrin of his very capable, but confused co-worker.
In this episode we see him endure the Comfort Ultra isolation tank. Despite 14 days locked up in a zen like state he still emerges fresh and fragrant, complete with new beard!
I was on direction, previs and animation duties.
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SA: Joy of Jazz to host music business workshops
Standard Bank Joy of Jazz will be conducting an intensive three-day music industry development project designed for budding young musicians. Titled Geleza Kleva and Learn Workshops, the music business workshops, which form part of the Joy of Jazz initiative, will be held in Johannesburg, South Africa.
The initiative hopes to equip aspirant young people who have an interest in music with guidelines on how to hone their musical talents while also building solid business acumen.
The dates and venues for the workshops are as follows:
6 July – Westbury Community Centre
13 July – Tshepisong Multipurpose Centre
20 July – Yeoville Recreation Centre
Standard Bank Joy of Jazz executive producer Mantwa Chinoamadi said he was excited that the workshops were receiving support. "It is through a deliberate effort to develop our youth that in years to come we will reap a bountiful harvest of musical greats," he said. "We are delighted to have artistic luminaries, government and institutional support to make this programme a reality."
The head of group sponsorships Standard Bank, Hazel Chimhandamba, said: "It is important for us to be able provide a solid base and knowledge for the next generation of music industry businesses."
Well-known South African musician, composer and mentor Concord Nkabinde said artists were great when it came to performing, but were often lacking on the business side of things.
Author, musician and Wits lecturer Jonathan Shaw will be one of the speakers at the workshops. He will address the topic How the Music Industry Works. Shaw is also an author who wrote the book South African Music Business.
The workshops will also cover topics such as Different Careers, Composing and Songwriting, Performing and the Live Music Scene, Concerts & Events, Production and Management, and Composing Music for TV and Film. These topics will enable learners to receive advice as well as get exposed to various music disciplines such as songwriting, music composition, arrangement, playing music communally (bands and choirs), live performances, marketing, organising and managing musical events, and the business of music.
The project was started in 2014 when organisers saw a need to educate emerging artists. Entry to the workshops is free.


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Is boredom pulling down your productivity at work?
Boredom in office is a challenge for anyone to defeat, but it`s your right to have fun at work. Sometimes, when you are bored, you may just feel like eating something that is a strict "no" if you are watching your weight. But if that`s the only choice to boost your mood, then go for a small piece of chocolate or a cup of coffee or a small scoop of ice cream. But remember to keep it in moderation!
- Read out jokes and laugh out loud: That`s the age old trick, but it`s worth being copied. With the internet at hand 24/7, you don`t have to hide those joke books in your cabin anymore. Just GOOGLE a handful of jokes that could wake your sleepy colleague up in a fit.
- Munch on a healthy snack: We are not talking about chips, samosas, namkeens and other fattening foods, but a healthy snack that can keep your mind alert and your body in shape. Choose from a variety of foods like cut fruits, Juice, oat biscuits, Dry fruits, dhokla etc.
- Walk: Get up from your seat and walk for 5 minutes or just visit your neighbor`s work station for a chit chat or just to get a cup of coffee or green tea.
- Listen to music: Everyone has a computer and a pair of earphones. So pick your choice of music depending on your mood and you could even add a few steps to it!
- Play Sudoku/Solve a puzzle: Internet is your savior again! Work can get stressful and monotonous. Try your hand at a game of Sudoku or a crossword that will help you get your mind off work for a while. It can be of great help and can be refreshing too!
- Interact with your colleagues: Talk to your colleagues about their work, share ideas, thoughts, jokes or any piece of information you can think of!
Boredom is just phase that all of us go through at some point. There are several ways to get over it. Try these simple ideas to break it!
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- The Tudors Probably Shouldn't Have Been Monarchs at All
- The Scots and Welsh Might Not be Very Happy if You Called the Tudor Monarchs 'British'
- King Henry VIII Didn't Break from Rome Just because of Anne Boleyn
- Poor Lady Jane Grey was Perhaps the First Queen of England – Depending on Who You Ask
- Mary I Doesn't Really Deserve the Name 'Bloody Mary'
- Queen Elizabeth I of England Wasn't as Universally Popular as We Might Now Believe
- The English Didn't Really Defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588
- There's Another Monarch in Tudor History that We All Forget
The Tudor dynasty makes up a massive part of our national imaginary
It was the time in English history in which the country broke away from the authority of the Papacy in Rome. It was the moment in which English ascendancy in the high seas became a real possibility.
And, of course, it was the time in which kings and queens were the most fascinating, the most dastardly, and the most dramatic – with beguiling private lives, presiding over massive cultural production, and making England the country that it would later become.
Yet, are all these things we think we know about the House of Tudor – and Tudor England in general – actually true? Is there anything left in this period in the history of England – from Henry VII to Elizabeth I – that is still surprising?
Of course there is! And in this article, we're going to look at some of the things you might not have known about the period – from the illegitimacy of the dynasty to the forgotten other king.
Let's take a look at some of the more surprising things about the Tudors. And find out more about the Tudor period!
The Tudors Probably Shouldn't Have Been Monarchs at All
It's generally well known that the Tudor era began in 1485, when Henry VII, Henry Tudor, was crowned king. A Lancastrian, his House of Lancaster defeated Richard III of the House of York at the Battle of Bosworth Field to end the thirty-year long Wars of the Roses.
Whilst Henry VII, after his coronation, very successfully cemented his position as a unifying force in English politics – marrying the Yorkist Elizabeth of York to end the War of the Roses – his position was actually really very vulnerable.
His claim to be king was through his descendance from Edward III's fourth son, John of Gaunt, and his mistress. Henry's great-grandfather was therefore illegitimate – and Henry's claim came through his mother's side. This was something not very well thought of during these times.
Henry was only the Lancastrian candidate to be king because all of those with a better claim had been killed during the war. And so, in many ways, he should never have been king in the first place.
Find out more about the Tudor monarchs!
The Scots and Welsh Might Not be Very Happy if You Called the Tudor Monarchs 'British'
When talking about the Tudors these days, the phrase 'British history' is always at risk of slipping out. Yet, at this point in time – the sixteenth century – there wasn't really any such thing as 'Britain' at all.
Scotland was a different country entirely – and one with which the English were continually at war – whilst Wales was hardly a defined thing at all either. It wasn't until 1536 that Henry VIII's Act of Union made Wales a part of the territory of the Tudor monarchs.
Before that, Wales was administrated by the Principality of Wales and by the Marcher Lordships, which protected the border of England and lawless Wales.
Although They were Actually Welsh
The Tudors themselves were actually Welsh, with Henry Tudor descending from the Tudors, a family of the Welsh nobility.
Henry VII's grandfather was a certain Owen Tudor, who Anglicised his Welsh name, Owain ap Maredudd ap Tudur. He was the second husband of Catherine of Valois – whose first husband was Henry V – and his own father participated in the Glyndŵr Rising, the last major demonstration of Welsh independence from England in the early fifteenth century.
Discover more about who the Tudors were!
King Henry VIII Didn't Break from Rome Just because of Anne Boleyn
In our great national fantasy, the primary reason that Henry VIII instigated his massive political upheaval in the 1530s was due to his love – or lust – for Anne Boleyn.
However, this is only really half of the story – if that.
