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Women may be making only "glacial" gains in representation at the highest level of corporate Canada, but progress is being made, says a Calgary careers coach who thinks that by broadening leadership development programs, those numbers will continue to rise.
"The gap is slowly narrowing to have more women in senior-level positions," says Yvonne Silver, a certified executive coach in Calgary who is launching the Shattered Ceiling Career Development Forum for Women in January. "We also have a higher number of women going back to school."
Sixty-five per cent of women who received career development support are developing new talent - particularly women (73 per cent) - compared to 56 per cent of men, of which only 30 per cent are developing female talent, according to research by Catalyst Canada in a June 2012 report.
Silver aims to change that through her upcoming forum, which includes monthly sessions over a year that combine personalized coaching to help more women reach senior-level positions.
"Women tend to solve problems through conversation, so coaching is an excellent forum," she says. "There's still a big gap between men and women in terms of how we approach the development of others."
Topics include work-life balance, increasing confidence, communicating with a strong presence, speaking the language of business and how women can empower their teams to develop female talent within their own companies.
"Boards can benefit from the well-credentialed individuals who bring a wider range of skills, experiences and perspectives to corporate governance," says Pamela Jeffrey, founder of the Canadian Board Diversity Council.
Adds Bill Thomas, the chief executive and a senior partner at KPMG LLP: "Embracing diversity increases creativity, innovation and success."
It released a study that found women now hold 14.4 per cent of all board seats in Canada's FP500 organizations, and also looked more broadly at diversity practices that can help boost numbers of other diverse groups, such as Aboriginals and people with disabilities.
There is also evidence that companies with 25 per cent or more women corporate officers may perform better at corporate social responsibility. The Catalyst study found those companies made 13 times more contributions than those made by companies with no women in senior positions.
Debbie Blakeman, managing director of people and culture at ATB Financial, recently became a certified executive coach and is seeing the impact of her own efforts by partnering with Silver to address women in leadership roles.
"Coaching is for everybody," Blakeman says. "Fifty per cent of our customers are women, so leveraging the full talents of the workforce from a diversity perspective is so critical, (but) we still have a long way to go."
She believes coaching adds a "forward movement" that promotes self-discovery in a "personal, intimate setting" that "illuminates possibilities on a one-to-one basis."
In combination with group meetings on a regular basis, where established female professionals can share their own stories to inspire other women, the result empowers more women and instils more confidence for them to seek out senior positions.
"Storytelling and sharing experiences is really important, but it's really looking in the rear-view mirror," says Blakeman. "Coaching really takes you into the front seat."
Coaching is beneficial for the development of both men and women, but as efforts continue to increase the number of women at the top, coaching is increasingly been seen as a vital tool to achieve that goal.
"It really empowers the individual to seize accountability," says Blakeman.
Female representation in corporate Canada:
- Women hold 14.4 per cent of all board seats in Canada's FP500 corporations
- Women hold 13 per cent of board seats in Canada's manufacturing sector, a 36per-cent increase since 2011
- In the oil, gas and mining sectors, fewer than one in 10 women have a place at the boardroom table
- The utilities sector has one of the highest level of women in senior positions (20 per cent)
- Only 18 per cent of board members among FP500 companies have a written diversity policy, a decline of four per cent from last year
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There are very few things in this world that go together worse than backpacks and suits.
I was on my way to work today when I saw a young man coming towards me. I say young man because I am now a seasoned 23, while he couldn't have been older than 22 and a half. And something was wrong with his shoulders – one of them was jutting sort of sideways, and the other was a full inch higher than the rest of him. As I got closer, I realized that his shoulders were not the problem – rather it was the giant black straps attached to them.
Backpack straps are not normal straps. Attachés, laptop cases, purses, these are things with normal straps. But backpack straps are thick and deep with a sewed pleat down the middle. Backpack straps go well with t-shirts and jeans and baseball caps. They do not go well with suits. And you may laugh that I said purse straps are normal, but he'd have looked more dignified if he were carrying one than lugging around a backpack
This was not just any backpack – this was a full backpack. We all went to high school with one kid who had a full backpack, and you're picturing him now and laughing at how silly he looked. Or you're picturing yourself and wondering why I'm making fun of you. But I'm picturing him, walking around with notes from tests he already took, textbooks to classes he decided not to take, and a whole watermelon. The watermelon part was never confirmed, but something had to have taken up all that room.
I wondered where this man could be coming from that required both a suit and a full backpack. What did he have with him that he could not have carried in a shopping bag or a rolling suitcase or a dump truck? So as we passed each other, I opened my mouth to ask him. But I quickly closed it, knowing how much more fun it is to speculate.
The obvious possibility was that he was coming from somewhere that required a backpack while going somewhere that required a suit. Therefore, he brought the suit with him, changed before he left, and put the extra clothes in the bag to take home with him. But he should have removed the watermelon first. There would have been more room.
Maybe he had more backpacks inside. They'd be like those Russian dolls, where each one was smaller than the one it came out of, until they got so tiny that the only person who could wear one would be a teenage girl from 1996.
He could have found the backpack on the side of the road, sitting there with a sign that said "free backpack with a lot of crap inside.†And while I'm sure he thought about how silly he'd look in a backpack and a suit, that's the price you have to pay for a free backpack.
He may have been smuggling a jockey. This is perhaps the most interesting theory, since I had no idea that Boston had such a thriving jockey smuggling business. When I typed "Boston jockey smuggling†into Yahoo, there were over 200 matches. This is something I will have to investigate further. In the meantime, I will refer to everyone who annoys me as "jockey smuggler.â€
It's possible that he was returning from a wedding where they gave out full backpacks as party favors. Or maybe he was on his way to a wedding. You know how it's bad luck for the bride and the groom to see each other beforehand? Well, she's got to get there somehow.
Perhaps he was going on an interview as a backpack tester. He'd of course have to carry the backpack with him and fill it with bricks and watermelons in order to test its durability, all while in a suit because it was a job interview. And since Boston is renowned for its armada of backpack testers, this made perfect sense.
Or maybe, just maybe, the guy was simply a giant dork. A dork so big that he wore a fanny pack to the community swimming pool because hey – where else are you going to keep your nose plugs? A dork so big that his underwear was labeled from when he went to summer camp – this past summer. A dork so big that he posts calendars of his life online, and most of the nights include the Sci-Fi channel. A dork so big that he couldn't even fit into his own oversized backpack.
But I bet one night he got so bored that he tried. Jockey smuggler.

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There is much debate as to whether Science and Religion are compatible and in particular can Evolution and the Biblical creation account co-exist as valid worldviews or does one negate the other. As far as I am concerned the debate is only a bone of contention for religionists. Science is the study of the natural world. It does not look for supernatural outcomes to its investigations. Religion has for the last 400 years has been continually discounted as a reliable tool to discover anything new. It's explanations of the working of the natural world are being proven incorrect and Science is filling the gaps it used to dwell in.
When I am referring to the Theory of Evolution I am talking about Modern Evolution Theory and not just "Darwinism". Creation as used will mean the Bible story and Creationism in general.
If I posted this 400 years ago it would read "The theory of Heliocentricity and the idea that the Earth is at the middle of our Universe – are they compatible?" The religious did their utmost to thwart the advancement of scientific discovery. They did not "believe" it was true that the sun was at the center. It was "only a theory" and the scientists behind it were deemed to be heretics. Only as people became educated did they understand it. Now this once special knowledge is deemed almost to be common sense. The churches now accept the Theory of Heliocentricity as being true. That is mighty of them but irrelevant to me because like the Theory of Evolution it was never a matter of faith. It is only a matter of education. Knowledge is power. They controlled the flow of it for too long in schools and even Universities. Information takes away more power from religion so it will do whatever it takes to keep as much of it as it can. So religions come up with alternative "theories" to counter the modern day heretics.
