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AT&T Tech Support 360SM an affordable IT virtual helpdesk that provides live, permission-based remote technical service for businesses, is expected to support Intel vProTM technology starting in the first half of 2010.
"We expect that our new preferred relationship with Intel will enable better, real-time technical support for small businesses," said Ebrahim Keshavarz, vice president of Business Development for AT&T.
More than 100,000 small businesses have purchased Tech Support 360 service since its launch last fall in the United States. AT&T will be the first U.S. service provider in the telecom industry to offer remote access support services built on Intel vProTM technology.
Tech Support 360 provides remote 24/7 support by U.S.-based technicians and includes setup, configuration, troubleshooting and performance optimization for PCs, laptops, Wi-Fi networks and peripheral network devices, as well as smartphone setup and configuration.
Technicians troubleshoot computer hardware and software problems by remotely connecting to and accessing customer computers, diagnosing the problem and taking corrective action. Customers can get service by booking appointments by phone or online.
When compared to smaller businesses paying for outside IT experts to come on-site or dropping off a PC for off-site service, remote online tech support services, such as AT&T's, offer a more economical and convenient way for them to troubleshoot their desktop and laptop PCs.
Under this collaboration, Intel Remote PC Assist Technology a feature of vProTM technology announced last year, would enable small businesses experiencing PC problems to enter a keystroke sequence on a failed computer – even if its operating system is down – to directly connect the failed PC with technicians over the Internet via an encrypted connection.
The tech support 360 technicians can then address the PC remotely, even when it has become inoperable due to problems such as hardware or operating system failure, or corruption by a virus or malware.
"As a result of the current economic conditions, small businesses are even more focused on controlling costs," said David Tuhy, general manager of Intel Business Client Group.

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When I exited the University of Michigan School of Dentistry after graduation, I had great visions for the career on which I was embarking. I had just spent four years perfecting the "ideal": the ideal crown prep, the ideal treatment plan, the ideal denture series. I would use these ideal techniques to build a patient pool filled with perfect mouths. I had all the knowledge I needed and a plan in place to go out and make a difference.
I had all the knowledge I needed and a plan in place to go out and make a difference.
It turns out that the reality of life is very different from the dreams of a starry-eyed student. Procedures don't always happen according to plan, and not every process will be by-the-book. For example: several months ago I received a frantic phone call from a patient that had fractured off his front tooth at the gum line. He was scheduled to attend his brother's wedding that night. Not only was he desperate to be whole again for the wedding; he was also in pain.
Unsure of how I was going to make him whole again with such a small window of time to work with, I threw all my archetypal dental training out the window – and I doubt there has ever been a patient more grateful for an incomplete root canal and a temporary post and crown. It was hardly an ideal scenario; however, the patient was, out of pain, looked like himself, and made it to the wedding on time. In return for being resourceful under less-than-ideal conditions, I was rewarded with a loyal patient for life. Working outside the box was the best solution I could provide for this patient under the circumstances.
...the real world has imperfections - and many patients cannot afford, or do not want, the ideal course of action.
As a practicing dentist, I encounter challenges every day. In an ideal world, every patient would heed my advice, all patients could afford care, and all treatment plans would be performed in a timely and complete manner. However, the real world has imperfections - and many patients cannot afford, or do not want, the ideal course of action. It is personally challenging for me to accept that a patient may choose to extract a tooth with recurrent decay when I know that tooth could be saved with a new crown. Yet if the patient does not have the finances (or the desire) to follow my preferred course of action, then my job becomes to help my patient figure out his or her personal goals and to match them with my desire to provide quality care. Ultimately, my job is to help my patients achieve and maintain health on their own terms by providing information, support, and acceptance - even if their chosen route to a healthy mouth isn't the same as my own.
Experiencing this reality over the past five years has re-shaped my view of perfection. Dental school teaches the "ideal" in order to provide framework for a less-than-perfect world. I am trained to know what perfection looks like, but recognize perfection's inherent limitations. I cannot make choices for people, nor can I change the financial aspect of dentistry. However, I can use my knowledge and creativity to help my patients achieve healthy, beautiful smiles, even outside of the dental school paradigm. With experience I've learned to embrace the innate imperfection of my chosen field and am better able to create healthy, happy patients…and really, isn't that perfection in itself?


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Today in Washington, DC, members of the U.S. Network for Global Economic Justice are gathering for a conference and series of demonstrations. The organization has mounted a "50 Years is Enough" campaign, aimed at the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank. The theme is Sado-Monetarism: The Other Capitol Punishment, the IMF and World Bank in the Global Economic Order.
- Njoki Njehu, Public Outreach Coordinator for the 50 Years is Enough Campaign.
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Los Alamos National Laboratory
From Los Alamos summer student to Lab scientist
In 2013, Chimayo native and Pojoaque High School graduate Nate Sanchez earned a PhD in mechanical engineering at Washington State University (WSU). From there, he could have launched his career anywhere in the world. He chose to return to Northern New Mexico.
"Los Alamos has always been recognized as a top employer that offers a broad spectrum of jobs," he says. "I knew that was where I wanted to work since high school."
During high school, Sanchez worked as a Los Alamos summer student in acquisition services. "I delivered packages throughout the Laboratory," he remembers. "I was always amazed by the science laboratories, so I requested tours from the scientists and became hooked on science.
As an undergraduate at the University of New Mexico, Sanchez returned to Los Alamos for the summers, working in the sub-atomic physics group. "We conducted dynamic experiments involving high explosives," he says. "From that moment on, I knew I wanted to work in the high explosives science field."
After graduating from UNM in 2010, Sanchez decided to enroll in a PhD program—specifically one that would allow him to continue his Los Alamos research in a university setting. "At the time, there was a Laboratory Directed Research & Development (LDRD) Program in understanding metal behavior in extreme environments," says Sanchez, noting that there was also a professor, Dave Field, at WSU who specialized in electron backscatter diffraction. "The goal was to have a multidisciplinary approach where shock physics expertise at LANL was coupled with Dave Field's expertise in metallography."
For two years, Sanchez completed coursework at WSU, routinely flying back to New Mexico to conduct dynamic experiments and recover samples at Los Alamos.
Not surprisingly, Sanchez was offered a post-doc position at the Lab after completing his PhD in 2013. But when National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) offered him a job at its headquarters in Washington, D.C., the detonator technology group at Los Alamos was able to counter that offer and offered Sanchez a full-time job.
"Today I am a Product Realization Team lead for the detonators on the B61 Mod 12 Life Extension Program," he says. "I am excited to go to work every day as we continue to work on evolving technical challenges on national security. The skill sets that I've acquired while working on complex projects and from my peers is difficult to obtain elsewhere."
Sanchez is quick to acknowledge his mentors as well. "To this day I still have several mentors who help me improve continuously, and I plan on having a mentor throughout my career here at Los Alamos," he says. And because he's been full time for three years, Sanchez is now a mentor himself. "It is exciting to mentor the next generation of scientists," he says. "They bring in a new level of excitement by approaching technical challenges in a different manner."


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Monday, February 6, 2012
Dekade is back! Kira Ann has reopened Dekade skins and they are more beautiful than ever! This skin is called Grace and is a "clean" skin, ready for you to make it fully yours with makeup tattoo layers, or just wear clean. The skin comes in tones from light to dark so there is something for everyone and also includes three eyebrow options, four hairbase tattoo layers (light brown, brown, black and shaved), two pubic hair layers and a cleavage layer all for only 850L!!
Sold separately are 10 eye makeup tattoo layers and 10 lipgloss/stick makeup tattoo layers.
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Group pushes for Little Athletics in the Shire
A small and enthusiastic group of athletics parents, teachers, athletes and coaches plan to start an athletics club on the Far South Coast for juniors and adults.
A meeting will be held at Tomakin Sports & Social Club on Thursday, May 17 from 7pm.
