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Market Prices and Uncertainty Report
Released: December 10, 2013 This is a regular monthly supplement to the EIA Short-Term Energy Outlook. (archived versions) |
Short-Term Energy Outlook
Released: December 10, 2013 Short-term energy supply, demand, and price projections through 2013 for U.S. and International oil forecasts (archived versions) |
Winter Fuels Outlook 2013
Released: October 8, 2013 Heating costs for most households are forecast to rise from last winter's level |
Status of Libyan Loading Ports and Oil and Natural Gas Fields
Released: September 10, 2013 Short-Term Energy Outlook Supplement: Status of Libyan Loading Ports and Oil and Natural Gas Fields |
EIA Estimates of Crude Oil and Liquid Fuels Supply Disruptions
Released: September 10, 2013 Short?Term Energy Outlook Supplement: EIA Estimates of Crude Oil and Liquid Fuels Supply Disruptions |
Short-Term Energy Outlook Model Documentation: Petroleum Products Supply Module
Released: May 1, 2013 The petroleum products supply module of the Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) model provides forecasts of petroleum refinery inputs (crude oil, unfinished oils, pentanes plus, liquefied petroleum gas, motor gasoline blending components, and aviation gasoline blending components) and refinery outputs (motor gasoline, jet fuel, distillate fuel, residual fuel, liquefied petroleum gas, and other petroleum products). |
Short-Term Energy Outlook Supplement: Key drivers for EIA's short-term U.S. crude oil production outlook
Released: February 14, 2013 Crude oil production increased by 790,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) between 2011 and 2012, the largest increase in annual output since the beginning of U.S. commercial crude oil production in 1859. The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) expects U.S. crude oil production to continue rising over the next two years represented in the Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). |
Short-Term Energy Outlook Supplement: Constraints in New England likely to affect regional energy prices this winter
Released: January 18, 2013 Since November, New England has had the highest average spot natural gas prices in the nation. Average prices at the Algonquin Citygate trading point, a widely used index for New England natural gas buyers, have been $3 per million British thermal units (MMBtu) higher than natural gas prices at the Henry Hub, and more than $2 per MMBtu higher than average spot price at Transco Zone 6 NY, which serves New York City and has historically traded at prices similar to those in New England. |
Energy & Financial Markets: What Drives Crude Oil Prices?
Released: December 14, 2011 An assessment of the various factors that may influence oil prices - physical market factors as well as those related to trading and financial markets. The analysis describes 7 key factors that could influence oil markets and explores possible linkages between each factor and oil prices, and includes regularly-updated graphs that depict aspects of those relationships. |
Short-Term Energy Outlook Model Documentation: Motor Gasoline Consumption Model
Released: November 30, 2011 The motor gasoline consumption module of the Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) model is designed to provide forecasts of total U.S. consumption of motor gasolien based on estimates of vehicle miles traveled and average vehicle fuel economy. |
Short-Term Energy Outlook Model Documentation: Other Petroleum Products Consumption Model
Released: November 30, 2011 The other petroleum product consumption module of the Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) model is designed to provide U.S. consumption forecasts for 6 petroleum product categories: asphalt and road oil, petrochemical feedstocks, petroleum coke, refinery still gas, unfinished oils, and other miscvellaneous products |
2010 Outlook for Hurricane-Related Production Outages in the Gulf of Mexico - Short-Term Energy Outlook Supplement:
Released: June 1, 2010 Projected impacts to Gulf of Mexico crude oil and natural gas production for the 2010 Atlantic Hurricane Season. |
Short-Term Energy Outlook Model Documentation: Macro Bridge Procedure to Update Regional Macroeconomic Forecasts with National Macroeconomic Forecasts
Released: June 1, 2010 The Regional Short-Term Energy Model (RSTEM) uses macroeconomic variables such as income, employment, industrial production and consumer prices at both the national and regional1 levels as explanatory variables in the generation of the Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). This documentation explains how national macroeconomic forecasts are used to update regional macroeconomic forecasts through the RSTEM Macro Bridge procedure. |
Probabilities of Possible Future Prices (Released in the STEO April 2010)
Released: April 1, 2010 EIA introduced a monthly analysis of energy price volatility and forecast uncertainty in the October 2009 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). Included in the analysis were charts portraying confidence intervals around the New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) futures prices of West Texas Intermediate (equivalent to light sweet crude oil) and Henry Hub natural gas contracts. |
Outlook for Non-OPEC Oil Supply in 2010-2011 (Released in the STEO January 2010)
Released: January 2, 2010 Two large categories define the world's producing countries of crude oil and other liquid fuels (hereafter liquids): those that are members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and those that are outside that group (non-OPEC). This article takes a closer look at the latter category. |
Energy Price Volatility and Forecast Uncertainty (Released in the STEO October 2009)
Released: October 6, 2009 EIA Measures Price Uncertainty in Oil and Natural Gas Markets |
Understanding the Decline in Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2009 (Released in the STEO October 2009)
Released: October 6, 2009 EIA Forecasts 5.9 Percent Decline in U.S. Carbon Dioxide Emissions in 2009 |
Short-Term Energy Carbon Dioxide Emissions Forecasts August 2009
Released: August 11, 2009 Supplement to the Short-Term Energy Outlook. Short-term projections for U.S. carbon dioxide emissions of the three fossil fuels: coal, natural gas, and petroleum. |
2009 Outlook for Hurricane Production Outages in the Gulf of Mexico, The (Released in the STEO June 2009)
Released: June 1, 2009 Projected impacts to Gulf of Mexico crude oil and natural gas production for the 2009 Atlantic Hurricane Season. |
Implications of Lower Natural Gas Prices for Electric Generators in the Southeast, The
Released: May 12, 2009 This supplement to the Energy Information Administration's (EIA) May 2009 Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO) focuses on changes in the utilization of coal- and natural-gas-fired generation capacity in the electric utility sector as the differential between delivered fuel prices narrows. |
Biodiesel Supply and Consumption in the Short-Term Energy Outlook
Released: April 1, 2009 The historical biodiesel consumption data published in the EIA Monthly Energy Review (http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/mer/contents.html) March 2009 edition were revised to account for imports and exports. Table 10.4 of the Monthly Energy Review was expanded to display biodiesel imports, exports, stocks, stock change, and consumption. Similar revisions were made in the April 2009 edition of the Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). |
2008 Outlook for Hurricane Production Outages in the Gulf of Mexico - Short-Term Energy Outlook Supplement
Released: June 10, 2008 EIA estimates of expected production shut-ins of crude oil and natural gas in the U.S. Gulf Coast during the upcoming hurricane season (June through November). |
Motor Gasoline Market Spring 2007 and Implications for Spring 2008
Released: April 8, 2008 This report focuses on the major factors that drove the widening difference between wholesale gasoline and crude oil prices in 2007 and explores how those factors might impact gasoline prices in 2008. |
Motor Gasoline Consumption 2008 - Historical Perspective and Short-Term Projections
Released: April 8, 2008 This report reviews how gasoline markets relate to population, income, prices, and the growing role of ethanol. It also analyzes the structural shift in motor gasoline markets that took place in the late 1990s |
Outlook for Non-OPEC Oil Supply Growth in 2008-2009 (Released in the STEO February 2008)
Released: February 1, 2008 In 2008-2009, EIA expects that non-OPEC petroleum supply growth will surpass that in recent years because of the large number of new oil projects scheduled to come online during the forecast period. |
Short-Term Energy Outlook Supplement: Why Are Oil Prices So High?
