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ANELLA is an intimate little art house of a restaurant on a block in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, that might be a rough part of Paris or an old part of Boston, some forgotten corner of a city that can reach back into the 19th century for building stock and scale. The wind whips in off the East River there sharp as razors, and old women squabble in Polish on the street. You will need your adventure boots to get there, perhaps.
But the narrow bar and dining room are warm as candlelight, decorated in that nice urban variation on farmhouse chic that is common to restaurants in north Brooklyn, all brick and reclaimed hardwood, with Edison bulbs hanging from the tin ceiling that cast shadows over pockmarked plaster and ancient paint. (Beards and cardigans abound at the tables, as well as vintage dresses, heavy clogs.) Service is easygoing, nice.
And the food is a wonder: a tight and focused menu of simple, seasonally appropriate food from Joseph Ogrodnek, a talented chef who has been in the kitchen for almost a year.
It is by no means a formal restaurant. There is a worn A.T.M. in the back. Drafts circulate in the winter's chill, and the U-shape of the bar and dining room can lead to what traffic engineers call flow issues. Those Edison lights are so dim, it can be hard to read the brief menu.
Still, for those amenable to a New Year's resolution to travel the city more, to move beyond old familiar haunts to taste the new and delicious, Anella is a decent place to discover the nexus of geography and emotion.
We are all in this maze together. Parts of it have really good restaurants.
A flowerpot of bread will start your meal, the loaf served vertically within it in the manner of a cartoon mushroom, warm and cut into four wedges, with soft salted butter. It tastes of care and eccentricity combined, the work of a hippie mom in advance of a performance of madrigals: rich and white and plump. It calls for mulled wine; a wicked Manhattan does the trick as well, poured over plump little cherries steeped in brandy. (Wine can follow, off a reasonable list that runs at the Old World more than the New.)
Mr. Ogrodnek is a skilled practitioner of the vegetable arts. Like Midas, who turned everything he touched into gold (and like Dave Pasternack at Esca in Midtown, who achieves similar results with fish), he elevates the simplest greens and tubers into realms more celestial than those we are generally used to in wintertime in New York City.
"Roasted broccoli," reads his menu. "Watercress, parmesan, lemon." Well, yes. It has the flavor of everything good that can happen on a farm, with a pure vegetal sweetness enhanced in great measure by the peppery cress, the salty cheese, the acidic zing of citrus.
A roasted beet salad achieves similar heights, with walnuts and baby greens, and little dabs of the mild, almost sweet blue cheese called gorgonzola dolce. So does a peppery green salad with apples, pecans and bits of sharp, nutty, English-style Cabot Cheddar, and another of sunchokes shaved thin, then served with orange segments, pebbles of pistachio and a few sheets of pecorino.
This is dirt wizard food of high caliber, cooking that leads people to join community-supported agriculture programs and fill their homes with parsnips and kale.
But Mr. Ogrodnek does not ignore the pleasures of the flesh. He put in time with Alain Ducasse at the Essex House, then at Gramercy Tavern, followed by a turn with Jean-Georges Vongerichten at the Mark. He can cook with the confident sneer of a Frenchman.
His steak tartare is a robust and flavorful thing, served beside crisp-cooked artichokes and a soft mound of oil-slicked herbs. His golden leg of duck confit with a pool of smoky, bacon-studded lentils happily straddles the crisp-soft divide. He takes sweet Chatham cod and pairs it with zucchini, broccoli, basil and a hint of chili fire, cooking the fish to beautiful flakiness, so that it slides apart under the least pressure from a fork.
A fat pork chop, teamed with yams, maple syrup and pecans, nods to an America we all wish we lived in, where the pigs are fat and healthy instead of lean and terrifying, and yams taste of the earth and the sky, not marshmallows and despair. It may profile on the menu as too sweet because of the vegetable and the syrup. But there is harmony among all flavors, and it makes a marvelous dish.
There are pastas as well: a short rigatoni with pancetta, brussels sprouts and parmesan, the dish lightened with lemon juice; and a straightforward puttanesca that is a neighborhood favorite, a regular's dish, suitable for weekly dinner at the bar, which was assembled from salvaged worktables from the Steinway piano factory in Astoria, Queens. (The regulars return in droves for Sunday brunch, which offers eggs and granola, crisp French toast and a hamburger that would do good service on the regular dinner menu, at least as an occasional special.)
And do you remember when there was fried calamari on every third menu in New York, when those greasy rings were the sliders of their day? At Anella, the dish makes a return alongside silky anchovy mayonnaise as if to remind us why we once loved it. Steamed mussels come in a broth made fiery with soppressata and red onions, with delicate, earthy potato fries on the side. They are, likewise, a familiar dish made fresh in the execution.
It is only in sweets that Mr. Ogrodnek stumbles, and then only in comparison to his work on the savory side. He makes a fine olive-oil cake, though, one worth ordering particularly after a dinner of roast chicken with crisp little fingerlings, creamy feta and a heap of salty, peppery wild arugula. The combination is bliss.
"Sir, respect your dinner," wrote Thackeray, thundering. "Idolize it, enjoy it properly. You will be by many hours in the week, many weeks in the year, and many years in your life the happier if you do."
Anella has no apparent ambitions beyond making this possible. Annoyingly, it takes no credit cards.. But Mr. Ogrodnek does his level best to make your trip worthwhile. Taxi!
222 Franklin Street (Green Street), Greenpoint, Brooklyn; (718) 389-8100; anellabrooklyn.com.
ATMOSPHERE Pleasantly hipsterish: The raggedy bar belies both the care with which it was put together and the quality of the kitchen in back.
SOUND LEVEL Moderate.
RECOMMENDED DISHES Roasted broccoli, sunchoke salad, roasted beets, steak tartare, pastas, fried calamari, Chatham cod, roasted chicken, duck confit, pork chop, olive oil cake.
WINE LIST Modest and well suited to the menu.
PRICE RANGE Dinner appetizers, $9 to $14; pastas, $15 to $16; main courses, $13 to $25.
HOURS Tuesday to Thursday, 5:30 to 10 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 5:30 to 11 p.m.; Sunday, 5:30 to 10 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
RESERVATIONS Recommended at least a few days in advance.
CREDIT CARDS Cash only.
WHEELCHAIR ACCESS Restaurant is all on one level, but entrance is up a step and the passage from there to the dining room is exceedingly narrow.
WHAT THE STARS MEAN Ratings range from zero to four stars and reflect the reviewer's reaction to food, ambience and service, with price taken into consideration. Menu listings and prices are subject to change.


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Hi! Do you have any examples of brands that shifted all their marketing efforts into a single marketing channel/platform, specially social media ? I remember Gary V giving an example but I can't remember. Any names, examples or case studies would be greatly appreciated.
Hi there! You can check out Nerd Wallet. Their whole marketing strategy when launching the product is search engine optimization by creating tons of content on financial health.
Right, they were built on SEO, not social media as the poster asked!
Nevertheless they're an inspiration.
I'd guess certain BuzzFeed properties would be interesting to look into, like "Tasty," which took off solely because of its quick, instructional, visually appealing step-by-step recipe videos on Facebook (primarily).
Humans of New York would be a good one to examine, too, in terms of sites that blew up because of their strong social presence.
MVMT Watches was built almost entirely off of social media contests and getting their watches on influencers wrists.


