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Welcome to WWW Wednesday! This meme was formerly hosted by MizB at A Daily Rhythm and revived here on Taking on a World of Words. Just answer the three questions below and leave a link to your post in the comments for others to look at. No blog? No problem! Just leave a comment with your responses. Please, take some time to visit the other participants and see what others are reading. So, let's get to it!
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What are you currently reading?
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Currently reading: I'm getting so close to the end of The Book of Speculation by Erika Swyler! I had to wait 40 minutes to see the eye doctor last Thursday and I got completely sucked in. Without studying to do during my lunch breaks, I think I'll finish this one very soon!
A Son of the Circus by John Irving is not really picking up. I really hoped it would, but I'm plodding along still. With a week I'll be without my husband, maybe I'll find some time?
I started Terra Incognita by Ruth Downie on Saturday. Time will tell how well I remember the plot of the first one I really think it's been maybe ten years since I read it because I'm thinking it was in high school!
Recently finished: I finished Snow Flower and the Secret Fan by Lisa See on Friday while driving around for work. I thought the ending was really well done. I got to listen to the end of the story in pretty rapid succession over the last few days which was a really great experience. I adore getting to binge on books, especially ones that are this moving. The story was beautiful and I understand there's a movie I can watch soon! It will be fun to compare them. When I heard See speak, she said it was very different from the book! I was sad to realize this book wouldn't count for a new time period in the When Are You Reading? Challenge, but it's a very new time and culture for me! My review will be up tomorrow so please check that out!
Reading Next: My plan is still The Circle by Dave Eggers. I may have to find an ebook before I get to that, but I'll cross that bridge when I come to it. I'm getting more and more excited for this book each week when you all tell me how excited you are as well, haha.
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Shoma Chaudhury, managing editor and one of the promoters of the weekly magazine Tehelka, has been named among the "150 Women Who Shake the World" in the re-launch issue of the American newsweekly, Newsweek.
"Champions women in India's celebrated newsmagazine Tehelka," is the seven-word caption for Chaudhury.
Newsweek has been relaunched this week under Tina Brown, former editor of Tatler, Vanity Fair, New Yorker and Talk, who currently runs the webzine The Daily Beast.
Chaudhury had interviewed Brown during her 2007 India visit and written for The Daily Beast founded by her in 2009. Tehelka editor Tarun J. Tejpal interviewed Tina Brown during the Jaipur literature festival in 2009, was crowned muckraker-in-chief by the webzine earlier this year.
Tina Brown has been quoted as saying that "Tehelka is one of the most exciting news magazines in the world. Its probing in public interest, its vitality, enterprise and tenacity give it influence beyond the subcontinent."
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The Love of Lanceros
A paradox exists in the cigar world right now. Retailers are reporting the immense popularity of hefty cigars, some of which are nearly one inch thick. The robusto remains the most popular size on the market, and cigarmakers continue to release fat sizes. But despite the consumer clamor for heft, an increasing number of non-Cuban cigar manufacturers are adding slim, elegant lanceros to their size portfolios. Recently, new lanceros from Coronado by La Flor, Oliva, Davidoff, Joya de Nicaragua, Alec Bradley, Illusione, Padilla, Toraño, Cuvée, Gran Habano, Nestor Miranda and 601 have either hit the market or have been announced as new sizes. The lancero may be one of the slower sellers in the American market, but it's taking on a cult following. True cigar aficionados are choosing them as exciting, different smokes.
"It's the best size that I make," says Carlos (Carlito) Fuente Jr., who is sometimes seen smoking the long, thin versions of his Fuente Fuente OpusX or Arturo Fuente Don Carlos cigars.
"Love lanceros," says Pete Johnson, creator of the Tatuaje brand. "They were part of my original six brown-label sizes five years ago. I was making this in early 2003 when everyone was running from them, except maybe Carlito."
When asked what kind of customer buys a lancero, Michael Herklots, general manager of the Davidoff shop in Columbus Circle in New York City, answered, "An educated one. A confident one. A lancero smoker is the same type of customer who buys a Schrader RBS Cabernet—he doesn't need a trophy that other people recognize as great. He or she knows it's great, and that's enough."
The standard Cuban measurement for a lancero is 7 1/2 inches long by 38 ring gauge, but those made outside of Cuba can be a bit shorter and somewhat fatter. Most cigars with the name are finished with a signature flag cap, the pigtail that can be anything from a mere stub to a strip of leaf approaching an inch in length. When rated by Cigar Aficionado, lanceros fall under the panetela category, which comprises thin cigars. All lanceros are panetelas, but only gran (or long) panetelas are lanceros.
Thin cigars have always been part of the Cuban cigar portfolio, but the lancero is a relatively new size. It was first rolled at El Laguito in the 1960s with the creation of the Cohiba brand. "The lancero came out of Cuba—before Cohiba there were no lanceros," said General Cigar's Benjamin Menendez, whose father, Alonso, co-owned the H. Upmann factory in Havana. Fidel Castro is "the father of the size," says Cigar Aficionado European editor James Suckling, an avowed lover of lanceros and an expert on the cigars of Cuba.
The lancero, known as an El Laguito No. 1 in a Cuban cigar factory, is visually striking, its length exacerbated by the cigar's unusual lack of girth. Lancero means lancer in Spanish, and the size is evocative of the long weapons wielded by horse-mounted knights of the Middle Ages. More specifically, one might even recall the lance held by Don Quixote in the Cervantes novel.
Many lanceros have traditionally been difficult finds—or impossible to buy through normal retail channels. The first, the Cohiba Lancero, was only for Castro when it was first created, and when the Cohiba brand became commercially available, Castro cast another cigar mystique with the diplomatic Trinidad, a cigar the same size as a Cohiba Lancero, and available only as a gift of the Cuban government. (In 1998, the Trinidad Fundadore made its ceremonious commercial debut, at a slightly thicker girth, 40 ring gauge, and was instantly recognized as the new gold standard for lanceros.)
After Cohiba, the Cuban Davidoff was the first cigar brand to adopt the lancero size into its portfolio with the introduction of the Davidoff No. 1. When the Davidoff brand left Cuba for the Dominican Republic, it continued offering lancero shapes, and for years was one of the few non-Cuban cigars with a lancero as part of the brand.
Ironically, as American consumers are presented with an increasing number of lancero choices, the Cuban cigar industry is cutting back its thin-cigar selection. Suckling says that the Cubans are rolling mostly Montecristo Especiales, Cohiba Lanceros and Trinidad Fundadores, while El Rey del Mundo Grandes de España, Bolivar Especiales No. 2, Diplomaticos No. 6, Montecristo No. 7 and many other forgotten thin sizes have all been among Cuba's cigar casualties over the last few decades.
