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Quote: Imagine if the first time a person such as that got hit properly was in a SD situation, and not in a gym. What happens if they mentally shut down in a dangerous situation like that?
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Amanda the People's Burden and Kahn Job Bloomberg's Power Junkies Next Move
Amanda The People's Burden the worst City Planner commissioner in the history of NYC along with Bloomberg destroying the SOUL of the city and responsible for the most mass displacement in the area since the American Indians should be banned from everything except being a socialite.
Amanda helped NYU to destroy St. Ann's Church and would not give us protective zoning aiding and abetting the USPS's illegal air sale to NYU. Please visit 120 East 12th St to see the facade of St. Ann's that hangs like a giant albatross around a hideous zone busting NYU mega dorm. NYU mega dormed the East Village to death thanks to Mike Bloomberg and Cooper Union made a series of illegal zone busting builds that even Rudy's city planner had so no it is a shell game referring to tearing done The Science Building to become a landlord for a building with no educational facility not the most minimal because the community fought and shame NYC Gov and Cooper Union.
"* New York City's Transportation Commissioner Janette Sadik-Khan and planning chief Amanda Burden are discussing forming their own urban-planning policy institute or global consulting firm after leaving office, Crain's Insider reports: http://bit.ly/1bTtDc6"
Amanda Burden is despised and hated by any New Yorker that is not mega rich or a flunkie of the rich called Amanda the People's Burden by all for pushing through Mike Bloomberg's illegal corrupt Tsunami of Community Crushing development and Amanda the People's Burden never met a zone busting deal she couldn't resist pushing through for her rich pals at the expense of the entire communities she crushed using greed and stupidity.
New Yorkers have Rudin Condos no Trauma Level 1 hospital with a Rape Crisis Center and AIDS care thanks to Amanda the People's Burden, Christine Quinn, Scott Stringer, everyone in City Council except Charles Barron, the health commissioner, City council committee on health
Community Crushing eminent domain abuse by Columbia university, NY Times building eminent domain abuse, Brooklyn Barclay eminent domain abuse, in Queens Willets Point,
NYU, Cooper Union, NY Law, SVA, The New School do not have to abuse eminent domain and bust through zoning and crush our communities on old New York's infrastructures....who needs hospitals, expanded subways stations, stair wells, etc., who needs water pipes and sewage pipes (notice the city smells of human waste bowel movements because of old sewage pipes cracking), who safe and smart infrastructures not New York when it comes to greed and stupidity.
You have the most mass displacement ever thanks to Bloomberg and the People's Burden EVER in this area since The American Indians.
When Mike Bloomberg says Progress he means get your moving van.
How much money has Burden spent on plastic surgery? The People's Burden is the most arrogant and evil commissioner in NYC gov history a socialite posing as a city planner and hint she has a 40 million dollar trust fund for her kiddies.
Kahn is called Kahn Job and the NY Post article about her pulling strings getting the NYPD One Police plaza and a judge to do her bidding like she is the Queen of England is referenced in my lawsuit against NYPD and Internal Affairs 3 times.


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31243, Hymns, While of These Emblems We Partake, no. 174
1. While of these emblems we partake
In Jesus' name and for his sake,
Let us remember and be sure
Our hearts and hands are clean and pure.
2. For us the blood of Christ was shed;
For us on Calvary's cross he bled,
And thus dispelled the awful gloom
That else were this creation's doom.
3. The law was broken; Jesus died
That justice might be satisfied,
That man might not remain a slave
Of death, of hell, or of the grave,
4. But rise triumphant from the tomb,
And in eternal splendor bloom,
Freed from the pow'r of death and pain,
With Christ, the Lord, to rule and reign.
Text: John Nicholson, 1839-1909
Music: Alexander Schreiner, 1901-1987. © 1948 IRI
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- Science in Vedas
- Vedas and Motion of Planets
Vedas, the first texts of humanity, contain seeds of all forms of knowledge – spiritual or material. And hence it is obvious that there is no possibility of contradiction between claims of Vedas and deductions of science. Unlike other so-called holy texts Vedas do not demand blind belief on unobservable. So there is no blind insistence on belief in any avatar, prophet, god, son of god, mythology or historical claims to avoid some hell-like place and seek some heaven-like holiday spot. On contrary, the Vedic principle is to explore higher levels of truth in most unbiased manner and be honest to the results of this exploration. Science and Vedas go hand in hand.
Thus the approach of Vedas is way different from rest of the religious products with whom Vedas are often wrongly clustered. Vedas do not spoon-feed. They don't expect you to find truths of nature and world by memorizing certain verses. On contrary, Vedas urge humans to put efforts, conduct experiments, reflect upon those experiments and discover wisdom by making best use of this laboratory called life. And in the journey towards more and more advanced experiments you conduct, Vedas stand with you as a trusted guide, coach and mentor. Vedas don't answer the questions on your behalf in the examination, like what happens in many corrupt institutions. They help you seek the answers from within yourself in most honest manner.
Being a student of science for major part of my life, the mysteries of universe have always fascinated me. And I have always had great respect and admiration for scientists like Kepler, Newton, Faraday and Einstein whose pursued the unraveling of these mysteries. They are the modern Rishis of their fields who discovered the wisdom within themselves by following the Vedic methods of exploration and gave us the opportunity to be even greater Rishis. And when I dwell into the Vedas, I find them to be my trusted mentors who reinforce the same fundamental truths that were discovered by these wise men. That leads to conclusion that scientific spirit of these legends combined with proactive inspiration from Vedas could be such a powerful combination that could transform the civilization in most wonderful manner – giving methods, direction, efficiency and purpose to all we do and seek to do as humans.
Here I bring you two interesting Mantras from Rigveda that explain the planetary motion. Swami Dayanand quoted one of them very briefly in his amazing text Rigvedadibhashyabhumika or Introduction to Vedas (available in Downloads section of agniveer.com) more than 130 years ago. The mantras can have various meanings, as is the case with most Vedic mantras. But I shall explore the straightforward meaning in context of motion of planets.
"The sun has tied Earth and other planets through attraction and moves them around itself as if a trainer moves newly trained horses around itself holding their reins."
The first one is Rigveda 10.149.1.This is one of the several Mantras in Vedas that assert that planets move around sun. It says:
In this mantra,
Savita = Sun
Yantraih = through reins
Prithiveem = Earth
Aramnaat = Ties
Dyaam Andahat = Other planets in sky as well
Atoorte = Unbreakable
Baddham = Holds
Ashwam Iv Adhukshat = Like horses
Very clearly, the mantra explains that sun is center of solar system and planets (including earth) move in a closed-loop path around it.
The second one Rigveda 8.12.28 details this motion of planet
"All planets remain stable because as they come closer to sun due to attraction, their speed of coming closer increases proportionately."
In this Mantra,
Yada Te = When they
Haryataa = Come closer through attraction
Hari = Closeness
Vaavridhate = Increases proportionately
Divedive = continuously
Vishwa Bhuvani = planets of the world
Aditte = eventually
Yemire = remain stable
(The reference to sun comes from rest of the Mantras in this Sukta before and after this mantra)
The mantra clearly states that:
1. Motion of planets around the sun is not circular, even though sun is the central force causing planets to move (Refer previous mantra 10.149.1)
2. The motion of planets is such that Velocity of planets is in inverse relation with the distance between planet and sun.
It can be easily shown with the help of Newton's Second Law that, for a planet revolving around sun in an elliptical orbit, having distance 'r' with sun and angle 'θ' made between length 'r' and any fixed axis, at any instant, following holds true
From the above, it can be easily shown that derivative of the product of square of distance between sun and planet and rate of change of angle θ, with respect to time, is zero. And thus following relation is obtained (with h as a constant)
Interestingly, the above relation is nothing but the conservation of angular momentum, observed in cases involving Central Forces! If you replace angular velocity with linear velocity, it leads exactly to the same principle that the Vedic mantra 8.12.28 asserts – that velocity of planets is inversely related to distance from sun!
What laws of mechanics and motion can be derived from these principles is something that each of you studying science can explore and be excited about!
But what is wonderful is that the principles are in perfect sync with Kepler's laws of planetary motion and Newton's law of gravitation. In fact, if these Vedic principles were known, deriving Kepler and Newton's laws and hence law of conservation of angular momentum becomes the next easy logical step for an analytical mind!