"Anyone interested in seeing the club operating is strongly encouraged to attend," spokeswoman Suzy Gilligan said.
"We have been in contact with Athletics NSW and Little Athletics NSW over the past few weeks.
"They have been very supportive and are keen to see a club up and running on the Far South Coast.
"Please come along and be part of a group to make some decisions, such as the name of the new club, uniform, location of the club, time/day to run little athletics etc etc.
"Once those things are in order, NSW athletics will assist us in setting up of the club.
"Please share this information with your friends, other sporting groups, schools or anywhere you think should know.
"We hope to see as many people on Thursday night as possible."
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Mark Wielaard: New GPG key.
Finally created a new GPG key using gnupg. The old one was a DSA/1024 bits one and 8 years old. The new one is a RSA/2048 bits one. I will use the new one in the future to sign any release tarballs I might create. pub 2048R/57816A6A 2011-01-29 Key f...
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We are pleased to announce a new set of security releases, IcedTea6 1.7.8, IcedTea6 1.8.5 and IcedTea6 1.9.5.
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The Janino library takes a very different approach to performance, allowing you to dynamically compile your most-used expressions. Tom Gibara introduces Janino and makes some remarkable claims about its capabilities.
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I feel the need to wipe that last post away and start anew. Whoever stole the shawl deserves no more attention - except one day, I hope, from a patient therapist who can help unravel the brokenness that prompted him or her to do such a thing.
I've moved on.
It is now officially summer. The combination of TNNA, Knitter's Connection, and a terrifyingly close book deadline (still looming) have set me back several weeks in terms of the garden.
They say around here that you really shouldn't plant your garden until July 4th, and I never believe them. But this year I tried it, because I had no choice, and things are going gangbusters.
All sorts of lettuces, radishes and carrots and peppers and zucchinis and cucumbers and tomatoes and herbs and fresh peas and oh, my goodness, the strawberries. So many strawberries.
What an unspeakable luxury to be able to walk out one's door, stroll down a grassy path, and pluck fresh berries from your own soil -- and pop the still-warm-from-the-sun berries right into your mouth.
It's almost as exquisite as I imagine it must be to shear, wash, card, spin, knit, and wear the fibers from an animal you lovingly raised in your own field. Some day, perhaps.
The peonies waited until I returned from TNNA to bloom, bless their giant sweet-smelling hearts.
These days it seems easier than ever to get drawn away from those things that make you happy. Sometimes it's just a matter of stopping for a moment and recalibrating your compass. A quick self-check tells me the following truths. Strawberries and peonies make me happy. Watching my cat sleep, relaxed and trusting in my presence, makes me happy. Yarn and fibers make me happy. Kindness and optimism and honesty make me happy. Organizations like this and this make me happy. Hearing my new baby nephew cry for the first time, just two weeks, ago made me very happy. And watching this guy renews my hope and also makes me happy.
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The plan, dubbed "revolutionary" by one media executive, would squeeze an extra spot into the break by introducing a new commercial length and would give Kraft brands a platform uncluttered by messages from other marketers.
The buys would be made as part of Kraft's upfront commitments.
The marketer spent $95.2 million on cable last year, according to Competitive Media Reporting.
"It sounds incredibly creative," said an agency media executive not involved in the deal.
Neither Kraft nor its media agency, MediaVest, New York, would comment on the plan.
The efficacy of shorter spots is open to debate. A recent study in the Journal of Advertising Research said 15-second commercials-while effective for short, simple messages-get 77% less recall than 30-second spots and are 77% less persuasive. But a 24-second commercial would be closer in length to a 30-second spot.
"The idea has a lot of appeal and I think it would work, especially depending on the price [efficiency] you could get by running what is basically an extra spot" in the break, said John Stanton, professor of food marketing at St. Joseph's University in Philadelphia and co-author of the article.
It is not clear which brands Kraft would promote, and whether it would try to tie the five messages together with themes. Executives with knowledge of the concept said Kraft's inquiries are preliminary and there are no guarantees that the marketer or the cable networks will follow through on the idea.
"From the cable side, [the question is] do they want to set the precedent?" asked one of the executives. "From the Kraft/MediaVest side, they need to make sure they have the systems in place to track it."
The other major move in pre-upfront positioning was Fox's recent bombshell that it wants to take back 20 30-second commercial slots in prime time from its affiliates. In fact, the company's strategy is actually to reduce its national prime-time inventory and, with luck, tighten up prices.
Fox's owned-and-operated stations, which cover 40% of the country, have already agreed to an alternative plan that lets stations buy back the 20 spots from Fox. The network will then give the stations an additional 15 prime-time units from its national inventory. Those spots will be sold locally, with Fox getting a cut. (Under the proposed formula, Fox will determine average net revenue for a prime-time spot on each station and then take 25% of that figure multiplied by 15.)
The alternative plan will be implemented if affiliates covering at least 30% of the country join the owned-and-operated stations in accepting it. If Fox does wind up with inventory from some affiliates, it can sell the time locally (in competition with the affiliate) or use the time for promos. The time will not be


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Overrich pigment swatches
7 comments:
- Maryland said...
Thank you so much for the swatches!!
How do you get the products so early?
Do you know if Museum bronze is close to Cocomotion and Copper beam is close to Copper (metal)?
Thanks in advance
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- MamadeLovesMAC said...
Thank you so much. Can you post a bigger version of the image? I am so excited about this collection. Any idea if some are dupable?
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KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, FLA. -- At SPACEHAB in Cape Canaveral, Fla., STS-107 Payload Commander Michael Anderson gets experience on equipment for the mission. STS-107 is a research mission, and the primary payload is the first flight of the SHI Research Double Module (SHI/RDM). The experiments range from material sciences to life sciences (many rats). Among the experiments is a Hitchhiker carrier system, modular and expandable in accordance with payload requirements. STS-107 is scheduled to launch in June 2002 (Photo Release Date: 12/10/2001 )
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The wand is slightly curved.
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With two coats
Tip: When applying, always wiggle the wand from left to right to prevent clumps, and to add volume as well.
- provides length and volume
- waterproof
- inexpensive at Php250
- doesn't flake
- good staying power
- doesn't smudge so raccoon eyes aren't a problem
- widely available at Watsons and in all leading department stores
- may build clumps if not applied correctly.
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April 14, 2016 | Santa Ynez, CA – The walls of the Samala showroom at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez literally shook, Thursday night April 14th, as the veteran heavy metal group Queensryche, began their ear piercing set. The band from Bellevue Washington has recorded 14 studio albums and sold over 30 million records since their formation in 1982. The group is currently on the 2016 Condition Human tour, promoting last years album of the same name.
There were actually two separate bands legally touring under the name Queensryche for the last several years. Original lead singer Geoff Tate left the group unceremoniously in 2012 and sued to temporarily keep the name. But most of the other original members, who also continued to tour as Queensryche, eventually settled the suit and are now the sole heirs to the revered moniker. The band now consists of three of the original members, including guitarist Michael Wilton, bassist Eddie Jackson, and drummer Scott Rockenfield. Second guitarist Parker Lundgren joined the group in 2009. Lead vocalist Todd La Torre had the daunting task of replacing Tate in 2012. Tate is widely regarded as one of the best wailing vocalists in the genre, often bringing the bands early work, comparisons to heavy metal legends Iron Maiden. Oddly enough La Torre, hailing from Florida on the other side of the country, had been a rock drummer for 24 years, and only became a singer in 2010. But after hearing him perform, guitarist Wilton knew he had found the new lead singer for Queensryche and La Torre has proven he is up to the task.
The band opened their set with "Guardian" from the latest album. As soon as guitarist Wilton took the stage, it was apparent why he has garnered the nickname, The Whip, for how fast his fingers "whip" around the guitar frets. His blistering solos became the driving force of the band throughout the night.
