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Hello again guys; it feels like a while since I've done a beauty related review. Over the past few months I've worn make up a bit less (or less make up, at least) however it definitely feels like time for a new review. There was so much hype surrounding this mascara on blogs, YouTube and simply in general that I felt like I just HAD to buy it. The mascara that I'm reviewing today is the L'Oréal Paris Paradise Extatic Mascara in the shade 01 Black. Priced at £11.99, it is a more expensive drugstore mascara however the packaging does also match that; with a rose gold cardboard outer that reminds me a lot of Benefit packaging, this mascara is definitely marketed and aiming for the drugstore high-end and it does look absolutely lovely. The actual mascara packaging is just as nice as the cardboard outer with the main body in a matte rose gold and the lid is a shiny rose gold with constrasting white typeface across the main body with the mascara name. At first glance, I wouldn't have guessed that this was a L'Oréal product, visually it is very different to their other mascara ranges, a couple of which are shown in my photographs below. As much as I love the packaging, I do feel like this is a lot of money to drop on a mascara, but as I wear mascara more or less everyday I guess that isn't too much but it is more than I would usually spend, to be honest.
One of the reasons why I was so excited to try out this mascara is that it has been constantly compared to the Too Faced Better Than Sex Mascara, which is a product that I've personally never tried but have always wanted to. I did have some reservations as generally I do prefer plastic bristles on a mascara wand and this mascara has a soft fibred wand which I do find harder to work with but that said, I do have naturally full, long lashes so any wand does the job for me. The outer packaging boasts that this mascara gives Intense Volume and Spectacular, Long Lashes as well as being a Pleasure to Apply. Basically, a lot to live up to as all of those things sound pretty desirable. Personally, I like my lashes to look very full, separated and long; I love it when a mascara is visibly on my lashes and very dark black to stand out against my green eyes.
The wand is a fairly unusual shape; a curved hourglass shape, it is larger at the top and bottom and thinner in the centre so should be great at opening up the eye shape and lengthening the edges. Below it is the mascara wand on the left side, the centre mascara is Maybelline Lash Sensational and the mascara to the right is Maybelline The Colossal Big Shot, pictured together to demonstrate the clear differences in mascara wand shape, size and material. Personally I've found that plastic bristles grip to my lashes better than fiber bristles, but I can work with either kind if I have to. I was a little disappointed that the wand on the L'Oréal Paris Paradise Extatic Mascara is fiber as I was expecting a plastic wand (not sure why I thought that...) but I'm dreaming of long, full lashes with this mascara regardless of the less preferred style of wand. Generally, I am quite a messy applier of mascara and this wand is pretty thick, so unfortunately I'm expecting a very messy look with this mascara; I'm terrible for having an unsteady hand whenever I apply mascara, oops. I'm hoping that this mascara won't be a regret as I do feel like I was drawn to buy it due to all of the hype that surrounded it, but I'm planning to try it out everyday for a week with a number of different base looks to give it a fair chance as although already I'm having some reservations, I do want to be impartial to start with. Plus, the packaging is stunning so there is that to be positive about!
The formula is very thick, which I like in any mascara as that helps create a fuller look when on the lashes. However, it's also a very dry formula which makes it difficult to work with; once it's on the lashes that's it. It doesn't budge. In theory, that could be great, but for me that is an absolute nightmare because as I explained previously, I'm a very messy mascara applier; I need time to work the mascara into my lashes to achieve the shape that I like (long, full and separated; basically real lashes that look fake) and with this formulation that was impossible. The shape of the wand was actually pretty nice, I just wish that it was a plastic bristled brush as I feel like I could've worked with the mascara much better that way but obviously this was never going to be my favourite mascara because over the course of a week, I felt like chucking this mascara in the bin. As I've said, the mascara doesn't budge once it's on the lashes; it literally doesn't budge to the point that it's so hard to take off at the end of the day it hurts. I felt like I was pulling out my lashes each day, which is a definite dislike for me. This isn't even the waterproof version, it's the standard one! It looked nice on my bottom lashes but on the top... They just looked short and stubby, clinging to each other and overall I'm just not a fan. It's not the worst mascara in the world, but it's definitely one that I'll never be reaching for ever again.
The packaging is simply beautiful, but that's not enough to make me want to give this mascara another chance. I hate the formula and the way that it makes my eyelashes look; for £11.99 I was expecting it to be so much better. In all honesty, I've used £3.99 mascaras with better results so I'm super frustrated with what I've spent for what I've got. In fairness, I do prefer plastic bristles so that may be one of the reasons why I hated this mascara so much as the fibers didn't seem to grip my lashes fully, but at the same time I do love some other mascaras such as the Maybelline The Colossal Big Shot and that has a fiber brush so perhaps it's more an issue with the dryness of the formula. I definitely won't be using or buying the L'Oréal Paris Paradise Extatic Mascara again and that's a bit of a shock for me as usually I love L'Oréal products so I'm genuinely really disappointed as it was more than I would usually spend on a drugstore item. I also hated how difficult it was to take off when needed; my lashes actually hurt so much after scrubbing at them with micellar water, make up wipes... Not impressed. I'd give this mascara a 2 out of 5 simply because the shape of the wand was nice and the packaging is lovely, but the price is too much for the quality. Let me know your thoughts on this mascara in the comments!


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2. Anything which whirls around, or in which persons or things are whirled about, as a frame with seats or wooden horses. With a whirligig of jubilant mosquitoes spinning about each head. (G. W. Cable)
3. A mediaeval instrument for punishing petty offenders, being a kind of wooden cage turning on a pivot, in which the offender was whirled round with great velocity.
4. (Science: zoology) Any one of numerous species of beetles belonging to Gyrinus and allied genera. The body is firm, oval or boatlike in form, and usually dark coloured with a bronzelike luster. These beetles live mostly on the surface of water, and move about with great celerity in a gyrating, or circular, manner, but they are also able to dive and swim rapidly. The larva is aquatic.
Synonym: weaver, whirlwig, and whirlwig beetle.
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This environment business isn't easy. The problems never seem to go away, and neither do the critics. And then, of course, there's the fact that the whole thing is based on predicting the future.
There's a compelling case to be made that scientists and environmental advocates have been really good at predicting where we're going. But there's no denying that every once in a while, there's a whopper or a stinker of a mistake, or a bad prediction. Here's a walk through a few of them.
Power lines equals cancer: Paul Brodeur made a national reputation with several books, and a series of New Yorker articles, about the suspected link between high-voltage transmission lines and cancer due to electromagnetic radiation. The controversy started in 1979, with Brodeur issuing provocative titles like Currents of Death and the Great Powerline Cover-Up, Brodeur stoked the controversy for a remarkably long time, given the lack of evidence. A 1996 National Academy of Sciences meta-study reviewed all available data, and concluded "the current body of evidence does not show that exposure to these fields presents a human health hazard." A year later, the National Cancer Institute weighed in, declaring that there was no association between power line radiation and childhood cancers or leukemias." The New England Journal of Medicine opined that the controversy had produced little information, but had generated "18 years … of paranoia."
It's now thirty years since the questions were first raised, and no one's found anything close to a statistical smoking gun. Let's move on, shall we? One of Brodeur's earliest critics was Bob Park, physicist at the University of Maryland. As a staunch and sharp-witted critic of bad science, Park is a personal hero of mine. Here's a short item he wrote in his "What's New" blog in 1989 about Brodeur. (Yes, he was writing something that looked a lot like a blog before the word was invented). Here's his final mention of Brodeur in 2001.
Climate change equals ice age: Anyone who's ever gotten into, or put up with, an argument about climate change has heard this one ad nauseum. In 1975, Newsweek put "Global Cooling" on its cover. A lot of other publications, including the New York Times,reported on it, too. The language in the pieces is eerily similar to much of what's used to describe global warming today. Thirty-four years later, this short-lived flurry of stories still get cited regularly by climate experts like Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh, and Jim Inhofe. Climate skeptics have used the Newsweek story like Johnny Cochran used O.J. Simpson's glove -- to win an acquittal in spite of overwhelming evidence. And in doing so, they omit some key things:
1) The mid-1970s predictions of falling temperatures were the focus of little, if any peer-reviewed literature, and they came out at a time when climate science was in its infancy.
2) They make no mention of the impact of rising greenhouse gas levels or other factors we now know to be impacting our climate in the opposite direction.
3) The Newsweek report itself acknowledges that while "Global Cooling" made a spectacular headline, there wasn't much behind it: "Not only are the basic scientific questions largely unanswered, but in many cases we do not yet know enough to pose the key questions."
Tony Azios did a nice dissection two years ago in the Christian Science Monitor on this topic. It's a helpful read in understanding why skeptics ignore the torrent of new research, and instead read a 34 year-old copy of Newsweek over and over again.
Three Mile Island (TMI) equals cancer: Helen Caldicott has been a strident, and occasionally shrill, foe of the nuclear industry for decades. In the wake of the 1979 Three Mile Island accident, she and many others predicted an epidemic of cancers and leukemia from the accident. Caldicott went as far as to call for a boycott of Hershey products, manufactured about fifteen miles downwind from TMI.
Back in March, I wrote about the dueling epidemiological studies on residents near TMI: One study cited no increase in cancers or leukemia; another one, using the same data, tracked a slight increase. Neither found an epidemic, and after thirty years' latency period, it's case closed, just like the power lines scare. Nukes are attempting a comeback, using global warming as a marketing tool. Cost, continued risk, and the damage from uranium mining are still good enough reasons to stay away. We don't need to manufacture reasons that aren't really there.
Katrina's "toxic gumbo": "This is the worst case," Hugh B. Kaufman, a senior policy analyst at the Environmental Protection Agency, said of the toxic stew that contaminates New Orleans. "There is not enough money in the gross national product of the United States to dispose of the amount of hazardous material in the area."
So said Hugh Kaufman to the Hugh Kaufman to the Washington Post about the swirl of sewage, PCBs, and other toxins among the floodwaters that covered much of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. And it made perfect sense, which is why I, and many other journalists, bought into it as well: A city with a lot of industry and an aging infrastructure gets inundated. While New Orleans got pretty filthy, there's been no evidence via health records that the "toxic stew" is anywhere near the top of the list of multiple disasters that New Orleans continues to face from Katrina. (A note on Hugh Kaufman: He deserves a shout-out as one of the most remarkable whistleblowers of all time for his work as a mid-level EPA bureaucrat in the 1980s, enduring high-level harassment while he led the way to exposing corruption in the top levels of the agency.
Enron could've saved us: Finally,this one's not quite a prediction, but it's amusing enough to include anyway. The Worldwatch Institutehas a distinguished track record of analyzing and anticipating environmental problems. But here's a hopeful note from their 1994 book, Power Surge, that didn't quite make it: "In 1994, the Westinghouse Corporation announced plans to enter the wind power business, while Enron Corp, a major natural gas company, said it would install a huge solar power plant in Nevada and sell electricity at 5.5 cents per kilowatt-hour--less than the cost of many coal-fired plants."
Well, so we missed a chance for Enron to lead the way to an alternative energy future. And the moral of the story throughout is to be skeptical of everything, and everyone. It's been difficult to get a comfy and lethargic world to see that we're building a monster of an environmental problem. And every time someone cites an exaggerated, or imaginary problem, it gets used against the proprietor of this website, Mother Nature.
Peter Dykstra is the former executive producer of CNN's Science, Tech and Weather Unit. He writes three columns for MNN: Media Mayhem on Mondays, Political Habitat on Wednesdays, and Green States on Fridays. (Yes, he writes a lot.)


