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There has been much discussion recently about adoptee voices. About what they say, how they say it, and about whether other people listen to them. There has also been much discussion around adopter voices, and if in some cases they are 'doing all the talking and none of the listening' There has been much debate about 'over-sharing', and protecting young adoptees privacy and stories. As with any debate, there are many sides, and in many cases, all these voices are valid and important. But how do we decide who is right? who we should listen to? I don't know, I don't think I can answer this, and it will forever be a topic of hot debate.
I am not going to speak for all adoptees, because even though I am adopted, I am not all adoptees. My story and experiences are not all of theirs. Their voices are every much as important as mine. I want to listen to them, to hear from them, to learn from them. I know that not all adoptions were like mine. I want to understand why they have the feelings they do. I want to make sure I am as much prepared as I can be for when my little girl (who is also adopted) needs me to walk with her through her journey to coming to terms with her own story. I cannot do this if I draw on only my knowledge or experiences. I am so very grateful to adoptees who have already spoken. Some of the stuff they have shared has been incredibly hard to hear, but it has massively opened my eyes. I hope lessons can be leant from their stories, so that we do better. I'm never going to be perfect, and I'm never going to get it all right, but I do know that with the knowledge and understanding I now have, I have some hope of being the right support for my little one.
More recently I have been thinking about how I help my little girl to raise her voice. She's only 5 at the moment, so she's not going to be tweeting, or writing any blogs any time soon. I do try to think about how she might feel or what she might have to say, but, I don't want to speak for her. She has her own thoughts, and her own voice. I think that it's really important, even at her young age for her to be able to tell others what and how she feels about adoption. I want for her to have the opportunities to use her voice, but I don't want to be putting the words into her mouth for her to speak. They have to be her her own words, even if I'm uncomfortable with what she might say. I'm also aware that I don't want to use her, to force her to speak when she doesn't want to, or she doesn't have the words to say. I don't want to take her words when she doesn't have the understanding to consent to share her thoughts. It's a fine line, one I'm still mulling over.
The other week we filmed a video at our Adoption Agency to be used in training for prospective adopters. We were asked to talk about our experience of direct contact with Birth Family. I was keen to share our very positive experience in the hope that it would encourage other adopters to consider it. I suggested that our little girl could join the discussion around how she finds the experience of meeting her relative, and how it makes her feel. I was really torn about if we should 'use' her in this way, especially as when I discussed it with her before filming she got upset because it made her really miss her family. I thought hard about if it would be right to put her through an emotional and stressful experience. We decided that we'd see how she felt on the day, and let her decide if she'd like to talk or not. In the end she did, and she did brilliantly. I think that hearing how it is from the child themselves is such a powerful message. For those adopters to hear is so valuable. They're not just hearing a social worker tell them the benefits of contact. They're seeing the benefits in real life. I'm really proud of her, and in the end felt that we'd made the right decision that was in her best interests. I hope she'll look back and know that we tried to include her, and we strongly believe in the importance of giving her opportunities to use her voice to make adoption better for other children. I am grateful to our Adoption Agency for listening to us, and taking on board our suggestion to include our daughter. I'm grateful they are forward thinking, and child centred. I hope this experience will encourage them to seek adoptee voices more in the future.
Another opportunity for her to raise her voice is coming this week, again at our Adoption Agency. We have been involved in some adopter focus groups in which we help to shape and plan the training and support services offered by the agency. It was suggested that as its half term this week, maybe the children could attend the focus group, and they could tell us what they'd like to see happen. I thought this was a brilliant idea, and such a great way to give the message that the adults want to listen to the children currently affected by adoption. Again, at only just 5 I'm not sure my little girl fully understands about adoption, but it will be really interesting to see what she would come up with.
So, in conclusion I am grateful to adoptees for raising their voices. I hope adopters listen and are challenged by what is said. I am hopeful that we can continue to find ways to help our daughter raise her voice so that the future of adoption can be improved for her as well as many other children.


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Just some Sunday morning singing here from the Bethlehem Missionary Baptist Church Choir. We are far from professional, but we love our Lord, and we love to sing for Him. Blessings and enjoy!
Holy Highway
Whispering Hope
Man of Constant Sorrow
This isn't the full choir, just me, my stepson, and a good friend having some fun and praising God
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All over the country that make up the Province, we had sisters in education at all levels - religious classes for adults, organization of religious education in high school, courses for children retrappage primary school, the disabled mentally. A sister teaches French to newly arrived refugees and immigrants in Canada.
For many years, our sisters were in medical care, but we are now limited to two nursing sisters in Canada and a nursing sister in Congo who cares for the sick living nearby. There is a Congolese sister is studying nursing; other studies Lab. A Canadian sisters help with AIDS patients; a sister in France is very involved with the mentally handicapped.
All across the province, there are sisters in pastoral services - preparation for the sacraments of initiation and marriage - Sunday school, meeting with grieving families and preparing the funeral. Several sisters make visits to elderly and / or sick and bringing them Communion. One is involved with the prisoners.
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With regional and state wrestling meets on the horizon, now is the time for wrestlers to review their nutritional practices. Proper hydration and fueling is essential to optimizing athletic performance, particularly when a competition spans multiple hours and days.
Sports dietitian Brett Singer with the Memorial Hermann IRONMAN Sports Medicine Institute advises wrestlers to avoid dramatic weight loss the week before, or even a few days before, competitions.
"You can't try to cut weight by limiting fluids or eating less and expect to perform your best," says Singer. "If you enter a competition underfueled or underhydrated, you can't refuel and rehydrate quickly enough."
Wrestling tops the list of intense, highly competitive sports. It requires a unique blend of strength, endurance, coordination, speed and strategy.
To wrestling's credit, it is perhaps the best sport for overall physical development as it involves an equal emphasis on all muscle groups, rather than the isolated muscle development that occurs in selectively playing some of the more common sports.
As a result, wrestling relies on glycogen, which is stored glucose the body makes when digesting carbohydrates. Throughout intense competitions such as wrestling tournaments, the body pulls from the store of muscle glycogen for energy. Yet, the body is capable of storing only a limited amount of glycogen. That's why careful nutritional planning is more important than ever for these endurance events.
Singer recommends a solid breakfast the morning of competition. This could include an egg, two slices of toast with jelly, fruit and a sports drink.
"If there's travel involved, scout out what the hotel provides in terms of meals, microwaves and refrigerators," says Singer. "Maybe an athlete needs to make his own breakfast. If eating out is planned, research the options in advance."
During the competition, Singer recommends wrestlers focus on carbohydrates with plenty of fluids and a small amount of protein. If there is only one hour or so until the next match, light carbohydrates are a better choice. These include fruits, grains, applesauce, a sports drink or granola bar.
If a wrestler has a three- to four-hour time span between matches, something more solid is appropriate. Singer suggests a sandwich or light meal that includes protein, grains and fruit. Avoid heavy eating because the increased time for digestion can lead to loss of energy or even stomach discomfort.
With back-to-back matches and multiple tournament days, wrestlers' bodies can easily fatigue, which increases the risk of injury. A strong conditioning program helps lessen this risk.
