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Advertisers have long been able to track, collect personal information from and serve personalized ads to children wherever they go online. And a recent survey conducted by the Center for Digital Democracy (CDD) and Common Sense Media found that many parents are concerned about such marketing practices used to target their children.
To better protect children from predatory tactics in today's digital era, the Federal Trade Commission has released updates to the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA). The new rules will refine and clarify COPPA's basic safeguards for putting parents in charge of what personal information can be collected from their children. The FTC has also added new protections specifically designed to address a wide range of platforms and practices that are becoming state-of-the-art in contemporary media culture.
But these changes haven't happened without a fight. Children's advocates, privacy groups and health experts have pushed hard to get the government to revise the regulations. Now, after more than two years of public workshops, Congressional hearings, input from a wide variety of stakeholders, and negotiations with the public interest community and industry, the new rules are in effect.
Learn more about the updated regulations and please help parents, the CDD and Common Sense Media continue to hold the children's media and marketing industries accountable by ensuring that they comply with COPPA. If you believe a company is violating the new COPPA rules, you can contact the Federal Trade Commission directly at email@example.com.
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The overall dimensions of the CB19964 are 32 1/2" x 18 1/4" x 9 1/4" and a 33" minimum cabinet size is required. This sink contains a 3 1/2" center drain, is fully insulated and comes with sound dampening pads.
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The Brewster Government Access Cable Television Channel (Channel 18) is intended solely to provide information to Brewster citizens about issues, services, programs, activities, and events involving or affecting local government and the community.
Any Town policy-making and regulatory board or commission including Town Meeting, may request live and delayed cablecast and webcast. Telecasting of those Boards and Committees listed on the attached sheet shall be automatic as a matter of routine. This list may be amended from time to time by the Town Administrator to reflect changes as the proceedings of different entities are approved for telecasting.
All other Selectmen-appointed advisory committees and commissions, not named on the attached list, but wishing to have meetings or events televised regularly shall submit a written request using the attached application form. Public meetings of other Town committees may be cablecast and/or webcast, if time and resources permit. Applications are also required for requesting video services and/or cablecasting or webcasting of pre-recorded items.. Authorization is subject to approval of the Town Administrator or the Assistant Town Administrator. All public meetings of Town boards and committees which are televised shall be cablecast and/or webcast in their entirety, without editing and without commentary.
Bulletin Board items may be submitted to the Town Administrator by any Brewster government agency or Brewster-based public service organization. Items must be consistent with the intentions of this policy and shall be cablecast at the discretion of the Town Administrator or the Assistant Town Administrator.
Programming produced by Channel 18 or other entities related to government facilities, services and/or operations, or to issues and events in the public interest, may be cablecast and/or webcast as deemed appropriate by the Town Administrator or Assistant Town Administrator. Written permission for the use of copyrighted materials must be received in advance. Programming may be modified or edited as deemed appropriate by the Town Administrator or Assistant Town Administrator.
The Brewster Government Access Channel shall not be used to promote a candidate for elective office or advocate any position of a political nature; however, programming in the format of a debate or forum shall be presented subject to the provisions of this policy.


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Gut Health Report: The Latest Scientific Research And Discoveries (In Layman's Terms)
In 2017 alone, approximately 4,000 peer-reviewed papers focused on the gut microbiota, which is the micro-flora that lives within our intestines.
Remarkably, between 2013 and 2017, the number of publications focusing on gut microbiota was 12,900, which represents four-fifths of the total number of publications over the last 40 years that investigated this topic.
We've talked about Gut Health here at The Whole Journey for well over a decade and have helped 12,000+ people create lasting, powerful, positive change in their gut health.
We have many past episodes on gut health, including anything from:
- Preventing autoimmune disease via the gut
- Overcoming Candida
- Improving heartburn
- Natural constipation relief
- When to use enzymes
- How to beat parasites or SIBO
- How to effectively use digestive health supplements and more!
In 2017 alone, approximately 4,000 peer-reviewed papers focused on the gut microbiota, which is the micro-flora that lives within our intestines.
Remarkably, between 2013 and 2017, the number of publications focusing on gut microbiota was 12,900, which represents four-fifths of the total number of publications over the last 40 years that investigated this topic.
We've talked about Gut Health here at The Whole Journey for well over a decade and have helped 12,000+ people create lasting, powerful, positive change in their gut health.
We have many past episodes on gut health, including anything from:
- Preventing autoimmune disease via the gut
- Overcoming Candida
- Improving heartburn
- Natural constipation relief
- When to use enzymes
- How to beat parasites or SIBO
- How to effectively use digestive health supplements and more!
News Flash! New Gut Bacteria Species Have Been Discovered
This new research will increase the data on gut bacteria by over double.
European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) and the Wellcome Sanger Institute, both in the United Kingdom, used computational analysis to assess gut microbiome samples from participants across the globe. The study revealed more than 100 previously unknown gut species, which have never been sequenced before.
They studied 20 people from the UK and Canada, taking fecal samples and then grew and DNA sequenced 737 strains of gut bacteria. The results showed 273 separate bacterial species, 173 of which had never been sequenced before – from this, 105 species that had never before been isolated were revealed, making them new to science.
What Does The Discovery Of These New Bacterial Species Mean For Us?
The discovery of these new bacteria means that microbiome testing is changing and evolving with the more we know about the different species; allowing us to get a more accurate picture of what is inside our gut. It will be interesting to see how microbiome testing continues to evolve over the next few years.
Your gut flora, your diet, as well as your intestinal mucosal lining determine the health of your digestive system. Infections and viruses such as Epstein Barr, pneumonia, giardia, and the common cold and flu all can influence our microbiome.
Our gut microbiome is dramatically impacted in childhood.
Infections, such as chicken pox, mono, strep throat, pneumonia, food poisoning, and really any bacterial, fungal, parasitic, protozoal, or viral exposure all can impact our health in our adult life, so it's vital to take an entire life health history.
The Probiotic Misconception
Improving gut health is not as simple as adding in probiotics and increasing your vegetable intake. Often, adding more bacteria in this case, can cause bloating, constipation and disrupt the balance even further.
We must do a full, 5-step process to rewire the genetic code within our gut, which is the collective genetic material of all the species within our microbiome. By doing this, we can support our entire genetic code, and our immune system – creating lasting change throughout the body.
We explain this process in detail in our Five Steps to Gut Healing Webinar.
New Advancements In The Gut-Brain Connection
The enteric nervous system encompasses the nerve cells that govern the gastrointestinal tract. This nervous system is often referred to as our "second brain" because it is a group of neurons which communicate with our brain through the vagus nerve. We now know that this is a two-way street; our gut is continually signaling to the brain and vice-versa. It makes sense that our gut influences our thoughts, mood, choices, and behavior.
New research continues to show that microorganisms have a role in this communication process. A study just published in February 2019, out of Nature Microbiology, looked at the microbiome of over 1,000 people who were diagnosed with depression. The researchers looked at specific groups of bacteria shown to affect mental health. Two groups of bacteria, in particular, Coprococcus and Dialister, were consistently found to be at low numbers in people with depression.
Our favorite microbiome specialist, Dr. Jack Tips just published an excellent research review article, "Bidirectional Symbiosis." He discusses this exact topic and how the body and bacteria work together for mutual self-interests. He notes:
"The microbiome can cause the brain, for better or worse, to experience states of increased boldness, anxiety, calm, increased rate of learning, enhanced memory and various moods depending upon the constituents and ratio of beneficial bacteria to pathogens."
We love seeing this research coming out, as there are so many people on antidepressants (SRRIs) and/or sedatives who are also dealing with unwanted digestive symptoms, such as IBS and SIBO.
Unfortunately, a doctor's visit is usually confined to 15 minutes and the relationship between the two are never connected or addressed. Within our Gut Thrive program, we have an entire module devoted to supporting the Gut-Brain Axis by way of re-establishing a healthy communication between the gut and brain, as well as concurrently supporting neurotransmitter production which is key to healing depression and anxiety effectively and naturally.
