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Holiday Sweets and Your Teeth
Holidays, bring with themselves, our favorite dishes and festive sweets that often overflow at parties and family gatherings. It can be hard to resist your sweet tooth cravings, especially when you see holiday-specific sweet items.
The sweet munchies consumed during the holidays can wreak havoc on your oral health. As holiday season can make even the most conscious person fall out of good oral habits.
As the holiday season approaches, we have compiled a list of useful tips that can save you from a possible oral disaster.
Carry a Toothbrush with You
During the sugary holiday season, good oral hygiene becomes more important. Brushing your teeth should be your first line of defense. It is advised to wait for half an hour after a meal before you brush your teeth. However, with busy schedules, it can prove to be very tricky. Carrying a toothbrush allows you to clean your teeth on the go.
Portable toothbrushes are ideal for people who are on the road more often. You can visit a restroom after eating and quickly clean your teeth. Many portable toothbrushes come with built-in toothpaste ideal for the situation.
Use mouthwash
If you can't brush after eating, then consider using a mouthwash. A pocket-size mouthwash can prove to be the best alternative to the toothbrush. You can remove the right amount of sugar and food by merely rinsing your mouth.
Ask for a Straw
According to various studies, there is a direct link between consumption of sugary drinks and development of tooth decay. Therefore, it is better to use a straw to direct liquid away from your teeth and making sugary drinks less harmful. Even diet beverages can carry up to 10 teaspoons of sugar per serving. So better, be mindful of it.
Chew non-sugar gum
Chewing non-sugary gum can help stimulate saliva flow, working as a natural defense against tooth decay and can help remove food stuck between your teeth.
Finish meal with calcium-rich food
Calcium-rich foods like cheese, meat, nuts, and milk can help protect your enamel by coating it with phosphorus and calcium, aiding in re-mineralization of your teeth. You can carry some nuts in your pocket or car and eat it on the go. Strong enamel is essential to maintain a healthy smile.
Observe moderation
Yes, you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, but you should be mindful of it. Some sugary and sticky foods that can be found everywhere during the holiday season can prove to be extremely harmful. These include candy canes, chocolate coins, gumdrops, jellybeans, covered-apples, sticky buns, and other similar items. It is recommended to enjoy such items in moderation and not to be carried away.
The holiday season can prove to be hectic, and you might miss most of the tips as you stay out late, up early or on the road. Therefore, prepare a dental package beforehand containing a toothbrush, toothpaste, and floss or any other necessary item. Set the alarm to help you remember that you need to brush or floss.
It is observed that during holiday season, oral health issues such as gum diseases and tooth decay surface exponentially. Therefore, precautionary measures can help you a lot in the end.


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Hello, NORTH DAKOTA!
MyPlate, MyState connects Americans with the foods and flavors grown in their states and regions. Use the information below to find out how the foods grown and raised by North Dakota producers can help create a healthy eating style and support local farmers and communities!
North Dakota's Locally Grown and Produced Foods
|Apples, Apricots, Blackberries, Blueberries, Cantaloupes and Muskmelons, Cherries (sweet and tart), Grapes, Honeydew Melons, Pears, Pomegranates, Raspberries, Rhubarb, Strawberries, Watermelons
|Asparagus, Beans (snap), Beets, Broccoli, Cabbage (head), Carrots, Cauliflower, Cucumbers and Pickles, Eggplant, Garlic, Kale, Lettuce (leaf), Onions (dry and green), Peas (green), Peppers, Potatoes, Pumpkins, Radishes, Squash (summer and winter), Sweet Corn, Sweet Potatoes, Tomatoes, Turnips
|Barley, Buckwheat, Corn for grain (e.g., flour), Oats, Rye, Wheat (spring*)
|Beans (other than lima beans), Beef, Bison, Chicken, Duck, Eggs, Elk, Emu, Field Peas, Flaxseed, Goat, Goose, Hazelnuts (Filberts), Lamb, Lentils, Partridge, Peas, Pheasant, Pigeon or Squab, Pork, Quail, Rabbit, Soybeans, Sunflower Seeds, Turkey, Venison
|Milk, Milk from sheep and goats
* Ranked number 1 in the U.S. – Source: 2012 Census of Agriculture
Note: Beans and Peas in the Protein Foods list are in dried form and are used as meat alternatives. Additionally, foods that do not belong to any food group are not listed.
Official State Products of North Dakota
- Beverage: Milk
- Fish: Northern pike
- Fruit: Chokecherry
Did You Know?
- North Dakota is the top producer of spring wheat in the U.S.
- North Dakota is also a major producer of colonies of bees and all types of wheat.
- Up to 31% of schools in North Dakota are using local and regional foods to serve healthy, MyPlate-inspired meals to kids. That's over $1 million invested in the local economy!
Show Us Your Plate!
- What does your North Dakota plate look like? Show how you use foods from your state and region by taking a picture of your plate and sharing on social media using the hashtag #MyPlateMyState. Check out the USDA Blog post for more information on how to share your plate!
Tips and Resources
- MyPlate, MyState Graphics – State icons, blank MyPlate to fill in with your own foods, MyPlate Local Foods Menu
- Farm to School Census – State and school district information about the use of local foods in school breakfasts and lunches, and summer and preschool meals
- Toolkit for Teachers
- National Farmers Market Directory
- CSA (Community Supported Agriculture) Directory

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surfing Morocco« on: August 10 2007 20:08:00 »
Hello guys,
i'm leading to Morocco this winter, and i would like to know if there is any recommendation for a surf lodge that is quiet cheap over there, i don't wanna worry about my food and cleaning my place. any answer would help me a lot. yes, and how did you go till the surf lodge from the airport?
RE: surfing Morocco« Reply #1 on: August 11 2007 10:08:00 »
There is a guy named Kareem. He was referred to me by a UK surfer named Danny who has a very expensive surf camp/adventure thing north of Agadir.
Anyway, Kareem is way cheaper- like $20 bucks a night? It includes 2 meals, surfing all day, and shelter. He'll also take care of your airport transfers. He's a local and his crew is great. I had a great time there for 2 weeks a couple years ago.
I think you can find out more at surfmaroc or morocsurf.com .... if you ask around-> you won't miss him.
RE: surfing Morocco« Reply #2 on: August 11 2007 10:08:00 »
Thx very much for the info, cose that's why i'm looking for, a local surfer that can take me to the spots and also discover some of there culture. about surf maroc and morocsurf, i've heard that it's better to not go with them if you want to surf spots like anchor point or boilers, as they seem to not be liked to bring many people at once to the spots. do you have any contact of Kareem? Have you heard of AFRICA EXTREM?
RE: surfing Morocco« Reply #3 on: August 11 2007 14:08:00 »
Go for AFRICA EXTREM, friendly guys and good local surfers. Ask for Younes i think that his mail adress is [email protected]
RE: surfing Morocco« Reply #4 on: August 11 2007 15:08:00 »
maybe it was afri-extreme... at the time they didn't have a website... but Younes sounds familiar- I think that was Kareem's buddy-
RE: surfing Morocco« Reply #5 on: August 12 2007 08:08:00 »
Morocco has a very good surf during winter, but it's starting to be a little bit busy (not as busy as on a normal fistral day) last year i stayed with surf Maroc, the accomodation wasn't so bad, but i prefered to go to surf alone, to escape the tentions with the locals. Beeing blond in Morocco doesn't help much with the locals, especialy if you are going out 10 at same time.
i will go back this year again as i scored one of the best surf in my life, but i will stay in Agadir and take a local surf guide to pick me up for the surf everyday.
i will be going down to Morocco early december till Jan 14th
RE: surfing Morocco« Reply #6 on: August 12 2007 10:08:00 »
How is it in September? My last trip was in Feb. which was towards the tail end of the season...
