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Monday, January 25, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010
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Kicking Caffeine
So for the second time in probably two years I'm caffeine free. More accurately, I'm stopped taking any extra caffeine in the form of coffee, soda, or other such stimulating drinks. The last time I did this I think it lasted close to six months. I'm not sure how long this current behavior modification will last but I want to make it a life-long change. I have health issues that could probably use reducing my stimulant intake and my life is not what I would call stress free. It was probably a good idea to permanently eliminate all this extra jitter.
The week before the Christmas break I kept track of my coffee intake and it looked something like:
- 7 double espressos, my morning pick me up
- 25 cups of regular "american" coffee (a 5 cup a day habit)
- 10 Diet Cokes
That totaled about 3050mg of caffeine a week or about 436mg per day. According to some sources you shouldn't have more that 300mg per day. I didn't measure other small amounts of caffeine I may be ingesting in chocolate and other sources. I figured they were noise in terms of the other more concentrated sources. So after Christmas week I went cold turkey. After a week or so of bad headaches, irritability, an just plain feeling lousy, I'm off coffee and other caffeinated drinks. I'm feeling pretty good now and I'm sleeping better. I'm still not sleeping much but what sleep I do get feels more sound and less interrupted.
I'm not sure if this will be a complete and total break with coffee. I mean real coffee. Dark rich creamy espresso. I may still enjoy one after a particularly good meal, but I don't think I'm going to be downing coffee at work to stay alert and active or worse just out of habit. I don't like the feeling of needing to have coffee in the morning just to be able to function. That can not be good. I think that automatic, default, consumption behavior is something I need to weed out of other areas of my life as well. For now I'll start with caffeine.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Thyroid Post-Game Show Part 2
Last Friday, about a week-and-a-half or so after having my thyroid taken out, I started my Levothyroxine regimen. My primary care physician and I will work on determining the correct daily dosage. I was surprised at how little was actually required. Right now each pill contains 25 micrograms of the active ingredient. Makes you wonder what's in the rest of that 1/2 gram pill. I will be on this drug for the rest of my life.
Yesterday was my last visit with my surgeon. The final result of my biopsy was in and he needed to do his standard post-op check up. The main reason my thyroid was so enlarged was goiter however the biopsy turned up two small cancerous nodules (measuring 3mm and 1mm) one on each side. The guidelines for what to do next are pretty clear. Do nothing. My surgeon and the pathology report both indicated the tumors were completely contained and there is no indication that the cancer has advanced outside the thyroid. These tumors can almost be considered "pre-cancer" and basically they are nothing to worry about. So I'm not going to worry about them. The only alternate course of action is radioactive iodine treatment. Unless my primary care doc thinks it's worth doing, I'm going to skip it. These types of tumors are actually quite common and usually pose no threat. Later in life there was a chance that these tumors could have evolved (devolved?) into something really nasty but we won't know. Those little bastards are sitting in some pathology lab getting ready to be incinerated or whatever they do to incorrigible organs after they are separated from their owners, chopped up, and analyzed. The biopsy contained some other good news. There was no parathyroid tissue found in the sample so it looks like my surgeon did a good job keeping those calcium regulating babies intact.
So the $64,000.00 question is was it worth taking out my thyroid? Unfortunately I'll never know. I probably could have treated the enlarged thyroid with drugs but there were those tiny tumors in there which later in life could have blossomed into a real problem. If given this information I probably would have taken the same course of action.
This is probably all I'm writing about this unless some really big news comes up. I hope these posts are helpful for anyone facing the same choices. I found it extremely comforting to talk to other people who went through this experience and I'd be happy to converse, publicly or privately, with anyone who's been diagnosed. You know how to reach me.
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Thursday, November 12, 2009
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Sunday, November 08, 2009
The Thyroid Post-Game Show
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Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Let's take out his thyroid for 100 dollars!
Close to a year ago my doctor discovered that my thyroid was larger than normal. I was in for an ear infection and after the usual poking and prodding he felt the front of my neck and asked, "How long has this been like that?" That's how this odd journey began. Now, after a biopsy and some further monitoring my doctor and my surgeon both agree it's time for that troublesome gland to go. Funny, the surgeon was the one who initially was opposed to taking a scalpel to me.
The "tumors" are quite large. I can feel them when I swallow. I have two, one on each side of my thyroid. The largest is about six centimeters which is about how long the incision will be across my throat. Kinda makes sense since that six centimeter mass is going to have to squeeze through that small window. A friend recently brought to my attention that I should have scheduled the surgery this week so I'd be out by Halloween with a nasty, oozing, possibly bleeding wound on my neck. My timing was always shitty. I would have made a great zombie.
I call them "tumors" but it's not yet determined if they are in fact cancerous or if they are malignant or benign. My biopsy indicated that I probably don't have cancer, but given the relatively high false negative rate for this procedure, I'm not willing to play the odds. My docs both agree with my decision. My family members are happy too. Some thought we (i.e. my wife and I) were taking this all a bit non-chalantly. We'll know soon enough.
I know people who have gone through this procedure before me and they are all ok. Some have had all or part of their thyroid removed. No one seems to have a nasty scar or long term health issues. Most are just taking a pill a day to replace the hormone normally secreted by their lost gland. I'm expecting to have much the same experience.
I have been counseled on what could go wrong. All of these scenarios have very low single digit probabilities. The worst of which is probably that I could permanently lose my voice. It freaks you out but again very low probability. I've never had major surgery before so I'm a bit unsettled about being under. I'm also not one for staying in the hospital but my wife has delivered three kids, the first by c-section (Yes, that's right the first by c-section.) she's basically telling me to suck it up. She's right of course. There are others I know who are really fighting for their lives. This little hiccup is nothing in comparison.
So gentle reader we'll see how this thing goes. I'm going to try to remember to blog and tweet my whole experience if I remember and I'm determined to ask my surgeon if I can have what's left of my thyroid after my operation. I think it would be fun to keep on my desk and have my kids take it to school for show and tell. It will be fun to have a little bit of myself in a jar even if it is a little bit of myself that has gone slightly haywire.
Friday, October 09, 2009
Playing with Google Wave
Wow. I've spent some time playing with Google Wave over the past few hours. I must say it's a bit overwhelming. My initial reaction is that Wave can fulfill it's design goal. I can see Wave completely replacing email. Traditional email functionality is a subset of Wave functionality. It should be a simple switch with one caveat. Large public waves are like being in a chaotic editing jam session. It's often difficult to keep track of all the conversations going on in the same doc. So if you are sending a Wave to a bunch of contacts that are all online you can probably expect that someone is going to just start typing a response before you've finished composing your message. There is currently nothing stopping them from seeing the inbound wave and just jumping in. That happens frequently in IM/Chat but it's impossible with email. No one sees anything you write in email until you press send. This has all sorts of interesting implications. Drunk Waving is probably going to lose a few of you out there your jobs or your ex is going to want to slap you with an injunction. So waver beware! (Caveat Undo-er?)