The promise of a marriage to Anne Boleyn – after a divorce from Catherine of Aragon – may well have sweetened the deal, yet this wonderful entwinement of personal life and statecraft is mainly romance.
Rather, the main reasons for Henry's break from Rome were a bit more political. He'd spent all of the country's cash on a load of useless wars throughout the first half of his reign – and the promise of plenty more from ecclesiastical property was really quite appealing.
There was massive dissatisfaction with the Catholic church across Europe, and this could be used as a way to facilitate his plans.
And Although Boleyn was Killed for Adultery, It Was Really Henry that was Being Naughty
Anne Boleyn, after the whole divorce debacle, was ultimately beheaded – an action apparently legitimated by Henry's accusation of adultery.
Yet, Henry was one of the most notorious philanderers ever to have sat in the English throne. It's also thought that he had sexual affairs with Anne Boleyn's sister, Mary, and is thought to have had plenty of illegitimate children.
Poor Lady Jane Grey was Perhaps the First Queen of England – Depending on Who You Ask
There are few people in the history of the English monarchy who had quite such a bad time as Lady Jane Grey. Sure, George III went mad and Charles I was executed. But no-one was used so cynically – and suffered such a fate so young – as Lady Jane Grey.
Held up by Edward VI and his advisor, John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland, as the heir to the throne in 1553, Lady Jane didn't find much support when she was proclaimed queen that year. Rather, the few supporters she did have soon turned against her.
And, when Mary I was proclaimed queen nine days later, Lady Jane was imprisoned and, ultimately, executed. She died at the age of sixteen or seventeen.
Despite this tragedy, she may well have been the first woman to have been queen of England. This depends who you are talking to, because some people say that this was Empress Matilda back in the twelfth century. Others say that Lady Jane was never actually queen at all, but that the first queen of England was actually her successor, Mary I.
Mary I Doesn't Really Deserve the Name 'Bloody Mary'
Mary Tudor, or Mary I, really has a bad reputation. Such a bad reputation, in fact, that she's more commonly known by her nickname, 'Bloody Mary', than by any other name.
These days, historians are realising that this isn't exactly fair. Sure, Mary I did indeed have a few people killed during her reign – but not near as many as her fellow Tudors. In fact, the 283 people that she had burned at the stake seems rather dignified and restrained in comparison to the rest of her family.
Henry VIII is said to have executed over seventy thousand people, for example – which we'd surely all agree seems a little excessive. Elizabeth, whilst admittedly ruling for much longer than Mary, had six hundred people executed too.
We Should Really Stop Being So Mean about Mary Tudor
She wasn't really that bloody, Bloody Mary. In fact, she had a bit of a tough life, honestly.
From puberty onwards, she was regularly ill – more so than many in her time and position. She was believed to have had something known as 'strangulation of the womb' – which ultimately caused her to believe herself pregnant even when she was not.
Maybe she wasn't such a bad queen after all, as many of the things that Elizabeth has been so praised for – financial stability and naval expansion – were actually Mary's ideas.
Queen Elizabeth I of England Wasn't as Universally Popular as We Might Now Believe
And just as Mary has developed a bit of a bad rep, maybe Elizabeth wasn't such a great queen as we like to imagine.
Under her rule, England underwent a whole serious of rebellions and attempted coups. There was the Northern Rising of 1569, the famous attempt to put Mary, Queen of Scots on the throne; the Ridolfi Plot of 1571, which saw an Italian banker try to arrange a Spanish invasion of England; and the 1583 Throckmorton Plot, again revolving around Mary, Queen of Scots, that aimed to murder the Queen.
Find out more about life under the Tudors!
The English Didn't Really Defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588
One of the funniest things about courses on the Tudors in secondary schools is that they all end in 1588, the year of the Spanish Armada, which was defeated by the English by good luck and some bad British weather.
In fact, in 1589, Elizabeth ordered a 'counter-Armada', led by Francis Drake and John Norreys. This, in turn, failed dramatically, and actually ushered in another long period of Spanish dominance in the seas.
In light of this, the episode of the Spanish Armada doesn't seem like much of a victory at all.
There's Another Monarch in Tudor History that We All Forget
Strangely enough, we usually remember five, or six, Tudor monarchs: Henry VII, Henry VIII, Edward VI, Lady Jane Grey (maybe), Mary I, and Elizabeth I.
However, there was a further monarch during this period that people generally forget.
This was Philip II of Spain, the husband of Mary I and holder of the title 'King of England'. In diplomatic despatches, in parliament, and even on English coins, Philip was recognised as King of England – and it was high treason to deny his authority.
However, he couldn't read a word of English. In fact, all state matters had to be published in Latin or Spanish so that he could understand them!


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The Great American Supper Swap
Trish Berg
"...an innovative idea for helping busy moms find more time in their hectic day."
Solve the busy woman's family dinnertime dilemma with supper swapping.
Author Trish Berg presents an innovative idea for helping busy moms find more time in their hectic day with her latest book, The Great American Supper Swap. Berg says supper swapping can also build friendships and provide opportunities to help a neighbor.
So, what is supper swapping? It's when several women gather together and agree to cook meals for each other's families. Each woman has a day where she cooks for all those in the group and then delivers the meals. You can have as few as two people, but three or four works better. On the days you don't cook, a hot meal is delivered to your door. Supper swapping is sometimes called co-op cooking, but supper swapping is a better term since you don't cook together, but rather swap meals prepared individually. By swapping dinners with four other women, Ms. Berg only has to cook one week night, which gives her 208 cooking-free evenings annually—an 80% reduction from when only she did the cooking.
The first part of The Great American Supper Swap makes a strong argument for bringing the family back to the dinner table. Statistics and other information show how few American families actually partake of their meals at the dinner table these days. Berg says by sitting down with your children during dinner, you not only see what's going in their mouths, but get to hear what's coming out.
The Great American Supper Swap includes a recipe section, as well as dinner prayers, inspirational scriptures, a Q & A area, and many other sections. If you think supper swapping might be just the thing you need to free up some much needed time and get you out of the kitchen, check out The Great American Supper Swap.
Cheryl Russell lives in the Midwest with her husband and three children. Her short stories, as well as a few articles, have been published in print and online. She's loved to read for as long as she can remember and puts all that time to good use writing book reviews for Infuze, Novel Reviews, and Title Trakk. She's also a member of the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance, FIRST network, Christian Science Fiction and Fantasy Blog Tour and American Christian Fiction Writers. She's currently working on her first novel. If she could, she'd spend her time hanging out in the thermal areas of Yellowstone in general, Norris Geyser Basin in particular. Another favorite spot is Kennicott, an old copper mining town in Wrangel-St. Elias National Park, Alaska, which is at the end of a 60 mile dirt road, 8 hours west of Anchorage. She and her family are frequent hikers in the national parks, and have pounded the dirt trails in Virginia, Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Montana, Wyoming and Alaska. You can visit her at her blog, Unseen Worlds or at her website.