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In the weeks following Monta Vista High School's Homecoming rally, the conversations among students on campus have centered around two things: the disappointment of the graduating class losing to the juniors and what the school's assistant principal said about the girls on the dance team.
Some of the details around the controversial remark made by assistant principal Mike White are murky, but at least one person overheard him saying members of the senior girls' dance group dressed up like "skanky hoes." The girls wear black athletic shorts, white tank top and an oversized baseball jersey.
Some have speculated his remark meant to convey that when the girls' jerseys were closed, it appeared they weren't wearing anything underneath and that it was not an appropriate look for the performance.
Without acknowledging what words he used, White, who also heads the school's student leadership group, later acknowledged and apologized for his comment, explaining that while he regretted the language, his comment came "from a place of concern." In a written apology that ran in the school's newsmagazine, El Estoque, White wrote: "I hold myself to the same standard that I hold each student and adult in our community and so, when I have made a mistake, I take responsibility and work towards repairing the relationships affected."
He did not respond to this news organization's requests for comment. School Principal Ben Clausnitzer said he thought White's words were inappropriate, he found his apology sufficient and doesn't plan to seek disciplinary action against him.
"I am proud that Mr. White immediately recognized that he had made a mistake and handled the situation poorly," he wrote in an email. "He chose to take responsibility and confront this mistake head on by apologizing directly to the students involved, his leadership students and our entire staff."
Within a few days of making the remark, White invited anyone who was affected by his words to a public meeting where he delivered his apology in person. The response from students since then has run the gamut of acceptance and forgiveness to rejection and hurt.
One student took to Facebook to air her grievances. In a public post on the social media site, Nia Ivanova complained that White's "misogynistic language" creates a toxic school environment.
"We live in a society that often shames young women for their appearances and these are horrible words that many of us will have to deal with for the rest of our lives," she wrote. "However, school should be a safe space where we don't have to fear these kinds of derogatory comments, much less from the assistant principal."
She and another Monta Vista student referenced in the El Estoque article suggested that boys at the school are held to a different standard. They gave the example of the water polo team participating in activities wearing just a speedo. Meanwhile, female students are more likely to be chastised for their attire, despite a lenient dress code policy, they said.
"It's so lax, I don't even know what it is," said Sadhana Indukuri, a 17-year-old Monta Vista senior who participated in the dance skit and was present at the practice where White was overheard.
But maybe that's the problem, said Samantha Millar, a former student who now attends George Washington University in Washington, D.C. Millar, 18, said she doesn't remember the policy ever being spelled out for students. While she couldn't recall seeing any student being pulled out of class for improper attire, Millar hinted at a culture where administrators still pass judgement on female students. At a school dance her freshman year, Millar said her outfit — a crop top and high-waisted shorts — drew a snarky response from an administrator, but that after talking about the incident with her mother, she chalked it up to it being a sign of a generational gap.
"I think students should be allowed to dress how they want to dress especially because at our school it's not proportionate amongst the genders," she said. "If it's holding one gender to a different standard than another I don't think that's fair."
Some Monta Vista students have accepted White's apology and are ready to move on. Sadhana said that while his choice of words were "horrible" and should never be directed at a student, she is prepared to "forgive, but not forget."
"If he showed a pattern of this behavior I would absolutely be outraged," she said. "He apologized and I thought it was OK, so I'd rather focus my time and my attention and my anger on something more important or pressing."
Others are extending forgiveness, but conditionally.
"We forgive him, but we still are kind of upset with him," said senior Sarvagnya Chodavarapu, adding that White's comment has affected the school's reputation. "People at other schools have asked, 'Oh your assistant principal said this?' "


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Some years ago, I tore my trapezius.
I had a patient who was, quite frankly….wider than she was tall. She was very ill and had a trach, and was on a vent. She had pneumonia.
She developed CDiff. Naturally, this meant she was constantly incontinent. Her family refused to let us insert a fecal management system. Reason stated: "You should just clean her up, because that is your job".
So we did. Constantly, on a bariatric bed, with her fighting us because she did not wish to be turned. However, she was laying in her own excrement and her power of attorney authorized us to clean her up. The bed was very wide, and it was hard to turn her even when she was not fighting us. She was also very short, and slid down in the bed every 5 minutes.
We used a piece of equipment at the time called a 'Maxi-Slide'. We would roll her to clean her up, then place a new maxi-slide and a pad underneath her. The maxi-slide ALWAYS became soiled because she was short and slid, moving the pads out of position.
So, try this 20 times a night. Talk about an exhausting assignment. I had her for three days in a row, and we eventually ran out of Maxi-slides. In the whole hospital. When I realized we were running low on night two, I asked for more. They were not provided.
So when she had the same issues on night three, I tore my trapezius moving her with no safety equipment. There we no lifts or other equipment available. She was literally five hundred pounds. I reported to Employee Health per policy. It became immediately obvious that they didn't give a damn that I was hurt.
I was grilled about why I didn't use the provided safety equipment. I explained the situation to the Employee Health department and I was told that I should have found another solution. I was also told that they did not 'pay for injuries for employees who failed to follow policy'.
Yes, this happened.
They sent me to an urgent care and I was examined by a physician who diagnosed me with a torn trapezius. I was given medications and sent home, to follow up with a specialist the following day. I did not QUITE need surgery, thank goodness. But I lost wages, and spent a great deal of time in pain. When I returned to work, the company wanted me to pay for and take a FOUR HOUR PATIENT MOVEMENT CLASS.
I told them to piss off, and soon after found a new job.
I now work for the VA, and I help with the Safe Patient Handling and Mobility program. It is a passion for me. And the VA does this very well.
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The WHO website states that an estimated 1.4 million cases of hepatitis A occur annually, an estimated two billion people worldwide have been infected with the hepatitis B virus and 150 million people are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus. Staggering!
On 16 July, health officials in the US state of Colorado warned 8,000 patients of a Denver-area dentist to get tested for HIV and hepatitis after it was revealed that he reused dirty needles on patients for 12 years between September 1999 and June 2011.
Four months ago, in a small town in Punjab, a 17-year-old girl went for dental surgery, and was advised a routine blood test. The test revealed that she was suffering from hepatitis B. This serious liver infection, her doctor surmised, was possibly due to an injection with an unsafe needle sometime back to treat a recurring fever. "While this girl's diseased state got detected by chance and she could take precautions and get treated timely, there are thousands suffering from the same infection and not even aware of it," says Ashish Bhanot, senior consultant, laparoscopic gastrosurgery, gastrointestinal cancers and bariatric surgery, Fortis Hospital, Delhi.
In 2009, 92 people lost their lives at Modasa in Gujarat due to a hepatitis B outbreak, which was attributed to the reuse of needles. Seven hospitals were named in a government investigation. "Recently, in February 2012, more than 1,600 confirmed cases of hepatitis C were reported from Ratia town, Fatehabad district, Haryana—an outbreak blamed primarily on the reuse of syringes and needles by doctors and dentists. Following this incident, the Haryana government launched a massive awareness drive to educate the public as well as medical practitioners about the dangers of unsafe injections," says Dr Bhanot.
