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Monday, November 23, 2009
Commedia dell'quilte
So, of course, I post pictures of myself giving the camera the finger. It's like I'm trying to coax my insane blog stalker out of hiding. But I suspect that "Anonymous," who commented, "Nice thimble - time to move on," is probably the closest I'll get. Sorry, Anonymous, I'm just a crazy rebel! You never know what profane, sacrilegious shit I'll come up with next! Like this:
Okay. It's not exactly profane or sacrilegious. But it is ugly! My oldest daughter likes to design quilts with me using markers or colored pencils and graph paper, and most of the time I can pretend that we just don't have enough fabric on hand to make it, but this time we did, and she knew it. it's not very big, maybe 30x30 or so, and will make a nice quilt for her stuffed animals or something. But, man, was it a bitch to make. I've decided that I just fucking hate triangles. I wanted to make a pinwheel quilt, and even cut all the pieces for it, but when I started making the pinwheel blocks, realized that each block was going to have a rock hard lump in the center. I tried pressing the seams every way to Sunday, but nothing made much of a difference. How would I quilt that? With a jackhammer?
So, still bored with the square and rectangle constraints of my usual quilts, I decided to go improv:
A perfect 6x6 square, all in yummy batiks, all sewn slapdash and hodgepodge and lackadaisical. I LOVE IT. I can't wait to make a whole quilt this way; it's so freeing and fun and fast, and that was too many f-words, but you get it. Fucking fabulous.
17 comments:
- P. said...
Now see, I actually like that green and, uh, apricot? number there. It has a vintage-y feel to it, which I love.
Just made a pinwheel baby quilt myself and there is a trick to that lumpy center thing. You have to loosen (unpick) a couple threads where it joins together in the center on the back, so one seam can be pressed one way and the other the other direction. If you've done it right, you'll end up with a mini pinwheel in the middle of the square in the back. I tried to find a link because this is a visual thing but couldn't real quick. If you'd like, I can scan and email you something from a book I think I have.
- November 23, 2009 at 2:33 PM
- Megan said...
Oooh! if you don't mind doing that, I'd be forever in your debt!
- November 23, 2009 at 2:37 PM
- Leah Day said...
Ha! I've gotten my share of hateful comments, but once I disabled anonymous commenting they've all gone away.
It's a shame...I was really hoping they would stick around long enough for me do a blog post showcasing their nasty insanity.
I like the design of your daughter's quilt, but maybe not the fabrics. Of course you can always remedy this with heavy quilting in bright thread. It'll make even the ugliest fabrics shine!
As for your free form block - I'm in love with it too. Make a whole quilt! I can't wait to see it.
- November 23, 2009 at 2:55 PM
That quilt is profane, and you are an EVIL person, using the tool of EVIL that is tinterweb to spread your EVIL message!
Does that help at all? I'm new to stalkerville - does my message need more evil, maybe?!
Although, the quilt - while clearly it has fans - seriously, I think that making you make this quilt is worse than all her tantrums put together (easy for me to say, I don't have to live with her!!!)
- November 23, 2009 at 4:54 PM
Dare I say, I love scrappy (no thinking or planning) quilts. I can take whole day just sewing those blocks and never think a single thought.
- November 23, 2009 at 5:03 PM
- soggybottomflats said...
I think Eleanor Burns does this unpick thing to make the back of it a mini pinwheel. I used to watch her show but now it's on in the middle of the nite on RFD TV. Although, my dh makes fun of her talking DURING THE ENTIRE EPISODE, she does have some cool tricks. I now watch lots of CSI to try and figure out ways to kill dh and not get caught! Nice thimble, loved it.
- November 23, 2009 at 5:38 PM
- Joyce said...
I tried the spiral thing on the back of my pinwheels on my last quilt. I was only successful part of the time. I'm much happier making blocks like your last one. I am nearly done a quilt using this style of piecing.
- November 23, 2009 at 6:30 PM
- Sarcastic Quilter said...
First and foremost, I'm not "anonymous" but I suppose I am a socially impaired internet troller and now I'll just have to find ways to make you notice me and my comments more becaus of your blatent disregard for my feelings in your assumptive characterization of those of us who troll along and post comments to your bitchy little blog.
I do have an answer for your question. Swirls and/or circles that strategically NEVER cross a corner. Alternatively, I had this issue with a pinwheel quilt with a fleece back a bit ago (it's somewhere on my blog) and I quilted arced lines on the triangles stopping at the corner. It was easy to get into the corner but not out with the bulge. There's no reason you couldn't do arcs so they create a pointed oval over each of the seams. did that make any sense to you?
- November 23, 2009 at 8:36 PM
- Megan said...
I didn't say EVERYBODY was an anti-social troll. Just that there is surely one loony bird out there with my name on it and I'm just waiting for it to show up!
- November 23, 2009 at 8:52 PM
- Vicki W said...
OK, that quilt really is hideous but that block is awesome! I like the nested "F"s effect and makes it truly a Fucking Fabulous blocks!
- November 23, 2009 at 10:09 PM
- KateKwiltz said...
I guess you had to learn the hard way like the rest of us: triangles suck no matter what you do. You've reached another milestone in your quilting evolution! Congratulations!
- November 24, 2009 at 9:14 AM
- Sarcastic Quilter said...
Okay, now wait, was my post dripping with so much sarcasm you had a brief moment of concern I meant it? Just because this is the internet and I like you enough that I don't want you to start removing my comments, I have to say you just can't take me seriously. ;)
- November 25, 2009 at 8:28 AM
I am mid-way through a quilt made similar to your scrappy block! It was fabulously fun and freeing. My fabrics aren't as cool as your batiks (I was literally using random scraps that I'd gotten a random bag of scraps from someone else), but together they look pretty neat. I'm excited to get it finished and quilted!
Good luck with your F-in' quilt!
- November 25, 2009 at 12:31 PM
I am " anonymous " and I only said to get on with it cuz I love reading your blog and am disappointed when there is no new posting !
I like to start my day with coffee and your wit and wisdom !
- November 27, 2009 at 5:20 PM
- QuilterBridget said...
You know, as soon as I saw the "ugly" quilt top, my first thought wasn't "ugly" at all, but rather, "OH BOY!". I LOVE to machine quilt using superfun threads (Superior Threads are my absolute favorites!), and there is a King Tut color that I think would work really well. I recently made an ugly quilt, but I quilted the hell out of it (it's stiff now) just because I figured I couldn't screw it up any more than it already was. So, my suggestion is to finish it...quilt the crap out of it with some super cool thread!
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- December 2, 2009 at 1:32 AM
- Megan said...
Oh, crap. Am I gonna have to do comment moderation now?
- December 2, 2009 at 9:14 AM


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The trial for the man charged with killing eight people in a Seal Beach salon will split into two separate phases, with two different sets of jurors asked to decide the ultimate fate of the accused mass murderer, a judge ruled Monday.
The first phase, the actual trial, would begin in June.
If convicted, Scott Dekraai faces the death penalty for allegedly walking into Salon Meritage in October 2011 and opening fire, killing his ex-wife and seven others in the county's deadliest shooting.
His trial has been delayed for months in part because of defense allegations that prosecutors and county law enforcement illegally used jailhouse informants to gather information on Dekraai and others.
Superior Court Judge Thomas Goethals said he would again delay the trial, which was scheduled to begin Monday, while he continues hearing testimony on the misconduct allegations. Goethals then made the unusual decision to begin the guilt phase of the trial on June 9 with the penalty phase, if it is necessary, to be held at a later date and heard by a separate jury.

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New Dons head coach Gary Thornton could hardly have had a tougher game in which to mark his arrival than tomorrow's trip to second-placed Bradford.
But the former Batley and York boss, who has twice being voted divisional coach of the year, is not fazed by the prospect of taking on the relegated Bulls despite the fact that they are unbeaten in the league at Odsal this season.
"We know that Bradford are a very good side but there are no easy games in this division since the restructure," he said. It's getting tougher and tougher so I don't think it really matters who we play.
"We've worked a bit on our shape to try make sure we've got the numbers right and we don't get exposed because I thought the team got caught out a couple of times when I watched them play Dewsbury last weekend.
"We've also done a bit of work on the collisions to try to be a bit more dominant in that aspect of the game because Bradford have obviously got a big pack and we need to try and slow them down.
"We've also done a bit of work with the ball to try and get the execution better because I felt though they played well they ran out of ideas a little bit at times. But that was bound to happen playing two hookers at half-back."
Thornton, who told The Star that he has had a good response from the players in his first two sessions in charge put his squad through their final preparations last night when young scrum-half Richard Wilkinson , who missed Sunday's defeat at Dewsbury with a leg injury, was due to have a fitness test.
"He hasn't trained all week and the physio thinks it might be a week too early for him so he's probably 50-50 at best," said Thornton who will not gamble on the half-back if he risks losing him for a longer spell by doing so.
Utility man Shaun Leaf and Steve Snitch will both be missing again and they are joined on the sidelines by another second-rower, Mike Kelly.
Thornton was due to speak to his Hull FC counterpart Lee Radford about the availability of players following their Super League game at Widnes before finalising his squad.