Along with the symptoms of anxiety and depression, constipation is often a big clue that our Gut-Brain axis needs some loving. It can be a sign the brain has slowed its involvement in peristalsis (the involuntary constriction and relaxation of the muscles of the intestine that create wave-like movements that push the contents forward, creating healthy bowel movements).
The Use (Or Overuse) Of Antibiotics
In 2016, among all outpatient antibiotic prescription fills by 19.2 million privately insured U.S. children and non-elderly adults, 23.2% were inappropriate, 35.5% were potentially appropriate, and 28.5% were not associated with a recent diagnosis code.
The overprescribing and overuse of antibiotics is a significant healthcare issue that causes a massive shift in our bacteria and microbes. The overuse of antibiotics can even cause certain bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics.
Lead researcher Dr. Kao-Ping Chua, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, said:
"Antibiotic prescribing is a major driver of the development of bacteria that are resistant to antibiotics."
Nearly 25 percent of antibiotics prescribed in the United States are given for conditions they aren't meant to treat and aren't effective at treating, so we're killing off our good gut bacteria and causing leaky gut.
A brand new study found that when giving antibiotics to children, there is an increased risk of killing off good gut bacteria, which increases their risk of developing allergies in the future. This study is especially interesting, as allergies have increased 10-fold within the last ten years.
The Gut Health Report: Action Steps
Based off of this new and emerging research, there are a few action steps we can all take today to support our microbiome and immune system.
- Support Your Gut-Brain Axis
If you have GI symptoms, such as diarrhea, gas, bloating and abdominal pain when eating, and also suffer from anxiety, depression, or low mood, it is essential to support the gut while working on balancing neurotransmitters and the nervous system. Go through this list of our most popular gut shows and choose to watch and implement the advice of those relevant to you where we tell you exactly what to eat and how to do this.
- Continue To Fuel Our Gut
Provide your body with healthy food, clean water, prebiotics (fuel for your good gut bacteria), appropriate probiotics especially when exposed to antibiotics (that includes in your meat), pesticides and unwanted ingredients. If an antibiotic is necessary, it is recommended to take a probiotic 4 hours after each dose, and continue probiotics for at least 14-21 days after the last dose of antibiotics. Also, make sure to take something to repair the mucosal lining for the same amount of time after taking antibiotics. Our two favorites are Mucosagen and GI Encap.
- Nature's Antibiotics
Use herbs such as oil of oregano, rosemary, thyme, and garlic, along with coconut oil, apple cider vinegar, and lemon can provide the body what it needs to fight off an infection or virus rather than going on an antibiotic and having to do months of gut healing after. Fire Cider or Nature's Flu Shot are both great to have on hand to take at the first sign of sickness.
Now we want to hear from you. Did you like our Gut Health Report? Comment below about which topic applies most to you and which tips you are going to implement.
5 Steps To Healing The Gut
If you'd like to deep dive into our gut health protocol and our unique 5-step process to healing the gut, watch our free webinar.
Because the cause of your food allergies, low energy, brain fog, joint pain, anxiety, thyroid disease, autoimmune conditions, and slow metabolism could be due to a leaky gut.
You don't have to suffer anymore, let us help you heal from the root cause.


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For 10 years, Pinkberry has been heaping cereal and candy toppings on to its yogurt-ish frozen desserts, often not far from a Cold Stone Creamery, where employees folded some of those same ingredients into ice cream, possibly while singing a song. Now it looks like the two brands will be under the same corporate umbrella. [More]
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Pinkberry Bought By Company Behind Cold Stone Creamery, Blimpie
Mystery Solved: Cherry Garcia Greek Froyo Has Less Protein Because It Has More Delicious Fat
Yesterday, we compared the nutrition information of two different versions of frozen yogurt from Ben & Jerry's and found something kind of strange. Even though promoters of Greek yogurt usually brag about its higher protein content, that isn't the case with the frozen version. Ben & Jerry's got back to us, and now we have the answer. [More]
Deer Wanders Into Frozen Yogurt Shop, Does $5,000 In Damage
Frozen yogurt is currently quite trendy, but we didn't know that word had spread to wildlife. Yet a deer psuhed through the swinging door of a Peachwave shop in New Jersey last month and had an exciting romp, doing $5,000 in damage to the shop as it freaked out that its hooves couldn't get any traction on the shiny floor. [More]
Just Because It's Got The Word "Yogurt" In It Doesn't Mean Fro Yo Is A Health Food
It's not like anyone is walking into a frozen yogurt shop and shouting, "Bring me my vegetables!" but even the mere presence of the word "yogurt" might connote healthiness to some of us. And hey, it's not ice cream, which everyone knows isn't healthy, so it must be kinda good for you, right? All those yogurt cultures (depending on the store) and inherent dairy goodness? Alas, dear fro yo eaters, the word "yogurt" does not a health food make. [More]
Yogurt Shop Sells Frozen Treats Using Verizon Math
"Maybe I'm being picky," tipster David writes. "But it says what it says." [More]
TCBY is giving away free cups and cones of frozen yogurt to Moms on Mother's Day. [TCBY]


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Annex A – Data Protection
Annex A – Data protection
In this Annex we explain how Egerton Stephens Partners Limited manages your personal data.
1. Collection and use of personal data
a. Purpose of processing and legal basis
Egerton Stephens Partners Limited will collect your personal data (which may include sensitive personal data) and will process your personal data for the purposes of providing you with work-finding services. This includes for example, contacting you about job opportunities, assessing your suitability for those opportunities, updating our databases, putting you forward for job opportunities, arranging payments to you and developing and managing our services and relationship with you and our clients.
In some cases we may be required to use your data for the purpose of investigating, reporting and detecting crime and also to comply with laws that apply to us. We may also use your information during the course of internal audits to demonstrate our compliance with certain industry standards.
The legal bases we rely upon to offer these services to you are:
• Your consent
• Where we have a legitimate interest
• To comply with a legal obligation that we have
• To fulfil a contractual obligation that we have with you
b. Legitimate interest
This is where Egerton Stephens Partners Limited has a legitimate reason to process your data provided it is reasonable and does not go against what you would reasonably expect from us. Where Egerton Stephens Partners Limited has relied on a legitimate interest to process your personal data our legitimate interests is/are as follows:
• Finding you employment be it temporary, contract or permanent
c. Recipient/s of data
Egerton Stephens Partners Limited will process your personal data and/or sensitive personal data with the following recipients:
• Clients that we introduce or supply individuals to
• Candidates' former or prospective new employers that we obtain or provide references to
• The Recruitment and Employment Confederation (and any other trade body that you are a member of who may have access to your candidates' data)
• Any other third parties who carry out audits to ensure we run our business correctly or line with
• Payroll service provider who manages our payroll on our behalf
• Our Invoice factoring company
• Our IT and CRM providers
• Any public information sources and third party organisations that we may use to carry out suitability checks on work-seekers e.g. Companies House, the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), National College for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL), Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), General Medical Council (GMC), DVLA, credit reference agencies
• Government, law enforcement agencies and other regulators e.g the Police, Home Office, HMRC, Employment Agencies Standards Inspectorate (EASI), Local Authority Designated Officers (LADOs), GLAA,
• Trade unions;
• Any other organisations an individual asks you to share their data with
d. Statutory/contractual requirement
Your personal data is required by law and a contractual requirement (e.g. our client may require this personal data), and a requirement necessary to enter into a contract. You are obliged to provide the personal data and if you do not the consequences of failure to provide the data are:
• If we are unable to do all of these checks we may not be able to introduce or supply a work seeker to a client
Egerton Stephens Partners Limited will not transfer the information you provide to us to countries outside the European Economic Area ('EEA') for the purposes of providing you with work-finding services. The EEA comprises the EU member states plus Norway, Iceland and Liechtenstein.
