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Skin Cancer in Tampa & Spring Hill, FL
As the largest organ of the body, your skin is at the forefront of protecting you from harmful bacteria, viruses, airborne contaminants and other environmental substances. Unfortunately, your skin is also exposed to sunlight each and every day. Skin cancer is common amongst residents of Tampa, Spring Hill and surrounding towns in Florida because we live active, outdoor lifestyles. If you are diagnosed with skin cancer or suspect that you have skin cancer, the board-certified Otolaryngologist/Head and Neck Surgeons of Suncoast ENT Surgical Specialists have the expertise to provide proper diagnosis, as well as safe and effective treatment.
As the largest organ of the body, our skin protects us from extremes in temperature such as hot and cold, as well as the harmful effects of sunlight and infection. Because the skin protects the entire body, you should take steps to keep your skin healthy.
Skin is made up of two layers. There are several types of skin cells. The outer layer of skin cells is called the epidermis. The epidermis is made up of three types of cells. Squamous cells are flat, scaly cells on the surface of the skin. Round cells in the epidermis are called basal cells. Lastly, the cells that give skin pigment and protect the skin from damage are called melanocytes. The inner layer of skin is called the dermis. The dermis contains the skin's blood vessels, sweat glands, and nerves.
What is Skin Cancer?
Skin cancer is when cancerous (malignant) cells are found in the outer layer of skin. The most frequently found type of skin cancer is basal cell carcinoma, which is found in about 70% of skin cancers. The next most frequently found skin cancer is squamous cell carcinoma, which is found in about 20% of all skin cancers. Melanoma, which is the most deadly form of skin cancer, is a much less frequently found type of cancer.
Types of Skin Cancer
- Basal cell carcinoma: (cancerous tumor) looks like a small raised bump that may have a pearl-like appearance. Basal cell carcinoma is most frequently found in areas of excessive sun exposure, such as the nose. This cancer spreads to the surrounding areas of skin, but not to the rest of the body.
- Squamous cell carcinomas: are also usually found in the skin in parts of the body that are frequently exposed to the sun. Both basal cell and squamous cell carcinomas can be found on the nose, forehead, hands and upper lip. A squamous cell carcinoma usually looks like a firm red bump that doesn't heal. Squamous cells are dangerous because they can spread to the lymph nodes, which in turn can spread the cancer to the rest of your body.
- Melanoma: is a skin cancer that shows up in the coloring of the skin. They appear as moles or other types of lesions in the skin. A melanoma will have an irregular shape, irregular borders, or a variety of colors to the spot. Melanomas are the most dangerous types of skin cancers because they can spread to the lymph nodes and to other parts of the body if left untreated. Thankfully, melanomas are easily treated when they are discovered early and treated right away.
What Causes Skin Cancer?
During your consultation, our ENT specialists explain the various causes of skin cancer. Most skin cancers occur in parts of the body that receive the most sun exposure. Scientists believe that UV radiation also causes skin cancers. If you have light skin, you are more likely to develop a skin cancer. Family history is another factor. If your parents or grandparents had skin cancer, you are more likely to contract it as well.
How is Skin Cancer Diagnosed?
While the word "cancer" is cause for concern, most skin cancers can be treated successfully if they are caught in the early stages. By being aware of your skin and having a doctor look at changes in your skin, you may be able to save your life.
Some of the early signs of skin cancer are:
- Skin sores that don't heal
- Bumps in the skin that are getting larger
- Moles that change shape
If you notice any changes such as these in your skin, contact Suncoast ENT Surgical Specialists for an examination. We can decide what further actions need to be taken. Any spots on the skin can usually be dealt with on the spot at our office. Local anesthetic is used, and the doctor will examine the suspicious tissue under a microscope for an immediate diagnosis. This procedure is called a biopsy.
How is Skin Cancer Treated?
Suncoast ENT Surgical Specialists are experts in the most advanced treatments for skin cancer. The type of treatment used will be determined by you and your doctor depending on the type of skin cancer you have and your general health. Some of your choices may be surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy.
Surgery is the most often used method of skin cancer treatment. Surgery for skin cancer removal is usually done in the doctor's office using a local anesthetic. Your doctor will remove the lesion until all of the edges of the area are cancer free. Mohs surgery is the type of procedure that is usually used because it gives the best results. Mohs surgery removes the cancerous skin while causing the least damage to the area being excised. If the area being removed is large, skin may be removed from another part of the body and placed in the surgical area to promote healing of the area. The area is then repaired with tiny stitches. If you have a melanoma, your lymph nodes (located in your underarms) may also be tested for cancer, to see if the melanoma has spread. This procedure is called a sentinel lymph node biopsy. If you have a non-melanoma skin cancer, no chemotherapy is needed. If you have a melanoma, you may need to have chemotherapy and immune system drugs if the melanoma has progressed. Radiation therapy may also be chosen to treat skin cancer, depending on the situation.
Am I At Risk for Skin Cancer?
The risk factors for skin cancer are:
- Long-term exposure to the sun
- Fair, light colored skin
- Blonde or red hair with freckles
- Living in southern climates
- Having moles
- Using tanning devices
- History of severe sunburns
- Presence of non-healing lesions or nodules in the skin
If you have lesions or moles on your skin, you should have them examined by a doctor. Finding skin cancer early gives you the best chance of curing skin cancer.
How Can I Lower My Risk of Skin Cancer?
The one most crucial thing you can do to reduce your risk of skin cancer is to reduce your exposure to direct sunlight and UV radiation. Direct exposure to sun exposes the skin to ultraviolet radiation, also known as UV rays. UV rays cause direct damage to skin cells. If you work outdoors in the sun, you are at higher risk of developing skin cancer. If you work outdoors between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. you are at the most risk of developing skin cancer, because the sun is at its strongest at this time. If you must work outdoors during these hours, use a sunscreen and cover your skin as much as possible. Wear long sleeves and a wide-brimmed hat to protect your face, scalp, neck and ears from the damaging rays of the mid-day sun. Use a strong sunscreen to protect the areas of skin that must be exposed. Monitor your skin for changes and report them to your doctor right away if they occur. Early detection is the key to catching and curing skin cancer.
The prognosis for treatment of skin cancer relies on early diagnosis and effective treatment. If you suspect that you have skin cancer, contact our Tampa or Spring Hill office to schedule a consultation.
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Edmonton to Shanghai, China - $535 roundtrip including taxes | lowest price record obliterated
Well folks, Delta is at it again. They've been dishing out some pretty nice price drops on flights to Asia this year for Canadians, on various routes through Seattle.
This latest price drop completely obliterates the previous Edmonton to Shanghai, China (PVG) price record by over $200 !
It's not every day that a flight to China will cost you about the same as a flight to Toronto. I know some would say that says something about the high cost of flying within Canada (which is true), but in fairness to WestJet and Air Canada, these Delta prices would be considered absurd even from the largest of U.S. airports.
In fact, at this moment it's about 35% cheaper to fly to China from Edmonton (through Seattle) than if you were to start the same journey in Seattle. Gotta love the logic of airfare pricing models!
