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Programme Structure
MSc full and part-time
The MSc may also be taken on a part-time basis over two years, using the following Programme Pathways:
Programme Type
Full Time
100 credits and
Part Time: Over 2 years
Year 1: 60 taught credits
|PG Certificate: Full Time
|60 taught credits
PG Certificate
Students studying this PG Certificate programme will take the three core modules, each worth 20 Masters Credits. Students enrolled on to the PG Certificate will study exactly the same material as the Masters students during the first term, from September to December. Masters and PG Certificate students will live and study together, so there is no separation between the programmes.
There is no part-time option for the PG Certificate.
Introductory Week
The first week of the course is dedicated to learning about each other's life journeys which have brought us to the MSc in Holistic Science and to meeting the students on our sister Masters courses at the college.
During this week we also begin to locate our learning journey in a contemporary context by examining the shape and texture of the sciences today. We learn how we came to be where we are, beginning with the medieval view of an ensouled cosmos through to the scientific and industrial revolutions which gave us our current separation between mind and matter and our increasingly specialised, detached sciences of today. We turn our gaze on science as a cultural, contextual practice which evolves hand in hand with social norms and world views, identifying gaps, needs and possibilities in the sciences of today.
Core Modules
Core Module One: 20 credits
Science with Qualities: New Scientific Methodologies.
"We cannot stand back to get an overview of the whole. The only way to encounter the whole is to go deeply into the parts, since this is where the whole appears."
~ Henri Bortoft Philosopher, scientist and teacher on the MSc from 1998 to 2012. (1938–2012)
In this module we'll explore the philosophy and methodologies of an expanded science that values qualities as much as quantities. This way of doing science cultivates ethics together with rational thought as a means of understanding and interacting with the natural world.
One of the pioneers of a science with qualities was Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832) the distinguished poet, playwright and scientist. Goethe recognised important limitations in our rational approach to knowing the world and instead sought a path of science that is in tune with the subtle qualities of nature. You will practice his scientific method during this module with accomplished teachers who will help you relate to nature through the cultivation of your intuition, sensory experience and feeling.
Goethean science provides a role for imagination, inspiration and intuition in science, differing markedly from contemporary science which consciously cultivates only rational and numerical thought processes. Instead of distancing itself from a given phenomenon under study, Goethe's methodology cultivates a continuous stream of connection between observer and the phenomenon being observed, resulting in a richly textured appreciation of the living qualities of the phenomenon - a knowing that arises between oneself and nature.
In this module we learn how to apply Goethean science to a variety of phenomena, including colour, the form, shape and development of plants and animals, and its application to the human social realm. We also discover Free-Choice Profiling, an innovative tool pioneered in the animal welfare field which bridges the gap between quantitative and qualitative sciences in fields ranging from the study of landscapes, coral reefs and wild animals.
Assessment: Students are required to produce an essay of 3,000 – 3,500 words, or a creative project of equivalent standing.
Core Module Two: 20 credits
Chaos and Complexity
"The sciences of complexity suggest why we cannot control the processes that underlie the health of organisms, ecosystems, organisations and communities. They are governed by subtle principles in which causality is not linear but cyclic; cause and effect are not separable and therefore manipulable. These systems are the causes and effects of themselves, involving ever increasing loops of mutual dependence."
~ Brian Goodwin (1931–2009) Professor of Biology at the Open University and co-founder of the MSc in Holistic Science.
Until recently, science has been limited to the exploration of supposedly totally predictable 'linear' systems, thereby providing a vanishingly imprecise description of the universe at large. Modern computation has allowed mathematicians to peer beyond this veil into the surprisingly emergent and self-organising world of nonlinear geometry and form in nature. They explore these nonlinear dynamics through chaos and complexity theories which describe patterns of relationships rather than merely focussing on a given system's smallest component parts. As a discipline with the Holistic Science programme, the complexity approach will enable you to develop a scientific approach to nature that integrates quantities with qualities.
In this module you'll engage in a vivid exploration of the most stimulating discoveries in science through the lens of holism rigorously integrated with chaos and complexity theories. Topics such as quantum theory, relativity and information theories and complexity in the living realm are introduced to provide you with a firm foundation in modern scientific thought and practice. Throughout the module, the boundaries of these theories are brought into question, giving you the opportunity to cultivate a creative appreciation of scientific discovery at the very edges of reason. We'll apply chaos and complexity theories to living systems such as bee colonies, the structure of the universe and the dynamics of human organisations.
Sessions are held through a synthesis of rational and intuitive methods of enquiry. In order to ground some potentially abstract concepts you will explore the foundational tenants of these intricate theories through artistic, contemplative and group exercises. Additional teaching sessions are available to students who wish to further explore the finer details of the module's content and deepen their mathematical / computational understanding.
Assessment: Students are required to produce an essay of 3,000 – 3,500 words, or a creative project of equivalent standing.
Core Module Three: 20 credits
The Living Earth
"Life clearly does more than adapt to the Earth. It changes the Earth to its own purposes. Evolution is a tightly coupled dance, with life and the material environment as partners. From the dance emerges the entity Gaia".
~ Professor James Lovelock, author of the Gaia theory, teacher on the MSc from 1998 to 2009.
In this module you will develop a deeply participatory understanding of the living dynamics of the Earth by combining rigorous scientific analysis with intuitive experiential work outdoors on Dartmoor, on the Dartington estate and on the South Devon coast. We'll engage in a detailed exploration of James Lovelock's Gaia theory, which suggests that tightly coupled feedbacks between living beings and their non-living environment give rise to emergent self-regulation at the level of the Earth.
According to Hesiod (700 CE), the ancient Greeks related to our living planet as Gaia - the Mother of All - the principle divinity of Earth and the Cosmos. Gaia found her way back into modern culture in the 1960's and early 1970's through the work of British scientist James Lovelock who was employed by NASA in their quest to find life on Mars.
The science of Gaia pioneered by Lovelock concerns itself with the study of the Earth as a superorganism in which living and non-living components act as a single self-regulating system involving complex feedbacks between life, atmosphere, rocks and water. The self-regulation arising from this tight coupling is seen as an emergent property that could not have been predicted from knowledge of biology, chemistry, geology or physics as separate disciplines.
Building on what we've learnt in the previous core modules, in this module we'll use a synthesis of cognitive, intuitive and experiential approaches to develop a deeply felt personal connection and identification with the life of our planet as a wider manifestation of our own life and experience.
We'll explore key Gaian topics such as ancient images and myths of Gaia, the history of Gaian insights in science, the qualitative behaviour of Gaian computer simulations; how globally stable states emerge from complex interactions between life, rocks, atmosphere and oceans; the role of life in the global cycles of Gaia's key elements, such as carbon and oxygen; the role of biodiversity in maintaining the health of ecological communities and the Earth; the role of cooperation as well as competition in evolution, and climate change from seen from a Gaian perspective. We use strongly integrative experiential processes to ground this learning within your own body and psyche, with time spent in nature on field trips, Gaia-inspired meditations and solo time in the woods around the college. Throughout the module we explore the ethical and life style implications of the theory through the lens of the deep ecology approach.
Assessment: Students are required to produce an essay of 3,000 – 3,500 words, or a creative project of equivalent standing.
20 credits each
In addition to the core modules, you'll select two elective modules from a list of four or more approved electives relevant to holistic science. The electives are three weeks in length. Students from the MA in Economics for Transition will join you in some cases. You will work with the main teaching staff on the electives to explore the relevance of the course material to your particular trajectory with the Holistic Science programme.
Dissertation Module
80 credits
By December, you will have chosen and defined your research topic in which you will have the chance to apply your knowledge of Holistic Science and its methodologies to a real research problem or question. From the New Year onwards you will focus on completing your two electives and on your research, which is submitted as a final 15 -20,000 dissertation word at the end of August.
