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The Mendenhall lab is working to alleviate age-related disease and suffering by studying individual cells in live animals during the course of aging. What keeps the cells of particularly long-lived, healthy individuals functional for longer amounts of time? This question is particularly striking when considering that genetically identical humans (monozygotic twins) live for different amounts of time and succumb to different diseases. Even in well-controlled laboratory environments, genetically identical animals live for different amounts of time.
Dr. Mendenhall's laboratory uses the nematode C. elegans to understand how and why genetically identical populations of cells and animals in the same environment do different things, specifically how much and what kind of physiological variation is intrinsic/stochastic, programmed, and heritable. Ultimately, they want to know how physiological variation that manifests between genetically identical cells in genetically identical animals affects the aging process.
This lab directly observes events inside living cells. They study the causes and consequences of variation in gene expression and differences in cell physiology by using a spectral confocal microscope to measure the physiological properties of individual cells. Many of the different physiological states they observe in single cells may be consequential. Some of these physiological states must be identified by observing multiple processes operating in individual cells, often by observing multiple, single-copy reporter genes or 'knock-in' fusions of fluorescent proteins to native genes.
Thus, the Mendenhall lab uses an array of reporter genes to identify cellular mechanisms that may cause variation in lifespan by measuring the functionality of different cellular subsystems during the course of aging. They are generating a cell-resolution atlas of age-related changes in gene expression and other kinds of cell physiology. These data are used to generate and test hypotheses to determine mechanisms of cell, organ and organism failure during the natural aging process, and in different disease models, including C. elegans models of cancer (mutated Ras gain of function signaling) and Alzheimer's disease.


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When the Baal Shem Tov left the physical world, there was an uncertainty of who would take on the leadership of Chassidus. Should it be his son or his closest disciple. His son became Rebbe and on the first anniversary of the Besht's yaharziet, the Besht came to his son in a dream telling him to give leadership over to the Maggid Reb Dov Ber. Without hesitation he stood to speak to his Chasidim, and declared R' Dov Ber the new Rebbe and gave him the hat and coat of the Besht.
When the Chiddushe HaRim left the physical world, his grandson was asked to be Rebbe at age 18 and refused, claiming he was not worthy to lead the chasidim of his esteemed and holy Grandfather. The Alexander Rebbe at that time took charge and then later the Sfas Emes under pressure finally became the Rebbe of Ger.
So many stories of Chasidim asked to become the new Rebbe and being so reluctant. How could they do the mission as Rebbe even at half of the level of their Rebbe who was so dear to them. Sons, Brothers, Brother-in-Laws, it didnt matter who was asked, as far as they were concerned that was their Rebbe and there was no way they were worth to replace such a holy man.
What happened to the humbleness? What happened to to reluctance? Now Chasidim fight and tear families, and dynasties apart just so they can be "the man in charge" and "run the empire"
All of the new Rebbes of times of old had siblings and relatives. Why was there no cut throat fight then? Or was there and its something I am unaware of?
You have the brothers of Satmar ripping their group in half to the point that they can barely be civilized when they come together for their fathers yaharziet.
You have even small groups like Alexander and Biala where there are multiple Rebbes .
Now the latest news is that the Vizhnitzer Rebbe is ill and his sons are fighting over who will become Rebbe. How can this be? Their holy father is still alive, breathing, and learning Torah and they are already fighting over who gets to take his place?
I don't understand this in the least. Of course I'm not in these communities, so I don't know what and why this happens. This isn't a judgement on them, this is a blog full of questions. Questions I want answered to explain to me why there is such a thirst for power where there previously wasn't such a thirst.


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The purpose of AHECTA shall be to promote and develop the use of campus communication, cable, and video services as instructional, informational, and entertainment tools in Higher Education.
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- Facilitate communications and networking between its members by providing an annual directory of the current membership and the services they provide, a website, and an electronic discussion list.
- Promote the professional development of its members through annual educational workshops and the maintenance of an electronic archive of pertinent information on developments in communications technologies and programming options, equipment and programming corporations, and scholarly papers on topics related to cable TV and video production and distribution.
- Promote the exchange and distribution of campus-produced programming among members.
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- Represent and promote the common interests of members to legislative bodies, regulatory agencies, and professional organizations.
- Encourage the highest professional and technical standards in the provision of campus communications, content, and video services to higher education.
AHECTA grew out of an annual conference organized by the University of Massachusetts – Amherst (UMASS) called the "Collective of Campus Cable Operators & Administrators" (COCCOA). In 1996, seven individuals, committed to the advancement of cable television services on university campuses, formed AHECTA as a separate entity from UMASS. The new association was incorporated in 1997 in the State of Delaware. Orlando, Florida became the site of the first AHECTA Campus Cable Conference in June 1998.
To see an historical AHECTA timeline, click here.
AHECTA is governed by a board of directors, all elected by the general membership. There are four Officer positions: President, President-Elect, Treasurer, and Immediate Past President. There are six directors-at-large consisting of two institutional members and two corporate members. Terms of service for each role can be found in the AHECTA By-Laws.
October 7-9, 2019: Georgia Tech Hotel and Conference Center, Atlanta, GA: 22nd Annual Conference
Registration includes meals and breaks, an opening reception, a conference registration packet and program, three general and ten concurrent sessions, an annual member's meeting, and at least one optional, industry-related tour. Approximately 20 corporate members exhibit.
AHECTA rotates the annual conference to different regions of the U.S. so that all members have a chance to attend a nearby conference. If you have a suggestion for a future conference city location, please send it to us!
Membership size: 400 individuals representing approximately 85 institutional members and 25 corporate members.
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PIXMA iP2770/ iP2772 Inkjet Photo Printer series printer driver download Windows 8.1/8.1 x64/8/8 x64/7/7 x64/Vista/Vista64/XP, Macintosh OS X 10.4.11 – 10.6 & Linux. Canon PIXMA iP2770 Photo Printer that is able to perform many functions and energy efficient features a compact shape with curved edges and smooth that requires little space and fits almost anywhere. PIXMA iP 2770 it comes with dimensions of 445 x 250 x 130 mm and weighs 3.4 kg, with color print resolution up to 4800 x 1200 dpi. PIXMA iP 2770 already support A4 sized paper print, Letter, Legal, A5, B5 and the media Envelope. These printers accommodate 1.472 nozzles and give the print width 8 inch by 8.5 inch margin and without margins (borderless). Canon PIXMA iP2770 Series print speed has reached 7 ipm/monochrome printing and speed 4.8 ipm for colour A4 prints. Printer PIXMA iP2770 can print photos 4 x 6 borderless print at speeds of 55 seconds. Print beautiful photos and images with the option of Printing Borderless, that can make prints without margins. USB 2.0 connectivity and cartridge type using the PG-810, CL-811/PG-810XL, optional CL811XL. Dimensions of 445 X 250 X 130 mm, with a heavy load of about 3.4 kg.
When the lights blink on the button "POWER" to continue alternating, it displays error 5B00, is that Your printer ink absorber is almost full. To solve this problem you should clear or reset the protection counter your printer. Please follow the steps below to perform a resetter canon pixma ip2770 printer.
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Enter Service mode
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Canon PIXMA iP2770/iP2772 series is automatically displays an error code or an error if a problem occurs, while showing some useful information that will help you in solving your problem. On this page find a shipwreck where the complete error code and error message, this may occur when you use the PIXMA printer or all-in-one printers series.