Time for action
As we get ready to observe World Hepatitis Day on Saturday (the birth anniversary of Baruch Blumberg, who won the Nobel Prize in 1976 for discovering the hepatitis B virus), the hepatitis situation is dismal. The World Health Organization (WHO) accepts that despite its staggering toll on health, hepatitis remains a group of diseases that are largely unknown, undiagnosed and untreated. The WHO website states that an estimated 1.4 million cases of hepatitis A occur annually, an estimated two billion people worldwide have been infected with the hepatitis B virus and 150 million people are chronically infected with the hepatitis C virus. Staggering!
According to WHO, India has 400,000 cases of hepatitis C and about 96,000 die annually of causes related to the hepatitis C infection. India has
approximately 1.1 million cases of hepatitis B, with 240,000 annual deaths due to complications associated with hepatitis B. And there are 80 million carriers of the disease. This is roughly 6% of the total population.
According to Ajit Sood, a gastroenterologist at the Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, and a founder member of the India chapter of Coalition to Eradicate Viral Hepatitis in Asia Pacific (Cevhap), the aim of World Hepatitis Day is to raise awareness about viral hepatitis and deliver improvement in health outcomes for people living with it, particularly hepatitis B and C. "Even though it is a known fact that hepatitis B and C are more communicable than HIV/AIDS, and kill more people, there is lack of awareness about the disease," he says.
A silent disease
The word hepatitis comes from the ancient Greek word hepar meaning liver, and the Latin itis, which denotes inflammation. Simply defined, hepatitis means injury to the liver caused due to inflammation of the liver cells. "In an age when heart ailments hog print space, people overlook the fact that hepatitis (see The Hepatitis Guide) can be contracted easily," says Dr Bhanot. The virus is clandestine in its symptoms, making this a silent disease. Usually, it occurs with limited or no symptoms and if there are symptoms (fever, muscle ache, nausea and fatigue), they mimic those of the common flu. If they last longer than the regular flu period of five-seven days, check with the doctor for other causes for the fever.
"The acute illness, however, causes liver inflammation, vomiting and jaundice. Chronic hepatitis B may eventually cause cirrhosis and liver cancer. The infection (hepatitis B) is preventable by vaccination (WHO recommends that all infants receive the hepatitis B vaccine)," says Anil Nayak, director and co-founder, Kartavya Healtheon, Mumbai, an organization that works in the field of spreading awareness and education about hepatitis B. They have been able to screen approximately 300,000 high-risk people for their hepatitis B programme in 18 months through camps and community programmes across India.
Unsafe practices
"As treatment is very expensive, widespread awareness and stringent enforcement are essential to prevent deadly periodic outbreaks of hepatitis B and hepatitis C, and to keep the disease at bay. In India unsafe injection practices and the reuse of needles is a major cause of concern, so it is imperative to spread awareness among medical practitioners, patients and the public at large and also back information with strict enforcement of norms," Dr Bhanot says. WHO estimates that globally about 1.3 million people die of infections caused by the reuse of syringes every year; an estimated 300,000 of that are in India.
A landmark study, Assessment of Injection Practices in India—An IndiaCLEN (Clinical Epidemiology Network) Program Evaluation Network Study—presented at a conference in Mumbai in 2005, indicated that 62% of all injections in the country were unsafe, having been administered incorrectly, or "had the potential" to transmit blood- borne viruses such as HIV, hepatitis B or hepatitis C either because a glass syringe was improperly sterilized or a disposable plastic one was reused. In 2001, the government mandated the use of auto-disable syringes for immunization to ensure these were not reused. But the real danger arises from the reuse of syringes through injections administered for therapeutic reasons.
As a sizeable percentage of transmission is caused by infected needles and syringes, the only way to be certain about syringe quality is to ensure that a reuse prevention (RUP) syringe is used for every injection and there is dissemination of information about the disease. The Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) came out with a Guidebook on Safe Injection Practices in May. The manual provides guidelines for safe injections and prevention of infection in healthcare settings in India. "If I have to give out one message for control of this dreaded disease I would say, let's say no to untested blood and reusable needles and syringes," says Dr Sood.
The hepatitis guide
There are five main hepatitis viruses: A, B, C, D and E.
Hepatitis A: It is caused by eating food or water infected with the hepatitis A virus (HAV). Sometimes anal-oral contact during sex can also lead to it. It is completely curable and the vast majority of patients recover spontaneously with certain precautions, like abstinence from alcohol.
Hepatitis B, C and D: B is caused by the virus HBV; C is caused by the virus HCV; and D by the virus HDV. The liver of the infected person swells up and there can be serious liver damage. Infection is through contact with infected blood, unprotected sex, and perforation of the skin with infected needles (used to inject drugs, steroids, medicines or immunization). B and C are chronic in nature (very long term or lifelong, even fatal in some cases, which is why donated blood is always tested for these. Patients with hepatitis B and C need to rest and have a diet that is high in protein and carbohydrates to help repair damaged liver cells; sometimes antiviral medicines are also prescribed. There is no effective treatment available for D.
For hepatitis B, vaccination is the best protection. Three shots are given, usually over a period of six months; the vaccine has been available since 1982. There is no vaccine available for C.
Hepatitis E: A person can become infected by drinking water that contains HEV (the hepatitis E virus). The liver swells but there are no long-term consequences.
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Welcome to Street Theatre!
We're a very happy band of theatre fanatics based in Street, Somerset, dedicated to producing plays of the highest standard, presenting two or three plays a year, including a summer touring production.
We always welcome new members whether on stage or back stage. Come and join us in the fun, explore the about page to see how you could get involved.
Dancing at Lughnasa
Next Production
Director: Phil Turley
Producer: Jane Sayer
Production Scheduled for -
Thursday 26th March,
Friday 27th March and Saturday 28th March 2020 at Strode Theatre.
Workshop and auditions are all at the United Reform Church, High Street, Street at 7.30 pm with dates as follows:
Workshop - Monday 25th November
Main Audition - Wednesday 27th Nov
2nd audition, if required - Monday 2nd December
Chekhov is rarely performed nowadays. Perhaps the level of difficulty and complexities puts off most societies...but not Street Theatre.
A Tragic comedy, full of humour and piercing sadness. A paradox, where nothing happens but everything happens too. It is both frustrating and wonderfully exciting, where the tragedy is inseparable from life's comic trivialities and offers complex characters trembling on the cusp of personal and national change. With 12 rounded characters (plus some doubling). From 17-37 years of age, there is a part for everyone.
Future Productions
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On the eighth day of Wicked Little Secrets, my true love gave to me . . .
Eight Desperate Pug Dogs!
Dashiell stalked through the streets back to Wickerly Square, keeping his hand tight on Vivienne's wrist to keep her from scurrying to some other squalid rookery and getting him killed. She hurried alongside, trying to keep up with his stride, as she held traumatized Garth. The hound pleaded to Dashiell with his round buggy eyes as if to say, "Don't leave me with this mad lady!"
Dashiell found a narrow alley running beside a wine merchant's shop and pulled her inside. The lane was empty except for a bony black cat pawing at something small and dead in the gutter. Garth leapt from Vivienne's arms and the cat shot off, disappearing into a small opening at the bottom of a rotting door, leaving Garth to sniff and then roll on the deceased creature.


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Can the President start a war without Congress? Can he fire executive branch officials without cause? Find out in Part 2 of Legal Lad's series on the U.S. Constitution.
Today's Topic: Constitution 101 – The President and the Executive Branch
And now, your daily dose of legalese: This article does not create an attorney-client relationship with any reader. In other words, although I am a lawyer, I'm not your lawyer. In fact, we barely know each other. If you need personalized legal advice, contact an attorney in your community.