Released: November 6, 2007 Why Are Oil Prices So High? |
Natural Gas in the Rocky Mountains: Developing Infrastructure
Released: September 20, 2007 This Supplement to EIA's Short-Term Energy Outlook analyzes current natural gas production, pipeline and storage infrastructure in the Rocky Mountains, as well as prospective pipeline projects in these States. The influence of these factors on regional prices and price volatility is examined. |
2007 Outlook for Hurricane Impacts on Gulf of Mexico Crude Oil & Natural Gas Production, The
Released: June 13, 2007 Projected impacts to Gulf of Mexico crude oil and natural gas production for the 2007 Atlantic Hurricane Season. |
Short-Term Energy Outlook Supplement: U.S. LNG Imports - The Next Wave
Released: January 11, 2007 This report was prepared by the Energy Information Administration (EIA), in response to a September 27, 2006, request from Senators Bingaman, Landrieu, Murkowski, Specter, Salazar, and Lugar. The Senators requested that EIA assess the impacts of a proposal that would regulate emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs) through an allowance cap-and-trade system. |
U.S. LNG Imports - The Next Wave
Released: January 11, 2007 U.S. LNG imports - The Next Wave, is now available as a special supplement to the January 2007 issue of the Short-Term Energy Outlook (STEO). Although liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports still account for less than three percent of total U.S. natural gas supplies, the global market is growing and the Energy Information Administration (EIA) foresees another wave of U.S. LNG import growth over the next 2 years. The supplement focuses on recent trends in global and U.S. LNG trade, and presents factors expected to influence LNG imports through 2008. EIA expects year-over-year increases in LNG imports of 34.5 and 38.5 percent in 2007 and 2008, respectively. |
Short-Term Energy Outlook Supplement: Why Are Oil Prices So High?
Released: August 6, 2006 Feature article on the reasons for high oil prices. |
Summer 2006 Motor Gasoline Prices (Released in the STEO July 2006)
Released: July 1, 2006 This supplement to the July 2006 ShortTerm Energy Outlook (STEO) examines the various factors that have contributed to this summers high gasoline prices and discusses how they may continue to impact markets over the next several months. |
Short and Mid-Term US Energy Outlook
Released: February 23, 2004 Presented by: Guy F. Caruso, EIA Administrator Presented to: National Governor's Association 2004 Winter Meeting February 23, 2004 |
World Oil Market Outlook
Released: May 4, 2003 Presented by: Guy F. Caruso, EIA Administrator Presented to: The Committee On Energy And Commerce U. S. House Of Representatives Washington, DC May 4 2003 |
Motor Gasoline Outlook and State MTBE Bans
Released: April 1, 2003 The U.S. is beginning the summer 2003 driving season with lower gasoline inventories and higher prices than last year. Recovery from this tight gasoline market could be made more difficult by impending State bans on the blending of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) into gasoline that are scheduled to begin later this year. |
Electricity Shortage in California: Issues for Petroleum and Natural Gas Supply
Released: June 1, 2001 This report addresses the potential impact of rotating electrical outages on petroleum product and natural gas supply in California. |
MTBE Production Economics (Released in the STEO April 2001)
Released: April 1, 2001 The purpose of this analysis is to evaluate the causes of MTBE price increases in 2000. |
Presentation to the National Conference of State Legislators - December 2000 Short-Term Energy Outlook
Released: December 18, 2000 Presentation to the National Conference of State Legislators by Mark Masur, Acting Administrator |
Natural Gas Winter Outlook 2000-2001
Released: October 1, 2000 This article is based on the Winter Fuels Outlook published in the 4th Quarter Short-Term Energy Outlook and discusses the supply and demand outlook from October 2000 through March 2001. |
MTBE, Oxygenates, and Motor Gasoline (Released in the STEO October 1999)
Released: October 1, 1999 The blending of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) into motor gasoline has increased dramatically since it was first produced 20 years ago. MTBE usage grew in the early 1980's in response to octane demand resulting initially from the phaseout of lead from gasoline and later from rising demand for premium gasoline. The oxygenated gasoline program stimulated an increase in MTBE production between 1990 and 1994. MTBE demand increased from 83,000 in 1990 to 161,000 barrels per day in 1994. The reformulated gasoline (RFG) program provided a further boost to oxygenate blending. The MTBE contained in motor gasoline increased to 269,000 barrels per day by 1997. |
Impact of Temperature Trends on Short-Term Energy Demand, The (Released in the STEO September 1999)
Released: September 1, 1999 The past few years have witnessed unusually warm weather, as evidenced by both mild winters and hot summers. The analysis shows that the 30-year norms--the basis of weather-related energy demand projections--do not reflect the warming trend or its regional and seasonal patterns. |
Demand and Price Outlook for Phase 2 Reformulated Gasoline, 2000 (Released in the STEO August 1999)
Released: August 1, 1999 This article presents projections of demand and the market price premium for Phase 2 RFG in the year 2000. The projections in this article are based on forecasts in the Short-Term Energy Outlook, which is published monthly by the Energy Information Administration. |
Areas Participating in the Oxygenated Gasoline Program (Released in the STEO July 1999)
Released: July 1, 1999 Section 211(m) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401-7671q) requires that gasoline containing at least 2.7 percent oxygen by weight is to be used in the wintertime in those areas of the county that exceed the CO NAAQS. The winter oxygenated gasoline program applies to all gasoline sold in the larger of the Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Area (CMSA) or Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) in which the nonattainment area is located. |
Areas Participating in the Reformulated Gasoline Program (Released in the STEO June 1999)
Released: June 1, 1999 Section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act, as amended in 1990 (the Act), required States to identify all areas that do not meet the national ambient air quality standards (NAAQS) for ozone, and directed EPA to designate these areas as ozone nonattainment areas. Section 181 of the Act required EPA to classify each area as a marginal, moderate, serious, severe or extreme ozone nonattainment area. EPA classified all areas that were designated as in nonattainment for ozone at the time of the enactment of the 1990 Amendments, except for certain "nonclassifiable" areas (56 FR 56694, November 6, 1991). |
Environmental Regulations and Changes in Petroleum Refining Operations (Released in the STEO June 1998)
Released: June 1, 1998 Changes in domestic refining operations are identified and related to the summer Reid vapor pressure (RVP) restrictions and oxygenate blending requirements. This analysis uses published EIA survey data and linear regression equations from the Short-Term Integrated Forecasting System (STIFS). The STIFS model is used for producing forecasts appearing in the Short-Term Energy Outlook. |
Refiners Switch to RFG Complex Model
Released: January 2, 1998 On January 1, 1998, domestic and foreign refineries and importers must stop using the "simple" model and begin using the "complex" model to calculate emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOC), toxic air pollutants (TAP), and nitrogen oxides (NOx) from motor gasoline. The primary differences between application of the two models is that some refineries may have to meet stricter standards for the sulfur and olefin content of the reformulated gasoline (RFG) they produce and all refineries will now be held accountable for NOx emissions. Requirements for calculating emissions from conventional gasoline under the anti-dumping rule similarly change for exhaust TAP and NOx. However, the change to the complex model is not expected to result in an increase in the price premium for RFG or constrain supplies. |
Reformulated Gasoline Foreign Refinery Rules (Released in the STEO January 1998)
Released: January 2, 1998 On August 27, 1997, the EPA promulgated revised the rules that allow foreign refiners to establish and use individual baselines, but it would not be mandatory (the optional use of an individual refinery baseline is not available to domestic refiners.) If a foreign refiner did not establish and use an individual baseline, the gasoline they export to the U.S. would be regulated through the importer, and subject to the importer's baseline (most likely the statutory baseline). Specific regulatory provisions are implemented to ensure that the option to use an individual baseline would not lead to adverse environmental impacts. This involves monitoring the average quality of imported gasoline, and if a specified benchmark is exceeded, remedial action would be taken by adjusting the requirements applicable to imported gasoline. |
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My last working week was really busy and started at Sunday noon because I was in Nuremberg to hold a web-security workshop for my colleagues at Monday morning. Traveling at Sunday feels a bit strange, no business people, but much party people with hangovers. OOo Impress hung X completely by eating up all available resources. Nevertheless the live sessions worked better than expected and seem to be the salt in the stale slide soup.
The "it-sa Sicherheitsmesse" (security trade show), OWASP conference, and the openSUSE conference were the overlapping highlights of this week. Unfortunately I missed the OWASP conference... :(
This week is the last chance to do web-application penetration-testing of in-house products before I have to take over the incidents handling next Tuesday.
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3. Got a great deal on a new used car (Honda Accord 2001) and paid cash for it.
4. Stayed the course on putting money in my retirement funds. Took the attitude that since I am investing this money for more than 10 years I can afford to ride out the flutuations in the market. One thing I can say is that I put a lot of money in when the market was down so that when it goes back up..