RE: surfing Morocco« Reply #7 on: August 13 2007 07:08:00 »
Hello everybody,
Morocco is good in Automn, and this summer was just very good, we didn't have a summer as consistant as this one since about 5 years now. september is generaly very good, you can check some videos like compain 2 of Tailor steel crew where u can see some good moroccan automn waves in Morocco
RE: surfing Morocco« Reply #8 on: September 20 2007 15:09:00 »
just read your post on moroccan localism towards surfmaroc
just booked my trip with these guys...could you tell me more about your expereince?
were you really hassled bad?.....ive dealt with locals in hawaii...where you would expect it ....any help would be great...todd
RE: surfing Morocco« Reply #9 on: September 20 2007 16:09:00 »
just read your post on moroccan localism towards surfmaroc
just booked my trip with these guys...could you tell me more about your expereince?
were you really hassled bad?.....ive dealt with locals in hawaii...where you would expect it ....any help would be great...todd


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The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #141 on February 5, 2007
The UAF Faculty Senate moves to define academic credit for practicum, internship, or scholarly activity as follows (2006-2007 UAF Catalog, page 221):
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One credit represents satisfactory completion of 800 minutes of lecture or 1600 or 2400 minutes of laboratory (OR STUDIO OR OTHER SIMILAR ACTIVITY), whichever is appropriate. (IT IS UNDERSTOOD THAT AN AVERAGE STUDENT WILL BE EXPECTED TO SPEND 1600 MINUTES OF STUDY AND PREPARATION OUTSIDE OF CLASS IN ORDER TO MEET THE LEARNING OBJECTIVES FOR THE UNIT OF CREDIT IN LECTURE.)
Credit hours may not be divided, except one-half credit hours may be granted at the appropriate rate. For short courses and classes of less than one semester in duration, course hours may not be compressed into fewer than three days per credit. Any course compressed into fewer than six weeks must be approved by the college or school's curriculum council. Furthermore, any core course compressed to less than six weeks must be approved by the core review committee.
Following the title of each course, the number of credits is listed for each semester. Thus "3 credits" means three credits may be earned. Credit may not be given more than once for a course unless a course has been designated as repeatable for credit. Figures in parentheses at the end of course descriptions indicate the number of lecture; [[and]] laboratory; AND PRACTICUM, INTERNSHIP, OR SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY hours the class meets each week for one semester. The first, lecture hours; the second, laboratory, AND THE THIRD PRACTICUM, INTERNSHIP OR SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY. For example (2+3) indicates that a class has two hours of lecture and three of laboratory work each week. A DESIGNATION (1 + 0 + 6) INDICATES THAT THE COURSE MEETS FOR ONE HOUR EACH WEEK OF LECTURE AND 6 HOURS EACH WEEK OF PRACTICUM, INTERNSHIP OR OTHER SCHOLARLY ACTIVITY.
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2007
RATIONALE: With an increased number of programs requiring supervised work experiences prior to graduation, often to meet national standards, it has become important to establish some guidelines for awarding credit for these learning experiences outside of the traditional classroom. The guidelines proposed are broad as is the terminology (internship, externship, scholarly activity) so they may encompass the variety of traditions and requirements in individual fields of study, as well as requirements of external accrediting agencies (NCATE, CAAHEP, etc.)
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #141 on February 5, 2007:
The UAF Faculty Senate moves to amend the Residency Requirements for the Baccalaureate degree (2006-2007 UAF Catalog, p. 112).
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How to Earn a Baccalaureate Degree
General University Requirements (p. 112)
For a UAF bachelor's degree, you need at least 120 semester credits, including transfer credits. Of these, 39 credits must be upper-division (300-level or above) OF WHICH 24 MUST BE UA RESIDENCE CREDITS AND 15 MUST BE UAF CREDITS.
At least 30 semester credits applicable to any baccalaureate degree must be earned at UAF. Transfer students need to earn at least 24 upper-division semester credits at UA OF WHICH 15 MUST BE UAF CREDITS. TRANSFER STUDENTS MUST EARN at least 12 semester credits in the major and at least 3 semester credits in the minor.
Table 19 General University Requirements for Baccalaureate Degrees
Minimum number of credits required
120 credits
Credits earned at UAF (residence credit)
30 credits
Upper -division credit (courses with numbers between 300 and 499)
39 credits total (some degrees require more); 24 of the 39 must be earned at UA AND 15 AT UAF
Additional UAF credit that must be earned by transfer students
12 credits in the major; 3 credits in the minor
Grade point average required
2.0 cumulative and in major and minor
Minimum grades required for major
No grade lower than C(2.0) in courses required for major
Catalog year that can be used to determine requirements
May use any catalog in effect when enrolled as a degree-seeking student, regardless of major; seven-year limit on catalog year
Second degree requirements
24 credits beyond the first baccalaureate degree and all requirements for the second degree must be met
EFFECTIVE: Fall 2007
RATIONALE: The purpose of the proposed change is to allow more flexibility for students transferring between MAUs of the University of Alaska.
The UAF Faculty Senate passed the following at its Meeting #141 on February 5, 2007
The UAF Faculty Senate moves to approve a Certificate in Power Generation.
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EFFECTIVE: Fall 2007 and/or Upon Board of Regents approval
RATIONALE: See course proposals #126-129 and full program proposal #130 from the Fall 2006 review cycle on file in the Governance Office, 312 Signers' Hall.Program is composed of general certificate requirements and 29 credits in PGEN, PRT and WMT courses for a total of 38 credits
Statement of Proposed Program:
The power generation program will help students develop entry-level skills needed in industrial and commercial electrical power generation and maintenance. Courses combine the technical know-how and hands-on experience necessary to develop entry level workers in a variety of power generation and industrial fields. In the classroom students will become familiar with the operation and maintenance of the standard equipment encountered in the power generation industry.
Proposed General Catalog Layout
Certificate Program Power Generation
- Complete the general university degree requirements (page 80)
- Complete the certificate requirements (page 82)
- Complete the following program requirements:
PGEN 101 – Intro to Power Generation, Distribution & Alternative Energy …3
PGEN 102- Basic Electricity for Power Generation Operators .. . . . . . . . . . . . 4
PGEN 103 – Introduction to Power Generation: Maintenance…………. . . . …4
>PGEN 104 – Gas & Steam Turbines; Co-Generation and Combined Cycle Technologies...4
PRT 110 – Introduction to Occupational Safety,
Health and Environmental Awareness…………………. . . . . . . ….3
PRT 120 – Water Quality Management for Process Industries. . .……………...4
PRT 140 – Industrial Process Instrumentation I. . .……………………………..3
WMT 101 – Introduction to Welding . . ………………………………………..4
4. Minimum credits required . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38-----------------------------------------
University of Alaska Board of Regents
Program Approval Summary Form
Title: Power Generation
Target admission date: Fall 2007
How does the program relate to the Education mission of the University of Alaska and the MAU?
TVC has long had a concentration in power generation under the former Maintenance Technology degree. In addressing emerging needs in Fairbanks and Interior Alaska, TVC's Process Technology advisory committee and academic leadership identified the need to expand this to a certificate program meeting high-growth, high-demand job requirements. The advisory committee is comprised of representatives from the various industries and businesses within the Interior who work closely with the Process Technology program to identify the needs for this program. In surveying these members, it became clear that the practice for filling vacant power generation positions within Alaska was to hire from Outside. By offering this program locally, in conjunction with a current articulation agreement with the Operators Local Union #302, industry partners will no longer need to go outside the State of Alaska to fill these positions and we will be meeting our mission of training Alaskans for Alaska's jobs.
The proposed 38-credit Certificate in Power Generation will enable the University to fulfill its mission through advancing and disseminating knowledge of commercial and industrial type power generation practices by creative teaching to diverse people. Specifically, courses will be coordinated across multiple MAUs and offered through a variety of instructional methods consistent with current accredited teaching and delivery methodologies, practices and standards. The content of the courses is relevant to the power generation field and consistent with current national standards as reviewed by the Center for the Advancement of Process Technology (CAPT) and Alaska Process Industry Careers Consortium, with core content building towards the Operating Engineers Journeyman rating.
Currently, there will be no impact on existing programs and units across MAU and system, including GERs.
What State Needs met by this program.
It is important for Alaska business and industry to provide safe automated working environments for all workers in Alaska. This provision creates less injury in the workplace which in turn equates to quality life experiences, as it reduces insurance costs and costs in remedial education retraining and costly social services later in life. The quality and existence of the safe automated working environment is directly linked to the education of the skilled technician as the individual responsible for calibration and set-up of highly technical, sensitive monitoring and control equipment. More automated systems are implemented daily throughout the state of Alaska and these automated industries and systems require highly trained and skilled individuals. Research has shown that education of power generation technicians reduces the level of equipment damage and injury as well as reducing the number accidents that occur in the workplace.