Ok, back to the show. The cheap prices look to be available from October 2014 all the way up to April 2015.
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The prices are in $CAD
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Slide this slider over to the left, down to 'Under 21h'. There will be less flight options available, but they'll be the fastest flights.
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If the price changes when you get to Delta's site, the cheap price has sold out on this date combination, or the deal is in it's death throes.
This is not an advertised sale, so it's impossible to say how long it will be around. Typically, I find that Delta's unadvertised price drops go back up within 24 hours.
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The Internet and Righteous Anger
Alan Jacobs, Wheaton College professor of English and prolific author, has given us a short, stellar discussion of why people get so hostile online, caring less about making reasonable arguments than they do about shouting more engagingly. He thinks it is "primarily because we live in a society with a hypertrophied sense of justice and an atrophied sense of humility and charity, to put the matter in terms of the classic virtues." Jacobs discusses the tendency of the Internet to appeal to our unfortunate growing sense that all meaningful victories in life are political ones—politics is the realm of justice after all—while other people in other ages held that the victories of love, of self-giving, or humility were the primary ones, even—perhaps especially—in public discourse. Quoting great thinkers from Samuel Johnson to Wendell Berry, Jacobs makes a magnificent case.
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Discussion questions for "Why has Internet discourse…"
- What do you think of Jacobs' conclusion, quoted in the paragraph above?
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- Discuss the cartoon referred to in Jacobs' article (and reproduced alongside it). What are its implications?
- What are other examples of truth being compromised by too high an elevation of justice over love in our social dialogue?
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A delicious warm banana bread pudding, topped with a decadent coconut caramel sauce. A great way to use up past their prime bananas!
This banana bread pudding is a special treat! I know we don't always think of bananas when it comes to bread puddings, but they are really nice. And when you top it with a decadent, easy coconut caramel sauce, it's just a fabulous flavour combination.
Enjoy this one on it's own, or take it up another notch by serving warm with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
This pudding may not win any beauty contests, but what she lacks in neat looks, she more than makes up for in great taste! The combination of bread pudding dotted with warm, sweet bananas, topped with melting ice cream and all mixing together with the coconut caramel sauce is perfection. (The Coconut Caramel Sauce is positively addicting! I'll be making that over and over again :)
Cook's Notes for Banana Bread Pudding
The bread pudding and sauce can both be made ahead. Simply assemble/cook and refrigerate until you're ready to cook it!
This sauce is a real winner, so tuck away extra to use for other things :)
Banana Bread Pudding with Coconut Caramel Sauce
Banana Bread Pudding:
- 4 thick slices bread (toasted)
- 1 medium banana
- 1 Tbsp. brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 3/4 cup half & half cream (10% )
- 3 Tbsp. coconut milk (stirred well)
- 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- Pinch Salt
Coconut Caramel Sauce:
- 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar (packed)
- 1/2 cup coconut milk (stirred)
- 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut (toasted)
- Preheat oven to 350F
- Toast your bread slices lightly in the toaster, just to dry them a bit. Cut off the side crusts to form a rectangle. Cut each slice in to 9-12 cubes. Place toasted bread cubes aside.
- Slice your banana in to 1/2-inch slices, then cut each slice in to quarters. Place in a bowl and toss with 1 tbsp. brown sugar. Set aside.
- Stir the coconut milk: When you open your coconut milk, you may find a solid creamy layer on top. If so, stir this layer in with the more watery liquid underneath, to get a smooth, creamy milk.
- In a medium bowl, combine the eggs, half & half cream, coconut milk, vanilla and salt. Whisk to combine thoroughly.
- Grease your baking dish. Place 1/3 of the bread cubes in the bottom of the dish. Sprinkle 1/2 of the banana/brown sugar mixture over top. Add another 1/3 of the bread cubes. Sprinkle with remaining banana mixture. Top with remaining bread cubes. (You may not need all of them. Just fill vessel to near the top, but not to the top. Allow 3/4-1 inch growing room). Pour egg/cream mixture over top until it almost reaches the rim of the roaster. It may not all fit. Reserve any extra to top it up later. Press bread down with a fork, so that it compresses a bit and is mostly covered with liquid. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside for 15-20 minutes. If liquid level has dropped due to the bread absorbing it, top it up with reserved cream mix. If making ahead, cover and refrigerate until ready to bake.
- To toast the coconut: Spread coconut on a baking sheet and bake in the pre-heated 350° F. oven for 8-10 minutes, or until golden brown. Watch closely! Remove to a bowl and allow to cool.
- Meanwhile, make the Caramel Coconut Sauce: Melt butter in a small saucepan. Add the brown sugar and cook, stirring constantly for 2-3 minutes until sugar melts. Whisk in the stirred coconut milk. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to medium-low and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 10-15 minutes, until thickened. Stir in toasted coconut and remove sauce to a bowl until needed. You can refrigerate. Microwave briefly to loosen up sauce again before serving.
- When your pudding has sat, place onto a baking sheet and bake in preheated 350F oven until set and browned, about 30 minutes. Check for doneness by inserting a clean knife in the centre to make sure it's set. If pudding is browning too quickly, loosely cover with a sheet of aluminum foil while it finishes baking.
- Allow to stand for 5 minutes (it will deflate somewhat as it cools). To serve, top warm pudding with lots of the Coconut Caramel Sauce.


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Survey Shows AFA's CyberPatriot Having Big STEM Impact
Survey highlights success of CyberPatriot in attracting students to STEM and cybersecurity careers
Jul 01, 2014, 10:00 ET
ARLINGTON, Va., July 1, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Air Force Association's CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Education Program today announced the results of its survey of middle and high school students, assessing their growth in cybersecurity knowledge and career interest through participation in the program. Results indicated that after participating in the CyberPatriot program, the majority of students felt more confident in their knowledge of cybersecurity principles and more inclined to pursue STEM and cybersecurity careers.
The poll, conducted by the CyberPatriot Program Office, included responses from 641 students who competed in the 2013-2014 season of the CyberPatriot National Youth Cyber Defense Competition. Results were paired with students' answers to the same questions assessing knowledge and perceptions prior to the season's start.
CyberPatriot's annual competition aims to motivate the next generation of cyber defenders by increasing awareness of and practical techniques for protection of personal information in today's cyber-enabled society.
Before the competition, only 14 percent of the participants surveyed answered that they possessed "a lot of knowledge" or "an advanced understanding" of basic cybersecurity principles. After the competition, students assessed their knowledge far stronger, with that number jumping to 70 percent.
Students assessed their knowledge of cybersecurity career opportunities as markedly improved by their CyberPatriot experience. While 85 percent of respondents said their pre-CyberPatriot understanding represented "no knowledge" or "very little knowledge" of the career opportunities, post-CyberPatriot numbers skewed in a favorable direction, with 94 percent believing they now had "some," "a lot," or "strong" understanding of career options.