This is the beauty of Vedas. Vedas and Science are never in contradiction. In fact the foundation of Vedic religion lies in the principle that "True Science and True Religion can never contradict."
Please note that we no way imply that mere analysis of Vedic mantras could lead to any scientific discovery. Because Vedas themselves suggest that without experiments and research in real-world, truth cannot be discovered (Refer Atharvaveda 12.5.1, Yajurveda 1.5 and 19.30). But we do want to imply that Vedas form a wonderful guru who would always stand besides you as a reliable guide. Nothing in Vedas would contradict your rational discoveries. And as you discover more and more, Vedas would make you realize how magnificent that Supreme Power is who is managing this entire universe through such perfect unchangeable laws! Thus Vedas strengthen you from core.
What we presented was just 2 mantras that we chanced to discover with whatever limited intellect we have. But that does seem to indicate that Vedas do merit a more detailed and institutionalized research. We do hope that such researches become reality of tomorrow so that humanity could rise above schism between science and religion, and fights among various blind cults for claiming the title of only true religion. Vedas are the most credible and viable hope for a religion that is in sync with science and excludes any notion of blind belief. This would be the next level of evolution of human civilization.
May we all embrace wisdom and destroy roots of all blindness! May we all evolve!


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Abstract: A critical challenge facing developing country producers is to meet international labour standards and codes of conduct in order to engage in global production networks. Evidence of gains for workers from compliance with such standards and codes remains limited and patchy. This paper focuses on the global football industry, a sector dominated by leading global brands who manage dispersed global production networks. It assesses the work conditions for football stitchers engaged in different forms of work organisation, factories, stitching centres, and home-based settings, in Pakistan, India, and China. It draws on detailed qualitative primary field research with football stitching workers and producers in these three countries. The paper explains how, and why, work conditions of football stitchers differ across these locations through an analytical framework that interweaves both global and local production contexts that influence work condition. In doing so, it argues that current debates on the role of labour in global production networks have to go beyond a narrow focus on labour standards and CSR compliance and engage with economic, technological and social upgrading as factors that could generate sustained improvements in real wages and workers conditions. URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10398/8938
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6 p.m. — Overeaters Anonymous meets at St. Thomas Episcopal Church in the Guild Room. There are no dues or fees and is open to men and women. For information, call 229-226-0556 or 377-4995.
11:45 a.m. — The Thomasville Chapter DAR is holding its monthly meeting at the Plaza Restaurant. The speaker is Judge Mark Mitchell.
10 a.m. — Golden K Kiwanis Club meets at Dawson Street Baptist Church.
12:30 p.m. — The Thomasville Rotary Club meets at the Plaza.
5:45 p.m. — Early bird Bingo games, sponsored by the Kouncil Club of Thomasville, are at St. Augustine Catholic Church social hall. Regular Bingo sessions begin at 6:45. Prizes awarded and proceeds go to local charities of southwest Georgia.
12:30 p.m. — Thomasville Kiwanis Club meets at the Plaza.
The United Way of Thomas County Campaign Kickoff Luncheon is noon, Sept. 26 at the Plaza. The speaker is Jimmy Harper, former University of Georgia quarterback and SEC official. To make a reservation, call 228-0560. Seating is limited.
Members of the Georgia State Retirees Thomasville Chapter will take a vacation day on Sept. 29 with a trip to the Flint River Aquarium and the Ray Charles Plaza. There will be no in-house meeting this month. For more information, call 229-200-9535.
The Thomasville YMCA/Thomas County Recreation is currently accepting entries for the Downtown Christmas Parade to be held Monday, November 26, 2012. There is no charge for entries received or postmarked by Nov. 9. Entries received or postmarked from Nov. 9-16 will be charged a $25 fee. No entries will be taken after Nov. 16. Entry forms may be picked up at any YMCA location, or applicants may register online at www.ymca-thomasville.org. For more information call Misty Vinson-Spitzer at 229-226-3446 ext 330.
The CASA Kids Program is recruiting volunteers interested in becoming Court Appointed Special Advocates for abused children that enter the juvenile court systems in Thomas and Brooks counties. The next training begins the last week of September. For information, call 225-4338.
Miss Kitty Feline Sanctuary and Adoption Center needs volunteers. For information, call 229-236-0167 or email: email@example.com.
Thomas County Republican Party meets at 6 p.m., the third Tuesday of each month at Republican Party headquarters, 1317 E. Jackson St.
The Rose City Band rehearses Saturday mornings at the Thomasville Scholars Academy band room from 10 a.m. to noon. The group is open to area musicians 16 years and older who have previous band experience and can sight read. For information, call Thomas Wagner at 226-4663 or email@example.com.
The Christian Writers group meets at 6:30 p.m., the first and third Tuesday of each month at Dawson Street United Methodist Church, 1132 N. Dawson St. For information, call 226-3013.
Weight Watchers meets at 11 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., Thursdays at 94 Commercial Drive. Weigh-in starts 30 minutes before each meeting.
Newcomers Club meets at 9:30 a.m., every third Thursday of the month. New residents and neighbors should come to the Cultural Center for coffee and doughnuts. RSVP by calling (229) 226-0588.
HOPE, a traumatic brain injury support group, meets the second Monday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Northwoods Church of God social hall. For information, call 224-1680 or visit http://hopefortbi.web.officelive.com.
A support group called MOMS for Mothers of Military Servicemen/Women meets at 9:30 a.m., the second Saturday of every month at Relish. For information, call 228-4553.
Alcoholics Anonymous meets at 8 p.m. Monday for big book study, beginners meetings are held at 8 p.m., Tuesday and 8 p.m., Saturday is open discussion all at Trinity Anglican Church on West Jackson Street. At noon, on Wednesday is big book study and Friday is open discussion both at St. Thomas Episcopal Church. At 7 p.m., Wednesday is men's only and Friday is big book study both at New Generation Church.
Call (229) 377-4995 for information or call (800) 766-4653 or visit the website at www.aasouthgeorgia.org. Al-Anon meets at 8 p.m., Mondays.
The South Georgia Genealogical Society meets at 10:30 a.m., the second Saturday of each month at the Thomas County Public Library. For information, call Cheryl Wilson at 226-2714 or Vera Hagan-Mitchell at 551-9627.
PFLAG-Albany meets from 7 to 9 p.m., the fourth Tuesday of each month at the Episcopal Church of Saints John and Mark in Albany. For information, call (229) 446-3983 or (229) 854-3838 or visit pflag-Albany at pflag.org.
The Thomas County branch of NAACP holds its monthly meetings at 6 p.m., are the second Thursday of each month at the Frederick Douglass Complex.
Members of the Thomas County Democratic Party meet at 6:30 p.m., the first Tuesday of every month at the Meeting Place on Gordon Avenue.
Families Anonymous meetings are at 7 p.m., each Monday at the Milton-Everett YMCA board of directors room. For information, call 224-0230.
The Thomasville Multiple Sclerosis self-help group meets at 6 p.m., the third Tuesday of every month in the Flipper Room at the Thomas County Public Library. The meeting is to bring area people together to discuss their issues in coping with the disease and the organization. Family members and caregivers can attend. For information call Dianna Ernst at 377-6554 or Leigh Ross at 228-5223.
The Country Hoedown, formerly known as The Meigs Country Hoedown, is at the corner of Sapp and Burnum (Mt. Olive Road), in Pelham every Friday from 7 to 11 p.m. There is live country music for line and couple dancing with no door charge but donations are welcome. For information, call 683-3496 or 294-4451.
Thomasville Masonic Lodge No. 369 meets on second and fourth Thursdays at 7:30 p.m.
Plantation Manor Assisted Living Community seeks volunteers of all ages for its Gracious Living (Alzheimer's/dementia) wing. The volunteers will assist with the activities program. For information call Gail Davis, Betty Sawyer or Gail Lancaster at 227-0880.
Parents of children from infant to five-years-old can attend a weekly meeting to discuss the joys and frustrations of parenting. A parent educator is available to help parents learn effective methods of communication and discipline as well as how to take care of themselves while caring for children. The group meets from 10:30 a.m. to noon, Wednesdays at the Thomasville Community Resource Center. For information or to register, call 226-5846. There is no charge for the class.