It is in the best fiscal interests of the state to have high quality programs and training in power generation, maintenance, calibration and set-up of fully automated industrial power generation systems.
There is currently a shortage of qualified power generation operators and maintenance technicians and managers in the state of Alaska. Industry growth and natural resource development in the state increases the number of working environments which will in turn increase demand and employment opportunities, for qualified power generation operators and power generation maintenance technicians.
What are the Student opportunities and outcomes? Enrollment projections?
The UAF certificate in power generation was requested by the industries in the interior region. The initial promotion of the program was proposed by the Golden Valley Electric Association (GVEA) and the Operating Engineers Local 302. Many of the current students of the proposed certificate want greater knowledge in this field, and in many cases it is required for their jobs. Since there is no relevant degree or certificate/training program available here, they go to Valdez or out of state, seek a less satisfying degree or training or change careers completely, or leave the university with unfulfilled career aspirations unprepared for the more challenging positions in the power generation profession.
Based on current needs, industry growth and projections Alaska will continue to suffer shortages in the workforce in all sectors including power generation technicians and related positions.
National surveys provided by CAPT indicate shortages in power generation operators and power generation maintenance professionals in all industries on a national scale. Operating Engineers Local 302 has also indicated that training individuals in conjunction with UAF to enter their ranks as a means of meeting the needs of industry, by addressing both attrition and industry expansion.
Alaska has high potential for workforce expansion. According to the Alaska State Department of Labor, there are nearly 10,000 new jobs in industry settings being developed with known projected projects in the state. All of these industries will require power generation maintenance technicians to monitor, regulate, and calibrate and automated systems for Alaska's power generation industries.
With the trends in the profession for the last 30 years, the new automation systems within industry identified by industry and the Department of Labor indicate a well established need now, and for the foreseeable future, for trained power generation operators and power generation maintenance technicians. With the aging workforce and projected industry growth and development the need for additional trained power generation operators has never been more urgent.
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Three year funding for the project is coming from the USDOL Project Northern Wave Grant (Fast Track Training). By developing this program over the 3 year grant period we will be building capacity. We anticipate the program to be self-sustaining through student tuition, industry partner support and general fund money through the Process Technology Program, which shares courses and adjuncts with the Power Generation Program.


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Quote from: Gemma on August 05, 2014, 01:18:58 PM
Quote from: martin on July 23, 2010, 05:43:13 PM
God is faithful says the Apostle, and will not permit you to be tempted (or afflicted) beyond your strength
This thought has always puzzled me - what of the people in mental institutions (by reason of some trauma)? What of those who die (from earthly existence) from cancer? .............
From what I've read above it must be the case that wherever we find ourselves at any given time or in any given condition, then that must be the place where deemed by God in His wisdom which offers us the best possible chance of repentance, holiness or whatever else we are lacking in for our eternal salvation.
No one knows what battles may be going on in the souls of the mentally ill or for what reasons they ended up in that condition but it's sure from the above reading that God has allowed it for the good and His providence is still at work.
As for the cancer patients. I'd like to relate about a friend of mine who I got to know after her conversion from a bad lifestyle to complete surrender to God. A year after her conversion she was struck with terminal cancer.
I went with her brother many times to visit her in hospital. She was radiant and couldn't wait to die to be with God. On the last visit she showed us the new tumors that had appeared on her arms and called them her little friends who were helping her to get to her home with God and she would stroke them lovingly. A few days later she died in total peace holding tight to her rosary and
it is something that I will never forget.
She accepted that her illness came from the loving hands of God and that was such a joy to her.
I've learnt a lot from this saintly woman and most of all that it's not what befalls us good or bad that really counts, but how we view it through the eyes of faith.
I'm gonna have to read this Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence over and over till I really start accepting and believing it with my heart.
Thank you for this. I had my own questions about this as well. Some things that happen are just so monstrous I find it very hard to believe that they are just sent by God as "trials."
Yes it's hard to accept, but whenever I do I find it was harder not to accept after all! It's tough though to accept some of the worst things but they do become 'less worse' when accepted, so I think it is the non acceptance that makes them larger than they could be in our lives.
'Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra. . . Fulcite me floribus. (The flowers appear on the earth. . . stay me up with flowers. Sg 2:12,5)
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I agree Shin. The non-acceptance makes things worse.
This is one of the best little books I have ever read. It helped me through the beginning part of my divorce. I have gotten away from remembering this and reading it again on the forum has reminded me.
I need to get it out and read it again.
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It's really good to read JoyfulMother! Really good to hear from you! Happy Advent!!
It's so important isn't it? Trustful Surrender to Divine Providence truly is the secret to peace and happiness.
I can't truly express it sufficiently. I am always so happy when I hear people realize it and have loved this book.
Whatever the hard times are, trust in the good will of God guiding it all, life becomes bearable, the cross is bearable. Peace returns.
Trust in God to guide you through life's hardships!
He is benevolent and perfect! Everything is perfect!
'Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra. . . Fulcite me floribus. (The flowers appear on the earth. . . stay me up with flowers. Sg 2:12,5)
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1. Man sanctifies himself by this conformity
2. Conformity to God's will makes us happy in this life as well
Our sanctification is God's aim in all His dealings with us. What would He not do for His own honor and our good if we would only let Him! The heavens make no resistance to the spirits that guide them and their motion is magnificent, orderly and useful; they declare aloud the glory of God and preserve order in the universe by their influence and the invariable succession of day and night. If they resisted this guidance and instead of following the motion set for them they followed a different one, they would soon fall into the utmost confusion and destroy the world. It is the same when the will of man lets itself be guided by God's will. Then all that is in this microcosm, this "little world," all the faculties of the soul and members of the body are in the most perfect harmony and regular motion. But man quickly loses all these advantages and falls into the utmost confusion once he opposes his will to God's and turns aside from it.
In what does the sanctification of man and his perfection consist? "Some" says St. Francis of Sales "place it in austerity, others in giving to charity, others in frequenting the sacraments, others in prayer. But for my part I know no other perfection than loving God with all one's heart. Without this love all the virtues are only a heap of stones." The truth of this cannot be doubted. The Scriptures are full of it. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with thy whole heart, thy whole soul and thy whole mind. This is the greatest and the first commandment Our Lord tells us. (39) And St. Paul:
Above all these things have charity, which is the bond of perfection. (40)
In the same way that virtue is ennobled and perfected by the love of God, "so likewise" says Rodriguez following St. Chrysostom, "the highest, purest and most excellent part of this love is absolute conformity to the divine will and having in all things no other will but God's." For, as theologians teach with Pseudo-Dionysius and St. Jerome, "the chief effect of love is to unite the hearts of those who love each other so that they have the same will." Hence the more we submit to God's designs for us, the more we advance towards perfection. When we resist we go backwards.
"Whoever makes a habit of prayer" says the great St. Teresa of Avila, "should think only of doing everything to conform his will to God's. Be assured that in this conformity consists the highest perfection we can attain, and those who practice it with the greatest care will be favored by God's greatest gift and will make the quickest progress in the interior life. Do not imagine there are other secrets. All our good consists in this."
It is related of Blessed Stephanie of Soncino, a Dominican nun, that she was one day carried in spirit to Heaven to see the happiness of the saints. She saw their souls mingling with the choirs of angels according to each one's degree of merit, and noticed a mong the Seraphim several persons she had known before their deaths. Having asked why these souls were raised to such a high degree of glory, she was told it was because of the conformity and perfect union of their will with God's while they lived on earth. Now, if this conformity to the will of God raises souls to the highest degree of glory in heaven among the Seraphim, it must be concluded that it raises them on earth to the highest degree of grace and on it is founded the highest perfection man can attain. Since it is the most perfect act of charity and the most pleasing and acceptable sacrifice that is given to man to offer to God, there can be no doubt that whoever practices entire submission to His will lays up inestimable treasures at every moment and amasses more riches in a few days than others are able to acquire in many years and with great labor. To remain indifferent to good fortune or to adversity by accepting it all from the hand of God without questioning, not to ask for things to be done as we would like them but as God wishes, to make the intention of all our prayers that God's will should be perfectly accomplished in ourselves and in all creatures is to find the secret of happiness and content.
He fulfills the desire of those who fear him
says the Psalmist,
He hears their cry and saves them.