Each student receives research supervision from a primary supervisor based either at Schumacher College or elsewhere. Research work can be conducted individually or in teams.
Students have used their research projects to explore a diversity of themes from the perspective of holistic science. They have written dissertations on, for example, renewable energy, Goethean science, molecular biology, organic agriculture, reforestation, alternative medicine, ecological education, patterns in nature, children in need, Gaian science, ecopsychology, and business and sustainability.
General Guidelines for Assessed Work
As this Masters degree encourages novel approaches to scientific investigation, we recognise that a classic analytic-synthetic approach to learning need not be the only form it takes. Holistic investigations in science may result in very different outcomes to traditional styles of research and reporting, especially as one of the objectives of the course includes paying attention to intuitive insights and feelings that arise in the course of the work, giving significant insights into the problems being explored.
Dissertation and coursework may accordingly include alternative creative formats alongside those used in scientific writing. This includes personal narrative and experiential material woven into the written account of the investigation, and artwork related to this. A blend of the analytic-synthetic and narrative-experiential is therefore encouraged, the one extending and complementing the other in a coherent, holistic manner.


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we are dangerously close to the end, here. hope someone has an OP at the ready. anyway, some fabulous dresses that i will never have occasion nor funding to wear.
...who am i kidding, i have a dress that a somewhat demure drag queen would be proud to wear, and it's not like there are many appropriate opportunities for a non-celebrity girl to don such things. if someone gave me one of those dresses, i think "appropriate wear" would disappear from my vocabulary until the dress itself disintegrated.
Centipede Damascus wrote: »did I get that song out of your head man
the models on that shabby apple site are super pretty
i mean, they're models, so that's their job
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But the nation's top law enforcement official, who spoke to The Huffington Post in an interview on Friday, also said it was tough to predict where marijuana legalization will be in 10 years.
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Millennium Underground Museum celebrates the oldest electric metro network in Europe
Located in the heart of Budapest, the railway museum has been in use since 1896
- January 09, 2019 21:30
- Aseniya Dimitrova
In the heart of the City of Budapest proud yellow trains tell the story of the oldest metro network in Europe, driven by electricity. Second only to the one in London, driven by steam, the first electric underground railway network on the Old continent has been inaugurated on 2nd May 1896 and is still in use today.
The Underground Railway Museum in Budapest was opened in 1975, as a celebration of the first underground in the country. 100 years after its opening to the public, it was renovated. The museum presents the history of the underground in authentic surroundings. On display are three carriages of the underground railway with track numbers 19, 1 and 81, accordingly. The vehicles were lifted in 1975 with a crane through the open ceiling on the tracks. Opposite the carriages relics, original documents such as plans, maps, building reports, photographs and models tell the story of the underground railway from the construction until nowadays, accompanied by an insight into the metro constructions.
Find the Millennium Underground Museum in Budapest, at Deák tér underground passage and metro station. Open between 10:00 and 17:00 each day except for Monday, the museum presents also temporary exhibitions, a museum shop and a place and programmes dedicated to children.
If you are curious to find more, virtual tour is available here.
Source: Budapest Transport Privately Held Corporation
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At the Morris County Hispanic American Chamber of Commerce, the senior management team has had a succession plan in place since the first day they opened their doors for business. Call it foresight or exceptional management skills, they acted in a manner that exemplifies classic Hispanic family values where their young prospective candidates were encouraged to work together to grow the Chamber alongside their parents and close colleagues. Their fondest memories have been working side-by-side at membership drives, networking events, and educational classes. What stood out most were the many friendships they gained along the way.
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25 Apr Principal's Gold Award Winners
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Congratulations to the six winners of the Principal's Gold award for the Spring term. All have been recognised for having gone above and beyond in their contribution to the Academy Community.
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In Noble Resources International Pte. Ltd v. Shanghai Good Credit International Trade Co., Ltd. (2016) Hu 01 Xie Wai Ren No. 1, the Shanghai No.1 Intermediate People's Court in a judgment dated 11 August 2017 refused recognition and enforcement of a Singapore International Arbitration Centre ("SIAC") arbitral award under the New York Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards 1958 ("New York Convention") on the basis that the composition of the arbitral tribunal and/or the arbitral procedure was not in accordance with the agreement of the parties.
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Further confirmation of the pro-arbitration stance of the Hong Kong courts
A Hong Kong court has refused to grant an application to set aside its own order granting leave to enforce an arbitral award, thereby reinforcing the arbitration-friendly approach of Hong Kong courts and clarifying the restricted scope of the courts' review of an arbitral award rendered in a Member State of the New York Convention. In the original arbitral proceedings, an arbitral tribunal seated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, had ordered C, the respondent in arbitration, to pay T, the claimant, a sum as damages for breach of contract. C had
New Singapore International Mediation Centre and SIAC to offer "arbitration/mediation/arbitration" procedure
The Singapore International Mediation Centre (SIMC), was launched on 5 November 2014. The SIMC and the Singapore International Arbitration Centre (SIAC) will jointly offer an innovative new "arbitration/mediation/arbitration" procedure (the SIAC-SIMC Arb/Med/Arb Protocol). Under the SIAC-SIMC Arb/Med/Arb Protocol, disputes are referred to arbitration at the SIAC, but after the respondent files its Response to the Notice of Arbitration, the arbitration will be stayed for a period of eight weeks and referred to mediation with a separate mediator appointed from the SIMC's panel. Should the mediation result in a settlement, the
Boost for international arbitration and respect for the arbitral process in South Africa
In a recent SCA judgment the principle that parties consenting to arbitration should have their dispute heard in arbitration and that the courts should refrain from interfering in same was reaffirmed. In the matter of Zhongji Development Construction Engineering Company Limited vs Kamoto Copper Company SARL (2014) JOL 32421 (SCA), it was stated that our courts need to respect the arbitral process in order to encourage more litigants to conduct international arbitrations in South Africa as this would encourage increased economic activity on our shores. This is also an imperative,
Myanmar: Draft Arbitration Bill
A version of this article was originally published by Practical Law Arbitration http://uk.practicallaw.com/country/arbitration. On 25 May 2014, the Myanmar Parliament published a draft Arbitration Bill. This follows less than one year after Myanmar acceded to the New York Convention in July 2013 (see Legal update, Myanmar accedes to New York Convention). The publication of the Arbitration Bill marks a further milestone for Myanmar in its commitment to the development of its arbitration regime. The Arbitration Bill is divided into two parts, the first dealing with arbitration in Myanmar and the
English High Court refuses to enforce award against Czech Republic on grounds of issue estoppel
The English Commercial Court has refused to enforce a £275 million New York Convention award against the Czech Republic in favour of the Lichtenstein company Diag Human on the basis that an earlier judgment of the Austrian Supreme Court created an issue estoppel or, alternatively, that the award was not "binding" under s.103(2)(f) of the Arbitration Act 1996. This is a landmark decision as it is believed to be the first time that issue estoppel has been successfully argued as a ground for refusing enforcement of a New York Convention
Qatar Court of Cassation clarifies grounds for setting aside an arbitral award
The decision of Qatar's Court of Cassation to overturn a widely criticized lower court decision to set aside an arbitral award has been widely welcomed. Currently, Qatar does not have a distinct arbitration law. The Qatari Civil and Commercial Code of Procedure (Law No 13 of 1990) includes a section that governs arbitration (the Articles). The Articles have been widely criticised and Qatar recognizes the need to update them. A draft arbitration law, based on the UNCITRAL Model Law, is currently being prepared in Qatar. The main criticism of the
Dubai's DIFC Court aligns arbitration laws with the New York Convention
On 15 December 2013, the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) amended its arbitration law to bring it into line with the New York Convention. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Ruler of Dubai, Vice President and Prime Minister of the UAE, signed an amendment to the DIFC's 2008 Arbitration Law granting the DIFC Courts the power to stay proceedings in favour of arbitrations seated outside of the DIFC, bringing clarity to an area of uncertainty between DIFC law and the New York Convention. The DIFC is an onshore financial free
Myanmar Accedes to the New York Convention
We previously wrote that in March the Union Assembly of Myanmar approved a resolution in support of the country's accession to the New York Convention. At the time, no deadline had been set for this process (which is effected by depositing an instrument of accession with the Secretary General of the United Nations). Perhaps sooner than expected, on 16 April 2013 Myanmar formally acceded to the New York Convention – according to a depositary notification issued by the Secretary General on 24 April 2013. With this announcement, Myanmar becomes the
Arbitrating in Africa: Enforcement Regimes for Arbitral Awards
It is widely accepted that the ease of enforcement of foreign arbitral awards is one of the key components of a strong arbitration regime. Whilst Africa is an incredibly diverse continent, with different legal systems in each country, the enforcement regimes for arbitral awards for the majority of countries across Sub-Saharan Africa fall broadly within three categories: States that are party to the New York Convention. States that are party to the OHADA regime. States that are neither party to the New York Convention nor the OHADA regime. The New
Myanmar: The Road to the New York Convention
In truth, a trip to Myanmar is time travel. The streets of Yangon are essentially the same as when Britain hauled down the Union Jack at the astrologically chosen time of 4:20 am on 4 January 1948. Fine old colonial buildings stand side by side next to enormous banyan trees standing as silent sentinels of the British interlude in the Ayeyarwady delta. Electricity sockets and door locks in the hotels are all of the same vintage as Clement Atlee, petrol rationing, and the NHS. And so are Myanmar's laws on


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Toronto, ON): Today marks the much anticipated industry-wide release of Notifi's "Won't Get Lonely" video which just premiered on Noisey. The Toronto-based rapper, producer and crooner introduces his crisp beats, blitzed-out production, and unique view on life with his debut video directed by Zac Facts(Tory Lanez, Future, 88 Glam, Sean Leon). The vivid, stimulating and romantic images create a densely textured visual palette that blends seamlessly with the songs infectious blend of rap, dark pop and R&B.