The quite side of wave is simply document editing although one could see that you could add some useful robots to your editing session. Robots are bits of code that will watch while you type and trigger some functionality based on an event or by matching some word or phrase. It's not hard to imagine basic utility robots for thesaurus, dictionary, spelling, grammar, etc. You can also imagine more advanced types of robots that would identify addresses, embedded images, and pull up more information via search. Imagine dropping in a bad picture of a painting in a document and having a robot automatically, or at your request, search the web for alternative images of the same painting.
Wave is really going to be all about communicating and collaborating online and in real time. I think that's where things will settle but it's going to require us to learn how to deal with collaboration that happens that fast. There aren't many systems out there that behave this way on this scale. It's going to take some time and it might be some time before your Waving with your mom and dad.
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Ukraine police on alert as violence erupts at pro-Russia demoComments
Security forces remain on high alert in Ukraine's eastern city of Donetsk after violence erupted during a pro-Russia demonstration.
There has been growing clamour for a referendum for greater autonomy in the region – claims which are spilling into violence.
Several dozen protesters were detained including Pavel Gubarev, the self-proclaimed people's governor.
His lawyer addressed the crowd saying that he was still in Donetsk and had not been taken out of the city as previously thought.
It comes a day after police seized back control of a regional government headquarters taken over by pro-Russian supporters.
With tensions spiralling upwards, Ukraine has recalled some of its warships amid fears the crisis may not be settled diplomatically.
It is a possibility also being entertained by the United States which is sending 12 F-16 fighter jets to Poland as part of an expanded training exercise in response to Russia's intervention in Crimea.

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Bharathanatyam - More Than A Dance Form
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Bharathanatyam is one of the classical dance forms of India. It originated in Tamil Nadu and was nurtured in temples across South India. As you all know, it has many benefits like burning calories, increasing strength and flexibility, creativity etc. Let us look at other benefits this classical art form provides that other forms of exercises do not.
Bharathanatyam has 28 asamyutha hastas or mudras (single hand gestures). These hasthas provide movement and exercise to the muscles in the palm, fingers, forearm and upper arm. It helps to develop fine motor skills especially in children.
The eye movements help in hand-eye co ordination. This is not found in any other form of exercise. The facial expressions which forms an important part of this dance form, provides movement to the facial muscles and helps your skin stay young and wrinkle free. It gives a glow to your face that no cream can give!
Bharatanatyam and other classical dance forms can become perfect exercise routines if followed properly as it utilizes every muscle in the body including the eyes, eye brows, jaws etc. Along with physical exercise, it increases concentration, co ordination and gives you an awareness of your own body.
Join a dance class in your locality now and help yourself feel good!


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shortsavage wrote:I am a HUGE Aubrey Huff fan! But you guys are kidding yourselves if you think he is worth more than Berkman. They are not in the same league (no pun intended ).
Berkman is only a year older than Huff. Lets compare their numbers when they were both 26 (2002 for Berkman and 2003 for Huff), and let them tell the keeper story.
Berkman: 42 Hr, 106 Runs, 128 RBIs, 8 sb and a .292 BA
Huff: 34 Hr (-8), 91 Runs (-15), 107 RBIs ( -21), 2 sb (-6) and a .311 BA (+0.19)
Berkman was an elite outfielder in an "off" year. He was better than Huff too. How could Huff have more value going into draft day?
Berkman plays for an offensively stong team in a offensive park. Huff plays in a decent offensive team in a not so offensive park. Huff is not going to improve as much from 2003 to 2004 as he did from 2002 to 2003. Berkman will likely post a better season than he did in 2003.
Talent:Talent, how could Huff be a better pick than Berkman?
How was Berkman better than Huff as an elite outfielder in an off year. Huff was significantly better than Berkman last year.


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Health and Safety
Coca-Cola shuts down three bottling plants in India amid severe water shortages14-03-2016
In India, Coca-Cola has decided to suspend bottling operations at three units located in three different states of the country. One of these units, in the city of Kaladera in the western Indian state of Rajasthan, has been the target of a years-long community-led campaign that blames the company for exacerbating water shortages in the area. Coca-Cola says the plant closure is due to long term economic non-viability.
Coke, McDonald's Slam NYC Bid to Ban Big Soda Cups01-06-2012
Coca-Cola Co and McDonald's Corp slammed Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed ban on large soft drinks in New York City, arguing for freedom of choice and saying it would not effectively curb obesity.
"New Yorkers expect and deserve better than this. They can make their own choices about the beverages they purchase," Coca-Cola said in a statement on Thursday.
What do the beverage companies do to fight back over obesity?09-05-2012
Tunisia: strike success in Coca-Cola Mégrine15-08-2011
Workers at the Coca-Cola factory in Mégrine, Tunisia, went on strike for two half days July 26 and 27 and won important improvements in the area of health and safety, as well as in remuneration.
Washington: Coke Employees Make Unconditional Return To Work Offer01-09-2010
Teamsters Ready To Bargain A Fair And Equitable Contract With Coke
US: Coke Contract Ratified for Over 500 in New England28-01-2010
The RWDSU, one of the IUF's affiliates in the United States representing Coca-Cola workers, reports ratification of a new collective bargaining agreement after difficult but successful bargaining for over 500 Coca-Cola workers in New England.
Precarious Work, Workplace rights issues discussed by IUF Team and Coca-Cola Global Management17-10-2008
October 7, a team of Coca-Cola union representatives led by IUF General Secretary Ron Oswald met Coca-Cola Director Global Workplace Rights Ed Potter and his team in Atlanta to discuss global labour relations at Coca-Cola, specific cases from countries were abuses were reported, and, in particular, the issue of precarious employment.


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Use UIT in a sentence
" He worked for UIT and we asked him a bunch of business related questions that we hoped he would know. "
" The UIT had purchased the securities that were then transferred, this was necessary to complete the required changes that needed to be made to the portfolio. "
" They made a good profit selling UIT's on the market. They simple had to purchase the securities and then find investors to sell the shares to, and they didn't have to even manage it. "


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July is our Member Appreciation Month and we have soooooo much going on! We will be raising money for the Willamette Valley Humane Society.
Our silent auctions and raffles will go all month long and the winners will be announced Saturday afternoon, July 28th.
Silent Auction: (Minimum bid to start is $50)
- 1 hour with Cassidy for personal training
- 1 hour with Sheena Williams (Krav Maga) for one on one Self Defense training
- 1 hour with Efren for Muay Thai training
- 3 month adult or youth membership in Salem-Keizer Brazilian Ju-Jitsu training
Raffles: (Tickets $5)
Krav Maga Salem Self Defense Class:
Saturday July 14th from 2-4 pm: Learn from Sheena Williams the best awareness and self defense tactics that can be used by anyone-anywhere. Her teaching is very easy to understand and learn. The class will give you a bit of a workout and you will have loads of fun striking and yelling! $25 donation per person requested.
