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|Winter Tomato Soup
Real Food, Fresh & Flexible. Weight Watchers Friendly. Not just vegan, Vegan Done Real. Great for Meal Prep.
Bounty May Be Overrated
Last winter after a big snow, the dog attached me to her leash and took me for a walk through Tower Grove Park, a Victorian jewel here in St. Louis and a four-season mid-city modern oasis turned silent beneath a winter muffle.
Just days before, it had been unseasonably warm – 70s in January?! – so with new cold, the open water around the fountain was shrinking, constricting the resident ducks who nevertheless quacked with apparent content.
So too is our winter food supply constricted although imports from the summer of the southern hemisphere disguise the fact.
In the void that is winter fresh food, we turn to our pantries and our freezers, happy to lighten the load on their shelves and our waistlines.
Bounty may be overrated. Some times, fewer choices are worth a quack of contentment.
Homemade Tomato Soup: It's a Thing.
Is tomato soup made from scratch really a thing? It is in my kitchen! Yours, too?
Over the years, I've collected several tomato soup recipes, all slightly different, all demanding grilled cheese sandwiches on the side, wink wink.
- FOR WINTER, WITH CANNED TOMATOES Winter Tomato Soup (recipe below), roasting and slow-cooking draw out summer flavors from canned tomatoes
- FOR SUMMER, WITH RIPE GARDEN TOMATOES Summer's Tomato Soup, a completely different soup, for those in the southern hemisphere!
- YEAR-ROUND, WITH FRESH BASIL Rustic Tomato Basil Soup, tomato basil with chunky vegetables.
- WHEN YOU NEED SOUP, NOW Two-Can Ten-Minute Homemade Tomato Soup, is it really homemade? I say yes, yes, yes.
The trick to homemade tomatoes soup in the winter is to start with canned tomatoes, then to roast them with a pinch of sugar to draw out even more flavor. Then the soup needs to simmer for three hours, on the stove, in the oven, even in a slow cooker.
Yes, it's that easy!
Just updated! First published way back in 2009.
Time to table: 4 - 5 hours
Makes 6 cups
- 2 large cans (28 ounces each) diced tomatoes
- 1 tablespoon brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 leeks, white and green parts only, trimmed, halved lengthwise, washed well, sliced into half moons (for a photo tutorial, see how to clean leeks)
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste (see TIPS)
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 2 tablespoons flour
- 2 cups liquid (vegetable stock or another stock or water)
ROAST TOMATOES Set oven to 475F/250C. Drain the tomatoes in a colander, reserving the juice. Arrange the tomatoes in single layer on a rimmed baking sheet. Sprinkle the tomatoes with brown sugar and roast for 20 minutes plus whatever preheating time remains.
MAKE SOUP Meanwhile, melt the butter on medium heat in a large pot or Dutch oven, make sure it's oven-proof if finishing the soup in the oven. Add the leeks and sauté until golden, stirring often. Stir in the tomato paste, nutmeg and flour; cook for a minute to cook off the floury taste, stirring all the while. Slowly add the liquid, stirring to incorporate each addition before adding more. Stir in the roasted tomatoes and reserved tomato juice. Bring the mixture to a boil. Slow cook the soup, either on the stove, in the oven or in a slow cooker.
STOVETOP OPTION Cover and let barely simmer for 3 hours.
OVEN OPTION Reduce oven temperature to 350F/180C. Cover and cook for 3 hours.
CROCKPOT OPTION Transfer to a slow cooker. Cover and cook on High for 3 hours.
CREAMY TOMATO SOUP Winter Tomato Soup is a hearty and intensely tomato-flavored soup. For something more delicate, stir in milk or cream.
TOMATO ORANGE SOUP For a fruity variation, stir in a cup of orange juice and a half cup of cream.
TOMATO COCONUT CURRY SOUP For Thai-style flavor, stir in a can of coconut milk. To add a bit of curry heat, mix a dab of Thai red or green curry paste into some of the liquid before adding.
More Recipes Especially for Winter(hover with a mouse for a description; otherwise click a photo to view the recipe)
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Recent Favorites from A Veggie Venture~ Cabbage & White Bean Stew ~
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~ Homemade Minestrone Soup ~
If you like Kitchen Parade's recipes, you'll love A Veggie Venture, my food blog about vegetables with more from-scratch recipes using whole, healthful ingredients, home to the famous Alphabet of Vegetables and vegetables in every course, seasonal to staples, savory to sweet, salads to sides, soups to supper, simple to special.
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Christine Nasserghodsi currently serves as the Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship at GEMS Wellington International School in Dubai.
Christine was the co-founder of an international design thinking summer program and student exchange in 2012. She has delivered design thinking training to the UAE Prime Minister's Office, entrepreneurs, and educators across Dubai. Christine was a participant in Harvard University's Design Charrette at the 2014 Future of Learning Institute.
Christine is a specialist in adult learning and innovation. At GEMS, Christine focuses on identifying, developing, and scaling impactful 21st Century educational programs, such as Maker Day, Global Entrepreneurship Week, and youth business incubation.
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VOV.VN -Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc hailed the signing of a framework agreement on cooperation between the Vietnamese and Luxembourg government at a reception for Jean Asselborn, Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Luxembourg in Hanoi on June 14.
Minister Jean Asselborn expressed his impression on Vietnam's land and people, saying this is the fifth time he has visited the country since 2004 and he will spend time touring the country.
Appreciating the signing of a framework agreement on cooperation between the two governments, the Vietnamese cabinet leader said this creates a cooperation framework suitable for the new situation, especially in cooperation for development and climate change response support.
He highlighted Luxembourg as the fifth biggest European Union investor in Vietnam and showed hope that both nations will work hand in hand to facilitate their businesses to partner in the areas of finance-banking, tourism, and green growth.
The two countries need to accelerate the finalization of all remaining issues of the Investment Protection Agreement (IPA) and launch relevant procedures to sign the Free Trade Agreement on the sidelines of the forthcoming 12th ASEM.
Vietnam is grateful to and thanked Luxembourg for providing it with non-refundable aid worth 124 million Euros from 1995 to 2015, he told his guest.
Phuc said he hopes that the European country will continue assist Vietnam in responding to climate change, and step up cooperation with Vietnam in building and developing the financial and banking markets as it has a wealth of experience and has realized a number of effective cooperative programmes with Vietnam in the realm.
Minister Jean Asselborn said his nation's maintenance of ODA provision for Vietnam over the past 25 years showed its recognition of importance to developing ties with Vietnam.
He noted with satisfaction the growing trade value between the two countries and pledged nation's greater efforts to join hands with Vietnam to raise the value to a higher level.
Asselborn also hailed PM Phuc's speech regarding environmental protection at the recent G7 Outreach Summit and offered the sharing of his country's experience in green bond model for application in Vietnam.
He said he expects that the EU and Vietnam will sign their free trade agreement (FTA) soon in order to offer favourable conditions for both sides to augment stronger cooperation in the time ahead.


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Morez • Sartuday, June 6th, 2020
Children from 7 to 13 have their own Transju'trail : Marmots' Transju'trail !
Races are done as a JUNGLE RUN ! Slalom, multiple obstacles to go through, above, below etc… once or twice depending on the age category. A funny race that your children will never forget.
First starts in Morez from 04.00 p.m
• Length race for children born in 2013/2012/2011 : 750 m
• Length race for children born in 2010/2009 : 2 km
• Length race for children born in 2008/2007 : 3 km
• Bibs distribution on Saturday in Morez between 1 p.m to 3 p.m (partners village)
• Price giving ceremony : from 5.30 p.m, will reward the first 3 girls and first 3 boys of each age category (except for the "éveil" category due to the French Athletic Association rules)
Please notice this is a limited access event, only 200 kids !
• Registration = … € (entry fees to come), entirely donated to the association Nathan Graine de Soleil (… € (entry fees to come) on site on Saturday, June 6th, only if it remains bibs).
• Each kid will receive a gift once the finish line crossed
• Parental authorization is required to participate as well as the medical certificate of no contraindication to the practice of running in competition less than one year at the date of the race.
• Attendance of a adult in charge of the child during the race is required.


