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Incorporation of equal opportunities into Community policies
Outline of the Community (European Union) legislation about Incorporation of equal opportunities into Community policies
These categories group together and put in context the legislative and non-legislative initiatives which deal with the same topic.
Employment and social policy > Equality between men and women
Incorporation of equal opportunities into Community policies
The European Union sets out the principle that the gender perspective should systematically be taken into account in all Community policies and actions; this should be done actively and openly at the planning stage.
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Communication from the Commission of 21 February 1996 "Incorporating equal opportunities for women and men into all Community policies and activities" [COM(96) 67 final – Not published in the Official Journal].
The principle of 'gender mainstreaming' consists of taking systematic account of the differences between the conditions, situations and needs of women and men in all Community policies and actions. This global, horizontal approach requires the mobilisation of all policies.
The Communication first presents the acquis communautaire on equality and the outlook for action in various areas:
- employment and the labour market: the Commission intends to continue to structure a legal framework for equal opportunities, and to rationalise and improve the integration of its measures to support studies of female entrepreneurship and the reconciliation of family and working life;
- women entrepreneurs and assisting spouses in SMEs, including the agriculture and fisheries sectors: the Commission intends to reinforce measures to help women in SMEs, in particular by improving flexibility of work, vocational qualifications, and access to finance;
- education and training; all Community activities in the fields of education, training or youth designed to incorporate equal opportunities, either as a specific objective or an additional priority;
- people's rights: the Commission has mounted actions to combat violence against women and the trafficking in people and to reintegrate into society the victims of such traffic, while activities to improve the safety and integrity of female refugees are being envisaged;
- development cooperation: the Commission intends to continue to incorporate the principle of gender mainstreaming in Community development policies and in development cooperation agreements with developing countries, using strategies set out in the Commission's Communication on integrating gender issues in development cooperation [COM(1995) 423 final – Not published in the Official Journal];
- staff policy: the Commission has applied an equal opportunities policy to its staff for many years through positive action programmes.
The second part of the Communication describes the role of the Structural Funds, the Community's main financial instrument and one which is used in relation to several of these areas with a view to promoting equal opportunities.
The progressive implementation of these guidelines calls for a significant increase in cooperation within the Commission's departments and strengthening of the partnership with the Member States and the various players and organisations concerned.
The Commissions Communication follows on from the European Community's participation in the United Nations' Fourth World Conference on Women,held in Beijing in September 1995.
Related Acts
Communication from the Commission, of 7 June 2000 – Towards a Community framework strategy on gender equality (2001-2005)» [COM(2000) 335 final – Not published in the Official Journal]
The European Union drew up a Community framework strategy on gender equality to allow the issue of equal opportunities to be incorporated in all Community activities so that these activities help to achieve the objective of eliminating inequality and promoting gender equality. There is also a related Community action programme on equal opportunities which provides financial support.
Charter of fundamental rights of the European Union, of 7 December 2000 [OJ C 364 of 18.12.2000]
Article 23(1): "Equality between men and women must be ensured in all areas, including employment, work and pay."
Progress report from the Commission on the follow-up to the Communication: 'Incorporating equal opportunities for women and men into all Community policies and activities' [COM(98) 122 final – Not published in the Official Journal]
The report notes that significant progress has been made since 1996 in taking account of equal opportunities for women and men in Community policies and activities. Under the aegis of the Commissioners' Group on equal opportunities, a new structure has been put in place comprising an official from each Directorate-General, whose specific task is to promote equal opportunities for women and men. Its objective is to systematically incorporate the equal opportunities dimension into all Community activities.
Three policy areas should be noted in particular with regard to the results achieved: external relations; employment and social policy; and education, training and youth policies. The report examines in detail the progress made in these areas.
The report also mentions progress in other sectors, such as the cooperation between the Member States to combat trafficking in human beings, the prevention of violence against women, the increasing priority accorded to women who are the victims of armed conflict, and the importance which the Commission's modernisation programme attaches to equal opportunities.
The report also notes significant shortcomings and barriers, with many initiatives remaining isolated and therefore without major impact on the overall situation in the area of gender equality. The barriers include, in particular, lack of awareness of gender issues at the decision-making levels, lack of human and budgetary resources allocated to these tasks and lack of gender expertise.
Among other things, the report recommends: raising awareness of the gender dimension, targeting as a priority senior and middle management; training to develop gender expertise; gender impact assessment of policies as a regular procedure; systematic gender proofing of any legislative proposal or other policy document.
In order to make further progress, incorporation of the gender dimension requires a more comprehensive global approach.
The Spring European Council held on 20/21 March 2003 invited the Commission "to prepare, in collaboration with the Member States, an annual report to the Spring European Council on developments towards gender equality and orientations for gender mainstreaming of policy areas".


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Now I need to take a shower and get pretty for the baby shower!
The vest is adorable, and so are the kiddos!
Wow. I'm impressed! That's some grand deadline knitting, in the face(s) of serious cuteness even.
Such a cute sweater and a really cute weekend too.
Such a cute vest! You are a rock star!
Looks like big fun was had by most. 2 kids and 3 dogs makes for one tired IrishGirlie.
Vest is lovely. g
I hate deadline knitting. Something always goes wrong. I'm happy it didn't with you!
"A" is for Auntie and Amazing! Good work. Love the cute pup wondering what in the world had happened.
Cute vest! Cute distractions too! Glad you got it done :) Hope the shower was fun.
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Looks like fun. My niece is visiting from the East Coast and we are having a great time -- though I am getting tired!
Looks like great fun to me, too!! Especially the cupcake part!!
The vest is adorable!!
What a cute little vest! And such great big smiles on the kiddos. Looks like you had a great weekend!
Very impressive, C! I would've tapped out at that point and made a run to Target for a backup. ;)