Additionally, the "very unlikely" characterization to pursue a STEM education or career dropped from 12 percent pre-competition to just 1 percent after the competition. The increase of "very likely" responses went from 41 percent to 60 percent.
"CyberPatriot is addressing the STEM education challenge our nation faces – and using a fun and engaging competition to draw more young students to pursue STEM education and vital STEM careers," said Bernie Skoch, CyberPatriot National Commissioner. "It is gratifying to see that this survey validates our innovative approach in changing perceptions about the outstanding STEM and cyber opportunities that exist."
The survey also illustrated an increase in positive perception of how welcoming cybersecurity is to women. Complete results are available at www.uscyberpatriot.org or from the CyberPatriot Program Office at [email protected].
The Air Force Association is a nonprofit, independent, professional military and aerospace education association. Our mission is to promote a dominant United States Air Force and a strong national defense, and to honor Airmen and our Air Force Heritage. To accomplish this, we:
- EDUCATE the public on the critical need for unmatched aerospace power and a technically superior workforce to ensure U.S. national security.
- ADVOCATE for aerospace power and STEM education.
- SUPPORT the Total Air Force family and promote aerospace education.
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New Novel Wrestles With Rebellion, Reconciliation
- Randall Murphree Author
- 2005 20 Sep
Title: "Levi's Will"
Author: W. Dale Cramer
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
Dale Cramer's second novel, "Bad Ground," was named 2005 Christy Award winner (general category) July 9, at a dinner during the annual International Christian Retailers Show in Denver. The Christy Awards were established in 2000 to recognize excellence in Christian fiction.
The former electrician says he was astounded at the signal honor, one among six, but readers of his work were not. "Levi's Will" (Bethany House, 2005) is his third title, and it validates reviewers' common claims that Cramer is a welcome new voice in the Christian fiction genre.
In the new novel, when 19-year-old William Mullet feels forced to run from his Amish family, Ohio home and pregnant girlfriend, his life enters a slow-motion spiral that threads through the rest of his life. He becomes the epitome of a paradox of values -- honor and deceit, integrity and lies, loyalty and desertion.
"Levi's Will" spans more than four decades of Will's life, from 1943 to 1985. He and Tobe, his 16-year-old brother and fellow runaway, first try life as hoboes for a time, then work as farm laborers before Will decides to join the Army and tells little brother to go home. By this time, Will has shaved two years off his age, changed his nationality to Canadian, and discarded his surname, his Amish clothes, his Amish hairstyle and, for all practical purposes, his identity.
Despite Will's attempts to erase his past, two Amish qualities remain indelibly written on his character -- strong family bonds and the ethic of hard work. As William McGruder, he is a good soldier and, after the war, a man of integrity in his work. Years later, he is moved to try to reconnect with his Amish family who assume that he is dead.
"My stories are theme-driven," said Cramer in an exclusive interview, "which means only that when I start out, I know a lot more about what I want to say than how I want to say it. The characters usually help me figure out the story."
Will Mullet helps him figure out the story perfectly. While "Levi's Will" has a crystal-clear Christian theme, it rises high above the norm for Christian fiction. More subtlety. More depth. More passion. More authenticity. The author articulates the theme of "Levi's Will": "Love is the proof of God, and forgiveness is the proof of love."
Cramer's superb gift for concept and craft outdistance most contemporary writers and combine for a powerful story. It is propelled by deep emotion and raw nerve-endings, yet packed with strength and indomitable will.
His own life story provides a personal context for Will Mullet's dilemma and his long estrangement from family. Cramer's father was a runaway Amish man turned soldier. Cramer and three siblings grew up on military bases. Still, he owns a strong sense of place, planted in him by his mother, a south Georgia sharecropper's daughter.
Add to the compelling storyline Cramer's magic with words and "Levi's Will" is a keeper of literary quality that one will want to read again. Library Review says Cramer writes "with profound simplicity, with poetic rhythm and with demonstrated insight."
Cramer sees two sides of having his work labeled Christian fiction. "The advantage is that there's a ready-made and growing market for your book," he said. "The disadvantage is that your writing is bound by certain restrictions about word choice and content that wouldn't be in place with a secular publisher. But I would qualify that by saying that most of us who write for Christian publishers don't see that as a disadvantage at all."
He sees the growing interest in Christian fiction as having real potential to impact the culture, and he looks to classics of the past as models.
"Tolstoy, Hugo, Dickens and lots of others wrote brilliant, classic novels from a Christian worldview without crossing any of the lines that would exclude them from today's Christian market," he said. "Why can't we?"
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Terry v. South CarolinaAnnotate this Case
Petitioner Gary DuBose Terry was sentenced to death for murder, life imprisonment for first-degree burglary, thirty years' imprisonment for first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and ten years' imprisonment for malicious injury to a telephone system. Petitioner argued in his application for post-conviction relief (PCR) that his trial counsel were ineffective in failing to argue during the hearing on the State's in limine motion that certain statements should have been introduced because of the State's misconduct and trial counsels' detrimental reliance on the State's "apparent intent" to offer those statements into evidence. Furthermore, Petitioner contended trial counsel were ineffective in failing to adjust their defense strategy in the guilt phase of trial in order to maintain credibility with the jury during sentencing. Specifically, petitioner argued trial counsel had a duty, after stating during the opening statement that petitioner "confessed," to adjust their trial strategy and not continue to pursue a reasonable doubt defense. Upon review, the Supreme Court found sufficient evidence to support the PCR court's dismissal of Petitioner's application, and affirmed the lower court's decision.
In The Supreme Court
State of South Carolina, Respondent.
Appeal From Lexington County
John C. Few, Circuit Court Judge
Opinion No. 27033
Heard June 21, 2011 – Filed August 29, 2011
Teresa L. Norris, of Blume Weyble and Norris, of Columbia, for Petitioner.
Attorney General Alan Wilson, Chief Deputy Attorney General John W. McIntosh, Assistant Deputy Attorney General Donald J. Zelenka, and Senior Assistant Attorney General William Edgar Salter, III, all of Columbia, for Respondent.
JUSTICE PLEICONES: Petitioner was sentenced to death for murder, life imprisonment for first-degree burglary, thirty years' imprisonment for first-degree criminal sexual conduct, and ten years' imprisonment for malicious injury to a telephone system. All sentences were consecutive. This Court affirmed petitioner's convictions and sentences on direct appeal. State v. Terry, 339 S.C. 352, 529 S.E.2d 274 (2000), cert. denied, 531 U.S. 882 (2000).
We granted a writ of certiorari to review the denial of petitioner's application for post-conviction relief (PCR). We affirm.
The underlying facts, as taken from Terry, supra, are as follows: the victim, forty-seven-year-old Urai Jackson, was found beaten to death in her Lexington County home. The window on the carport door to her home had been broken out and the telephone wires had been pulled from the phone box. Victim's mostly nude body was found in her living room, and semen was found in her vagina. She had several blunt trauma wounds to the head, and a number of defensive wound injuries. The cause of death was blunt trauma with skull fracture and brain injury.