The Lord keeps all who love him. (41)
And again:
We know that for those who love God all things work together unto good. (42)
'Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra. . . Fulcite me floribus. (The flowers appear on the earth. . . stay me up with flowers. Sg 2:12,5)
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One step higher than conformity to God's Will is uniformity with God's Will. With the help of grace may we achieve it.
Thanks, Shin, for the not so lengthy excerpt. It is easier for me when the text per post is not so long.
Seek ye therefore first the kingdom of God, and his justice, and all these things shall be added unto you (Matth. 6:33).
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Perhaps this a good place for someone to beginning thinking about Shin's recent recommendation of this book (see separate post). I plan to review this and there are also a number of other interesting related threads. I am still searching to see if the book is in our Saints library (anybody know?). It may be of interest that Amazon is now offering this (Trustful) as a free audible book as part of their trial audible program offer.
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Yes my friend you can find it in the Saints' Books library. I hope it is helpful for you.
'Flores apparuerunt in terra nostra. . . Fulcite me floribus. (The flowers appear on the earth. . . stay me up with flowers. Sg 2:12,5)
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Moderna Inc. raised over $600 million Thursday in biotech's largest initial public offering to date.
Moderna sold about 26.3 million shares priced at $23 a share late Thursday, at the midpoint of the projected range of $22 to $24. The offering was larger than expected, raising $604.3 million and valuing the company at around $7.5 billion. Moderna listed 10 underwriters on its filing, led by Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs and JP Morgan.
The Cambridge, Mass.-based company has bet on the promise of molecules called messenger RNA, or mRNA, and their potential to prompt the human body to make its own medicine.
Biotech stocks haven't been doing so well lately, but Moderna's IPO could help lift the sector out of its current slump. Shares will begin trading Friday on the Nasdaq under the symbol "MRNA," an apparent homage to the molecules driving the company's research.
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Here are five things you should know about Moderna.
The science behind the pipeline
Moderna calls mRNA "the software of life." Cells use mRNA to translate DNA into the proteins the body uses to function. Moderna believes it can use mRNA to spur the body to produce its own therapeutic proteins, essentially putting a drug factory inside of the patient.
As one might guess, it's not an easy task. Moderna's scientists have a big job ahead of them: For each potential drug, they need to figure out how to safely get the mRNA therapy into the appropriate cells, make sure the mRNA actually yields sufficient amounts of protein to have a therapeutic effect and ensure the therapies won't trigger an immune reaction in patients.
Years away from a marketable product
The company's drug development programs run the gamut of clinical specialties, spanning infectious disease, oncology, cardiovascular disease and rare genetic diseases. The biotech unicorn has 21 mRNA-based drugs in the pipeline, but only 10 are in clinical trials. As the company noted in its most recent securities filing, no mRNA-based drug has ever been approved by the FDA nor any other regulatory agency, so it will be years before Moderna will be able to bring anything to market.
Executives make a pretty penny
Moderna disclosed the compensation of its three highest-paid executive officers, who made a combined $40 million in cash and stock in 2017. Stephen Hoge, the company's president, received $19 million in options and a $4.4 million cash bonus in 2017. Lorence Kim, Moderna's CFO, received $5.5 million in stock and a $1 million cash bonus, while Chief Executive Stéphane Bancel received $4.6 million in options and a $1.5 million cash bonus.
Bancel, who has been CEO since 2011 and previously worked at Eli Lilly & Co.
The FDA had a problem with one of its products
Earlier this year, Moderna ran into a speed bump while working on combining two vaccines for cytomegalovirus, or CMV, according to the company's securities filings. Moderna was running an early-stage trial when it realized in August one of the vaccines "did not meet our internal quality control specifications for visual inspection after one year of storage." The FDA placed a clinical hold on the trial and Moderna agreed to remove that vaccine from the study.
Cash burn is high
Moderna spent nearly $360 million on operating expenses in the first nine months of 2018, and the company warned investors in its latest securities filing that cash spend would likely rise as it continues to develop its clinical programs.
"We have incurred significant losses since our inception and anticipate that we will continue to incur significant losses for the foreseeable future," the company wrote.
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Moderna said that it had incurred net losses each year since its inception in 2009. "As of September 30, 2018, we had an accumulated deficit of $865.2 million," the company wrote.
It's a high-risk, high-reward situation. Losses may never be recouped, as the company is years away from actual product sales. Moderna currently depends on revenue from grants and its collaborations with other companies.


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Crysis 2 Review
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Until they make a nano-suit for a man of my carriage, this'll have to do.
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Hmm the reviews are really praising this...
Looks like I'll probably pick it up eventually, but unfortunately it's been bumped from my 'must have' list by THQ and Bethesda combined...
I've really been enjoying Crysis 2. Probably one of the better shooters I've played in the last couple of years.
Speaking mostly of the multiplayer:
The only issues I've had have been with the multiplayer servers and stat servers, which have both been having some problems. But really, those are launch problems and will be/have been fixed pretty quickly.
Well, now I'll definitely get this game.
Yeah, the writer doesn't sound like a complete hypocrite or anything...
Regardless, I actually cancelled my pre-order of this game after playing the demo, I'll probably get it when the price drops slightly; as the reviews of the single player sound highly promising.
Crysis 2 is very mediocre, 5/10 at most. The thing that bugs me most is that the FOV is like 45 or something, it's like the nanosuit blocks out 80% of your vision.
Sadly, game reviews can never be taken seriously because 8/10 is a "decent" score for AAA games.
Or people just don't have the same opinion as you regarding the game...
I don't know, I fail to see how New York is a fresh environment. Been there in plenty of games.
As for the review itself, don't agree that much. Then again I played on the PC, and I was pretty underwhelmed. Especially in the multiplayer. Just felt too much like Call of Duty to me, But with the ability to jump high and go invisible. And they could have done so much more with it. They take the nanosuit, a pretty interesting device, and put it into an uninteresting multilayer experience. There's just so much more you could do with it.
Like a race mode, players race through a City, Mirror's Edge style, and have to use all of the suits powers to navigate it.
Or a predator-type game, where one player has all the suits powers activated(cloak, strength), and "hunts" the other players.
Or Time Attack challenges, to see how fast you can clear an area. Would require expert use of the suit, and could be fun.
But no, they just go for a Call of Duty clone. God dammit.
Haven't played the single-player fully yet, since I just played at a friend's place. But the story was rather fun. Multiplayer was just boring. I'll get it when the price drops.
This is true, but I'm referring to the industry as a whole. When a movie or book is average it gets a 5/10. When a game is average it gets a 7/10 or a 8/10.
yes, crysis is awesome and i am sitting on box that will not open until i upgrade my hardware in may
Crysis 1 could support 32 players in its MP instead of this measly 16, and the maps were way larger as well. Considering people buy FPS titles these days mostly for the MP, this is downgraded.
I agree with one part of the review, pretty graphics and set pieces are pretty. I also like the idea of switching tactics during battle that actually play different.
I might actually try this game out now, seems like something I'd really enjoy.
Argh! Why did I order this game from Play.com?! If I'd ordered it from somewhere reliable I could be playing it NOW! Seriously, the wait to play this game is horrible, especially since it looks absolutely awesome.
hmm i should play crysis 1 first lol. which i shall do soon, for $10. then buy this when its on special or something.
I'm not buying this story. From what I can tell there are lots of options but I can guarantee in multiplayer it'll be exactly like CoD tactic-less berserk spraying.
Finally, someone who knows what they're talking about in regards to Crysis.
I'll probably grab this eventually, personally I don't much care for stories anymore. I'd just like a good, fun shooter.
why are the aliens now red instead of blue =P but seriously, ive just finished it, im confused as hell but i bloody enjoyed every min of it... i wish that they had linked back to the first game a bit more... to me now, everything from the first game seems to have been forgotten, apart from prophet
Do note that this is based on the 360 version, thus most complaints about the PC version (poor textures, complete lack of graphics options, sheer laziness in porting) doesn't apply.
So they actually added true stealth kills this time. Good.
I mean, I was happy to use quick buttons to uncloak, switch to strength mode, bash enemies in the back of the head, then switch back to stealth in less than a second, but I like the idea of neck-snapping more.
Need a campaign demo...Badly! There's a lot of stuff coming out...