2. Data Retention
Egerton Stephens Partners Limited will retain your personal data only for as long as is necessary for the purpose we collect it. Different laws may also require us to keep different data for different periods of time.
The Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses Regulations 2003, require us to keep work-seeker records for at least one year from (a) the date of their creation or (b) after the date on which we last provide you with work-finding services.
We must also keep your payroll records, holiday pay, sick pay and pensions auto-enrolment records for as long as is legally required by HMRC and associated national minimum wage, social security and tax legislation.
Where Egerton Stephens Partners Limited has obtained your consent to process your personal and sensitive personal data we will do so in line with our retention policy (a copy of which is attached). Upon expiry of that period Egerton Stephens Partners Limited will seek further consent from you. Where consent is not granted Egerton Stephens Partners Limited will cease to process your personal data and sensitive personal data.
3. Your rights
Please be aware that you have the following data protection rights:
• The right to be informed about the personal data Egerton Stephens Partners Limited processes on you;
• The right of access to the personal data Egerton Stephens Partners Limited processes on you;
• The right to rectification of your personal data;
• The right to erasure of your personal data in certain circumstances;
• The right to restrict processing of your personal data;
• The right to data portability in certain circumstances;
• The right to object to the processing of your personal data that was based on a public or legitimate interest;
• The right not to be subjected to automated decision making and profiling; and
• The right to withdraw consent at any time.
Where you have consented to Egerton Stephens Partners Limited processing your personal data and sensitive personal data you have the right to withdraw that consent at any time by contacting Natasha Simkins at firstname.lastname@example.com
There may be circumstances where Egerton Stephens Partners Limited will still need to process your data for legal or official reasons. We will inform you if this is the case. Where this is the case, we will restrict the data to only what is necessary for the purpose of meeting those specific reasons.
If you believe that any of your data that Egerton Stephens Partners Limited processes is incorrect or incomplete, please contact us using the details above and we will take reasonable steps to check its accuracy and correct it where necessary.
You can also contact us using the above details if you want us to restrict the type or amount of data we process for you, access your personal data or exercise any of the other rights listed above.
4. Complaints or Queries
If you wish to complain about this privacy notice or any of the procedures set out in it please contact: Natasha Simkins at firstname.lastname@example.com
You also have the right to raise concerns with Information Commissioner's Office on 0303 123 1113 or at https://ico.org.uk/concerns/, or any other relevant supervisory authority should your personal data be processed outside of the UK, if you believe that your data protection rights have not been adhered to.


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If you'd like to send us photos to include in next week's "pets on furniture" post, please ensure your photos follow our basic rules: First, the pet must be on a piece of furniture. And said piece of furniture must be clearly visible in the photo, so it takes center stage rather than your pet. Think of it more of a photo of a great piece of furniture that you want to show off…and your pet happens to be sitting on it. And second, the photo must be of decent quality. If it's dark or fuzzy (from a camera phone) then it may not make the cut. Thanks! (Photos, your name, location and a brief description can be sent to desiretoinspirekim[@]hotmail[.]com and PLEASE don't send closeups of your pet!)
Normally the pink throw is Lilly's favorite spot to be but she also likes to curl up next to the pillows on my bed. It's hard to resist a power nap when I see her laying around like that.
– Neslihan
Please see 2 pictures of my cat Aalto sitting on a mid century modern credenza. And in one of the photos you can see Aalto sitting next to an Alvar Aalto vase. I named her after Alvar Aalto who is a favorite architect of mine.
– Andy
(Here are) pics of our vizsla Beatrice Bella who has her very own Brizvegas urban dog blog here. As you can see from the following link she loves furniture!
– Gem
This chair was originally stained a dark ugly brown, and (unsurprisingly) it was buried in my parents' basement for more than 30 years. Recently, though, I decided that my dining room needed a blue chair, so I painted it, distressed it, and brought it home for my cat, Roxie. Now she can sit and watch the squirrels in style!
– Andrea (Glen Ellyn, IL)
This chair is a vintage find with a new paint job that Sophie just adores.
– Susan
Here is my cat Lily on my director chair, her favorite spot! She spends hours to sleep on this chair.
– Soizic (Mexico City)
The pic. of Jack cracked me up! Good way to start the day. 😉
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I was checking the Planet WebSec feed this morning (BTW, Christ1an must have something personal against me, as he told me he was about to add my blog one month ago...)
Latest post was this "So you think you're a hacker?" by Gareth Heyes, which in turn tracked back to this "7 minutes to kill a monster" by my friend Eduardo Vela, AKA Sirdarckcat.
Both were about a sort of (un?)official challenge to find XSS vectors capable of bypassing the famous PHPIDS tool, a game both Sirdarckcat and I already found quite funny in the beginning of past July and, according to Mario Heiderich, helped him in hardening his PHPIDS filters.
At any rate, Sirdarckcat's post ended like this:
I'm sure that Gareth Heyes, and Giorgio Maone will be the next to find some vectors
Wow, so there's a party and sounds like I'm officially invited ;)
OK, let's bring in some beer:
Notice that -- quite obviously -- you will need to disable NoScript (or at least disable its anti-XSS protection and allow both hackademix.org and php-ids.org), if you want to get some joy from the links above.
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Please see their website at www.palmspringsphotofestival.com for complete information. I think that they have a fabulous program for next year's event that includes workshops with Duane Michals, Steve McCurry, Larry Fink, Todd Hido, Keith Carter, Frank Ockenfels III, Jay Dusard, Greg Gorman, John Paul Caponigro, Debbie Fleming Caffery & Juergen Nogai. We'll again present our unique 2-day workshop, Beyond the Softbox: A Cinematic Lighting Approach for Still Photography.
The Seminars will include special courses in Understanding Color Spaces, Digital Image Optimization with Mac Holbert, Secrets of an Expert Hollywood Retoucher, Calibration & Profiling, Intermediate & Advanced classes in using Photoshop & Lightroom, The D.A.M. (Digital Asset Management) seminar, The Photographic Book, How to Get Your Photo Book Published, Using Aperture, Photography & the Internet, Advocacy & Your Camera, Storytelling with the new Canon 5-D Mark II using Aperture and I-Photo and Mary Virginia Swanson's Finding Your Audience.
They'll be offering over 700 Portfolio Reviews – chances to present your work for critique and guidance to Creative Directors, Art Directors, Museum Curators, Gallery Directors, Art Buyers, Photo Editors, Educators, Photographers and more!
This year they have another innovation: Consultations with tech gurus and others who can help you one-on-one with career or technical issues.
As always, we'll have great Evening Presentations, our daily Symposiums (The Business of Fine Art, PDN's Emerging 30, The Editorial Photography Conference and Advocacy & the Arts) and two great parties complete with free wine tastings by several of California's finest wine producers.
SUBMIT your slide show for a chance to win incredible prizes such as a Canon Pixma printer, great camera backpacks, Lensbabies, and the possibility of your work being shown to the entire Connect 09 audience in the Annenberg Theater of the Palm Springs Art Museum!
Connect 09 offers the opportunity to MEET top photographers, curators, art directors, educators and industry leaders in the spectacular desert environment of Palm Springs, California for this year's Palm Springs Photo Festival.
SHOW your portfolios, STUDY with legendary photographers, ATTEND cutting-edge seminars / symposiums and enjoy outdoor evening projections by world-famous image makers. NETWORK with the master photographers, industry insiders and your contemporaries at nightly parties and ENJOY the warm Palm Springs weather.
Most importantly, they promise you won't have more FUN at any other photo event! Walk away with a RENEWED PASSION for the art of image making.
They will also have some special deals at some of the local hotels, details should be out shortly.
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One of the most appealing aspects of the discussions and workshops I've facilitated with other online teachers is the sheer power of that face-to-face time. For example, a recent discussion I led called, "Online education, on purpose," was gratifying as a way to share some tricks and strategies, but even more so for the chance to actually lock eyes with others who spend so much time bobbing around in single-person boats like mine. I like the self-reliance and serenity of online teaching — and know many of my online colleagues do too — but as human animals, we are also nourished by our physical, creaturely time together.
