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A Smart Way To Shop For Nutritional Value
Introducng NuVal Tags at Giant Eagle
For many of us, grocery shopping consists of dozens, if not hundreds, of choices — most based on price, brand name or quality. But where does nutritional value fit in? Nutrition labeling isn't always easy to figure out.
Giant Eagle has removed some of the guesswork. Our tagging system — developed by independent teams of scientists, medical experts and nutritionists in accordance with FDA Dietary Guidelines — makes it easier for you to make better, more informed food choices while you shop!
You'll find these tags on thousands of national and Giant Eagle brand products throughout the store. They're easily identifiable by the double hexagon (or honeycomb) NuVal® symbol in the top right corner of the tag, and/or the color-coded blocks beneath containing specific dietary information.
A food's NuVal® Score ranks its overall nutritional value on a scale from 1 to 100 — the higher the Score, the better the nutrition.
The formula by which this value is determined was developed by an independent team of medical and nutrition experts led by Dr. David Katz, a nationally recognized authority on nutrition, weight control and disease prevention. Nutrients favorable to health are weighed against those generally considered unfavorable, the good divided by the bad. The resulting Score gives an idea of any food's nutritional value at a quick glance.
What NuVal® makes instantly clear is that not all raisin brans or tomato soups or whole wheat sandwich breads are created equal. Now you can cut through the clutter of food labels and nutritional claims by simply comparing NuVal® Scores and choosing the item that ranks the highest. It's called trading up, and it can make a huge difference in your diet!
With just a few changes to your shopping and cooking routines, you can make the dietary choices that are right for your family, and increase the nutritional value of your everyday meals.
Look. You'll find the double-hex NuVal® symbol in the upper right corner on shelf tags, opposite the price, of thousands of products throughout Giant Eagle. The product's Score, from 1-100, is prominently featured inside the hex. The multicolored dietary info blocks are located at the bottom of the tag.
Compare. Now, you can comparison shop for nutrition just as quickly and easily as for price. With just a glance, you can see which brand of peanut butter has a higher NuVal® Score, which is lower in sodium and which is low in saturated fats, and choose accordingly.
Trade up. Get the most nutritional bang for your buck by focusing on those categories — like fresh fruits and vegetable, and whole grains — that score highest on the NuVal® curve. Use the USDA's MyPlate guidelines as the standard for portioning your meals.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why do some foods have tags and others don't?
You may notice some items do not have one or either of the new icons on their tags. In most cases, this is because the items have yet to be evaluated. In other cases, it is because the food does not meet a set of nutritional thresholds. In order to receive any color-coded tag (excluding gluten free or organic), the food must not exceed: total fat 13 grams, cholesterol 60mg, saturated fat 4g, sodium 480mg. The product must be in a food category where the average NuVal® Score is greater than 10 and have a score above the average NuVal® Score for that category. This is the case for grocery items without color-coded tags.
Why do some low- or no-fat versions of foods receive a lower NuVal® Score than the whole fat versions?
Not all fats are bad. In fact, unsaturated fats, found in olive, peanut and vegetable oils, nuts and deep sea fish, contain nutrients essential for decreasing the build-up of bad (or LDL) cholesterol in your arteries. Sometimes the processing of low- and no-fat products removes all fats, good and bad, resulting in a product whose overall nutritional value has been compromised. At other times manufacturers have added unfavorable ingredients like salt and sugar to compensate for the removal of fat.
Can the way I prepare a food at home alter its NuVal® Score?
With a few exceptions (potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn), all foods are scored in their raw or as-packaged state. While there is no carved- in-stone computation that accounts for cooking method, it does undoubtedly have an effect on a food's nutritional value. As a general rule, adding fat or sodium or removing peel or pulp that contain fiber will decrease a food's nutritional value. Trimming fat on steaks or chops or removing poultry skin can improve their value.
Why should I trust this information?
The NuVal® Nutritional Scoring System was developed by an independent team of nutrition and medical experts from leading universities and health organizations and was funded by Griffin Hospital, a nonprofit community hospital and teaching affiliate of the Yale University School of Medicine. The color-coded dietary information blocks were formulated by a team of independent nutritionists in accordance with FDA and USDA guidelines.
What other resources are available to me?
The Registered Dietitians at your neighborhood Giant Eagle are an invaluable resource, not only for answering your questions about our new tags, but for helping you arrive at a sensible eating plan that can improve the quality of your health and life. In addition, familiarizing yourself with the USDA's MyPlate nutritional guidelines (MyPlate.gov) is essential for understanding portioning and portion control for all age groups. The Web site maintained by The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics (eatright.org) features a wealth of information for instilling and enjoying better eating habits.


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At the Katiko School in Uganda, the children�s main source of drinking water was a hole in the ground, muddy and contaminated by the livestock that also used it. The filthy water had to be boiled before it was safe to drink.
The nearby Providence School also lacked a source of clean drinking water. Here, the school director was making bricks by hand to construct classrooms, but had run out of money. The half-finished rooms sat unused while the children attended classes under a tree or in a tent.
Over the last year, these and two other schools have received wells for clean drinking water, along with new sources of income and hope for the future, through the work of Gastonia residents Andy and Michelle Wilson and Love Grows, a nonprofit organization they helped create in 2010 to aid schoolchildren in Uganda.
In early July, Andy Wilson and two other Love Grows board members visited four schools the nonprofit recently began supporting in the Mityana District of central Uganda. They went to check the progress on the wells and chicken houses Love Grows has funded, and to meet for the first time the teachers and more than 1,100 students who are benefiting from the work.
So far, the projects have been a success. The children at each school now have clean drinking water. Three of the four schools have new chicken houses that will be able to produce 180 or more eggs per day, creating a reliable income stream. The Top Care School will be able to make about 10 percent of its monthly expenses from egg sales alone.
The visit was encouraging for the Wilsons and the rest of the Love Grows team, who had been supporting the four schools for the last year having never seen them in person. Denis Ssenyonjo, a Ugandan and the nonprofit�s only paid staff member, had selected the schools and was working with them while corresponding with the Charlotte-based board of directors.
�We were kind of wondering, are we doing any good?� Andy said.
�It�s nice to know the things we�ve been working on for the past year are helping improve their schools,� said Michelle, who has traveled to Uganda in past years but had to stay home this time, since she is pregnant with their first child.
By improving the schools, Love Grows also hopes to improve the future of Uganda. In meeting the children�s immediate needs for water, safe classrooms and a good education, Andy said, the nonprofit is working �in the hopes of their growing up and making Uganda a better place.�
Aside from seeing the progress on the wells and chicken houses, the tour affirmed the new vision for Love Grows that its board of directors developed over the last year.
The nonprofit was formed in 2010 after the board members met one another on a medical missions trip to assist the Royal School and Orphanage in Mityana, Uganda. After the two-week trip, the 12 former strangers decided they had to do more to help, and Love Grows was the result. For several years, Love Grows focused on the 700 students at the Royal School, connecting them with sponsors and working to improve conditions at the school.
�Every year we went, they got progressively better off,� Andy said. �The kids were healthy and fed and had water. We didn�t see the need for a nonprofit to be there anymore.�
Love Grows began looking for a new school to assist. With the help of Ssenyonjo, they found four � Top Care, Providence, Ssese and Katiko � and started projects at each. But having seen how Western aid can create long-term dependency, Love Grows was careful about its strategy, Michelle said: �We want to help them become self-sustaining.�
Love Grows aims to do this by working with the local school directors to create specific projects, with the overall goals of improving student health, creating a safe environment conducive to learning, and reducing expenses or increasing revenue at each school. The wells and chicken houses are a start, and the board is now evaluating what to do next.
�I feel like we really have a vision for how to go forward,� Andy said. �(The trip) opened our eyes to what needs to be done. We�ve got a lot to work with.�
Love Grows is a Charlotte-based nonprofit formed in 2010 to support children and schools in Uganda. Gastonia residents Andy and Michelle Wilson are on the eight-member board of directors.
Love Grows is currently supporting four schools in the Mityana District of Uganda, with a total of around 1,120 children. These children can be individually sponsored for $30 per month, and 100 percent of this donation goes directly to projects to improve the schools and meet the children�s needs, such as the wells and chicken houses.
�Every dollar is used the best way it can to make these kids� lives better,� Andy Wilson said.
Love Grows has separate donors that provide its operating funds. The nonprofit has only one paid staff member based in Uganda; all U.S. staff are volunteers.
To sponsor a child or for more information, visit lovegrows.org.