Alongside his manager and executive producer, globetrotting DJ Charlie B, the Montreal-born Notifi who grew up in the Scarborough area of Toronto, is looking to help bring his Farewell crew - a brand and upcoming label which represents the idea of ascension - to a better place. The 24-year-old is currently working on his debut EP, set for release in Fall 2018.
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Add shine: Rub on an avocado
If you want to get rid of your dull hair and want to add shine to it, then you can use avocado to achieve it. Avocados are rich in minerals, vitamins and essential fatty acids that can restore luster to your hair, as recommended by Stephen Sanna, expert colorist at the Pierre Michel Salon in New York City. To do this, mash a ripe avocado with one egg and apply it to your wet hair. Leave it for minimum 20 minutes and then properly rinse it off. Do it once a week for damaged hair and once a month for healthy hair.
Revive limp locks: Try a vinegar treatment
If you want to revive your dull and dry hair, try a vinegar treatment. Mix 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar with 2 tablespoons of olive oil and 3 egg whites. Apply the mixture to your hair and leave it for 30 minutes. Cover it with a plastic bag or a shower cap. After 30 minutes, wash it off with shampoo.
Fight frizz: Rub in essential oils
Mixture of sandalwood and olive or jojoba oil is very effective to fight frizziness in your hair. Mix few drops of sandalwood with few drops of olive or jojoba oil and rub it in between your palms. And then apply it throughout your hair to attain glossiness in your hair and a way to control and condition brittle, flyaway hair.
Prevent dryness: Pop a hair-healthy supplement
Take 1-3 capsules of 150 mg of borage oil, primrose oil or flaxseed oil one to three times a day. All are rich in omega-3 fatty acids like gamma-linolenic acid, great for keeping hair and nails moisturized.
Must read – Easy Hair Tips Every Woman Should Know – Hair Treatments
Avoid flatness: Use hair spray sparingly
Excessive use of hair spray can harm your hair, leaving it flat. In place of regular hair spray use styling spray that contains the B vitamin Panthenol. This spray would condition your hair and protect it from environmental and styling damage.
Pamper your hair: Coat in botanical oils
Olive, jojoba and sweet almond oils are very efficient for treating your damaged hair. Dampen your hair and apply botanical oil into your hairs in small amounts. Cover it with a shower cap and towel for 30 minutes. Then shampoo and rinse it.
Avoid split ends: Wrap wet hair gently in a towel
After taking bath, instead of rubbing your wet hair with a towel, wrap it with a cotton towel. The cotton hair will absorb the moisture in a few minutes.
Minimize styling damage: Get dressed and apply makeup first
Get dressed and apply makeup first. In this way your hair will dry up because wet hair is more at risk for getting damaged than dry hair.
Add softness and shine: Try a DIY Conditioner
Here are some simple tips to condition your hair everyday using only household ingredients:
Rub enough mayonnaise into your hair and wait for about an hour and then wash it off. You'll be surprised how soft and shiny your hair will become after applying this great protein source.
Substitute condensed milk for your regular conditioner. The protein contained in it provides an extra-special shine.
Mix 2 ounces Aloe Vera gel and 2 ounces olive oil with 6 drops each of rosemary and sandalwood essential oils. Olive oil is an emollient, aloe hydrates, and rosemary adds body and softness.
Stop damage: Don't dry your hair all the way
Most people dry their hair completely post bath, which is completely wrong. Instead dry only up to 90% of moisture in your hair, and then stop. The style should fall into place if your hair is healthy and well cut.
Strengthen your mane: Make an egg protein mask
Mix 1 egg with a small quantity of shampoo, and then apply the mixture to your damaged hairs for five minutes and rinse it. This treatment enhances the protein in your hair.
Prevent breakage and brittleness: Let your hair down
If you usually bind your hair or wear a ponytail, then take it out for a few hours a day. Also, never pull your hair back too tightly as it might break your hair. And don't wear any clip or any hair accessories while sleeping at night
Avoid chlorine damage: Condition before you swim
Swimming can actually harm your hair as the water contains high amounts of harmful chemicals like chlorine. So to protect your hair, condition your hair before going into the pool. And after you've finished swimming, wash your hair with a mixture of ¼ cup of apple cider and ¾ cup of water to cleanse it, as suggested by Susie Galvez, author of Hello Beautiful: 365 Ways to Be Even More Beautiful, then follow with more conditioner. Do the same before hitting the beach.
Get rid of product overload: Cleanse with baking soda
Applying too many hair products can be bad for your hair. But a proper cleaning with baking soda once a week can get rid of all that junk from your hair. Just add 1 tablespoon of baking soda to your hair while applying shampoo to your hair.
Liven up flat hair: Pour on a brewski
Mix 3 tablespoons of beer in a half cup of warm water before you shower. After you shampoo, rub the solution and let it set for a couple of minutes, then rinse it off. The results will truly amaze you.
Also read – Home Remedies for Smooth Shiny Hair
Beat brittle hair: Butter up
If you want to get rid of dry, brittle hair, then massage your hair with a small piece of butter and then cover your head with a shower cup and rinse after 30 minutes with shampoo.
Soften dry hair: Apply an olive oil mask
Another home remedy for dry hair is an olive oil mask. To remove dryness from your hair treat your hair with warm ½ cup of olive oil (but remember don't boil it). Cover your hair with a plastic bag or a shower cap, then wrap it completely with a towel and leave it for around 45 minutes. Then shampoo your hair and rinse it off.