Even today I still get told by apologists that the Bible knew the world was round. Many have become "Hebrew scholars" and love informing me about the meaning of the word "chug" to insist Isaiah know the world was round. He did not. He "knew" it to be flat as did everyone else at that time.
The same people will then try to argue with me that Intelligent Design is a credible scientific alternative to the Theory of Evolution and should be taught in schools. They "don't believe in Evolution". So they read more biblical science and come up with the idea that their god created every animal including man in his present "form". I will not discuss I.D. any further but if anyone else thinks it a good idea and has any merit please fire ahead. Maybe the dinosaurs died because they fell over the edge of the planet. These theists are the same as they were 400 years ago. They still maintain their book is the one and only truth necessary and deny the validity of the Theory of Evolution just as they denied the fact the sun is at the center of the galaxy.
I am not a scientist and do not claim any academic qualifications in this area. Due to my lack of believe in any god or the veracity of written accounts I turned elsewhere for answers. I find that the Theory of Evolution is a fact because I understand it to be proven. It therefore reinforces my reasons for remaining an Atheist but in itself it did not make me an Atheist. I will reference my replies later to any questions I try to answer.
I consider it fair to say that most Theists deny the fact of Evolution because they do not know it. Those that think they do usually have only learnt it from the science section of the bible or from their local preacher. I have never met a Theist (I mean never) who could explain it to me correctly. I also consider it fair to claim that one does not need be an Atheist to see that the Theory of Evolution is a Fact.
The Theory of Evolution is the scientific study of how life of earth has evolved over time. To start with we need to get some concept of the time scale. It started about 3.5 billion years ago. You need to stop a minute and think about that. It is almost impossible to conceive of such a scale. Millions of species have lived and died out before man appeared a relatively short time ago. We are about as a modern species for the last 200,000 years. 40,000,000 years before us Mt. Everest rose up and yet 25,000,000 years before that the dinosaurs became extinct. A few billion years further back and our early ancestors were getting ready to crawl out of the sea. Sound as fantastic as other stories? Well yes but all of this can be and has been fully proven. When all the various fields of Science, geology, chemistry, anatomy, fossil studies and especially DNA are taken together we see that all life on Earth is connected. No matter what species we look at once we go back far enough we see a common ancestor is shared amongst us all.
I am not going to further explain the Theory here other than say that the word "Theory" in this case means a body of facts and not an hypothesis that is still in need of evidence to make it acceptable. It is because Evolution is a proven fact that it is deemed to be a Theory.
I fully acknowledge that the Theory of Evolution does not explain how life on Earth began but that is not what it is about. I also accept that the Theory of Evolution does not disprove the existence of any particular deity.
However if anyone accepts that the Theory of Evolution is a fact (which it is) then we humans are descended from other species and if we keep going back we are evolved from simple life forms that lived in the sea. Therefore we could not have been created in human form in one day. Therefore the Christian story of creation is not true. It is a myth like those of all other religions.
Feel free to tell me where you think I am wrong and show me how the bible is right or at least compatible with Evolution. We can discuss the Theory of Evolution in greater detail and clear up any misconceptions held about it if this discussion EVOLVES.
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"No one has actually witnessed the birth of a species in the wild, so researchers must come up with clever experiments to see whether differences in ecology, and the adaptations they spur, can isolate species reproductively."53 Dr. Virginia Morell.
This is completely wrong. This shows no understanding of modern Evolutionary Theory. Knowledge and learning should set us free to think and be amazed enough to ask more. Rather than reply with more esoteric Science take a look at this. There are many other examples I can show.
And if you sense that I have "issues" with Creationists - here is one reason why. Enjoy your journey. :-)
I would think it would be refreshing, after living in a world of fantasy for so long --
I hope there is a healthy dose of irritation in the mix, at those who make a living off of misrepresenting evolution.
..perhaps the slow rise of atheism is itself a product of evolution..
I think, therefore I evolve. <------ I just made that up..worthy of a tee-shirt !!!!
Yes, it really is! I like that!
I totally agree. Religion will die out. It is no longer necessary. It is not an instrument of discovery. How much more evolved would we be as a species if we had not had to endure centuries in the dark ages where religion fought all scientific advances tooth and nail. It has become meaningless to enough of us now that it will wither away, hopefully sooner rather than later.
Another video on Science Vs Religion that is well worth a look. Allow 90 minutes
Just finished the video you recommended, of a discussion between Dawkins and Lawrence Krause, and Dawkins brought up the Catholic belief in "transubstantiation."
I was never a Catholic, but I did attend Communion once because there was this little Catholic girl and - bottom line, I attended Communion.
For those who don't know what transubstantiation is, according to the New Testament, Yeshua allegedly broke his bread, gave each of his Homey's a bite, and asked them to do this in remembrance of him, claiming that the bread was his body, and the wine, his blood. During Communion, everyone kneels, while the Priest passes by and places a small wafer on each person's tongue.
Transubstantiation is the Catholic belief that at that moment, the wafer literally, magically, turns into a piece of the body of a first-century dead Jew.
I've devised an accurate test to prove or disprove the validity of that claim - transubstantiation is real, if the wafer stops tasting like a wafer, and suddenly tastes like chicken --
Actually the wafer tastes a little like flat hard tack. Without the wine, it would be truely hard to swallow. But with some sacred bean dip, I think it could catch on. It would be low fat, low salt, and a little crisp, just about right for bean dip, or cheese wizz!
I had never noticed a flavor change during the 'hand off and swallow' procedure. It has been nearly 20 years since my last communion. Maybe I would need a few weeks of confession, before I get the 'tastes like chicken' experience?
I don't need to go to communion to get the really good chicken tenders do I? My home made ones need hot sauce or ranch dressing.......LOL
I believe that Dillahunty actually ate communion wafers with salsa (or was it queso) on his show one time. I don't believe that they had actually been consecrated yet, though.
I have been looking for cheep, low fat, low salt chips, do you know his supplier? Damn I need to check this idea out! I wonder if they can be special ordered with garlic and herb?
James, I think you would probably be looking for the low fat wafers, called "I can't believe it's not Jesus".


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Analysis of Anti-Vax Graphs
by Robert Webb
The anti-vaccine movement sometimes presents graphs to support their cause, supposedly to show that diseases were on the decline before vaccines came along, and that vaccines had no effect. Graphs seem hard to argue with. They look scientific, represent actual data, and are compelling to many people. And indeed a good graph should be compelling. But their graphs are not good. Let's have a look at how the true data, which supports the fact that vaccines have had a huge positive effect, can be manipulated to manufacture the conclusion the anti-vax movement wants.
Death rates
Firstly, most of the graphs they show are of death rates, not infection rates. Yes, death rates dropped significantly before vaccines were introduced because other improvements in medicine and sanitation meant that we were better at treating the disease, but it does not indicate that less people had the disease to begin with.
They also tend to show graphs going back a long time to when death rates for common diseases like measles were very high. To fit these high figures on the graph it's necessary to scale down all the figures, meaning that by the time the vaccine is introduced you can no longer see any drop it may have caused in deaths.
They never show graphs of death rates from third world countries where due to poor sanitation etc. death rates for diseases like measles can still be quite high.
Here's a nice graph though showing both infection and death rates in the US and it's clear from both that the 1963 vaccine had a huge effect.