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The Pixel Bluetooth Timer Remote Control BG-100 for Canon allows you to wirelessly control your camera with your Apple iPhone or iPad via Bluetooth (free app can be downloaded from the Apple App store). The Pixel BG-100 is powered by 2 x AAA batteries (not included). The app allows to pre-focus (half press) before trigger the camera.
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Where we are and what we can do
Readers these past few months will have noticed my mounting concern regarding the political changes taking place in our nation. I certainly have noticed yours. The things that Ive written so far for this best paper (forgive my unapologetic bias), can be found online at www.kenwoodpress.com; you can read my evolving thoughts and feelings there, as events unfolded.
Theres been reason for my increasing apprehension, and yours: our world is now in deep disarray. Many of us are emotionally depleted, exhausted by whats become a perpetual cascade of missives from the White House that are calculated to pull oxygen from the air, and to keep our reactions off balance. The reckless reasoning and brutal rhetoric from the current administration, from congress, and throughout some of social media in response has churned public discourse, and traumatized the nation.
Living life well is hard to do under uncomfortable circumstances. Wellness is not always pleasant, or graceful it can involve effort, and tears. All the standard recommendations for managing stress are useful following your breath, making kindness your routine, and remembering the bigger picture but the situation today requires reply, rather than mere acceptance and endurance. Like most of you, bruised, Ive been working to understand what is happening to our country, and how best to respond.
Despite the denial of many, a climate change is clearly happening a geopolitical one, in pace with the geophysical one taking place throughout the world. In her current book, This Changes Everything, Naomi Klein focuses upon the role capitalism plays in the change. Capitalism has metastasized, I fear, into a particularly selfish, virulent form of plutocracy not only here, but certainly here. There is, after all, a great difference between stewards who care for the planet and raiders who plunder not just the planet but its people as well.
The current administration does not speak for me, though it may rule my government. There are recognizably sinister forces at work that take inspiration from a book titled The Fourth Turning. Strauss and Howe speak, in this book, of a gathering dread and decay that cyclically reaches catharsis in a destructive conflict every 80 years or so. They tell us that our country began with one such crisis, the American Revolution, followed by the Civil War and World War Two. Now, they believe and would have us believe we are on the threshold of the fourth great war.
I, for one, dont buy it nor the fascination some have with an impending Armageddon. And yet, without becoming careless in our excitement or paralyzed by fear, we must not be in denial about whats taking place in Washington, nor can we afford to wait to see what happens. These are significant times, but we must not let them make our voices insignificant. Government is capable of criminal injustice, marginalizing and manipulating the rights and opportunities of those that seem different. We must not be confused and reactive, hating those who hate, but learn to become deliberate and responsible, speaking up and speaking out as we meet this situation.
A vigorous, exhilarating ferment of public discourse crosses my desk these days petitions and entreaties for public response to various challenges. But we must understand that we are dealing with various symptoms of a deeper disease, and until that is recognized well only be shuffling deckchairs on the Titanic. We are at an enormous crossroads here; its time to pause, to get our bearings, to drill down to the bedrock of our fundamental values, and let those support our choices. Wonderful examples of this are taking place right here, in the Valley the Moon.
A few weeks ago I spoke at an event sponsored by the Sister Cities Association in Sonoma, in coordination with their sister city Penglai, in China. I was asked to talk about the infamous Chinese Exclusion Act of 1884, which legitimized institutional racism but was finally repealed when China became an important wartime ally against Japan in 1943. Diplomatic ties had shifted, and so our national antagonism shifted from the Chinese to the Japanese. A pavilion known as a ting or peaceful shelter is now being planned in Sonoma, in recognition of the contribution the Chinese made to our local history.
And here in Glen Ellen an extraordinary experiment in government by consensus has begun taking place. Town hall meetings each month have brought people together to voice their concerns and form committees towards local solutions for local problems in a bottom up form of government, away from totalitarianism and towards community. Throughout Sonoma Valley, citizens are coming together, speaking up, and reaching out to one another, and across the ocean to others.
It is always sad to see how relationships between peoples of different cultures can be so distorted by governments composed of and driven by adversarial politics and economies. Americas exceptionalism, based as it is upon liberty, egalitarianism and individualism, suffers at the hands of those who believe it means that we are the best of all nations, promoting exclusivity over inclusivity.
Our excellence lies in finding excellence in others, and working together. We are, after all, a nation of intermingling minorities, all braided together though perhaps, from time to time, fraying a bit here and there. Every voice is to be found and raised against authoritarianism, and heard; in this way, in the face of these hard times, it can be said that nevertheless we persisted.
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An investigator with the Department of Children and Families, who worked out of the Charlotte County office, is now facing sexual assault and molestation charges.
Peter Crane, 44, was arrested last Friday and is now in the Sarasota County Jail.
His job involved investigating claims of child abuse.
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"These allegations, if true, betray the trust and confidence that all Floridians have in our Department's employees. The alleged actions in no way reflect the diligent professionalism of the hundreds of dedicated investigators who work each day to protect this state's most vulnerable children. We are working closely with law enforcement and will continue to do so during the course of the criminal investigation. Whatever the result of the investigation, the lives of families and children have been deeply affected and our thoughts and prayers are with them.
"We have removed Mr. Crane from all work duties during the investigation and will pursue the appropriate personnel actions. While our preliminary review has shown Mr. Crane successfully passed a criminal background check prior to his employment and no previous disciplinary actions or investigations related to his work with the Department, we are reviewing his cases to ensure the safety and well-being of children and families involved."


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The negative effects of economic activities that originate during the production process on unrelated third parties.
The most common example of a negative production externality is the pollution caused by a firm during the production of their goods. Pollution affects the entire population, however as long as companies are not held accountable for their activities, they have no incentive to reduce their economic impact (since that would be more expensive).
Without any regulatory influence, negative externalities will not be taken into account by the causers. This results in a market failure and an excess supply of harmful behavior, because the firms produce more than in an efficient market. Hence, regulations are needed to internalize externalities.


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Kendall, my brother-in-law… I confess that I didn't know him very well. Cherie and I got married and then we were off to Texas and then California. We moved to Virginia and we were all super busy and trying to get settled in. We were so stressed and tired and still healing from a diffucult transition. I never really got a chance to talk with him and have a Kendall-encounter like so many others. I was too busy holding myself apart from family I didn't know. I was busy being a husband and a dad.
It is to that point that I write this. I hold very true that in order to truly make a father feel honored, love on and treat his kids with respect. In that, Kendall shone. I look at these photos and I tear up because I feel so honored and respected. My children absolutely loved their Uncle Kendall. I don't know that they will ever know how great of a loss they have suffered because they are so young.
Before I was a father, I was an uncle. Still am. I used to spend quality time with my nephew, Daniel. He's my first. Before Cherie and I moved to California, Daniel at the very tender age of about 3 years decided he wanted to spend more time with Uncle Sam after a bit of a gap due to life. My brother, Andrew, had to break it to Daniel that his beloved Uncle Sam was moving away. Daniel was devastated. To be honest with you, Dear Reader, that hurt and devastation is something I deeply regret to this day. All of that time lost with Daniel and the others…
Now, all of Kendall's nieces and nephews are going to miss out on a man that loved them deeply, no matter how stressful and tiring they can be to us parents. And they will never understand how deeply I will regret this.
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This past weekend, I celebrated another wonderful birthday. And I thought I would share an excerpt from one of my birthday cards and I hope it inspires you the way it touched my heart.
