text: Congratulations are in order. The 14th annual Saranac Flatwater Challenge, although down in numbers, held a successful event at Picketts Corners Park on the Saranac River raising more than $2,100 to fight asthma. Also, the town was well-represented in the Kent-Delord House Museum Garden Clubs 18th annual Secret Garden Tour with Dick and Bonnie Gokey, Judy Bassett, Warren and Sylvia Newman, Kellum Smith and Angela Brown. We have tentatively planned a public information meeting to be held Wednesday, Aug. 20, at the Saranac Town Hall, at 7 p.m. As previously reported, we have received a Local Waterfront Revitalization Program grant from the Department of States Coastal Resources. Melissa McManus, the towns development consultant, will chair the meeting to inform all interested town residents the steps we took to get the grant and the next steps in the process. Later on, after the required paperwork is firmly in place, we will hold another meeting for you to give us your vision and direction for Saranacs future. Also on that agenda, she will discuss our progress in another grant we are applying for which, if it is successful, will be used to study our industrial park on Trudeau Road. As part of that initiative, the town board has appointed a local development corporation. Thank you to five local business people who have volunteered to serve on that newly formed board: Cathy Stoughton, Styles Unlimited; Hal Moore, Saranac Hollow Woodworking/Adirondack Hardwoods; Gary Tedford, Hi-Falls Lounge; Tony Windover, Windovers Home Center; and Gerald Delaney, Delaney Timber Harvesting. As the plans move along to develop that piece of property the APA has designated for industrial use, the town board appreciates the desire by those five individuals to help the town move forward economically. Joe Gerardi is the supervisor of the town of Saranac. His column appears regularly in the Clinton County Free Trader Today.

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The ECOBEE Project aims to further the development of eco-construction and energy efficiency in buildings in the channel area by pooling existing knowledge, tools and techniques to assist businesses in the construction and housing sectors and by sharing newly gained knowledge to support behavioural change among building users.
The project aims to inform key players in construction companies, public and private sector procurers as well as users of buildings and building-integrated technologies. It will encourage funding bodies to support the further development of eco-construction and energy efficiency in buildings.
We all use buildings and need to understand how to change the way we build and live in them.
The ECOBEE PROJECT is supported by the European Cross-border Cooperation Programme INTERREG IV A France (Channel) – England, co-funded by the ERDF.
Key Project Outputs
- Cross border diagnosis of the eco-construction sector with an analysis of support measures for the improvement of energy efficiency and the barriers to the adoption of energy efficient and sustainable practices.
Effective and dynamic communication is the best way to effect behaviour change.
The website www.ecobeeproject.eu has been developed by BrightonArt and will provide information on project progress and outputs, including a weekly blog.
There will be a database of organisations involved in the eco building and energy efficiency sector to use as a tool by those within the industry as well as those developing future projects.
If you wish to be included in this database, please send details of your organisation to firstname.lastname@example.com
- A UK event in 2014 to raise knowledge and awareness of ways to improve the sustainability and energy efficiency of our buildings.
- A second event will be based in France and is about getting the sustainable construction and energy efficiency message across to young people. It will be a combined effort between GIP-FCIP and Les 7 Vents du Cotentin and be in the Autumn of 2014.
- Open Door events in both countries linked to 'Eco Open Houses' in England and 'La Fete de l'Energie' in France.
- Plymouth University will be hosting the final event in March 2015 designed to reach a very wide audience of professionals and decision makers. It will involve all the ECOBEE Project partners with an exhibition and series of seminars, demonstrating sustainable construction and energy efficiency tools identified and developed by the ECOBEE Project partnership.
ECOBEE Project Partners
Cornwall Sustainable Building Trust – Project Lead Partner
Ecole Superieure d'Ingenieurs des Travaux de la Construction Caen (ESITC Caen)
GIP FCIP Basse-Normandie
Les 7 Vents du Cotentin
Low Carbon Trust
Pas de Calais Habitat
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
University of Plymouth


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Experts in education agree that increasing the numbers of Maori students succeed in education requires connecting them with each other within the school, and to help them form relationships with their own iwi and extended whanau groups outside of the school.
Manawahine TaumatatangaTrust with its programmes for wahine, tane and whanau at risk (woman, men and communities) is one such organisation helping to keep Maori identity, values and principals alive . http://www.manawahine.net


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I had a very hectic week. After 4 month not having oven finally got my new cooker this week. I chose a 5 burner dual cooker which cosed a bit of problem lol we needed new cable, poor carpenter had to do extra day to sort it out and it wasn't planed. Adrian wasn't pleased either as he had to pay more money out. I had to reorganise my kitchen cos I lost cupboard space and had to dust everything after my stuff gone back into their new space. I was sooooooooo tired in the last few days had no energy to blog my projects and top of everything I had 2 bad nigh sleep one just had bad dreams and the other Mesi slept with us and she was kicking me in the back lol Friday and Saturday I was like a floppy vegetable lol completely useless
Ok enough of my gobbing
My 1st project is my TioT altered frame. How many of you throw away the frames what comes with the school photo. I kept it, Adrian just told me "Why are you keeping the rubbish again" I just though I give a goo and try to alter it. I think it's turned out quiet nice. Insid the background is TLC Creations and WA as well. I painted it with white acrylic and crackle paint and before my paint dried I put a bit of glitter in it. The handle and the side is macrame. I completely forgot abt macrame when last week I was leaving comments on blog and came across with a card with macrame knot on it, unfortunately I forgot which blog was it. I just used the plain knots it was such a fun to get this old knowledge out. You should see what the DT come up with too.
I just love this backing paper from TLC Creations
My 2nd card is my Delicious Doodles DT card and the theme: Something for Mum. I chose this pretty WA from DD and the paper is from Pascale's pad. Water coloured the image and used few of my roses from stash. To finish it off I cut a Mariann swirl and few flat pearl. Pop over the blog and have a look what the DT come up with.
Side view shows you better all that dimension's going on.High Hopes card. Their theme is Material. I made this card for their last challenge but I forgot to enter it lol BUT luckily fits the bill for this fortnights challenge too lol I used one of my new stamp from them, he is gorgeous. The flowers are material and it's from my stash and got that lovely lace underneath too. I have water coloured him and my DP/BP is from stash too. The green/brown paper is kitchen paper towel and I kept it when I was spraying my images with shimmer spray.
Dont forget there will be a new realise on the 7th Aprial and a blog hop too with pize so keep your eye opend. Not long ago I won the grand prize $100 worth of High Hopes stamps
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When I'm crocheting I make a mess all around me. Stuff is spread out everywhere. I don't care - I love being surrounded with all my stuff. Here's a picture of my crochet spot - usually it's alot worse. Do you have a favorite crochet spot? Is it messy? :)
I crocheted some hand towels for the bathroom. Always a good thing to have.
Remember the scrappy round ripple I crocheted when I was on vacation? I went back and added buttons to the point tips and 1 large flower button to the middle. (This blanket is for me - not a child.) Thanks to Shell from 'Little Orphan Skein' for the nudge to do it. :)


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I have seen several websites for a perfect pizza dough and finally sharing one here that I found pretty simple.
|Serves: 2
|Preparation time: 1 hour
All-purpose flour/maida – 1.5 cups
Active dry Yeast – 1 tsp
Water – to knead the dough
Sugar – 1 tsp
Salt – to taste
Butter/Oil – 2 tbsp
Oil spray.
- Microwave/heat the water until it is just warm. It should not be hot as this will kill the yeast. When you place your finger in the water the heat should be bearable.
- Add the dry yeast and sugar to the water, combine well and leave aside for about 10 minutes.
- After 10 minutes the yeast will activate and will become creamy kind-of.
- Now to the all-purpose flour, add the salt, oil and mix well.
- Adding the yeast liquid a portion at a time to the flour, knead it into smooth and soft dough.
- Take a vessel, spray oil in it and place the dough in it.
- Spray oil on the dough as well and cover it with a damp cloth.
- Cover it with an air-tight lid and let it rest in a warm place for about 1 hour.
- After 1 hour, the dough will double in size and it is ready to be used for your pizzas, calzones etc.