Combat fine, thin hair: Use a moisturizing conditioner
Use a moisturizing conditioner a few times a week to block out humidity, which will make your hair flat.
Add a natural shine: Rinse with tea
Use a quart of warm, unsweetened tea as a final rinse after your regular shampoo, to get a natural shine.


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Make sure laser flipping is on
From Hall A Wiki
The script that cycles the Compton laser lock on and off should be run from the vncserver on compton (compton:005). I typically run it in a terminal from the bottom left workspace.
The script is located in:
And should be run as follows:
cavity_C_gaskell flip <bcm_threshold> <time_off> <time_on> <power_threshold>
- "flip" means cycle the laser on and off.
- bcm_threshold: minimum beam current for script to execute
- time_off: time for laser off period in seconds
- time_on: time for laser on in seconds
- power_threshold: cavity power threshold above which the time_on counter begins
I typically run the script as follows:
cavity_C_gaskell flip -1 30 90 100


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San Clemente, CA -- (ReleaseWire) -- 04/01/2015 --As part of a greater initiative to offer the latest information on the most pressing issues affecting mental health today, Sovereign Health Group affirmatively supports alcohol awareness for the month of April. Since 1987, the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) has been organizing the month-long event in an effort to shine a light on alcohol use, abuse and addiction as well as the pervasive stigmas that are associated with it.
For this year's theme, the NCADD has selected "For the Health of It: Early Education on Alcoholism and Addiction," which will target the underserved younger age groups that internally struggle with alcohol and the various external problems that result. For many growing individuals, drinking during one's younger years is ill-perceived as a rite of passage for a large population who seek acceptance and admiration. Both Sovereign Health and NCADD are committed to this series of local, state and nationwide community events and priority programs that highlight the prominent public health issue of under-aged drinking, a problem that can garner devastating individual, family and community consequences.
"Maturing teens need to know that it can be cool to say no to alcohol and drugs," said Omar Faruk, M.D., Group Medical Director for Sovereign Health, advocating this movement. "A few seconds of bravery can save your life and your family."
Alcohol addiction is fairly common among those in the United States, afflicting approximately 18 million people each year. Unfortunately, a significant portion of Americans are underage drinkers, with 11 percent of all alcohol consumed by those between the age of 12 and 20 years old. Due to this worrisome trend, alcohol has become the most commonly abused substance among American youth.
Despite these daunting trends, millions of Americans and their families are currently in recovery from alcoholism, with each personal story presenting a prime example that addiction is not a lifelong curse. While the condition cannot be easily remedied overnight, there are many strategies and services available to help those who seek support.
One available service is NCADD Alcohol Awareness Month's Alcohol-Free Weekend, which takes place April 3rd through the 5th . The event aims to raise awareness of alcohol use and how it may be affecting individuals, families, businesses and countless others in our society. During these three days, NCADD openly encourages all Americans to engage in a supportive, alcohol-free lifestyle.
Altogether, the NCADD has pledged 28 years to the prevention, treatment and recovery of those with life-threatening alcohol abuse and addiction. Each April, it is up to the country's communities to pledge back. The NCADD invites its National Network of Affiliates and other healthcare organizations, like Sovereign Health, to reach out to the public with information about alcohol and alcoholism as a chronic and progressive disease.
Specifically, Sovereign recognizes that a variety of demographics, including adolescents, are at risk for alcohol addiction and lack required resources. With specialized facilities all across the United States, Sovereign strives to satisfy this need for addiction treatment and inspire hope for new generations in recovery.
"It all depends on your readiness to change," said Faruk, to those who struggle with addiction first-hand. "Take the first step and ask for help."
About Sovereign Health Group
Sovereign Health Group offers high quality and comprehensive addiction, dual diagnosis and mental health treatment programs for adults and adolescents, including support services for family members as well. Sovereign Health's treatment programs specialize in addressing the underlying mental health conditions by utilizing innovative and cutting edge cognitive testing, rehabilitation and evidence based treatment modalities. Sovereign Health has multiple treatment locations throughout the United States and accepts most private insurances.
Visit NCADD.org for more information on Alcohol Awareness Month taking place all through April and Alcohol-Free Weekend from April 3rd through the 5th.
To learn more about Sovereign Health and its range of services for the treatment of alcohol addiction, please call the 24/7 helpline at 866-948-9688 or visit http://www.sovhealth.com to read a collection of patient reviews.


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In Romans 13:7, Paul gives this instruction: "Pay to all what is owed to them: taxes to whom taxes are owed, revenue to whom revenue is owed, respect to whom respect is owed, honor to whom honor is owed."
Since the first part of Romans 13 is about submission to the authorities we often apply Romans 13:1-7 to our governments (federal, state, and local).
But cannot respect and honor be owed to someone other than a government authority? Absolutely! Respect and honor can be owed to just about anyone.
Take, for example, elders. They immediately come to mind when thinking about people to whom respect and honor is due. 1 Timothy 5:17 says, "Let the elders who rule well be considered worthy of double honor…"
In 1 Timothy 6:1-2 Paul tells Timothy that slaves are consider their masters as worthy of honor...especially if those masters are also believers.
And in 1 Timothy 5:3ff Paul tells how the church can and should honor "widows who are truly widows."
These are just the instructions Paul gives in one short letter to Timothy. Clearly there are many people who deserve our respect and honor.
Allow me to tell you about one person in particular here at Eastgate who deserves our respect and honor.
According to the calendar on the wall of the office, today, Wednesday, April 26, 2017, is what is known as Administrative Professionals Day (also known as Secretaries Day).
For more than 15½ years, Donna Noll has served as the church secretary for us. She handles many difficult tasks (for one, she has to work with me on a daily basis!) and she does these tasks in a commendable fashion.
I don't know how long it has been since you mentioned to Donna how much you appreciate the work she does at the office, but however long it has been, well, that's too long.
Please join me in paying respect and honor to Donna Noll for the work she does...we owe it to her!
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May 6, 2015.
There's no shortage of pundits condemning the riots in Baltimore. There are also plenty of well-meaning people focusing solely on the disenfranchisement of particular pockets of that city as if the human beings suffering there were characters in some morality play. But it's time to talk economics, because the events in Baltimore didn't happen in a vacuum. "In fact," writes Harlan Green of PopularEconomics.com, "the Baltimore riots are the result of an economic system that can only be described as broken, where the bullies win, everyone else loses."
How did the economic bullies win in Baltimore? There are at least two different ways. The first is the actions of JP Morgan-Chase, Bank of America, Barclays, Citi-Bank, and Deutsche Bank, who, according to a lawsuit filed by Baltimore city and dozens of other cities, states, and government entities, manipulated "interest rates on hundreds of trillions of dollars' worth of loans and investments" purportedly used to fund those cities. Those banks allegedly kept "LIBOR," the London interbank offered rate, artificially low during the financial crisis of 2008 and beyond, thus "robbing [Baltimore and other cities] of millions of dollars in returns on investments such as interest-rate swaps" – themselves risky financial instruments that big banks force cities to use in order to fund transit systems, schools, water works, and other city services. As the Washington Post reported in 2012, those "investment earnings allegedly lost in the swap deal could have helped cash-strapped Baltimore balance its budget without resorting to all of the service cuts and payroll reductions that it was forced into during the financial crisis."
Those cuts, of course, were devastating, thrusting more residents of Baltimore into unemployment, and stripping the city of its mechanisms of connecting the community with vital resources. This interview with Bill Black contains more details about Baltimore and the LIBOR scandal.