"Life is an adventure. We must have a taste for it to some extent, since all adventure is going into the unknown. If we always know exactly where we're going, how to get there and what we'll see or experience along the way, it isn't an adventure. It is human and smart to be afraid of the unknown to be at least a tiny bit scared when embarking on an adventure. But it is only from adventures that we learn much of significance, where we can be exposed to new, the excited and unexpected."
- Dr Peck, A Road Less Traveled.
For this my birthday this year I wanted to explore Philadelphia so my sister, brother and I made the short 2 hour road trip to the home of the Liberty bell.We explored, we discovered, we even ate Philly cheesesteaks, and most of all we laughed and bonded as all siblings do and for me it was the best way to spend my birthday.
Outfit: Brown Leather Jacket( Borrowed): Mango (similar) | Scarf: Burberry | Sunglasses: I AM Accessories | Sweater (old): Madewell | Gold Necklaces: Gifted & Madewell | Patterned Pants: Forever 21 (like these) | Shoes: Madewell | Crossbody Leather Purse: Brooks Brothers (on sale) | Wristwatch: Micheal Kors
Cheers to another fabulous year!
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The community first started as an Army Air Corps rest camp during World War II on the shores of Lake Havasu. In 1958, Robert P. McCulloch purchased 3,353 acres (13.57 km2) of property on the east side of Lake Havasu along Pittsburgh Point, the peninsula that eventually would be transformed into "the Island". After four years of planning, McCulloch Properties acquired another 13,000 acres of federal land in the surrounding area. Lake Havasu City was established on September 30, 1963 by a resolution of the Mohave County Board of Supervisors as the Lake Havasu Irrigation and Drainage District, making it a legal entity. (The act is referenced in resolution #63-12-1.) The city was incorporated in 1978.
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Happy hump day, babes! Here's some quick snaps of what I wore on Thanksgiving Day. I decided to keep it pretty casual and went for these black flared denim jeans with a raw hem cut. These are actually my first pair of flared jeans since I was a tween! I am so obsessed with them. Definitely an item I wish I purchased sooner because now they are going to be one of my wardrobe staples. I honestly felt like it was the 1980s and I was Nancy Wheeler from Stranger Things about to encounter the demogorgan or something 😂. Do you have a pair of flared jeans? How do you wear them?
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This is a really nicely preserved Type II Arisaka Paratrooper Rifle, purchased from a Las Vegas estate earlier this year.? For a complete and detailed summary of this weapon, click here.? This weapon is serial numbered in the 17000s, which puts this about 3/4 of the way through the production run of about 22,000.? As is often the case, the front half and back half of the gun are mis-matched, but function flawlessly and fit together perfectly.? Finish is outstanding, with over 90% of original finish remaining, and no rust or damage.? Wood shows normal scratches, but is intact with no damage.? Mum is mostly ground, with the right side still present.? The gun came in a green box that the veteran constructed.? Also included is a very interesting bayonet, of a type I have not seen before.? It's shorter and more crudely made than the standard rifle bayonet used by the Japanese.? Perhaps a paratrooper bayonet?? If this is the case, it's quite rare.? Overall, a neat set that you will be very pleased to own.


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By Mike Pilosof
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Garden City, KS-Patrick Nee welcomed back Jamir Thomas, Jaleel Simmons and Tony Hopkins Saturday from a three-game suspension. His hope was that his team's fortunes would turn around. Instead, the Broncbusters found themselves in the middle of their first five-game losing streak since 2016.
Jibrill Harris tallied his fourth double-double of the season with 14 points and 12 rebounds, Tyreece Berry added 11, and Independence upended Garden City 70-65 at Conestoga Arena.
"We just have to figure a way to get out of this," Nee said afterwards. "It's all about mindset. We have a must-win game now on Wednesday to save our season."
Nee had to be concerned with what he saw from his team in the first half. The Broncbusters looked lifeless at times as the Pirates built an 18-point lead late in the opening period.
"We're headed in the right direction," Nee said. "But this is a game we really wanted coming off the break."
To compound things, the Broncbusters couldn't buy a basket, misfiring on 12 of their first 14 shots from the field while clanging their first seven triples. They finished the first half 9-of-30 (30 percent).
"We have to find a way to knock down shots," Nee said. "We are really struggling in that area right now."
Independence (10-5, 5-1) scored 10 straight points and used a 15-4 run, turning a 6-6 game into an 11-point advantage, 21-10 with 7:45 to play in the first half. The Pirates stretched that lead to 18 when Berry drained two free throws. They were up 38-22 at intermission.
"We scored 22 points in the first half; that's not very good," Nee stated. "We still haven't put two halves together."
Garden City (6-8, 1-4) was again down 18 early in the second half before things slowly started to turn. Hopkins finished a three-point play, Simmons buried a triple, and Russhard Cruickshank converted a Pirates' turnover into an easy layup, putting a stamp on a 10-0 run that pulled Garden City to within eight, 40-32 with 14:47 remaining.
"I thought we did a lot of good things in the second half," Nee said. "We just have to learn how to put a complete game together."
The Broncbusters kept coming, and Cruickshank's 3 from the top of the key put the finishing touches on a 19-4 spurt that cut the Pirates edge to 44-41.
"We showed a lot in the second half, and we put ourselves in a position to win the game," Nee said.
Cruickshank was far from finished, knocking down consecutive triples in the final five minutes before hanging in the air, drawing a foul and nailing a 15-foot jumper that made it a one-point game, 61-60 with 2:56 to play. Seconds later, Hopkins ripped the ball out of Harris's hands before getting it back from Simmons and laying it in off the glass, giving Garden City their first lead of the night.
"We need to be able to finish in a situation like this," Nee said.
Unfortunately, that lead lasted less than 10 seconds. Tonje Durham beat Garden City down the floor for a layup; then hit a 3 on the next possession to push the Independence lead to 66-62.
"That was the only possession in the second half that we didn't get back defensively," Nee said. "And they made us pay."
The Broncbusters still had a chance to tie the game in the final 30 seconds. But Cruickshank and Hopkins both bricked 3-pointers. Jakobi Pearson gave the Broncbusters some life with an offensive rebound and stick back, but Garden City fell asleep on the ensuing inbounds pass when Harris streaked behind Schneider Casseus for a layup. During the play, Casseus was called for an intentional foul, and Harris drained both free throws to put the game away.
"I saw a lot of good things in the second half," Nee said. "I thought Jaleel played with a lot of heart as did Tony. Everyone saw that those guys can really help us."
Cruickshank poured in 20 points on 8-of-17 shooting for Garden City, who shot under 40 percent for the first time since Dec. 1. Hopkins scored 13 and ripped down eight rebounds, and Simmons had nine.
Durham scored 10 points for the Pirates, who have won 10 out of their last 12 games after an 0-3 start.
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"Without your sacrifice, your noble efforts, your great love, this world would be a much diminished place. Your caregiving work illuminates not only your own life and the life of the person for whom you care; your work lights the way for all who are trying to find their way through the world of dementia."
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He's a gerontologist; she's a former Montessori teacher and administrator.
It was only a matter of time until they merged their talents and developed the Montessori Method for Positive dementia care.
They use the Montessori Method in cutting-edge ways to support memory function and improve the quality of life in aging populations.
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Together they train family members, professional caregivers and medical staff in the use of interventions for persons who have dementia and Alzheimer's. The Brenners use the Montessori Method as the foundation for their evidence-based memory support program. This program uses the five senses, muscle memory and spiritual engagement to maintain connections for persons with memory loss.