Super Hero/Villain Day:
Every Tuesday and Thursday don't be surprised to find the staff dressed up for things like Hat Day, Crazy Sock Day, Decades Day and Super Hero/Villain Day.
Thursday, July 19th is our Super Hero/Villain Day and you can get a picture with one of the staff for $1. All money will be donated to the Willamette Humane Society. Feel free to join us on our dress up days as we would love to see your crazy hats and socks too!
Dance Fitness Party:
Friday July 20th, 6- 8 pm, join us for another wild fun Dance Party hosted by Cassidy, Jackie and our newest instructor, Amira. The party is free to members and just $5 for non-members. Bring your friends and be prepared to have a blast! Childcare is available upon request. We will also be selling raffle tickets that night for 1 hour with Jared so bring your cash!
Dodgeball Tournament:
Saturday July 28th from 12 pm to 3 pm. $20 to register your team of 5 or you can register individually and we will place you on a team for $5. Sign ups will start the beginning of July. We already have a couple of teams registered!
Pulled pork BBQ:
Saturday July 28th at 1 pm. We will need to know how many we are feeding so please purchase your BBQ ticket by July 24th. $1 per person.
Pie Face:
After the BBQ and Dodgeball tournament on Saturday July 28th we will announce the winners of the silent auction and raffles. You will then get the chance to purchase a $5 plate of whip cream and use your best aim to make our General Manager Michele a whip cream mess!


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Great Websites For Hikers
Websites for Hikers, Backpackers, Campers and Anyone Else Who Loves Outdoor Recreation
What got me using the internet in the first place (and I was reluctant back then, in 1998) was a search for information about the Appalachian Trail. Soon, I was chatting with other A.T. hikers online, and I ended up making some good friends in the long-distance backpacking community. When I returned from my hike, I also returned to the websites I'd been using and perusing and, over the years, discovered more hiking sites that I visit often.
Below are my picks for some of the best hiking and backpacking websites around -- some new, some not new at all -- for trails and destinations around the world.
And if you know of any others you'd like to recommend -- sites that aren't just about a nitty-gritty specific destination or all about selling gear -- please share them in the guestbook below.
Definition: Hike
An outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments, often on trails (Wikipedia)
A long walk usually for exercise or pleasure (Wordnet)
Are You A Hiker? - A visitor poll
If you hike, how much?
My Favorite Hiking Website: TrailJournals
Global Backpacking Journals from Long-Distance Hikers
I love this site! And it's one of those I've been using for more than 10 years, including posting my own Appalachian Trail and other long-distance backpacking journals. As of 2013, TrailJournals has in the neighborhood of 396,000 journal entries, with over 4,520,000 miles of hiking, 716,000 trail photos, and thousands of hikers in their directory. And that number is literally growing by the minute.
But as big as the site has gotten over the years, it's still really easy to navigate and find the journals you want to read. There are also hiker forums and a hiker directory, peak journals for those interested in writing and reading about reaching the summits of the world, a photo gallery, and a book store to browse through.
Visit TrailJournals
Backpacker.com: A Hiker Could Get Lost (Happily) on this Site for a Long Time
Destinations, Gear, Skills, Blogs, Hiker Forums And More
This site by Backpacker Magazine has it all: articles, blogs, gear reviews, videos, photos, events, a backpacker food and recipe center, interactive features. You can find hikes all over the United States and even find hiking partners on the very active Backpacker Forums, where you can discuss anything and everything about hiking and backpacking ... and a wide range of other topics with those who share your passion for the outdoors.
Visit Backpacker
Follow Backpacker Magazine on Twitter
AllTrails.com: An Interactive Site Where Hikers Create Content
A Community Guide To The Outdoors
I first learned about AllTrails on Twitter, when I saw a post by AllTrails founder and CEO, Russell Cook.
On AllTrails, you can:
- Explore tens of thousands of trails and reviews
- Share trails, reviews, and photos with friends
- Get outside by joining local events
AllTrails has a great search feature, where you can filter trails by activity, length, difficulty, popularity, location and much more. When you register (for free), they can help you discover new trails by providing you with personalized recommendations.
AllTrails also keeps you updated on all the hiking and trail-related events going on in your local area.
And on this site, you can keep a record of the trails you've done, your favorites, and the ones you'd like to do. You can also create an unlimited number of lists of trails to share with friends.
Visit AllTrails
Follow AllTrails on Twitter
A Blog Encouraging People To Travel Abroad, Independently
On this site you will find:
- Tips for planning budget trips, with a special focus on "around the world" travel
- New content added regularly, including interviews with a variety of travelers, guest posts, book reviews, how-to instructional articles and content reflecting hot topics like travel media and building a successful travel blog, as well as news and information from the online travel world.
- A complete archive of editor David Lee's posts from a 20-month, 22-country trip around the world.
Visit GoBackpacking
Follow GoBackpacking on Twitter
Great Outdoor Recreation Pages
GORP isn't just "Good Ol' Raisins and Peanuts" with some chocolate mixed in. It's also another comprehensive resource for adventure travel, outdoor sports and gear, camping, national parks, and more. On Gorp.com, you can read questions and answers by the Gear Guy, the Gear Girl, and the Survival Guru, and check out the World Traveler and trips of the month. This is a place for outdoor enthusiasts to plan vacations focused on the great outdoors in locations around the globe.
GORP.com is part of the Away Network, a collection of sites based on travel, including:
- GORPTravel.com, a travel directory of active vacations and adventure tour outfitters
- Away.com, a travel and vacation-planning resource with expert reviews and trip ideas
- Trip.com, a free travel search site where can find the cheapest flights, cheapest hotels, cheapest car rentals, and cheapest vacation packages across a wide range of travel websites
Visit GORP
(Sorry, the site seems to be down right now. I'll check it again soon.)
Backpacking Lightweight
At Backpacking.Net
Backpacking Lightweight was created in 1996 and, since then, has grown to include a huge collection of resources for year-round backcountry safety and enjoyment. While Backpacking Lightweight (obviously) focuses on lightweight backpacking equipment and techniques, it is a also a great resource for all backcountry travelers who want to research and purchase quality outdoor gear. You can also get involved with or just browse through their popular Backpacker Forum, or contribute your own hiking and backpacking experiences to the site.
Visit Backpacking Lightweight
More Websites for Hikers - I'll add them as I find them.
- Peakbagger.com
Peakbagger.com is a free web site that presents information and statistics about the mountain peaks and mountain ranges of the world. Registered peakbaggers can log their ascents, post trip reports and track their climbing activity.
- SectionHiker
Hiking and Backpacking for beginners and experts, including lots of gear reviews and trail reports
© 2010 Deb Kingsbury
What's Your Favorite Hiking Website? General outdoorsy comments and questions are welcome, too.
Yeah, it's good because once you log an ascent, it adds it to all the lists for you. So When I did Hunter and Slide Mountains in the Catskills, fifty different hiking lists/challenges were affected.
