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Now that Outlook, Exchange and Lync all provide a way of showing that someone is Out of the Office (aka OOF, not OOO), it should be no surprise when you send email to someone internally, that you get an Out of Office message.
Outlook's tool tip tells you they're out, Lync's status icon shows the small * to indicate the same, and if you hover over the person's name, you'll see the same message shown at the top of the information balloon from Lync. Maybe it's time to ditch the receipt of old-fashioned OOF message altogether, at least by taking them away from your inbox...?
Fortunately, a simple Outlook rule will take care of that. We've talked about Outlook rules before in previous ToWs… #9 and particularly, #29. ToW #29 introduced a way of having multiple rules working to remove everything from your inbox that met a bunch of conditions, meaning that what's left is likely to be important. If you get too many emails, check it out.
A short bit of theory
Now, you might not know this, but every "item" in Outlook (eg. email, contact, appointment) is really just a blob of data with some specific fields defining the shape of the item – obvious stuff like when was it created, sent, who was it sent to, what was its subject, etc. One of the more important fields is the "message class" – that's the information that tells Outlook how it should be displayed, and what kind of functionality the user will have. Outlook needs to use a very different form to display a contact, for example, than a regular email message, yet underneath there's actually very little difference other than which fields exists and what their values are.
So what? Well, it turns out OOFs use a specific message class, and can therefore be filtered out based on that.
Create the rule
To set up the rule, go to the Home tab in Outlook's main window, and under the Rules icon, create a new one. Now, go straight to Advanced Options button in the lower right. In the Condition(s) page of the rules wizard, scroll down and look for which is an automatic reply and tick it, then click Next. Now you can decide what you want to do with it (Delete? Move to another folder, etc). It's pretty self-explanatory after this point.
One nice side-effect here is that Outlook typically strips a lot of its internal information on an email that is sent externally – so if you get an OOF from a customer or partner, it won't have the classification of being an automatic reply… it's just a regular email as far as Outlook is concerned. So the filtering will only remove OOF messages from internal people and will leave external OOFs in your inbox.
If you're feeling particularly adventurous, you could create other rules to handle messages based on type by using the "uses the form name" condition… Just make sure you don't squirrel important messages away too deeply, in case you might actually need to read them…
Be the scribe
OneNote is a great audit tool.
When you're in meetings with customers and partners why not offer to take the notes on your tablet, slate or laptop and then when the meeting is done simply save the notes as a PDF to create a simple, (almost) non editable version of the notes that you can share with colleagues, customers and partners. This is especially useful if you hook up your device to a projector (using duplicate screen mode) and use your tablet as an electronic whiteboard.
To export your results to PDF, choose "File", "Save As" and then "PDF". When the save dialog is displayed you can choose to save selected pages, the current section or even the whole notebook. If you don't want the PDF step you can share your notes even more quickly by using the Share tab and selecting the "E-mail Page" button to send the page as a picture. The "audit" part comes in because both you and the customer has a permanent copy of the notes – this has extricated me from a number of potentially taught situations
For collaborating with colleagues, an even better option is to use shared notebooks. Using SharePoint 2010 (e.g. your MySite) you can create shared notebooks which are synchronised between team members and always kept up to date.
This is great for going to a customer meeting, taking notes and then automatically having them shared with your extended account teams. The only thing to be aware of is that shared notebooks (especially with ink) can take up a fair bit of disk space – but don't worry, a call to 5000 or through ITWeb can get your quota increased easily.
To share a notebook that already exists go into "File", "Share" and then choose the SharePoint server ("Network" option) server where you want to store it. When you've done this make sure that the location you stored the notebook has the correct permissions for your colleagues. To share a new notebook on SharePoint, go into "File", "New" and select "Network" and choose the SharePoint. This is great for collaboration but even better for showing customers how we "live the dream".
Did you know you can create a meeting note directly from an Outlook Appointment, and that note will contain the date, time, location and names of all the attendees of the Outlook item?
Just go into the meeting in Outlook and you'll see a nice big OneNote icon – click that and the rest is obvious.
Using and creating templates
One way of gettng better organised might be to use a common template for meeting notes – if you click on the down-arrow next to the New Page command in the sidebar, you'll see available templates and a link allowing you to set up new templates or find others online.
Some templates on microsoft.com.
There is an all-too common refrain which echoes around the open-plan offices of many a Microsoft location, following the receipt of an incoming call… "Hello? Hello..?"
The joy of Unified Communications with Lync sometimes means that receiving a phone call isn't always as straightforward as it could be, if you have a laptop that moves around and may have different devices plugged-in or removed (eg headsets or USB telephone handsets). Occasionally, the sound starts coming out of laptop speakers rather than headphones, or the other party might complain that they can't hear you well / are hearing lots of background noise…
Often these symptoms are caused by Lync using the "wrong" audio device – maybe because the PC is still dealing with the fact that you plugged in your headset or similar. Plug in a Roundtable device in a meeting room and (especially if it's your first time), it could be a minute or two before it becomes visible as an audio device to the PC, and therefore ready for Lync to use as a suitable "end point" for your call.
Never fear: if you do manage to take or even make a call and the sound is happening in the wrong place, it's possible to switch the active call to a different audio device – so you could even take the call, plug in your headset, then transfer the call to the headset once it's been detected.
There is a little icon on the bottom left of the main Lync window that will show what the current audio device is (such as, a standard speaker, maybe a headset or even a Roundtable icon). Once you've received a call, the same icon is also visible in the call window – and you can switch the call between any devices that are visible to the PC, by simply selecting the right device from the drop-down list.