That's a shame, because thin cigars such as lanceros can be outstanding smokes. As with all thin-gauge cigars, the flavor of the wrapper leaf is far more prominent in the lancero, because there is less filler to counterbalance the characteristics of the wrapper. Some conventional cigar wisdom dictates that the only way to really taste the vega, or plantation, where the cigar's tobacco comes from is to experience the wrapper in as unadulterated a form as possible. So the tobacco's terroir, whether it be Pinar del Río in Cuba or the Bonao region in the Dominican Republic, speaks most profoundly through a thin size such as a lancero.
"We were very excited about the wrapper, and what better way is there to show it off?" asks Alan Rubin, owner of Alec Bradley Cigar Co., who just recently released his very first lancero, the Alec Bradley Tempus Creo. He was referring to the Nicaraguan Criollo '98 leaf that enrobes the new brand. Some cigarmakers will roll up a piece of wrapper and smoke it to assess the leaf's character and burn quality in its purest form. Rubin believes that the lancero best approximates this practice.
"A lancero should be made only if the wrapper can carry the cigar," says Jose Oliva, vice president of Oliva Cigar Co., which has also rolled its first long, thin cigar for the market, the Serie V Lancero. "The wrapper-to-filler ratio is so much in favor of the wrapper that it really has to be able to stand on its own, which is why we made one for the Serie V. The wrapper is so unique and rich that we created a lancero so that people had a chance to really taste it."
Cigarmakers say they believe in the lancero size, even if they are not big sellers. "We made it for connoisseurs and for ourselves," says Oliva. "We are not worried about the numbers." Says Johnson of his Tatuaje lancero: "Not the best seller, but I would never discontinue the size, because I smoke it myself."
Johnson's lanceros are made by Jose "Pepin" Garcia, who has a knack for the size. The Tatuaje Especiale, a 7 1/2 inch by 38 ring vitola, was one of Cigar Aficionado's Top 25 cigars of the year in 2004. Another smoke that was made by Garcia, the Padilla Signature 1932 Lancero, is the current No. 23 cigar of the year.
While Davidoff has been producing lancero sizes for several decades, the company has been slow to add to its portfolio of lancero shapes. This past spring, Davidoff released the Millennium Blend Lancero, the first new regular-production lancero from the company in more than 20 years.
"While so many cigar manufacturers are going bigger and bigger [with their sizes], we're paying homage to our roots," says Herklots. "The Davidoff brand was literally built on the lancero format." According to Herklots, the new Millennium Blend Lancero is the best expression of the power and character inherent in the 151 wrapper, an Ecuadoran hybrid of Corojo and Connecticut strains. "There's definitely a renewed popularity to the size, thanks to some of the more recent lanceros available."
Despite the history and newfound appreciation for the lancero, it is not without its problems. Performance, price or perception issues continue to keep it out of so many cigar smokers' humidors.
"It can be expensive, for a number of reasons," says Oliva. "It's a difficult size to roll and needs a lot of quality control in the factory because it is easy to under-fill but it is easy to overfill. There is a high rejection rate."
Construction is a large factor. If a roller does not put in enough tobacco, the lancero can burn hot, resulting in unpleasant, bitter flavors. Too much tobacco, and the cigar won't draw at all.
"They're difficult to make, and they're difficult to blend," says Litto Gomez, maker of La Flor Dominicana cigars. Only three of his rollers can make the size.
"Lanceros had a lot of draw problems in the late 1990s, early 2000s," says Suckling. "It was all due to bad construction. The bunch would get twisted during rolling if the roller wasn't careful and the cigar wouldn't draw. People started avoiding them and the trend sort of stuck."
It is not uncommon to hear stories from disgruntled customers of plugged lanceros, and there is often little recourse for someone who has bought an expensive cigar overseas, or even a box, only to come home and find that it was unsmokable.
Jay Henderson, manager of La Casa del Habano cigar shop in Windsor, Ontario, says that the only lanceros his shop carries are the Cohiba Lancero, Montecristo Especiale and Trinidad Fundadore, although a much bigger demand exists for the Cohiba.
"The biggest problem with that size is the draw," says Henderson. "I used to have customers coming back to the shop because too many cigars in the box they bought were plugged. Who wants to spend all that money on a box of lanceros and only be able to smoke 10 of them? We have our lancero customers, but most people want bigger cigars."
"I love the lancero," says Suckling, "but the market is dominated by robustos. The trend is thicker and shorter, not longer and thinner."
Part of the reluctance for some to light up a lancero is that of image. While the lancero can project stately connoisseurship, some might find it signals effeminacy—it's not for those looking to make a chest-pounding statement.
If the slender cigar does not threaten one's masculinity, it could threaten the wallet. Because of the skill required to roll a lancero properly, and the need for large, pristine, high-quality wrapper leaves, the cost can be higher than that of fatter cigars of similar length.
Trinidad Fundadores and Cohiba Lanceros each retail for about £20 ($40) in the United Kingdom. In the United States, the retail price for a Davidoff Millennium Lancero is $17.50 before taxes. That might seem like a lot of money to someone who could get a cigar twice as thick for significantly less. But while a thicker ring gauge tends to deliver more copious amounts of smoke, giving the palate substantial impressions of richness and body, the lancero could be compared to a chef's tasting at a fine restaurant where one is there to have the palate stimulated, not to fill up on comfort food. For some, the lancero's very delicacy could simply be incongruous with their notions of what the cigar smoking experience is about.
"I don't think the lancero will become another robusto in the near future," says Gomez. Says Herklots: "The lancero format is not for everyone. Many people just don't enjoy that size, they don't feel comfortable with it."
For those who are comfortable with it, there is no shortage of good lanceros, and for those who are curious, many can now find long, thin versions of the cigar brands they are familiar with. If a Cohiba smoker is willing to put down his Siglo VI or shelve his Sublimes for a little while and light up a lancero, he may taste the brand in an entirely different way. Wine drinkers go through this type of epiphany all the time, only in an inverse capacity, never understanding why Bordeaux from a huge, inordinately pricey Imperial size bottle should taste any different from a standard 750 ml bottle—until, of course, they try some.
This recent awakening of interest in lanceros should not be mistaken for a fad. Lanceros may drift in and out of cigar vogue, but those with the most erudite palates know that the lancero will remain a perennial, if not unsung, classic.


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Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance
Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance is the UK's only conservatoire of music and contemporary dance. Leaders in music and contemporary dance education, we also provide exciting opportunities for the public to encounter dance and music, and access arts health programmes. The unequalled expertise and experience of our staff and our world class facilities are housed in landmark buildings.
In 2005, Trinity College of Music and Laban, leading centres of music and contemporary dance, came together to form Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance, the UK's first ever conservatoire of music and dance. Our innovative course provision, exciting performances and ground-breaking education, community and social inclusion work make Trinity Laban a leader in the advancement of creative artistic practice. Our unique conjunction has created exciting opportunities for collaboration between instrumentalists, singers, composers, dancers and choreographers.
