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Picture this: a little black puppy stuck inside a onesie, flapping around on the floor, looking more like a seal than a dog. It sounds like something out of a comedy sketch, but this was a real-life situation that recently happened to a family’s beloved pet. Lucky for us, the owners caught the whole thing on video, and it’s now gone viral.
In the video, we see the adorable little pup named Oscar struggling to get out of the onesie his owners had put on him. He’s completely entangled in it and can’t seem to escape. That’s when his big sister, Nora, the Husky, steps in to save the day.
Nora is a beautiful and good-natured dog who loves to play. But when it comes to her little brother, she’s highly protective. She immediately senses that something’s wrong and comes to his rescue.
At first, Nora sniffs around the pup, trying to figure out what’s happening. Then she gently tugs on the onesie, trying to free him from it. When that doesn’t work, she starts talking to him in Husky language, trying to coax him out of it. When all else fails, Nora decides to take matters into her own paws.
With encouragement from her owners, Nora grabs hold of the onesie and starts pulling. It takes some effort, but she eventually manages to free Oscar from his onesie prison. The whole time, the owners can’t stop laughing at the silly situation.
This heartwarming video is a testament to the incredible bond between dogs and how they’ll do anything to help each other out. It also reminds us how funny and unpredictable our furry friends can be.
So if you need a good laugh or want to witness the adorable relationship between Nora and Oscar, be sure to check out the video below. And remember to share it with your friends and family; who doesn’t love a feel-good dog story? Just think of all the smiles and giggles it will bring, and that’s reason enough to hit the share button.


If there is just one thing I learned last winter as Editor of Cleaning & Maintenance Management, it’s this: Snow and ice removal products and processes are a huge concern for facility managers and building service contractors (BSCs).
For four months in a row, snow and ice removal were the most searched phrases on our website, CMMOnline.com.
Perhaps the severity of last year’s winter — and the large amounts of snow and ice it brought to much of the country — created this particular interest.
Or, perhaps this is a yearly concern.
Either way there is little doubt that the severity of last year’s winter weather took a lot of commercial facilities by surprise.
Speaking from personal experience, many municipalities and buildings here in the Deep South were not prepared for a bout of extended winter weather.
Equipment used for facility functions, as well as public safety equipment, was not available to help stranded motorists, workers and schoolchildren during a surprise snow and ice storm in January.
“Slumber parties” became the norm in office buildings, retail locations and gas stations when the ice and snow seemed to suddenly cover roads.
Remembering the problems and issues from last winter’s strong and surprising storms will have facility mangers and contractors concerned as fall turns into winter.
To aid our readers in their winter preparation, this month’s issue includes a feature article covering ice and snow removal.
The article, entitled Keeping Walkways Free Of Snow And Ice, can be found on page 30.
Provided here are operational tips, equipment ideas and facts about melters to inform our readers on the best options in case of another long, bitter winter.
In addition to the winter weather feature, we’re covering a number of other issues, including carpet care, Green Seal certification, software, social media and large event cleanup.
In an extended A Clean Sweep profile, we also learn from the environmental services and facility managers at a children’s science museum in Birmingham, Alabama.
Tasked with keeping the hands-on McWane Science Center clean during busy field-trip season and winter holidays, these managers and their environmental services team address a number of important cleaning issues every day.
From infection control options, IMAX theater cleaning and busy restroom upkeep, we discuss their cleaning practices, as well as the challenges that open aquariums can create for a janitorial department.
Once again, thank you for reading, and here’s to a successful fall and winter for facility managers and BSCs in all commercial buildings.


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At least 10 workers were killed and several others injured when a huge crane crashed on them at the Hindustan Shipyard Limited (HSL), a central government undertaking, in Andhra Pradesh’s Visakhapatnam on Saturday afternoon, the police said.
The accident happened when the workers were carrying out an inspection of the crane used to carry equipment for shipbuilding. The massive crane suddenly crumbled and crashed to the ground with a massive sound.
“Around 20 workers were said to be working on the inspection when the crane crashed. Some workers managed to run for safety, some others received injuries and at least 10 workers were crushed under the weight of the crane,” a police official said.