The second material cause of the devastation in Baltimore is the subprime mortgage crisis, of which University of Michigan Professor Martha Jones writes:
When examining the tensions that erupted in Baltimore in the last two weeks, the consequences of losing homes should not be minimized as a factor in the sense of outrage and injustice. Foreclosures in the wake of the subprime mortgage scandal of 2008 have been the end game in predatory lending schemes that plundered the single modest asset held by many black Baltimoreans: their homes. In a 2012 settlement reached with one lender, Wells Fargo, some 1,000 black and Latino residents of Baltimore received $2.5 million in restitution for having been charged higher fees and interest rates than those assessed to their counterparts in predominantly white communities. The University of Baltimore's Baltimore Neighborhood Indicators Alliance research has found that, between 2008 and 2009, foreclosure filings in Baltimore increased by over 38 percent. Between 2009 and 2012, more than 14,000 such proceedings were brought against the city's homeowners.
The subprime mortgage crisis resulted from an increase in subprime lending from 8% or lower to 20% or higher from 2004 to 2006. 90% of those were adjustable rate mortgages, which re-set at higher interest rates, causing mortgage delinquencies to skyrocket. Along with the loss of nine million U.S. jobs, the crisis devastated America's cities.
Although corporatist propaganda blames the borrowers and a government eager to get people into homes, Barry Ritholtz of the quantitative research firm Fusion IQ, and many others, have pointed out that the blame lies with those who had the power: asset managers turning to high-yield mortgage-backed securities and turning a blind eye to their due diligence responsibilities; credit agencies who lied about the value of those junk securities; and bankers pushing unstable derivatives, all undergirded by a Wall Street compensation system rewarding short-term performances rather than long-term stability or genuine improvement in borrowers' lives.
Economically disenfranchised, hounded by creditors and predators, Baltimore was ripe for unrest—not because of people with bad attitudes, but because of economic mismanagement at the hands of a largely white, wealthy power base on Wall Street.
While there are many political solutions to disenfranchisement, the challenge of economic solutions remains hindered by the reliance of cities like Baltimore on Wall Street finance. That reliance continues to cost cities dearly, as revelations surface of big banks taking billions of dollars from city budgets and pensions for service fees and through astronomical interest rates. Wall Street apparently can't help doing what it does, even with crumbling cities and broken bodies all around it.
Solutions must start as far away from Wall Street as possible. Instead of entrusting city budgets, mortgages, and credit to big private banks, a public bank like the Bank of North Dakota would not only avoid risky derivatives and other disaster-inducing speculations, but would, in partnering with local banks to strengthen capital and deposit bases, keep loans on its books rather than being forced to sell them off to investors. This practice allowed North Dakota to "avoid the subprime crisis that destroyed the housing market in other states," according to public banking author Ellen Brown.
Such public banks would be literal manifestations of economic democracy, since, like the BND, their deposits would be comprised of tax collections and public fees, and their charters would mandate lending in the public interest, with their modest profits being returned to government coffers rather than siphoned off by aloof shareholders (Last year, North Dakota got a 17.6 percent return rate on its BND investments; imagine what that would mean to cities like Baltimore).
Public banks would create a lending economy and real estate economy that would completely transcend the tired and mean-spirited debate between those blaming the lenders and those blaming the borrowers for the subprime mortgage crisis. If the argument is that lenders should not have lent to people who couldn't afford massive increases in their mortgage rates, then the solution is not to deny people the opportunity to buy homes. The solution is to build an economy based on low-interest, sustainable lending and credit for all. The voices of Wall Street say this is impossible, but the potential of public banking says otherwise. And for those who still could not afford mortgages, public banks could finance other affordable housing options, and save city budgets that could be used, if necessary, to subsidize housing.
These material causes should not be interpreted to imply that deep-seated institutional and personal racism is not at work in Baltimore and other cities. There are many good activists and scholars examining and calling out that racism, and economic analysis should complement, rather than excuse, the fight for racial justice. But financially-empowered local communities will be in infinitely better shape to fight such racism, render it materially irrelevant, and build their own locally responsive centers of power.
In the end, any solution that leaves big, Wall Street banks and private financiers in the driver's seat guarantees more impoverished cities, more police brutality, more angry uprisings, and no long-term fiscal solutions. Those big private entities are materially responsible for the ruin, alienation, violence and hopelessness in Baltimore. We may not be able to bring them to conventional justice, but we can and must bypass and neutralize their influence as we rebuild what has been lost.
Matt Stannard is a member of the Board of the Public Banking Institute and the Policy Director at Commonomics USA.
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Have you ever been blown out of your seat by TV commercials? Of course you have. Everyone knows the pain of watching a low-talking TV show, sporting event, movie, or other program, only to be blown out by ads.
In fact, it's gotten so bad that the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act will go into effect at the end of this year. Kicking off on December 31, 2011, the law was specifically designed to eliminate those loud commercials — something that Audyssey's Dynamic Volume was previously tackling.
Instead of retiring the technology, Audyssey just announced plans to make Dynamic Volume TV, a new audio processing technology that will take the CALM Act one step further, by addressing other sound artifacts in television.
"Solutions that focused on volume spikes are no longer needed because The CALM Act fixes that problem. In fact, spike methods can actually introduce artifacts, such as pumping when watching movies or TV shows because they only react to sudden changes," said Chris Kyriakakis, Audyssey's CTO. "With Dynamic Volume TV we focused on a method that precisely matches the reaction time to the changes in the content for totally automated volume control."
Based on human reaction modeling, Audyssey says that Dynamic Volume TV can detect the rate volume changes happen and adjust accordingly. It looks at dialogue and background noise, promising a better overall TV experience.
TVs with Dynamic Volume TV are expected to launch in early 2012.


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Oh, where are you going, my petal,
With such an original hat?
When I asked you to put on the kettle,
I wasn't envisaging that.
I know that you like to be daring,
But people might openly laugh,
If you do so insist upon wearing,
A kettle to go with your scarf.
Oh, where are you off to so late,
Looking all hip and night-clubbish?
I didn't mean go on a date,
When I asked you to take out the rubbish.
I know that you like to snub fashion,
But people might think that it's rash,
To engage in a throwaway passion,
With a bin-liner full of our trash.
Oh, why are you screaming, my poppet?
By and large, you're of much finer fettle.
Open your hand. And now drop it.
Oh, my God – you were grasping a nettle?!
Look, I know you're a fool for precision,
But it makes you take things the wrong way,
So in future please make the decision,
To ignore half of all that I say.


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When it comes to computers in general, andWindows in particular, prevention is usually far better than cure. Rather than waiting for something to go wrong and then panicking to find a solution, it is advisable to have a number of safeguards in place to either help avoid problems in the first place, or at least to make it easier to get everything back to normal. A combination of good practices and preferable computing habits can help to avoid disaster down the line, and Vista includes more features as standard to help avoid problems than any previous version of Windows.
Avoidance is best
Microsoft understands the old prevention/cure tenet better than most, which is why it has crammed Windows Vista full of new features designed to prevent many problems from ever occurring. One such precautionary element is Vista's User Account Control (UAC), which is basically awarningmessage that freezes your screen. In general day-to-day use, it is something you may encounter only rarely. It's designed to spring into action only when potentially dangerous changes are about to be made to your computer; for example, when certain system settings are accessed. Usually, User Account Control will not prevent an action from being performed altogether, but you'll need to click 'Continue' to get past it or supply an administrative username and password if you're logged on with a Standard user account (see below). While User Account Control can be turned off, it is far from advisable. The very act of disabling the feature can sometimes have detrimental effects in its own right but,more importantly, switching UAC off could potentially leave your systemopen to abuse frommalicious hackers.