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2011 Lamborghini Sesto Elemento
Faceted like a cut diamond, there's no mistaking the Sesto Elemento for anything else on the road—even other Lamborghinis. Sesto elemento is Italian for "sixth element;" if you don't have a periodic table nearby, that's carbon, a not-so-subtle hint that the body is composed entirely of the woven stuff. Regardless of what it's made out of, the Sesto Elemento is primal and aggressive, studded with blinding red accents and show-stopping open rear bodywork from which the taillights and transaxle dangle precariously. Under the six red hexagons serving as outlets for engine heat resides the same 5.2-liter V10 found normally in the Gallardo, but considering that the Sesto Elemento is more than half a ton lighter than the Gallardo, performance is in another dimension entirely. Lamborghini claims the carbon-covered monster will teleport to 60 mph in less than 2.5 seconds, and that seems reasonable, if you can consider such wild acceleration reasonable at all. For truly elemental performance, look no further than this ultimate Lamborghini.


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>Grand Theft Auto V Early Details
>GTA V revealed its trailer yesterday and the internet is buzzing. This is one of the greatest series of all-time, so why not?
Today Rockstar fed us a few more tidbits of news about the game. The settings will be Los Santos (duh) and it will be their largest game yet. That says a lot because Liberty City in GTA 4 was enormous. It will take place in present day. There appear to be dogs as a companion from the trailer as well as the return of flight.
The biggest news though is that Rockstar confirmed multiplayer online support already. This could be the PC version's bread and butter. I hope we get to destroy Los Santos with at least 8 friends in tow. Could get fun and hilarious.
More details to come!
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>Eight friends, four helicopters, two people in each helicopter. One pilots, the other just throws grenades out of the side onto the streets below, where the other players are. Trolling at its finest.
>I seriously hope the protagonist is Tommy Vercetti in a mid life crisis. I'd also love a guest appearance of the bros from Grove street.


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The Great Datexperiment is one date a month that revolves around one of the Married Life's Big 6 essentials. We were given a sealed envelope, through our church, and told not to open it until our date officially started. The envelope sat in my cluttered car for a month and we forgot about it until yesterday, when we received the second date envelope. We were behind schedule. As luck would have it our kids were gone all afternoon, setting the stage for The First Great Date which was focused on romance. May I share the highlights and maybe even inspire your marriage? This was an amusing and unusual afternoon.
It's the Little Things
One step was my husband had to incorporate three suggested pet names into the date conversations. These names included Bambie, Eye Candy, Cowgirl, Mamacita, Gangsta Baby, Magic Princess or Honey Bunches of Oats. In turn, I had to pat him on the can at least two times before the date was over. Our real-life version of this step is that my husband calls me Critter and I flick him on the head often.
Food for Thought
We had to pick from a list of questions and answer four. It was insightful because we don't discuss this sort of stuff regularly...who does?
-When we were dating I tried to impress you by_______.
-What is the best date or trip we have ever been on?
-If we could plan vacation just the two of us, where would it be?
-I get a kick out of watching you________.
Our real life version goes like this: Can you wash my whites? You kicked me in bed last night.
Picture This
This next step was a cute one. With our camera phone, we had to take a picture of the two of us and use the picture as cell phone wallpaper. Our real life versions were my husband had the standard wallpaper that comes with T-Mobile and I had an adorable photo of our two boys. Not anymore.
Over lunch we chewed on questions:
-Would you rather take a one-week $5000 vacation or go on five different long weekends that cost $1000 each?
-Would you rather eat and never gain weight or speed and never get caught? No surprise, we both went for overeating.
Then we went on to digest which of the five love languages is the most important to each of us. There are Words of Affirmation, Gifts, Quality Time, Physical Touch or Acts of Service. More questions followed surrounding love languages. Our real life version: Who knew there were Love Languages?
The Thought is ALL that Counts
This was our favorite part. We had to select a store (we chose the $.99 store) and buy each other a $2 gift. Separated, we had ten minutes to purchase it and meet backup, then exchange gifts and tell each other why we made our selections. I debated over nine different items. It was tough only having two bucks to spend. One gift I decided on was a rock carved with the word "Harmony." Imagine our laughter when he gave me my gifts and one was the exact same rock, but with the word "Peace". He also bought me bulbs to plant, candles, and his own rock that reads "Wisdom." You can never have too many inspirational rocks lying around your house.
The date ended with selecting a place for dessert. Or daters could forego the dessert and go to a secluded place and kiss in the car. We both were stuffed with Mexican food leaving us no choice but to act like hormonal teenagers. Let's just say it felt awkward driving around a park, looking for a private place to smooch. I felt embarrassed, too old to be doing this sort of thing. Our Honda parked, we made out. Strange and exciting. It only takes a spark to get a fire going.
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I wonder what Date #2 will be like. Hubba, Hubba!