Next the band broke into the song "Operation Mindcrime" which brought the crowd to their feet for the remainder of the night. The set continued with "Best I Can" and a mix of songs from the albums "Rage For Order," "Empire" and "Mindcrime." Halfway through the set, the band performed "In This Light" from the 2013 album, which was the first album written by the current line up, and proved to be an innovative new direction for the band.
But for many in the crowd, the highlight came later when the group broke out their classic early material. The crowd stormed the front of the stage, when the band began to perform the classic, "Queen Of The Reich," followed by "Jet City Woman," and "Take Hold Of The Flame". These older songs seemed to step up the energy level a giant notch, with louder sound and amazing lighting and stage effects adding to the crescendo.
By the time the band returned for a two song encore, they were literally swarmed by adoring fans at the foot of the stage. The encore started with an epic thundering drum solo by Rockenfield. The sweat drenched band then tore into the last to numbers. The double encore added twenty minutes to their extended set, which lasted nearly two hours. Long live the Queen.
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"Symmetry" & the faces of the most beautiful man and woman in the world.
The ideal female face
Near perfect facial symmetry
Almond-shaped, brown eyes: 0.48* distance apart from eye centres, each is 0.23 width
Arched, shaped eyebrows: 0.125 distance above eyes
Slim, small nose: 0.37 length, 0.1 wide at bridge and 0.25 wide at base
Full lips: mouth 0.38 wide
Regular, smooth jawline: chin 0.21 length
Heart-shaped face: 1 wide at eyes, 0.81 wide at mouth and 1.44 long
Brunette hair
*Face width at the height of the eyes = 1 unit. All other measurements use this unit and are thus a ratio in proportion to it.
The ideal male face
Near perfect facial symmetry
Oval-shaped, blue eyes: 0.46 distance apart from eye centres
Medium-thick eyebrows, straight with curved ends: 0.07 distance above eyes
Slim, mid-length, straight nose: 0.38 length, 0.11 wide at bridge and 0.26 wide at base
Average lips (neither full nor thin): mouth 0.35 wide
Square jawline: chin 0.27 length
Oval-shaped face: 1 wide at eyes, 0.88 wide at mouth and 1.33 long
Brunette hair
Computer scientists used facial imaging software to create portraits of the most beautiful man and woman in the world. They say actress Natalie Portman and British male model David Gandy are the closest real life examples to their two images. Led by a world expert in facial mapping, Dr Chris Solomon, the team spent two months asking people to put together a composite of the perfect face using the EFIT-V PhotoFit software used by UK police. As a British newspaper tells the story, those results were then judged by another 100 people who rated them for attractiveness, allowing researchers to create composite pictures showing the archetypal faces of male and female beauty.
These are the images—and real-world examples of each feature—they came up with:
Natalie Portman and David Gandy are the best real life examples.
David Gandy ranked the most attractive male celebrity in the survey (Rex)
A very successful male model in England.
The study, commissioned by Samsung to mark the launch of its new Galaxy S6 phone, revealed only what Brits consider to be the epitome of beauty.It's important to realize that these are the idealized faces according to those living in the UK. A study in Asia or Africa for example would likely have different results. Dr. Soloman, an academic from Kent, said the study revealed some differences between men's and women's perceptions of ideal beauty.
The female perception of male beauty
Soloman says, "For the male face of beauty, women drew a more feminine face than men – women rate a softer jaw-line, slimmer face, fuller lips and clean-shaven look as the most attractive, compared to the more masculine appearance that is considered the most attractive by men."
The female perception of female beauty
"Interestingly, for the female face of beauty, women rated a sexier appearance as the most beautiful than their male counterparts – women perceived fuller lips, a slimmer face, larger eyes and higher cheekbones as the most beautiful, more so than the male population."
The male perception of male beauty
If you want to see how you measure up, check out The Anaface Facial Beauty Analysis . The app apparently uses "facial symmetry, facial structure, and the golden ratio to calculate the beauty of anyone." You upload a photo, plot markers on your face and then emerge with your self-esteem riding high or shot to pieces depending on the "facial beauty" score the app assigns you.
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Last year we each took time off to drive our grandmother to her radiation treatments. And in the end, it seemed to be working, She felt better! But now the cancer is back and she is dying. I haven't said that out loud yet.
I have been watching my mother slowly lose her mother and all I want is to hold on tight to my mother and never lose my mommy. I watch as my mother cries for her mother and I stay strong for my mom.
I went to visit my grandmother while she was in the hospital. My grandmother was a small woman in a huge hospital bed. We laughed together and talked, then we took pictures. My grandmother is now at a rehab and I have not been there to visit. For right now I just can't go there. I know it's selfish and I will go but not right now. My mother is not going to tell my grandmother that she has 6 months to live and the doctors are amazed that she is still alive right now. My mother's reasoning is that if she tells her then grandmother will stop fighting, she will give up and die now.
The way I've been dealing with this is by writing. My sister and I wrote a script called 3 Generations of Us. We want our grandmother to be able to watch a film we created and be able to understand it because it will be filmed in Swahili and an English version . 3 Generations of Us is about a Kenyan American family living in America and the day to day things that go on in immigrant families. It's based on the women in my family and my grandmother is the main character. I'm working to get it done so that she can see it before she dies.
I love my grandmother and don't want her to die. I have to be strong for my mother because when my grandmother is gone, my mother will need me to be strong. I pray for my grandmother's pain to stop and for us to have time with her.


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Business owner Gene Marks offers three reasons why smart entrepreneurs will emerge from the downturn stronger than before
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Business owner Gene Marks offers three reasons why smart entrepreneurs will emerge from the downturn stronger than before
There are about 20 million small businesses right now in this country, depending on who you ask. I'm going to bet that a great majority will survive the Great Recession of 2008-2009. I'm hoping my business will be one of them. And I'm also betting that when this recession turns into recovery, the remaining many will be stronger than ever before. Because Charles will definitely be in charge. And I don't mean Scott Baio. I'm talking about the other Charles.
We're all about to witness natural selection in real life this year—the kind of selection process that will impress even Simon Cowell. And the business owners who emerge from this Great Recession will emerge stronger for three big reasons.
The first is happening right before our eyes. It's companies such as Wal-Mart (WMT), McDonald's (MCD), Best Buy (BBY), and Honda (HMC) becoming healthier at the hands of Linens 'n Things, Applebees, Circuit City, and General Motors (GM). Watch for more natural selection to occur as the 2009 economy turns from recession into recovery. Watch how the companies still standing will be standing stronger. The big names will make the news, but many smaller companies, like mine, will (I hope) see the same benefits.
Because, like the competitors of Lehman Brothers, Bear Stearns, and electronics chain Tweeter, the landscape is opening up. There was just too much stuff. Too many companies. Too many stores. And now that the market is adjusting to this reality, the weak are falling. Want to see this happening in real time? Just drive by your local strip mall.
Good Riddance
The excesses of our economy are right now cleaning themselves out. And many savvy small businesses are benefiting from this cleansing. Our competitors, newly on the scene, poorly prepared but able to hide these inadequacies during the boom times, are now facing their fatal shortcomings as the downturn deepens, leaving the stronger survivors with the opportunity of more and better work at fairer prices to boot. Like all those unnecessary coffee shops, restaurant chains, and clothing stores at the strip mall, some of our competitors shouldn't have been there in the first place. Good riddance. The ghost of Darwin is chasing these weaker companies into oblivion.
Already I can see it in my neighborhood. There used to be seven places to get your nails done within two miles of my house. Now there are four. And the customers from the other places will gravitate to the survivors. And the survivors will get stronger.
And yet there's another reason that shows more evidence of the Darwinian process at work, which will strengthen business owners like me once this recession turns around. It's a new and healthy disbelief in the establishment.