No need to take the take the call and say "Oh, you've come through on my speakers, can you call back..?" again…
Check your own call quality
Of course, not being heard or being able to hear the other party might have nothing to do with whether you're using the right device– it could simply be that your network connection isn't affording you enough bandwidth to have a decent quality call. There are a few things you can do to optimise the network: a topic covered in ToWs passim (including festive ToW #51).
Lync introduced a nice "Check Call Quality" test that puts in a simple call to a dummy attendant where you record a bit of "blah bla-blah bla-blah" and have it play back your recording to simulate what you'd sound like another party. If the network is bad, you'll see the little signal-strength style icon going yellow or red. If all is well, you can be confident that the call you're about to make is going to be a good one.
Well, as confident as you could ever be when relying on this new-fangled technology, that is…
Yes, really. When did you last use Windows Calculator? When did you last look to see if there are any new functions you haven't used before? Most of us probably can't remember what all the functions on a scientific calculator do, and don't have much need for trigonometry or advanced calculus in our daily lives.
Our friend on the right, is "Businessman with Calculator" in Office Clip Art. Would you do any business with him?
However, we often need to do simple arithmetic, and that can be handled easily by the built-in Calculator application in Windows, one of the few functions that can trace its lineage all the way back to Windows 1.0, more than 25 years ago. To fire up Calculator quickly, just press WindowsKey+R then enter CALC.
Did you know that Windows 7's revamp of the CALC application included a whole load of useful additions…?
Perhaps most useful, there are hundreds of unit conversions built in (from the predictable Fahrenheit to Celsius, to more esoteric such as how many kilopascals per PSI, how many minutes are there in two weeks, etc).
There are a few other useful calculations too (like how many days there were between two dates), and the Worksheets function also gives you a simple way of working out some standard tasks like mortgage payments or fuel economy…


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Outdoor 2 year pictures | Columbus OH photographer
Miss D has been coming to me for her pictures since she was born (we did newborn photographs, 5 month baby pictures, 9 month, 1 year/birthday photos, and now 2 year!), and she has got to be one of the easiest 2 year olds to photograph that I have encountered. Most 2 year old children are very opinionated and use their new word "NO" that they learned, but Miss D just goes with the flow and is very easy-going.
For this session, we did most of the child photography outdoors at one of my favorite parks: Inniswoods (which is part of the Columbus Metro Parks in Ohio). Then on another day, we concluded our session at my portrait studio in Central Ohio.
When photographing children (and even babies), one thing I ask parents to keep in mind is that if the session is fun for the kids, it will go much more smoothly and we will get the most natural and happy expressions in the photographs. Miss D's parents always bring really adorable little outfits for me to photograph her in (this time included a dress from Lottie Da, a flower from bows2cute.com, a headband from Cutie Heads (purchased at Helen Winnmore Crafts).
Here are a few of my favorite photographs from Miss D's 2 year photography session:
Filed under: children's photographer in Columbus Ohio, 2 year old portraits in Columbus Ohio. Westerville portrait studio, child portrait artist
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Could I just order up a grandchild that looked just like her? He is absolutely precious and your images just shine with personality. Wonderful job!
I meant SHE, not he. Sorry
so adorable. beautiful images.
What a cute little girl. Love her red hair!
these are AMAZING! seriously gorgeous, both outside and studio, love them!
Too cute! These are so fun!
So cute! I love the variety.
Oh My Gosh…could she be any cuter! What a doll baby.
She is so cute! Great job!


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Students completed a knowledge exam and scored four separate soil pits. Six teams of four students each will advance to the State Soils Evaluation near Ames next month.
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Servings: 24 cupcakes
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 20 min
Difficulty: Easy
2 large eggs, room temperature
1 cup buttermilk, room temperature
1 1/2 cups vegetable oil
1 teaspoon cocoa powder
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cup sugar
2 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
2 tablespoon red food coloring
1 teaspoon white distilled vinegar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Cream Cheese Frosting:
1 pound cream cheese, softened
2 sticks butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups sifted confectioners' sugar
Chopped pecans and fresh raspberries or strawberries, for garnish
For the cupcakes:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 (12-cup) muffin pans with cupcake papers. In a medium mixing bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt, and cocoa powder. In a large bowl gently beat together the oil, buttermilk, eggs, food coloring, vinegar, and vanilla with a handheld electric mixer. Add the sifted dry ingredients to the wet and mix until smooth and thoroughly combined.
Divide the batter evenly among the cupcake tins about 2/3 filled. Bake in oven for about 20 to 22 minutes, turning the pans once, half way through. Test the cupcakes with a toothpick for doneness. Remove from oven and cool completely before frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting:
In a large mixing bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla together until smooth. Add the sugar and on low speed, beat until incorporated. Increase the speed to high and mix until very light and fluffy.
Cook's Note: Frost the cupcakes with a butter knife or pipe it on with a big star tip. Garnish with chopped pecans and a fresh raspberry or strawberry.
Will continue to support you and your family. Do not internalize the words and actions of others. God knows your heart, and it is to him that we must answer. I shudder when I think of the words we may have said in the past, and would like to retract. Usually the stone thrower is more guilty than their target. That includes the powers that be, at Food Network, Smithfield, Target, Walmart, and the rest. They think it elevates them, but what it does, is show how low they can go. It is all about the almighty dollar, and the rest be damned. Examples, Apparently Food Network is okay with disregard of the actions of some of their other employees. Walmart feels equality in the work force is a rule, from which they are exempt, If we look closer at the rest, we might find things there as well. Examine the ones casting stones, it is an attempt to divert the light from themselves. I realize this has nothing to do with rating food and everything to do with rating Paula. emc
By Elinor Copeland on June 28, 2013
They taste like cornbread muffins. Not sweet very bland.