According to the latest reports, three bodies were retrieved from under the debris of the crane and the remaining were believed to be crushed. The police, with the help of shipyard staff, are involved in the rescue operations. Further details are awaited.
“The injured workers are being shifted to the local hospitals,” the police said.
RK Meena, Visakhapatnam’s police commissioner, rushed to the spot to inquire into the cause of the accident.
The crane was bought by HSL almost a decade ago and its operation was recently outsourced to a private agency.
State minister for tourism Muthamsetty Srinivas Rao, who hails from Visakhapatnam, inquired about the accident and asked the district authorities to take up the rescue operations.
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Plymouth is a very interesting community, it dates back to well before the Revolution, in fact some records indicate a birth to the Collins on February 4, 1745, in Plymouth North Carolina. Plymouth was the site of three Civil War Battles and has many preserved land marks to bear that out. It is located on the Roanoke River, just a few miles up stream from the Albemarle Sound. It is about sixty miles inland from the ocean and Roanoke Island where Sir Walter Raleigh set up the first white settlement, in the new world.
Just a short distance up stream from the town of Plymouth and on the opposite side of the river, were the remains of the cypress piling that supported a dock, said to be used during the Revolutionary War.
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If you’re traveling the world to find the best healthy spots, add Uncommon Melbourne to your list.
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Uncommon in Melbourne is located on Windsor Street, where you will find lots of other great places like Fonda Mexican and the Windsor Annex. At Uncommon they focus on bringing food to the table directly from the farm and don’t use chemically processed ingredients. On the menu you will find avocado on grain toast, a rainbow super food salad. And a super green breakfast with seasonal greens, tofu, smoked almonds, green apple pesto and citrus zest.
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You can also describe the interior of Uncommon as a super green hotspot as you’ll find lots and lots of plants in the space. Compared with a concrete counter and black chairs and tables. You can also come in for a quick coffee by Industry Beans.
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Kids need all the positive distractions they can get during this uncertain time our world is going through. We've put together a list of free resources from an incredible community of generous creatives to help fill up your days with moments of play. They've crafted up incredible coloring books, art workshop sessions and tons of fun. We're going to be updating this page with more and more resources as they become available.
The Library Street Collective has released an amazing sketchbook titled "We All Rise" filled with drawings and graphics by artists Virgil Abloh, Nina Chanel Abney, Doug Aitken, Daniel Arsham, McArthur Binion, Amoako Boafo, Nick Cave, Dabls, Torkwase Dyson, Conrad Egyir, Shepard Fairey, Sam Friedman, Beverly Fishman, FriendsWithYou, Haroshi, Carole Harris, KAWS, Eddie Martinez, Tiff Massey, Charles McGee, Allie McGhee, Simphiwe Ndzube, Jordan Nickel, Jose Parla, Jason REVOK, Julia Wachtel, Austyn Weiner, Wendy White, and Tyrrell Winston. 100% of the proceeds from donations or purchase of their sketchbook go towards @livingartsdetroit, a non-profit engaged in igniting creativity in Detroit youth.
Romero Britto, Brazilian-born and Miami-made. He is an international artist that uses vibrant, bold and colorful patterns to reflect his optimistic view of the world around him. He has created an incredible coloring book for kids and parents to start getting artsy on.
Hebru Brantley creates narrative driven work revolving around his conceptualized iconic characters. We've always loved his characters and are enjoying adding our own colorful touch to these.
Chris Uphues is an artist best known for his signature pop art featuring colorful hearts and flowers. These are so much fun once you start seeing the impact of your colorful choices.
Justin Hillgrove has released a 30 page coloring/activity book full of his delightful monsters and characters to add some color to.
Galshir is an illustrator that has created a fun coloring book that takes you on on a journey to color plenty of planets, meteorites, spaceships, UFO’s, an astonaut, and even some wandering space-whales!
Mo Willems, has partnered with the Kennedy Center to invite YOU into his studio every day for his LUNCH DOODLE session. Kids worldwide can draw, doodle and explore new ways of writing by visiting Mo’s studio virtually once a day for the next few weeks. Since it is on Youtube you can watch it at your own pace and not worry if you miss the session one day.
