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The deal with south Indian names
Every time I have to fill up my surname in an application form, I feel that I'm cheating myself.Why? Because I'm south Indian and we (a majority of us anyway) do not use surnames.South Indians have this concept of using an 'initial' wherein we place alphabet(s) before our names. The alphabet can stand for different things depending on the state where you are from. For Malayalees it's their house name ('Tharavadu'), for Tamilians it's their father's name and for the folks from Andhra, I think it is the name of the place where they are from.
Being the Chennai raised fraud mallu that I am, I have my dad's name as my initial. The story goes that the initial was originally my house name but the primary school in Chennai would not admit me unless I had it changed the Tamil way.
Coming back to application forms, now that we had to compulsorily fill the surname column, we chose the easy way out-we simply expanded our initial and made it our surname (don't pretend you did not do this; I know what is in your passport!) So essentially, my dad's first name is my last name.How much more confusing can it get? Apparently a lot more because some of my good friends have 4 initials and I have dared not to ask them for their expansions.If you are from the north (read north/east/west), you conveniently used your caste or clan name as your surname.Pity us southies who preferred to remain anti-racial 🙂 If you see a south Indian using his caste (nair/naidu/iyer etc) as his last name, be rest assured that the person was not raised in the south.
I strongly advocate that there be only one column for the name field and I be allowed to fill in whatever I please (I mean whatever- GR44,The Artist Formerly Known As Prince, Ravi_drop_tables from*_shankar…you get the whiff ). If my name is Ravishankar N. , I want to fill it EXACTLY that way without having to explain to anybody what the initial stands for.Screw your database software if it does not accept null values for surnames!
P.S: In case you were wondering, GR44 is the robot played by Van Damme in Universal Soldier.
Nothing in particular
It has been exactly one year since my last weblog.Blame it on twitter, I find it rather convenient to post updates in under 140 characters.A lot has happened in this last 365 days -got a job,changed to another one (perfect jobs are a myth but more on that on another day), moved to different city,discovered more web-comics (abstrusegoose FTW),unwillingly gave away to more facebook activity than on orkut, etc etc.Most of my pals seem to have abandoned orkut;I always found it to be a better way to be networked ,especially with the various moderated communities (communities with real content!) on it.
As usual, I've been keeping myself up to date with what's happening in the electronics/software technology space.I recently bought a hawkboard and have been playing with it.Loaded with DSP and multimedia features, at 5500 bucks it is worth every penny spent.Expect posts on it soon 😀 If you are an electronics enthusiast (and poor) like me, I strongly recommend trying out the board.
Life in general seems to be going in a good direction.Incidentally,today is the birth anniversary of Sir Visvesvaraya and holds special significance to the engineering community in India.So here's wishing all my EE/CS buddies a great day ahead 🙂
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Psst! If you're an MBA or are impatient, you might want to use the online compiler to decrypt the message 😀
Stay tuned for more posts, peace out.
DIY Omegle Chat Bot!
I have been chatting on Omegle for quite some time now and I must say that i find it rather addictive. During one conversation, i encountered a bot and needless to say, i was hooked on to the convo ! I wanted to make one for myself badly somehow 🙂
A quick search later revealed that most of the chatter bots were based on the Artificial Intelligence Markup Language.It's basically a rule based xml language which is used by the AI engine to give a response (a.k.a. categories) based on a set of pre-loaded rules (a.k.a. topics).Such a topic-category definition is written in to a AIML file which the engine loads. And guess what, there was a python implementation of the AIML engine 😛 .This blog shows how to implement a standalone bot using PyAIML. I used the
Annotated A.L.I.C.E. AIML files (AAA) for the engine's rule base.
Now all i had to do was to find out how to connect to Omegle through code.Once that was done, i could capture what the stranger typed, pass it on to the engine and transmit back the response to the Omegle server .There is no 'official' documentation on the various connection string options but a good samaritan had written a python client for Omegle. I used that code (liberally!) to get connected.
Here's the final listing:
#This omegle bot is based on the PyAIML and liberally uses code from PyOmegle # PyAMIL:http://pyaiml.sourceforge.net/ # PyOmegle:http://code.google.com/p/pyomegle/ import aiml import urllib2 as url import urllib import os import time import commands k = aiml.Kernel() if os.path.isfile("omeglebrain.brn"): k.bootstrap(brainFile = "omeglebrain.brn") else: homedir=os.getcwd() #Change to the directory where the AIML files are located os.chdir('./aaa') list=os.listdir('./'); for item in list: k.learn(item) k.setPredicate("name","omegle_bot") k.setPredicate("master","ravi") #Change back to homedir to save the brain for subsequent loads os.chdir(homedir) k.saveBrain("omeglebrain.brn") # #conversation ID def fmtId( string ): return string[1:len( string ) - 1] # #The event listener def listenServer( id, req ): while True: site = url.urlopen(req) rec = site.read() if 'waiting' in rec: print("Waiting...") elif 'strangerDisconnected' in rec: print('Stranger Disconnected!') omegleConnect() elif 'connected' in rec: print('Found one') print(id) talk(id,req,"hey") elif 'typing' in rec: print("Stranger is typing...") elif 'gotMessage' in rec: input=rec[16:len( rec ) - 2] print "Stranger:",input result=k.respond(input) talk(id,req,result) # #Send the bot's response to Omegle def talk(id,req,msg): typing = url.urlopen('http://omegle.com/typing', '&id='+id) typing.close() time.sleep((len(msg))/5) #5 characters per second print "You:",msg msgReq = url.urlopen('http://omegle.com/send', '&msg='+msg+'&id='+id) msgReq.close() # #Initiate connecton def omegleConnect(): site = url.urlopen('http://omegle.com/start','') id = fmtId( site.read() ) print(id) req = url.Request('http://omegle.com/events', urllib.urlencode( {'id':id})) print('Finding stranger...') listenServer(id,req) # MAIN omegleConnect()
For this code to work, you need to download the
AAA folder(files) into the directory where this python script is located.