By Anonymous on May 19, 2013
My daughter & I made these cupcakes for my husband and he LOVED them! He especially loved the cream cheese frosting. It was pretty time consuming but worth it. GREAT RECIPE! Paula, YOU NEVER LET ME DOWN!
By Christine on April 08, 2013
Hi Love ur cooking !!! HOW MANY GMS IS A STICK OF BUTTER.. BEST REBGARDS Marian
By marian on March 01, 2013
These taste like cornbead. Disappointed.
By Misty on February 21, 2013
which brand red food colouring do you use? the red food colour I use does not seem to work ... pls help! xx
By Anonymous on January 28, 2013
These cupcakes turned out delicious! I made two dozen, and they were gone almost instantly. I added a pinch more cocoa!
By Hope on January 27, 2013
Wayy to oily.
By Monica on January 19, 2013
These cupcakes are awful, I followed the recipe to a T. And they are very oily and bland, gross!
By Alexa on December 16, 2012
very good! But I think that it needs a lot more coco powder. More like a tablespoon then a teaspoon!
By Brighid on November 18, 2012
red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting. Sound very good to me y all. My very nice frind paula deen.
By Donna marie Eichhorn on November 12, 2012
I followed the recipe exactly but they were heavy & tasted like playdough. Worst recipe so far
By Jen on October 19, 2012
I always love Paulas recipes, I followed this to the T and my cupcakes tasted like corn muffins. Can using unbleached all purpose flour make the difference? The cream cheese frosting was amazing!
By Jaclyn on September 24, 2012
So today is 8/26/12 and just made these today. First, increase the cocoa powder to 3 TSP Second, decrease the amount of vegetable oil to only 1 cup and use a full stick of unsalted, softened butter to make up for the 1/2 cup. It was not greasy and it was pretty good. The frosting is good as it is. I would make this again.
By MM on August 26, 2012
I love this recipe, except for the frosting. It's just a little too thin. I remedy this with an additional 2 cups of powdered sugar. They're always a big hit at bake sales and parties. They accompany me to any event.
By Kristen on August 25, 2012
i made these the first time as cupcakes and they were excellent. it was a bitt oily but other then that they were great! im making them again but this time im trying it in a cake form (13x9 cake pan)hopefully it comes out just as good. i did cut the oil just by maybe a 1/4 cup
By Jacquilyne Dixon on August 01, 2012
Hey, I can't wait for "the Holidays" for this one; gotta have some of these cupcakes this summer. They look so yummy, my mouth is already watering! Thanks for such GREAT recipes, Lynn
By Melody Maddox on July 07, 2012
Hi,can't wait to try the red velvet recipe,I would like to find out how is a stick of butter,in ml/g??? Thanks Nicolette
By nicolette on May 02, 2012
These cupcakes were great! I have never had red velvet before making these and I was very happy with them! However, they are very, very oily and it seeps throught the paper, but this makes it nice and moist. They are very pretty and fun to make and it is a great treat to make with family and friends!It tastes sweet and delicious!
By Livvi Loves Food! on April 23, 2012
OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!I LOVE RED VELVET CUPCAKES THERE THE BEST AND myyyyyyyyyyy MOM LOVES PUALA DEAN CUZ SHE MAKES THE BEST FOOOD
By Anonymous on April 20, 2012
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A dry throat. You should drink a bottle of glass of water before you go to bed. That should keep your throat moist.Originally Posted by Suet Seung
A dry throat. You should drink a bottle of glass of water before you go to bed. That should keep your throat moist.Originally Posted by Suet Seung
Sometimes it's hard to love someone because you're so afraid of losing them.
I heard that if you drink too much water before you go to bed, when you wake up, your eyes will be red and swollen...Originally Posted by girllikeme
why's he hiding in there? perve.
haha...Originally Posted by sha*sha
Well... im not saying you drink like 5 litres of water LOL; Just probably a glass.
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Do you sleep with your mouth open? If so try to sleep by breathing through your nose.Originally Posted by Suet Seung
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Not a pharmacist and hate pharmacol, not sure about the efficacy. Both topical antiseptic working via different mechanisms. They stop infection of the wound by bacteria.Originally Posted by ghostdarTeal'c
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Hi pplz!!
I'm just curious at what exactly is the difference between:
paraceutamol (500mg)
ibuprofen (200mg)
asprin (300mg)
Which one is the most effective and which has the most side effects? I was reading them today and they all seem to treat or "temporary relief of" similar symptoms, and to be the same.
What is the most effective in treating a cold?? I know it's lots of rest and water, but in terms of drugs apart from Cold and flu medicine containing paraceutamol??
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The mechanism of actions are different.
Aspirin and Ibuprofen both are members of a class of drugs known as Non-steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs), working at both COX-1 and COX-2 receptors. NSAIDs can cause effects ranging from renal failure, to gastric bleeding- this obviously is more relevant in high doses or longer term use.
Paracetamol works through a putative COX-3 mechanism. Paracetamol in safe doses (not more than 4g a day for an adult or 15mg/kg 4x/day) and generally does not cause any side-effects.
Both type of pain killers should only be used for short term relief, if you have a longer term pain, then obviously you need to see a doctor to find out what it is before you get further treatment.
For cold and flu, try both paracetamol and ibuprofen, water, and rest and TIME.
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Thanks for the reply yittz. I'm not surprised because not much is known about the disease in general. My main medication is an anti-inflammatory (pentasa = 5-ASA = 5-aminosalicylic acid) and surgery is used as a last resort. I'm hoping a cure is found someday, but then there are so many more serious diseases that deserve more research.