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Native News Network Staff in Native Health. Discussion »
WASHINGTON Health and Human Services, HHS, today announced the launch of BeTobaccoFree.gov, a comprehensive website providing one-stop access to the best and most up to date tobacco-related information from across its agencies. This consolidated resource includes general information on tobacco, federal and state laws and policies, health statistics, and evidence-based methods on how to quit.
Smoking among American Indians and Alaska Natives at 32.4 percent is the highest, by far, among any racial and ethnic group, making it a problem of epidemic proportions in that community.
November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month.
"Tobacco use continues to be the leading cause of premature and preventable death in the United States,"
said HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius.
"BeTobaccoFree.gov builds upon the Obama administration's commitment to help tobacco users quit and prevent children from starting to use tobacco products."
BeTobaccoFree.gov uses responsive design, making information accessible anywhere, anytime on any platform, from smart phone to tablet to desktop. The website's unique social media dashboard, "Say it - Share it," constantly provides real time updates from HHS tobacco related social media accounts, including Facebook, Twitter, YouTube, Infographics, Podcasts, and Tumblr.
"HHS is committed to using technology to help Americans lead longer healthier lives,"
said Assistant Secretary for Health Howard K. Koh, MD, MPH.
"Today, as we commemorate the American Cancer Society's Great American Smokeout, the launch of BeTobaccoFree.gov demonstrates our dedication to reducing the harms from tobacco use. Regardless of age, those who stop smoking and using tobacco can substantially reduce their risk for disease."
During the last three years, HHS increased efforts to reduce tobacco use by coordinating across its agencies, to provide Americans with access to available cessation and education tools. A few key accomplishments include:
As a result of the Affordable Care Act, most private health insurance plans must now cover without cost-sharing tobacco use screening and cessation interventions for tobacco users.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) launched Tips From Former Smokers, a national education campaign that featured former smokers living with smoking-related diseases and disabilities.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) built a national science-based tobacco product regulation program to reduce the impact of tobacco use on the nation's health, especially among youth, such as enforcing the ban on cigarettes with characterizing flavors other than menthol like candy and fruit, as well as other restrictions on tobacco products and marketing.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI) recently launched Quitpal, a free smartphone app to support smokers working to become smoke-free.
The Surgeon General released Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults. This 2012 report detailed the scope, health consequences and influences that lead to youth tobacco use and proven strategies that prevent its use.
Just today, CDC, in its Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, released new information indicating that 30 of America's 50 largest cities are now protected by comprehensive laws that prohibit smoking in all indoor areas of private workplaces, restaurants and bars. The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration also released a new report today, showing that current cigarette smoking rates among 12 to 17 year-olds fell significantly from 2002 to 2010 in 41 states.
Collectively, these actions better enable the United States to accelerate progress toward achieving the national Healthy People objectives of reducing adult smoking from 19 percent to 12 percent and reducing smoking among high school students from 18.1 percent to 16 percent by 2020.
Visit BeTobaccoFree.gov for information on helping tobacco users quit and providing young people with information on avoiding or ending tobacco use.
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Produced slowly and meticulously over the last 12
months, these seven tracks are the closet thing we've
had to a new album from Andy Stott since the release
of his debut full-length Merciless five years ago.
Taking influence from an array of seemingly incoherent
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Russian cellist Oleg Vedernikov overnight became the most famous foreigner in China because of a performance by him not on the stage but in a train from Shenyang to Beijing.
The former principal cellist of the Beijing Symphony Orchestra was sacked by his employer on May 21, a week after he misbehaved in a train by placing his feet up on the seat of a female passenger in front of him, and verbally abusing her in Chinese when confronted by her.
The video of this drama was shot by a fellow passenger and placed on the Internet, capturing wide attention.
In the video, a policeman who came to settle the dispute asked what Vedernikov's occupation was. When he learned that Vedernikov is a musician, he said to the female passenger in an ironic tone, "Let it be. He's an artist."
The policeman eased the atmosphere a bit. According to his remarks, it seems that artists are understood to behave in different ways.
But Beijing Symphony Orchestra doesn't think so. Although Vedernikov released a video of his apology after the incident was exposed, the orchestra decided to fire him because he had "severely harmed the reputation of the orchestra".
"Beijing Symphony Orchestra is an ambassador of advanced culture. All employees, including foreign musicians, need to abide by the laws of the land, traditional moral codes, as well as the orchestra's rules and regulations," said the orchestra's music director Tan Lihua in a statement. "Employees should behave in a civilized fashion both on and off stage, maintain the manners expected of artistes and consciously safeguard the image and reputation of the orchestra."
With strong support from the government, Beijing Symphony Orchestra has an ambitious plan this season that includes collaboration with a number of top-notch maestros including Christoph Eschenbach and Daniel Barenboim, as well as a joint gala concert with London Philharmonic Orchestra in London on July 29 to celebrate the 2012 Olympics.
It's natural that Beijing Symphony Orchestra doesn't tolerate the behavior of Vedernikov when it's trying to build up its image as a world-class orchestra of China.
People have expressed different opinions on the Internet. Some believe that Beijing Symphony Orchestra's decision to fire Vedernikov is a little too serious and his musicality shouldn't be mixed with his everyday behavior. More people support the decision and some see Vedernikov as one of an increasing number of foreigners who harm Chinese society.
If Vedernikov were a Chinese, what he did would probably not cause as much attention. Although foreigners won't be stared at a lot in big Chinese cities as they used to be 30 years ago, foreigners are still treated quite differently in China.
On one hand, foreigners often get more admiration when they do something that is normal for the Chinese. On the other, when they fail to abide by the rules, they often meet more serious criticism, sometimes with nationalistic emotions.
Unfortunately it's the second case with Vedernikov. He will be remembered in China more for his misbehavior than for his solo in Bao Yuankai's symphony Peking Opera in the orchestra's EMI recording.


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May 2008 — by Rich Smith
Retail sales and political advocacy are keys to surviving competitive bidding at Petersen Medical.
In 2001, when Tom Bradley acquired Utah-based HME provider Petersen Medical, the venerable company employed a staff of 20. Today, just 7 years later, it has a payroll bearing the names of 80.
This fourfold swelling of the ranks was in part a response to the rapid expansion of Petersen Medical's retail presence: in that short time, the organization went from one retail location to six. Significantly, at every store, emphasis was placed on the merchandising of not just big-ticket items, but also the mundane sundries, such as bandages and compression hosiery. "Many HME retail suppliers shy away from carrying the everyday smaller items because of the inventory issues involved," says Bradley, the company's president. "But often what brings customers into the store is those smaller items."
And, once they step foot inside, the opportunity exists to draw their attention to other items—in particular, the expensive stuff.


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The idea that we should never in any way modify our opinions, even if we learn new information, is generally not a good life strategy.
The idea that we should never in any way modify our opinions, even if we learn new information, is generally not a good life strategy.
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Selecting: I don't mind it too much when someone is ignorant about something and they admit it -- but to be this ignorant and so strongly opinionated is insanity.
Winterbike: What I eat every day is what other people eat to treat themselves.
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Excellent point! I'm 42. If I were to take a guess I would say all the gung-ho meat eaters are younger, like 20's-30. I commend Mark's transfer to more veggies and fruit and being honest it about. It's unpredictable to know how your body will react to foods as you get older, that is why it's not safe to pigeon hole oneself with a concrete diet. Eating lots of meat as you get older, just doesn't settle well, and quite honestly not good for you.
I thought our protein requirements increased with age.
Shocked and slightly embarrassed at the sight of Larry in a towelTurquoisepassion:
Knifegill is christened to be high carb now!
My pony picture thread http://www.marksdailyapple.com/forum/thread82786.html
I'm 49, and I eat lots of meat. My last three daily menus, meat-wise:
1C pork cubes
1 pork bratwurst
2/3lb ground beef
4 slices bacon
1C ground beef
lots of sashimi, best guess, a pound
1/2lb grilled salmon
2 eggs
3 breakfast sausages
4oz white fish
1/2lb ground beef
Okay, maybe it is not quite as much meat as I thought. But it IS enough to make my friends' eyes bug out!