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With a huge number of baby boomer leaders preparing to retire, we are witnessing the next generation of industry CEOs being promoted to lead their firms. In fact almost every week we see press releases showcasing new A/E CEOs taking the reins from their predecessors—the evolutionary process often touted in a seamless and deliberate manner.
Unfortunately not every organization is prepared for this transition. Whether it's the founders' desire to hold on for control or ego reasons or simply a lack of developed bench strength, we find many A/E firms struggle with succession planning. Failure to prepare for the next leader can create lingering concerns for clients and staff and be outright debilitating if there's a tragic or unexpected event.
For guidance on this, we turned to Robert Sher who is the founding principal of CEO to CEO, a consulting firm of former chief executives that improves the leadership infrastructure of midsized companies, including professional services firms. He has seen many effective CEO successions, but also instances where the wrong candidate, executive suite procrastination, or failure to mentor rising stars leads to setbacks and the inability to achieve peak company performance.
Why should A/E firms have a formal succession plan?
Unfortunately, we never know when our time will come, either from illness or other life surprises or circumstances. Continuity of leadership is critical. A void in leadership leaves a firm at risk, invites infighting and a power struggle, and should rightly worry clients and staff who will look for alternatives. The stronger the current leader, the more his or her absence will be felt.
Who is typically responsible for developing and implementing a CEO succession planning process?
In emerging midsized firms it is most often the CEO, who is often an owner as well. CEO succession is a piece of a larger leadership succession challenge. Every leader should have a successor in place or in development. For those firms with a board, the board should require the CEO to have a viable successor and should keep up the pressure until this is accomplished. Boards protect the interest of the owners, and not having a successor is a big risk.
In the case of an environmental consulting client, the CEO had planned carefully for succession. In addition to life insurance and setting up an ESOP, he hired a talented individual and groomed him as his successor. When the CEO had to withdraw from the business due to illness, this person stepped up, and together with other senior leaders, kept the company running and growing without any interruption, and today serves as its CEO.
When should CEOs start forming a succession plan?
They should have a succession plan as soon as they pass the startup phase. That is, unless their CEO is immortal and irrevocably enslaved as CEO of that company! Everybody is at risk for dying, including young CEOs. And any CEO can blow it (ethically or otherwise) and have to walk away, or have to tend to family matters. Maybe even more importantly, many, many AE firms are short of leadership altogether. People join the firms based on professional aspirations, not business or leadership aspirations. Having many people developing as leaders and businesspeople give such firms the capacity to keep growing. Being prepared for succession can almost seem like a secondary benefit.
What are some of the characteristics and capabilities CEOs should look for with internal candidates?
There are several I would emphasize, including: a love of leadership and business; strong emotional intelligence and good followership in the organization; excellent judgement; and proven success in leading projects or lesser management duties.
Under what conditions should a board consider an outsider as CEO?
Under all conditions. Every company deserves the BEST CEO they can attract. Being an insider does have considerable benefits, but those could be outweighed by an outside candidate. As the time nears for the new leader to step into the CEO seat, a short list must be developed. That might include many insiders but should also include outsiders in the firm's network who would likely fit the culture and bring powerful skills, experience, and perhaps fresh eyes to the firm. Firms who only have weak internal candidates should absolutely search aggressively on the outside, and get help doing it. There are many wonderful people outside your company that could lead it well!
Based on your experiences, what are a few common misconceptions about succession planning?
There are several including that simply having a few names on a piece of paper titled, "Succession Planning" means that's all you need to do. Another is that possible succession candidates should be kept in the dark, lest they desire the position immediately. I also see a belief that succession doesn't require clarity and commitment as to the date when the new CEO will start (when the incumbent plans to retire). Finally, that the CEO who relinquishes the seat must go off into a corner to die. Many former CEOs in A/E firms can have new roles in the business and contribute in a myriad of ways.
Robert's keynote presentation at the Growth & Ownership Strategies Conference is titled "How A/E Leaders Overcome 7 Silent Growth Killers" and all registered attendees will receive a copy of his latest book Mighty Mid-Sized Companies. Robert is based in San Ramon, California and can be reached at email@example.com.
In 3 weeks, nearly 200 A/E firm leaders will be gathering at the Ritz-Carlton in Naples, Florida for the annual Growth & Ownership Strategies Conference! Here's a snapshot of the types of firms that will be there:


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Cool Half-sleeve Tattoos imagesThursday, January 14th, 2016
A handful of nice Half-sleeve Tattoos images I identified:
Art Tattoo Montreal Show / Festival du Tatouage de Montréal
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Art Tattoo Montreal Show / Festival du Tatouage de Montréal
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Needles, Ink and Skin…
The Sounds of the Tattoo Machines…
IMO this was the Best so far for Art Tattoo Montreal Show / Festival du Tatouage de Montréal. Many Tattoo Artists from all over with lots of space and breathing area for everyone where as the location was actually big and not tight and cramped. I went for 1 day for a couple of hours. It is usually good to see some of the Tattoo Artists that i know and usually excellent to meet new Tattoo Artists personally.
I didn't go to get Tatted although I'd really like to get a Half Sleeve in the Future and I currently know who I'd want to get Tattooed from and what I'd like to get as a Tattoo…
The artwork that is completed all in a single spot is really incredible, watching Tattoos becoming carried out Freehand was a treat… People coming to this Event getting tattooed by their preferred Tattoo Artists… I walked the walk region hunting at the progression of some of the tattoos and they were genuinely impressive… Majority of the Consumers sitting through it like a Rock even though some have been at the Point exactly where it was starting to be uncomfortable or currently beyond it…
For me it is Inspiring…
Brought My Camera out with Me and I took a couple of Images… I never like to Photograph what absolutely everyone else does so I decided to make My Series about the Needle to the Skin and attempt to get some pictures of Tattoo Artists Drawing… Nothing at all is posed and everything is shot live in the course of the session… If it really is not all-natural and if it's posed I'm not going to take a shot. Thanks to the Tattoo Artists and Clients that had no dilemma with getting their photographs taken.
13ième Art Tattoo Montreal Show / Festival du Tatouage de Montréal


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Mary Beth Hamel, MD, MPH; Russell S. Phillips, MD; Roger B. Davis, ScD; Norman Desbiens, MD; Alfred F. Connors Jr., MD; Joan M. Teno, MD, MS; Neil Wenger, MD, MPH; Joanne Lynn, MD; Albert W. Wu, MD, MPH; William Fulkerson, MD; Joel Tsevat, MD, MPH
Renal failure requiring dialysis in the setting of hospitalization for serious illness is a poor prognostic sign, and dialysis and aggressive care are sometimes withheld.
To evaluate the clinical outcomes and cost-effectiveness of initiating dialysis and continuing aggressive care for seriously ill hospitalized patients.
Prospective cohort study and cost-effectiveness analysis.
Five geographically diverse teaching hospitals.
490 patients (median age, 61 years; 58% women) enrolled in the Study to Understand Prognoses and Preferences for Outcomes and Risks of Treatments (SUPPORT) in whom dialysis was initiated.
Survival, functional status, quality of life, and health care costs. Life expectancy was estimated by extrapolating survival data (up to 4.4 years of follow-up) using a declining exponential function. Utilities (quality-of-life weights) were estimated by using time-tradeoff questions. Costs were based on data from SUPPORT and published Medicare data.
Median duration of survival was 32 days, and only 27% of patients were alive after 6 months. Survivors reported a median of one dependency in activities of daily living, and 62% rated their quality of life as "good" or better. Overall, the estimated cost per quality-adjusted life-year saved by initiating dialysis and continuing aggressive care rather than withholding dialysis and allowing death to occur was $128 200. For the 103 patients in the worst prognostic category, the estimated cost per quality-adjusted life-year was $274 100; for the 94 patients in the best prognostic category, the cost per quality-adjusted life-year was $61 900.
For the few patients who survived, clinical outcomes were fairly good. With the exception of patients with the best prognoses, however, the cost-effectiveness of initiating dialysis and continuing aggressive care far exceeded $50 000 per quality-adjusted life-year, a commonly cited threshold for cost-effective care.
Hamel MB, Phillips RS, Davis RB, et al. Outcomes and Cost-effectiveness of Initiating Dialysis and Continuing Aggressive Care in Seriously Ill Hospitalized Adults. Ann Intern Med. 1997;127:195–202. doi: https://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-127-3-199708010-00003
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Discover the notable alumni of George Washington University. The list includes people like Elizabeth Warren, Alec Baldwin, Eliza Dushku, Colin Powell & Kerry Washington. This list of notable alumni is loosely sorted by popularity and has people from different domains of life, such as leaders, miscellaneous, writers, musicians and media personalities etc.
Commonly known as GW, George Washington University is a private research university located in Washington D.C. Being the largest institute of higher education in the District of Columbia, the university comprises of ten distinguished schools and colleges that provide an incredible learning opportunity to the enrolled students. It finds itself in the highest tier of "R1: Doctoral Universities – Highest Research Activity" according to the Carnegie Classification. With numerous significant research centers and institutes the university lives up to this name by always buzzing with research activity. With programs in Arts & Science, Nursing, Law, Business, Nursing and so many more, the university is a home to a diverse set of students hailing from over 130 countries. The total student body comprises of over 26,000 graduate and undergraduate students who go on to achieve great things in life. George Washington University's Graduate School of Political Management is the only school of applied politics in Washington. GW was also ranked 51 in a recent list of the world's top 100 universities producing millionaires as per The Times Higher Education. Being a politically active college, the Princeton Review has ranked GW in the list of the top 10 most politically active colleges. Many of the esteemed faculty comprise of past and current political figures as well. George Washington University has produced various eminent alumni's who've out shined in their areas of study such as Colin Powell, Kerry Washington, Harry Reid and John Foster Dulles. Keep reading to know more esteemed personalities who attended college in George Washington University.