The Faculty of Music
Located within the beautiful Wren-designed King Charles Court at the Old Royal Naval College, Trinity Laban richly deserves its international reputation as one of the premier institutions in the United Kingdom for the study of music.
The Faculty of Music is celebrated for its fine facilities, which include state-of-the-art practice rooms equipped with superb pianos, the outstanding Jerwood Library of the Performing Arts and the magnificent concert halls in nearby Blackheath.
We have long been acknowledged for fostering and promoting a caring and supportive environment in which our students can flourish and we are particularly proud of the high profile of our professorial staff, who work as acclaimed soloists or belong to top London orchestras and opera companies.
The beautiful site set alongside the River Thames and Greenwich Park, the highly distinguished and talented professorial staff and our innovative and comprehensive course provision make Trinity Laban's Faculty of Music the natural choice for all who seek the best in professional music performance training.
The Faculty of Dance
Trinity Laban's Faculty of Dance is one of Europe's leading centres for the training of professional contemporary dance artists. Based in the RIBA-award winning Laban Building, in the heart of South East London's thriving arts community, Trinity Laban's Faculty of Dance is a creative and cosmopolitan community of performers, choreographers, teachers, designers and researchers, and is acknowledged internationally as a leader in the contemporary arts.
With one of the largest teams of specialist contemporary dance artist teachers in the world, our world class facilities include a 300 seat theatre, studio theatre and outdoor theatre, 13 purpose built dance studios and the largest dance library and archive in Europe.
We believe that contemporary dance has a vital part to play in everyone's lives. Our unique mix of energy and creativity advances the dance art form and fuels the dance world, connecting people to the exhilarating possibilities that dance offers. Our links with the professional dance world, local communities and other arts organisations ensure that an experience at Trinity Laban will be a rich and rewarding one.
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One of the true treasures my cousin M.E. has shared with me is her large collection of family holy cards, aka funeral cards. And on this Veteran's Day I'd like to share with you one card in particular from that collection in hopes that someone will be able to advise me on how best to get information on this person's military service.
I believe that Chester Louis Lipa may be my third cousin once removed. The fact that his holy card was in the possession of M.E.'s mother and shares our Lipa surname in common leads me to believe there is a family connection. I'm working on getting confirmation on just what that connection is.
In the mean time, I'd like to know more about Chester's military service. I have very limited experience in military records research. I'm wondering how I can find out more about his death. M.E.'s mother seems to remember that he died while stationed in Hawaii prior to his deployment to Korea during the Korean War. That's really all I have to go on. Would the state of Hawaii have his death certificate if in fact he died while stationed there? Will the USMC give me any information about him given that I'm not a direct descendent? Which way do I go here?
Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
On this Veteran's Day I'd like to acknowledge and thank Chester for serving our country. I hope that by next Memorial Day I can write a fitting tribute to him with information about his time in the United States Marine Corps.


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DULUTH, Ga. (AP) Maya Moore scored 23 points, Rebekkah Brunson had 15 points and 12 rebounds and the Minnesota Lynx beat the Atlanta Dream 86-77 on Thursday night to win their second WNBA title in three years.
Tiffany Hayes finished with 20 points and Alex Bentley had 18 in reserve roles for Atlanta, which was swept in the best-of-5 finals for the third time in four years.
Moore was playing at the Gwinnett Arena for the first time since leading nearby Collins Hill H.S. to the last of three consecutive state titles in 2007, and she had strong support from the suburban Atlanta crowd.
Moore, the WNBA rookie of the year three years ago, was a big reason why the Lynx won their first championship in 2011.
This time, she was named the finals MVP as Minnesota became the second team to go unbeaten in seven playoff games and win a championship, joining the 2010 Seattle Storm.
Lindsay Whalen scored 15 points and Seimone Augustus had 14 for the Lynx, who improved to 14-6 on the road this year.
The Dream cut the lead to three points early in the third quarter, but Moore came off a screen on the next possession and hit a 3-pointer to make it 45-39. She and Brunson combined for 19 of Minnesota's 26 points in the third.
Atlanta forward Angel McCoughtry, the WNBA's two-time defending scoring champion, finished with 13 points and shot just 28.5 percent in the finals.
The Dream, forced to move the elimination game to the northern suburbs with their home court booked for an ice skating event, dropped to 6-16 outside Philips Arena.
Minnesota never trailed and made life tough on them from the start. By the 4:52 mark of the first quarter, the Dream had committed five turnovers and was 1 for 5 from the field when coach Fred Williams called a timeout with Atlanta trailing 13-3.
After McCoughtry scored inside to make it 47-42 early in the third, the Dream missed six of their next seven shots and committed four turnovers on their next eight possessions.
Monica Wright followed with a three-point play put the Lynx up by 16.
Atlanta cut the lead to eight early in the fourth, but Devereaux Peters, standing at the top of the key, hit Moore with a backdoor pass for a layup that made it 68-58.


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Judge: John Edwards has life-threatening condition
By MICHAEL BIESECKER
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GREENSBORO, NC (AP) — A federal judge says she has two letters from a cardiologist saying ex-presidential candidate John Edwards has a life-threatening condition that will require surgery in February.
The letters were revealed during a hearing Friday to consider whether the 58-year-old ex-North Carolina Senator would go on trial later this month for alleged campaign finance violations.
Attorneys for Edwards were seeking a 60-day delay to allow time for Edwards to recover. The judge delayed the trial to March 26.
Edwards was in court at the judge's request, although doctors advised him to avoid travel and all court proceedings.
Prosecutors say they're ready to try Edwards on six felony and misdemeanor counts related to nearly $1 million from wealthy donors used to help hide his pregnant mistress during his 2008 While House run.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — It's hard to say which zany circus-like act wins over the audience at Lucha VaVoom.
Perhaps it's the transvestite wrestler who swan-dives from a third-story balcony to pin his opponent to the concrete floor, a move equal parts stunning and stupid. It could be the two female high-wire acrobats who strip nearly naked and spin high above the arena secured only by scarves. Or maybe it's the three-person masked wrestling tag teams each composed of a man, a woman and a dwarf.
Whatever it is, there's little question that the esoteric hybrid of American burlesque and Mexican wrestling is an outrageous hit that could be coming to a theater near you.
"I've been a wrestling fan, big-time, since the days of Hulk Hogan, but when I saw this — there's nothing like this," said Adalid Sanchez, an elementary-school teacher who arrived an hour early to a recent show to stake out a prime spot in the second row of the VIP section.
New York has Broadway. Las Vegas has Cirque du Soleil. Mexico has Lucha Libre wrestling. Only Los Angeles mashes the whole thing together, then leavens it with ample doses of loud, blaring rock music, flashing lights, a celebrity guest performer and a cadre of burlesque-style comedians, said Diane Christensen of Los Angeles.