Source: http://www.iayork.com/MysteryRays/2009/09/02/measles-deaths-pre-vaccine/
The anti-vaxxers claim (e.g. here) that death rates are more reliable than infection rates because they don't trust the diagnoses made by doctors. The idea is that doctors are biased against diagnosing a disease if the patient has been vaccinated against it. But if the symptoms match, why wouldn't they test for it? We all know that vaccines are not 100% effective. The above graph shows that infection and death rates are very closely matched, year by year, so it seems that the doctors' diagnoses match the coronors' reports, so where's the evidence for this supposed misdiagnosis?
Infection rates
So the best way to see if a vaccine worked is to look at infection rates. I've only seen one infection graph presented by the anti-vax side (in several places, but I found it on the AVN website), so let's look at that in some detail. Here it is:
This graph has already been demolished on Science-Based Medicine, so I'll try not to repeat too much of that, though I need to recap a little. Mostly what I want to show is some new graphs (the big ones further down) that help explain what Dr. Obomsawin did to create the graph he wanted.
Dr. Obomsawin gives his source for the graph as here:
But a better graph of the same data, where actual data points are shown, can be seen in here:
So what's wrong with the graph?
Here's some (but not all) of the ways that this graph deceives us.
- First, note the slight difference between these last two graphs. The latter graph shows a different point in 1959, before there was a ten year break in national reporting of measles. It appears to be a glitch in the former graph, showing a data point in 1959 when no data is available for that year. My guess is that the graph was made as if all data points were equally spaced, then the ten year gap was inserted, giving the impression that the graph dips down before the introduction of the vaccine, when in fact the dip should be spread across the gap in reporting where the vaccine was introduced. Dr. Obomsawin's graph makes good use of this non-existence point. I have recreated his graph over the top of the best version of the original graph:
- You'll also notice immediately that his graph looks nothing like the source graph. This is because he has only used a data point every 12 years. So he has taken a graph with 68 data points, and used only 5 of them! When accused of cherry picking the data, he responds:
- "the data was not selectively "cherry picked", but rather consistently spaced giving accurate data for every 12th year running from 1935 to 1983, a period which is roughly equivalent to a half century."
But cherry picking can still involve evenly-spaced data. Why every 12 years? Why starting at 1935? I'll show you exactly why this is so important. Simply start at 1933 instead. We'll even keep Dr. Obomsawin's arbitrary choice of 12-year spacing. Here's what you get:
Yep, it looks completely different, though I'm using exactly the same technique as Dr. Obomsawin to generate this graph from the same original data.
2009 H1N1 toll in the United States
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has tabulated estimates of the toll the 2009 H1N1 pandemic took in the United States. The numbers are sobering and require no additional comments. The CDC tabulated the numbers through direct observation in 62 counties covering 13 metropolitan areas of 10 states, which were then extrapolated to the entire US Population. So without further ado, here is what the 2009 H1N1 pandemic did in the US.
- Total Cases – 60,837,748 (yep, millions) which break down as such:
- 0-17 years – 19,501,004
- 18-64 years – 35,392,931
- 65+ years – 5,943,813
- Hospitalizations – 274, 304 which break down as such:
- 0-17 years – 86,813
- 18-64 years – 160,229
- 65+ years – 27,263
- Deaths – 12, 469 which break down as such:
- 0-17 years – 1,282
- 18-64 years – 9,565
- 65+ years – 1,621
So, to put this in perspective. If you're a 30-year-old such as myself, over 9,500 of our peers have died; 1,282 of our children are dead, and 1,621 of our parents are gone, all due solely to H1N1 flu. Chances are then, there is someone out there who lost his spouse, child and one parent to this disease. Makes you think twice about not vaccinating no?
Journal Club Debunks Anti-Vaccine Myths
American Family Physician, the journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians, has a feature called AFP Journal Club, where physicians analyze a journal article that either involves a hot topic affecting family physicians or busts a commonly held medical myth. In the September 15, 2010 issue they discussed "Vaccines and autism: a tale of shifting hypotheses," by Gerber and Offit, published in Clinical Infectious Diseasesin 2009.
The article presented convincing evidence to debunk 3 myths:
- MMR causes autism.
- Thimerosal (mercury) causes autism.
- Simultaneous administration of multiple vaccines overwhelms and weakens the immune system, triggering autism in a susceptible host.
Gerber and Offit reviewed 13 large-scale studies that demonstrated no association between the MMR vaccine and autism. These included ecologic studies, retrospective observational studies and prospective observational studies. The findings were consistent; the only outlier in all the studies of MMR was Dr. Andrew Wakefield's small, discredited 1998 study, which was fully retracted by The Lancet in early 2010.
They reviewed 7 large-scale studies (again, ecologic, retrospective, and prospective) that consistently demonstrated no association between thimerosal and autism. They showed that the hypothesis was not biologically plausible, since the symptoms of mercury poisoning are distinct from those of autism and are not produced by the thimerosal in vaccines.
They showed that the overload hypothesis is not credible because
- The immunologic load has dropped from 3000 components in the 7 vaccines used in 1980 to less than 200 in the 14 vaccines recommended today.
- An infant's immune system is capable of handling the thousands of antigens it is exposed to early in life.
- Vaccinated children are not more susceptible to infections.
- Autism is not an autoimmune disease.
Bill Gates, hero or villain?
No, this is not one of those Mac vs. PC things (although I'm a PC guy myself, but I do own an iPod as well). A little while back I ran across this entry by Mike Adams, the Blue Ranger, Texas Ranger, Power Ranger or whatever he calls himself, of NaturalNews infamy. He linked to Bill Gates' 2010 TED talk in which he says the following:
The world today has 6.8 billion people… that's headed up to about 9 billion. Now if we do a really great job on new vaccines, health care, reproductive health services, we could lower that by perhaps 10 or 15 percent
Here is the video in its entirety.
Bill Gates did in fact say that, and through an oversight, or because he thought the meaning was obvious, he did not elaborate what he meant by it. Mike Adams jumped on the opportunity. He set up the above entry, gave a link to the video, quoted the words and clearly implied that Bill Gates knows that vaccines kill and that his comment was meant to say that through vaccines we can kill 10-15% of the world population. Am I reading too much into Mike's blog entry? No, here are his exact words:
Clearly, this statement implies that vaccines are a method of population reduction. So is "health care," which all NaturalNews readers already know to be more of a "sick care" system that actually harms more people than it helps.
Thus, if vaccines are to be used as an effective population reduction effort, there are really only three ways in which they might theoretically be "effective" from the point of view of those who wish to reduce world population:
#1) They might kill people slowly in a way that's unnoticeable, taking effect over perhaps 10 – 30 years by accelerating degenerative diseases.
#2) They might reduce fertility and therefore dramatically lower birth rates around the world, thereby reducing the world population over successive generations. This "soft kill" method might seem more acceptable to scientists who want to see the world population fall but don't quite have the stomach to outright kill people with conventional medicine. There is already evidence that vaccines may promote miscarriages(http://www.naturalnews.com/027512_v…).
#3) They might increase the death rate from a future pandemic. Theoretically, widespread vaccination efforts could be followed by a deliberate release of a highly virulent flu strain with a high fatality rate. This "bioweapon" approach could kill millions of people whose immune systems have been weakened by previous vaccine injections.
So, to sum it up, Mike Adams, in his infinite wisdom is telling us that Bill Gates thinks that vaccines can be used to reduce world population by killing us slowly, making us infertile or increasing mortality during a future pandemic. I think that fairly summarizes Mike's "point".