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Yesterday, April 21, I had the pleasure of serving on a panel at Experimental Biology discussing the use of blogs and other social media to do public outreach. Yes, I got to be the old lady on the stage with Dr. Isis, Danielle Lee, and Jason Goldman at the session moderated by James Hicks. A good time was had by all (although Isis got a bit sweaty in her headdress replete with golden cobra) as we pontificated on our own uses of the brave new world of the internet. By unanimous request of the audience (OK, more like there were no objections) we have each agreed to share our slides on a number of platforms. I am also placing mine here.
Thus far many other sessions have addressed the use of these relatively new tools for communication. At their heart, Facebook, Twitter, and Blogs merely provide the latest pigment to spread on cave walls. Since the dawn of time humans have desired to tell their stories; these new media let us do it more widely and permanently than ever before.
The Animal Care and Experimentation Committee provided a Toolkit for Public Outreach (#apsACE) that addressed the need for transparency and engagement, rather than the bunker mentality that has prevailed at most institutions. Even this morning in accepting the Claude Bernard award, William Galey mentioned all the education resources available online. For today's students, access to information is not a problem. However, we must make sure that they learn to evaluate the reliability of information and sources before they use them in critical applications like patient care.
I ended my slides with a still from the movie Meet Me in Saint Louis. In its early scenes, a suitor calls the eldest sister, Rose, on that new-fangled invention, the telephone. A prolonged discussion ensues over whether or not a respectable girl should accept a proposal via an "invention". Similar attitudes toward the phone can be seen in the first season of Downton Abbey. All of the technology we use today was once considered radical, experimental, and unnecessary (I can remember when email elicited similar reactions to those about the phone). Social media will soon be just how we communicate, and we will move onto sessions on other cutting-edge topics, like flying cars or Star Trek transporter physiology.


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The best recipes for cooking venison involve slow-cooking to allow the meat to become tender. Venison stew, which contains venison, carrots and potatoes is an example of a venison recipe that becomes tender and flavorful over time.
The best recipes for cooking venison involves little prep work and a long, slow cooking time. First, cube the venison into bite-sized pieces. Dredge the meat in flour and brown in olive oil. Add three chopped onions, two cloves garlic, bay leaf, oregano and salt to taste. Cover this and simmer until tender, approximately one hour.
When the meat is tender, add seven small potatoes. These can be fingerling potatoes, which do not need to be peeled, or peeled and cubed Irish potatoes. Next, add 1 pound of chopped carrots to the mixture. Continue cooking until the mixture is tender.
After the meat and vegetables are tender, combine 1/4 cup water and 1/4 cup all-purpose flour together. Blend well to remove any lumps. Once the roux is satisfactorily combined, slowly add it to the venison mixture. Continue to stir to prevent lumps.
Once the stew has thickened, continue to simmer. Serve over rice or with hot baked rolls and a green salad for a complete meal.


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Administering high concentrations of supplemental oxygen during resuscitation after cardiac arrest is associated with increased inhospital mortality, researchers said.
So-called blood hyperoxia resulting from being given pure oxygen after cardiac arrest was associated with an 80% increase in the risk of death, compared with patients whose blood gases were normal on admission to the intensive care unit (ICU), according to Stephen Trzeciak, MD, of Cooper University Hospital in Camden, N.J., and colleagues.
The finding, from a retrospective cohort study of more than 6,000 patients treated in hospital ICUs over a four year period, adds to data regarding the controversial practice of giving 100% oxygen during resuscitation efforts -- but cannot show a causal link, Trzeciak and colleagues said in the June 2 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association.
In neonatal resuscitation, the use of 100% oxygen has been shown to have detrimental effects and there is animal data suggesting its use leads to worse neurological outcomes. But the "clinical data are lacking" in human adults, the researchers noted.
To help fill this knowledge gap, Trzeciak and colleagues turned to Project IMPACT, a large administrative database containing information from 131 adult intensive care units across the U.S. that included data from more than 400,000 patients.
For this analysis, they decided that hyperoxia after the return of spontaneous circulation would be defined as a partial arterial oxygen pressure of 300 millimeters of mercury seen in the first blood gas results after a patient was admitted to intensive care.
Hypoxia was defined as partial arterial oxygen pressure of less than 60 millimeters of mercury, while normoxia included all other results.
The database included 6,326 patients who met the inclusion criteria: age greater than 17, nontraumatic cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary resuscitation within 24 hours before admission to intensive care, and an arterial blood gas analysis within 24 hours of ICU admission.
In that group, the researchers found, hyperoxia was common -- 18% were hyperoxic, 63% were hypoxic, and 19% were normoxic.
The primary outcome measure was inhospital mortality, the researchers said, noting that death in such circumstances is the rule, not the exception: Even if return of spontaneous circulation is achieved, about 60% of patients do not live to discharge.
In this case, 56% of the patients -- some 3,561 -- died before discharge, with the mortality highest in the hyperoxia group, at 63%. The mortality rate in the hypoxia group was 57%, and 45% in the normoxia group. The differences between the hyperoxia group and the other groups were both significant at P<0.001.
Even if they survived, however, only 29% of the hyperoxia group were able to live independently after discharge, the researchers found, compared with 38% of the normoxic patients, a difference that was significant at P=0.002.
Limited patient functioning after discharge could be due to brain damage. In background provided in the paper, the researchers noted that reperfusion can lead to oxidative stress, cell damage, and brain injury, which "can be perpetuated in a persistently hyperoxic environment."
In a multivariate regression analysis, nine factors independently predicted death, the researchers reported, including demographic factors such as age and independent living before the attack, and physiological factors such as hypotension on ICU arrival, tachycardia, and hypoxia.
Hyperoxia was included with a hazard ratio for inhospital death of 1.8 (and a 95% confidence interval from 1.5 to 2.2), which was significant at P<0.001, the researchers said.
The study should be interpreted with caution, they said, because of its observational nature. Other limitations included the sole use of first blood gas results after ICU admission, and the inability of a database designed from an ICU perspective that cannot capture variables such as initial cardiac rhythm and the period without circulation.
Nonetheless, the study "provides an impetus for better defining the use of oxygen in all settings of cerebral resuscitation," said Patrick Kochanek, MD, and Hülya Bayır, MD, both of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Writing in an accompanying editorial, they said the study "underscores the possibility" that outcomes might be improved by more careful titration of oxygen to prevent hyperoxia.
The researchers were supported by the Emergency Medicine Foundation, the NIH, the National Institute of General Medical Sciences, and the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
Trzeciak reported that he receives material support for research from Ikaria and serves as a consultant to Spectral Diagnostics, but said he gets no personal remuneration from any commercial interest. No other authors reported financial disclosures.
The editorial writers reported support from the US Army and the NIH. Kochanek reported being a co-patent holder on Emergency, Preservation, and Resuscitation Method.
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Journal of the American Medical AssociationSource Reference: Kilgannon JH, et al "Association between arterial hyperoxia following resuscitation from cardiac arrest and in-hospital mortality" JAMA 2010; 303(21): 2165-71.
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Journal of the American Medical AssociationSource Reference: Kochanek PM, Bayır H "Titrating oxygen during and after cardiopulmonary resuscitation" AMA 2010; 303(21): 2190-91.