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"Wrestlers are constantly pulling and pushing at full shoulder extension, wrenched in weird positions and banging the shoulder joint," says Gremillion. "This puts the shoulder capsule and labrum that hold the shoulder joint in place at risk. That's why it's important for them to have strong rotator cuffs and back muscles."
Gremillion also advises female wrestlers to focus on unilateral leg strength since they're more susceptible to knee problems.
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Ancient Wisdom Worth Reading.
Everyone needs a little pithy self-help advice.
The Greatest Book's Ranking: #27/100
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I've dabbled in Stoicism for the past few years. Sitting around feeling whipped by the waves of fate for most of my life, I welcomed this practical philosophy with open arms. Instead of growing dour due to feeling insignificant on a cosmic scale, I started putting more responsibility on my plate. Stoicism is a fine way to start regaining a sense of control.
Meditations by Marcus Aurelius is one of the cornerstone texts of Stoicism. Not only that, this book is fascinating just on a compositional basis: it's the private diary of a Roman Emperor. Never meant to be published, it's a one of a kind inlet to the personal thoughts from Ancient history. What a rare type of book.
Within it, you'll find the universal concerns every human has expressed about their life. Aurelius struggles with meaning, justice, morals, and death. His writing style is concise and clear making his gentle reminders to lead a better life easy to apply to our own lives.
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Eric W. Emmert joined Dorn Policy Group Inc. in October 2005 as the firm's Vice President. Eric brings a wide range of experiences to Dorn Policy Group, Inc. and will work at the municipal, county, state and federal levels while incorporating government relations, media relations, lobbying, networking and issues management to meet client needs.
Eric has a successful track record in government relations and lobbying. He has been responsible for passage of a wide range of bills at the Arizona Legislature. From transportation funding and education bills to government cost reduction and complex tax legislation, Eric continues to successfully navigate challenging issues though the legislative process and into state law.
Professionally, Eric most recently served as Vice President of Public Affairs for the Tempe Chamber of Commerce where he developed one of the leading government relations programs in the region representing members from a wide variety of businesses and industries. In his five years leading the Tempe Chamber's public affairs program, Eric successfully enacted changes to the city sign code, implemented light rail construction mitigation measures and worked to improve the city transportation infrastructure. In addition, he drafted state legislation to address inequities in business property taxes and expedited corporate filings for Arizona entrepreneurial ventures.
Prior to making the trek across the country to Arizona in 2000, Eric represented the Greater Manchester (New Hampshire) Chamber of Commerce in local, state and federal relations. As Manager of Government Affairs for the Manchester Chamber, Eric directed a successful political campaign to construct a $96 million municipal event arena. Eric also worked with local and state officials to construct the model system for electric deregulation.
From 1997 to 1998 Eric was the Governmental and Community Affairs Manager for the Waterloo and Cedar Falls Chambers of Commerce. Representing diverse business interests, Eric lobbied local, state and federal lawmakers to successfully complete US Highway 20 across the State of Iowa. In that position, Eric also helped create Iowa's successful Enterprise Zone program.
Throughout the 1996 presidential election, Eric worked as the Iowa Communications Director for the Dole/Kemp '96 campaign. Eric orchestrated the Iowa campaign message and acted as the media spokesperson working with local, national and international media. Eric frequently briefed visiting officials on area issues including Senators Don Nichols, Nancy Kassebaum, Charles Grassley, Bob Dole and former Department of Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole.
Eric holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science with a Public Relations emphasis from Iowa State University. Eric is a recipient of the James A. Hopson award from Iowa State University for outstanding volunteerism. He recently finished a stint as president of the Tempe Leadership Board of Directors and continues as president of the Tempe Union High School District Education Foundation. Eric strongly believes in giving back to his community and volunteers his time for many civic organizations.


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We are an online marketing consultancy firm who loves well done work…that one that makes our clients proud. We're from Madrid, but we work on projects as far as Australia. We're only specialists on what we know: there will be things you'll request and we'll have to say NO. We're a boutique: we only work on what we like and with whom we like. We are stubborn: we were born in the middle of the worse economic crisis … and here we are 7 years later.
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The interest in atmospheric deposition by the scientific community has increased a great deal over the past several years because of its significant contribution to the pollution budget of many natural waters. Dry deposition is an effective removal mechanism for polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) from the atmosphere. This study focuses on the understanding of the particulate dry deposition of PCBs in urban areas. In this paper, 43 chromatographic PCB congener peaks which represent 50 individual or coeluting congeners were evaluated. The PCB dry deposition fluxes were measured using a smooth, greased, knife-edge surrogate surface holding greased Mylar strips in Chicago, IL. The average PCB dry deposition flux measured (190±80ngm-2day -1) was similar to those measured in other urban areas. Ambient air samples were also collected simultaneously with flux samples. The average apparent dry deposition velocity, calculated by dividing the fluxes to the particle phase concentrations was 5.2±2.9cms-1. This value is in good agreement with the values calculated using similar techniques.


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As anti-immigration sentiments continue to rise across Australia and the West, I cannot help but ask myself what my place, or the place of other people like me (POCs and minorities), is in the Australia of today.
After all, the rise of our very own One Nation Party, Donald Trump, and various far-right neo-Nazi groups in Europe, along with their increasing belittlement of immigrants and the rhetoric and vitriol against diversity, is imposing an idea upon minorities that we are not welcome here.
Despite this being such an intriguing part of history, it was quite difficult to find material regarding the history of the 'Afghan' Cameleers.
Surprisingly though, this racism and negative rhetoric against Muslims and other minorities is being hailed as something unconventional and modern. However, upon reassessing our history, one particular story regarding immigrants and this nation comes to mind -- the Afghan Cameleers. They were a group of immigrants who helped in discovering the outback and building Australia as we know it today, yet we often forget that they too faced severe racism, far worse than what we can now fathom, despite their various contributions to this nation.
The cameleers were shipped to Australia from regions under British colonial rule during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Their primary job was to tend to the camels that were needed to cover vast distances across the Simpson Desert. This, of course, was due to the fact that cameleering skills were not found easily among the colonial population.
Contrary to popular belief, though, the vast majority of the cameleers hailed from what we know as Pakistan today (the Northernmost regions of British-India) and Northern India, but they also originated from parts of Southern Afghanistan, Turkey and Egypt. Similarly, the cameleers were not a homogenous group of people. In fact, their roots encompassed lands as far off as Peshawar all the way to Cairo, and several cameleers also followed faiths aside from Islam, such as Hinduism and Sikhism.
Therefore, despite this being such an intriguing part of history, I was surprised to discover through further research that aside from a few sources of information, it was quite difficult to find material regarding the history of the 'Afghan' Cameleers. However, as I continued to dig deeper into the topic, I also began to realise that the major reasons behind this lack of detail and material were the concepts of race and racism.
After all, leaving aside the obvious colonial injustices -- oppression and killings of the Aboriginal population -- in 1901 the government introduced the White Australia policy, an immigration act that discriminated against specific peoples (immigrants from Asia mainly) and barred them from migrating to Australia. Immediately after this policy was passed, the cameleers were not allowed to gain citizenship to the country, and in almost all instances their families did not travel with them either, for similar reasons. Hence, most of these people began returning to the subcontinent, as they had no other choice, and eventually, their numbers dwindled on the Australian continent too.
