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Acupuncture is one of the therapies of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), with a written history, in China, of over 2000 years. Acupuncture works by re-establishing the natural balance in the body. Acupuncture uses points along a meridian pathway (an ancient philosophy) to balance the body. When these points on the body are needled, Qi (body's energy system) and blood disperse to create an active immune system to get rid of symptoms that may persist to a more serious illness.
Acupuncture is safe when preformed by a completely trained, licensed professional. The needles are individually packaged, sterile and disposed of after one use.
Acupuncture needles are typically not much thicker than a hair and the needle insertion is practically painless. Most people experience a variety of different sensations such as numbness, tingling, heaviness, warmth, and or a sensation going up or down the body. Most people find acupuncture extremely relaxing and fall asleep during the treatment.
How many treatments needed depends on the duration, severity, nature of the complaint and or the ability for the body to heal itself. 1 to 10 or more treatments may be advisable to balance the body.
Most patients fall asleep during treatment and have no side effects!
Acupuncture prescriptions are specially designed for each patient, so points will be added or eliminated to balance the body!


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BRUSSELS — Representatives from the European Network of Credit Unions (ENCU) and World Council of Credit Unions met with European Union (EU) policymakers in Brussels on May 14-15. The group advocated for a reasonable interpretation of Basel Committee liquidity rules with respect to EU credit unions and also advocated for favorable European credit union treatment under the U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and related European rules. In addition, ENCU members discussed with policymakers upcoming EU rules on the provision of basic current accounts to the unbanked in order to promote financial inclusion.
ENCU representatives included Matt Bland, Association of British Credit Unions, Ltd. (ABCUL) policy and communications officer; Paweł Grzesik, National Association of Co-operative Savings and Credit Unions (NACSCU) Warsaw representative (Poland); Brian McCrory, Irish League of Credit Unions (ILCU) director; Ed Farrell, ILCU head of finance; and Breege-Anne Murphy, ILCU legal and secretariat department supervisor.
Regarding the EU's interpretation of Basel liquidity rules, the ENCU group met with the European Commission to urge that credit unions be treated similarly to other depository institutions in terms of how credit union deposits at banks are classified under the Basel "Liquidity Coverage Ratio." Though credit unions are not subject to the Liquidity Coverage Ratio, commercial banks in Ireland have told Irish credit unions that they are being classified as "non-bank financial institutions" — a category that applies to non-depository institutions — for purposes of draft European liquidity guidance. Banks are therefore cutting the yields they will pay on credit union demand and term deposits. This treatment under the EU's Basel liquidity rules may cost the Irish credit union movement as much as €58 million a year in lost income unless clarified by EU regulators to grant credit unions more favorable treatment. ENCU representatives will engage the European Banking Authority on this issue next week in London.
"We believe that there has been some level of confusion regarding classification of credit unions for Basel liquidity purposes in Ireland and possibly other member states," said Michael Edwards, World Council vice president and chief counsel.
"We will continue to engage European authorities on this issue to seek an outcome that is satisfactory for credit unions."
ENCU members also met with European Commission representatives regarding the impact of FATCA on EU credit unions as it relates to European data protection regulations as well as the likely upcoming tax information-sharing amendments to EU directives in order to create what some have called a "European FATCA." Though the European Commission envisions the European version of FATCA as focusing on tax information-sharing within the EU, they also expect the Paris-based Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development to establish a global version of FATCA that would apply to credit unions in all, or nearly all, jurisdictions in the world.
ENCU members also met with European Commission representatives to urge adoption of rules on basic current accounts for the unbanked that would enable credit unions to continue engaging in outreach to underserved individuals on a level playing field with banks and without undue regulatory burdens. The group also discussed with policymakers an upcoming directive on deposit guarantee schemes and forthcoming revisions to the EU's anti-money laundering directive.
ENCU is a network of national credit union associations in Europe and World Council representatives who educate and engage with EU policymakers and other stakeholders on legislation that affects credit unions. ENCU was formally established in 2010 and is based in Brussels. Learn more at www.creditunionnetwork.eu.
El Consejo Mundial de Cooperativas de Ahorro y Crédito es la asociación gremial y agencia de desarrollo para el sistema internacional de cooperativas de ahorro y crédito. El Consejo Mundial promueve el crecimiento sustentable de las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito y otras cooperativas financieras en todo el mundo a fin de facultar a las personas para que mejoren su calidad de vida a través del acceso a servicios financieros asequibles y de alta calidad. El Consejo Mundial realiza esfuerzos de defensa activa en representación del sistema global de las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito ante organizaciones internacionales y trabaja con gobiernos nacionales para mejorar la legislación y la regulación. Sus programas de asistencia técnica introducen nuevas herramientas y tecnologías para fortalecer el desempeño financiero de las cooperativas de ahorro y crédito y profundizar su alcance comunitario.
El Consejo Mundial ha implementado 290 programas de asistencia técnica en 71 países. A nivel mundial, 57,000 cooperativas de ahorro y crédito en 105 países atienden a 217 millones de personas. Obtenga más información sobre el impacto global del Consejo Mundial en www.woccu.org.

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Love Creek RV park opponent off base
I generally don't get upset with people's letters to the editor but William Bayalla of Lewes doesn't want an R/V park near him so put it at Massey's Landing right next to the state boat ramp and fishing area and also across the street from Massey's Landing Home Park. It's OK in our backyard, but not in his.
I can see the area from my house that will be depreciated drastically. It fits Long Neck, but not in Lewes. As I last looked around I am surrounded by home parks and the water; the nearest RV camping site is on Route 24. I hope Sussex County Council is not as narrow minded in their decisions
Lewis Newman
Mr. Newmann,
The opponents to the Love Creek RV park are sympathetic to the RV park proposal for Massey's landing. Several of us attended the hearings for the Massey's landing project in a show of support and were frustrated and angry that it was passed. We fully agree with the dangers the additional traffic will have on your area. We were shocked at the concept your homes were not "dwellings" per the county code.
We all must continue to work together to correct the failings of the current system and replace the ineffective council and P&Z members. We all will be affected by reduced values of our properties. We are in this fight together - I am certain the letter you cite meant no ill will to you or your neighbors.


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I'm a Health Maven, both an agent and a product of the self-help movement. But something funny happened on the way to transforming the world through transforming ourselves. A bunch of people who didn't share our values got there first. Unfortunately, our compassion and positive intentions did not convey themselves to the hearts of corporate executives such that they dashed off their yachts to call back their lobbyists. Nor did they elect to self-regulate to keep our children and planet safe. We did yoga, they got busy donating to candidates, electing officials and changing laws and regulatory policies. As we looked within, the outer world changed.
Now the laws that most of us assume are there to protect us, our children, our food, our environment, even our drinking water--no longer exist. With gas drilling contaminating water with toxic chemicals nationwide, and 80,000 untested chemicals in use for over three decades, votes in Congress (and the New York State legislature) this week are long overdue. And this is our last opportunity before new legislatures in January to act.
Will health conscious people step up to become Health Activists to support a triad of bills up this week? Or will we remain Health Ostriches, making our personal choices, without making sure that our elected officials enact laws that protect our health?
"We react after the fact when the damage is done. Rather than preventing exposure that could lead to harm, we're way behind the 8-ball," says Richard Denison, Ph.D, Senior Scientist of the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF.)"We're all being exposed in ways we don't understand. We're not monitoring and tracking. What we've learned is that people around the globe are being exposed to hundreds of chemicals, many of which we know from lab studies with animals are linked to serious chronic diseases. Yet that understanding is coming too late."
Preventive health, anyone?