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I did not advance to Challenge 8 of Project Food Blog, but I want to thank all of you for your tremendous support over the last few months. I had a great time preparing and sharing each and every entry post, and I am honored to have made it as far as I did. While I'm a little sad that PFB is over for me, I am relieved that I can get back to writing posts without the added stress that comes from being in a competition. I'm happy to watch from the sidelines from now on and wish the 24 remaining contestants all the best!
Now let's talk Thanksgiving, shall we?
Thanksgiving is, without question, my favorite holiday to cook for. I enjoy doing most of the cooking on my own: I make a variety dishes infused with tradition and love for various members of my and my husband's family. I find that time spent in the kitchen pretty much non-stop over a couple of days gives me ample time to reflect on how fortunate I am to have the life and the family that I do. It also gives me time to think about what I can do to make the world a better place for those around me.
I firmly believe that Thanksgiving, of all holidays, should be stress-free. So when it comes to my Thanksgiving menu, I prefer tried and true recipes that highlight the best local and seasonal ingredients over experimenting with complicated dishes.
Take the turkey, for example. I've liquid brined a few over the years and while I did get great results, I found the whole process to be a pain…storing the big pot with the brining turkey was a real challenge.
So last year, I made this Sage Butter Roasted Turkey recipe that utilizes the dry brining method. It is so much easier, and yields a very moist and flavorful bird. I'm making it again this time around- I know it will be delicious and I really cannot wait.
For the healthiest and best tasting turkey, look for Eberly's or a similar brand of organic, free-range turkey, or order one from a local farm that sells pastured birds. Heritage turkeys are also fantastic.
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While the turkey cooks, we'll be having an assortment of olive, cheese, crackers, and this Edamame Dip as a snack. When we sit down to our meal, we'll have this salad, these mashed potatoes, this cranberry chutney, a giblet gravy I make with the turkey pan drippings, and apple pandowdy which I've made a couple of times and love, served with homemade cinnamon whipped cream.
I'll also make a couple of new recipes: I'm thinking Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pomegranates and Vanilla Pecan Butter and this Herbed Cornbread Stuffing. Pumpkin souffles will also be on the dessert menu: I'll post that recipe tomorrow.
If you are still on the fence about what to make, I dug into my archives and came up with this list of seasonally appropriate recipes. Most of these have appeared on my blog, but a few are recipes of mine from past food52 contests, and a few are from the twice weekly blog I write for eHow. Maybe one or two will catch your eye.
Perfect Fall Salad
Brussels Sprouts Salad with Fennel and Radicchio
Pan Roasted Brussels Sprouts with Pears
Cranberry Pomegranate Compote
Cranberry Chutney with Dried Apricots and Spices
Easy Homemade Pumpkin Puree
Mashed Potatoes with Roasted Garlic and Cream Cheese
Roasted Sweet Dumpling Squash with Fennel
Roasted Beet Salad with Greens and Candied Pecans
Arugula Salad with Pomegranate, Avocado and Goat Cheese
Roasted Vegetables with Cardamom
Spiced Sweet Potato Puree
Pumpkin Gingerbread Stuffing
Parsnip and Apple Soup
Celery Root, Kale, and Wild Rice Soup
Sweet Potato Indian Pudding
Pumpkin Clafouti
Pumpkin Cheesecake
Spiced Maple Butternut Squash Pie
Pumpkin Seed Toffee
And after Thanksgiving? Don't forget about my turkey pho! It makes a great meal any time of the day and is extremely healthy and delicious.
Organic Roast Turkey with Sage Butter
- *3 tablespoons coarse sea salt
- *1 tablespoon dried rubbed sage
- *1 whole organic pastured turkey (approximately 14 pounds), neck and giblets removed
- *1/4 cup organic butter
- *1/4 cup chopped fresh sage
- *1 small apple halved
- *1 onion quartered
- *4 fresh thyme sprigs
- *2 medium yellow onions chopped
- *4-5 large carrots chopped
- *3 ribs celery chopped
- *5 cups vegetable or chicken stock preferably homemade
- *3/4 cup apple cider
- *sea salt and fresh pepper- to taste
- 1. 1-2 days before you are going to cook the turkey, mix salt and dried sage together in a small bowl. Sprinkle turkey all over with sage salt and place in a large brining bag. Chill in the refrigerator until ready to cook.
- 2. Preheat oven to 375°F. Place rack in lowest position of oven. Pat turkey dry. Stuff turkey cavity with apple, onion, and thyme sprigs. Do a simple truss by tying the turkey's legs together. Tuck wing tips under.
- 3. Scatter carrots, onions, and celery in the bottom of the roasting pan, and pour 2 cups of chicken or turkey stock over the vegetables.
- 4. Stir butter and chopped sage together in a saucepan over low heat until butter melts. Rub the skin with the melted butter/sage and and sprinkle with pepper. Place the turkey in the roasting pan and cook for 1 hour. Baste the turkey with the pan drippings. If the bottom of the pan starts to look dry, add more stock or water (1-2 cups at a time).
- 5. Reduce the oven temperature to 350°F. and continue to roast for 45 minutes. Pour the apple cider over the turkey. Continue to roast until a meat thermometer inserted into the thigh reads 165°(about 1 1/4 hours longer), basting and turning the pan to ensure even cooking, if necessary.
- 6. Transfer the turkey to a large serving platter, tent loosely with foil, and let stand about 30 minutes before carving.
- 7. Remember not to discard your turkey bones- save them to make your own stock.


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What do you get when you mix CosmoGirl, Polaroid digital cameras and one of the hottest bands around? You get a private Metro Station concert in New York City, of course!
Last night, 75 lucky CosmoGirl readers won a ticket for an exclusive Metro Station acoustic show sponsored by Polaroid at a loft in SoHo. Some of Metro Station's biggest fans were there – one girl said she'd seen them play seven times!
The girls also received — get this — a free digital camera and a Polaroid PoGo printer! Flashbulbs were popping from the moment all of the girls streamed in. Concert goers were able to take pictures and send them directly to the printers where they'd come out on sticky film in under two minutes. Even the interns got one (thanks, Polaroid!)
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One of the highlights of the night as interns was getting to talk one-on-one to all of the girls in attendance. Some girls waited outside for two hours while others came in shirts they made specifically for the band. One girl even skipped a final exam in school. Seeing the readers' reaction as Metro Station took the stage was great too – we've never seen so many girls scream at once.
The concert was a blast, especially because the crowd was so small. None of us were more than ten feet away from the band at any point during their set! It was super exclusive and a once-in-a-lifetime experience, for sure. The guys of Metro Station were talking up the crowd and looked like they were having plenty of fun too.
After the show, the crowd mobbed Metro Station but they stayed and took photos with every single girl who wanted one. Overall, it was definitely a night to remember for everyone in attendance. We're so glad that we got to go and meet CosmoGirl readers while taking in a great show!
What would you do if you saw Metro Station live? We're dying to know!
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Your son wants to take ballet lessons but he's afraid his pals will tease him. What should you tell him?
Parent advice
(from our panel of staff contributors)
Do it. He can tell his friends that there's a long history of athletes taking dance, even ballet, to improve their footwork and coordination. And besides, if your son wants to do something that rounds out his character, he should be encouraged.
— William Hageman
Sign him up for ballet but also consider enrolling him in another type of dance class: jazz, hip-hop, whatever. This is not about giving him something more "masculine" (ballet is the most physically difficult of dance forms and thus the most macho). When I was 9, I wanted to be a gymnast, but beginners had to take ballet too. I not only discovered I was a rotten acrobat but fell in love with ballet. Helping them travel past boundaries includes the ones they may build on their own.
— Renee Enna
Expert advice
Ballet is great preparation for other pursuits, says psychologist Anthony Rao, author of "The Way of Boys: Raising Healthy Boys in a Challenging and Complex World" (William Morrow). It also is a great pursuit.
"Ballet and dance are perfect fits for boys developmentally," says Rao, who writes at anthonyrao.com. Movement "is part of how they express themselves and learn. Versus a lot of team sports where they're sitting or off to the sidelines for large portions of time, ballet offers natural, fluid movement for how boys are built."
And that's not all: "They like to express themselves in a physical versus a verbal way," Rao says. "Visually and spatially, studies show, boys need to explore the environment around them. They like to demonstrate their physical strength, and there's no doubt dance is the most demanding and difficult of sports."
Which may not stop other kids from teasing him, of course. All the more reason to sign him up.
"I would turn this into a positive," Rao says. "'Wow! I'm really proud that you're stepping out and doing something different and letting your passion lead you rather than doing the same thing as the rest of your group.'
"You don't want to send the message that following the crowd is the way to go. That can lead to all sorts of scarier things, especially as they enter middle school and following the herd becomes much riskier."
Do acknowledge his valid fears that he may be teased.
"It might happen," Rao says. "So you demystify it for them. 'This is why people tease: They tend to feel safer when everyone conforms and does the same thing. They want to look tough and powerful, so they give us a nudge or a look that makes them feel better. But it's not personal.'"
Then you coach them on how to deal. First, Rao says, "Ask them about balancing their skill set so they don't get known for just one thing. A guy who dances and also does martial arts can't be teased as easily because people can't put him in a box."
Next, "Talk to him about leading with confidence, walking around with your head high, loving what you do, and plowing forward," Rao says. "Other kids take the cues off each other."
Finally: "Enlist help," he says. "Adults even do this. If we feel pushed around, we go to the police or we go to our bosses. Ask for help if it's not easing up."
And feel free to lean on pop culture.
"When you look at the popularity of 'Glee' and 'Dancing With the Stars,'" Rao says, "I think more and more boys are becoming interested in dance, and there will be more social acceptance to it."
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Watch Orange Is The New Black – Season 7 online free in high quality.
Synopsis: Piper Chapman is a public relations executive with a career and a fiance when her past suddenly catches up to her. In her mid-30s she is sentenced to spend time in a minimum-security women's prison in Connecticut for her association with a drug runner 5 years earlier. This Netflix original series is based on the book of the same title. Forced to trade power suits for prison orange, Chapman makes her way through the corrections system and adjusts to life behind bars, making friends with the many eccentric, unusual and unexpected people she meets.