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The Cognitive Assessment Battery for Parkinson's (CAB-PK) from CogniFit was designed to help professionals detect, diagnose, and treat Parkinson's Disease. This tool helps provide a complete cognitive screening of the patient and provides a detailed report that allows a trained professional to identify the deficits or alterations associated with Parkinson's. This information can be vital for making a diagnosis, creating an intervention plan, and monitoring the patient's rehabilitation.
Parkinson's Disease Test
Online Neuropsychological Assessment Battery. Parkinson's diagnostic aid (CAB-PK)
Cognitive Assessment for Parkinson's
Explore and discover the areas most affected by Parkinson's Disease.
Measure possible cognitive alterations with this test for Parkinson's.
The cognitive evaluation is made up of the following tasks:
- Memory area: Working memory, contextual memory, and short-term memory.
- Attention area: Focus, updating, and divided attention.
- Perception area: Visual perception and estimation.
- Coordination area: Response time.
- Reasoning area: Planning and processing speed.
Task and test batteries for the cognitive evaluation of people with Parkinson's
Assessment process
- Duration: This battery will take about 15-20 minutes.
- Scoring: Automated.
- Audience: Adults.
Analyzed neuropsychological areas and their relation to Parkinson's
Scientifically based: Validated task batteries
The Parkinson's assessment battery was designed by a group of professional neurologists and psychologists and based on the latest Parkinson's research.
The assessment is made up of a set of tasks created by using visual and auditory stimuli adapted to the characteristics of each user. Each task measure one more cognitive skills. The assessment measures 11 different cognitive skills in its 13 tasks.
Each of the tasks has been scientifically backed and received a score of .8 on the Alpha Crombach statistic measurement.
Every pathology comes with a certain level of cognitive deterioration. These cognitive declines can be seen in the person's daily life. According to CogniFit's studies and scientific literature, Parkinson's is accompanied by both physical and cognitive deterioration. Some of the following cognitive skills may be affected in someone with Parkinson's.
Scientific Documentation
It has been proven that an efficient cognitive assessment requires individuallization and personalization. This is why each one of our Parkinson's tasks adapts to the unique characteristics of each user.
The Parkinson's evaluation system ensures high efficiency by monitoring user results and adjusting tasks in real time.
The results will presented in a report using graphs and images that will represent the user's score for each cognitive skill. In the graphs, you will see the stronger skills in green, the average skills in yellow, and the deficient skills in red. Through these results, the professional will receive quantitative results about the patient's cognitive state. This information will be significant proof to support or refute a possible disgnosis.
Referencias: • Peretz C, AD Korczyn, E Shatil, V Aharonson, Birnboim S, N. Giladi - Basado en un Programa Informático, Entrenamiento Cognitivo Personalizado versus Juegos de Ordenador Clásicos: Un Estudio Aleatorizado, Doble Ciego, Prospectivo de la Estimulación Cognitiva - Neuroepidemiología 2011; 36:91-9. • Evelyn Shatil, Jaroslava Mikulecká, Francesco Bellotti, Vladimír Burěs - Novel Television-Based Cognitive Training Improves Working Memory and Executive Function - PLoS ONE July 03, 2014. 10.1371/journal.pone.0101472. • Korczyn dC, Peretz C, Aharonson V, et al. - El programa informático de entrenamiento cognitivo CogniFit produce una mejora mayor en el rendimiento cognitivo que los clásicos juegos de ordenador: Estudio prospectivo, aleatorizado, doble ciego de intervención en los ancianos. Alzheimer y Demencia: El diario de la Asociación de Alzheimer de 2007, tres (3): S171. • Shatil E, Korczyn dC, Peretzc C, et al. - Mejorar el rendimiento cognitivo en pacientes ancianos con entrenamiento cognitivo computarizado - El Alzheimer y a Demencia: El diario de la Asociación de Alzheimer de 2008, cuatro (4): T492. • Haimov I, E Hanuka, Y. Horowitz - El insomnio crónico y el funcionamiento cognitivo entre los ancianos - Medicina del comportamiento del sueño 2008; 6:32-54. • Thompson HJ, Demiris G, Rue T, Shatil E, Wilamowska K, Zaslavsky O, Reeder B. - Telemedicine Journal and E-health Date and Volume: 2011 Dec;17(10):794-800. Epub 2011 Oct 19.


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The American Gelbvieh Association held their annual National Gelbvieh and Balancer® Show on January 9, 2012 in conjunction with the National Western Stock Show (NWSS) in Denver, Colo. A total of 216 Gelbvieh and Balancer entries were paraded in the national show. Judge Doug Satree, Montague, Texas evaluated the 68 Gelbvieh females, 40 Gelbvieh bulls, 63 Balancer females and 45 Balancer bulls.
Claiming the honors of national grand champion Gelbvieh female was GGGE 3G X-Factor 014X exhibited by Emily Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind. This January 6, 2010 daughter of GGGE 3G Time Machine was first named champion Gelbvieh junior heifer.
The reserve grand champion national Gelbvieh female was exhibited by Kaycie Shearer, Canton, Kan. CIRS 72WY is a January 15, 2011 daughter of CIRS KING and first claimed the champion winter heifer calf division.
Ridinger Cattle Company, Deer Trail, Colo., exhibited the national grand champion Gelbvieh bull. RID R G-Force 922W is a March 7, 2009 son of JCGR BAR GT Flashback. He was first named the champion senior bull.
Coming out of the same senior bull division was the national reserve grand champion Gelbvieh bull. JRI Trump 270W13B is an August 27, 2009 son of JRI Extra Exposure and was exhibited by Judd Ranch, Inc., Pomona, Kan.
In the National Balancer Show, the grand champion female honors went to Emily Griffiths with GGGE 3G Cowgirl Wisdom 951W. This cow-calf division champion is a two-year old cow sired by GGGE 3G Smoke N' Mirrors and showed with a May 2011 GGGE 3G Time Machine calf at side.
The national reserve grand champion Balancer female was BCFG Butlers Ms Deb 10X. Exhibited by Butler Creek Farms and LeDoux Ranch, Milton, Tenn., this January 9, 2010 female was sired by BCFG Butlers Cherokee 504T ET. She was first named champion junior heifer.
Eagle Pass Ranch, Highmore, S.D., exhibited the grand champion Balancer bull. EGL Roundup X777 is a March 22, 2010 son of EGL Northern Dancer and came out of the junior bull division.
The reserve grand champion national Balancer bull was GGGE 3G Warlock 928W, exhibited by Emily Griffiths. This February 7, 2009 son of GGGE 3G Smoke N' Mirrors son was first named champion senior bull.
In the group classes, Circle S Ranch, Canton, Kan., made a clean sweep. They exhibited the champion produce of dam, get-of-sire, and best four head. The premier exhibitor and premier breeder awards went to Emily Griffiths.


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Have you ever had a stranger pay for your coffee for no other reason than he or she just wanting to do something nice? Random acts of kindness have the potential power to brighten our day, whether we are the ones giving or receiving the act. Daily life in America can be stressful and expensive, and doing something kind just for the sake of being kind can really make a difference to someone else.
There are so many different ways you can be kind, and sometimes kindness can even be free, like helping someone cross the street or carrying his or her groceries to the car. If you have a little more money to spend, you can consider completing one of the five random acts of kindness on our list, all of which are reasonably price but slightly more expensive than paying for a coffee or a hamburger.
1. Pay for lunch
If you are feeling generous, consider paying for someone else's lunch. This could cost you anywhere from less than $20 to $40 or more, depending on the restaurant you are at. If you have a set amount that you can spend on your kind act, make sure you pick a restaurant that offers food at a price you are comfortable paying for.
Remember, the point of a random act of kindness is to help someone else, but if you are worried about the cost of the food, you might stress yourself out in the process. Once you pick a restaurant (sit-down or not), tell the waiter (or the cashier) that you want to pay for a specific person's meal.