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Join former U.S. Senator Adlai Stevenson III on Thursday, June 16, as he discusses modern politics through the multi-generational lens of his family's political leadership. In additional to serving as a U.S. senator for 11 years, Adlai Stevenson III ran for governor of Illinois twice. His father, Adlai Stevenson II, served as Illinois governor from 1949-1953, was a Democratic nominee for president in 1952 and 1956, and the ambassador to the United Nations during the Cuban Missile Crisis. Great grandfather Adlai Stevenson served as vice president of the United States under President Grover Cleveland from 1893-1897. During his presentation, Stevenson III will share quotes and wisdom from his family's Black Book, a compilation of stories, sayings and notes jotted down on various menus, napkins, papers, etc., compiled by the elder Stevenson and later passed down to his son and eventually great-grandson. Says Adlai Stevenson III, "The Black Book … reflects the environment within which politics and politicians functioned during an earlier era, and contains comments on the implications of the past for the future." The free event begins at 6 p.m. with a book signing in the museum's main plaza, and will move to Union Theatre at 6:30 p.m. for a discussion followed by a question-and-answer session. For seat reservations and more information, visit http://illinois.gov/alplm.
Former Senator Adlai Stevenson III
June 16, 6pm Thu
Abraham Lincoln
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Highly recommended fine dining restaurant in Manila for special occasion is Yats
Top Fine dining in Manila Philippines, Wine and Dine at Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar, Wine Spectator Best of Excellence Award for top 600 Best Restaurant Wine List in the World, private rooms, vegetarian menus and healthy cuisine available also
By: Guide to Best Restaurants near Manila
Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar is highly recommended for great food and rare vintage wine. It is the most frequently visited restaurant outside Manila for special occasions, celebrations and business entertainment.
Recent opinion survey of frequent travelers heading north towards Subic and Clark Pampanga revealed that the number one most frequently visited fine dining restaurant in Pampanga is Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar located in Clark Philippines.
More and more foodies, critics, connoisseurs, frequent diners and wine lovers from Manila travel out of town north to Clark Pampanga, looking for restaurant that serves the best food in Pampanga, choose to wine and dine in famous fine dining Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar. Most visitors enjoy the fine vintage wines from the cellars of this fine dining restaurant. Some purchase a few to bring back home to Manila.
One way to relax and unwind after work is to pamper yourself to a nice dinner at the famous fine dining Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar. This restaurant is well known not only for its gourmet French Mediterranean cuisine, romantic cozy dining ambience but also for its amazing restaurant wine list that won an international award of Best of Excellence in Restaurant wine list.
Italian food is everywhere in the Philippines but good Italian restaurants are few and far apart. Fans of Italian cuisines now look for fine dining restaurants that serve good Italian food accompanied by fine Italian vintage wine.
Subic is well known for its diving, the sea and water sports that come with the territory. However one thing that Subic is not famous for is dining options. For years, visitors to Subic have complained about the quality of the restaurants and dining establishments but it is only until recently that travelers to Subic discovered the best restaurant to wine and dine, even for visitors with families and children.
Getting to this fine dining restaurant of Angeles City Clark Freeport Zone Pampanga Philippines
How to get to this fine-dining restaurant in Clark Philippines?
Yats Restaurant & Wine Bar
Mimosa Drive past Holiday Inn, Mimosa Leisure Estate,
Clark Freeport Zone, Pampanga, Philippines 2023
(045) 599-5600 0922-870-
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3003C East Tower, Phil Stock Exchange Center,
Exchange Rd Ortigas Metro Manila, Philippines 1605
(632) 637-5019 0917-520-4393 0926-686-
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Azurmendi is located in the Biscay province of the Basque Country, Spain, near Bilbao.
Bilbao is one of the most successful examples of the Creative City Project in the world. It is an artistictly renowned city, with its Guggenheim Museum designed by Frank Gehry and its famous gastronomy.
The Basque Country is rich of 30 Michelin star restaurants, among which, the 3 Michelin stars and rank 38 of the World's Best Restaurants : Azurmendi.
The Basque Country is located in the northern part of Spain, at the border with France. Its language and culture can also be found in Navarre (Spain) and southern France.
When you think about Spain, you might picture an arid land because of the strong sunshine, but northern Spain, including the Basque Country, is actually called "Green Spain", because of its verdure, its beautiful mountains and its clear waters.
Beside spanish, Basque is the co-official language spoken in the Basque Country. It is said to be the oldest language in Europe and its origins are still undetermined to date.
Recently in addition to its artistic cities, the Basque Country is also becoming famous for its gastronomy.
Surronded by sea and mountains, the region developed a unique local cuisine offering both delicious sea and land products.
Fish dishes are usually served with rice or potatoes, sometimes ressembling japanese cuisine and making basque cuisine an up and coming trend in Japan.


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The canal network connects Scotland's urban centres with the surrounding rural environment, and is widely used for walking, cycling and other activities, including paddlesports. Such activities help to reduce factors related to poor health, such as obesity, stress, absenteeism and exposure to poor air quality.
Attracting funding to support healthy lifestyles and active travel can be difficult, as the responsibility lies between different organisations and departments. With this in mind, Scottish Canals sought to quantify the benefits of the physical activity undertaken on the canals. It was hoped that this would provide an evidence base for investment in canals, towpaths and wider greenspace initiatives in Central Scotland.
To identify and measure the additional physical activity taking place on the canal network, an extensive survey of over 700 canal users was conducted. Scottish Canals used the World Health Organisation's HEAT Tool to quantify the health benefits of this activity in monetary terms, and the Department for Transport's WebTAG Guidance was used to quantify the reduction in absenteeism resulting from this activity. The Department for Transport's WebTAG Guidance was also used to quantify the safety benefits of using canal towpaths for cyclists, and the number of hours spent annually in 'good' as opposed to 'poor' air quality was quantified by calculating the number of walking and cycling trips displaced from urban roads to the towpath.
This study raises awareness of the financial benefits of investment in active travel. Traditional transport appraisal guidance under-estimates the potential health impacts of active travel, as it is heavily focused on journey time savings. This project forms part of a growing body of evidence attempting to redress this imbalance and highlights the ways in which active travel along the canal network can help to tackle the root causes of health issues like obesity and exposure to poor air quality.
"Using the well-developed World Health Organisation methodology, this project has helped to highlight the significant value that the canals of Scotland deliver to the health of the nation. The study particularly highlighted how important well-maintained greenspace is in encouraging communities to exercise, with this effect particularly evident in areas of significant deprivation."
- Richard Millar, Head of Enterprise at Scottish Canals
The project was presented at the Scottish Transport Applications and Research Conference in May 2012 and the Faculty of Public Health Conference in November 2012
This study demonstrates that investment in active travel and high quality green networks can deliver significant physical health and wellbeing benefits. Whilst this particular research was conducted with specific reference to Scotland's canal network, the methodology and findings are transferable to other greenspace projects across the CSGN and can be used to support further funding applications this area.
Health and wellbeing is a key issue on the policy agenda, and Scottish Canals has been engaging with potential funders, such as the NHS, the Scottish Government and Transport Scotland, to actively promote the Health Impact of Canals Study. Scottish Canals has also worked to secure additional investment in the towpath network and has delivered improvements to urban towpaths in a number of areas.
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Kash Kamp hip-hop head, Yung6ix arrival with his long-awaited single titled "Jelo" (Jealous).
The Rexxie-produced record has Yung6ix flexing to the wonderful instrumental. Besides, the song was mixed and mastered by Spyritmyx.
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Newquay Fish Festival > Taste the difference with hand made pasta
Taste the difference with hand made pasta
Ben Arthur, head chef at the Fistral Beach Hotel.