I use Peakbagger to log and keep my hiking challenge lists sorted.
Thanks for the lens
great lens. Well done for sure.
Thank you for this wonderful list of sites. Very useful
Well my hiking site on Glacier National Park is my favorite site.
www.glacierhikers.com I discovered another great hiking resource from emails I got from visitors to my site and that is tripadvisor.com hiking forums. Despite having hiked for over twenty years in GNP I got a lot of good tips from the hiking forums on tripadvisor
We are trying to build communities around a website for planning hikes and other activities with outdoor enthusiasts in your area. Post your hikes to invite other hikers to join you. Completely free of course, this site it Trail Calendar at http://www.trailcalendar.com.
Wonderful lens
I wasn't aware of all of these hiking and backpacking sites. Great resources. Thanks for the review!
Obviously I like my own website, its not totally dedicated to hiking as its about travel in general. But it does have sections on where you can find hostels and how to travel around in Europe generally. Its called Euro Traveler
Nice lens and great resource for hikers, I don't do so much myself these days, getting a bit old, but I used to. Enjoyed this lens, thumbs up.
It's not bad enough that it's Springer Fever season, you had to go and put this in front of me. Oh, those pictures! I really need to be independently wealthy so I can just hike for the rest of my life.
Very informative and a good read to boot!
Cool. I'll be checking some of these out before my next hike. Thanks!
Great resource for hikers. I never realized there were so many hiking resources out there. I'm lensrolling to my Scout Hiking Program lens.


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Corporations are not people. They're persons.
There's a bit of hoo-ha about Mitt Romney saying that "corporations are people."
He was using shorthand to refer to the fact that taxes on corporations are ultimately borne by people (not just shareholders, by the way—workers and customers as well), which is absolutely correct.
Romney's off the cuff statement has been used pretty unfairly to malign him.
This is because the phrase "corporations are people" has some political salience because of Supreme Court decisions that are purported to have granted special rights to corporations on the grounds that they are people.
There's even a movement to amend the Constitution to say that corporations are not people.
This may just be the dumbest controversy EVER. It makes intelligent design look like the general theory of relativity. It's like a controversy about whether the sun rises in the east.
Even the intelligent Jon Chait writes in defense of Romney "there is a controversy over whether corporations are people from the standpoint of law." No there isn't.
Understanding why corporations are not people, but persons, is easier with some grasp of law and history, but really, all it requires is knowledge of English and logic.
Corporations are persons.
What this means is that they're recognized by the law as entities that can have a name, sue in court, be a party to contracts and have property.
Different types of persons have different types of rights, but these types of persons have only the rights that allow them to exist. Not the kind of "human rights" that fleshlings enjoy. (These non-people persons are referred to as "moral persons," an even more misleading term, as opposed to "physical persons.")
That's it.
That's it.
That corporations are persons does not mean that they are people, as a matter of law, language and logic. (Etymology, as often, helps: persona in Latin is the mask that actors would use in the ancient theater. Legal personality is thus the "mask" that either individual people or groups of people use to act in the legal arena. This is also why we have the word "persona" in English, which also refers figuratively to a mask.)
And if corporations are people, it means we've reinstated slavery, because corporations are bought, sold and even killed by their owners every day.
But there's an even more profound reason why this non-controversy is stupid.
It's not just that it's an obvious fact that corporations are persons, not people, and that this, in itself, is utterly uncontroversial and of no notable policy consequence.
It's that the doctrine of legal personality is one of the basic building blocks of civilization. It's right up there with writing and indoor plumbing.
This is because without legal personality, it is not possible to have an institution that is distinct from the humans who make it up.
A state is a legal person. Without the concept of legal personality, any land and its inhabitants are the personal property of its ruler, as it was for much of human history. Even Robert Mugabe would not dare assert personal legal property over all of Zimbabwe.
It is quite simply one of the greatest achievements of civilization that we reached a level of sophistication high enough that we could not only conceive, but theorize and enforce the concept of an institution that is, actually, nothing but an abstract concept (there is no such thing as "Wal-Mart." There are buildings and people and bank accounts, but "Wal-Mart" doesn't exist. Except as a fiction. As a law professor of mine used to say "I've never had lunch with a corporation.").
It's not just a great achievement of civilization because it's a beautiful concept. It's a great achievement of civilization because without it all of civilization would collapse. Every collective human endeavor now includes the creation of non-people persons. Literally. Imagine what would happen if every corporation and state vanished overnight as a legal construct (but leaving all the buildings and stuff intact). Society. Would. Collapse.
Being opposed to the concept of corporations as persons, or not understanding why corporations are persons and why the fact that it is so is as problematic as the fact of the sun rising in the east, is frightening.
(Parenthetically: Why, then, the controversy around Supreme Court decisions? A few reasons.
(1. People are stupid.
(2. The omniscient and perfect Framers of the US Constitution neglected to distinguish in their text between the vulgar and legal meanings of the word "person". For example, in the infamous Three-fifth Compromise, the "free persons" used for the purpose of the census do not include corporations. But in other stances of the use of "persons", they might. But this is not a debate as to whether corporations are persons (they are) or people (they're not), but a debate as to how to interpret the Framers' sloppy English.)


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BRAIN AG proposes Supervisory Board candidates for election at its Annual General Meeting
The bioeconomy company BRAIN AG today published the invitation for its public Annual General Meeting as a stock listed company, to be held on 7 March 2019, to its shareholders in the Federal Gazette (Bundesanzeiger) and on its website.
Besides other agenda items, two of the six Supervisory Board members of BRAIN AG are to be newly elected during the General Meeting. The terms of office of the Supervisory Board Chairman, Dr. Ludger Müller, and the Supervisory Board Member Christian Körfgen regularly end with the end of the upcoming General Meeting. Both are no longer available for a further term of office at their own request due to age or health reasons.
Two new Supervisory Board candidates are proposed for election to the Annual General Meeting. The two new candidates are Prof. Dr. Bernhard Hauer and Dr. Michael Majerus.
The candidate Prof. Dr. Bernhard Hauer is a molecular biologist. He has many years of research experience in the fields of biocatalysis and enzyme development. Since 2009 he is head of the Institute of Biochemistry and Technical Biochemistry at the University of Stuttgart. The candidate Dr. Michael Majerus is an economist and has held senior positions in several technology companies. He is Chief Financial Officer of SGL Carbon SE since July 2014.
In selecting these two candidates, the Supervisory Board has paid particular attention to continuity, experience and necessary expertise, with an additional focus on the indispensable industry, specialist and business knowledge of the candidates, which are essential for the exercise of the Supervisory Board mandates. The election proposals to the Annual General Meeting are consistent with the objectives adopted by the Supervisory Board regarding its composition.