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Go speed racer
November 13, 2012
Filip Niemkiewicz, at 9 years old, is on a quest to be a professional race car driver.
However, unlike many of his peers who may say they aspire to the same profession during conversation surrounding the topic, "What do you want to be when you grow up," Filip is well on his way to achieving his goal.
When he was 2 years old, Filip's 6-year-old sister had a Barbie electric car. It was attractive to Filip, and when he jumped into the car, "right away, he started driving like a maniac," said his father, Sebastian Niemkiewicz.
"He was doing full-speed figure 8s around the (parked) cars," he said, adding that Filip drifted the turns naturally.
With two parents who enjoy following Formula One and other speed events, it didn't take long for Filip's mother to encourage her husband to find a way to encourage the Breckenridge youth's driving. After some research, Niemkiewicz saw that the introduction to racing was through go karts, so for Filip's seventh birthday, father and son traveled to Erie to rent karts. Filip had the chance to drive on his own – and he loved it.
"He pushed the gas pedal down all the way, to the point where his kart broke down on the track," after the wire connecting the pedal to the gas snapped, Niemkiewicz said. He explained that, in a way, he's living vicariously through his son. Neimkiewicz's family didn't have the means to support his love for sports cars and fast driving, so it's particularly important to him that Filip gets the chance to pursue racing.
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Competition will get tougher as Filip gets older, but for now, the youngster is among the top racers in go kart driving, which typically sees about 14-16 drivers in a race, Niemkiewicz said.
This fall, Filip placed sixth in the Pan American Challenge held at The Track at Centennial, and finished the fastest driver from Colorado. Fellow racers hailed from Utah, New York, Venezuala and South America, said Niemkiewicz.
He then went on to finish first in the final club race in the Pikes Peak Kart Racing Club and in a race at the Grand Junction Motorspeedway. He set a track record this season, breaking the two-year record of 1 minute, 2 seconds and 12 milliseconds with a 1:01.68 time.
"That's a lot with a little engine without a lot of horsepower," Niemkiewicz said.
When Filip took to the track two years ago, he participated almost exclusively in the Colorado Junior Karting Club and finished first overall. This year, by intermingling races outside of the Colorado karting circuit, Filip didn't finish as high, but he's moving on to new aspirations, including a top finish in the Rocky Mountain Challenge circuit as well as a higher finish in the Pan American Challenge next summer.
In the meantime, he'll get back on the track in Arizona in January during the Gatorz Challenge of the Americas Winter Series, which could take him to California in March. His goal this winter is to try to win the series.
To stay sharp, dad and son each have specific roles. Dad focuses on mechanics, primarily on how to keep the kart running in tip-top shape. Speed restrictors and motor guidelines keep the mechanical field largely even, meaning Filip must keep his form to handle the gravitational pull as he rounds corners at 45 mph. He does tae kwon do when he's not on the race track to hone his body and mind, and the father-son duo head to the track every other weekend they're not racing to practice.
Niemkiewicz estimates his son has driven 3,000 miles already in his lifetime, based on a rough calculation of the number of times they've visited the track and the 100 laps they do when there.
When Filip is on the track, he focuses on minimizing drag by tucking his head behind the steering wheel (he's among the tallest drivers in his age class). To get started, he "hops" the car into action.
"It looks like I'm a dog eating from a dog bowl," the youth said.
In the past year, Filip connected with another youth, Derek Deslauriers from Littleton, to form a team, which puts two motors together to propel the cars ahead of the pack – and once in front, leaves the two to duel for first place.
Filip is careful to say "he or she" when he explains how karting works, because there are two girls in his engine and age class, and "they are pretty good," he said.
When Filip turns 11, he'll move up a motor and age class to compete with youth younger than 16 in the mini max group, which is far more competitive with the field nearly doubling to 26 racers on the track at a time.
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- Powered by its strong earnings growth of 537.50% and other important driving factors, this stock has surged by 122.80% over the past year, outperforming the rise in the S&P 500 Index during the same period. Looking ahead, the stock's sharp rise over the last year has already helped drive it to a level which is relatively expensive compared to the rest of its industry. We feel, however, that other strengths this company displays justify these higher price levels.
- HAYN's debt-to-equity ratio is very low at 0.00 and is currently below that of the industry average, implying that there has been very successful management of debt levels. To add to this, HAYN has a quick ratio of 1.70, which demonstrates the ability of the company to cover short-term liquidity needs.
- Despite its growing revenue, the company underperformed as compared with the industry average of 49.5%. Since the same quarter one year prior, revenues rose by 47.0%. Growth in the company's revenue appears to have helped boost the earnings per share.
- The net income growth from the same quarter one year ago has significantly exceeded that of the S&P 500 and the Metals & Mining industry. The net income increased by 550.2% when compared to the same quarter one year prior, rising from $0.96 million to $6.22 million.
- HAYNES INTERNATIONAL INC reported significant earnings per share improvement in the most recent quarter compared to the same quarter a year ago. The company has demonstrated a pattern of positive earnings per share growth over the past year. We feel that this trend should continue. During the past fiscal year, HAYNES INTERNATIONAL INC turned its bottom line around by earning $0.72 versus -$4.36 in the prior year. This year, the market expects an improvement in earnings ($2.36 versus $0.72).
NEW YORK ( TheStreet Ratings) -- Every trading day TheStreet Ratings' stock model reviews the investment ratings on around 4,900 U.S. traded stocks for potential upgrades or downgrades based on the latest available financial results and trading activity. TheStreet Ratings released rating changes on 28 U.S. common stocks for week ending July 8, 2011. 14 stocks were upgraded and 14 stocks were downgraded by our stock model.
Rating Change #10 Haynes International ( HAYN) has been upgraded by TheStreet Ratings from hold to buy. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its impressive record of earnings per share growth, compelling growth in net income, robust revenue growth, largely solid financial position with reasonable debt levels by most measures and solid stock price performance. We feel these strengths outweigh the fact that the company shows weak operating cash flow. Highlights from the ratings report include:


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So What's It All About Then?
As I mentioned earlier it's about Cowboys and Aliens, based in 1873 in the New Mexico, a wounded stranger (Daniel Craig) awakes in the desert with no memory of what's happened and wearing a strange metal bracelet on his wrist, so he rides in to the town of Absolution where the local preacher (Clancy Brown) deals with his wounds.
So after a while of town life and being thrown in the county jail after being recognised as a wanted outlaw by the sheriff (Keith Carradine) the town is attacked by alien ships which lasso the villagers and take them away.
Suffice to say a posse is set up and they go looking for the villagers. So that's about it really!
So What Did I Think of Cowboys & Aliens?
Too be honest, it wasn't bad, but it's not really one of those movies that I would rave about and want to quickly see again, I would watch it again if it came on TV, but I wouldn't go out and buy it on DVD.
There is just something lacking in the film and for me there were moments when my interest in the characters started to slip away, now don't get me wrong the special effects are good, the aliens are ok, but I just can't put my finger on the problem with the movie.
John Favreau, the director, has one a great job with the action sequences and there are moments when you sit back up and think, "Hey this movies started to get going". The film does stand out well as a western, with the music bringing that classic western feel to the movie, but Cowboys with Aliens just doesn't do anything for me, I personally believe that if the movie had a slightly stronger storyline and we cared about the characters, then I probably would have enjoyed it a lot more.
As is, the movie seems to roll along like a helpless tumble-weed blown by the desert winds and never really wants to go anywhere in particular. If you want explosions, aliens and some CGI from Industrial Light & Magic, then by all means check it out.
If you are looking for an awesome movie that you can shout about from the roof tops, then go see something else.
Overall Rating For Cowboys & Aliens
It's a 3 out of 10 for me, I enjoyed the night out, but not so much the movie!