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Thanks to the Healthy, Hunger Free Kids Act, major improvements are being made across the country to transform school food to promote better nutrition and reduce obesity. With that in mind, we have created two toolkits:
Tools for Schools offers topic-specific policy and resource materials to assist schools in meeting the new nutrition standards. Refer to the latest regulations, find free nutrition education curricula, get ideas for adding tasty, kid-friendly foods to school meals, or take a look at success stories, best practices, and how-to guides to enhance your school meals and lunchroom environment:
- Focusing on Smart Snacks in School
- Offering Fruits and Vegetables
- Reducing Sodium
- Serving Whole Grain-Rich
The School Day Just Got Healthier provides an audience-specific collection of resources including brochures, fact sheets, FAQs, school lessons and templates to help prepare for changes to school meals. Everyone plays an important role in changing the school food environment. Understand the changes, access the tools, and take action in your schools through these pages, created just for you:


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If you're looking for the best anything in your neighborhood, check out Yelp.com for reviews and recommendations. The site was founded in 2004 to connect consumers with great local businesses like hair salons, plumbing companies, and restaurants. Now an average of 138 million users visit the site each month and write more than 61 million local reviews.
A job at Yelp will build your skills in communication, sales, and engineering as you connect with local businesses in sales roles or code a beautiful site or app behind the scenes. Employees mix work and play in offices across the country and in Europe — the New York office has a game center with Playstation, and there's Keg Time, a hackathon creation that allows the New York team to have virtual happy hours with the offices in San Francisco and Phoenix.
Employees work hard at Yelp, too. If you do well in your department you can find yourself in the Presidents Club — a elite group of top producers within that company that are sent on a fully paid trip to Mexico.
Interested in applying for a job at Yelp? In partnership with Jobvite, We spoke to the Sales Recruiting Manager Roselin Romney on what she looks for in the perfect candidate:
Know the Nuts and Bolts of the Position
Whether the job they are applying for is selling online advertising or developing algorism, the perfect candidate is bursting with enthusiasm for even the smallest part of the job. Our employees must be passionate about our mission: connecting people with great local businesses.
Think Locally
A passion for local communities and businesses is something everyone at Yelp shares. As our CEO says, if you're going to start a business, make sure it's one you won't get tired of thinking about 24 hours a day. Everyone at our company believes in our product and is excited to be able to share that with our customers.
Enjoy a Good Hackathon
The engineering team holds quarterly hackathons to stay on their toes and challenge themselves. The ideas that the engineers come up with during the hackathons help advance the functions of Yelp.
Realize Your Goals
Each member of the Yelp Sales Development Program is provided training from the top sales executive on the floor. The employees are given a clear goal they must meet in order to get the next promotion.
Be a Cheerleader
Not literally (though a former NFL cheerleader is a member of the Yelp team). The sales team celebrates each new client with a bang on a gong and a round of applause.


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Amarok is one of several extremely popular KDE applications that is on its own schedule and didn't issue a major release to coincide with KDE 4.0. The Amarok developers have been working on a major overhaul that will dramatically reinvent the program's user interface and deliver a lot of really compelling new features. A blog entry published on Friday provides some insight into the latest work that has been done on the music player and reveals that feature freeze and an alpha release are planned for the end of the month.
Recent changes include an update to Amarok's theme, which uses SVG and adopts colors from the user's KDE colorscheme. The new theme looks very polished and will likely blend well with a KDE 4 environment. The developers have also been aggressively implementing features to improve integration with the Last.fm web service. Developer Nikolaj Hald Nielsen notes that all of the last.fm functionality is contained entirely in a plug-in and that other services can be be similarly integrated using existing user interface elements.
"I think that this independence is very important. It allows us to work with many different services and companies without anyone getting control over the core of Amarok," Nielsen wrote. "We are positioning ourselves to be able to work with and integrate content and services from a multitude of sources without the fear of what happens if one of these services stops existing, turns horrendously evil, or tries to assert undue influence over the direction of Amarok."
Other features developed for Amarok 2 include Plasma-based widget displays, a new media device architecture, and robust cross-platform support. For more details, check out our post about the Amarok 2 technical preview which was released in January.


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It's Christmas Day and Trove Tuesday so of course I had to find a Christmas treasure. It seems right the two share a day as every day researching at Trove is like Christmas Day!
Although I have spent the past two weeks presenting Christmas from the 1900s to the 1950s with the help of newspapers articles from Trove, there are still many Christmas treasures waiting to be found. I narrowed it down to two favourites and since it is Christmas, I thought I would share both.
The first item is a poem from the Geelong Advertiser of December 26, 1849. The poet, "W.A" was from Little Scotland, Geelong. Little Scotland later formed what is Geelong West today. During the 1840s the Gamble family lived in nearby Kildare, which also became Geelong West.
As one of my favourite Trove Tuesday posts was about a magpie and they are one of my favourite birds, I couldn't go past this next item from the Australian Town and Country Journal (NSW) of December 22, 1888. A beautiful drawing and a Christmas poem to match.


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Nov 14 i turned a ripe 31.. decent birthday. Had the day off from work. Got to sleep in. But it wasnt as nice as i would have liked it. For one i was broke as fuck. So the steak dinner i was looking forward too didn't happen. I had glorious subway...Watched a mediocre comedy in Due Date. Wasnt bad but wasnt the shit either. The dog had a better time on my birthday than me, she got to run around a park like she didn't give a fuck. I came back home, didn't dinner even though i was willing to cook


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Set up my Reseller Hosting account
After you purchase a reseller hosting plan, you need to set it up before you can configure it for your customers.
- Log in to your GoDaddy account.
- Click Web Hosting.
- Next to the reseller hosting account you want to use, click Set up.
- Choose the domain you want to use from your account or manually enter one, and click Next.
- Choose a data center that's close to your customers and click Next.
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It's fun, free and easy. Enter a friend's e-mail address and other required info, and they will receive an e-mail linking to this Maine Memory Network Image.
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Title: Alumni Gymnasium, Farmington State Normal School, ca. 1946
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ROME (AP) - Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte has pledged that a new bridge for the Italian port city of Genoa will be ready by April, replacing the Morandi bridge that collapsed one year ago, killing 43 people.
An emotional ceremony was held Wednesday in Genoa marking the anniversary of the tragic collapse in 2018. Conte said that reconstruction works for the new infrastructure are moving forward "seven days out of seven … and, according to forecasts, the new bridge will be accessible by April 2020."
A year later, the cause of the collapse hasn't been determined yet, but prosecutors are investigating poor maintenance and possible design flaws in the 51-year-old structure.
Hometown architect Renzo Piano has designed the new bridge, which resembles the bow of a ship in homage to Genoa's seafaring traditions.
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It's easy to talk about clever ideas, but it takes genius to present them easily and powerfully – and those guys managed to do it both in this node.js basic concepts presentations. It changed my thinking about callbacks – the concept I loathed at the first sight. I'm going to give node.js a go, seems worth it!
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Genialne w swej prostocie! P.S. Jakoś zawsze unikałem tego typu callbacków…
To nie jest o Ameryce, nie liczy się.


text: Back Women, Alcohol, and Drugs: The Risks Are Higher As a woman, your body is much more sensitive to the effects of alcohol and more easily damaged than a man's body. Because women have less water in their body than men, alcohol doesn't dilute as much and more of it gets absorbed into the blood. Women also tend to be smaller. That's why women suffer greater physical damage and often become more intoxicated than men when they drink identical amounts of alcohol. In addition, women's bodies break down alcohol differently than men's bodies. As women age, they become even less efficient at metabolizing alcohol. So the drink they barely noticed at age 30 may pack the wallop of two or three drinks when they're 60. Risky behavior Intoxication from alcohol or other drugs alters your thinking and impairs your judgment, which leads to engaging in activities you might not do if you were sober, such as driving or engaging in unplanned sex. It can put women at risk for driving under the influence, sexually transmitted diseases, or unplanned pregnancy. It also impairs your coordination, making some simple tasks, especially driving, dangerous. Studies suggest that drinking raises the risk for several types of cancer, including throat, esophagus, liver, and possibly bladder. Even moderate drinking raises a woman's risk for breast cancer. This has led to speculation about a relationship between alcohol, breast cancer, and estrogen. Because this relationship is complicated, talk with your health care provider about your personal risk. Drug abuse: Addiction comes faster As with alcohol, there is evidence that women suffer greater physical and social consequences from drug abuse than men. Women also frequently become dependent on prescription drugs, such as sleeping pills, tranquilizers, and pain pills. Large doses or long-term use can lead to physical and psychological addiction. Talk with your health care provider about the safe use of prescription drugs. Street drugs and needles are a particularly dangerous combination, especially if the needles are shared. Besides the risks from overdoses, intravenous drug users have to worry about serious infectious diseases, such as hepatitis and HIV, the virus that causes AIDS You have a problem with alcohol or other drugs if: No matter how many promises you make to yourself about quitting or cutting down, you keep using alcohol or other drugs. You're uncomfortable when alcohol or other drugs are not available. You regret things you've said or done when under the influence. When faced with a problem, your immediate reaction is to drink or use other drugs. Drinking or using other drugs changes your personality–from shy to outgoing, or vice versa. It takes more alcohol or other drugs than it used to to get the same effect. You remember how last night began, but not how it ended. You've arrived late or missed work or school because of your substance abusing behavior. You've been arrested for driving under the influence. You're angry or alarmed when others mention your substance abusing behavior. Your hands shake in the morning, or you feel you can't make it through the rest of the day without drugs or a drink. You feel alone, scared, miserable, and depressed. If you want to drink alcohol, limit your consumption to no more than one drink per day. One drink means one 5-ounce glass of wine, one 12-ounce beer, or one 1-ounce shot of hard liquor. If you are pregnant, don't drink at all. Mothers who drink while they're pregnant can seriously damage their unborn child. Fetal alcohol syndrome is one of the leading known causes of mental retardation. Alcohol and drug abuse can put you at risk for devastating social and physical consequences. Alcohol and other substances are linked to half of the domestic violence, rape, and homicide cases. Unfortunately, women are often reluctant to seek treatment for substance abuse. But the problem almost certainly won't go away on its own. If you're dependent on any substance, get help now. If you know a woman who has a drug problem, encourage her to get help. Talk to your health care provider, a substance abuse counselor, or your spiritual advisor.