The Members of the Supervisory Board and the entire Management Board of the Company wish to thank Dr. Ludger Müller and Christian Körfgen, who will leave the BRAIN Supervisory Board at the end of the Annual General Meeting on 7 March 2019, for the long-standing, successful and always trustworthy cooperation.
Further details on the Annual General Meeting as well as on the election proposals for the Supervisory Board are available on the website under www.brain-biotech.de/en/investor-relations/annual-general-meetings.
About BRAIN
B.R.A.I.N. Biotechnology Research and Information Network AG (BRAIN AG; ISIN DE0005203947 / WKN 520394) is one of Europe's leading technology companies in the field of industrial biotechnology, the core discipline of Bioeconomy. As such, BRAIN identifies previously untapped, efficient enzymes, microbial producer organisms or natural substances from complex biological systems that can be put to industrial use. The innovative solutions and products developed by help of this "Toolbox of Nature" are successfully applied in the chemistry, the cosmetics and the food industries. BRAIN's business model is based on two pillars - BioScience and BioIndustrial. The BioScience comprises its frequently exclusive collaboration business with industrial partners. BioIndustrial comprises the development and commercialization of BRAIN's own products and active product components. Further information is available at www.brain-biotech.de/en.
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Office 2003 documents opening as "read-only" from MOSS 2007 document libraries
A few months back I lead an effort to put to rest a customer issue whereby Office 2003 documents would open from MOSS 2007 document libraries as "read-only". When "Edit in Microsoft Word" was selected from the document context menu, the document would show up in Word but the "(Read Only)" was added to the title bar. When the user attempted to save the document, they were prompted with a Save As dialog asking them to specify a different location and/or file name because the current status was set to read-only.
The contents of the Open and Save dialog boxes were also showing signs of a problem. The file lists in these dialog boxes which normally rendered the WSS document library were blank.
Even more perplexing was the fact that Office 2003 applications worked fine the first time they were invoked and used with a document library. Files would open as read-write in Word, Excel, or PowerPoint and stayed that way if you kept that first instance of Word alive by closing the document instead of the application. The Open and Save dialog boxes also rendered correctly. But once the application closed, the behavior reverted to the "(Read Only)" condition on subsequent instances.
To top everything off, this did not happen on every workstation in the enterprise. It is one of the most managed enterprises I have ever worked were all changes are tracked in detail. When I did a comparison of DLL's between a workstation with the issue vs. one without there was no difference.
We went through the all of the steps in a standard troubleshooting whitepaper. I used Fiddler to diagnose the SSL traffic from the client and identified a difference in traffic patterns between the First Use and Subsequent Use scenarios. It is easy to summarize weeks of effort in a couple sentences, but so many approaches were tested and several engineers in Microsoft Premier Support (CSS) were helpful in providing us guidance to rule out possible causes.
As I spent a few hours researching based on the Fiddler and Process Monitor traces, I discovered that it was not normal wininet traffic that was being attempted by Word. After digging deeper, I discovered that a registry key existed on the workstations experiencing the read-only issue.
Affected systems had a HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\Web Server Extensions\Web Extender Client\wecctlflags key which was set to a value of 2. This key existed for older versions of Microsoft FrontPage (2000) which used their own component for internet communications called stsnwi.dll. The wecctlflags key enabled FrontPage to bypass the standard wininet Windows component and use stsnwi for debugging and troubleshooting purposes. The stsnwi.dll is no longer shipped as a component of any product but it appears Office 2003 applications still have a check for the wecctlflags registry key and attempts to use stsnwi.dll if the value is set (usually at 2). When the application is unable to load the DLL it performs a silent fail which results in a blank details Open and Save dialog boxes and documents opening as "read only".
The wecctlflags key can be safely deleted from the Windows registry. If working with the registry is not something you are comfortable with or not experienced doing, then take appropriate precautions. Backup the registry and make sure you have a recent backup handy. Or seek a qualified IT professional to assist you.
We have not tested against Office 2007 applications in this environment as the registry key has since been eliminated from the workstation population.


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Hampshire police have produced a short film to raise awareness of the risks of sending nudes on social media.
The campaign is led by teenager Megan Hinton who has spoken out after a nude picture of her was leaked on social media.
In the campaign video, Megan said that the attention she got on social media made her feel confident. She initially refused to send nude photos to a boy she was speaking to but later felt under pressure.
After her image was posted on social media, she said: "I was just shocked, I felt sick to my stomach.
"I could not understand why someone would do something that nasty. I just thought that he would be happy and the pressure would stop."
Megan and the police have partnered to produce the film called #ItHappenedToMe which will be shown in schools across the country.
PC Maria Carrick said: "We hope that hearing about Megan's experience and how she overcame this difficult time will give strength and support to young people who experience bullying and pressure for nude pictures.
"We encourage parents and teachers not to be afraid to talk to children about their activities on social media and explain the importance of privacy, and thinking before uploading content online, to prevent them from becoming both the victims and the perpetrators."
Hampshire police added that they will continue to work closely with schools and youth centres to raise awareness.


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PdF Chat Time with Tracy Russo
BY Anna Curran | Tuesday, June 23 2009
Tracy Russo currently directs the new media strategy at the United States Department of Justice. Prior to joining the Justice Department she formed Russo Strategies, LLC, a progressive political consulting firm that specialized in new media strategies.
During the 2008 presidential primary, as the chief blogger and deputy director of online communications for the John Edwards campaign, she directed and executed an online communications and outreach strategy. She also helped to develop and execute an aggressive online fundraising strategy and mobile media plan.
Prior to joining the Edwards campaign, Russo worked at the DNC. She has been a featured speaker at the YearlyKos Convention, the Take Back America Conference and the Center for American Progress' Internet Advocacy Roundtable and Personal Democracy Forum. In addition, she has worked partnership with a variety of organizations, including the DNC, DLCC, EMILY's List, Campaigns and Elections Magazine, and the New Organizing Institute and George Washington University training individuals at home and abroad in the best practices of online engagement .
This interview was conducted on June 18th via email and has been edited for clarity.
Anna Curran: Tracy, your professional background includes experience working for the DNC as Online Communications Director, as well as Chief Blogger for the John Edwards campaign. Can you tell us about the progression of your career and how you got to where you are today?
Tracy Russo: I started working on campaigns as a field organizer. I also worked as a press assistant and as a junior fundraiser. I did a short volunteer stint on the Paul Hackett for Congress campaign in 2005. It was a special election that the blogosphere was heavily involved in, and I got my first glimpse of how online organizing could make a difference.
Then, while I was tasked as a fundraiser for Ciro Rodriguez' '06 Primary campaign a few months later, I realized I should try and put into practice what I'd witnessed during Hackett's race for my current candidate. I did, and it worked. We raised half a million dollars online in 6 weeks and I never looked back. That race solidified in my mind that new media was where I wanted to be – it encompassed the best of all the facets of a campaign.