After his arrest, petitioner gave a statement to police in which he maintained he had gone to victim's house and had consensual sex with her. According to petitioner, the victim became angered when he started to leave and grabbed him by the hair. He lost his temper and began hitting her with an object. He could not recall the object but believed the victim may have brought it with her from the bedroom. He hit her several times, then left.
Prior to trial, the State requested a Jackson v. Denno[1] hearing to determine the voluntariness of petitioner's statement. The trial judge found, by a preponderance of the evidence, the statement was voluntary.
In an attempt to minimize the statement's effect on the jury, trial counsel alluded to the statement in his opening statement. Trial counsel stated:
Ladies and Gentlemen, [petitioner] over here told the police that he did it. He told the police that he had sexual intercourse with [victim]. He told the police that he killed her, okay. It's called a confession and he made one. He told the police he did it. So what in the world are we doing here? Why are we even having one of these guilt phases?
The State did not seek to introduce the statement in the guilt phase of trial.
As part of its case in chief, the State called the police officer who took petitioner's statement. Before the officer testified, the State moved in limine to prevent the admission of the statement. Trial counsel argued the statement was admissible pursuant to Rule 804(b)(3), SCRE, as a statement against interest. The trial court ruled the statement was inadmissible under Rule 804 because petitioner procured his unavailability by exercising his right to remain silent.
Petitioner elected not to testify at trial. Although the statement was never introduced in the guilt phase of trial, the State did introduce it during the penalty phase.
I. Were trial counsel ineffective for failing to object to the exclusion of petitioner's statement based on prosecutorial misconduct?
II. Were trial counsel ineffective for failing to adjust their strategy and continuing to pursue a "reasonable doubt" defense?
On certiorari in a PCR action, the Court applies the "any evidence" standard of review. Cherry v. State, 300 S.C. 115, 119, 386 S.E.2d 624, 626 (1989). Accordingly, the Court will affirm if any evidence of probative value in the record exists to support the findings of the PCR court. Id. at 119, 386 S.E.2d at 626.
I. Petitioner's Statement
Petitioner argues trial counsel were ineffective in failing to argue during the hearing on the State's in limine motion that the statement should have been introduced because of the State's misconduct and trial counsels' detrimental reliance on the State's "apparent intent" to offer the statement into evidence. Petitioner contends the State engaged in trickery and abandoned its duty to seek justice by improperly arguing during the pre-trial Jackson v. Denno hearing that the statement was admissible, when the State never intended to introduce the statement at the guilt phase of trial. We disagree.
A PCR applicant bears the burden of establishing he is entitled to relief. Caprood v. State, 338 S.C. 103, 525 S.E.2d 514 (2000). To prove counsel was ineffective, the applicant must show counsel's performance was deficient and the deficient performance caused prejudice to the applicant's case. Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S. 668 (1984). To show prejudice, the applicant must show that, but for counsel's errors, there is a reasonable probability the result of trial would have been different. Johnson v. State, 325 S.C. 182, 480 S.E.2d 733 (1997). A reasonable probability is a probability sufficient to undermine confidence in the outcome of trial. Strickland, supra.
"[I]t is generally recognized that the prosecution and the defense should be afforded wide discretion in the selection and presentation of evidence." State v. Johnson, 338 S.C. 114, 525 S.E.2d 519 (2000) (citing State v. Richardson, 253 S.C. 468, 171 S.E.2d 717 (1969). It is "unquestionably true as a general matter" that "the prosecution is entitled to prove its case by evidence of its own choice . . . ." Old Chief v. U.S., 519 U.S. 172 (1997).
Trial counsel testified he assumed the State would try to introduce the statement during the guilt phase because the State argued at the Jackson v. Denno hearing that the statement was voluntarily given. He acknowledged, however, that no one from the prosecution team told him affirmatively that the State intended to introduce the statement during the guilt phase.
One solicitor testified the State decided well before trial not to present petitioner's statement during the guilt phase because it was contrary to what the State sought to prove. The solicitor opined that, without the statement, petitioner would have to testify and subject himself to cross-examination in order to present his version of the incident in the guilt phase. The State therefore moved in limine to bar petitioner from introducing the statement when the police officer to whom the statement was made was called as a witness during the guilt phase.
Another solicitor testified the prosecution decided not to use the statement in the guilt phase unless petitioner testified. The solicitor also stated that even if trial counsel had approached him before opening argument and asked whether the State intended to introduce the statement, he would not have disclosed that information because whether or when to introduce the statement was part of their strategy in trying the case.
We find there is evidence to support the PCR judge's finding trial counsel were not ineffective. Cherry, supra. The State requested the Jackson v. Denno hearing to determine the voluntariness of the statement for use in the penalty phase and in the event it decided to introduce the statement to cross-examine petitioner, should he choose to testify. In doing so, the State used the wide discretion it is afforded in the selection and presentation of evidence. Johnson, supra. The solicitors' decision not to present petitioner's statement during its case in chief did not constitute prosecutorial misconduct, but was a matter of trial strategy. For this reason, we affirm the PCR judge's order.
II. Trial strategy
Petitioner contends trial counsel were ineffective in failing to adjust their defense strategy in the guilt phase of trial in order to maintain credibility with the jury during sentencing. Specifically, petitioner argues trial counsel had a duty, after stating during the opening statement that petitioner "confessed," to adjust their trial strategy and not continue to pursue a reasonable doubt defense. We disagree.
Assuming trial counsel were deficient in not changing their trial strategy to gain credibility with the jury, petitioner has failed to meet his burden of showing he was prejudiced. Strickland, supra. Considering the evidence the State presented during the guilt phase of trial, petitioner cannot show the outcome of the penalty phase would have been different had trial counsel conceded petitioner's guilt in the guilt phase.
Because there is evidence to support the dismissal of petitioner's application for PCR, the order of the PCR judge is
C.J., BEATTY, J., and Acting Justice James E. Moore, concur. KITTREDGE, J.,
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Tenants' Rights After a Fire
Fires kill more Americans than any other natural disaster combined, and 84 percent of civilian deaths occur inside people's homes. Fires are also responsible for billions of dollars in property loss, according to the US Fire Administration. Tenants bear a large percentage of this financial burden. If your apartment has been damaged by fire you need to understand your rights and know what steps you should take to protect them.
Tenants have the right of a safe and habitable rental unit. So landlords are responsible for repairing their rental property as soon as possible after a fire. Of course, if the fire was caused by negligence on the part of the tenants, the tenants will be responsible for repairs, according to the North Carolina State University Cooperative Extension.
Each state provides guidelines on what makes a rental unit habitable. For instance, in California, Civil Code Section 1941.1 and Health Safety Code Section 17920.3 legislate the requirements a rental unit must meet. For example, a rental unit must have a roof, a hot and cold water supply, a sewage disposal system and a working electrical and heating system.
Personal Property
Landlords are not responsible for the loss of personal property of a tenant after a fire. This is because the landlord had no control over the fire or over what property the tenants decided to keep in the rental unit. If the tenant has renter's insurance they can follow their insurance company's procedure to file a claim against any property loss or damage caused by the fire.