We are good to go now! You can play around with the AIML files and even make your own file for chat specific questions like "asl" ,"from" etc. Here's an interesting(?) chat that my bot had:
:~/Bot> python test.py Loading brain from omeglebrain.brn... done (46285 categories in 1.71 seconds) Kernel bootstrap completed in 1.71 seconds d0Vckt Finding stranger... Waiting... Stranger is typing... Stranger: "hi" You: Hello there. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "sooo" You: Is that your final answer? Stranger is typing... Stranger is typing... Stranger: "yes" You: You're sure. That's your final answer. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "YES\n" You: Oh, you are a poet. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "no" You: But your words are very original. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "they seem simple to me" You: Like who, specifically? Stranger is typing... Stranger is typing... Stranger: "no one in particular" You: I heard it was someone. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "you most of heard wrong" You: Thanks for telling me. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "no prob" You: Wow! Do you have any conditions I should know about? Stranger is typing... Stranger: "herpes" You: Do you like to "go with the flow"? Stranger is typing... Stranger is typing... Stranger: "ha no not usually" You: I'm glad you got a laugh out of it. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "i have a broad sense of humor" You: Interesting. I have a lot of answers to silly questions. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "well i have more" You: Cool. I have a lot of likes and dislikes. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "who doesnt" You: William Shatner. 🙂 Stranger is typing... Stranger: "he likes everything? or dislikes?" WARNING: No match found for input: " You: He must be very fond of it. What is your real name? Stranger is typing... Stranger: "my real name is ryan" You: What's up, ryan" . Stranger is typing... Stranger: "not much stranger" You: Me either. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "whats your nmae?" WARNING: No match found for input: " You: I've been waiting for you. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "thats your name?" WARNING: No match found for input: " You: Does "it" still refer to "whats your nmae ? Stranger is typing... Stranger: "i never said it" You: But you implied it" . Stranger is typing... Stranger: "what is your name?" WARNING: No match found for input: " You: My name is Nameless. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "wow" You: I'm glad your impressed, ryan" . Stranger is typing... Stranger is typing... Stranger: "that was sarcasim" You: I thought it was too. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "well then we are on the same page" You: And the same frequency. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "no" You: Yippee! Stranger is typing... Stranger: "how old are u?" WARNING: No match found for input: " You: I am years old. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "you are getiing annoying" You: You think I am getiing annoying". Stranger is typing... Stranger: "i think that you are getting annoying" You: Do you think I should tone it down? Stranger is typing... Stranger: "yes definately" You: Why? What makes you so certain. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "because if you dont i will choose not to talk to you anymore" You: That makes sense to me. I think I do. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "you do what?" WARNING: No match found for input: " You: ryan" , I talk to people on the web. What do you do? Stranger is typing... Stranger: "i also talk to people on the web" You: How do they respond to you? Stranger is typing... Stranger: "well you are very odd... but most people open up to me for some reason" You: An oddball? Humans are not always infallible. Stranger is typing... Stranger: "i dint say they were" You: Sorry I misunderstood. What did you say? Stranger is typing... Stranger: "k" You: Ayuh.
Graduation Blues
I recently (on the 12th of July) finished my graduate studies at iiit-b and now looking back at the past two years, i realize that it was one heck of a journey.It was an exciting and wonderful experience to come back to the campus atmosphere after working for 3 years. I initially found it a bit hard to cope up with the academic rigour (and you though college life was easy compared to the corporate world!) but i guess i improved along the way.There were many things that i picked up here many of which were a first-time thingy for me:
*Staying up beyond 11pm in the night.I'm glad i realized that 6 hours of sleep is all you need a day 🙂
*Staying away from home in a dormitory for the first time
*Ate maggi noodles at 2 a.m. (This was during the one and only time i pulled an all nighter)
*Became an expert in web information retrieval (read 'google-ing')
*Gained confidence on tackling projects head on without even having an iota of prior knowledge about the problem domain/complexity (this is probably the best learning that i've learnt here)
*Watching movies/ serials back to back on my laptop
*Just-in-time submissions of assignments (Most of the deadlines were at 12:00am and the submissions happen just before it)
Overall, i think it was one of the most memorable two years of my life.I'm not being overly nostalgic but I'm starting to miss my hostel room already.
As of this writing i am still on the look out for a job (another first too, as i was fortunate to start working immediately after undergrad).Blame it on the economic recession but i know its only a matter of time before the wheels of time turn…
My best wishes to the graduated class of 2009!
Fortune cookies on your mobile
I'm a big fan of the fortune command in linux.I wanted to save these wisecracks on my mobile as an SMS so that i can forward them to friends …So here's a quick how-to.I assume you already have the fortune cookies installed (in /usr/bin/fortune) and that your phone has bluetooth capabilities.
1.Install the gammu package from the sources or using your package manager.Gammu is a fantastic tool to communicate with your gsm phone/modem.
2.Pair your mobile phone with your computer via bluetooth (searching for the device, entering the PIN number and all that stuff).
3.Note down your phone's bluetooth device ID and name.You will need it in the next step.You can run the hcitool scan command to find the device ID/name.Don't forget keep the bluetooth of the computer/phone tunrned on!!
4.Now for the gammu commands to work , you need to create a .gammurc file in your home(~) directory. You can use the gammu-config command to do it,but it's easier to create it using a text editor.The main parameters are the phone's id and name found in step 3.Here's my .gammurc file created in /home/ravi. I paired a sony-erricson to my laptop.
[gammu] port=00:1B:59:1F:25:D6 connection=blueat name=Sony Ericsson W700i/W700c model=
The device id and name are assigned to the 'port' and 'name' parameters respectively.The 'connection' is mostly blueat, except for some nokia phones where it is bluephonet.Leave the 'model' as such.
4.OK.Its time to have some fun!Run the following command to pipe the output of fortune to your mobile
fortune|gammu --saveSMS TEXT -folder 3 -unread -len 400
The command is self explanatory.The folder number (3=inbox) specifies where the sms gets stored, viz inbox ,drafts etc.To get the list of folders for your phone, run the gammu –getsmsfolders command
Put the command in a shell script and run it whenever you want :)You might not get an audible notification for the sms, but check your inbox anyway.
Stop the music(k) please!
After some self-deliberation on whether is should write this or not, i finally decided that i am going to.WTH!,my blog is called entitled opinions.So whats the fuss all about,you ask.It's the noise that comes out of mobile phone speakers.Most of the mid range phones that support music playback today have an inbuilt speaker.And the folks who own it seem to think that public broadcast is their birth right.They are everywhere- on the bus, in the road,in the hotel…They think that they are doing a favour by playing songs on their speaker. Little do they realize that others people actually give a damn.In fact the sound is so annoying that at any distance more than a foot away from the phone, all one hears is a cacophony of vessels clanging and glass breaking.For heaven's sake,use the damn headphones, people.If you think that you are 'cool' blasting noise off your cheap phone, think again!If you are like me and come across one of these subnormally intelligent people,i strongly urge you to ask them to stop the inconvenience immediately.It might not work the first time, but i'm sure if they constantly hear the complaint, they might gradually stop it.