Predictably, one of the great selling points of online teaching — independence and solitude — is also one of its greatest traps. It isn't just that we may not actually see much of our departmental colleagues, but that even when we do, they are likely not as invested in the online world as we are. In many of our disciplines, teaching online is pretty much a niche affair. This is not, then, just a question of physical isolation for many of us, but of a psychological isolation resulting from this modality still being regarded as specialized. Of course, lots of faculty members already experience some isolation as a department's sole expert in a content area, but in such cases, face-to-face teaching itself often serves as a source of bonding with otherwise dissimilar colleagues.
In a previous post I noted that some solely brick and mortar professors think I'm a lazy sellout because of my foray into online ed. Meeting up in person with other online teachers, then, is a bit like an AA meeting or a coming out circle. When we connect, it is not just a social nicety but an implicit acknowledgement of one another's existence and worth. We can freely express our fascination with and commitment to online teaching as Trekkies at their convention can celebrate a passion for the Clingon language. Similarly, we can be honest about our doubts and misgivings — even the deep ones — without fear that this will be used to discredit our future online teaching work or against online ed altogether.
That my analogy combines elements of a coming out circle, a support group, and a fan community is apropos. Too often when online teachers' need for community is acknowledged, it is oversimplified, with a narrow focus on the straightforward loneliness of laboring by oneself. But it isn't just any sort of company that will nourish us and ease the ache. Many online professors are pioneers in an endeavor with a still shaky reputation, hovering like tin-foil satellites at the far periphery of their ivy and brick universities. The community we need, then, will provide solace and support, but also help us challenge the very identities we are in the process of establishing.


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India continues to struggle with providing basic healthcare for its fellow citizens even after decades of rapid economic growth. Accessibility and disparity still are the primary reasons behind the misery. It won't require an epidemic for the public health system to crumble. The situation is worse in rural and suburban areas. India's Infant Mortality Rate (IMR), an important health indicator, remains three times higher than China's and almost six times higher than that of U.S. and Russia, Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) more than twelve times higher than that of U.S., U.K. or China.
To make matters worse, India suffers from a severe shortage of doctors, the estimated number of doctors for 1000 people being 0.76. This is a lot lesser than most developed countries as shown
The overall burden of managing patients has increased by leaps and bounds over the years with a surge in non-communicable diseases on top of already immanent communicable diseases. The
challenges we need to address include dealing with the uneven ratio of qualified doctors to patients, making doctors more proficient at their tasks, delivering personalized healthcare and high-quality healthcare to rural areas. A plausible way to tackle the needs of the plenty and the services of the few is to seek innovative solutions leveraging the power of machine intelligence and human-machine collaboration.
SAARTHI: Charioteer of Healthcare
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the capability of delivering solutions to make healthcare accessible and affordable to the masses at the same quality level irrespective of place and time. One of the major
applications is the automation of medical diagnosis via "differential diagnosis" which consists of distinguishing a symptom as the potential cause of a patient's illness through A process of association or elimination. Keeping that in mind, we built an automated differential diagnostics tool named
SAARTHI as a solution :
We also aspire to achieve bigger in the longer term by:
SAARTHI: Standout in Indian Context
"Health data is being collected to inform clinical decisions and [to shape] personalized predictive medicine. But there really isn't integration to improve clinical trials and inform better health
practices."-Heather Zumpano of IMST Telehealth Consulting
As a consequence of increasing access to health-related data, quite a lot of which is riddled with inaccuracies and open to manipulation, identifying a reliable source has become difficult. Along with the above lines to exploit, lack of personalized healthcare in deprived areas of India motivated us to
go one step further and compete with the already existing diagnostic tools such as WebMD symptom checker, Mediktor, Symcat, ADA, Infermedica, Isabel and so on:
The aspects in which SAARTHI is exclusive and unique is the emphasis on diseases prevalent in India, especially in rural areas. (Data Source: https://vizhub.healthdata.org/gbd-compare/india)
An App(le) a Day, Keeps the Doctor Away?
Through the use of technology and scientifically proven information about health-data, the general population would be more likely to gain access to clinical services and care. The end users of the application can be either the common man or a healthcare provider. SAARTHI will essentially help patients by optimising frequency of visits to doctors in terms of relevance. Furthermore, patients who while seeking appointments are often confused about which department to visit can decide for themselves using SAARTHI which can guide them to the right healthcare professional via potential diagnosis.
Doctors, despite their plethora of experience, might enrich their decision-making ability from an automated tool like SAARTHI supplementing their knowledge and recommending better treatments for patients. It also might inspire the doctor to better rule out alternate diagnosis apart from the obvious ones. According to a paper published in JAMA Internal Medicine, physician diagnostic errors are as high as about 15 percent. With that in mind, we can propose SAARTHI as a tool augmenting physician capability with machine intelligence to close this gap.
Although it will be a slow process for an emerging country like India, all in all, the inclusion of AI-based solutions in day-to-day medical decision making will eventually enhance patient healthcare in an affordable and accessible manner.


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Mr. Gorelick has over 25 years of litigation and trial experience in New Jersey and New York, representing corporations, institutions and other businesses in various industries in complex litigation, class actions, investigations and audits, including in the areas of health care, employment, securities, real estate and general commercial litigation. Mr. Gorelick also counsels clients with respect to a range of employment issues, including non-compete and other restrictive covenants, trade secrets, employment contracts and wrongful termination and other employment practices claims.
Mr. Gorelick's health care practice has included conducting internal investigations and negotiating complex settlements of claims with private plaintiffs and government agencies on behalf of hospitals and representing hospitals and other health care businesses in breach of contract, tort and other civil litigation. Mr. Gorelick has successfully defended numerous corporate and financial institutions in securities and financial litigation and class actions. He has obtained dismissals, summary judgment and successful outcomes after trial for clients on commercial, bankruptcy and real estate litigation, as well as numerous TROs and preliminary injunctions, while also successfully defending against actions seeking such relief.
Mr. Gorelick is a graduate of Brown University and Georgetown University Law Center. Prior to attending law school, Mr. Gorelick was selected as a Fellow by the Coro Foundation in its leadership program in public affairs, held positions in New York City government, served as a mediator of community disputes in Brooklyn, NY and earned a master's degree in public policy analysis from the New School for Social Research.
Before joining Garfunkel Wild, P.C. Mr. Gorelick was a litigation partner at Sills Cummis & Gross in Newark, NJ and Stern & Kilcullen, LLC in Roseland, NJ. He began his career in the litigation department of Schulte Roth & Zabel in Manhattan.
Mr. Gorelick has served as a board member of the Jewish National Fund, Northeast Region since 2002 and on its National Legal Committee since 2006.
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You've been using your towel warmer morning after morning without a hitch until one morning it fails to turn on. Before you throw in the towel (pun intended), there may be an easy way to fix the problem.
Our WarmlyYours towel warmers don't malfunction often, but in the rare instances that they do, the switch is usually the culprit. To find out if that's the problem with your towel warmer, you first need to test the switch.
To test the switch, you'll need to remove it from the rest of the towel warmer by using a small screwdriver to pull off the rubber cover and pry the switch from the towel warmer. Next, dislocate the wires from the metal pins at the back of the switch. You'll notice that two of the pins are silver and one is gold. Using a digital ohmmeter, attach the probes to the silver pins. Set the ohmmeter to read ohms, then turn the switch on and off to see if the display number on the ohmmeter changes. If it does not change, that means your switch has stopped working and must be replaced.
Although it's an inconvenience, it's actually a very simple problem to fix. In fact, it's even easier to replace the switch than it is to test it. To replace it, leave the switch detached from the towel warmer and make note of which wires were previously attached to which pins.