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"You know the principles of chiropractic, but do you know the principles of business? Finishing School is like a key that unlocks painful shackles that prevent even the best DC's from experiencing the success and happiness they deserve. We suffer needlessly. I say this based on my own experience. As business owners, DC's need to learn the foundational truths of business. And that is exactly what Finishing School provides."Patrick Gentempo, Jr., D.C. |
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You know the principles of chiropractic...but do you know the principles of business? There are many reasons why Chiro Business Finishing School is critical for DC's who want to have more fun, less stress and more profit. Here are a few important ones:
A fact of reality is that if you own a chiropractic practice, you are in business. For the most part, all of the training DC's receive in school and during post grad events is all clinically based. Even practice coaching and consulting is focused on procedures (consult, ROF, marketing, etc.) - but not on universal business principles. Therefore, DC's are competent to deliver a great service, but what about business structure and economic models? Here is where we are deficient. To show up every day in a business without understanding foundational business principles and deploying efficient economic strategies is to suffer day to day, week to week, year to year. To borrow a phrase DC's tell their communities, "we suffer needlessly". CHIRO BUSINESS FINISHING SCHOOL will end that suffering. -
Chiropractors will often express the sentiment, "I love chiropractic and I love my patients, I just hate the business!" The truth is...No Business = No Patients. No Business = No Chiropractic. You can't hate what makes what you love possible! This hellish contradiction translates at the very least into significant underperformance and very often, into burnout and failure. Learning the business principles of CHIRO BUSINESS FINISHING SCHOOL will help you "Love the Business"...and then, the business will love you back. -
Rick is not a consultant or public personality. Rick Sapio is Dr. Gentempo's business mentor. He is a guy who is the CEO of a holding company that has over 35 business holdings in it. He has been developing and practicing these business principles for years. Rick and Dr. G are in a weekly mastermind/accountability group together which is where Dr. Gentempo started learning and applying what Rick taught him. The impact was so profound, Dr. G. felt compelled to bring Rick to the chiropractic profession because the need and impact of what Rick teaches is so immense. Dr. Gentempo is quoted as saying, "After running 2 multi-million dollar businesses for many years, I felt I was pretty business savvy - especially in the field of chiropractic. I knew a lot about the tactics of running a chiropractic practice. Care plans, marketing, communications, etc. Indeed, I taught these things successfully to DC's for many years. However, what I didn't realize is that there was a deeper foundation to the understanding of business in general. Simple but profound principles that I learned from Rick Sapio. During the worst economy of my lifetime, these principles have had massive positive impact not only on my businesses, but my entire life because of the reduction of stress and the increase in efficiency and clarity with which everything functions. The crazy thing is how obvious these principles are. Sort of like chiropractic principles as they relate to health...simple, but profound and life-changing."
How does Finishing School work?
Finishing School is a membership-based, community of learners, who are committed to learning the "foundational principles of business" in order to grow their business, while also growing in their personal lives.
Here is how it works:
Finishing School costs $229 per month for the first 12 months. These first 12 modules of the program are "The Foundational Principles of Business." After year one, you'll begin receiving the next 12 monthly modules, which comprise year 2. In year 2 you'll receive 12 monthly modules on "Business Acceleration Training." Year 2 costs $147 per month, and you'll receive advanced monthly modules to accelerate what you learned in year 1. Year 3 is dedicated to "Accountability," which is the foundation of success; and year 4 is focused on "Legacy," which focuses you on answering the following question: What do you want your business and personal legacy to be? Years 3 and 4 cost $97 per month.
Each video module is co-hosted by Rick Sapio and Patrick Gentempo. In each module the monthly topic is presented and discussed in depth and then the application of that principle to chiropractic practice is taught. One new video module - along with an implementation guide/workbook - will be released to you each month.
Twice per year, Dr. Patrick Gentempo and Rick Sapio will personally host a LIVE Business-Mastery Intensive Bootcamp. For more information about the most recent bootcamp and how to sign up, please go to our bootcamp website: www.ChiroFinishingSchool.com/Bootcamp.
As a member of Chiro Business Finishing School, you will be placed into your own weekly accountability group at no extra cost to you. To learn more about the importance of accountability, please watch our FREE Module on Accountability groups by CLICKING HERE
We also offer access to members of Finishing School to our Members Only Facebook group page, where you can connect with Rick, Patrick, and other chiropractors who are in the program.
Finally we host monthly members-only tele-classes, exclusively for members of Finishing School. Rick will review a business quote of the month, a business principle of the month, and will answer your pre-submitted business questions.
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If you are not satisfied with the results from your investment in the Chiro Business Finishing School program, let us know within 60 days of the date of your purchase, by contacting Ashleigh by phone at 1-214-954-0302. Please note: The guarantee can't be honored by email. We will promptly give you a full refund and cancel the rest of the learning program for you, IF AND ONLY IF, you have viewed the entire first two monthly modules, and completed their corresponding implementation guides. Please note that all participants of Chiro Business Finishing School will be placed into an Accountability Group in their third month of the program. Please view the FREE ACCOUNTABILITY MODULE tab at the top of this page for more information.
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Rick Sapio
Richard ("Rick") Sapio, is a lifelong entrepreneur who started his first company, a bicycle repair shop, after the death of his father, when he was 14 years old. Since then, he has founded more than 20 companies. After graduating from Rutgers University, Rick worked in the investment industry, and traded distressed securities. Shortly thereafter, he became the youngest partner at his firm, after leading more than $100 million in transactions in one year, while he was still in his twenties.
At age 30, Rick started a holding company, which takes interests in various businesses. He remains the CEO of this company to this day. This holding company has made more than 50 investments in the past 20 years. Rick invests in private companies, public companies, and real estate. His firm currently has more than 30 direct and indirect holdings. He is the founder of six publicly-traded funds and a founding partner of a private equity fund. His firm is also an active investor in 10 health care and medical device investments.
Rick was the President of the Dallas Chapter of Entrepreneurs Organization for two years, and is currently a member of YPO. He is the five-time Chairman of MIT's "Gathering of Titans" program in Boston. Rick has a passion for doing business 'turnarounds' and in the past few years has successfully turned around several mid-sized companies. He has learned that business growth and success is accelerated when a few key actions are applied. He has found that by using "The 12 Foundational Principles of Business," virtually any company will be put on the path to prosperity. He is married to Melissa and they have three children.
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Dr. Patrick Gentempo, Jr.CEO - Action Potential Holdings, Inc. |
Dr. Patrick Gentempo, Jr.
Dr. Patrick Gentempo, Jr. has founded and cofounded several successful businesses including Chiropractic Leadership Alliance (CLA) which has over 8,000 chiropractic clients on 6 continents and Creating Wellness Alliance which boasts over 300 Creating Wellness Centers worldwide. He is an internationally renowned visionary, lecturer, business leader and author. As one of the largest draws in chiropractic today, he is considered to be unmatched in his ability to integrate the philosophy, science, clinical practice and business of chiropractic without contradiction. Over the past 20 years, Dr. Gentempo has mesmerized audiences with his vision of world leadership of health care in a chiropractic model. He has received numerous awards of the highest level within the chiropractic profession. Dr. Gentempo has also provided testimony to the White House Commission on Complementary and Alternative Medicine and in 2007 was inducted into the Wellness Hall of Fame. He has appeared on many popular television and radio programs.
"Chiro Business Finishing School is a powerful program designed to provide chiropractors with the business tools we were never taught in school, or anywhere else. Rick Sapio's brilliance shines through by inspiring and leading us to define our business goals and vision in a meaningful way that propels us to greater clarity and success. This is as good as it gets! Sign up today, and forward this to every other chiropractor you know."
Mark B. Resetarits, D.C. Great Basin Chiropractic P.C. Salt Lake City, UT |
"Chiro Business Finishing School has been an amazing source of business knowledge. Information I've learned and implemented in my practice has radically improved our operations by making us more efficient and effective.
Procedures such as 'values-based decision making' have helped to automate our business decision-making process. Decisions taking days to finalize are now made in an instant. Rick Sapio's teachings about 'management-by-objectives' allow me to manage, not micromanage, my staff. All 8 employees are crystal clear on what is expected of them and by when, which includes self-evaluation and knowing exactly how they are performing at any given time. Chiro Business Finishing School principles have freed-up my time to be used for its highest and best value. My practice immediately grew by over 25% and now my staff generates more new patients that I do all. I look forward to learning more." Amir Rashidian, D.C. MidAtlantic Clinic of Chiropractic Frederick, MD |
"Start looking at yourself as the CEO of your own practice. Chiro Business Finishing School gives you the tools and the strategies to take your business to the next level, so you can REALLY make a bigger and more positive impact in the lives of others and in your community. I love the program."