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Weekly Briefing (12/12/2011 – 12/16/2011)
December 9: Last Friday, the Global Post highlighted USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah's visit to Harvard University. On December 12th, The Guardian's Global Health Blog also published a post about his trip to Cambridge. Speaking at a dinner, hosted by the Nieman Foundation for Journalism, Dr. Shah recalled his visit to refugee camps in Kenya and the struggle families are currently facing in the Horn of Africa. Shah also encouraged journalists to actively cover the crisis and famine.
December 14: The Guardian reports that during the International Engagement conference for South Sudan, USAID Administrator Dr. Rajiv Shah stated that theconference is an opportunity for the government of South Sudan to lay out its vision for the future of its economy. Shah also stated that the event will "help private companies and investors see the Republic of Southern Sudan as a place where they want to increase their investments, thereby enabling significant economic development and economic growth". Bloomberg News also reported on the conference, citing Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's strong support for the new nation and the promising economic opportunities in farming and oil sectors. Reuters, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Times also covered the conference.
December 15: ABC News' "Million Moms Challenge" blog highlighted an innovative approach USAID is using to help pregnant women and new mothers in Bangladesh. By utilizing a new cell phone program, women are receiving text or calls with potentially life-saving alerts regarding their upcoming due date. After they give birth, themothers continue to receive messages with information regarding healthy nutrition and how to care for their newborn. The USAID initiative is called Mobile Alliance for Maternal Action (MAMA).


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I've created a new project: Guitor, a GUI creaTOR module written in winxed using Xlib via NCI.
It's not much feature complete yet, but has enough funcionality to provide some nice examples, including a viewer for R->R functions and a drawing board.
I've tested only in linux amd64 and i386, so the StructView used may be not appropiate in some platforms, feedback will be appreciated.
Install: winxed setup.winxed install
Run an example: winxed examples/pizarra.winxed


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This is a call to unemployed and precarious people, workers, retired, students, undocumented migrants, homeless… Let us all demonstrate together on the same day all over Europe against poverty-inducing policies in order to build transnational solidarity and to move forward in the convergence of our various movements.
In the wake of the European general strike on November 14, Agora99, a European conference of social movements meeting in Madrid in November (http://99agora.net/) calls for a European day of action against precariousness on December 1 as well as to the drafting of a new charter of social rights.
What new chart can we imagine and how to defend our rights together? On December 1 let us organize public debates, popular assemblies, cacerolas, marches, direct actions, occupations, etc.