Then, get out your new switch and connect it with the wires just as the previous switch was. Before sliding the switch back into place within the towel warmer, make a note of where the ridge is on the switch itself and on the protective rubber cover. Those ridges will line up with a ridge inside the towel warmer, which will allow the switch to slide back in, ready to operate.
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Hi all,
I think this is a really wierd problem because I can't seem to find a solution for it when googling.
We have an actiontec mi424wr verizon rental. We have a Toshiba Satellite Laptop plugged directly into the router via ethernet cable. We have 3 sonos play 1 speakers and various cell phones and tablets using wireless.
When our laptop is off, in sleep mode, or in hibernate mode, our wireless connections cannot get internet. Oddly, the router still has a signal, and the wireless devices are connected, but no internet access. Can't get to a web page, use apps, etc.
I have factory reset the router. The problem went away for about two weeks, then it came back.
Adding insult to injury, I'm an IT professional and I can't figure this out. 😞
Thanks for any help you can provide!
Is PC set for DHCP or static ip?
If static, what is it set for?
possibly being used as a default gateway.
Thank you for the response CRobGauth. In theory it's DHCP, but I will try to verify tonight. In other words, I never changed anything on the laptop. I haven't reserved the MAC or the IP or anything along those lines either. So I would expect it's DHCP. After the last factory reset, I just plugged the laptop into the LAN 1 and logged into the router. I DID change the ESSID and password. So the wireless devices do connect to the new ESSID name and the laptop shows it's connected to the default 7WJKL. Maybe that's where I'm screwing things up? But this was fine for years actually. Forgot to mention that, it's a fairly recent problem, less than 6 months.
Strangely, this problem seems to have gone away. I did make one change. I went into Network and Sharing Center --> Manage Wireless Networks and deleted and an old ESSID reference. It's odd that would make a difference though since I keep the wireless adapter disabled. The laptop is plugged in via ethernet cable, so there is no need to enable the wireless adapter. It's early yet, so I'm not going to claim victory. But for a couple of days now the laptop has been going into hibernate mode with no adverse effects on the wireless devices.


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You freaking out? Admit it, Ebola virus. People in hazmat suits. Atlanta.
It sounds like an episode for The Walking Dead. Ironically, The Walking Dead is filmed in Atlanta.
Yeah -people have been dealing with this for years, mostly in west Africa, but now that Kent Brantly from Fort Worth has it, we all notice it. Donald Trump`s had that stupid tweet saying Brantly should have stayed in Africa.
But have you noticed…this Ebola thing has manifested itself into conspiracy virus? Look it up.
There are conspiracy theorists hard at work and infecting our minds about Ebola — like it's some plot to wipe us all out; these conspiracies.
One guy blames Bill Gates and some guys in black suits.
Another story says people think the virus is a ruse to justify capabilities rituals.
Just point and click away if you want more of this stuff. But aren`t you sick and tired of the conspiracy virus? It seems like every big story (Princess Diana, JFK, AIDS, the moon landing, 9-11, Roswell) has it.
You know that virus will cloud your mind with unnecessary garbage. Don`t fall for this stuff; anyone who has this virus can infect you.
You catch Conspiracy virus, you`ll start rambling about presidents. And the only conspiracy will be people figuring out how to stay away from you.


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"A portrait of my child...once a week...every week in 2013"
Linking up with Jodi (and many others) for this project.
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Look at how proud she is. Beautiful photo! Lovely to 'discover' your blog through Che and Fidel. xReplyDelete
she looks so happy in her ballet class!!!
you're lucky, where i live ballet classes start from 5 years old...
Beautiful! I felt the same when Lamb had her first ballet lesson. I couldn't help but giggle when they all tried to do a curtsy - one of the always stacks it.ReplyDelete
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Senator Markey Joins Senate Democrats in Introducing "TRUE LEADership Act" to Remove Lead from Pipes and Invest More in America's Crumbling Water Infrastructure
Through loans, grants and tax credits, legislation would inject more than $70 billion in the next 10 years into water infrastructure and lead relief programs
Markey legislation, the CLEARR Act, provides assistance for disadvantaged communities, brings public water infrastructure into 21st century
WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats, led by U.S. Senator Ben Cardin (D-Md.), today introduced the Testing, Removal and Updated Evaluations of Lead Everywhere in America for Dramatic Enhancements that Restore Safety to Homes, Infrastructure and Pipes Act of 2016,or True LEADership Act, a comprehensive plan that recommits the federal government to a critical role in water infrastructure investment, lead remediation and the strong drinking water protections provided by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Incidents like the recent crisis in Flint, Michigan, underscore the dangers that can result when the safety of our drinking water and state of our water infrastructure is not made a priority.
The True LEADership Act will have nationwide reach, addressing the scourge of lead-laden water and housing across the country. It also will improve our nation's water infrastructure, while creating thousands of new jobs. Senator Markey's legislation, the Contaminant and Lead Electronic Accounting and Reporting Requirements (CLEARR) for Drinking Water Act, would require the EPA to establish requirements for electronic reporting of water quality testing results. The CLEARR Act also focuses on disadvantaged communities by updating the requirements for repeat- or serious-offender water systems and creates a system so that residents can request in-home water quality tests from the EPA and receive the test results in an expedited manner.
"The color of your skin, the neighborhood you call home, and your net worth shouldn't determine your availability of clean and safe drinking water. The CLEARR Act helps ensure the EPA addresses drinking water concerns in disadvantaged communities by allowing the direct request of drinking water quality testing and by initiating partnerships with community and scientific organizations," said Senator Markey, top Democrat on the Superfund, Waste Management and Regulatory Oversight Subcommittee. "I am proud to stand with my Democratic colleagues to introduce a comprehensive legislative package aimed at bringing our water infrastructure into the 21st century, giving justice to the people of Flint, and helping to ensure a tragedy like this never happens again."
A copy of Senator Markey's CLEARR Act can be found HERE.
Background information on the CLEARR Act can be found HERE.
"We urgently need to minimize the risks to our communities and our children. Urban, rural and suburban neighborhoods – in every community in America – all rely on safe, clean water. Our health and our livelihoods will continue to be in danger if we do not act swiftly and decisively," said Senator Cardin. "We can and must immediately do more as a country to better protect our waters and our kids, and the TRUE LEADership Act will help us do exactly that."
Reforms included in the TRUE LEADership Act include:
· Increasing investments in our water infrastructure, particularly through a new grant program specifically designed for projects that reduce lead in tap water
· Establishing a mandatory, nationwide requirement for states to report elevated levels of lead in children
· Establishing mandatory testing and notification of lead in water systems
· Key reforms to HUD authorities and a new tax credit for homeowners to remove lead
· A new grant program for schools to aid children with the effects of lead poisoning
· Accelerates development of new water technologies
This new legislation, through a combination of loans, grants and tax credits, would inject over $70 billion over the next 10 years into water infrastructure and lead relief programs. For every public dollar we invest in upgrading our water infrastructure, our GDP grows by more than $6.
"The contaminated water crisis in Flint, Michigan is a tragic example of what happens when we focus too much on spending cuts and not enough on protecting families," said Senator Durbin. "The crisis also exposed a nationwide lead problem that has not spared my home state of Illinois. Today's legislation represents a comprehensive approach to updating national standards, putting the proper protections in place and allocating the necessary resources to address lead contamination."
"The lead poisoning of children in Flint, Michigan, is a national tragedy. The American people have a right to expect safe, clean water when they turn on their faucets, and no child should be afraid of being poisoned in their own home," said Senator Boxer. "That is why it is so important that my colleagues and I are introducing this comprehensive legislation today that addresses lead contaminated water, provides much-needed investment in our drinking water infrastructure, and will improve our response to a future drinking water crisis."
"Lead poisoning is a preventable tragedy, but effective programs designed to reduce lead exposure and prevent water contamination have gone underfunded for years. This package of legislation includes needed reforms, but we also need to increase funding to help parents protect their children from lead hazards that may already be present in their homes," said Senator Reed.