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Award-winnning Seabrook Village is a unique, African-American living history musuem on the Georgia Coast.
They explain the hard times...the days of makin' do and the ingenuity it took to make life better.
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Assassin's Creed Unity is introducing a new type of co-op mission that is built around being stealthy, "Heist" missions.
Heist missions are re-playable co-op missions where you'll have to plan and coordinate with your fellow Assassins to remain undetected as you infiltrate, steal, kill, and escape. Creative Director Alex Amancio gives players a first look at some heist game play — just one of the many types of co-op missions that will be available.
For more details on heist missions, check out the Ubisoft blog post.


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Workplace Evolutionaries (WE) win 5 awards at IFMA World Workplace; Kate North, Global Chair and co-founder of WE, honored with prestigious Chair Citation
Workplace transformation strategist, change leader and community-builder Kate North was honored for her contributions to IFMA and to the facility management profession with a Chair Citation presented by 2017-2018 chair of IFMA's board of directors William M. O'Neill, CFM.
Other awards went to WE leaders: Christopher Hood, Stephen Monaco, Diane Coles-Levine, and Nancy Sanquist-Johnson.
"As global chair of IFMA's Workplace Evolutionaries (WE) Community, Kate North (Colliers) has led a group of forward-thinking workplace strategists to accelerate research, knowledge, and innovation around the emerging workplace," said William O'Neill, CFM, Chair of IFMA's Board of Directors. "Kate and the WE Community know the workplace is changing; but instead of watching it unfold, they're making it happen."
Distinguished Author Awards went to:
- Diane Coles-Levine, MCR (Workplace Management Solutions) and IFMA Fellow, Nancy Johnson Sanquist (Planon Software) for Work on the Move 2: How Social, Leadership and Technology Innovations Are Transforming the Workplace in the Digital Economy"
- Stephen Monaco (Monaco & Company) for his production of the inspirational "Who are WE?" video
Christopher Hood (Advanced Workplace Associates), co-founder of WE Global Chair Award his WE leadership, his commitment to sharing knowledge as the co-host of the WE:binars, and for his work with academic institutions toward expanding their real estate and FM programs to include a holistic approach to workplace transformation.
Hood also accepted the Community Award of Excellence in Communications award on behalf of WE.


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NEW : Try pro version to have an exclamation mark in red and visually highlight important email, link : https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/mark-as-important-pro-for/kagpncfmpdjggjoeligfdgmceoohmhbm
IMPORTANT : If you have issue to repair extension please delete and reinstall it. Check below for explanation.
Update : 0.9.7 New version for deactivation issue... This is because file path was relative and not absolute in the parameter file.....
=> If the extension has been deactivated go to chrome://extensions and uncheck activated for mark as important extension and click to activate the extension again.
Update 0.9.5 : Update the exclamation point to work on Chrome with mac and windows and with outlook.
Mark as Important is an extension that will allow you to add an exclamation point in the subject of your email. This exclamation point will be shown by the recipients of your email and will highlight it in their inbox.
This extension provide you a way to reproduce the behavior of the outlook important function.
IMPORTANT : This extension will not modify the header of your email, it is an exclamation in the subject. For the Outlook users and Lotus notes users the exclamation point will be dispayed in the subject !
The extension is easily accessible in the right click menu when you are in gmail.
1. Open a compose window in Gmail
2. Right Clic
3. Select Mark as Important
4. The exclamation point is added at the beginning of the subject of your email.
Will it work outside Gmail ?
It wil work on the most recent mail client on the web or on the computers.


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Angler's Mail magazine has a new Carp Crew section, and its first guest Ed Betteridge stepped into the mix to offer winter carp fishing tips. As you can see, his tactics really work, nailing this giant for our feature!
Ed also offered up a bonus tip here to help you tweak your approach and catch more carp during sessions in the cold. Click the video below to watch it now…
If you're looking for winter carp fishing tips, be sure to read Angler's Mail magazine every week – and stick with the magazine into the spring, summer and autumn to be 'in the zone' every time!
Caught a big fish? Email photos and details to: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Different methods can be used to authenticate users in SSH Tectia. These authentication methods can be used separately or combined, depending on the level of functionality and security you want.
By default, the SSH Tectia client/server solution uses these user authentication methods:
password authentication
Public-key and certificate authentication are combined into the public-key authentication method.
The most commonly used user-authentication methods are password, public-key, and host-based authentication. In public-key authentication, the users upload their public key files to the server and edit a configuration file. The server thus has a database of user public keys, similar to the client having its database of server public keys.
When certificates are used in user authentication, the user does not need to upload any public key files to the server prior to the connection, and the server does not need to have a database of user public keys or certificates. The server validates the user certificate by using the CA certificates that the server has been configured to trust and authorizes the login based on the user certificate contents.
Keyboard-interactive is not an authentication method in itself, but more like a common interface to various other authentication methods that are based on keyboard input. Password authentication, RSA SecurID, PAM (Pluggable Authentication Module), and RADIUS are examples of authentication methods that can be used over keyboard-interactive.
The highest security is achieved by using token-based certificate authentication where the certificate and the private key are stored on a cryptographic token, such as a smart card. Secure Shell supports also several other strong authentication methods, including the proprietary RSA SecurID.