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You can usually get good photos from an SLR (Single Lens Reflex) camera just by using the "auto" setting. But, if your pictures still aren't coming out the way you'd like (similar to those in National Geographic) changing lenses and basic settings can go a long way. One of the most common effects that makes a photo look professional is background blur, referred to as bokeh. Unfortunately, the lens that comes standard with most basic SLRs (18-55mm) isn't able to produce this effect very well because it has a high minimum f-number meaning the lens opening or aperture is small.
On any camera, the aperture appears as a number (i.e. f/4.0) and is controllable within a certain range, depending on the lens. The lower the f-number, the wider the aperture, and the narrower the depth of field, which will create blur everywhere except for the primary focus point of the picture. A "macro" lens with a low "f" number, will help you get this effect, especially with close-ups.
To show you, I took the two sets of photos below with the same SLR camera, one using the standard 18-55mm lens and an f/5.0 aperture, and the other using a 55mm macro lens with an f/1.8 aperture. These photos illustrate how you can really make an image "pop" with a large aperture macro lens. Expect to pay at least $100 for a macro lens, and look for one with a low f-number (1.8 or 1.4). If you don't have money to spare, try setting your 18-55mm lens to the largest available aperture (probably 4.0 or so), zoom as high as the lens will allow, and get as close to the subject as possible while still maintaining focus. This can often produce a similar effect.
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Thank you, Tim, for your hard work on this issue and on our economic recovery.
The economic crisis we face is unlike any we've seen in our lifetime.
It's a crisis of falling confidence and rising debt, of widely
distributed risk and narrowly concentrated reward; a crisis written in
the fine print of sub-prime mortgages, on the ledger lines of once
mighty financial institutions, and on the pink slips that have upended
the lives of so many people across this country and cost the economy 2.6
million jobs last year alone.
We know that even if we do everything that we should, this crisis was years in the making, and it will take more than weeks or months to turn things around.
But make no mistake: A failure to act, and act now, will turn crisis into a catastrophe and guarantee a longer recession, a less robust recovery, and a more uncertain future. Millions more jobs will be lost. More businesses will be shuttered. More dreams will be deferred.
And that's why I feel such a sense of urgency about the economic recovery and reinvestment plan that is before Congress today. With it, we can save or create more than three million jobs, doing things that will strengthen our country for years to come. It's not merely a prescription for short-term spending -- it's a strategy for long-term economic growth in areas like renewable energy and health care and education.
Now, in the past few days I've heard criticisms that this plan is somehow wanting, and these criticisms echo the very same failed economic theories that led us into this crisis in the first place -- the notion that tax cuts alone will solve all our problems; that we can ignore fundamental challenges like energy independence and the high cost of health care; that we can somehow deal with this in a piecemeal fashion and still expect our economy and our country to thrive.
I reject those theories. And so did the American people when they went to the polls in November and voted resoundingly for change. So I urge members of Congress to act without delay. No plan is perfect, and we should work to make it stronger. No one is more committed to making it stronger than me. But let's not make the perfect the enemy of the essential. Let's show people all over the country who are looking for leadership in this difficult time that we are equal to the task.
At the same time, we know that this recovery and reinvestment plan is only the first part of what we need to do to restore prosperity and secure our future. We also need a strong and viable financial system to keep credit flowing to businesses and families alike. And my administration will do whatever it takes to restore our financial system. Our recovery depends on it. And so in the next week, Secretary Geithner will release a new strategy to get credit moving again -- a strategy that will reflect some of the lessons of past mistakes while laying the foundation of the future.
But in order to restore trust in our financial system, we're going to have to do more than just put forward our plans. In order to restore trust, we've got to make certain that taxpayer funds are not subsidizing excessive compensation packages on Wall Street.
We all need to take responsibility. And this includes executives at major financial firms who turned to the American people, hat in hand, when they were in trouble, even as they paid themselves customary lavish bonuses. As I said last week, this is the height of irresponsibility. It's shameful. And that's exactly the kind of disregard of the costs and consequences of their actions that brought about this crisis: a culture of narrow self-interest and short-term gain at the expense of everything else.
This is America. We don't disparage wealth. We don't begrudge anybody for achieving success. And we certainly believe that success should be rewarded. But what gets people upset -- and rightfully so -- are executives being rewarded for failure, especially when those rewards are subsidized by U.S. taxpayers, many of whom are having a tough time themselves.
For top executives to award themselves these kinds of compensation packages in the midst of this economic crisis isn't just bad taste -- it's bad strategy -- and I will not tolerate it as President. We're going to be demanding some restraint in exchange for federal aid -- so that when firms seek new federal dollars, we won't find them up to the same old tricks.
As part of the reforms we're announcing today, top executives at firms receiving extraordinary help from U.S. taxpayers will have their compensation capped at 500,000 dollars -- a fraction of the salaries that have been reported recently. And if these executives receive any additional compensation, it will come in the form of stock that can't be paid up until taxpayers are paid back for their assistance.
Companies receiving federal aid are going to have to disclose publicly all the perks and luxuries bestowed upon senior executives, and provide an explanation to the taxpayers and to shareholders as to why these expenses are justified. And we're putting a stop to these kinds of massive severance packages we've all read about with disgust; we're taking the air out of golden parachutes.
We're asking these firms to take responsibility, to recognize the nature of this crisis and their role in it. We believe that what we've laid out should be viewed as fair and embraced as basic common sense.
And finally, these guidelines we're putting in place are only the beginning of a long-term effort. We're going to examine the ways in which the means and manner of executive compensation have contributed to a reckless culture and a quarter-by-quarter mentality that in turn helped to wrought havoc in our financial system. We're going to be taking a look at broader reforms so that executives are compensated for sound risk management, and rewarded for growth measured over years, not just days or weeks.
We all have to pull together and take our share of responsibility. That's true here in Washington. That's true on Wall Street. The American people are carrying a huge burden as a result of this economic crisis: bearing the brunt of its effects as well as the cost of extraordinary measures we're taking to address them. The American people expect and demand that we pursue policies that reflect the reality of this crisis -- and that will prevent these kinds of crises from occurring again in the future.
Thank you very much.
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I took the plunge…..last night I signed up for NaNoWriMo. Am I crazy? Maybe. But I'm excited! I have no idea what I will be writing but I plan to give it my best shot. I also have some of my students working on the Young Writer's NaNoWriMo as part of their independent writing projects.
I'm also excited about a pretty cool contest running in conjunction with NaNoWriMo. Here comes the press release!
Get in Front of Top YA Editors and Agents with
ONLY the First 250 Words of Your YA Novel!
Have a young adult novel—or a YA novel idea—tucked away for a rainy day? Are you putting off pitching your idea simply because you're not sure how to pitch an agent? No problem! All you have to do is submit the first 250 words of your novel and you can win both exposure to editors, and a one-on-one chat with one of New York's TOP literary agents Regina Brooks.
Regina Brooks is the founder of Serendipity Literary Agency and the author of Writing Great Books for Young Adults. Brooks has been instrumental at establishing and building the careers of many YA writers, including three-time National Book Award Honoree and Michael Printz Honoree Marilyn Nelson, as well as Sundee Frazier—a Coretta Scott King Award winner, an Oprah Book Pick and an Al Roker book club selection. As an agent, she is known for her ability to turn raw talent into successful authors.
ADDITIONALLY: The top 20 submissions will all be read by a panel of five judges comprised of top YA editors at Random House, HarperCollins, Harlequin, Sourcebooks and Penguin. All 20 will receive free autographed copies of Writing Great Books for Young Adults by Regina Brooks. Of the 20, they will pick the top five submissions and provide each author with commentaryand a one year subscription to The Writer magazine. ONE Grand Prize Winner will have the opportunity to get feedback on a full YA manuscript and win a free 10-week writing course courtesy of the Gotham Writer's Workshop.
Please submit all entries via the contest website at http://www.writingclasses.com/ContestPages/YAPitch.php. One entry per person; anyone age 13+ can apply. Open to the U.S. & Canada (void where prohibited). Entries for the YA Novel Discovery Contest will be accepted from 12:01am (ET) November 1 until 11:59pm (ET), November 30.
NOVEMBER IS NaNoWriMo
In honor of National Novel Writing Month (NaNoWriMo.org)—an international event where aspiring novelists are encouraged to write an entire novel in 30 days—this contest is meant to encourage the aspiring YA author to get started on that novel by offering an incentive for completing the first 250 words.
So apply now! http://bit.ly/1PYGaN
YA literary agent Regina Brooks, along with editors at Sourcebooks, will read all of the entries and determine the top 20 submissions. These submissions will then be read by Dan Ehrenhaft, head Acquisitions Editor at Soucebooks Fire; Alisha Niehaus, Editor at Dial Books for Young Readers (Penguin); David Linker, Executive Editor at HarperCollins Children's Books; Michele Burke, Editor at Knopf Books for Young Readers (Random House); and Evette Porter, Editor at Harlequin. These judges will whittle the top 20 down to four winners and a grand prize winner—all five will be provided commentary on their submissions.
What a great opportunity! I'm sure my first 250 words will be far from great, but I plan to enter just for the fun of it. You should, too!
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I ve been planning this for last six months since reading Witold Gombrowicz Diaries and deciding that A. I needed to read more Polish literature B. we all need to maybe know a bit more about this hidden gem of European literature and C. There has been some great books from Poland published in the last year or two .
So what is coming up ,well next week I have a give-away for ten books that has been kindly offered by Joanne at Stork press 5 of Madame Mephisto by Am Bakalar ,which was the first book written by a female writer from Poland in English and 5 of their novel Illegal Liaisons by Grazyna Piebanek ,Also Joanne has written me a piece on publishing Polish literature in English .I've also a piece from Magda who is the head of Polish Literature at the Polish Cultural Institution . I'm also contacting a number of translators for suggestions of books and Translations they have made from Polish .I hope to have a great list of books for every one to read between now and June .Here is my fist suggestion on I will be reading as well –
Stone Upon Stone by Wieslaw Mysliwski
A badge – I have been working on a badge for Polish literature month but haven't quite done one I'm happy with so hope to have one in a couple of weeks when I ve work a bit more on it .So every one can have one for post and sidebars in time .
Twitter – I will be using a hashtag for the month and all posts it will be #plm13 ,so if everyone could use it before and during the month it will make finding post much easier .
Cooking – I will during the month be cooking a traditional Polish dish ,I will post a the start of the month A list of ingredients then in the last week be doing a cook along via twitter and posting the results here on the blog .
Film – I will be choosing a film to watch during the month ,I ve not quite decide which but will be doing a post on Polish cinema and the choice of Film for everyone to watch .
Drink – I will also be trying some polish Beers and spirits to do a post on what to drink .
As you see I want June to be a month we all get Polish .Its important I feel as a recent report showed Polish is now the UK's second Language .But if you ask the average reader to name a Polish writer they may just mention one but not many more so lets all get to know Polish literature better .


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Dir/scr: Dario Nardi. Argentina-UK-Italy. 2012. 94mins
An astonishing Fellini-esque delve into murder, passion, betrayal and reinvention, Dario Nardi's ambitious Sadourni's Butterflies (Las Mariposas de Sadourni) is a beautifully strange and at times surreal bit of cinema likely to be a fixture on the festival circuit over coming months.
Beautifully shot and structured and packed with funny, strange and memorable moments.
The film, which had its world premiere at the Dubai International Film Festival, is a deliriously dark and often disturbing tale that will intrigue cinema lovers. Presented in lustrous black-and-white it is brimming with classic film references, mainly in its love for classic silent cinema. It is an odd story and an acquired one to be certain, but its sheer timeless oddness could well appeal to niche distributors.
The film opens briskly and violently to the point. Circus dwarf Sadourni (Cristian Medrano) recalls how he was sentenced to a lengthy prison term – it involves a magician, a robbery, a betrayal and catching his pregnant wife making love to another, leading to a brutal double murder – and how, having served half of his sentence he is due for temporary release thanks to his good conduct.
He is allowed to leave the prison on a daily basis in order to start re-joining society, but struggles to try and find a job (cue amusing scenes of him at a bar looking through a newspaper where all of the adverts are for 'normal people') and feels increasingly dissatisfied by his stature. At the circus he had a strong position, but in ordinary society he feels lost.
He finds a possible – though expensive – solution with Dr Simonki (Ale Sergi) who has developed a system to help him gain height through a strange stretching system, though to raise the money needed he capitalises on his condition as a dwarf by working for a fetish company, meeting Alexia (Antonella Costa) who works there and with whom he develops a strong relationship.
Eventually he breaks the conditions of his parole by confining himself to Simonki's office to undergo the 'treatment', with the police hot on his heels and Alexia desperate to find out what has happened to him.
Beautifully shot and structured and packed with funny, strange and memorable moments, Sadourni's Butterflies is always intriguing and unusual with Cristian Medrano impressive as Sadourni, a darkly determined character driven to violence who simply wants to fit into society. It is a complex and self-consciously surreal film, but certainly one that is relentlessly intriguing and stylish.
Production companies: Buena Onda Film, INCAA
International sales: Stealth Media Group, www.stealthmediagroup.com
Producers: Donald K. Ranvaud, Enrica de Biasi, Pier Navoni
Associate producer: Robert Bevan
Cinematography: Mariano Cuneo
Editor: Alberto Ponce
Music: Pablo Crespo
Main cast: Cristian Medrano, Ale Sergi, Antonella Costa