If your rental unit is so damaged it is unfit to live in you have the right to leave the property and stop paying rent. Ask for help from your local health department for advice on whether your home is unfit to live in. The health department's report will be useful when settling disputes with your landlord over rental payments while repairs are made. Under certain circumstances you can cancel a long-term lease after a fire. For instance, if the cost of repairing the property is more than a year's rent, you were not responsible for the fire and you are up-to-date with your rental payments, you can usually cancel your lease. Note that tenants must tell their landlord as soon as possible of any damages caused by the fire or their legal rights could be affected. In some states, tenants have legal grounds to cancel a long-term lease only if they tell their landlords within 10 days of the property damage occurring.


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(OP-ED) — The author of this post is the author of The FDCPA, Debt Collection and Foreclosures … and posits the following for educational purposes and for your consideration in the paradigm shift that has now become the focus of thousands of consumers.
I've noticed an uptick in the number of pro-bank/pro-debt collector law firm postings regarding the U.S. Supreme Court's latest narrow ruling in the Obduskey case (out of the 10th Circuit Court of Appeals). I love how these folks like to "pat themselves on the back" for their observations that non-judicial foreclosure proceedings can still be business as usual, despite the caveats their posts now contain. Why on earth would they post "caveats" to the debt collection industry (which includes law firms like the one Dennis Obduskey filed an FDCPA action against) if they were so sure of themselves in being able to just walk all over borrowers they claim are in default?
Despite the fact the nation's highest court resolved the federal circuit split on whether non-judicial foreclosures can continue as "business as usual", the ruling was "narrow in scope" regarding the enforcement of security interests as defined under 15 USC § 1692f(6), which is what the Court focused on in its decision: Obduskey v McCarthy & Holthus LLP, 586 U.S. ___ (2019)
What Congress intended …
Creditors used to love the idea that they could open up a can of "whoop ass" on debtors any time they felt like it, even late-night, repetitive or threatening phone calls ("I know where you live" and "your mommy's going to jail" and "we're going to sue you if you don't pay" or "we're going to bomb your office building if you don't come down here and pay this bill" or "you !@)#(%^!".) The caveats I'm seeing in these law blog posts still make reference to the fact that the latest FDCPA-related ruling DOESN'T mean "business as usual". It simply means that debt collectors trying to enforce deeds of trusts have to be extra careful NOT to step over that well-defined line of intended "abuses" that do in fact, fall under the FDCPA!
Enforcing a recorded security interest (deed of trust, security deed, HELOC, etc.) in a non-judicial state means just that. If a third party (the trustee, NOT MERS) intends on using the terms of the security instrument to act as the third party in taking back collateral, the collection activity has to specifically and purely involve that process. The narrow ruling still prohibits abusive debt collection practices, whether or not a non-judicial foreclosure is still the intended outcome. The abusive debt collection practices fall under 15 USC 1692d and 15 USC 1692e, as well as portions of 15 USC 1692f (1) through (5) and (6)(B)(C) and (7) and (8). See here for clarification: FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT 09-1996
If you have a case … you have a case …
Every time the debt collection industry scores a narrow victory, they pontificate their accomplishments as soon as humanly possible, almost to the point of bragging rights (see, I told you so … lemme rub your nose in it) kind of stuff. This is typical of the legal profession, especially the kind that can operate unchecked when it comes to carrying out enforcement actions.
One of the more remarkable things I find is that all non-judicial foreclosures are assumed to be legal unless otherwise challenged. One of the things I put forward in the book (mentioned above) is that careful analysis of the debt collection laws needs to be strictly adhered to (the letter of the law), which you are attempting to assert was violated.
How the "chain of title" points to potential suspect violations of 15 USC 1692e(5) …
Here's where the latest ammo we've been sharing on the C&E comes into play. Cancellation and expungement (C&E) actions are used to disable and destroy the authority these debt collectors rely on to even enforce a security instrument. Under "False or misleading representations" (§ 807 of the FDCPA), section 5 prohibits false, deceptive or misleading representation in threatening "to take any action that cannot legally be taken" … which would mean to me that if you could strip away the lies contained within the assignments that generally precede the initiation of a non-judicial foreclosure action through a C&E, the authority of the debt collector would be void and the debt collector's representations would then be false and misleading, which IS a violation of the FDCPA!
Champagne budget … Beer Belly Pocketbook!
A C&E action is definitely a cheaper way to wage war on an unsuspecting servicer (who is really behind the scenes of the debt collection/non-judicial enforcement proceeding), stripping away whatever rights it thinks it has to steal your house on behalf of party or parties unknown (which could be Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac, lest we hold the GSEs unaccountable in the end) than waging an all-out FDCPA battle in federal court, which costs substantially more money. Try to keep the emotions in check for the moment while I finish.
The document the servicers are creating is the assignment of deed of trust (much like the assignment of mortgage), which they claim gives them the authority (on behalf of the alleged "lender") to appoint a substitute trustee to initiate a non-judicial foreclosure. Do you have a contract with the mortgage loan servicer? (Didn't think so.) However, servicers have Limited Powers of Attorney, which they claim give them the authority to do whatever they want, including wading into the shark-infested waters of violations created under the FDCPA. Strip away their authority under the assignment as void … they're like "chum in the water".
This is why I'm releasing a two-day training video DVD set with the latest book by attorney Al West and myself, The C&E on Steroids! in very short order. What better a way to deal with America's tainted real property records than to fight the good fight head-on in state court, rather than wage a flimsy, unsupported war in federal court without first demonstrating the ultra vires behavior of the trustee thanks to a phony assignment, which you've knocked out FIRST in a C&E action!


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Dear Feminist.com readers:
I am very excited about writing my column "Positive Energy for Women." It is devoted to women who want to lead vibrant, empowered lives but may often feel worn down by the many daily stresses we encounter. It is for everyone who is forever in a rush fending off exhaustion, or desperately overcommitted afraid to say no. It'll teach you how to deal with draining people, and also how to maintain a sense of calm centeredness to face a busy life.
I am a psychiatrist in Los Angeles who specializes in listening to intuition and building energy. As much as I respect the analytic mind, I also know how important it is to use intuition to stay in touch with our bodys signals, and trust our instinctual feminine impulses. I also believe that tapping into spirituality, a power greater than ourselves, is essential to maximize our energy and deepen our connectedness to others and the world. Women have powerful, intuitive natures. When our sense of intuition, spirituality and energy is awakened, enormous positive energy will flow from this. I hope you enjoy my upcoming columns, and my book Positive Energy!
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Judith Orloff M.D. is a psychiatrist and energy expert, author of the new book Positive Energy: Ten Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear Into Vibrance, Strength, and Love. She is also author of the bestsellers Guide to Intuitive Healing and Second Sight. She is Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA, has a private practice in Los Angeles, and leads workshops on the interrelationship of intuition, energy, and medicine. For more information on Dr. Orloffs books and workshops visit drjudithorloff.com.