Nathalie Beauchamp, D.C. Beauchamp Chiropractic Ottawa, Canada |
"Chiro Business Finishing School has transformed our office. We utilize these business principles at staff meetings and trainings to hone our mission, vision and purpose. We now have all staff members engaged, motivated, and inspired to help us serve others. Starting with the 'doorman principle' and 'values-based decision making' helped us recognize that our values must match the decisions we make. Each meeting incorporates the 'management-by-objectives' goals for every team member, as well as our company as a whole. I have personally implemented all of the rhythms, rituals, habits, patterns, and meetings into my life; and put it to paper – very powerful. Chiro Business Finishing School will transform our profession."
Mike Acanfora, D.C. Acanfora Chiropractic Bayonne, NJ |
"I've been in practice 27 years, managed multiple offices and have been very successful. I have had many ups and downs. Chiro Business Finishing School is NOT a seminar or learning experience like any other. It is the foundation, the standards and principles of business which will allow you to make any of the other seminars a successful venture. I completed the first module about five weeks ago. The re-foundation I am creating from that module will certainly make me millions of dollars in the next few years! It will enable me to serve many more patients more effectively. Our offices are already being transformed and the result is a passion that is naturally coming forth from the entire staff."
Steve Hoody, D.C. New York Total Health Centers New York City, NY |
"The most impressive thing about Chiro Business Finishing School is how tangible the advice is. After each recorded module I have a handful of axioms that I can start implementing in my practice immediately. Rick Sapio presents his knowledge in a very accessible, layperson manner. Salient examples on how to apply these business principles immediately to my chiropractic office are invaluable. Rick's clear presentation and focused message helps you marry principles to practice."
Jessica Dietrich-Marsh, D.C. Southern Pines Chiropractic Center Pelham, AL |
"Chiro Business Finishing School is the best business program I've been through BY FAR in my career. I have implemented many of the things taught; including a pay-for-performance system for our employees, so raises are not automatic. Most importantly, I have become clear on what I want, removed certain people and things in my life that did not contribute to achieving my goals, and I say NO far more often. My mantra lately is 'better small pain now, for long term benefit later vs. small benefit now for long term pain later.' Thanks for all you do!"
David A. Packer, D.C. Precision Spinal Care Chesapeake, VA |
"I've been looking for Chiro Business Finishing School my whole life. Becoming a chiropractor has satisfied the 'helping people' part; and Chiro Business Finishing School is greatly assisting me to reach my goal of having a successful business. What's particularly helpful is Rick Sapio telling us how he lives his life and runs his businesses and then explaining how this information is integrated into practice. This is what makes the program so inspirational and invaluable. Chiro Business Finishing School turns the overwhelming process of learning to manage a business, into a plug and play system. As with anything worth doing, you have to do the work, but the CBFS roadmap makes the work efficient and effective.
Thanks so much again and again." Paula Parker, D.C. Inspiration Chiropractic Studio Verona, NJ |


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Evergreen forward Adrian Morley will cherish every second he gets in an England jersey after he felt his days in the international fold were numbered when he missed out against the Exiles last summer.
This week he arrived in South Africa with a fresh lease of life and is ready to be part of Steve McNamara's plans for the forthcoming Autumn International Series.
"After missing out against the Exiles, I was determined to get back in the squad," said England's most capped player.
"I feared it was over and I didn't want my international career to end this way. Now I feel I can continue playing for my country right through the next few weeks against Wales and France and see what happens after that.
"We have a lot of competition for places in the front row. There are some great forwards coming through with Chris Hill, Lee Mossop and Luke Burgess all ready to play their part. To be training alongside these lads has sort of given me a new lease of life, which I love. I still have the desire to be part of the England programme and give it all I can to play in the World Cup next year."
With this week's announcement that Kevin Sinfield will lead England into the Autumn International Series, Morley feels McNamara has made an astute choice in selecting the Leeds Rhinos skipper to take the national team forward.
"I'm made up for Sinny (Kevin Sinfield) – he is a great leader and is the perfect successor to Jamie (Peacock)," he said.
"He is an exceptional professional and does everything to his maximum. This is the start of an exciting new chapter for English Rugby League and he will give the team great leadership both on and off the field.
"The squad that is being assembled is the best we have had for a long time and the work we are doing behind the scenes, such as the high-altitude training in South Africa, is diverse and professional. It is just what is required if we are going to attack the World Cup on home soil. It is an exciting time to be part of the national set up and I can't wait to play my part."


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PARENT SESSION Tadpole prey and odonate predator spatial distributions and the effects of light and intraguild predation. Luttbeg, Barney*,1, Hammond, John1, Sih, Andrew1, 1 University of California, Davis, Davis, CA ABSTRACT- Very little is known about how predators and prey interactively shape each other's spatial distributions. A general prediction is that the distribution of the prey's resources will have less of an effect on the prey and predator spatial distributions as the threat of predation risk increases, either from higher predator densities or higher per capita predation rates. We tested this prediction by observing the spatial distributions of Pacific tree frog tadpoles (Pseudacris regilla) and Anax nymphs predators in two patch experimental arenas with different densities of the prey's resources and with full and dimmed light. Prey distributions were unaffected by the presence of predators or the light treatment and in all cases tended towards matching the distribution of their resources. Predator distributions were affected by the presence of prey and the light treatment. In the absence of prey, predators tended to match the prey's resources in dimmed light, but not in full light. In the presence of prey, predators tended to be uniformly distributed. These results differ from previous results with different predators, in which prey spatial distributions were significantly altered by the presence of predators. Analyses of patch movements suggest that in this experiment predators were primarily moving to avoid other predators and prey were moving to the patch with more resources. Unlike previous experiments, intraguild predation was observed, and we present a model to suggest that this could cause the observed changes in how predators and prey were distributed. Key words: predator-prey interactions, behavioral ecology, amphibian |
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Chuck Cleaver was recently named vice president and chief financial officer for Martin Health System.
Each year, one in every three adults age 65 and older falls, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). These falls are the leading cause of fatal and nonfatal injuries among older adults
South Miami Hospital's Center for Women & Infants is the first hospital in Florida and the second in the country to earn two maternity-related Joint Commission Gold Seals of Approval
Good Samaritan Medical Center CEO Mark Nosacka has another title to add. Nosacka was recently named the 2014 Chairman for the Chamber of the Palm Beaches.
Jupiter Medical Center (JMC) and Miami Children's Hospital (MCH) announced a partnership to make Miami Children's Hospital the pediatric partner for Jupiter Medical Center.
LeadingAge, a national organization dedicated to making America a better place to grow old, has named Miami Jewish Health Systems, Marc Agronin, M.D., the recipient of its 2013 Excellence in Research and Education Award.
Mary Bartlett Bunge, Ph.D., professor of cell biology, neurological surgery and neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine's Miami Project to Cure Paralysis, has been elected to the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine


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This is professional and administrative work assisting in initiating, coordinating, and/or administering assigned programs or projects involving public sector procurements and/or contract, grant administration.
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING: Bachelor's degree from an accredited four-year college or university with major course work in public or business administration or other field closely related to area of assignment; two (2) years of experience in a staff or administrative capacity developing, managing, coordinating, monitoring and/or evaluating contracts, grants; or any equivalent combination of relevant training and experience.
NOTE: Preference will be given to candidates with experience in: Social service contracting, Homeless systems of care, Public or subsidized housing, Housing and Urban Development Regulations; Familiarity with HUD Annual Performance Reports/Annual Homeless Assessment Report/Housing Inventory Chart; Familiarity with Outcome/Performance Based/Quality Improvement contracting processes; and Familiarity with OMB circulars A-87 and A-133.
Your application/resume must be received on-line at www.broward.org/careers by 5:00 PM (EST) on October 19, 2012.
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5+ years preferred. CPA welcome. Must be able to generate reports quickly. Must be expert in Excel.The most important part is the expertise in Excel.