Thanks again
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what's good for helping prevent acne? water? fruits? any specific kinds
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Thanks Han. I've got no idea what COX-1, 2 and 3 means because the Chem makes no sense to me. But anyway, what do you think would be an ok pain killer for someone who can't swallow medicine (like in a liquid form)?
imthatlady...Doctors tend to say that acne isn't dependent on the types of food you eat but rather it's hormonal, but I think it's with individual people because I find that too much chocolate can give me acne. Also,too much stress and can give you acne. Chinese people think that the chinese mung bean dessert can help with acne.
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Sorry that i did not reply to your initial post.
Was waiting for yittz to do that.
Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are diseases that deserves serious research because the impact on the young people who had it, and the progressive deterioration and frequent exacerbation, not to mention the need for surgeries etc.
5-ASA's are common medications used, and others such as aziathioprine, infliximab and steroids are used a lot in exacerbations.
Regarding your questions from earlier post about probiotic, i had never had a patient who had it. (This answer is from someone who is not trained in the field of gastroenterology)- It seems to me that it is something that is experimental, which has had some success in controlling IBD symptoms.
I guess that if you are seriously contemplating probiotic, i would advise you to contact your local IBD society or support group for pamphlets or ask your doctors to provide some reading materials first.
han Solo
3 conditions exists for acne- hormonal, bacteria and skin hygiene.
So things to prevent this may be;-
1) grow up- the older you are, the less likely you will have acne.
Seriously though,
1) Skin hygeine
2) Antibacterial such as tetra or doxycycline is used clinically
3) Medications such as Roaccutane, which is prescribed by a dermatology specialist.
Han Solo
Did you ever notice that many new drugs are developed to 'control' disease symptoms but not to cure them? There's a lot more money in control than cure.
That's probably because most illness cannot be cured- by that i meant things like diabetes or arthritis.
You're right though in that most pharmaceutical companies target the Western populations rather than develop new drugs for diseases that inflict the poor in Africa or in the south, where diseases can be cured.
Han Solo
are u sure? idk..my friend who gets bad acne..told me that this one time where she ate loooots of fruits for 3 days straight, her face started clearing up and it was "glowing" lmao
neways, doctor! if i wanted to get anti-biotics, does it have to be prescribed? or is there such thing as an "off the counter" anti-biotics?
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thanks han i've done some research on probiotics and my thoughts (in layman's terms) is that it seems to be the most promising method of replacing the 'good' bacteria that my whacko immune system is intent on destroying. i'm just eating the probiotic yogurt for now, and it seems to be working along with the 5-ASA. if my condition worsens, i'll look into the pharmaceutical probiotics. my goal is to avoid using steroids which have undesirable side-effects, and definitely to avoid any further surgery if i can.
i've discussed probiotics, along with many other experimental treatments, with my specialist who i keep aware of my regimen. but i'm always looking for more research so i thank you for the link. 5-ASA was experimental when i first started on it (about 20 years ago - i guess i'm giving away my age a bit) and it is now an accepted treatment for the majority of cases. unfortunately, money is a factor, as it is for experimental treatments for many diseases that haven't been proven yet.
re local IBD society, i am actively involved and meet and discuss with fellow sufferers. imo the psychological impacts of chronic diseases are just as important as the physiological impacts. my queries here are mostly to get your and Yitzz's views and experience from the other side of the planet (i'm making the assumption u guys r somewhere in se asia).
i know that specialists try to keep abreast of new research, but i'm not sure that there is a global network for medical professionals to share research, or if it is even possible to keep up-to-date on everything. the internet allows patients who have the time to search and read everything that is going on...but it's difficult to know what to believe. some of the 'miracle cures' i've tried have made things worse, so i'm cautious as to what to believe.
i realize that this is a very specialized field, so thanks han and yitzz for taking the time much appreciated.
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General stuff. Eat well, drink plenty of good quality water. That's not because specific foods cause acne, rather, fruits and vegetables contain large amounts of antioxidants that help prevent cellular damage or even repair it in some cases. Vitamin A or retinoids are in fact hormones/nuclear factors that produce protein which reverse cell damage by activating certain gene sequences. There is some evidence that glycation of collagen/elastin causes decreased suppleness/elasticity, and a general high sugar state is pro-inflammatory, so I guess a diet high in refined sugar, i.e. chocolates, starches, is not a good idea if you want to maintain a youthful, acne-free appearance. Water generally helps with the excretion of toxins. The main contributing factors to skin aging and acne are sun damage, smoking and free oxygen radical damage. They all lead to a common pathway - inflammation.
Acne may be caused by bacteria, but most swabs/cultures taken from chronic acne sufferers have been sterile. I.e. no causative organisms isolated.
The normal physiology of skin is such that pores secrete sebum to form a protective barrier and retain moisture in the epidermal layers, preventing minor stresses from causing breaks in the skin. Dry skin is brittle. Skin can be roughly divided into three types - oily (= dehydrated) because oil prevents the evaporation of water, dry (= lacks oil) because the skin is unable to produce enough sebum to maintain its integrity and any combination of the two across different skin areas, e.g. the T-zone, cheeks, chin etc. When there is an upset in the balance between water and oil, inflammation occurs either because of inappropriate oil secretion due to hormones, heat, dehydration (e.g. by overcleansing) or by direct tissue damage (in the case of dry skin where integrity is easily compromised).