@benclantoon is the author of the Narwhal series of books and will have your kids drawing all sorts of magical animal concoctions every Monday morning on Instagram Live.
@wendymac is a NYT best selling illustrator that has been hosting draw together sessions on Instagram every weekday morning.
@bradysmithhere is the co-author and illustnator of “You’re Missing It” and is hosting a daily drawing session on Instagram that feels a bit like a virtual game of Pictionary.
@Charlessantoso hosts "Let's Draw" on Instagram Live and posts the sessions up later on Youtube. He will have your kids drawing different animals, monsters and creatures.
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Libby is an app that lets you and your kids access thousands of books, comic books and audiobooks for free from your local public library.
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Girls Who Code, the international nonprofit working to close the gender gap in technology, today announced it would release free virtual curricula, “Girls Who Code at Home,” bringing students around the world educational coding resources amid unprecedented school closures related to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Amy Poehler, Tiger Woods, and Jimmy Fallon square off in a video game challenge. Tiger's new PGA Tour '12: Masters is out soon, and the three stars battled to see who could be the best virtual golfer.
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Former Orbitz CEO Barney Harford Is Uber’s New Chief Operating Officer
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National security is a priority that has waxed and waned throughout time. When our country is at war, for example, we are willing to make concessions in the name of national security. But during peacetime, we view it as less of a priority.
Recently, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it would seek comments on the idea of putting a secrecy order on “economically significant” patent applications in the interest of national security. This may matter to South Florida inventors more than you might think at first; sure, we do not have many munitions makers here, but depending on how “national security” is interpreted, a wide variety of patents might be considered “economically significant.”
Apparently, the concern here is that there is too much lag time between when a patent application is filed and when a patent is granted (or denied). That window allows “foreign entities” to exploit the material seeking to be patented and then access markets before the U.S. company can have a go at them.
This has an impact on national security in two different ways. First, there is some concern that the existing patent process provides too much access to designs and plans before they are legally protected. Second, there is also the worry that we are undermining our competitive advantage by not acting more quickly to head off overseas competitors.
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Nick Thune appeared on The Pete Holmes Show last night. Nick and Petey are longtime comedy friends and the two told one of the best drug stories possible. It was when Nick and Pete took to a cabin up in the woods and took mushrooms. What resulted wasn’t just your typical stoner story rather it involved a bay, swimming, a blues concert, and the attempt to purchase martinis. Read More
Jay Leno returns to late night TV, for about 45 seconds, to tell Arsenio Hall he’s going to have a second season
Why are you even reading this part? I wrote everything you need to know in the headline. Just watch the clip. Seriously! I just did the blogging equivalent of sending you an email with the question in the subject field and nothing in the body when you open it.
It’s an unfortunate truth that Alzheimer’s disease effects too many people. Well, we can now add Seth Rogen to the list as someone as well. Today, Rogen went before a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health, and Human Services hearing on Alzheimer’s Research. There, he told the very personal story about how his mother-in-law was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s in her 50s. Because of this Rogen started up the Hilarity For Charity fundraiser to benefit the Alzheimer’s Association. Read More
The comedy world lost one of its top players way too soon on Monday. Harold Ramis passed way at the age of 69 from autoimmune disease. In case you are unaware of his legacy, it was because of Harold the world was able to party with the caddies of Caddyshack, live the life of a frat boy in Animal House, and help rid the world of ghosts in Ghostbusters. There are countless other flicks as well that Ramis, wrote, directed, acted, or produced too. He was certainly an innovator of all things comedy.
One thing that makes the comedy world so unique is just how close all of its players are and how losing one member sends shock waves throughout the community. Upon Harold’s passing the network of comedians quickly seemed to ban gather and pay tribute to the great legend. Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert quickly jumped out, giving a tribute to Harold on their shows (The Colbert Report and The Daily Show). Of course, every comic knows you cannot dwell on the sad, so the tributes were quick but respectful and honest. Read More
The Second City just uploaded a really awesome video clip that’s a total blast from the past. The late, great Chris Farley, (who would’ve turned 50 this weekend) got his start with the Chicago improv troupe and it was there where he honed his comedic timing. It turns out it was also there where Farley performed is infamous motivational speaker character, Matt Foley.