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"Human rights are women's rights and women's rights are human rights, once and for all."
What is women empowerment and why to do so?
Women Empowerment is not about making women physically strong nor does it mean comparing the physical strength of both the men and women. In fact, women empowerment means making her realize that like men she too has all the rights whether it's a social right, economic right or legal right. No doubt, the time has changed a lot where women are no less than men; they are much educated, employed and independent but still, worldwide there are lot many areas where woman empowerment is quite critical. As per the surveys conducted it has been found that women constitute 50% of the world's population and still they are mistaken to prejudice to men. Though the government has formulated the laws and rights for the betterment of the people but most of the women are unaware of these privileges.
Women empowerment is one of the key factors that contribute a lot to economic development as well as a country's development. In many parts of the world women still feel helpless, weak, unprotected and volatile.
Through this blog, I would like to state the reasons why it is necessary to empower a woman, why they should be treated equally with men and how this empowerment could contribute to the development of the society and the culture.
1) Improve Poverty:
As already stated above that woman constitute 50% of the world's population where women generally don't earn and men being only the one in a family to earn endure the whole burden for better living and better upbringing of their family and their children. Thus a proper nurturing of women through education and awareness and letting them work and earn can reduce the poverty line of the country and also reduces the pressure of earning from the shoulders of their partner or a family.
2) Lower's the level of Discrimination:
Woman Empowerment will lead to a lower level of discrimination and gender equality. Lack of strong protest, various social beliefs causes gender discrimination. Empowering a woman makes her bold enough to raise her voice against the gender discrimination and the violence. This empowerment further strengthens the womanhood where they can enjoy the equal approach to education, employment, health services, and legal rights.
3) Lessen the Domestic Violence:
Empowering a woman is one of the essential factors for making every woman strong enough to fight against the maltreatment they face each passing day. Such women prove to be too weak to take a stand against this violence or seek help from outside. Thus by spreading awareness and imparting good education among these women and further encouraging them to work and earn that is possible by seeking help from , could help bring the better outcomes for women by increasing their haggling power and their importance within and outside the family unit.
4) Make woman more independent:
No matter whether a man or a woman everybody wants to live an independent life i.e. without anyone commanding or controlling their lives. Hence woman empowerment is vital for encouraging womanhood to be independent both socially and economically that could be possible by encouraging them to work especially for all those who are dependent on their spouse or a family for their daily bread. Approaching right Placement Consultants could prove to be the best option for such women, from where they could get the right job opportunities matching to their skill set and also the job that would be convenient for them to join. Moreover, this empowerment along with economic independence makes them comprehend the capacity they exhibit to perform any task whether it's social or commercial.
5) For better upbringing of the children:
In earlier days, women were not too educated and were not aware of how to raise and nurture their children in the best possible ways nor did they felt the importance of doing so. But in today's modern era, the time has changed drastically, where keeping your child safe, updated and competitive has become obligatory. The development of a child is greatly influenced by the family and environment he/she lives in. A woman who is not much educated and is unaware of the facts on how to raise their children and make them socially conscious, proper education and spreading awareness among them is only the one necessary step to be taken towards every child's well-being and development.
On the whole
Woman empowerment is not as simple as it sounds to be. It is something that needs to be taken gravely. In brief, woman empowerment is basically social and economic empowerment highly impacting their families, societies and also contributing towards country's growth.
So let's join and do something about it sincerely, for ourselves, our children, the future generation and for the development of the country we live in.
Reasons for women empowerment:
From home-based micro-businesses to small startups and shops, women will create over half of the 9.72 million new small-business jobs Forbes is predicting we'll have by 2018. Not only are women creating more jobs, but the National Federation for Independent Businesses also says women-owned small businesses weather recessions more effectively and show more adaptability than men-owned small businesses. Want to have more jobs and more stability in the workforce? Support women's business!
Financial empowerment of women spurs economic growth within a country…which can lead to the country becoming more stable, reducing poverty, and becoming a bigger player in the global market. Having more bargaining chips on the table can help a country's leaders make better deals with other governing bodies, as well as receive aid and support more effectively. Bottom line: More empowered women mean more safety and security. So women empowerment is extremely important.
Are you a social activist? Do you hate big corporations like Coca Cola and Unilever? Did you camp out in Zuccotti Park with the rest of Occupy? The social, political, and financial empowerment of women would require massive shifts and changes to the status quo…
When policymakers are mostly men, it seems like the needs of women (and a lot of other people) get thrown by the wayside. When women stand up in political forums, we get legislation that can save lives, protect young girls, women rights, and provide access to needed health care. If we want our daughters to have the care they need in the future, we need more women in political power now. Empowerment for everyone!


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Latvala and Pirelli fly to Finland glory
Finland's high-speed gravel stages, with their huge jumps and blind crests, are renowned as some of the most daunting in world rallying. They take years to master and only a select few drivers have triumphed on the event. Pirelli, the official tyre supplier to the World Rally Championship under a three-year agreement with motorsport's world governing body, the FIA, has enjoyed its fair share of success on the breathtaking roads around host town Jyvaskyla and celebrated its 14th outright win in Finland at WRC level when Jari-Matti Latvala swept to victory over Sebastien Ogier in a tense finish. "This is something I've been dreaming of since I was a small boy and to win my home event is a fantastic feeling, really amazing," said Latvala. "The Pirelli tyres have been perfect and my Ford team has done really hard work so this victory is for them." Markku Alen, who won in Finland on five occasions using Pirelli tyres, was quick to praise the flying Latvala following his second win of the 2010 season in his factory Focus World Rally Car. "For us Finns this is the Finnish Grand Prix and maybe it is difficult to understand how important it is to win it unless you are Finnish," said the former Lancia legend. "It will be a very special feeling for Jari-Matti because my wins in Finland were always special. He drove very well." Hannu Mikkola secured Pirelli's first Finland success when he won in 1975 at the wheel of a Toyota Corolla. He said: "We've seen a very good fight and I know for me this was the rally I always wanted to win. Jari-Matti has really grown up with this win and I am also very pleased to see Ford winning again." Paul Hembery, Pirelli's Motorsport Director, praised Latvala's performance. He said: "Along with Monte Carlo this is the one rally every driver wants to win when they're growing up. He's had to deal with a lot of pressure and always kept a level head. The stages require an all or nothing approach and Latvala has shown he has the speed and the temperament." Rally Finland marked the first time this season that Pirelli has supplied its soft compound Scorpion tyre to the WRC field. It is designed to provide optimum grip in cooler and damp conditions. Although the ambient temperature rose to 37 degrees in the build up to the rally (the highest recorded in Finland since 1914) it began to dip with rain falling on Thursday and Friday night. "We have been very pleased with the performance of our soft compound Scorpion tyre here," said Matteo Braga, Pirelli's senior WRC tyre engineer. "We've had no issues whatsoever and the tyres have remained consistent even though we had different conditions with wet and dry weather." There was more success for Pirelli in the Production Car World Rally Championship when Ott Tanak claimed his maiden win in the class for turbocharged production cars. The 22-year-old from Estonia was one of five Pirelli Star Drivers competing in Finland after being selected to contest six rounds of this year's WRC in a Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X. "It is a really, really good result for me," said Tanak. "I was very happy for a clean run to the finish." Pirelli also supplied its soft compound Scorpion tyre to the competitors in the Super 2000 World Rally Championship, where Juho Hanninen, another rising Finnish star, led home Swedes P-G Andersson and Patrik Sandell in a Skoda Fabia one-two-three. Rally Finland celebrated its 60th anniversary this year by running a condensed two-day format, which effectively meant the 19 stages, covering 310 competitive kilometres, were squeezed into two days of high-speed competition. "It's more like the old days and the drivers had to be much more full attack all of the time," added Alen. "The tyres were very good here as they've always been in Finland. There has been no punctures and congratulations to Pirelli because this is always a difficult rally." The World Rally Championship resumes with the all-asphalt ADAC Rallye Deutschland from August 19-22 when Pirelli will provide its PZero tyre in soft and hard compounds. Pirelli's Rally Finland victories 1975: Hannu Mikkola/Asto Aho (Toyota Corolla) 1976: Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki (Fiat 131 Abarth) 1978: Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki (Fiat 131 Abarth) 1979: Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki (Fiat 131 Abarth) 1980: Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki (Fiat 131 Abarth) 1981: Ari Vatanen/David Richards (Ford Escort RS1800) 1982: Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz (Audi Quattro) 1987: Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki (Lancia Delta HF 4WD) 1990: Carlos Sainz/Luis Moya (Toyota Celica GT-Four) 1999: Juha Kankkunen/Juha Repo (Subaru Impreza WRC) 2005: Marcus Gronholm/Timo Rautiainen (Peugeot 307 WRC) 2008: Sebastien Loeb/Daniel Elena (Citroen C4 WRC) 2009: Mikko Hirvonen/Jarmo Lehtinen (Ford Focus RS WRC 09) 2010: Jari-Matti Latvala/Miikka Anttila (Ford Focus RS WRC 09)