Abundance is the bounty that comes from intuitively embracing your total energy. It always begins with the heart, then extends outward, not vice versa. In my vision, external achievements alone, no matter how grand, cant penetrate our depths enough to bestow such wholeness. However, as we become wise arbiters of where our energy does and doesnt go, and when choices from Raisin Bran to who we marry are gut-inspired, abundance does become real. Everything this program has taught will lead you there.
On a massive scale, abundance grows when we realize our collective unity. From an energetic perspective, theres no arbitrary division between Us and Them. Thats only our small-selfs hallucination, but one that can kill off civilization. Every human being is of one family, a truth Id bet my life on. Alas we no longer have the luxury to keep debating this. Our Earth, our home, is being plundered. No survival without Her. The fate of our species, of all species, depends on caring for natures ecosystems. At a subtle energy level, when wilderness is raped, so are we. When oceans are poisoned, our bodies wail. Causes of physical and emotional suffering are not as pat as they may seem. No coincidence that depression is epidemic and cancer is ravaging so many people dear to us. In our own way, we energetically process the surrounding violence. Theres a metabolism between the exchange of nations, communities, the earth, and our bodies. My final prescription involves doing our part to fight for the abundance of a healthy Earth and its people.
I hold Krishnamurtis words close: The heart of man is in his own keeping. To end violence, we must relentlessly keep freeing ourselves from the violence within. Inner strife projected externally becomes world chaos. Recognizing that the path to peace is not outside us, we must be cognizant of the energies we project, my programs thesis. Remaining naive to this is irresponsible; so is lip service. Though talk alone can uplift, its power pales next to embodying the change we long for. Practicing what we preach is the imperative of our millennium. It may be hard, we may falter, but so what? Theres no escaping that our energy fields collectively mingle. Evil doers never do it alone. Apathy to healing makes us their accomplices.
This prescription for abundance described in my book Positive Energy is that love is a sustainable energy. Always remember that. The mandate is simple. If youre tired, love. If youre happy, love. At your final breath, love some more. When it feels utterly impossible--such moments arrive--try to love again later. I promise: youll never leave empty handed when the heart is true. There comes a point when we must decide what our endgame is going to be, personally and for the planet. To me, the only one that makes any sense is love. Its how we have to define ourselves beyond all other criteria. This will ensure abundance.An abundance of energy can keep renewing throughout your life. Part of this entails basking in the brilliance of the energy emanating from all things. In just the right light, with just the right attitude, youll be able to see the soles of your shoes sparkle. They do. They will. Let that wonder in. Be dazzled by the energies interwoven throughout the day-to-day. If you can appreciate this, even for brief moments, Ive succeeded. The present informs the future. So use my prescriptions to make your present bright. A belief in love is unstoppable. Youll have the courage to do anything.
Lets make a prayer: As one family, hearts joined, lets keep saying a prayer for the world: May our people and planet be healthy. May our people and planet be happy. May suffering be lifted. May we know enduring peace.
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Judith Orloff, M.D. is a psychiatrist, energy and intuition expert, and author of the bestseller Positive Energy: Ten Extraordinary Prescriptions for Transforming Fatigue, Stress, and Fear Into Vibrance Strength and Love. She is an Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at UCLA with a private practice in Los Angeles. Her other books are Second Sight and Guide to Intuitive Healing. She leads workshops on the interrelationship of intuition, energy, and medicine.Dr. Orloff is offering a special workshop at Esalen Instiute Oct 5-7, 07 "The Power of Intuition and Positive Energy to Heal" For more information on books and workshops visit www.drjudithorloff.com.
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Im pleased to offer, The Art of Remembering and Interpreting Dreams which was filmed in my livingroom in Los Angeles. Dreams are a powerful source of intuitive knowledge. Ever wonder what it means if you dream you're naked before a crowd or you're running away from a malevolent pursuer? Tune in and find out! Even if you have a hard time remembering them this class will show you how. I hope you enjoy it! For more information on dreams refer to my book Guide to Intuitive Healing or drjudithorloff.com.
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Field Trips
Bring your group for a field trip that inspires their curiosity, sparks their imaginations, and nurtures a sense of discovery!
Group visits must be booked in advance. For booking a visit or more information on group visits please call the Museum at 518-584-5540.
Field Trip Options
Exploration Visit
During this self guided visit children explore the Museum the best way they know how, through touch. Your visit is 2 hours long and the cost is $6 per child.
Discovery Visit:
Children will be able to explore both floors of the museum, learning and playing in our many exhibits. They will also have the opportunity to participate in a 30 minute educator led program. This visit is approximately 2 hours long and the cost is $8 per child.
Discovery Visit Programs
- Alphabet Sleuths – This program is a celebration of letters and literacy! Your students will uncover the alphabet through an interactive program that further develops their social, motor and language skills. (Best suited for 2-5 years old)
- Amateur Artists – During this program your students will discover famous artists as they learn about different art processes, techniques and mediums. (Best suited for PreK- 3rd grade)
- Catching Rainbows – Learn about the myth and the science behind rainbows. Students will be introduced to how rainbows are created and craft a way to catch a rainbow of their very own! (Best suited for Pre K- 1st grade)
- Innovative Inventors – What goes into the creation of a great invention? This program will introduce your students to different inventors and their inventions. They will be challenged to design and create an invention of their very own to help solve a very serious dilemma. (Best suited for Pre K-2nd grade)
- Investigation: Science – This program challenges your students to think like a scientist through the use of scientific inquiry as they determine what was the cause of the phenomenon that occurred right before their eyes. (Best suited for Pre K- 1st grade)
- My Community – This program is a special two part program which includes a field trip and then an outreach program where the Children's Museum at Saratoga staff comes to your classroom. This program incorporates concepts from geography, art, architecture, and city planning. During this program, students participate in a walking tour hosted by Saratoga Springs Preservation Foundation. Post tour, the Children's Museum at Saratoga will visit your classroom to teach your students about zoning and together we will take the buildings they designed and create a small city within your classroom. (The cost for this program is $8 per child and $140 for the CMAS visit to your classroom. Best suited for 1st-4th grade.)
- Story Board Sketches – This program encourages your students to think creatively and practically as they work together to construct a story through their own unique interpretation of images. Students will be introduced to the importance of teamwork, the beginning steps of story boarding, and the five basic elements needed to create a narrative. (Best suited for K-2nd grade)
All programs will be scaffolded to meet the academic requirements of each age group. This includes an alternative challenges for PreK and Kindergarten students as needed. When you call to book your visit, our Education Director can work with you to design an appropriate program.
Field Trip Policies (Please read and review carefully)
Guidelines and Expectations for your visit:
- Field trips must be booked in advance.
- Prior to your visit you will be sent an itinerary by the education department.
- When you arrive at the museum, you will be given a brief overview of the rules and expectations.
- Chaperones are expected monitor and actively engage with their group.
- Encourage children to pick up after they play and be respectful of the museum's exhibits and other museum guests.