After that, Joe Rospars, (best known now as the Obama Campaign's New Media Director) brought me into the DNC family to focus on Online Outreach. I was there until the Presidential Primary rolled around. I was eager to be involved in a primary campaign – it wasn't something I'd done before – and the Edwards camp felt like the right fit for me.
I stayed there until Senator Edwards withdrew from the race, and then finished out the cycle as an independent consultant. Earlier this year, I got a call from the Justice Department asking me to chat with them. I did, and I ended up accepting the New Media gig with them soon after. An Administration job wasn't something I was actively seeking, but this offer seemed like something I couldn't pass up. The Justice Department hasn't ever had a new media strategy. Figuring it out, putting it into practice, and making it work is a huge challenge that has me excited and terrified at the same time.
Anna Curran: In your opinion, have blogs changed presidential politics? What forces and trends do you see?
Tracy Russo: I'm not sure blogs have changed presidential politics as much as they've changed political reporting. There is definitely an activist component to the blogosphere which allows for fundraising and calls to action – but more than that – there is now another mechanism for news to be reported and consumed. Blogs have changed the way traditional outlets report the news. Bloggers have built in a new kind of accountability into the system. Bloggers can tell a story the traditional media won't tell, and make it a story traditional outlets have to tell. Bloggers can be partners, champions and watch dogs all at the same time.
But we've still got a ways to go – a lot of traditional communications operatives still don't understand how to effectively incorporate bloggers into their daily routines. In some cases they are terrified of the "wild" world of the internet and stay away completely. In the worst cases, they bungle the outreach and earn scorn and ridicule. All of that is changing, but it has been a slow process.
On the other side, the political blogosphere is still grappling with a way to support a wide number of bloggers and blogs. The top tier may do well, but there are many bloggers who are doing great work and struggling to stay afloat. Most folks don't realize a large number of bloggers balance their blogging with another, completely unrelated, full-time job, and it's not easy or sustainable.
From inside the campaign, the campaign blog, as a tool, has changed campaigning. The doors to the campaign can be opened wide. You can hear directly from the candidate, (and during the Edwards campaign, often the candidate's fantastic spouse) and from chief decision makers. Supporters can connect directly to the campaign, and more importantly, to each other.
What Sam Graham-Felsen did with the Obama blog was truly amazing. He told the story of that campaign more thoroughly than any other person in that organization. And it was more than just the story of a junior Senator named Barack Obama, it was the story of a movement, of the people in it, and of the change that took place over many months all across America.
Sam's talent in making that campaign come to life is really unmatched thus far. I don't think any other campaign has come close to being able to use a blog that effectively. He has set a high bar, and I have no doubt it will be imitated extensively going forward.
Anna Curran: Who do you look to for innovative ideas?
Tracy Russo: I look to my peers in the online political space. We're definitely a small, colorful family. Ideas are always bouncing around, and good ideas are quickly copied or tweaked and deployed again.
I also draw a lot of inspiration from the non-political parts of the internet – I started blogging personally in 1999 because I was inspired by other online personalities and a bunch of TV related fan sites (The Buffy the Vampire Slayer sites, in particular!). There you saw really active, vibrant communities coming together over shared interests, much like we see within the political online space today.
Finally, I usually troll the corporate/PR/Marketing blogosphere – it's always a great place to hone communications skills and pick up marketing-inspired ideas.
Anna Curran: Lastly, you just broke 1000 updates on Twitter. Do you have any Twitter tales to share with our audience?
Tracy Russo: I'm sure, if you went back the three years it took me to get to 1000 updates, something would stand out. I'm not the most prolific Twitter updater. I tend to get really active at events, but on a day-to-day basis, I don't update that often.
For me, Twitter is mainly a place to check in with my network to see what's happening – whether its what might be trending during the work day, or what's happening on a Friday night.


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I'm very excited to announce that I'll be joining the Girard at Large radio show every Thursday morning at 6:40am for a new segment titled Web Savvy. We'll be discussing all things web as they pertain to your family, career and business.
Girard at Large's mission is simple; to connect local people, places and things. If there's an issue important to greater Manchester, Rich Girard will be talking about the "news from our back yard."
My segment is going to address the growing role of the Internet and social media in our lives. I'll be crossing over between different aspects and cover the ways it affects us personally and professionally.
- What are your kids doing on social media? What are some of the risks and how can you help teach them to be responsible?
- The job market has changed drastically and permanently. The way we find work and develop our careers is relying more and more on social media but are you taking full advantage? Or are you at a competitive disadvantage?
- If you're a business owner, the Internet marketing landscape has lots of moving parts and is constantly changing. We'll demystify it and provide some advice about how to make sure you're making the most of your web presence.
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Sharko is a Belgian indie pop-rock band formed by David Bartholomé (bass guitar, guitars, vocals) in 1997.
Sharko released its first album, Feuded in 1999, on the indie Belgian label BANG! The album has also been released in France and the Netherlands and received a very positive press coverage. Helped on stage by guitar player Teuk Henri, Sharko toured those three countries in 2000 and gained a reputation as a live act. On this tour, they opened for acts like Muse, Venus, Arno, or Paul Weller.
The second album, Meeuws 2, was released in February 2001 in Belgium, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, and Italy. Produced by Mike Mogis (from the American band Bright Eyes), Meeuws 2 includes "I Went Down" which became an underground hit in Belgium, the Netherlands and France. David and Teuk were then joined by drummer Julien Paschal. In 2003, the album was released in Britain where it got good reviews in papers such as NME, The Face and The Independent. The band toured England in the summer while recording their third album ("TimeOut" even declared their London gig "concert of the week").
Released in September 2003 in Belgium, Sharko III was later released in France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, and Japan. In February 2004, Sharko played with fellow bands Ghinzu and Girls in Hawaii a sold out Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. The album received great reviews, especially in France where Sharko became an acclaimed indie act as the single Spotlite enter the playlist of French mainstream radio France Inter.
The year 2005 was a dark year for David Bartholomé who almost decided to end Sharko. Instead of this, the trio entered in contact with producer Dimitri Tikovoï (Placebo, The Horrors, Goldfrapp) to start the recordings of their fourth album. Molecule was released in October 2006 in Belgium and the Netherlands and received great reviews. The sound of the album differs from its predecessors, having more density and depth. Molecule ended the year reaching number 1 on the iTunes French download indie chart. In January 2007, Sharko sold out the Ancienne Belgique in Brussels. Molecule was later released in France, Switzerland and Australia.
In 2008, Sharko toured in Canada and in New York City, they played in clubs such as Arlene's Grocery or Piano's. During the summer, Julien Paschal quit the band and was replaced by Charles De Croix.
In 2009, they released fifth album "Dance on the Beast" which tried to surf on a more dance-oriented wave. The album was not very well received, either by the press or the audience. "Dance on the Beast" surprised many fans by its "dance" sound and didn't instantly find the irony which suited the previous albums.
In July 2010, a compilation "BeAst of Sharko" was released on digital platforms. Sharko then went on tour with new drummer Laurens Smagghe.