He didn't say he'd tell a good story, merely that it would actually hang together :)
Just played MW2 for the first time and on a pure gaming level, I was satisfied... but there seems to be little doubt that it was a bunch of cool set-pieces linked together by a story that was never in danger of actually making any sort of sense.
After I played it, I thought for several minutes about what had just happened, couldn't make heads nor tails of it, read the plot synopsis on Wikipedia, re-read the plot synopsis on Wikipedia, read it again... then gave up trying to make any sort of sense of what had happened in the game. Why were they in Brazil... don't know, but it made for a cool level. Why did they attack a Russian gulag... don't know but it made a cool level. Somehow these two things were linked, but why a arms dealer in Brazil would be leading them to Capt. Price does not make sense on any level known to man.
But it was fucking cool.
And, ultimately, that's the problem with MW2. And whatever the problems the Crysis 2 story might have, it sounds as though there actually is one.
I loved it, just wish the sotry could o fbeen told a bit better. Also, the voice acting.. OH LORD THE VOICE ACTING
Ok, 10hr campaign is good, but I still want to know how it performs on PC before I'd spend money on it. The multiplayer demo did not spark my interest at all, I'd only be getting it for the single player and the graphics - here's hoping they see fit to incorporate Dx11 sometime in the near future...
1/ they went to brazil to track the dude who provided the munitions used to kill the russian civilians ... hoping it would help them get a clue as to where Makarov would be... not sure if that's how they got the info about Makarov's supposed enemy
2/ they went to the gulag to rescue a mustachioed enemy of Makarov, hoping he might give them some lead to capture him
3/ MW2 storyline was a messed, too bad IW is kinda dead, and I doubt the remnants working on MW3 will have any clue on how to follow-up on the storyline or even have the technical pro-efficiency that IW had. They did upgrade the CoD4 engine beautifully to the one used in MW2, unlike Treyarch.
I assume this is the Xbox 360 review, as Crytek did not provide the PC or PS3 games to reviewers.
It would be very helpful if when people did game reviews they indicated what platform they reviewed the game on.
I know a lot of PC gamers are very disappointed with a lot of aspects of Crysis 2.
I disagree. Honestly, I think game critics are too harsh these days. I've played a lot of games that score generally around 60-70 that were pretty enjoyable. Not the greatest games but definitely worth a look, despite what critics say.
Standards are so high now, it seems like if something doesn't get a 95 it isn't worth a purchase.
Crysis 1 was one of the best games ive ever played, so either way im going to get this anyway. Glad to see almost all the reviews are positive though.
I was a big fan of the original so it was nice to get a review from someone else who enjoyed it as well.
If you read the article, it states right at the end end above the product information,
"This review was based on the Xbox 360 version of the game."
I haven't had this much fun in a shooter for a while now. Crysis 2 has a lot of depth in its gameplay for a fast-paced shooter. Considering that Crytek have managed to go multiplatform and still maintain very high quality visuals also makes it a technical achievement.
The story takes time to warm up, but it answers all the fundamentals by the end and actually gives us closure -- unlike the first game.
Hence the bolded section "The problem is that all the elements are jumbled together and parceled out seemingly at random", the reviewer implies the elements of the story, much like MW2, are jumbled.
Biggest problem for me playing through the story right now is the enemies that can sometimes see you even when you've cloaked before you've gone in the same room as them.
They've flunked a bit on the story too so far as well, which is annoying given the two names behind it. Say what you will of the original game's story, but it was coherent, and I could tell you how I got from the first beach to where I was at the end of the game. Here, I just seem to black out at the end of every section and wake up randomly closer to where I need to be.
I seem to be getting a lot of AI issues also - seems either broken to the point where they can see me when cloaked like I said, or I'm standing right in front of them and they simply walk in the opposite direction. This does seem to be varying wildly from person to person as far as I can tell though.
Still enjoying it.
Oh, and the thing with the PC graphics menu is absurd. 3 presets? And how can it be marked 'high' if its the lowest setting? Still, runs great and looks great.
And yet I still don't care. Nice review but nothing that I saw or read really got me interested enough to go out and buy it.
Hint: score systems are an attempt to objectivise the subjective, I've never even read a book that had these score things on it.
Skip intro and constant FoV of 90, I think all the console commands are still functional, there just isn't an easy, in-game way to do the more basic things (bloom/HDR, AA etc.), because I've heard of people altering the bloom and stuff in Crysis 2.
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ICOs are having a tough time right now – only 23% of the projects actually reached their hard cap (maximum funding amount) in November 2017. Why is that?
Have the best times of ICOs already passed?
While back in June 2017 more than 90% of the projects reached their hard cap, the portion of ICOs hitting their cap continuously decreased from June to November. It seems like the best times have passed – but why is that?
ICOs: Survival of the fittest
The huge rise of interest in cryptocurrencies and ICOs in mainstream audiences has not only led to bigger amounts invested into projects, but also to more projects and tokensales entering the market – trying to gain from the current traction in the market. Therefore, the projects competing for the investors' money is much higher. See my downloadable report for details.
This leads to a market where only the best ICOs can survive further – rapidly sorting out less interesting projects.
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Investors want to see results
While 2017 was a lucky year for many investors in ICOs, it seems like investors are acting more rational in 2018. Last year, it was not a tricky thing to find an ICO that rose in price after the tokensale – although most of the projects have not really reached another milestone or published a market-ready product. It was hard to determine which parts of the value increases were delighted to speculation and which were based on real "value" created.
The difficulty of evaluating the value of an ICO
Many of the valuation techniques rapplied to usual business models of startups are not really applicable for ICOs – the model of decentralized platforms does not really fit into these frameworks. Therefore, most investors are rather making an educated guessing when investing than a math-based decision.
This evaluation difficulty may have made it easier for some projects to attain the money of believers into the project. Although, investors are looking for the fruits their investments are bringing them now – sooner or later the actual results will show up and it will be possible to validate previous promises of ICOs. Everything before has been an estimation – now tangible results are showing up.
In which direction are ICOs heading now?
Apparently, it is getting harder for projects to attain investors' money – therefore, we will see an increasing number of projects that are getting funded through ICOs, but at the same time a much lower share of successful projects than e.g. in earlier 2017. The overall invested money was rising rapidly and so were the projects. In the future, only the best projects will have a chance and both investors mindsets as well as regulation will kick out small ICOs and shaky ones out of the field.
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Thursday, February 7, 2008
I Turned Down An Offer Again
I was just offered to post a text link here in my blog. They gonna pay me $7.50 every month just for putting the link but I turned down that offer. The text link they asked me to put is online casino. I will never blog or endorse anything about gambling in all my blogs because all my blogs doesn't patronize gambling. In fact I already declined a lot of opportunities about gambling. I am a Christian and I will live up to my principles and beliefs. Christians should not blog or endorse any form of gambling. That's my belief. Money is not all that matters. All my blogs will never patronize gambling and that's it.
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- Ruki T. said...
i just wanted to express my admiration for you and your beliefs. i got my very first review offer last week. yep, my very first, i'm fairly new at this. so as an initial reaction, i didn't hesitate to accept it immediately. but as the days progress, nearing it's deadline, i felt that putting the ad would compromise my blog content. i didn't do the review. it was hard. my very first offer and i turned it down. thanks though. this post made me feel better :)
- February 10, 2008 at 3:38 PM
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Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez of Honduras met UN officials today as talks in Durban on climate change continued. The Cardinal is representing Caritas Internationalis at the UNFCCC meeting along with Caritas members from South Africa, Kenya, Bangladesh, and the British Isles.
Some 25,000 government officials, lobbyists and scientists are expected to attend the two-week conference that is seeking a new deal to follow the 1997 Kyoto Protocol.
Cardinal Rodriguez met with UNFCCC Chief of Staff Daniele Violetti to discuss the impact of climate change on the world's poor and the importance of faith leaders in mobilising support for action. Violletti stressed the importance of bottom-up pressure from civil society and faith groups in combating climate change.
This Sunday, Pope Benedict XVI's called for delegates at the climate talks to agree a responsible and credible deal to cut greenhouse gases.
"I hope that all members of the international community agree on a responsible and credible response to this worrisome and complex phenomenon, taking into account the needs of the poorest and future generations," said the Pope at the Sunday Angelus in Rome.