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Childhood should be a journey…
not a race.
Kindergarten is a significant milestone and the beginning of
a lifelong, faith-filled journey. Holy
Cross kindergarten offers children the opportunity to nurture his or her
social, physical, intellectual and spiritual growth.
Hi--My name is Kathy Cain. I have been a teacher since 1979 and at Holy Cross for 19 years.
I have always worked with 'early childhood' ages. I taught preschool for almost 16 years, then moved up to kindergarten. It has changed much since I started in 1998, but I still try and keep the 'fun' in kindergarten. We love going on field trips to learn about our community and I invite many parents (and community members) to talk to the class. Even after all these years I love working with this age.


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In an attempt to remember some of her most precious sayings and habits at this age, here is a little bit about Camille. Or "Camille-isms" as some would say. . .
"Holds" = What she says when she wants to be held.
"Waters" = Water
"Peas" = Please
"Hiiiiiiiiiiiiiii" - Hi. Always drawn out and shouted in a super excited tone. A measly "hi" is just too boring apparently.
"A Pass" = Her pacifier (of which she is addicted to I might add, but we won't even talk about that mmmmmkay?)
"E E" = Her favorite stuffed monkey . . . or any monkey for that matter. For some reason this is the only animal referenced by the noise they make.
"Bank it" = Blanket
"Ma" = What she calls me. Not mommy or mama just ma.
"Theese" = This
"App" = Apple
"Hands" = What she says when she grabs my hand to lead me into another room.
"Baby" - Several times she has referred to Clara as baby. :) I always reply with sometime along the lines of "Well Clara isn't a baby! She is older than you! But she is still learning, right?" To which Camille replies, "White!"
Before you judge the picture above can you please just take a look at those two pieces of apple on her plate?? Apples cancel out Cheese-Its and Capri Sun, no?
She loves to dance, greet daddy at the end of the day, walk with daddy to check the mail (their little end of day ritual), slide, swing, climb, play dress up, color, jump on the trampoline, follow Clara around, hog ma's lap, jump on the bed, have races (with herself) up and down the hallway, play with baby dolls, play with real babies (with supervision of course), play dress up, "read" to herself, and "cook" with daddy. (So they made homemade mac and cheese in a kid size Ikea pot together last weekend. Yes, the child size stainless steel pot that goes with a child, aka pretend, size kitchen. Well ok then. It is a good thing daddy is fun and brave like that because ma would never attempt such things.)
Camille-isms are my favorite!
(Someone please remind me of this when this same child, come 4:30pm, is temporarily losing her sweet mind.)


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PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — While most college students have traded rigorous academic work for relaxing on the beach, Clark resident Meghan Calavano will give up summer vacation to remain on campus at Saint Joseph's University as a member of the Summer Scholars Program. Calavano is one of 101 students who will engage in faculty-mentored research and creative projects at the University this summer.
The program, which runs for 11 weeks from May until August, requires students to work exclusively with a faculty member to produce a written description of their research that will be published by the University, and to present their findings next spring during the Celebration of Student Achievement event. For their work, students receive a stipend of $3,200, on-campus housing, and the opportunity to participate in social and educational programs.
Research topics range from local and national issues in the sciences, business, education and history to extended analysis of literature and fine arts.
Calavano, a psychology major, will work with Judith Chapman, Ph.D. on their topic, "Understanding the Social Psychology of the Virtual World; The Psychology Behind Why People are Spending Real Money on Virtual Goods."
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Office Weight Loss Challenge Ideas – Lose Weight at Work
Wish you didn't have the day job? Convinced you'd do better if you could just get away from the pressures of work? Think again! You can make office life a positive influence when it comes to eating healthily and losing weight by joining – or starting – a workplace weight loss challenge or an office support group of some kind.
What better to keep everyone motivated and accountable than to lose weight as a group?
Here in the UK, Weight Watchers has announced a scheme to start clubs in workplaces, called, imaginatively enough "At Work". (In the US, this has been going for a while.)
Advantages to an office diet group
The office can be full of temptations and pitfalls for the unwary dieter. Whether it's the buffet at a meeting, the colleagues who (unwittingly or otherwise) sabotage your diet, or the effects of stress, it's easy to pile on the pounds whilst at work.
Being part of a diet, health or weight-watching group, then, could make all the difference. Having the support and encouragement of workmates who share your goals can be a huge boost to motivation – very much needed when it comes to turning down a cookie during that mid-afternoon energy slump. And the occasional element of competition might not go amiss either; if you know you're having a weigh-in on Monday, your office diet club might boost your self control even when you're not at work over the weekend…
Some dieting groups like to use slimming as a way to donate to charity, perhaps with each member giving $1 or £1 each week that they lose weight, and paying a "penalty" of $2 or £2 for no loss or a gain.
As well as the support of colleagues, the plans used for work-based clubs are more likely to fit into your lifestyle — and the meetings can be easily arranged during a lunch-hour or straight after work.
The Weight Watchers AT WORK program is a group participation program designed to support the special weight loss needs and concerns of working people.
– UFC – Classes – Healthy Living
Weight Watchers at Work is a respected, popular, successful campus program. Hundreds of UVM employees have successfully lost weight and reached their goals since the Weight Watchers at Work started five years ago. The convenience of having the weekly meetings on campus has enabled busy employees to take advantage of this successful program.
– Weight Watchers at Work, The University of Vermont
(Possible) Disadvantages to an office diet group
So what are the drawbacks to dieting along with your office-mates? Usually, all will go well, but you might want to be prepared to deal with any problems that do arise. These might be:
- Some people getting too competitive and being insensitive towards members of the group who haven't lose weight.
- Coworkers who are overweight but not in the group getting pressured to join. (They may have health issues that mean they can't diet, or they may simply be happy with their size – either way, it's not fair for an overzealous diet group to make them feel uncomfortable.)
- Dieting talk taking over the office, and boring everyone else to tears!
In general, so long as the group members are sensitive towards one another and to other colleagues, it's likely that an office diet group will be a supportive, fun and motivational experience for all involved. Many office dieters have commented that sharing something personal like weight concerns is a good way to feel closer to colleagues and to get to "really know" people.
Talk your boss into it
Could you get your employer on board, either with Weight Watchers or with a similar club-based plan? The Daily Telegraph (a national UK newspaper) notes that:
With 18 million working days lost annually to weight-related illnesses, there is an incentive for companies to join the NHS in tackling the obesity crisis.
The work-based weight loss clubs which require a fee (such as Weight Watchers) are great ones to encourage your boss to pay part or all of the costs for! If you do decide to go for this route, try getting together a few like-minded colleagues who can help you persuade the management team that healthier, fitter employees are happier and harder-working.