Thank you,
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SEEKING EDITOR (paid) for firm
LOCATION: South Florida
Seeking a commercial/film editor for an established Wedding Company/Advertisement Firm. Prior experience with designing commercials, corporate industrials and wedding type (or cinematic stylized pieces) media are suggested but not required (Sound or Music Editor, designing music a MUST, along with being able to create a cinematic piece that is a tearjerker one minute and reflective the next). (90% of our music is symphonic, classical or orchestra music; must have a competent understanding with this type of sound editing) This is a contract job not employment. Please send resume, letter of intro about yourself and where you are in life and your portfolio. Please attach your 40 hour week rate as well or your job rate for a 15min, 30min & 60 minute packages (we cannot guarantee your resume will be considered without a rate since this is a bid contract). We will provide the outline, music, and feel of what we need. 80% of all assistant editing and organizing of the files will be completed once submitted to you. Must use either: Adobe Premier 6 or Final Cut for stabilization of shots. As a growing company we are searching for a fair priced contractor, we will be creating an advertising company in the future and will offer incentives for further work you provide designing 30 or 60 second commercials for clients and more. Thank You.
SEEKING PRODUCTION ASSISTANT (PAID) for corporate video
LOCATION: South Florida
Please no emails from Video or Media Company/Businesses trying to sell us your services. We are looking for an individual.
Looking for part time help to perform video editing tasks including:
- editing/combining video recordings, photos, and audio tracks to produce short videos for the web
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Applicant must be organized, proper dress, and behave as a professional. Drug-free work environment.
This position may very well suit a student looking for extra cash. Location is Deerfield Beach/Pompano area on Federal Hwy.
All appllicants must provide the following or there will be no response:
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Interview required. If you are selected, you will be given at the interview a small test video editing job to prove your capabilities.
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Major broadcast network is in search of a Set Designer to join their team on a freelance basis.
-5+ years experience designing television sets for talk shows, news programs, and entertainment shows with a strong understanding of television production
-Strong skills in CAD
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This opportunity will require you to work on-site in Miami, so only local candidates will be considered.
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We are looking for a camera operator who has their own kit (preferably Z5 or Z7) to film a day's worth of street interviews. An interviewer will be flying out there to conduct the interviews but we need someone to film them using PAL format and provide us with the tapes. You will need to be able to record the audio simultaneously.
If you could get in touch asap that would be great - firstname.lastname@example.com
We would be willing to pay between £200 and £300 depending on the level of experience.
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Lava Studio is looking for an experienced and creative South Florida-based Cinema 4D Animator for a six-week fulltime freelance project for a major network. Must have an exceptional professional demo, solid experience with Cinema 4D and AfterEffects, and the ability to collaborate with other artists. Serious candidates only, please. This is a great opportunity for the right candidate, BUT if you are a student, or have no Cinema 4D experience, or are not located in South Florida, please do not reply to this ad. Thanks.
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MADISON COUNTY, KY (WAVE) – A 3-month-old kitten who was nearly beaten to death has survived a four hour surgery.
The kitten, named Lucky, had two broken front legs and other injuries after he was slammed to the ground, chocked and hit with a golf club.
Rocky Alexander said he found the kitten that was left for dead. The person who told Alexander what happened to Lucky would not talk to police, so currently the suspected animal abuser is not facing any charges.
The doctors who performed surgery on Lucky said his legs should heal but his blood count is extremely low. If it drops lower he may need a blood transfusion.
Alexander had enough money to put a down payment on Lucky's surgery, but the entire bill is expected to run about $4,500.
Anyone who would like to help the kitten through a PayPal account, contact Alexander via his Facebook page. The Barnes Mill Road Veterinary Hospital will also accept donations for the care of the kitten.
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And this will forever remain a wishlist (except for the galaxy mullet skirt, you'll never know!) because everything in that online store is too damn expensive. See those purple shorts? They're on sale, for $28 (exclusive of shipping). Le sigh.
If you're selling a similar item for a lower price, please let me (and Cariza) know. :)
When the iPhone 4 was released, I was furious. I was furious mostly because of the pretty iPhone cases that came along. I wouldn't feel that bad if they offered those pretty cases for 3GS but they didn't.
I just want to share to you some of the many (I swear, there are lots!) iPhone cases that I like. They're actually available for 3G and 3GS model but I really don't see the point of buying now when I know I'll be getting a new iPhone in the near future. Posting for future reference.
Introducing my Hair Bucket List/Wishlist 2.0.
The first version of this wish list, which was created years ago, was just to have long, straight hair — long because my mother used to my cut my hair really short when I was a kid; straight because I'm naturally curly. All thanks to consistent rebond treatments, I was happy achieving my list but I got bored with my usual look.
Since 2007, I've done a lot with my hair. I had a cellophane treatment with burgundy red as the gloss color, so my hair would look like red under natural light (and this was even before red was a hair color trend, just saying). I had it permed but it was too high maintenance. Dyed it black because I wanted "lips red as the rose, hair black as ebony, and skin white as snow", then a year later… I dyed it chocolate brown.
My current wish list is simple, Just add colors here and there. Except for the blue/purple hair, my wish list is nothing too bold or too unnatural. Despite that, it was still a big step for me since the hair color will definitely break or make my whole look and choosing the shade made me fickle for quite a while. It was only when I got my highlights that I've completely decided what shade to choose.
For the sake of avoiding any issue, my first plan was to get purple and then dye it red with pink ombre. I asked Helga about the color transition and she said that if I dye the dark purple with red, it'll just look like plum or something. I didn't want that shade nor do I want to have my hair bleached twice (In case I want to change color in a span of two months). Since my hair's health is more important than the opinion of a hater, I went for red with ombre that will soon fade into pastel pink. Two bucket list in one, saves more money.
Watch out for my next entry! ;)
DulceCandy's Room/Closet
I'm using this as an inspiration for my future house. I want everything in one room with a door connecting to the bathroom and a window with a nice view (or good enough for natural light to touch my pale skin).
Jeffrey Campbell Shoes
Lately, I've been thinking about getting one…. Bloody expensive.
Shoe Closet
Not exactly the shoe closet I want because some shoes will come in different sizes and the number of shoes is bound to grow but for aesthetic's sake, I want a shoe closet something similar to this.
Oh, and I want a 27" iMac with a quad-core i7 as processor, 16GB of RAM and 2TB for hard disk. It's a customize deal and it cost PHP 190,100.00 according to Apple.com. Never going to happen. I just want an iPhone 5 instead.


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This exciting project will monitor the effects of climate change on animals and plants for the next 30 years and is expected to provide unprecedented data for improving climate change modelling and informing land and wildlife conservation. This project aims to answer the following prickly questions: Which types of animals and plants are moving and in which direction? Which sorts of species are weakening? Which are prospering? How are they adapting?
One thing is for sure, there is an acute need for long-term research into climate change impact on plant and animal survival in Australia – currently less than 1% of published research on the impact of climate change on global biodiversity is from the southern hemisphere. Nic Dunlop, Citizen Science Project Coordinator at the Conservation Council of Western Australia explains, 'that's how this innovative project came about; we needed to establish how climate change will impact wildlife and how plants, animals and ecosystems are already responding.'
Charles Darwin Reserve is situated in Australia's only globally-recognised biodiversity hotspot, making it one of the most biologically rich areas in the world. Straddling the mulga-eucalypt line, the reserve lies on the boundary between the south-western wheat belt and the arid zone in Western Australia. Many plant and animal species found here are at the edge of their distribution and are therefore particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change.
For the last two years, Bush Heritage Australia and the Conservation Council of Western Australia have completed a comprehensive survey of the property's wildlife and vegetation. Several monitoring sites have now been established and ten key indicators selected to measure climate change responses across the 30-year period.
Guests included neighbours, volunteers and friends of Bush Heritage and the Conservation Council and the Green's office. We all celebrated with a true-blue Aussie BBQ on the reserve and heard inspirational and thought-provoking speeches from Chris Darwin, our CEO Doug Humann and Piers Verstegen, Director of the Conservation Council.
As a passionate and dedicated Bush Heritage Ambassador, Chris Darwin has certainly continued his family's tradition of scientific breakthroughs by supporting this ground-breaking project. The launch of the observatory also comes in the same year as the 150th anniversary of the publication of Charles Darwin's Origin of Species and the 200th anniversary of his birth. Chris also brought along the next generation of Darwin, his three-year-old son Erasmus Darwin who enjoyed frolicking in the beautiful spring wildflowers.