In Durban, Cardinal Wilfred Napier told a special Mass on Sunday that the season of Advent offered hope of a new beginning and that the Durban conference also held out hope for a new start for humanity if delegates seized the chance with a new deal.
Before catching his plane to Durban on Monday, Cardinal Rodriguez led a group of Italian teenagers to meet Pope Benedict. The Pope asked them to be the "true guardians of life and creation". He said, "Respect for the human being and respect for nature are one."
Cardinal Rodriguez reflected the concerns and message of the Pope in meetings Tuesday, saying the science was clear on the damage climate change will cause and the first-hand experience of Caritas staff in emergencies shows the poor will suffer the greatest. What is missing, he said, is political will.
Caritas is calling for a legally binding deal that will put in place the cuts in greenhouse gases necessary and the financing to help poor country's adapt to the worst consequences.
A deal is in the balance as delegates argues over who cuts first and deepest and how to pay to support developing countries.
Delegates from developing countries repeated the need for a multilateral legally binding agreement, but a post-Kyoto deal received a blow with Canada announcing Canada's announcement that it would not accept further emission cuts under the treaty.
Later in the day, Cardinal Rodriguez and a group of Caritas representatives from various countries visited a local parish in nearby Kwa Mashu that is supported by Caritas South Africa. They heard pleas from people about the need for a deal at the climate talks and how floods and bad weather were affecting them.


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BLOOMFIELD, N.J. – The Wilmington University softball team won their third straight doubleheader Saturday afternoon as they swept Bloomfield, 4-1 and 3-2, to win their sixth straight game in a Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference matchup at Shannon D. Forde Field.
Game One:
A three-run fifth inning for the Wildcats (17-8, 5-1 CACC) helped them secure the 4-1 win over the Bears in game one of their doubleheader.
Bloomfield would get the first run of the game in the bottom of the first inning with two runners on with no outs on a single to third base to take an early 1-0 lead.
It wasn't until the top of the fifth inning, though, that the Wildcats got on the board thanks to a single to left field from Kiana Broderson-Jones to score Rosa'Lynn Burton from second. Lauren Lopez would be the next batter and would hit her first triple of the season to right field scoring Broderson-Jones. Makayla McCarthy would then follow up with a single to right field to score Lopez and give the Wildcats a 3-1 lead heading into the bottom half of the fifth.
WilmU would get one more in the top of the seventh as Rosa'Lynn Burton started the inning off with a double to left field for Lopez to hit a sacrifice fly out to center field two batters later to score Burton for the insurance run heading into the Bears' final at bats.
Caitlyn Whiteside would throw a complete game, going 7.0 IP, allowing five hits, one walk, and five strikeouts. Rosa'Lynn Burton went 2-for-4 with two runs, as Lauren Lopez went 1-for-3 with two RBI. Makayla McCarthy had one RBI for the Wildcats.
Game Two:
With a tied game heading into the top of the seventh inning, Lauren Lopez hit her 10th double of the season to give the Wildcats the go-ahead run, before taking the contest from Bloomfield, 3-2.
The Bears would score the first run of the game again in the bottom of the first inning on a bases loaded wild pitch to take the early 1-0 lead. Alyssa Velasquez would start the top of the second inning off with a single up the middle, before she could get in scoring position on a wild pitch. Velasquez would then steal third and score on an error by the second baseman to tie the game up at 1-1.
WilmU would threaten in the top of the fifth inning on a single to right field from Rosa'Lynn Burton, but Courtney Dellinger was thrown out at home on the play. The Bears would get two runners on in the bottom half of the inning and hit a single up the middle to take the lead back from the Wildcats, making it a 2-1 game. Caitlyn Whiteside would get the next two batters and end the inning stranding three runners left on base.
Kiana Broderson-Jones started the top of the sixth inning off for the Wildcats with a single to second base, before Lopez could slip one through the left side and advance both her and Broderson-Jones on a Bears' error. With no outs, Angela Antonini would reach first on another error from the Bears to score Borderon-Jones and tie the game at two apiece. WilmU would leave the bases loaded as Bloomfield made three straight outs to end the inning.
In their final at bats, Alexis Sann would walk to start the inning, but Bloomfield would strikeout the next two batters to bring the Wildcats down to their final out. Lauren Lopez would step up to the plate and hit a double to right field, scoring Sann and give the Wildcats the go-ahead run, making it a 3-2 game heading into the bottom of the seventh inning.
The Bears would threaten in the bottom half of the inning with a runner on third with two outs, but Caitlyn Whiteside was able to get the final batter to pop up to her and end the ballgame.
Whiteside would get the win and improve her record to 11-6 on the season. She would go 2.2 innings, allowing four hits and one walk. Makayla McCarthy would go 4.1 IP, allowing three hits, two earned runs, one walk, and three strikeouts.
Kiana Broderson-Jones and Lauren Lopez would both go 2-for-4, as Broderson-Jones had one run and Lopez had one RBI. Angela Antonini had one RBI, as Alyssa Velasquez, Courtney Dellinger, and Rosa'Lynn Burton each had a hit for the WilmU.
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The Wildcats are right back on the road as they head to Adelphi for a doubleheader tomorrow afternoon. Game one against the Panthers is set for 1:30 p.m.


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Vice Chair, Program Director and Director of Clinical Education in Neurosurgery
Memorial Hermann Mischer Neuroscience Institute
Professor of Neurosurgery
The Vivian L. Smith Department of Neurosurgery
John P. and Kathrine G. McGovern Medical School
Dr. Arthur L. Day is a fellowship-trained and board-certified neurosurgeon with specific expertise in cerebrovascular and skull base neurosurgery. He also specializes in the microsurgical treatment of brain tumors and in minimally invasive spinal surgery.
Dr. Day was awarded his medical degree at Louisiana State University in New Orleans. He completed his internship training in Birmingham, Alabama, and subsequently completed his neurological surgery residency and fellowship in brain tumor immunology at the University of Florida College of Medicine in Gainesville.
Before joining the Mischer Neuroscience Institute, Dr. Day practiced at the University of Florida for 25 years, ultimately rising to the positions of professor, co-chair and program director of the department of Neurosurgery. In 2002, he moved to Boston to assume a position as a professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School and program director and chair of the department of Neurological Surgery at Brigham and Women's Hospital. He was also director of the Cerebrovascular Center and the Neurological Sports Injury Center at Brigham and Women's Hospital.
Dr. Day has held leadership positions in many medical professional societies, including serving as president of the Society of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons, as well as chair of the American Board of Neurological Surgery and the Joint Section of Cerebrovascular Surgery of the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. He served on the Residency Review Committee for Neurosurgery and is now chair of the Committee for Advanced Subspecialty Training of the Society of Neurological Surgeons. He has been named multiple times to Best Doctors in America.
At the Congress of Neurological Surgeons annual meeting in San Francisco Oct. 19-23, Day was presented the Founders' Laurel Award in recognition of his exceptional service, lifelong dedication and meritorious accomplishments in the field of medical education. Read More »
Dr. Day has received numerous awards and honors, including the prestigious Harvey Cushing Medal, the highest honor awarded by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons, the Founders' Laurel Award from the Congress of Neurological Surgeons and the Medal of Honor from the Neurosurgical Society of American for his "exceptional service, lifelong dedication and meritorious accomplishments in the field of neurosurgical practice and medical education." He has published more than 170 journal articles and book chapters, co-edited two books about neurological sports injuries, and been a visiting professor at more than 50 training programs.
Dr. Day's clinical interests include:
Click the video below to view Dr. Art Day's presentation on the advanced treatment of pituitary gland tumors.


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Foot In The Door 2014 is a professional development programme for young people delivered by 24:7 Theatre Arts Network, the Performing Arts Network and Development Agency & Proper Job Theatre Company.
Foot In The Door 2014 is a new collaboration between PANDA, 24:7 Theatre Arts Network and Proper Job Theatre Company. As part of our final young media consultant scheme we have teamed up with 24:7 and Proper Job to deliver our project which helps young people develop skills in arts marketing and social media and to get hands-on experience working freelance for an artist or arts organisation. We have combined this project with 24:7's Foot In The Door scheme which they have also been running successfully for a number of years, where they offer fantastic placement opportunities to young people, who help with the festival writers and organisers and in return gain a lot of valuable experience, skills, and new contacts and connections. Since the benefits of both schemes are so valuable we have combined our programmes and created a fantastic placement programme for young people which our current participants are currently under-taking.