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Nurses Review Recent Advances of Fetal Surgery for Spina Bifida
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August 13, 2012 —Thirty years ago the idea of performing fetal surgery seemed more like science fiction than reality. Today, however, highly sophisticated surgical teams regularly repair spina bifida and other birth defects before birth, and fetal therapy is recognized as one of the most promising fields in pediatric medicine.
Spina bifida is the most common birth defect of the central nervous system, affecting about 1,500 babies born each year in the United States. In 2011, research co-led by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) and published in the New England Journal of Medicine, showed that performing surgery in the womb, months before birth, can substantially improve outcomes, such as mobility, for children with this common, disabling birth defect of the spine.
In a new article in the August 2012 issue of the AORN Journal, published by the Association of periOperative Registered Nurses, nurses from CHOP's Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment review the history of fetal surgery for spina bifida from inception to current practice.
"Our Center's multidisciplinary team has the world's greatest amount of experience performing fetal surgery and as a result, CHOP nurses have had a great opportunity to help advance the field of fetal medicine," said Susan M. Scully, BSN, RN, CNOR. "Specifically, as participants in the landmark Management of Myelomeningocele Study (MOMS), CHOP nurses contributed to making fetal surgery for spina bifida a standard-of-care option for families."
In their article, "Fetal Myelomeningocele Repair: A New Standard of Care," Scully and her co-authors, Maureen Mallon, MBA, BSN, RN, CNOR, Joy C. Kerr, BSN, CNOR, and Allison Ludzia-DeAngelis BSN, RN, provide an overview of the field of fetal surgery, the rationale to prenatally repair spina bifida, the landmark MOMS trial, CHOP's fetal surgery program and the important role perioperative nurses have played in this pioneering treatment.
Read the full article to learn more about the study findings.
The Center for Fetal Diagnosis and Treatment at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is an internationally recognized leader in fetal surgery and fetal care. One of the only programs of its kind in the world, it offers a comprehensive breadth of services, including fetal therapy, to support patients from prenatal evaluation through delivery, postnatal care, and long-term follow-up.
Established in 1995, the Center has welcomed more than 12,000 expectant parents and received referrals from all 50 states and more than 50 countries. Its multidisciplinary team brings decades of experience to the care and treatment of the fetus and the expectant mother.
The Center has performed more than 900 fetal surgeries, including complex open procedures for birth defects such as spina bifida; less invasive fetoscopic or ultrasound-guided surgeries for conditions such as twin-twin transfusion syndrome; and specialized coordinated delivery approaches for babies that require surgical intervention while still on maternal-placental life support (EXIT delivery).
Ashley Moore, The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, 267-426-6071, firstname.lastname@example.com