Password protected
User accounts are a good way of preventing many kinds of accidental and security-based problems fromever occurring. It is a good idea to assign everybody that uses the computer their own user account and password protect each one. On a basic level, this helps to avoid the potential problem of one user deleting another's files, and if users are assigned Standard accounts, they can also be prevented from making unwanted changes to system settings. You may even want to consider using a Standard user account yourself for your day-to-day computer use, reserving your Administrator account only for such times when you need to make use of its privileges. With a Standard user account, any action that could change key system settings or works with important system files requires the entry of an Administrator password. As some malware can change settings and files, many threats can be stopped in their tracks by not providing them with Administrator privileges.
Unnatural disaster
Anyone wishing to prevent disaster fromhappening will naturally be concerned about security issues, and Windows Vista introduces the Security Center as the focal point for this. Security Center ensures there is a firewall in place to protect against the potential threat of malware, as well as ensuring that Automatic Updates are enabled so that Vista always has the latest fixes and patched installed. The Security Center will also warn you if there is no anti-virus software installed (Vista doesn't feature any built-in antivirus programs, as we'll see later on), while Windows Defender will help to protect against malware infection, malicious downloads and a variety of ther internet-borne threats. Should any of these defence mechanisms be disabled, or if they are not installed, the Security Center will alert you to the fact and suggest steps that should be taken. The security of Vista's new web browser — Internet Explorer 7 — also goes a long way to helping protect your computer. It can auto- matically block access to websites that are known to be malicious (such as phishing sites), and prevent the appearance of pop-up windows, which can often include malicious links. Another security concern for those with wireless home networks is encryption. Without encryption in place, it could be possible for others to gain access to your internet connection or, worse, your personal files and data.
Take control of your PC
If other people use your computer, there is always the danger that they will change a system setting or perform a task that has unwanted side-effects. One way to help prevent this from happening is to use Vista's Parental Controls This feature has been designed to place restrictions on children using a computer, but it can also be employed to restrict other users. Ensure that there are user accounts set up for everyone who is going to use the computer and that they have Standard rather than Administrator accounts as this will prevent undesired system-wide changes. Now open the Parental Controls Control Panel and work through each user account in turn. It is possible to restrict which programs can be run, block file downloads to help avoid malware infection and also block other websites. Parental Controls also make it possible to place restrictions on when the computer can be accessed and the types of games which can be played.
Online threats
Even with all of these securitymeasures in place, there is still potential for things to take a turn for the worse. To help avoid virus and malware infection, it is important to take care with all online activities. Care should be taken when downloading files from any website, or opening files attached to emails, for example. Do whatever research you can to reassure yourself that the website or email in question is genuine and use a virus scanner on the file before opening or executing it. One of the most common problems with computers is that over time they slow down to a fraction of their performance speed when they were new. With regular maintenance, however, it is possible to virtually eliminate this slow down. In the Performance section of this Ultimate Guide, we'll be examining ways in which taking care of your computer and optimising settings will help keep your system running smoothly for as long as possible. Like any sensitive piece of equipment, it's important to treat your Vista PC with care in order to prevent it from physically falling into disrepair. For instance, it is possible — although admittedly rare — for power surges to result in toomuch power being supplied to a system and its components, and this can result in hardware burning out and becoming broken beyond repair. The easiest way to avoid this problemis to invest in a surge protector. These are similar in appear- ance and function to traditional multi-socket extension leads but sometimes also include sockets for a telephone line and network cable to protect additional hardware against the threat of power surges. Surge protectors often include an equipment warranty, so should computer hardware become damaged as a result of a power surge, and the surge protector was in use, it is possible to claim compensation for any loss.
Electric charge
Another electrical hazard can occur when performing even the simplest of hardware upgrades. Static electricity can easily build up, particularly if you happen to be walking on carpet with a deep pile, and this charge can be all too easily discharged into a hardware component you are about to install when you reach inside the computer case. Before attempting any hardware operations, there are two steps that can be taken to avoid damaging your computer in thisway. First, the vast majority of computer hardware is supplied in antistatic bags, and components should always be stored in these until they are needed and only removed at the last moment. Second, to prevent static from discharging once you are inside the computer case, there are two possible methods. The first is to use an antistatic wristband. This strap needs to be worn around the wrist and the other end earthed by connecting it to exposed metal — for example, the metal of a radiator or of the computer case itself, providing the computer is plugged in but switched off. Such wristbands offer ongoing protection from the danger of static, but a free alternative is to simply touch some earthed metal with your hand and continue doing so while you are working inside your computer.
The inevitable
Unfortunately, no matter how thorough you are with your disaster avoidance strategy, there will still be the occasional, seemingly random, problem that crops up. As such, you need to be not only vigilant and security-conscious in your computer use, but also prepared for the worst. Hardware failure can all too easily lead to the loss of personal files, so it is extremely important to have a backup strategy in place — and perhaps the best investment any computer owner canmake is in a USB hard disk. This could be used to provide extra storage, but it also acts as a relatively cheap and reusable backup medium — more practical and easier to use than recordable CD and DVDs. Backing up your valuable data, optimising your PC and remaining vigilant when it comes to security — you'll find that keeping one step ahead of potential pitfalls and preventing problems before they happen are themes that will recur throughout thismagazine. But, of course, it's not always possible to predict what's going to happen with the intricate and sensitive machine sitting on your desktop. And, with that inmind, you'll also find that this Ultimate Guide will also arm you with all the knowledge you need to get yourself out of a tight situation and provide you with valuable advice on how to recover should the worst come to the worst.


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By Debra Liu
Have you ever secretly wanted to get a foodie love letter in the mail from your favorite chefs? The kind of letter (on real paper!) that you can feel with your fingertips? With KTCHN13's Kitchen Letters, now you can! These letters are filled with food stories and insider kitchen tips written by the chefs themselves. Kitchen Letters, founded by Bryce Longton, launched in September 2013 in Food52's Provisions shop. I had a chance to learn more about Bryce, her favorite NYC dining places and what inspired her to start KTCHN13:
Debra Liu: Kitchen Letters is such a great idea and an awesome, unique gift for foodies. How did you develop Kitchen Letters and KTCHN13?
Bryce Longton: Kitchen Letters started with the simple idea of connecting foodies with chefs around the country. I'm obsessed with food. I travel with extensive lists of where to eat and what to order [sometimes in spreadsheet form], and I used to interview chefs for a living [it was a great gig while it lasted]. But I always felt that great chefs needed a megaphone for their stories. I also felt that people like you and me could benefit from their kitchen stories, personal recipes, and secret cooking tips. So I created Kitchen Letters. It's a personal way for people who love food to connect with the chefs they follow. Why a real letter? The kitchen is personal, warm, tactile place. I thought a letter from a chef should be too.
DL: If there was one chef, past or present, who you could work with and receive penned letters from, who would it be?
BL: Oohh good question. I'd love to be pen pals with Cristeta Comerford, the current chef for the White House (and the first woman White House chef!), I bet she has some amazing stories. I'd also love to hear from Jiro Ono (of Jiro Dreams of Sushi fame), although I'm not sure he'd be very verbose. Oh, and if I could also strike up a regular correspondence with Pete Gottgens (he runs a hotel in South Africa, and made one of the best meals I've ever had — in Scotland), that would be great, he has stories for days.
DL: What has been your favorite dining experience in NYC?
BL: In NYC. Hmm. I really loved my meal at Dirt Candy. As the chef, Amanda Cohen says, "Anyone can cook a hamburger, leave the vegetables to the professionals" — she makes vegetables taste absolutely incredible, without being too fancy about it. I also love Ed's Lobster in Soho, it's pretty much always lobster roll perfection. I'll never turn down dinner at Joya in Cobble Hill, or a sandwich from Num Pang on the way home — eating and walking is such a New York thing that I love.
DL: At FoodtoEat, we work with a lot of Food Trucks. Do you have a favorite food truck? Do you plan on working with Food Truck chefs to have them pen letters?