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Asked by Donna
Why Has My Blood Pressure Gone From Being Very Normal 128/73 To Being Extremely High?
I am a 54 yr old female and have always had very good blood pressure. This past October I went to a healh fair at my work and my bp was 128/73. I just had my yearly physical last week (Dec 09) and my bp was extremely high. The doctor was concerned and told me I needed to come back in a week. I have taken my bp since my check up and it has remained high (163/99. I have been on Jenny Craig and am wondering if the food I've been eating could be causing my bp to go up. They tell me at Jenny Craig that their food is low in sodium so I'm wondering if it could be something else in the food causing it go up so high. I'm very frustrated by this. I have noticed I've been getting headaches lately and really don't feel all that great. I hope you can help me figure this out.
Hi Donna,
Here is a Q&A you may want to review - http://www.healthcentral.com/high-blood-pressure/question-answer-27503-63.html
You could always do a "trial and error" with Jenny Craig by discontinuing the program for a few weeks and monitoring your blood pressure. If your blood pressure returns to normal when you discontinue the program it may be a sign there is something within the foods you are reacting to.
I recommend working with your physician to determine an appropriate treatment plan.
All the best,
Lisa Nelson RD


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Verizon's 'Green Bond' Stretches the Boundaries of What's Green. ESG Investors Bought It Anyway.
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It's not easy being green. Just ask investors lining up for Verizon Communications (ticker: VZ) so-called green bonds.
There has been lots of talk about the influx of cash into socially responsible investment funds, and predictions of an imminent boom in markets for investments like "green bonds."
But in reality, it has been tough for investors to find green bonds to buy—especially ones that meet the most rigorous standards. The Climate Bonds Initiative, which has a fairly high standard for sustainability, has publicly certified just $8.8 billion of U.S. bonds over the past three years. All of them were issued by government entities.
Verizon Communications (ticker: VZ) didn't break that trend when it raised $1 billion with its first green-bond sale on Tuesday. The company said it would spend that amount on environmentally friendly investments by the time the notes mature in 2029, though it expects to allocate most of it within three years.
And on closer inspection, the bond starts to look complicated (much like the company's relationship with California firefighters).
First, Verizon can count any green investments made between 2017 and early 2029 toward its $1 billion target, according to the bond prospectus. For context, it spent nearly 10 times that amount on dividends alone last year.
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More important, a fairly wide range of investments count as green for the purposes of this bond. While renewable energy and land reforestation are on the list, so are the following projects:
• "deployment of 5G wireless technologies that allow for real-time response to energy demand, including: i. smart city systems; ii. smart building management systems; iii. telecommuting systems; and iv. smart grids;"
• "legacy network technology replacements or upgrades."
The first project listed above is interesting because Verizon was planning to build 5G systems anyway. This makes it look like its 5G spending will count toward the $1 billion total, since those technologies "allow for" projects like smart cities, smart homes, and telecommuting. (Don't all wireless systems facilitate telecommuting?)
And the second project can provide environmental benefits, insofar as new technology is more energy efficient than old technology.
Verizon says the bond meets the International Capital Markets Association's green-bond standards. It even got a second opinion to attest to that fact, which wasn't required because there is no regulator or single industry standard to determine which bonds can be marketed as green.
The company gets some credit for transparency as well. Every year until the notes mature, Verizon will publish a report about its green investments: both how much of the $1 billion it has spent, and which projects it has chosen.
"Verizon is enthusiastic about its sustainability initiatives, and the Green Bond market allows us to diversify funding sources while highlighting our dedication to energy efficient solutions," a Verizon spokesman said in a statement to Barron's.
The bond offering was well received by investors. Verizon will end up paying an extra yield of just 1.2 percentage points over Treasuries, a narrower spread than underwriters had initially estimated.
One reason for the strong demand is that Verizon hasn't issued much debt lately, which left investors jumping at the chance to buy. The company's biggest debt-market move in the second half of 2018 was an exchange offer meant to streamline its balance sheet.
But there was significant demand for the green bond from specialized environmental, social, and governance investors as well, according to the company.
"We believe that the strong subscription levels seen with this inaugural Green Bond issuance indicates that there is significant investor support for robust sustainability programs," the statement said. "The demand from ESG-focused investors was substantial enough to allow us to price our Green Bond at a lower cost than our traditional bonds."
In fact, the sale's success tells us as much about the green-bond market as it does the attractiveness of Verizon's debt. Green-bond issuance hasn't been terribly popular among U.S. borrowers, analysts say.
There is a "striking disconnect between the perceived supply of green bonds and the actual number of bonds that can be consistently sourced," wrote CreditSights analyst Josh Olazabal in a 2018 note.
There are a few reasons for this mismatch, he said. First, many of these bonds have been issued to finance specific high-quality projects that many non-ESG investors want to buy.
Second, many companies that seem like natural green-bond issuers, like U.S. real-estate investment trusts, have been slow to the market. While Kilroy Realty (KRC) and Boston Properties (BXP) issued what looked like their first green bonds last November, others have dragged their feet. This is because green bonds raise issuance costs for companies, he wrote, but don't always come with lower interest costs.
And finally, green bonds are more popular among borrowers in Europe than in the U.S. Only 23% of the $167 billion of green bonds issued last year came from North America, according to Moody's, while 40% came from Europe.
The reasons for this aren't encouraging. Olazabal says issuers are hesitant to tap U.S. markets because of "concerns around potential legal and regulatory exposure relating to disclosures."
In other words, because it is easier to sue companies for misleading disclosures in the U.S., companies don't often issue green bonds here. That doesn't inspire confidence in the private sector's willingness to back up its green promises.
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The Ministry of Transportation Ontario and the County of Frontenac has advised that the first two night closures of the Frontenac-Howe Islander will occur on Wednesday, 31 October, from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am on Thursday morning, and on Thursday, 1 November, from 9:00 pm to 5:00 am on Friday morning.
These are the first two of a total of 14 closures expected between 29 October and 30 November.
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An introduction to the field of body psychotherapy, which aims to address anxiety by intervening at the bodily level rather than the traditional reliance on verbal talking cures. Modern attachment theory has accumulated a rich source of data based on decades of audio-visual recordings, documenting the genesis of our earliest non-verbal patterns of interpersonal relating. It is hoped that this introduction will pave the way for clinicians frustrated with the limits of the talking cure to undertake further exploration in both theory and techniques suggested by body psychotherapeutic traditions as an adjunct to their existing clinical repertoire.