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Title: Hereafter (Hereafter #1)
Author: Tara Hudson
Publisher: HarperTeen
Release Date: June 7, 2011
Source: Gifted
Buy the Book: Amazon / Book Depository / Indigo
The only thing Amelia knows for sure is that she's dead, trapped alone in a nightmarish existence. But everything changes when she finds Joshua drowning in her river. As a ghost, she can do nothing but will him to live. Yet in an unforgettable moment of connection, she helps him survive.But as Amelia and Joshua struggle to keep their secret bond hidden from the living, a frightening spirit is doing everything in his power to drag Amelia back into the ghost world...forever.
I'll admit, what originally drew me in to Hereafter was the absolutely gorgeous cover. Of course the ideo of a ghost story also sounded really interesting, but it was truly the cover that got me to read the book. As it turned out, there was a lot more to this book than just a pretty cover.
There isn't much that Amelia remembers about herself. She knows her name and she knows that she's eighteen years old. And she knows that she died drowning in a river after having thrown herself off of a bridge. What she doesn't know is how long she's been a ghost or why she threw herself off the bridge. If that's even what happened. When one day a car falls in her rive, Amelia does everything she can to save the boy in the car, Joshua, from the same fate she suffered. And then everything changed. Even though he is very much alive, Joshua can see Amelia. Not only that, but he can even talk to her and touch her. With Joshua's help, Amelia may finally be able to discover who she is and exactly what happened on the night that she died. But as the two work together to uncover the mysteries of Amelia's past, more than just secrets may come to light.
I absolutely love ghost stories and it was no different with this one. The story was mesmerizing and pulled me in right from the first page. I just had this need to know more about the characters, especially when it came to finding out exactly what happened to Amelia on the night that she died. And the way Tara Hudson writes just made me want to keep reading until there was nothing left to read. Her words just flowed on the page and were absolutely wonderful. I loved her way of telling the story and especially the voice she gave Amelia as the narrator. With Hereafter, the writing was definitely a large part of why I enjoyed the story as much as I did.
Amelia was great as a narrator but I sometimes had trouble with her as a character. At times she came off as a bit whiny, but eventually I came around to her. I guess if I had been all alone with no one able to see me for an indefinite period of time I would do a fair amount of complaining myself. What I did like about her was all the mystery surrounding where she came from. As for Joshua, I didn't really like how easily he accepted that Amelia was a ghost, but other than that I liked him. What I especially liked about him was that he was ready to stand up for Amelia when the time came to do so, even if he wasn't sure how everything going on as possible. As for the relationship between Amelia and Joshua, I really liked it. The way it was done didn't feel like overkill, it was just right.
Overall, Hereafter was a very enjoyable read, one I would recommend to those who enjoy a good story with a ghost. I now look forward to reading whatever comes next from Tara Hudson.


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Click here for a list of my other Pulaski/Rockcastle/Laurel County KY articles
[August 31, 1883] -
Special to the Commercial Gazette.
SOMERSET, KY., August 30-- Last night Wm. Morgan who, in connection with a man by the name of Tom Donnelly, keeps a saloon at Eubank's Station, fourteen miles north of here, shot and killed a notorious character by the name of Henry Ghent. Morgan came to this place and gave himself up this morning. [1]
[September 1, 1883] -
Morgan, the Murderer.
Special to the Commercial Gazette.
SOMERSET, KY., August 31.-- Morgan, the man who shot Henry Ghent at Eubank's Station, Wednesday, is not faring so well as he doubtless expected he would when he came here and gave himself up. The County Attorney went up to Eubank's yesterday and investigated the case, and reports that it was a willful murder. So Morgan has been placed in jail to await the preliminary trial. The murder occurred in Morgan's saloon over a game of cards. [2]
[September 4, 1883] -
MURDER.--It turns out to be true that there was a killing at Eubanks. Wm. Morgan shot Henry Ghent, almost without provocation, it is said, and he died almost instantly. Morgan put on a bold front and gave himself up to the Somerset authorities and his trial was set for yesterday. He claims that Ghent had threatened to kill him. [3]
[September 4, 1883] -
Wm. Morgan killed Henry Ghent in Pulaski county, last week. [4]
[1] "A Murderer Surrenders Himself to the Authorities." Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, Cincinnati, OH. August 31, 1883. Page 1. Genealogybank.com.
[2] "Morgan, the Murderer." Cincinnati Commercial Tribune, Cincinnati, OH. September 1, 1883. Page 3. Genealogybank.com.
[3] Excerpt from "Local Matters." Semi-Weekly Interior Journal, Stanford, KY. September 4, 1883. Page 3. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn85052020/1883-09-04/ed-1/seq-3/
[4] Excerpt from "Kentucky Knowledge." The South Kentuckian, Hopkinsville, KY. September 4, 1883. Page 2. LOC. http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86069392/1883-09-04/ed-1/seq-2/


text: Fortunately I had a great lunch with an old friend last week who has kicked me back into gear, and now I'm actually excited to work on my dissertation! I'm currently working with another colleague to get a session together for the 2011 Society for American Archaeology Annual Meeting, which means I need to come up with a paper to present. I've also decided to go ahead and try to beat the Mr. to the finish line of the dissertation writing experience. Maybe we can get there together and put this grad-student life behind us!


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Inside as well as outside China, the Cultural Revolution is now and then described as a political movement in which the Communist Party brought untold suffering upon the Chinese common people (baixing). This convenient characterization overlooks the fact that millions of Party members themselves became victims of the movement. The purge of the Party--the vicious attack, humiliating denunciation, and physical abuse of cadres accused of treachery or of "taking the capitalist road"--did as much to define Mao's "revolutionary transformation of society" as did the persecution of ordinary citizens.
Accounts of the Cultural Revolution invariably highlight the role of Red Guards in the attack on Party cadres. What has not always been sufficiently appreciated by outsiders, however, is the extent to which the seemingly "spontaneous" violence inflicted upon leaders by the previously led was covertly managed and manipulated by Mao and the members of his inner circle. The history of one of the best known university Red Guard organizations shows the extent to which the activities of this particular group involved repeated contacts with and received direct official endorsement from the CCP Center (Document 19).
Of the roughly two million Party cadres who had their past and present examined for signs of heresy or treachery, less than half a dozen (e.g. only those who immediately prior to their demise had been members of the Politburo Standing Committee, like Liu Shaoqi and Deng Xiaoping) were at Mao's insistence spared the ordeal of socalled "face-to-face" struggle by Red Guards.1 Liu Shaoqi's wife Wang Guangmei was not so lucky, and an edited extract from her "interrogation record" (Document 20) is a thought-provoking document. Humiliated but far from humbled, Wang manages to put up a spirited defense against the accusations hurled at her.
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As the 2017/18 classical season begins, legendary organist Dame Gillian Weir announces a new organ scholarship for London's Southbank Centre - the place where she made her professional debut more than 50 years ago and where she has appeared as soloist more than 50 times. In an unprecedented collaboration for the arts centre, the Dame Gillian Weir Organ Scholarship will fund Southbank Centre's Organ Scholar (a post that has been in place since 2007) for the next ten years.
The first recipient of the Dame Gillian Weir Organ Scholarship will be David Thomas. David is the Director of Music at St. Mary's Church in South Croydon, and holds the organ scholarship at St. Martin-in-the-Fields. After reading music at the University of Hull, he studied with David Titterington and Anne Marsden Thomas at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating with the Stephen Bicknell Organ Prize. David became an Associate of the Royal College of Organists in 2016.
Dame Gillian has a long and illustrious history with the Royal Festival Hall's Harrison and Harrison organ - an instrument designed by her teacher, organist Ralph Downes. She made her professional debut on the organ in 1965 and was, at the time, the youngest organist to perform there. Over the following years, she has given countless performances and broadcasts as recitalist and concerto soloist and has been instrumental in developing new concert repertoire for the organ. She has given significant premieres at the Royal Festival Hall such as the UK premiere of Messiaen's 'Méditations sur le Mystère de la Sainte Trinité' in 1973, given at the composer's request and performed from his original manuscript. Other Royal Festival Hall highlights include Dame Gillian's 60th birthday concert in 2001, where she was presented with a CD of work written and performed by school-children and a giant organ cake; and a sold-out concert celebrating the organ's 50th birthday in 2004, when she performed Guilmant's D minor Symphony with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Her CD 'On Stage!' includes a variety of popular concert staples and was the last recording to be made of the organ before it was dismantled for refurbishment in 2005.
In committing to support ten years of the organ scholarship, Dame Gillian enables Southbank Centre's work to further build the profile of the concert organ and develop repertoire for it. Recipients of the Organ Scholarship spend a year as part of Southbank Centre's staff as an ambassador for the organ, learning from Organ Curator Dr William McVicker about the many facets of curating the international organ series, but also bringing the organ to the general public, through Southbank Centre's year-round festival programming and education and participation activities for all ages.
Dame Gillian Weir said: "The Royal Festival Hall has always been special for me - not only did I make my professional debut here but the organ was designed by my teacher so I had the opportunity to explore it under his direction, whether delving into its internal construction or discovering all its musical possibilities at the keyboard. Since those early days, I have played at Southbank Centre on so many occasions - frequently practising in the middle of the night! - and accumulated a cornucopia of wonderful memories.
"My career as solely a concert performer has been unusual, and I admire the opportunities Southbank Centre is giving through its Organ Scholarship for a young organist to be associated with a great concert hall and to develop his or her talents in the myriad ways possible in such an environment. The donation I am making to Southbank Centre is the smallest drop in the ocean, but I hope it will be a useful drop and I consider it a privilege to be thus continuing my own association with the concert hall that has meant so much to me. I am now looking forward immensely to meeting the successive Scholarship holders and following the progress of their careers."
Gillian Moore MBE, Southbank Centre's Director of Music, said: "Dame Gillian's generous support is invaluable in bringing this incredibly unique instrument, steeped in the history of British players, more fully into the public eye, by enabling a further ten years of our vital organ scholarship and the continued development of an exciting new concert programme. The new organ scholar will be integral to the fabric of our new season, from year-round festivals, schools' and higher education activity to standalone events and performances. This is a very exciting start to the season and we are hugely grateful to Dame Gillian for her wonderful support."