Constitution 101
This is the second installment of a new series on the U.S. Constitution – consider it to be Legal Lad's contribution to the 2012 election season! For more on the Constitution, you can check out my new book, The Naked Constitution: What the Founders Said, and Why it Matters.
The President's Powers Are Not Specified
In our last episode, The Powers of Congress, we discussed Article I of the Constitution, which creates the Congress and sets forth its powers and duties. Today we move on to Article II which establishes the Executive Branch, headed, of course, by the President.
Article II starts out with the following statement: "The executive power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America." What is significant about this sentence is what it doesn't say – specifically, it doesn't try to define the term "executive power." In Article I, the Constitution's framers said that Congress shall be vested with the legislative powers "herein granted," and then the framers went on to list all the powers of Congress. This is the doctrine of "enumerated powers" that I discussed in the last episode.
By contrast, Article II simply says that the President shall be vested with "the executive power," without defining what that power is. The Constitution seems to assume that everyone would agree on the scope of executive power. Broadly speaking, the framers understood "executive power" to encompass all the powers necessary to carry a law into effect – including such tasks as collecting taxes and fees, policing violations of the law, and prosecuting the violators.
And yet, throughout American history, there have been controversies about the precise limits of presidential power. As I discussed in my episode What Is Contempt of Congress?, courts have developed a doctrine of "executive privilege" even though such a doctrine is not spelled out in the Constitution.
Can the President Start Wars?
Perhaps the most controversial areas of presidential power is the ability to send American troops into combat. According to Article I of the Constitution, it is the Congress, not the president, that has the power to declare war – this is one of the enumerated powers of the legislative branch. That would seem to give Congress the initiative when it comes to sending in the troops. But it's not that simple. In the earlier drafts of the Constitution, the text said that Congress would have the power to "make war," but that was changed to "declare war" – a change that was made, according to James Madison, to allow the president a free hand "to repel sudden attacks." The idea is that the president, as commander-in-chief of the armed forces has to be able to respond to imminent threats; he shouldn't have to wait around for Congress to pass a declaration of war.
In the modern era, presidents have taken a fairly broad view of their power to repel sudden attacks. Consider that Congress has not declared war on anyone since the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 – and yet, America has engaged in numerous wars since then, including large conflicts such as Korea, Vietnam, and Iraq. In March 2011, U.S. forces bombed Libya on the command of President Obama, without any congressional authorization.
The President's Power to Hire and Fire
The Constitution does specify the president's power to appoint members of the executive branch, with senior executive officers requiring "advice and consent" of the Senate. The Constitution is silent, however, on the president's power to fire members of the executive branch. The first Congress debated this very question in 1789 and concluded that the power to fire executive officers was inherent in the power of the president. This understanding was essentially unchallenged until the early years of the 20th century, when Congress began creating administrative agencies whose officers could not be removed by the president – unless the president could establish some malfeasance.
A controversy erupted in 1933 when President Franklin D. Roosevelt tried to fire a commissioner of the Federal Trade Commission, and the commissioner refused to go. FDR argued that the very nature of executive power required that the president be able to fire all officials responsible for implementing federal law: a theory that is now referred to as the "unitary executive theory." Ultimately, the dispute went up to the Supreme Court, which held that Congress was within its rights to create administrative agencies that are somewhat insulated from presidential control.
The decision in that case – known as Humphrey's Executor v. United States – cleared the way for the alphabet soup of federal regulatory agencies that we know today: the FTC, SEC, FCC, NLRB, etc.
And that's the report from QDT – I mean, Quick and Dirty Tips. Thank you for reading Legal Lad's Quick and Dirty Tips for a More Lawful Life.
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Over the last couple of months I have confronted my biggest trigger. It has sent me backwards to a darker place and given me days where the simplest of tasks has been too much. This confrontation process came to a head recently.
I made a decision to go ahead and say all that I had held in over the years, not just some but absolutely everything, all that I had wanted to have aknowledged and the crushing pain it had caused me. Whether or not I received any validation for my emotions was irrelevant and I said it all to the person involved. Of course my emotions were met with the anticipated brick wall (almost comical in it's absolute denial) and life carried on…only with a difference I hadn't anticipated.
Once the initial upset had subsided (because I am only human) I noticed a weight had lifted. Throughout my journey, who I started out as has slowly faded, gradually being replaced with a stonger and happier version. What I hadn't been aware of, was just how much weight I carried with me.
All that I had held in was part of the depression that casts a shadow over my life. Saying everything out loud has released me somewhat from Depression's grip. I have been able to feel the joy in a day, appreciate the sunshine with a smile and generally feel happiness touch me. I have always appreciated what I have and love my life but it has been with dulled senses. Times when I know I should feel the warmth of happiness inside, there is only a void. Well that void has now shrunk considerably.
It seems ridiculous that I didn't know how much I had carried throughout my life. That must have been obvious right? That's how it seems now anyway.Whilst working through all my issues one thing has been apparent: I can't change other people but I can change my reaction to them. It has served me well and changed how I approach difficult situations but I made an error in my interpretation of this wonderful quote. You see I hadn't said my feelings out loud and owned them with conviction, instead I had used the life long habit of burying them. That is not what it meant at all. I have every right to say how I feel, the hurt that sits in my chest like a knife. To tell those closest to me what has really gone on and been said.
F.O.G has been a great contributor to my silence and lack of sharing but it is only the truth I am speaking, where is guilts place in that?!
So life has become a little bit brighter and sharper for me, not so dulled by depression. I can only liken it to watching an amazing film with a crappy old TV and then upgrading to HD. Both are capable of letting you watch but the latter is a much more enjoyable experience.


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After three less-than-successful years on the market, Subaru is killing off its Crosstrek Hybrid.
With the arrival of the lightly refreshed XV Crosstrek for the 2017 model year, Subaru is parting ways with its top-trim Crosstrek hybrid. The company cites poor sales for the discontinuation, even with the success of the non-hybrid model. In 2016 alone, Subaru has already sold 68,774 examples, according to GoodCarBadCar.
With a starting price of $27,245, the Crosstrek Hybrid only marginally improved on efficiency over the gas version. A return of 30 mpg city / 34 mpg highway wasn't enough to command a more than $5,000 premium for most buyers — especially when the gas-powered version returns an already impressive 26 mpg city / 34 mpg highway.
For 2017, the XV Crosstrek won't change much. It will retain its 2.0-liter four-cylinder engine producing 148 horsepower (110 kilowatts) and 145 pound-feet (196 newton-meter) of torque. A new Premium Special Edition will take the place of the hybrid version and command a similar price tag of around $26,670 — $2,300 up from the current Premium trim.
That Premium Special Edition will tack on aesthetics like dark grey 17-inch alloy wheels, a black and red theme throughout the cabin, and even black exterior badging. Things like the 8.7-inch ground clearance and the Starlink infotainment system will carry over, of course, and the addition of a push-button start and blind spot detection will be a first for the crossover.
Expect the 2017 Subaru Crosstrek to arrive in November with a starting price of $22,570, a $125 increase over the previous year.