This online course discusses the successes and failures of a respiratory rehabilitation programme designed for an overweight, sedentary 61-year-old woman who has been diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic auto-immune disease, which primarily affects the joints in the body. This leads to inflammation of the joints and affects the body systemically. It can lead to progressive joint destruction and disability, due to persistent inflammation and is the most common form of polyarthritis.
The present module investigates one of the most elegantly simple methods of intervention i.e. mindful or breath meditation. Mindful meditation (MM) is rooted in ancient Eastern techniques, but has become a very popular, almost faddish method, applied and practised free of any specific religious belief systems. It has been used to assist in the treatment of a vast array of concerns; from physical illnesses, to pain and stress modulation, through to depression, anxiety, panic disorders, addictions and even attention deficits.
This module includes an article discussing basic principles of mindful meditation in treating anxiety and depression. A podcast from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Mindfulness Awareness Research Centre (MARC) is attached in order to provide a sample of the most basic guided breath meditation. This is NOT compulsory, but the interested researcher is encouraged to explore the innumerable sites which offer free access to different audio-visual meditation experiences.
The objective of this article is to compare and contrast image interpretation, accuracy, observer variability, economic impact and education with regard to musculoskeletal ultrasound and MRI because these factors will influence the growth of musculoskeletal ultrasound and the impact on MRI.The use of musculoskeletal ultrasound continues to grow and there are a numerous factors that impact MRI. The development of less expensive portable ultrasound machines has opened the market to non-radiologists and application for musculoskeletal ultrasound has broadened. Selective substitution of musculoskeletal ultrasound for MRI can result in significant cost saving to the health care system. Although this change could decrease the use of MRI, issues related to accuracy, variability, education, and competence must be addressed.ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:AUTHOR: Jon A. Jacobson1JOURNAL: American Journal of RoentgenologyPUBLISHER:ARRSURL: https:/www.arrs.org
Orthopaedic medicine is concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of soft-tissue lesions. These disorders effect a substantial proportion of all patients in general and family medicine; cases are additionally found in departments of orthopaedic surgery, rheumatology, neurology, and casualty and, in particular, physiotherapy and sports clinics. Soccer or later nearly everyone suffers some such complaint.In broad terms, these disorders embrace conditions commonly called arthritis, rheumatism, fibrositis, neck ache, backache, lumbago, sprained back muscles, sacroiliac strain, sciatica, trapped nerve, pulled muscles, frozen shoulder, tennis elbow, strained wrist, repetitive strain injuries (RSI), sprained knee and ankle, aches, sprains, inflammation and sports injuries generally.However, this broad nomenclature encompasses what is in reality a multitude of distinct and readily distinguishable conditions. Once accurately diagnosed they permit the formation of rapid and effective treatment, without which the pain and disability may persist unnecessarily for weeks, months or years.Soft-tissue lesions are thus a common cause of unavoidable pain.
Addiction has been a divisive term when applied to various compulsive sexual behaviours (CSBs), including obsessive use of pornography. Despite a growing acceptance of the existence of natural or process addictions based on an increased understanding of the function of the mesolimbic dopaminergic reward systems, there has been a reticence to label CSBs as potentially addictive. While pathological gambling (PG) and obesity have received greater attention in functional and behavioural studies, evidence increasingly supports the description of CSBs as an addiction.
Recovery of range of movement (ROM) can be effected by pain, swelling, protective motor response and movement – related anxiety.
The recovery process following loss of range of motion, injury or surgery is associated with three processes:
The success of rehabilitation depends on skilfully addressing these intrinsic mechanism.
Poor oral health and hygiene are increasingly recognized as major risk factors for pneumonia among the elderly. To identify modifiable oral health-related risk factors, we prospectively investigated associations between a constellation of oral health behaviours and incident pneumonia in the community-living very elderly. At baseline, 524 randomly selected seniors were examined for oral health status and oral hygiene behaviours as well as medical assessment, including blood chemistry analysis, and followed up annually until first hospitalization for or death from pneumonia. During a 3-year follow-up period, 48 events associated with pneumonia were identified.
Among 453 denture wearers, 186 who wore their dentures during sleep were at higher risk for pneumonia than those who removed their dentures at night. In a multivariate Cox model, both perceived swallowing difficulties and overnight denture wearing were independently associated with an approximately 2.3-fold higher risk of the incidence of pneumonia, which was comparable with the HR attributable to cognitive impairment, history of stroke and respiratory disease. In addition, those who wore dentures during sleep were more likely to have tongue and denture plaque, gum inflammation, positive culture for Candida albicans, and higher levels of circulating interleukin-6 as compared with their counterparts. This study provided empirical evidence that denture wearing during sleep is associated not only with oral inflammatory and microbial burden but also with incident pneumonia, suggesting potential implications of oral hygiene programs for pneumonia prevention in the community.
Burnout occurs when professionals use ineffective coping strategies to try to protect themselves from work-related stress. The dimensions of 'overload' lack of development' and 'neglect', belonging to the 'frenetic', 'under-challenged' and 'worn out' subtypes, respectively, compromise a brief typological definition of burnout. The aim of the present study was to estimate the explanatory power of the different coping strategies on the development of burnout subtypes.
AUTHORS: Mandana Fallahpour, Lena Borell Mark Luborsky, and Louise NygardJOURNAL: Scandanavian Journal of Occupational TherapyPUBLISHER: Taylor & Francis GroupURL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/11038128.2015.1102320
Improvements to life-saving treatments for critically ill children have been limited by the ethical and practical challenges involved in seeking consent for clinical trial entry.1 The process of seeking informed consent requires time, but this is severely constrained in emergency situations, such as acute resuscitation and critical care,2 where even minimal treatment delays are likely to be harmful.3 Parents are not always present when a child requires emergency treatment or a mother of a critically ill neonate may be sedated. Children's critical care set-tings are intensely emotional, and some parents may not wish to be approached about research when their child is critically ill.4 Such challenges pose dif?culties for doctors and nurses recruiting to clinical trials in ensuring that parental consent has been informed, the participation voluntary and the recruitment process adhered to ethical principles.5 The last decade has seen inter-national efforts to ?nd alternatives to prospective informed consent so that vital research can continue to advance evidence-based children's medicine.1