The Safe Chemicals Act would require chemical producers to prove safety, targeting toxic chemicals which migrate into our products, foods, earth, air and drinking water. The CLEAR Act would, among other things, force gas companies to reveal the toxic chemicals used in a process called "fracking," that has contaminated water nationwide, following an exemption from the Safe Drinking Water Act, orchestrated by Dick Cheney. As we speak, supporters of a ban on gas drilling in New York State are urging State legislators to bring a moratorium to the floor for a vote.
It's hard to see, taste, or smell these hidden chemicals so it's easy to play Health Ostrich. But many people experience their health impact. Even the 2010 President's Cancer Panel, consisting of Bush appointees, concluded that these chemicals are a major unaddressed causal factor in cancer. Yet we lack research, sound toxicological models, public health driven safety policies, and treatments to address them.
"In our research and policy framework, we're not applying what we know about cellular biology," says Denison. The ongoing and cumulative effects of the toxins alters cellular pathways that cascade down to affect many functional areas of the body.
The reality is that we and our children are Health Guinea Pigs, participants in an ongoing experiment in to the health consequences of unregulated, untested and unavoidable toxic exposures.
Will making green purchases help? Slightly, but not significantly.
"You can't solve this problem on an individual basis," says Denison. "Our use of chemicals, is so ubiquitous and extensive -- there's no "away" you can go to -- to avoid having toxic and persistent chemicals in your body. Case in point: High levels of flame retardants show up in arctic residents, even though they don't come near any products that contain them."
Current laws give a higher priority to protecting so-called trade secrets than they do public health, thus allowing chemical producers and oil and gas companies to conceal the chemicals they use, even when these chemicals confer serious health risks.
"The overbroad secrecy provisions in current law threaten public health," says Kenneth Cook, President of the Environmental Working Group (EWG). Because companies are allowed to conceal chemical data, "Researchers and the public simply do not know how many of those chemicals are present in our bodies and in newborns," says Cook. "The more we look for them, the more we find them. Toxic chemicals are found in the placentas of newborns. Industrial chemicals that cross the placenta to contaminate a developing child should be placed at the top of EPA's to-do list. Few factors translate to greater risk to health."
And when newborns begin life already pre-poisoned, it's obvious that personal choice can readily be trumped by health risks we allow as a society.
That's why our good intentions won't be enough to pass laws that affect our health and our children's. But clicking a link, or making a phone call to your Senator today -- right now -- just might help. There are three calls you can make this week if you want to become a Health Activist.
To empower the EPA to require industry to prove chemical safety, follow links at the Environmental Defense Fund.
And the Environmental Working Group.
Act to clean up the Gulf, and close the Halliburton loophole, and require gas companies to reveal the nearly 600 hundred toxic chemicals they use nationwide.
Act to require environmental studies in New York, before allowing gas drilling with toxic chemicals that contaminate aquifers and the water supply.
Update:The New York Senate passed a temporary moratorium on drilling through May 15, 2011 with a vote of 48- ayes, 9- nays. Thanks to all the grassrooters who dedicated themselves to protect New York's water.
For ongoing health and environmental actions, news, and science, sign up for my free weekly ezine at www.healthjournalistblog.com You can listen to my radio interview with Safer Chemical's Andy Igrejas here.


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During the Super Bowl two years ago, a commercial aired featuring a doctor questioning his patient, a man in boxer shorts sitting on an exam table, about whether he'd been tested for cortical spreading depression. The patient begins to say he doesn't remember, and suddenly flood lights go up. The patient is surrounded by doctors in white coats sitting in a theatre round. One by one, the doctors stand up and recite entries from the patient's medical records. When they finish, the mortified patient looks at his doctor and says, "Um, can I put my pants back on, please?" The commercial was for GE's electronic health records system, and I remember thinking: "Was this an ad FOR electronic health records, or AGAINST them?"
At the time the commercial aired, states across the country were grappling with the logistics of getting networked systems of medical records up and running so that providers could share information about their patients over the Internet—in much the same way the providers in the GE commercial shared information about the patient's medical history to help inform his current provider about how best to diagnose and treat his patient's symptoms.
As an attorney with the reproductive rights project at the New York Civil Liberties Union (NYCLU) at the time, with little experience in technology and privacy, I was tasked with identifying the privacy implications for reproductive health care in this new paradigm, but I realized quickly that the system posed serious threats to patient privacy writ large. Eventually, after an intense two-year learning curve, I ended up with a seat on New York State's privacy policy working group, and authored a report that NYCLU published in March identifying privacy concerns and recommending strategies for protecting patient privacy.
Today I'm presenting those recommendations to technology and privacy experts gathered at the 2nd International Summit on the Future of Health Privacy at Georgetown Law Center in Washington, D.C. to discuss the urgent privacy issues raised by electronic health information exchange.
At stake in the battles over this issue now underway in states across the country is who will have control over information about patients: the patients themselves, or doctors and institutions?
For example, does a foot doctor need to see a patient's records showing that she was a rape victim, had an abortion, underwent counseling, and took anti-depressants? Should the decision about that rest with the patient, or should it be shared automatically?
Until now, patients have always controlled their medical records: what went into their records and whether one doctor even knew that her patient was seeing another doctor depended entirely on what the patient chose to share. But that may no longer be the case as health information exchanges are created.
Proposals to develop electronic medical records systems date back at least to the 1970s, but efforts by the federal government and the states to create a network of shared electronic health records began in earnest in April 2004. An executive order issued by the Bush administration that month set a national goal of widespread adoption of interoperable electronic health records by 2014.
Rapid sharing of information between and among health care providers promises significant benefits to doctors and patients, including greater coordination and efficiency in service delivery, and reductions in medical errors and misdiagnoses—not to mention convenience. These benefits also promise to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the health care system more broadly.
But it is critical that patients retain control over the dissemination of their health information.
In New York State, hard-copy documents and electronic records stored in office computers are now being linked to networks run by regional health information organizations (RHIOs). RHIOs are already allowing health care providers to share patient information among participating providers within certain regions of the country. Eventually, these networks will be linked statewide. At the same time, the federal government is developing networks that will allow records to be shared across the nation.
In designing the technological architecture for health information exchange, policymakers must decide whether to grant greater or lesser degrees of patient control. For example, systems can allow for relatively weak or robust consumer consent mechanisms: some systems upload (or "push") patient information into an electronic network without consent; others "pull" information from providers only after consent is obtained from the patient.
Likewise, systems can either allow patients to determine which providers can see what kinds of information about them, or they can be designed to give providers who have permission to access patient data access to all of the data available on a particular patient.
Patients and providers need to have the ability to exercise granular control over health data—the ability to specify which pieces of data from a patient's medical record to include or block when that record is conveyed to a third party. In systems capable of granularization, personal health information ideally can be sorted by:
Many states have chosen systems that are incapable of giving patients and providers granular control over data: Once a patient consents to allow a provider to gain access to his or her medical records, the provider gains access to everything in that patient's record—there is no way to ensure that the provider only sees information that is relevant to current treatment.
This "all or nothing" approach to data sharing forces patients to choose between giving a current provider access to their medical records and maintaining future control over sensitive health information. This can have serious ramifications. Consider these examples:
Providers and public health advocates may demand unfettered access to individual medical records that technology now makes possible. However, well-established law and policy at both the state and the federal level have recognized the importance of allowing patients the right to control access to their private medical information.
If policymakers, in their zeal to implement health information exchange networks, disregard patient privacy laws and norms, serious consequences are likely. Patients who fear a loss of control over their private medical information may lose faith in their doctor—and in the health care system. They may fail to share critical information with their treating providers, or they may avoid treatment altogether. Confidential communication between doctor and patient is critical to ensure that patients seek out care, and that they are open and honest with their providers. Fully informed by the totality of a patient's circumstances, providers can render the best care possible.