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I grew up in the small leafy town of Amersham in Buckinghamshire and went to school in the even smaller the neighbouring town of Chesham. While growing up in the country was pretty calm and idyllic, as a teenager I got very bored of the same pubs, the cheesy clubs (Stages, or Winkers if you ventured into nearby Chalfont) and the total lack of any fashionable shops. So when me and my friends were looking for a more exciting night out we'd venture into Watford…ok I know what you're thinking Watford doesn't sound glamorous but to us country mice, Destiny nightclub was epic and the Harlequin Centre was awesome for shopping. If we went clubbing in London we were pretty much bound into getting the last train, but from Watford my dad was willing to pick us up!
Fast forward several years and since living in London for so long, nights out in Watford are in the distance past. But there is one place in Watford that holds a major draw for those wishing to escape the madness of London.
The Grove hotel is know as London's Country Estate and is only 18 miles from the centre of the city. I have stayed there once and Mr S and I have eaten there many times, it's a perfect place to meet our parents in a casual country setting. But this time we were here for a different reason; it was our good friends Gemma and Marc's wedding and we were very excited to be celebrating with them.
First a little look around the hotel…The interior of the hotel has a very beautiful contemporary design. I love the sweeping staircase that greets you as you enter the foyer.
And the public rooms are elegant and stylish.
As well as the various lounges, there are three main restaurants in the hotel. Colette's is the fining dining option, I have only been there once years ago but the food was fantastic, some of the best I've had in the UK outside of London.
The Stables Restaurant is very informal and great for children, with a menu of steaks, burgers and pizzas.
But our family favourite has to be The Glasshouse. The restaurant is buffet-style…now personally I hate buffets, the food is often cold or dry and you get the feeling it's been lying around for ages.
But the buffet at The Grove is something else, a theatre of cookery with a live wok station, freshly carved roast dinner joints and a plethora of salads, charcuterie, cheeses and seafood.
My parents came to join us for lunch at the hotel the day after the wedding so we got to enjoy one of our favourite restaurants together.
Our room in the West Wing was sleek and minimalistic…
…but for something more traditional the rooms in the Mansion hotel have period features and a more decadent style.
However, the key feature of this gorgeous modern hotel is the stunningly landscaped grounds. The hotel is surrounded by interesting sculptures, beautiful flowers, topiary hedges and gorgeous water features.
It also extends out to a huge championship golf course.
But rather more excitingly here are some photos of Gemma and Marc's totally stunning wedding day.
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The Osun West senatorial candidate of Labour Party, Mrs. Romoke Edu-Ogunlana narrowly escaped death on Sunday morning as thugs attacked her in Ikire area of Irewole local government of Osun
She was, however, not lucky as she sustained deep matchete cut on her right arm while her new hilux van was burnt.
The former commissioner who is currently receiving medical attention at a private hospital accused the candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Irewole/Isokan/Ayedire Federal Constituency, Col.Falabi (rtd) who lost yesterday's election to the candidate of the All Progressives Congress as the mastermind.
Col. Olayiwola Falabi, she alleged, sent thugs after her after he had lost the election thinking that "I was responsible for his defeat in the hands of the APC".
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On Tuesday, Hessle Rangers played their last game of the season against Westella, performing to finish on outstanding form for the season.
Graham Spamer has been coaching some of the team since the age of 5 years old and they have become a brilliant football side.
Members of the team have gone on to sign academy contracts of their own, and hope to continue into next season with similar success.
To finish the season in style, the team head down to Chelsea's ground, Stamford Bridge, for one of their biggest tournaments yet.
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When most people hear the words "drug abuse" they think of opioids like oxycodone, hydrocodone or heroin. Other contenders include stimulants like cocaine and methamphetamine ("meth"), alcohol, ecstasy (MDMA) or LSD. Benzodiazepines (benzos for short) are rarely considered a problem because they are prescribed in such huge quantities. At last count over 13 million Americans filled more than 66 million prescriptions for drugs like alprazolam, clonazepam, lorazepam and diazepam. Many people do not realize there is something called benzodiazepine dependence and it can be hard to overcome.
When Librium (chlordiazepoxide) was first marketed by the Hoffman-La Roche company in 1960 it was wildly successful. Here was a pill that could calm the jitters, ease feelings of grief and help you get to sleep.
Not long after the success of Librium came the blockbuster Valium (diazepam). It rapidly rose to the number one most prescribed drug in America. Between 1969 and 1982 this benzo topped the doctors' hit parade of most prescribed drugs. It's been reported that during Valium's peak popularity year (1978), approximately 2.3 billion pills were sold (Washington Post, Oct. 1, 2005).
Benzodiazepines were referred to as anxiolytics (anti-anxiety agents) or hypnotics (sleeping pills). The very names seemed calming: Restoril seemed restful. Tranxene seemed tranquil and Halcion sounded a lot like halcyon, which is defined as a tranquil and peaceful time.
One of the reasons the benzos were so successful was the belief that they were extremely safe. There had been headlines about famous personalities who had overdosed on barbiturates. Judy Garland and Marilyn Monroe were found dead after taking too many such pills.
Doctors believed that benzos could not be abused and would not lead to overdose deaths. In the early days there was little, if any, fear of benzodiazepine dependence.
In their famous song "Mothers Little Helper," Keith Richards and Mick Jagger wrote about the dangers of downers (there is some question whether this song was about barbiturates, Miltown (meprobamate) or 5 mg yellow Valiums (diazepam). Here are the famous words:
• "Mother needs something today to calm her down
• And though she's not really ill, there's a little yellow pill
• She goes running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
• And it helps her on her way, gets her through her busy day…"
• "And if you take more of those, you will get an overdose
• No more running for the shelter of a mother's little helper
• They just helped you on your way, through your busy dying day"
It is not that easy to OD on benzos. There is an exception to that rule, however. When benzodiazepines are added to opioid pain relievers, the danger of overdose death goes up significantly. A study of U.S. veterans shocked many health professionals (BMJ, online, June 10, 2015). The authors concluded:
"Among veterans receiving opioid analgesics, receipt of benzodiazepines was associated with an increased risk of death from drug overdose in a dose-response fashion."
The FDA now acknowledges this risk. The black box warning that accompanies diazepam (Valium) states:
Concomitant use of benzodiazepines and opioids may result in profound sedation, respiratory depression, coma, and death."
There is a growing recognition that benzodiazepines should generally not be prescribed to older people. Despite this, a study in the Journal of General Internal Medicine (Dec. 2018) notes that:
"Benzodiazepines (BZD) impair cognition and are associated with motor vehicle accidents, misuse and abuse, as well as falls and fractures among older adults. After opioids, BZDs are the second-most common medication class linked with pharmaceutical overdose deaths, the rate of which grew 13.6% per year from 1996 to 2013."
The issue of cognition is not trivial. We have written about the association between benzos and dementia:
No one should EVER stop a benzodiazepine suddenly without very careful medical supervision! Here is why.
The idea that people could develop benzodiazepine dependence came as quite a shock to many health professions. There was resistance to such a concept. Patients who stopped taking alprazolam or diazepam and complained of anxiety or insomnia were likely told that their original symptoms had returned. Many were advised to just keep taking the benzos and stop worrying.
We now know that people who take benzodiazepines regularly for several months are likely to experience withdrawal symptoms if they stop suddenly. The FDA has a sanitized name for this:
"discontinuation syndrome."