The Thomasville Noon Lions Club meets at noon the second and fourth Tuesdays at the Plaza.
VFW Post 4995 and its auxiliary meet every third Thursday at 7 p.m. at the post home at 1296 Old Cassidy Rd.
VFW Post 8433 meets at 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday of each month at Roddenbery Memorial Library Annex in Cairo.
Alcoholics Anonymous (Grace Group) holds a closed meeting at 6 p.m., Thursday at St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 216 Remington Ave.
Hands and Hearts for Horses, a therapeutic riding program for children and adults with disabilities, is in need of volunteers. Volunteer training classes are held the first Monday of every month. For information, call Kirsten at 551-0086.
The Pilot Club holds a dinner meeting at 6:30 p.m., the first and third Tuesdays of the month at the Plaza.
Thomasville Lodge 369 F&AM, 310 N. Pine Tree Blvd., meets the second and fourth Thursday of each month. For information call 228-7427 or 403-9147.
The James Hicks American Legion Post No. 519 members and auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. the first Thursday at the American Legion home on Hopkins Street. The executive committee meets at 7 p.m. the Tuesday preceding the monthly meeting.
The Cairo Alanon Family Group offers help and hope. No fees, dues, or registration required. A six week series of meetings for newcomers begins at 7 p.m., April 12 at 3351 U.S. Hwy. 84 East, Cairo.
Cairo AA group meets at 8 p.m. Fridays with an open speaker, Sundays with open discussion, and Mondays with closed discussion. All meetings are held at 5531 U.S. Hwy. 84 east.
The VFW Post No. 11088 members and auxiliary meets at 7 p.m. the first Tuesday of each month at the senior center on Stevens Street.
Halcyon Home provides outreach support groups for victims of domestic violence. For information, call 226-6666 for location and time.
S.P. Jones Lodge No. 118 F&AM PHA meets the first and third Tuesday of each month at 8 p.m. at 518 Lester St.


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This is France as I see it… It's not meant to be an official guide and it's only my opinion on some of the things that make France "France" for me.
A is for Assurance Maladie
Assurance Maladie literally means illness insurance and is essential here.
France has an excellent healthcare cover so long as you are employed, retired, on benefits or contribute as a self employed person. I'm sure there are some exceptions to that like for housewives etc but knowing France maybe they're not covered?
As an employee or self employed person you contribute heavily into the black hole which is the "secu". Why a black hole? Well, the healthcare system has tremendous debt and on top of your contributions anyone earning income from assets also pays a further tax to help remedy the black hole. Eversince I have lived in France the black hole has existed and somehow it just keeps getting bigger.
Maybe one of the reasons is the huge number of pills the French pop for the slightest ailment. Go to the Doctors with a common cold and you'll come out with a prescription a page long for various medicines (probably including parecetmol, saline water etc). Most of these remedies will be paid for by the state medical cover, the majority will be reimbursed to you at 70%. Cost for a cold? 23 Euros for a Doctors appointment plus at least 15 Euros in medication!
I'm digressing. Despite the unfortunate circumstances that occurred around the birth of Baby Piglet, I do appreciate the French healthcare system. You have access to top Doctors as soon as you can convince the secretary to give you an appointment and emergency care is excellent (depending on where you go obviously).
When I had uveitis at the end of 2011, the total bill for my medical care came in at over 6000 Euros. This didn't include the taxi I took every day to and from the hospital (100 Euros each way) or the laser eye surgery I had afterwards (not sure how much that cost). Thankfully because my illness is recognised by the state as being a long term affection I didn't have to pay a penny. Not even for the taxi.
Suddenly all those heavy contributions seem well worth it. I cannot think of a better country in which to be ill, so long as you have cover of course. I am grateful for the French medical system and in awe that it's still running as it is despite the incredible waste of funds.


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I Had to Make a Book Trailer
Machine Man is out today. As celebration/punishment, I offer you this promotional book trailer.
Skype with Max
Also: win an original manuscript. I wasn't sure which to go with as the blog title. Which do you think is more alluring? It's the manuscript, isn't it? Well, it's too late for that now. Stop going on about it.
So two new promotions today. PROMOTION #1: WIN A MACHINE MAN MANUSCRIPT! This is a mid-2010 working draft of the novel that I scribbled notes over. It's 413 pages. I don't know how I'm supposed to mail that. The postage will ruin me. Anyway, you can win that, and magnets and books, if you enter before August 9 and live in the US or Canada. Yes, this one is a North American promotion. Don't look at me like that. I don't control the global publishing industry.
PROMOTION #2: SKYPE WITH MAX! Since I'm not doing a book tour, I decided to Skype myself around. That sounds kind of dirty. But the idea is you get the joy of my virtual presence with none of the body odor. It's win-win. Basically I'll call you and you have ten minutes to ask questions or show me your cats or whatever you like. Well. Not whatever. Keep your clothes on. But you get the idea.
To qualify for this, you buy three books. I had to pick a number that was low enough to be reasonable, yet high enough to prevent me spending the rest of my life delivering this promotion. So I chose three.
For this you can live anywhere in the world. You see, when it's up to me, I remember my friends in far-off corners of the world, like England. I remember you.
P.S. I haven't received my magnets yet, but when I do I'll give some of those away to people outside of North America, too.


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Hungry dragon
A foodie couple from Berlin embarked on a culinary road trip in the Middle Kingdom. Their goal: to rediscover Chinese cuisine.
The older you get, the fewer "first times" you encounter in life: Your first concert, your first kiss, your first trip abroad took place so many years ago… But then, one day, my girlfriend and I tried out a new Chinese restaurant in Berlin's Schöneberg neighborhood and, boom! Flavors exploded on our tongues like fireworks. The Wuxian tofu, Suan La Fen sweet potato noodles, Dan Dan Mian hot-and-spicy noodles all tasted of adventure, and suddenly, an idea was born. We would go to China – for the first time – and embark on a culinary journey of discovery. Several weeks later, we touch down in Beijing. Our itinerary is still sketchy but our heads are full of ideas for compiling an amazing travel cookbook to document our trip.
On a gray, wintry morning, we trudge through the artists' district of Dongcheng, past the Gate of Heavenly Peace and through the last preserved hutongs, those narrow alleys built in the traditional way. We have an appointment to meet Nathan and Starry, the Chinese owners of the White Tiger Village, a hip crossover restaurant that could just as easily be found in London, Berlin or New York. Nathan Zhang meets us in turquoise sneakers, dark knickerbockers and a wollen hat. A man in his late forties (he won't tell us his exact age), Nathan is the patron of the local art scene. The White Tiger is the fulcrum for all artistic activities in Dongcheng. "I never planned to own a restaurant," he says in fluent English, "but my friends needed a place to meet and exchange ideas, so I created this place." The White Tiger is a true anomaly in Beijing's restaurant scene. Nathan's sense for aesthetics, his eye in choosing the robust wooden furniture and high-quality tableware, and the interior design created by his artist friends is a far cry from the purely functional look and feel of most other restaurants. Better yet: This love of detail is reflected in the food, and that is Starry's doing. Although only 26, Starry has already worked as a chef in England, Canada and Australia and even freelanced as a food stylist. "We want our food to explode people's expectations," he says. "Traditional and modern go hand in hand here, and we add a Western touch to Eastern dishes." From baked rice in a pot to tofu skin salad, each dish is a masterpiece that sets just the right tone for our trip.
Even the smell of stinky tofu, which briefly makes us reel when it assails us from a nearby street-food market, does nothing to staunch our enthusiasm for Chinese food. Many people here love this fermented bean curd marinated in a spicy sauce, and a grumpy woman offers us a little paper dish of it. We take one bite and decide it will be our last. The locals laugh as they watch us trying not to gag, and the taste of adventure turns to sulfuric acid on our tongues.
Two hours north of the town of Huaihua in south-central Hunan Province there's a tiny mountain village. A friend of ours from Berlin who grew up in Huaihua recommended it to us. Her father, who hadn't been there since his youth, accompanies us. When we ask him the name of the village he pronounces a string of consonants and sibilant sounds we fail to make sense of. Nobody here can read or write, there's no electricity, no sanitation system, no heating. The cold bears down on us and penetrates everything and everyone. We see the affects of life in this village in the bony bodies of the ancient peasant couple who show us the traditional way of making sticky rice buns. They fill a vat with cooked rice, hand each of us a large wooden hammer and we proceed to hit the rice with as much force as we can, pounding, turning, pulling it out. After several minutes of hard, sweaty work the rice turns into dough. We fill each bun with chopped vegetables and impale it on a stick. Later, sitting around the open fire and baking the delicious buns, we forget how much hard work we had put into making them.