Electronic health information exchange has the potential to enhance patient care, improve public health outcomes, and reduce the skyrocketing cost of medical care. But this will only happen if patients, with confidence that they will not lose control of their medical information, agree to participate. Designing systems that allow patients to control when their medical information is entered into a shareable electronic database, and which providers see what kind of information about them is critical to establishing that confidence.
Given the state of our country, this info WILL likely end up in law enforcement files. Not to mention insurance company files. And used to discriminate against us. Imagine being housed in the segregated mental health unit of a prison, on 23-hour lock-down, because prison officials know you once had a psychotic episode. Or being denied life insurance because you once had some suicidal thoughts. Or being denied a job because you once missed work due to depression.
I have to ask myself, what has this country become? I don't like the answers to this quesion.
- June 26, 2012
The ACLU is right.The Inuit should get equal scrituny. We must always strive towards equal opportunity.It's racism, I tell you.Romero would be one the first to get chopped, probably at home plate, live at Chavez Ravine. Pour encourager les autres.I have to keep reminding myself that to be american means we must prove how good we are thru stupidity and suicidal behavior
- July 19, 2012


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Physician who was acquitted by French court after being sued by father of Palestinian boy shot dead in second intifada says 'Palestinians employ Nazi propaganda tactics'
Yair Altman
Published: 02.19.12, 13:39 / Israel News
Yair Altman
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu
on Sunday called the Israeli physician who was acquitted
by a French court of libel against Mohammed al-Dura's father "an Israeli hero."
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Dr. David Yehuda, who was sued by the father of the Palestinian boy whose shooting death became a powerful symbol of the second intifada,
was a guest of honor at the cabinet's weekly meeting.
"I entered this (legal) battle to prevent slander lawsuits against IDF
soldiers and the State of Israel," Yehuda told the ministers.
Mohammed al-Dura and his father during shooting incident (Photo: AFP)
The father, Jamal, claimed he incurred the scars during the incident in which his son was killed. The two were caught in a fire exchange in the Netzarim Junction. The Palestinians accused Israel for Muhammad's death, while Israeli officials claimed he was hit by Palestinian fire.
Al-Dura decided to sue David, and last year a Paris court ruled against the doctor due to the fact that he had released information from al-Dura's medical records. He was ordered to compensate al-Dura with €13,000, but decided to appeal the ruling at the French Supreme Court, which overturned the decision.


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With the warm, quintessentially L.A. summer still upon us here in Southern California, there's no doubt that I'll be finding my way to a few more barbecues before the summer comes to an end. With some days at the park on the horizon, check out a few outfit options – for all less than $100!
A playful, polka-dot dress becomes the perfect alternative to the go-to standard outfit of a t-shirt and denim cutoffs. Red canvas sneakers are fun yet practical, while a cross-body bag (complete with a gilded weave) leave your hands free to grub!
Clockwise from top left: Forever 21 Pleated Polka Dot Dress – $19.80, ASOS Park Lane Leather Across Body Bag – $33.14 (On sale), Need Supply Co. Annie in Black – $18.00, Urban Outfitters Canvas Plimsoll Sneaker – $18.00
Just as comfortable, but more stylish than sweatpants, harem pants are an easy alternative to jeans. Pair them with a light, flirtatious tank and sandals to add an air of femininity to these bottoms. Make sure to keep the pants relatively fitted – you don't want to get mistaken as an MC Hammer look-a-like!
Clockwise from top left: Forever 21 Rhinestoned Braided Ring Set – $4.80, Charlotte Russe Coral Stripe Fringe Scarf – $9.50, Urban Outfitters Kimchi Blue Lovely Leaves Sandal – $19.99, Tobi Jasmine Harem pants – $42; Center: Forever 21 Sheer Embroidered High-Low Cami – $17.80
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Dresses are simple, "all-in-one" outfits; they act as a canvas, letting you put your own spin on the garment. For instance, pair a light scarf with a shift dress for some added drama.
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Heffner Narrates Amber Heard Into A Bunny Outfit: Watch 4 Minutes From The Playboy Club
By Josh Tyler 5 years ago comments
When Hugh Heffner opened the first Playboy Club in 1960 Chicago it was known for a lot of pretty swanky, swingin 60s things. None of those things are on display in this footage from the TV show about the opening of the club in that era. Count me disappointed.
Instead what youll see in the four minutes of footage from The Playboy Club below, is some sort of murder mystery involving preening lawyers and helpless girls. The opening narration by Hugh Heffner at least seems promising, but these clips make it seem like the show is more about Chicago corruption than anything actually going on at the birth of Hugh Heffners Playboy empire.
Check out the footage:
Are you seeing the same things Im seeing here? Amber Heard looks awkward and underutilized. Young Hugh Heffner is nowhere to be found. Im really not sure what Im watching. Id hoped for a more sexed up version of Mad Men, a show that explored the sexual revolution of the sixties clashing with the dying, buzzcuts of the fifties as Hefs empire literally changes the way wed view sexuality through exclusive memberships and girls in bunny ears. None of that is here. Maybe Id just expected too much.
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Dearborn's Ahmad Jebril, influential spiritual leader of Islamic militant extremists
DEARBORN, Mich. (WXYZ) - He's got more than 25,000 followers on Twitter. He's a hit on Facebook. And you can find him on YouTube.
He is Ahmad Jebril; a Dearborn man; in his 40's.
As The Investigators would learn, he is a mysterious character, with a checkered past. One that has gotten the attention of not only the US Government, but watchdog groups worldwide.
Jebril grew up in Metro Detroit, childhood friends told us his large family was prominent in local mosques.
Both Jebril and his father are clerics, but that's not the only thing they have in common.
In 2003, both were indicted on federal charges ranging from identity fraud to money laundering. They would later add an elaborate plot to bribe a juror on the future trial.
Around the same time, the Jebril home in Dearborn was raided.
A neighbor across the street says she remembers that day.
"It might have been the first year I was here," the woman said. "I [saw] federal agents over there and cops." When asked if she knew what they were there for, she replied, "No, they never said anything."
Sentenced in 2005, Ahmad Jebril served more than six years in federal prison.
Since his release, Jebril has been considered one of the most influential spiritual leaders of Islamic militant extremists.
Specifically, in Syria. Reaching his followers through those social media accounts.
The London based International Centre for the study of Radicalisation and Political Violence, studied Jebril, and said in a report, he does not openly incite his followers to violence, but he is a cheerleader for foreign fighters motivated by Islam. Many of his followers are said to be affiliated with groups that have had ties to Al-Qaeda.
The report also cited a U.S. Government memo released during Jebril's trial, which highlighted a radical website Jebril ran which the feds say contained a library of fanatically anti-American sermons by militant Islamic clerics.
His views were deemed so extreme by some in Dearborn, he was kicked out of two mosques, according to the report.
Following a violation of his parole, in which he reportedly lied about his whereabouts, last month a federal judge imposed travel and social media restrictions on Jebril, allowing stricter monitoring.
However, Jebril is still active on social media, posting his views almost daily.
Jebril's lawyer is appealing the restrictions.
When called, she declined an interview, and would not make Jebril available for comment.
When we went to Jebril's last known address, The Investigators were met with a man who angrily claimed Jebril did not live there.
However, neighbors say they saw him at the home within the last week or so.
Jebril's probation calls for him to be continuously monitored and he can't leave Metro Detroit. As the federal government, continues to keep a watchful eye.


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Honors: Gregory Bormes and Riley Hesser.