To be honest I was a little perplexed at the time. What did Bill Gates mean to say when he said if we do a really great job on new vaccines we can lower the world population by 10-15%? As is almost always the case, the meaning has revealed itself with a little bit of time, and luck by happening to find Bill Gates 2009 Annual Letter, posted on his foundation's website. Here is an excerpt (emphasis mine):
Over the past 50 years childhood deaths have dropped dramatically. Take a look at Chart 1, which is one of my favorites. (I hope you didn't think you were going to get through this letter without some figures being thrown at you.) What you see is that in 1960, when there were nearly 110 million children born, almost 20 million children under 5 died. In 2005, when more than 135 million children were born, fewer than 10 million children under 5 died. I think this is one of the most amazing statistics ever. The number of children born went up, while the number who died was cut in half.
Not exactly what you'd expect someone who wants to use vaccines as a "method of population reduction", maliciously of course, to say, no? Why Mike may be surprised to hear that Bill Gates is happy that childhood mortality rates have halved in the past 50 years. He might even reconsider his statements, but I wouldn't bet on that. Let us continue reading Mr. Gates' letter (again emphasis mine).
Despite this progress, 10 million children dying is still 10 million too many. Each death is a tragedy. In the United States we don't think much about young people dying because it is so rare. It would be a huge breakthrough to cut that 10 million in half again, which I believe can be done in the next 20 years.
These words are of course a ploy to cover his real malicious reasons, right Mike? But he's not gonna pull the wool over YOUR eyes, is he Mike? Of course, you could've been horribly wrong in your assessment of Bill Gates' talk, but what are the chances of that?!? No, no this is clearly a cover up. Let us go on.
When Melinda and I first started our giving, in the late 1990s, our focus was on reproductive health rather than childhood deaths. We felt that giving mothers the tools to limit their family size to what they wanted would have a catalytic effect by reducing population growth and making it easier to feed, educate, and provide jobs for the children who were born.
Interesting; it's starting to sound as if Bill Gates believes that a better reproductive health can help reduce population growth, a not-so-scandalous claim after all; people with better access to reproductive healthcare and education, especially birth control, tend to have less kids, methinks. This has got to be more covering up of the malicious plan, am I right Mike? Let's go on reading and uncovering this nefarious plan.
A surprising but critical fact we learned was that reducing the number of deaths actually reduces population growth.Chart 3 shows the strong connection between infant mortality rates and fertility rates. Contrary to the Malthusian view that population will grow to the limit of however many kids can be fed, in fact parents choose to have enough kids to give them a high chance that several will survive to support them as they grow old. As the number of kids who survive to adulthood goes up, parents can achieve this goal without having as many children.
This means that improved health is critical to getting a country into the positive cycle of increasing education, stability, and wealth. When health improves, people have smaller families and the government has more resources per person, so improving nutrition and education becomes much easier. These investments also improve health, and a virtuous cycle begins that takes a country out of poverty.
Damn, this guy is really good at pretending to have good intentions, right Mike? Well, he can't fool you can he Mike?
Now someone of lesser intelligence, such as myself, might reach the conclusion that Bill Gates believes that through better healthcare, which includes vaccines, better sex education and birth control methods, world population can go down naturally by inducing parents to have fewer children; we can argue about the merits of that line of thinking, but there's nothing malicious about it. Someone like me, who has not the power to read minds, would rely on what Bill Gates actually says and writes, which seems to suggest that his intentions are pure. It appears he cares about improving the living conditions of the millions that are less lucky than Mike Adams and myself; cares about reducing death rates in children; cares about lifting poor nations out of poverty.
But that's just me Mike; I certainly don't hold you to the same standards as myself. You're free to think as you see fit, but I would advise you to reconsider your position. What would be Bill Gates' reason for wanting to reduce world population? Less iPads sold for Steve Jobs?
Bill Gates: hero or villain? Far as I can tell, hero.
Vaccine Misconception of the day – Aluminum in vaccines
One of the common arguments the anti-vaccine advocates use is the "toxins in vaccines" argument. They say that because some substance in vaccines is known to be toxic, such as aluminum, then its mere presence makes vaccines dangerous. What they fail to mention in almost every case however is how much of said substance is in vaccines, and at what levels is this substance toxic.
Water can be toxic to a human in high enough quantities; it's called drowning. Oxygen can be poisonous; it's called oxygen poisoning. The list of examples goes on and on but the take home point is this: any substance can be toxic in the right dose; and most substances will not be toxic at low enough levels. As they say the dose makes the poison. The same applies to aluminum.
So, how much aluminum is there in vaccines anyway, and is that level dangerous for babies? To answer that, the Vaccine Education Center at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia has set up a short, concise, informative PDF that is available to all, for free, titled "Aluminum in Vaccines: What you should know". And unlike those in the anti-vaccine camp, the Vaccine Education Center provides all their sources in the PDF itself, for anyone who wants to verify the accuracy of their report.
What they report should satisfy everyone's curiosity.
During the first 6 months of life, infants could receive about 4 milligrams of aluminum from vaccines. That's not very much: a milligram is one-thousandth of a gram and a gram is the weight of one-fifth of a teaspoon of water. During the same period, babies will also receive about 10 milligrams of aluminum in breast milk, about 40 milligrams in infant formula, or about 120 milligrams in soy-based formula.
So to put this in perspective: a baby will get 2.5 times the amount of aluminum from breast milk, 10 times the aluminum from infant formula, and 30 times the aluminum from soy-based formula. I know of no babies that are raised without either breast milk or formula, including the babies of each person in the anti-vaccine camp, and any baby who wasn't vaccinated due to parent's fear of aluminum toxicity in vaccines.
It appears to me that the anti-vaccine crowd should switch its focus from "greening" vaccines to "greening" baby formula. I hear Big Formula makes a lot of money too out of its product….!


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This is the first episode looking at multicopters, and Frits has a very advanced hexacopter in the air. Later episodes will look at products you can buy, and some cool cheap and less complex alternatives new on the market will be demonstrated.
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DENVER – Seven top performing Broker Associates with Kentwood Real Estate were recently recognized as 2017 "Mile High Leaders" in residential real estate by the Denver Business Journal (DBJ). In a special sponsored insert in the February 23-March 1, 2018 edition of the DBJ, the top 100 metro Denver real estate professionals were chosen based on their individually MLS recorded sales for all of 2017 in total dollars. The special recognition was sponsored by The Dowling Group 5 Star Loan Concierge and Canyon Title.
The Kentwood agent in the top 10 and her remarkable sales volume for 2017 was Gina Lorenzen at No. 4 with $69,611,930 in total sales volume.
Kentwood brokers in the top 100 included: Dee Chirafisi, No. 14, $48,466,742; Dawn Raymond, No. 76, $28.070,495; Bob Kelly, No. 80, $27,731,200; Dotson Skaggs, No. 83, $27,569,800; Brian Harris, No. 87, $27,335,093; and Chuck Gargotto, No. 96, $26,526,953.
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Our "Go Birding" section would not have been possible without the generosity of Marcia T. Fowle and Paul Kerlinger authors of the book The New York City Audubon Society Guide to Finding Birds in the Metropolitan Area. They have allowed us to make some of the chapters in their book the basis for this section of our website. We then proceeded to update each birding location in New York City, working with knowledgeable naturalists, many of whom provided information for the book in 2001. Hopefully, in updating this clear and useful book, we have been true to their spirit of love for the very special wildlife environment of New York City, continuing to make the birding information accessible to all.
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Birding in NYC
Few people associate New York City with wildlife or birdwatching, but the truth is that in the City's parks and green spaces, and along portions of the 578-mile waterfront, you'll find some of the best places in the world to watch birds. New Yorkers need only take a bus, subway, or ferry to truly world-class birding locations in all five boroughs--including Central Park in Manhattan, Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Queens, Pelham Bay Park in the Bronx, Prospect Park in Brooklyn, and Great Kills Park on Staten Island. Hundreds of bird species may be seen at these hot spots and many more across the city, and the variety changes constantly throughout the year.