Comedones, as the individual lesions are called, are caused by trapped sebum or oil in pores, which are separate to sweat glands. Open comedones are known as blackheads as the top layer oxidizes to a visible dark color without skin cells trapping it, with the solidified material within the pore causing inflammation by compressing the surrounding healthy tissue. Closed comedones can be classified into cystic or non-cystic varieties. Skin cells along with sebum are trapped. Pores are unable to exfoliate linearly along the structure itself when the flow of sebum is obstructed - the skin cells line the inside of the pores and move outwards, unlike the epidermis covering the rest of the skin and so are stifled when the flow is impeded. The top layer does not exfoliate properly, trapping the sebum, and what is seen is commonly known as the pimple. This is a vicious cycle. Overcleansing can exacerbate the problem as this causes a rebound secretion of sebum that the pores cannot excrete properly. A sluggish metabolism that slows the natural exfoliation, e.g. by poor diet can also cause the same problem.
Antibiotics in severe acne works via an unknown mechanism. In cases where there is bacterial infection, it obviously kills the bateria, but since most (teenage) acne is sterile the mechanism is unclear. It probably stimulates exfoliation by some means.
Basic skincare comprises of three components. Cleansing, moisturizing and treatment products.
Unlike what is commonly believed, water and most foaming cleansers are dehydration. Skin is not supposed to feel stripped after cleansing - that is artificial. There should still be a layer of natural oil secretion that protects the skin layer. If you overstrip the skin, it will react by secreting more oil, especially if you did not provide enough moisture for it in the first place. Gentle cleansers not containing harsh detergents are recommended, though the foaming action is considerably reduced. Washcloths that reduce surface tension between makeup/dirt particles can also aid the cleansing process.
Moisturizing should take place when the skin is slightly damp. To moisturize appropriately, you have to first identify your skintype. A combination of products may be required for different areas of the skin. It's not a huge hassle usually. Oily skin-types usually do well with a serum, especially those containing hyaluronic acid and most serums are also combined with treatment products. A thin layer of oil like grapeseed or rosehip may be mixed in with the serum to provide the skin with adequate protection against evaporation. The skin will likely not produce as much oil if it senses that there is already some in place. Dry skins do well with emollient-type moisturisers, though a treatment serum usually adds to it as well. Oils may work, but emulsified preparations are usually better tolerated.
Treatment products that aid exfoliation like retinoids (not for people planning to get pregnant), AHAs and BHAs will help with the prevention of acne, and also reverse aging by stimulating collagen production. These may be daily treatment products or stronger acid peels as provided by salons or clinics. Antioxidants especially when applied prior to sun exposure, under sunscreen, will help minimize the damage by the UV-A and UV-B rays. There are also spot treatment products like higher strength AHAs/BHAs and benzoyl peroxide which may help in oilier skintypes but are pro-inflammatory and may cause further breakouts by actually irritating healthy skin.
Most importantly the use of a broad spectrium sunscreen during the daytime is essential for maintaining skin health. In addition to not looking like a leather bag, you'd be happier living a life free of skin cancer. The dermatology clinics here spend half the week cutting out skin cancers. Sunscreen itself is another huge topic - there are physical (zinc oxide, titanium dioxide) and chemical sunscreens (parsol 1789/avobenzone, mexoryl, octyl-methoxycinnamate), with most broad-spectrums being a combination of both. Some ingredients also needed to stabilize chemical sunscreens, e.g. tinosorb.
I could go on all day, but I think I've bored everyone enough. Damn fashion magazines ...
Oligoneuron disease is incurable.
They're in Australia. As am I. To be honest, the support groups would probably have a larger body of good quality anecdotal evidence for new treatments like probiotics. It's just not mainstream in the medical community although there is an increasing number of formal trials on nutritional-type treatments not specific to IBD.
Oligoneuron disease is incurable.


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Add some playful decor to your child's room with this Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle LED Canvas Wall Art. This Wall Art features Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles with LED lights for an extra glow. Can even serve as an accent light or night light! At 15.75" x 11.5" you can fit this piece in any room.
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My 5 yr old daughter is completely obsessed with Ninja Turtles. She literally watches the same episodes over and over again everyday. Having this light up canvas on her wall is one of the greatest gifts she's ever gotten. It not only adds to her Ninja Turtle wall decor, it doubles as a nightlight!
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Outlook & Prospects for Plastics Processing Machine Operators in Capitale-Nationale Region
The future forecast and current conditions for an occupation can vary based on location or due to changes in the economy, technology, or demand for a product or service.
National Outlook ż 10-Year Projection (2011-2020)
This section provides labour demand and labour supply projections for this occupation over the 2011-2020 period.
Note: The tables, graphs and middle paragraph shown under this section display updated 2011-2020 projection results. The remaining narrative text (2009-2018 projections) will be updated shortly. We apologize for the inconvenience.
The data in the following table are derived from HRSDCżs Canadian Occupational Projection System (COPS). COPS uses a variety of models to produce a detailed 10-year labour market projection per broad skill level and per occupation at the national level, which focuses on the trends of labour supply and labour demand over the next ten years.
This occupation (Plastics Processing Machine Operators) is part of a larger occupational group called Machine Operators and Related Workers in Chemical, Plastic and Rubber Processing (NOC 942).
Occupations in this group |
Chemical Plant Machine Operators (9421) Plastics Processing Machine Operators (9422) Rubber Processing Machine Operators and Related Workers (9423) Water and Waste Plant Operators (9424) |
Employment (non-student) in 2010 | 53,928 |
Median Age of workers in 2010 | 42 |
Average Retirement Age in 2010 | 63 |
Occupation Projection for Canada
Over the 2008-2010 period, employment in this occupation stagnated and the unemployment rate changed very little. It was 11.3% in 2010. The average hourly wage increased at the same rate as the average for other occupations. According to key labour market indicators, the number of job seekers was sufficient to fill the job openings.