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My brain has been in a bit of a whirl. I need to be a witness at a trial. It is 4 hours drive from my house and I will probably need to spend the night there. My husband and I have only spend a few nights apart and the only time that I did not see him for a day was when he went to a horrid Microsoft conference. We have now been together for 19 and a half years and this is something that I like.
The place that I am going to is where my grandparents are from and this has sparked a wild looking around at the picture that I have of them. By the time I was born, only my paternal grandfather was around. I have been playing with the idea of having an Ancestor blog. Hopefully I will actually do this well enough to be able to have a decent record.
I have finished another block. So slow. This does happen when you lose the zen like calm needed to be creative.
Hope you all have an amazing week.


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One of the true legends passed away March 28, 2012. Earl Scruggs was 88 years old and is generally considered as being one of the most influential banjo players of all time. He was a member of Bill Monroe's Bluegrass Boys and played an important role in developing the banjo bluegrass style. He later formed with Lester Flatt a duo called Flatt & Scruggs, their backing band were the Foggy Mountain Boys. One of their most famous tracks was the "Foggy Mountain Breakdown."
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In Multiple Sclerosis Treatments, Hope Trumps Reason
The Science of Medicine
Steven Novella
Skeptical Inquirer Volume 36.1, January/February 2012
New ideas are presented in science and medicine all the time. This is healthy and necessary—we have to keep churning the pot so that new ideas can emerge and our thinking does not become calcified. But science is both a creative and destructive process, and most new ideas are weeded out by the relentless filtering process of research and peer review.
However, to patients suffering from an incurable disease a new idea represents one thing: hope. Science, by contrast, cares only about what works and is dispassionate, which is easily portrayed as heartlessness. Hopeful nonsense thus has a public relations advantage over pitiless science every time.
We are seeing this effect now with a new idea in the science of multiple sclerosis (MS). A lone Italian vascular surgeon, Paolo Zamboni, proposed that MS is not caused by an autoimmune process (the immune system attacking the nervous system) but rather by blockages in the veins that drain blood from the brain. He published his initial study that found a "dramatic" association between MS and these venous blockages (Zamboni et al. 2009). He called the condition chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency (CCSVI).
The paper set off a bitter controversy. Zamboni is suggesting that decades of MS research have been on the wrong track and that he has found the true cause—and potential cure—of MS with a simple diagnostic procedure. The press loved it—a lone maverick challenging the status quo with a bold new idea. Many patients with progressive and difficult-to-treat MS also loved it, for it provided hope of an effective treatment. (As an aside, there are several effective treatments for MS but not all types of MS or all patients respond.) When the neurological community treated Zamboni's claims with (perfectly reasonable) skepticism, some patients began to weave conspiracy theories to explain the resistance. They wanted the new treatment, and they didn't want stuffy neurologists getting in the way because their turf was being threatened by a surgeon (at least that is the narrative they told each other.) But science is pitiless and doesn't care for narrative, turf, or good headlines.
Despite the low plausibility and the fact that Zamboni's claims ran counter to the carefully accumulated MS research to date, many centers set about to replicate his findings. Replication is a key process in science. If a phenomenon is real, then it will be real in any lab. Zamboni's findings were dramatic, so they should be easy to replicate.
Two years later we have several good replications. One study did produce similar findings to Zamboni, although the association was not as strong (Al-Omari and Rousan 2010). The next three, however, were all dead negative (Sundström et al. 2010; Doepp et al. 2010; Krogias et al. 2010). Skepticism mounted. Another study this year comparing MS patients to normal controls concluded, "This triple-blinded extra- and transcranial duplex sonographic assessment of cervical and cerebral veins does not provide supportive evidence for the presence of CCSVI in MS patients. The findings cast serious doubt on the concept of CCSVI in MS" (Mayer et al. 2011).
The largest replication to date (Zivadinov et al. 2011) found a small association between venous blockage and MS and concluded, "Our findings are consistent with an increased prevalence of CCSVI in MS but with modest sensitivity/specificity. Our findings point against CCSVI having a primary causative role in the development of MS."
These findings are interesting. They do not entirely rule out a correlation between CCSVI and MS. However, the results are very ambiguous. There is a statistical correlation between MS and CCSVI, but there is also a correlation with other neurological diseases—with very different histories and probable causes from those of MS. CCSVI was also found in a quarter of healthy controls. So CCSVI is not specific to MS, and almost half of MS patients do not meet criteria for CCSVI.
To summarize all of the existing research on CCSVI and MS: The results are mixed with variable methodology used but are generally negative. No one has found the dramatic results first published by Zamboni. After a couple years of research, his implausible idea is not looking very good. At best we can say that there may be a small and inconsistent correlation between venous blockages and MS. If the correlation is true, it is also possible that these blockages are a result of MS, perhaps caused by inflammation, and are not necessarily a cause of MS.
Despite these largely negative findings, there are still many MS patients clamoring for treatment. The treatment of CCSVI is called the liberation procedure (essentially opening up the blocked veins, a procedure not without risk). Clinics are opening up offering the treatment to desperate patients—putting treatment ahead of the evidence or even using a treatment in the face of negative evidence, which is always a bad idea.
There are also calls, especially in Canada, for clinical trials of the liberation procedure. Such trials are not justified by the science that has been done so far, but because clinics are already offering the liberation procedure, this may force the hands of MS researchers. Before subjecting people to experimental medical interventions, ethics demands that we do sufficient basic science research to demonstrate that there is at least a reasonable chance of benefit. We have not crossed that line with CCSVI and the liberation procedure. Advocates of the procedure, however, are likely to succeed in making an end run around the usual safeguards of ethical medical research.
Those promoting CCSVI and the liberation procedure are likely to be portrayed by some in the media and by hopeful patients as brave mavericks. That is the hopeful, romantic, and sensational view. I suspect, however, that in the end the science will tell a different story.
Al-Omari, M.H., and L.A. Rousan. 2010. Internal jugular vein morphology and hemodynamics in patients with multiple sclerosis. International Journal of Angiology 29(2): 115–20.
Doepp, F., F. Paul, J.M. Valdueza, et al. 2010. No cerebrocervical venous congestion in patients with multiple sclerosis. Annals of Neurology 68 (2): 173–83.
Krogias, C., A. Schröder, H. Wiendl, et al. 2010. Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency and multiple sclerosis. Critical analysis and first observation in an unselected cohort of MS patients. Der Nervenarzt 81(6): 740–46, DOI: 10.1007/s00115-010-2972-1.
Mayer, C.A., W. Pfeilschifter, M.W. Lorenz, et al. 2011. The perfect crime? CCSVI not leaving a trace in MS. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 82(4): 436–40.
Sundström, P., A. Wåhlin, K. Ambarki, et al. 2010. Venous and cerebrospinal fluid flow in multiple sclerosis—a case-control study. Annals of Neurology 68(2): 255–9.
Zamboni, P., R. Galeotti, E. Menegatti, et al. 2009. Chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in patients with multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry 80(4): 392–9.
Zivadinov, R., K. Marr, G. Cutter, et al. 2011. Prevalence, sensitivity, and specificity of chronic cerebrospinal venous insufficiency in MS. Neurology 77(July): 138–44.


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Just wanted to show you the mystery prize, finished it today :) If you haven't already participated, that's ok, you still have time! Just remember to place a comment to this post. You have time until Wednesday, April 6th.
Now, a bit more about this bag. I did not have enough squirrel fabric to make the handles so I chose to use the same stripe fabric that is in the other side of the bag. The lining is green with flowers and is also an old curtain my mother gave me. All other fabrics are from Ikea. The squirrel lost its ear when I made the bag so I just couldn't resist temptation and added a new ear to the poor creature. Hope you don't mind :)
The ear is a bit big and I do not have any idea what a squirrel ear looks like, but I think it is better to have too large ear than not to have an ear at all. Sorry about the blurry image, my phone's camera is getting lousier every day. I guess I have dropped it too many times...
Here's one final shot, the backside - and you can see a glimpse of the lining as well. The stripes are not even in the center and that is how I intended it ( just so that you don't think that I am THAT bad at sewing). Makes a bit more interesting center.