Recently we've been seeing big-time CEOs of big-time auto companies take first class jets and stay in fancy hotels while asking for bailouts without a financial plan. And we've seen more such CEOs of big-time financial institutions with no explanation why their billion-dollar companies vanished into thin air over a weekend. The surviving business owners who emerge from this recession will find out those big-time guys pretending they're smart and important really don't know any more than we do. Because of this, the recession is making these small business survivors more wary, guarded, cautious, conservative, confident, and stronger. Darwin would agree. Maybe we know more than we think. We're here. They're not.
The final reason we'll be stronger when this recession is over has to do with fundamentals. There's a newfound wariness in selling too much into one industry or relying on just one customer. There's a recent understanding of the importance of putting a few bucks away to ride out the ups and downs. There's a new appreciation for those accountants and consultants who warned us against building up too much overhead. There's a respect for the guy who didn't upgrade his computer systems just because some propeller head told him it would "be cool to do it." We're seeing those auto dealers and parts suppliers crumble as their industry is shaken. We're watching those companies—with too much payroll, too many facilities, too high rents, too much useless yet expensive technology—go down.
Because, when things turn south, business owners that have lived through this downturn will have learned to be flexible. They will have learned how important it is to be able to cut prices or add more value to their offerings because that's what customers are going to want most of all. Wal-Mart and McDonald's and all the other low-cost/high-value companies understand this. Let's hope we'll never forget this lesson. Darwin would not want it any other way.
Gene Marks, CPA, is the owner of the Marks Group, which sells customer relationship, service, and financial management tools to small and midsize businesses. Marks is the author of four best-selling small business books and writes the popular "Penny Pincher's Almanac" syndicated column. He frequently speaks to business groups on penny-pinching topics. More penny-pinching advice from Marks can be found at www.quickerbetterwiser.com.
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Here's a little peek at the meals I hope to prepare this week. I try to keep things simple on Wednesdays since we always have errands and extracurricular activities to attend.
Breakfast - Yogurt BananaBerry Smoothies with Half Cinnamon Bagel
Lunch - Grilled Ham & Cheese Sandwich with Sugar Snap Peas
Dinner - Chicken Enchiladas and Avocado Salad
Breakfast - Hardboiled Eggs with Nutella Toast
Lunch - Grilled Turkey Wrap and Bell Pepper
Dinner -Meatballs with Zucchini Noodles and Strawberry Walnut Spinach Salad
Breakfast - Cereal and Fruit
Lunch - Peanut Butter Jelly Sandwich and Carrots
Dinner - Baked Fish, Sweet Potato, and Broccoli
Breakfast -Blueberry Pecan Oatmeal and Hardboiled Eggs
Lunch - Tuna Melts with Fresh Veggies
Dinner - Turkey Meatloaf, Peas, and Au Gratin Potatoes
Breakfast - Yogurt Berry Smoothies
Lunch - Chicken Taquitos, Tomatoes, and Sugar Snap Peas
Dinner - Meatloaf Leftovers
Breakfast - Breakfast Burritos
Lunch - Sandwich Bag Lunch + Popcorn
Dinner - Fried Rice and Black Bean Soup
Breakfast - Blueberry Lemon Pancakes
Lunch - Chicken Salad Sandwich and Sugar Snap Peas
Dinner -Chinese Food Leftovers
I will link this post up at Menu Plan Monday.


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Sorry for the absence of blog posts of late, but I'm back, and I'm in need of playing catch-up :D
I've been busy with the making, just slack with the documenting!
So I thought that I would start with some hats ... hmmmmm, first off, I made this Batman hat for a Batman obsessed two year old ... he kept it on his head for about two seconds (not even long enough for me to take a photo!), before whipping it off and saying that it tickled his eyes :D
The next time that I turned around, his
slightly crazy, no, make that his extremely crazy mummy was wearing it and asking if she could have it ... I think that winter will be a laugh this year!! :D
(Here is the Ravelry link to the pattern info)
I made this second Batman hat, (minus the tickly eyeholes you will notice!), and I'm glad to say, that he liked it a whole load better ... still no modelled photo, but I'll post one when he (or maybe some other crazy family member ... got quite a few contenders out there) decides to wear it :D
OK, so these hats are slightly less superhero-ish, but cool all the same. The black one is the Biddle Ribbed Hat by Tonya Wagner, the pom-pom one is The Basic Hat Pattern by Ann Budd, the tiny garter stitched edge one is Cute As A Button by Niftyknitting, the one below the pom-pom is the Tricorder Hat by Katherine Fagan, and the reversed stripy one is from a book that I have lying around here somewhere, just can't put my hand on it at the moment, but I'm sure that I'll find it as soon as I finish writing this post! I'll be putting them all on Ravelry over the next few days, so I'll add my links to the patterns then :)
Oh yeah, and the blog post title ... a joke from my primary school days about what Batman's mum shouts at tea-time ... lame yes, but the mere mention of Batman brings it to mind :D


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I have a new card to share with you created with a beautiful stamp from Pink Ink Stamp Company!
I really had fun coloring this one! I used my Zig Clean Color Brushes and got a little carried away. I was afraid that it looked like the perhaps the pot of flowers was exploding with all of those little dots I put around it, but after letting it sit for awhile and then going back to look at it, I decided I liked it :)


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The history of asbestos use in the 1900's has proven the mineral as a major health concern around the world. When you understand the products and building materials that contained asbestos related materials, you will know what to be aware of. In some case exposure to asbestos can result in a rare disease called mesothelioma. There is a high percentage of victims in the United States that are being diagnosed with an asbestos related disease.
The symptoms of asbestos exposure typically do not start to occur until decades after the individual has been exposed. Many americans now in many careers are still at high risks of exposure to asbestos, even with the mineral being banned from commerical use in the late 1970's. Asbestos was so popular for its attributes that this mineral could most likely be in millions of products and structures that were developed before the late 1970's.
When the fibrous mineral is disturbed that tiny particle fibers are released into the air. When the fibers are inhaled they will get lodged into the lining of the lungs and will remain there for years to come. Currently today there are thousands of victims that are being treated for asbestosis, lung cancer and in some cases mesothelioma. Doctors and researchers are having frustration in the treatments available for this disease because when diagnosis of this disease occurs it is usually in stage 3 or 4. There is progression in the past decades for treatments of patients that have been diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma and are currently in early stages of chemotherapy. Some clinical trials are free and patients that enroll in these trials may not only reduce the spread of the disease but can also prolong a patient's life expectancy.
When a victim is diagnosed with mesothelioma there are compensation options available to assist with medical expenses and pain and suffering. The information at https://mesowatch.com/asbestos-lawyers/ provides in depth knowledge about potential liable parties assocaited with their particular exposure and offer a free confidential case evaluation. Educating yourself with research on the Nation's leading mesothelioma lawyers may make all the difference when fighting this unfortunate disease.


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United States Supports "Heart of Borneo" Conservation Plan
- Date August 08, 2006
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The United States applauds the vision of the Governments of Malaysia, Indonesia and Brunei to establish a "Heart of Borneo" conservation plan that will help conserve 220,000 square kilometers of biodiversity-rich equatorial rainforest that straddles their shared borders and which constitutes a significant portion of the island of Borneo. Secretary Condoleezza Rice announced a United States pledge of $100,000 to help advance this regional project focused on combating illegal logging and wildlife trafficking during her joint press conference with Malaysian Foreign Minister Syed Hamid in Kuala Lumpur on July 28, 2006.
The U.S. funds will be disbursed through the World Wildlife Fund and the International Tropical Timber Organization, in consultation with the three Southeast Asian countries, which announced their "Heart of Borneo" conservation plan in April 2006. The World Wildlife Fund is working with the three governments to finalize a "Heart of Borneo" Declaration for signature later this year.