A meal is more than the sum of its parts. A pile of ingredients, no matter how fresh, is just a pile of elements, nothing, until you add the know-how to bring them together.
Food doesn't have to be complicated but there is a world of difference between a bag of dry pasta shells with a can of plum tomatoes, and the plasticine magic that chef Ben Arthur is weaving when we join him in his hot kitchen at the Fistral Beach Hotel overlooking the world famous Fistral Beach.
If you want to learn to make the best fresh pasta, you need to head to Italy, breathe the air, live the food-obsessed culture, sit at the table with an Italian family, walk the lanes of Florence where grandmothers can be seen through open windows working pasta from raw ingredients with years of knowledge rather than recipe books to guide them.
Ben was one of the first recruits at Jamie Oliver's Fifteen restaurant in London, but it was working on a placement at the famous River Café that proved a turning point. Ben explains: "The River Café is somewhere that Jamie holds quite dear. While I was there I saw one of their pasta chefs and he looked like an absolute wizard and I thought, that is a skill I need to have. So I went off to Italy and concentrated on pasta."
He has been at the hotel for three years and the first toy he persuaded management to invest in was an £800 pasta machine, "It's lovely and worth every penny!" he adds quickly.
"You will still find in the streets of Florence, little old ladies rolling pasta out on a table, but when you've got to make 500 portions a day you need one of these. I think it's better to make it by hand like this because then you have a feel for it. It's better to go by the feel, different flour, different sized eggs and the temperature of your kitchen will all affect your recipe. So rather than going by a recipe, if you work by the feel of it you will always be in the right place."
When we arrive Ben is already working the ball of dough which looks like black plasticine. Pasta dough is simple to make, it's just flour and eggs. To the flour Ben adds a sachet of pasturised squid ink which is available from good fish suppliers. The flour is super fine zero zero double milled. Ben tells me it absorbes the egg better and gives a finer more consistent dough. Ben explains: "When we work it through the pasta machine it doesn't contract as much because the glutens have been worked out more so when we roll it out it doesn't shrink back so far, it tends to behave itself."
It's a pleasure watching Ben at work on his pasta machine, he explains the process: "If you try to take it too thin too quickly you will find that even though it's dry to the touch there's a lot of moisture inside it, so you have to work it gradually. You are looking for a velvety product with the flour acting as lubrication."
He works the dough until he has a sheet 2mm thick. At this stage semolina is used instead of flour on the board because it's thicker and can absorb moisture and dry out the pasta so it doesn't stick together. The pasta feels like velvety leather to the touch. Ben carefully rolls the sheet and then cuts the sausage into sections and unrolls them.
As he works Ben explains: "Most Italians will tell you the best meal they've had is at their grandma's house because she makes pasta every day and grandmas are brilliant at it. That's what I want to share with our customers, that experience.
"I graduated from Fifteen in 2003 and I went out to Tuscany and worked over there at a Michelin starred Italian restaurant in a tiny village in the middle of nowhere, halfway between Sienna and Florence and one of the things that was really important to them was that each day there would be a staff meal which was always pasta. One of the chefs would go in earlier and start getting it ready. Everyone would get the preparation ready and then we would all sit down together. Everything revolves around the food, it was a really big thing."
Ben puts the fresh pasta into nests to dry out, it can be too fresh, you want it to dry out a bit. "You want it to be al dente, with a bit of a bite to it. If it's too soft it's claggy and doesn't have much texture."
Our black squid ink tagiatelle is ready. Ideally you would wrap this in clingfilm and leave in the fridge for at least half an hour. Ben suggests using gloves as the squid ink stains.
He speaks to his fish supplier almost every day to see what is good, what is available. The specials board is dictated by that and planned each night for the following day. Ben adds: "At the moment clams, cockles and squid are very abundant. The squid we use are hand jigged by the Looe day boats. I've been out and done it, it's really interesting."
The squid are attracted by the boats' lights to the surface. They feed in areas where freshwater and saltwater meet. "We prefer the smaller squid generally because they are thinner and they cook quicker. Squid is one of those things that if you don't cook it for the right amount of time, it's tough as old boots. You need to cook it for a long time or super quick, anything in the middle and it tastes like rubber."
So are customers increasingly more interested in where their food comes from?
"Yes and no, if you walk through Newquay or Truro pretty much every restaurant you see will have a board outside saying we only use fresh produce and I think there's a certain element that it's nice to say you do that, but nobody really uses 100% Cornish produce. I mean for example if you go round Cornwall and try and find someone that is foraging wild mushrooms you won't find them. So let's celebrate the things that we do grow locally, if we have to get onions from Spain it's absolutely fine because that's where they come from. Before we launch a new menu, we have a big menu briefing and we cook all the dishes for our front of house team and we talk to them about where the ingredients come from, what the idea is behind the dish, why we put things together.
"Right now we have a supplier growing tomatoes for us, they started with 30 different varieties on the vine. They have been through loads of types of heritage tomatoes that no one is using any more, rescued the seeds and started growing them again, from that they whittled it down to 13 awesome tomatoes so I'm looking forward to putting them on the new menu.
"There's really nice samphire and sea beets growing around the he
adlands so I take a little carrier bag of that and put it with the fish I've caught so it's a totally local dish, you talk about food miles, but that's yards from the house."
Back to our dish, it's time to prepare the squid and sauce. The ingredients are fennel, parsley, samphire, capers, anchovies and one squid per portion.
Get your dry pan smoking hot. Ben explains: "If we don't get the pan really hot the squid will stick to the pan and boil in its own juices, we don't want that, as it will get tough, fast or slow is the only way to cook it.
"We look for a bit of smoke coming out of the pan, we oil the squid not the pan so the oil doesn't burn. " Blanch the fennel and the samphire in hot water. The anchovies, chillies garlic and the capers join the squid to create a little bit of a sauce. "The anchovies add seasoning, the capers work well with seafood." After blanching add the fennel and samphire to the pan.
The pasta goes in hot water where it will take 10 -15 seconds to cook the super fresh pasta we are using. If we had made it the day before it would take about a minute.
A little of the pasta water goes into the pan with the squid to make the sauce as the starchiness will help the sauce to stick to the pasta. After a minute or so the pasta goes in the pan with the squid where it is tossed with a little bit of lemon juice and parsley to allow the sauce to bind to it. "You can add butter but if strictly Italian it would be olive oil." The whole process is over in a minute and a half.
Serve the pasta and squid on a white plate for the best dramatic effect, and dress with the herbs.
Ben explains through the steam: "What we are trying to do is spoil people, show people what things are supposed to taste like, let the ingredients speak for themselves."
Pasta is such a passion for Ben, he is very protective of it and stresses that it is all about timing if you want it to be good.
"When you serve a table we do the pasta dish last. I won't plate it until everything else is ready. Because the pasta is fresh it's still thirsty, any moisture that is in the dish it will try to take that away and you don't want that, we want it to still be quite juicy when it goes in front of people. Then I have to account for conversations, sometimes people have the food put in front of them and they are on a date or a business meeting and it is a few minutes before they stop talking and start eating so we have to anticipate that. It's not just putting the food on the plate."
These are the extra details that make a great restaurant. We are lucky in Newquay to have true obsessive perfectionists like Ben. But they can only aspire to be the best if that is what the market wants and it is a reflection of how Newquay has changed over the years that the best is both demanded and offered by Ben and the team at the Fistral Beach Hotel. n
Ben plans to demonstrate pasta making at the show and I thoroughly recommend you try to catch his demonstration, 3pm Sunday at this year's festival.