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The Warrior Dash has always been on my racing bucket list and a few days ago my friends at Rockin' Refuel reached out to me with an amazing opportunity to race in an upcoming event in Indiana. In addition to sponsoring myself, they also agreed to sponsor 5 of my friends!
I am so excited to check this race off of my bucket list! If you haven't heard of the Warrior Dash before or are looking for a fun obstacle race, check out the list of race locations and see if there is one near you.
I can't wait to share my experience and race photos with you all!
Disclaimer: I received this product free of charge in exchange for advertisement through the use of social media, race recaps, and interviews with local broadcast stations. As always, all opinions, are entirely my own.


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We called it as working holiday, so we must work first before the holiday. And now, I just stepping into the world of working as a backpacker. (Wao, finally I called myself backpacker, sound cool :P).
I am lucky enough to get a job in a kiwi packhouse and now I work as a grader.
Grader, sounds so professional. So what are we doing? We are grading the kiwi according to the quality. I can still remember vividly, during the first day of the working, we were get shocked. Bunch of kiwi were kept on rolling in front of us and we need to pick up all the defect kiwi by just less than 1 second time before it rolled out from your sight!! Imagine, we worked for 9 hours per day and the kiwi just rolling continuously in front of us 9 hours!!! It is definitely not something fun. However, lots of 'experienced' backpackers told us that, grader is one of the best job for working holiday. It is just some kind of easy job + high pay (Grader pay is higher than others like packer). Aiks, look like we just need extra training for ourselves.
This is how the Kiwi pack house look like.
This is how we dress up during our job.
When the weather is just nice~
When the weather turn cold..
OK, I know I looked like aunty. But, it is just very GMP compliance. (Those who work in food factory will understand what I mean).
This is the place that we had our lunch and tea time.
Normally we sit inside because it is simply too cold outside.
Everyday we have 2 tea time, 15 minutes for each time. Something funny is they called tea time as 'Smoko'. Why Smoko? I don't know, perhaps, it's time to take a break and smoke?
Our packhouse is considered one of the best packhouse (at least what I feel about it). During tea time, free coffee and tea will be provided. Besides, we will have 2 biscuits as our snack. Yes, only 2, you can't take more than 2. Sometimes, they will prepare some special food for us.
Muffin~ I like their muffin so much. It is so easy to get a tasty muffin in New Zealand. You can just simply by muffin everywhere and all of them just taste nice!!
Look delicious huh? I think I'll gain weight if I work here for a long time, Oh..no…. But it is just irresistible.
Besides, they prepare 2 boxes of kiwi for workers. We can just take free kiwi as much as we can everyday. Now my days just full with kiwi...
So, stay kiwi (tune) for further stories...


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From the official announcement:
Apache Solr 1.4 has been released and is now available for public download!
Solr is the popular, blazing fast open source enterprise search platform from the Apache Lucene project. Its major features include powerful full-text search, hit highlighting, faceted search, dynamic clustering, database integration, and rich document (e.g., Word, PDF) handling. Solr is highly scalable, providing distributed search and index replication, and it powers the search and navigation features of
many of the world's largest internet sites.
Solr is written in Java and runs as a standalone full-text search server within a servlet container such as Tomcat. Solr uses the Lucene Java search library at its core for full-text indexing and search, and has REST-like HTTP/XML and JSON APIs that make it easy to use from virtually any programming language. Solr's powerful external configuration allows it to be tailored to almost any type of application without Java coding, and it has an extensive plugin architecture when more advanced customization is required.
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- Greatly improved database integration via the DataImportHandler
- Rich document processing (Word, PDF, HTML) via Apache Tika
- Dynamic search results clustering via Carrot2
- Multi-select faceting (support for multiple items in a single category to be selected)
- Many powerful query enhancements, including ranges over arbitrary functions, and nested queries of different syntaxes
- Many other plugins including Terms for auto-suggest, Statistics, TermVectors, Deduplication
- A simple FieldCache load test
- Filtered query performance increases
- Solr scalability improvements
- Solr faceted search performance improvements
- Improvements in Solr Faceting Search
- SolrReplication wiki page
- Works on Microsoft Windows Platforms too!
Rich document processing
Dynamic Search Results Clustering
Multi-select Faceting
Query Enhancements
- Ranges over functions
- Nested query support for any type of query parser (via QParserPlugin). Quotes will often be necessary to encapsulate the nested query if it contains reserved characters. Example: _query_:"{!dismax qf=myfield}how now brown cow"
- TermsComponent (can be used for auto-suggest)
- TermVectorComponent
- Statistics
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Enjoy Solr 1.4 and let us know on the mailing lists if you have any questions!


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Derman Enterprises announces an update to FolderControl, the utility that automatically sets up, sizes and arranges your Finderis folder windows into settings and configurations you define.
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You can find more information about the FolderControl update at the Derman Enterprises Web site. The FolderControl update is free for registered users, while the full version is available for US$13.95.


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I currently have the airport database in an excel file.
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A lot of headlines this morning say people are worried about school safety following the tragedy in Newtown, Connecticut.
Let's remember something very important: Schools are safer than ever.
It's appropriate for principals and police to go over emergency procedures and other plans. But what changes in school safety procedures could this awful incident possibly bring about?
Teaching has never been a dangerous profession, but each mass shooting changes classrooms in subtle ways. Even before Friday's shooting, Sandy Hook adhered to the intensifying security rhythms of American education in the past two decades: More surveillance cameras. More threat codes issued over the loud speaker. More fire drills. More "high alerts" and "code reds." Sandy Hook practiced lockdowns twice each year, once to prepare for a threat coming from outside the school and once again in case of a shooter inside the hallways.
Tom Boasberg, the superintendent of schools in Denver, said he had not yet determined whether to ramp up drills. "When you read the story of what happened at Sandy Hook, you realize, 'Holy cow, they did a lot of things right,' " he said.
As in Newtown, Mr. Boasberg said, many schools in Denver already have intercoms, buzzers and surveillance cameras mounted at their primary doors, and voters passed a bond measure last month to raise money so all campuses could have security equipment. But he added, "We're not going to turn our schools into police bunkers."
We can try to plan for every imaginable scenario, but there will always be one for which we had no plan. I liked how Rochester officials not only reviewed safety plans over the weekend, but offered reassurance to the community. Like many school districts, Rochester is ready to offer support to students who have questions about the tragedy. That seems a very reasonable response.
Where we are as a country (from an email I received). twitter.com/joshgreenman/s…
— Josh Greenman (@joshgreenman) December 17, 2012
Links of the Day:
– Workers at a Herkimer County gun plant hope they weren't the ones who made the rifle used by Adam Lanza.
– Newtown proposed restricting firearms, but there was fierce opposition.
– It's not social media's fault when misinformation is spread in breaking news stories. It's the nature of the stories – they're chaotic. The "journalist sausage-making" used to be secret.
– Chobani is opening a massive yogurt plant in Idaho. It already has one in New York.
– Not shocking. People come fro the suburbs to buy weed at Conkey and Clifford.
– A drunk guy in Saratoga Springs tried to steal a limo full of bachelorettes. The ladies let him have it!