At their numerous speaking engagements over the past few years they were always asked if they had a book detailing their approach. They didn't. So they finally realized they needed to write one. And here it is. It was just published in February of this year.
For me, one of the most important features of this book is the positive attitude the authors espouse about people with dementia and their caregivers, as illustrated by this passage from the book:
"People with dementia are not the walking dead, being in a relationship with someone who happens to have this condition is not just one long good bye. We have to find a new way to say hello."
"We have become used to thinking in purely negative terms when it comes to dementia. It may be surprising, but it is true that there is a more positive approach to be found in caring for people who have dementia."The authors state that oftentimes, when friends and family hear the words "Alzheimer's and dementia" they react to the news the same way they deal with death. But the Brenners tell us that we are the ones who have to assure them that the dementia journey is not about death, it is about life.
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The Brenners share the stories of people living with dementia they have encountered during their years of experience in this field. Even more importantly, they describe in detail the techniques and tools they have developed to help readers stay connected to the people they love.
Tom and Karen also give numerous illuminating examples of how they have used their tools and techniques to reach specific individuals with dementia, even those others have considered unreachable.
The final chapter is dedicated to positive recognition of all caregivers. They say,
"Without your sacrifice, your noble efforts, your great love, this world would be a much diminished place. Your caregiving work illuminates not only your own life and the life of the person for whom you care; your work lights the way for all who are trying to find their way through the world of dementia."This book is a true inspiration to dementia caregivers everywhere. And at their presentations now when they're asked if they have a book, they say "Yes." And a marvelous one it is.
Karen Brenner is currently a writer and consultant. She is a frequent on-air contributor to WBEZ, Chicago Public Radio and the winner of the Professional Journalists' Peter Lisagor Excellence in Writing Award.
Thomas Brenner is an educator and researcher for the Illinois Department on Aging, in Chicago, where he instructs caregivers, case managers, and medical staff in best practices for elder care and conducts research on brain fitness, Alzheimer's, and dementia. In 2010, he received the Good Samaritan Award from the Red Cross.
Tom and Karen are the founders of Brenner Pathways a consulting firm offering Montessori-inspired brain fitness strategies for people living with Alzheimer's and dementia. They are regular contributors to the Alzheimer's Reading Room and The Fisher Alzheimer's Research Foundation Blog.
Marie Marley is the author of the uplifting, award-winning book, Come Back Early Today: A Memoir of Love, Alzheimer's and Joy. To learn more about Marie and to accesss her wealth of information for caregivers go to Come Back Early Today.
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Dr. Ann, My 4 year old daughter is very bright; she wears panties and is completely potty trained for peeing, however, requests diapers for pooping. Over this past year, we have tried various methods, bribery, pooping on the potty, making…Read More
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LEEDS, UK – 7 March 2016 — /BackupReview.info/ — Backup Technology (BTL), the iomart company that specialises in online backup & disaster recovery services, has launched ClouDRaaS, a new 'one click' Disaster Recovery service offering cost-effective, automated, DR.
ClouDRaaS from BTL is a disaster recovery service that solves the problem of production-ready DR with one simple click of the mouse. It is based on hypervisor-based replication software from Zerto which does away with snapshots and delivers DR that never impacts performance, with RPOs of seconds and RTOs of minutes.
One of the largest providers of further education in London is already using ClouDRaaS from BTL. Havering Sixth Form College, which has approximately 2400 full-time students, says it has resulted in an improved approach to DR.
Graham Francis, Director of Continuous Improvement at Havering Sixth Form College, explains: "It's given us an enterprise class DR solution for our production infrastructure with a predictable pricing structure. We didn't have to upgrade our network, storage or servers and we are seeing RPOs of seconds, with significantly reduced RTOs achieved during the regular testing. ClouDRaaS fits seamlessly into our existing infrastructure and is delivering extremely high service levels."
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It's hard to imagine anything green in Vermont in winter. The dominant colors surrounding National Gardening's office building here in Burlington are blue sky, white snow, and black pavement. But creative thinking is exactly what greenhouse gardening takes, and one winter our collective imagination went wild when we attached a greenhouse onto the front of the building. Visions of ripe tomatoes, tropical fruit, and lush year round foliage danced in staffers' heads. Before I knew it, I was ordering plants, mixing soil, and planting seeds -- while the snow fell outside. As soon as the greenhouse was finished, I had seedlings ready to transplant.
Blowing Hot and Cold
Our south-facing, 12- by 18-foot greenhouse, surrounded on three sides by a paved parking lot, doubles as the main entrance. The ceiling slopes from nine feet, at the end attached to the building, to six feet before dropping down to the three-foot kneewall. The back is open to the reception area and the entire building. It features two automatic ceiling vents, six windows, and double-pane, insulated (R 3.25), tinted glass. The glass tinting reflects heat producing, infrared rays away from the greenhouse, while allowing growth-inducing, ultraviolet rays to penetrate. The ceramic-tiled floor slopes to a corner dry well for water drainage.
One thing you can rely on in Vermont is the cold. To keep the greenhouse warm for human and plant life, we installed base-board heaters. With the help of soil mass, plant matter, and base-board heat, the soil temperature never drops below 60° F and the air temperature never drops below 56? F.
Keeping the greenhouse cool in summer is another matter. Even with all vents and windows open and portable floor fans blowing at high speed, temperatures inside the greenhouse still averaged 86? F during the first summer, and many days were uncomfortably well into the 90s. That's great for growing bananas, but quickly causes anyone working nearby to wilt. Sunshades and an exhaust fan installed prior to the following summer reduced the heat.
Room and Boards
We insist that our greenhouse balance aesthetics and practicality to keep plants and people happy. Hanging baskets of Carolina jasmine and scented geraniums, window sill pots of rosemary, chocolate pepperrmint, curry plant, and pineapple sage, planters of 'Dwarf Lady Finger' banana, 'Babaco' papaya, and 'Improved Meyer' lemon share the greenhouse with computers, desks, and people.
The main planting space in the greenhouse is a 12 1/2-foot-long by 32-inch-wide by 2 1/2-foot-tall raised bed that holds 62 cubic feet of soil, set in a waist-high cedar planter preserved with boiled linseed oil. The bed is raised 3 inches off the floor for better water drainage. The soil depth is 20 inches, and the inside walls of the bed are lined with black plastic. The bottom wooden slats are spaced 1/2 inch apart with 1-inch-diameter holes drilled every 6 inches to aid in water drainage. Wooden dividers separate the bed into three equal-sized compartments. If disease contaminates one compartment, the entire bed of soil doesn't have to be replaced.
Since the bed is located in the front of the greenhouse, where the sloping ceiling glass is 6 feet above the floor, we have only 50 inches of headspace to grow plants. For short plants, such as lettuce and greens, this is no problem; however, I learned quickly why commercial greenhouse growers start their tomatoes on the floor.
The soil mix is a compromise between pure organics and a standard greenhouse mix. My recipe is 18 cubic feet topsoil, 18 cubic feet peat moss, 12 cubic feet vermiculite, 12 cubic feet perlite, 240 pounds bagged, sterilized, composted cow manure, and 15 pounds of bonemeal.
With each new crop I add 40 pounds of composted cow manure. Transplants are fertilized with 2 tablespoons fish emulsion and 1 tablespoon seaweed mix per 1 gallon of water every 2 weeks. Each vegetable plant receives a handful of a complete organic fertilizer at planting time and is side-dressed with the same fertilizer monthly. The fruit planters, hanging flowers and potted herbs are fertilized with a controlled-release fertilizer every six months as well as other fertilizers, such as trace minerals for the lemon, to meet a specific plant's needs.