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Outcome of acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction in patients with prior coronary artery bypass surgery receiving thrombolytic therapy.
Journal Article
BACKGROUND: Patients with prior coronary bypass surgery with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (MI) pose an increasingly common clinical problem. We assessed the characteristics and outcomes of such patients undergoing thrombolysis for acute MI. METHODS AND RESULTS: We compared the characteristics and outcomes of patients in the Global Utilization of Streptokinase and Tissue Plasminogen Activator for Occluded Coronary Arteries trial (GUSTO-I) who had had prior bypass (n = 1784, 4% of the population) with those without prior coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG), all of whom were randomized to receive one of four thrombolytic strategies. Patients with prior bypass were older with significantly more prior MI and angina. Overall, 30-day mortality was significantly higher in patients with prior bypass (10.7% vs 6.7% for no prior bypass, P <.001); these patients also had significantly more pulmonary edema, sustained hypotension, or cardiogenic shock. Patients with prior bypass showed a 12.5% relative reduction (95% confidence interval, 0% to 41.9%) in 30-day mortality with accelerated alteplase over the streptokinase monotherapies. In the 62% of patients with prior CABG who underwent coronary angiography, the infarct-related vessel was a native coronary artery in 61.9% and a bypass graft in 38.1% of cases. The Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) 3 flow rate was 30.5% for culprit native coronary arteries and 31.7% for culprit bypass grafts. Patients with prior bypass had more severe infarct-vessel stenoses (99% [90%, 100%] vs 90% [80%, 99%], P <.001). CONCLUSIONS: The 30-day mortality in patients with prior CABG was significantly higher than that for patients without prior CABG. As in the overall trial, these patients derived an incremental survival benefit from treatment with accelerated alteplase, but mortality remained high (16.7%) at 1 year. These results are at least partially explained by the higher baseline risk of these patients and by the lower rate of patency of the infarct-related artery.
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Labinaz, M; Sketch, MH; Ellis, SG; Abramowitz, BM; Stebbins, AL; Pieper, KS; Holmes, DR; Califf, RM; Topol, EJ
Published Date
- March 2001
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 141 / 3
Start / End Page
- 469 - 477
PubMed ID
- 11231447
Pubmed Central ID
- 11231447
International Standard Serial Number (ISSN)
- 0002-8703
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1067/mhj.2001.112779
- eng
Conference Location
- United States


text: Parkway - "Every Night" (Prod. By Lord Fubu) | @Parkway703 on November 13, 2017 Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps As he continues his onslaught of quick-strike releases, Northern Virginia rap staple Parkway drops off a brand new track titled "Every Night." Produced by Lord Fubu, known for his instrumental work with André 3000 championed collective Divine Council, the song features Parkway's signature swag raps and includes a clever flip of Superman's call tag. Stream the follow up to "Y" after the jump and expect more raw content from unorthodox emcee dropping soon! Every Night Hip-hop Lord Fubu Parkway rap Reactions: Get link Facebook Twitter Pinterest Email Other Apps Comments Post a Comment


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September 13th, 2018
There are some pretty serious risks that come along with owning a business. A client could allege a contractual breach and file a lawsuit, an employee could get hurt on the job, or a natural disaster could roll through and cause incredible damage. As a business owner, one must always make sure their personal and professional assets are protected. The best way to approach this protection is to make sure you and your business are covered by adequate insurance.
The Top 6 Reasons Why Your Business Needs Insurance
It's the law
According to the Small Business Administration, or SBA, businesses with employees must provide worker's compensation insurance, unemployment insurance, and disability insurance depending on where the business is located. Some states may have stricter insurance law policies, while others may be more lenient. Failure to adhere to state insurance laws can result in fines, civil or criminal penalties, exclusion from public contracts, and cease and desist letters.
Lack of insurance can result in a lawsuit
Without insurance, a lawsuit or liability claim can be enough to put your business under. Even if your business is fortunate enough to win the lawsuit, the legal fees associated with fighting the case could cause irreparable financial damage. Liability insurance is there to provide that peace of mind.
Keep running when the unexpected happens
The unexpected is just that – unexpected. Natural disasters and other calamities can affect your business in what seems like the blink of an eye and you're not likely to get much notice when they happen. Insurance policies can help you to recover your losses after a fire, flood, earthquake, or other disasters, helping to keep your business running when the worst occurs.
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When you have business insurance, clients and customers know you're serious about your business, and your seriousness ensures that you're a safe bet. Should anything go wrong after they've made an investment in your business, you have those losses
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Your most valuable assets are not your services, your equipment, or the products you offer. Your most valuable assets are your employees, and in the event, one befalls an injury on the job, insurance has them and you covered. The law requires business owners to carry worker's compensation insurance, and disability insurance should be part of that coverage as well.
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Things may go well for a while, it could even be a long while, but eventually, something is going to come up. Whether an employee gets injured on the job, a flood ravages your business, or you fall ill, insurance makes sure your business stays afloat.
Insured For peace of mind
It takes a lot to build a successful business, so why not protect all of the work done? If you want to learn more about business insurance and what it can do for you contact a local broker today.


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Flock of Cycles T-Shirt!
Tagged: flock of cycles, foc, mike score, shirt, size, t-shirt, tshirt
I designed some t-shirts for Flock of Cycles. I am going to order them in a couple days so they are here for our June ride.
If you would please take a short survey so I have a better idea what to order, that would be super fantastic.
(I have this in vector format too, PM me know if you have a use for that.)
Rad! Like the graphic.
I would have preferred the shirt in a purple with black zebra stripe, but beggars can't be choosers.
Dig it. Maybe an assortment of colors would be nice though. I think that a rainbow of bright colored shirts would better suit the general attitude of the flock. In any case, I'm down for one.
Yea, I wanted to do multiple colors, but getting correct sizes in various colors and trying to coordinate that with the printer would be a nightmare. I made the executive decision to make them all yellow. If you really, really, really hate yellow, let me know (and provide your own shirt before tomorrowish) and I'll see what I can do. No promises!
I pay for the screen setup once, and they keep it for future printings. So next round (if I recover what I spend this round) will be a different color.
I thought about making a tall bike one, but I think we can leave that for the ndromb fan club t-shirts.
One of the feedbacks I received was asking for a more 80s font. I'm cool with that, and its easy enough to change. If you have an 80s font you think would look good, let me know and I'll use that.
I thought about making a tall bike one, but I think we can leave that for the ndromb fan club t-shirts.
I hope I never see that.
I hope I never see that.
If you keep riding around on that crazy contraption, you are bound to acquire a bumperbike-like following sooner or later.
FOC shirt #2 would be both tall bikes and reddan on a 'bent, riding in the middle
I'm in the process of designing a bicycling-centric shirt I hope to print in the next month or so… once I set up the screen I'll show the design and see if anyone wants on printed… it'll be a less formal thing (i.e. you could provide your own garment if you like cause I'm hand-printing)
haha, "80s font" was me although i don't really know what i meant by that… pistols is a little early, i guess we could always go to the well one more time:
When I think of "80s" and "font", I think "digital". As in, everything used some sort of digital-display font in the 1980s. What was that news show, 48 Hours?