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true tat.. der are many people with surround system, could the uploaders guide is in anyway so tat after downloading we could convert it into DTS5.1, u know its always good to hear it like tat.. n for people who don't havea surround system, i wud like to say tat we are not forcing we just prefer or choose 5.1 better
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My PS3 will not play MKV sadly... the fils are so huge... any tips on where to find a working MP4 or avi of this flick?
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Does anyone know where the cleanest drinking water in the world is?
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Unsu...Straight off a glaciar in southern Patagonia...
But, really, it's hard to say which country has the best water. Different places have different standards for different substances, so it's hard to quanitify which is worse or better. And not all water has the same nutrient load. I really don't trust the water anywhere at this point, especially since we have no idea what has been put in the ground...
I hear that in America at least, Mt. Shasta water is superb. Also if Trinity water from Arizona (i think) is also really good...a little spendy, but packed full of healthy minerals. I used to order "drinking" water from Sierra Springs home delivery, but once I found out where the water really comes from, I found something better. Never mind the Brita which only removes 8 contaminants, if you want the absolute best filter on the market get a multi-pure and save yourself thousands and thousands of dollars. The Multi-Pure removes 69 contaminants and it doesn't remove minerals that are crucial for your health and well-being, unlike the popular reverse osmosis filter (which also wastes 3 to 5 gallons for every gallon it produces). Multi-Pure is made of a solid carbon block filter that filters out particles that are no larger than .5 submicrons in size! unlike the brita which only filters particles no larger than 50 microns! I consider myself a water guru. I know a whole heck of a lot about water. I've spent years doing research and looking for the ultimate option for pure drinking water. I also here that Mt. Fiji water is really good too, but who knows with more than 40% of bottled water actually being just tap water. In a world full of tricky advertisment tactics as we are bombarded by the media from every direction, it's hard to tell what's real or not. I searched long and hard for an honest company that valued good ethics and morals. But I finally found one. Multi-Pure has been in business for over 30 years, well before the new bottled water/filter trend of the early 90's. Did you know that bottled water is now the second fastest growing beverage in America (next to soft drinks). I am a rep for Multi-Pure if anyone is interested in trying out.
i remember having this one brand of water that was called "Canadian Glacier" water. it was in a triangular shaped bottle. i wish i could find it again, but it was the sweetest water i have ever had. just the right amount of sweetness.
it said music water i think on the label as well.
i guess you were asking about fresh water, but i long to find this water again....
mmm... i love trinity water!
i dunno where the cleanest water would come from. my hit is alaska or around the top there. in california, i'd say shasta, but the water my folks use is from their well and its pretty clean, sweet and fresh. tastes like new! (upper kern area)
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Here's a link to all kinds of information regarding water treatment and bottled water...
Some of the best water anywhere is right here in san francisco. If you didn't know it, SF gets its water from the Toulemne River, which drains the mountains above Hetch Hetchy valley in yosemite national park. SF's water supply is so good in fact that [due to source watershed protection] the city has a filtration waiver, so that there doesn't have to be a giant treatment system for the water. If you go downtown to the SFPUC offices on market street, they actually sell city water (hetch hetchy water) in bottles (just like arrowhead or evian etc.)! So be very thankful that we have such great water here, because many cities in the state use water from the Delta, which isn't nearly as pure as hetch hetchy water.
true hetch hetcy water is some of the best..and the City does not need to treat it with a full blown treatment system...but they do need to add chlorine for distribution...here is an EXCELLENT example of where the use of one of the block carbon filters discussed above will result in one very fine product
p.s. bottled water does not need to be chlorinated at all....
The cleanest fresh drinking water in the world
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It's far better than filtered or spring water, because it's 99.99% pure water.
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The authors, medical students immersed in learning professionalism, observe that most of the professionalism literature misses the mark. Their views on professionalism education, although not the result of qualitative research, were gained from four years of conversations with students from a dozen medical schools, plus online student discussions, focus groups, and meetings with supervisors from five schools.
The authors propose that the chief barrier to medical professionalism education is unprofessional conduct by medical educators, which is protected by an established hierarchy of academic authority. Students feel no such protection, and the current structure of professionalism education and evaluation does more to harm students' virtue, confidence, and ethics than is generally acknowledged.
The authors maintain that deficiencies in the learning environment, combined with the subjective nature of professionalism evaluation, can leave students feeling persecuted, unfairly judged, and genuinely and tragically confused. They recommend that administrators, medical educators, residents, and students alike must show a personal commitment to the explicit professionalism curriculum and address the hidden curriculum openly and proactively. Educators must assure transparency in the academic process, treat students respectfully, and demonstrate their own professional and ethical behavior.
Students overwhelmingly desire to become professional, proficient, and caring physicians. They seek professional instruction, good role models, and fair evaluation. Students struggle profoundly to understand the disconnect between the explicit professional values they are taught and the implicit values of the hidden curriculum. Evaluation of professionalism, when practiced in an often unprofessional learning environment, invites conflict and compromise by students that would otherwise tend naturally toward avowed professional virtues.
We wrote this essay to describe how we are learning medical professionalism as medical students, especially in the hospital environment in our clinical years. It is not a research report or a scientific article on medical students' experiences of professionalism education. Rather, it is our view from the trenches. We will describe observations and experiences, and relate a few of the many stories collected from students attending a dozen medical schools across the country. We have assembled specific narrative anecdotes over the last four years from five medical schools, using formal and informal focus groups, online medical student discussion groups, conversations with our peers, and meetings with our supervisors. The anecdotes that we have included here are only a small fraction of those that we could have shared, but they are representative. In our experience, they are the sort of stories shared by medical students at every social engagement and get-together. Although we collected these anecdotes unofficially and without using modern qualitative techniques, we feel that they are a sufficiently accurate snapshot of the medical student experience at a variety of institutions and for a variety of specialties, academic performance levels, and degrees of experience. We hope that future research will prove that our snapshot is less representative than we fear it is, and will also uncover solutions that we have missed to the problems presented below.
The academic study of medical professionalism is becoming very common, and there are several reviews, articles, and books on teaching professionalism.1–4 However, as current medical students immersed in learning professionalism, it is our observation that most of the current literature on this topic misses the mark. We propose that the chief barrier to medical professionalism education is unprofessional conduct by medical educators.
In practice, unprofessional conduct by faculty and residents is protected by an established hierarchy of authority.5–7 We students feel no such protection, and maintain that the current structure of professionalism education does more to harm students' virtue, confidence, and ethics than is generally acknowledged.