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Those were the days – 30 years of Two Witches, pt. 1
Let's start sharing memoirs from the very beginning. It was 1987 when Anne Nurmi and I found an idea to form a band together. Or actually, THE band. Originally called Noidat, but very soon changed to more well-known name… Two Witches.
This photo is from our first promo session, taken by Jana (of Advanced Art). Anne and I had a small clothes and records store, called Darklands, located in the central of our hometown, Tampere. It was a place for the local gothic scene to hang around and our first photo shoot was also taken in our shop.
The cover of our first vinyl EP is from the same session, but I do not remember if we ever used this one here.
Those were the days – 30 years of Two Witches, pt. 2
The second photo session.
Even if Anne Nurmi and I started the band as a duo and also named the band as Two Witches, we noticed quite soon it would sound better if we add some more musicians within.
We did the first concerts as a duo, same as the first recordings and promo videos (both with a little help from our label fellows, Advanced Art). But the whole time we were looking for a bigger line-up.
This second photo shoot was done with a line-up guitarist Jakke Hallikainen (also known from Kaaos and Kuolleet Kukat. R.I.P.), keyboardist Reeta (Advanced Art), Anne and me. The photos were taken by Vince and the location was Pyynikki, Tampere.


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I'm writing this from the land down under, currently vacationing in Australia to stand in one of my best friend's wedding... a wedding I wasn't supposed to attend because I should have been 28 weeks pregnant right about now. I wanted to give my friend ample time to find a new bridesmaid, so at only 9 weeks I revealed I had bittersweet news: "I'm pregnant (yay!) but can't come to your wedding".
Just over a week later the exact opposite was true.
Let me begin at week 4, day 2: the day I learned I was carrying my "speckle"; the day my imagination first began to run rampant. For someone who didn't always believe motherhood was the path for me, eyeing that positive test result was surprisingly the most beautiful moment of my life. I don't even care how cheesy that sounds because it was so freaking beautiful. I screamed; I cried; I thought my heart was legitimately beating on the outside of my chest, and even though the embryo was barely the size of a poppy seed, I felt like the entire world would know my little secret just by looking at me. For a solid week pure joy jolted me awake by 5 a.m. like a kid on Christmas. This next-level elation might be why, despite being aware of the 1 in 4 statistic - and contrary to popular practice - we did tell our immediate family and a few of our closest friends early on. How could I not when it consumed my every waking, positively blissful thought?
With mumus and elastic waist pants in my near future, I giggled at the notion that soon my jeans would simply refuse to button and I didn't give a damn that not long after that I'd be waddling down the street with my coat wide open in the dead of winter. I also conjured up images of post-baby life when I'd endure exhaustion that would closely resemble jet lag… times a thousand! I imagined myself with dark circles and greasy hair, but happy AF as I bounced my babes to sleep. I saw us taking brisk walks as winter thawed and spring sprung. And when summer rolled around we would definitely take the baby swimming at the cottage. I even planned baby's first trip (tentatively set at 5 months) to her mama's homeland to meet all the Cape Breton relatives and celebrate the grandparents 40th anniversary. I saw it all. We even discussed nursery designs and baby names and made a general timeline to complete basement renovations where my parents (first-time grandparents-to-be) would stay when they visited. Of course we didn't yet act on any of this, but in our minds, this was our reality. We were living 9 months in the future and it felt so right.
At 10 weeks this future family fairy tale I had so eloquently written burned to ashes in the blink of an eye. We had only known of our speckle for six short weeks, but if you break it down that's 42 days and over 1000 hours - the majority of those awake, I spent relishing in this future. And without warning it was all over. Apparently it had been for weeks. As missed miscarriages go, I had no symptoms… no reason to believe our speckle wasn't the size of a strawberry. Instead, it was a small blueberry at best; a blueberry without a heartbeat.
I know what you're thinking: how could I have been so reckless with my heart? And you're not wrong. I often question how we got so far ahead of ourselves; why we made so many plans and told so many people. More specifically, why we told my parents they were finally graduating to grandparents only to break their hearts too?
Reflecting on this whole experience, I waver back and forth between being regretful over my emotional recklessness, while at the same time acknowledging I was simply living my truth in that moment - letting my heart be the guide. Now though, it's clear why many wait to share because no matter how cautious we tried to be delivering the news prematurely (pardon the pun), it was still a cause for celebration. And because we celebrated this future, we were even more devastated when it was taken away. Not only was our world crashing down around us, we brought our family along for the turbulent ride too. And while I'm still gutted my parents can never hear "you're going to be grandparents" for the first time ever again, I'm optimistic there will be more meaningful firsts for us all.
Next time around (positive affirmations), I do intend to proceed more cautiously, taking things day by day, not looking too far into the future. But apart from turning the news into a grand, celebratory-worthy declaration, it's likely we'll still share early on with our nearest and dearest. For one, I have no desire to orchestrate a charade where food and drink is concerned, but mostly because we'll need the support more than ever should another heart break ensue. And it doesn't hurt that my mother continues to remind me that my loved ones aren't only here during the good times, they're here for the sad times too.


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Real Estate Project Initiation Home Work
The Real Estate projects are the complicated configuration of interdependent activities so it is imperative to plan and manage each activity at the right time in the correct manner. The detailed market feasibility study required to be conducted by the experienced professional agency to evaluate and highlights the present and future development prospects in terms of Infrastructure, economic, commercial, industrial and residential projects, type of population, Government policy and future plans, the study of the master plan, land value, availability of construction materials, skilled and semi-skilled manpower, cost of construction and sale price of final products, financial projections, approvals and construction period along with other relevant parameters. The developer can decide the location and type of project with a product mix and development strategy. Define objectives with clear scope sets up a strong base for managing construction projects along with realistic project schedule asserted to prevent slippages during design, planning, construction, commissioning and handing over.
The land procurement, team building, training & skill development, prequalification documents of consulting firms and selection, the appointment of Architectural, structural engineering, building services, and project management consulting firm to develop concept & schematic drawings with the complete ecosystem as per regulatory framework and guidelines to achieve necessary approvals. The topographical survey, soil test, water test, materials test, a tensile strength of reinforcement and another required test to be conducted by the specialized agencies. It is essential to set up a well-equipped site office, ensure requisite allocation of funds to match the progress schedule, capital procurement, apart from timely decisions and necessary approvals to run the activities smoothly.
Leadership competence is about human resources planning, hiring, training, and motivation to inspire during the life cycle of the project with the delegation of authority, responsibility, and accountability to achieve the targets. An effective project manager promotes teamwork, delegating tasks, resolving conflict, setting goals, and evaluating performance. The first cut plans, internal discussions among all concerns, thorough checking and auditing, corrections, mockups, testing, finalization of design and thereafter detail engineering and working drawings and tender documents. NIT, prequalification of contractors, bidding, documents are reviewed, analyze shortlisting and award of works for civil, structural, plumbing & firefighting, Electrical & fire detection, HVAC, IT & Telecom network along with a project initiation document. Value engineering is integrated into the project management methodology to optimize the cost during design, planning and construction stages to maintain the budget and cash flow.
Procurement of departmental purchase of materials or equipment at the appropriate time. Pre-Qualification & Selection of Contractors and Suppliers. The temporary structures including boundary wall, site office, covered and open storage, labs, workshop, and other necessary provisions need to be developed. The inventory management system should be established to minimize wastages and easy flow of materials.
Project management is an art of directing and coordinating human and material resources throughout the life of a project by using modern management techniques and software to achieve predetermined objectives with full satisfaction. The Project management professional needs to establish strong coordination and communication mechanism among the owner, Project Manager, architect, structural engineer, services consultants, contractors and specialized agencies associated with the project to develop a best-suited strategy for design, construction and successful implementation of the project within the budgeted cost, time & desired quality and progress information reported through regular site progress review meetings during the entire project life cycle.


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Welcome to Hillel Community Day School
Admissions Documents
Admissions Requirements
Any child applying for admission to kindergarten in Hillel Community Day School shall meet the age criteria for admission that prevails in the Brighton Central School District. Children whose date of birth is within 40 days of this date may be considered for admission at the principal's discretion, subject to meeting any or all of the following additional requirements:
• For students who may not meet the Hillel Community Day School guidelines, a pre-admission test may be required, at the discretion of the principal.
• Submitting recommendations from the child's pre-school teachers, if applicable, and/or consultation between appropriate Hillel Community Day School staff and the pre-school teachers.
• Interviews of the child and parent(s) by appropriate Hillel Community Day School staff members.
It is the responsibility of the Lower School Dean/Assistant Principal to evaluate this additional information, and determine if the child should be admitted to Hillel Community Day School.
Note: At this time the policy of the Brighton Central School Board is that a child must be 5 years old prior to December 1st of the school year in which he/she starts kindergarten in order to be considered for admission to kindergarten.
First through Eighth Grade Admission
Students in these grades are eligible for enrollment; based on a meeting and approval with the principal and appropriate teachers.


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Although Drake is one of his generation's most popular rappers, he hasn't forgotten where he came from — his first major introduction to the public as basketball star Jimmy Brooks on the popular teen series Degrassi: The Next Generation. And it looks like Drizzy has good reason to remember his first gig as an entertainer because he's still cashing in on royalties from the series.
Aubrey took to his Instagram on Tuesday morning to show off his latest paycheck from the franchise, captioning it "Degrassi money still coming in don't sleeeeeeep." However, judging from the amount that the check was made out for (a hot $8.25,) it's probably safe to assume that Drake will continue his flourishing rap career.
As the 6 god proclaimed himself, started from the bottom, now he's here.