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I ran a 1:45:45 half marathon — a PR by seven minutes — and I am still smiling. I can hardly believe I did that!
I can't even remember why I signed up for this race, the Amica Iron Horse Half. I expect the Retiree suggested it because he was pacing the 1:45 group, but I can't imagine I thought that was a reasonable goal when I registered several months ago. It was a good match from a scheduling standpoint though – about a month after my last half marathon in Redding, CT and just at the beginning of training for the Erie marathon in September. Maybe I signed up because it's a fairly flat course? I've run Iron Horse once before, in 2013. That year was so hot, they sent extra ambulances to the race. I remember the color-coded signs changing from green to yellow to red while we were running and seeing people laid out with IVs at the finish line. I can't remember very much else except feeling like the course was not all that interesting. For whatever reason, I signed up again this year.
I had been targeting the Redding half as my goal half for the spring, but then that course ended up much hillier than expected. More than that, I just couldn't get into a good head space for the race, no matter how hard I tried. I really didn't want to sandbag, but I couldn't figure out how to get my head on straight and I don't feel great about how I ran it. That was frustrating, but it did mean I was much hungrier for a big PR going into Iron Horse.
A quick note about PRs. My best half prior to this spring was 1:52:44 at Hartford in October 2016. That was a solid race. I was well trained and I executed it well. The half is also the distance I know the best so unlike some of the other PRs I've set this spring, I didn't regard my half time as soft. At Redding I ran 1:51:28. Better than Hartford for sure, but not the race I felt I was capable of. A look at my trusty race prediction calculators showed times around 1:46-1:47. But the Retiree was pacing 1:45 … Hmm.
Pre-race goal setting
I don't know why I couldn't fix my head for the Redding half, but I know I felt like I "took the deal." When you're racing pretty hard, your brain is going to start offering you bargains: You don't want this that bad, this pace is not sustainable, you'll do better if you slow down now and save something for the end, it's pretty hot and there's another race next month you could do instead, etc. At Redding it was: these women are running too fast for you – if you try to stay with them, you'll blow up. I took the deal, slowed down, and regretted it later. One of my main goals going into Iron Horse was not to take the deal.
My training didn't change drastically in the month between Redding and Iron Horse. We did do a couple things differently though – in that month, I had two long runs of more than 13 miles, whereas before Redding none of my long runs had been longer than 13. I do think for the half marathon distance, it helps a lot to run a few runs longer than the race so I was glad to get those in. I also did hill sprints on Thursdays instead of longer intervals on the track, but this was really as early-stage marathon training. I like hill sprints but can't imagine they made much difference in my half marathon time.
I don't think the training was the most important difference between Redding and Iron Horse. And even though Iron Horse is a much easier course, I don't think that was it either. The biggest difference was mental. I've been reading Deena Kastor's new book, Let Your Mind Run (affiliate link) and it's full of inspiration for "thinking your way to victory." Deena writes about finding the positive in any given day and about the importance of confidence in your own abilities. Somehow in the week leading up to Redding, I let doubt sneak into my mind. I could feel it happening, but I didn't know how to fix it. I fixed it for Iron Horse though.
Thursday afternoon before the race, I talked to Coach Mick. I told him straight up: I want to run with the 1:45 pace group. But also, that I felt pretty nervous about the idea. We talked about the possibility of things going wrong – if I went out too fast and ended up running 1:53, could I live with that? Yes, I could. Much better to take the risk than to take the deal. I didn't want to be left wondering again what I might be capable of. I knew what I wanted to do, but Coach Mick helped me believe I could do it. He said the plan was aggressive but doable and assured me he would tell me if he thought otherwise. By the time we were done talking, I felt a lot more confident.
The weather report for race day was pretty favorable. Upper 50s at the start with humidity higher than desirable, around 80%, but dropping, and some cloud cover. Not the most perfect weather, but given that the Retiree and I individually tend to get more than our allotted share of hot races, we expect near apocalyptic conditions whenever we show up on a race course together. This was far from apocalyptic.
The Race
The predicted weather was unchanged race day morning. I had gotten everything ready the night before, including my brand new On Your Mark Coaching singlet that I'd begged my coach to send me for months. It's funny to remember last fall when I was so out of practice with racing that I wasn't sure what to do. Now it's like clockwork again. Get up, make coffee, make oatmeal, gather stuff, take care of potty business, etc.
Race morning was cold. I didn't want to take my long sleeve shirt off! I took my 5 hour energy shot, went to packet pick-up and found the Retiree, aka the 1:45 pacer. By start time the clouds had cleared and now I was comfortable in my singlet instead of freezing in my long sleeves. I worried a little about this development – no one can blame me for being gun shy when it comes to heat – but the weather report had said it wasn't getting hotter and I chose to believe it. Positive attitude, all the way.
I had tried to formulate this whole race as taking care of business and even though I was nervous, it also felt like that. I was tired of being a 1:5x half marathoner and ready to be a 1:4x half marathoner. I was convinced I could run sub 1:50 and it was just a question of finding out how low in the 1:40s I could go – I intended to get as low as possible. My confidence level could hardly have been different from Redding.
In terms of watch-watching – something I have thought about and written about – I had originally planned to check mile splits even though I would be with the Retiree and I knew we would be on pace. My theory had been to use this as sort of exposure therapy. I intend to look at my watch during Erie and this was my last major race before Erie because the weather is surely about to get hot. My coach advised against this sort of overthinking, however, and told me to just rely on the pacer. Ultimately I took his advice. While I was with the Retiree, I only peeked once at my watch, and it was to check which mile we were in, not pace.
I was pretty focused right from the beginning. It wasn't so much that the running was hard as that I didn't have a lot of extra head space for bantering with the others in the group. Like most runners, the Retiree occasionally gets down on himself more than he needs to and I chimed in at those moments to correct the record. Otherwise I was happy to listen to them chatter about past races, the course and future plans.
By about mile 3 or 4, I started to feel like I was working. Some of that might have been adrenaline. No matter how much I told myself I was just checking off a box, taking care of business, etcetera – the fact is, I was still starting this race with the goal of an absolutely massive PR. We started much faster than I have ever started a half before. Often I've enjoyed the first five miles or so of a half marathon, or even a few more than that, before the real work starts. This race was more like a few miles of focus followed by a lot of miles of work. One of the number one things I've learned from running shorter races with pacers this spring is this: I need to start faster. It's a strange lesson for a marathoner and I don't know if it applies to the 26.2 distance, but for the half or anything shorter, it's clearly paying off.
By mile 4 I was already wondering if I was going to be able to stick with the Retiree for the whole race. Or, to be more accurate, I was wondering exactly how long I could hold on for.
Somewhere around mile 5, he asked how I was doing. I said, I'm working. He said, a little work is not a bad thing. That's a great comment for a pacer to make. He acknowledged that this was not a walk in the park for me, but also that really everything was fine. It's supposed to be work. I had not expected it to be as much work so early in the race. After mile 5, I took it mile by mile. Every mile that went by, I just thought, good, that's another one down. Let's do one more. Hang on for one more. Hang on to get to the halfway mark. The course was not perfectly flat, as had been promised, but the "hills" were no big deal.
I didn't join in the pace group chatter; instead, I got this, over and over again, in my head:
Brain: Okay, that's about it. It's time to back off. Switch to 8:20s. That will feel so much better. Maybe even 9s, that would feel wonderful.
Angelica: No, I am not taking the deal this time. Stay at 8:00.
Brain: This is harder than you thought it would be. You will blow up if you keep doing this.
Angelica: It's supposed to be hard. I do NOT want your fucking deal.
Brain: Maybe the Retiree's pace is too hot. This feels pretty fast.
Angelica: He is not too fast. I am fine right now.
Brain: I dunno, do you want to be walking later?
Angelica: Shut up! No fucking deal!
It was pretty much that, over and over, from about mile 4 until about mile 10. Interrupted only by occasional chatter and remembering to take my GU and grab water. Somewhere around mile 7, I turned on my music, which definitely helped. At mile 9, I barked out "TALK!" and the Retiree chuckled and started rambling. But my effort level had risen from 10K effort to at least 5K effort and even with only 5K left to go, I was pretty sure I was about to lose contact with the pace group. That happened at 10.27 miles, to be exact. It was the second time I looked at my watch during the race.
There was a different voice coming at me now, not my brain, but my legs, which weren't responding how they had been even as I yelled at them. Okay, time for phase two. The 8:20 idea wasn't random. An 8:20 pace yields a 1:50 half marathon and my number one goal was to get under 1:50. At this point I knew that even if I ran 3 miles at 8:20, it would only add a minute or so to my time, so still 1:46 and change.
I felt good because I had hung on longer than I thought I could. I slowed to 8:20 pace and tried to keep the pace group in sight.
I am completely satisfied that I didn't take the deal – I gave what I had to give. Now I had to handle the hot, sunny fields and the hills alone. The fields came first and I could still see the pace group inching ahead of me. But the sun was much less bad than predicted so this segment was really fine. [Side note: I am totally channeling Deena here! My brain was re-framing everything to find the positive angle.]
At mile 11, I started counting. I usually try to put this off until the last mile, but here, I needed it earlier. I know it takes me about a 500 count to run a mile and I figured: I can do anything for a count of 1000. I won't say this section of the race was easy, but it was differently hard. It was a relief not to have to keep up with the Retiree. I was in charge of pace now and I looked at the watch a few times, to be sure I wasn't slower than 8:20. The first mile split I saw was 8:06. Not bad at all! Just those 5-6 seconds a mile slower were also making a huge difference in how I felt. The road here had a steep camber so I focused on running on the yellow divider line where it was flatter. I was so focused in my head that a couple of times I almost ran right into the cones dividing the runners from traffic.
For the last two miles, I counted. I thought, this is what I came for. I tried to find God on the road at the end of a long, hard race and maybe I did, just a little. No more pace group. No external voices. Just me, and God, and my music, and that double yellow line, stretching on, hopefully not for forever, but just for a count of 1000. I saw a clock that said 1:32:xx or possibly 1:35:xx and I suppose that must have been at the 12 mile marker. I saw another one at 1:42:xx and I suppose that was the 13 mile marker. My math skills were pretty much zero and I didn't have a ton of confidence that the mile markers were placed correctly anyway. But when I saw the finishing clock at 1:45:30, that was clear enough. I found a bit of a kick for the last few yards after all and I knew when I was done that I had run 1:45:xx. YES YES YES!
I crossed the line absolutely elated. The Retiree more or less caught me, then got me some water and I sat on a railing for a bit catching my breath. THIS is how it feels to run a really great race!
Once I caught my breath, we went and checked the results for the official time: 1:45:45! 5th in my age group! I forced out a slow cool down mile and did a little stretching. We had settled on Ana's Kitchen for our post-race brunch and it was excellent. The only drawback was that they don't have a liquor license so no post-race mimosa. I took care of that on the way home though and had one on the porch.
I will be smiling about this race for a long time to come. More than any other race this spring, I understand what a 1:45:xx half marathon means about the kind of runner I am becoming. It's been a long road and a lot of work, with more to come. But the payoff is even sweeter than I imagined it being. Bring on Erie.


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Account Receivable Dashboard
This addresses the requirements of display of all the Receipts made, take print or send email to your Customers or print and keep the records.
The dashboard has 2 sections
- Receivables – Inventory & Services – Helps to receive payments against the Invoice.
- Receivables – Advance and Other Income – Helps to register other incomes like Interest receipt against the FD or some other investments or any advance receipts from Customers.
From the dashboard, select the Customer ID and all the Receipt Voucher list will be displayed. You can also search the Vouchers, print or email them.