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Aviators angry
Many pilots will be grounded by the Civil Aviation Authority's new licence fees, say Marlborough Aero Club members.
A new funding framework will kick in from November, affecting all civil aviation fees, charges and levies.
The cost of pilots' licences will go up from about $56 to $230.
Pilots will also have to pay a new fixed "medical certificate application fee" of $313 every time their health is assessed, which for most is an annual requirement.
The rate at which the authority charges for non-medical services - mainly auditing - will jump from $135.70 per hour to $208 per hour and hit $284 per hour by the end of 2014.
Transport Minister Gerry Brownlee has said the increases will lead to improved operations in future.
"The Government considers that people who choose to fly, or operate airline and aircraft, should meet the full cost of these operations and is taking a phased approach towards this," he said in a statement earlier this year.
"Phased approach" means fees keep increasing for the next three years, explains newly-licensed pilot Derek Harding.
He was taught to fly by Marlborough Aero Club chief flying instructor Travers Tennant. Travers, who also flies planes for Sounds Air, predicts the high fees will discourage many people from getting a pilot's licence. Others will let theirs lapse when they needrenewing, he predicts.
The Marlborough Aero Club has more than 300 members, ranging from people in their teens to a man in his 80s. There are farmers, small charter plane operators, airline pilots, semi-retired instructors and people who enjoy flying part-time as a hobby.
The new fees will make the aviation world inaccessible for many, Travers says. When people contact the club about learning to fly, the first thing they want to know is: "How much will it cost?"
Club member John Neal has been flying since 1964 and was an Air Training Corp flight instructor for 30 years at Base Woodbourne.
He believes the "horrendous" new fees will result in pilots reducing their level of training to cut costs - and subsequently public safety levels.
As an instructor, he would urge everyone passing their private pilot's licence to get their commercial licence. They might not have wanted to fly commercially but the extra skills made them safer pilots.
John challenges the Government's "user pays" argument for increasing aviation fees. They have been set by the CAA to fund the CAA. It is the regulatory body and has no competition.
"They just do what they like, they have no accountability."
One new charge is a $313 application fee pilots must pay CAA before they can see a DME, or designated medical examiner, who will assess their fitness to fly. The DME approved for pilots in Marlborough travels down from Palmerston North. His hourly fee, $430 last year, has risen to $700. If he identifies anyone with a specific health issue, like Derek who has Type 2 diabetes, he refers them to see a specialist in Nelson for further assessment - and charges.
More costs are added by having to take a day off work and having to travel to Nelson, says club member and agricultural pilot Ray Patchett.
The fixed wing top dressing pilot and director of Patchett Ag Air Ltd holds a commercial pilot's licence and an operator's licence.
To retain that, Patchett Ag Air must be regularly audited and the hourly auditing fees for official checks on his aeroplane, spray product, application methods and record-keeping systems exceed his hourly flying fees.
Other senseless regulations include the English language test pilots must pass before they can get a licence, the members say.
Ray has held his commercial pilot's licence since 1982 but to get a private helicopter's licence he must pay $122 for a 10 minute test to prove he can communicate in English.
Derek, an Englishman who addresses congregations each Sunday as the vicar at St Luke's Church in Spring Creek, had to pay for a test, too, even though he had just completed 63 hours' flight instruction where he was regularly communicating with Travers and air traffic control operators.
Marlborough Aero Club member David Rose says he will let his private pilot's licence lapse rather than fork out $700 to pass a new medical test to renew it. "It was $430 last year and it was a thorough medical so I was happy to pay that."
He isn't planning on giving up flying, yet, though:
"I'm just going to fly a [single-seater] microlight now. You only need a $65 medical for that."
● A petition against the fee increases can be found on the Marlborough Aero Club website.
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" café/restaurant. John Lewis, Second Floor, St James Centre EDINBURGH Tel: 0131 556 9121 "
Amazingly pathetic service. The guy shouted from the other end of the restaurant that my food was coming. The paneer tikka was burnt. When the waiter asked me if the food was good, I made the worst possible face and said "Ok". In the end, they did not even bother to give me a receipt. When I called the manager, he said some great words, "Let me tell you where you were wrong", "Normally we keep the receipt. If the customer needs it, he should ask and then we will give", "You are being a difficult customer"I told him, no wonder your staff are like that. Hopeless. Dont bother going there. Indian Cavalry Club is far better and is just round the corner.
I am going to tell you about my experience eating in an Indian restaurant called 'Omar Khayyam'. In my recent ops, I had mentioned that we went to visit Edinburgh. And stayed at Hilton Grosvenor which very near to the Haymarket Station. As the hotel is usually expensive for room service for food, we had decided to go to the restaurant to have our dinner. We saw this restaurant named 'Omar Khayyam', which is situated on the same road as Hilton. I can't remember the road name but I think it was Grosvenor Street. Anyway, we were all starving for a decent food. So we entered the restaurant. A warm welcome by the waiter. Made us wait in the waiting area whilst they set up the table. Please bear in mind that this restaurant is all smoking, which means no choice of non-smoking table. We weren't bothered as we were starving. The waiter came back to get us in 10 minutes and sat us near the door. Everything was very clean. Nice maharaja style chairs. The tables were set with more than 1 sort of cutlery. We ordered the food, started off with popaddums and drinks. The menu was pretty big. You could get nearly all sort of Indian food and all sorts of alcohol and soft drinks. So far so good. Then came to ordering the main course. This is where the catch is. As none of us has very big appetite, we decided to order a few main course dishes. But no, the waiter insisted that we have to order the x amount of main courses. What I mean to say is that if its five people and that include a kid, you still have to order 5 main courses. What a waste of money and food. We did order the food in the end. There was a wide choice of Indian food. And I must admit that every main course we ordered was so tasty. We just couldn't complain. When it came to paying our bill, it was a bit higher figure. But I suppose that depends on what you order. So if you folks ever g
o there to eat, please be aware of this catch. I just thought I would let you know.
By no stretch of the imagination is St James Centre the most impressive piece of architecture in Edinburgh. Situated on the north eastern extremity of Princes Street, at the top of the continuation of Leith Walk, it replaced the majority of St James Square and a complex of shops on two levels in the late 1960's. St James Square itself was a magnificent Georgian Square which had the distinction of a Mr. Robert Burns (poet of the Scots) having lived in an 'apartment' there. A small corner of the original St James Square still remains, the terrace of 4 properties converted into flats that backed onto the Edinburgh Bus Station, with a path between it and the St James Centre offering access between the bus station and Princes Street.. The bus station is now demolished and the new Harvey Nicks is rising in its place ... The Jewel in the Crown of St James Centre is currently the John Lewis store, but this will soon be challenged by the completion of this new Harvey Nichols store that is currently under construction. Thus St James Centre, in spite of its concrete ugliness should retain its position as the Premier shopping facility of Edinburgh City Centre. Along with the shops of St James Centre is a Thistle Hotel, a multistory car park and 'New St. Andrews' House (Scottish Office lair). Such a complex requires a strong catering facility and it has got it, with a first floor 'food court' and, in addition, the facilities of John Lewis and the Thistle Hotel (with The Boston Bean Company franchise, and the more formal 'Craigs Restaurant'). If you want views whilst you eat then the John Lewis 2nd floor restaurant (or more accurately, as John Lewis describes it "The Place to Eat") is for you. Fine views to the North, over towards Leith and the Firth of Forth, with the New Town rooftops to the North-West and the intriguing Calton Hill (with its interesting collection buildings and
edifices) to the East. The tables occupy the majority of 3 sides of the room, so that you have to be quite unlucky not to have a seat with a view. OK, it is not a restaurant as such, but in reality (dare we call it) a cafeteria, with green plastic trays, and is very bright and airy, the decor being in a 'bilious green' (as I term it) and cream. There is still an excellent range of food ranging from scones to hot dishes (including a good vegetarian section) and the coffee is good quality. You have to decide what sort of dishes you want and then you have at least 4 different places to queue depending on this detail. Thus if some of your party wanted a full hot meal and others only a salad roll, you might have to engage two or more people to handle trays at different serving points. Service is normally quick and friendly and the young girls 'n' guys do an excellent job of keeping tables clear. However, one point of detail. During busy periods, please don't think that you can send one of your 'party' to reserve a table whilst you and the others choose your food. This is not the way things are done. Prominently displayed notices 'instruct' you to CHOOSE your food first and then FIND a table. If you ignore this 'sensible' entreaty whilst the restaurant is busy, then the member of your party who has 'commandeered a table' is likely to face the combined wrath of a brace of Morningside Ladies in full tooth and fang, who will (literally) blow the poor unfortunate 'advance guard' from the table, knowing that THEY are 'in the right'. In the case of any protests or raised voices, they do receive the full backing of 'the Management' and such exchanges provides good entertainment for the other diners. (For those who are not familiar with the varied strata of Edinburgh society, "Morningside ladies" are formidable old
bats (of various ages) who push their children un-mercifully through private school and live in the Morningside area of Edinburgh, usually in over-priced terraced houses. They have a distinctive (put-on) accent and are VERY PUSHY in attitude and manner. They have experienced the sharpe edge of MY tongue on a number of occasions (but that is another story ..). However, getting a table is rarely a problem. Diners are mostly local and go there to Eat, and then get back to their work or shopping. After all, it is mainly the ladies who lunch, and the 'Place to Eat' is on the floor above 'ladies' fashions' (!). So, no time to waste (and "Ai maight waunt to go to Jenners later ..."). So, what can you get ? Well, literally any category from just a cup of coffee or tea (for about £1), a Cappuccino (£1.80), soup & roll (£2.50), Scone & Butter (£1.80) Salad rolls (£2 -£4), moussaka/hot vegetarian dishes/roast beef & vegetables/etc. (£5- £8) Indeed just about anything that you want which does not include fish & chips or burgers. This means that the odour problems are minimised. Wine is available, and the quality is good even if some find the lack of some staples limiting their choice. If you are shopping in Edinburgh, then it may not be the best place to eat, but you can do worse at lunchtime ......


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An interesting concept for "roof sitting" by dropping these on top of empty roof spaces of buildings that are under utilized but for the most part not practical for most other places due to not being stackable and the size limitations. The weight limit of 9 tons though does mean it can be lifted by helicopter or crane into position which does make it a good idea if you have an odd space that it will fit.
For me though the video is more about the utilization of the space within and its glass walling more than the actual building itself. It does show what can be done within a small home.