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State Rep. Dan Branch, who is running to replace Greg Abbott as attorney general, filed an amicus brief Monday with the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals in support of two HB2 provisions currently being considered by the court.
The provisions being challenged in court deal with admitting privileges for abortion providers and regulations for pill-induced abortions.
"There is an obvious rational basis to the admitting-privileges requirement—safeguarding the health and safety of Texans—and the requirement does not impose an undue burden on any constitutionally protected rights," Branch writes in the brief. "Additionally, the district court erred in carving out an additional, overbroad exception to the medication limitations, even though H.B. 2 already provides for all exceptions necessary to survive constitutional scrutiny."
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It's FRIIIIIDAY…
There's always a jolly feeling about Fridays, I love it – if only that could be bottled and sprinkled on some of the other days it would be bliss 😉 So the weekend is here, what are your plans? I'm (hoping) to dust off the barbecue and bask in the glorious sunshine – under my parasol of course! hehe Keeping fingers and toes crossed that this glorious flip-flop weather continues chums ❤
However onto today's shenanigans… a huuuuge thank you to our lovely Laura over at Polka Dot Teapot for nominating me to take part in this fun questionnaire/tag. It's been many moons since I've tackled one of these, so to get back to what feels like retro blogging I thought I'd give it a go. Why not eh? I've also nominated a few special blog buddies of my own to take part 😉
What is your middle name?
What was your favourite subject at school?
English Literature. I had the most loveliest teacher who was both smart and funny – plus, we got to read books for most of the class. What could be a better way to pass an hour?!
What is your favourite drink?
Overall Coca Cola, however if I'm indulging in a little tipple I'd most certainly opt for West Coast Cooler, which is a very yummy fruit flavoured spritzer!
What is your favourite song at the moment?
I'm shocking when it comes to keeping up with music trends, though the artists I listen to most would be Ellie Goulding, Lana Del Ray & Taylor Swift. Love a catchy wee tune to warble along too.
What's your favourite food?
I looooove Chinese. Noodles with veg are most definitely my thing!
What is the last thing you bought?
A pack of heavy duty kitchen rolls. Yes, my spending habits are that exciting.
Favourite book of all time?
Oooh this changes so often but I reckon pretty much anything from Marian Keyes – in fact I've just finished Under The Duvet and it was fantastic!! Hilarious!! She's the only author that can make me laugh and cry all in one chapter.
What is your favourite colour?
Although I keep *trying* to convince myself it's 'raspberry' I notice that pretty much everything I buy is white or neutral. I'm clearly colour confuddled.
Do you any pets?
A beagle boy called Toby, a Tuxedo moggy called Gomez and a Mainecoon kitten called Boris!
Favourite perfume?
Has to be DKNY. Beautiful, fresh and very distinctive.
Favourite holiday?
I find that really hard to narrow down as every holiday I've been on has been special for different reasons. However I've whittled it down to a few:
Portrush: This is where we went as children every year with mum & dad. So many happy memories with my siblings… just a regular seaside town with amusements & souvenir shops, but as kids we thought it was amazing.
Disneyland Paris: Again another family holiday & the first time my gran travelled on a plane. Paris was freezing cold & eye-wateringly overpriced but it was worth it for the experience.
Ibiza: My first 'girls only' holiday. Needless to say we stayed away from the notorious San Antonio. A whole week of feeling totally chilled out, shopping at hippy markets & enjoying cocktails on the beach. Amazing.
The Lake District: Our honeymoon spot. The sun shone for all 7 days we were there and only started to rain when we were getting ready to drive back home! What a week sight seeing in gorgeous rural England.
Are you married?
Yep, and very happily at that too 😀
Have you ever been out of the country, if so how many times?
Just a few times on holiday, otherwise I'm a home bird.
Do you speak any other language?
A teeny bit of French… but that's dating back to GCSE so it's beyond rusty now.
How many siblings do you have?
I've two fantastic brothers (Curtis & Kirk) and my lovely little sis Leah!
What is your favourite shop?
Boots. Or pretty much anywhere that sells makeup for me to gawp at for a few hours.
Favourite restaurant?
Blue Chicago. It's a rather funky American diner that sells the yummiest burgers and an awesome choccie fudge cake!
When was the last time you cried?
This afternoon… I tend to hit low points and get so fed up trying to cope with chronic pain and how life altering it's been. It's tiring and wears you out every single day in so many ways.
Favourite blog?
There's just too many –call me a whimp but I just can't choose. You're all amazing!!! 😀
Favourite movie?
Sex And The City – I NEVER get tired of catching up with the gals!
Favourite TV Shows?
I've such a bizarre eclectic mix but… The Undateables, Ghost Hunters, Street Outlaws & Keeping Up With The Kardashians (don't judge… it's my guilty pleasure!) and Canal Journeys. Yep, I'm being totally serious.
PC or MAC?
I'd be lying if I didn't say I'd love a MAC!
What phone do you have?
Wait for it…. An Apple iPhone 4. Yes I'm one of the few still using them but it works like a charm and I'm oddly attached to it. That little phone has been through a lot with me!
How tall are you?
5ft 11" bare foot
Can you cook?
Thanks again to the lovely Laura over at Polka Dot Teapot! My nominee's are:
Rachael – Helpless Whilst Drying
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Wishing y'all a fun filled weekend & I'll see you all Sunday for a quick catch up 🙂
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Congress takes on gasoline prices
House Judiciary Committee debates solutions to record pump prices.
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Gas prices are expected to keep up their record rise this spring, soaring well past $4 a gallon in some areas. Now Congress wants to know what to do about it.
In an effort to better understand the nation's fuel crisis, House leaders heard testimony from truckers, consumer advocates and energy industry analysts Wednesday.
The hearing was held by the House Judiciary Committee's Task Force on Competition Policy and Antitrust Laws. It was delayed more than an hour due to prolonged votes on the House floor, according to a Judiciary Committee spokesman.
Gas prices have risen more than 18% so far this year. Retail gasoline hit a record $3.62 a gallon on average nationwide on May 1, according to AAA, the auto group.
"This is not just any industry we're talking about, it's the key component of a modern industrial society," said Rep. John Conyers, D-Mich. "Oil impacts every aspect of our economic life."
Much of gas' jump can be attributed to crude's dramatic run up. Crude prices hit a record $123.56 a barrel Wednesday, a day after a Goldman Sachs analyst predicted oil could rise as high as $200 over the next six months to two years.
The Department of Energy said Tuesday it expects gas prices this summer - when prices usually peak - to be higher than originally forecast.
It forecast that the national average price for a gallon of gas in June will be $3.73, up 11 cents from April's estimate. The Energy Department also said it expects gasoline to average $3.52 a gallon in 2008, which would be 71 cents above last year's average.
Truckers, gas station owners, and refiners have seen profits tumble because of the high price of fuel.
"High fuel costs affect everything - everything in this room came on a truck at least once," said president of the National Association of Small Trucking Companies David Owen in testimony.
"Consumers have several choices: They can buy smaller cars, drive less, cut back on trips or carpool, but truckers don't have those options - they're stuck between a rock and a hard place," Owen added.
Gas station owners have been the target of suspicion of gas gouging, but in fact their profits have been squeezed too as they try to keep prices low as possible to remain competitive.
"When you look at oil companies' earnings reports, remember that retailers aren't sharing in any of that profit," testified Bill Douglass, chief executive of gas retailer distributor Douglass Distributing Co. "Fuel prices must be as competitive as possible, because consumers will drive 10 minutes to save 3 cents a gallon."
Douglass also noted that credit card companies collect 9 cents per gallon of gas sold, leaving many retailers with no profit from the gas they sell.
"Many retailers cannot survive on these small margins," said Douglass. "Many convenience stores are going bankrupt and are being forced out of business."
Refiners have also found turning a profit more difficult lately because the price they pay for oil has risen much faster than the price at which they can sell the gas they produce.
"These concerns won't diminish until Congress makes energy more affordable to consumers," said Rep. Steve Chabot, R-Ohio.
One possible short-term solution favored by most of the Committee's Republican members is the commencement of drilling in the intercontinental shelf in the Arctic to produce domestic oil.
Rep. Lamar Smith, R-Texas, noted that the United States could benefit for five years of independence from foreign energy from the oil located beneath the shelf.
But Rep. Betty Sutton, D-Ohio, disagreed, saying drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) wouldn't help reduce the cost of oil for years.
"Drilling in ANWR is not the answer," said Sutton. "Not only will that oil fail to reach us in a timely way, weaning ourselves off of oil is the answer."
Many energy industry analysts blame oil speculators for cashing in on the fuel cost crisis and, in the process, boosting the price of oil. Some lawmakers have expressed a desire to regulate speculative trading, but others claim that such regulation would serve as an affront to free markets.
Another possible short-term solution, notably supported by politicians like presidential candidates Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., is a summer-long "tax holiday" of the 18 cents a gallon federal gas tax. But some analysts say oil companies will in turn raise prices to maximize profits.
Much of consumers' and politicians' anger has also been pointed in the direction of oil companies. While rising oil prices have contributed to higher food costs; lower trucking, refining, automaker and airline profits; and a change in Americans' driving habits, Big Oil has enjoyed record profits in the past few quarters.
Exxon Mobil (XOM, Fortune 500) reported the second-highest corporate profit in U.S. history for the first-quarter, bested only by its fourth-quarter profit of $11.66 billion. Chevron (CVX, Fortune 500) also reported record profit for 2007.
"The matter that this committee oversees are at the heart of the problem: Anti-competitive consumer practices," said director of research of public interest group Consumer Federation of America Mark Cooper in testimony.
Cooper said oil companies and the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries are in collusion to maximize profits, noting production costs make up only $20 of oil's price.
"Cartels are hard to run, but when everybody's pockets are full of money, it gets easy," Cooper added.
Oil companies respond that as demand for oil and petroleum products rises globally, production costs also increase and oil becomes harder to find. But critics say the amount that Big Oil invests in production and exploration is tiny compared to their net income, leading some lawmakers to call for a windfall tax on oil companies' large profits.
"I would be shocked and dismayed if anyone said the oil companies are struggling and in need of these subsidies," said Sutton.
But taxing oil companies has been met with stiff opposition from House Republicans.
"Increasing taxes on domestic production of oil means it costs more money," said Rep. James Sessenbrenner, R-Wis. "That means they'll buy more oil from OPEC, and the price will be passed onto the consumer."
Wednesday's hearing comes a day after members of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure heard testimony about the jump in diesel prices. The rapid rise in diesel has hampered the trucking industry and contributed to soaring food costs.
An earlier version of this story incorrectly quoted Rep. Sutton.