Trellised tomatoes
Every greenhouse grower has been lured by the idea of fresh tomatoes year round. I'm no exception. Tomatoes are my main crop. The first year I tried the following five greenhouse tomato varieties: 'Caruso', 'Vendor', 'Sierra', 'Danny', and 'Buffalo'. Tomatoes grow easily in the greenhouse. Although the blossoms are self-pollinating, the fruit set best when you shake the open flower clusters around noon, three times a week. Trellising the tomatoes, however, has been a challenge. The main problem is getting prolonged production from indeterminate greenhouse tomato varieties that grow quickly into the overhead glass. With each crop, I've had to pull the varieties out after only a few months of producing because of a lack of space and whitefly infestations.
It wasn't until my third experiment with trellising that I got satisfactory results. I planted a crop of 'Buffalo' and 'Sierra' tomatoes in December under 175-watt metal halide lamps running 14 hours per day until the plants flowered, then reduced to 12 hours per day. The lights were suspended--one per compartment--from PVC pipe hung from the greenhouse rafters. Instead of staking, I tried wire cages cut to 2 feet tall by 1-1/2 feet in diameter, two per compartment, and trained each plant in a circle around the inside of each cage to keep the main growing area of the plant under the lights. It worked -- we were eating fresh tomatoes in February and the plants stayed low growing. Overall yields were low, however.
Salad days
Lettuce is probably the easiest greenhouse crop to grow. 'Ostinata', 'Winter Density', and 'Baby Oak Leaf' transplanted in April were harvested in about 30 to 45 days. I also grew 'Black-Seeded Simpson' successfully in summer, transplanting it in August, but couldn't get it to produce well in winter without supplemental lighting. 'Early Bird' eggplant and 'Ace' pepper transplanted in April grew well, but production was limited by a severe aphid infestation.The aphids also lessened the yields on an experimental crop of mid-winter mustard greens. I direct seeded 'Osaka Purple' mustard greens in late January without supplemental light. The plants grew slowly in low light conditions and battled the aphids, but by early April I harvested a small crop of fresh, tasty greens.
The bed wasn't monopolized by vegetables. 'Super Elfin' impatiens were the best flowering plants in the greenhouse. Plants transplanted into the bed in October provided color and cover for ladybug larvae throughout the winter and well into the spring. Jewel nasturtiums planted in August grew well for two months until their foliage browned and the flowering was reduced by the shorter days.
A Haven for Bugs
With heavy traffic through the greenhouse and outdoor flower beds close to the windows, I knew pests would be a major problem. Since many people work in or near the greenhouse, I use only organic insect sprays and insect predators to control pests.
The first culprits were aphids on the eggplant. Insecticidal soap knocked them down, but lured by the potential of an endless dinner, the aphids quickly returned. Pyrethrum was even more effective than the soaps, but again the aphids made a comeback. The most effective method was diligent hand crushing and occasional spraying for the winged adults.
In winter I experimented with releasing ladybugs. They caused quite a stir. The adults were found crawling in the conference room, on windowsills, in offices upstairs--everywhere but on the plants. They seemed more interested in escaping and hibernating than eating aphids, so I was surprised three months later to find ladybug larvae consuming aphids on the mustard greens and impatiens. Once the weather turned warm and the larvae turned to adults, out they went whenever the front door opened.
The second major pest was whiteflies -- especially on tomatoes. The population grew quickly in spite of three yellow sticky traps hung around the plants and weekly soap and pyrethrum sprays. I removed the tomato crops prematurely. The final insect problem was spider mites. I first noticed their webs on the citrus, mint, and banana leaves. At that point they were well on their way to causing substantial damage. However, misting daily and releasing Phytosieuluspe persimilis, a predatory mite, were effective controls. The predatory mite population reproduces faster than the two-spotted spider mite population because of the high humidity in the greenhouse. Two weeks after the release of the predatory mites, there were no signs of the spider mites.
Tomorrow is Another Day
As I write, we have cucumbers vining, cotton blooming, and a new crop of tomatoes growing in the greenhouse. I hope to experiment with more tomato trellis systems, 6-week tomato plantings for continuous crops and a few other beneficials, such as Encarsia formosa for whiteflies and green lacewings for aphids, to establish a long-term predator population and keep the pest numbers low.
Translating fantasy into reality isn't always easy, but the rewards of fresh tomatoes and ripe papayas in February and fragrant jasmine in March keep me inspired.
Charlie Nardozzi is the senior horticulturist at National Gardening.
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Former Amb. Dore Gold Shows Proof of Hamas-Al Qaeda Link (Video)
Last night Former Israeli ambassador to the UN and bestselling author Dore Gold met with our small delegation of US bloggers in Tel Aviv.
During the meeting Dore Gold held with our group of American bloggers traveling in Israel, the former ambassador showed proof that the Hamas Oraganization (currently in control of Gaza) is linked to Al Qaeda.
Here is former Israeli ambassador to the UN Dore Gold explaining the link between the two terror organizations:
The photos that Former Ambassador Gold was pointing at in the video are included in his bestseller- The Fight for Jerusalem: Radical Islam, the West, and the Future of the Holy City
This morning in Israel YNET News reported a new threat in the region:
Al-Qaeda has penetrated Saudi military
An impending 20 billion dollar American arms deal with Saudi Arabia, in which the Saudis would receive state-of-the-art military equipment over the next decade, is fraught with potential dangers for Israel, former Israeli ambassador to the UN Dore Gold told Ynetnews on Tuesday.
Gold is President of the Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs (JCPA), and is author of 'Hatred's Kingdom: How Saudi Arabia supports the New Global Terrorism.'
Speaking by phone from his home in Jerusalem, Gold said the new arms deal failed to take into consideration a number of problematic scenarios. "There are a broad set of very possible scenarios that Israel certainly has to take into consideration.
Several years ago, Israel received reports of the interrogation of al-Qaeda captives who admitted that their organization had penetrated the Saudi Arabian air force, and that it was planning to take control of several Saudi F-15s based at Tabuk in north Western Saudi Arabia, near Eilat, and fly the fighter planes into sky scrapers in Tel Aviv," Gold said.
"From the pattern of past al-Qaeda attacks in Saudi Arabia, many western observers have concluded that elements of the Saudi national guard colluded with the attackers. Which only further substantiates Western concern that al-Qaeda has penetrated different branches of Saudi Armed forces.
Former Ambassador Dore Gold gave this interview to YNET News before arriving in Tel Aviv to meet with a small group of American bloggers traveling Israel.
By the way, Dore Gold arranged the meeting late in the evening so that he could discuss this breaking news with our group of bloggers traveling Israel.
Hat Tip American Freedom for the YNET article
UPDATE: Ambassador Dore Gold sends this analysis on the Al Qaeda presence in Gaza from JCPA.


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The Beacon Assessment Center (BAC) was created in an effort to meet the growing demand for access to clinicians who can perform diagnostic assessments for early detection of Developmental Disabilities in young children and provide ongoing monitoring through comprehensive neuropsychological and diagnostic evaluations. The center provides families with direct access to licensed psychologists who conduct high quality comprehensive neurodevelopmental, neuropsychological, as well as provide clinical consultations to address diagnostic questions and offer treatment recommendations.