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Lauren Hutton's biography plays out a little bit like a Disney fairytale. She was born in 1943 in Southern Carolina and grew up in a swamp in Florida, a tomboy by the name of Mary Laurence Hutton. After completing university, she moved to New York City to work as a cocktail waitress. There, she started going by Lauren, a deviation of her middle name to set her apart from all the other Mary's that she worked with. It wasn't long before she was discovered by Ford models and was photographed for her first Vogue cover in November, 1966.
The fashion industry took interest in Hutton's all-American girl look, an angle that they played up in fashion shoots. While most models were dressed up with super glamorous makeup, Hutton's face was left almost natural, and her imperfect teeth became her biggest trademark.
Hutton was considered one of the worlds first supermodels, not only because of the staggering amount of work she got (including a record 27 Vogue covers, with 24 of those being on American Vogue) but also because she changed the way models worked in ad campaigns.
After seeing the way athletes had official contracts with companies to advertise products, she successfully negotiated with Revlon Cosmetics the first modelling contract to become an official spokesperson for the product.
Hutton also made a name for herself as an actress, starring in popular movies throughout the seventies and eighties, including American Gigolo and Paper Lions. Most recently, she had a guest stint on the TV show Nip/Tuck.
In an industry where most women retire at age twenty five, Hutton has found modelling success well into her sixties. On top of starting her own cosmetics company designed for women over forty, she also posed nude for Big magazine at the age of 61, and was recently the face for The Row (designed by Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen). From the swamps to stardom, Lauren Hutton has remained the same all-natural gap toothed beauty throughout.
Images courtesy of the Fashion Spot forums.


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By now, 1945, the Japanese had learned to leave control of the camp to the prisoners. The Japanese gave orders and the officers were responsible for enforcing them. If the camp gave no trouble, it got none. To ask for food was trouble…To ask for anything was trouble.
-- Narrator (Preface paragraph Page 12, paragraph 4)
Importance: In a short untitled preface, the narrator describes how things work in the Japanese run POW camp at Changi Prison, which is located in the dense jungle on the eastern tip of Singapore Island. Built before the start of World War Two to hold 2,000 prisoners, by 1945 the Japanese have crowded over 8,000 POWs into the camp. There is only a small contingent of Japanese and Korean guards at the camp since the remote location means that a man would have nowhere to go were he to escape, and the Japanese leave the enforcement of camp rules to the prisoners themselves.
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France-Visas is online
From Wednesday November 8 2017, all visa applications must be done through the France-Visas website.
The Consulate will be closed on Monday Dec. 25 and Tuesday Dec. 26 2017
The Consulate will be closed on Monday Dec. 25 and Tuesday Dec. 26 2017
"One Planet Summit"
On 12 December 2017, France will host an international climate summit in Paris.
Marché d'hiver at Glendon College on December 14th
The French Consulate partners with Glendon for this moment of celebration
European Leadership Within the G7 and the G20
Consul General Marc Trouyet will take part in a panel discussion at Munk School on December 7, 2017
Creation of the France-Canada Chamber of Commerce (Ontario)
The chamber now officially exists as a legal entity. Its activities will kick-off in January 2018.
Lunch to honour the recipients of the Legion d'Honneur
Recipients of the Legion d'Honneur award met on November 22 at the Consul General's residence.
The One Planet Summit: public and private finance in support of climate action
On 12 December 2017, two years to the day since the historic Paris Agreement, the One Planet Summit aims to find new, concrete responses to the question: "are we capable of uniting to bring a concrete response to the climate challenge?"
Registrations for GoodFrance are open
For the fourth consecutive year, Goût de France / Good France has been a celebration of the vitality of French cuisine, forging ties between chefs around the world.
Information about the college strike
College Students to Receive Additional Support to Finish Studies
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Deliver GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) Training to your staff in an affordable, flexible and effective way with this engaging 3D immersive learning app.
Designed and maintained by our subject matter expert, this app provides users with a complete foundation on the principles, responsibilities and processes under the Regulation.
Staff can retake the interactive scenario questions until they pass them to ensure they understand the Regulation and their organisational compliance obligations.
A glossary of GDPR terms and 'help' resources are included and always available at any moment of need.
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Finally, it's Snapchat's turn to take something back after having their features ripped off by other social media platforms. In their newest update, they have created a group-messaging feature, giving users the ability to group chat with up to 16 friends at a time.
Normal rules still apply; messages are only viewable for 24 hours – unless you tap and save them, snaps can only be opened once (and replayed once) by each member of the group, and you can send stickers, Bitmoji, Friendmoji, voice notes and video notes.
Creating a group is really simple; enter into chat, tap the button in the upper left to add members and give the group a name. But here's where it gets a bit tricky: Anyone in the group can rename it, which could be problematic if your friends are the type to continuously rename it just for a laugh.
Also, if you leave a group, but then get added back, you have to start fresh all over again – any messages sent from other group members before you left and after you left aren't visible to you anymore.
One of the more handy features they've added is super easy side conversation. For example: if you're in a group conversation and want to instantly flick a message privately to another member in the group, all you have to do is tap on their name and you enter into your own private chat.
Along with this major update they've introduced a scissor tool. This lets you snip out part of a snap and turn it into a sticker, which is then available in your sticker drawer. There's also a new paintbrush tool that you can use on the snaps in your memories. And Shazam support which allows you to identify music playing whilst in the app.
Whilst group chat is live and ready for us to all play around on, Snapchat Support's Twitter account has said that the extra features are rolling out slower but to "stay tuned".


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Pictures of Revenge Star Emily VanCamp in Grey Tulle J Mendel Dress on the red carpet at the 2012 Emmy Awards
2012 Emmy Awards: Emily VanCamp
We fell for her darker alter ego on Revenge, but today Emily VanCamp channelled her softer side in a tulle J. Mendel gown. In a muted grey hue and delicate tulle pleats, Emily embraced a totally feminine look, right down to the bow-tied bracelet on her wrist. Still, the gown was not without a sexier side, either — thanks to sheer insets at the bodice and a deep, smoky eye, Emily's look got a dose of sultry appeal. Thoughts?
Want more red carpet looks? Then vote on all of our 2012 Emmy Awards' polls, here!
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Pocahontas, Iowa
Every presidential candidate tells a certain sort of story. Some talk about being part of a great movement. Some talk about surviving an ordeal with a band of brothers. John Edwards's stories begin with family, continue with work and solitary struggle and conclude with triumph over privilege.
He may begin, for example, by describing an incident from his boyhood. He came down from his room one morning before dawn. The house was dark, except for the blue glow of the TV. He found his father in front of the television, watching educational programming on PBS so he could get promoted at the mill.
Edwards clawed his way to college but felt like a hick and an outsider. Everybody seemed smarter. But gradually he realized they had just grown up with social and cultural advantages, and he could still outwork them.
The tales culminate with his great underdog victories. He defeated the insurance companies in the courtroom. "I beat them," he says, "And I beat them again!" He got rich. He now has a chance to turn around and help those who grew up the way he did.
I came out to Iowa having read that Edwards had swung left this election campaign. He was going to outflank Clinton and Obama among liberals and then sweep his way to the nomination.
But out here it's clear that the Edwards campaign is based on the same conviction that organized his last campaign: no one understands regular people the way he does. No one else can get out of a bus in places like Pocahontas, Iowa, and bond with the farmers, nurses and hairstylists the way he can. No one else comes from their ranks the way he does.
The theory of the Edwards campaign is that Obama will fade because of his inexperience, and Democrats in Iowa will be left with a choice about electability. Which of their candidates is going to be able to connect with working-class white voters in Ohio, Virginia, Nevada and Michigan? Ultimately, Iowans won't make the same mistake they made in 2004. This time they'll choose him.
And so Edwards tirelessly tours this must-win state, delivering presentations that have three major elements, all of them rooted in his working-class roots. First, there is his cultural traditionalism. Edwards will be talking about an issue, and his voice will rise and he'll punctuate his argument with a ringing declaration of stern common sense. On education: "Parents can't just drop their kids off at school and forget about it. Parents have to take responsibility for their children!" On immigration: "They have to learn English!"