Do it folks!Tolerating nonsense is not a virtue.
Yet Another Gmail Notifier
Came across Jamie Matthews' cool gmail notifier. Just the kind of thing i wanted to run on the ARM7 board that i'm trying out right now. Not much of a challenge for the ARM MCU's processing power but it was fun making it work. I used the on-board seven-segment LED to display the mail count (it was a single display so the mail count is limited to 9).
The python script was slightly modified:
1) In windows, just change the com port address to COMx where x is the port number as seen in the Device Manager
2)I sent the mail count (assumed to be less than 9) instead of the Y/N string.
To run the script periodically, i used Andreas Baumann's free Z-cron to schedule it once every five minutes. But the annoying thing was the command prompt that kept popping up when the script ran. I'm sure it could have been run as a windows service in the background but did not have the patience to look it up.
The python script:
import urllib2, re, serial, sys #Settings - Change these to match your account details USERNAME="firstname.lastname@example.com" PASSWORD="your password" PROTO="https://" SERVER="mail.google.com" PATH="/gmail/feed/atom" SERIALPORT = "COM5" # Change this to your serial port! # Set up serial port try: ser = serial.Serial(SERIALPORT, 9600) #print ser.portstr #For Debug:Check if port name is correct ! except serial.SerialException: sys.exit() # Get Gmail Atom feed passman = urllib2.HTTPPasswordMgrWithDefaultRealm() passman.add_password(None, SERVER, USERNAME, PASSWORD) authhandler = urllib2.HTTPBasicAuthHandler(passman) opener = urllib2.build_opener(authhandler) urllib2.install_opener(opener) page = urllib2.urlopen(PROTO + SERVER + PATH) # Find the mail count line for line in page: count = line.find("fullcount") if count > 0: break # Extract the mail count as an integer newmails = int(re.search('\d+', line).group()) # Output data to serial port if newmails > 0: ser.write(str(newmails)) #print "No.of mails=%d" %newmails else: ser.write(str(0)) # Close serial port ser.close()
The C program on the LPC 2129:
/*Tested on the ARM starter kit (http://www.emblitz.com/Embedded_ARM_Starter_kit.html)*/ #include <LPC21xx.H> /*The 7 segment pattern for digits 0 through 9*/ const unsigned char bitMask8[] = { 0x80, // binary 10000000 0x40, // binary 01000000 0x20, // binary 00100000 0x10, // binary 00010000 0x08, // binary 00001000 0x04, // binary 00000100 0x02, // binary 00000010 0x01 // binary 00000001 }; void ser_init(void); //initialize serial port void send_8bit_serial_data(unsigned char); //display data on the 7 segment int main(void) { char no_of_mails[10]={0xfc,0x60,0xda,0xf2,0x66,0xb6,0xbe,0xe0,0xfe,0xf6}; char data; //mapping of pins to serial in parallel out shift register /*P1.16-->(~QH)--port dir= i/p P1.17-->SRCLK--port dir= o/p P1.18-->RCLK--port dir= o/p P1.19-->SD1--port dir= o/p */ IODIR1=0x000E0000;//set port P1 direction to reflect the pin connections detailed above ser_init(); send_8bit_serial_data(~(no_of_mails[0])); //Reset LED while(1) { while(!(U1LSR & 0x01)); //wait till data arrives data=U1RBR-48; //convert ascii back to integer send_8bit_serial_data(~(no_of_mails[data])); } return 0; //this is never reached } void ser_init(void) { PINSEL0 = 0x00050000; /* Enable RxD1 and TxD1 */ U1LCR = 0x83; /* 8 bits, no Parity, 1 Stop bit */ U1DLL = 97; /* 9600 Baud Rate @ 15MHz VPB Clock */ U1LCR = 0x03; /* DLAB = 0 */ } void send_8bit_serial_data(unsigned char data) { /*The 7 segment is driven bit-banging style using SN74HC595D, */ int x; IOCLR1=0xffffffff; // Loop through all the bits, 7...0 for(x = 7; x >=0; x--) { if(data & bitMask8[x]) { IOSET1=0x00080000; // we have a bit, make P1.19 high IOSET1=0x000a0000; //make p1.17=SRCLK aslo hign IOCLR1=0x00020000; //toggle back p1.17 } else { IOCLR1=0x000F0000; // no bit, make P1.19 low IOSET1=0x00020000; IOCLR1=0x00020000; } } IOCLR1=0x000F0000; //TOGGLE P1.18=RCLK IOSET1=0x00040000; IOCLR1=0x000F0000; }
If you wanna take this further, check out this page for an amazing LCD based notifier.


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Diabetes can be a very difficult disease to manage and even those that normally have great control can slip every once in a while. That is normal. The problem is that once you start to slip it can be difficult to get back. The path to bad diabetes management is a slippery slope and one can find that the great control they had is now just out of reach. Diabetes is a game of continuous adjustments to all areas of the management plan. By letting your guard down in one area, all other areas are affected—this is when the downward spiral begins. Almost everyone living with diabetes finds themselves at the bottom of this spiral at some point or other wondering where to start to get back on track.
Not to worry, it isn't as intimidating as it looks. But you do have to be willing to work hard to create and follow a great diabetes management plan. And the key is you. You have to decide you want to control your diabetes and not let it control you. Here are a few steps that can help to get back on track:
1. Acknowledge the problem. This can be one of the hardest things to do. Once you acknowledge that you have poor control, you must act on it. You may feel that it may be easier not to admit to yourself that you are in bad shape. This step is the hardest because no one else can help; you are the only person that can start the process of finding good control.
2. Identify problem areas and weaknesses. Everyone struggles with different areas of diabetes management. For some it may be remembering to take their medication, for others it may be having seconds on dessert too often. Whatever it is that you struggle with the most needs the most attention in order to overcome the weakness. It is okay to have several weaknesses. Make sure that you and those helping you are stricter when it comes to correcting those areas so they won't continue to mess up your diabetes management plan.
3. Meet with your doctor. Once you know what your problem areas are and have a desire to get back to good diabetes management, make an appointment to see your doctor. If you aren't dedicated to your own health, your doctor can't do a lot to help you. But if you are, then she will be key in helping you meet your goals and may have some great solutions to overcoming your weaknesses.