Bush Heritage CEO Doug Humann said this area of land has already experienced drought for three of the last four years, and it is universally expected to become drier and more arid over the next 30 years as a result of climate change. 'This project will give us critical scientific data to move forward and better safeguard the plants and animals on the reserve and in the region.'
Media release about the project & launch
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The real Creeping Charlie
Over the weekend, I spent about an hour stooped over flower beds, crouching into my garden, and kneeling next to fence rows pulling weeds. The recent mix of rain, sun, and heat has been the perfect combination for my zucchini and eggplant. But it's also been perfect for the weeds.
Especially the Creeping Charlie, which is what I labored over mostly that day.
Five years ago if you had said the words "Creeping Charlie" to me, I might have thought you were talking about an Indie Punk band. My dad is the one who first introduced me to the phrase. We started talking about it during one of our many gardening/yard work conversations, which probably went something like this.
"What did you do today?" I probably asked.
"Oh, I spent most of the day weeding the garden. I can't keep up with the Creeping Charlie," he probably replied.
"Creeping Charlie . . . what's that? I think I have some of that growing around my patio," I said, curious.
"Oh, I call all of those little viney weeds Creeping Charlie," he informed me. And from that day, so do I.
It doesn't matter if what I'm really grabbing is overzealous crabgrass that's gone a little viney, wild purslane, or prostrate knotweed, if it's winding its way through my garden or flower bed, I think of it as Creeping Charlie.
Wild Purslane that I "thought" was Creeping Charlie
This generous definition of weeds was on my mind over the weekend for another reason, too. I was planning a gathering of artistically minded friends a few days later, and one of the questions I was planning to ask was, "How do you define art?" Would I be able to apply such a generous definition to the world of creativity as I did in the world of gardening?
Calling an entire compendium of plants by one name may seem a little reductionistic or simplistic. For instance, if I had carefully identified each weed, I might be able to more successfully eradicate them. Also, I could never really explain these weeds to others with such a broad definition, just like I never really knew what my dad had been pulling that day. And I could never be a horticulturalist and get away with a definition like that.
But the eventual art conversation we did have proved that the "Creeping Charlie" approach to defining art is not just more civil, it might be more Christian.
Though there were a few professionals among us, most of us are trying to live an artistic life that includes a full-time job doing something else. So we worked through how to do other things "artistically." From color coordinating our closets to creating fusion dishes in the kitchen, the group gradually opened to a "Creeping Charlie" definition of "artistic."
Then, we stumbled around a more "traditional" definition of art and all shared a medium we regularly engage in: from singing to writing to quilting to painting. The group graciously made room for all the Creeping Charlies to join the conversation.
When it came down to imaging how our faith informed our art, however, the definition grew even larger. We discussed truth and beauty, creation and redemption. And then we started talking about humility.
Though my definition of art had never really included humility before, I thought about the Creeping Charlie and just kept taking notes. Several people around the circle spoke about artists they knew, maybe even better artists than them, who had given them room and opportunity to grow. Others talked about teaching children or encouraging coworkers in their art. We talked about collaboration and shared projects.
Then, my aunt Barb zeroed in on the biggest Creeping-Charlie-approach to art of all.
"My goal is to have a critical eye, not a critical spirit," she said. And we all knew that surely this was at the heart of what it means to be an artist who loves Jesus.
We don't have to call everything that hangs on a wall or is performed on Broadway "art." We can be discerning and careful; we can study and analyze. We can even come to different conclusions.
But we can never forget our humble Creator who artfully designed all of the people of the whole world, and then brought them together under the big tent of the cross.
A big tent with Creeping Charlie growing around the edges, that is.
Would you like to join the conversation? Here were some questions we began asking . . .
1.) How do you define art? What role does faith play in your definition, practice, or appreciation of art? How has your definition changed over time?
2.) What are some ways that you currently incorporate art into your daily life? Daily, weekly, monthly?
3.) What are some ideas you have for incorporating more art and creativity into your life? Do you have any interest in collaboration, co-creating, or working in a shared space?
Other parts of our discussion began with some thoughts from Makoto Fujimura's book, Refractions: A Journey of Faith, Art, and Culture.
Look for more posts about art and our conversation over the next few weeks, along with suggestions for how YOU can join the conversation.


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If you thought the ongoing roadtrip of Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara cast is an unconventional tool of promotion, read further.
Shahid Kapoor will launch the promo of his forthcoming film Mausam not just for the media as happens always but also for his fans!
We have gathered information on how Shahid and Sonam Kapoor have actually invited their fans to come and attend the promo launch of Mausam on Monday evening at a suburban Mumbai multiplex!


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This secret section is dedicated to the fabulous talent that is the living legend of German 60's pop:
Here we offer a humble collection of pictures and a sample tune. We welcome any additions to this collection, and will generously reward you for any Heino media you submit. An autographed picture of Heino. Your life
is now complete. (Hint: Turn up your monitor's brightness to
see his unearthly eyes through his glasses in this pic.) The famous Carnival in Rio album. It's like
a German version of Woodstock that isn't fun. Note the megalomanical
title. Here Heino poses as a German version of Crocodile
Dundee, for a role in the thankfully unreleased movie "Tätigkeit
Heino". If you think that's a knife, you should see his "knife"! A fun album of militant German/Spanish dance
tunes. Polka makes the party! Get the title track from In Einer Bar in
Mexico here! Heino's sensitive period. The pink shirt and
elevated hair will win the heart of those Polish Ladies after whom the
album is titled. A rugged outdoorsman and sensual songwriter,
Heino gets back to basics. Rumor has it that Heino always slept in his
blue turtleneck and leather jacket. I guess that would explain his bead-head
too. "Sometimes all are the same". hmm Heino was a striking lad in his youth, which
he spent most of in a lithium haze. Heino seen floating above the surface of Uranus.
I bet you are wondering how he got behind you! Heino at his audition for the Heidi n' Grampa
All-Star Band. His failure led him to persue a solo career. Lucky for
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Invoking the saccharine theme "Faithfully Yours," the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops will begin its Natural Family Planning Awareness Week this Monday, July 22.
Natural Family Planning refers to several methods used to plan or prevent pregnancy. These methods use body temperature, cervical secretions, and other physical signs to determine if a woman is fertile or not. Participants abstain from intercourse during fertile days to prevent pregnancy.
I'm not completely opposed to natural methods of birth control, and for some couples it may be useful, so I wouldn't rule it out a priori. I just don't see it as a feasible method to anchor a national program around. I say this for the obvious reasons: There are easier and more reliable methods – and women know this. The bishops have been conducting this campaign since 2002, and it appears that they're wasting their time – Catholic women aren't using it. In a study released in 2011 by the Guttmacher Institute, only 2% of Catholic women who were "sexually active women who are not pregnant, post-partum or trying to get pregnant" used natural methods, and 68% of that data set used "highly effective methods." (Please note that this data set does not include "all Catholic women," only a portion of them described as "sexually active . . ." above. See here for clarification.)
The Catholic church supports natural methods primarily because of its bizarre and twisted views on contraception. The conference of bishops doesn't consider Natural Family Planning contraception, which is an absurd distinction. It's birth control. The bishops can call it cold tofu if it will help them sleep at night, but I'm a bit more difficult to fool. Hey fellas: It's contraception.
One natural method of birth control, called the Creighton Model Ovulation Method, was found by Marquette University to be 98% effective in avoiding pregnancy. You can download the study here. This model uses the presence or absence of cervical mucus to determine fertility. If you read the study, you'll discover some problems. For instance, here is the regimen the study participants followed:
All of the 242 couples were taught the Creighton model of natural family planning. The model includes an introductory session, follow-up teaching sessions, evaluations, and a rigorous teacher training program. . . The introductory session is a 1-hour slide program that explains the anatomy and physiology behind the method and the technical aspects of charting one's dynamics of use. At the introductory session, any couple interested in pursuing the Creighton model ovulation method makes an appointment with one of the teachers for a follow-up session. … The 242 couples who entered the program were given a user manual, a fertility chart, fertility monitoring stamps, and an appointment to meet with a natural family planning practitioner for a follow-up session in 2 weeks. They began to chart their fertility signs the next day and were asked to read the user manual. The Creighton model requires a minimum of eight follow-up sessions in a 1-year period. The first four are every 2 weeks, the fifth is 1 month later, and the remainder are every 3 months. Each session lasts approximately 1 hour. Standardization of the sessions is accomplished through the use of a 26-page follow-up charting form, a picture dictionary of terminology and observations, a user manual, and a case management book for the natural family planning practitioner.