Here is what the FDA has to say about benzodiazepine dependence with regard to alprazolam (Xanax):
"Dependence and Withdrawal Reactions, Including Seizures
"Certain adverse clinical events, some life-threatening, are a direct consequence of physical dependence to XANAX. These include a spectrum of withdrawal symptoms; the most important is seizure.
"In a controlled clinical trial in which 63 patients were randomized to XANAX and where withdrawal symptoms were specifically sought, the following were identified as symptoms of withdrawal: heightened sensory perception, impaired concentration, dysosmia [smell disturbance], clouded sensorium, paresthesias, muscle cramps, muscle twitch, diarrhea, blurred vision, appetite decrease, and weight loss. Other symptoms, such as anxiety and insomnia, were frequently seen during discontinuation, but it could not be determined if they were due to return of illness, rebound, or withdrawal."
Drug companies have not been highly motivated to study this phenomenon. As a result, there are no clear guidelines for stopping benzos. People may be advised to taper off the medicine gradually, but that could be interpreted as a few days, a few weeks or a few months.
"Risk of Dose Reduction
"Withdrawal reactions may occur when dosage reduction occurs for any reason. This includes purposeful tapering, but also inadvertent reduction of dose (eg, the patient forgets, the patient is admitted to a hospital). Therefore, the dosage of XANAX should be reduced or discontinued gradually."
What is it like to experience benzo withdrawal? Here are some stories from readers of this column:
"I am a retired RN who worked 20 of her 47 years in mental health. My observations of people on benzodiazapines are: long term administration of benzos resulted in addiction to substances within two weeks. The longer the time they were given, the more difficult to withdraw.
"During withdrawal, patients suffered complete cognitive disintegration, neurological tics and delusions, and were screaming and crying for hours on end. This can go on for months if it doesn't kill the person.
"I think it is inhumane to discontinue benzos for a patient who has been taking them for long time without a long-term tapered withdrawal plan. I was aware of the dangers of benzodiazepines in the 1970s. Why has this knowledge not been transmitted to new nursing and medical students?"
"I wish doctors would be better advised about how to help patients get off psych drugs. I'm in the heat of alprazolam withdrawal right now. It's been six months, and there isn't a doctor out there that acknowledges it. It's so maddening and totally frustrating."
Because older people are particularly vulnerable to confusion or falls from benzos, they need special assistance in weaning off such drugs. We wish the FDA would provide better guidance to prescribers when it comes to a tapering plan.
In the meantime, you may find this article helpful:
Share your own experience with benzos in the comment section below. We recognize that many older people rely on drugs like alprazolam or clonazepam to get to sleep at night. They may not recognize they have a benzodiazepine dependence problem. In no case should anyone ever attempt to stop a benzo suddenly or on her own. If the benzo needs to be discontinued it should be done VERY gradually over several weeks or months with medical supervision. Some people may need to take much longer to wean off a benzo.
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This page discusses - How to design Balloon, design Balloon, BalloonThis page discusses - How to design Balloon, design Balloon, Balloon
Now we are going to learn a simple processor to make a balloon, It is very simple by this example because it has some steps that will help you to make it.
Take a New File: Take a new file to make balloon.
Circle: First choose "112AA9" color and Ellipse Tool (U key), draw a circle as I have done here.
Bevel and Emboss: Go to Layer Menu > Layer Style > Bevel and Emboss and use settings as here.
Duplicate: Make duplicate layer of the balloon layer and set it as looking here.
Mouth of the Balloon: Pen Tool (P key) and choose Black color, make some point like a balloon mouth. ( You can use Direct Selection Tool (A key) to make similar shape of mouth as here.)
You will get it.
Brush: Now choose Brush Tool (B key) and take brush size "3", draw line like a ribbon.


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On the small stage of the cramped and somewhat sweaty Sneaky Pete's, Jordan Allen perform their first ever Edinburgh gig. Jordan Allen are a neo-folk/pop band from Manchester. Allen's charisma captivates his whole audience, even those whom he acknowledges have never heard his music before. Allen ushers the small audience to move closer in towards the stage, creating a more intimate atmosphere.
As the band passionately play their set we warm to Allen's distinctive voice and strong accent. Allen is from Bolton and his roots are strongly reflected in both his lyrics and his personality. The amount of energy the band have could have filled a much larger stage than that of Sneaky Pete's, however the grungy vibe of the venue suited them perfectly. Allen is highly interactive with his audience and clearly very keen to make sure the audience have as much energy and enthusiasm as he has. He introduces each song by its name and tells little anecdotes about Bolton nightlife and how their UK tour has gone so far. It is clear as the band continues that they all have a great appreciation for each others musical talents.
Allen brings a slightly more serious and heartwarming tone to the gig as he introduces the song '110 ways to make things better' which he reveals is about his father passing away due to a brain tumour. Yet this song certainly does not bring the mood down, the atmosphere is very uplifting. As the band begin to play 'White Lines' a tambourine is whipped out and they draw the audience even closer in. Allen jumps off the stage and comes into the audience for his guitar solo which drives the energy levels up even higher. The band introduce their new release 'Naked', encouraging the audience to put it on their Spotify playlists as they want to have more of a Scottish following. Their goal is to fully sell out their gig the next time they return to Scotland.
The band round off the gig with their hit song 'Rosie' which has the entire audience dancing and clapping in time. They come to a dramatic end with strobe lighting as they give the microphone and tambourine to the audience. Playfully inviting the audience to join them in Newcastle the follows day, they come off the stage and greet the audience and their friends who had been supportively singing along to the side throughout the gig. We hope to see Jordan Allen at an even larger and sold out venue the next time they return to Edinburgh.
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I was about to recommend entwining christmas lights around a disco ball (kidding), when I thought about the new pendant globe-shaped lighting I've been seeing around town. Round pendant lighting has always either been: a. dust magnets, b. too fussy/small to make a big splash or c. made of flimsy paper.
But now I'm seeing products to the contrary, such as the Schonbek Da Vinci crystal pendant available at Arch Street Lighting (120 Arch St.) and Tom Dixon's Mirrorball pendant at minima (118 N. 3rd). Da Vinci has been making the rounds in the press, mostly because it's the first lamp you can throw in to the dishwasher; but both are equally glitzy alternatives to the stereotypical chandelier. They command a certain strength with mass, which is different to the feeling you get with chandelier tiers or arms.
Tom Dixon Mirrorball, left; Schonbek Da Vinci, right.