"This is everything about LA that you love," said Christensen, adding, "People get dressed up to come here."
Some people maybe, but not Christensen. At the moment, the Lucha VaVoom ring girl is wearing a pushup bra, a short slip, thong and pretty much nothing else, having just finished a night of escorting big, beefy wrestlers into the ring and posing for photos with fans.
"What do I do when I'm not ring-girling?" she asked with a giggle. "I'm in film production."
She came to a show as a fan more than a year ago and was instantly hooked.
The audience, meanwhile, is a group as wildly divergent as LA itself: Film editors, schoolteachers, a construction contractor, factory workers and the occasional celebrity.
"There's no show that's funnier, sillier or more entertaining than this one," said Eric Idle, a regular at Lucha VaVoom shows and, as one of the members of Monty Python, someone who knows something about silly.
All of this madness was born about a dozen years ago on the set of a movie about genetically enhanced baboons that was filmed in Mexico.
"It was a really bad film," recalled Liz Fairbairn, who was the movie's costumer. But it did introduce her to a luchador who became her boyfriend.
The love affair with the wrestler didn't last, but the one with wrestling did.
Soon Fairbairn decided she wanted to put on traditional Lucha Libra matches for gringos like herself. But she wondered if the hipster crowd of LA artists and film people she hangs with would buy that.
"Nobody ever went broke presenting lovely girls," said her friend Rita D'Albert, a choreographer who joined her as co-producer.
Overnight, Lucha VaVoom was a hit, selling out a dozen or so shows a year at the Mayan, a majestically restored old theater in a seedy section of downtown.
Now it's gone on the road.
After this year's annual Cinco de Mayo week performances, Lucha VaVoom headed to Chicago for a show Saturday, with dates planned later in the year for Florida and Japan. It has been to New York, San Francisco, Boston and other cities.
"I'd like to take it to England," said Idle, stopping to chat at the backstage bar after the show. "I was just in Vegas, and there's no show in Vegas this good."
On a recent night in LA, the show was kicked off by Peaches, the electric dance music queen, who descended on a platform from the rafters belting out the song, "Boys Wanna Be Her" as strobe lights flashed, music blared and hundreds held up camera phones to capture the moment.
Then it was two hours of happy mayhem punctuated by energetic strippers, comedians telling plenty of flatulence jokes, a parade of nearly naked ring girls, more loud music, more flashing lights, and lots and lots of comically violent performances by the luchadores.
Finally, it was time for Cassandro, the cross-dressing transvestite who is the Liberace of wrestling. He came waltzing into the ring in a sequined robe, blowing kisses to the audience and wearing a colorful wrestling costume that looks more like a woman's bathing suit.
Unlike most luchadores, Cassandro doesn't bother with a mask. He says he doesn't want to hide his pretty face. It's a face plastered with glitter, rouge, eyeliner, bright blue eyeshadow and even brighter red lipstick.
But don't let appearances fool you. Cassandro is a superb athlete, holder of three championship belts. And so what if wrestling is fake. There's nothing fake about the high dive he's about to do off the balcony.
"People ask how you can do it without getting hurt. The answer is you can't," he said before the show. He's got the pins in his surgically repaired legs to prove it.
On this night, he landed hard on his collarbone and grimaced in pain. But the show must go on. So he got up, tossed his vanquished opponent back into the ring and pinned him.
Turning to the audience, he flashed that 1,000-watt grin of his and then headed to the dressing room as the last stripper of the night took it off.


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Bird Mancini's musical marriage
They finish each other's sentences and inspire each other's muses, so luckily for Boston's Billy Carl Mancini and Ruby Bird, their marriage goes hand-in-hand with their long-time accordion/guitar musical partnership, Bird Mancini. It's at the least an outlet that melds their wide-ranging musical gifts into something utterly engaging and impossible to pigeonhole, regardless of whether they're accompanied by additional bandmates.
The duo, which has been a fixture in Boston-area blues and roots clubs for much of the past decade, brings its eclectic sound back to Norwood's Perks Coffeehouse on Friday. It's not a "regular'' Bird Mancini gig – it's an Urban Caravan gig, and more on that in a moment – but we were happy to find the duo still riding high on its excellent 2007 album "Funny Day,'' and expanding its tours to national and international locales.
In addition to the Perks gig, look for them at Sally O'Brien's in Somerville on July 10, and at Ward's Berry Farm in Sharon on Oct. 11.
Q: You recently played in the U.K. at the Liverpool installment of the International Pop Overthrow. What was that like?
RUBY BIRD: We didn't get our official invitation until late February so we weren't quite sure it was going to happen. And the most important thing was to get our drummer a passport! We had to expedite it and his ID was all sketchy.
BILLY CARL MANCINI: He finally got it, so we all went over there as a band and it was a great crowd, just bands and audiences from all over the world. And we played on a Monday, which was for us Memorial Day but for them a bank holiday, which to them was a big reason to get drunk. The whole of Mathew Street – where places like (Beatles birthplace) the Cavern Pub are – it was all day long and a great experience. On a Monday.
Q: How is an Urban Caravan show different from a quote-unquote normal Bird Mancini gig?
BCM: Well, Bird Mancini is either just the two of us or us with a full band. Urban Caravan is a group of musicians; traveling troubadours, really. It all started when (the Stompers') Sal Baglio and I were conversing over e-mail about the Traveling Wilburys and that we should get something like that together. So that's how it works: several people will play two or three of their own songs and then start to sit in, play some cover material as well, get everyone onstage. It's a lot of people to put in small venues, but we do enjoy each other's company. At Perks we'll have us, Sal, Mr. Curt Ensemble, Ramona Silver and St. Maxwell.
Q: I imagine you find a lot of folks who want to join the Caravan and participate.
RB: Yeah, you can be in it if you want.
BCM: We're at a limit now because you can't get 20 musicians into certain venues. You kind of need to have a cutoff.
RB: Yes, we have expanded quite a bit already, and it's all been good. It hasn't gotten so big yet that anyone's ever been in the way.
BCM: Right. We're trying to keep it very organic – it's supposed to look like it's fun and that we're having fun doing it. And we are.
Q: "Funny Day'' has been out for a while and its songs have had time to marinate as you've been playing them live. Do you have any new impressions of the material now?
RB: Not really. We're still promoting it as though the majority of people in the country haven't heard it, and we're taking it out to the West Coast with a Northwest tour planned in July. And we're writing other stuff in the meantime but we're not at the point where we can do another album – we don't yet have the resources. But ("Funny Day") hasn't been overplayed and is still new enough that we can take it to new audiences and different types of venues.