BL: Food Trucks chefs would be a very welcome addition to the letters, I have such a soft spot for trucks (I have dreams of a food truck wedding someday!). Personally, I'm a big fan of the Van Leeuwen truck, the Taim truck, and the Milk Truck.
DL: KTCHN13 started with just Kitchen Letters and now has super adorable KTCHN13 posters and upcoming KTCHN13 kits. What inspired the creation of the posters and the kits?
BL: The posters started because I had one made for my boyfriend's mom, of her famous chocolate cake that gets made for every birthday and holiday (and it is really amazing), and it turned out so well that I thought other people would like to hang family recipes in their own homes — it makes for a really great art piece in your kitchen, and I have to say, the majority of the recipes we get in for the posters are heirloom in nature — things like "Grandma's Apple Pie" etc.
DL: I saw from your bio that you were a travel journalist and currently, now a Shop Editor & Stylist at Food52. How did you go from being a travel journalist to working at Food52?
BL: It was a circuitous route for sure. I started in travel writing when an editor friend of mine needed a writer in a pinch to travel to wine country and write a story (tough gig, I know) and so I started writing and traveling, which was awesome, although exhausting, and when I decided I wanted to stay put for a while, I spent some time working with BlackBook magazine writing about food, where I fell in love with cooking and interviewing chefs, and then a couple years later I was introduced to Amanda Hesser, one of the founders of Food52 (I was such a fangirl when I met her!) and when this position opened up she took me on and it's been so much fun, I am part of a small team that chooses all the merchandise that goes on the site and then I manage our photo shoots and the overall styling of our products. It really is a dream gig.
DL: What do you see for the future of KTCHN13?
BL: Beyond the posters and the letters, I'm also working on a few other projects. I'm working on kits — where you'd get a "little black book" of a topic or an ingredient, say "pie" or "stone fruit," along with a tool — like a pastry wheel or paring knife and a spice or two, so you can learn the quick and dirty about how to create amazing meals and learn good techniques. I'm also working on a food styling workshop with my photographer, and last but not least, I'm running a brand new supper club/salon that starts on March 9th — it should be so much fun.
DL: What has been the best and most exciting part of launching KTCHN13?
BL: Probably when I made the Food52 best seller list for the holidays! Also, working with Evan Kleiman, she is such a dream, and a real fount of knowledge.
DL: Any great customer stories and feedback?
BL: I've had some great feedback about some of the recipes (the Spanish Chickpea Stew was super popular, as was the Potato Latkes), and several chefs have gotten letters back from customers, sharing recipes, which is just so great.
DailyFoodtoEat is the official blog of FoodtoEat, a sustainable online food ordering and concierge catering service featuring your favorite restaurants, food trucks and caterers. Check out the deliciousness here: www.foodtoeat.com


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The Weather Channel Adds Local Alerts From National Weather Service To Facebook App My Friends' Weather
Local weather alerts from the National Weather Service will now be incorporated into the My Friends' Weather application from The Weather Channel, as a new extension to the app launched Wednesday.
Local weather alerts from the National Weather Service will now be incorporated into the My Friends' Weather application from The Weather Channel, as a new extension to the app launched Wednesday.
My Friends' Weather launched in July, and the app allows users who connect their Facebook accounts with weather.com via open graph to see if any of their friends are affected by the website's Breaking Now alerts, which are displayed as a red bar across the top of the page. They can then share those updates with potentially affected friends, along with comments.
Users can share severe weather alerts through Twitter and Facebook, as well as adding love or ugh when sharing with their Facebook friends, and they can see what other Facebook users are saying about the weather conditions.
With the launch of the extension Wednesday, users can now see lists of friends who might be affected by NWS alerts in their areas, and message them directly via that page or the app, including the use of a "mention tagging" feature to send the alert to up to 10 friends simultaneously.
Launch partner Travelers will continue to provide risk-mitigation resources for My Friends' Weather and weather.com storm-coverage pages, as well as information on the recovery process once the weather event has passed.
Weather.com Vice President Mike Finnerty said:
We are building a service that lets you connect with the people you care most about, based on the severe weather they might be experiencing in their locations, to help them prepare and let them know you're thinking about them. My Friends' Weather is yet another way weather.com continues to deliver the world's most personally relevant weather experience to our users.
Travelers Executive VP of Marketing and Communications Lisa Caputo added:
Travelers is pleased to continue our relationship with TWC and provide our weather-related preparation strategies to help weather.com users' friends and colleagues prepare their homes and businesses for severe weather and recover from storm effects. At Travelers, we've gained experience over our history to identify effective steps in preparing for severe weather. This effort helps us to broadly share that knowledge to increase public awareness and provide community support.
Readers: Have you tried out My Friends' Weather yet?


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by Matt Poppe
Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
2016 SCCBA President
On January 20, the Santa Clara County Bar Association held its annual Installation Ceremony, at which this year's officers and trustees took oaths to uphold their duties as representatives of the SCCBA and its members.
Consistent with this year's President's theme of "Outreach and Collaboration," the event served as a reminder of our important ties to the local bench and to the American Bar Association. We also took time to recognize the contributions of last year's SCCBA president, John Mlnarik.
A Strong Showing by Our Local Judges at Installation 2016
The Installation Ceremony is one of our regular events that most clearly demonstrates the thriving nature of the bench/bar relationship in our County. We were honored that Santa Clara County Superior Court Presiding Judge Risë Pichon administered the oaths; retired Superior Court Judge Jack Komar (now with JAMS) provided a keynote speech; and many other judges were in attendance to show their support.
Judge Komar addressed the bench/bar relationship in his remarks, including how a bar association and its members can support the courts and judicial system. He noted that lawyers are often reminded of their duty to their clients—in the words of Lord Brougham, a lawyer's "first and only duty." He also observed that self-interest can motivate, quoting Judge Thurman Arnold's statement that "If someone has to go to jail, be sure it's the client." But he urged us to stand up not only for our clients and ourselves, but for justice and the judicial system. As an example, he urged us to "go to bat" for judges who unfairly come under attack during elections—a device that can threaten not only the position of individual judges, but judicial independence itself. One can easily think of other examples where the judicial system needs our help, such as the ongoing funding crisis that is harming the courts' ability to dispense justice promptly and provide access to all who need it.
The SCCBA will find many opportunities this year to look to our local judges for support. Judge Komar's words were a helpful reminder of our need to reciprocate.
Salsman Award Winner Bob Weeks: Our Link to the ABA
Among other things, the Installation Ceremony is the occasion each year when we name the winner of the SCCBA's Salsman Award. Named after the late Justice Bryl R. Salsman, the award is given to a member of the SCCBA who is judged to have contributed the most to the Association over some particular time period (not necessarily a single calendar year) without having received public accolades for doing so.
This year we were pleased to present the award to Bob Weeks, who has served as the SCCBA's ABA delegate for 16 consecutive years. Bob becomes the first two-time recipient, having previously been selected in 1996.
Bob has filled the role of ABA delegate enthusiastically and selflessly, incurring substantial time and expense to prepare for and travel to two ABA meetings each year. Bob has also educated us about his activities, submitting a detailed written preview ahead of each meeting and a detailed written report afterwards and attending Board of Trustees meetings to provide summaries and answer questions.
As I write this, Bob is preparing to attend the ABA Midyear Meeting in San Diego where he will represent our interests at gatherings of the House of Delegates, Women's Caucus, Minority Caucus, Solo/Small Firm Caucus, and more. Bob is an active participant at the meetings and has become well-respected there. His reputation reflects well on us all.