Charts? Stamps? Manuals? What a hassle. Think of the massive amounts of energy, time and resources required to get the majority of sexually active Catholics, much less the majority of sexually active Americans, on this program. If we spent half the amount of above effort educating people worldwide on more easy-to-use contraception, we'd be far better off. Keep in mind that natural methods don't provide protection against sexually transmitted diseases. Compare the above method to the comparative ease of condom-use or simply taking a pill every day. No wonder only 2% of sexually active Catholic women use it – it's a royal pain. (Ironically, if you're trying to become pregnant, the results from this study weren't bad – the rates reached almost 25% for couples desiring pregnancy.)
The study doesn't reflect real-world conditions, either (as opposed to a university setting). The group of 242 couples were enrolled in Marquette University's Nursing Center's Natural Family Planning program. Marquette is a Catholic university, and the majority of the female partners in the study were Roman Catholic (80.2%). There is no discussion of cost for the educators or the participants, but this site lists the costs of natural methods at $100-$250.
The Institute for Reproductive Health provides a more sober statistic for natural methods. It lists "Perfect Use" success at 2-5%, and "Typical Use" at 20%. Planned Parenthood lists the efficacy of these methods at upwards of 25%. "Perfect Use" is a high standard to meet for couples with busy schedules, low incomes or poor education, and an unintended pregnancy is a high price to pay. We can't all enroll in university programs with such intense supervision.
While I have no problem with educating the public about all forms of contraception, including natural methods, I think the bishops are being a bit naive and unrealistic. It appears that Catholic women already know this, but we all know how well the bishops listen to them.


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He scratches his arm absently. He was wearing a Band-Aid on his hand for a while because his fingernails were digging into his palm, almost to the point of bleeding.
The dailymonster.com Web site was born of Bucher's degradation. He was invited to join a design competition in Vegas that went "horribly awry." An MC wearing a mariachi suit and devil horns presided over the contestants and several thousand spectators. The designers were asked to mutilate fiberglass lawn ornaments using power tools, glitter glue and finger paint. If you weren't moving fast enough, the MC shot you with a water gun. Bucher's friend, illustrator Ze Frank, walked out on the miserable spectacle because he couldn't bear it. He said to Bucher afterward, "I just wanted to watch you draw." That's when Bucher decided to start a Web site where he'd film himself drawing.
Tonight, over dinner at a nearby Thai restaurant, Bucher declares the music — something they'd play at a gynecologist's office, something gushy by Celine Dion — to be acceptable. "I'm feeling relaxed," he says, bopping his head to the beat, "yet fertile."
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Bucher is nerdishly handsome, tall, pale, lanky and German. Writers or graphic designers with muscles and a tan, he believes, are clearly not applying themselves to their craft.
"You know, I was kind of missing them yesterday, the monsters," he says, happily munching on chicken curry. "I was all verklempt. They're like my pets."
Yet he has no lifelong fascination with monsters. Why not angels or cats or birds?
"I don't know. Cats or angels or birds, I would've made a shitload of money." Having alighted upon the subject of birds, ravens, he says, can fashion tools. "Ravens are amazing. They have an awareness of self and others. Ravens and otters are one opposable thumb away from world domination. ... Sorry, what was I talking about originally? I'm made entirely of anecdotes."
To that effect, from "344 Things You Might Know About Stefan Bucher," a promotional poster published by the American Institute of Graphic Arts on the occasion of a lecture Bucher gave for its Fresh Talent series, Item No. 31 is "I like girls. A lot." Item No. 32, "I took needlepoint over shop in school because it was much more fun to hang out with girls." Item No. 108 confides, "Starting a new drawing scares me." Which leads to Item No. 109, "I'm embarrassed that stuff like that scares me. I should be scared of something better. Like being mauled by bears."
Bucher has been the subject of many student papers. He is kind of a hotshot graphic designer, after all. He designed Dave Eggers' 826LA Time Travel store. He gives lectures on design and says revelatory stuff like, "Every design project has a shape it wants to take, inherent in its DNA. You just have to figure out what it is."
"What is the weirdest thing you've ever done?" one student asked.
"I can't answer that because it's not weird to me," said Bucher, which is a good point.
Good points. Bucher is full of them. He's a graphic designer, and graphic designers are control freaks. He turns chaotic splotches of ink into creatures with personality. All those purpose-driven little black lines flowing out of his pen, they're the "wow" factor. It's an exhilarating time for him right now. When his 100 Days of Monsters book came out this year, one of his fans, "Ramona, whose last name is all consonants," sent an altar made out of an Altoids tin to congratulate him. The altar, now on his kitchen table, has a picture of a tiny piece of buttered toast and a woman raising a champagne glass.
Ze Frank wrote the foreword for the book. Well, it's more like a series of e-mails. "Dear Stefan ... when I first met you in San Diego you were showing a CD jacket you'd recently completed. You kept zooming in. ... At each magnification you pointed out something else that you'd manipulated and carefully considered, until these tiny little numbers at 4 pt type were blown up so they covered the screen. You did this with each piece of work you presented," Frank writes. "It scared the crap out of me."
Frank, you'll learn in the foreword, went to that humiliating designer vs. designer competition to watch Bucher draw, yes, but also secretly — "just a little" — to see him fail. We like it sometimes when our heroes suffer. There is a touch of monster in everybody.
Stefan Bucher's monsters can be found at www.dailymonster.com and in the book 100 Days of Monsters, HOW Books, 220 pages, hardcover, $19.99.


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- Save almost 50% on ticket prices
- Skip long lines, a big plus
- Can be used over 9 days
- Includes "extras" besides general admission
- Only includes choice of 5 attractions
- Even "VIP" lines can be long on peak days
- Real value comes if only using all 5 tickets
- Cost: $76/adults; $59 children (as of 04/2011, subject to change)
- Availability: Ordering online is most convenient,
- or purchase at the main ticket window of the first attraction on your schedule
- Shipping cost can be avoided by utilizing their "e-ticket" option
Guide Review - Chicago City Pass - Save Money and Skip Long Lines
The Chicago City Pass is a booklet of tickets that give you entrance to a choice of 5 top Chicago attractions. The City Pass also gives holders "VIP" access to the attraction by skipping the usually long ticket lines. In the case of the Sears Tower Skydeck or John Hancock Observatory, you also get a "Fast Pass" elevator entrance -- which on really busy days can mean a time savings of up to 2 hours.
How the Chicago City Pass works: You receive a booklet containing 5 admission tickets, simply present the appropriate ticket at the attraction for entrance. All attractions have signage indicating where to go. The City Pass is valid for 9 days, and the clock starts ticking when you visit the first attraction. The City Pass is only valid for a very select group of attractions, but the good news is that the ones included are among the city's most popular. Included are:
- Shedd Aquarium - General admission, plus entrance to special exhibits, Amazon Rising, Oceanarium, Wild Reef, and 4D Theater
- Field Museum of Natural History - general admission to all permanent exhibits (special exhibits extra)
- Sears Tower Skydeck, includes Fast Pass admission
- A choice of either the Adler Planetarium - general admission to all exhibits plus one 3D theater show -- or general admission to the Art Institute of Chicago
- A choice of either the Museum of Science and Industry - general admission plus one OMNIMAX show -- or the John Hancock Observatory - includes Fast Pass admission
How you save: By buying the Chicago City Pass up front, the total cost is almost 50% less than purchasing tickets individually. Of course, if you don't plan on visiting all five options offered, the savings diminishes. Also, the savings is based on if you were going to take part in all the "extras" at the attractions above and beyond general admission.
So if you're coming to Chicago and want to have an action-packed trip, then you should certainly consider a Chicago City Pass to save some cash, not to mention some of your time.