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New Year's Eve in Barcelona
This trip includes:
- Round-trip airfare
- Six nights at one of three 4-star properties: Hotel America, the H10 Itaca, or the H10 Casanova
- Private, round-trip transfers
- A bottle of sparkling champagne
- A one-day pass for a hop-on, hop-off sightseeing bus tour
- Daily continental breakfast
- Taxes and service charges

On this eight-day vacation, you'll ring in the New Year in a city that knows how to have fun—in fact, Barcelona was named one of the world's best nightlife cities by CNN Travel. The package includes accommodations in 4-star hotels as well as a sightseeing tour on a double-decker bus and plenty of time to explore the city on your own.
New Year's Eve in Barcelona
In Spain, when the clock strikes midnight on December 31, revelers all across the country eat 12 grapes—one for each toll of the bell—in order to usher in good luck for the coming year. This tradition is often followed by drinking flutes of cava, a Spanish sparkling wine, and eating turron, almond and honey nougat from the country's Alicante region.
In Barcelona, all the top bars, clubs, and restaurants host New Year's Eve celebrations, many of which include formal dinner packages. Around midnight, hundreds of people gather in Plaza Catalunya in the center of town to ring in the new year, and the celebration continues well into the morning. Click here to see some of the hottest clubs in town (keep in mind that most places don't get going until around 2 a.m.)
Double-Decker Bus Tour
This Getaway includes a hop-on, hop-off city sightseeing bus tour, which you can schedule for any day of the trip. Of the 44 stops along the route, here are some of our favorites:
Catalan native Antoni Gaudi left his mark on the city with the Sagrada Familia, a fanciful cathedral featuring eight towering spires, exquisitely sculpted religious façades, and an interior with columns inspired by trees and branches. Though it remains unfinished, the church has been described as "the most extraordinary personal interpretation of Gothic architecture since the Middle Ages" by National Geographic.
The Museu Nacional d'Art de Catalunya is best known for its collection of Romanesque art, including recreated interiors of 11th- and 12th-century churches using frescoes, woodcarvings, and sculptures from the originals.
One of the most enchanting public places in Barcelona is Park Guell. Like something out of a fairy tale, it contains gingerbread houses, dragon sculptures, and a tower with one of the most spectacular views of the city.
The rest of your time in Barcelona is yours to explore however you'd like. For a local experience, feast on post-siesta tapas at a café in the Born-Ribera neighborhood, or cool off at a beach in the fishermen's quarter.