Secondly, the British found an advantage in this situation, as the subcontinent was heavily exploited for its cheap labour (arguably, as it still is), particularly in the form of the cameleers. Since the vast majority of these people were not literate, it was easy to bring them on board for this task, especially as the physical geography of the outback was much like that of their own regions within the subcontinent (such as parts of Balochistan and Rajasthan) and also due to the fact that they would be earning far more money than they ever could back home.
On the flipside, this only cost a fraction of the amount that the colonists would be paying their own people, and the government would not have to bear any training expenses either. Moreover, the low cost of labour allowed the government to hire cameleers to work on specific projects, which resulted in protests among the colonists who believed that these 'aliens' should not be working on government projects at all. And this rhetoric contributed to the development of the aforementioned White Australia Policy.
Even in the case of the merchants and hawkers (often mistakenly grouped as camel drivers as well) who travelled from South Asia along with the cameleers, racial discrimination was rife. One such example, as expanded upon by Peter Scriver in his work on the subject, was the case of Abdul Wade (anglicised from Wahid, Wahidi or Wadi). Wade, who travelled from South Asia to Australia, was one of the leading entrepreneurs in the camel importing and breeding business, and despite being well reputed for his 'British qualities', such as his grasp of English, his sense of dressing, and his skills as a businessman, he could not successfully gain his son admission to the Australian Military College. His son's mixed heritage (as his mother was Irish) was cited as the reason for this failure, as he was not deemed 'white enough' by the relevant authorities.
They were often called 'aliens' by certain members of the population.
Moreover, his support of the British during World War I was not acknowledged either, and today he is almost unheard of in history books, despite his contributions to the country, and in particular to North Sydney. Nonetheless, Wade was eventually granted citizenship, but a lot of his fellow South Asians (be it cameleers or the merchants) never had this benefit. In fact, they were often called 'aliens' by certain members of the population. Some people believed that it was only a matter of time before they (Australians) would be overrun by 'Mongolian hordes', and therefore it was their duty to protest the cameleers and protect their own interests in Australia.
Hence, it is no surprise that this history is buried deep in some of the lesser-known history books today, with minimal awareness or discourse on the topic. However, the fact that there is such knowledge and information buried away in the first place should make us question whether our current situation here in Australia, really is as bad as it was for the cameleers, whose numbers only ranged in the few thousands. As they were probably one of the most significant immigrant minorities in this country, with contributions that have lasted over a century.
After all, the Australia we know today is far more diverse, accepting and progressive. And through the various opportunities that we have today, educating specific people on their perceptions and biases towards people of colour and religious minorities should be far easier to overcome than what we may think, especially when considering this nation's past.
Perhaps this is best summed up in the words of Mandawuy Yunupingu, the famous Aboriginal musician, who stated: 'Racism is a disease in society. We're all equal. I don't care what their colour is, or religion. Just as long as they're human beings they're my buddies.'
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Jack Vinson: Out of the Crisis - still relevant
Jack Vinson – Out of the Crisis - still relevant:
"Deming repeats the main mantra over and over: Management owns the system. It is the system that generates the results. If those results are unacceptable, it is management's responsibility to investigate and improve the system. Repeatedly. This is continuous improvement and is the only way to survive. Management should not pin the blame on their employees, the equipment, their suppliers, their customers, the weather, or anything else. Management are responsible. Period."
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When Sony released the HT-CT100 sound bar back in 2008, the company was way ahead of the competition, offering HDMI connectivity and surprisingly good sound quality at a budget price. Four years later, the Sony HT-CT550W ($400 street price) faces a much different market. It's a premium-priced sound bar that's packed with connectivity, including three HDMI inputs, but that's considerably less valuable now that newer HDTVs have an ample selection of ports. The bigger problem is that the HT-CT550W doesn't sound good enough to live up to its price, especially since its unconventional design is more cumbersome than the standard budget sound bar.
If you need a lot of connectivity on your sound bar system, the Sony HT-CT550W is worth considering, but most buyers will be better off with less-expensive (and better-sounding) options like the
Design: Bulkier than your average bar
Most modern sound bar systems consist of a sound bar and a wireless subwoofer, but the HT-CT550W also includes a head unit, which powers the sound bar and handles AV switching duties. That makes the HT-CT550W not quite as slick as its competitors, with extra wires between the sound bar and the head unit.
The bulk of the head unit itself is a factor, too, coming in at 10.75 inches wide, 2.38 inches high, and 11.38 inches deep -- you'll need a pretty deep cabinet to accommodate it.
Because the head unit houses all the amplification, you'd think the sound bar itself would be pretty light, but it's heavier than you'd expect. The weight actually gives it a reassuring heft hinting at good build quality, which is amplified by its stiff metal speaker grille. There's nothing else to the sound bar (since the front-panel display is on the head unit), which gives it a refined, simple look that outdoes much of its glossy black plastic competition.
On the back, there's proprietary speaker cabling that needs to be connected to the head unit, and there are keyhole slots for wall-mounting. Sony also offers the WS-CT550B40/46 Speaker Attachment Bracket that secures the speaker to some models of Sony TVs.
The subwoofer has an interesting look, with a large box that hovers over a smaller base, held up by supports in the middle. It helps the sub look a little different, although the Haier SBEV40-SLIM's sub is still more stylish (and smaller.)
If the Vizio VHT215 has the perfect minimalist remote, the HT-CT550W's clicker is the opposite of that. There's a bewildering array of buttons, especially when a sound bar really only needs volume control, power, input selector, and mute buttons. Sony recycles its remote design for a lot of its home theater products, and this remote looks better equipped to handle an AV receiver or a Blu-ray player than a sound bar. Yes, you could conceivably program the HT-CT550W's remote to control other devices, but you're much better off just investing in a quality universal remote.
Setup and features: Packed with jacks
The HT-CT550W's sub is wireless, but unlike every other wireless subwoofer we've tested, it doesn't have wireless functionality built in. The HT-CT550W comes with two identical wireless transceivers: one to plug into the subwoofer, one for the head unit. It's dead simple and pairing is automatic, but it's strange that the wireless capability isn't built-in.


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circa 1935-1938
Kirkham, Francis R. (Francis Robison), 1904-1996
Extent: 1.3 linear feet (about 25 items)
Francis Kirkham (1904-1996) was born in Utah in 1904. After earning his undergraduate and law degrees from George Washington University, Kirkham clerked for two Supreme Court Justices, including former Chief Justice Evan Hughes. During his time as a law clerk, Kirkham drafted a report suggesting revisions to the way people filed for bankruptcy, which was a pertinent issue in the wake of the Great Depression. This report, "Suggested Revisions to the General Orders and Forms of Bankruptcy," was published in 1939. The collection, circa 1935-1939, includes correspondence with Supreme Court Justices, drafts, reports, National Bankruptcy Conference drafts, and related material regarding Kirkham's activity as a Supreme Court law clerk drafting the "General Order and Rules of Bankruptcy," which was published in 1939.