Salty, that first font is a tricky one. I tried every search/ID method I know, including looking through lists of fonts. It has serifs in the wrong places to match most fonts, and the O's are smushed. It looks neat, but I'm guessing it was hand drawn.
The second font is almost certainly Helvetica. It is so ubiquitous they made a documentary about it.
Sex Pistols one looks cool, but doesn't match real well with the rest of the art. If anyone has a specific font that they think would work, give me a link.
Also, I only have 6 people that want a polyester wicking type shirt according to the survey. They are expensive enough I'm not going to order a lot extra, so if you really want one, make it known sometime soon.
here is a list of digital display fonts that say flock of cycles:
I'm not really into the whole Flock of Cycles thing but have been following along on the CM debate and beyond…
For all the talk about helmets and brakes and lights I can't help but find it humorous that the shirt design above has none of them. Luckily he or she has a cell phone though.
Good call BradQ, I'll add that stuff tonight. What size shirt do you want?
By the way, it is a him.
The 80s were a tough time gender identification, I'll admit.
Technically, they arent actually riding the bike on the shirt, so.. maybe just a helmet in hand or something?
Already done. Cellphone magically transmorphed into a helmet.
Working on brakes and a headlight.
The "computerfont" in that huge series seemed to me most appropriate, very Tron or War Games. My god that was a fantastic decade for movies. For some reason, Ah-Ha's Take Me On started running through my head when I saw the design. Probably because their music was more memorable than their hair (and the video was awesome).
he only needs a front brake! he's obviously riding a fixie with that hair…
I thought I was the only one that didn't care for that font.
I agree it looks 80s, but it doesn't really go with the rest of the design. If nobody has any huge objections I'll just stick with the original font:
The typesetter in me is happier already.
I wasn't in love with the first one, but I don't care for the second one at all.
If you wanted to take the modern hipster route, you could go with Helvetica, otherwise I'd say stick with the original.
Oh man I am so good at mspaint.
It took me a bit to realize those are birds. What font is that?
The Birds Font
I don't have an opinion on the font, although I liked the tron-esque computer font personally, I agree it doesn't "go" with the design.
But, I WANT a shirt now. Is it too late to order?
It isn't too late. Take my survey so I know for sure what size you want.
Everyone else,
Thank you for your input. I think it has improved since the initial post.
For the people who hate yellow, I'll see if I can mix and match a few different colors in there. We can be the rainbow colored FOC.
I changed the font. It has less serifs than Times, and I made took the liberty of rolling some wheels over the O's. I don't have time to muck around with it today at work, and I have to bring it to the shop tonight so we have shirts for FOC, so this will be the final design.
Thanks again all!
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Kontraterrorpolitienheten i Leeds som ble opprettet etter t-bane-selvmordsbombene 7/7, bruker nå like stor tid på å overvåke høyreekstreme som radikale muslimer. De siste seks ukene er 32 høyreekstreme gransket og politiet har gjort beslag av rørbomber og sprengstoff.
Nær én million briter stemte på BNP under EU-valget. Det markerte en sterk høyredreining blant velgerne. Nå kommer meldingene om at ytterliggående grupper ønsker voldelige oppgjør. Det er en farlig cocktail. Historien med den drepte gravide egyptiske kvinnen i Tyskland, som ble gravlagt i Alexandria mandag, viser at slike hatdrap har voldsom resonans i landene ofrene kommer fra.
Police are investigating a global arms ring supplying white supremacist groups who are becoming a serious terrorist threat to Britain, a senior officer revealed on Thursday.
«There is a growing right-wing threat, not just Al-Qaeda,» Sir Norman Bettison, chief constable of West Yorkshire police, told a security conference in London, stressing that Islamist terror is not the only problem.
Sir Norman, whose force runs a regional counter-terrorism unit in Leeds, said more than 30 people in the UK had been investigated and pipe bombs, rocket launchers, grenades and firearms seized during the operation so far.
There had been arrests in the UK, continental Europe, New Zealand and Australia, he said. Some 300 firearms and 80 homemade bombs had been recovered.
AN ALLEGED Neo Nazi plot to flood Britain with guns and explosives has been foiled by anti terror police set up to combat al-Qaeda.
Detectives recovered pipe bombs and rocket launchers after an investigation which showed the «growing threat» of the far right, a senior officer revealed.
Two men have been charged and further suspects identified in Europe, Australia and New Zealand, West Yorkshire chief constable Sir Norman Bettison said.
The case was handled by the North East Regional Counter Terrorism Unit, based in Leeds, where the 7/7 bombers plotted their suicide attacks.
Senior counter terrorism sources told the Mirror the Leeds CTU is currently investigating «just as many» far right plots as al-Qaeda conspiracies.
There are fears that ex BNP members are turning to US-style violent white supremacism which could wreck efforts to win Muslim hearts and minds.
One official said: «»They are not the cleverest people but they are capable of putting together viable devices after sharing information on the internet.
«Say they were successful and blow up a mosque and kill some Muslims. Not only would that be a horrific crime, it could well provoke a catastrophic response.
«It would re-energise radicals and extremists and could give them a flood of new recruits just when we're starting to make progress in isolating them.
«The driving force behind the new units was absolutely the 7/7 bombings but they are now picking up more and more extremist right wing jobs.»
Sir Norman, head of the Government's Prevent counter terrorism strategy, revealed details of the latest alleged plot at a security conference last week.
At least 32 people were investigated and 22 addresses raided across the North over the last six weeks, he said.
«They were encouraging the manufacturing of pipe bombs and rocket launchers. They were providing armaments to right wing extremists.
«We must get upstream and prevent those who have the potential to join the recruitment line for future terrorists attacks. It is not just al-Qaeda – there is a growing right wing threat.
«It has been growing in the last decade, it's about internationalism, it about the internet fuelling hatred.»
Sir Norman added that a «significant number» of the 30 suspects the Leeds CTU arrested last year were far right extremists.
The unit, which works closely with Scotland Yard, the National Extremism Tactical Co-ordination Unit and MI5, has investigated over alleged Neo Nazi plots.
Last month an 18-year-old man from Durham appeared in court accused of plotting an attack with ricin.
Prosecutors allege a quantity of the deadly poison was found in a jar and would have been used by white supremacists.
A year ago, Martyn Gilleard, from Goole, East Yorks, was jailed for 16 years for planning nail bomb attacks on black, Asians and Jews.
The 31-year-old fork-lift truck driver planned to bomb mosques and buildings where blacks gathered.
Whitehall insiders believe the activity could be linked to support for the BNP, who won a European Parliament seat in Yorkshire and Humberside last month.
The official said: «We are not picking them up anywhere else in the country like this and it may be related to the strong support for the BNP».
Groups including the Aryan Strike Force and the Racial Volunteer Force, which have links to former Loyalist paramilitaries, are being closely monitored.
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In this episode I discuss Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia's disagreement to affirmative action as a method of college admission. He argues that is it actually detrimental to black students – which makes him a racist.
Democrats support refugee resettlement from a fictional Middle Eastern city. What a bunch of rubes!
Yes, it's a Ramadan Christmas, at least it was for those at Blaine High School in Minnesota, where a choir teacher made the children perform a song about Ramadan at the Christmas concert.