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I don't know about you, but I can't get enough of Doctor Who, and when the 50th anniversary of the TV show came up, the passion just reached its heights. That's done and over with, but the Doctor Who fever is still on. At least for us Whovians, right?
So here's a little something that will make Whovians AND LEGO fans go gaga: Doctor Who 50th Anniversary Lego Tribute.
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Friends and fellow citizens:
Almost twelve years ago, you elected me as your Mayor with what I consider a sacred trust: to look out for the health and welfare of all of the citizens of the greatest city on Earth. As I look back on what we've accomplished together over these twelve years, I'm filled with pride.
Two thousand years ago the Emperor Augustus boasted that he found Rome, the Big Apple of its day, a city made of brick: He left it clad in marble. I like to think that twelve years ago I found New York City fat, wheezing, diabetic, and dependent on addictive chemicals put into our food by the Merchants of Death: I hope to leave New York fit and trim, with clean air and a sensible, healthy diet for all.
There have been stumbles along the road to a healthy city for sure. While we've made great strides in taking away so-called "choices" such as trans fats and needlessly high sodium, some have claimed that our policies, enacted for the health and safety of all New Yorkers, fail to comply with outdated laws and customs. But over my career I've never let roadblocks like antiquated judges or slanders from the forces of Big Fat, Big Salt, Big Sugar, and Big Tobacco stand in my way. Today I'm as dedicated to improving your health, and that of your children, and leading you to a healthy life as I was when I started.
You probably heard that yesterday we announced a ban on open display of tobacco products in all stores throughout the city. This is a big thing. Make no mistake. When a child sees a pack of cigarettes displayed behind a counter at the local bodega, it tells the child that smoking is a natural and healthy way of life. Nothing could be further from the truth! Cigarettes are killers, and we're going to put a stop to them.
You see, sometimes we need to alter people's behavior. Smoking is just plain disgusting. It provides no benefit whatsoever, and is known to cause harm. Most products are legislated to ensure they are safe, yet cigarettes are allowed to kill with impunity. Even guns have more restriction on them. In Canada this has been the norm for years, and the rates of teen smoking have dropped. I'm hoping that within my lifetime, smoking becomes a footnote in historical textbooks. And for the people who would go on about their freedom of choice I ask you, if it was fashionable to smoke dog dung, would you do that too?
I rest my case.
And yet, as proud as I am of the legacy I'll leave this city, I feel not just pride, but worry. We've done so much, but clearly there is so much more to do. I'd like to give you a preview of forthcoming initiatives, which we'll roll out over the coming months during this, the final year of my term as your Mayor, to bring you the happiness, health, and safety that you, as citizens of the world's greatest metropolis, so desperately need.
April 2013: Clean Air for a Cleaner New York. When I was a child the most wonderful woman who ever drew breath, my mother, told me that the key to good health and prosperity was a rigid, tightly clenched sphincter. And she was right! Even today, with my busy schedule, I make the time every day to exercise my sphincter, to keep it as strong and rock hard as you, my fellow citizens, would expect from the Mayor of New York City.
Some citizens, I'm sad to say, do not appreciate the vital importance of sphincter-clampage. They traipse about through our city in the foulest fashion, breaking wind without compunction as though they hadn't a care in the world. Who wants to be trapped in an elevator with such a person? Not me. And not you.
Fortunately we're taking steps to deal with scofflaw windbreakers. Beginning in April, all Mexican, Szechuan Chinese, Thai, and Southern Italian restaurants in this city will be required to provide patrons with what I call a "wind-bag," a portable device worn around the pelvic area designed to trap foul and offensive odors. City health inspectors will be empowered to close restaurants which don't adhere to this common-sense requirement. And in cooperation with Commissioner Kelly, I'm pleased to announce that patrons leaving such establishments without their city-mandated wind-bag will be subject to arrest for disturbing the peace.
Now some will complain that this simple change violates "traditional liberties" or "notions of government restraint." But I say that clean air makes a clean city. And a clean city is a healthy city.
It's all about saving lives.
July 2013: Oral Hygiene for a Brighter New York. My aunt Myrtle, God bless her soul, taught me that no one likes a young man who chews gum. Whenever I, as a mere boy, would open up what I thought was an innocent pack of Juicy Fruits, and smack away at the table, my aunt Minerva would literally slap the gum right out of my mouth. It was a hard lesson, I'll admit, but it was one I took to heart. And because of my aunt's kindness, I'm blessed at the age of 71 with all of my teeth, white and intact, and that winning smile that all of you have come to love.
Chewing gum may seem like innocent treats for tots, but the fact is that gum in any form, even the sugarless variety, is a menace to oral health. Not only does most gum contain vast quantities of sugar, which is nothing but empty calories, but chewing gum at a tender age leaves our children not just with rotten teeth, but crooked mouths, requiring years of painful orthodontia and surgery.
I'm advised by the city's counsel that I lack the power to ban gum entirely, but there are other, common-sense measures and restrictions we can take to curb this hazard. Beginning this July, we'll be enacting a dollar a pack regulatory fee on all gum sold within the five boroughs, as well a prohibition on loose gum, sold in individually wrapped slices. All revenue from the fee will go to providing needy children with the orthodontic treatment they so urgently require.
And that's not all. We'll soon be announcing flavor control for gums of all description. Let's face it. Kids get addicted to this stuff because they think it tastes good. We have to educate them that it does not. Effective July 4, all gum, sugary or sugarless, conventional or bubbled, sold in this city will contain one of three mandatory flavoring agents: bitter apple; stomach acid; or what I like to call scrumptious sulfur.
There are those who will complain that gum-chewing is an innocent, wholesome pastime. That's the same thing they said about smoking in the 1950s. I'm proud that our city is taking the lead in regulating this dangerous and offensive habit, for our children.
October 2013: New York Fights the Flu. My cousin Rachel is a fountain of wisdom, and has been for seventy years. Whenever I pay her a call, even at her winter homes in Antigua and Celebration, Florida, she always reminds me to dress warmly. And she's right! Even in sunny Florida, I always make it a point to wear my scarf and earmuffs between October and March. Studies show that the leading cause of preventable illness and death in seniors and children is failure to wear a coat, hat, and mittens during the cold winter months. And don't forget to drink plenty of hot, delicious Ovaltine!
In 2001 New York showed Al Qaeda that we will never bow to terrorism. In 2013 we're going to take on the triple threat of colds, sniffles, and flu. And once again, New York is going to win. This October, the city's health department will create new jobs for thousands of our seniors, empowering them to patrol the streets seeking out the underclad. These brave ladies will be given enforcement authority, authorizing them to issue citations with a maximum fine of $500.00 to citizens found flagrantly courting preventable illness by failing to dress warmly.
Of course, this is a health measure, not a criminal law. First offenders will be given the option to go home and put on a scarf and sweater, while the indigent will be brought to the nearest police station, where after screening and a short detention period they'll be clothed in sensible garments at city expense.
So called "civil liberties" groups will no doubt complain that this violates the Constitution. But I ask you, where does it say in that great document that tramping about in the snow without mittens and galoshes is a good way to go through life? Nowhere.
We have more initiatives on the way, which I'll be excited to share with you in days to come. Let me close by saying that I'm proud, as your Mayor of twelve years, of what good boys and girls you've all been, and I know you won't disappoint me in the months ahead.
Yours in Health,
Michael Bloomberg.
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Open year round. Choose between a beautiful chalet, a magical yurt, a treetop or tranquility dome, cozy lodge room, or a campsite. Cabot Shores is the perfect base camp to explore Cape Breton and the Cabot Trial. But first, explore our great packages.
Harvest of Peace Celebration
You are invited to celebrate the coming equinox and ongoing harvest at Cabot Shores as part of the Harvest of Peace festival on Sunday, September 24th, sponsored by the Good Health Festival Society and the Sydney Shambhala meditation group. The Sydney Shambhala Meditation group is holding a traditional "Harvest Of Peace" here at Cabot Shores. It […]
February 21 – Yoga Day Retreat with "the path of yoga" TV-Host, Sean Drohan
Saturday, February 21, 2015 Experience the Full View of Yoga and Dharma Relative to Us Join us for a day retreat with SEAN DROHAN, host of EASTLINK TVs "the path of yoga"! This will be a day of making the Indo-Tibetan essences, teachings, and practices, Culturally Relative to us. This is a non-academic view, practice, […]
Gampo Abbey Turns 30
Thirty years ago, in March of 1984, Chogyam Trungpa, Rinpoche founded Gampo Abbey, a place where Westerners can practice Shambhala Buddhism in a monastic setting. And it's going strong still. On a blustery morning, after an overnight snowfall, we set out on the long drive to the other side of Cape Breton Island to join […]
Tour the Sacred Shambhala Sites on Cape Breton Island
Have you always wanted to visit Gampo Abbey or Kalapa Valley but don't know how to get there and/or need a guide? This tour may be of particular interest to people doing Shambhala retreats at Dorje Denmaling near Tatamagouche or visiting Halifax. Cabot Shores is the ideal place to begin a tour of Kalapa […]
Pema's Pema Chodron's Practicing Peace Birthday Retreat – The 2nd Annual Practicing Peace Birthday Retreat
Pema Chodron's Practicing Peace Birthday Retreat – The 2nd Annual Practicing Peace Birthday Retreat
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When – Sunday, July 14, 10:00am-4pm
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Studying at Gampo Abbey
In March, Paul and Barbara were fortunate to be invited to take part in Shedra, or monastic college, at Gampo Abbey. For two weeks we traveled to Gampo Abbey several times a week. The journey itself, a drive on the Cabot Trail through the Cape Breton Highland National Park in winter is spectacular.
More than once, we observed a moose (the same one, we believe) in almost the same location, calmly chewing and regarding us with interest.
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What do the following observations have in common?
The answer comes in two parts. First, the common denominator is the mineral quartz, capable of recording geological traumas of the distant past, creating petrified forests and regulating the information in our computers. Second, in each of the above cases, this common substance - so ubiquitous that it forms most of the sand on the world's beaches - is helping us do no less than
interpret the history of life on Earth.
Now consider the less scientific side of the human response to quartz: In forms that include color-banded agate, green jasper and purple amethyst, the mineral has beguiled jewelers, mythmakers and healers since ancient civilizations. In our own modern times, collectors pay into the six figures for prime specimens. According to Paul Pohwat, collections manager for minerology of the Smithsonian Institution, some connoisseurs would "cut off both their legs and their left arm" for one of the museum's prize quartz pieces: a hunk of clear crystal encircled by a glittering band of rose crystal. And in the 1980s, a New Age-inspired rage for crystals spawned a multi-million-dollar industry, mostly in translucent quartz.
Why this extraordinary response to a mere rock? According to Richard Berger. owner of a Seattle gallery of fossils and minerals called Museum Associates, the reason is simple: "Crystals are one more powerful expression of nature." And though many minerals create crystals, quartz is the mainstay of the crystal business. In other words, whether in the hands of scientists, mystics or collectors, this inanimate combination of one part silicon and two parts oxygen has long helped human beings to understand and feel close to the natural world.
Berger has arranged his museum-quality collection-including a number of premier quartz pieces-in an indoor rock and fossil garden. He takes satisfaction in watching visitors react, "touched in ways they can't articulate," he says, to an egg-shaped amethyst geode as big as an office desk, cut open to reveal a bed of huge purple crystals. Or to a 2-ton clear rock crystal lit to glow from within. Or to a "quartz silicate concretion," recently discovered in a French mine, with two-million-year-old ripples formed by running water. "In a sense, it's fossilized water," says Berger.
As momentarily speechless as Berger's visitors may find themselves, humankind has generally found plenty to say about quartz. A sampling: Medieval healers prescribed powdered agate to fight the effects of venom. Ancient Romans and members of other long-gone cultures wore amethyst to prevent intoxication. In the twelfth century, women held jasper during childbirth to ward off demons. Early Britons used "star-stones" (quartz pebbles) to treat disease by boiling them in water which the patient then drank.
Such beliefs have now been embraced by many followers of the New Age movement, a catch-all term for a variety of spiritually based philosophies. Not all the New Age lore about minerals involves quartz, of course, but it is a central ingredient. A believer might, for example, hold jasper to increase energy, blue lace agate to achieve tranquility or pink quartz for self esteem.
What do minerologists make of this latest trend? "If the claims about crystals were true," says the Smithsonian's Pohwat, "I'd be very rich, I'd have a lot of girlfriends and I'd have a car that ran on nothing. To me it's a crutch, like giving someone a placebo."
Even Richard Berger calls much of the current fad "abject silliness." Still, he says, the common use of crystals by medicine men and shamans in ancient cultures the world over is hard to dismiss. "There is," he says, "some kind of fundamental pattern played out with cultures that never knew each other."
If there is anything to the healing power of quartz, you may be unwittingly benefiting from it. The watch on your wrist probably keeps time with a sliver of quartz. It may not be much of a specimen compared to the wonders in Berger's gallery, but this writer has it on authority from a Seattle cart vendor of rocks and jewelry that the size of your quartz crystal doesn't matter; your energy likely will be "balanced" as long as you keep the crystal close by. Oh, and your chances improve if you believe that the quartz will help.
There is no question, however, that quartz works to balance, or regulate, your watch. It does the same for radio frequencies, computers, even earthquake-warning systems. All these devices rely on the mineral's piezoelectric property: Given an electric charge, quartz crystals vibrate. Not only that, they resonate at an exact frequency, the rate of which depends on the thickness of the quartz. The phenomenon also works in reverse: When put under pressure, quartz crystals generate an electric charge.
Radio stations started using quartz crystals to modulate broadcast frequencies, otherwise impossible to control reliably, in the mid 1930s. Manufacturers now culture their own optical-quality crystals, using heat to break down quartz, exposing the elements to the beginnings of a "seed" crystal and applying pressure that forces the natural process to run on fast forward.
Whether in nature or in the lab, crystals "grow" when their elements bond with the developing form, aligning so precisely that their structure is always the same. Quartz crystals form six-sided prisms, though pressure and other variables can make some faces- grow faster than others. Impurities impart color; amethyst's purple, for instance, comes from a trace of iron.
Quartz also assumes many other shapes: masses, fine grains and the structures of other objects. Carried by water seeping through organic material, quartz has preserved plants and animals many millions of years old. Other minerals do the same, but quartz is one of the most prevalent-and just about all petrified wood is solid quartz. The specimens in Arizona's Petrified Forest National Park, for instance, consist of fibrous quartz called chalcedony, much of it in the form of color-banded agate.
In Iowa, "shocked" quartz, in the form of grains with fault lines visible under a geologist's microscope, is helping scientists verify that a buried 21-milewide crater, named for the nearby town of Manson, was due to a tremendous impact. The crater may be a relative of the enormous crater in Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula now thought to be the result of a comet striking Earth 65 million years ago. Scientists currently theorize that dust clouds, heat and acid rain fol
lowing the Yucatan impact killed the dinosaurs. The crater evidence is bolstered by a thin claystone layer that marks the Cretaceous Tertiary boundary in geological formations all over the planet. A globe sized dust cloud would create just such a layer and shocked quartz is among the ingredients in the claystone.
Where does the Manson crater come in? Scientists have found a second claystone layer just above the first-and astrogeologist Eugene Shoemaker, for one, thinks the comet that struck what is now Iowa may have contributed shocked quartz to that second layer. "I think it's probably the result of not one but many hits," says Shoemaker, who works with the U.S. Geological Survey in Flagstaff, Arizona. "And right now, our betting is that Manson has contributed."
Though thrilling to evolutionary biologists, the notion of the planet braving a blizzard of comets may not be the most comforting thought to those of us who have witnessed shooting stars. Neither is the rather gleeful prediction by astronomers that a hit capable of wiping out humans is as likely tomorrow morning (though we'd know it was on its way) as in a million years. At least if a huge meteor does strike, some future form of intelligence will be able to trace what happened by the shocked quartz the impact leaves behind.
Senior editor Lisa Drew visited the Smithsonian and Richard Berger's gallery to report this story. Photographer Chip Clark is based in Washington, D.C.