Q: It would seem there are lots of areas of the country where your sound might be embraced – lots of possibilities for a "destination tour,'' in other words. Why the Northwest?
BCM: Ruby has a friend who's promoting shows all over the West Coast, so that's how it started. What we like is that out there there are no preconceptions about Bird Mancini – when people see us we're 100 percent new. We've been here for a long time in Boston so when people come to see us they know what they're going to get. If we go out there, we can play the same set in 10 different venues.
Q: You mentioned new material – what does it sound like in relation to previous songs you've written?
RB: The new material is still sort of in development – maybe a little rootsier than "Funny Day.'' It's hard for me to think in terms of how songs are different from each other because they're all inspired by whatever's going on. As you probably know we're pretty eclectic and absorb a lot of things from psychedelic rock to jazz, blues, accordion rock ... and I don't think Billy or I write songs to "fit'' anything. We write whatever inspires us. Sometimes when we put albums together we can take something that was written 10 to 15 years ago and find it would really work.
BCM: If you think about anything too much, you're done for. I have a cousin who's a 20-year-old guitar player, and my advice to him is always "stop thinking so much about what you're doing.'' I think that's the way music should be.
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Some poor, hapless bug meandered onto the front porch the other day—no easy feat, since the porch is totally screened in—and, just its luck, met up with three kittens. It was one of those roundish, hard-shelled bugs and turned out to make a perfect hockey puck. The kittens were having a blast batting it around among themselves, but I daresay the bug was not as thrilled as being turned into a plaything as the kittens were in discovering a new toy.
Don'tcha just feel like that bug some days, getting batted around by doctors and well-meaning friends, family and, sometimes, perfect strangers?
I think it comes from a disconnect between today's diabetes treatments and yesterday's thought processes. Apparently, everything else changes, but diabetes care remains the same. In some people's minds, that is.
Assuming your health-care provider is up to date on diabetes care (and don't count on it), he tells you one thing…but then you run into the aforementioned well-meaning friends, family, etc., who know better, darn it!
Take Shawna, for example. She's about to set off for a visit with her in-laws, who she describes as "usually fun for the most part, and we have a good time visiting with them."
But there is this one little thing with her mother-in-law: Shawna's diabetes care. "Last time we went, there were some very tense moments between us," says Shawna, who uses an insulin pump to help manage her Type 1 diabetes. "No matter how many times I explain, she can't understand why I don't have to eat at certain times or why I can drink alcohol if I have diabetes."
MIL also can't seem to understand that all carbohydrates raise your blood glucose, whether they're in the mashed potatoes or in the dessert. And when Shawna tries to explain that her blood glucose behaves better if she eats vegetables, MIL answers that "potato is a vegetable."
"After spending so much time explaining to her how I don't eat certain things, I found myself secretly treating a low in private so she wouldn't question why I was eating candy," Shawna says. "I'm sure she would have thought I was 'cheating' and that I eat what I want when it suits me, but don't eat what everyone else is eating (like pizza and pasta) just to be difficult."
Sometimes it even feels like you're the one playing hockey puck…with yourself. Changes can sometimes be difficult to wrap your own brain around.
Back in the era of two injections a day, I had to watch the clock and eat on time—or else. Then I switched to multiple daily injections, which made things a little easier. And, when rapid-acting insulin replaced the fast-acting Regular, it was even easier. But dinner was still a problem: Dinner was at 6 PM. Always.
Then came the ultimate flexibility: an insulin pump. I could sleep in. I could eat any time I wanted. In fact, I skipped dinner the day I started pumping. But it was a bit difficult to stop the habit of eating dinner at 6 PM. It was even more difficult for my husband to stop getting nervous at 6 PM when he saw that I wasn't eating. (For some reason, he isn't fond of dealing with my hypoglycemia.)
The worst, I think, are the strangers. Why do they think it's their business to tell us how to treat our diabetes? Yes, "should you be eating that?" is annoying. But there are other looks and comments that are even more annoying.
As a Type 2, I get the disapproving looks that say, "you did this to yourself." (Yes, I suppose I should have picked my ancestors better.) Type 1s get "if you'd just watch what you eat…" type of comments.
Oh, you can explain all you want, but their minds are probably made up. After all, what do you know? You're just the one with diabetes, following doctor's/dietitian's/CDE's orders.
If only you could be rude and just tell 'em to "bug off."


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Distributorless ignition systems (DIS) have been around for almost a decade now, and have eliminated much of the maintenance that used to be associated with the ignition system. No distributor means there is no distributor cap or rotor to replace, and no troublesome vacuum or mechanical advance mechanisms to cause timing problems. Consequently, DIS ignition systems are pretty reliable.
Even so, that does not mean they are trouble-free. Failures can and do occur for a variety of reasons. So knowing how to identify and diagnose common DIS problems can save you a lot of guesswork the next time you encounter an engine that cranks but refuses to start, or one that runs but is missing or misfiring on one or more cylinders.
If an engine cranks but will not start, is it fuel, ignition or compression? Ignition is usually the easiest of the three to check because on most engines, all you have to do is pull off a plug wire and check for spark when the engine is cranked. On coil-over-plug DIS systems, there are no plug wires so you have to remove a coil and use a plug wire or adapter to check for a spark.
If there is no spark in one cylinder, try another. No spark in any cylinder would most likely indicate a failed DIS module or crankshaft position (CKP) sensor. Many engines that are equipped with electronic fuel injection also use the crankshaft position sensor signal to trigger the fuel injectors. So, if there is no spark and no injector activity, the problem is likely in the crank position sensor. No spark in only one cylinder or two cylinders that share a coil would tell you a coil has probably failed.
The coils in DIS ignition systems function the same as those in ordinary ignition systems, so testing is essentially the same. But the driveability symptoms caused by a weak coil or dead coil will be limited to one or two cylinders rather than all the cylinders. Many DIS systems use the "waste spark" setup where one coil fires a pair of spark plugs that are opposite one another in the firing order. Others, including the newer coil-over-plug systems, have a separate coil for each spark plug.
Individual DIS coils are tested in essentially the same way as epoxy-filled (square-type) ignition coils. First, isolate the coil pack by disconnecting all the leads. Set the ohmmeter in the low range, and recalibrate if necessary. Connect the ohmmeter leads across the ignition coil primary terminals, and compare the primary resistance reading to specifications (typically less than 2 ohms). Then connect the ohmmeter leads across the coil secondary terminals and compare the secondary resistance reading to specifications (typically 6,000-30,000 ohms). If readings are outside the specified range, the coil is defective and needs to be replaced.
If measuring the secondary resistance of a DIS coil is difficult because of the coils location, try removing the wires from the spark plugs and measure secondary resistance through the plug wires rather than at the secondary terminals on the coils. Just remember to add in a maximum of 8,000 ohms of resistance per foot for the plug wires.