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text: When Porsche changes anything on the 911 Carrera, it's news. And so it is for 2002. The standard 911 gets 15 more horsepower, for a total of 315. The 911 has new front and rear fascias and headlights. At the Frankfurt show in September, Porsche introduced its 911 Targa, which features a glass roof that moves via two electric motors and a heated rear window that flips up for easy access to the rear luggage compartment. The fire-breathing 415-hp 911 Turbo, which comes standard with all-wheel drive, is unchanged except for a new standard Bose audio system, optional on all other Porsches except the hard-core 456-hp, rear-drive GT2. The Boxster and Boxster S models receive only detail changes. The Cayenne high-performance sport-ute is still a year away.


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text: How many times in the past (the Borland past, that is) has the director of IT actually posted a message in the newsgroups? To the best of my knowledge, a grand total of ZERO times. There was a thread over in the Delphi.non-tech group about the new CodeGear site and Mark Trenchard, the CodeGear IT director, actually posted a message! Mark was recently brought on board and was previously with the networking group at HP. This is certainly a good sign that things truly will be different here at CodeGear. I will continue to encourage that all CodeGear employees interact with the community where appropriate.


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Can We Please Start Over?
We are born unique, complex, imperfect.
Into the universe of nature, often moral, often unjust.
Into society, where we must sign a social contract to survive.
We are individuals, continuously striving to retain our individuality.
The first social unit we encounter is our family.
We desire acceptance but also crave respect.
The second is our religion, race, ethnicity.
Often, these add to our unique identities; sometimes, we are subsumed by them.
Next: School. From an early age, we try desperately to fit in, to be liked; it is here that we
first face the harsh realities of social acceptance.
We are cruelly pushed out of some groups and just as arbitrarily pushed into others;
parental pressures only add to the pain.
Our ability to navigate these early social rites informs how we deal with group acceptance
for the rest of our lives.
Finally, our political party.
Up until recently, aligning oneself with a political party did not create an impervious line
in the sand. Republicans and Democrats argued, to be sure, but they also could
socialize, see humor in their differences, compromise.
No more. The two groups hardly interact, and within each party, one must maintain
rigid conformity to a strict party line — The Orthodoxy — or you risk being publicly
I may agree with you on some issues, disagree with you on others. But unless you try to bully me into submission, I respect your right to your opinions, even if I find them odious.
Individuality, on both the left and the right, is dying; tribalism rules; obedience reigns.
Tribalism begets extremism; extremism begets hysterics. Social media lit the final match.
Can we please start over?
I am unique, complex, imperfect.
I may agree with you on some issues, disagree with you on others. But unless you try to
bully me into submission, I respect your right to your opinions, even if I find them
I don't care which party you belong to; I don't care which religion, race or ethnicity you
identify with. Unless you try to force me to follow your way of thinking or living.
I may try to get you to see an issue the way I do, but I would never bully you. We have lost
the distinction between arguing and bullying.
Issues are often complex; embrace the complexity. Totalitarianism offers instant
security; resist it.
Question dogma; rebel against irrationality.
Be brave but civil; break boundaries but remain decent.
Relearn to tolerate difference; to take comfort in diversity; to listen.
We each have the ability to create bonds of compassion, to sow seeds of accord, to bring
light back into the darkness.
But first, we need to reclaim our individuality.
I am unique, complex, imperfect.
I try to honor my quirks, idiosyncrasies, opinions, to let them inspire my dreams.
Heterodoxy: I think for myself; I don't need the validation of others.
I am not a political party; I am not a group identity; I am me.
Karen Lehrman Bloch is a cultural critic and author of "The Lipstick Proviso: Women, Sex & Power in the Real World" (Doubleday). Her writing has appeared in The New York Times, The New Republic, The Wall Street Journal and Metropolis, among others.


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Book Peek - October 11, 2012 - contents
1) 'The Hour between Dog and Wolf: Risk-taking, gut feelings and the biology of boom and bust' by John Coates (Harper)
2) 'The Intention Economy: When customers take charge' by Doc Searls (Harvard)
3) 'Public Hinduisms' Edited by John Zavos et al. (Sage)
4) 'Cooking on the Run: An average Indian man's encounters with food' by Boria Majumdar (Harper)
Research Bytes – On Risk
1) 'An Exploration of the Link between Development, Economic Growth, and Natural Risk' by Stéphane Hallegatte
2) 'Mitigating Corporate Water Risk: Financial Market Tools and Supply Management Strategies' by Wendy Larson et al.
3) 'Why are Educated and Risk-Loving Persons More Mobile Across Regions?' by Stefan Bauernschuster et al.
Research Bytes – On Customer
1) 'Who are My Competitors? Let the Customer Decide' by Jun Li and Serguei Netessine
2) 'Understanding the Process of Transitioning to Customer Value Management' by D.V.R. Seshadri et al.
3) 'Integrated Marketing Communications: A Customer-Focused Approach in Marketing Modern Businesses' by Isaac Acheampong and Kwabena Asamoah Asiedu
Short snatches
1) 'Table for Two: In conversation with power, fame and glory' from Business Standard (Landmark)
2) 'Life in a Rectangle' by Sujit Sanyal
3) 'Em and the big Hoom' by Jerry Pinto
4) 'Boomerang: The meltdown tour' by Michael Lewis
5) 'The Wide Lens: A new strategy for innovation' by Ron Adner
6) 'Sleeping With Your Smartphone' by Leslie A. Perlow
7) 'Are You Smart Enough to Work at Google?' by William Poundstone