Over the 2011-2020 period, an occupation will be in excess demand (a shortage of workers) if the projected number of job openings is significantly greater than the projected number of job seekers. An occupation will be in excess supply (a surplus of workers) if the projected number of job openings is smaller than the projected number of job seekers. For Machine Operators And Related Workers In Chemical, Plastic And Rubber Processing, over the 2011-2020 period, job openings (arising from expansion demand and replacement demand) are expected to total 17,182 and 23,848 job seekers (arising from school leavers, immigration and mobility) are expected to be available to fill the job openings.
Based on projections and considering that labour supply and demand in this occupation were balanced, it is expected that supply and demand will continue to be balanced. In other words, the number of job seekers will be sufficient to fill the job openings over the 2011-2020 period. The vast majority of job openings will arise from retirements although the retirement rate will be similar to the average for all occupations. Expansion demand will be very weak, even non-existent, over the 2011-2020 period. However, this will be positive compared to the 2001-2010 period. In fact, over that period, production and employment in the sectors of chemical, plastic and rubber processing were deeply affected by the slowdown of activity in the real estate and automotive sectors in the United States, the rise in production costs and the appreciation of the Canadian dollar. Over the projection period, the resuming of economic activity in Canada and the United States, particularly in the automotive sector, will enable employment in this occupation to grow again. This growth will, however, be limited by the strength of the Canadian dollar, which will hinder exports, and by investments in machines and equipment designed to increase productivity. With regard to labour supply, slightly more than half of job seekers will come directly from the school system. This occupation will also attract a large number of immigrants. In fact, the proportion of immigrants who will choose to work in this occupation is twice as high as the expected proportion for all occupations.
This Chart contains data for Projection of Job Openings vs. Job Seekers for Canada. Information is available in the following tables.
Category | Openings | % |
Expansion Demand | 645 | 4% |
Retirements | 13,796 | 80% |
Other Replacement Demand | 1,616 | 9% |
Emigration | 1,124 | 7% |
Projected Job Openings | 17,182 | 100% |
Category | Seekers | % |
School Leavers | 10,439 | 44% |
Immigration | 8,646 | 36% |
Other | 4,762 | 20% |
Projected Job Seekers | 23,848 | 100% |
In which industry or sector do people in this occupation find jobs in Canada?
This table shows the industry and sectors employing the highest number of people in this occupation.
Industry / Sector | % |
Manufacturing | 96.20 |
What percentage of people in this occupation are self-employed?
The data from the Labour Force Survey (2012) regarding self-employment for this group are not sufficiently reliable to be published.
What proportion of people in this occupation work full-time?
According to the Labour Force Survey (2012), 97% of workers in this occupation worked full-time, compared to the average of 81% for all occupations.
What is the proportion of women working in this occupation?
According to the Labour Force Survey (2012), women represented 28% of workers in this occupation compared to the average of 48% for all occupations.
What percentage of people in this occupation are members of a union?
This occupation (Plastics Processing Machine Operators) is part of a larger group called Machine Operators and Related Workers in Chemical, Plastic and Rubber Processing (NOC 942). According to the Labour Force Survey (2012), the unionization rate for this group was 36%, while the unionization rate for all occupations was 32%.
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Parents and other concerned adults worry a lot about the things, ideas and behaviors to which children are exposed, and rightly so.
Our children learn to be who they are becoming from a variety of sources: people with whom they associate, places they go, movies they see, sites they visit on the internet, teachers and coaches who guide them, etc. All of this can't be controlled 24/7. What's a parent to do?
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I would like to thank each of the 373 people who made the voluntary donation to the ag tag program in 2013. I know that it is not something that you have to do and the Henry County FFA appreciates it very much!
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This past spring, while on vacation in our Nation's Capital, my wife and I stopped at Sen. Mitch McConnell's office. In the corner was the 6-foot-tall stack of paper tied up in a red bow that is the Affordable Care Act. How could anyone have read the entire bill? The Speaker of the House at the time the bill was passed, Nancy Pelosi, said "we have to vote on it before we know what's in it." Three years later, we are still finding out what is in it.
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With well over 200 miles of roads in the county system, there is always work to be done.
This year's budget allowed for resurfacing on 17 different roads for a total of 4,150 tons of blacktop laid at a cost of around $275,000. These funds come from taxes on gasoline that we all pay at the pump. The state collects these dollars and remits them based on a formula to each county.
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Over the course of the next several weeks I will discuss some of the current happenings in county government. I plan to highlight various Fiscal Court responsibilities including: roads, EMS, parks, animal services, solid waste, economic development and the county budget. We will start this first week with an update on the parks and animal services programs.
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I'm sure it's not news to you that Obamacare (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act) kicks in soon.
Many people have questions about the new law but, sadly, the misinformation machine never sleeps. These scare tactics make it hard for folks to get accurate information, particularly when we see rallies of hoodwinked people toting placards that say "Get your government hands off my Medicare!" on our television news. But let's go behind the curtains and confront some of these myths.
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Timberwolves Free Agency Roundup
The Minnesota Timberwolves finished the lockout-shortened 2011-12 NBA season with a record of 26-40, losing fourteen of their final eighteen including their March 9 game against the Los Angeles Lakers. That was, of course, the game in which Ricky Rubio suffered his season-ending injury.
With Rubio showing his game translates well to the NBA, Nikola Pekovic stepping up his game in his second season and Kevin Love turning into one of the best players in the league, the Timberwolves literally and figuratively limped to the finish line after showing there is hope for the future in Minnesota.
With their aggressive nature to begin the free agent moratorium period, it is evident the team believes they are right on the cusp of something special following a promising season that ended in injury.