We travel on toward Mount Song, a sacred mountain in the heart of China. In the city of Dengfeng, we visit the Shaolin Temple (birthplace of kung fu) and meet Shi Yongxin, the highest ranking Buddhist monk. In the audience chamber, we talk about reincarnation and the advantages of a vegan lifestyle. Then Shi Yongshin admits his soft spot for McDonald's french fries. We talk about kung fu as well, of course. He no longer practices the martial art, he says, but prefers to fight the good fight with his mind rather than with his body. "But you never forget what kung fu training teaches you. Never."
We get in the car and drive northeast to Zhengzhou, where we have an appointment with Mr. Wang, a property mogul who owns entire blocks in this city of six million – as well as several vegan restaurants where poor people are allowed to eat for free. "I'm rich, I have lots of everything," he explains, "and so I can afford to give a lot away. That's why I'm invested in spreading the vegan concept. I've noticed how much better I feel as a vegan myself." Mr. Wong receives us in his office, where we see furniture, paintings and sports trophies, many of them still wrapped in plastic as if to protect them from wear. Wang sits behind a laminated wooden desk large enough to park an SUV on. It has an integrated fixture for preparing tea, which Wang does frequently, pouring the hand-picked, hand-rolled green tea over a porcelain frog (for luck) or serving us. "To you, and to a long life!," Wang says, draining his teacup. We follow suit. Each sip is worth five euros, but such extravagance serves a profane goal: To demonstrate what you have in China is to demonstrate who you are.
Before leaving Germany, we had made plans to meet the Michelin-starred chef Stefan Stiller. Ten years earlier, he had allowed the lease on his Palatinate restaurant Crand Cru to run out and followed a business invitation to Shanghai. His latest project of two years' standing is the gourmet restaurant Taian Table. With modern, international cooking, Stiller tries to counteract the prejudice he encounters toward German food. Most of his guests, in fact, think he's French. "A German who can cook? That's beyond their imagination."
After traveling south for a day, we arrive in Shenzhen, a city roughly 20 kilometers from Hong Kong. Construction work is everywhere in this city of 12 million. We meet Xue, the owner of an unassuming, sparcely furnished restaurant who had the following story to tell: She and her husband used to own a company that sold building materials. One day, they went to renovate a restaurant where people were eating monkey brains. Completely taken aback at seeing what was generally regarded as an urban legend (eating monkey brains is illegal in China), she didn't wast much time but purchased the premises and opened a vegan restaurant. "I still feed off the positive energy we freed up – and I bought the place ten years ago!," she adds with a laugh.
Our last stop is the Chinese capital of all kinds of desert. Hong Kong even has restaurants that serve only deserts: black sesame soup, a fruity ice cream made from taro root (a potato-like tuber) or stuffed rice balls. Some of the treats made of durian, a fruit that's used to make little patties or as a filling for fried rice balls, take a little getting used to. Durian has a meaty texture and tastes like rotten onions – which is why it's also referred to in China as "stinky fruit."
After several days spent searching everywhere for beautiful pottery and only finding cheap stuff, we were told by a news agent to try our luck on a factory floor in Kowloon Bay owned by Yuet Tung China Works. Upon entering the building, we are amazed to find ourselves in a labyrinth of porcelain, with thousands of plates, cups and bowls stacked right up to the ceiling. Joseph Tso, the owner, takes us up and down the aisles of the 90-year-old family enterprise. "We have good, loyal customers," he tells us. Fancy hotels and wealthy families buy their tableware here, as did British nobility once upon a time. "Unfortunately, our employees of 50 years will soon retire," Joseph says with regret, "and these days, young people are not interested in learning a traditional craft." Yuet Tung had no trouble lightening our wallets, but in return, we were given a chance to participate in a history that we are now also part of, having enjoyed Chinese hospitality, eaten with monks at Shaolin Temple and soundly thrashed a tub of innocent rice. In the end, we gained some insight into an unfamiliar culture in a faraway land, and what began as a culinary journey changed much more than just our palate.
Food and drink in China
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South Street in Luoyang turns into foodie heaven as soon as the sun goes down.
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Hong Kong's best buns are celebrated each May at the Cheung Chau Bun Festival.
The former German colony Qingdao holds a beer festival every August.
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Don't forget Bergen, one of Norway's prettiest cities encircled by 7 mountains. And though 95% of Norway remains forested or uncultivated, you'll find Rail Europe train travel completely civilized. In fact, with all their itinerary expertise behind you, you'll be able to do something the Vikings never did. Conquer Norway.


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Nitrous-Huffing 2014 Corvette Stingrays Lay Down 10-second Passes
With an aftermarket set of cylinder heads, camshaft and nitrous, these Vettes from Late Model Racecraft are redefining the era of street cars
It's nearly every car guy's dream: Daily drive their race car. These days, you can and the 2014 Corvette Stingray is a shining example of just that. What was once only left for only a select few or whoever felt it necessary to volunteer for a harsh ride, deafening engine drone and paltry fuel mileage is now anything but history.
Don't get it twisted though, we can't argue with a cackling big-block Chevelle sporting a set of drag radials either. And you'll find us at the front of that line for sure. However, during these times, access to vehicles with superb fuel mileage that also tattoo the ground with thick black stripes is nothing out of the norm. Now though, you can achieve exactly that in one of our favorite late-model superherosthe all-new 2014 Corvette Stingray.
Though, a pair of nitrous-huffing, 2014 Corvette Stingrays running down the quarter mile and dipping well into 10-sec territory at over 130 miles per hour is another story altogether. Considering these vehicles are still completely street-legal and probably clip close to 25mpg, it's quite likely the best vehicle to come out of Detroit in the last decade.
Of course, these aren't factory-outfitted Vettes. Late Model Racecraft (LMR), a name synonymous with late-model performance in the domestic high performance market, has done their homework. This time around, they've made sure to give these Vettes a lesson in breathing with cylinder head and camshaft packages and in the case of these dueling Vettes, some nitrous, too. Although the exact details on those modifications aren't known, it's obvious their hard work is paying off - every 10 seconds.
We start off with the black C7 Stingray, which squeezes out a bottom 10-second run to 133.28 miles per hour. Not too shabby considering, at least from the video, what we noticed could be a missed shift. In our offices, we've analyzed this and have determined, if it were a "missed shift," it could have cost this run .07 seconds or more; making us certain we're watching what could be a high, 9-second C7 Stingray. Backing up the black C7's efforts, the red Stingray lays down an equally impressive 10.48 at nearly an identical 133.29 miles per hour.
At this point what more can we say? We'll stop the talking and just let the video do most of it for us. Make sure to sit back, relax and try to keep yourself from drooling. Just a warning, these Vettes have a nightmarish tone. Best to hide your kids from these monsters!


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Cobia, gray trout, croaker, crappie and largemouth bass are fish you might hear about if you live in Hampton Roads.
If you're a newcomer to the area, you might be unaware of the requirements for freshwater and saltwater fishing — not to mention where you might find a good catch.
Saltwater anglers have plenty of locations to choose from. You can purchase a license if you're between 16 and 65. Anglers 65 and older don't require a saltwater license.
Once licensed, you can find a variety of fish off the Fort Monroe, James River or Seagull piers, DP fishing correspondent Don Lancaster says.
Fishing off a boat might lead you to the Chesapeake Bay or one its four regional tributaries: the Back River, Poquoson River, James River and York River. Spot, croaker, 100-pound cobia or trophy-size striped bass are prevalent in the bay, Lancaster says.
Hampton Roads offers many seasonal sites for freshwater fishing. Lancaster suggests Harwood's Mill Reservoir, Lee Hall Reservoir and Waller Mill Park for game fishermen. Chickahominy Lake, the Chickahominy River and Beaverdam Park are other good spots.