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At this time of year people just can't stop talking about their latest diet or new fitness regime, but sometimes all it takes for a bit of extra body confidence is a few changes to your wardrobe.
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- Heat oil in a saute pan over medium heat. Add leeks and saute until slightly caramelized, which should take about 4-5 minutes. Add garlic and crushed red pepper flakes until garlic is fragrant for one minute. Deglaze with white wine and reduce by 1/2. Add heavy cream, lemon zest and Pecorino cheese.
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Feeling sluggish after excessive eating and drinking? Struggling with your resolution to get fitter? Follow these tips from Esquire's personal trainer, Harry Jameson, and health and fitness trainer Kathryn Tilbury to get back in shape for the year ahead.
1 | Be the early bird
"Try doing at least 50 per cent of your training sessions first thing in the morning. Early morning exercise helps to boost your mood and energy levels for the entire day," Jameson says. "Working out on an empty stomach is also the best way of training your body to use fat as an energy source and circuit training is the best form of exercise to achieve this. Combining weights and cardio burns fat and tones you up at the same time."
2 | Sweat it out
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"Water flushes out toxins," Tilbury says. "Multiply your weight in kg by 0.033 for your optimal daily intake in litres — take more if exercising. For a hot drink, try Matcha Green Tea for its detoxifying chlorophyll." matchasource.com
4 | Take an infrared sauna
"The best way to detox heavy metals and chemicals picked up from the environment is to take an infrared sauna," says Tilbury. "Not as hot as a regular sauna, it induces internal heat produced by the circulatory system that can draw out up to six times more toxins and impurities than normal sweat. I recommend the infrared spa at Purify Health in Knightsbridge." purifyhealth.com
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6 | Use more coconut oil
"Coconut oil is detoxifying. It contains a host of fatty acids with antiviral, antimicrobial, antifungal and antioxidant powers to fight free radicals and most other toxic substances that could harm your body," Tilbury says. "It's a great addition to detox juices and smoothies to balance blood sugar."
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Autopsy carried out on Whitney HoustonComments
Members of the Baptist church in New Jersey where the late Whitney Houston began her solo career have expressed sadness and shock at the sudden death of the singer and actress.
There has been growing speculation over the cause of death of the 48-year-old whom coroners have confirmed was discovered dead in the bath of her Beverly Hills hotel room.
But Los Angeles Chief Coroner Ed Winter gave very little away when he spoke to reporters:
"We have concluded the autopsy on Miss Whitney Houston. It was concluded today. There will be no cause of death at this time because it is pending toxicology reports and that could take up to six to eight weeks."
Although Houston enjoyed tremendous professional success she had struggled with drug abuse for years. She died on Saturday afternoon – she had been due to attend a pre-Grammy gala.
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Not Net-Eat, not Net-Facebook during the meeting. I read a great article yesterday that talked about how what you do says alot about how you network.
Here's what I mean. Jimmy is in a leads group, or a BNI, or some civic based organization…
- Jimmy reads his email on his phone and sends txt messages during the meeting.
- Jimmy gets up to take that call, instead of pressing ignore.
- Jimmy chats with the person next to you about how bad Greg's golf swing was last week.
- Jimmy doodles or sit and stare off into space as though deep in thought.
These are sure signs that someone isn't fully invested in a meeting or networking opportunity. Do you feel comfortable investing a lot of time in tring to network with Jimmy? Of course not, so before you take that call or send that text or lean ofer and make that comment, think about Jimmy's example. Do you want your group members thinking that about you?
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Ben trudged through the woods, listening only to the sound of his own breathing, which was becoming more rapid by the minute. Dusk was falling and he was getting a little concerned. Little Mama (that's what he called her since they became first-time parents, four years ago) might say he was scared. But, as he'd told her many times before, "scared" wasn't part of his vocabulary. He felt confident that God would protect him from harm, as He'd done many times in the past. But he couldn't deny that "concerned" feeling.
He'd been out in the woods for a long time. If he'd had a watch on, it would probably indicate several hours, at least. He started having second thoughts. After all, he'd never done this before. He was used to the city, with lots of noise, and lots of people. When Little Mama expressed a desire to leave the city with their son, Ben couldn't help but agree. Especially when she'd batted those big, brown eyes and flashed him an irresistible smile. So they escaped the big city and here they were.
Ben stopped to rest for a moment. A couple of rabbits and several squirrels scampered for cover at the sight of him. He briefly wondered why God had made him such a scary, formidable presence to these small creatures. He wasn't going to hurt them, after all. But he supposed they didn't know that. He didn't see many rabbits and squirrels in the city. It was nice to experience this part of God's creation.
Darkness was quickly closing in and he gathered his resolve and trudged on. He thought of Benny's face, full of youthful anticipation of roasted marshmallows, crispy graham crackers and melted chocolate. He was so excited to try his first s'mores. And Ben was determined to make that happen.
He felt a strong urge to prove himself. To prove to Little Mama and Benny that he could provide for them. He'd heard what people said about him, that he was a big show-off. Maybe that was what he was trying to do: show off for his woman and his son. He knew they were waiting expectantly, fully confident in his abilities to find the perfect campsite. Visions of s'mores were probably dancing in his son's head. Ben wanted more than anything to turn that vision into reality.
A light glowed up ahead and Ben hurried toward it as the blanket of night fell over him. He paused for a moment, behind a tree, and observed the scene before him.
Two adults and three children sat talking and laughing around a blazing fire. A tent was set up several yards away and coolers and duffel bags were scattered about. But what Ben's eyes rested on was the open package of graham crackers and the marshmallows attached to long sticks that the kids were holding over the fire.
Ahhh. The perfect campsite.
Ben stepped around the tree and approached the family, and was prepared to greet them. But he wasn't quite prepared for the reaction he received.
Ben stood, stunned, as the people fled to their vehicle. Just one more thing he would never understand: humans. They definitely were a strange species. God must have had a purpose for them but wasn't exactly sure what it was.
Wait a minute. Maybe he did understand their purpose. Lifting his head to the stars, he growled, "Thank you, God."
Ben ambled over to the fire and snatched the chocolate, the crackers, and the bag of marshmallows with his claws. He glanced toward the van and saw the three kids and the woman gawking, open-mouthed, through the window. The man was talking into something shiny, waving his arms around like a mad man. Yep, an odd bunch, indeed.
Ben made his way back into the woods to find his way back to his own family. He couldn't wait to see the expression on Benny's face.
*Ben, Little Mama and Benny were all captured and brought back to the Cleveland Zoo, from where they had escaped the week before. The zoo keeper now keeps a large supply of graham crackers, chocolate, and marshmallows on hand to reward the bears for good behavior. Benny has never been happier.
*The Williams family was commended for making the call that resulted in the bears capture. They now opt for five star hotels.
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This was hilarious. Great job again Lynday!
Lynda, I remembered when you wrote this for the challenge. Glad to see you post it here wherer others will get the opportunity to enjoy it. I laughed then. And I'm laughing now. Wouldn't this make a marvelous children's story???? Even if the surprise were given away in the pics, kids would LOVE it.
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Girl, you got me again. What a clever ending! Another of the finest bits of joyful reading from the Queen of the Quill.