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Rehabilitation Medicine Team
The Center's multidisciplinary team follows a model that includes a physician, nurses, physical and occupational therapists and physical therapist assistants, all of whom have years of experience and advanced certifications. The Center coordinates closely with other renown Centers at GBMC, including the Sandra & Malcolm Berman Comprehensive Breast Care Center, Milton J. Dance, Jr. Head and Neck Center, medical and radiation oncology and women's urogynecological services.
Team Members
Alan L. Kimmel, MD
Medical Director of the Greater Baltimore Center for Rehabfilitation Medicine, Dr. Kimmel has been the Medical Director of the Greater Baltimore Center for Rehabilitation Medicine since its inception in 2005. He completed comprehensive training as a lymphologist at the Klose Lymphedema Certification Program at Harvard Medical School. He is a graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine where he was a Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine. As an attending physician at the Greater Baltimore Wound Care & Hyperbaric Medicine Center, Dr. Kimmel recognized the unfilled need for care for patients with Lymphedema. He became the driving force behind the creation of the Greater Baltimore Lymphedema Center in 2005, which has rapidly become one of the nation's leading referral centers for complex lymphedema patients. The Center has continued to expand and now encompasses a full spectrum of rehabilitation a services.
Virginia Moratz, OTR, CHT, CLT
Administrator and Clinical Director of the Greater Baltimore Center for Rehabilitation Medicine - Virginia Moratz holds a degree in psychology and is a 1971 occupational therapy graduate of Boston University. She is a renowned therapist of 42 years experience, leader, innovator and educator. She has been a board-certified hand therapist since 1991 and has pioneered in areas such as functional fracture bracing, ergonomics, music medicine, post polio and spinal cord injured. She was trained in lymphedema management at Klose-Norton Training and Consulting in 1998 and has focused a program that addresses lymphedema for patients for reasons of trauma, cancer and obesity. She has a particular interest in moving forward with a GBMC program for children with primary lymphedema. Early in her career, she received the Recognition of Excellence Award, the highest honor awarded from the Maryland Occupational Therapy Association. Her vision is to create and provide comprehensive programs of excellence and innovation in the delivery of care and to model a collaborative, compassionate and accountable service. With this intent, multiple new rehabilitation programs and talented medical, therapy and office staff have been added to the Center. She is also committed to promote opportunities to engage all members of GBMC, recognizing every colleague's contribution and securing a rewarding work environment to retain a top notch team.
Kristen Stamathis, Practice Manager
Kristen Stamathis earned a Master of Science Degree in Human Resource Development from Towson University in 2013. Kristen holds a Post-Baccalaureate Certificate in Management and Leadership Development and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration and Marketing in 2009. Kristen's experience supporting and managing the Center's support staff since 2009 ensures a positive and collaborative experience for patients, providers and visitors. She strives to serve as a motivational leader for the Center's team by providing support to foster an excellent and compassionate care environment to all of the Center's patient population.
Nicole Sansone, DPT, CLT-LANA
Nicole Sansone graduated from UMBC with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology in 2000. She earned her Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy at University of Maryland at Baltimore in 2003 and her Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy at the University of Maryland at Baltimore in 2004. Nicole developed an interest in lymphedema while working with oncology patients and pursued further education, earning certification in lymphedema therapy from the Academy of Lymphatic Studies in 2007. She began her specialization in lymphedema at the St. Francis Lymphedema Center in Midlothian, Virginia. Nicole achieved certification with the Lymphology Association of North America (LANA) in 2009. She joined the GBMC lymphedema team as a senior therapist in March 2009. Nicole brings her experience and enthusiasm to the Center's lymphedema program and oncology rehabilitation program. She is actively involved in gathering data for outcomes measures, in providing inservices and in guiding students.
Kim Keller, PTA, LMT, CLT-LANA
Kim Keller graduated from Towson University in Maryland with a degree in Natural Science. In 2000 she became a licensed massage therapist and continued to develop her career with a degree as a physical therapist assistant in 2005. She has enjoyed working in pediatrics and has expanded the therapeutic setting to include the outdoors with a certification as a professional ski instructor specializing in teaching disabled skiers. Kim joined the Center team in February 2009 and earned her certification as a lymphedema therapist with Klose Training and Consulting, LLC. In 2010 she traveled to the Foeldi Clinic in Germany to continue her studies in advanced lymphedema treatment. Kim was certified with the Lymphology Association of North America (LANA) in 2011. She is highly skilled in soft tissue manual techniques and has applied this ability in manual lymph drainage and pain management.
Angela deBorja, PT, DPT, CLT
Angela deBorja graduated from University of Richmond in 1998 with a B.S. in Health Science and from University of Delaware in 2001 with her Master of Science degree in Physical Therapy. She obtained her Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy in May 2009 from the University of Scranton and completed her lymphedema certification from Klose Training and Consulting, LLC in April 2009. After Angie's experience in inpatient acute care and rehab, wound care, brain injury and lymphedema, she joined the team at GBMC in March 2012. Her past experience in wound care has included pulsatile lavage with suction, selective debridement, inpatient surveillance wound rounds and the management of venous, diabetic and surgical wounds and pressure ulcers. In addition to her expert, individualized approach to patients with lymphedema, her interest, experience and expanded coursework in wound care is a valuable asset to the program.
Claudette S. Cole, PT, DPT, CLT
Claudette Cole graduated from the University of New Hampshire with Bachelor of Science degrees in Biology, Business Administration and Nutrition. She received her Master of Science and Doctorate of Science degrees in Physical Therapy from Simmons College. Claudette has been a physical therapist for 13 years in various outpatient settings treating patients with orthopedic as well as women's health issues. Claudette brings to GBMC a wealth of experience as well as specialization in treating pelvic floor disorders for both women and men, incontinence, pelvic pain, prenatal/postpartum concerns, prolapse management and overactive bladder, women's health issues and lymphedema management. She has completed her pelvic floor training, Pelvic Physical Therapy levels 1, 2 and 3, through the Women's Health Section of American Physical Therapy Association and her lymphedema certification from Klose Training and Consulting, LLC in 2012. She works closely with genitor/urinary (GU) as well as gastrointestinal physicians to pioneer GBMC's pelvic health services for women and men. Claudette participates in the didactic inservice of GU medical residents as well.
Michael D. Wah, PT, OCS
Mike Wah graduated from the University of Maryland School of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy in 1982. He has provided care in all aspects of the rehabilitation continuum including hospital inpatient, sub acute, long term rehabilitation, home health and outpatient. He was board-certified as an orthopedic specialist in 1990 and recertified in 2000. He is a Doctor of Physical Therapy candidate beginning in May of 2014. He employs evidence-based care and a wide variety of manual therapeutic techniques to meet the needs of patients with musculoskeletal conditions and soft tissue-related pain. In addition to "hands-on" care, he emphasizes patient education and active rehabilitation programs. He has many years of specialized experience helping individuals with work-related injuries and lends his expertise to GBMC's Employee Health department." Mike has received specialized training and has years of experience in treating individuals with vestibular disorders, dizziness and other conditions that can lead to abnormal gait and falls. Through clinical examination and specialized testing, he is able to discern the key factor(s) contributing to instability and fall risk. He is skilled in evaluation and manual treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV). He is able to meet the rehabilitation needs of those with vestibular hypofunction, neurologic movement disorders and gait deficits related to musculoskeletal impairment.
Joseph Palmer DPT, OMPT, CSCS
Joe Palmer graduated from UMBC with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. He obtained his Doctorate degree in Physical Therapy from the University of Maryland – School of Medicine. He furthered his education by becoming a certified orthopedic manual physical therapist and strength and conditioning specialist. Joe provides unique training and experience in joint assessment and manipulation combined with exercise-based programs to achieve and maintain proper joint health. In the community, Joe focuses on youth injury prevention and management techniques for athletes of all ages.. He develops safe and effective sports-specific testing, training and strengthening programs and contributes to GBMC-offered Wellness Programs.
Emily Wood, DPT, ATC
Emily Wood graduated from Towson University with a degree in athletic training and practiced for two years as Towson High School's head athletic trainer. Emily followed her interest to expand her knowledge and obtained her Doctorate of Science degree in Physical Therapy from University of Maryland, Baltimore in 2012. Her background in sports injuries allows her to assist patients back to activity at all ages and stages of life. Emily enjoys working with the orthopedic and other musculoskeletal patient challenges and intends to earn advanced certification as an orthopedic manual therapist.
Christina Penny, DPT, Lymphedema Therapist
Christina Penny earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Exercise Science from Towson University in August 2009. She later received her Doctorate of Physical Therapy from the University of Maryland School of Medicine in June 2012. Christina boasts outpatient clinical experience, from aquatic therapy and McKenzie-based treatment of the spine to Kincom/Isokinetic operation, vestibular rehabilitation and FCE. Prior to joining the Center's team, she served as a full-time physical therapist at Hunt Valley Physical Therapy. She also gained clinical experience through Drayer Physical Therapy Institute in Aberdeen, Maryland; Baltimore Sports and Rehabilitation in Essex, Maryland; Active Life and Sports in Perry Hall, Maryland; and Accurate Rehab Technologies in Arbutus, Maryland.
Dawn Roelofs, BSN, RN, WCC
Dawn Roelofs is a graduate of the University of Maryland, Baltimore with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing and is currently pursuing an advanced degree at Drexel University. She has been nursing since 1999. Her career included serving in the United States Air Force. She obtained her certification in wound care (WCC) and is also a Progressive Care Certified Nurse (PCCN) through the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses (AACN). After working at an inpatient oncology unit, she moved to the critical-care environment as a staff nurse and an agency nurse for more than a decade at various local hospitals. Dawn joined the Lymphedema Center team in February 2011 pioneering the role of the nurse in the delivery of lymphedema care. Dawn participates in the coordination of care with patients who have complex medical issues and provides patient education on minimizing lymphedema risk. She also enjoys participating in mentoring students. Dawn has a deep sense of community and is often involved with fundraising programs.
David Kitchen, CRNP, CWS
David Kitchen graduated from University of Buffalo with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing in 1998 and has been working at Greater Baltimore Medical Center's Surgical Intensive Care Unit since. He received his Master of Science Degree in Nursing from University of Maryland in 2010. He earned his certification as Adult/Gerontological Nurse Practitioner in 2011 and began training in wound care that same year. He has worked as a nurse practitioner in wound management for a year and recently joined the team at the Greater Baltimore Center for Rehabilitation Medicine working with lymphedema patients. He is using the knowledge and experience that he has gained from working with a wide variety of patients including medical, surgical, and critical care, as well as outpatient.
Nicka Pohl, BSN, RN
Nicka Pohl graduated from James Madison University with a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 1996. Her career has included working as a cardiac/telemetry nurse and working in outpatient oncology. She also obtained her oncology certified nurse (OCN) certification in 2002. She enjoys volunteering, including a summer medical trip to San Quintin, Mexico. Nicka joined the Lymphedema Center team in March 2014, and she is excited to bring her oncology knowledge base to provide care and education to oncology patients facing lymphedema. Nicka loves learning and continues to expand her knowledge through opportunities, such as the 2014 National Lymphedema Conference.