Extraordinary birding in New York City is due to a combination of geography, topography, and habitat diversity. New York City is located at a geographic nexus of the Atlantic Flyway bird migration route and nesting distribution for numbers of species. For tens of thousands of years, since the end of the last ice age, birds migrated to and through the area. Large numbers of arctic, boreal, northern temperate, and southern temperate species follow this migration route. On an annual basis, more than 200 different species frequent the New York City metropolitan area.
After a night or day in flight, birds migrating over the city alight somewhere in the metropolitan area for rest and food. Because of the numbers of migrants and the fragmented nature of open space suitable for landing, unusually dense concentrations of birds can occur during migration.Birding in New York City is an adventure. Frequently it is better in this urban area than in the wilderness.
The concentration, diversity, and numbers of birds are astounding. Where else in North America or the world can you see 75 or 100 species of birds in one day? With binoculars around your neck and perhaps a scope over your shoulder, you wend you way through busy streets or maneuver for a seat on a crowded subway. You reach your birding destination. While you observe a Snowy Egret spearing a crustacean, an Osprey carrying a fish to its nesting platform, a Red-bellied Woodpecker probing a decayed tree for insects, or a Long-eared Owl eyeing you from its cedar tree perch, out of the corner of your eye you may see the Arthur Kill oil refineries, a jet on its way to Paris, or the Manhattan skyline. We, at NYC Audubon, hope this website provides you with the kind of information that will lead to many memorable birding experiences. Go forth with friends and enjoy.
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Queens is almost as large as Manhattan, the Bronx, and Staten Island combined, encompassing 37% of New York City's total area. Its western and northern shorelines follow along the East River and Long Island Sound while its southern shores open on Jamaica Bay and the Atlantic Ocean. Two districts of the expansive Gateway National Recreation Area are in Queens: the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge (shared with Brooklyn) and the Breezy Point District.
The Wildlife Refuge includes saltmarsh, open water, and buffering uplands. The Breezy Point District, on the western end of the Rockaway Peninsula, is a long narrow barrier beach with shoreline on both the Atlantic Ocean and the Rockaway Inlet leading into Jamaica Bay. The District includes Jacob Riis Park, Fort Tilden, and Breezy Point. In 1997, the National Audubon Society designated the entire Jamaica Bay Complex an Important Bird Area of Global Significance. These federally-owned coastal areas, along with city-owned Alley Pond Park and Forest Park, offer extraordinary birding opportunities in Queens.
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Staten Island (Richmond County) has a 3,000-acre network of second-growth forest in the island's center called the Greenbelt . Here you can experience the healthiest forest ecosystem in the entire city. In addition, Staten Island contains 2,000 acres of freshwater wetlands (the Staten Island Bluebelt), tidal marshlands, and 60 miles of waterfront, providing great diversity of avian habitat. On Christmas Bird Counts, Peregrine Falcon, Lesser Black-backed Gull, Purple Sandpiper, Great Horned Owl, Orange-crowned Warbler and Snow Bunting have been regular sightings.
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Staten Island can be reached from Manhattan by a spectacular ferry ride on Upper New York Bay past the Statue of Liberty. Many bird species can be observed from the ferry!
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Gianpietro Tonetti-Roma Collection Collection of Fixed and Extending Tables
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Interview with gianpietro tonetti : Frank Scott: What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?. gianpietro tonetti : The idea was to propose a piece of furniture that could fit into different environments with different living styles. The solution has been to propose the creation of two series of extruded aluminum profiles, one perfectly smooth and one with a relief that is inspired by Romanesque columns, using the same structural components. .Frank Scott: What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?. gianpietro tonetti : The realization of a series of products consistent with the target reference and the corporate inputs. Products designed to last, easy to use, made using recyclable materials and eco-friends, which may be intended for an international market. .Frank Scott: What are your future plans for this award winning design?. gianpietro tonetti : Promote the prize in social networks and on my website. .Frank Scott: How long did it take you to design this particular concept?. gianpietro tonetti : The design from the first concept, to final engineering, required approximately three months. .Frank Scott: Why did you design this particular concept? Was this design commissioned or did you decide to pursuit an inspiration?. gianpietro tonetti : There has been specifically requested by the DEXO a project, we work with them from several years. .Frank Scott: Is your design being produced or used by another company, or do you plan to sell or lease the production rights or do you intent to produce your work yourself?. gianpietro tonetti : The "ROMA collection" will be made and marketed by the company DEXO Orsenigo srl .Frank Scott: What made you design this particular type of work?. gianpietro tonetti : Everything, from the first sketch to the realization of the executive file of each component .Frank Scott: Where there any other designs and/or designers that helped the influence the design of your work?. gianpietro tonetti : Only our experience in the field .Frank Scott: Who is the target customer for his design?. gianpietro tonetti : We believe a mature clientele over the age of 35 years, with high disposable income. .Frank Scott: What sets this design apart from other similar or resembling concepts?. gianpietro tonetti : The ability to have a product suitable for both inside and outside, with the elements of extension made of the same material of the main floor. .Frank Scott: How did you come up with the name for this design? What does it mean?. gianpietro tonetti : Is inspired by the decorations of the Romanesque columns, a symbol of Italian style! .Frank Scott: Which design tools did you use when you were working on this project?. gianpietro tonetti : Everything has been developed with 3D CAD systems and some components were prototyped with 3D printers .Frank Scott: What is the most unique aspect of your design?. gianpietro tonetti : The versatility and the proper use of materials .Frank Scott: Who did you collaborate with for this design? Did you work with people with technical / specialized skills?. gianpietro tonetti : Everything has been developed in our study with a continuous dialogue with customers. .Frank Scott: What is the role of technology in this particular design?. gianpietro tonetti : Fundamental, we have created the structure with joints in die-cast aluminum and extruded aluminum profiles. All movements are on ball bearings. The plans and extension cords are made of ceramic supported by fiberglass and tempered glass. .Frank Scott: Is your design influenced by data or analytical research in any way? What kind of research did you conduct for making this design?. gianpietro tonetti : We did not do specific research, only a general overview of the market. .Frank Scott: What are some of the challenges you faced during the design/realization of your concept?. gianpietro tonetti : Control of production costs, we had a target audience and we respected. .Frank Scott: How did you decide to submit your design to an international design competition?. gianpietro tonetti : In order to have more visibility and look for new customers. .Frank Scott: What did you learn or how did you improve yourself during the designing of this work?. gianpietro tonetti : The comparison with the customer is always a source of growth .Frank Scott: Any other things you would like to cover that have not been covered in these questions?. gianpietro tonetti : Is everything to me! .
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A-Rod – What else are we going to talk about?
I found it somewhat humorous Alex Rodriguez said that he will be under intense scrutiny for "the next 18 months to 24 months". Interesting how one can predict the exact time frame involved in the 'post-confession' period. Does that mean we are guaranteed of no reference to A-Rod in March 2011? Looking forward to it!
Personally, I don't blame Alex for not wanting to talk about his past drug use following the press conference earlier in the week. If he talked, he'd run the risk of contradicting his previous comments…
Wallace Matthews of Newsday wrote a great piece today about how GM Brian Cashman wanted to 'move on' when A-Rod opted out of his 'drug-induced' $250 million contract in 2007. Cashman's position has gone largely unnoticed until now, but he could have saved the organization from much embarrassment. A-Rod's return only came about when A-Rod bypassed agent Scott Boras and dealt with the Yankees and Hank Steinbrenner directly.