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Bereavement Counselling for Grief and Loss
This blog will explain the Stages of Grief that we generally go through after experiencing loss and bereavement
Bereavement is an experience when we lose someone, or something, close to us. It could be any of the following:
Issues for Grief/Loss Counselling
Death of a loved one
Children moving away
Personal injury/illness
Moving home
End of relationship
Death of a pet
Loss and death is an inevitable part of life, to feel shocked, numb, angry and sad form part of the natural grieving process. If left undealt with, those losses can leave us with long term difficulties and emotional scars including mental health issues.
At some point, we will face the heartbreak of losing someone we love or something we care about deeply. It could leave us feeling depressed, exhausted and stressed. The hurt and pain of losing something or someone we care so deeply about can seem so monumental that we may feel like we will never recover from the loss.
We each have our own ways of coping with our grief and loss, but some find it unmanageable, others turn to drink, drugs and other risky behaviours.
What are the stages of bereavement, grief and loss?
SHOCK and DENIAL-
You may react to learning about the loss with disbelief. You may feel numb, you can't cry or allow yourself to feel the enormity of what has happened to you.
PAIN and GUILT-
As the shock begins to wear off, it is exchanged with the suffering of unbelievable pain. Although agonizing and almost unbearable, it is very important that you fully experience this pain, and not pretend it's not there. Or avoid or escape it with drugs and alcohol.
You may also have feelings of guilt over things you did or didn't do.
ANGER and BARGAINING-
Feelings of guilt may give way to feelings of anger. Anger could show itself in a variety of ways. Some people internalise their anger and feel rage inside. That rage can turn to self-harming behaviours, negative self-talk etc. The anger can also be externalised to other people where the anger is verbal, physical and emotional.
You could also question what happened saying "why me?" You may also try to bargain your way out of your despair ("I will never drink again if you just bring her back")
People may thing that you are getting on with your life. You, on the other hand, could be going through a long period of sad reflection, which is overtaking you. It is ok to go through this stage as it is normal. Don't let yourself or others talk you out of this stage. Don't try to just "pull yourself together".
It is at this time you may realise the truth of your loss and it will depress you. You may deliberately isolate yourself where you will reflect on the things you did with what you have lost and focus on things of the past. You may also have feelings of emptiness and despair.
As you allow yourself to go through the painful stages and your life becomes a bit calmer. Your depression will start to lift.
As you start to become more functional and your mind starts getting back to normal again, you will find that you start to sort out the problems caused from the loss you have experienced. For example, you may start to work on the financial and the practical difficulties then start working out your life without them.
This is the final stage. At this point you will have moved to a position of acceptance where you realise that life must go on. Whilst you may still think about the person or object that you have lost, these thoughts may become less painful and less often. This will help you to gain back your motivation and energy.
It often takes a long time to reach this stage as you can't hurry through the previous stages.
How can counselling & psychotherapy help with bereavement or grief?
Counselling can be very beneficial to help you come to terms with loss. If it is the death of someone you loved, losing your job, moving home, children leaving home.
I can help you through the grieving process, by:
- Helping you to deal with those painful, often confusing emotions.
- Supporting you through the stages of grief
- Help you to create a life for yourself that is right for you
I offer a safe space to explore your feelings in a confidential and safe environment and can support you, either on a short or long-term basis, through this difficult time.


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Citric Acid Descaler brings about effective descaling that is utilized for the removal of lime scale from metal surfaces coming in contact with hot water. Citric Acid Descaler manifests as an effective descaling agent that offers complete and efficient removal of rust scale and grime deposits from various metal parts and still remains safe for humans and in food grade applications.
First, let us understand the importance of Citric Acid.
Citric Acid portrays as one of the most common chemical necessary in functioning of our everyday life. Despite being an acid, it serves as an alkalizing agent too as it aids in bringing down the acidity level in the body fluid. It is widely utilized as one of the major components of the food and…
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Whether they act as Official Fetcher of Frisbees and tennis balls or hold down the position of Family Couch Potato, our barking buddies work like dogs at home, but for one day each year our four-legged friends can find out what it's really like to bring home the bacon during Take Your Dog to Work Day, when 'nine to five' becomes 'K-9 to five.'
Founded by Pet Sitters International (PSI), since its start in 1999 Rovers have been invited to join the rat race on the Friday following Father's Day during an annual event which not only brings a sense of play to the work day for pet parents, but also promotes the option of pet adoption by shining a spotlight on the joy that having a pal with paws brings to a person's life.
For those who want to employ tips for incorporating a pal with paws into the work place for the day, PSI offers a free downloadable action pack filled with advice for convincing the company's 'top dog' that there are benefits to having Bowser at a place of business, and instructions for planning productive Take Your Dog to Work celebrations, such as holding a fundraiser for an area shelter or rescue organization, or conducting a Pet Fair complete with talks from local pet professionals.
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Below is what Uli Behringer says made the name DeepMind resonate with him, with a focus on the emotion experience. Interesting. But, if you're expecting info on pricing or availability for the DeepMind12 then you'll be sorely disappointed...
But, what do you think of the name? Are you a fan, or would you prefer a different name?
"Thank you for your comment Synth Guru. Please allow me to jump in here, as this very much resonates with me and is exactly the reason why I have chosen the name 'DeepMind'.
"While my personal background is more related to the traditional classical and jazz piano, the emotional experience that this synthesizer has evoked in me is best described as "mind-blowing" and I am not stating this, because my name is on the instrument. I am sure many of you have the same wonderful and highly emotive experience when playing your own musical instrument. And isn't this exactly what music is about?
"Over the several years that we developed and fine-tuned the DeepMind12, I have spent endless amount of hours in front of this instrument and every time, its unlimited sounds and possibilities carried me into a different state of mind - very much in line with Synth Guru.
"The fascinating part is that your mental experience dramatically increases as you add polyphony, effects and in particular analog sound generation and processing. It is exactly the inaccuracy, vividness and richness of analog that our mind relates to, very similar to a real orchestra where all instruments are slightly out of tune or beat. After all it is the imperfection of sound that appeals to us human beings.
"I have also encountered the very same phenomenon when the artists seen in the videos played the synthesizer for the first time. We recorded and captured their true emotions playing the DeepMind12; just to dispel rumors, none of them were paid for these videos or presented with scripts.
"I truly believe the DeepMind12 is a very different instrument and hence we felt it deserves a very different name. Of course I understand that names are highly subjective and I respect that not all of you like my choice. So simply blame me for it:-)
"Perhaps I can invite you to share with us your proposals for products and names? We are currently hiring 30 synthesizer product specialists and engineers for our new Synthesizer Division. Our ambitious vision is to embark on a comprehensive synthesizer journey. Like you, we are incredibly passionate about synthesizers."
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Human Resources and Faculty Services
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- Academic appointments & credentialing
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- For questions regarding your NYU benefits (ie, medical, dental, vision, etc.), you may contact PeopleLink at firstname.lastname@example.com or 212-992-LINK (5465).
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Hi! My name is Karen. I own Calm4Kids Therapy Center, LLC in Bradley Beach, NJ. You will see pictures of my Goofy Newfies throughout my site. They have been very instrumental in helping me learn the importance of allowing myself to be still so I can notice all of the wonderful aspects of my day, give to others and most importantly laugh and smile. I love that I have the privilege of passing this onto my clients.
I am an LCSW (Licensed Clinical Social Worker) and have been in practice for 6 years. I really love what I do! I support kids ages 3-18 through play therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy and hypnotherapy. I work with adults too offering hypnotherapy, filial therapy and parenting support!
Most of the kids (and adults) I work with have some form of anxiety or stress related to friendships, school, family issues, sports/activities or health.
Through creative and fun therapies I help my clients manage their thoughts and emotions and make healthier and more productive choices in their lives.
I hope to hear from you and look forward to helping you and your child. At C4K all kids are special!


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He is healthy!
Thank you everyone for your wishes for Albert's fast recovery. They helped! Albert was well since we came back from the hospital. Completely well, like nothing has ever happened.
Here is our white boy with huge jowls (kindpåsar på svenska) (those enlarged cheeks that make a tomcat look more attractive for female cats. I think it looks silly, but apparently I have no clue what makes male cats irresistible!). He is back from the exam and feels victorious.
Today we went for an ultrasound of all the organs of the abdomen (after not eating for 12 hours! Albert was a bit hungry, but quite calm). They shaved his tummy and put tons of gel on it. He did not fight, but he complained and talked to the veterinary and the nurse during the whole examination.
"Oh, a Siamese! A white Siamese! He is adorable! He is gorgeous!"
People found him charming. Cats know when you admire them and they like it. Albert does not despise attention, and although he thought that having your tummy shaved and lying on the back is far from good, still, attention is nice…
And – he is fine! No tumors, signs of diseases, nothing. There was a sign that he had a bad tummy (slightly enlarged spleen), but everything looked nice, his kidneys were perfect, the liver and colon were fine, too. Albert is pretty on the inside, too!
Albert became a father again!
And – great news! Albert became a father again today, this time in Sweden, in Viska's cattery!
This morning Dixie (Bäckbykatten's Dixie The Great) gave birth to 5 healthy kittens that are right now nursing cuddled to their mom! We are so happy! We told the staff in the hospital that Albert became a father today for the second time, and he got even more compliments, admiration and praise for being so nice and gorgeous boy.
He has no clue why everyone is treating him like that, but it is in his nature to accept petting and compliments as something he deserves by his sheer existence. He is a cat. And – a Siamese one.