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It is with great pleasure that I announce Mr Leo 'Ledge' Epifania as the winner of the prestigious Pratten Park Magpies Club Person of the Year Award.
Leo's playing career is well documented but tonight we celebrate his achievements as Head Coach of various Wests Magpies teams.
Leo was appointed head coach of our Jersey Flegg side in 2004 and remained in that position until 2006. He had great success during those years developing the skills of the young men under his care and more importantly he helped them become better individuals.
In 2007 Leo was appointed Head Coach of our NSW Cup side. He remained in that position until the end of the 2011 season. Leo's boys reached the semi finals each year, with the exception of 2011.
In 2008 and 2010 Leo's boys reached the grand final qualifier before going down to Newtown Jets and Canterbury Bulldogs respectively in close encounters.
In 2011 the team missed out by a single point of making the semi finals.
In 2012 Leo was appointed as an Assistant Coach of the newly formed Wests Tigers NSW Cup Team. He took on this role as our Club wanted equal representation within the coaching ranks. Leo provided invaluable assistance to the Head Coach Paul Fletcher. The team marched into the 2012 Grand Final before going down to the Newtown Jets 22 points to 18.
In 2013 Ledge returned to the Magpie nest to coach Wests Magpies Ron Massey Cup team. With one round left in the regular season the Magpies are guaranteed a spot in the semi final series. The highlight of the season to date is undoubtedly winning six games in a row with five of those wins against higher placed teams.
Loyalty, integrity, honesty, the ability to build up trust in his team mates, commitment, never say die attitude, not being prepared to accept a 'close enough is good enough' attitude in areas of team performance, training facilities or team building. Leo will never turn his back on his team or his friends, no matter how difficult the situation. His record shows that he has turned good rugby league players under his charge into NRL regulars.
I am sure no one appreciates the fact that Leo spends countless hours, often into the early hours going over every aspect of his team's performance before coming up with ideas and solutions to make things better. He sits down with individual players to improve their skills. His hand on approach to coaching is legendary which ensures he enjoys the respect of his peers.
Leo's record as a head coach should be celebrated. He has worked unbelievably hard to develop players and raise the image of our great Club. His understanding of the game is second to none. His tactical knowledge is up there with the best of them and we all hope that one day he is given the opportunity of progressing to the elite NRL level as no one deserves the opportunity more than Leo. We should all do more to make this happen.
In closing, I would like to paraphrase the comments of a couple of Magpie individuals who stated (when referring to Leo's role as Head Coach):
Ladies and gentlemen, I present to you our 2013 Pratten Park Magpies Club Person of the Year', Mr Leo Epifania.


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Journal Articles
PLEASE NOTE: If you are interested in reading any of the article listed below, please contact Dr Holly Thorpe (firstname.lastname@example.com). Downloads must be for private use only.
Thorpe, H. (2016). Athletic women's experiences of amenorrhea: Biomedical technologies, somatic ethics and embodied subjectivities. Sociology of Sport Journal, 33(1), 1-13.
Thorpe, H. (2016). Action sports, social media, and new technologies: Towards a research agenda. Communication and Sport. DOI:10.1177/2167479516638125
Thorpe, H. (2016). Action sports for youth development: Critical insights for the SDP community. International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 8, 91-116.
Thorpe, H. (2015). Natural disaster arrhythmia and action sports: The case of the Christchurch earthquake. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 50(3), 301-325.
Thorpe, H. & Ahmad, N. (2015). Youth, action sports and political agency in the Middle East: Lessons from a grassroots parkour group in Gaza. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, 50, 678-704.
Ojala, A.L. & Thorpe, H. (2015). The role of the coach in action sports: Using a problem-based learning approach. International Sports Coaching Journal, 2(1), 64-71.
Thorpe, H. (2014). Moving bodies beyond the social/biological divide: Toward theoretical and transdisciplinary adventures. Sport, Education and Society, 19(5), 666-686.
Thorpe, H. Ryba, T. & Denison, J. (2014). Toward new conversations between sociology and psychology. Sociology of Sport Journal, 31(2), 131-138.
"The internet and the future of sports history: A brief commentary", by H. Thorpe. Journal of Sport History, 40(1), 127-135.
"Youth, action sports and political agency in the Middle East: Lessons from a grassroots parkour group in Gaza", by H. Thorpe and N. Ahmad. International Review for the Sociology of Sport. DOI: 10.1177/1012690213490521
"Natural disaster arrhythmia and action sports: The case of the Christchurch earthquake", by H. Thorpe. International Review for the Sociology of Sport, DOI: 10.1 177/1012690213485951
"Action sport NGOs in a Neo-liberal context: The cases of Skateistan and Surf Aid International", by H. Thorpe and R. Rinehart, Journal of Sport and Social Issues. DOI: 10.1177/0193723512455923
"The power, politics and potential of feminist sports history: A multi-generational dialogue", by H. Thorpe and R. Olive, Journal of Sport History, 39(3), 379-394.
"Moving bodies beyond the social/biological divide: Toward theoretical and transdisciplinary adventures", by H. Thorpe. Sport, Education and Society, iFirst, DOI:10.1080/13573322.2012.691092
'Transnational Mobilities in Snowboarding Culture: Travel, Tourism and Lifestyle Sport Migration', by H. Thorpe, Mobilities, 7(2), 317-345. DOI: 10.1080/17450101.2012.654999
'Sex, drugs and snowboarding: (Il)legitimate definitions of taste and lifestyle in a physical youth culture', by H. Thorpe, Leisure Studies, 31(1), 35-51.
'"Generation X Games", Action Sports and the Olympic Movement: Understanding the Cultural Politics of Incorporation', by Holly Thorpe & Belinda Wheaton, Sociology, 45(5), 830-847. http://soc.sagepub.com/content/45/5/830.abstract
'Negotiating the 'f-word' in the field: Doing feminist ethnography in action sport cultures', by Rebecca Olive and Holly Thorpe, Sociology of Sport Journal, 28, 421-440.
'Feminist Journeys: Playing with Theory and Representation in Physical Cultural Fields', by Holly Thorpe, Toni Bruce & Karen Barbour, Sociology of Sport Journal (Special Issue: Physical Cultural Studies), 28, 106-134.
'The Politics of Remembering: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Physical Cultural Memory'. Sporting Traditions, special issue: Sport history after the cultural turn, 27(2), 113-125.
'Alternative Sport and Affect: Non-Representational Theory Examined', by Holly Thorpe and Robert Rinehart, Sport in Society, special issue: Consumption and representation of lifestyle sport, 13(7&8), 1268-1291.
'Bourdieu, Gender Reflexivity and Physical Culture: A Case of Masculinities in the Snowboarding Field'. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 34(2), 176-214.
'Bourdieu, Feminism and Female Physical Culture: Gender Reflexivity and the Habitus-Field Complex'. Sociology of Sport Journal, 26, 491-516.
'Understanding Alternative Sport Experiences: A Contextual Approach for Sport Psychology'. International Journal of Sport and Exercise Psychology (special Issue: De-colonizing methodologies: Approaches to sport and exercise psychology from the margins), 7(3), 359-379.
'Foucault, Technologies of Self, and the Media: Discourses of Femininity in Snowboarding Culture'. Journal of Sport and Social Issues, 32(2), 199-229.
'Beyond "Decorative Sociology": Contextualizing Female Surf, Skate and Snow Boarding', Sociology of Sport Journal, 23(3), 205-228.
'Jibbing the Gender Order: Females in the Snowboarding Culture',
Sport in Society, 8(1), 76-100.
'Snowboarding Bodies: Dressing For Distinction',
Junctures: A Journal of Thematic Dialogue, 3, 31-42.
'Embodied Boarders: Snowboarding, Status and Style',
Waikato Journal of Education, 10, 181-201.
Sport in Society, 8(1), 76-100.
Junctures: A Journal of Thematic Dialogue, 3, 31-42.
Waikato Journal of Education, 10, 181-201.