Fishing remains popular in Hampton Roads, despite a reduction since 1995 in the number of commercial fishermen in the area, which extends from Mathews and Middlesex counties to Virginia Beach. In 1995, there were 1,306 licensed fishermen, compared with 1,222 in 2005, the Virginia Marine Resources Commission reported. Call the Virginia Department of Game and Inland Fisheries at 804-367-1258 for more information.


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Over a third of shoppers increased the amount of online shopping they did over the last year, so it is more important than ever for retailers to provide an outstanding ecommerce experience.
When an online shopper clicks 'checkout' they generally have the intention to buy, yet drop-off rates at this final stage can be high with three in five abandoning their baskets.
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Optimising the checkout process
The most important thing for consumers when it comes to online checkout is to see clearly defined shipping costs (92%), but the average retailer score in our study was only 75%. Hidden delivery costs are the number one reason for online shoppers to abandon a purchase, so transparency is key.
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Only one in five of the leading UK retailers that we assessed offered free shipping, proving that even top retailers are struggling to meet consumer expectations here.
Complementary delivery and returns can be a great way of building brand advocacy, whilst unclear or high charges can be a significant barrier to online sales, so it is an investment worth considering.
Our research revealed the biggest disconnect between retailers and consumers to be in clearly displaying returns policies. The vast majority (88%) of consumers said this was important or vital, but only one in ten retailers show this information during checkout.
Overall, a quick and efficient checkout process is also very important to online shoppers, but many of the retailers that we assessed fell short here with cumbersome processes.
As the second most common reason for abandoned purchases, this really is an issue that retailers should be looking to remedy by streamlining the number of steps and removing compulsory registration, for example.
Who does it best?
Amazon is a great example of a painless purchase process, scoring top marks for speedy checkout (including a 'one-click ordering' option), free shipping, support for multiple payment options, and a clearly displayed returns policy.
What can we learn?
We've put together five top tips to help retailers offer an exceptional checkout experience:
- Make registration optional. Give your customers the option to checkout as a guest, saving them valuable time and removing any barriers to making that sale (often the first). You still gain their basic information and profile that you can use to lure them back.
- Provide a progress indicator. Let your shoppers know how long the journey will take by giving them an indication of how many steps they need to complete and where they are in the process.
- Give options to leave and return. This allows shoppers to save their basket for later, so they can return to purchase items when it's more convenient. Combining this with an email to remind them what's in their basket could be a great way to get them to complete the sale.
Consider the whole multichannel sales journey. Your customers move from web to app, to in-store, to social media, to review sites without a second thought. Their final purchase channel isn't always the same as where they first encountered your products.
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By improving the buying experience, retailers of all sizes can add value, either through cross- and up-sell mechanisms or by building brand advocacy, to ultimately maximise their final conversion rate.


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Celebrating illustration, design, cartoon and comic art of the mid-20th century.
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
The Franklin McMahon Interview, Part 1
FAS: If you could make just one point about your philosophy of illustration, what would it be?
FM: I would say the important thing is that the artist should get out of the studio and look around. He should pick something that interests him. Your chance to interact with a subject increases then. It is my idea that the artist drawing directly at the site experiences an interaction with the subject and therefore extracts from the subject a kind of meaning that can be achieved in no other way.
FM: When photography became important the artist gave up and went back into the studio. It's time he got out. I also think that we are often too concerned with how a picture is done and not enough with what it has to say. The surface, the wash, light, dark, seem more important than what's in the picture. Technique is not so important as content.
FAS: Could you tell us a little bit about your work materials? Then we can dispense with technique for the rest of the interview.
FM: I work mostly in pencil, a Veriblack 315, which has a thick, soft graphite, and with charcoal pencil, which is just like an ordinary pencil except that it has a core of charcoal instead of graphite. I carry a bunch of these pencils in my pocket and I sharpen them with a razor blade. My paper comes in big white pads, 14 by 17 inches for small subjects like portraits and 22 by 30 inches for big scenes like the Cologne cathedral. You need a portable means of working. You wouldn't carry an easel out on my kind of job.
FAS: When you were showing your on-the-spot drawings to the instructors one of them commented, "That's a very aggressive size." What did he mean?
FM: Most guys do small sketches and then go back to the studio and work them up. I draw reproduction size when I go out. When you start a picture you don't know how it is going to evolve, although I don't have much time to change my mind when I'm out there. I like to work all over the paper. Most artists describe the work they do in the field as sketching. However, I draw. I often do the finished art on the site. I get choked up when i do sketches for future finishes. You begin to ask yourself, will the composition be right? Will the intersecting of this and that work? I draw the broad outlines on the spot and I see the picture then. If I don't finish the picture on the scene, I have at least the bones of it to be fleshed later. I prefer to be involved in the actual event. I think you gain from that. I may complete the details later, like drawing each individual brick.
FM: There's no shortcut or trick to this tedious job, but I do try to make every stroke count.
FAS: How can you do such precise architectural detailing and at the same time capture the action?
FM: For my Common Market story I made a drawing of Monnet coming out of the building, but I drew the building the day before. I had only a few seconds to catch Monnet himself.
FM: When I did the cardinals leaving St. Peter's I knew that St. Peter's would be there the next day so I could go back and do it. What I wanted to catch was the moment when they poured down the steps, and I did a sketch of the monument in the foreground while I waited for them to come out.
FAS: How long does it take you to do one of these on-the-spot drawings?
FM: it all depends on the subject. When I drew the Archbishop of Tokyo I made several quick sketches while he preached one sermon. It probably took no more than five minutes. My drawing of Catholic dignitaries meeting in St. Peter's took half a day.
FAS: Sometimes when you turn in a job you include notes on the subject matter of the sketches. How do you have time to research a story and make drawings too?
FM: I make notes right on the drawing paper when the subject says something that interests me. or, I make notes later so I won't forget. My wife is very helpful while I'm making a drawing. Sometimes she goes with me on trips. She can find out lots of things just by going around to shops, buying bread and cheese. I provide long-winded captions, full of details. I try to get the spirit of the scene into my words just as I try to do in my pictures. The editors then distill my story to fit the space.
* Continued tomorrow
* Many thanks to Matt Dicke, who provide all the material for today's post.
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Good stuff. It's great to hear his views on art and find out the way he worked. I can relate because when I draw on location, I also bring a big board, charcoal pencils and a razor (although no graphite or a chair).
I'm looking forward to part 2. Thank you for posting this Leif (and Matt for sharing).
Each brick is an individual.ReplyDelete
As to the individual bricks after the set up of broadlines on the spot: "The bones are to be fleshed out later" to quote Mc Mahon.
Bones first, the flesh of detailed individual bricks later. But no brick look exactly the same, by McMahon's close observation. I digress - just wanted to say
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- Murray Tinkelman7:37 PM
Just a great series of posts on Franklin McMahon. He was a wonderful artist and person. I invited Franklin as a guest speaker when I brought my master's class to Chicago many years ago. The class loved him and so did I.ReplyDelete
Thanks, Leif and Matt. McMahon was in a great tradition of on-the-spot sketch reporting, with Winslow Homer, Frederick Gruger, and Ogden Pleissner among his antecedents. Even Cornwell did some court reporting. The artist's hand gives the images a subjectivity and immediacy that goes beyond what the photojournalist can capture. The artist also has the advantage of being able to eliminate nonessentials and to combine elements and events that unfold over time.ReplyDelete
Daniel, Cornwell covered the Lindberg kidnapping trial in 1935 with pencil drawings of various views of the courtroom, inside and out.ReplyDelete
I found a link to one of the images:
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Figure SPM.1. Locations of significant changes in data series of physical systems (snow, ice and frozen ground; hydrology; and coastal processes) and biological systems (terrestrial, marine, and freshwater biological systems), are shown together with surface air temperature changes over the period 1970-2004. A subset of about29,000 data series was selected from about 80,000 data series from 577 studies. These met the following criteria: (1) ending in 1990 or later; (2) spanning a period of at least 20 years; and (3) showing a significant change in either direction, as assessed in individual studies. These data series are from about 75 studies (of which about 70 are new since the Third Assessment) and contain about 29,000 data series, of which about 28,000 are from European studies. White areas do not contain sufficient observational climate data to estimate a temperature trend. The 2x2 boxes show the total number of data series with significant changes (top row) and the percentage of those consistent with warming (bottom row) for (i) continental regions: North America (NAM), Latin America (LA), Europe (EUR), Africa (AFR), Asia (AS), Australia and New Zealand (ANZ), and Polar Regions (PR) and (ii) global-scale: Terrestrial (TER), Marine and Freshwater (MFW), and Global (GLO). The numbers of studies from the seven regional boxes (NAM,..., PR) do not add up to the global (GLO) totals because numbers from regions except Polar do not include the numbers related to Marine and Freshwater (MFW) systems. Locations of large-area marine changes are not shown on the map. [Working Group II Fourth Assessment F1.8, F1.9; Working Group I Fourth Assessment F3.9b].