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During a bus stop in Iowa, two Tea Party activists confronted him about the Vice President calling them (and us, by extension) terrorists. Today, Ryan Rhodes spoke with both Rush Limbaugh and Mark Levin; I heard some pieces of each interview. Mr Rhodes made repeated reference to his faith in God. Click here if you can't see embedded video.
During the Face the Truth Tour this year, some activists from Defend Life (see right side bar) positioned themselves on Embassy Row along a route that Obama was slated to take. Obama had to have seen the truth of what he promotes. Click here if you cannot see embedded video.
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Joell Ortiz and !llmind's upcoming project, Human, has just been freshly announced (releasing on July 17th); and already we have the first track lifted from it.
Joell brings in a few golden boys for his latest titled, "Latino Pt. 2" — the features include our Spanish Harlem friend, Bodega Bamz. Then we have Emilio Rojas and Chris Rivers, to add to the Latin heat.
Fun Fact: Chris Rivers is also Bug Puns son. I'm happy to announce that the lyrical Apple, doesn't fall far from the tree as he plays with his words almost as good as his Father, spitting some fire bars:
"I write divine rhymes / I fill my time by feelin' these dimes / Fill my satisfaction with valid rappin' and magnum wrappin' …"
Continuing on to pay homage to his legend of a Father:
"You never see a ghost / That's what me and my dad was told / So now I'm pickin' up the torch while these label haggle my soul"
And lo-in-behold, "Latino Pt. 2" has just dropped in time for the Puerto Rican Day Parade in New York (today), this track has got to be the next anthem for Latino's, as Joell Ortiz clearly states:
"Latino, I'm that and I'm proud / If you don't know us, let me tell you about / N*gg*s that slam their dominoes loud"
So let these men tell you what it is to be a Latino, in their eyes. Turn it up for Joell Ortiz and !llmind's "Latino Pt. 2" — featuring Bodega Bamz, Emilio Rojas and Chris Rivers, below:
And you already know that Sway's Universe doesn't just give you random tracks to listen to; we also educate you on why you need to pay attention to it; because these artists that come through here are all pioneers and trail blazers.
Thee Latino, Joell Ortiz, shows exactly why he is the main act in "Latino PT. 2" as he threw the most legit freestyle on Sway In The Morning, below:
Bodega Bamz did his thing on Sway In The Morning, having Sway laughing in awe:
This next one is in respects to Chinx. Back in 2014, they were just three rising rappers who threw down a freestyle and dropped impromptu bars for the morning show. Chinx went in hard over an east coast sound, while Andy and Emilio decide to go without no beat and give it to the fans straight. Watch this one from beginning to end to catch Chinx and Emilio Rojas:
Chris Rivers, on the other hand — completely crushed the mic on a boom-bap Velous beat, when he rolled through Sway In The Morning with his freestyle. Play it back, one time:


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Dates For JEE MAIN, NEET(UG) and UGC(NET) announced
JEE MAIN/NEET 2019 : The HRD ministry released the schedule, in which it was announced that NEET would be held in a single sitting on May 5, 2019, and will be conducted in the pen-and-paper mode only.
The National Testing Agency(NTA), country's premier organization for conducting entrance exams for India's top Engineering and Medical colleges, announced the  final dates for JEE MAIN, NEET(UG), UGC(NET), CMAT and GPAT. The JEE MAIN will be conducted twice, first in January and then in April. A significant adjustment has been made to the NEET exam, in that, the HRD ministry has scrapped it's plan to conduct NEET twice a year and in online mode, following recommendations from the Health Ministry. The NEET scheduled for May 5, 2019 will be held in one sitting and will be conducted in the pen-and-paper mode only.
"The change in the NEET exam pattern as against the statement earlier, which will now be a single exam in pen-and-paper mode and in the same number of languages as has been conducted last year, is on the request of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, which wanted the same pattern followed last year to be maintained," news agency PTI quoted an official as saying.
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The practice of Utthita Parsvakonasana A and its variations is pretty common in today's asana classes. It is a powerful standing pose that can encourage us to move deeply into stretch while requiring us to utilize a good deal of strength and grounding. It flows well in the context of a typical Vinyasa class, and it can most definitely make you sweat. It can be modified to address the needs of a beginner and also practiced in a way that can appeal to the most advanced practitioner. Because of its frequency in asana class, Extended Side Angle is often overlooked an opportunity to peel away the layers of our effort and find our true self at the center of the work. But, if we slow down and spend some time exploring it, we may find that it reveals a great deal about our willingness and ability to live in and from our heart.
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By approaching Utthita Parsvakonasana A from our heart, we can find the strength to be our most authentic Self, a courageous and vulnerable act. Approaching our asanas and our lives with clear understanding despite the ideas or objectives we hold about the achievement is evidence of living authentically. That means that we honor our body's ability to deepen or open in this posture, and we sit within the discomfort of possibly not achieving our "goal." Living and practicing this way, regardless of the outcome, is an expression of our vulnerability. To allow yourself to open fully, you have to lean into the spaces that may initially feel uncomfortable or sometimes back off of the intensity to allow yourself to feel instead of force.
Utthita Parsvakonasana A is a basic asymmetrical standing pose. The spine is working toward axial extension with the front knee and hip in deep flexion. The deeper the flexion in the front hip, the closer we can come to axial extension in the spine. When our deep hip flexors are tight or week, and we back out of the depth in our leg, our spine exhibits slight lateral flexion. The muscles of the hamstrings work hard to resist the weight of the torso extending over the front leg, and lengthen to extend the back leg. There are multiple arm variations, all of which require some basic shoulder mobility. The more we can retract and depress the scapula in this pose the more thoracic rotation we can achieve. The Serratus Anterior can benefit from this rotation, receiving a deep stretch on the side of the body farthest from the bent front leg. When the shoulders are tight, the tendency is to create hip flexion in the back, extended leg to compensate for the lack of shoulder mobility. With a clear understanding of our ability, though, we can create less compensatory responses, and find our most open pose without falling into misalignment.
With Utthita Parsvakonasana A, many are inclined to push beyond what is appropriate or aligned with our true fullest expression, i.e. we bend too deeply in our hip or knee, we overstretch through the shoulders or chest, we bind when our bodies and minds tell us not too, all to "achieve" an idea of what we think this pose should look like or feel like. Or, we will back way off our ability and barely touch the intensity that the asana has to offer in ways like not bending at all in knee or hip, or instead of rotating the spine and turning the chest toward the sky, we will collapse the chest toward the floor.
The first step in approaching Utthita Parsvakonasana A and all of its variations with courage and vulnerability is to determine what experience of the pose best supports an authentic expression for you. Our own individual expression of this very common asana, might be drastically different from the person on the mat next to us or even from the picture that we hold in our mind. Are we prepared to address our individual needs and experiences even if it means that we will look or feel differently? Can we be bold enough to stand in our own experience, even if it is uncomfortable in order to fully experience ourselves through the medium of this asana?
Utthita Parsvakonasana A is an opportunity to know ourselves more fully, and requires only that we be willing to try. We may find in the midst of our experience that we have the strength and the courage to be fully exposed. That though our expression of this asana (or any other) may not align with our idea of perfection, it can instead allow us to honor and celebrate that which is perfectly unique about us. The process isn't always a comfortable one, but the willingness to step into the discomfort of not meeting our intended "goal," is necessary for us to be fully and completely ourselves.


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Ruby Thomas: CHICK
Fresh from the fringe, Ruby Thomas presents her debut hour of raucous character comedy, CHICK (**** 'A fun, creative, witty and original show' - Arts Award Voice). It tells the story of Simon Fondle Berk, a publically shamed TV presenter who goes on a deeply emotional journey through time, spam, vaginas and YouTube to discover all the 'women' who have made him the 'man' he is today. Spanning the 20th century and playing with our assumptions about story-telling, history and gender, it is an hour of silly, surreal sketchfoolery.
It is written and performed by Ruby Thomas (Agatha Raisin, Blandings, Fail) with fellow performer Chris Adlington, directed by comedy stalwart Mathew Horne (Gavin and Stacey, Bad Education, The Catherine Tate Show) and produced by SO Comedy.


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How to Prevent Electric Shocks in the Home
Injuries caused by electric shocks can vary from minor to fatal, and often times these accidents are brought on by our own carelessness when we become exposed to electrical energy.
To minimise your chances of experiencing an electric shock at home, S A Wilde Electrical offers the following tips to help keep you and your loved ones safe.
Cover Your Sockets
One of the easiest ways to prevent electric shocks is to cover your sockets with a power socket protector when not in use. This is especially important if you have young and inquisitive children at home.
Keep Appliances Away from Water
Electrical appliances and water just don't mix, so be sure to keep all appliances away from wet areas such as pools, baths, sinks, and laundry ......