"If we begin to prioritize investments in infrastructure, if we choose to address outdated standards and upgrade obsolete equipment, we can give communities a fighting chance and protect children and families from lead contamination," said Senator Menendez. "We should be doing better than relying on century-old pipes and decades-old standards. This package provides a comprehensive response to our national lead public health emergency: safeguarding our drinking water; updating our standards; putting people to work; repairing aging water systems; keeping lead out of our homes; helping our communities; and protecting our children and our future."
"It is deplorable that in the year 2016, any American would have to fear lead poisoning from their drinking water," said Senator Merkley. "This situation is absolutely unacceptable and demands immediate action. I'm proud to join with my colleagues to put forward a serious plan to get lead out of our water, including by making available affordable financing to update and repair drinking water systems across the country through my WIFIA program."
Original co-sponsors of the TRUE LEADership Act include U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Barbara A. Mikulski (D-Md.), Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), Ron Wyden (D-OR),Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Bob Menendez (D-N.J.), Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), Bob Casey, Jr. (D-Penn.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.),Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wisc.), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Gary Peters (D-Mich.).


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BRISTOL, Tenn. -- Due to severe wear on right-side tires and their failure to "rubber in" with the track, Goodyear is rushing in a new compound for Saturday's Nationwide Series and Sunday's Sprint Cup Series races at Bristol Motor Speedway.
About 1,200 tires are being shipped from the Charlotte, N.C., area.
Usually, as drivers run more practice laps, rubber from the tire is ground into the track's surface, and that alleviates excessive tire wear.
"With the lack of improvement it was obvious we needed to react," Goodyear's Rick Heinrich said Friday.
Goodyear officials said the situation was different from what happened at Indianapolis in 2008, when tires wore out so fast that NASCAR had to mandate pit stops every nine laps of green-flag racing.
But several drivers commented that the tires put down a powder similar to what they saw that day at Indy three years ago.
Goodyear changed the compound for the right-side tire in the Nationwide and Cup Series in an attempt to provide more grip. But it became obvious early on Friday that the approach was not working.
Denny Hamlin said he was able to run only 30 laps, about 100 laps short of a fuel run, on the right-side tires Goodyear brought to the track.
Robin Pemberton, NASCAR's vice president for competition, said tests likely will be scheduled before the August race in Bristol to make sure there is no repeat of what happened to Hamlin.
The replacement tires for the Nationwide Series will be identical to the tires used in Bristol last year. The Cup cars will use the same compound that worked at Kansas and California last season.
Pemberton said he supported Goodyear's decision to react quickly.
"There's tires in the barn ready to race anywhere and everywhere we go," Pemberton said.
Kurt Busch, who is tied atop the Cup standings with Tony Stewart, said teams are scrambling because they have only one set of tires to practice on before the new tires arrive. Busch said Goodyear made the right decision to change.
"You can just see the racetrack is not rubbering in," he said. "It's almost like the tires are turning into powder like we saw at Indianapolis."
David Newton covers NASCAR for ESPN.com. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Look After One Another: Educate Yourself
Now winter is truly coming. In the winter, we must protect ourselves. Look after one another.
-Ned Stark, King of the North
Perhaps the phrase winter is coming has been played out. I'll admit I've used it at least twice and probably even #hashtagged it more than that, but Ned Stark does have a point. Most of us ski and climb with a partner. There are days when I go alone, but I alert someone where I'm going. Most of the time it's my wife. Sometimes I tell a friend as I'd like to not admit to her what I'm going to do until it's been done… I digress.
Look after one another. When Frank, Ryan, and I go into the field for work, looking after each other is more important than any data we collect. If one of us fails to go home at the end of the day, we didn't do our job. I try to instill this on my recreational partners as well. Look after each other, have fun, then get to the summit.
This is not intended to say don't ski it. In fact, if the time is right, go for it! You and your partners' (who are looking out for each other) job is to determine go or no go. Just be sure you're protecting yourself the best you can. One great way to protect yourself is becoming more knowledgeable. The Eastern Snow and Avalanche Workshop is the perfect venue for this. Come spend the day with snow professionals and start your winter off on the right foot. This is a great event to come to with your ski partner and talk about how excited you are for propagation saw tests, capped columns, Norlun troughs, and rite in the rain notebooks.
We have a stellar line-up of presenters this year returning to the Performing Arts Center at Fryeburg Academy. The lobby will once again be filled with vendors showcasing the latest and greatest. Our friends at Saco River Brewing will be on hand in the evening. While the workshop is aimed at continuing education for snow professionals, all are encouraged to join as this event is a good way to kick of the coming winter.


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During the final presidential debate Monday night, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney suggested a surprising tactic to deal with Iran and the threat it poses to Israel.
"I'd make sure that [Iranian President Mahmoud] Ahmadinejad is indicted under the Genocide Convention. His words amount to genocide incitation," Romney told debate moderator Bob Schieffer. "I would indict him for it."
The statement, which marked a departure from the Republican Party's traditional opposition to an international criminal justice system, may have been part of an effort by Romney to appear less bellicose and more reasoned, according to William Burke-White, a deputy dean and professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School
"I was somewhat shocked to see Romney embrace international criminal justice, which is not usually part of a Republican platform," said Burke-White, who served on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's policy planning staff from 2009 to 2011.
But an indictment of Ahmadinejad would be fraught with problems: It would ruin any possibility of negotiating with Iran, would be a difficult case to win, and would draw an international audience for Ahmadinejad's frequently incendiary and anti-Semitic statements, according to Burke-White.
If elected, a Romney administration could ask the United Nations Security Council to call for a special court with limited jurisdiction to investigate and handle the case, as it did following conflicts in Rwanda, Lebanon, Sierra Leone and the former Yugoslavia.
The International Criminal Court, however, is a more likely option. Since it was created in 2002, the ICC has indicted 29 individuals for various war crimes and crimes against humanity.
But the United States, Israel and Iran have refused to join other nations that have made their citizens subject to the court's jurisdiction under specific conditions. President George W. Bush's administration withdrew from the 2002 Rome treaty that created the court, claiming that Americans would become vulnerable to illegitimate or politically-motivated prosecutions.
The United States would have to ask a close ally that offically recognizes the court and has a seat on the United Nation's Security Council -- such as the United Kingdom -- to call for Ahmadeinejad's indictment. The U.S. used this tactic to bring matters in Libya and Sudan before the International Criminal Court.
With those hurdles cleared, international prosecutors would face more difficulties. International law defines genocide as the intent and effort to eliminate an ethnic, racial or religious group. An attempt to incite genocide involves public statements or actions that lead to mass murder. The court has successfully prosecuted a Rwandan mayor who made daily radio announcements calling for the country's Hutu tribe to slaughter members of the Tutsi tribe in the run up to that country's 1994 genocide. Over the course of about 100 days, some 800,000 people -- most of them Tutsi -- were killed.
In 2005, a poorly translated Ahmadinejad speech caused an international furor when he was quoted calling for Israel to be "wiped off the map." Ahmadinejad has also made subsequent statements questioning Israel's right to exist and whether or not the Holocaust occurred.
The comments have provoked condemnations from leaders around the world and in the United States. In 2007, a bipartisan group of 103 members of Congress co-sponsored a bill calling for the U.N. Security Council to back an International Criminal Court indictment for "inciting genocide." The bill, however, languished in committee.
"The danger is if he were to get the International Criminal Court to take it up, there's no way to arrest Ahmadinejad without putting troops on the ground," Burke-White said. "Then that would give him [Ahmadinejad] a trial, a platform to share his crazy views where someone would have to make a very difficult case. To me, it seems like an enormous amount of political capital to expend on a rather uncertain case."
Just after the debate, Congressman Jason Chaffetz, a Republican from Utah and Romney surrogate, downplayed the significance of Romney's call for an indictment.
"The point Mitt Romney was making is you have to try everything," Chaffetz said.