Medical educators, like the students they teach, are forced to operate within the larger medical culture.8 Rather than the consistent teaching or expert caregiving that we would wish for as the standard, providers in academic hospitals seem to operate on an ethic of crisis control.9,10 As in any crisis, the environment has evolved to accept substandard professional behavior in exchange for efficiency or productivity.11,12 Established hierarchies, in turn, are not inclined to recognize and reform their own substandard behavior, and therefore the medical community tends to only theoretically support the explicit professionalism curriculum.13,14 Students are the most malleable members of this community, and with the novel advent of professionalism evaluations, they are also the only players subjected to grading based on their behavior.15,16
A medical student expressed concern to a dean that there were no protections in place for students that are poorly evaluated for professionalism or may be wrongly accused of or disciplined for a lack of professionalism. The dean replied, "Being called unprofessional is like being called a racist. You have no way to defend yourself; the conversation is over." - —Fourth-year medical student
An exam asked a student how he would respond to an intoxicated attending. The institution lacks both whistleblower protection and a student abuse policy; the student answered that there was no one to turn to in these cases, and that he was too afraid to report. He failed the exam for lack of professionalism. - —Second-year medical student
In his clerkship evaluation, a student complained that canceling over half of the clinical lectures was unprofessional. A year later, this confidential evaluation was cited as evidence of "unprofessional expectations." - —Third-year medical student
A student felt that she was sexually harassed by an attending. After agreeing that the attending's conduct was at least unprofessional, the clerkship director discouraged her from filing a grievance because it would hurt her chances of securing a residency. In return, she was assured that the incident would be kept confidential and the attending would no longer work with students. Her confidentiality then was breeched and the attending continues to mentor students. - —Third-year medical student
The typical, explicit professionalism curriculum places the patient at the center of an ethical framework consisting of the virtues of altruism, respect, honor, integrity, excellence, and accountability.17 Many of our attendings, educators, and colleagues exemplify this standard. However, there is a commonly acknowledged implicit, or "hidden," professionalism curriculum that is defined by the learning environment in which it takes place. That environment, as the setting for the hidden curriculum, encourages the learning of an opposing set of values.18,19
In Coulehan's20 view, the hidden curriculum places the academic hierarchy—not the patient—at the center of medical education. In this arrangement, students witness many unprofessional acts by medical educators for which the educators are not held accountable.21 Students watch as "professional" physicians "free beds," "dump" patients, and "block" admits for reasons that have nothing to do with altruism.22 Students hear medical educators make derisive comments about patients' weight, ethnicity, or diseases.23 These problems have been described in the literature, and efforts have been made to solve them.24–26 Unfortunately, our discussions with our student peers make clear to us that this pattern continues. Students report that their supervisors violate patient confidentiality, disrespect other physicians and specialties, disregard hospital regulations, and even place patients at risk. They relate that patients continue to be examined, disrobed, or treated without respect for their dignity and without their consent.
It is often these same residents and faculty members who are called on to conduct the evaluation and grading of students' professionalism. Most concerning are the instances in which the label of unprofessional is applied to a student who exhibits explicitly professional behavior.27 It is our observation that this usually occurs when students behave in a manner that disrupts the breakneck pace of the team. Students' professionalism has been questioned when they disagree with a team on a patient history, question the appropriateness of a consent process, report duty hours violations, make an unpopular choice of health insurance for themselves, request their own academic records, or ask for a remedy to a grading error. Our peers consistently report that they have learned that professionalism is in the eye of the beholder regardless of the written definitions.
Although there is no literature in the field, we suggest that high marks in professionalism correlate with protecting the efficiency of the academic hierarchy. Efficient students whose actions support the unprofessional aspects of the learning environment are rarely corrected. Praise for professionalism comes when a student demonstrates promptness in response to an administrative summons, timeliness of vaccination reporting, rapid turnaround of clerkship evaluations, and general agreement with the opinions of superiors.28 We believe that our peers learn that showing up on time and covering up minor mistakes is far more likely to be evaluated as "professional" than will other avowed professional values such as honesty and respect for patients.
A student was asked to forge an attending's signature on a discharge order. When she protested, stating that forgery was likely unprofessional, her supervising resident promised her an "A" in professionalism in exchange for the signature. She complied. - —Third-year medical student
A student reports to his clerkship director that he has been writing discharge summaries for his residents that he believes are fraudulent and in clear violation of school policy. She responded that "the most important professional virtue is getting along with your superiors" and suggested he continue the activity. - —Third-year medical student
During a case conference, a student questioned the appropriateness of performing a rectal exam, and stated that the rectal exam may sometimes be used as a form of student and patient abuse. The student later received an evaluation noting that question was "inappropriate" and indicated an "unprofessional resistance to learning." - —Third-year medical student
Students have reported an excess of work hours to the clerkship director. The response was, "The professional student would just do the work and not complain." - —Third-year medical student
We suggest that, without objective standards, medical educators are more likely to evaluate appearance, formality, and conformity as "professional" than the virtues of honor, altruism, and responsibility. Students say that they function within a system where power and personality are more important than patients or than explicitly "professional" behavior. Most students whom we have talked to or heard about seem to adopt an implicit set of rules that place hospital etiquette, adherence to academic hierarchy, and subservience to authority above patient-centered virtues. Our observations show that students become "professional" and "ethical" chameleons because it is the only way to navigate the minefield of an unprofessional medical school or hospital culture.
Long before they begin medical school, students learn that grades and evaluations are supremely important to future opportunities. They are also intimately familiar with the fact that the best answer on a test may not be the right answer— it all depends on who asked the question.27,29 In the grading and evaluation of professionalism, students are caught between a familiar rock and a known hard place—but the negotiations are newly paradoxical.
In negotiating this power differential, our colleagues say that high marks in "professionalism" are best obtained by students who compromise formal professional ethics, are flexible with their ideals, or, at best, can be diplomatic while following their personal ethical standards. This is hardly what we would hope for as the outcome to medical education's professionalism directive.
A student observes what she believed to be a sexual assault on an anesthetized minor. After reporting this incident to the proper administrative authority, this faculty member agreed that the witnessed action was likely unprofessional, unethical, and may have been illegal. She was instructed to keep quiet in order to protect her professional career. - —Third-year medical student
A student was told by a clerkship director, "All you have to do is fall asleep once during a lecture, and that's enough for me to fail you from the clerkship for being unprofessional." - —Third-year medical student
A student was brought before a disciplinary committee for receiving a failing grade in professionalism in a clerkship. As suggested, he brought an advocate to the meeting, and was later criticized by a committee member for the "unprofessional arrogance" of bringing an advocate to the meeting. - —Third-year medical student
An attending, working in the acute oncology ward with immunosuppressed patients, instructed students that it was unprofessional to take sick days "unless you are comatose." - —Third-year medical student
A student discovered an arithmetic error in his evaluation, resulting in a failing grade. He requested to have the transcript altered to reflect his performance. After originally standing by their erroneous arithmetic, the grade was changed. However, he was later criticized for "unprofessional assertiveness" by the office that had made the error. - —Second-year medical student
A student was evaluated for professionalism as having "difficulty collecting an accurate and thorough history," and as "misrepresenting labs" because she once reported a lab value as pending instead of uncollected. Though the clerkship director agreed that the evaluating residents had been reckless and damaging in their assessment, she refused to change the evaluation. - —Third-year medical student
Many medical students feel they are victims of unprofessional behavior by educators.30 In addition to obvious cases of malignant pimping (i.e., interrogation intended to humiliate), belittlement, and shame,31 students are targeted according to gender or ethnicity.32,33 Sexual harassment of students remains commonplace.34,35 Students yield to the team's deception of patients, colleagues, and superiors.36 Students share stories of how they are unfairly asked to mislead patients, sign fraudulent documents, ignore duty hours guidelines, and disregard hospital and academic regulations. Although many of these behaviors have been long documented in the literature, we maintain that they remain pervasive, and the institutional evaluation of student professionalism in this environment simply adds insult to injury.
It is our observation that, at best, students understand that they are participants in a chaotic system in which staying afloat is the priority and courtesy and respect are luxuries seldom afforded by their educators. At worst, students learn they are rewarded for mimicking the unprofessional behavior of their educators.37 Students are genuinely confused as to what constitutes professional behavior.
In our various communications with colleagues at our own and other institutions, we identify the following patterns:
▪ The system encourages professionalism and at the same time asks for its evaluation by unprofessional supervisors. Thus, subjective evaluations are useless.
▪ Feedback is rarely seen as accurate and is almost never constructive. Instead, students receive lists of innocent mistakes or descriptions of behaviors that have failed to grease the wheels of the ward team.
▪ Students learn how to avoid trouble, rather than how to exemplify the virtues of professionals.