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Enter your zip code to search used RDX listings in your area.$17,810 - $20,122
The Acura RDX has refined handling, a smooth V6 engine, and a premium cabin with ample passenger space. Lower than average ownership costs sweeten this deal.
The 2014 Acura RDX's #3 ranking is based on its score within the 2014 Luxury Compact SUVs category. It was the winner of our 2014 Best Luxury Compact SUV for the Money award and a finalist for our 2014 Best Luxury Compact SUV for Families award. Currently the Acura RDX has a score of 8.1 out of 10, which is based on our evaluation of 36 pieces of research and data elements using various sources.
The 2014 Acura RDX is a great used luxury compact SUV. It mixes the fun driving dynamics and comfy interior you expect from a luxury vehicle with the solid reliability and low price you might not. We named the RDX the 2014 Best Luxury Compact SUV for the Money.
The RDX has a 3.5-liter V6 engine that produces 273 horsepower. It's paired with a six-speed automatic transmission. Front-wheel drive is standard and all-wheel drive is available. The smooth V6 provides zippy acceleration and returns good fuel economy (up to 20 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the highway). The RDX's precise steering gives it a sporty feel, but the ride is comfortable. The RDX can tow 1,500 pounds when properly equipped.
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The RDX seats five and has ample interior space, high-quality materials, and a hushed cabin. All models are equipped with leather upholstery, heated and power-adjustable front seats, and a moonroof. The RDX's front seats offer fine support for long drives, and the comfy rear seats have lots of legroom. There are two full LATCH connectors in the second row for securing child safety seats. The 60/40 split rear seats can fold to increase cargo space from 26.1 to 61.3 cubic feet. Two levers located in the cargo area make folding these seats simple.
The RDX features a straightforward infotainment system with large buttons on the dashboard, which make it easy to use on the road. Standard tech includes a rearview camera, Bluetooth, a CD player, and a 5-inch display screen. The available Technology package adds navigation, a larger 8-inch screen, 15 gigabytes of audio storage space, and a rich 10-speaker sound system. Not all of the RDX's features work perfectly, though. The voice-recognition system can require multiple attempts before a command is understood. Rivals like the BMW X3 and Audi Q5 provide more robust infotainment systems.
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The price of a used 2014 Acura RDX ranges from about $22,000 for a base RDX to around $25,400 for an AWD model equipped with the Tech package. The price will vary depending on the vehicle's condition, mileage, features, and location.
The 2014 Acura RDX is one of the more reliable vehicles in the luxury compact SUV class. It has an above-average reliability score of 3.5 out of five points from J.D. Power and Associates.
The 2014 Acura RDX performs well in crash testing. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety gave the RDX a score of Good, the highest possible, in all four test areas. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave the RDX a perfect five-star overall rating, as well as five stars for frontal and side impacts and four stars in rollover crash testing.
A rearview camera is standard, but you won't find any other advanced driver assistance features. Many competitors in this class, including the BMW X3, offer parking sensors, lane departure warning, and adaptive headlights. Some even offer adaptive cruise control and forward collision warning with brake assist, such as the Volvo XC60.
The 2014 Acura RDX is part of the second generation, which launched in 2013 and includes the 2017 model year. If you're shopping for a used 2014 Acura RDX, you'll want to give the 2013 model a look. You'll get the same basic features for less money. The 2015 model saw no major changes.
Compare the 2013, 2014, and 2015 RDX »
The 2014 RDX has one trim level. Standard features include leather upholstery, heated front seats, a 5-inch infotainment screen, rearview camera, seven speakers, Bluetooth, and a moonroof. The only optional equipment when the RDX was new came as part of a Technology package. The Technology package includes a larger 8-inch screen, satellite navigation, voice recognition, 10 speakers, and a power tailgate. Unless those features are important to you, go with the base model to save money.
A certified pre-owned RDX may suit you best. With Acura's CPO program, there is a one-year/12,000-mile limited warranty, and the original new-car powertrain warranty is extended to seven years or 100,000 miles. Acura CPO models must pass a 182-point inspection. Additional benefits may be available, so read Acura's warranty page carefully.
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U.S. News & World Report has been ranking cars for a decade, and we have more than 75 years of automotive industry experience combined. While we're passionate about cars, we're even more committed to giving helpful consumer advice. To ensure our reviews remain impartial, we refuse expensive gifts and trips from car companies, and the advertising on our site is handled by an outside team.
The 2014 Acura RDX and Honda CR-V have a lot more in common than meets the eye. Both of these five-seaters were assembled at the same Ohio factory and share the same vehicle platform. The RDX is the sportier of the two, courtesy of its zippy V6 engine. However, the CR-V is the smarter buy. Not only are used CR-Vs less expensive, but they offer better fuel economy, superior reliability, comparable interior refinement, and many of the same features. In fact, some CR-Vs have a rear-seat DVD screen; the RDX does not. At the end of the day, both are good SUVs. If you can live without V6 power, go for the CR-V – it's the better buy.
There are several reasons to pick the 2014 Acura MDX over its RDX sibling. The MDX seats seven versus five, offers more cargo space, and has a long list of convenience and active safety features that the RDX doesn't have, including forward collision warning, adaptive cruise control, and a rear-seat DVD screen. The tech-heavy MDX is the family favorite. That said, the RDX is the sweeter deal. It scores much higher for reliability and has lower used car prices while matching the MDX with its good fuel economy, premium interior, and solid safety scores.
The five-seat luxury midsize 2014 Lexus RX 350 and Acura RDX both deliver good fuel economy, offer well-built and cozy interiors, and rate highly for crash test safety. The Lexus takes the edge thanks to its perfect reliability rating, extra 19 cubic feet of cargo space, and much larger 3,500-pound towing capacity. The RDX, however, benefits from lower used car prices and a simpler infotainment system. Both SUVs rank at the top of their respective classes and are great options if you're shopping for a used luxury vehicle.
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How to Use Sparklines in Excel 2013 to Create Miniature Charts
This approach differs from previously discussed options of data bars and icon sets in that sparklines don't just illustrate a single data point in a cell; they represent multiple data points, as long as the data resides in the same row.
As an example, say you have a list of employees' quarterly sales and want to compare sales trends. Constructing full-size individual charts would be tedious and take up too much screen real estate, but sparklines enable you to quickly plot this sales data and even copy/paste your efforts to other cells.
1. Select the Insert tab and choose one of the charting options in the Sparklines group. If Excel is maximized, the charting options appear on the ribbon itself, but if you have a smaller window, the options appear under the Sparklines drop-down list, as the screenshot below illustrates. You can choose between Line, Column and Win/Loss charts.
In this example, a line chart is selected to see trends across time more easily.
2. Enter the range of cells that contain the data in the Data Range field and enter the cell reference where you want the data to appear in the Location Range. This data should be all on in the same row. Click OK to accept your selections.
In this example, the data in B2 through E2 will be charted to cell G2 to display the four quarterly sales figures together.
3. Adjust the Chart as necessary. You can edit data, chart types, points, styles and axis options on the Design tab, which is automatically selected after inserting sparklines.
In this example, Markers are checked in the Show group to add dots to each charted data point. Checking other options in the Show group uses a different color for various points, such as the high, low, negative, first or last point.
4. Click Axis and choose any desired options.
The Axis drop-down menu enables you to select a date axis type, show a horizontal zero line, reverse the data or change minimum and maximum vertical axis values.
Selecting the Same for All Sparklines options won't have an effort on a single chart, but if you later copy the chart, this option ensures all charts use the same minimum and/or maximum vertical values. This is helpful to compare the magnitude of values between records. However, if you only wish to see trends without worrying about scaling, keep the Automatic for Each Sparkline options checked so changes in direction are easier to spot because each record has its own catered range.
As an example of the Same for All Sparklines and Automatic for Each Sparklines options, say one record contains the values 1, 200, 100 and 50, and another contains 50, 52, 51 and 50. If the charts used the same minimum and maximum values, then the range of both records would accommodate 1 to 200, even though the data in the second record is only 50 to 52. Therefore, the second record's chart would look like a straight line and seeing the change between values would be virtually impossible. However, if each chart used automatic minimum and maximum values, the second record would clearly show the change, because the range only accommodates values from 50 to 52. That's perfect to illustrate changes, but it won't allow you to compare the data magnitude between rows.
5. Drag the lower right Fill Handle down to the last record before releasing your mouse button.
This screenshot shows dragging from G2 to G6 as it appears before releasing the mouse button.
After releasing the mouse button, you can see the chart is recreated in each cell of the dragged range, relative to the row number.
Because this example opted for automatic minimum and maximum vertical values, the movement of each record is clearly defined, but not scaled for comparing data between rows.
If, however, you opted to keep the minimum and maximum values the same for all sparklines, the movement is less defined, but the vertical position is scaled for comparison between rows.
Also, note that these sparklines are background effects, so you can still enter data in the cells without deleting the charts, which appear behind any entered values.