Here is a little trick that will literally show you if a DIS module and its crankshaft sensor circuit are working: connect a halogen headlamp to the spade terminals that mate the DIS module to the coils. A headlamp is recommended here because it puts more of a load on the module than a test lamp. If the headlamp flashes when the engine is cranked, the DIS module and crankshaft position sensor circuit are functioning. Therefore, the problem is in the coils.
If the headlamp does not flash, or there is no voltage to the module or coil pack when the engine is cranked, the problem is most likely in the crankshaft sensor circuit. On most vehicles, a bad crank position sensor will usually set a fault code, so use a scan tool to check for a code. Or, check the crank sensor itself.
Magnetic crank sensors can be tested by unplugging the electrical connector and checking resistance between the appropriate terminals. If resistance is not within specs, the sensor is bad and needs to be replaced.
Magnetic crank position sensors produce an alternating current when the engine is cranked so a voltage output check is another test that can be performed. With the sensor connected, read the output voltage across the appropriate module terminals while cranking the engine. If you see at least 20 mV on the AC scale, the sensor is good, meaning the fault is probably in the module. If the output voltage is low, remove the sensor and inspect the end of it for rust or debris (magnetic sensors will attract iron and steel particles). Clean the sensor, reinstall it and test again. Make sure it has the proper air gap (if adjustable) because the spacing between the end of the sensor and the reluctor wheel or notches in the crankshaft will affect sensor output voltage. If the air gap is correct and output is still low, replace the sensor.
Hall effect crankshaft position sensors typically have three terminals; one for current feed, one for ground and one for the output signal. The sensor must have voltage and ground to produce a signal, so check these terminals first with an analog voltmeter. Sensor output can be checked by unplugging the DIS module and cranking the engine to see if the sensor produces a voltage signal. The voltmeter needle should jump each time a shutter blade passes through the Hall effect switch. If observed on an oscilloscope, you should see a square waveform. No signal would tell you the sensor has failed.
In instances where the engine starts and runs but does not perform well (lack of power, poor fuel economy, spark knock, elevated emissions, etc.), the problem may be outside the DIS system. First, the individual coils should be tested to make sure their primary and secondary resistance is within specs. If the coils are all okay, the electronic spark control circuit may be receiving bad information from another sensor.
Low MAP sensor output voltage or a coolant sensor that reads cold all the time will allow more spark advance than normal. This, in turn, may cause detonation (spark knock) problems when the engine is under load. So too can a faulty knock sensor or an EGR valve that is not working.
High MAP output voltage or a misadjusted throttle position sensor can have the opposite effect and cause the spark control system to retard timing more than normal. Retarded timing will reduce performance and fuel economy.
Do not forget, too, that ordinary secondary ignition problems can also cause misfires with DIS the same as a conventional ignition system. A bad spark plug wire or a worn or fouled spark plug will act just like a weak or bad DIS coil. So anytime you find an ignition problem that is isolated to a single cylinder, remove and inspect the spark plug and plug wire to rule out those possibilities.


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My life altered in many ways last summer.
I attended an Abydos (formerly, New Jersey Writing Project) training for writing workshop.
One of my incredible mentors, Valerie, suggested Book Love as I searched and pleaded that there MUST BE a better way than the way I taught my first year.
My work bestie, Michelle, encouraged me to rekindle my creative life with The Artist's Way, by Julia Cameron.
In August, I jumped headfirst into creating a classroom environment entirely different than the one I felt as though I clumsily stumbled into the year prior. As I reveled in the joy of matching kids with books, watched as they surpassed what even they thought they could do, held firmly to my principles when questioned by many-a-colleague or administrator, I found myself stuck on Julia's words one weekend.
"It's important to remember that, at first flush, going sane feels just like going crazy."
-Julia Cameron
I have to admit, I've felt much more CRAZY than SANE in this adventure in teaching and learning. Anyone with me?
A few weeks ago, I sat in the only true workshop (though many claimed to be so) session in my AP Summer Institute training. It was a fantastic event with many incredible educators. As we know from Amy's many rants, advanced educators have a hard time wrapping their minds around workshop. I couldn't help but chuckle as the presenter, Jacqueline Stallworth, fielded the question of many steam-eared AP teachers:
But do you have a list for them to choose from? How do you know they'll choose right?
How do you know they read if you haven't read the book?
And Amy's favorite: They won't ever read these books if we don't make them!
Well, I was "made to read them," and I didn't. Neither did Shana–at least not in high school.
We know the vast majority of students are not reading. So what if you could get them to read?
As we at Three Teachers Talk always say, it's about teaching the reader, not the reading. It's about teaching the writer, not the writing. Why does that seem so crazy?
I'm increasingly convinced that workshop–while backed by reputable, extensive research and proven time and again to advance the WHOLE student, not just the test-taker–is still new to many educators.
In true summer fashion, I've binge-watched episodes of Quantico. In season one, Alex says, "You are willing to blow yourself up for people to see your truth instead of helping them find it for themselves."
I'm hoping that this year, I can step back and realize it won't work for teachers until they find it of their own accord, try it themselves, ask questions and realize there is not always an answer.
I'm hoping that I can do less of the "blowing up," and more of the "helping [teachers and students] find their own truth" rather than simply taking on mine.
What makes you feel crazy as a workshop teacher? Let us know in the comments! We are here for you, reading/writing warriors!
Jessica Paxson teaches AP Language and Composition, English IV, and Creative Writing in Arlington, TX. She is currently pursuing her Masters in Educational Psychology and GT education, and dreaming of a home free of construction materials and boxed-up books. If you are a fan of candid vulnerability, you can catch more of that over at www.jessicajordana.com. Follow her on Twitter or Instagram @jessjordana.


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Betsy Engebretson published a piece on Georgetown's Public Policy Reviewblog about the USAID's new Water and Development Strategy and how it can strengthen global water, sanitation, and hygiene efforts.
The Huffington Post published a blog on Father's Day with Administrator Shah and Tony Lake, executive director of UNICEF, commemorating the one-year anniversary of the Child Survival Call to Action. Nicole Schiegg also published a blog in the Huffington Post on child survival.
Ronald Brownstein published an article in the National Journal about USAID's new orientation that is making a bigger difference with less money. Administrator Raj Shah is quoted saying, "We have tried to put in place a new model as so many more actors have gotten involved. There's a new constellation of engagement on these issues that make possible great outcomes."
USAID/Montenegro premiered a video documentary series during the mission's closeout event on June 12. The event brought together 250 partners and government officials plus the U.S. Ambassador to celebrate the conclusion of 12 years of USAID assistance in governance, economic growth and support for people with disabilities.