Second, Edwards exudes a deep distrust of Washington that can sound almost Reaganesque. "Nothing is going to change if we replace one group of Washington insiders for another group of Washington insiders," he declares.
And third, there is his belief, which is in tension with his distrust of Washington, that the federal government should be there for those who work hard. He is brimming with government programs — to create public-sector jobs, to provide health insurance, to shift capital to rural America.
If you had to put a label on Edwards, you'd say that he is a culturally conservative anti-Washington liberal.
All this cohered in January 2004, with his "Two Americas" speech, the best stump speech of the last decade. It was a tight, single-themed argument, weaving the story of his personal rise with a call to heal the rifts that divide the nation.
This time, Edwards is not as exciting a campaigner. But he is more substantive. He seems to have concluded that eloquence alone can't make him presidential. So he talks less about himself and mixes his bromides with wonkery. His answers on everything from China to ethanol are filled with complex, multipart arguments. He passes on opportunities to be demagogic.
At the moment, he is being overshadowed by the two rock stars in the race. But his connection to voters is real. And so ultimately the question about Edwards will be what it has always been: Is there depth there?
In a 45-minute conversation, I found him vague about subjects like social mobility and globalization, in a way that Clinton and Obama would not be. Yet beneath the pretty-boy exterior, there is something fierce lurking inside. It comes out in his resentment toward those born to privilege (which helped sour his relationship with John Kerry). And it drives him relentlessly upward, even in the face of illness and tragedy.


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Characteristics of an outstanding Business Intelligence Project Manager
Managing a Business Intelligence Project is considerably different from managing a traditional software development project due to the melding of wide-ranging business requirements with various software and hardware technologies. In addition, traditional software development projects adhere to a development methodology that logically progresses in a serial manner until completion, while BI projects require an iterative approach that begins in development and continues through implementation as new information requirements are addressed and the business evolves. BI projects also require the project team to have greater interaction with a broader constituency, ranging from other IT professionals who are responsible for the information systems that capture or create data to business analysts and executives who need to access it. To be successful in the field of BI, a project team needs members with an understanding of and appreciation for the information needs of the user community as well as the technologies. In certain cases, this requires subject-matter-specific expertise about a business process or function, such as supply chain or finance. Of course, having in-depth knowledge of essential technologies such as data integration, dimensional modeling or enterprise reporting and analysis is a must as well. Leading a BI project to its successful implementation requires many skills and traits that range from common project management abilities to unique knowledge and experience. Outstanding BI project managers possess numerous characteristics that are fostered from their educational background and continuous professional education, and are influenced from previous experiences. The common characteristics of an outstanding BI project manager are those traits that distinguish them from their peers. The outcome of a BI project rests with the project manager and his/her ability to navigate the political currents of the organization with the support of the project sponsor and steering committee while creating an information solution from disparate technologies and diverse business requirements. Source and full article: www.dmreview.coma>


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30 Oct How to Create a Small Business Website on Site123
Having a website is crucial for every business regardless of its size – from tiny to "ginourmous" (gigantic + enormous), everyone needs to have an online presence and corroborate it with a website. Still, many companies and organizations do not have a website yet. If you are among those, here you will learn how to make a website with advanced features in very simple steps.
Most people think it is hard to put together a nice website, work on SEO and manage a business altogether. It is in fact very easy and with the right tools you will be able to tweak your website and make it appear on Google and other search engines. You can get it ready just the way you need it. Imagine if you could easily work on your SEO settings easily and even get a sitemap to rank you higher on search engines like this:
That would be amazing, wouldn't it? You can take full advantage of this and other tools available on the free website builder we will be working with today. Now picture yourself with access to the most beautiful design patterns to promote your brand. You can take advantage of sophisticated options available among the many possibilities you have:
It does not seem that hard now, does it? It is just a matter of being at the right place at the right time. Before we take you there, let's talk about a few aspects of a functional website. There is no meaning in having a website if the website has no meaning. So what is really important when it comes to a website?
Must Haves – The Essential Parts of a Modern Website
There are a few things that are really indispensable if you want a website that is up to date and provides great user experience. Here are a few of them:
- Responsive design: It is so much better when we go on a website and find everything we are looking for. We like to pass the mouse over something and seeing it changing its color as we feel the website is responding to our actions. Your website should be just the same. You can easily change a color or two and make your website responsive to your visitors. This will make them "feel at home" on your website and this will enhance your brand recognition.
- Accessible contact information: have you ever needed a product or service so bad and you could not reach the business you needed the product/service from? It could be either because you could not find their contact information or because their phone numbers did not work or they were somehow hard to reach. Everyone has been through that. By making your contact information available to your visitors and providing good customer service, you increase your chances of sales significantly. If your business has a physical address, make sure you include that to your website as well. Many users still prefer going out to look for a product or service and you can take advantage by establishing a connection with a user through your website.
- E-commerce: Unless you have other better strategies, you have to be able to sell through your website. It is one of the greatest tools available out there and many companies make millions in online sales. So if you offer products, you must have a store on your website. Present your products in a nice way with good quality pictures and clear descriptions. In case you offer services, make sure you have a call to action button so the visitor can request a quote or even pay upfront for a service.
- Subscription box: SITE123 allows you to add a subscription box to your footer. This helps you engage visitors and turn them into your followers. Having your subscription box just down on your footer guarantees that the user will focus on the content of your website and take action right on the spot. They will only see the subscription box in case they roll all the way down. This way you make sure the user does not distract himself with subscribing but rather taking action (possibly buying) on your website.
Taking Care of Business
Now that we have discussed what is out there in terms of possibilities as well as what are the essential items on a modern website, let's get down to business and start working on our websites. Start by thinking what will be the main purpose of your website and then write everything down. Second, prepare your content accordingly – images, copywriting and everything else that will go onto the website. Next, make sure you have everything ready and enjoy the ride.
Site123 – By Far the Easiest Website Builder
To put together an eyecatching website and get very good SEO features, you can use SITE123. It is a DIY platform where you can easily put together your website. SITE123 has a very simple userfriendly interface that allows users to work on their websites without any coding or design skills. The platform is very easy to understand and everything you need is at a click's distance.
Step 1 – Create an Account
Go to SITE123.com and create an account. You can do that by clicking on "START HERE". It will take you to a page where you enter your name, email address and password or sign up with your Google or Facebook account.
Step 2 – Choose Your Website Category
Next, choose your website category. This is the category of your business. The system uses your choice here to prepare the template for you. Make sure you pick the category that is fits your business best so you can edit your website more easily.
Step 3 – Fill in Information
Here you just fill in some relevant information about your business. It is important for registration purposes and it also goes onto your website. You can edit or change any of this information later if needed.
Step 4 – Edit Your Design
After you pick a category and enter your relevant information, the system takes you to the website editor. Take a look around to get familiar with the basic template and how it works. To start editing the look of your website, go to "DESIGN" and you will see that you have many possibilities to change the look of your website right on your hand.
Step 5 – Add Content
Now that you have put down the look of your website, it's time to add your content. Add and delete pages and features as you go by going to "PAGES"> "Add New Page".
Step 6 – Tweak your Website
Then make sure you take care of your Settings and add any extra plugins before publishing your website. To do that, click on "SETTINGS". You will see the "SEO" and "PLUGINS" options among other settings.
Work it Out
With everything ready, it is all about clicking on the green button with a floppy disk inside that is on the left side menu. That is the publish button. As soon as you hit it and confirm, your website will go live on the web for everyone to see. You can now share it with your friends and acquaintances to start promoting and getting some feedback


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Dolce Boutique
Located in gorgeous Durango, Colorado, Dolce Boutique is an apparel shop featuring women's clothes, loungewear, and accessories. Dolce specialize in carrying fashion forward styles at amazing prices and are sure to help you find your next go-to outfit! Whether you re looking for the perfect weekend date night outfit or that cabin-cozy apres ski, Dolce has a little something to make your style just a little sweeter. Bumbrella couldn't be happier to call Dolce Boutique its first retail location in Colorado. Stop in and say a Rocky Mountain "Hi" to the friendly staff waiting to help you…or you can visit shop with them 24/7 at www.iheartdolce.com!Store Address: 120 W 8th Street, Durango, Colorado 81301Store Website: www.iheartdolce.com
Store Phone Number: 970.403.3596