Here is a look at the Timberwolves attack of the free agent market as of now.
Nicolas Batum
According to Chris Haynes of CSNNW.com, restricted free agent Nicolas Batum has narrowed his options to two teams in free agency. He will either stay with the Portland Trailblazers or sign an offer sheet with the Minnesota Timberwolves.
The Trailblazers stated they would match any offer to Batum in free agency should he sign an offer sheet with another team, but that was before Portland signed Roy Hibbert of the Indiana Pacers to a four-year, $58 million dollar offer sheet. Now, it becomes a bit of a waiting game, as no players can officially be signed to their offer sheets until July 11 with the Pacers having the right to match Hibbert's offer from Portland and the Blazers having the option of matching Batum's soon-to-come offer from Minnesota.
Minnesota's expected offer to Batum is in the $45-$50 million range. If the Pacers decline to match Hibbert's offer, the decision to match the Timberwolves offer to Batum would commit a lot of their money on two players.
Now, the Timberwolves will watch to see if the Pacers match for Hibbert. Reports out of Indiana suggest there is an 80-90% chance the Pacers do match, but they may be exploring other options with Chris Kaman visiting.
Batum is the number one target for Minnesota this off-season and early indications are they will put the heat on the Blazers to call their bluff of matching any offer he receives.
Brandon Roy
A contingent for the Minnesota Timberwolves already met with Brandon Roy and all reports indicate it was a positive conversation. In a perfect scenario for Minnesota, they would land Batum and be able to sign Roy as well, which would address many of their needs should Roy's knees hold up.
Of course, any offer Minnesota makes to Roy will have protection in it on behalf of the team in case Roy's knees are not as advertised. As of now, it seems the distinction between Minnesota's offer and those coming from the other teams Roy has met with or will soon is the Timberwolves will submit a two-year offer, while others are expected to be for a single year to see if he can, in fact, hold up health-wise to an NBA grind.
Roy plans to meet with the Mavericks, Warriors, Pacers and Bulls before he makes his plans known.
Pau Gasol
While some believe Gasol is "washed up" after a tough postseason showing, many others are of the belief he still has many great years in the tank should he be utilized correctly. With a head coach of the caliber of Rick Adelman, as well as the thought of teaming Gasol with Kevin Love in the post and a rejuvenating boost of playing alongside Ricky Rubio again, Gasol could very well revitalize his career in Minneapolis.
However, as of now there is little discussion between the Timberwolves and the Los Angeles Lakers in regards to working out a trade that would bring Pau Gasol to the Twin Cities. The aggressive side on the limited talks are coming from the Lakers, who are banking on the Timberwolves wanting to put Gasol with Rubio. Quite simply, the Timberwolves are waiting to see if the Trailblazers match their offer to Batum.
If Portland does not match and Minnesota lands Batum, it is highly unlikely any talks of bringing Gasol to Minnesota will continue. If the Blazers do match, expect talks to resurface between Minnesota and Los Angeles.
Jordan Hill
Lakers forward Jordan Hill was in Minnesota Monday to meet with the Timberwolves and, again, reports are the day was a positive one. While Hill may not be a big name or game-changer as a whole, he would be an important signing for Minnesota as a replacement for Anthony Tolliver off the bench.
Minnesota has reached out to Tolliver to let him know they would like him back, but he must be patient as they try to land the more imperative free agents out there. Tolliver is expected to meet with the New York Knicks soon.
With Minnesota trading for Chase Budinger and Derrick Williams presence on the roster, as well as their hopes of landing Batum and Roy, the Timberwolves would essentially have their rotation of wing players. Hill would help to plug in some of the holes in the post players off the bench. Hill has also played in Rick Adelman's system before.
Upon leaving his meeting with Minnesota, Hill's representation announced that "interest is mutual" between the team and Hill. The Lakers have also reached out to Hill and talks are ongoing for a new deal.
Greg Stiemsma
With the second-year development of Nikola Pekovic, the Timberwolves targeted Greg Stiemsma as a player who knows his role and would be an excellent fit off the bench in Adelman's system. Like Hill, Stiemsma is a player who fits in both the Plan A and Plan B categories for Minnesota, as his defensive capabilities would help hold down the fort in the post when Love and/or Pekovic sits.
He has already met with team officials and, according to his agent, "thoroughly enjoyed his visit."
With the Celtics announcing former Timberwolves player Kevin Garnett will re-sign in Boston, as well as their draft day acquisitions of Jared Sullinger and Fab Melo, Stiemsma may find more playing time in Minnesota. However, the Celtics—and head coach Doc Rivers in particular—absolutely adore Stiemsma and would hate to see him leave.
Passing Interest
The Timberwolves have had contact with representatives for Willie Green of the Atlanta Hawks, Louis Williams of the Philadelphia 76ers, Jamal Crawford of the Portland Trailblazers and OJ Mayo of the Memphis Grizzlies. However, like the bigger name of Pau Gasol earlier, any continuing conversations between Minnesota and these players depend on how things turn out with Batum and Roy.
One the Timberwolves know their place with their initial targets, the question will be if their secondary targets are still on the market, if they need to go that route.
After a promising season in 2011-12, fans of the Minnesota Timberwolves are antsy to hear any news of their team improving in the offseason, as is the case around the league. However, the offer sheets the Timberwolves offer to restricted free agents like Batum cannot be signed until July 11 and their teams will have three days to make a decision on whether or not to match the offer.
Sit tight. The team is out there making their best pitches and offers to players who could help them significantly. Now the waiting game begins.
Of course, keep checking in with HOOPSWORLD's Free Agent Diary with all the latest information.