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[Chorus: Cassidy]
It's a blessin that I'm even alive
It's a reason that I'm breathin, I believe there's a God
Hey... look what he done for me
Look-look-look, look-look-look, look what he done for me
Hey; some people choose not to believe
But I pray e'ry day when I drop to my knees
I say - look what you done for me
Look-look-look, look-look-look, look what you done for me
Hey! I wake up e'ry day and say thank you
When I'm floatin off course then the Lord is my anchor
I know you feelin me ain'tcha?
When I kill time with my son that's keepin it gangster
I'm done beefin cause I'm eatin
I feel bein a father to my son that's keepin it real (I'll)
And I'm the one providin at home
So I can't leave my seed to survive on his own, NOOO~!
No, it's not optional man
That's why I maneuver through the obstacles man
And, I watch for the snakes that's in the grass
So I can stay alive and be a daddy to Cas
Hey! I pray another rapper don't get shot
Cause the media's gon' blame it on hip-hop
Look at Big L, Soulja Slim and Big Pop'
Jam Master Jay, the boy Proof and the kid 'Pac
You and me gon' have to see to it the (shit) stop
If not, they gon' bring rap to a pitstop
Plus the hip-hop cops ain't a myth ock
They'll love to sit you in the box if you slip ock
You a big shot, you will get more time
Look at C-Murder, Cool C and the boy Shyne
Beans and Kim got a day and a year
It's rules to the game and they ain't playin it fair, yeah
Hey! God is good, God is great
It's a reason that I'm breathin and it gotta be faith
And I'm thankful that I'm eatin, there's a lot on my plate
If the Lord wasn't watchin I'd be ridin upstate
Hey, so I wake up e'ry day and say thank you
When I'm floatin off course, then the Lord is my anchor
I know you feelin me ain'tcha?
See Christ died on the cross, that's keepin it gangster


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People who practice The FISH! Philosophy often ask themselves, "If this is effective when I'm at work, why not bring it home?" FISH! For Life answers that question. The book was inspired by powerful anecdotes people have shared about how FISH! helped save their marriages, helped with difficult life situations or tough times—and sometimes even saved lives. It's a must read for the true FISH! philosopher.


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Polish those 300-word short-short stories and take your chance. Become a part of this wonderful community of writers and storytellers. Take the chance of winning the prize! Give your story a chance to be recognised.
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LISP judges are looking for strong and unique voices, check out the interviews with the judges on the website.
'Originality must come from other resources: from one's own voice, personality, character.' Luis Pizarro, LISP judge.
'Given that the story can only be 300 words, I am looking for something beyond the ephemeral, a story that will make an impression.' James Kirchick, LISP judge.
'LISP is based on creating a great community and, of course, all the writers who attend the competition will definitely be a part of this network. However, winners are winners, and they will have the greatest advantage. First of all, the prize and publication, and when you win a competition, it means that your pen has been recognised, which is a great feature for any writer. Not only while trying to reach agents or publishers, but also the personal satisfaction is priceless. Especially for young writers, it's a way to build confidence.
As an award winner, I can also say that it helps you to improve. Now you see that you can write things that others appreciate as well, which encourages you to be even bolder.' Ozge Gozturk, LISP founder.


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*$20,000 Night Shift Sign-on Bonus and $5,000 Relocation available for eligible candidates (see terms below)
Benefits from Day One
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Debt-free Education (Certifications and Degrees without out-of-pocket tuition expense)
Nursing Clinical Ladder Program
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Joining AdventHealth is about being part of something bigger. It's about belonging to a community that believes in the wholeness of each person, and serves to uplift others in body, mind, and spirit. AdventHealth is a place where you can thrive professionally, and grow spiritually, by Extending the Healing Ministry of Christ. Where you will be valued for who you are and the unique experiences you bring to our purpose-minded team. All while understanding that together we are even better.
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Shift : Nights, 3/12s > 7-7
Location : 601 East Rollins St. Orlando, FL 32803
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The Cardiac Medical Intensive Care Unit is comprised of 40 patient beds and the largest critical care unit in the AdventHealth system. Located on the 5th Floor of the Ginsburg Tower on the Orlando Campus. The highly skilled staff of our unit provide care to some of the most acutely ill patients in Central Florida. We provide care to a broad spectrum of patients that include those with advanced heart failure, ventricular assist devices, pre and post heart and lung transplantation, pulmonary hypertension, sepsis, cardiac arrest, and various other critically acute conditions. Our talented staff is thoroughly trained in over 20 specialty skills. This is in conjunction with our amazing interdisciplinary team consisting of critical care physicians, cardiologist, respiratory therapy, registered dietitians. Daily rounds are conducted so that disciplines come together to coordinate patient care priorities, establish daily goals, and plans for discharge.
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Serves as the major tertiary facility for much of the Southeast, the Caribbean and South America
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We are already one of the busiest hospitals in the nation, providing service excellence to more than 32,000 inpatients and 125,000 outpatients each year.
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The Registered Professional Nurse (RN) is responsible for providing and supervising direct and indirect total nursing care responsibilities to identified age specific groups. Utilizes the nursing process (assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating) in achieving the goals of the nursing department. Adheres to the AdventHealth Corporate Compliance Plan and to all rules and regulations of all applicable local, state and federal agencies and accrediting bodies. Actively participates in outstanding customer service and accepts responsibility in maintaining relationships that are equally respectful to all.
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NURSING KNOWLEDGE: Demonstrates the ability to assess and interpret diagnostic data relative to patient age and condition, including, but not limited to lab results, non-invasive monitoring data and interdisciplinary team notes. Nursing practice reflects the application of knowledge and skills pertaining to all diagnoses, procedures, medications, complications, and equipment associated with unit patient population.
PATIENT SAFETY: Nursing practice reflects the application of knowledge, skill and adherence to all pertinent regulatory standards. Follows strict infection prevention precautions. Adheres to policy and procedure regarding all aspects of medication safety. Practice reflects importance of patient teaching and takes advantage of opportunities, both planned and unplanned, to carry it out in accordance with plan of care.
COMMUNICATION: Promotes an exceptional patient experience by abiding to compassion and image standards and fostering excellent nurse-patient relationships through effective/therapeutic communication with the patient, family, and visitors, including but not limited to and as applicable, hourly rounding. Exhibits ability to utilize appropriate techniques, verbiage, and resources in all interactions with the patient to their level of understanding. Communicates effectively with interdisciplinary team by completing thorough hand off communication in all situations. Follows chain of command when appropriate.
DOCUMENTATION: Demonstrates knowledge and skill in the recording and accessing of all patient information in electronic medical record according to policy and in real time. Performs appropriate and legible documentation, recording all procedures and assessments within established timeframes, and in accordance with standards of care, departmental policy and practice guidelines.
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Rehires within 12 months are not eligible.