Romney's comments are likely part of an effort to establish himself as a potential president who would not be quick to go to war, Burke-White said, but an indictment would make America's broader diplomatic goals regarding Iran -- an end to the country's nuclear enrichment program and a de-escalation of tensions with Israel and other countries in the region -- harder to achieve.
"Unlike sanctions, which you can withdraw, too, an indictment or conviction does not work that way," he said. "With Romney's plan, you lose the carrot while you increase the stick."


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While I'm still recovering from Ashlee and Pete's engagement announcment (who have since been squashing pregnancy rumors), another big event happened— the annual Country Music Television (CMT) awards. It turned out to be a big night for gorgeous Taylor Swift, who won the Female Video of the Year award. Miley Cyrus hosted alongside her dad, looking lovely in red and white. Plus 6 month pregnant Nicole Kidman made an appearance, though Dlisted says you can barely see her baby bump. If you watched the awards, make sure you let us know what you thought! If you missed the ceremony, you can read all about it at CMT.com.
And looks like the rumors we mentioned in March, about Heidi Montag's fashion line are totally true! Heidi debuted her fashion line, Heidiwood, last weekend. Heidi wore a pair of mini-short-shorts and zebra print halter top and had Spencer by her side! I'm not sure I'd ever go out in something that daring, but it does make me curious about the rest of her line. What do think of Heidi's outfit?
In other celebrity fashion news, Victoria Beckham's clothing line was pulled from stores due to low sales. Poor Posh! Celebrity Rumors reports the sexy pop star never wanted to make appearances to promote her clothes. Can you say diva!
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Thanksgiving Weekend is a great excuse for an extended getaway to Galveston. There's plenty of holiday events to keep you busy or just take time to relax before the holiday bustle begins.
Wednesday - Leave work a little early and check in at one of Galveston's popular historic hotels. Hotel Galvez & Spa is located on Galveston's beachfront while The Tremont House is in the heart of The Strand Historic District. Harbor House Hotel & Marina at Pier 21 is walkable to The Strand and overlooks the harbor. Check-in is at 4 p.m. unless you request and earlier time.
Thanksgiving - Make a reservation for Thanksgiving Day Brunch at Hotel Galvez. This is a hugely popular brunch so make your reservation as soon as you book your room. Seating times begin at 10:30 a.m. and continue through 6:30 p.m. After 3:30 p.m. the menu changes from brunch to more of a dinner menu. For reservations, please call 409.515.2161. You will love it! Brunch at Hotel Galvez has been perfected to a science as they serve brunch every Sunday.
Thursday Evening - Venture out to Moody Gardens for Ice Land and Festival of Lights. While you tour "Ice Land" you'll see amazing carved ice scultpures in a huge exhibit. They even provide a parka to keep you warm. Then explore the largest holiday lighting festival on the Gulf Coast.
Friday Day - This is the perfect time to avoid the Black Friday crowds and leisurely browse the shops in The Strand District and nearby Postoffice Street.
Friday Evening - If you are a guest at The Tremont House and Harbor House, check on the shuttle schedule and catch a ride to Hotel Galvez. Hotel Galvez is host to the Galveston Holiday Lighting Celebration on the Friday after Thanksgiving. Festivities begin at 6 p.m. with the arrival of Santa Claus and the lighting of the hotel's 35-ft Christmas Tree. Enjoy holiday music by area carolers and a performance by Galveston Ballet. Performances should wrap up by 7:30 or 8 p.m. so make sure you make a dinner reservation.
Saturday Day - If you are a fan of Jaston Williams of a Greater Tuna series, buy tickets for "Maid Marion in a Stolen Car" at The Grand 1894 Opera House. The matinee performance begins at 2 p.m. For tickets, visit www.thegrand.com.
Saturday Evening - One of the most popular events during Thanksgiving Weekend is ArtWalk. Typically more than 20 galleries or other businesses host art exhibitions from 6 to 9 p.m. during this holiday ArtWalk. The Tremont House is always host to a regional artist so stop in and visit. Plus, weather permitting, the hotel's Rooftop Bar may be open. Or, enjoy live jazz in the Toujouse Bar.
Sunday Evening - To end the weekend on a high note, The Grand 1894 Opera House will feature "The Irish Tenors" on Sunday at 7 p.m. The Irish Tenors, Finbar Wright, Anthony Kearns and Ronan Tynan, will perform Christmas favorites from their best-selling We Three Kings album.
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Happy Birthday to Zander! We kept up our tradition and traveled on his birthday....Nolan traveled 14 hours on his birthday....Zander only traveled about six.
The day BEGAN with us finding THIS one on the floor...and she had a perfectly good bed. It turns out she had some nasty dreams all night. We visited Hiroshima yesterday. I'll write more about the past two days when I have time to ponder what I want to say and to get the details correct.
The front desk was very helpful. Armed with a subway map and assurances it was REALLY safe at night in Osaka - regardless of the tales of the Yakuza - we headed out. This fenced in area under the train overpass is a parking lot for bikes.
Michael attracts the J.W. witnesses' everywhere we go...here he is at Umeda station - the UNDERGROUND CITY....a big subway station in Osaka. The man asked if he was a Christian. Michael said yes. He asked, "What kind of Christian?" Michael was pondering how to answer, be gracious, but end the conversation. I popped out with, "We're followers of Jesus." That seemed to stump them and ended the conversation. I hope they think about it. Because they do not follow Jesus and that is the key to me. He is the WAY, the Truth and Life...no one comes to the Father except through Him.
These photos are ALL underground in the Umeda subway station until I tell you differently. ::snort::
We went on the hunt for dinner.....I thought Olive House in honor of the boys at Olive Garden....
There are floors and sections for EVERYTHING...clothes, department stores....We had a bit of a wait for the restaurant. WOW - we saw something we've not seen in 3.5 years. A man getting quite vocal and aggressive with the host of the restaurant...the manager even came out. I duly checked to see if I could see tattoos or missing fingers...this IS the Yakuza center of Japan. It appears he was not mafia - just grumpy. ::snort::
Pat and Lyla are missionaries here in Osaka (2nd/3rd from left). We met on FB and met today in real life.....fun perk. They teach English in Ibarki.
Michael chose Chinese for dinner. I showed the waitress my allergy card...and she was confused. Then I was confused...and commented, "Isn't this in Japanese?"
She affirmed the card is in Japanese. She still didn't grasp what it said. We managed to get it explained....please make sure I don't have shell fish of any sort...they use a lot of shell fish and oyster sauce here! It turns out she's Chinese and my card was in Japanese...and I was trying to translate it for the Chinese waitress. ::snort:: (Have I shared lately how much I love life over here?) I settled for getting plain steamed veggies and rice. We've noted there is MUCH less English translation signs and such down in this part of Japan - even though Osaka is a huge city.
We hopped a subway back to our station and then enjoyed the brisk walk back to the hotel. We arrived back at 10 p.m. Here are a couple of shots from the walk home....
Choosing Joy!
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The iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max have been recently released. In this blog post, I will be reviewing the iPhone 11. I will tell you about all the pros and cons of this phone and how it stacks up against the 11 Pro as well as its predecessor from last year the iPhone XR.
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iPhone 11 Introduction:
When you compare the iPhone 11 to the iPhone XR from last year there are a few things that stand out.
The iPhone 11 has a dual-camera setup, longer battery life, and it's faster than that of the iPhone XR.
When Apple released the iPhone XR last year, it was billed as the affordable iPhone. This phone was made for people who are on a budget, people who are not interested in paying the hefty price tag to get a premium iPhone.
This phone was popular among iPhone users and some people believe that this was the best iPhone that Apple had ever made, but that's debatable.
iPhone 11 Design:
When it comes to the design of the phone, the iPhone 11 didn't change very from that of its predecessor.
Both iPhones have a similar look and feel to them. The notch at the top of the display screen, the anodized aluminum sides, and the glass back are very similar.