This clip is from July 26, 1990, about 3 years before the Foley character made his debut on Saturday Night Live. Though grainy, the video is pretty good for early 90′s technology and the audio is pretty great as well. Watching the clip, you’d also be excited to notice that a young Bob Odenkirk (the creator of the Foley character) portrays the father in this version of the sketch and Tim Meadows is the son. As we know, those characters were performed by Phil Hartman and David Spade once the sketch aired.
You’ll also notice that Farley and Odenkirk had the character down pretty early on. As Farley has the mannerisms like the energy, pant tugs down while Odenkirk didn’t change much of the lines either. The only thing not accounted for was the table fall that made it to air on SNL. Which has often been accounted to be a total accident on Farley’s part. He didn’t take the fall in dress rehearsal and just purely tripped and fell on the table during the live show. Read More
The Olympics are in full swing and Phil Rothermich, your host of Laughing At Last Week is ready to hear what the people think. Phil hits the streets again to find out the peoples thoughts on the Winter Olympics. Of course, he also ties in a few jokes and brings it back around to the top things in comedy. Enjoy the show and keep laughing.
We found out that Nathan Fielder, the mastermind behind the TV show Nathan For You was also the mastermind behind ‘Dumb Starbucks’. A prank that set people off over the weekend.
Last night Fielder dropped by Jimmy Kimmel Live to talk a bit more about the prank and the leagaleze about it all. According to Fielder, it’s not the major chain that’s currently the problem rather the Calofornia Health Inspector. But he did add that there’s potential for Starbucks to lose him as a customer if they keep this up.
Here’s a teaser video from a pilot featuring comedians that never was called The Best Man. The premise is great. A professional and funny public speaker (ie a comedian) gives a speech/roast at a wedding. The comics spends time with the future husband and wife and their family. They then attend the wedding and proceed to roasts the crap out of everyone at the event. The show was potentially for Comedy Central with Rich Vos and Patrice O’Neal as the brains behind it. Each week would feature a different comedian.
The Cult of Black Phillip just dropped a teaser clip of the show that unfortunately never was. In addition they included audio from an Opie & Anthony conversation with Jim Florentine and Robert Kelly that offers possible insight as to whey the show wasn’t picked up and it involves Patrice telling reps from the network exactly what he thought of their notes about the show.


LONDON • Mark Carney will take some of the pressure off the next Bank of England (BoE) governor by keeping the spotlight on himself.
With Carney due to leave the BoE on Jan 31, 2020, next year’s first interest-rate decision and Inflation Report will be on Jan 30, according to a provisional BoE calendar. That’s despite the initial presentation of the updated forecasts taking place in February ever since the bank was granted operational independence in 1997.
The change means the next governor won’t have to present forecasts that were made before he or she starts, an advantage acknowledged within the bank. Carney will then bring to an end a tenure that’s likely to be remembered largely for the high-profile and often-controversial role he’s played in the debate over the UK’s departure from the European Union.
A more immediate concern for the governor comes tomorrow, when he answers questions from the public as part of the BoE’s online future forum. The session on the future of money will kick off at 3:30pm in London.
The schedule tweak next year means the Canadian has nine interest-rate decisions ahead of him and five Inflation Reports, starting with the next one on Feb 7. Based on his history, it can’t be ruled out that he’ll stay longer — Carney last year extended his stay at the BoE for the second time in an effort to help guide the UK through Brexit.