Bob's current two-year term as ABA delegate expires this year, and we will take the opportunity to include the position in our comprehensive review of how the SCCBA is governed. Should we continue to send a delegate to the ABA meetings each year, as we are permitted to do as a bar association with 2,000+ members? If so, what qualities should we look for in a delegate and what selection process should we use? How should we fund the position? How should we work with the delegate before and after ABA meetings to ensure optimal representation there? One thing we know: we cannot hope to do better than Bob Weeks.
If you have any comments on this President's Message, or any suggestions for the SCCBA, I encourage you to contact me at firstname.lastname@example.com or (650) 614-7431.
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TRB Special Report 265 - An Assessment of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Rating System for Rollover Resistance finds that the static stability factor is a useful indicator of a vehicle's propensity to roll over, but that U.S. government ratings for new cars, light trucks, and sport utility vehicles do not adequately reflect differences in rollover resistance shown by available crash data. According to the report, the five-star system should be revised to allow better discrimination among vehicles and incorporate results from road tests that measure vehicle control and handling characteristics.
Following the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's (NHTSA's) issuance of vehicle ratings to inform consumers about rollover risk, Congress requested a TRB study to evaluate the appropriateness of the rating system. Motor vehicle rollovers involving passenger cars, vans, pickup trucks, and sport utility vehicles result in approximately 10,000 deaths and 27,000 serious injuries each year in the United States. NHTSA developed a five-star rating system to inform consumers about the rollover resistance of passenger cars and light-duty passenger vehicle trucks.
After thoroughly evaluating NHTSA's development of the rating system, the committee that conducted this study concurred with the agency's reliance on a static measure of vehicle stability but pointed out some inadequacies of the statistical model used to relate this static measure to rollover risk. Alternative statistical approaches would provide a better approximation of risk. The rating system itself was found wanting. The procedures used to develop and test the ratings with consumers through focus groups did not provide credible evidence that consumers understood the message about the actual risk associated with a given vehicle. By being limited to only five levels, the system also discarded valuable information. The data developed by NHTSA could be refined to enable consumers to discriminate better among vehicle models with regard to their rollover experience.


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LOS ANGELES, California – March 31, 2016 – Luxxe Mani Nail File is the first nail filer of its kind. It is easy to use and extremely portable. The creator made the Luxxe Mani specifically to promote the benefits of filing the nails. The final prototype is almost complete. The company will release the product to the market soon, which is why they launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise $5,000 by April 24, 2016 to cover manufacturing and distribution cost.
Studies show that when a person files their nails, they increase positive emotions, reduce stress, and promote relaxation. With all these benefits, it's a wonder why more people aren't taking advantage of this simple tool! With the Luxxe Mani, people can file their nails while they're watching TV, shopping, or even reading. This is an ideal solution that will also reduce unwanted clothing snags from chipped nails. The new prototype will have multiple abrasive surfaces in one nail file, so people can file the nail edges, top and bottom sides, and the points using just the Luxxe Mani!
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The Black Forest has some of the most beautiful scenery in Germany and is a very popular tourist destination, well-known throughout the world.
The town of Calw is a gateway to this idyllic area, nestled in the Nagold valley, between the "Gäu" area with its hills, meadows and hedgerows and the extensive coniferous woods of the Central/Northern Black Forest National Park. Only a few steps away from the market place the municipal woods begin, almost seamlessly connecting the town centre with the Black Forest. In 1595, Professor Martin Crusius of Tübingen wrote: "The town is quite beautiful. However, where the sun sets (in the west), the hills are so close that one could imagine throwing a stone from there to the market place."
Calw's Way of Life – Spoil yourself in Style
Strolling the streets, shopping, relaxing and enjoying the cultural delights all belong to Calw's way of life.
The little shops, street cafés, galleries and pubs blend harmoniously with the historical walls and half-timbered houses in the old part of the town, creating an impressive ambience full of atmosphere. In summer, a waft of Mediterranean flair lies over the town and invites the visitor to tarry a while. An ideal place for shopping, relaxation and enjoyment.
The historical market place has a lively but relaxing atmosphere. The produce from the vast garden of the Northern Black Forest is on full display at the colourful weekly market and in the numerous hotels and restaurants. It is difficult to imagine a visit to the Black Forest without relishing local trout and smoked Black Forest bacon or ham, or a Kirsch schnaps and the famous Black Forest gateau.
Enjoy the hospitality of this town - it is a town one can't help but love!


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A grave for fallen comrades
A German panzer crewman stands over the grave of two fallen panzer crewmen – potentially from the Panzer I in the background.
Most likely this photo is taken in 1941 during Operation Barbarossa, as the black panzer beret – the schutzmütze – was phased out and production had ceased in 1941, however it continued to be worn after that date for a while. The surviving crewman is wearing the newer style of panzer crew headgear which was introduced in early 1940.
Captured Soviet soldier dressed in SN-42 body armor – 1944
Stalnoi Nagrudnik – the steel bib, designed to stop the 9mm pistol round and potentially even a round from a rifle as long as it did not hit directly front on.
In this photo three non-penetrating bullets have hit the front of the vest and have been successfully stopped, saving this young soldiers life.
"A date that will live in infamy" – Dec 7th 1941
|The USS Arizona burns during the attack on Pearl Harbor
A double post today – It's the 8th down here in NZ but for our American readers it is the 7th.
"The attack commenced at 7:48 a.m. Hawaiian Time. The base was attacked by 353 Imperial Japanese fighter planes, bombers, and torpedo planes in two waves, launched from six aircraft carriers. All eight U.S. Navy battleships were damaged, with four sunk. All but the USS Arizona (BB-39) were later raised, and six were returned to service and went on to fight in the war. The Japanese also sank or damaged three cruisers, three destroyers, an anti-aircraft training ship, and one minelayer. 188 U.S. aircraft were destroyed; 2,403 Americans were killed and 1,178 others were wounded. Important base installations such as the power station, shipyard, maintenance, and fuel and torpedo storage facilities, as well as the submarine piers and headquarters building (also home of the intelligence section) were not attacked. Japanese losses were light: 29 aircraft and five midget submarines lost, and 64 servicemen killed. One Japanese sailor, Kazuo Sakamaki, was captured.
The attack came as a profound shock to the American people and led directly to the American entry into World War II in both the Pacific and European theaters. The following day, December 8, the United States declared war on Japan. Domestic support for non-interventionism, which had been fading since the Fall of France in 1940, disappeared. Clandestine support of the United Kingdom (e.g., the Neutrality Patrol) was replaced by active alliance. Subsequent operations by the U.S. prompted Nazi Germany and Fascist Italy to declare war on the U.S. on December 11, which was reciprocated by the U.S. the same day.
There were numerous historical precedents for unannounced military action by Japan. However, the lack of any formal warning, particularly while negotiations were still apparently ongoing, led President Franklin D. Roosevelt to proclaim December 7, 1941, "a date which will live in infamy". Because the attack happened without a declaration of war and without explicit warning, the attack on Pearl Harbor was judged by the Tokyo Trials to be a war crime."
US troops use dead cows as cover on road to Perriers 1944
In the breakout from the Normady beachhead on the road to Perriers, two US GI's take cover behind dead cows. In an exposed position like a road, any cover can be the difference between life and death.
Operation Overlord – 6/6/44
Depending on where you are in the world, today is either the 73rd anniversary of D-Day, or it's the day before D-Day.
It's the day when the Allied forces returned to mainland Europe, many soliders on both sides lost their lives on this day, and in the many days to come.
Into the jaws of death, US infantry disembark landing craft at Omaha.
82nd Airborne and French Resistance discussing the situation during the Battle for Normandy.
British troops taking cover while waiting to move off 'Queen White' beach, Sword Area.
A LCM landing craft evacuates casualties from the D-Day invasion beaches.
Hopefully you enjoyed this daily historical photo series, as we come to some of the more momentous days in WWII history we will do more series like this.