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This weekend was a whirlwind. I had a blast but I am definitely looking forward to a weekend with no plans.
On Thursday night we finally tried out L'Opossum (I think we made reservations in early February?). It was definitely a unique dining experience and I'm glad we went. Our server was incredible and gave such passionate descriptions of each appetizer, main, and dessert.
The lobster mac and cheese is everything!
And so is the Swashbuckling Bundt Pirate Drench in Hot Buttered Rum! (A very fancy pineapple upside-down cake. Yum!)
On Friday night we celebrated my friend Meghan's birthday by taking the SkyFit class at SkyZone. The class is Wednesday and Friday nights at 6 p.m. It was a blast but exhausting. Be prepared to sweat.
Immediately after sharing a few pictures from the night on Facebook and IG, ads for these started popping up all over our Facebook and IG. I guess our age + the activity = you may be needing them. No comment.
We got takeout from Melito's (I always get the hot dog plate. You can't beat it.) and played games the rest of the night.
We played What Do You Meme? which is like Cards Against Humanity except the person judging draws a picture card to place on the easel and then the players select a card from their hand that combines with the picture to make the best meme. The judge then selects the meme he/she thinks is the funniest to be the winner.
When we got tired of memes we played Watch Ya' Mouth. This one is a little more lively and I think I prefer it. The mouth pieces prevent you from saying certain sounds and your team has to guess what you are saying. Here's a funny video demonstration. (And, guess what ad popped up when I went to watch it? How do I make it stop? Do I need to clear my cookies or something? Please assist if you can - I do not understand the interwebs.)
On Saturday I mulched the front yard. I am one of those weird people who loves yard work. We also grilled out and chilled at home. It was a beautiful evening.
On Sunday morning we went to church and then we went to brunch and I ordered these beautiful breakfast nachos. It was so yummy but I feel like I should have been warned they would have fed five people. I'm thinking of recreating at home one day so I had to snap a picture (and I also like to take pictures of my food in public because it embarrasses my husband).
On Sunday night we had a neighborhood cookout. I was in charge of dessert. Instead of actually making dessert, I bought different flavors of these Nightingale Ice Cream Sandwiches and cut them up so that people can try out different flavors. My favorite flavors are Fat Elvis (banana ice cream with peanut butter cookie sandwich dipped in chocolate), Strawberry Cheesecake, and Cookie Monster. The company is local and sells the sandwiches around Virginia. I get ours at Libbie Market.


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Youth to observe World Disability Day
Windhoek - Two young hearts, Anna Penavali and Franceline Tony, have once again teamed up with the youth in the Ohangwena Region to observe World Disability Day on December 3 in Onhuno. The two childhood friends established the Franceline Special Academy (FSA) in 2014 to help young people with disabilities. This is not the first time the organisation will be observing this day, having successfully done so last year under the theme "Being disable does not unable", which attracted many children in the region. Penavali says this year they are planning to invite the likes of Ananias Shikongo to motivate the children. "The idea of opening up the organisation came into existence in 2014 when I realised and saw a lot of children [with disabilities] in the village. I then pitched the idea to my friend Penavali who was working as a volunteer at the Ohangwena Community Radio that time," says Tony. She adds that they informed the councillor of Onhuno Constituency, Johaness Hakanyome, who has been and still is very helpful and been a referee to them. So far the organisation has registered up to 21 children but only ten of them make it to the centre every day with the rest only visiting when things like clothes and food are being handed out. "We also visit them since they are hardly at the centre due to long distances (transport) and their conditions," Tony informs. This year they want to put a smile on the faces of the children and are thus humbly requesting financial assistance from good Samaritans to make the event more successful.
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Nest House by Gerard Moliné
The wind blew really hard here last night, the streets are covered in a carpet of leaves. It would be a good time to try out Gerard Moliné's Nest House, originally produced by Droog Design and designed for the 2005 Neo-rural exhibition.
The designer writes:
"Life in the city is complicated. Basic necessities such as housing are subject to complex and absurd obligations. Freedom is reduced depending on what you have or need.
Birds don't pay the rent. They settle into a place and use the nearest resources. Their nests form part of nature. Learning from them, we decided to build the Nest House, a simple metal and rope structure completed with natural materials such as leaves and branches.
It doesn't take up room, it hangs from a tree with a thick tape so as not to harm it. Once installed, it can be used as an observation point or as an essential habitat where to spend the night.
The Nest House allows us a perception of the natural space, as a set for animal, plant and human life."
Estudi Moliné | Industrial Design & Sustainability via Alex at Shedworking
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Please join us in remembering and sending blessings to the late Olivia Robertson, whose birthday was April 13th, 1917. Here is an audio clip of Olivia speaking on the importance of finding purpose in life:
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Audio transcript: "A life without a purpose is a life without meaning. How we long to wake up and be greeted by the rising Sun of something to be accomplished – something we truly in our own hearts want to do. Not what other people tell us we ought to do, what we want to do: a work of art, happiness, sport, movement, travel, stillness, peace, love . . . so that when we reach the end of our earthly life, it is a new beginning to see the fulfillment of our dream in higher realms than this, drawing our shadow world into the true world of Reality."
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This past Sunday I reached the 28 week mark, which also put me in the third trimester. I cannot believe I am already 2/3 of the way done with this pregnancy. It has all gone by so fast, that I am starting to feel like I don't have enough time to get everything done before Isabelle comes. I know that 12 weeks is a long time, but at the same time, I just know that those 12 weeks are going to fly by also. I just need to remember to take it one day at a time, getting a little bit done here and there, and everything will be just fine.
One thing that has come back since I have been in my third trimester is the nausea and lack of appetite. Its not all the time, so that is good, but its still often enough to bother me a little bit. Its really weird because I never experienced this with Bryelle, but I hear that it is quite common. I guess I got lucky with Bryelle. :)
On Saturday, the day before I hit 28 weeks, we got to go and do a 3D/4D ultrasound. While I anticipated tears, I did not shed a single one. Its amazing how different your emotions are the second time around. I am overjoyed to be bringing another child into the world, but I don't think there is anything quite like your first child. After all, your first child is the child that made you a mother, and turned your life upside down, for the better of course.
Anyways, the ultrasound was amazing nonetheless. Since I was only just about 28 weeks along, we were able to see a lot more than we were able to see with Bryelle, who was 34 weeks when we went with her. Isabelle looks just like her big sister, but at the same time, they both have different features. I think that Isabelle has her daddy's nose, while Bryelle has mine. I think they both have my cheeks. It looks like Isabelle will have daddy's lips, while Bryelle has mine. We will have to wait and see though... when we will be able to see our precious girl in person.
Isabelle is SO very active these days. There is practically not a single moment where she is not jabbing, rolling, kicking, or bouncing around in there. I have a feeling she is going to be my wild child! Bryelle was so much more calm, only moving at night mainly. I know a lot of it could have to do with me working while I was pregnant with her, but I still chase after a toddler all day so I am not sure, but I definitely do feel a lot more this time! Could also be the placement of my placenta! I love it though! She definitely has a little personality already too. Daddy was messing with her and he would push on my belly and she would kick back at him. It was too cute.
On Tuesday I had my 28 week doctors appointment. Everything looks great. My blood pressure was great, like it has been this whole pregnancy. I don't have a single bit of swelling, which is so different with my pregnancy with Bryelle, because my swelling was so bad with her! In the past month I have only gained 1 pound, which I found a little strange considering you're "suppose" to gain at least 1/2 a pound to a pound a week in the second trimester. I am not sure what the guidelines are for the third trimester though. I dont really have to worry about the weight gain though because even if I gained a pound a week from here on out, it would put me at a 36 pound gain which isn't terrible. And even then, the midwife I will be seeing from now on said that as long as mom is healthy and baby is healthy, she doesn't really pay too much attention to weight gain... Which is nice, because for most people, weight gain during pregnancy is inevitable...So far I have gained 23 pounds this preganancy, where with Bryelle I had gained 27 by this time. I know 4 pounds isn't a huge difference but I bet the difference is the swelling that I had with her.
One disappointing thing I was told at my appointment was that since I am at 28 weeks and I have decided to decline the glucose tolerance test, I have to do finger pricks again for two weeks. Although it was disappointing, I am just glad I dont have to drink that glucola. And I have good news, I started checking my blood sugar yesterday and so far all of my numbers have been excellent! That makes me so happy because if I were to have gestational diabetes this time around, I would be considered high risk since I have already had gestational diabetes in the past. So, lets just pray that my numbers continue to stay good for the next couple of weeks!
I go back in two weeks to turn in my glucometer so they can analyze the numbers and rule out (or rule in) gestational diabetes. I have confidence that everything will be ok though! After that appointment I go back in another two weeks for my regular follow up appointment, and then I believe that I will have one more regular monthly appointment before I start going every two weeks. Its crazy to think that I probably only have about 5 or 6 appointments before Isabelle's arrival.
The midwife told me that I need to start writing up my birth plan. We talked a little about my birth wishes while I was at my last appointment and she seemed confident that we'd be able to follow my plan as long as there weren't any complications (ie;gestational diabetes) So we shall see! If nothing else, I really would like to labor in the hydrotherapy tub to help with pain management. I am going to avoid the epidural at all costs. I really had a bad experience with the epidural when I was in labor with Bryelle and I am actually more afraid of the epidural than I am about the pain of pushing her out... Which is a lot! I will be ok though! My friend gave me some affirmations to read everyday, so I think if I get in the right mindset, that is going to help me a lot. I still need to find something to be my focal point. I will more than likely bring a framed photo of Isabelle from the 3D ultrasound to look at and be my main focus, since she will be the goal that I am trying to reach! Wow, all this is really overwhelming but I know that I can do this. :) I dont have to worry about it so much right now though. I still have a ways to go!
Well that is all for today! As always, I thank you for reading, and I hope that you look forward to the next update. :)