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A Pilot Trial of Innohep (Tinzaparin) Low Molecular Weight Heparin for Primary Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism in Brain Tumor Patients
Many patients with brain tumors develop thinning of the bones and weak bones, called
osteoporosis. At baseline (or within 4 weeks of enrollment onto study) and 12 months the
subject will have a bone densitometry study (DEXA-Scan) which is a test to determine bone
density (the measure of the strength and thickness of bones) by using x-ray techniques.
A single arm pilot trial will be performed with newly diagnosed pathologically confirmed
malignant glioma patients. The patients will receive low molecular weight heparin
(Tinzaparin), which will begin at least 48 hours after craniotomy or stereotactic biopsy,
but no later than four weeks after the most recent surgery.
The patients will receive a single daily subcutaneous injection of Tinzaparin at 4500 IU.
The primary analysis will be conducted at six months and the safety will be determined by
the incidence of clinically significant bleeding, ≥ grade III/IV CNS hemorrhage or grade II
hemorrhage elsewhere. The Tinzaparin will be discontinued for any grade II or higher
hemorrhage, except CNS hemorrhage and patients with asymptomatic CNS hemorrhage seen on a
scan (grade III) at study entry will stay on Tinzaparin, except if the CNS hemorrhage
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For patients without a CNS hemorrhage at entry, a new asymptomatic CNS hemorrhage (grade
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Classics: Classical Civilisation A Level at Havant Sixth form College
Course description
Learning about the ancient world is fascinating. Although the ancient world is remote from today, the study of these ancient societies provides an understanding of how our modern society compares with that of the Greeks and Romans. In your studies you will increase your awareness and understanding of spiritual, cultural and moral values and priorities of the ancient world in contrast with those of the modern western world. The Greeks' and Romans' response to social and economic change is very illuminating. The course focuses on the epic poetry of Homer and Virgil of Greece and Rome, the literature, religious and social values, visual art, philosophy, politics and history of the Ancient World. It's a great choice if you're interested in history, languages, literature and the Arts and is accepted by universities for a wide range of degree courses, including anthropology, political and social history, classical studies and cultural studies.
Course content
You will develop your critical and evaluative skills by analysing evidence of different kinds from the materials studied. During your A Levels you will study epic poems following the journeys of heroes such as Achilles and Odysseus. You will also have the chance to study the greatest buildings constructed in the classical world and see them on our overseas trips. We also look at momentous events that shaped our world, for example the achievements of Augustus and the expansion of the Roman empire.
Entry requirements
The entry requirements to an A Level programme is five GCSEs at grade 4 or above, including English Language and Mathematics. You do not have to have studied History or Classical Civilisation at GCSE. Classical Civilisation is a subject which is respected at all universities and mixes well with all other A Levels including other History courses.
This course is exam based which requires students to answer structured source based questions and to write essays on the chosen topics. There is no coursework.
Future opportunities
Success in Classical Civilisation requires a variety of skills and is, therefore, very highly regarded by university admission tutors. The majority of our students go on to study at degree level in a wide variety of subject areas. Those that have been in related areas include classical civilisation, history, English literature, classical studies, cultural studies, archaeology and anthropology
Further information
You'll go on trips to the British Museum in London, the Roman Baths in Bath and of course our local Roman Palace at Fishbourne. You may also have the opportunity to visit Rome, Istanbul and Greece.
How to apply
If you want to apply for this course, you will need to contact Havant Sixth form College directly.