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Riesling Report: Dr. F. Weins-Prüm Wehlener Sonnenuhr Riesling Spätlese 2009
We're celebrating the Summer of Riesling by trying a different bottle every weekday. Got a favorite riesling? Recommend it in the comments!
It takes awhile for the minerality and spearminty, resiny-pine notes to come out in this gently sweet wine; it's a bit less effusive and dynamic than yesterday's spätlese. Which isn't to say it's not pretty; this elegant wine has luscious Golden Delicious apple flavors and a mellow, honeyed core. The soft, fresh acidity gives a tickle on the tongue and reminded us of a tart topped with poached apricots.
Serve this wine with any creamy seafood preparation (try scallops with a saffron-infused sauce, or delicate lobster ravioli.) Not craving shellfish? This wine could also work with turkey cutlets with a creamy mushroom sauce or even just spaghetti carbonara.
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Caregiver Burnout
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Thirty one percent of the adult population age 20 to 75 provide informal care to a family member or friend who is ill or disabled. Burnout can result from the physical and emotional challenges associated with being a caregiver. While family caregivers give of themselves out of love, there are real physical, emotional and financial costs associated with caregiving. As we live longer and caregiving becomes a bigger issue in the U.S., learn what can be done to help our caregiving community.
If you're a daughter or son, sibling, parent, or spouse, or even a friend, some day you may find yourself in the role of "family caregiver". More than 52 million Americans are already there.1 They wear many hats –that of companion, personal shopper, financial manager, chauffeur, housekeeper, cook, personal care assistant, advocate, counselor, nurse, emotional support provider and more. They are a lifeline for the people they support and our long term care system. A study by AARP reveals that at 350 billion dollars, the economic value of non-compensated caregiving exceeds 2006 Exxon Mobile profits.
While the caregiving role can be enormously rewarding, it also means a lot of sacrifice. It may start with just a few hours a week. Usually the need expands and with each increase, caregivers forfeit more of their personal lives. The average family caregiver provides nearly 18 to 20 hours of care a week in addition to holding down a job and managing a family.2 It is not unusual for caregivers to be forced to leave the workforce as needs escalate. Caregiving can last from less than a year to several decades.
Caregiving comes with a whole host of conflicting emotions. Self doubt might be at the top of the list. Are you making the right decisions? Are you following the doctor's instructions correctly? When you cannot fix the unfixable you may become frustrated. You grieve as you bear witness to a loved one's decline. You grieve for the life you are no longer living. Guilt follows hard on the heels of anger and resentment.
Just as overwhelming is the never-ending "To Do" list. Most caregivers face a landscape of too little support at too high a cost. While improvements are slowly being made, our healthcare system just isn't set up to deal with those who require long term home care.
What is caregiver burnout?
Enter caregiver burnout. It happens when caregivers try to do more than they are able to do. It's physical, emotional and mental exhaustion and leaves the caregiver vulnerable to illness. The chronic stresses of being a caregiver can lead to cardiovascular disease, hypertension, stroke, and a compromised immune system.
Caregivers are often so preoccupied with the needs of their loved ones that they fail to recognize their own warning signals. Caregiver burnout symptoms are similar to those for anxiety and depression and include:
- Sleep disturbances and fatigue
- Lost interest in once-pleasurable things
- Changes in appetite, weight, or both
- Getting sick more often
- Withdrawal from social contacts
- Persistent feelings of worry, hopelessness and sadness
- Irritability
- Low self-esteem
- Overreacting to minor issues
- Decreased productivity
- Alcohol or drug abuse
To evaluate your level of caregiving stress take a simple test from the PBS Caregiver's Handbook (part of the web site for our 90-minute program Caring for Your Parents). Go to Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire (PDF)
If you find you have a number of symptoms associated with high levels of physical and emotional stress, contact your primary care doctor for an appointment, take the questionnaire with you, and discuss how you can get the medical, physical and emotional support you need.
1 U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Informal Caregiving, Compassion in Action
2 American Society on Aging, A Profile of Informal and Family Caregivers
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For quick facts on end-of-life planning, go to Second Opinion, End of Life (Episode 313)
The following statistics are from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services:
- 52 million Americans (31 percent of the adult population age 20 to 75) provide informal care to a family member or friend who is ill or disabled. About 37 million provide help to family members and about 15 million provide help to friends.
- 8 percent of these caregivers reported providing help over the last year to more than one care recipient.
- 38 percent of informal caregiving is provided by children to aging parents. It is the most common informal caregiving relationship.
- 11 percent of informal caregiving is provided by spouses, most often to their elderly wives or husbands.
- 7 percent of informal care is provided to significantly disabled children, most often to adult disabled children by middle-aged parents.
- About 20 percent of informal care is provided to other relatives such as grandparents, siblings, aunts, and uncles, and about 24 percent is provided to friends and neighbors.
- The average age of all informal caregivers is 43 years old. Spouses caring for their disabled husband or wife are somewhat older, with an average age of 55 years.
- Both men and women provide informal care. However, up to age 70, women are more likely to be caregivers and to provide more hours of care, to provide more care over longer periods, and to care for more than one person. On average, women provide about 50% more hours of informal care per week to their care recipients than their male counterparts.
The following statistics are based on a 2003 RAND Corporation study:
- 20% of the elderly die from a short period of evident decline, such as from cancer, with death occurring usually within a year.
- 20% die following several years of increasing physical limitation, such as from coronary artery disease or emphysema. The patient survives a few episodes but then die from an exacerbation rather suddenly.
- 40% will die according to a gradual but unrelenting trajectory, with steady decline, enfeeblement, and growing dependency often lasting a decade or longer.
- Less than 5% of people over 65 live in nursing homes. About eight out of 10 older men and six out of 10 older women live in family settings, with a spouse or other family members.
Ask Your Doctor
For questions to ask your doctor on end-of-life planning, go to Second Opinion, End of Life (Episode 313)
This list of questions is a good starting point for discussion with your doctor; however, it is not a comprehensive list.
- Can you give me advice on how to tap into local sources for caregiving support?
- How can I tell if caregiving is putting too much stress on me?
- Are there tests I should have to monitor my heart health and my immune system?
- Should I schedule more frequent appointments with you while I'm in a caregiving role?
- If you suffer from anxiety or depression:
- What can I do to manage my stress/depression?
- Why is exercise useful? How much and what type is beneficial?
- Does meditation work?
- What about vitamins?
- What other coping techniques should I consider?
- What are the different types of psychotherapy and are any of them appropriate for me?
- Do you consider my depression mild, moderate or severe?
- Should I consider anti-depressant or anti-anxiety medication?
- Is there an effective treatment that doesn't involve medication?
- What are the side effects and long-term effects of the medication?
- How much improvement should I expect from medication?
- How long might I need to take medication? How will I know that I can discontinue it?
- What is the next step if the medication doesn't work?
Key Point 1
Being a caregiver puts your physical and emotional well-being at risk. If you are caring for a loved one, let your doctor know. It can be important to the healthcare you receive.
Think of the last time you flew on a commercial plane. Before every flight, you are told, "Should the cabin lose pressure, oxygen masks will drop from the overhead area. Please place the mask over your own mouth and nose before assisting others." The same advice is fundamental for caregivers. When they ignore their own needs, they jeopardize their ability to be a caregiver. They also increase their risk for ongoing health problems after caregiving is over.
Research shows that family caregivers:1
- Are more likely to be have symptoms of depression or anxiety
- Are more likely to have a long-term medical problem, such as heart disease, cancer, diabetes, or arthritis
- Have higher levels of stress hormones
- Spend more days sick with an infectious disease
- Have a weaker immune response to the influenza, or flu, vaccine
- Have slower wound healing
- Have higher levels of obesity
A 2004 National Alliance for Caregiving Study revealed that both the time and the intensity of caregiving affect the level of health decline. Caregivers who reported their health got a lot worse as result of caregiving (15%) spent an average of 58 hours a week caregiving and those with a moderate deterioration in health (44 percent) spent an average of 42 hours a week caregiving.