There are six color variants which include white, black, green, purple, yellow, and Product red.
These colors are not as bright as the colors of the XR from last year, they are a bit more subtle.
The iPhone 11 has black bezels that are slightly thicker than that of the 11 Pro. The iPhone 11 has an LCD display screen which is cheaper than that of the OLED display screen on the 11 Pro.
The thicker bezels on this phone are necessary to prevent light leakage. These bezels are not a problem because they are not huge by any means.
Other than the camera bump and the colors, one of the most noticeable things is the placement of the Apple logo has been changed.
The Apple logo is now located at the center of the phone instead of near the camera where it was located before.
Before these iPhones were released there was an iPhone rumor that was going around.
People believed that one of the new features of the iPhone 11 was expected to be bilateral wireless charging.
The Apple logo is located at the center to mark the exact spot where iPhone users should place their devices when charging.
So this seemed plausible, however, when these iPhones were released bilateral charging was not part of the features listed.
The iPhone 11 has an IP68 water resistance rating, this means that it can be submerged in up to two meters of water for up to 30 minutes, that's twice the depth of the iPhone XR.
The iPhone 11 does not look and feel like a cheaper version of the Pro models.
Display Screen:
The iPhone 11 has a 6.1-inch LCD display screen and the 11 Pro has an OLED display screen.
The display screen on the iPhone 11 is referred to by Apple as a "Liquid Retina HD" display screen.
The Liquid Retina display has 326 ppi resolution, with 625 nits of brightness, and a 1,400 to 1 contrast ratio.
The 11 Pro has a "Super Retina XDR" display screen which has 458 ppi, and 2,000,000 to 1 contrast ratio, with 800 nits of brightness.
So if you're comparing the display screens on both phones you will notice that the colors are more rich and vibrant, the display screen is brighter, and you can see a little more detail on the 11 Pro in comparison to the iPhone 11.
The OLED on the 11 Pro is a better display screen, but the LCD still looks good.
Nevertheless, the display screen on the iPhone 11 looks good, you must remember that this is a mid-range phone, the display screen is relatively bright, and the colors look natural.
The main selling point for this phone is the 12-megapixel dual camera setup that it possesses.
The iPhone 11 has a bigger camera bump than that of its predecessor. Nevertheless, the dual-camera setup consists of a wide-angle camera and an ultra-wide-angle camera with a 2x zoom.
This dual-camera setup gives you the ability to fit more into your shots. These two cameras are also present on the 11 Pro.
However, the 11 Pro also has a telephoto camera which gives you the ability to zoom in on a subject that's relatively far away.
It's great that Apple added the ultra-wide camera to the iPhone 11 because this gives you a bit more flexibility when shooting photos.
It's set up in such a way that it's extremely easy to switch between the wide and ultra-wide-angle cameras.
When you're in the camera app and you're framing a shot, the 1x button will appear at the bottom of the image frame.
This means that the wide-angle camera is in use. If you tap the 1x button the phone will switch to the ultra-wide-camera, then the 1x button changes to a 0.5x button.
If you tap the button again, everything switches back to the way it was before.
While you're in the 1x camera view, you will get a preview of what the 0.5x ultra-wide photo would look like.
When it comes to photo quality, both cameras in the dual-camera setup produce great photos in different conditions.
The color accuracy is excellent and the photos have lots of details.
Both the iPhone 11 and 11 Pro have a new Night mode which has improved the quality of photos taken with these phones in low light conditions.
When you take photos in low light conditions Night mode uses software processing which reveals details that would have been lost.
It would have been good if the iPhone 11 had an optical zoom, but this is not a deal-breaker by any means.
Nevertheless, there's digital zoom and it goes up to 5x. However, in some cases when you exceed 2x digital zoom you will get some noise.
So you shouldn't heavily rely on the zoom feature if you plan on getting this phone.
Selfie Camera:
The TrueDepth camera located at the front of the phone has been upgraded from a 7MP camera that shoots 1080p/60fps.
To a 12MP camera that shoots 4K/60fps video camera. Now, this camera can also record slow-mo video. This camera shoots great photos in different conditions.
Speed And Performance:
The iPhone 11 is powered by the new A13 Bionic processor, which is the successor to the A12 Bionic processor that's in the iPhone XR.
This phone is faster and more responsive as a result of the new A13 Bionic processor. When opening apps you will notice that they launch faster and if you enjoy playing video games, the graphics performance is smoother.
The iPhone 11 and 11 Pro have the same processor, and both phones perform in a similar manner.
Battery Life:
The iPhone 11 comes with a 3,046 mAh battery that lasts slightly longer than its predecessor.
On average, the battery on this phone will last for over one full day of moderate to heavy use.
An Apple representative stated that the longer battery life was achieved through software and hardware optimizations, and a bigger battery.
Before the release of the 2019 iPhones, the iPhone XR was the iPhone with the best battery life.
However, that award now belongs to the iPhone 11 Pro Max. Nevertheless, if you're upgrading from an older iPhone to the iPhone 11 you will notice that the battery life is better.
I dislike the fact that this phone does not come with a fast charger, however, you can buy one separately.
The iPhone 11 comes with a 5w plug which takes roughly 3 hours to charge the phone from 0 to 100%, this is not acceptable.
The 11 Pro models come with an 18w charger which also works on the iPhone 11. With the 18w charger, you can charge the iPhone from 0 to 100% in roughly one hour and a half.
So it will take you twice as long to charge the phone if you use the 5w plug that comes with it. If you would like to charge the phone faster you will have to buy the 18w charger separately.
The iPhone 11 has wireless charging capabilities but if you would like to use this feature you will have to buy a Qi wireless charger separately.
My Final Thought:
When the iPhone XR was released last year it was very popular because it offered the most value.
The iPhone 11 provides some great improvements to the cameras and the phone has great overall performance.
This is being billed as the most affordable iPhone of the year which starts at $699 for the 64GB model.
While the 11 Pro starts at $999 for the 64GB version. The thought of paying $999 for a phone does not appeal to me.
However, if you have an older iPhone and you've been thinking about upgrading, you should consider getting the iPhone 11.
You can take a look at the iPhone 11 on eBay. I hope this iPhone 11 review was informative and it answered all the questions had.
However, if you have any questions that were not answered in this review. Or if you would like to share your experiences with this phone, please feel free to leave a comment below.
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- Calf length – Used by people whose swelling, aching or vein problems are confined to the feet and ankle areas.
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Olivia Colman has opened up about the daunting prospect of replacing Claire Foy in Netflix costume drama, 'The Crown'.
Back in October, it was announced that the actress will take over the role of Queen Elizabeth II in season three of the award-winning series.
Though the decision came as no surprise, as the show's writer, Peter Morgan, knew from the beginning that he would cast an older actress in order to convey a more realistic portrayal of Her Majesty's later years.
But Foy's Golden Globe-winning performance in the much-loved series will prove tough to compete with.
"She's f***ing amazing and it's a very hard act to follow," Coleman admitted in an interview with Radio Times.
But with filming set to commence in July, the Broadchurch star has struck up a close relationship with Foy in preparation for the role.
"They - the people, the grown ups - put us in touch so I could ask her about it and she was just lovely - she's one of the sweetest people ever and she's brilliant," Colman revealed.
Though it's not just the 44-year-old who was left awe-struck by the actress' portrayal of the head of the monarchy, as Colman's husband, Ed Sinclair, is also a self-confessed fan of the show.
"We are completely obsessed with 'The Crown' anyway but whenever Claire Foy comes on he goes, 'Oh, she's amazing'", Colman added.
With just six months to go until shooting, details have the next season have been surprisingly scarce.
Vanessa Kirby, who plays Princess Margaret, seemingly confirmed rumours that Helena Bonham Carter is set to replace her in the upcoming season in a recent Instagram post.
While rumours that Paul Bettany will Matt Smith as Prince Philip were soon shut down, as a consequence to his hectic schedule.