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Did you know that the average shower uses just over 60 litres of water*? If you think that's scary, then consider that the average bath uses a minimum of 100 litres of water*! It becomes quite clear that if going green is an objective of yours, then showering is the way forward.
Now, while choosing to have a shower over a bath will certainly stack up your 'green points', the type and technology of the shower is still critical. It can be difficult to know where to start, especially with companies offering everything from 'eco shower heads' to 'flow restrictors' and 'showers with eco-settings' – without hard facts, how do you know which features actually work, and which are just marketing gimmicks?
Shower Technology – Let's Start With Digital
Digital Showers have made great advances when it comes to 'greener showering', or 'eco-showers'. Our digital showers, for example, feature an eco-setting on the processor box. If you want a more eco-friendly shower, ask your plumber during installation to activate the eco-setting, and the water flow will be reduced by around 25%. The final water-saving will. of course, depending upon your specific plumbing system.
As well as the eco-benefits that come with digital showers, using them is a piece of cake too. A one touch, push button design means switching them on and off is unbelievably simple, so they're great for children and the elderly who may otherwise struggle with complicated controls. The controller also has a 'cool-touch' feature to make sure it stays cool to the touch. Plus, the LED display on the shower's control flashes to let you know the water is warming up. Once your perfect temperature has been reached the display turns steady to let you know it's time to step in. That means no more chilly showers!
One thing to note with our digital showers when considering eco-showering is the 'boost' feature. This feature is specifically designed to give gravity-fed systems in particular a helping hand, but when used will override any 'green' showering that you were planning. So, using the boost button might be something best kept for occasional indulgences.
So, for a fantastic shower that ticks the eco boxes too, digital could be your best solution:
- Easy to install
- Compatible with virtually all types of home plumbing systems
- Simple to use
- Affordable
Electric Showers – Keen To Be Green
If installing a digital shower isn't an option, but being green and saving water is still important, then how about an electric shower? Electric showers have come a long way, and the technology has never been better, safer, or more affordable. Plus, electric showers don't place any demand on your household's stored hot water, so there are energy savings to be had too. Try to limit yourself to 5 minutes when using an electric shower, otherwise your green credentials may not be so green! The average person spend 7 minutes in the shower so, time yourself and see if you can beat your time on your next shower.
If you have an old electric shower, you may want to consider upgrading it to a new, more energy-efficient model. Do a search for local recycling facilities in your area, as they may be able to take your old unit and reuse some of the parts. Alternatively, contact the shower manufacturer, as they may accept returns for recycling.
Top Tips for Saving Water in the Shower
- The average person spends 7 minutes in a shower. And, with the average shower using 9 litres of water per minute, the maths mean that's 63 litres of water, per person, per shower. Multiply that by four people during the morning rush hour and that's an awful lot of water – 252 litres!
- So, instead of 7 minutes, why not make your shower a 5 minute fix? Per person, per shower, that would mean 45 litres of water and across the family, 180 litres. For the sake of sacrificing 2 minutes' showering time, it's a big saving.
- If kids – especially teenagers – won't get out of the shower on time, try using a waterproof shower radio or iPod. 2 songs should equate to a showering session – and it's much easier than trying to guess.
- When it comes to saving water in the shower, technology is the way forward. Digital showers are great for going green – most, such as Gainsborough's Digital Showers – offer an eco-setting, which is activated during installation.
- Don't discount electric showering technology. Perfect for secondary showers, en suites, guest bathrooms and cloakrooms, an electric shower does not require stored hot water – so there's no need to adapt plumbing systems or upgrade boilers – and there are significant energy savings.
*According to the Bathroom Manufacturers' Association


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I had an order this week for one of my previous designs, and it was so great to be able to redo it and change a few things and do certain techniques that I had not learnt when I created it the first time around.
This time I was able to add custom handmade buttons, a better stitching effect, a fondant material board and pearled the cake!
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A powerful new genetic test that scans for rare childhood diseases is providing faster and more conclusive results than ever before. The test examines the entire genome to identify the single gene mutation that led to the disorder.
When Calvin Lapidus was eight months old, his mother Audrey suspected he was not developing normally, even though his doctors said he was.
"By eight months he wasn't sitting up on his own," she recalled. "He wasn't rolling over on his own and he was just missing his milestones."
A frantic odyssey to learn what was wrong led the family to the Clinical Genomics Center at the University of California Los Angeles. The Center had just introduced a test called exome sequencing, an analysis of the entire genome at once, instead of gene by gene. Calvin was its first patient, said Stanley Nelson, a UCLA professor of human genetics and pathology and laboratory medicine.
He described the typical scenario: "Children come in with a set of symptoms, a set of problems, a set of issues, and it's very difficult for physicians to say which one of 5,000 diseases this patient has."
Some conditions are so rare that a physician may have only seen a few, if any, cases in his or her practice.
Sequencing DNA
The team at the Center extracted and sequenced DNA from blood samples from Calvin and his parents. Then they scanned all the genes simultaneously to find the single mutation that caused the disorder.
Nelson said that on average every location in the genome is examined and re-examined 100 times.
"What that means is that we see 50 of the DNA variants that you got from your mom," he said. "We see 50 of the DNA variants that you got from your dad at every single base position in the exome, or in the protein coating part of the genome."
"The likelihood for errors is very, very low because of the oversampling," he added.
Of the 5,000 rare genetic diseases the exome sequencing can identify, Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome matched Calvin's symptoms. He is among some 500 known cases marked by developmental delay and intellectual disability.
Baffling cases, solved
Since that diagnosis, 814 patients whose condition had previously baffled doctors have been tested using the new protocol. According to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, among the most complex cases like Calvin's, 40 percent received a definitive diagnosis, compared to 5 percent just 20 years ago. Nelson expects those results to improve, which he said can give families renewed hope for treatment.
"For a subset of the kids, we can take that genetic information and indeed develop new therapies," he said. "As we diagnose these kids earlier on in life, we will be able to start them on some of these upcoming therapies much earlier in life, and that will probably make it so that it will have a much bigger impact throughout their life."
For Calvin's family, the diagnosis -- while painful -- ended a period of uncertainty.
"The diagnosis has certainly helped me prepare for the future as far as knowing what to expect," said Audrey Lapidus. "But Calvin is a naturally happy kid. He's really easy going. He pretty much likes everything. Most of all he loves the people. He loves hugs. He loves his sister. And eight-year-old sister Sadie loves him back, entertaining him with songs and dances.
While Calvin may never sing back, he is slowly learning to walk. And the Lapidus family has taken steps to help others by creating the Pitt Hopkins Research Foundation dedicated to finding a treatment and cure for the rare disease.