Caregiving has to include caring for you. But how do you do it? To begin with:
- Accept your feelings, even the negative ones
- Recognize there's no such thing as a perfect caregiver
- Identify what you can and cannot change
- Be realistic about your loved one's disease
- Ask for help
- Take care of the basics – follow a healthy diet and get at least fifteen minutes of exercise a day
- Take a short respite break every day by doing something just for you
- Learn relaxation techniques
- See your doctor regularly and tell him or her about your caregiving commitment
- Talk to a professional – therapists, social workers, and clergy members
- Talk to friends
- Join a caregiver support group
- Do not self medicate with alcohol or drugs
- Maintain your spiritual life
- Involve healthcare professionals who can help you access support services.
- Perhaps most importantly, remind yourself daily of the love that inspired you to take on a caregiving role. When you do, it can help you deal with even the most difficult care receivers with compassion and humor.
Finding help can take a considerable amount of research. Here are some options you may want to pursue:
- Check into technology that can help. You can:
- Purchase an emergency response system service. Your loved one wears a button pendant and when pressed, a monitoring center is alerted and contacts a predetermined list of people who can help.
- Set up a baby monitor so you can hear your loved one from another area of your home. For the more techno savvy, you might consider a webcam.
- Use a mobility monitor to prevent wandering if your loved one suffers from dementia.
- Contact your local Area Agency on Aging to learn about caregiving services in your area. Find them by checking the Yellow Pages under Health and Human Services or through the National Eldercare Locator
- Contact your State Unit on Aging. Find them through the National Association of State Units on Aging
- Find adult day care programs in your area if your loved one is mobile. They can look after your loved one for a full day or just a few hours. Some adult day care centers will provide transportation to and from your home.
- Find nursing homes or assisted living facilities that offer short-term respite stays.
- Investigate support groups and internet sites devoted to the challenges of caregiving. Check our Resources page for help.
- Find out if professional counseling is covered under your health insurance plan. If you're age sixty or over yourself, you may qualify for counseling under the Older Americans Act, Title III-B. This federally funded program provides a variety of in-home and community-based services for individuals with the greatest economic and social need who meet program guidelines.
- Check out opportunities for training. The American Red Cross offers hands-on training on how to recognize and respond to emergencies and how to perform CPR. Visiting Nurse Association of American (VNAA) provides training on a variety of topics including wound care, nutrition, controlling diabetes and more.
- If you're still in the workforce, get information about the federal Family and Medical Leave Act that provides for caregivers to take up to 12 weeks of unpaid leave per year to care for relatives. Or, ask your human resources liaison about other options for unpaid leave.
- Medicare, Medicaid, and private insurance companies will cover some of the costs of home health care.
- Find out if you are eligible for Medicare home health care services by reading Medicare and Home Health Care available at http://www.medicare.gov/Publications/Pubs/pdf/10969.pdf
- Find out if you qualify for Medicaid by calling your State Medical Assistance Office. Get the phone number by going to the Contacts Database of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services at http://www.cms.hhs.gov/apps/contacts
- Consider tapping into faith-based groups, such as Catholic Charities, Lutheran Social Services, Jewish Family and Children Services, that offer support services for caregiving families.
1 The National Women's Health Information Center, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services,Caregiver Stress
Key Point 2
Caregiving can be a source of joy as well as guilt and resentment for families. Learning to talk to each other openly and to listen without judgment is key to achieving shared goals.
Caregivers often find themselves going it alone, even if there are other family members that can help. Geography may play a role as people become more mobile, but even out-of-towners can pitch in if they are willing and if you have a plan so they can understand the scope of their responsibilities.
If you are the primary caregiver, don't fall into the trap of expecting family members to just step in. They may be unaware of what is needed and what your life is like.
The ideal is to have family meetings with a healthcare professional present, such as a social worker or care manager. They can lay out all your options with their pros and cons, help you define clear-cut roles for each family member and support you in building consensus.
Some of these questions may help start the dialog:
- What are your loved one's wishes?
- What help do you need now and what are you likely to need in the future?
- What medical, legal and financial decisions will need to be made and who will make them?
- Who should have power of attorney and/or be named as the healthcare proxy?
- Who will serve as the primary coordinator or caregiver?
- How much time will it take for the primary caregiver to coordinate everybody's efforts?
- What contingency plans need to be put in place in case the primary caregiver can no longer function as such?
- How much are you willing to spend for paid care?
- Who will pay for what?
- How can you achieve a relatively equitable division of labor?
- Under what circumstances should you consider a skilled nursing facility?
Tasks can be divided by time, money and talent. It is a good idea to put it all in writing. Also, caregiving responsibilities will vary from day to day, week to week. Ask family members to be flexible when you need backup. Don't overlook doing simples tasks, such as providing companionship to the care receiver.
How do you get help from reluctant family members? Ask for it in very precise terms. If they refuse a task, give them a list of tasks and ask them to pick. Give them the option of doing them or paying to have them done. The trick is in not allowing yourself to become emotional or to be diverted from your goal. Know going in that the strategy may not work. If that is the case, you may need to move on.
Caregiving can cause family friction, but it can also bring out the best in people. You can smooth the way by:
- Continuing to let family member's know their help is wanted and needed
- Understanding each family member's coping style
- Making sure everyone's opinions are heard and respected
- Expressing appreciation to each other
- Being realistic about each individual's abilities and limitations
- Keeping everyone informed about changes in your loved one's condition
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TV classics: The Bugs Bunny Show
USA 1960-2000, forty seasons, 1040 episodes, approximately 25 to 65 minutes each, ABC / CBS, color. Voices: Mel Blanc, June Foray, Arthur Q. Bryan, Daws Butler, Bea Benaderet, Paul Frees, Marvin Miller, Hal Smith, Larry Storch, Barbara Cameron, Julie Bennett, Sara Berner, Robert C. Bruce II, Paul Julian, Dick Beals, Stan Freberg
Plot summary: What's up, Doc?
Review: Who doesn't know the Oscar-winning hare and his illustrious friends: Tweety Bird, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig from The Looney Tunes, Sylvester, Roadrunner, Coyote, Pepe' Le Pew, Granny or Elmer Fudd?!
Originally created for a theatrical series presented by Warner Bros, Bugs Bunny tickled the risible muscles of a worldwide audience as early as in the 1930s. Three decades later, he was an instant hit on TV, first in black and white but soon in color. As the star of his own show, he was cocky, adroit and always perky, a favorite of adults as well as children. In his forty years on television, he shared his stardom with Roadrunner and Tweety, but never outgrew his famous "What's up, doc" attitude. A Saturday morning treat for many years, The Bugs Bunny Show was finally canceled in the year 2000 but has been rerun since in several countries.
As one of those infamous classics, the show inspired spin-offs, homages and a new generation of Looneys, the Tiny Toons, in the early 90s. Available in parts on DVD, the show is still fresh, wacky and a lot of fun – a true gem for anyone who's still a kooky little kid at heart.


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Gamestop now shows "Pre-Release Ships 12/4/07" for Haze.
it's only like a week if true, i think ill live, just like i made it through that incredibly painful (sarcasm) 2 day PGR4 Delay that everyone went crazy about...
Its not much of a delay so its very possible.It was coming out at a bad time for me anyways.Now I got a little more time to get my funds in order but I'll also need money for Christmas gifts.....crap.I'm gonna start off 2008 so broke.
before xmas is the release date but this shows the game still needs more polish.


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I am writing a story on Black Friday which will appear in tomorrow's paper. In the meantime, I received an email from Consumer Reports listing the top 10 best deals that are out there. Enjoy!!
Laptops: In a doorbuster deal, Best Buy is selling a Sony laptop with a Blu-ray drive for $500. It includes a Blu-ray video, a subscription to a security software package, and a laptop bag. To take advantage of this early-bird deal, you need to pick up a ticket at Best Buy (they'll be doled out starting at 3 a.m. Friday morning), and quantities are limited to 10 per store.