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Eliminate LSC and Other Programs, Says Republican Study Committee in "Operation Offset" Budget Report
Friday, September 30, 2005
- The Brennan Center's Legal Services E-lert
- Source: Montana > Pro Bono Connect
A recent report issued by the Republican Study Committee (RSC), a group of nearly 100 conservative House members, calls for the elimination of all federal funding for the Legal Services Corporation. U.S. Representatives Mike Pence (R-IN), RSC's chairman, and Jeb Hensarling (R-TX), RSC's budget and spending task force chairman, issued the 23-page report on September 21, 2005. The report -- called "Operation Offset: RSC Budget Options 2005" -- urges Congress and the President to eliminate federal expenditures as far-ranging as Medicaid and Medicare, graduate school student loan subsidies, foreign aid, the National Endowment for the Arts, matching grants for presidential candidates, and LSC. The report asserts, "LSC has a long history of legal abuse and fraud, including providing resources for individuals to sue the government for more generous federal benefits." The report comes as Congress and President Bush are struggling to come to terms with how to finance the massive rebuilding effort in the Gulf Coast after Hurricane Katrina. The editorial board of D.C.'s conservative newspaper, The Washington Times, endorsed many of the report's recommended cuts, including the elimination of LSC. Don Saunders, the National Legal Aid and Defender Association's director of legal services, says, "The RSC is the most conservative, right-wing group in Congress, and it's the same group that called for LSC's elimination in 1995. The defeat of the Stearns Amendment in the House and the recent approval of the Harkin Amendment in the Senate underscore the fact that there is a strong bipartisan support for LSC."
Republican Study Committee report on file with Brennan Center. Based on original reporting by Brennan Center staff.


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Below are the latest planning application received by the York Council for the Westfield ward.
Full details can be found by clicking the application reference
88 Wetherby Road Acomb York YO26 5BY
Proposal Erection of detached outbuilding to rear to form part store/home gym
Reference 19/02311/FUL
Representations can be made in favour of, or in objection to, any application via the Planning on line web site. http://planningaccess.york.gov.uk/online-applications/
NB. The Council now no longer routinely consults neighbours by letter when an application is received


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If market researcher Gartner is to be believed, the Apple iPad will be the dominating force in the media tablet segment up until 2015. This notwithstanding the flurry of tablets running Android Honeycomb that are grabbing headlines almost every other day. Then there are other players in the segment that also are expected to make it big, like the PlayBook tablet running the QNX operating system. Gartner believes, in spite of these recent developments, the best the competition can have is an increase in their market share and the Apple iOS will still be reigning supreme with almost half of the market to itself through 2015.
Carolina Milanesi, the research vice president at Gartner said, "Seeing the response from both consumers and enterprises to the iPad, many vendors are trying to compete by first delivering on hardware and then trying to leverage the platform ecosystem."
"Many, however, are making the same mistake that was made in the first response wave to the iPhone, as they are prioritizing hardware features over applications, services, and overall user experience. Tablets will be much more dependent on the latter than smartphones have been, and the sooner vendors realize that the better chance they have to compete head-to-head with Apple," added Milanesi.
Google will see its Android operating system scale to second place with a market share of over 38 percent by around 2015, up from the 20 percent it now has under its control. For the iOS, its market share will see a drop from a commanding 84 percent that it had in 2010 to almost half, 47 percent, by 2015. That will still be enough to hold on to the leadership position. Gartner believes iOS will have a market share of 68 percent this year.
RIM's QNX operating system will be the third biggest player with 10 percent market share in 2015 while Intel's MeeGo and HP's WebOS will be able to corner just 1 and 3 percent of the market by 2015.
"Volume will be driven by support from many players, the ecosystem of applications for tablets getting more competitive and some platform flexibility allowing lower price points," said Roberta Cozza, principal analyst at Gartner before also adding, "The new licensing model Google has introduced with Honeycomb enables Google to drive more control, allowing only optimal tablet implementations that don't compromise quality of experience. This might mean that prices will drop at a slower pace than what we have seen in the smartphone market."
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Sovan Mandal is the senior tablet and tech corespondent for goodereader.com. He brings a international approach to news that is not just applicable to the North American market, but also Asia, India, Europe and others. Sovy brings his own writing flavor to the website and is interested in Science Fiction, Technology and Writing. Any questions, send an email


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The devices we rely on each day are constantly improving, with new versions of phones, tablets and wearbles, but their battery life never quite seems to get a boost. It's something 25-year-old Hahna Alexander is tackling from a scrappy office building in Pittsburgh.
Alexander is co-founder and CEO of SolePower, a start-up that makes power-generating shoe insoles, called EnSoles, that charge portable electronics, such as smartphones and GPS, by harvesting the energy taken with each step and storing it in an easily accessible battery. The company claims that for every one hour of walking — about 6,750 steps — enough power is generated for 30 minutes of talk time on a smartphone.
SolePower charges $200 a pair for its Ensoles, which are available for preorder online right now. The company will start shipping product this winter.
SolePower was born out of a project at Carnegie Mellon University in 2012, Alexander's senior year as a mechanical engineer. They've raised nearly $1 million so far from investors, including $100,000 from Steve Case's "Rise of the Rest" pitch competition in 2014 and $60,000 on Kickstarter. She demoed her product at the White House, and the U.S. Army is currently testing the product for potential applications. It's safe to say she's onto something.
While moving to the tech hubs in Silicon Alley or Silicon Valley are both tempting, Alexander said Pittsburgh is the place to be for her venture.
"For now, it makes sense to stay in the community with the network that we've built," she said. "There's a low cost of living; we are a few hours from our manufacturers. Access to power is a universal problem, so it makes sense to be central to these different resources."
Start-ups like SolePower are launching and staying in the city, which has reinvented itself — from steel town to tech town — after a post-industrial collapse.
Data from the Kauffman Foundation show Pittsburgh ranks as a top 10 metro for Main Street business activity, with 1,166 established small businesses for every 100,000 residents. The city also boasts a presence from big tech names, including Apple, Google and Uber, drawing on and enhancing its technology workforce.
"It's the research and applied talent in A.I., robotics and cyber, which has accelerated [Pittsburgh's] known capabilities."
Locals note that two sets of people are moving into town to help bolster start-up growth — younger residents and the highly educated, and sometimes a blend of both.
"The rise of the food and craft beer scene, paired with CMU's attraction of global businesses having a presence in the city," are part of what is driving traction in the region now, according to Audrey Russo, president and CEO of the Pittsburgh Technology Council, which provides visibility and resources to the local technology ecosystem.
"We have Apple, Uber, Autodesk and Oculus putting deeper tentacles here," said Russo. "It's the research and applied talent in A.I., robotics and cyber, which has accelerated [Pittsburgh's] known capabilities."
Venture capital dollars are also pouring into the region. In the two years of 2014 and 2015, nearly $500 million was raised by 84 businesses in the Pittsburgh MSA, according to the PTC, up from $343 million in the years 2012 and 2013. This puts Pittsburgh behind only Chicago and the Twin Cities in terms of Midwestern venture capital investing during the past two years.
The highest growth sectors are business and financial services, including construction and engineering, and health care, including medical devices and information technology.
A growing ecosystem
Resources are rich for start-ups in the region. There are close to a dozen co-working spaces, incubator and accelerator programs in the area, including those at Carnegie Mellon University and the University of Pittsburgh, according to the Pittsburgh Technology Council.
Local nonprofit Innovation Works has an investment vehicle as well as two accelerators under its umbrella. Since launching its seed fund in 1999, Innovation Works has gone on to invest $65 million in more than 300 local companies. What's more, those start-ups, including SolePower, have gone on to raise another $1.7 billion in follow-on funding.
One of these is RE2, a company that makes robotic arms and ships them out to customers, like the U.S. Department of Defense, in order to keep humans out of harm's way. They've raised $2.25 million in funding, and their products are being used primarily by the U.S. Army and U.S. Navy for bomb disposal.
"These arms are put on robots to do the dull, the dirty and the dangerous," said president and CEO Jorgen Pedersen, a Carnegie Mellon graduate. "I know those arms are being used to save someone's life — what drives us is making an impact on the world."
Another company out to change the world is Thread, launched by Pittsburgh native and CEO Ian Rosenberger after the Haiti earthquake in 2010. The company sources plastic from the poorest neighborhoods in Haiti and Honduras and turns it into fabric. They've raised around $2.8 million in funding and have a deal with Timberland, their biggest account so far. They've taken more than 1 million pounds of trash and turned it into raw materials
"Fashion is the second dirtiest industry in the world, so we started at the bottom of the supply chain and worked our way up." Rosenberger said.
"I love the parallels with Pittsburgh, being a rebuilding city, and the places that we really care about, like Port au Prince and Honduras. With us, there is a turnaround story."