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Recently I had a chance to catch up with a friend and friend of the show, Josh Bloom, vice president of data & analytics at GE Digital. If you've been listening for a while, you already know that Josh was on the show around this time last year, just prior to the acquisition of his company Wise.io by GE Digital.
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It was great to catch up with Josh on his journey within GE, and the work his team is doing around Industrial AI, now that they're part of the one of the world's biggest industrial companies. We talk about some really interesting things in this show, including how his team is using autoencoders to create training datasets, and how they incorporate knowledge of physics and physical systems into their machine learning models.
500 Thousand Reasons for Celebration!
If you get my newsletter you already know this, but last week, we hit a MAJOR milestone for the podcast. I'm excited to share that, thanks to you, we've served up over 500 thousand plays of this show! We're super grateful to everyone who's ever listened to the show, sent us feedback, or engaged with us via the site or social media ! Thanks also to all our guests, especially those who started as listeners and later became guests, like Evan Wright and Sharath Rao. We've come a long way, in a short amount of time, and we couldn't have done any of it without any of you.
TWIML Online Meetup Update
We are less than a week away from the first ever meeting of our online paper reading group, the TWIML Meetup. Our first discussion will be on the recent paper from Apple, "Learning from Simulated and Unsupervised Images through Adversarial Training." If you haven't registered yet, head over to twimlai.com/meetup and register. The meetup is Wednesday August 16, at 11 am Pacific Time. It will be recorded for those who can't participate live. If you've already registered, but haven't read the paper yet, now's the time to get started. If you have started reading, and have questions, please post them over on the meetup's Slack channel, which you should have been invited to after registering.
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Since we've expanded beyond our Berlin borders you will notice some evident changes in our portraits. In order to maintain the same local feel and authentic touch as in our previous German conversations, all our international interviews will be presented in the original language (French, Protugese, etc) with an English translation. Our video segments will receive a english subtitle treatment if necessary.
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2.3. Believing the Wrong ThingsEven once a particular religion is chosen, there are frequently so many divisions and contradictory factions that the path to the "right" set of beliefs is a long way from being settled. The majority of these groups have battled murderously with one another in history. It seems like it's a very long and twisted path to stumble across the right set of beliefs: a dangerous path. Although in the Christian Bible the following verse says it is better to believe, further versus reveal that the truth is a little more complicated:
"Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned." -- Jesus' words according to the author of Mark 16:16So it seems at first, God will punish those who are not lucky enough to be convinced by Christian claims that you have to be baptized. However many people are at first convinced of their new, Christian, religion, only later to realize that some of it doesn't make sense, or, to come to believe some things wrongly within Christianity. So, take note of this verse:
"It is impossible for those who have once been enlightened, who have tasted the heavenly gift, who have shared in the Holy Spirit, who have tasted the goodness of the word of God and the powers of the coming age, if they fall away, to be brought back to repentance, because to their loss they are crucifying the Son of God all over again and subjecting him to public disgrace." -- Hebrews 6:4-6What is this saying? If you start out believing the right things and take part in the Christian religion correctly, but then 'fall away', then it is impossible to be brought back into the fold. In other words, once you start believing, you have to avoid heresy and wrong-belief, otherwise you pay for it eternally. Serious stuff indeed. When I read passages like that, I wonder if Christianity is safe at all because how would any convert know if they believed the wrong things, given our reliance on shaky historical translations of the Bible? If you doubt the conclusion that it is better to avoid Christianity altogether than to commit to it, then, read one final verse:
"If they have escaped the corruption of the world by knowing our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ and are again entangled in it and overcome, they are worse off at the end than they were at the beginning. It would have been better for them not to have known the way of righteousness, than to have known it and then to turn their backs on the sacred command that was passed on to them." -- 2 Peter 2:20-22It is safer to be ignorant, innocent and doubtful. It is better to admit that you have no idea which concept of God is the right one, and which sets of beliefs are the safest. I personally suspect that as so much 'bad fruit' has come of human religions, that no religion has got the correct set of beliefs. Agnosticism and atheism are safer paths to tread than the dangerous road of theism. If you adhere to the wrong religion or have the wrong beliefs, classical religions have punishments in store just for you. Pascal's Wager turns out to be the wrong way round: For your own good, you better not believe in God because the chances are, you'll believe in the wrong way!


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Hello Internet! Gather around and hear the ballad of Evander Berry Wall, The King of Dudes! First, let's talk a little about the evolution of the word "dude" and a little bit about the gender-fication of certain colors of clothes. Also, learn about the theory as to why men's clothes tend to be bland compared to what they used to be. Then we get into the story of Evander Berry Wall! Hear of his early life and how he achieved (and defended!) the title of The King of Dudes! Hear about his love of dogs and how WW1 changed his life. Bonus, we'll share some of Wall's own life and style advice! Enjoy!
Hello Internet! Listen,we know that funerals can be rough. Not only are you dealing with a loss, often times you may be unaware of what is the proper and respectful way to behave. Funeral customs vary from country to country, religion to religion and even family to family. Let's go over some of the origin of funeral etiquette. Then we'll cover some basic appropriate behavior for a funeral. We'll answer some of your questions regarding appropriate condolences, what to wear, are pictures ok and should you bring children. Join us and let's all get through this together!
Hello Internet! We are sorry this episode is so good that your brain will hurt from its goodness! This week we are talking about APOLOGIES! From cave walls to current day, what makes a great apology? We'll give you from examples from some very recognizable names (including a pretty sick burn from Eliza Hamilton) if you need help! We'll even teach you how to apologize when you aren't sorry! Also, what to do if someone doesn't forgive you! Learn what to do about that friend who NEVER apologizes! All that and even more answers to more of your questions! If you doubted this was a great episode, we forgive you!
It's a very special episode celebrating Teresa's birthday this week! Happy birthday Internet! Well, maybe not today but definitely at some point in the year! What is the proper way to celebrate your birthday? What about celebrating someone else's birthday> How old is too old for a party? What if you find yourself in a different country with different birthday customs? What about about going out to dinner for someone's birthday? All these answers, birthday history and even more of your birthday related questions! Enjoy and don't forget to share!
Might I pop you a question? Would you do me the honor of listening to this episode about engagements? Learn about engagement rings, parties, gifts and asking for the father's permission! You'll also get to hear a lot about Travis and Teresa's engagement! Enjoy and don't forget to tell a friend!
Step up to the table and lay down your bet! You can't win if you don't play! This week we're talking gambling, specifically casinos! Learn a little history of Monte Carlo, Las Vegas and Atlantic City! Learn about casino loyalty programs! You also will learn how to play BlackJack! You'll learn how to play Baccarat! You'll learn how to play Craps! By the time this episode ends, you'll be an honorary member of the Rat Pack! So load up the episode and let 'er ride! Enjoy and tell a friend!