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Sometimes the first adjective spoken in a movie speaks volumes. The first one you hear in the new thriller "Inception" is "delirious," describing the psychological state of a man, played by Leonardo DiCaprio, who has washed up (or awakened) on a beach and is brought into the home of a wealthy man he has known in other circumstances, somewhere in time.
"Delirious" describes the movie as well, which assuredly offers audiences sights heretofore unseen. Despite riffs on everything from "2001: A Space Odyssey" to "Blade Runner" to "Strange Days" to "The Matrix," the best of this elegant brain-bender — a heist picture with a frame designed by Salvador Dali and M.C. Escher — affirms the prodigious imagination and clout of writer-director Christopher Nolan, whose previous film, "The Dark Knight," made a billion, putting him into a position where such a dreamscape could be attempted.
Like any commercial enterprise exploring more than one level of reality, this one oscillates between willful disorientation and catch-up explanation. DiCaprio's character, Dom Cobb, works as an "extraction" expert, able to enter someone's subconscious and purloin valuable information for a fee. (He's the Carnac the Magnificent of corporate espionage, albeit working with more electronics and pharmaceuticals.) Ken Watanabe's impossibly rich industrialist hires Cobb not to extract but to implant an idea in the brain of a rival businessman ( Cillian Murphy). If this idea to break up his family company succeeds, Watanabe's empire expands, and Cobb — an international fugitive, sought by extradition authorities — can go home to America and his beloved kids.
The plot, I suspect, will not matter much to people interested in diving into Nolan's rich, sleek series of collapsing surfaces. The entire narrative structure threatens to crumble at any moment, whether Cobb's "Rififi"-like associates, including the dream architect played by Ellen Page, are taking us somewhere visually wondrous or not. Marion Cotillard appears as Cobb's late wife, whom he has obsessively devoted an unhealthy amount of dream-time to keeping "alive." (The entire cast is excellent, including Tom Hardy, Dileep Rao and, as Cobb's right-hand man, Joseph Gordon-Levitt.)
The story skitters among three "dream layers," which finds its most obvious parallel in the video gaming universe. Five minutes in the real world, we're told, equals one hour in one dream level, and 10 years down on dangerous Level 3. Some scenes carry amusing echoes of a script conference: At one point, Cobb and the gang kick around ideas for a persuasive emotional context in which to place the idea they've been hired to "incept." Nolan, often accused of being a "cold" storyteller, no doubt wrestled with the same challenge. (His solution: Make the protagonist, Cobb, a father dying to reunite with his family.)
In today's commodity culture, audiences have become utterly blase about surrealism; the most insane, physics-bending events are visualized in every other 30-second commercial or three-minute music video. Nolan, no dummy, knows this, and his response to pop surrealism's omnipresence is admirable: He doesn't attack us so much as enfold us into his images, while bending over backward (sometimes unsuccessfully) to restate the narrative rules of engagement. Some of the sights are spectacular, such as when Page and DiCaprio walk down a Paris street and the city folds over in half directly over their heads. The most rousing action sequence, a fight in a zero-gravity hallway, cleverly lifts from "2001" (and "Royal Wedding," in which Fred Astaire danced on the walls and the ceiling).
Such dizzying high points compensate for lumpier bits of exposition. I wish the dream-action in the latter stages didn't strand us quite so long in the Canadian Rockies for James Bond-style shussing and shooting. (The movie, photographed by Nolan's frequent cinematographer Wally Pfister, was shot in Tokyo; Paris; London; Tangiers, Morocco; Calgary, Canada; and Hollywood on a blend of 35 mm and larger-format 65 mm cameras.) And why was Hans "Bombast" Zimmer, allowed to score what seems like every second of this 21/2-hour fantasy?
Oh, well. "Inception" may not be the ultimate trip, nor even the first "Matrix." But Nolan's filmmaking intelligence places him among our most persuasive contemporary fantasists. His student feature, "Following" (1998) scrambled its chronology (as did Nolan's later, outlandishly clever "Memento") to keep us on our toes. I found myself wishing "Inception" were weirder, further out. But while Page's character is named Ariadne, the "mistress of the labyrinth" in Greek mythology, the film is Nolan's labyrinth all the way, and it's gratifying to experience a summer movie with large visual ambitions and with nothing more or less on its mind than (as Shakespeare said) a dream that hath no bottom.
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MPAA rating: PG-13 (for sequences of violence and action throughout)
Cast: Leonardo DiCaprio (Cobb); Ken Watanabe (Saito); Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Arthur); Marion Cotillard (Mal); Ellen Page (Ariadne); Tom Hardy (Eames); Cillian Murphy (Robert Fischer Jr.), Tom Berenger (Browning); Dileep Rao (Yusuf); Michael Caine (Miles)
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To receive initial licensure, an applicant must graduate from an approved school with at least 500 hours. The applicant must also pass a test given by the Federation Board (MBLEX) or an exam given by the National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork.
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Northwest School of Animal Massage – Fall City
Port Townsend School of Massage – Port Townsend
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— Salary cap plus benefits of $142.4 million per club in 2011 ($120.375 million for salary and bonus) and at least that amount in 2012 and 2013.
— Beginning in 2012, salary cap to be set based on a combined share of "all revenue," a new model differentiated by revenue source with no expense reductions. Players will receive 55 percent of national media revenue, 45 percent of NFL Ventures revenue and 40 percent of local club revenue.
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— Over the next 10 years, there will be additional funding for retiree benefits of between $900 million and $1 billion. The largest single amount, $620 million, will be used for a new "Legacy Fund," which will be devoted to increasing pensions for pre-1993 retirees.
— Other improvements will be made to post-career medical options, the disability plan, the 88 Plan, career transition and degree completion programs, and the Player Care Plan.
— An annual draft of seven rounds, plus compensatory picks for teams which lose free agents.
— Unrestricted free agency for players after four accrued seasons; restricted free agency for players with three accrued seasons.
— Free agency exceptions for franchise and transition players.
— All drafted players sign four-year contracts.
— Undrafted free agents sign three-year contracts.
— Maximum total compensation per draft class.
— Limited contract terms.
— Strong anti-holdout rules.
— Clubs have option to extend the contract of a first-round draftee for a fifth year, based on agreed-upon tender amounts.
— Creation of new fund to redistribute, beginning in 2012, savings from new rookie pay system to current and retired player benefits and a veteran player performance pool.
— Special transition rules to protect veteran players in 2011. All teams will have approximately $3.5 million in what would otherwise be performance-based pay available to fund veteran player salaries.
— Each club may "borrow" up to $3 million in cap room from a future year, which may be used to support veteran player costs.
— In 2012, each club may "borrow" up to $1.5 million in cap room from a future year. Both these amounts would be repaid in future years.
— No judicial oversight of the agreement. Neutral arbitrators jointly appointed by the NFL and NFLPA will resolve disputes as appropriate.
— Settlement of all pending litigation.
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Tea Party Group Gets $1 Million From Unnamed Source
More evidence came Tuesday that the Tea Party's grassroots are getting a lot of help from the well-heeled folks in the luxury skyboxes.