- Lunch rooms are available with advance registration and are booked depending on availability that day.
- Museum visits are typically 90 minutes to 2 hours.
- The minimum size of a group is 10. The maximum group size is 80. If the maximum group size is more than 80, please contact the Education Director at 518-584-5540.
- 1 adult per every 5 children is free. If visiting as a special education group, 1 adult to 1 child is free.
- To ensure the safety of children attending the museum, we ask cell phone use be limited to emergencies.
- Please give each chaperone a manageable group of children to supervise.
- Please encourage children to wear comfortable clothing. Shoes must be worn at all times.
For Drivers:
The Children's Museum has two small parking lots with limited space. Parking is on a first-come, first-serve basis for Museum guests. The downtown Saratoga area has a number of free parking lots and on the street parking available.
Drop off for Buses:
The Children's Museum at Saratoga has limited space for parking and we ask that buses do not park in our lot. Feel free to drop off your class in the parking lot or on Caroline Street at the Museum's entrance.
If there are any questions or concerns, please feel free to call the museum at 518-584-5540.


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Source: brooklynian.com via Brooklynian on Pinterest
3 A.M. Sunday, February 23rd, 1908. Newsboys selling on Brooklyn Bridge.
Harry Ahrenpreiss, 30 Willet Street. (Said was 13 years old). Abe Gramus. 37 Division Street. Witness Fred McMurray.
Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine, 1874-1940. This is a photograph from the National Child Labor Committee collection at the Library of Congress.
No photo of NYC newsboys in the 1900s is complete without a mention of the Orphan Trains that left NYC in the 1900s....
Nearly everyone has seen a movie or television show where a boy is standing on a street corner waving a newspaper and yelling, "Extra! Extra! Read all about it." While that scene was repeated on many street corners around the country, it is a severely romanticized version of the life of the newsboys. As the cities on the eastern seaboard of the United States filled with immigrants in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, most of them were packed into crowded tenements. Government social services were almost nonexistent, leading to large numbers of children living on the streets. Many were orphans, but a lot of them were simply abandoned to their fates. A few ran away from a home life that was brutal, largely due to the influence of alcohol. Most of the boys and girls hawking papers were street children that struggled to survive by selling papers and doing whatever else they could to earn money and life's necessities.
This book sets the background for this group and describes the social safety net that arose through the efforts of many groups of people. The title is derived from the program where groups of the children were collected and then shipped by train to the Midwestern United States where farm families eager to have an extra child took them into their homes. It is often a factual recapitulation of the organizations and people that worked so tirelessly to make something for these poor children, some of which had been abandoned as babies.
A section is devoted to giving short histories of a few of the children that made the trek westward and there are a number of reprints of newspaper articles of the time that describe the plight of the children and what was being done to aid them. Several shelters were formed by organizations that took in the children and gave them a place to stay and something to eat. Not all the shelters were free; some charged a daily fee of 10 cents a day that included room and board. Most of the street children were able to earn that amount although some were forced to sleep in any place that would give them some shelter.
The children also formed a mutual support group, raising collections when one died and they even went on strike against the mighty newspaper companies when they felt that they were not being treated fairly. Life was hard for nearly everyone back then, but none had it harder than the street children of the major cities. This is not a novel or a detailed description of the lives of these children; it bounces around without a logical consistency. Yet it tells a coherent story of how good people did a lot to help a large number of societies most vulnerable members, the abandoned children of recent immigrants.
I'm wondering where on the Brooklyn Bridge you would have been able to buy Coffee and Cake at a Lunchroom. But the Library of Congress doesn't lie.
I suspect this is taken on the Manhattan side of the Brooklyn Bridge, maybe around Chambers St as the boys in the pic are definitely standing on a sidewalk made of cement or concrete which is not found on the bridge. So, whoever captioned the photo took a little license with it.
Terrific photo.
Guys, PLEASE post more photos. Post a few dozen nostalgia photos EVERY day if at all possible!
I would especially love it if you can find old photos of cricket being played in the 1800s. Brooklyn, especially East New York, was a hot bed of cricket and I would like to see old pics along with the approximate addresses of the venues for those matches.
Also, please post pics of trolleys.
Good ideas; thanks. I had no idea about the cricket history. Interesting snippets of 1800s Brooklyn cricket on Dreamcricket.com:
September 20, 1838: English expatriates from Sheffield and Nottingham faced off at the Brooklyn's Ferry House Tavern. The wager was $100.
October 22, 1838: English expatriates, some of whom had played a month earlier, now realigned themselves into teams called "New York" and :"Long Island" – this time for $400 wager.
This New York cricket club was founded by the trio of William Jupe (an iron merchant who is referred to as Henry Jessup by Tom Melville), John Taylor (dealt with wool) and Robert Bage (who sold insurance). However, it drew more of its men from the city's literary, artistic, and theatrical circles than from its mercantile community. These intellectual cricketers included William Ranney and James Higham. Tom Melville feels that this reliance on mercantile and literary classes was a deliberate attempt to dissociate the club from the working class immigrants who played cricket in Brooklyn.
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This thread reminds me how excited I am to be seeing Newsies on Broadway in a few days!!
Thanx for that wonderful blurb on cricket.
The Brooklyn Public Library has a link to the Brooklyn Eagle:
This has several articles about cricket in East New York and other parts of God's Country. However, there is very little info which makes me wonder why since ENY won the national championship in 1895 or thereabouts. How I wish someone would go into the Brooklyn Historical Society and compile a large book with many photos on this subject.
Before 'Newsies': The Brooklyn Newsboys Strike of 1886


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Let go of relationships that do not serve you. That means negative people, dishonest people, people who don't respect you, people who are overly critical and relationships that prevent you from growing. You can't grow as a person, if you don't have people in your life who want to grow with you. -Preston Waters
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I so agree.
That's a lesson that took a long time to learn but I definitely learned it now.
yeah I have come to be me.


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This Week's Greatest Hits (May 27 - May 30)
Due to Memorial Day, this past week was slightly shorter than usual. But we still featured plenty of great job and career content, from advice to beer-related job listings to commentary on the scourge of mean girls in the modern workplace. Check out our top stories below, and have a great weekend!
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Natural News
October 2, 2011
(NaturalNews) A city of roughly 100,000 people and home of Texas A&M University, College Station, Tex., is definitely no backwoods town. In fact, Money magazine named the city, which is located in a metropolitan area populated with more than 200,000 people, the 11th most educated city in the US. And now that city officials have decided to axe fluoride from the water supply, people everywhere are taking notice.
One by one they are falling like dominoes — the cities across America that have decided to stop injecting a toxic, endocrine-disrupting halogen into their water supplies, that is. According to a recent announcement by WTAW NewsTalk 1620, six of the seven city council members in "Aggieland" voted to end artificial water fluoridation, a practice that has been taking place there for more than two decades.
The decision will not only save College Station more than $40,000 a year, which is what it costs to purchase fluoride chemicals from industrial waste producers, but it also means that, officially, there will be no more cities in the Bryan – College Station metropolitan area that fluoridate their water supplies.