In the continued spirit of providing high quality clinical care to children and families, the BAC now offers clinical services to provide multidisciplinary treatment, consultation, and assessment. A network of therapeutic services will also be offered including speech language pathology and clinical counseling. This addition will provide BAC families and the communities that we serve broader access to skilled assessment and evidence based intervention for children with developmental speech-language, communication, feeding, and behavioral challenges.
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Commitment to evidence-based strategies that lead to functional treatment outcomes for clients, children, and families.
Dedication to early diagnosis of potential disabilities in a manner that leads to treatment at the early stages of development.
Equitable access to treatment for all children and families, regardless of socioeconomic status.
Empowerment of families, including awareness of the full range of service choices and information required to make fully informed decisions about treatment.
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On & Off Highway Facility – West Campus
Together with our On-Highway Shop, Off-Highway Shop, and Engine & Transmission Rebuild Shop, Fleet Service of Tulsa can offer a fully diversified service portfolio to include:
- Class 8 truck overhaul, DOT inspection and repair, and service for all systems to include engine and transmission rebuild, cooling system, electronics, major suspension work, climate control, steering, and 5th wheel to name just a few.
- Refuse truck overhaul, DOT inspection and repair, and service to include all of the above plus hydraulic troubleshooting, cylinder repair, as well as full transmission rebuild.
- Service of aerial work platforms and boom trucks, to include hydraulics, controls, and safety equipment, all under the requirements of dielectric know-how.
- Complete rebuild of Cummins, Caterpillar, Detroit Diesel, International, and Ford engines, as well as Allison transmissions, PTO's, torque converters, winches, and clutches.
- School buses, motor coaches, motor homes, specialized haulers, airport support equipment, fire trucks, and dump trucks are just a few examples of the types of units our loyal Customers deliver to us every day.
- Complete overhaul of all major brands of wood chippers such as Vermeer, Morbark, Bandit, and many small-batch machines. Services include blade stocking and sharpening, hydraulic troubleshooting and repair, engine replacement, electronics troubleshooting, and final testing with real product.
Engine & Transmission Facility
Our many engine and transmission technicians are available to assist with your engine overhaul, or in-frame. Likewise we can support you easily on the transmission overhaul, PTO/converter overhaul, or even winch overhauls. These are the many things that we do to assist our life-long, valuable Customers on any given day. Just understand that we have at least five (5) factory trained mechanics dedicated full time to engine and transmission troubleshooting and repair.
Corporate Facility
Our Corporate Facility resides at 15855 East Pine Street, Tulsa, Oklahoma 74116 U.S.A. This is currently where we house all day-to-day business functions such as A/P, A/R, Benefits Administration, Payroll Activity, I.T., and Customer Service.
Oilfield Testing, Reman & Service Facility – East Campus
The original core offering of quality service, testing, and repair of newly manufactured well-servicing equipment still stands strong today with thousands of Fleet tested units running successfully around the world. This core competency has easily been broadened to now include the complete, frame-off remanufacturing of Customer owned well–servicing equipment with specialized experience in:
- Cementer skids, trailers, and chassis
- Blenders skids and trailers
- Chemical additive vans
- Hydration units
- Frac pumps with significant adaptations for safety, controls, DOC exhausts, etc.
- Sand conveyers
- All of the above rebuilds include Customer requested Engineering Upgrades to control systems, emission reduction devices, safety equipment, and foreign country specific requirements
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Contact us with questions you have about any of our services.
Customer service is a priority for Fleet Service of Tulsa and we will promptly get back with you.


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Chevrolet further champions its green initiative today by offering its first full-sized pickup with the Two Mode hybrid powertrain.
The Silverado Hybrid, which will be available only in crew cab configuration, gets a claimed 40 percent increase in city fuel economy, and 25 percent increase in overall fuel mileage, compared with comparable trucks with conventional powertrains. In the Two Mode, an electrically variable transmission with two electric motors channels power to the wheels.
Chevy was scheduled to unveil the Silverado Hybrid today at the Los Angeles Auto Show.
Read the full article at Automotive News HERE
Jonathan Wong
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Normal or wild color refers to the natural or baseline genetics/coloring of the birds in the wild. Mutations alter the baseline appearance of the birds from normal/wild colors.
For birds, similar to humans, there are 2 copies of each autosomal chromosome on which the genes exist, so there are 2 copies of each gene. There are also the sex chromosomes that determine the gender of the bird. In contrast to humans, the male bird has 2 copies of the same sex chromosome called the Z chromosome (ZZ) and the female bird has 1 copy of the Z chromosome and 1 copy of the W chromosome. For the mutations that exist on the Z sex chromosome, the male bird can have 2 copies of these mutation genes while the female bird can only have either 1 copy or none.
Another concept that is important to grasp is dominant or recessive. A gene that is dominant will show up even if only 1 copy of the gene exists in the bird. If a gene is recessive, there needs to be 2 copies of the mutation gene in the bird in order for the mutation to show up.
The term "split" applies to the recessive genes when the bird only has one copy of the mutation gene. Since it doesn't have 2 copies of the recessive gene, it will not physically show the mutation, but it carries the hidden mutation gene that can still be passed to its offspring.
|Note Normal male at left has brighter colors
than Normal hen on right. © Gail Lewis
|Bronze fallow male: ©Su Yin
Pale fallow:
|Pale fallow male: ©Su Yin
|Pale fallow hen: ©Su Yin
| Photo by Atholl Shelton (Australia).
Sex-linked recessive mutations:
|Cinnamon Bourke:
Lutino Bourke ©Su Yin
|Opaline males: ©Su Yin
Below are examples of opalines with less pink and other colors. To the left is a blue opaline and the one on right is often called a rainbow.
|Blue opaline Bourke.
Breeding and photo from A. Coljon.
|Rainbow Bourke.
Photo and bred by A. Coljon.
Combinations of mutations:
|Pink hen or opaline fallow hen: ©Su Yin
|Pink male or opaline fallow: ©Su Yin
Opaline lutino: ©Su Yin


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27-Inch Apple iMac Shipments Slip to January
Consumers won't be handing out 27-inch Apple iMacs as holiday gifts this year. Cupertino's online store tips a January shipment date for orders placed now.
Apple.com says "Available to ship: January" underneath the 27-inch version of the new iMac, while the 21.5-inch version will ship within 7-10 business days.
Apple started selling the 21.5-inch iMac on Nov. 30. At the time, it also started taking pre-orders for the 27-inch iMac, but said it would not be available until December. Now it appears iMac enthusiasts will have to wait a few more weeks.
According to Ars Technica, those who placed their 27-inch iMac orders early were told it would ship in 2-3 weeks. A few Ars staffers who placed their orders have an expected ship date between Dec. 21-28.
Apple unveiled its new iMac lineup at its October iPad mini event, pricing the computers at $1,299 and $1,499 for the 21.5-inch or $1,799 and $1,999 for the 27-inch.
In the following weeks, there were reports of the iMac launch being delayed until next year due to manufacturing problems. Other reports, however, said Apple was still on schedule for a November-December launch.
Apple did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
As noted by The Register, the U.K. Apple Store, says the larger of the two machines will be "dispatched" within three to four weeks.
The 27-inch computer includes a 2,560-by-1,440 display, towering over the smaller machine's 1,920-by-1,080 screen. Both tout a FaceTime HD camera and dual microphones, with a headphone jack, SD card, three USB ports, Thunderbolt, and Gigbit Ethernet on the back. Each comes with a wireless keyboard and magic mouse.
For more, see PCMag's review of the Apple iMac 27-inch and the slideshow above. Also, check out The Evolution of Apple's iMac.