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The Book and The Principles
Growing up in the 1990's I had the opportunity to watch some really good mafia movies.
Statements like, "Forget About It" were said many time and by many people. In those three words, you can find power. The power to let go and not worry about things anymore.
If you want to overcome worry, stress, bad habits and gain a positive attitude, increase energy and peace in your life, then Dale Carnegie's classic book, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, is the right book for you.
This 340-page book is full of ideas that will help you understand and connect to yourself. It also helps you understand others in whole new way.
The problem today is not all of us have time to sit and read a 340-page book. Nor do we have the time to look for the message the book is offering us.
My goal is to condense Dale Carnegie's book, How to Stop Worrying and Start Living, into an easy to follow article.
This article contains 33 principles for you can learn and apply to your life starting today. Start living the life you always dreamt of without the stress and worry that occupies the mind.
Who was Dale Carnegie?
Born in 1888, Dale Carnegie lived a life most of us can only dream to live. He was one of the greatest salesman and knew he could offer the world more.
He had the opportunity to work with the best of the best in business. In 1912, the Dale Carnegie course began.
This course offers people a way to achieve a level of success they could not achieve on their own. The course along with this book help people overcome fears.
Dale Carnegie died in 1955 but he left us with principles that are still thought and quoted today.
In fact, all around the world his books can be purchased and studies. This book offers you a way to change the way you live.
How to Stop Worrying and Start Living
The book teaches five core concepts: Analyzing and Overcoming Worry, Breaking the Worry Habit, Cultivating a Positive Mental Attitude, Conquering Worry and Criticism, and Keeping your Energy up.
Analyzing and Overcoming Worry
If you want to overcome your fear and worries, then you must know the cause.
To find out the cause and overcome your problems, you can answer these four questions to gain a better understanding.
- What are your problems and why?
- What are the causes of your problems?
- Can you list what the possible solutions are to your problems?
- How can you solve your problem? And what is the best solution?
Once you have an opportunity to gather all the facts and weight out all your fact, it is time to reach a decision on what you will do to overcome your worry.
Once you have decided it is time to act. Do not stall and decide tomorrow is a better time to start. There is no better time than right now to start.
The reason many of us do not get started right away is because you fight a battle called duality.
Once you have analyzed the problem it is time to overcome your worry. When you take action against worry, you must face the problem head on. Be prepared by knowing what the worst case is scenario is. Then act on it and improve upon it.
If you want to succeed and overcome the worry then you must take action to overcome your worry daily.
It is important for you to understand the positive and negative impact, worry has on your health. Know that the negative impact of worry can damage your health over a long period of time. In the short-term worry can be a good thing.
Now that you have devised a plan and course of action. Live your life day by day and take the right steps to overcome worry.
Breaking the Worry Habit
Now that you have decided that living your life is more important than worrying, it is time to let go of the past. Do not allow the past to cause future anxiety and refuse to give the past anymore power over you.
If you find yourself thinking about your problems, do your best to keep busy and do not focus your attention on non-important things that can occupy the mind.
Know a simple fact, for every bad thing that happens to you, there are hundreds of good things that happen to you which many of us do not take notice of.
If you focus you time, attention and efforts in creating a life that has fewer worries the inevitable will happen. You start creating the live you are working towards. A life that is built on the foundation of a successful mindset.
Cultivating a Positive Mental Attitude
How to stop worrying and start living, is about having a positive attitude and creating the peace and happiness you want in your life. When we try to be like others we get away from the essence of who we are.
Do not imitate others. Learn to be yourself. There is nothing wrong with emulating success but do it with your personality.
Perhaps you have heard, if you are having a bad day, try to make someone else's day better. Watching others be happy will make you happy.
You need to fill your minds with positive thoughts. Everyday spend a few moments in mindful meditation and recall all the things that you are grateful for in your life.
Do not be ungrateful for all you have. Millions of people around the world are dying to have all you have, including your troubles, worry and stress.
You need to focus on learning from your mistakes and not just going through life making the same ones repeatedly. This is the definition of insanity.
If someone has wronged you do not try to get even with them. This causes you to use a lot of mental energy that you can apply in other parts of your life.
Conquering Worry and Criticism
Want to be a better version of yourself?
I believe we all strive to be our best. This is way we read books, listen to audio programing and even ask a mentor to guide us.
Many people do not do this, but you can pray anytime you need to. You can ask God, the universe or the higher power you believe in to help guide you to solving your problems and eliminating worry.
We often find ourselves in the mist of our peer and feel like they are criticizing us but remember the opposite of what they are saying is a compliment.
We need to get better at looking at our own mistakes and pointing out where we need to improve. Once we can do this, we can accept the words of others and be the best we can be without letting our ego creep in.
Keeping Your Energy Up
There are days where mental stress is real and all we want to do is go home after a long day of work and sleep. There are many ways to deal with stress before it becomes a habit we get used to.
At work, often many people do not take coffee breaks. I believe the 15-minute break you get is a good time to stretch your body and refocus on your goals.
Once you have a moment to gather yourself put enthusiasm back in to your work and find ways to generate more money, if you are in a sales position. If you are not find ways to be the best at your job.
If you have a job, are self-employed or are an entrepreneur, take time to clean the clutter on your desk. Focus on doing the work that is most important and get help where you need it.
It is important to take care of your health. You can go to the gym, for a walk over lunch, workout, eat healthier, turn off the news, talk to a friend and even put on some music. Before you start to feel stressed find ways to relax.
A positive mind will create a positive body which will create a positive life.
Check out this article on how I lost 10 pounds without working out. I only changed my diet.
If you can't sleep find ways to relax and prevent insomnia. If you still cannot sleep, do not just lay in bed, get out and work on things that need to be completed.
Many times, we lay awake because we have unfinished work that is keeping us up and our mind will not go to sleep until we complete the task.
The 33 highlighted principles are just the tip of the iceberg in this classic book. How to stop worrying and start living, should be studies and reread once every six months. If you want to excel apply the principles that are mentioned in this book.
The ideas are easy to apply and you can start on them today.
We all want to feel important and don't want to worry about daily life. Sometimes it is hard to stop worrying. Once you know how to take the needed actions you can start to live.
When you start to live, you can learn how to apply other principle Dale Carnegie teaches, such as, How to Win Friends and Influence People.
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Man Man coming to Athens 8-4-2006
I'm about to see Man Man at The EARL in about six hours, but I just ran into the band at Joe's Coffee in East Atlanta Village. C&T buddy Chris had told me they'd be playing in Athens on August 4, and the band confirmed it for me. Apparently they're playing the 75th annual Blue Ribbon Ball at the 40 Watt in Athens on August 4 alongside Dark Meat/Vomit Lasers Family Band/Galaxy. Save the date.
Also, if you're in Atlanta tonight get your booty down to The EARL for The Sweet Loves, Deerhunter, Man Man, Thee Crucials, and Anna Kramer. That's a hell of a Saturday night for only $5. Music's going and corndogs are served all day.
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One of the challenges posed by the modern bathroom is that there's no good place for it in the Bagua, which long predates indoor plumbing. We can look at the Bagua and see at a glance that the Family area would be a good place for the living room, that a home office is well-placed in the Knowledge, Wealth, or Career sectors, and that the Marriage corner of the house is a great place for the master bedroom. But where does the bathroom go? The bathroom is a little out of place anywhere, although some locations are more troublesome than others. The thing to keep in mind is that bathroom plumbing has a draining effect wherever it is located.
THE BATHROOMAs most of the Feng Shui practices have strong scientific basis, there are two important rules of thumb that you need to remember when it comes to the location of a bathroom. First you need to know that , the bathroom and toilet are primarily governed by and driven by the element Water.
In Feng Shui, Water is associated with wealth, prosperity, career and good cash flow. Secondly, you should keep in mind that bathrooms are associated with elimination and waste. With these two considerations in mind, it is easier to understand the main rules that apply to the layout and location of this space.
Bathrooms are places for purification and cleansing, so a clean, sanitary bathroom strengthens and supports important energy. A dirty bathroom, on the other hand, emphasizes the negative qualities of this room. If your bathroom occupies any of the more challenging locations , it is essential to keep it sparkling clean, tidy, and well-lit.
For both the bathroom itself and the toilet, always make sure that the plumbing fixtures are spotlessly clean and work. Dripping taps encourages you to waste money, plus noisy plumbing are disturbing on a subliminal level. Keep the area light, airy and well lit.
Since it is where you begin and end the active part of each day, you should try to make it more attractive and inviting using the Bagua, which treats bathroom as a separate space. In general a bathroom has more faucets, sprayers, water jets and other things that emit water in other directions than the downward direction; it helps with flow and bringing wealth in your house. Also consider strategically placing mirrors so that these faucets are reflected. Be careful not to situate mirrors in places where the toilet is reflected.
Without a clearly marked out space in Bagua, the bathroom is a little out of place anywhere, but thanks to the time tested Feng Shui wisdom, you can easily identify problems with your bathroom.
FENG SHUI YOUR BATHROOMMany people feel that because the bathroom is usually the smallest room in the house, it is not necessary to take the trouble to apply the principles of Feng Shui, but this is not so. The bathroom is an important room, because its main function is to cleanse the body inside and out. Often the bathroom is seen to create financial problems as this space drains away vital energy and resources. Here are some simple guidelines that can be followed to minimize this risk.
· Ideally the bathroom and should not be seen immediately on entering the house, as the incoming Chi exits before the whole of the house is energized. Where such a location is unavoidable, there are solutions.
· If the bathroom is in the North of the house, place a wind chime made from porcelain, clay or terracotta in the window recess and this will prevent a business or career going down the drain. Introducing a color scheme based on natural earth and desert colors will also balance the energy by using the interaction of the elements earth and water.
- The bathroom is associated with water, and therefore it needs to be balanced by the earth element. This can be achieved by using materials such as ceramic tiles and earthenware accessories. Earth controls water, and so it prevents the energy and good fortune being drained away.
- When considering the color scheme, use colors particularly associated with the earth element. Think desert, think beach, all the natural earth colors from pale sand to taupes, including terracotta, burnt orange, ochre and the sunshine yellows. The element of wood also helps to balance the excess water association of the bathroom by absorbing its effects.
- Introduce soft leafed green plants, but avoid cacti that could be a surprise when backing out of the shower. Introducing wood as a material for decorative finishes in the bathroom can be useful. Avoid excessive use of black or blue in the bathroom as these are colors directly symbolic of the water element and will upset the balance.
- Another, perhaps surprising element that is useful to introduce to the bathroom is fire. Spotlights, of course, introduce the fire element, but do not forget to plan the bath ledges and shelves that can safely hold burning candles in a variety of soothing and healing essences. The bathroom can run the whole gamut from providing get up and go in the morning to seductively romantic interludes before bed.
The elements need to be balanced, but a bathroom should not be overemphasized. A bedroom holds more importance and should always be larger than the bathroom.
The bathroom is often the first place we sit in in the morning. When we wash and prepare ourselves for the day, you need to have the biggest possible view of yourself at that time.
Do place a large mirror behind the sink used for washing. This helps you to start the day with a big clear, bright vision. A small round cracked mirror is going to limit your possibilities! In the same way, being greeted by a mirror that is split in 2 - very fashionable with bathroom cabinets, can also get you off to a difficult start. You are not seeing the whole picture. If a sink or a bath drain sits in the South Eastern sector, keep the plug in when you are not using it to prevent loss of money.
THE TOILETOne of the most important elements of concern in the Feng Shui Bathroom is the toilet. Centuries ago, toilets were outside of the walls of a home in out houses. Nowadays, no one would want a home that didn't have a toilet and indoor plumbing. In and of themselves, toilets press down chi. Depending on where they are located, they can impact your health, your wealth, your standing in the community -- even your romance.
Because cleanliness is considered good luck in Feng Shui, it is important that you don't compound their negative energy by not keeping toilets meticulously clean.
All toilets should be enclosed in their own rooms or hidden from view as you enter the room. Feng Shui principles teach that toilets can actually harm your health, wealth, and well-being if they are situated in the wrong places. Below is an explanation on how the toilets can impact your health -- and what you can do about it.
Toilets should never share the same wall as a bed. If a bed is against the wall and the toilet is against that same wall on the other side, then move the bed. This is very unhealthy. Likewise, you should never see or hear a toilet or bathroom from your bed. This can lead to respiratory problems and loss of wealth. Block the view some way and you will help your health and wealth.
Bathrooms and toilets that are off of the kitchen are another health concern. Always keep the door to the toilet closed so that someone in the kitchen cannot see the bathroom, and definitely not the toilet, from the kitchen. Even the visual thought of mixing wastes with food is distasteful and can have a negative health impact. If the toilet can be seen from the dining room, this creates another health hazard. Block the view with a curtain or partition of some kind. If a toilet upstairs is over the kitchen or dining room, try to move the table or add lots of earth elements to "control the water".
Toilets and bathrooms that can be seen from the front door rob the occupants of career opportunities - or worse yet - put the career you-know-where: in the toilet. Always close the door and make sure the toilet cannot be seen from the front door.
If you have a toilet OVER the front door (such as on a second floor), always be sure to keep a bright light on in the foyer or entrance way. This will help burn up the negative energy. Toilets over or close to the front door create problems for the sector where they are located, such as the wealth, romance, or health sector.