An organization, the Tea Party Patriots, said it received a $1 million contribution from a donor who wants to remain anonymous.
The nonprofit Tea Party Patriots said it had received the donation from a single contributor who wants it divided up and given to local coordinators by Oct. 4. The group's spokesman told reporters that recipients of the money must spend it by Nov. 2, but they are barred from using it for ads or fliers that mention a specific candidate.
Organizers said the donor wished to remain anonymous. Among the movement's wealthy benefactors in recent months have been the billionaire Koch brothers.
Many journalists have reported on how the Tea Party movement's success has attracted donations from wealthy contributors who may not be the sort to grab pitchforks or man barricades to protest taxes but who appreciate those who do.
The donation, however, is the sort of political contribution that will just fuel the worries of those who believe campaign money, especially from sources who don't want to be identified, is further corrupting the process whether the money goes to Democrats or Republicans.
That was certainly the consensus of a panel on NPR's Diane Rehm Show that discussed the issue of campaign donations from unidentified sources on her Tuesday show.
The panel included Sheila Krumholz of the Center for Responsive Politics; Jan Baran, an election and campaign finance expert and lawyer who once represented the Republican National Committee, and Jane Mayer, who wrote a much-read New Yorker piece on the Koch brothers.


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No sickness or disease can stay in my body which is the glory of God, in the mighty Name of Jesus. Amen! #Supernatural
I was born for the glory of God; therefore, I declare that my body is the reflection of God's glory. #Supernatural
...because I'm an associate of the God-kind; as Jesus is, so am I. Blessed be God! #Supernatural
SEE SSVZ2 February In Focus We had Each One Reach One Campaign in January, it was targetted at fostering love and bonding amongst the members. Thousands of members were visited within the month. The impact of the Each one Reach One Campaign is phenomenal! This February, our focus is CELEBRATING FAMILY, FRIENDS AND FATHERHOOD. Here are some important events for this week. ✔21 Days of Prayer and Fasting. We will be praying: Online: 4am - 5am daily Onsite: 1. Mondays to fridays ( 6pm - 7pm) 2. Saturdays (6:30am - 7.30am) Breaking your fast by 4pm. 3. Sundays (5pm -6pm) ✔Teen's Fun With Our Esteemed Zonal Pastor on Saturday 3rd February by 3pm. A special time with all the teenagers in the zone. ✔ Singles Night With Our Esteemed Zonal Pastor on Saturday 10th February. The month of February is loaded with beautiful programs celebrating family friends and fatherhood.
The divine life surges through my being! As the Father has life in Himself, so do I... #Supernatural
Joyous Father thank U 4Ur superior life in me; I am 10xmore astute bcos d essence of divinity is at work in me #cewarrizone #8DOM
Two(2) Days Fire Conference with the esteemed Pastor John Amenkhienan, Zonal Pastor South East Virtual Zone 2 takes off today by 5pm. #NightofBlissOwerri #withPastorJohn #Feb23 #supernatural #SEVZ2 #CEOWERRI
The Promise Of Eternal Life Fulfilled Some Christians refer to eternal life as though it's still a promise from God; something to be experienced in the sweet-by-and-by. Yes, it was a promise before the world began, but it has now been fulfilled. God's plan was to make eternal life available to men through the preaching of the Gospel. When you hear the Gospel, you're given the opportunity to believe, and receive eternal life into your spirit. John 3:16 says, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." If you believe in Jesus, you have eternal life. Jesus said in John 5:26, "For as the Father hath life in himself; so hath he given to the Son to have life in himself." John tells us in his epistle, "And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life" (1 John 5:11-12). Did you notice that it doesn't say, "God shall give to us eternal life"? Rather, it says, "God hath (past tense) given to us eternal life." Eternal life is the present-hour possession of the one who has Jesus: "…this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life." You have eternal life NOW. What's eternal life? For many, it means the life that goes on and on forever; but that's only a part of it. Eternal life is the superior life of God; the God-life. It's the essence of divinity. It's translated from the Greek word "Zoë." This life in you makes you superior to Satan, impregnable to sickness and disease; you become secure and unfailing. It's the supernatural life; it's the life and nature of God, and it supplanted your human life when you were born again. Glory to God!
You can't be a Christian and answer names that deify Satan or celebrate idolatry. Your name is a confession.


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- 1 tuna steak
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 3 teaspoons paprika powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garam masala
- 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
- Cucumber lints (optional)
- Cherry tomatoes (optional)
Kitchen equipment needed
- Skillet
- Bowl
- Extra plate
- Paper kitchen towel
Preparation — 5 minutes
To make the herb mixture, simply mix together all of the dried herbs. GRAB the extra plate and divide the herb mixture over it. PAT the tuna steak dry using some paper kitchen towels. COAT the entire outside of the tuna steak by placing it on the plate containing the herbs. COAT every part of the tuna steak.
Cooking the tuna steak — 5 minutes
Put the medium-sized skillet on medium high heat. Don't add butter, olive oil or anything else. The tuna steak only needs a few minutes. When the skillet it hot, place the tuna steak in the middle. Don't move the tuna steak for at least 2 minutes. Turn, let cook for another 2 minutes. Cook the sides too for 1 minute each. The inside of the tuna steak should be nicely colored, as shown in the pictures.
For garnish, we added spiralized cucumber and halved cherry tomatoes. Since the tuna steak has enough spices, we thought there was no need for oil or extra herbs. Enjoy!


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There is a risk of more jellyfish in the
According to experts, the water is already hitting 30 degrees centigrade - five more than the average temperature during the hottest months of the year.
As this is attracting more jellyfish, six fishing trawlers equipped with special nets will be on alert throughout the summer to catch them.
The six boats - from Villajoyosa, Benidorm,
A 25-mile-long net in the Mar Menor will also protect swimmers from the stings of jellyfish this summer, a spokesman of the regional department for agriculture announced this week.
The net is specially design to keep jellyfish away from swimming areas and it is scheduled to be installed this month (June).


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Emerging Limited Privacy Policy
We have updated our Privacy Policy to address GDPR requirements. This document explains how we collect, store and process your personal data and your rights surrounding this data. This policy may change from time to time and so you should review it regularly. Your continued use of our services after changes have been made to this policy will be taken to indicate that you have read and accepted any changes.
What Data Is Stored
We store your name, company/trading name, email address, telephone/mobile numbers, and postal/delivery address. We use this information to trade with you, and tell you about our latest products, services, promotional offers, expiration of support contracts, new software releases and updates. Sometimes we use your data to track marketing trends and sales success, in these cases the data is aggregated and anonymised. You can opt out of receiving marketing from us at any time by using the contact details below.
When We Share Your Data
Your data is important to us, we want you to be confident that we will keep it safe & secure. Emerging will never share your data with a third party (unless we are required by law to do so). If you don't pay your bills, we might ask a debt-recovery agency to collect what money you owe. We'll give them information about you (such as your contact details) and your account (the amount of the debt) and may choose to sell the debt to another organisation to allow us to receive the amount due.
How We Collect Data
We collect some data that you share with us. Examples will include when you make an online purchase, register a product, subscribe to our newsletter or contract support with a query. We also collect data at trade shows and marketing/networking events.