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As the Pentagon spends billions on wasteful products, it risks a major financial calamity that threatens global stability.
The infamous F-35 fighter program has been a financial boondoggle. Already costing over $1 trillion to develop, the US Air Force is about to spend another $500 million to upgrade hangar facilities at the first air base chosen to host the new aircraft. With one aircraft barely off the ground, the Pentagon is prepared to spend another estimated $55 billion to produce a next-generation bomber, Sputnik reported.
It's unfettered spending like this that leads Col. John A. O'Grady to compare the Pentagon to failed companies like Enron and Lehman Brothers.
"Today, the (US) Defense Department is in alarmingly similar straits–except that the stakes are far higher," he writes for Defense One.
"If the nation should become unwilling or unable to fund a military that can remain globally present, the effects on global stability would be similar to that of the failure of financial giants and mainstays on the world's economy: devastating."
While the Pentagon is focused on expensive projects, it has developed a habit of keeping the maintenance costs of those flashy toys off its books.
"The longer this situation remains unaddressed, the more likely that the remaining options will be bad and worse," O'Grady writes. "They must act responsibly now to avert the impending crash of the wave."
Short of Options
But while private companies like Enron can declare bankruptcy after failing, the Defense Department does not have this option.
"Until these problems are resolved, DoD will gradually be forced to do less, delay or cut problems, reduce readiness, and assume greater strategic and operational risk," he writes.
"The implications for national security and by extension the world order of which the US is largely a guarantor are too important to ignore."
Of course, others might argue that a financial crisis which forces the Pentagon to take a reduced role on the world's stage would have a positive effect.
In the South China Sea, for instance, Beijing has accused Washington of escalating tensions over the latter's patrols of China's artificial islands in the Spratly archipelago. In Eastern Europe, the US and NATO have carried out aggressive exercises along Russia's border.
"These mega-exercises increase insecurity on our planet and especially our insecurity as it turns us into the main stage for their war operations," pacifist group War Resisters' International wrote in a statement last September. "They are bringing the war to our homes, they turn us into direct collaborators with the violence of NATO…"
"They encourage terrorism, social division, racism and fear."


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Specter Ignites Flap over Abortion: Considering That He Is in Line to Head the Senate Judiciary Committee, Which Examines Judicial Nominees for Federal Courts, Senator Specter's Pro-Abortion Stance Is Troubling
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Barring any unforeseen and truly startling developments, Senator Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) will serve as chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee for at least the next six years. He won re-election in November, and because Senate rules now bar retention of committee chairmanships beyond eight years, the current chairman, Senator Orrin Hatch (R-Utah), must step aside when the new Congress convenes in January. Specter, who is next in seniority, will take the chair.
This means that an outspoken advocate of abortion will lead the important Senate committee that passes first judgment on all nominations for federal judgeships, including those for positions on the Supreme Court. With numerous ailing and aging justices sitting on the high court, vacancies will almost certainly develop.
Pro-life Americans remember that Specter led the fight against approval of Robert Bork, who opposed Roe v. Wade, for a seat on the Supreme Court in 1987. Specter was the lone Republican who joined with the Democrat majority to oppose Bork's nomination at the Judiciary Committee level. The Pennsylvanian then claimed that he opposed Judge Bork for a variety of reasons, but the pro-life movement has always contended that the matter of abortion was his key motivation. After a bruising session before the Judiciary Committee and 12 days before the entire Senate, Bork's nomination was rejected 58-42.
During subsequent years, Specter demonstrated his support for abortion in a number of instances. In 1998, he approved the nomination of Dr. David Satcher to be the nation's Surgeon General. Satcher favored the grisly procedure known as partial-birth abortion.
Also, a non-binding measure known merely as a "sense of the Congress" asked members to register opinions both in 1999 and 2003 on the advisability of overturning Roe v. Wade. Each time, Specter voted to let the infamous 1973 decision stand, thereby solidifying a continuation of the practice that claims close to 1.5 million infants each year.
Early in 2004, conservative Republican Congressman Pat Toomey mounted a primary challenge to the well-entrenched liberal, and the most talked about issue in that campaign was abortion, with Toomey's outspoken pro-life position standing in clear opposition to Specter's open advocacy of what he always labels "choice." When it looked as though Toomey would prevail, President Bush entered the fray: he traveled to Pennsylvania to urge voters to back Specter.
Questioned about his support for an openly avid pro-abortion legislator, Mr. Bush admitted that Specter was "a little bit independent-minded sometimes [but] a firm ally when it matters most." Contrary to a widely held belief, Mr. Bush obviously doesn't consider abortion an issue that "matters most."
That April primary saw Specter squeak by with 527,000 votes to Toomey's 510,000. President Judie Brown of the American Life League laments that many pro-lifers have become "Republicans first and pro-life next."
No sooner had the November elections guaranteed a Republican majority in the Senate with Specter in line to lead the Judiciary than Specter told reporters, "When you talk about judges who would change the right of a woman to choose, overturn Roe v. …


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It quickly became apparent, however, that such stimulus cocktails weren't entirely self-contained. By experiencing different neural advertisements in quick succession, entirely new, often unexpected effects could be achieved. The wireheads went wild with it, experimenting, sharing recipes, fighting for the preservation of the advertisements long after their companies had pulled them.
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B High Park Zoo Llama Pen will be open on Victoria Day weekend, including Monday May 19th from 11am to 2pm to allow the public to interact directly with the llamas, capybaras, rabbit and baby chicks at High Park Zoo. Visitors can feed and pet the llamas, and kids can color in the craft area at the Llama Pen. They can also see the baby animals born this spring, including a reindeer, highland calf and Barbary sheep.
High Park Zoo is open from 7am until dusk with free admission. The Zoo is home to a variety of animal species from around the world including bison, llamas, peacocks, reindeer, highland cattle, emus and sheep. This community Zoo has been open for 120 years and is one of the oldest zoos in North America.
The Zoo is located in High Park, Toronto's largest public park. The May long weekend is the perfect opportunity to visit the Zoo and see the cherry trees begin to bloom. As the park will be very busy with people visiting to see the cherry blossoms, use of the TTC, walking or cycling is recommended for easy access to the park.
High Park is a great place for all kinds of visitors: children, adults, and even four legged friends. The Jamie Bell Adventure Playground is a fantastic place for kids, located near High Park Zoo. Visitors can also explore nature trails to connect them to the dog parks, tennis courts, baseball diamond, and much more included in the park.
Friends of High Park Zoo collects donations to help support and enhance the Zoo. Through the Honey Family Foundation Matching initiative for 2014, donations made to the Zoo by June 30th will be doubled. If Friends of High Park Zoo goal of $60,000 is raised by the end of June, the Honey Family Foundation will match the funds for a total of $120,000. Donations raised will be used to improve High Park Zoo, starting with refurbishing and building new additions to the llama pen.
In order to be eligible for the Honey Family Foundation Matching initiative, a donation can be made through Toronto Parks and Trees Foundation (TPTF) online or onsite at the Donation Stations. For more information about High Park Zoo, please visit www.HighParkZoo.ca.


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Can you believe that MHF 2019 is only a few days away? We are really looking forward to this year's gathering and seeing friends both old and new. With that said if you are still planning to join this years shenanigans we have opened up late Camping and Membership Registration now through Thursday. So don't miss out on all the fun that's to be had!
Please note that these late registrations will not include the MHF t-shirt.


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