4. Make adjustments. Once you have received advice from your doctor, dietician, CDE and any other members of your medical team, it is time to make necessary adjustments in medication, diet and lifestyle. Start by working with your healthcare team and following their recommended modifications to your management plan. Feel free to make your own changes too. Ultimately, you know your own body the best so tweak and alter until you find something that works for you personally. It is always a good idea to keep your medical team in the loop when you do decide to make your own changes.
5. Check your blood sugar frequently. This is a simple step but is often overlooked. Checking your blood sugar is the only look you have into what your body is doing at any point during the day. Check your blood sugar frequently to make sure you are staying in your desired range, especially while you are adjusting your plan.
6. Break bad habits. You can make as many temporary changes as you want and meet with your doctor as much as you like, but if you have bad habits, they will always throw off your control. These habits may include indulging in a bedtime treat, in too many drinks with dinner or in days off from your diabetes care. We all have bad habits, and we can work around them for a while, but eventually they will get in the way of good management and control.
7. Build a support system. If you don't already have a support system of people to help you stay on track with your diabetes, get one. Ask your loved ones for help. Diabetes is so much harder to live with if you have to carry the burden alone. When you get the opportunity, educate those around you about diabetes so that they can be there for you. Support is one of the essential factors to great control. If those in your life support your goals for better diabetes control, then you are more likely to succeed.
8. Review blood sugars often. When you feel like you are on top of your diabetes management and in good control of your blood sugar levels, the process isn't over. Periodically review your blood sugars and make needed adjustments to keep your blood sugar levels stable. Our bodies are always changing—from stress, from age, from hormones, etc.—so we have to constantly change our treatment plan to keep up with it.
9. Stay focused. Remember what caused you to slip up in the first place? It probably was because you became complacent or lost your focus on what matters most. What matters most is your health. In order to remain healthy you must stay focused on your diabetes management 100% of the time.
To learn more about managing your diabetes:
Managing Diabetes — Without Losing Your Mind
Five Tips to Manage Diabetes Burnout
Three Key Factors to Diabetes Control

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Not a bad camera for a cheap kit. I will have to learn it like my Holga. Used a Holga macro lens for a couple of pictures. This is also my first developed colour roll ever, processed with Digibase C41.
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A teenage boy from North Carolina has struck a plea deal to avoid going to jail for having naked photos of himself on his phone.
The Guardian reports that 17 year old Cormega Copening was 16 at the time he took photos of himself was prosecuted under US Federal child pornography laws, despite himself being both the perpetrator and the victim of the crime.
Apparently he was charged with four counts of making and possessing images of himself, with one additional count of having photos of his 16 year old girlfriend. She too has been prosecuted for similar charges. As the Graun points out, what makes it a bit weird too is that the so-called "sexting" is illegal for both of them, yet if they were to actually have sex it would be fine as the age of consent in North Carolina is 16. They were both prosecuted despite not sharing the images any further.
In most cases like this though the laws are technically on the books, apparently the authorities have not tended to prosecute similarly-aged teenagers from exchanging photos - and what has complicated things here is that kids over 16 in NC can be prosecuted as adults. Unsurprisingly, most of the laws that have impacted this case were passed back when mobile phones were the size of bricks and photos were something you took to Boots to get developed.
As a result of Copening's plea bargain, he will apparently be subject to warrantless searches as well as receiving "other penalties". So if you're under 18 and thinking of sexting in North Carolina, it might be a better idea not to do so. [The Guardian]


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What you'll be equipped with upon completion of training
On completion of the SleepTalk training you will be able to:
- Analyse the framework of the Goulding SleepTalk® process.
- Discuss the rationale behind the use of the Goulding SleepTalk® process.
- Describe the basic considerations and assumptions of the Goulding SleepTalk® process. Identify, discuss and analyse the 'Legacy Tree'.
- Discuss the therapeutic approach to resolving basic and primary issues and identifying brain wave frequencies.
- Identify different brain wave frequencies that occur throughout the sleeping cycle.
- Evaluate the relevancy and explain the Goulding 'Top Hat' theory.
- Discuss the 'RAS' relevant to different brain wave frequency.
- Assess the appropriateness and application of specific suggestions.
- Describe the 'Foundation Process'.
- Evaluate the relevancy and analyse SleepTalk® feedback statements.
- Apply concepts and principles of waking suggestion and the rationale for presenting SleepTalk® each night.
- Outline a frame of reference which will provide the desired changes in behaviour.
- Distinguish appropriate suggestions.
- Formulate specific content of the 'SleepTalk® Foundation' script.
- Propose and implement a process which integrates desired changes of behaviour in a child.
- Formulate specific content of the 'SleepTalk® Primary area on need' script.
- Propose and implement a process which will provide desired changes of behaviour in a child.
- Describe how psycho-nutrition affects the relationship between the body and the mind and its relevance to a child's behaviour, levels of stress and/or anxiety.
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- An extensive training manual.
- Case history DVDs.
- Supporting documentation.
- CD resources.
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If a person is not listed on this International Register Directory, they are not a recognised consultant.
Upon successful completion of the course and the receipt of all assignment requirements, a certification as an accredited Goulding SleepTalk® for Children Consultant will be issued with an invitation to apply for your profile to be registered with the SleepTalk® Consultant International Register website.
IACT Membership
When accreditation as a Goulding SleepTalk® consultant has been achieved and your details posted onto the International register, a membership application to join the International Association of Counselors Therapists (IACT) is available to accredited consultants.
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Level 1: 7 April (Saturday, 10am – 6 pm)
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Consumer-Voted Survey Bestows Top Honors On Cascade Products
NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cascade Platinum Dishwasher Detergent and Cascade Platinum Dishwasher
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State ski centers face big chill
Budget crisis poses a threat to Adirondack sites, key job generators in hard-pressed North Country
WILMINGTON -- When George Pataki became governor in 1995, his administration examined privatizing the legendary Whiteface ski center as well as its cousin to the south, Gore Mountain, both of which are state-owned and operated by the Olympic Regional Development Authority.
Team Pataki quickly concluded that privatization wasn't workable, given the reality that both hills lie within the heavily regulated Adirondack Park.
"Even to lease it, you'd have to change the state constitution," noted Bruce McCulley, Whiteface's general manager.
Instead, the Pataki administration "investigated the options and said, 'OK, we own them -- let's expand them,'" McCulley said.
The result was $20 million in improvements over the past decade, including new gondolas, added snowmaking and expanded terrain.