The unprofessional behavior endured by students transcends the clinical arena and furthers the impossibility of learning by example or of genuine remediation. We have observed that our lectures are canceled without notice, appointments are forgotten, and meetings rarely start on time. Other medical students report that their educators frequently fail to return pages and feel free to ignore emails. Clinical evaluations take many months to be returned and often refer to the wrong student. Students' evaluations often contain factual errors, are applied haphazardly, inaccurately, and with little attention to detail. Test grades are lost, delayed, or misinterpreted. Academic policies are forgotten, misremembered, or disregarded depending on the individuals involved. Confidentiality of evaluations by students is promised but not upheld. Academic leadership, deans, and faculty are in a constant state of turmoil and turnover. When we ask students to relate their experiences with professionalism, the problems stated above are ones that come up repeatedly. Studies of such experiences are scarce.
Many students believe that the academic process is infused with opacity, duplicity, and politics. This is the impossible venue in which a student might seek to rectify an unfair evaluation or an accusation of unprofessionalism, and it is small wonder that we students feel more victimized by the professionalism curricula than enhanced.
An introspective look at an institution's learning environment is necessary before implementing a professionalism curriculum. A handful of institutions have done this to some apparent benefit; among them are the Indiana University School of Medicine,24 the University of Washington School of Medicine,25 and the University of Texas Medical School Branch at Galveston.26 The following solutions that we propose are familiar, and many have been suggested previously.38–40 It is our feeling that this return-to-fundamentals approach is the key to the real success of professionalism education.
▪ Attempts to reduce student abuse must take precedence over efforts toward evaluation of medical students' professionalism. Professionalism education should involve consistent education, clear standards, and fair assessment. Students who are having difficulty with attaining and demonstrating professional virtues should face rational consequences, educational remediation, and reorientation toward success.
▪ Role models are of central importance to the success of professionalism education.41–44 Medical educators must lead by example, and professionalism education and evaluation must be top down, starting with the most senior physicians, administrators, and staff. Definitions of professionalism must be cogent and clear, and evaluations should be objective and based on such definitions. Subjective and narrative evaluation of students' professionalism ought not to be performed except when there are trained evaluators and when past experience has proved that there will be constructive feedback.
▪ Medical educators should hold themselves accountable for the unprofessional behavior within the medical education system.45 The schoolyard dynamic of medical students trained by residents deserves consistent and intensive supervision. Hospital ethics committees ought to be encouraged to move beyond the traditional scope of areas such as death and dying and into the realm of professionalism of health care teams. There should be a zero-tolerance policy for unprofessional behavior by anyone in a teaching role.
▪ Faculty, residents, staff, and students alike need to show a personal commitment to the explicit curriculum, and address the hidden curriculum openly and proactively. They must assure transparency in the academic process, treat students respectfully, and demonstrate their own professional and ethical behavior.
Students overwhelmingly desire to become professional, proficient, and caring physicians. They believe in the professional virtues of altruism, honesty, integrity, dutifulness, honor, excellence, respect for others, and accountability. They desire professional instruction, good role models, and fair evaluation. Students struggle profoundly to understand the disconnect between the explicit professional values they are taught and the implicit values of the hidden curriculum. In this struggle, the evaluation of professionalism as it is practiced in an often unprofessional learning environment invites conflict and compromise by students that would otherwise tend naturally toward avowed professional virtues.
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I got to thinking that from a "clutter reduction" perspective this might be something that happens automatically. Does anyone know if it does?
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Scranton police detective suit settled
A Scranton police detective's federal lawsuit against the city will not go to trial this week because a settlement has been reached.
On Wednesday, Senior U.S. District Judge A. Richard Caputo issued an order dismissing the suit brought by Detective Tim Mayo's attorney claiming the city's then-public safety director Ray Hayes tarnished the detective's character when Mr. Hayes disclosed details about his suspension to a Times-Tribune reporter in 2008.
In a letter to the judge on Monday, the detective's attorney, Cynthia Pollick, said a resolution was reached with the city.
"Kindly be advised that we have resolved this matter," she wrote in a letter to Judge Caputo, urging him to issue an order dismissing the case.
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The details of the settlement were not released. Efforts to reach Ms. Pollick were unsuccessful.
Tim Foley, the attorney representing the city and Mr. Hayes, referred questions to city solicitor Paul Kelly. Efforts to reach Mr. Kelly were unsuccessful.
The city suspended and fired Detective Mayo in 2008 because he refused to immediately assist in the investigation of a shooting that year.
Police were looking for two suspects who had fled the scene of a shooting at 630 Adams Ave. on June 23, 2008.
Investigators had collected physical evidence from the crime scene, including footage from a surveillance camera, which they hoped would help them identify and find the suspects.
Since the detective was the only available officer who knew how to improve the quality of the surveillance video, then-Police Chief David Elliott sent an officer to the off-duty detective's home to tell him they needed his help.
When the officer arrived, the detective said: "Tell them to go (expletive) themselves. I'm sleeping. Tell them you didn't get a hold of me." The detective was quoted making the statement by an arbitrator in a report reviewing the disciplinary measures the city took against the him.
The police union challenged the city's punishment.
Later, the arbitrator, Stanley Aiges, ruled that the detective's actions were "unacceptable" and "insubordinate."
However, the arbitrator determined the city's decision to fire the detective was too harsh. He did not have a prior disciplinary record.
City officials reinstated him to the force. The suspects also were apprehended.
Mr. Hayes disclosed details of the detective's suspension and the detective's decision not to immediately take part in the shooting investigation to a Times-Tribune reporter. The newspaper published his disclosure in July 2008.
On Wednesday, Mr. Hayes deferred comment to the city solicitor.
In the federal lawsuit filed in 2010, Ms. Pollick argued that the incident and the disciplinary measures should never have been "leaked" to the newspaper because of provisions in the police union's collective bargaining agreement providing confidentiality for personnel matters.
"At the time of the breach of confidentiality, Detective Mayo had always enjoyed a good reputation for truth, honesty, and reliability both in his trade and in the community," the lawsuit stated. "Detective Mayo was reputed, esteemed, accepted and considered a dedicated and hardworking employee."
After Mayor Chris Doherty reprimanded Mr. Hayes for speaking about the detective's conduct to the newspaper, Mr. Hayes defended his decision.
"I've always tried to balance the public's right to know with the privacy rights of the public safety employees," he said.
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> I am currently trying to work out why SQL and not relational algebra became
> the industry standard in 1986(I think it was). Is this because of the more
> "technical" language of rel. algebra and the difficulty in creating
> universal queries, or is it something else?
Good question!
It is probably related to many things, among them
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There is a web site dedicated to The Third Manifesto (www.thethirdmanifesto.com). It does not have as much information as the book but it is a good start.
I see that Hugh Darwen has made his presentation "The Askew Wall" available on the site.
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Venice, Italy
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I really enjoyed this lagoon tour. I would suggest recommend other to get a spot up front for the glass-blowing demonstration in Murano or you won't see very much. Burano is beautiful with all the colorful buildings and the walk through Torcello was very nice.
Venice, Italy
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Our guide was very friendly and knowledgeable and did a great job keeping the group together despite the circumstances. It was raining pretty heavily and everyone had an umbrella making it difficult at times to stick together through the busy city. St. Mark's square was flooded up to the knees and forced everyone to walk on raised platforms. There was not a separate entrance into the church for groups which meant we had to cut in front of many tourists who had been waiting a long time and were quite upset about a group of 25+ people jumping up on the platform in front of them.
Venice, Italy
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The serenade and gondola ride were pretty great and is a must do while you're in Venice. I would recommend to spend the extra $ to get a private boat though.