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I used to be one of those people that did not like cheesecake, but when I was pregnant with my twins that all changed and I almost ate an entire cheesecake from Costco by myself. And lets be honest, those cheesecakes are not small! Anyway, my friend made these mini cheesecakes for a party and I have been hooked ever since. They are so easy to make and so delicious!
2 8oz packages cream cheese (room temp)
1 cup sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp vanilla
1 box vanilla wafers (or Nilla wafers..which ever you prefer)
1 can of pie filling of your choice
cupcake liners
Heat oven to 350. Mix cream cheese and sugar until smooth. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well
Add a wafer to each cupcake liner and fill about half way with the mixture.
Bake at 350 for 20 min.
Let cool all the way then top with your choice of pie filling.
Makes about 2 dozen
Enjoy! :)
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Rodents are small mammals belonging to the order Rodentia. All rodents are characterized by two incisors that never stop growing. To keep them short, the rodent must continuously gnaw. The most common rodents in the New York metropolitan area are mice and rats, but we also commonly deal with squirrels and chipmunks.
Why are they in my house?
Rodents generally find their way inside in search of food, warmth and shelter, especially during the winter months as they try to avoid the cold New York weather. They enjoy hiding in areas of low traffic and where there are plenty of hiding places. They are often found hiding in walls and in cluttered attics, basements, or crawlspaces.
Are rodents dangerous?
Yes. Rodents are known to spread many different disease causing bacteria and viruses, including Salmonella. Deer mice are common carriers of Hantavirus, the cause of the often fatal Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome. Their chewing can also become an issue, as chewed wires can short and become a significant fire hazard.
What does it take to get rid of rodents?
Rodents are extremely difficult to get rid of. They breed very rapidly and are extremely elusive. Your best option is to call your local New York exterminator. Parkway Pest Services stands ready to assist you with tracking down and eliminating the mouse, rat, or squirrel problem in your home or business and all of our technicians are graduates of the New York City Rodent Control Academy.
How soon can you get here?
At Parkway, we understand that it is important to you to take care of your pest problem as soon as possible; therefore it is important to us, as well. Emergency and same day service is available and in most cases we can be there the very next day.
Is the treatment safe?
Here at Parkway Pest Services, we pride ourselves on being Green Shield Certified and we use Integrated Pest Management (IPM) techniques, to make certain our treatments are much safer for you and your family. IPM techniques include far fewer uses of chemicals, using them only as a last resort. Instead, we focus on baiting and the exclusion of pests.
How can I prevent a future infestation?
Rodents can be very difficult to prevent. Mice need an opening of less than the size of a dime to gain access to a structure and rats can squeeze through a hole the size of a quarter. Seal any outside entry points, including tears in screens, cracks in foundations or walls and openings around pipes and vents. However, if this is not enough, Parkway's protection plans provide constant protection from mice and many other common New York pests. Call us today for more information.
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Spotify, the ten year old Swedish based music streaming service currently holds a very strong market position with the company recently hitting 100 million users with 30 million paid subscribers and also is planning expansion into other markets such as video and live music. Looking at the company's dominant position in the marketplace, You would think that Spotify would have nothing to fear from a year old music streaming offering given all of its advantages in subscriber base and users but Spotify could end up losing it's strong position in the music streaming market within two years.
Spotify's founder and CEO Daniel Ek rightly predicted that Apple entering the music streaming market would boost his company growth as well the market as a whole and went as far to publicly thank the Cupertino based company for doing so. Spotify's vice president Jonathan Forster also praised Apple for entering the market while also throwing shade at the competition as he said ""It's great that Apple is in the game. They are definitely raising the profile of streaming. It is hard to build an industry on your own""1. However, what Ek and Forster didn't account for was Apple's music's stunning growth with the service pulling in a reported 15 million paid subscribers within a year.
While there are commentators that point out that despite Apple Music's fantastic growth, they still trail Spotify in users and paid subscribers, those commentators are also aware that only recently has Spotify mirrored the level of growth Apple Music has achieved in its maiden year. It took Spotify nearly 8 years to reach Apple Music's current paid subscriber user base and another 3 three years to double it and yet may end up trailing the service in paid subscribers should Apple Music make a few acquisitions and match it's level of growth so far.
Apple music's growth is quite incredible given the questions from the outset about the quality of the service forcing Apple to launch a redesign of interface just a few months ago. Spotify, an established player in the market, has never had any public complaints about its service and is loved by just about every who uses it (except artists, which we'll talk about later).
Though he won't publicly admit it, what really must concern Ek is Apple Music's impressive trial to subscriber conversion rate which dwarfs Spotify's comparatively measly 25% free to paid subscriber conversion rate. What this means is that Apple Music is extracting more value from its users than Spotify at a faster rate which is a problem for Spotify and everybody else in the music streaming market.
Spotify has resisted pressure from labels and artists for years to ditch its ad supported subscriber base and with Apple Music's growth, Spotify maybe forced to charge its free user base which means that Spotify may have to face the tradeoff of losing many of its free users but increase its paid subscriber base.
However, the main reason why Apple may end up leaving Spotify and its other competitors in the dirt is that it may have the best relationship (maybe save Tidal) with the music streaming market real crown jewels: artists. Spotify has long been positioned as the big bad among artists who have publicly complained in the press and elsewhere about Spotify's paltry royally payouts. Ek in response to calls for Spotify to increase it's royalty payouts by prominent artists has rightly pointed out that their labels were the ones extracting the majority the value through the ownership of their music but his moot point hasn't stopped Spotify from being attacked by major artists.
Spotify's inability to get artists onside despite their many efforts to do so from opening up its analytics platform to artists to revealing just how badly they're getting screwed by their labels may lead to Apple Music claiming the music streaming market outright. If recent reports of Apple considering taking rival music streaming service Tidal off legendary hip hop artist and mogul Jay Z's hands prove to be true, Apple would instantly have a monopoly on album exclusives from popular artists such as Kanye West, Beyonce and Drake which would be terrible news for Spotify.
Album exclusives have proven to be gold dust for music streaming services as far as boosting subscribers is concerned as a large chunk of Tidal's subscriber base has been generated solely from album exclusives, most notably demonstrated by Beyonce's most recent album release "lemonade" which brought in an incredible 1.2 million subscribers in a week.
Apple's purchase of Tidal will instantly give Apple a lot of power in the marketplace as they can debut music from popular artists before anyone else and, more importantly, have a big say where it debuts next. While Spotify can easily offer their own exclusives with prominent artists, Apple already have deals with big hitters such as Drake and Taylor Swift (who left Spotify over royalties) and with a Tidal acquisition, would pretty much gobble up the exclusives left worth having.
We've already written articles on The Carnage Report outlining why Apple will eventually win the music streaming market through it's marketing machine and ability to hand out big royalty payouts but none of us were expecting Apple Music to gain on Spotify in paid subscribers as fast as it has. However, we do expect Spotify to put up a real fight to the end as Ek has signaled he's not going to sell and revealed his burning ambition to for Spotify to be one of the few European startups to face up with a Valley giant and live to tell the story.
In sum, Spotify will do everything in their power to stop Apple Music taking over the music streaming market but with the rate Apple Music is acquiring paid subscribers and a Tidal acquisition being considered that would take Spotify out of the lucrative album exclusives market, Spotify have the look of an acquisition target waiting to happen, soon.
(1) Quotes by M. Shanley and J. Weber, 2016, Spotify says growth has quickened since Apple Music's launch, http://www.reuters.com/article/us-spotify-future-idUSKCN0Y023B


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By Shelter Logic, a brand sold across continents renowned for their temporary storage solutions, this Heavy Duty Greenhouse is generous is size for the more seasoned gardener. This is the largest heavy duty round top greenhouse from the shelter logic range, and perfect for the more experienced gardener who demands more space to grow. Whilst maintaining several premium build features expected by Shelter Logic, such as a 41mm Heavy Duty Frame with a powder coated finish and a UV Treated Triple Layer Heat Bonded Ripstop Translucent Cover, it also has many practical features to keep your plants in great condition. Roll-up side panels provide sufficient airflow and ventilation, and allow temperature control, whilst the bungee fasteners hold the sides open.
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When you don't know the answer...
- Joel, you wanna know something? Every now and then say, "What the fuck."
- Miles (Curtis Armstrong)
Risky Business
Someone forwarded these to me - the appear to be a collection of funny test answers. I have no idea if their for real, but I got a real kick out of them.
Clearly each of ehese answers represent a person giving up. This first one just comes out and says as much:
These next two just went the wacky non-sequiter route:
Then there's the idea that if you follow the instructions, no matter how you follow them, you must be right.
I love the found x. Heck, that was easy!
And finally, like Kirk with the Kobayashi Maru, if don't know the solution, change the problem.
Well of course. There's an elephant in the way. I'll have to remember that one.


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ATLANTA, Ga. – The Great South Athletic Conference announced the women's tennis Player of the Week for all matches played through February 15 and, following voting by the league sports information directors, Islay Fossett of UC Santa Cruz collected the first award of the spring season.
GSAC Women's Tennis Player of the Week - Islay Fossett of UC Santa Cruz
Fossett, a freshman, recorded a singles and doubles win against D-II Holy Names on Sunday, February 15. She combined with Sylvia Brummitt to win doubles at the number two position, 8-6. In singles, she played at number four, winning 6-2, 6-3. Fossett has played at #3 and #4 and her overall record is 2-3 in doubles and the same in singles. The Slugs swept the doubles and came just points away from winning the match before falling, 5-4.
The GSAC sports information directors nominate Player of the Week candidates and then vote on the top two nominees in each sport as selected by the conference office. Player of the Week voting occurs on Tuesdays and the weekly announcement of the winners is released each Wednesday morning.