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It should come as a welcome relief when A-Rod joins the Dominican Republic World Baseball Classic team early next month. Egads! The reporters in Yankees camp will have only baseball to talk about! Of course, there might be mention of the scandalous time that Mark Teixeira took a couple of Advil for a post-game headache…
More Yankees in the Headlines?
I have to admit that I was startled for a moment when I saw the headline about the frozen assets belonging to Johnny Damon and Xavier Nady. Of course, it is clear that they are innocent victims. The government's freeze of a company affiliated with Robert Allen Stanford impacted accounts owned by Damon and Nady.
Neither Damon nor Nady invested directly with Stanford funds but rather they invested through broker dealers whose accounts were with a Stanford company.
It was reported that Damon complained of being unable to pay his bills and Nady could not put down a deposit on a New York apartment. I find it surprising that both would wrap up their assets through a single source. I guess diversification is not something they are concerned with. I also find it interesting that both players are represented by agent Scott Boras. Thanks for the sound financial advice, Scott! And, oh by the way, Jason Varitek sends his love!
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The Return of Bernabe Figueroa Williams
Enjoy camp for a few days, Bernie, but don't get used to it!
I have to admit that it was both strange and exciting to see Bernie Williams wearing Yankee gear with number 51 on his back. However, that does not mean I would want to see him make a comeback with the team. At this point, I'd clearly prefer Nick Swisher over Bernie. I thought Bernie was a great Yankee but time has moved on.
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Then again, Phillies pitcher Jamie Moyer won a world championship at age 45, winning 16 games in 2008. But c'mon, this guy just doesn't age…
Bernie had begun a significant decline by 2006, and there is no chance that future years will be any better. He played more and better than expected in 2006, but it was time to turn the page. His presence on the roster would potentially prevent the presence of a younger player with more potential.
Upon completion of the WBC, Bernie should focus on his musical career. His latest CD, Moving Forward, is scheduled for release on April 14, 2009. The CD includes a special live performance with Bruce Springsteen and Patti Scialfa.


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In the lacrosse world, not many have done it as well as Onondaga Community College (OCC) out of New York... OCC has proven itself as a powerhouse on the junior college lacrosse scene in a big way. The Lazers start this season as the preemptive favorite and have players on the roster that any four-year school, at any level, would die to get their hands on!
A 15-6 win over Nassau last year gave OCC its fourth straight NJCAA title win (and sixth in just seven years). The Lazers have won 52 consecutive games and enter the season on March 1st with the same goal: Go for title number 5! If OCC wins the championship in 2013, is it the biggest JUCO lacrosse dynasty ever? I know that Herkimer had a nice run back in the day, but haven't yet done my research...
Typically I love to root for the underdog...but in this case, I love to see JUCO programs doing it the right way... Good luck in 2013, Lazers!
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text: From Kerry Martens, Marine Mammal Specialist Earlier this week we announced the pregnancy of Jade, one of our Atlantic bottlenose dolphins. This is a very exciting but busy time for the marine mammal staff. About a month before the expected due date, our staff and a group of trained volunteers begin 24/7 monitoring of the pregnant female for signs of labor. Around-the-clock observations of Jade began February 12 and will continue for an additional month after the calf is born. Observations are conducted from "the pit," located in the middle of our pools. After a short climb down a ladder, the area, with room for only two chairs, has windows looking into all three pools. Being comfortable with small spaces is a must! Observers use hand-held palm pilots in order to record target behaviors as they see them. We look for a variety of things with Jade. We record which of the other animals she spends time with, signs of belly movement and, most importantly, arches and crunches actions. Arches and crunches are pronounced, deliberate stretches that increase in frequency the closer we get to birth. At the beginning of the year, we recruited and trained more than 50 volunteers to assist with the constant monitoring. This group is made up of volunteers and staff members from other areas of the Aquarium. Volunteers sign up for three-hour shifts each week, with some dedicated observers picking up two or more shifts weekly! They are all excited to be part of this unique experience and we are so lucky to have the help. Trainers are also here around the clock. When 24/7 observations begin, we add an evening shift of 3 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. and an overnight shift of 11:30 p.m. - 8 a.m. We are there to oversee the volunteer observers, watch Jade if no volunteers are present, and enter in all the data collected by volunteers during the day. If Jade should go into labor during our shift, our most important job is to watch and monitor the mother and the calf. We rarely intervene during labor. We record information such as first time flukes are seen (dolphins are born tail, not head first), when the calf takes its first breath and the first time it nurses. From a trainer's perspective, observations are a great way to get an idea of the animal's behavior when we're not working with them. We have seen some pretty cool things including Jade "nursing" from Shiloh. Dolphins learn to be good mothers by watching and mimicking others around them. Could Shiloh, one of our most experienced moms, be teaching Jade what to do once the baby comes? Maybe! Here is a quick look at Jade from the pit! Tags: dolphin-births, dolphin-observations, dolphin-pregnancy, jade-dolphin-pit Categories: Animals, News Previous Post Next Post


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22 September 2017 at 10.18am | 53 Comments
It's relatively rare to see a female pas de deux in classical dance. But in a new film, Duet, created by Andrew Margetson, Royal Ballet First Soloist Beatriz Stix-Brunell and Principal Yasmine Naghdi dance together in a work choreographed by Principal Character Artist Kristen McNally.
Margetson created the film to provide something he had never seen himself: a female duet crafted by a female choreographer.
'I think a lot of people see ballet as being quite traditional: a male figure, dancing with a female figure', explains Naghdi, in a short voiceover before the dancing starts.
'I'm excited to do this pas de deux with another girl because it's different'.
'Women have a beautiful tenderness about them, but they also have a strength as well', says Stix-Brunell. 'That's going to be very exciting to play on'.
The film, soundtracked by music written by Scottish composer Lorne Balfe, was shot after two short rehearsals at the Royal Opera House.
Yasmine Naghdi will be performing in The Illustrated 'Farewell' from 6–17 November.
Beatriz Stix-Brunell will be performing in Alice's Adventures in Wonderland from 27 September–27 October 2017.


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06 May 2014
UCLan teams up with LGB Foundation for five-year study
Lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) people are often unable to get the right support for problematic substance use as health services are not set up to meet their specific needs. A five-year study into drug and alcohol use among LGB people in England found significant substance dependency problems in the community.
Research carried out by The Lesbian & Gay Foundation (The LGF) in partnership with the University of Central Lancashire (UCLan) found LGB people are more likely to take illegal drugs compared to the general population, and twice as likely to binge drink. Young people aged 16-24 were two and a half times more likely to used drugs within the last month than those in the general population.
Many LGB people interviewed felt like an 'outsider' because of their sexual orientation when accessing support services. They weren't able to be open about their lifestyle and reasons behind their substance use, or were afraid to come out to heterosexual service workers and peers. Drug and alcohol services often failed to address complex needs, such as mental health issues, alongside substance dependency.
Heather Williams, Policy & Research Manager from The LGF, said: "Drug and alcohol use is a major public health issue, and this study shows that LGB people are disproportionately affected. They are more likely to drink and take drugs, and then continue this into later life. They are more likely to be dependent on these substances but are unable to get the support they need. Those who plan and deliver health services must ensure that these services are inclusive of LGB people, in order to tackle this problem."
"Drug and alcohol use is a major public health issue, and this study shows that LGB people are disproportionately affected. They are more likely to drink and take drugs, and then continue this into later life."
One of the volunteers for the study, Susie, a lesbian in her late twenties, felt she had to hide her sexuality to other people in her recovery support group because other women would talk about their husbands or children, and she didn't know if there were any other people in the same position as her. She lacked the confidence to come out as she was unsure how supportive her peers and service workers would be.