Oh hello! Put 'er there friend! What's that? You need to learn about manners? Here, take our card! We're in the etiquette teaching business! This week is all about handshakes and business cards. How hard do you need to shake a hand? What's the deal with weird shaped business cards? When is it ok to hand out cards? What do you do when you're supposed to shake hands with someone who is ill? What if you've got sweaty palms? What about if you're visiting another country? All this and more! Enjoy and don't forget to tell a friend!
Welcome! Checking in? May I carry your podcast luggage to your room? This episode is all about Hotels and B&Bs! Listen as we unfold the intricacies of tipping! How to behave at Continental Breakfasts! Learn about American versus European style hotels. Speaking of, whats makes a motel a motel? Do you have to get dressed to go to the pool? Can you bring in outside food? When should you complain about noisy neighbors? Well, this is your room. **clears throat, holds out hand** Oh thank you! Enjoy and share with your friends!
Batter up! It's time to learn a little about America's national past time! Baseball is a fascinating and nuanced sport with some very specific fan etiquette! Learn a little about the history! What does one wear to a baseball game? What do you do if it rains? When is it appropriate to cheer and jeer? How drunk is OK at a baseball game? What are the basic rules of baseball anyway? And what's the difference between a No-Hitter and a Perfect Game? Also, learn how to not go to a baseball game! Enjoy!
Hello Internet! Sorry for the delay, but Teresa was very under the weather! She spend a lot of time coughing in to a handkerchief! While I fanned the germs away with a fan! Also, there were some napkins laying around. Would you like to learn about said accessories? You do? Great! They each have their own interesting history and traditions! Learn how to flirt with a fan and what to do when someone loans you a hankie! Plus, we answer a whole bunch of your questions about them! Enjoy!
It's MaxFunDrive Week 2! So, we have some paperwork we need you to file. Also, can you fax these to Deborah? Sorry, I meant "Can you fax these to Deborah, PLEASE"! You see, this week's episode is all about Office Etiquette! Learn about the history of offices! Learn what to do when you have problems with a coworker! Let's all talk about microwave manners! And Travis has the solution for at work nail clipping! Now, let's begin your quarterly review! And don't forget to support the shows you love by going to maximumfun.org/donate!
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Hello Internet! Top of the morning to you! We are so excited to celebrate both Saint Patrick's Day AND Max Fun Drive! Listen and learn about St. Patrick's tradition and origins! Learn how to properly (and politely!) celebrate!
Hello friends! We are so glad you got our invitation and were able to attend! Please, be sure to treat yourself to the buffet and open bar! You see, this week we're talking about proper wedding attendance etiquette. How does one properly RSVP? What about giving gifts when you already have to pay for a destination wedding? How much do you have to spend on a gift any way? Dress code at a wedding can definitely be tricky too! We'll also help you out with what to do during the ceremony and reception! Be sure to take a favor home with you!
All aboard! We've got a full tank of gas and a long way to go before sundown! Do you have any music preferences for the radio? Windows up or down? First, let's talk a little about the history of trains and cars. Then let's talk specifics when it come to train and subway travel! You all had a ton of automobile etiquette question and we answer as many as we can! We also talk about good driving manners! If you want to ride in the front of the podcast, you better call SHOTGUN!
Attention travelers, we will now begin the boarding process. Please be sure to bring all questions regarding travel etiquette with you when boarding. Need to know what to do when boarding? Worried about getting seasick? Want to know some historical facts about luxury air travel? Do you know your responsibilities as the window seater? What about what to wear? Listen and learn fellow wanderer! And just remember, we're all in this together!
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Sorry to interrupt, but we thought you might like to find out a little bit about conversational etiquette! The world of small talk can be a terrifying and dangerous place! How do you even begin to talk to someone at a business conference? What about all those swear words I keep hearing about?! Yes, with body language, eye contact and word choice to worry about, why does anyone ever talk to anyone at all?! Because you have to to get by in the world, that's why! So come with us and let's walk through the ins and out of conversation together!
Ah, table manners! What a mystery! Sure, we're all taught not to chew with our mouths full and stuff like that, but what is with all the forks? Who is supposed to talk to whom? How do we pass the dishes? When do we start eating? As host, what are my responsibilities? Is there a right way to get a waiter's attention? Perhaps most important: ELBOWS ON THE TABLE?! All this along with the history of table manners, place setting basics and how table manners might just make you healthier! If you enjoy the episode, be sure to pass it on!
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ABSTRACT: Evidence supplied through age-regression studies of adults based on a combination of ideomotor techniques and hypnosis suggests that telepathy, clairvoyance and some form of hearing are perceptions available to the human fetus from the emotional moment its mother knows she is pregnant onward. Fetal interpretation of maternal communications may be mistaken as rejection. Telepathic commands between mother and immature young probably have survival value for lower mammals. The mechanism for silent warning and absolute obedience needs completion before birth. Search methods and ways of reframing negative imprints are presented.
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AIMS Medical Science, 2019, 6(1): 115-127. doi: 10.3934/medsci.2019.1.115.
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The relationship between the stroke survivors' functional status and their informal caregivers' burden and quality of life
1 Department of Pediatry, Dr. Behçet Uz Child Disease and Pediatric Surgery Training and Research Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
2 Department of Internal Medicine Nursing, Yüksek İhtisas University Faculty of Health Sciences, Ankara, Turkey
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Keywords: caregiver; stroke; functional status; care burden; quality of life
Citation: Ayşegül Çelik, Belgüzar Kara. The relationship between the stroke survivors' functional status and their informal caregivers' burden and quality of life. AIMS Medical Science, 2019, 6(1): 115-127. doi: 10.3934/medsci.2019.1.115
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The Pulitzer Prize winners in journalism were announced today, and despite the crashing Pulitzer website, FishbowlNY managed to secure the entire list!
Among New York newspapers, the New York Times won in two categories, "Commentary," and "International Reporting," with Clifford J. Levy winning his second Pulitzer. The Wall Street Journal won for "Editorial Writing."
Another highlight is that for the first time in history, ProPublica was awarded a Pulitzer for a group of stories that never appeared in print.
More commentary is sure to follow, but for now, here is the complete list of winners in journalism:
- "Public Service" went to The Los Angeles Times
- No award was given for the "Breaking News Reporting" category.
- "Investigative Reporting" went to Paige St. John of Sarasota Herald-Tribune
- "Explanatory Reporting" went to Mark Johnson, Kathleen Gallagher, Gary Porter, Lou Saldivar and Alison Sherwood of Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
- "Local Reporting" went to Frank Main, Mark Konkol and John J. Kim of Chicago Sun-Times
- "National Reporting" went to Jesse Eisinger and Jake Bernstein of ProPublica
- "International Reporting" went to Clifford J. Levy and Ellen Barry of The New York Times
- "Feature Writing" went to Amy Ellis Nutt of The Star-Ledger, Newark, NJ
- "Commentary" went to David Leonhardt of The New York Times
- "Criticism" went to Sebastian Smee of The Boston Globe
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