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20 years ago, the first declaration of Cork allowed to introduce into the CAP the idea of a multifunctional agriculture, offering public goods to the whole society and not only food production. Since then, the second pillar of the CAP was developed. It represents 20 % of the budget of the Agricultural policy and promotes subsidies to the environment, to infrastructures, to diversification, the farm modernization, research, agrotourism …
It was recently widened to include all the instruments of management of the risk and the fight against climate change in agriculture.
The European Commission threw the idea of a second conference of Cork, 20 years later. In this city of the South of Ireland, more than 300 representatives of the rural world worked during two days to define priorities for the future.
September 6th in the evening, a declaration " Cork 2.0" was officially handed to the European Commissioner Phil Hogan by the team who synthesized the contributions of four workshops and about twenty workgroups. Jean-Christophe Bureau, professor at AgroParisTech and director of the UMR INRA - AgroParisTech Public Economics Unit is one of the co-writers of the final declaration.
The declaration of Cork 2.0 proposes 10 orientations for an innovative, including and integrated agricultural and rural policy: it insists in particular on the innovation and the transfer of knowledge favorable to the local development, the development of tools to manage environmental protection, a better management of natural resources and actions providing more coherence to the rural policies throughout EU.
See also tweeting EU_Cork2 for a follow-up of the conference and its media echo


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Great news! You haven't missed out. Yet. There are 8 more Hands On Small Business sessions — the final 8 of the program. Which means: this is your last chance to take advantage of these FREE classes. They are put on by Kirtsy and sponsored by Microsoft Office Live. And it would be a shame to miss out on the knowledge. And the fun. And the free-ness.
If you live in one of the following cities, sign up asap:
Boston on Dec. 1 (tonight!)
Portland on Dec. 1 (tonight!)
Oklahoma City on Dec. 3 Chicago on Dec. 4
Little Rock on Dec. 5
Houston on Dec. 9
The classes are taught by super awesome social media experts. You'll learn about tools to organize your business, build a website, promote your company and communicate with your customers. Extra fun: There are two virtual sessions happening in January!
Everywhere on Jan. 8
Everywhere on Jan. 12
What does this mean? Well. Office Live and Kirtsy received a bunch of feedback that Hands On sessions in 20 cities wasn't enough. That some people live far from those cities and couldn't get to the sessions. So. Here's the fix. Now there are two sessions happening online. If you have access to an internet connection (you totally do, because you're reading this), then you can attend! No matter where you live. Save your spot now so you don't forget about it through the holidays.
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We all (few of us) met up on the Monday, and try to make something instead of arguing, or talking about what we could do. Here again, we spend hours talking without any constructive outcome. Most of the group left, thinking we would not get anywhere, and even some just decided to give up. However, three of us stayed, and miraculously start to generate and create some real work. Hurrah, the RGB patch was created. We experimented with some flashy light to see if the effect would be appropriate for our group project and, here again that was a success. It was quite a release to leave the workshop with something real created, but the time is flying away…and I feel that it is going to be very hard to finish the assignment on time with the group.
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The Bowl Championship Series is coming to an end this season, and it will end with a frequent participant, Oklahoma.
The Sooners have been in nine BCS bowl games, the second most in the nation behind Ohio State.
OU finishes the BCS era Thursday night when they face Alabama in the Sugar Bowl in New Orleans.
Bob Barry, Jr. reports.


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When it comes to dressing products to appeal to consumers, no detail should go forgotten, and when it comes to Sugarillos packaging, it is clear that intimate attention was paid. Believe it or not, these tiny pouches are actually single-serving sugar sachets. When have you ever seen such items look so exquisite? Mouse Graphics decided that it was time to take these saccharine commodities seriously, and give them the sophisticated experience that their contents would expect at grandma's house.
A selection of six or so antique spoons have been rendered in intricate grey-scale illustrations that suggest elaborate metal smith work. The heirloom eating utensils that mark Sugarillos packaging are encased and aligned within a clean white box to make the product look like a luxury silverware set.
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CDC Finds Syphilis Rates Rising Among Newborn Babies
The rate of babies born with syphilis is rising in Louisiana, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The CDC found the rate of congenital syphilis rose by 6% nationwide between 2014 and 2015. Director of the Bureau of Infectious Diseases for the Office of Public Health, Dr. DeAnn Gruber, says the problem is even worse in Louisiana.
"When we look at our population and then the number of infants, we are number one in the country compared to all other states," Gruber said.
According to the CDC, 83 out of every 100,000 babies born has congenital syphilis. Gruber says her office is doing everything they can to reduce these rates. She says in 2014 the legislature passed a law that requires women to get tested for diseases throughout their pregnancies, not just in the first trimester.
"We are identifying women who may not have been infected in the first trimester, but then they are infected by the time they deliver their baby. They then hopefully have adequate time to get the treatment that's needed," Gruber said.
Gruber says babies born with syphilis can have complications and various types of disabilities. She says the Office of Public Health is doing interventions, provider outreach, and education to decrease the rate of congenital syphilis, and it looks like their methods are paying off.
"In fact, now we're seeing for the year of 2016 we're hopeful that for the first time in several years, we're going to see the number decrease," Gruber said.


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I was emailed about a recipe recently and at the end the emailer asked.
"How do you run a house 3 kids and cook all this yummy stuff all day long?"
Well I'd like to say "Oh it's easy!"
But lets be real... I can't possibly run a house, keep it spic and span, chase 2 busy boys, and nurse a very hungry 2 mo old constantly and cook amazing dinners and desserts EVERY day.
If you think you are a June Cleaver... Power too you! But seriously do you sleep?
As it is I get very little sleep and have very little time for a social life.
If you see me online through out the day... well it is because I am glued to my couch nursing round the clock with my laptop at my side...
I've gotten quite good at typing with one hand!
When I cook or bake, it is on a good day. A day when my boys are chilled out watching a movie or playing nicely together and my baby girl is taking a nap.
And as for a clean house.... well here take a look. You be the judge......
|My kitchen table... is often covered in half eaten food. (thanks for this mornings snack time mess Chasey!)
|One corner or the toy barf in the boys rooms. Seriously looks like their THREE toy boxes threw up everywhere. And you know what.... THIS is clean for them!
|My kitchen aid at any given point through out the day .... I tend to spread flour all over my house. This is only a piece of the mess I made while baking.
Now look at what a mess I am on most days......
|Sockless Danskos........
|Paint covered sweat pants.... and a cupcake tee... that looks like it should belong to a 12 yr old... I cropped my face out because I'm not ready to reveal myself without makeup :/ it is not pretty!
My poor poor husband....


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Bondholder payments were delayed in a number of recent transactions due to differences in approaches between bank and nonbank RMBS servicers, Fitch Ratings says.
"While often temporary, the disruption can result in rating actions and downgrades on the RMBS," the report says. "In recent months, RMBS collateralized with mortgages transferred from Bank of America (BAC) to Nationstar Mortgage (NSM) have incurred bondholder payment disruptions."
The Fitch report says the impact of the difference in missed payment advancing rates on RMBS can be pronounced when loan servicing is transferred from banks to nonbanks, particularly when underperforming loans exist within the pools. The new servicer may determine that a portion of the prior advanced amount is non-recoverable and recoup it from the total monthly amounts available for distribution.
Interest shortfalls can occur on the RMBS when a servicer recoups or 'clawbacks' prior advanced amounts. Fitch continues to see this cashflow volatility, particularly when servicing has been transferred to large nonbank servicers with more conservative stop advancing policies.
"US RMBS transactions typically contain a servicer advancing mechanism that guards against interest shortfalls on the notes if payment is delinquent. The servicer in RMBS deals typically must advance the payment to the trust; they often advance principal and interest until further advances are deemed non-recoverable," the report says. "At property liquidation, the reimbursement of servicer advancing occurs prior to the distribution of any funds to the trust. As long as the advanced amount is less than the net proceeds of a property liquidation, the advanced amount is recoverable."
Bank and nonbank servicers for RMBS transactions typically follow the same general advancing guidelines. However, non-bank servicers generally make the determination to stop advancing earlier than bank servicers, the report says.
"On average, nonbanks advance missed payments on only 40% of delinquent loans in the subprime sector while banks advance closer to 50%. In the prime and Alt-A sectors nonbanks advancing rates for missed payments average 68% versus a bank average of 93%. More conservative assumptions primarily drive the lower nonbank advance rates," analysts said.