This year, Gore will debut a new connector run linking the North Creek Ski Bowl along Route 28, allowing people to ski to within a minute's drive from the Warren County village of North Creek. In 2009, Whiteface opened new trails and a lift in an area called Lookout Mountain.
But like a late-season snowstorm, operators and skiers at Gore and Whiteface may have to make those improvements last for a while due to what's expected to be several years of budget deficits -- starting off with at a gap of at least $9 billion for 2011-2012 -- and Gov. Andrew Cuomo's warnings that almost every sector of state operations will face cuts.
Indeed, one of the trails on Lookout Mountain doesn't yet have snowmaking guns. The center simply ran out of money and will now have to wait for more funds to be available.
Gore, however, was able to complete its new connector chairlift just as the state's economy entered the deep freeze.
Like other state agencies, ORDA has laid off workers and put several desired upgrades on a waiting list. Besides operating Whiteface Mountain and the Gore Mountain ski areas, the agency runs the Olympic Sports Complex, located five miles from Lake Placid at Mt. Van Hoevenberg, and the Olympic ice and jumping complexes.
The ski areas have always faced challenges, due to their isolation -- Whiteface is closer to Montreal than it is to any other major state population center -- as well as often rugged North Country weather.
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To survive, ORDA has learned to adapt.
Whiteface, for example, plans to market the hill to Montreal skiers -- a move sure to be aided by recent currency shifts that have brought U.S. and Canadian currency closer to parity, which means our neighbors to the north aren't penalized for crossing the border for recreation.
And McCulley's trail crew made good use of the recent cold weather, using their snow guns to blanket the mountain's lower slopes with powdery snow.
The snow farmers at both resorts have figured out it's better to focus on making snow and grooming a few select trails with good conditions than to try to open more terrain but with less snow.
Snowmaking in recent decades has become critical for survival of almost any ski mountain, experts say. That's one reason that according to the National Ski Areas Association, the number of resorts nationwide has declined from 800 in 1960 to approximately 450 today.
So ORDA's mountain managers can deal with bad weather. The Legislature, however, can present even more of a challenge.
Last year, Senate Democrats -- who controlled the chamber at the time -- put a scare into North Country residents by proposing the wholesale elimination of state aid to ORDA, about $6.6 million that year.
ORDA was ultimately spared the budget ax, but it brought into focus some of the economics of the tourist-dependent Adirondacks.
The authority notes Gore and Whiteface are self-sustaining, with the extra money as well as state subsidies pumped into other operations such as the nearby Olympic ski jump complex, skating and hockey facilities, and bobsled and luge runs in and around Lake Placid.
"The big visual ones are Whiteface and Gore ... they actually fund the cross-country ski trails, the bobsled, luge and skeleton runs," said state Sen. Betty Little, a Queensbury Republican whose district covers Gore and Whiteface.
It's the totality of those sports -- a winter-long flow of hockey tournaments, bobsled competitions and other activities -- that keeps the Lake Placid region humming, and its hotel rooms and restaurants filled. (The facilities also are a draw for two private schools in the area, Northwoods and the National Sports Academy.)
"We don't have industry. Tourism is our number-one moneymaker," added Assemblywoman Teresa Sayward of Essex County, whose district also encompasses both ski centers.
Residents in the region are keenly aware of the role played by tourism, and they grasp the reality of the state budget crisis.
In November, Gov. David Paterson said the Empire State Games, in which junior athletes compete in a variety of sports, would be canceled due to budget shortfalls and layoffs at the state Office of Parks, Recreation & Historic Preservation.
But an array of local boosters and business operators joined with ORDA and decided to hold the games on their own.
They're currently raising funds and planning events, including competitive skiing, skating and hockey as well as a new snowshoe competition in nearby Saranac Lake.
Supporters noted that 1932 Olympics in Lake Placid were pulled off despite the fact that the nation was in the midst of the Great Depression.
"The people of the Adirondack North Country," said Sayward, "are resilient."
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Officially Over: Tiger Woods & Elin Nordegren Finalize Divorce
The Tiger Woods drama is over, at least as far as his marriage is concerned. According to TMZ, the headline-grabbing golfer's divorce from Elin Nordegren was finalized today (Aug. 23) in a Florida court.
Following nine months of tabloid fodder and mistress after mistress, both Tiger and Elin arrived at Bay County Circuit Court in Panama City, Florida, ready to sign them papers and go through the motions. While specific terms of the divorce settlement are unknown, reports place Elin's figures in the $100 million range. So maybe there's some payoff from being a woman scorned?
What does Elin have to say about the ordeal? Here's the statement from Elin's lawyer on behalf of the ex-couple: "We are sad that our marriage is over and we wish each other the very best for the future."
The former Mr. and Mrs. Woods also addressed the most important factor here—the kids: "While we are no longer married, we are the parents of two wonderful children and their happiness has been, and will always be, of paramount importance to both of us. Once we came to the decision that our marriage was at an end, the primary focus of our amicable discussions has been to ensure their future well-being. The weeks and months ahead will not be easy for them as we adjust to a new family situation, which is why our privacy must be a principal concern."
TMZ got a hold of the divorce documents, which reveal that an agreement was reached as early as July 3. And in case you're curious, Elin isn't pulling a Tameka Raymond. She wants to return to her maiden name: Elin Maria Pernilla Nordegren.


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Alfred State College students were able to tour the athletic facilities at Penn State University recently, gaining some valuable advice and insight into sport facility management along the way.
Imagine having a new college degree, a new job, along with a new car, and one very happy mom. Buffalo native Joe Geegba exited commencement at Alfred State College (ASC) with a diploma for a building trades: building construction associate degree in one hand, and keys to a 2012 Chevy Cruze in the other.
The Center for Community Education and Training at Alfred State College will host two informative events that are open to the public in June: "Taking Action for Companion Animals with Libby Post," and "A Morning with Dr. Bertha Madras: An Opioid Epidemic Seminar."
Despite a decline in the number of high school graduates in New York State, the ASC orientation class is growing by 15 percent. Alfred State also has a 15 percent increase for incoming students who made their deposit to secure their future as a Pioneer.
Taking place July 29-31, the institute is hosted by the New York State STEM Education Collaborative, and provides a way for kindergarten-through-college-level educators to learn new techniques for engaging students of all ages in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers.
Since 2013, Alfred State has been involved in a boiler decentralization project to remove the buildings' dependency on the heating plant in favor of new energy-efficient boilers.
The 2018-2019 Military Friendly® Schools list will be published in the May issue of G.I. Jobs magazine and can be found at www.militaryfriendly.com.