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Monday, 08 December 2008 12:09 PM
The political world was set on its ear last week by the report that Caroline Kennedy might be interested in Hillary Clinton's Senate seat in New York.
Clearly the entire Kennedy family is putting a major push on to get New York Gov. David Paterson to appoint the daughter of the late President John F. Kennedy.
Bear in mind that Caroline has never done one thing politically in her life until endorsing Barack Obama earlier this year.
But, because of her last name and her family's history, she can call Gov. Paterson just "for informational purposes about the Senate." I know major political figures in New York who cannot call the governor and get him on the phone, but Caroline Kennedy can get him to explain to her rudimentary facts about what the Senate does and how this selection works.
Caroline has three children who are almost grown up and, according to a source in yesterday's New York Post, "She's looking for a mission in life. Preferably in politics."
So someone from a "royal" political family in the midst of a mid-life crisis can just choose whether or not she can be a U.S. senator. Only in America.
This is, of course, a total farce. Serious people who have worked in the political vineyards are aghast at this recent trend in American politics: the Bushes, the Clintons and the Kennedys all have dominated national politics because of the power of a name.
In politics today you have to buy name identification through huge and expensive amounts of TV and radio advertising. But if you already have a famous last name, then you have already leap-frogged ahead of regular, normal politicians. (Or you could be like Barack Obama: The national news media, book publishers, and the political establishment gives you national recognition even though you have done nothing to earn it.)
So Caroline Kennedy calls Gov. Paterson, this incredibly busy man faced with massive budget problems and an economic meltdown on Wall Street which is costing the state a huge loss of tax revenue, and she then asks him to brief her on what exactly is involved in the naming of Hillary's replacement.
These people think these jobs are theirs by right. Not merit. Whatever happened to doing it the "old fashioned way" — earning it?
Let's be clear about something: Hillary Clinton would not have been a senator nor a presidential candidate nor now the secretary of state-designate if she had not been married to a former president. Period. She has risen up the ladder of the law (Rose Law Firm) and politics because of one thing and one thing only: She was Bill Clinton's wife.
And when she has been allowed to run something on her own, healthcare reform in 1993-1994 and her 2007-2008 presidential campaign, she proved to be a failed manager. Period. But, oddly, few in the media write that, do they?
Similarly, Caroline Kennedy has done nothing to warrant her consideration to be a US Senator. Nothing at all. And yet it seems as if she asks for it she will get it.
Hopefully Gov. Paterson, can somehow escape the pressure being applied on him by Teddy Kennedy and Robert. F. Kennedy Jr., both of whom are out actively campaigning for Caroline's appointment.
If he succumbs to this pressure, we will see the so-called mainstream media slobber all over Caroline Kennedy and treat her as if she is the Second Coming. Her lack of experience and knowledge will be extolled as a virtue. And any mistakes she makes will be glossed over.
No wonder so many people can't stand the newspapers or TV anymore. And no wonder many are going broke. Their bias has turned off so many readers and viewers.
America was created as a rejection of inherited power. Yet, somehow, we keep drifting back to it.
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The Obama administration imposed duties on steel pipe from South Korea and eight other nations in a victory for U.S. Steel Corp. and the United Steelworkers union, which said they were hurt by unfair competition from overseas. U.S. Steel rose 3.2 percent in New York trading.
The U.S. Commerce Department set duties from 9.89 percent to 15.75 percent on Korean pipe, which is used in oil drilling, according to a fact sheet released today by the agency. Last year, pipe worth $818 million was exported to the U.S. from South Korea. Duties ranging from 2.05 percent to 118.32 percent also were imposed on pipe from the other nations, which sent $722 million worth of pipe to the U.S. last year.
"We applaud their decision to prevent further gamesmanship of our laws and to secure our nation's economy," U.S. Steel Chief Executive Officer Mario Longhi said in a statement.
The Commerce Department determined the steel pipe had been sold in the U.S. below cost, or dumped, in violation of international trade rules, after the steel industry filed a complaint.
The duties must be paid on the imports immediately, though will be refunded if the U.S. International Trade Commission determines that American producers weren't harmed by the imports, a ruling scheduled in the coming months.
"This practice has already caused serious harm to our domestic steel industry," Steelworkers President Leo Gerard said today in a statement. "Plants are being idled, workers are losing jobs and communities are suffering."
Today's finding overturns a Commerce Department decision in February not to set anti-dumping duties on the Korean imports. U.S. Steel, the nation's largest metal producer, and the union said that determination was miscalculated, and they lobbied for penalty duties.
Officials from the South Korean embassy in Washington declined to comment publicly.
"Today's ruling is an important step toward ensuring a level playing field for our workers and businesses," Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, said in a joint statement with Rob Portman, his Republican colleague.
U.S. Steel has a major manufacturing facility for the goods in Lorain, Ohio, about 30 miles (48 kilometers) west of Cleveland.
Pipe exported by Hyundai Hysco Co. will be subject to 15.75 percent duty, and products from Nexteel Co. will face a 9.89 percent duty. Other Korean manufacturers will pay a duty of 12.82 percent.
"I'm not sure that they're big enough to have a big difference," Michelle Applebaum, an independent steel consultant and adjunct professor at Lake Forest College in Illinois, said in a telephone interview. "Nine to 15 percent, it will give some relief, but considering how much overcapacity there is in the global pipe market it's a better-than-nothing kind of solution."
The other nations shipping pipe subject to duties are India, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, Ukraine and Vietnam.
The U.S. set duties as high as 118.32 percent on products from WSP in Thailand, and as low as 2.05 percent on GVN Fuels Ltd. of India. The Commerce Department also set anti-subsidy duties as high as 19.11 percent on steel goods from India and as high as 15.89 percent on the products from Turkey.
The U.S. said it will require the foreign producers to pay cash deposits on the imports. The International Trade Commission is scheduled to issue its decision on Korea and Taiwan by the end of September and the remaining countries in late August.
The dispute united industry and union leaders who pressed their case with lawmakers, President Barack Obama's administration and the media in recent months. They say they've been especially concerned about a surge in imports of the Korean-made goods, which increased about 45 percent in volume and 19 percent in value from 2011 to 2013, according to Commerce Department data.
U.S. Steel on June 2 said it was closing two plants, with a total of 260 workers, in Pennsylvania and Texas because of foreign competition. U.S. Steel is the biggest domestic producer of pipes and tubes sold to oil and gas companies, and the sales of the products represented 48 percent of its 2013 operating income.