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I have to admit, I've always thought makeup or 'face paint' as something rather frivolous—or practical (since it's so handy at hiding flaws from people with otherwise perfectly good vision). But then, as I learned more about it, I began to think about it differently too. (The shift begun when I was researching a story on makeup competitions for a theatre magazine—one of the privileges of being a writer is that you come to learn a lot about the most random things).
You see, in many ways, it's art. The canvas just happens to be different. And like art there's much to it beyond just an expression of creativity. It can be very political, for example.
Recently, for FLARE, I interviewed London-based celebrity makeup artist and author of NYT best-seller Face Paint: The Story of Makeup, Lisa Eldridge.
Eldridge's fascination with faces begun at an early age. In art class, she'd draw portraits on paper and use makeup to colour them in. "It felt natural to me to draw faces and put makeup on them," she admitted to me, "I used to look at great paintings and you can see the makeup represented on the face —the blush and lip colour which weren't natural even then—in 18th century French paintings everything is embellished in a way that's kind of like painting makeup." More than just a form of art and a chance to play with texture, Eldridge finds the politics, psychology, and tribal aspect of makeup fascinating.
That early passion spiralled into a successful career and today she's known to many from her YouTube Channel where she gives pro advice, as well as being the former creative director for Boots No7, and the current global creative director for Lancôme. Not short on celebrity clientele, Eldridge has worked with the likes of Keira Knightley, Kate Winslet, Cara Delevingne, Katy Perry, Emma Watson, Kate Moss, Cate Blanchett, Jennifer Lopez, Sandra Bullock, and many others.
As we continue to play with 'face paint,' Eldridge hopes that we appreciate just how fortunate we are to be able to wear and experiment with whichever makeup we like—without being insulted or judged for wearing it. "[This last century] is the first time in the history of the world to be somebody who enjoys makeup because if you were even allowed to wear it in the first place, you'd have to wear and apply it a certain way and not go anywhere outside of that." But this has all changed, now. "If you live in Canada, but you like the way Japanese girls do their makeup you're able to see it on the Internet and social media, get tips from girls in Japan…there's so many styles to choose from and you can change every day…and if you want to, you can wear no makeup at all, without being criticized."
Several years ago, just as makeup gurus were infiltrating Youtube, Eldridge predicted that: "Everyone will be their own makeup artist." And it happened. It really happened.
READ: Celeb Makeup Artist Lisa Eldridge Fixes 7 Common Makeup … – Flare


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The onboarding process continues well after your new hire's first day. To ensure everything is going smoothly, you'll want to check in with them regularly.
Let's review some best practices for how to oversee your new hire's work during their first few weeks.
1. Assign work that matters
From the very beginning, put them to work on real projects. Having said that, you should keep individual tasks small and manageable. Help them get their feet wet, without feeling overwhelmed.
2. Kick off on-the-job training immediately
As they begin their work, your employee will require some training. That's a good thing! Training can include anything from specific processes to how to use an application. No matter how small you start, they will welcome learning new skills on Day One.
4. Encourage questions
As part of your daily check-ins, clarify that no question is stupid — particularly in the early going. Make sure the new employee understands that you're there to answer anything that might be on their mind.
5. Offer feedback
It's vital that you provide clear, honest feedback on your employee's early work. This will help clarify expectations and set the tone for their output in the weeks and months to come.
6. Ask for feedback, too!
Don't forget to offer them a chance to reciprocate. Getting feedback on your own performance is just as important as giving feedback on theirs.
Check in with a new hire regularly during their first few weeks:
1. Assign work that matters
2. Kick off on-the-job training immediately
3. Check in daily
4. Encourage questions
5. Offer feedback
6. Ask for feedback, too!
Jacob just welcomed Shawna to his team. During daily check-ins with her, he's encouraged Shawna to ask questions, and exchanged feedback with her. But Shawna doesn't feel like she has much to do in between these meetings. What should Jacob do?
The exact look and feel of your new hire's first two or three weeks are up to you. But as long as you communicate regularly and openly, you'll set them up for long-term success.


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As anyone who has ever streamed Blake Bortles can attest, "the film never lies" is hardly a phrase that correlates to fantasy football. Notoriously one of PFF's poorest-graded quarterbacks since entering the league, Bortles has finished between fourth and 13th among fantasy QBs in each of the last three seasons (it's not just us, by the way – his career-best passer rating was 88.2 in 2015, good for 23rd that year).
Bortles isn't alone, of course. So with that in mind, below are a few players for each position who are of more value to their respective coaches and teammates than to fantasy owners.
Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons
2017 grade: QB2
2017 fantasy finish: QB14
2018 fantasy rank: QB16
Despite former offensive coordinator Kyle Shanahan leaving to take the head coaching job at San Francisco last season, Ryan still finished sixth in passing yards (4,095). Sure, his stats were off the pace from his 2016 MVP season, but Ryan did still manage to tie Drew Brees for the second-best overall PFF grade among QBs.
The biggest difference? His touchdown rate was slashed nearly in half, from a career-best 7.1 percent in 2016, down to 3.8 percent. While some negative regression was to be expected, Ryan's 20 TDs were actually his fewest in a season since his rookie year. Despite the Falcons investing a first-round pick in WR Calvin Ridley, we project Ryan as a QB2 as he's been for most of his career. Interestingly, he's posted top-five fantasy finishes in 2012, 2014, and 2016.
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Crossfire is a multiplayer graphical arcade and adventure game made for the X environment.
It has certain flavours from other games, especially Gauntlet (TM) and Nethack/Moria.
Any number of players can move around in their own window, finding and using items and battle monsters. They can choose to cooperate or compete in the same 'world'.
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FOIA Office Responds to Thousands of Requests for Public Records
In 2018, Fairfax County received 8,469 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests — an average of 34 requests per working day. And the volume and complexity of FOIA requests that the county receives continue to increase.
To address the growing demand, the county established a central FOIA office and adopted a new FOIA policy that aims to balance our commitment to transparency and openness, while ensuring the protection of the county's privacy and security interests.
In short, a FOIA request is a request for public records, which are defined as any record containing information relating to the conduct of government business that is prepared, owned, used or retained by a public body. This includes, but is not limited to, emails, handwritten notes, reports, drafts, letters, spreadsheets, contracts, calendars, audio files, photographs and videos. It is the subject matter of the record, not its form, that determines whether the record is a public record.
The Virginia Freedom of Information Act (VFOIA) is the state law governing access by residents of Virginia and representatives of the media to public records and to meetings of public bodies.
VFOIA provides that, with some specific exemptions and exceptions, all meetings of public bodies shall be open to the public and all public records open for public inspection.
By law, Fairfax County has five business days to respond to a FOIA request, although jurisdictions may request an additional seven working days for more complex issues.
The Office of Public Affairs has three staff positions dedicated to overseeing the county's FOIA response process, though many departments and agencies also receive and respond to requests directly. The Office of the County Attorney and the Department of Information Technology also have dedicated positions to provide legal advice and search electronic files, respectively.
To help organize and streamline the county's response process, the county implemented a custom-made centralized tracking application last year. This tool, in part, helped the county average a response time of three business days for all FOIA requests.
In 2018, the Police Department, the Fire and Rescue Department and the Health Department received the most FOIA requests, with the three agencies alone making up more than 70 percent of all requests received in the county.
Other interesting facts from county's 2018 VFOIA annual report include:
- 66 percent of FOIA responses were delivered by email.