The expertise and experiences you'll need to succeed:
Minimum qualifications :
Graduate of a school of nursing
Current valid State of Florida or multistate license as a Registered Nurse
Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification
Advanced Life Support Certifications (ACLS) per specialty/unit requirements
Preferred qualifications:
Bachelor's degree in Nursing
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Organization: AdventHealth Orlando
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"A reader offered the following suggestion for getting rid of nail fungus: "I cured my toenail fungus using a 50/50 mixture of vinegar and Listerine. I combined them in a quart jar with a screw-on lid and used a clean paintbrush to apply the liquid to the affected toes morning and night. "Then I put my socks on to keep it acting a while longer and protect the bed sheets at night. The fungus took about three months to clear up. It is slow growing, but is also slow to cure. I hope this helps someone else."
The herbal ingredients in Listerine (menthol, eucalyptol, thymol and methyl salicylate) may have anti-fungal properties, but home remedies rarely come with specific guidelines. This reader combined a couple of favorite remedies. Many people have reported success soaking infected nails in one part vinegar to two parts water. Others got good results soaking their toes in Listerine. Such remedies won't work for everyone and take several months to produce results.
Other home remedies that readers have used to treat their nail fungus include Vicks VapoRub, hydrogen peroxide, tea tree oil and cornmeal mush as a foot soak. Search this site to find more details on using home remedies against nail fungus. The comments below also contain advice that may be helpful."
Comment: The standard treatment for proven fungal nails (onychomycosis) is Lamisil 250 mg a day for 6 weeksfor finger nails and 250 mg a day for 12 weeks for toe nails. This has a 40 - 50% success rate which mayu not be all that better than with Listerine. Of course, one needs to consider the severity of the infection, and then any contraindications to the oral meds.


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Last week I received an "early preview" of Google's latest offering on the GAFE platform, Classroom. According to Google, it promises to save time, improve organisation, and enhance communication between teachers and students. Announced earlier in the year, a lot of educators are keen to to see how this new product will play out in schools. Classroom will be officially released later in the year.
In the past week I have been playing around with a test class with a few students at my school. I thought it might be useful for others to see and hear about a relatively unknown product at the moment.
*Disclaimer- keeping in mind that this is an "early preview" of classroom, and that I wouldn't be surprised if further changes were made in the months to come.
Classroom in action
1) Setting up the classroom was as easy as going to classroom.google.com. As the invite was sent to my school GAFE account, it automatically logged me in (as can be seen in the top right corner). At the moment only my account can create classes but it will be interesting to see how soon teachers on our domain will also be given access. On the left of the screen there is a home button and a "hamburger" menu.
2) Inside is a settings button which takes you to your Google profile (which appears to have an integral role for students and teachers within classroom). There is also an option to toggle notifications.
3) From the home screen, clicking the + button will allow you to create a class with a title and description. A "class code" is automatically generated for the class. Users in my domain could go to classroom.google.com and use the code to sign up to the class automatically without being invited. There is a reset function to the code, I suppose in the case that unwanted users who know the code start signing up to the class.
4) The class header image can be changed, and there is a wide variety of various images to use. However, it appears that you cannot upload a custom image.
5) Within Classroom there are 2 main views. A "stream" which shows the activity in the class, and "students", which allows you to register and notify students.
6) By clicking the "add students" button, a pop-up window brings up your contacts linked to your account. Whilst all users in my domain were searchable, I did have to go digging around for them. The most available accounts for me to select were people that I frequently converse with via email. As contacts were selected, there was an option to add them to a group. Google Groups which were previously setup were also searchable and could be selected. For teachers, it is going to be important to have Groups set up in advance so time is not wasted searching for students!
7) A confirmation appears for the users that enrolled into the class. The email function was also tested. When the icon is clicked, a pop-up window appears.
8) The pop-up is a compose message window within Gmail with the users' addresses already in the "To:" field.
9) Once users were enrolled in the class, the announcements function was tested. As the class creator, an announcement title and comment can be posted to the stream with an option to attach an image, file from Drive, or an external web link. Users were able to comment to the discussion without requiring moderation. As the class owner I was able to delete the comments if necessary. We tried to add a a teacher account to our test class but the account behaved in the same way as a student and did not have any other privileges (it will be interesting to see if Google allows multiple teachers to manage a class)
10) As well as posting announcements, assignments could also be posted to the class. Along with the title and description, a due date and time can be set. Again, attachments can be made via upload, existing files within Drive, or external web URL's. I elected to prepare a template in Drive with instructions for completing the assignments. When attaching a Google Doc you are given the options of allowing the students to view the file, edit the file, or making a copy for each student (which was my intention).
11) Once the assignment was set it appeared in the stream with the number of students who have "turned the assignment in" and those who have not. Students reported that they received the documents and had access to a "Turn in" button next to the blue share button in Docs, and used this to submit the task.
12) As students submitted the task, the number of "turn ins" escalated.
13) By clicking on the number of "turn ins", the submitted files were available for viewing. They could be opened and fully edited as needed. An assessment score could be given to students but only as a number to 100. Students could also send a note along with their submitted task. Reminders could be sent to students who had not yet submitted the task.
14) At this point I noticed that a "Classroom" folder had been set up in my Drive, inside another folder with the name of the class. Of the students who had turned assignments in, their files were appearing in this folder. The folder also contained uploads from the announcements that had been made in the class.
Pros / Cons
Overall I found Classroom easy to use, and I imagine that most teachers would find the same. At the basics, for being able to share assignments and communicate with students it does its job reasonably well, and so would be a benefit for teachers. Google has very cleverly used API's and integrated Classroom with Drive and Gmail to make everything flow nicely. I particularly like the ability to share the class via a code to avoid the hassle of signing up individual users. Students were also able to move their documents into their own folders within drive without mucking anything up from the Classroom end.
On the other hand I found a few limitations (or perhaps areas for improvement).
- As it is fairly basic, there is not much else one can do besides post announcements and assignments.
- There doesn't appear to be any way to view student's progress or give feedback during the task. The only time the document was viewable was when it was handed in. This could be mitigated by asking students to share the file with you once they receive it.
- The feedback score of 100 can't be edited. It would be nice to have some language descriptors instead, or the ability to assess against a criteria or a rubric (although these could be also embedded into the assignment against a score).
The burning questions…
Can more than one teacher post announcements and assignments? No, at least not at this stage. For me working with teachers as collegiates, this poses a problem.
Will it replace HAPARA? Absolutely not. As an experienced user (and I guess biased user) of Hapara, it offers a plethora of additional functionality when using GAFE with teachers and students that is (currently) not possible with Classroom. Read Hapara's official line here. Thinking about the way that our school currently communicates and sets assignments for students, which is at the core of Classroom, I would probably stick with the processes we have in place with Hapara than use Classroom. Having said that, if schools could not afford Hapara then Classroom would certainly be of benefit for teachers.