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Kayin of Cain is more concerned what would happen to him after he did that terrible act (of killing his brother). God, instead of making an end to Cain's life straight ahead, left Cain alive as an even more poignant sign of sin.
Tag: Leneʹfesj chai·jahʹ (living soul)
The figure of Eve
After having looked at Adam we cannot pass his helper Eve. It was she who brought the man to follow her idea and to ignore God's Wish not to eat from the Tree of moral, with as consequence that they got knowledge of good and evil and came to learn pain and death.
Bereshith 2 Man and Woman placed in a Royal Garden
In the second chapter of the Bereshith light is shed on the day that יהוה Elohim made earth and heavens and created a beautiful Royal Garden where man, made in the image of God, could live in peace, with the animals, to which he receives rulership (not ownership over the earth).
How did the original readers understand Gen 1:1?
We are limiting the meaning of the text of the first two chapters of Genesis when we would only consider earth to be our globe. From the whole Biblical contexts we may assume that we must see the difference between eretz (earth or land) and haaretz (earth or ground) and aphar ha'aretz (dust of the earth or the sand or grains of earth) having also the globe and other planets around in the universe with their suns and stars.
When Jehovah created the universe, he created so many stars and planets that we could never count them all.
Problem with man is that they always think they know exactly how something is. But man's knowledge is much more limited than God's knowledge so often scientific results first taken as the answer seem some years later not true. As such we had one time the newspaper, the Houston, Texas Chronicle, reported that
"after a recent study, scientists now think that there are 300 sextillion stars in the universe."
That is a 3 followed by 23 zeros! But we should know it could be many more and we should see that somehow they are all organized. Yes, groups of stars are organized into galaxies. Each galaxy contains many planets and billions or even trillions of stars. Most galaxies are then organized into groups called clusters, and these clusters are organized into larger groups called superclusters.
The first chapter of Moshe's book does not want to bring a scientific report on how everything is placed and structured but only wants to give a short review in a way which is easy to tell to others so that they can easily remember. For that reason the story-telling is the easiest form for oral tradition, for which it was provided. As such we should not take the story to be taken literally but figuratively. Also not considering the 6 days as literally six 24 hours but more as periods of development or if you wish 'evolution' .
Today we still evolve and we should see how our own children and grandchildren are already so much different than us (see their body build). Those who want to see the first man as our contemporary man from Europe or the United states of America (the Caucasian type) mostly have a superiority feeling of their own race and are ashamed to have come from living souls (Leneʹfesj chai·jahʹh) who walked on their four limbs. (If you look at the body perhaps it was even not being made to walk on two limbs.)
Those who want to adhere to creationist views show they are missing many points of later books which form together the library of Book of books we call the Bible.
An openingschapter explaining why things are like they are and why we may have hope for better things
Bereshith 1-2 The Creation of the World – The Seven Days
Additional reading
- From dust and breath into living beings
- Creator and Blogger God 1 Emptiness and mouvement
- Bible containing scientific information
- Book Review: Ann Gauger, Douglas Axe & Casey Luskin, Science & Human Origins. Seattle: Discovery Institute Press, 2012.124pp.
- Largest timber-framed building part of discussion about God's actions
- Judeo-Christian values and liberty
Further literature
- Scripture and Science – must they agree?
- Is Genesis 1 poetic?
- OEC and a brief history of the Gap explanation of Gen 1:1-2
- We haven't always insisted that Gen 1 is literal 6*24 hours
- Facts
- "You evolutionists all believe different things"
- Varve layers prove 45,000+ years of continuous life
- Alan Eyre rejecting anti science nonsense
- Question Evolution
- What Is Creationism?
- Lewis Black on evolution, creationism, and the Bible
- The truth about creationism vs. evolution
- Is creationism on the wane in America?
- Creationism Continuum
- Is intelligent design creationism? Dr. Stephen C. Meyer explains
- Stephen C. Meyer debates intelligent design with two scientists on NPR
- The "Intelligent Design" Version of Creationism
- More Extra-Solar Planets, Less Creationism
- ICR: 'Extreme Non-Evolution' Proves Creationism
- Creative Challenge #36: Will Creationism Ever Die?
- Ryan Bell's year of atheism testimony shows need for apologetics
- What Atheists Believe Too
- Was atheism or Christianity responsible for the Scientific Revolution?
- Atheists More Intelligent Than Creationists?
- Richard Dawkins Opens the Door for Dream Research
- pribhleid / privilege
- What I Believe: Creation
- Christian Beliefs about Creation
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Christadelphians Origins Discussion
One pro Gap position suggests Gen 1:1 is a summary statement of the whole chapter. While we read heavens and earth as meaning the universe and the planet, possibly the verse should be understood as meaning the sky and the land since the terms heaven and earth are used later in chapter 1. We can test this suggestion by reviewing the chapter and context.
When we look at the Hebrew there is nothing particularly to affirm or deny the suggestion. The word 'heaven' has a wide range of uses from the universe through to the sky and air. Similarly, the word for 'earth' is extremely broad. So we must go to the context of Gen1 and see how the expressions are used.
- Used in v1
- V6 the firmament is defined as heaven (with waters above and below it)
- V14 the sun, moon & stars are set/placed in the firmament…
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Bereshith 1-2 The Creation of the World – The Seven Days
The Bible opens with the story of the beginning of everything, presenting the six periods of development (six days of creation) and the final period of establishment or rest.


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Talks led by President Giorgio Napolitano begin Wednesday in an effort to forge a government
Napolitano said he will first try to get agreement on Pierluigi Bersani as prime minister
Bersani's party holds the lower house, but is vying in the Senate with Silvio Berlusconi's party
With no agreement, new parliamentary elections would be scheduled
It has been nearly four weeks since Italians went to the polls and the country is still drifting rudderless without a functioning government. This week, political leaders are holding two days of crucial talks with Italy's ceremonial president of the republic, Giorgio Napolitano.
The talks began Wednesday morning and are expected to conclude at 6 p.m. Thursday in Rome.
Italy's February elections were inconclusive, and have created a political gridlock that is hobbling the country's economy.
The nation is currently in its longest recession in 20 years. It's economy – Europe's third-largest with a government debt the Treasury Ministry puts at $2.6 trillion – shrank by 0.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, Eurobarometer says.
After the elections failed to produce a government, international ratings agency Fitch downgraded Italy's credit rating from A- to BBB+ and warned of further risks if political uncertainty continues and reforms and austerity measures are stalled by a lack of a functioning government.
Italy's hung parliament met for the first time on Friday, when ministers began the process of electing leaders of the lower house and the Senate. Laura Boldrini, 51, a former journalist and spokeswoman for the U.N. Office of the High Commissioner for Refugees, won a strong majority as the speaker of the lower house. Piero Grasso, 68, an anti-mafia magistrate from Sicily, became the speaker of the Senate.
At a news conference Tuesday, Boldrini and Grasso pledged to push through legislation that would cut salaries and benefits for members of parliament by 30%. Italian lawmakers are among the highest paid in all of Europe, according to a Eurobarometer poll in 2011.
"We are asking for the same kinds of sacrifices to our pay that Italians are suffering through the recession," Boldrini told CNN by telephone.
But Italy is still lacking a functioning prime minister. None of the country's top leading parties currently has enough support to lead the country single-handedly, and none of the leaders have so far showed a willingness to form a grand coalition or support each other's candidates for the prime ministerial role.
Napolitano said at a news conference Tuesday afternoon that during this week's talks he will first attempt to persuade leaders to support Pierluigi Bersani of the center-left Partito Democratico as prime minister.
Bersani fared the best in the February elections by leading a leftist coalition to a small majority in the lower house of parliament. But he was unable to win a majority in the Senate, where it counts. Instead, power in the Senate was divided between Bersani and former Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi's center-right coalition, anchored by his party, Popolo della Liberta, or People of Freedom.
Bersani and Berlusconi are arch-rivals who have indicated they will not work together. Bersani's platform included judicial reforms that reverse legislation passed when Berlusconi held office, including expanding statutes of limitations on financial crimes and stripping political leaders of immunity.
Berlusconi is currently awaiting a verdict in a trial in which he stands accused of paying an underage prostitute for sex on more than 13 occasions and abusing his office to protect her in an unrelated crime. The verdict is expected to come in early April. Last year, Berlusconi was convicted of tax fraud. Last month, he was convicted of publishing illegally acquired wiretaps in his brother's newspaper. He is appealing both convictions.
Berlusconi has indicated that he does not agree with Bersani's judicial and criminal reforms and that he would not work with the center-left as long as those items are on the agenda.
The election deadlock has meant that Beppe Grillo, a former comedian and political revolutionary who led his grass-roots Five-Star Movement to third-place in the elections by promising to get rid of Italy's tired politicians and traditional political parties, would be the key to power if he were to support one of the traditional parties. But since the elections, he has refused to work with either Bersani or Berlusconi, resulting in the political gridlock.
He has said no to a political or technocratic government, leaving little room to negotiate.
Grillo, continuing to rebuff Bersani's attempts to work together to form a coalition, Friday called Bersani "dead man talking." But his own party is showing some fractures. A dozen of its members in parliament voted against the party's candidates in the elections last weekend to choose the parliamentary leaders. Grillo, who is not a member of parliament and did not run for office, lambasted his unfaithful party members on his personal blog.
Mario Monti, who led Italy in a technocratic role after Berlusconi resigned under pressure in November 2011, did not win enough support in the February elections to bolster either side, and his austerity platform is not seen as a draw for support.
He has been acting as prime minister since the election produced no winner, but he threatened to walk off the job last weekend during the debate over electing the parliamentary leaders. Saturday, Napolitano asked Monti to stay on in his caretaker role until a government can be formed.
"It is important for Europe, and to exercise whatever initiatives are possible and necessary, especially for the economy and jobs, the government remains under the authoritative leadership of Mario Monti until a new government is formed," Napolitano said in a written statement.
Napolitano's intervention meetings on Wednesday and Thursday will either confirm Bersani as a prime minister or produce a technocratic leader who will guide the country forward to inevitable early elections, likely either in June or next autumn.
To further complicate matters, Napolitano's mandate as president ends on May 15. In accordance with Italy's electoral law, the president cannot dissolve parliament or call new elections with less than six months left in office. That means that either with or without a prime minister, Italy's hung parliament must begin the process of electing a new president to replace Napolitano.
That process will start on April 15 with the nomination of candidates, a step subject to a fair amount of backroom horse-trading. Berlusconi recently said in an interview on his Mediaset television network that he would consider agreeing to Bersani as prime minister if his center-right ally, Gianni Letta, were elected president of the Republic.
Other presidential candidate names mentioned by members of parliament in interviews with the Italian press include Monti and respected Radical Party leader and former European Union Member of Parliament Emma Bonino.


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