- More FOIAs were submitted in October than any other month.
- The average fee charged was $12.
To celebrate Sunshine Week in March — an annual nationwide celebration of access to public information and what it means for individuals and the community — the county hosted more than 200 attendees from more than 20 jurisdictions to an open FOIA training. The event included FOIA officers, attorneys, law enforcement personnel and public information officers.
The half-day educational and networking seminar featured Alan Gernhardt, executive director of the Virginia Freedom of Information Advisory Council, and covered topics such as what is a public record, who has access rights under Virginia FOIA, what responses are allowed and other tips for anyone who deals with government information.
Countywide FOIA Officer Amanda Kastl notes that the connections made during the event were one of the best takeaways of the day. "It was empowering and enlightening to meet so many other FOIA practitioners who support open government and who overcome similar challenges when responding to FOIA requests."
The full training can be seen in the video below.
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Dis/Representation Series to discuss "Diversity versus Equity" as it relates to corporate trainings on November 16
Dis/Representation Series to discuss "Diversity versus Equity" on November 16
"Diversity versus Equity" is the scheduled topic for the November 16th Dis/Representation Series session. The session is from 6 to 7:30 p.m. and will be at the Portland Community College Cascade Campus, 705 N. Killingsworth Street, in Cascade Hall Room 209. Dis/Representation is a collaborative offering presented by the Disability Arts and Culture Project (DACP), Portland Community College (PCC), and Portland State University.
The event is open to students, staff, and faculty, as well as community members at large. The discussion will look at what is not working about corporate trainings and will be facilitated by LeileaHaile. As the co-director for Sankofa Collective NW, Haile's activism is far-reaching, from organizing with Black Lives Matter PDX to collaborating with ENLACE on prison divestment, to running several youth programs for the LGBTQIA community. They strive to build connections for the liberation of Queer folks of Color in Portland and globally.
The Dis/Representation program is a specific response to a need communicated by DACP members and as an answer to broader issues of ableism and community. A listening session and online survey were conducted to seek feedback from the community about DACP projects. Both Disabled and non-disabled people showed strong interest in an introduction to disability justice and in a reading group on Disability Studies, in particular. The first year was supported by a grant from Oregon Humanities and DACP's partners.
Dis/Representation is offered as a space for individuals to come together and engage in conversation around disability. The hope is to encourage an active examination of the way disability is approached in society as well as the way disability is experienced in people's lives.
Online participation will be available for this discussion. More information coming soon about how to participate online, so make sure to check our website or Facebook group page regularly. For accommodations, transit and parking info, online participation, discussion materials and more, visit www.disrepresentation.com, or contact us at firstname.lastname@example.com provide accommodation requests one week in advance to ensure enough time for scheduling.
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What can parents do about child food allergies?
Moms and dads should always be aware of any child food allergies. Knowing what types of food your little one is allergic to can even save their life.
If your child gets a tummy ache, or perhaps itchy skin after eating certain types of food, then they might have child food allergies.
It's crucial for moms and dads to know what to do if their child has allergies. Knowing how to manage your child's allergies can improve their quality of life, and helps them avoid getting sick.
Here's what you need to know.
What are child food allergies?
Food allergies are a common occurrence. For some breastfeeding moms who have sensitive babies, even the food they eat can cause an allergic reaction in their babies.
For older kids, the more common types of food allergies would be to peanuts, milk, eggs, fish, shellfish, tree nuts, and wheat.
Some allergies can be very severe, such as those related to nuts and shellfish. In some cases, these can even become life-threatening, if not dealt with early on.
However, some allergies can cause only mild reactions in children. Some kids even outgrow their child food allergies, usually with milk, eggs, soy, and wheat.
Regardless of the type of allergy your child has, it's always a good idea to know what you can do as a parent.
What can parents do?
Here are some important things to keep in mind:
1. Avoid the food entirely
What's the best way to manage food allergies? Simply avoid giving your child food that they're allergic to. This means knowing what ingredients are in the food you buy, as well as asking restaurants about how they prepare their food.
The best way of dealing with an allergic reaction is to avoid the allergen, so you need to be wary of what types of food your child is eating/
2. Inform the school of your child's allergies
Make sure to inform your child's school about their allergies, specifically their teachers. That way, they can take care of your child and watch out for them so that they can avoid accidentally eating something that they're allergic to.
3. Antihistamines can help
For some allergies, taking an antihistamine can relieve the symptoms. This is usually the case for mild allergies, as well as for some seafood or shellfish allergies.
However, antihistamines shouldn't always be used, as it's always best for your child to avoid food that they're allergic to, instead of taking an antihistamine and then risk having an allergic reaction.
4. Teach your child to be careful with what they eat
Make sure to teach your child to be careful of what types of food they eat. Teach them to ask what ingredients are in the food they're eating, and teach them to read labels of the food they buy, especially in school.
That way, they can take care of themselves and avoid having allergy-related problems.
5. Make sure you know what to do in case of a severe reaction
Lastly, if your child suffers from sever food allergies, it's a good idea to know what steps you can take.
Most doctors recommend keeping an EpiPen or epinephrine injector handy in case of severe reactions. However, these are not readily available ain the Philippines and are very expensive.
What parents can do instead is to keep their doctor's phone number handy, and make sure to take their child to a hospital ASAP if they eat something that they're allergic to. It's also a good idea to inform the school about it, so that they can prepare an emergency procotol to take your child to the hospital in case your little one suffers a severe allergic reaction.
Source: acaai.org
READ: Fish oil during pregnancy lessens allergy risk in kids


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A Nod to Janus
Janus is Roman god of doorways and January. I invoke him to re-launch TheSupercargo.com and say something about the year just gone and the year to come.
Janus is Roman god of doorways and January. I invoke him to re-launch TheSupercargo.com and say something about the year just gone and the year to come.
To wish all friends and readers a Merry Christmas 2018 and good wishes for 2019 – the New Year will see some long-promised changes at TheSupercargo.
Calling out to all friends and visitors to TheSupercargo – and even to Idiot America – a newsletter summarising developments on the website to date.
Gravity – a newsletter covering developments aboard TheSupercargo.com during the first few weeks of the year and making various unkeepable promises.
The coming year will see me making some major changes to TheSupercargo.com, many, I hope, within the first three months of the New Year. Here's an outline of what I hope to achieve and why.
Mid-February and the windmills along the Brussels canal in Molenbeek are spinning in the wind. Time to update this blog.
As we roll on down towards the end of the year, I have a feeling I ought to be doing some stock-taking. And wishing all readers a Merry Christmas!
Outside it's all autumn colours now. Assiduous followers of my various blogs (I know there are a couple) will have noticed that I am having difficulties keeping the front page of the main site updated. (The main site is TheSupercargo.com – where you are now if you're reading this.) Sadly despite all my efforts to … More…
The move back to Brussels from Gothenburg which took place at the end of August was very much like a move from summer to autumn. The days down here in Europe are noticeably and increasingly shorter, the temperature is cooler and there's more rain in the air. Now, to be sure, we had remarkably good … More…
It might be May but I'm going to tell you a bit about my doings in April too as I managed to leapfrog over the month from March. I also wish to draw your attntion to the fact that this blog entry is going up on 1st May (just narrowly). Stand you not aghast? (I … More…


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