This conservation project serves to significantly enhance U.S. international conservation objectives under the President's Initiative Against Illegal Logging (PIAIL) and the Coalition Against Wildlife Trafficking (CAWT). The PIAIL, launched in 2003, consolidates U.S. Government efforts, in alliance with industry and NGOs, to help developing countries improve forest governance and sustainable forest management. CAWT is a new international public-private partnership aimed at stopping the illegal trade in wildlife and wildlife products.


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Whatever your financial situation may be, Barclay College hopes to make it manageable for you to become a part of our community. As a student, you could be eligible for a tuition scholarship, Federal Pell Grants, and/or loans. Follow the steps below to establish your financial aid account. It is important that you start the process early so your file can be completed before classes begin.
Step 1- Click here to go to fill out your FAFSA Students interested in financial aid should complete a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) to determine what they are eligible to receive. You can fill out your FAFSA online by clicking the button above. Barclay College school code is 001917.
Step 2- Apply for a loan Students interested in a loan will need to complete an Entrance Interview, Master Promissory Note, and pick a lender.
Step 3- Net Price Calculator Students in the financial planning process may want to use this calculator to get an idea what they personally will be paying at Barclay College.
Breakdown of Costs (2019-2020)
The costs at Barclay College are much less than similar private Christian colleges. In addition, we offer scholarships and other types of financial aid. Students find that Barclay's outstanding quality and reasonable costs add up to a great education value. Tuition and fee schedules may be adjusted from year to year as necessary. Students may find some variation from the charges listed depending on course schedules, housing and meal plans. All existing bills from any current semester must be paid in full by the end of that semester, before a student can register for the next semester.
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Fees include: Technology, Facilities usage, Student services, STUCO, Athletics/Activities Total Cost includes tuition (12-18 hours), room (w/roommate)(on-campus only), board (20 meals per week)(on-campus only), and general fees.
Other Fees
|Returned Check
|As Applicable
|Independent Study
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|Late Drop Class/Change Class
|As Applicable
|Graduation Fee
|Participation in Commencement
|Transcript Request
|As Applicable, first transcript is free
|ACT Residual
|As Applicable
|Choir Uniforms
|As Applicable, cost determined by Music Department
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The costs at Barclay College are much less than similar private Christian colleges. In addition, students are eligible for financial aid. Students find that Barclay's outstanding quality and reasonable costs add up to a great education value. Tuition and fee schedules may be adjusted from year to year as necessary. All existing bills from any current semester must be paid in full by the end of that semester, before a student can register for the next semester.
Online Program Costs
|Course tuition (per credit hour)
|Technology Fee (per credit hour)
|1 class (3-credits)
|Estimated Yearly Total Program Tuition
|Scholarship (the scholarship is only for full-time students)
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Barclay College is proud to offer their online students a $600 scholarship each semester. In order to be eligible for this scholarship, the student needs to enroll in and complete 12 credits per semester (typically, 4 classes).
Federal Grants
The Federal Pell Grant and the Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) are awarded based on federal income guidelines. Award is based solely on financial need. The amount varies. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) serves as an application for all federal programs.
Institutional Scholarships
Full Tuition Scholarship
- Annual Amount: $
- Must be a full-time on-campus student
Off-Campus Tuition Scholarship
- Annual Amount: $ 3,700
- Must be a full-time off-campus student
Federal Grants
The Federal Pell Grant and the Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant (FSEOG) are awarded based on federal income guidelines. Award is based solely on financial need. The amount varies. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) serves as an application for all federal programs.
Some churches provide financial assistance for students attending Christian Colleges. Ask the governing body of your church whether they have such a fund/program.
Barclay College encourages students to seek sources of financial assistance from local, regional and/or national organizations.
Many employers offer a tuition reimbursement benefit to their employees. Does yours?
Loans/Federal Aid
Barclay College participates in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Students interested in taking out a loan to help finance their education at Barclay may apply online with our preferred lenders. All lenders offer applications that can be completed and signed online.
Apply for a Federal Loan
Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan
This is a long term, low-interest loan designed to provide students with additional funds for school. The interest is paid by the government while the student is enrolled at least half-time. This is a need-based loan as determined by the FAFSA. The loan does not go into repayment until 6 months after graduation or dropping below half-time. The student must repay this aid.
Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan
This is different from the subsidized loan in that the student is responsible for the interest on the loan amount while still in school. Interest can be paid as you go, or it can be added to your loan amount. This is a non-need-based loan as determined by the FAFSA. The loan does not go into repayment until 6 months after graduation or dropping below half-time. The student must repay this aid.
Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students (PLUS)
Parents of dependent students that have filed a FAFSA may apply for a loan for their child's education. The repayment begins 60 days after receiving the loan. Interest rates are currently at 6.8%. This is a credit-based loan. If a PLUS loan is denied, the dependent student will be treated as independent for the calculation of loans.
Veteran's Benefits
Barclay College is approved to offer education to veterans eligible to receive Veteran's Benefits. Information on veterans' educational benefits is available on the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs website www.gibill.va.gov. You may obtain an application from the Financial Aid Office.
Financial aid for active and reserve members of the military forces is available through the DANTES (Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support) program. Contact your service's Education Center or your unit education representative. Information is available on the DANTES website www.dantes.doded.mil.
Alternative Loans
Sometimes the standard loans are not enough for students, this is where alternative loans become an option. These loans have a higher interest rate than the Stafford and PLUS loans. We do not add these to the award letter unless a student specifically asks. More information is in the Student Financial Services Office.
How to Apply for Financial Aid
- Apply for admission to Barclay College. A financial aid package will not be awarded until acceptance is finalized. The application for admission is also the application for institutional merit-based financial aid, but not for need-based or federal financial aid.
- Complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The FAFSA can be obtained from high school counselors or by writing or phoning Barclay's Student Financial Services Office (607 N. Kingman, Haviland, KS 67059, 1-800-862-0226). It can also be completed online at the FAFSA web site. Some financial aid sources have limited funding; therefore it is important to complete this application early.
Other Important Information
- The Student Financial Services Office may be required by the federal government to request income tax information from some students and their parents.
- Students are encouraged to energetically pursue all sources of aid. High school counselors, libraries, and Barclay's Financial Aid Director can provide students with information on available grants and scholarships.
Satisfactory Academic Progress
Federal regulations require the College to establish and apply reasonable standards of satisfactory progress for the purpose of the receipt of financial assistance under the programs authorized by Title IV of the Higher Education Act. The law requires institutions to develop policies regarding satisfactory academic progress (SAP) for each degree program and the consequences to the student if progress is not achieved. Barclay College students who wish to be considered for financial aid must maintain satisfactory progress in their selected course of study as set forth in this policy.
Institutional Policy
The Financial aid Office evaluates student academic progress at the beginning of each award year. Students are evaluated on the basis of grade point average (GPA), credit hour completion, and maximum time frame limitation. (see academic probation policy)
If a student fails to achieve the minimum required cumulative GPA during a probationary semester, the normal result is academic suspension which involves complete separation from the College for at least one subsequent semester. Students may be granted permission by the faculty to continue on academic probation if they have made satisfactory progress toward achieving the required minimum cumulative GPA. This possibility remains as long as the GPA is improved. If it is lowered or remains unchanged, the academic suspension will be enforced.
If the faculty grants a student permission to return the following semester, then the student may be eligible financial aid.
Maximum Time Frame Limitation (Degree Completion)
Students are also subject to a quantitative measure of progress. Students must: maintain a cumulative maximum time frame of at least 67% (courses used here will be those in which the student is enrolled at the official reporting date (20th class day)
Institutional Procedures
Students are notified of the Satisfactory Academic Policy (SAP) in the Barclay College Academic Catalog. In addition, a SAP policy letter is mailed to aid recipients with each award letter.
A student will be denied assistance if any of the following occurs:
1. The student's GPA is below the minimum requirements as defined above
2. The student does not make the incremental progress as described above.
3. The student reaches the maximum time frame for completion of his/her program as defined above.
A student will be placed on probation if the cumulative grade point average is not met or if the cumulative maximum timeframe is not achieved.