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Bruschetta is a great appetizer for summer months and can be made with any combination of healthy fruits and vegetables. I've topped these garlic-rubbed whole wheat toasts with marinated artichokes, mushrooms and tomatoes. A touch of Parmesan cheese rounds out this flavorful mixture, which is packed full of low fat, low calorie ingredients. Mushrooms provide antioxidants, while artichokes are a great source of potassium and dietary fiber.
If you're a big bruschetta fan, you can also try my Guacamole Bruschetta for a southern California twist on this Italian favorite.
Artichoke & Mushroom Bruschetta
Yield: 12-14 appetizers
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- 1 whole wheat baguette
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 jar (12 oz.) marinated artichoke hearts
- 1 cup mushrooms, quartered
- 1 cup chopped tomatoes
- ¼ cup Parmesan cheese
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- Preheat the oven to 400ºF.
- Pour the juice from the marinated artichokes into a bowl. Slice the artichoke hearts into smaller pieces then add them to the bowl.
- Add the quartered mushrooms, chopped tomatoes, Parmesan cheese and black pepper to the bowl. Stir thoroughly until the ingredients are well coated.
- Slice the whole wheat baguette on the diagonal into ½" rounds and place on a baking sheet.
- Toast the sliced bread in the oven for 3 minutes, then flip each piece over and toast an additional 3 minutes.
- Remove the toasted bread from the oven and immediately rub with the clove of garlic (it works best to first cut a small tip off the garlic clove so that the oils will seep out).
- Spoon the artichoke mixture onto the garlic-rubbed toasts and serve.


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Release Date: November 25, 1987
Running Time: 90 mins.(NYT)
MPAA Rating: R
Box Office: $48,171,779.00
Genre: Comedy, Holiday
Two days before Thanksgiving, marketing consultant Neal Page races to catch a plane home to Chicago, only to find that his flight has been delayed. Hours later, he boards the plane and ends up next to obnoxious salesman, Del Griffith. When the flight is detoured to Wichita, the mismatched pair are forced to find their own way to Chicago-by any means necessary.


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I am gonna give it a go this winter. MTB bike'n it, with studded snow tires for the really bad, snow packed days. Got all the lastest, greatest cold gear I can think of. I have a 13 mile commute. I'm thinking I have it all covered. Bike seems like it's ready to rock 'n roll. Just curious if you may have of any words of wisdom for me. You know how it is, you think you got it all covered, and wham-O! Something you didn't think to think of.
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Social Hour: Texas Tech's Nigel Bethel announces transferYahoo Sports Staff at Dr. Saturday13 hrs ago
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Texas Tech's Nigel Bethel said Wednesday afternoon that he was transferring from the school.
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Bethel had 12 passes broken up and an interception in nine games in 2015. The Miami native was considered one of Texas Tech's best defensive backs and would have been a junior in 2015. As a true freshman in 2014, he had 41 tackles and six passes broken up in nine games.
Rutgers wants 'to look' at having a game at Yankee StadiumNick Bromberg at Dr. Saturday18 hrs ago
Rutgers wants to play another regular-season game at Yankee Stadium.
Athletic director Pat Hobbs told NJ.com that the Yankees want to "work more closely with us" regarding playing games at the stadium. The Scarlet Knights have played three games at Yankee Stadium including twice in the Pinstripe Bowl. From NJ.com:
"(The Yankees) want to work more closely with us," Hobbs said before throwing out the first pitch alongside Ash on Tuesday. "We want to look at maybe bringing a game here and announcing that sometime down the road. I guess the Yankees see Rutgers is starting to move forward and is a good story so they want to be part of it, too."Thu, May 264:05 PM EDTToronto at NY YankeesPreview Game
Oklahoma WR Dede Westbrook arrested for trespassingNick Bromberg at Dr. Saturday21 hrs ago
Oklahoma wide receiver Dede Westbrook was arrested Monday on a charge of criminal trespassing in his hometown of Cameron, Texas.
Per the Norman Transcript,Westbrook was released approximately three hours after he was booked.
According to a Milan County (Texas) Jail spokesperson, Westbrook was booked into the jail at 11:30 a.m. on Monday. His bond was approved and he was released at 2:15 p.m.
"We are aware of the situation and are addressing it internally," OU spokesman Mike Houck said.
There are no details currently available regarding the circumstances of Westbrook's arrest. He posted to Twitter on Tuesday about going fishing.
Who trying to go fishing in Cameron??
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Mark Richt donating $1 million to Miami's indoor facilityNick Bromberg at Dr. Saturday22 hrs ago
New Miami coach Mark Richt is making a big donation to his alma mater.
Richt is donating $1 million towards the construction of an indoor practice facility for the Hurricanes. Miami recently announced plans to build one and the Hurricanes are currently the only ACC team without an indoor facility built or currently under construction.
Per CaneSport, Richt told boosters in Chicago last week that he was making the donation. From Miami's Rivals site:
Sources also told CaneSport that Miami is hoping to have the approximate $10 million that it needs pledged to get the pre-construction process of the approximate $27 million project started before the beginning of the 2016 football season as it targets completion before the start of the 2018 season.
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The Pac-12announced a few changes Tuesday, including altering its TV agreements with ESPN and FOX. The modified agreements will reduce the number of late-night football games on Pac-12 Network.
Instead of games starting after 7 p.m. PT, games on Pac-12 Network can now start "either at 2:30 p.m. or 6 p.m. local and overlap with an ESPN or FOX exclusive TV window."
The Pac-12 has modified its TV agreements with ESPN/FOX to reduce the number of night games on Pac-12 Network. pic.twitter.com/A1kccxfABM
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Auburn and Rutgers both lost defensive backs to transfer on Tuesday.
At Auburn, Tim Irvin announced on Twitter that he will leave after one season with the Tigers. Irvin played in 10 games for the Tigers last fall and at times was the team's top nickel cornerback. He finished the season with 18 tackles and two pass breakups.
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Afour-star recruit in the 2015 class, the 5-foot-9, 194-pound Irvin chose Auburn after initially committing to Texas.
Meanwhile at Rutgers, safety Davon Jacobs told the Asbury Park Press he will pursue a graduate transfer. The senior said he plans to graduate this summer. If he finishes his degree, Jacobs would be immediately eligible at another FBS school for the 2016 season.
Charges dropped against Georgia DL Jonathan LedbetterSam Cooper at Dr. Saturday1 day ago
The two misdemeanor charges levied against Georgia defensive lineman Jonathan Ledbetter have been dropped.
Ledbetter was arrested in March for underage possession of alcohol and false identification, but the case was dismissed Monday. According to the Athens Banner-Herald, the case would have been difficult to prosecute because of how officers "obtained the information determining Ledbetter's age." Ledbetter, who police said was "very inebriated," was arrested after trying to enter a bar.
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Duke brings in walk-on's parents for scholarship surprise (Video)Sam Cooper at Dr. Saturday1 day ago
Duke walk-on defensive end Danny Doyle worked his way to the top of the team's depth chart by the time spring practice came to an end. This week, Blue Devils head coach David Cutcliffe decided it was time Doyle was rewarded.
With the help of a phone call from Doyle's parents, Cutcliffe delivered the good news – Doyle has been put on scholarship – during a team meeting. His reaction was priceless. The team's was too.
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Doyle, a 6-foot-1, 215-pound junior, has appeared in only two games during his Duke career. It looks like the Bradenton, Fla., native is in line for a major increase in playing time in 2016.
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beIN Sports to broadcast 10 C-USA football games (Update)Sam Cooper at Dr. Saturday1 day ago
Update: 5/24 - 4:50 p.m.
beIN Sports announced further details about its deal with Conference USA. The network said in a releaseit will broadcast 10 Conference USA football games this upcoming season.