If you want us to stop using personal information we've collected via cookies on our website or apps, you should change your cookie settings. In some cases, we might decide to keep information, even if you ask us not to. This could be for legal reasons, so that we can keep providing our products and services, or for another legitimate reason. For example, we keep billing information to show we have charged you correctly.
Your Rights
Under GDPR, you have the right to ask us for a copy of any data we hold about you (you must be the account holder to ask for this information), to have any data which is incorrect, corrected. To object to the use of your data, to have your data deleted in certain circumstances, to lodge a complaint about the use of your data with the Information Commissioner. We'll reply electronically unless you ask us to send the information by post. You are free with withdraw your permission for us to use your data at any time. It will take us up to 30 days to do this and it only applies to how we use your personal information in the future, not what we've done in the past. You can ask us to move, copy or transfer the information you have given us. We'll send your personal information electronically and we'll do our best to send it in another format if needed.
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If you have any queries, concerns or changes that need to be made regarding your personal data, please write to the address below or email email@example.com.
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8 Scary Security Predictions for 2016
1) Back Doors Open in Corporate Encryption
Paranoid Technology has already opined on why "opening" encryption is bad for businesses and citizens alike, but not much has stopped calls from Washington for a "magic bullet" to let the good guys in and keep the bad guys out. What's concerning is the predictions of those like Robert S. Litt, general counsel in the Office of the Director of National Intelligence, who wrote "the legislative environment [for passing a law that forces decryption and backdoors] is very hostile today, it could turn in the event of a terrorist attack or criminal event where strong encryption can be shown to have hindered law enforcement."; it's an eery and potentially prescient comment; right now strong encryption is winning, but it's true that certain events would likely sway public opinion.
2) National Privacy Laws Weaken (Again)
While 2015 finally saw the USA Freedom Act passed, reining in NSA surveillance (including bulk collection of phone records) as of November 29th 2015 (but still not going far enough in the eyes of many civil liberties groups), the end of 2015 also saw Republican lawmakers introduce a new bill that would roll back the USA Freedom Act and reauthorize the government's collection of phone records through 2017; that said, many lawmakers feel that the rollback is not enough, and senators like presidential candidate Marco Rubio would actually prefer to see a permanent reauthorization of key provisions of the Patriot Act. The Republican response is a bellwether of what to expect in 2016, especially if there are terrorist or criminal events that demonstrate mass surveillance would have made some difference (see Litt's crystal ball, above).
3) No More Safe Harbor (for Good)
As of the drafting of this blog, no replacement for Safe Harbor is on the horizon; the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has put the onus clearly on the United States to come to the table with a solution and the expected timeframe for a resolution is Summer 2016 – at best; the main requirement of Safe Harbor is that EU citizens' data must be afforded the same protections overseas as they have at home; the latest guidance from the ECJ is no different than at the ruling - companies doing business with the US should rely on "alternative transfer tools" to share data, meaning Binding Corporate Rules (BCRs) or Model Contract Clauses (MCCs), both of which take time and money to implement. So, our original guidance still stands, and the US delay in getting an alternative on the table means it's more important than ever for US companies doing business with the EU to figure out their own strategy and roadmap.
4) Mass Internet Surveillance Goes Global
Even thought the EU currently upholds it's Data Protection Initiative and the rights of its citizens, the omnipresent power of terrorism is everywhere and seemingly increasing every day; it's easy to imagine a future where the tables have turned. Governments (developed and developing) citing the need for citizen's safety will demand - and gain - more control to monitor citizen activity. In immediate reaction to a terror attack, this seems like the logical thing to do, but powers granted during such stressful times are rarely (or with difficulty) pulled back and the indiscriminant effects of mass data collection will make oppressive regimes even more oppressive (some would argue even the seemingly democratic ones could slip into the Dark Side); in the Western world this can and will be devastating on the freedoms that we take for granted.
5) Sophisticated Malware / 0 day Attacks = More Breaches
2015 was a year for high-profile breaches including ones on Sony, Anthem, OPM, the Hacking Team, Ashley Madison and many others who didn't make the news; hackers are revealing the significant flaws in their targets' security programs, which only inspires other hackers to try their luck with a host of fresh victims. Aside from the opportunity for fame and hacker glory, Paranoid Tech sees this trend continuing due to:
- High numbers of dormant and undiscovered breaches that will be revealed in the coming year
- More sophisticated 0 day attacks – the black market on 0 day attacks is alive, well and growing – and vendors' secure coding practices haven't caught up yet
- More sophisticated polymorphic malware using discrete channels that will be harder to detect and will operate in a more targeted manner
6) Spending on Data Breaches & Cyber Threats Continues Unabated
With the unprecedented number of high profile data breaches and increasing mitigation expenses, there's a parallel uptick in information security spending. According to 451 Research's Q2 2015 Voice of the Enterprise survey on Information Security, most companies (44.4%) spend 5-10% of their IT Budget on Information Security, and the great majority (95%) expect to continue - or increase - their spending on information security over the next 90 days (note: the 3Q 2015 report shows that the number of respondents increasing spending went up another 10% in one quarter). The PWC Global State of Information Security Survey 2015 found that information security budgets have grown at almost double the rate of IT budgets over the last two years. Net net, information security and its business unit companions risk, compliance and audit will continue to be critically important for the foreseeable future.
7) Dawn of the (IoT) Zombie Army
Due to lax security settings in embedded devices – it is quite possible that we will see IoT (Internet of Things) Zombie Armies. Otherwise known as a botnet, a zombie army occurs when, unbeknownst to the owner, devices forward transmissions (for example spam or viruses), to other devices on the Internet, effectively serving the wishes of a master spam / virus originator. This has been predicted since early 2010s, the difference now is that we have critical mass; Gartner says 6.4 billion connected "things" will be in use in 2016, up 30 percent from 2015. It also creates a scary opportunity for mounting massive DDoS attack. As soon as an IoT Zombie Army becomes a reality, expect a swift uptick in defense of IoT Networks and the tightening DDoS defenses. Just don't expect IoT device vendors to come to the rescue with patches!
8) Qualified CyberSecurity Professionals Will Still Be Hard to Find
Symantec's annual tracking of the demand for cybersecurity professionals reveals a disturbing trend - by 2019, workforce demand will expand to over 6 million positions globally, with a (currently) projected shortfall of 1.5 million. While Symantec, Cisco and a variety of universities are driving STEM education to ease the pain, this takes time, and security managers report significant obstacles to implementing security projects due to lack of staff expertise and inadequate staffing, says 451 Research; the net result is that only 24% of enterprises have 24x7 monitoring in place, using internal resources. Given the projected increase in spending, and the lack of resources, a safe bet is to capture good talent now, and make sure their skills are laser focused on your business's problems.