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Red Sox vs. Rockies in World Series
Congratulations to the Boston Red Sox on winning the ALCS and advancing to the World Series. They will be playing against the Colorado Rockies. The Rockies have been on somewhat of a hot streak having dispatched their the Philadelphia Phillies and Arizona Diamondbacks in 4 games (each) in the NLDS and NLCS respectively and 21 of their last 22 overall. But they have not played in about a week and that layoff may make them rusty and kill their momentum. Game 1 is Wednesday night.
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When it's time to party, you should probably party hard, correct? Well there's no better place to do it than in a club co-owned by the master of partying, Andrew W.K.
There's so much in the way of world peace that it can sometimes feel like we'll never get there. As humans, we all have opinions and desires that clash with those of others, and our fierce defense of those things often leads to un-bridgeable gaps that divide us, creating conflict. I think I have found one thing we can all agree on, though: Guy Fieri is a hilarious douche.
Listen, I had plenty of pictures of the actual Brad and Angelina, but here is something you have to know, if we're going to be friends: I will always, always choose a photo of wax museum statues.
Despite what the Rolling Stones might have you believe, wild horses could definitely drag you away. Take a trip to Assateague and find out for yourself.
So I broke it off with someone I really liked a lot three days ago, and then immediately got the flu. I don't want to talk about it, leave me alone. I mean, Happy Valentine's Day! Let me tell you about the weird dream I had last night!
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I don't care how this makes me sound, it's just honest: I hated every kid I ever knew who got to go to space camp. It was based on nothing more than raw, seething jealousy.
Life advice: Don't drunkenly text a picture like this to your neighbor with some slightly-misspelled version of "I made a bedsheet tent, are you still awake?" unless you love opening big, awkward cans of worms. In other news: I'm thinking about installing a breathalyzer on my phone.
Even though my complete lack of self-control dictates that any museum trip I go on in Amsterdam be "sponsored" by legal marijuana (which would make The The Museum of Medieval Torture Instruments (MMTI) infinitely more terrifying) I'm still excited to visit.
On this day in1885 some doofus from Belgium named King Leopold II decided to claim the Congo Free State -- a large area in Central Africa -- as "his," which is apparently something you could decide in the 1800s.
Construction of the 250,000 square foot Mansfield Reformatory began in 1886. Though it held the world's largest free-standing steel cell block, Mansfield more closely resembles a mansion than a prison, which was very intentional; the goal was to create hope and progress in the young prisoners and encourage their "rebirth...
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Out on the Farm is a Jaguar Car Boot Sale and Swap Meet that is being held on Sunday 16th August 2015 at 223 Jones Gully Road, Crows Nest (use Mountain Camp for GPS).
Site donation $10 goes to Aussie Helpers, facilities available, ample parking, sausage sizzle and drinks, small fair. Any specialty business relating to Jaguar cars are invited. Gold coin entry for lookers.
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Perhaps you've made a bad decision in deciding to take that new job.
While the money is better, you wish you could go back to the days of old. Everything about the job seems to be lousy. How did you, a capable product manager, find yourself in this situation?
You just made a bad decision.
Tracing the move back to its origin, it probably began with good intentions. But as Dr. Jim Anderson explains, while trying to justify the move, you may have exhibited what is known as "confirmation bias." You tried to justify the decision, but did so with tunnel vision and bias. All hope is not lost, however. You still have some options.
Have a sit-down with the person that hired you and see if you can improve work conditions. Anderson says that this is usually easy to do, but internal fears usually prevent people from taking this self-helping step. If you decide that there's isn't a course to remedy your problem, you may have to find employment elsewhere. For more on what to do if you find your new product management job underwhelming, read the full article by Dr. Anderson.


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The Indiana Pacers only scored 81 points last night, but they still managed to beat the Carmelo Anthony-less Knicks by five. The Pacers are ugly to watch, and their highest-paid player is a seven-footer that's shooting less than 40 percent from the floor, while averaging just 9.6 points per game. They can't score, and their bench is awful. But their defense has given them an identity. They won nine of their last 11, and in the process pulled themselves back into contention in an increasingly homogenized top of the Eastern Conference standings.
Currently, the Pacers are just two games back of Miami after the defending champs dropped another one against Portland last night, and 1.5 behind the Knicks. Defense isn't sexy, and neither are the Indiana Pacers games, but they're getting victories, and that's all Frank Vogel wants from his team. Yes, Paul George is emerging with Danny Granger out so far this season, but it's the Pacers' league-leading defensive efficiency that has them back in contention.
It all starts with how poorly teams are shooting against the Pacers. They've held opponents to a league-leading 44.25 percent effective field goal percentage, which in turn has led to them holding opponents to just 89.1 points per game, second in the league. They play defense on the perimeter, and even though Hibbert is unquestionably in a shooting slump this season after signing that new contract, their post defense is strong as well.
When Danny Granger went down before the start of the season, Vogel knew the Pacers had to tighten up on defense. He told The Indianapolis Star's Bob Kravitz:
"…part of Danny being out, we knew we had to tighten up defensively even more because we might struggle offensively. So maybe that enhanced our commitment.
I thought we finished last season as one of the league's best defensive teams. And once we figured out the puzzle of guarding the spread offense while still staying big and keeping our edge on the glass, that enabled us to stay who we are regardless of the team we were playing.
I think we built this coming out of training camp. Week after week, we kept looking at the rankings and we were becoming a suffocating defensive team. Three weeks in, we started talking about being the first Pacers team ever to lead the league in field goal defense."
They're at that point already, holding opponents to 41.2 percent shooting, but it's best if they don't rest on their laurels, even if they just held the defending NBA champion Heat to 77 points on Tuesday night, and the high-scoring Knicks to 76 points last night. They're a dreadful offensive team, ranking second-to-last in points per possessions, per NBA.com, and like Hibbert, many on the team are struggling to score at an efficient clip.
David West is struggling with his shot recently, falling below 50 percent in each of the last five games, including last night's 3-for-11 outing. Despite the recent setbacks, West is still second on the team in field goal percentage at 47 percent on the season (surprise: Lance Stephenson leads the team at 48 percent). But out of Indiana's starting unit of George Hill, Lance Stephenson (having taken Gerald Green's spot with his improved shooting and less frequent turnovers), Paul George, David West and Roy Hibbert, only Stephenson and West are shooting better than 45 precent this season, and even Ian Mahinmi — who dropped a surprising 13 points on 6-for-7 from the field in their win last night — is at 44.3 percent from the floor, despite taking the majority of his shots at the rim.


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The Ecologist has undergone a redesign for the October issue, published 25 September.
The magazine features a new logo and front cover, along with an expanded news section.
The magazine has also been divided into three zones to help readers navigate the stories more easily; Ecologist Investigates, Take Action (community based stories of activism and initiative) and Daily Life (all about the everyday – food, clothing, eco dilemmas, tips for greening up your life).
The Ecologist is a monthly magazine addressing environmental affairs, ecology, conservation, green politics and ethical trade issues.
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