In another case, David, a bisexual man in his fifties who sought help for methamphetamine and heroin dependencies was referred to a treatment agency by his GP. He felt that too many constraints, such as regular drugs testing, interfered with his work. Ultimately, David felt the service wasn't used to dealing with people like him – someone who can manage to hold down a job and a family life. Drug and alcohol services often don't address 'high-functioning' users, who may be more common in the LGB community.
Jez Buffin, Principle Lecture in the School of Social Work at UCLan, said: "This research has highlighted a number of significant differences between patterns of substance use among LGB and heterosexual people, and addresses what will be a costly problem in the future – both in terms of public spending and health."
The project team published recommendations for commissioners, policy makers, GPs, drug and alcohol service providers, researchers, the voluntary and community sector to address the problematic substance use of LGB people. The recommendations call for sexual orientation monitoring of patients and clients in order to understand the experiences of LGB people; the use of this study's evidence in designing and delivering health services; and recognition in the value of the voluntary and community sector offering complementary LGB-specific services, such as peer support groups and counselling.
The LGF and UCLan's national 'Part of the Picture' project took a snapshot of alcohol and drug use in the LGB community in England over a five year period and has just launched their final reports, which demonstrate the current evidence on LGB people's substance use.
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We just arrived here at the Temple of Geekdom (aka the Gizmodo Gallery). It was easy to spot, just look for the shonkiest excuse for a Back to the Future-replica DeLorean you've ever seen. We're not just making fun of it because we've both driven the DeLorean DMC-12 and seen a parade of DeLoreans down Woodward Avenue every year this decade, this thing is really bad. Mostly held together with duct tape and cable ties, there's also some spray painted cardboard boxes with holes cut out of them to form louvers, an assortment of non-connected wires and an old kitchen exhaust fan sitting on top of a box. The Flux Capacitor appears to be an old coffee maker. And no, we don't mean the Mr. Fusion kind.
Inside the gallery there's a bunch of cool gadgets and a gaggle of
prepubescent dorks Gizmodo contributors and fans playing Call of Duty on a huge TV. But the tech inside is, as we just said, quite cool.


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I am a Consultant Gynecologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, providing support to women who desire to lose weight after pregnancy. I have extensive clinical experience dealing with women who are overweight and obese and who suffer the consequences of excess weight after childbirth and many years later. My methods of weight management have been exclusively non-medical and non-surgical, though I do see a place for these options.
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These are mostly young, 25-34 year group with College education.
A typical client will exhibit the desire to lose weight in order to regain her figure back, fit into "old clothes" and be herself again. Her challenges are finding time, perseverance and fitting all the demands on her into her day, on top of looking after family. Like all weight challenged people, eating and activity are central, and pregnancy only makes matters worse.
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• Survey page on 2nd page rather than home page
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• links to Twitter account, Facebook page
• Personal blog pages, shared or private – for members with facilities for audio, video, etc.
• Blog to include Section for news updates – (newsfeed selected and customised by keyword).
• Footer with all standard business contact information including Terms of Use, Disclaimer, Resources, Privacy Policy, Link Partners, Share Icon, Linkedin Icon, Site map


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All area codes are 850 unless specified.
Fall concert
The Junior Orchestra of Northwest Florida State College will present its Fall Concert at 11 a.m. Dec. 8 in Tyler Recital Hall in the Music Wing of NWFSC in Niceville. Call 651-4308.
Biophilia Center
Hike one of the several trails and learn about the native flora and fauna of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Dec. 8 at the E.O. Wilson Biophilia Center. The guided hikes will include wildlife and habitat identification and is driven by the group's interests. Comfortable footwear, water bottle, and insect repellant is recommended. Standard admission rates apply. Call 835-1824.
Topsail tours
Topsail Hill Preserve State Park in Santa Rosa Beach will hold the following tours. All programs except Breakfast with a Ranger require a $6 entry admission into the park. Outside tours are canceled during severe weather. For information, call 267-8330.
� Dec. 8: Breakfast with a Ranger and ask questions about park wildlife at 9 a.m. To cover the cost of food please bring $5, which goes to Friends of Topsail Hill Preserve State Park to enhance the park or bring your own breakfast.
� Dec. 15: Hike to one of the beautiful and rare coastal dune lakes at 2:30 p.m. at Campbell Lake.
� Dec. 28: Why do you burn the woods? Come join us at this A Ranger led program to learn why/how/when we burn our forests at 1:30 p.m.
� Jan 1: Turpentine Trail Hike at 1:30 p.m. for America�s State Parks First Day Hikes.
Rosemary Beach Unleashed
The Second Annual Rosemary Beach Unleashed free community festival will be held from 1-4 p.m. Dec. 9 at St. Augustine Park in Rosemary Beach. This year, dogs can compete in a variety of competitions including children�s handling, most talented, best trick, a dog fashion show, and more. Music, food, dance performances, market and an agility demonstration will keep everyone entertained.
Dogs and owners may take their photos with friends from the North Pole and Dog Peticures available.
SouthernFare Dinner Series
WaterColor Inn & Resort presents a traditional offering Dec. 9 with wild game sourced regionally with fresh local sides to compliment a healthy offering. Seating at 7p.m. Cost is $65/++ pp. Reservation required.
Book Lover�s Club
The Coastal Library Book Lover�s Club will be held from 10-11 a.m. Dec. 11 in the community room of the Coastal Branch Library, 437 Greenway Trail in Santa Rosa Beach. New members are welcome along with their friends. Book to be discussed is �State of Wonder� by Ann Patchett. Call 267-2809 or visit www.youseemore.com/walton.
� Jan. 8: �The Tenderness of Wolves� by Stef Penney
� Feb. 12: �In the Sanctuary of Outcasts� by Neil White Jackie
� March 12: �Unbroken� by Laura Hillenbrand
� April 9: �The Dressmaker of Khair Khan� by Gayle T. Lemmon
Arbor Wealth Management, LLC will host a seminar, �Arbor Wealth�s 2013 Market Outlook: A Roadmap to Preserving Wealth and Prospering in the New Year,� at 10 a.m. Dec. 12 in the Arbor Wealth Conference Room. Firm founder and principal Margaret R. McDowell will lead a presentation on how to protect your investment assets and grow your wealth in 2013. Refreshments will be served. Call 608-6121 to reserve seating.
Art exhibition
An art exhibit by Melissa Davis and Jamie Conley will be held through Dec. 31 at Amavida Coffee in Seaside.
Baytowne on Ice
The ice skating rink at The Village of Baytowne Wharf will be open through Jan. 31 at the Apex Broadcasting Skating Pavilion. For $10 guests can skate for an hour and a half. Skate rental is $2. The first hour of each day is reserved for "kids skate" for youth 12 and under. Season passes are available for $140. Call 816-682-1003 for times and special skating packages.
Free pancakes at IHOP
IHOP will give away free pancakes from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Feb. 5 to celebrate National Pancake Day. The fundraiser aims to raise $3 million to kick off Children�s Miracle Network Hospitals� 30th anniversary.
Pajama Time Story Time
Join storyteller Ms. Cheryl at 6 p.m. every Monday in the children�s room of the Coastal Library for some bedtime stories in your pajamas. This will be a quiet time for little readers to relax to a bedtime story in the comfort of their caretaker�s arms. Call 267-2809.
Yoga Express
A 45-minute Yoga Express class will be held at 8 a.m. Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at The Studio, 30A Yoga in Seaside. Cost is $12 drop-in, no monthly fee. Call 320-237-4201 for more information.
Baby Boot Camp
Boot Camp in Santa Rosa Beach offers a 55-minute workout designed specifically to help new and seasoned moms with stroller-age children get back into shape after having a baby at 9:45 a.m. Tuesday and Thursday mornings and at 5:45 p.m. on Wednesdays.