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For David Lammy, whose earlier event at the Hay Festival showed him as a black politician who had been there and lived the life of those deprived kids he represents, meeting Harry Belafonte was "more exciting than a general election". Belafonte – star of stage and screen, the singer of The Banana Boat Song, Civil Rights icon – appeared in a mustard jacket, bald-headed, walking with a cane. His manner was without question that of Hollywood icon, all long rambling stories about the great and the good, topped off with one-liners polished over years of use.
"No one told me this would be Woodstock with an academic identity," said Belafonte, marvelling at the size of the tented venue. Over the course of an hour, he painted a picture of a truly remarkable life. Born in poverty in Jamaica, he grew up initially in Harlem, "in a ghetto inside a ghetto", and then Jamaica to avoid his father.
His mother was the driving force of the family, a woman, he said, possessed of "cunning and enormous innate intelligence." "If you ever knew my mother, you'd understand quite easily what I've become, the good and the bad of it." She was his first line of defence, however. "My father was not a very nice person," he explained candidly. "He was a drifter. When he did show up, it was always in a state of drunkenness and violence was the norm."
Neither was the young Belafonte gifted with obvious abilities. He has dyslexia, and felt that is intelligence "appeared to be attractive but unfulfilled." As a result he was frequently punished at school and left at an early age, enlisting in the navy during the Second World War as a munitions loader in what he noticed as being a highly segregated army.
In Jamaica, "Music was always a part of our daily experience… to sustain our spirits," he said. "The only way we knew about the world was to listen to what songs said." Calypso then, was not just folk music to Belafonte growing up – it was a newsflash. "I found out early in my career to plunder my past, and the songs of the Caribbean were a passport to success – I didn't know that at the time." Later, when Belafonte began his music career in America, he said that he "studied breaking down the barrier" of narrow thinking of what was and wasn't American. Unlike the 'masters' (RCA records), the audience response to his calypso material was staggering, making Belafonte the first artist anywhere in he world to sell one million copies of an album in a year. The Banana Boat Song, in particular, was a worldwide smash. "You've never seen anything as strange as 50,0000 Japanese singing 'Day-o', he said."
It was at that time that Belafonte realised he had "a platform to inform and instruct," "Art shows life as it should be," he said. Carrying with him that experience of unfairness from the war. "We [black veterans] had expectations… I came back to America and I still couldn't vote." The options were to acquiesce or to rebel "and become a full human being".
By the late 1960s, JFK needed support from the black community and approached Belafonte, now an icon in his own right. The meeting took place in Belafonte's living room. "I told him that the very fact he was soliciting celebrity… was deeply flawed" because the interests of the black community were not being served by the powers that be. Instead the singer sent JFK to talk to Martin Luther King. He had met King "in the basement of a church," where the Civil Rights leader "revealed to me what he wanted to do". Prior to the meeting, Belafonte had been convinced of direct action as a necessary means to equality; Martin Luther King convinced him that peaceful protest was the means to success. "It was a certain moral force that was invincible."
These were only snapshots of a truly incredible life. There were also the stories of his acting career: how Paul Robeson leapfrogged Belafonte's fledgling acting career by understudying for him one night young Harry had to haul trash instead – the night scouts happened to visit and kick-started his lifetime of stardom; how he attended acting school with the likes of Marlon Brando and Walter Matthau, with work written by Betoldt Brecht. Belafonte's in a life of unique moments that could never occur again, yet he ascribed this more to happenstance than design. "My life has been filled with more coincidence than manipulation or engineering… There was always this knock at the door."
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This site contains information on lead and related drinking water issues specifically for District of Columbia residents. Although lead levels have been below the action level for several monitoring periods, water quality monitoring and research continue. The sections below highlight the status of these efforts.
Update on Lead in Drinking Water (November 2012)
Lead Monitoring Results and Status of Orthophosphate Treatment
In July 2012, EPA received DC Water's most recent report on lead levels in DC drinking water. DC Water reported that 90 percent of the samples had lead levels of 3 parts per billion (ppb) or less, below EPA's lead action level of 15 ppb. This is the fifteenth monitoring period in a row that DC Water has met the lead action level.
Since August 2004, the Washington Aqueduct has been adding orthophosphate to the drinking water as a corrosion inhibitor. Orthophosphate is a tasteless, odorless, food-grade additive that is used by many water systems to control corrosion. It works by forming a protective coating inside pipes that decreases the amount of lead that leaches from lead service lines and customers' plumbing systems. Orthophosphate was added to the entire DC distribution system beginning on August 23, 2004.
Compliance with Administrative Order
The May 2007 Administrative Penalty Order [7pp, 224k, about pdf] closed the 2004 Administrative Order. [35pp, 179k, about pdf] This table [18pp, 84k, about pdf] includes a list of Order requirements, deadlines, and the status of each requirement.
Lead Service Line (LSL) Replacement
For more information on changes to the scope of DC Water's LSL replacement program, please visit DC Water's website. EPA encourages homeowners to replace the portion of the LSL on their private property and to contact DC Water to find out about financing options.
Members of the Technical Expert Working Group (TEWG) continue to meet by teleconference on a regular basis. The TEWG consists of the Washington Aqueduct, DC WASA, the D.C. Department of Health, the District Department of the Environment, EPA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and multiple expert consultants hired by the various groups. Originally formed in February 2004, the TEWG continues as a forum for discussing treatment changes, on-going research, and coordinating communications.
Several studies related to the D.C. lead issue are helping to ensure the D.C. utilities go beyond compliance with the Lead and Copper rule. Please see the research section of the Corrosion Control page for additional details on research projects.


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