College Station joins a host of other towns and cities across the US that are ending the practice as well, including Spring Hill, Tenn. (http://www.naturalnews.com/033479_f…), Pottstown, Penn. (http://www.naturalnews.com/033496_P…), and potentially even New York City (http://www.foodconsumer.org/newsite…).
With momentum building, now is the time for concerned citizens everywhere who live in fluoridated communities to bombard their city officials with information about the dangers of fluoride, and about why removing it is in the best interests of public health. Together, we can put an end to this archaic and barbaric practice.
The Fluoride Action Network (FAN), a nonprofit group devoted to broadening public awareness about the toxicity of fluoride, has put together a helpful Top Ten Arguments Against Water Fluoridation guide that will be useful in persuading officials to reconsider water fluoridation. You can view that report here: http://www.fluoridealert.org/top-10…
FAN has also put together a piece called Why we are Opposed to Water Fluoridation, which contains a wealth of useful information about fluoride, as well as signatures from over 3,000 health professionals who are in agreement about fluoride's toxicity, and the need to immediately remove it from water supplies: http://www.fluoridealert.org/oppose…
Be sure to investigate the entire FAN website, which is loaded with useful fluoride information: http://www.fluoridealert.org/
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About Me
The story of a maker in the making.
My name is Agniva
I am an Engineer turned Designer currently working at a cab technology company known as Olacabs. While I was completing my under-graduation from IIT Roorkee, I started venturing the field of Product Designing and finally decided to shift my career path. Right from my childhood, I have loved wearing multiple hats and have kept myself engaged in activities that involved a productive use of my creative enzymes. I believe that —
"Irrespective of your will there is always a way. If you cannot figure it out, somebody else will."
Ways to describe me
A major credit for the person I am today goes to the mistakes that I have made. The failures have always served as a catalyst to break out of any monotony and remind me of the better things to come in life.
- I work as a Lead Designer @ Olacabs, handling all mobility experiences and growth-related projects.
- I work remotely with ISKCON to help them build their flagship app Krsna. The redesign increased downloads from 8k to 100k+ on the Play Store
- I interned at Olacabs during the summer of 2016, at Razorpay during winter 2015 and at Bewakoof.com during the summer of 2015
- I served as the Head of Design at SDSLabs (Software innovation society at IIT Roorkee). Recruited and lead a 10 member design team. Conducted lectures for college students on topics related to design.
- Best Bachelor Thesis Project - Department Medal, IIT Roorkee, 2017
- All India Rank 6 - Business Plan, Atharva, IIM Indore 2014
- All India Rank 5 - Design Milestone in Microsoft Code.Fun.Do, 2015
- Web Design Trophy - SDSLabs, IIT Roorkee 2015
- Winner - Dance Competition, Thomso IIT Roorkee, 2014 &15
- Totally switched my career path as an Engineer to a Product Designer. You can read more about it here.
You can view my resume here. Say hello at si.agniva[at]gmail.com


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Meaning of paranormal
The word paranormal is derived from the Latin use of the prefix Para that means "outside or beyond" what's thought-about normal. In several definitions, "paranormal" is delineate as something that's on the far side or contrary to what's seemed scientifically possible. The scientific definition implies of the globe around us is 'normal' and something that's on top of, beyond, or contrary to it is 'Para'. Many people associate the term paranormal as only managing haunting and ghost. Here are the examples of the paranormal instead of state a satisfying definition. For example, a ghost is clearly paranormal. Or is it? If one assumes that a ghost is that the 'spirit' of someone (see left) manifesting in our reality than clearly it's paranormal. There's no scientific proof of the existence of such 'spirits' thus it should be 'beyond normal'.
What is Ghost?
The spirit or soul of an individual who has died, that haunts a place that was of emotional significance to it person once living. Whereas some people settle for ghosts as a reality, the scientific community believes that ghosts, further as alternative supernatural and paranormal entities, don't exist. Skeptics usually explain ghost sightings with the principle of law of parsimony that primarily states that the reason of any development should create as few assumptions as possible. In short, once given 2 equally valid explanations for a development, one should embrace the simpler formulation. Some samples of such would be. Ghosts are usually related to a chilling sensation; however a natural response to worry is hair rising, which might be mistaken for a chill. Psychological factors may also relate to ghost sightings. Mostly people increase their own perceptions, either once visiting an area they believe to be haunted, or once visiting a web site that they recognize unpleasant historical events have occurred. Bound pictures like paintings and films would possibly "program" someone to mechanically associate a particular structure or space with ghosts. might cause folks to understand human-like faces or figures within the otherwise mundane surroundings of their environments, notably in conditions wherever vision is partially obscured, as in an exceedingly dark passageway or at the hours of darkness.


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Seattle Shakespeare Presents: Medea by Euripides, October 18-November 13
Get ready for a classic tale of scorned love and revenge. Seattle Shakespeare presents Euripides' Medea, Tuesday, October 18 through November 13 at Center Theatre in Seattle Center. Seattle Shakespeare provides this cutting summary: "Wife. Mother. Exile. Medea abandons her home and country for Jason, the man she loves. When he discards her and their children for a new bride, the blow strikes deep into Medea's heart. She transforms into concentrated, white-hot fury. Love smolders to hate then burns to revenge, driving her to savage acts. With their children caught in the crossfire, Medea scorches all and everything around her." The Greek play comes to us from a translation by Kenneth McLeish and Frederick Raphael. It is directed by Kelly Kitchens, and stars Alexandra Tavares as Medea and Sylvester F. Kamara as Jason. Visit the official website for a full list of the cast and crew, show times and other production notes. Check out the promo trailer for a taste of intrigue. Seattle Shakespeare Presents: Medea by Euripides When: October 18-November 13 Where: Center Theatre at Seattle Center (305 Harrison St) Tickets are available online starting at $27
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12 habits of unsuccessful people
Old habits die hard.
Still, some of them definitely should be laid to rest. Certain habits project a pretty bad image.
In fact, bad habits may even cause others to view you as unsuccessful.
Obviously, having one of these bad habits doesn't necessarily make you a failure. In some cases, however, these habits might be indicative of a larger problem in your career — and life.
Here are the top 12 habits of unsuccessful people:
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The Future Presence of Islam in Europe
As of 2016, there were over 25 million Muslims estimated to be living in Europe. Spread over the entire continent this results in an average of 4.9% of Muslims. The total population lies around 500 million. However, the 4.9% is not spread evenly. France is currently on 8.8%, while Poland has less than 0.1% of Muslims compared to their populations. Moreover, the Muslims in Poland are likely to belong to the native Tatar population that has lived there for many centuries. On the other hand, the Muslims in France originate primarily from territories that used to be French colonies and arrived in large numbers since the end of World War 2. Since the end of the war we have seen a growing Muslim population in Europe.
We will discuss the predictions from Pew Research regarding the growing Muslim population, from zero migration to high migration. What are the consequences?