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When babies are born, the tendons, joints, and bones are flexible, and this will typically result in children having flat feet until they are older. It may be beneficial to periodically have your child's feet checked, which may ensure they are developing correctly. Research has shown the foot is comprised of 26 bones and that walking barefoot may aid in the proper development of strong bones and muscles. Wearing socks are beneficial in keeping the feet warm, and a good fit occurs when the socks are one quarter of an inch longer than the biggest toe. The importance of choosing the right size shoe is crucial in possibly preventing uncomfortable foot conditions from developing. It may be helpful to know that a sturdy shoe may be the best choice for this early stage of foot development, in addition to choosing leather soles, which may aid in traction. If you would like additional information about other forms of maintaining good foot health for your child, it is advised to speak with a podiatrist.
Making sure that your children maintain good foot health is very important as they grow. If you have any questions, contact one of our podiatrists of PA Foot & Ankle Associates. Our doctors can provide the care you need to keep you pain-free and on your feet.
Keeping Children's Feet Healthy
Having healthy feet during childhood can help prevent medical problems later in life, namely in the back and legs. As children grow, their feet require different types of care. Here are some things to consider...
Although babies do not walk yet, it is still very important to take care of their feet.
Avoid putting tight shoes or socks on his or her feet.
Allow the baby to stretch and kick his or her feet to feel comfortable.
As a toddler, kids are now on the move and begin to develop differently. At this age, toddlers are getting a feel for walking, so don't be alarmed if your toddler is unsteady or 'walks funny'.
As your child gets older, it is important to teach them how to take care of their feet.
Show them proper hygiene to prevent infections such as fungus.
Be watchful for any pain or injury.
Have all injuries checked by a doctor as soon as possible.
Comfortable, protective shoes should always be worn, especially at play.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact one of our offices located in Pennsylvania. We offer the newest diagnostic and treatment technologies for all your foot and ankle needs.Read more about How to Care for Your Child's Feet


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Coarse-grained molecular dynamics for multiscale material modeling
Xiantao Li, PSU
Typical material processes span over a wide range of spatial and temporal scales. Direct simulations based on detailed atomic interactions are restricted to small
systems, short time scales, and unrealistic strain rate. Coarse-grained molecular dynamics (CGMD) is a technique developed as a reduced model to overcome
these modeling difficulties.
The idea of coarse-grained molecular models is to retain atomic interactions to model critical material behavior, and introduce continuum mechanics approximations
where/when the displacement is smooth. There are several challenges in developing a coarse-grained molecular model, including
(1) Reduction of the atomic degrees of freedom;
(2) Sampling the scale-dependent random noise
(3) Incorporating transport phenomena, such as diffusion and heat conduction;
(4) Modeling realistic loading rate.
This talk will focus on spatial reduction, and I will present a systematic approach to coarse-grain molecular dynamics models. The coarse-grained models are derived by Galerkin projection to a sequence of Krylov subspaces. On the coarsest space, the model corresponds to a finite element discretization of the continuum elasto-dynamics model. On the other hand, the projection to the finest space yields the full molecular dynamics description. The models in between serve as a smooth transition between the two scales. Using this systematic approach, one can build a hierarchy of models with increasing accuracy. With the successive expansion of approximation spaces, phonon reflections, a typical indication of the modeling error, is greatly reduced. Examples, including dislocation and crack propagation, will be presented as test problems. If time permits,
I will discuss the modeling of heat conduction.


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Indicators and Assessment Framework for Ecological Health and Ecosystem Services
The Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies is undertaking a multi-faceted project to develop and implement "Gulf EcoHealth Metrics," an integrated indicators and assessment framework to characterize the health of the ecosystems of the Gulf of Mexico.
The metrics will be unique in linking environmental and human communities in support of management needs for restoring and sustaining a healthy Gulf of Mexico. Our vision is to develop a graphical representation of the environmental condition of the Gulf that will be scientifically based, widely accessible, and readily understandable by policy-makers, stakeholders, scientists, and, most importantly, the American public.
The Gulf EcoHealth Metrics will provide the scientific information and understanding necessary to evaluate the health of the Gulf, clearly demonstrate how well it is or is not progressing towards desired long-term goals, and inform the decision-making process on the policies and resources needed to achieve sustainability of a healthy Gulf of Mexico.
This project began with a survey and critical evaluation of existing ecological health and ecosystem services indicators, their links to human well-being, and assessment/decision frameworks for their applicability and utility in managing the restoration and sustainability of the Gulf sponsored by the NOAA RESTORE Science Program.
From this we have developed an integrated assessment and decision framework, along with associated indicators, for characterizing ecological health and ecosystem services and their links to human well-being, designed to meet the management needs for Gulf restoration and sustainability. We will test this approach in a proof-of-concept application to the Mission-Aransas National Estuarine Research Reserve (Mission-Aransas NERR). We will then evaluate the results and lessons learned from the Mission-Aransas Reserve pilot study for broader applicability and utility towards sustainability of a healthy Gulf of Mexico.
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Most Miamians know it's Miami Spice season; a great opportunity to try new restaurants or even sample different dishes at some favorite places. In fact, many restaurants have included new and creative dishes just for Miami Spice. But, something really special is happening at The Dutch and only through September! NYC's famed pasta bar, Bar Primi, is taking over their Miami Spice menu!
Chef/Restaurateur, Andrew Carmellini along with his Chef/Partner, Sal Lamboglia opened Bar Primi in May 2014 in NYC's East Village. Bar Primi actually adds to Carmellini's hotspot roster of venues that includes Locanda Verde, Lafayette, Little Park, and The Dutch (NYC & Miami). I was so fortunate to have been invited to taste the special Miami Spice menu and interview Chef Lamboglia last week (click here for the interview). According to the Chef, who helped open The Dutch in Miami Beach, they wanted to do something special and creative for Miami Spice while bringing Italian flavors to the Beach.
"The menu at Bar Primi focuses on serving traditional Piccolini and Antipasti, fresh pastas, homestyle desserts and lots of vini Italiani. They use a variety of non-GMO semolina and specialty '00' flours, organic eggs and family recipes to create their menu."
The Miami Spice menu encompasses a variety of items from Antipasti (appetizers), Secondi (main courses), to the Dolci (dessert). See below for pictures and my favorites!
This special Miami Spice menu is only available through September 30th!
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Disclaimer: You Had Me At Food was invited to taste the menu for the Bar Primi Miami Spice Pop Up.
Sources: http://barprimi.com/about, http://andrewcarmellini.com/barprimi/#content


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text: Dr. Claude Rosenthal is the president of GYNECOLOGIE SANS FRONTIERES (Gynecology Without Borders, www.gynsf.org), through which he has cared for girls and women in refugee camps in France, The Congo and elsewhere. His presence at the festival will help us shed light on the vulnerable situation of girls and women in conflict zones worldwide. Dr. Alison Estabrook, one of the world's top breast cancer specialists, interviewed Dr. Rosenthal after the documentary at FFC 2016.


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Welcome to the Mischief Whippets Website!
Located in North County San Diego, the mild climate, dozens of nearby hiking trails, and two off-leash dog beaches makes this an ideal area to raise and train performance Whippets. In addition, with close proximity to year round coursing and racing activities, the dogs always have something to do.
Latest News from Mischief
- We have an adult male available to the right home. See Woody's page...
- Santana is now a RCH and an ORC!
- Meatloaf is now a CC!
- New FC Carmenita!
- New page for Canio!