Additionally, the network will broadcast "10 men's basketball games, 10 women's basketball games, 12 baseball games, 12 softball games, 10 men's soccer matches, 10 women's soccer matches and 10 volleyball matches" featuring C-USA schools.
"We are very excited about the potential of this partnership with beIN SPORTS," C-USA commissioner Judy MacLeod said in a release. "We are impressed with their quality production and the rapid growth of the network, and we are honored to be their first collegiate conference to build relationships among the fans of our sports."
Original story: 5/17 - 5:30 p.m.
Conference USA's new television deal reportedly spans four networks, but its value is expected to significantly decline.
Boston College suspends Troy Flutie after arrest (Update)Sam Cooper at Dr. Saturday1 day ago
Update: 5/24 - 3:45 p.m.
Boston College announced Tuesday that Flutie has been suspended from the team.
"Troy has been suspended from the football team by Coach Steve Addazio pending further investigation and faces the possibility of additional University sanctions pending the outcome of the court proceedings," the athletic department said in a statement.
Flutie is due back in court on June 20.
Original story - 5/23 - 2:45 p.m.
Boston College wide receiver Troy Flutie was arrested for drunk driving over the weekend.
According to the MetroWest Daily News, the 20-year-old Flutie was arrested at 1:05 a.m. Saturday morning in Natick, Mass., and charged with "operating a vehicle under the influence of liquor, possession of an open container of liquor while driving and being a person younger than 21 in possession of liquor."


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I've recently got myself a Nashbar aluminum touring frame (all the info I could find is here, http://www.nashbar.com/bikes/Product...2_511239_-1___ ) and plan on building it up this fall/winter to start touring on it this spring. I would like help picking out components. I'll be starting on the front end (fork, headset, handlebar, ect.) and working my way backwards.
Just so you all know I'm also on a shoestring budget and will be getting these parts piecemeal. But, I would like to get at least half decent components.
Thanks for your input in advance.
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Miracle Woman The (1931) – full review!
Miracle Woman The (1931) – full review!
Directed by Frank Capra this drama is quite a bit darker and less optimistic than the films the director would find success with in future years. The subject matter alone – those that exploit the religious beliefs of others for their own financial gain – is atypical of the (substantially) more American themes for which he would make his mark. John Meehan along with frequent Capra collaborators Robert Riskin Jo Swerling and Dorothy Howell are the credited writers.
Barbara Stanwyck plays Florence Fallon the daughter of an established preacher who dies. His congregation's attitude is more or less "good riddance". In tears she is approached by Bob Hornsby (Sam Hardy) a visitor that happened to be sitting in the pews and had heard her impassioned diatribe at the church members. Hornsby's a promoter that thinks he's found someone (in Florence) to use as a rabble rouser of sinners on the radio. With nothing else better to do she allows him to construct an image for her as 'Faith' Fallon; he then creates a road show complete with faux invalids for her to heal.
David Manners plays John Carson a war blinded songwriter who can't sell his wares that's inspired not to commit suicide when he hears Faith's radio program one day. He has a maid Mrs. Higgins (Beryl Mercer) that looks after him. John goes to see Faith's show and because he's blind volunteers to join her on stage among some meat-eating lions. Though she learns that John can't see she is still impressed by his faith. Hornsby has kept Faith out of the public eye except when she's on stage so she has cabin fever and desperately wants some time to call her own. When John insists on seeing Faith after the show she begins a friendly relationship with him that fills gaps in both of their lives. She gets to connect with another individual sharing simple pleasures and his sense of humor at his apartment; he begins to think of her more seriously as a future wife.
One of Hornsby's employees Welford (Russell Hopton) decides that Faith and Hornsby are getting too much of the profit and threatens to exposure them. The next day Welford turns up dead. Hornsby figures the gig is up that it's time to leave town. Faith decides to come clean to John who believes only that she's lost faith in herself. So John decides to try to fool her into believing that she's cured his blindness. There's a (not entirely unexpected) climactic melodramatic special effects-laden and even somewhat tragic ending (involving fire) which ironically happens in part as the result of an accident.


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The other candidates are Cristiano Ronaldo, Casillas, Trezeguet, Drogba, Lampard, Klose, Pirlo, Beckham and former Barça striker Eto'o
The award is open to players over 28 and can only be won once
Andrés Iniesta has been named on a shortlist of ten candidates for this year's Golden Foot award. This award is made every year to a player over the age of 28. Also included on the shortlist are Cristiano Ronaldo, Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), David Trezeguet (River Plate), Didier Drogba (Galatasaray), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Miroslav Klose (Lazio), Andrea Pirlo (Juventus), David Beckham (PSG until his retirement) and former Barça star Samuel Eto'o (Anzhi).
Voting closes on 7th September
The winner will be decided in an online voting process. To vote just click here. You have until 7th September. The award ceremony will take place in Monte Carlo a few days later. The winner will be included in the 'Champions Promenade'.


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Christopher Warnock
Or let my lamp at midnight hour
Be seen in some high lonely tower,
Where I may oft out-watch the Bear,
With thrice-great Hermes, or unsphere
The spirit of Plato, to unfold...
John Milton
Christopher Warnock has practiced as an attorney since 1990 and as a professional traditional astrologer and Renaissance astrological magician since 1998.
He lives with his wife Kathleen in a historic house in the Goosetown neighborhood of Iowa City, Iowa, home of the University of Iowa. He received an M.A.(Hons.) concentrating in Renaissance and early modern history from the University of St. Andrews (Scotland) in 1986.
He is a member of the Bar of the Supreme Court of Iowa, as well as the United States Court of the Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.
He has filed sixteen petitions for writs of certiorari in the US Supreme Court and an amicus brief in Lewis v. United States, 518 US 322 (1996) a key case defining the right, or actually unfortunately the lack of right, to jury trial in criminal cases.
He is the founder and Chief Counsel of the Iowa Tenants' Project, which is committed to tenants' rights and to fair play for both tenants and landlords. He was counsel in several important appellate landlord tenant cases including Staley v. Barkalow No. 12-1031, 834 N.W.2d 873 (Iowa App. 2013) as well as DeStefano v. Apts Downtown No. 14-0820 and Caruso v. Apts Downtown No. 14-1783. Here is a Youtube video of Christopher Warnock arguing before the Iowa Supreme Court in DeStefano v. Apts. Downtown.
He was student #10 and is a graduate of Cat Yronwode's Hoodoo Rootwork Correspondence Course and is an expert on the use of astrology in hoodoo and rootwork.
In October of 2013, he went on pilgrimage to Japan and visited Koyasan, the headquarters of the Shingon School of Japanese tantric Buddhism. There he also underwent jukai in the Shingon School and received the kechien kanjo, a mikkyo or esoteric Buddhist tantric initiation. Warnock, therefore, has the unusual distinction of initiation into two separate Japanese Buddhist lineages, that of Soto Zen and Shingon.
On April 24, 2014, kensho was experienced, but Christopher Warnock was not present.
In addition to practicing astrology, he follows the spiritual path of Hermeticism, a practical path to Gnosis, based on the writings traditionally attributed to Hermes Trismegistus as well as working with the Renaissance ceremonial magic of Cornelius Agrippa, Marsilio Ficino and Picatrix.
He was the principal speaker at the Star Magic Picatrix Workshop in Japan in February 2010 and lectures in Japan every year. Here are pictures and information on his 2013 workshops and lectures in Tokyo and Osaka, plus 2014 workshops and lectures in Tokyo and Osaka and 2015 workshop and lecture in Tokyo.
Here are several interviews of Mr. Warnock:
Mr. Warnock has been profiled in the Washington Legal Times the New York Lawyer and the Washington Post. He has also appeared on the series "Critical Eye" on the Science Channel.
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