Alfred State recognized approximately 750 May 2018 graduates during commencement ceremonies on Sunday, May 13. Dr. Skip Sullivan, president, presided over the event, held on the Alfred campus.
This year's displays highlighted a turbojet engine, building construction projects, a portable snowmaker, an automatic tailgate, civic engagement projects, an emergency housing unit, an innovative motorcycle transporter, and more.
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Russia 'retains right' to pre-emptive strike on missile shieldRussia is ready for a pre-emptive strike on European missile defense systems if the US refuses dialogue, stated Russia's Chief of General Staff Nikolay Makarov at the Moscow ABM conference.
"Considering the destabilizing nature of the [American] ABM system, namely the creation of an illusion of inflicting a disarming [nuclear] strike with impunity, a decision on pre-emptive deployment of assault weapons could be taken when the situation gets harder," Gen. Makarov told the audience.
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Drunk #1: "I love you!"
Drunk #2: "No you don't."
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Drunk #2: "No you don't. If you love me, why don't you know what hurts me?"
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Americans just can't seem to put down the bottle.
A new study published in JAMA Psychiatry tracked how drinking patterns in the United States changed between 2002 and 2013, using in-person surveys from thousands of adults.
It found that drinking rates of all groups of Americans increased — and some researchers are calling it a "public health crisis."
Overall, the study found that drinking rates increased by 11 percent overall for Americans, with 75 percent of Americans admitting to having an alcoholic beverage in the past year in 2013.
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Women, older adults, racial minorities and those with lower levels of education and income experienced the greatest increase in drinking rates.
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Researchers found that high-risk drinking — four drinks a day for a woman, and five for men — increased by about 30 percent between 2002 and 2013.
"Light drinking has been shown to be helpful for people's health overall, but heavy drinking can lead to some harms and impairment," Deborah Hasin, the study's lead author and a Columbia University professor, said to Business Insider.
And it seems that both millennials and their grandparents are imbibing lots of alcohol.
There was a 14.2 percent uptick in high-risk drinking for those aged 18 to 29 and a 65.2 percent increase for those over 65.
These trends troubled researchers, who wrote "these findings portend increases in many chronic comorbidities in which alcohol use has a substantial role."
High blood pressure, heart problems, strokes, cancer and infections can potentially be worsened or brought on by consuming too much alcohol, the researchers wrote.
So what is causing these increases?
Researchers aren't exactly sure, but they believe the dramatic rise in drinking rates among women can be attributed to changing perceptions of female alcohol consumption. In other words, the women are just catching up to the men.
And growing disparities in income, education, employment and housing between whites and minorities may have led the latter to cope with alcohol, researchers suggested.
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Kuwait's development plan does not overlook environmental conservation, Assistant Secretary of Planning Affairs of the General Secretariat of the Supreme Council for Planning and Development (GSSCPD) Talal Al-Shammeri said on Saturday.
Al-Shammeri made the remarks during a discussion panel put together by a United Nations program on environmental sustainability, in conjunction with a Qatari team of UN representatives.
Moreover, a GSSCPD statement noted that Al-Shammeri underlined Kuwait's committment to its 2030 development plan, as he detailed several of the country's goals of sustained development. Speaking on these goals, Al-Shammeri said plans to provide durable sources of energy at meager costs remain the cornerstone of the country's environmental strategy.
Meanwhile, he also added that economic goals focus primarily on ways to diversify the country's revenue pool, which would ensure a more robust economy. The discussion panel was attended by representatives from across the country's government spectrum, in addition to numerous companies and institutes.
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Businessman Ira Smolev invests in a number of businesses, including Presser Direct LLC, a manufacturer of consumer products including the Living Pure 4-in-1 Heater.
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Escape was perhaps ignoble, but survival can and should be paramount when such matters of historical significance are seen by so few.
It has been a decade since the King's Citadel showed up at my doorstep. I should have pushed them away, but my trade as an artificer was not producing the rewards so clearly merited by my expertise. To use the human colloquial, I was "broke." How could I turn down the King's own ransom offered to me?
They asked me to lead them into the Mists in search of the Lord of Blades. They suspected him of attacking my adopted home, Vathirond, and also of attacking New Cyre. My role was to provide a Lightning Rail-car to follow the tracks to Eston. We found our way to the ancient seat of Cannith power with little resistance, and found the Lord of Blades in conspiracy with a human named Daine. Daine attacked us, but we fought him off. We then ran.
Perhaps if we had stayed, and been more courageous we could have prevented Daine and the Lord of Blades from activating whatever Xen'drik artifact they possessed. But how could we have known that the Great Mourning would arise from so small a device?
Ten years have passed. Warforged legions scour the countryside, wielding power not seen before the Last War. Shambles, those husks of sentient beings, search constantly to fill their never-full bellies. Raiders attack what few lights remain in this great darkness. I fear that soon all will be lost. I wonder if my home still stands, or if darkness has found its way even there?
- Brish, Eladrin Artificer
It's not often that Jarrel himself sends us out on a mission. That was the first bad omen. That the mission was to investigate a possible, and as it turns out quite real, attempt to sabotage all of Korunda Gate, just made things worse. It's a great acomplishment that we've managed to keep the mist as bay this long. Why someone wouldn't see the merit in that, I don't know. That such a someone would send only a pair of changlings with an owebear summoning scroll to attempt to take out the entire air circulation system, Korunda Gate's lifeblood, makes me very suspicious indeed. We're going to have to get to the bottom of this. Din, or maybe Sun will have some friends who will know something.
- Galen, Commander, 5th Core
Our contacts did provide some leads: the summoning scroll indicates there are psionisists involved, the Emergence my be involved. The only down side is that our prying lead to our prey finding out we're looking for them. They set us up with a group of tieflings waiting in ambush. Of the ones we managed to take down, there was no trace of anything linking them to the emergence, but I still have my suspicions. The sorcerer that was leading the group managed to get away even though we did our best to pursue him. They'll definitely know we're after them now. What ARE they up to?
It's going to take a lot of ale to wash away the fear I still feel from seeing Corbin, the Kalashtar leader of the Emergence, transform into that horrific nightmare creature from the dreaming that was possessing him. Add to that the knowledge that there's an warforged army of the Lord of Blades outside the gates waiting to get in, and I don't think I'm ever going to sleep again. I only hope that where we're going for help isn't as doomed as Korunda Gate. Well, if I can't sleep, I'd better start packing for the trip. I just hope Jarrel gives us some good equipment, it's damn dangerous where we're going.