For more from Chloe, follow her on Twitter @ChloeAlbanesius.


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Life is getting a bit tougher for payday lenders, and that's welcome news for consumers.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau just slapped Irving-based Ace Cash Express with a $10 million settlement for "pushing payday borrowers into a cycle of debt." This comes after the same agency hit Fort Worth-based Cash America, another mega-lender, with a $19 million settlement late last year over its practices.
Add those penalties to the growing effort by Texas cities to toughen zoning and lending requirements, and it's clear that the payday industry is feeling increasing regulatory scrutiny.
The federal consumer bureau says Ace used illegal debt collection tactics — including harassment and false threats of lawsuits or criminal prosecution — to pressure overdue borrowers into taking out additional loans they could not afford. Under the settlement, Ace will pay $5 million in refunds and a $5 million penalty.
Not only is the amount of the settlement significant, but the bureau also pulled back the curtain on the payday industry's tawdry business model.
In its filing, the consumer agency disclosed Ace's 2011 training manual, which includes a graphic that illustrates a cycle of debt that develops among its clients. The graphic shows how, if the consumer "exhausts the cash and does not have the ability to pay," ACE "contacts the customer for payment or offers the option to refinance or extend the loan." The graphic then shows that when the consumer "does not make a payment and the account enters collections," the cycle starts all over again — with the formerly overdue borrower applying for another payday loan.
Despite what the manual implies, Ace says, the company is not encouraging a cycle of debt and has changed some practices associated with that pattern. For instance, Ace says it no longer allows delinquent customers to take out another loan with the company until the previous loan is paid off.
Industry statistics show that most loans are for less than $1,000, to cover emergencies like a car repair, and are not repaid in full and on time. About 85 percent of payday borrowers default or take out another loan, resulting in debt far beyond the original loan. That's an industry-wide business model designed to yank the rope out of the hands of borrowers as they drown in financial quicksand.
The cycle-of-debt problem is acute throughout North Texas, and particularly so in low-income neighborhoods. While many major cities —Dallas, Austin, El Paso, Garland, Houston and San Antonio — have enacted tougher rules, our region badly needs Fort Worth, Arlington and Irving to join the reform fight. If this trio of cities would enact tougher lending rules, it would help deliver a powerful message to state lawmakers that payday lending abuses must end.


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Chanel Long Lasting Eyeliner Review, Photos, Swatches (Marine, Jade)
Chanel Eyeliner: Marine, Jade
Swatched: Chanel Marine & Jade
Chanel Long Lasting Eyeliner ($28.00 for 0.01 oz.) are budgeproof, smudgeproof, and waterproof automatic twist-up eyeliners. I reviewed this product initially with Cassis Eyeliner, which was a plummy shade. I have nothing new to say — these still wear amazingly without migrating or fading during the day. These are just two more shades swatched and tested for your viewing pleasure.
- Marine (30) is a navy blue with silver shimmer with a darker blackened navy blue base. It's surprisingly opaque in just one stroke.
- Jade (50) is a lightened greenish teal with silver sheen. This one doesn't have the heavier shimmer that Marine has–much more of a sheen. This is gorgeous with brown eyes.
If you want to know more about how products are evaluated, read out Rating System FAQ! 🙂
- Product: 28/30
- Value: 7/10
- Ease of Use: 4/5
- Packaging: 4/5
RECOMMENDATION: For a nice, long-wearing eyeliner, Chanel's makes a nice choice–if you don't mind the price tag.
AVAILABILITY: Nordstrom
Chanel Eyeliner: Marine, Jade
Chanel Eyeliner: Marine, Jade
Chanel Eyeliner:Jade, Marine


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The Santa Fe Bar & Grill's flavorful indigenous cuisine, striking atmosphere and reasonable pricing have established the Bar & Grill as a popular spot with locals and visitors alike. The open kitchen reveals a long bank of grills and open flame broilers, bustling with our tradition-inspired creations of grilled steaks, meats & fresh seafood. A gas-fired rotisserie roasts seasoned whole chickens. Homemade red and green chile sauces spice traditional enchiladas while serrano, poblano, & jalapeno chilies, along with cilantro, garlic and onions, bring to life fish and steak tacos, pastas, soups and sandwiches. Our prime-aged "baseball cut" sirloin comes served with a mushroom butter and red chile onion rings. Twenty five value priced wines by the glass, eight premium draft beers and a creative margarita menu are the base line for our full bar service.
This restaurant accepts reservations during Restaurant Week.
187 Paseo de Peralta
Santa Fe, NM 87501
(505) 982-3033
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Instructing a Child's Heart: Part 4Monday, March 11, 2013
I don't know about you, but after Shepherding a Child's Heart, I was full to the desire to be a parent who really digs deep and works on effecting my child's heart, and not just be a strict disciplinary But I wasn't full of enough steps to do that (trust me I also know that a 1-2-3 action plan doesn't always work on every kid, but as a mom I needed some kind of frame work to get started in).
And luckily Tedd & Margy Tripp wrote a follow up to the Shepherding a Child's Heart - Instructing a Child's Heart. And trust me, if you are feeling a little lost after the first book, this book helps give you a little more as far as practical steps to take as you start to really dig into your child's heart and shepherd them.
As the Tripps say, "You need more than tips and ideas; you need solid Biblical truth." (59) And that is the basis of this book as well. Pulling from scripture to provide the foundation as you build up your family one step at a time.
The bulk of the information in this book is on formative instruction, that it is the basis that allows for deep communication and sharing so that you can truly start to dig deep into your child's heart and effect it. "Formative instruction gives children principles and absolutes by which to live -hooks to hang life on." (96) And our kids will receive this instruction from their surroundings, so we, as parents, need to make sure we are part of this instruction.
One of the examples of how as a parent I need to provide such instruction that I personally found extremely helpful was:
"You want your children to develop the habit of prayer during times of temptation. Imagine a four-year-old who becomes angry with siblings over every offense, real or imagined. You want to accomplish more that adjudication the conflict of the day. You want him to turn to God in Prayer when he is tempted to be angry... If your child can learn to come to you to lead him to the throne of grace to find mercy and help in his time of need (Heb 4:16), he will learn how to go there himself in the years to come." (306)For me this is a reminder to pull my kids into prayer with me when I am tempted as well as when they are being tempted.
Of course to know when they are being tempted I have to be aware of the areas in their lives that little tiny idols are being formed. Such things are what will cause temptation to take over them. This is part of my job as a mom, to really pay attention to them and know what things in life are becoming idols. Some examples of idols that were mentioned at different times in the book include video games, sports, toys, TV shows, certain clothes, need to win all trophies, etc. When such things become idols for my kids I need to help encourage them to remove such things from the center of their life, and help them work through the false desire to need it, not just want it.
The key here is to encourage them. "Your role is to bring your child encouragement." (920)
Before continuing in this series, take a moment to really evaluate your kids and start to recognize their strengths, places you can encourage them to continue to strive towards. Then also recognize their weaknesses, and ways to encourage continued effort towards some of them. Finally keep an eye out for possible idols so that you might be able to walk along side them as you approach the Savior who will help to remove such a false idol and change their heart.
"Your parenting task to bring truth. God changes hearts. Behavior follows the heart. Even when you must constrain behavior, you must have a bigger objective in view-- to bring God's truth to your children. Since God's Word addresses the child's heart, you must also be focused on the heart." (974) (Tweet that)
I'd love to hear your thoughts on really evaluating your children as individuals who need encouraged as they learn to walk this path of life. How do you come along side your kids and gently nudge them towards praying to their God?