A student seeking to reestablish eligibility of financial aid may do so by:
1. Achieving the required GPA.
2. Appealing the financial aid decision.
Appeal Process
Any student denied financial aid that can prove special circumstances pertaining to his/her case, may appeal the decision denying aid.
Consequences of Denial
Students who do not maintain satisfactory academic progress lose eligibility for aid for the entire academic year. Exceptions must be approved and documented in the student's file.
Other Links
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This year, on the fifth day of November, the most awaited festival will commence. Yes, Diwali- the festival of lights, fireworks andngrandeur, will be celebrated across the country. As lights, sweets, and Diwali greetings set the stage for a stupendous event, Diwali gift ideas take center stage. Revelers wish to know all there is, in the most popular Diwali gift ideas domain. They are in pursuit of zeroing in on the best Diwali gift ideas to make the celebration memorable.
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Diwali coins:
Diwali coins are great gifts for the newly married couple. Diwali coins may be in gold or silver or sometimes gold-plated ones. They also make great corporate gifts. Diwali coins may also be customized for specific occasions.
Diwali Pooja Thalis:
The Diwali pooja thalis reflect the essence of ethnicity. Diwali pooja thalis are amongst the most preferred Diwali gift ideas. Diwalipooja thalis are ideal if you wish to send Diwali gifts to India or abroad, as they reflect a true Diwali feel. Diwali pooja thalis with specific motifs are hugely popular in India. Traditional, ethnic and contemporary Diwali pooja thalis are few of the varieties.
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Idol worship is synonymous to veneration in India. Diwali is characterized by prayers and Poojas offered to special deities. Goddess Laxmi and Lord Ganesha are especially revered during Diwali. Gifting Diwali idols with the motifs of the deities is among the preferred Diwali gift ideas. Diwali idols are also a great choice, if you opt to send Diwali gifts to India.
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Stop. Look. Listen.
Solving medical mysteries with time-tested Q-and-A
Clifton Meador, M.D., cured his patient's three years of diarrhea with two simple questions. Agnes was a 27-year-old secretary who had had every test imaginable to find the cause of her persistent diarrhea – upper and lower endoscopy, several barium studies, a biopsy of her small intestine. She even had her gallbladder removed when gallstones were found. All the tests were normal and the diarrhea continued. Some physicians told her she might have early stages of ulcerative colitis or Crohn's disease. Another told her she might need to have her colon removed and referred her to Meador for further evaluation. He agreed that all of Agnes' tests and lab results were normal. He probed into the frequency of her diarrhea, and asked her to keep a diary with close record of what she ate and the time of each bowel movement, though no pattern emerged. Then Meador asked his two signature questions: What are you doing in your life that you should stop doing? What are you not doing in your life that you should be doing?
"I had found that these two highly unspecific questions provoke a deep memory search in patients with symptoms of unknown origin. If you think about the wording of these questions, you will see that they are limitless, and therefore they provoke a search of every aspect of one's life," writes Meador, professor of Medicine, emeritus, in his latest book "True Medical Detective Stories," which recounts Agnes' story along with 18 other cases of mysterious diagnoses.
Agnes said she knew her boss was embezzling money from the company, and she was torn between doing the right thing by reporting him and turning a blind eye to keep her job, but insisted it didn't have anything to do with her diarrhea.
Meador didn't see Agnes for several months, but when she did return to the clinic, he barely recognized her. She had a new hairstyle, stood erect and was smiling and laughing with the staff. She said she had reported her boss, resigned from her job and felt a great weight lifted from her. Although she still didn't think it was related to her job situation, the diarrhea had ceased.
"Listen to the narrative of the patient. Just listen. Say 'tell me your story,' and then sit and listen," said Meador, who retired last fall from 13 years directing the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance.
Through a career of small-town private practice, directing the National Institutes of Health Clinical Research Center in Alabama and academic medicine at Vanderbilt, Meador has solved dozens of medical mysteries of his own, in addition to collecting many more from colleagues to retell in his books. For him, cracking the case isn't knowing what test to order or obscure reaction to look for. Diagnosis truly comes down to listening to the patient and getting them involved in analyzing their own body.
"Sooner or later patients will tell you what is wrong if you listen carefully, especially if they are gently directed to look around themselves and wonder. Sometimes a physician has to listen for a long time, but it remains true that patients are their own best medical detectives," he writes of perhaps his most famous case, "Dr. Jim's Breasts." Medical writer Berton Roueché, a hero of Meador's, recounted that tale in his book "The Man With Two Breasts."
Dr. Jim was 76 when he began to have abnormal breast growth. Meador looked for a tumor or some other explanation for an increase in estrogen. Dr. Jim laughed off Meador's request to keep a journal of his habits, but as soon as he did, his wife realized the vaginal cream she used contained estrogen, and Dr. Jim was absorbing it through their sexual contact.
"All diseases or illnesses arise out of the life story of the patient," Meador said. "You just have to take the time to listen to that story."
How's the Family?
When Michael Fowler, M.D., an assistant professor of Medicine who teaches the Physical Diagnosis course to second-year medical students, was an endocrinology fellow in 2002, he was called in on a Saturday afternoon to see a patient who had just had prostate surgery and couldn't stop urinating. Fowler initially thought it was just high blood sugar, but says he'll never forget the sight that greeted him in the hospital bed.
"This fella was sitting up with a pitcher of water in each hand and one of those bendy straws sticking out of each one. He was double-fisting pitchers of water."
With blood sugar at 150, not high enough to cause such excessive urination, Fowler knew a thorough history and physical was in order.
"The physical exam wasn't really remarkable for anything, but I get to talking to him and he said he's always thirsty, and it is nothing unusual for him to drink a lot of water and pee every hour or 30 minutes and get up three or four times a night."
He was even pinned down in a foxhole during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II and braved the gunfire to get water from a creek.
"He said he would rather get killed really quick by a bullet than die of thirst in the trench," Fowler recalled. "He told me that drinking water to him was like drugs are to a dope addict."
During family history questions, the patient revealed that others in his family also drank a lot of water, and by the age of three or four the family would classify children as being a "water dog" or a "non-water dog."
From all of this information, Fowler suspected the patient had diabetes insipidus in which a person cannot concentrate their urine, either because the body does not produce the necessary hormone or the kidneys do not listen to the hormone.
A test dose of the hormone was given, and the excessive thirst and urination stopped. The patient's family agreed to further testing, and Fowler and colleagues described the second-ever case of a mutation in the vasopressin gene, which regulates the body's water retention.
"If you're the first person to describe a mutation like this, you get a disease named after you. If you're the second person, you just get to tell medical students about it," Fowler quipped.
"I use this long-winded story to remind medical students not to forget about family history. You are going to find rare disorders or new disorders that you would never have discovered otherwise."
Context Key to Cracking Case
To crack a medical mystery, Anderson Spickard III, M.D., M.S., associate professor of Medicine and director of the Third-Year Medicine Clerkship, emphasizes figuring out what is normal for patients and looking at their case in the context of their lifestyle. A great example is his patient whose chief complaint was shortness of breath at mile 11 of his runs.
"The idea that goes through my head is, 'You're fine! Next patient!' But we listened and challenged him and sure enough, we uncovered atrial fibrillation, a concerning heart rhythm, was occurring several miles into his workouts," Spickard said.
"I found him in the back in the garage on a makeshift mattress in a closed room with no door or windows and a heater going. Ended up diagnosing him with carbon monoxide poisoning," Spickard said.
"House calls often end up being a way to crack a case. They're a way to get more information from the patient and more collateral data from the family. These visits allow me to see the contextual issues of the set-up at home as well as clearly communicating my commitment to the patient."
Of the 1,400 patients Spickard follows, at any given time he has six or seven on his "A list" – cases he either can't crack or are very complex. With these patients, he'll often put all of his notes away and start over as if he's met them for the first time.