The Rail Operators were crapping their pants on the first leg of our journey. Quite frankly, I don't blame them. Knowing there's an army of warforged waiting outside the gates ready to strike and kill everyone you know is something one can deal with. This mission is exactly what has to be done to deal with it. Not even knowing if there is an army of the Creator only knows what out there to devour us whole in the next 30 seconds for the entire trip is something that neither the mind or the soul can really cope with. The worse part of it was that the dangers we ended up facing didn't come from above or around us, they came from below, and only found us AFTER we had gotten to the Crux.
Fortunately, the brain eaters are not immune to a good solid ass whoopin.
Note to self: My elixer of firebreathing burns just as much coming out the bottom as the top. Much better to use it to roast brain eaters rather than ruining perfectly good plumbing.
Why have we been given this mission? I could understand being backup or protection for a diplomatic team. But do we look like messengers? Really? We're the most disagreeable bunch of recruits in the entire Core only here to avoid wasting away in a prison somewhere. Why has the lives of all of Korunda Gate's citizens been put in our hands? We're the one's that have to fight our way through Khyber, facing gods only know what, to maybe get the help of these stuck up bastards of Kundarakhold. I only hope this hasn't been a big mistake. Maybe it's because we're expendable. Maybe the people in charge already know what is going on. Maybe they're desiring the downfall of the dwarven people, one of the last stronghold of civilization. Maybe they are already under the influence of the Dark Six and we're fighting a lost battle.
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What are the characteristics and outcomes of patients undergoing clinically indicated hybrid coronary revascularization (HCR) and multivessel percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) for hybrid-eligible coronary artery disease (CAD)?
Over 18 months, 200 HCR and 98 multivessel PCI patients were enrolled at 11 sites. The primary outcome was major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCE: death, stroke, myocardial infarction, repeat revascularization) within 12 months post-intervention. Cox proportional hazards models were used to model time to first MACCE event. Propensity scores were used to balance the groups.
Mean age was 64.2 ± 11.5 years, 25.5% of patients were female, 38.6% were diabetic, and 4.7% had prior stroke. Thirty-eight percent had three-vessel CAD, and the mean SYNTAX (Synergy Between PCI With Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) score was 19.7 ± 9.6. Adjusted for baseline risk, MACCE rates were similar between groups within 12 months post-intervention (hazard ratio [HR], 1.063; p = 0.80) and during a median 17.6 months of follow-up (HR, 0.868; p = 0.53).
The authors concluded that there is no significant difference in MACCE rates over 12 months between patients treated with multivessel PCI or HCR.
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Clinical Topics: Cardiac Surgery, Invasive Cardiovascular Angiography and Intervention, Atherosclerotic Disease (CAD/PAD), Aortic Surgery, Interventions and Coronary Artery Disease
Keywords: Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Coronary Artery Disease, Ischemia, Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Revascularization, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Stroke, Treatment Outcome
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Stan Kessler is the leader of the Sons of Brasil, and is an expert in jazz, R&B and funk music styles. Kessler was voted Best Horn Player by the Pitch Weekly's Music Poll, Best Trumpeter by JAM Magazine's Jazz Poll and Best Jazz Band/Leader with Sons of Brasil by the New Times Music Poll.
The performances will take place in front of 39Rainbow restaurants Subway and Topp'd Pizza + Salads. Additionally, 39Rainbow will donate a portion of proceeds from all five restaurants between April 1-30 to local jazz organization Kansas City Jazz ALIVE. The funds will be used to support its 2016 Charlie Parker Celebration, the nation's largest celebration of the jazz legend.
39Rainbow is one of LANE4 Property Group's newest mixed-use centers, located at the corner of 39th Street and Rainbow Boulevard. The center's observance of National Jazz Appreciation Month concludes on International Jazz Day, Saturday, April 30, with its finale concert featuring the Elder Statesmen of Kansas City Jazz Quartet. The Elder Statesmen are a well-known, unique local music group connecting Kansas City Jazz, past and present. Members of this organization includes seasoned musicians who together create Kansas City Jazz, one of the greatest swing music styles.
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HISTORY books may have to be re-written after archaeologists unearthed significant discoveries that could change the story of the Romans in Yorkshire.
Over the last two years, around 60 archaeologists have been working along the path of Dere Street, the old Roman route known as the Great North Road, which ran adjacent to the path of the current A1.
A 12-mile stretch of the A1 between Leeming Bar and Barton is undergoing a £380m upgrade to install an extra lane - and the discoveries made have shown that the route was just as important almost 2,000 years ago as it is today.
More than 177,000 artefacts have been unearthed, including a rare Roman brooch from Eastern Europe and a decorative miniature sword. But the most significant discoveries go beyond the smaller treasures.
Dr Steve Sherlock, who has led the archeological project, said that although they expected to find Roman deposits, the "quality, quantity and extent went beyond expectations".
One of the most significant finds were the remnants of a town close to Scotch Corner, that was previously unheard of, and is potentially the earliest Roman settlement in Yorkshire, believed to date back to 60AD - a decade before the Romans came to York.
"We're effectively re-writing the history books, because we didn't know it was there, or that there was anything so early," he said. "Conventional wisdom tells us that in 71 AD the Romans came over the Humber and settled in places like York and near Boroughbridge - but this site is even earlier."
There, traces of timber buildings, including pottery, glass vessels, beads and even the remnants of crops were found just before Christmas.
"It was quite spectacular," Dr Sherlock said.
Close by, at Catterick, which was occupied by the Romans around 80AD, further discoveries were made.
"We didn't just find one building, but a sequence of buildings going back hundreds of years, that nobody knew existed," Dr Sherlock said. "We can understand the impact of the site because of the amount of time it was occupied - over 300 years."
Much knowledge has been gained about Bainesse, a Roman town south of Catterick where a cemetery included 246 burials, dating back to the first and third century AD, was excavated.
Some were buried with pots, Whitby jet, beads, jewellery, and even hob nail boots.
The bones will now be analysed to determine their age, sex, and cause of death, which could reveal anything from what the Romans in Yorkshire ate to popular diseases, before being re-buried.
The Roman cicada brooch was made in Pannonia – a region that today includes parts of Hungary, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia and Serbia – and is the first found in the UK. It provides evidence of a mutli-national population or long-distance trade with Catterick.
The team will leave the site later this month but will continue to study and verify the findings, some of which will go to the York Museum Trust.
Dr Hannah Russ, from Northern Archaeological Associates, said: "The quality and preservation of the artefacts and environmental remains from this scheme is outstanding."