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Dessert isn't something we do often in this house but it is a sure way to brighten everyone's spirits. Apple crisp has always been a popular treat here and I thought I would make it even more delicious by adding a cream cheese mixture. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did. Rich and Creamy Apple Crisp Recipe Ingredients: 6 Granny Smith Apples 1/2 cup sugar or splenda 1 tsp cinnamon 1/4 tsp nutmeg 1/4 cup apple juice 1/2 block cream cheese 1 tsp vanilla Topping … [Read more...] about Rich and Creamy Apple Crisp Recipe
Soup Recipe: Cream of Mushroom
A cup of soup is just what you need during a cold spell like the one we've been experiencing. It warms the body and the soul, and it's easy on the budget too! Cream of mushroom soup is one of my comfort foods and with this recipe, it can become yours too. Creamy soups are particularly easy to make with Evaporated Milk. Making them at home rather than purchasing canned soups allows you to control the amount of salt and fat that goes into your recipe, and homemade always tastes better! … [Read more...] about Soup Recipe: Cream of Mushroom
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Since my son was diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis four years ago, we have moved to making more gluten free products than ever before. The biggest downfall with gluten free cookies and baked goods has been the texture. The cookies we have purchased have always been hard and crumbled easily, while we prefer a nice soft cookie. With the help of gluten free flour, we made some delicious gluten free chocolate chip cookies that we can all enjoy. My recipe is inspired by the recipe found … [Read more...] about Soft Gluten Free Chocolate Chip Cookies
Thanksgiving Throwback: Turkey Cake Pops
Here is a throwback post to the days when cake pops were all the rage and blog photography wasn't such a big deal. They may not be the prettiest of turkeys, but we had so much fun making these six years ago that I had to share them again. ----------------------------------------------------------------- I have admired the cake pops made by some of my favourite bloggers, and wanted to try some of my own. In honour of the Canadian Thanksgiving, I decided to finally give it a try. I made turkey … [Read more...] about Thanksgiving Throwback: Turkey Cake Pops
Dress up your dishes with some Apple Cranberry Stuffing
I am the first to admit that I buy boxed stuffing or the frozen Butterball stuffing (that stuff is amazing!) rather than making my own stuffing from scratch, but my husband enjoys being adventurous in the kitchen and once tried his hand at apple cranberry stuffing. While it was a slightly sweeter stuffing than I am accustomed to, it was still very good! Here is his recipe... Apple Cranberry Stuffing Ingredients: 1/2 cup chopped onion 1/2 cup chopped celery 2 garlic cloves, minced 1/4 … [Read more...] about Dress up your dishes with some Apple Cranberry Stuffing
It's not Thanksgiving without the candied yams
If there's anything I can count on in this world, it's my son asking this question when coming home for a family dinner... "Will there be candied yams?" I get the distinct impression that he doesn't make the trip home to visit his family, but only for the candied yams. If I dare answer "no" to this question, I doubt he would come with me. Of course, they are a family tradition and a favourite dish of my own as well, so if we are having turkey, we are also having candied yams. This recipe is … [Read more...] about It's not Thanksgiving without the candied yams


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Awake March 22, 2012Posted by Natasha in Finally Pregnant!.
Tags: 4w3d, early wake up, symptoms
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It's nearly 530 am, I've been awake for an hour. I even pushed out bed time, so I don't think it's that. Crazy hormones!
Still no more spotting, thank goodness!
I'm also, already, the most pregnant I've been. Even though I officially made 4w5d last time, I had already started bleeding & cramping by the early hours of 4+3. Not quite the relief I was hoping for, but it will do. I so wish I was going in for my repeat beta today! I have to keep telling myself that every pregnancy is a wholly unique
and precious little snowflake event, in no way influenced by any other pregnancy – not mine or the patients' of Dr Google.
I had a more comfortable sleep last night, the hip/groin/ovary pain (still not sure which) seems to be eased by a pillow between my knees. Surely it's too early for ligament stuff??
This whole process fascinates me- I thought I knew myself pretty well, but this is a new surprise every day!


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Making Sure the Course Works August 14, 2008Posted by Dave Of Prescott in Adventure Racing, Adventure Recreation, Mountain Biking.
Tags: AR, Arizona, Gilmore Adventure Race, Mountain Biking, Prescott
Yesterday evening Kent and I decided to ride part of the mountain biking leg on the long course for the upcoming Gilmore Adventure Race. Despite all the recent rains and the surplus of vegetation that has popped up because of it, for the most part the course was in very ridable shape.
In fact, I worry that maybe some of the hard core adventure racers will think that maybe it is too easy. We keep the location and course info secret until just days before the event, so am I giving away too much information with this story? Or maybe I am providing a little misdirection?…..hmmm
Now is the time in the preparation for the race that I have to start looking for volunteers, so if you are within driving distance of Prescott, and you want to lend a hand, just let me know!
This will be the biggest race yet in the 7 year history of the GAR. We are expecting approx. 75 teams to compete. It looks like it will be almost half and half when it comes to long or short course, but I can tell you this, both length courses will offer up some challenging terrain and navigation.


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Conservation Easements Article by Partner Jeff Bergstrom
In its March 2014 volume, The Colorado Lawyer published an article written by Partner Jeff Bergstrom which discusses recent efforts to maximize the deductions resulting from Conservation Easements and the responsive action of the Courts and the Internal Revenue Service. We have provided a convenient link below to read the full article.
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Oct 18,2018 - Last updated at Oct 18,2018
On the occasion of the World Food Day, which fell on October 16, the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO) issued a report on the lack of enjoyment of the right to food in the world that contained also a disturbing finding that 13.5 per cent of Jordanians had suffered from" food shortage" between 2015-2017.
The right to food does not mean any food. It must be adequate, healthy, accessible and affordable. Recently, UN human rights bodies have started to call for food that is also free of genetically modified organisms. If countries, including Jordan, observe and apply the updated criteria for adequate food, the percentage of people who do not enjoy the right to food would rise to much higher rates.
The FAO report, though, acknowledges that the high number of Syrian refugees on Jordanian soil undermined the ability of the country to provide adequate food for all. Jordan can barely feed its own underprivileged people and to provide food to some 1.3 million Syrian refugees is obviously beyond its means.
On the other side of the coin, lack of healthy food did not prevent the increasing rate of obesity among adults and even children. The percentage of overweight adults in Jordan had risen from 30.3 per cent in 2012 to 33.4 per cent in 2016. It is not hard to verify this finding as all that one needs to do is to look around in the country in practically all settings to note that obesity is strikingly obvious.
Being overweight as adults and children is taxing on health and contributes to heart diseases, diabetes and other life threatening diseases. Social life in Jordan revolves on banquets that are rich in the wrong kind of foods. The authorities in Jordan, especially the Ministry of Health, should conduct campaigns to raise awareness among the public about what and what not to eat. This could be the right way to celebrate the World Food Day.
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#BandAid30 - there is never just one story, even with all the learning and histry since #BandAid and few African people would even know of it but have progressed so much themselves!
Great to see this IMHO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0D2stoT0k0A of course I wasn't blogging then but I would have
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i1jeiC-JEsI for the dignity of that poor lady I wish the video had opened a little different IMHO #bandaid30 @bandaid30 http://www.bandaid30.com
Its also great to see the debate that is emerging from it:
and starting about 22min in on this program > http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b04sncx3/sunday-morning-live-series-5-episode-18
Also all the other creative efforts which are probably much closer to home and connected to local peoples thoughts and needs! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruYQY6z3mV8 this is exceptional!!
I just hope the UK artists are as enduring as Bob Geldof on this and related causes!
History if you need it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjQzJAKxTrE Band Aid the original!
https://www.youtube.com/results?q=live+aid Live Aid and Band aid 1984
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_Aid_(band)#Band_Aid_II 1989
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Band_Aid_(band)#Band_Aid_20 2004
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Half of A&E doctors considering quitting
A&E doctors work a lot of weekends and nights meaning that a good balance between work and family time is particularly difficult. The study reveals that 35% of A&E doctors' working hours are at night and 25% at the weekend. In some hospitals this amounts to well over half of all shifts.
The Association of Belgian A&E Doctors and the University of Ghent began an extensive study into doctors working in A&E. The results of the study will be presented at a symposium next week. However, a journalist from the daily 'De Standaard' get a sneak preview.