Narcotics Anonymous
Narcotics Anonymous Last Chance Group meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 1st Presbyterian Church, 1063 Circle Drive in DeFuniak Springs. Progressive Recovery group meets at 7 p.m. everyday at 249 E. Hewitt Road in Santa Rosa Beach.
Yoga class
A new Restorative/Gentle Yoga Class will be held at 11:30 a.m. every Thursday at Balance Health Studio 30a in Seagrove. There is no cost to individuals currently receiving treatment for any type of cancer. Call 532-4295.
Zumba classes
Zumba With Marcia classes will be held at 6:30 p.m. Mondays, 6 p.m. Thursdays, 8:30 a.m. Fridays and 9 a.m. Saturdays at Premiere Performers Academy in Santa Rosa Beach; 10:30 a.m. Wednesdays at The Studio in Seaside; and 8:30 a.m. Wednesdays at Rosemary Beach Fitness Center.
Marie's Bistro
Singer/guitarist Bill Evett performs from 6-10 p.m. Fridays with DJ Shane beginning at 10 p.m. at Marie�s Bistro on 30A in Blue Mountain Beach. Karaoke takes center stage on Wednesdays; Kelsey Anna performs from 7-10 p.m. Thursdays; and Redd Sings from 6:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesdays with DJ Shane beginning at 10 p.m. Shag Music & Dance Class is held from 5-7 p.m. Sundays with Ben Friedman from 7-10 p.m.
Rudy Applewhite
Tommy Bahama�s Restaurant & Bar, 525 Grand Blvd. in Sandestin, presents Rudy Applewhite from 4-9 p.m. every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. Call 654-1743,
Dannica Lowery
Dannica Lowery performs live from 6-9 p.m. every Tuesday at Shorty�s Surfside Bar, 63 Hotz Ave. in Grayton Beach. Call 468-0417.
Rosalina plays classic standards and show tunes on keyboard from 6-9 p.m. Wednesdays at Christiano's Ristorante in Santa Rosa Beach. Call 267-2185.
Fusion fitness classes
Hope Lutheran Church, 3422 U.S. 98 W in Santa Rosa Beach, will offer fusion fitness classes at 9 a.m. Thursdays. Attendees may bring a mat, towel, water and light hand weights. Suggested donation is $5. Call 267-0322.
Jazz class
Jasmine Dance Studio in Santa Rosa Beach will hold a ladies adult jazz class from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Tuesdays and Thursday. Call 217-6620 for more information.
Low Country Boil
723 Whiskey Bravo, 3031 E. County Hwy. 30-A in the heart of Old Seagrove, offers a Low Country Shrimp Boil with boiled shrimp or crawfish and all the fixin�s plus live music from 3-7 p.m. Sundays. Call 213-0015.
Thursday thread therapy
Needlers, knitters, crocheters and others come for free therapy from 4-6 p.m. Thursdays on the porch at Yards N Yarn, 3770 Co. Hwy. 3280 in Freeport. Call 880-6404.
Seaside Farmers Market
Get your pick of fresh produce, baked goods, dairy products, native plants and other unique offerings during Market on Saturdays from 8 a.m. to noon in the Amphitheatre behind Raw & Juicy. Enjoy special cooking demos and activities.
Amateur Radio Club
The Chautauqua Amateur Radio Club of DeFuniak Springs/Walton County meets at 6:30 p.m. the last Tuesday of every month at McLean's Restaurant near I10 and 331 South. This club welcomes new and old Ham Radio operators. There are no business meetings on these Tuesdays. We have classes and a great time together. Call 892-2562 or email email@example.com.
Rotary Club of South Walton
The Rotary Club of South Walton meets for breakfast at 7:30 a.m. each Thursday morning at the Embassy Suites, Scenic Hwy. 98 in Miramar Beach. Visiting Rotarians and their guests are welcome. Call 267-2929.
Herman Lodge
Herman Lodge #108 Free and Accepted Masons will meet at 7 p.m. first and third Tuesdays of each month on Madison Street in Freeport. Call 835-2314.
Eastern Star
The Order of the Eastern Star #281 meets at 7:30 p.m. the first and third Fridays of each month at Herman Lodge on Madison Street in Freeport. Call 835-2314.
SHRM Chapter
A Society of Human Resource Management Chapter in Walton County will meet at 8 a.m. the first Thursday of the month at TJ�s Table in Freeport. The group is open to all individuals involved in any aspect of human resources. Email email@example.com or call 892-8668, ext. 215.
Town Planters
The Town Planters of Freeport will meet at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of the month at the Blount House on Kylea Laird Road. Call 835-5611.


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Cellphone records can't be collected without warrant, court says
A federal appeals court has ruled that investigators must obtain a search warrant to collect records from cellphone towers that are often used to track suspects' movements.
A three-judge panel of the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed Wednesday with the American Civil Liberties Union that the cellphone data is protected by the Constitution's ban on unreasonable searches and seizures.
The ruling means authorities must meet a higher legal standard of probable cause in order to gain access to the data.
The U.S. Supreme Court in 2012 ruled that investigators needed similar warrants to attach GPS devices to suspects' vehicles.
The ruling came in the Miami case of Quartavious Davis, who is serving a 162-year sentence for a string of armed robberies. The 11th Circuit let his convictions stand.


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Not sure what is going on with me lately, but I feel
Love everything that has to do with making some with my own two hands.
Lots to blame it on...
1) Having a Little Girl
2) Missing my scrapbooking time
3) Having no money to go buy stuff...
4) Pinterest.com....ugh! So addictive!!
So when it came time to plan Paisley's 1st birthday party...
the ideas were running wild in my head!
She needed a CUPCAKE PARTY!!!
Cupcakes are all the rage right now.
I personally have always loved cupcakes, but in the last few years they have picked up steam for the US.
Here are some highlights from her party....
Birthday Banner
Made using the Cricuit Cutting Machine
(I so need one of these!!! I borrowed a friend's while at my scrapbooking retreat in July. Easy! And Quick!! Friends and Family - my 30th Birthday is in December and I would LOVE a Cricuit!!!!)
Here is a close up of what each pendant looked like in the banner.
Cupcake Table
Instead of having 1 big birthday cake in 1 flavor,
I chose to make 3 different kinds of cupcakes (see picture below).
The cupcake table was easy....I wrapped 3 boxes in color coordinating paper and then taped a ribbon around the boxes. Then I used cake plates to serve the cupcakes.
All of the cupcakes were homemade! Yes!
I made most of them from scratch - cupcake and icing.
3 Different flavors to choose from
1) Chocolate with Nutella Frosting
2) Vanilla with cream cheese frosting
3) Strawberry with strawberry frosting
Treats For The Guests
My intention was to send them home with everyone,
but people dug into them before we even had cupcakes.
Oh WELL....
Chocolate Covered Oreos
Chocolate Covered Pretzel Sticks
BIG CUPCAKE for Paisley!
Paisley's "smash cake" was a large cupcake made with one of the AS SEEN ON TV cupcake pans. It was easy to use and looked cute for her. However she wanted NOTHING to do with it!
I bought plastic wear in coordinating colors.
Used a white napkin and tied a ribbon around them.
Easy, cheap and cute!
Handmade Invitations
I made the birthday invitations this year.
They even included a pieced together cupcake.
This was the first one I made, but once I started making them I changed it up just a little bit.
Very pleased!!!!
All thanks to this outfit....
(and little girl!)
I came up with the cupcake idea from this outfit I saw on etsy.com.
I had to have the outfit for her birthday and the colors were just perfect!
Everything matched PERFECTLY!!!