"My angle is less 'crack the case and they carry me out triumphantly on their shoulders' and more 'enter the cracks of the case and belong there in those difficult places and see my patients and their families through it.' The Hollywood attraction of the Sherlock Holmes of internal medicine is equally matched with the dignity and honor of entering in others' suffering and making a difference," he said.
"It's exciting to go down the path and keep turning over rocks and never knowing what will break open the case. But that's more the exception than the rule."
In the case of a grandmother from Cameroon, Spickard found that to be all too true.
"Common diseases are common for a reason," he reminded himself as his longtime patient returned from one of her extended visits to her homeland complaining of feeling terrible and losing weight. She added offhandedly that she thought she also had malaria and typhoid fever.
"What was I going to do with that?" he exclaimed. "What are the initial laboratory evaluations needed here? I had no idea what to do. But knowing she was diabetic and that 'common things are common,' I took a focused history and realized she had gotten her medicines unorganized and her sugars were way off. She did not have malaria and typhoid fever; she had renal failure, a very 'American' disease."
Delay the Diagnosis
In "True Medical Detective Stories," Meador tells a similar tale of a hospital whipped into excitement at the prospect of a patient with an extremely rare case of xanthinuria. The protein xanthine is normally converted into uric acid, but people lacking an enzyme for the conversion experience kidney stones. The patient exhibited the classic pain pattern, requiring frequent doses of morphine. A series of student discussions and a grand rounds lecture were planned for this special case.
Then a nurse caught the patient picking her gums with a pecan shell, putting drops of blood and bits of nut in her urine to mimic kidney stones. Pecan shells are loaded with xanthine, and the patient had unknowingly created the perfect medical crime. The grand rounds was changed to a lecture on drug-seeking behavior.
Meador is an advocate for waiting as long as possible to make a diagnosis. "Once you label it, it's over," he said. "Medicine today is so ready to do a CT scan and MRI and draw a little blood and go right to the technology rather than listening them out. A lot of patients get locked in forever to something they don't really have."
Meador trained in Endocrinology and initially thought the field was going to be the end of all disease.
"I thought the physician would just find out what was wrong with the body and fix it. Give a pill and make it all go away. I now know what a long road it is to truly listen to the patient, separate all their different complaints and get them to look at patterns. But that's what has to be done."


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I'm wearing my fave Victorian-inspired vintage blouse from the 1980's (by Sonya Ratay)
Obviously the weather was bad... peep the hair, ugh!
My good 'ol faithful maxi dress from the early 90's
This was obviously a serious moment... just kidding, but she happened to shoot this with a piece of crystal in front of the lens to get this cool effect and not photoshop... pretty cool, huh? :-p
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A couple months ago, on a cold and rainy day in Brooklyn, photographer Michelle Smyth and I spent the afternoon taking these pics! It was probably one of the most chill, laid back shoots I've ever been a part of—we chatted about girl stuff, drank tea... It was great! I must say that her photography has a solemn yet pure type of vibe, which is pretty cool. Check out more of Michelle's work at MichelleSmyth.com.


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With Wrestlemania just around the corner, everyone is staking a claim to have a shot at the legendary Wrestlemania moment. Tonight on WWE Main Event, WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro challenges one half of WWE Tag Team Champions Team Hell No, Kane. The Divas will also see action as The Bella Twins make their in-ring return against The Funkadactyls. All that and more on this week's episode of WWE Main Event!
We are on tape from Hershey, Pa. Michael Cole and The Miz have the call this week.
Prior to his match, WWE United States Champion Antonio Cesaro addresses the fans. Cesaro says he is ready to bring some culture to the cultureless American society. Cesaro begins yodeling. Kane and Daniel Bryan exchange looks as Bryan is seated at the announce table, puzzled by the groaning of Cesaro.
Match One: Kane (w/Daniel Bryan) vs. Antonio Cesaro
Lockup and Kane pushes Cesaro to the mat with ease. Cesaro gets the back of Kane and turns it into a side headlock. Kane shrugs him off and lands a shoulder block. Cesaro again gets the back off the lockup, but Kane tosses Cesaro to the mat with an arm wrench. Cesaro wants to test his strength, but he lands boots to the stomach of Kane and unloads. Kane doesn't take kindly to this and lands a few punches before sending Cesaro to the outside with a clothesline.
Cesaro on the apron and he lands a shoulder to the gut of Kane. Cesaro wants a suplex, but Kane suplexes him back to the inside. Running dropkick makes Cesaro move to the apron. Kane follows, but Cesaro wraps his arm on the ring post. Kane holding the rope with the injured left arm and Cesaro goes up top, coming down with an axhandle to the arm. Cesaro locks in a keylock, but Kane shoves him to the apron. Cesaro again tries to rush Kane, but he is tossed to the floor.
Cesaro lands a hangman's neckbreaker from the apron and he goes up top. Kane sidesteps the attack to hit his uppercut as Cesaro lands. Kane with a nearfall. Kane looking to keep the dazed Cesaro grounded with his power as we break.
We return to Kane working Cesaro over in the corner. Cesaro sent to the opposite corner, but he gets a knee up and mounts the top turnbuckle. Flying uppercut lands for a nearfall from Cesaro. Cesaro locks in a kimura lock and yodels, but Kane works his way out. Cesaro lands a drop toehold that puts Kane down on the second rope. Cesaro with more yodeling as he steps out to land another European uppercut.
Cesaro steps back inside and lands a picturesque dropkick for a nearfall. Cesaro again working a keylock on the left arm. Kane again fights out, but he splashes into the corner and Cesaro unloads with strikes. Kane turns the tide and lands a clothesline in the corner. Repeat of the move leads to a sidewalk slam for a nearfall. Kane heads up top for his signature clothesline, but Cesaro cracks Kane with his own signature, the European uppercut. Nearfall for Cesaro, who looks frustrated as we break.
Break ends with Cesaro yodeling while working a chinlock. Kane with elbows and strikes to get back to his feet. Cesaro sends Kane off the ropes, but Kane gets a DDT that plants Cesaro. Kane with a choke in and looking for the chokeslam, but Cesaro gets away to knee the stomach of Kane. Karelin gutwrench throw from Cesaro gets another nearfall.
Forearm after forearm from Cesaro. Cesaro gift wraps Kane, using the injured arm of Kane to choke him. Kane up to his feet and strikes are exchanged. Cesaro comes out on the losing end of a tilt-a-whirl slam. Kane now in control and and lands a clothesline in the corner. Sidewalk slam is missed as Cesaro slips out, but Kane with a big boot that puts Cesaro down for a nearfall. Kane up top and he lands the flying clothesline. Chokeslam time.
However, AJ Lee's music hits and she begins her skip around the ring. Daniel Bryan moves from the booth to cut her off, yelling his favorite phrase. Cesaro uses this to land an uppercut on a distracted Kane and hits a stomp to the stomach from the top. Nearfall for Cesaro. Cesaro looking for the Neutralizer, but Kane with a bodydrop. Kane lifts Cesaro up and lands a chokeslam.
Winner by pinfall: Kane
Team Hell No celebrate in the ring, this time chanting "YES!"
Michael Cole and The Miz rundown some of the Wrestlemania card, focusing on the recent happenings between Jack Swagger, Zeb Colter, Ricardo Rodriguez, and WWE World Heavyweight Champion Alberto Del Rio.
Recap of the confrontations between Brock Lesnar and Triple H.
More Wrestlemania previews as Cole and The Miz run down the card.
Matt Striker backstage with Sheamus. Striker notes how Sheamus was reluctant to have Big Show as his tag partner last week and asks what has changed. Sheamus says that they won't be close anytime soon, but Show provides an advantage against The Shield that they need. Sheamus believes The Shield will be in for a rough Wrestlemania.