Half of all A&E doctors are thinking of quitting, while 16% is actively seeking alternative employment and hope to stop within the next 6 years. The figure give causes for concern as there is already a shortage of A&E doctors.
Dr Stroobants also points to what he describes as the "growing administrative ballast" that A&E doctors are confronted with. They feel that they are constantly being watched and have are too often forced to do administrative tasks rather than treating patients.
Health Minister "Work on measures to reduce pressure on A&E doctors"
In a response to the newspaper article the Federal Health Minister Maggie De Block (Flemish liberal) has told VRT News that she is working on a series of measures designed to reduce the pressure endured by A&E doctors.
Ms De Block added that many patients go to A&E with issues that could be dealt with by their GP. She also promised that trauma centres will be set up to deal with the worst cases currently dealt with by A&E.


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All those associations: How to maximize your dues.Posted On January 31, 2015 / Under Applied, Business, Insights from Brenda, Insurance, Team IAAB, Time Management, Vertafore / With 0 Comments
For many members of professional associations, this is the time of year to receive renewal notices. You may be thinking…budget is tight, is it really worth it to remain a member?
It is, but only if you make the most of it.
Professional associations, everything from your local Chamber of Commerce to big industry trade groups, provide a number of benefits, but it's up to the individual member to make it work for them.
At IAAB, we belong to a number of groups that provide a range of services and opportunities to network and learn. I find it's good to get out of the office on occasion and bounce ideas around with other professionals who understand the challenges and frustrations of your industry better than anyone. But there's more to it than just the company of others. When considering whether to keep your association affiliations current, ask yourself if you're taking advantage of these benefits:
Information resource with outside, "insider" perspectives — Use association meetings and online groups to connect with and tap into the expertise of other members in a non-competitive environment. Associations can be excellent sources of data and best practices that you can't find from just Googling. The most effective members bring a willingness to share and be helpful, which pays them back in dividends. The mission of the Vertafore user association Netvu is "We build the future by utilizing the expertise of our volunteers and staff to promote world-class education, the exchange of ideas, advocacy, and technology innovation in the insurance industry."
Trade shows and conventions — Larger organizations like the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America host outstanding events (often in fun locations) that allow you and your team to get fully immersed in industry education and networking. Plus, trade shows are one-stop shopping for new products and just learning about what's out there. A great conference experiences refreshes the professional mind and sends you back to your office, ready to sing.
Become a speaker, lead a webinar — Whether it's in person at a big convention or from your office via Skype, take advantage of the opportunity host a seminar. Give yourself a chance to show off your expertise. Think about the right niche to focus on. Hosting a well-received seminar is a fantastic way to get referrals, and not just from your attendees. Ideally you'll be remembered as the expert on a particular topic and your name will get passed around to those who have a problem you might be able to solve.
Attend seminars — On the flip side of being a speaker, attend seminars and webinars so you can find good people to partner with on complicated matters. This allows you to see the experts up close and personal and get a real feel for how they approach challenges.
Professional development — Groups like the Massachusetts Association of Insurance Agents offer a wealth of ongoing educational opportunities for you and your team, many of which are virtual, which means no travel costs.
Advocacy — The collective voice is often more powerful than the singular. In the words of ASCNET, the Applied Systems user group, "One of the most important benefits is the collective voice of the members that Applied Client Network represents in communicating their common problems and needs to Applied Systems, capitalizing on the strength in numbers philosophy."
Networking — And of course, groups like the Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce offer good, old-fashioned, in-person networking opportunities.
If you aren't making the most of your membership, don't drop it. Instead, make it a resolution for this year to take advantage of the offerings. You might find you've been leaving a lot of value on the table.
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If you are like me major customer of the pharmaceutical industry you should expect that the pills will be delivered already sorted according to intake date and daytime.
Because unfortunately this is not the case you have to prepare your daily dope yourself.
To elicit the pills out of the blister there are except from the well-tried ŌĆ£I squeeze hard with my thumbŌĆØ technique the most different technical aids.
To what extent these pieces are useful is of course depending on the particular handicap of the user.
Here is a small selection:
With this a little futuristic appearing
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you are able to squeeze the pills out with one hand. But only very few fit into the collecting bowl.
This small
Taiwanese Pill Puncher
you should always use very gently. Sometimes you have to cut the blisters so that you can also squeeze out middle sized pills. But it is more robust than it looks like.
New on the market is this
German metal model.
Developed and built by a locksmithery. Not suitable for capsules, the spring steel sheet has to be bent back again and again. But the white bowl can be removed which might be quite useful.
On the American market I have found this
Pill Puncher.
My current winner. Simple and well-thought. The collecting bowl is the entire square lower part with which the pills can be emptied after squeezing them out like with a shovel.
I haven't found a pill puncher yet which I can use reasonably with my buckled fingers. If you know or use other types please write a comment, or e-mail as usual to email@example.com .
I need urgently new dope!
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Tags: Hilfsmittel, Tabletten, Tetra Tipps, Tipps und Tricks


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Yay for three day weekends!! Jody and I are headed back from a quick getaway. Each year we try to sneak away to one of our favorite places, Panama City Beach, FL.
It's always incredibly relaxing (I try to stay mostly unplugged) but the time goes by much too quickly. Even though we went on a mini-vacay, I still managed to get my workouts in this week.
Monday : AM – Yoga, seated hip openers. PM – 60 minutes cycling (13.85 miles, hill program), 30 minutes weight machines – shoulders, triceps, biceps, and obliques; 12 pushups.
Tuesday: Speed work. 7 miles with 6 Yassos at 3:56 each (treadmill run – bleh).
Wednesday: AM – Yoga, Sun Salutations. PM – kettlebell workout; 16 pushups.
Thursday: 5 mile run with 3 miles at marathon pace.
Friday: 22 pushups (finished week 1 of the 100 pushup challenge).
Saturday: 20 mile run. *BAM*
Sunday: Nada, zip, zilch, nothing other than eat way too much and be lazy.
All-in-all, I did pretty well with my workouts. I got most of my training runs in except for Monday's 4 mile one; my foot was hurting pretty badly on so I skipped it. See, I really am trying to listen to my aches and pains and not push it. I also wanted to get in two kettlebell workouts but only managed one. My hubby was already looking at me crazy with all the workout stuff I packed, I figured I better not try to add a kettlebell.
Other exciting news is that I didn't die during the 20 mile run – my first one since October! I was pretty nervous since I was running it solo and in an unfamiliar place but it turned out just fine. And my foot held up fairly well, too. It's pretty sore right now so I think it may be time to head to a doctor. This week is a cut back week in my training (only a 14 mile long run) so I'm going to see how the foot holds up and go from there.
I hope y'all had a great weekend, too! I can't wait to share a few of the pictures from this weekend. 🙂 I want to leave you with two of my favorite Martin Luther King, Jr. quotes. I hope you'll find them both as empowering and thought provoking as I do:
"Faith is taking the first step even when you don't see the whole staircase."
"Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate; only love can do that."
Question: When you go on vacation, do you still get your workouts in? Or do you just embrace the vacation attitude?


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I enjoyed reading your blog. If you had problems in areas you mentioned to me I must also; I didn't notice I was so interested in reading.
I agree about the fish thing, and can get salmon down if I have a clothespen on my nose.
Keep it up; it is great.
Love you lots, Sylvia