The scheme to widen part of the A1 between Leeming Bar and Barton remains on course despite the huge archeological discoveries.
Work began on the upgrade in March 2014, and it will be complete by spring next year.
Highways England Project Manager, Tom Howard, said: "It is fascinating to discover that nearly 2,000 years ago the Romans were utilising the A1 route as a major road of strategic importance and using the very latest technological innovations from that period.
"We are doing the same thing today – using the latest technology to improve this important route and significantly reduce journey times."
More than 450 people have worked on the project.


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Taylor Swift didn't step away from the spotlight just for show.
During her Reputation Stadium Tour opening night show in Glendale, Arizona, the 28-year-old star opened up to her fans in an intimate moment about going through a difficult time "a couple of years ago" while alluding to her feud with Kim Kardashian West.
在亚利桑那州格伦代尔的Reputation Stadium Tour巡回演唱会上,28岁的霉霉和粉丝讲述了"几年前"和金·卡戴珊(Kim Kardashian)的恩怨情仇,与观众亲密分享了当时的艰难生活。
"Someone called me a snake on social media and it caught on," she said while speaking to the record-breaking audience at the University of Phoenix Stadium. "And then a lot of people called me a lot of names on social media, and I went through some really low times for a while because of it."
In July 2016, the Keeping Up with the Kardashians reality star, 37, branded Swift a "snake" and posted videos on her Snapchat of a private phone call between the Grammy winner and West, 40, discussing his song "Famous."
"Where is the video of Kanye telling me he was going to call me 'that bitch' in his song? It doesn't exist because it never happened. You don't get to control someone's emotional response to being called 'that bitch' in front of the entire world," the singer wrote on her Instagram account afterwards.
Though the entertainers were never heard discussing the specific lyric "Why? I made that bitch famous" — which Swift has consistently said is what upset her — the "Delicate" singer received a flood of backlash from fans calling her a liar.
"I went through some times when I didn't know if I was gonna get to do this anymore," she told her fans on Tuesday night before launching into "Long Live," a track off her Speak Now album. "I guess the snakes … I wanted to send a message to you guys that if someone uses name calling to bully you on social media and even if a lot of people jump on board with it, that doesn't have to defeat you. It can strengthen you instead."
周二晚,在演唱专辑《Speak Now》中的单曲《Long Live》前,霉霉告诉粉丝:"有段时间我不知道自己还能不能继续在唱歌。我猜那些蛇们……我想告诉大家,如果很多人都在网上霸凌你,不要被打败,这一切只会让你更强。"
Swift has embraced the snake during her reputation era, and her stages, merch and album promo have all featured the slithery reptile.
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"Moz Report: HTTPS Makes Up 25% of the Top Google Search Results"
According to the Mozcast features tracker, HTTPS URLs now make up over 25% of the top 10 search results for the 10,000 queries tracked. Google only began indexing these pages in December. http://bit.ly/1RMdlHe
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Lately, I've been finding that frankenfats keep showing up in some unexpected places in children's diets. Given all of the evidence of the potentially harmful effects of industrially produced trans fat in the diet, I'm surprised that we're still finding it lurking in the food supply, especially in foods that children commonly consume. Don't be fooled by labels that suggest a food is trans-fat free. If a food contains less than 0.5 g of trans fat per serving, it can be labeled as trans-fat free. While a food may contain little trans fat, there really is no need for trans fat in the diet, and there are plenty of high quality, nutritious alternatives to these foods. Also, don't be distracted by claims that a food is "High in Vitamin C" or "Excellent Source of Calcium" or "Low-Fat". It may still contain trans fat. Always read the food label's ingredient list, and look for "partially hydrogenated" oils as these are sources of trans fat. Here's my list of popular kids' foods that contain trans fat.
Fruit snacks: Fruit By The Foot, Fruit Roll-ups, and Fruit Gushers all contain "partially hydrogenated oil". Look for options that do not contain trans fat, or make your own fruit leather at home.
Toaster pastries: You may want to think twice about letting your little ones pop toaster pastries, like Pop Tarts and Toaster Strudels, into their little mouths. These may be convenient breakfast options, but they contain trans fat and added sugar. A more well-rounded breakfast that includes a high quality source of whole grain and protein along with a vegetable or fruit will provide your child with a better balance of nutrients to fuel his day.
Yogurt-covered snacks: The yogurt coating on snacks, such as raisins, pretzels, or Yogo Bits, is a source of trans fat. Dried fruit, such as cherries or raisins, are perfectly nutritious snacks for children; however, I draw the line when they're wrapped in trans fat.
Cookies: Beware of those Girl Scout Cookies because four varieties contain trans fat. Refrigerated cookie doughs are even more significant sources of trans fat. In fact, one serving of Pillsbury's Read to Bake Sugar Cookies contains 2.5 g trans fat. Other popular kids' cookies are also sources of trans fat, too, so read the labels!
Pudding snacks: Sometimes parents rely on pudding snacks as a source of calcium for their children. While these snacks may contain calcium, they also contain trans fat as well as added sugar. Yogurt sweetened with real fruit would be a more nutritious option for calcium, potassium, and protein.
Hot cocoa mix: It can be fun and comforting on a cold, wintry day to warm up with a cup of hot cocoa. However, hot cocoa mixes also contain trans fat. It's usually listed within the first three ingredients. You'd be better off making your own homemade version instead.
Microwave popcorn: What's family movie night without a little microwave popcorn, right? Well, unfortunately, microwave popcorn often contains partially hydrogenated oils. Be sure to read the labels carefully, or better yet, make your own at home so that you can control what goes on it.
Pancake and waffle mixes: Aunt Jemima might have made breakfast-prep a lot easier, but unfortunately, she, along with Hungry Jack and others, didn't leave out the trans fat. Homemade pancakes and waffles are really not that time consuming, so give it a shot.
Graham cracker snacks: No, not Teddy Grahams. They're so cute! Yes, and they can also contain trans fat. There are some graham snacks that do not contain trans fats, so those would be better options.
Vanilla wafers: Often introduced to babies and toddlers, vanilla wafers can be high in trans fat. Keebler Vanilla Wafers contain 2.5 g of trans fat per serving. It's better to help those little ones develop preferences for more nutritious options, like vegetables and fruits.
Animal crackers: Yes, these seemingly innocent snacks can contain trans fat and few other high quality nutrients. Scan those labels to avoid trans fats or find more nutrient-dense alternatives.