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I grew up reading about movies and TV. The libraries were filled with books on the subject, and it was always fascinating reading. I remember one TV producer saying "They'll never notice!"
Unfortunately because so much of this is part of our culture, a whole lot of writers think it's a good idea to use movies for research instead of either hitting the books, asking an expert, or going out to experience a place. Here are some the reasons why it's such a bad idea.
Hollywood loves stereotypes and cliches
Every film and TV show has one problem going in: Time. They have to make the movie fit within a certain amount of minutes. So stereotypes become a quick shortcut. A thug has a certain "look" so that when he walks on screen and the ominous music is cued, we know he's a bad guy.
Cliches are another shortcut. If a producer spots something cool and neat, every movie will repeat it as if it were TRUE for everyone.
Just about every TV show and film with a blind person has had the character touch the face of another character to "see" what he looks like. I have no doubt that there was probably a newspaper article on a blind person who did this. But Hollywood latched onto it and put it into nearly every film and show that followed. A friend who is blind says that they don't do all the touchy feely stuff.
Problems with accuracy
Films depicting actual events or historical events aren't always accurate. Many "biopics" have annoyed the original source because details were altered to tell the story. Sometimes there isn't a reason why they got changed. Historical stories might be loosely told. Heck, even the costuming may not be accurate. A friend checked the medals a military character wore. It was obvious the prop guy grabbed a handful, since it was impossible for the character to be fifty years in the future and be in WWII (well, unless he was a time traveler).
The Hollywood Action Scene
Let's be realistic here—Hollywood action scenes are designed to be eye candy. Sometimes some scenes may even be designed to be put in a trailer to get audiences to see the movie.
Those scenes are done with wires and harnesses and stunt men. To show Wonder Woman (the Lynda Carter version) jumping up into a window, the stunt woman had to jump out of the window backwards. Then the film was reversed so it looked like she was jumping up to the window.
For those sword fighting scenes where the hero is attacked by multiple bad guys, it's a one second delay before each man attacks. You wouldn't think that second would make a lot of difference, but it does. I saw a demo with the delay and then the real thing from re-enactors. With the delay, the lone man could defend himself against all the attackers. With no delay, he got overwhelmed alarmingly fast.
Shooting a criminal in the leg
You know the scene. Bad guy runs away. Good guy pulls out his gun, takes careful aim, and shoots bad guy in the leg.
Right. Looks great. Makes the audience think the detective is a good guy for not letting the bad guy live. And very hard to do.
I was taught in the military to aim at center mass. That's biggest part of the body. The basic reason? You'll likely to hit it.
A leg's a really small target. Add moving in a running motion, and it's even harder target.
Why do what Hollywood is doing?
Hollywood is very unoriginal. Why be unoriginal?


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Our philosophy: Good herbalists treat people, not diseases, and in our program we strive to teach the skills necessary so that each student can accomplish that goal. We focus on differential diagnosis skills, materia medica and therapeutics which are essential to individualize treatment and help patients to not only resolve symptoms, but create constitutional change needed for physical, emotional and spiritual wellness.
The program runs from September through August for two consecutive years. The class is held in Washington, NJ and on-line via live webcast. For more information about the course please refer to the Herbalist's Training Program tab. If you have any further questions please feel free to contact us.


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Saturday, November 11, 2006
Well, over a week has passed, my election obsession is subsiding, I'm behind on my NaNoWriMo and I feel the overwhelming urge to read Daredevil. So, naturally, I can't find the issue.
This sucks. I can't even pick up Green Lantern and start to read without thinking about how I'm in the mood to read Daredevil.
This is why I am two weeks behind in comics reading.
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What issue is it?ReplyDelete
You will of course, find that issue three weeks from now, as you are desperately looking for something completely different. It IS frustrating, but be comforted by the thought that comics never go bad. (they may BE bad, but they don't GO bad.)ReplyDelete
Oh, and wasn't Green Lantern #14 great? When he was charging his ring, I thought I was going to faint.
Hehe...it really is funny all the various silly things that keep us from catching up with our reading.ReplyDelete
I feel for ya!
Oh, and Daredevil rules!
I've been loving Daredevil for the past while. I never found him interesting until the Bendis/Maleev run, and that got me reading some back issues, and the new team seems to be doing well. And suddenly, wham, new fan.ReplyDelete
I still get all woobly over Daredevil's final speech at the end of "Decalogue."


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University College Falmouth, September 3-6, 2008
Keynote speakers
Bruno Latour, Professor at Sciences Po and Vice President for Research
Jeremy Myerson, Director of the Helen Hamlyn Centre and Innovation, RCA
Networks of Design responds to recent academic interest in the fields of design history, technology and the social sciences in the 'networks' of interactions that inform knowledge formation and design. Studying networks foregrounds infrastructure, negotiations, processes, strategies of interconnection, and the heterogeneous relationships between people and things. Networks can include people, social groups, artefacts, devices, entities and ideas.
This conference seeks papers on a wide range of topics related to Networks of Design across all time periods and disciplines that address issues to do with history, theory and practice.
Proposals for papers are welcome from individuals and/or panels (of not more than three papers). If you are interested in presenting a paper, or would like further information about the conference, please visit the web site: www.networksofdesign.co.uk or contact Fiona Hackney at email@example.com
Please submit a title and abstract of up to 300 words by February 25 2008
University College Falmouth, September 3-6, 2008


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Last Monday I started a new contest for you and the first week of Playin' Hooky Sightings was a lot of fun. You used Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter to submit some great pictures. In fact, I couldn't decide on just one. So we have two winners this week!
Congratulations to MELANIE for her pic of her daughter playing with her Playin' Hooky Disc and RENEE for her pic of her husband and his pit crew wearing their Houndstooth Beanies on their way to Sault Ste. Marie Michigan for the I-500 snowmobile race!
|Melanie & Renee won a skull and cross hooks button!
I'll choose another winner next Monday so keep your eyes peeled and submit your pictures!


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CBC's Mission
The mission of Community Baptist Church is to help people encounter Jesus, be empowered by the Spirit, and extend God's Kingdom. (Matthew 28:18-20)
"Transforming Families for Generations"
Explore is the genuine inquiry of God and the church, which deepens my commitment to trust them with my spiritual life.
Connect is the intentional involvement in a relationship with Christ and his church, which enables my spiritual development.
Grow is the continuing pursuit of my relationship with God and others, which allows the Holy Spirit to transform my life.
Thrive is the ongoing surrender of my transformed life to God's calling, which leads to kingdom-centered service.
Everybody needs to belong. We strive to be a church that loves and accepts people just as they are, while helping them see God's purposes achieved in their lives.
Life change happens within the context of relationships. We strive to be a church in which people can be honest with themselves, others, and God as they learn and grow together.
God's kingdom (his rule and reign) encompasses more than just Community Baptist Church. We strive to be a church that expands God's kingdom fulfilled in our families, neighborhoods, and throughout the world.
God has given gifts and talents to his followers. We strive to be a church that gives people the opportunity to discover and develop their gifts and talents so they can make a lasting impact for God's kingdom in the world.
Responding with actions that express praise, adoration, and surrender to the person and work of God.
(2 Samuel 6:16-23; Psalm 96; Isaiah 6:1-10; John 4:4-26; Romans 12:1-8)
Forming genuine connections with people where honesty, trust, and encouragement cultivate support and growth.
(Hebrews 10:19-25; Genesis 2:15-3:7; Matthew 5:21-24; Acts 2:42-47; Ephesians 4:22-33)
Yielding to the transforming work of the Holy Spirit as we align our thoughts, words, and actions to biblical standards.
(Joshua 1:1-9; Psalm 119:1-16; John 15:1-17; 2 Timothy 3:10-17; James 1:12-25)
Using our God-given spiritual gifts, talents, interests, and desires to further God\'s purposes.
(Exodus 31:1-11; John 13:1-17; Romans 12:1-13; 1 Corinthians 12:14-26; 1 Peter 4:7-11)
Giving our time and resources to honor God and expand his kingdom.
(Luke 12:16-34; Psalm 50:7-15; Malachi 3:6-12; Mark 12:41-44; 2 Corinthians 9:6-15)
Recognizing and seizing Spirit-led opportunities to share the love of Christ and seek social justice.
(Matthew 28:16-20; Isaiah 58:1-10; Matthew 25:31-46; Romans 10:13-15; 1 Peter 3:15-16)


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Goods and services tax (GST) is a broad based tax of 10% on the sale of most goods and services consumed in Australia. Nonprofit organisations must register for GST if their annual turnover is $150,000 or more, and they may choose to register if their annual turnover is lower. Often granting authorities insist on GST registration before considering a grant application.
If you are registered for GST, you must include 10% GST on most, or all, of your sales. In most circumstances, you can also claim a credit for the GST included in the price of goods and services you buy in carrying on your activities. There are special rules about certain types of sales made by charities, gift deductible entities and government schools. There are a number of different ways you can structure your organisation for GST purposes to minimise the costs of dealing with the tax collection.
The Australian Tax Office has a dedicated web site page for nonprofit organisations in relation to GST. The book Tax Basics for Nonprofit Organisations is also available from the ATO free of charge and includes relevant GST material.