New to the Shepherding a Child's Heart series? Take a moment and catch up
Shepherding intro
Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 5
Shepherding wrap up
Linked up with: http://www.create-with-joy.com/2013/03/inspire-me-monday-week-62.html, http://the-life-of-faith.blogspot.com/, http://www.frommymountainview.com/2013/03/MAMM-03-11-2013.html, http://www.whatjoyismine.com/, http://www.thebettermom.com/, http://www.momstheword--livingforhim.blogspot.com/


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Spice up your Gameday Stack with a unique Letter Collection Bracelet with your favorite team "saying"!
Each bracelet will be custom made in a variation of your team's colors and will not be the exact bracelet pictured.
Example: All UGA Bracelets will include Red, Black, And White- but the exact beads may differ from those pictured.


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Jean Smith's $100 USD paintings (11 x 14″ acrylic on canvas panel) from December 9th back to the beginning of the series (January, 2016).
"First, oh my word I love these portraits {acrylic on canvas panel} so, so, so much. Second, Canadian rocker turned painter Jean Smith sells these paintings on Facebook for $100 a pop. WHAT? Yes, true story. Are you wondering what you're still doing here and why you're not over there buying a whole bunch of these 11×14 beauties? Me too. Here you go… Jean's Facebook page. You're welcome." – The Jealous Curator
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Today: Michelle Lasswell Classification (Halsor)
Birthdays: Jan Stevens (7/15) and Duane Benson (7/21)
Next Week: Amelia Ousley (Blumhoeffer)
Last Week:
Janet Lewis Muth, executive director of Growing Up Healthy, wants us to get out and vote. Her organization is competing with two other non-profits for a $100,000 winner-take-all grant from the Blue Cross-Blue Shield Foundation. We have until July 20 to vote. Here's how you can help:
- Send an email to: email@example.com
- Send a text to: BUILD at 83224
- Go to www.incomons.org/connectforhealth and click on the "vote now" tab.
So what does Growing Up Healthy (GUH) do and how would it use a $100,000 grant?
GUH began five years ago as a collaborative effort nurtured by the Northfield Public Schools Community Services Division. Its aim is to improve the health of marginalized families in Rice County by strengthening community connections. To that end, GUH creates opportunities for participating families — many of them immigrants — to get better acquainted and develop the supportive relationships that lead to stronger communities and better health.
The grant would allow the coalition to essentially double its operating budget — the grant would be $50,000 over two years — and allow it to expand its program with an initiative called "Broaden and Build."
Betsy Spethmann, executive director of the Northfield Area United Way, updated the club on the United Way's most recent allocation. This year it funded some 28 different programs in seven zipcodes in and around Northfield. The allocations supported five areas of focus: People in Crisis ($134,000), Children and Youth ($88,000), Health and Well-Being ($48,000), Children with Disabilities ($19,000) and Strengthening Community ($12,000).
Several locally-grown initiatives supported by United Way, such as the Northfield Healthy Community Initiative, the TORCH program, and A-Plus Arts Program, she said have gained state and national recognition and are held up us models of effective community building.
Guests: Sue Metz (Crow), Chris Ekern (Reese), Laura Peterson (S. Richardson), Mary Schmelzer (Madigan) and John Sinning (Estenson).
Scholarship Enhancement: Guest Laura Peterson
— President-elect Jim Prichard filled in for President Jane Fenton.
— Beth Kallestad announced the Fourth Annual Cannon River Cleanup on September 15. If you want to help, put it on your calendar.
— Mathew Rich invited members to consider contributing to the Three Links Foundation golf tournament on August 2. Great golf and great prizes, he promised.


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Hello again, Martin here. The outside temperatures may be unseasonably warm, but that's not going to defer the holiday entertaining schedule that's about to get real. My family, my girlfriend's family, and my friends and neighbors are big into get-togethers during Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's, which translates into lots of great feasts and lots of amazing wines and spirits. This time of year, wine is the perfect hostess and holiday gift. But with all of those brand new shiny bottles collecting on your countertops as your guests bring them in; it'd be nice to have extra storage that also let you show them off. Well, have I got a project for you. Not only is this PVC wine rack a perfect gift idea, if you're an entertainer who likes to serve wine, it's one of those projects you'll want to make and keep for yourself.
This is wine rack is so easy to make, here's all you need to do:
Gather these materials:
First, if I don't have all of the materials I need, I head out to my local building supply store. You can buy Inteplast Building Products PVC trim at your local Home Depot, or you can check out this retail locator from Inteplast Building Products to find a retailer in your area.
Next, I make four marks, every 10" on the 1 x 4 PVC trim board. Then, on the table saw, I make miter cuts (45 degrees) at every 10" mark.
Once I have the four pieces cut of the PVC trim cut, which will become the wine bottle holders, I roughly line them up to make sure they fit together. This also helps me determine the size of the backer board. Now, I'll cut the 1 x 10 PVC trim board to 29" long and 9-1/2" wide.
All of my pieces are cut and ready for assembly. I'll first mark where the bottle holes will be drilled. Starting 2" from the end, I'll mark the center for the first hole, and then from the center of the first hole, I'll measure over 3-3/4" for the center of the second hole. I'll need to repeat this for each of the other three pieces. Check out the diagram at the end of this post for more detail.
Next, apply PVC cement on the edges of each bottle holder, and press them in place on the backer trim board.
After you've applied the PVC cement, wait about 3 minutes until it's dry, and then flip it over and permanently attach with 1-1/2" screws, starting at the edge. Apply three screws for each PVC bottle holder trim piece. Start from the sides and use a straight edge as a guide for the middle screws.
Now you're ready to hang it on the wall. Using a stud finder, locate the stud. Mount the rack with a screw on the top and one on the bottom, 1" from each edge. Make sure you are going into a stud, you don't want your wine collection to end up on the floor!
That's it! Your finished project can hold up to 8 bottles of wine.
Once you've got all of your materials and tools gathered, this project shouldn't take you more than an hour or two tops! Hope you make out ok with the project, and as always, I'm ready to talk shop, so let me know what projects you're working on. Thanks for reading.
Martin (and Harley)
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Fergie was tasked to sing the "Star-Spangled Banner" at tonight's NBA All-Star Game—a feat that she seemed to fall short of on Sunday night.
Before the game, the sultry singer slinked up to the microphone in an LBD and gave a bluesy (or was it jazzy?) and somewhat unusual rendition of the national anthem that did NOT seem to go over well with the A-list audience, or it appears the entirety of the Internet.
In clips, Chance the Rapper, Joel Embiid, Draymond Green and Jimmy Kimmel were spotted on camera not really feeling Fergie's flow before the game.
One viewer, Isaac Harris, called it the "worst" national anthem he'd ever heard, writing, "Literally dying at these reactions. Fergie with the worst rendition ever."
John Middlekauf simply tweeted, "Worst rendition ever?"
@CoryTowns wrote, "LMAOOOOOOOOO FERGIE SOUND LIKE A BODEGA CAT."
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It is the natural number following 1 and preceding 3.
An integer is called even if it is divisible by 2.
Two is the smallest and the first prime number.
Two is also the only even prime number - sometimes called "the oddest prime".
Two Cows
[Image by kwerfeldein, (cc)]
Two Little Birds
2 - Birds - Cow - Glyph - Integer - Numeral - Prime Number - Two