Prior to their Divas matchup, Cameron and Naomi debut the newly-named duo, Tons of Funk.
Team Rhodes Scholars introduce The Bella Twins, proclaiming that they will restore class to the Divas division. These two teams and their valets will go at it at Wrestlemania in a mixed tag match.
Match Two: The Funkadactyls vs. The Bella Twins
Brie Bella starting out with Cameron. Brie works Cameron into the corner. Forearms from Cameron. Hurricanrana out of the corner by Cameron, followed by strikes. Nikki Bella grabs the foot on the outside and is kicked away, but Brie lands a huge clothesline for a nearfall. Brie stomping Cameron and locks her between the ropes. Nikki with a kick as the referee's back is turned.
Nikki in with a clothesline for a nearfall. Stretched locked in for Nikki and Cameron is hurting. Nikki knocks Cameron down for a nearfall. Brie in with a clothesline for a nearfall. Nikki brought back in with another nearfall. Neck crank locked in by Nikki. Cameron fights out and lands a stunner.
Naomi in on the tag and lands a few flipping clotheslines. Hurricanrana from Naomi. Bump with the rear by Naomi for a nearfall. Brie Bella is in and Cameron takes her outside. Step-up enzuigiri lands for Naomi, but Cody Rhodes on the apron. Naomi knocks him down with two slaps, but Nikki Bella with a rollup.
Winners by pinfall: The Bella Twins
Show closes with WWE Champion The Rock and John Cena's confrontation during the WWE Legends panel from Raw.
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The Shelves Are Up!
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
As promised, I have pictures to share of the new kitchen shelves. The NFL tried its best to slow this project down, but the determined will prevail when it comes to DIY ;). Sorry for the late post, but I was waiting for a little sun to shine in the kitchen.
In case you are stopping by for the first time or missed the post, here is what we started with - a cabinet minus doors until we could decide if open shelving was for us. The cabinet is located directly over the dishwasher and is filled with dishes and glasses that we use every day. This has made our lives so easy! We loved it so much that we finally decided to take it to the next level with open shelving (besides, our cabinets were cheap & ugly).
We used these brackets from IKEA and pine boards from Lowes which were cut there, yay! The brackets were primed and painted twice. I used white satin spray paint.
I really wanted stained shelves to add some warmth to the room and to tie back to our old farm table. I used special walnut stain and finished with a coat of polyurethane to seal it.
We wanted a clean finish on the shelf surface so we screwed up through the bottom of the brackets into the wood. Notice how I use the word "we" ...obviously that isn't my hand ;). This flexible screw driver attachment is my new favorite toy. As a matter of fact, this project may not have been possible without it.
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OMG! They look amazing! The NFL has tried to slow me down many times - those linebackers have nothing on a gal's DIY determination! :)ReplyDelete
Those look awesome! Saw you in House of Fifty, yesterday! Great article!ReplyDelete
Rene they are a beautiful improvement. And so much more 'cottage looking' with the stain/white contrast. You've got me thinking about my own kitchen, thank you!ReplyDelete
I love the combination of the white bracket and wooden shelf. They look great Rene!ReplyDelete
Oh, Renee they look great!ReplyDelete
So, so good!!! Love it! And now I'm fascinated by that new screwdriver attachment. Tell us more...ReplyDelete
I just recently installed some open shelving in my kithcen too! I love having everything exposed where I can see it. Yours look great!ReplyDelete
Love the new look!!!ReplyDelete
NICE! They really look great!ReplyDelete
Thanks everybody! As far as the flexible screwdriver attachment, I think ours came from Lowes. Here is something similar if not exactly the same.ReplyDelete
Hope this helps. René
they are just gorgeous!!! we are still in the dreaming stage for our kitchen, but i am dreaming of open shelving!ReplyDelete
Looks so good! Glad you prevailed over the NFL.ReplyDelete
Those look great!ReplyDelete
And another kitchen cabinet bites the dust....all over America! Open shelves unite...I am way late to this party! They look fab....ReplyDelete
Gorgeous, Rene! As usual, a beautiful update to your home. :)ReplyDelete
Rene, They look fantastic, as does everything you touch! Great job!ReplyDelete
- AnonymousSeptember 11, 2012 at 12:19 PM
What a gorgeous transformation - thanks for showing us! I too love the white bracket/wood finish combination. Lovely. Where did you find that cute topiary?ReplyDelete
Best Wishes,
I love it! It looks very functional and clean looking. I will be doing this in my kitchen soon. Thanks for letting us know how you did it. By the way- I love your blog.ReplyDelete
Perfection Rene! That is one cool screwgun attachment!ReplyDelete
That last photo is your money shot. It looks great Rene - great work done by all. And that flexible screw driver is new to me - that might be a new gift to add to my hubby's Christmas list. I'm assuming it's just a bit that you buy separately right?ReplyDelete
Holly, yes, it is just an attachment. I think we all need one as ours has come in handy several times lately.ReplyDelete
Judith, the topiary was a DIY project & you can read about the topiary here http://cottageandvine.blogspot.com/2011/10/about-topiary.html
P.S. You all are too kind :)
Oh my gosh -- I love it! It looks absolutely beautiful, and it is perfectly styled! :-)ReplyDelete
Oh my gosh, they're SO perfect! I may have misread your post, I wasn't expecting shelves, just spiffed up cabinets! :) Great job to you and your football fan!ReplyDelete
Looks simply wonderful!! I love it!! I'm toying with removing a few cabinet doors too, just for a fresh look (but I'm thinking my husband may think I've fallen off my rocker).ReplyDelete
LOVE that drill attachment! I'll have to add it to my Lowes shopping list!
whoa - looks FANTASTIC. how much would you say those shelves hold? obviously a good amount since you have your glassware on them. looks amazingReplyDelete
Bethany, it is hard to say how much they hold, but they do not budge when the dishes are placed on them. They are mounted on studs which helps.ReplyDelete
Rene` love the look! You did a great job! Would love to see the rest of the space! Also, loved your article in House of Fifty! Didn't realize we were both raising boys until I saw the article!ReplyDelete
Yay for intentional! They look great, and let me tell you, I could use one of those screw driver attachments.ReplyDelete
Nice styling too, Rene!
The shelves look fantastic and I love that you used the wood! The Ikea brackets are so nice and unassuming too.ReplyDelete
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Makes 10 servings, each equals one 5 A Day serving.
2 cups sliced rhubarb
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 Tbsp. Orange juice
3 cups strawberries, sliced
2 cups frozen (thawed) reduced-fat whipped topping
1 container (15 ounces) ricotta cheese
1/4 cup powdered sugar
Angel food cake
Heat rhubarb, granulated sugar and orange juice in a 2 quart saucepan over medium heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally. Cool 15 minutes. Add 2½ cups strawberries. Refrigerate 1 hour.
Beat ricotta cheese and powdered sugar in a large bowl on medium until fluffy. Fold in whipped topping.
Cut cake horizontally to make 3 layers. Spread strawberry-rhubarb mixture between layers. Frost side and top of cake with ricotta mixture. Add the remaining ½ cup sliced strawberries on top. Refrigerate until ready to serve. Store in the refrigerator.
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As confirmed in Wild v Cannavan [1997] STC 966, in order to qualify for EIS relief the investor cannot be connected with the company at any time in period A (see VCM10540).
An individual is connected with a company if he or she, or any associate (see VCM11100), is:
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- a partner, or an employee of a partner, or
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- a director of a company which is a partner of the company, or of any company which is at any time in Period A, a subsidiary of that company.
For this purpose, 'director' has the wide meaning given in CTA10/S452 - see CTM60180, reproduced below:
"'Director' includes any person occupying the position of director by whatever name called and any person in accordance with whose directions or instructions the directors are accustomed to act. It also includes any person who:
- is a manager of the company or otherwise concerned in the management of the company's trade or business, and
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