Desktops: Best Buy will also have the HP Pavilion p6624y with a quad-core AMD processor, 8GB of memory, and a 1TB hard drive. It comes with a 23-inch monitor and a wireless printer. The Black Friday price will be $600; it's currently on the Best Buy site for $700, without the monitor and printer.
E-book readers: The best deal will demand an early morning. Early-birds at Best Buy can save about $50 on the Nook Wi-Fi, which is selling at $99.99 rather than its usual price of $150.
32-inch LCD TVs: There are a number of deals on 32-inch LCDs. So far, the cheapest we've seen is the Emerson 720p set at Walmart (model LC320EM1) priced at $198.
50-inch or larger TVs: Walmart will be also breaking the $500 barrier for a 50-inch plasma with a $498 price on a Sanyo 720p set (DP50740); its regular retail price is $650.
SLR cameras: Best Buy is offering a package that bundles our highly Rated Canon EOS Rebel T2i with two lenses (18-55mm and 55-250mm zooms) and accessories (an 8GB SDHC memory card and camera bag), for just under $1000. The bundled lenses are a plus: With an SLR generally, the more lenses you have, the better.
Point-and-shoot cameras: If you're shopping for a child or teen, Staples is selling the rugged Olympus Stylus Tough-3000 for $150 (originally $210). Since it's waterproof and shockproof, it should be able to withstand some common mishaps.
Camcorders: Among pocket models, Best Buy has a Flip Video UltraHD "package", which includes a few accessories along with the cam, such as an extra battery pack and bag, for $120 (originally around $200, without any accessories). And Best Buy has an HD model on sale: Sony Handycam HDR-C150 for $400 (originally $500).
Printers: For an all-in-one printer that can scan, copy and fax, the HP OfficeJet 6500 Wireless is reasonably fast, quite economical and one of just a handful of inkjets that printed excellent-quality text when we tested it. Staples has it on sale for $79.98 (regular price: $199.98).
Digital photo frames: Sears has our Recommended Pandigital PAN7000DW 6.9-inch frame on sale for $39.99, regularly $59.99. The frame has a gigabyte of memory, and an optional Wi-Fi adapter lets you get photos from your computer and specific photo-sharing sites.


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The flavors/textures of the year were smoky, creamy, herbal/foraged, and sour. Forgive any lack of parallelism there.
Chipotles, dried and en adobo, rocked my world this year in a number of dishes, with smoked paprika, liquid smoke, and flame-roasting also playing important roles. Highlights: butternut squash bisque with flame-roasted chilies and turnip chips and pumpkin chili.
My blender and I became closer than ever, as I refused to buy an immersion blender while continuing to explore new pureed soups, including spicy mushroom-ginger soup, green lentil soup with curried coconut oil, and my two new favorites: Janet's creamy broccoli dal and my own roasted broccoli and potato soup. I also discovered some delicious new spreads, including ginger-lime-wasabi-edamame hummus and the amazing caraway havarti beer-cheese spread I made at Thanksgiving. I also made almond milk for, surprisingly, the first time ever!
I started the year very interested in foraging edible things around LA, incorporating them into pestos and jams, and (best of all) infusing them into liquors and oils. Sage-infused whiskey remains my favorite; there was also a lovely lavender vinaigrette.
I've long admitted that I am an "acidity monster," always wanting to add one more squeeze of lemon juice or wine or vinegar to a dish than others might deem wise. 2012 did not mark a change in this habit. Lemon juice is one of my most essential ingredients, and it makes this lentils-and-greens soup, adas bil hamud, one of my favorites of all times. Lemon rind, saffron, and olives made the mediterranean roasted tofu pungent while roasting made it chewy and succulent, and tamarind was the magic ingredient in the incredible spicy and sour eggplant with tempeh and green beans.
Over the past few years, I've raved over puuy lentils, kala namak, berbere, and za'atar. This year, though, it seems like the strongest trends in my cooking were also some of the most mundane. My favorite dishes this year overwhelmingly feature broccoli, potatoes, and/or mushrooms. In those creamy broccoli soups (above), in the two amazing potato salads I made this summer--Armenian, with mint and lemon; and new potatoes with asparagus and shallots--and in the two exquisite mushroom-potato curries I tried, these simple, cheap, and nutritious vegetables really shone. As the above list also suggests, lentils are probably a close fourth.
Sometimes (though less often, I think, than in years past), I enjoyed making something a bit more complicated. Two other recipes I'm quite proud of (one half-mine, the other direct from a cookbook) are: sausage florentine with tofu steaks and hollandaise sauce and apricot rugelach.
I know that I posted far less frequently this year than in years past. I had thought that this was due to the rest of my life (academics, relationships) taking precedence, but looking back over what I chose to cook in 2012, I can't help but wonder if these different parts of my life actually took rather similar paths this year. I am still a curious, learning person, but I am also becoming more comfortable with my own strengths, my own preferences, and my own voice.
Happy New Year!


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Apple Picking around Addison, IL
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How to Format a Drive for Mac & PC Compatibility
You can format a hard drive or USB flash disk specifically so that it will be compatible with both Mac OS X and Windows PC computers. Though this excellent cross-platform compatible ability is unknown to many users, it's not a complex process, and if you frequently use both a Mac and Windows PC you will find this particularly useful because any data, media, or files stored on the the drive will always be accessible from any operating system. It only takes a few minutes to start and it's extremely easy, and we'll walk you through the entire process in a few simple steps.
Remember, formatting a drive erases all data contained on it so back up important files before proceeding. Let's quickly review how to format any drive for Mac and Windows PC compatibility with read and write support.
Formatting a Drive for Mac OS X & Windows PC Compatibility
This works with any hard drive, flash drive, SSD, USB drive, or just about any other storage type that is accepted by both a Mac and Windows machine, and the entire process is performed in Mac OS X:
- Launch Disk Utility, found within /Applications/Utilities/
- Connect the drive you wish to format for dual compatibility to the Mac
- Click the drive name on the left side list in Disk Utility, and then click the "Erase" tab
- Click the pulldown menu alongside "Format" and select "MS-DOS (FAT)"
- Optionally, give the drive a name
- Click the "Erase" button to format the drive for Mac & Windows PC compatibility
If you wish to boot the drive on a PC or use it with older versions of Windows, you may also need to set the partition scheme to Master Boot Record (MBR) for full Windows compatibility:
- Click the drive, then select "Partition" tab
- From the "Partition Layout" dropdown menu, select "1 Partition"
- Click "Options" and choose "Master Boot Record" as the partition type, then click "OK" and "Apply"
Drives format very quickly, though the total time taken will depend on the size of the drive. Remember, formatting a drive erases all data on it.
Using FAT File System Format for Mac & Windows Compatibility
Once the drive is formatted it will be compatible to be read and written to on both a Mac and PC, and the resulting FAT file system is compatible with all versions of Mac OS X, Windows 95, 98, Windows XP, Vista, 7, Windows 8, even Windows 10, it's one of the most widely recognized and usable file system formats.
This widespread compatibility makes FAT an ideal file system to use for USB flash drives or external hard drives that are intended for use in environments with multiple operating systems.
The primary downside to using FAT32 is the file size limit, which limits files on the drive to being 4GB in size or less. If you require single files to be larger than 4GB, use exFAT instead, though you will lose some compatibility with older versions of Mac OS X and Windows.
Is NTFS Compatible with Mac?
The NTFS file system is another option to use for Windows formatted drives and volumes, but it has limited compatibility with Mac OS by default. Mac users can mount and read NTFS formatted Windows drives, making NTFS compatible with the Mac on the reading and mounting front, but writing to an NTFS drive requires using either third party software or enabling NTFS write support on the Mac using an experimental functionality bundled on the Mac. This is less than ideal for most users however, so while NTFS is compatible with a Mac and Windows PC, if you want to do heavy file sharing between the two with a lot of reading and writing, you may be better off formatting a drive as FAT32 as discussed above.
What about HFS Apple File System?
HFS is the Mac file system. If you only intend on using the drive on a Mac it's recommended to format for Mac OS X use only using the journaled file system. Just be aware that the Mac-only formats are typically not readable by Windows machines without some third party software on the PC.


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Soapbox 101: Refresher Training, Part 2
Thursday, August 8, 2013 at 1:00 pm ET
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