The unusual plan could also have implications for investors, given that interest-rate shifts often — though not always — come alongside Inflation Reports because of the economic justification the projections can provide. Markets are currently pricing in a 65% chance that the BoE’s next interest-rate hike will come at the first meeting of 2020. — Bloomberg


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I love wine. I really do. I love the smell of it. All the smells–flowery, citrusy, spicy, musty, astringent. I love the look of it–in bottles and boxes and glasses big, small and stemless. A generously poured glass of ruby or golden liquid, whether lit by the soft glow of a restaurant candle or the staccato blue bursts of a Netflix binge, is a beautiful thing indeed. And of course the taste. The wonderful, contradictory taste. Piquant and round, salty and sweet, earthy yet fresh. But all of those aspects pale in comparison to the way it makes you feel. Relaxed, welcomed, relieved, exhilarated. Excited and alive in the most interesting of situations and the least.
I know I’m not the only one who loves these things about wine. And I’m damn certain I’m not the only mom who does. After all, wine is “mommy’s time out,” “mommy juice,” and “play date punch” according to hundreds of internet memes. Complain on Facebook about a hard day with the kids and you’ll find dozens of wineglass emojis littering the comments. Many of the mainstays of mommy-friend bonding are bolstered by bottles of the stuff. Think book groups, backyard barbecues, and moms’ nights out. And why not? For many of us, alcohol played, if not a starring role, then a very big supporting one during our young adulthood. Shouldn’t that continue in some fashion once you become a parent? Advertisers certainly think so, and so does society at large.
I didn’t drink much in college because I was young for my year and I wasn’t a big fan of breaking the law. But after 8 months learning how to properly DRINK in the UK (they have it down to a delirious science) during a post-college “working holiday,” I came home with a much higher tolerance and a Pavlovian association between alcohol and fun/relaxation/boredom/any reason really. So in my 20s, like a lot of folks that age, weekend nights were spent with friends barhopping, then later going out on the town with my boyfriend-fiance-husband and other couples. Wine was always present and it was always fun. Being young and child-free, I could sleep in all weekend and feel none the worse for wear after a good night out.
…And then I became a mom. My daughter was an amazing baby, but we had a very difficult nursing relationship that led to me following some terrible advice and going on an absolutely brutal elimination diet for months on end. No dairy, soy, wheat, corn, nuts, legumes, eggs or chicken. And definitely no alcohol. When I finally said enough is enough and transitioned her to a hypoallergenic formula (which testing later proved she didn’t actually need), I was elated to eat and drink EVERYTHING again. And once we were no longer stuck at home all day, desperately trying to breastfeed and bake disgusting allergen-free quinoa cookies, we joined the local moms’ group, started going to the park and play dates, smiling, laughing, breathing again.
And of course, I began drinking wine again on weekend evenings, like a grown up, just like I had all throughout my twenties (I was now a ripe old 29). Because I was a grown up dammit, even if I now couldn’t shower regularly or watch certain commercials without weeping. And nothing says fun-loving, independent grown up to a new mom like a raucous moms’ night out, full of other giddy, desperate, sleep-deprived young mothers. I made some wonderful friends at those moms’ nights, which, in our laid-back neighborhood, consisted not of wine-and-canvas or wine-and-pedicure outings, but wine-and-firepit-and-wine-storytelling/wisecracking bonding sessions. But as time, and the terrifying all-in reality of parenting marched on, I began to crave the freedom and fun of not only those once-a-month moms’ nights, but of all the glorious nights out in the past. I spent all day, all week working part-time from home and anxiously (oh so anxiously) caring for my lovely daughter, and, like the proverbial spring, was coiled so tightly trying to keep everything together in this new reality that was so absurdly different from my former life. Then Friday evening would roll around and the husband and I would celebrate surviving another week by clinking glasses. And I would drink with him and then stay up after he went to bed, sipping and making phone calls to far away friends and family. And this weekly ritual, while certainly crowning me with a nasty headache in the morning (after all, I was older now and getting much less sleep), also made me feel like ME again. Like an independent, fun-loving girl connected to the outside world and in control of her choices.
Except, as the years rolled on, and another child was gestated (sober), birthed (sober), nursed (drinking very moderately) and weaned (woo hoo, party’s back on and now I have twice the stress to drown!), I began to feel less and less in control of the choices I made where booze was concerned. I began to wonder if wine was really the warm, fuzzy friend I so fondly remembered and tried valiantly to resurrect each weekend. Where drinking had once been a joyous celebration of a work week conquered, it was now starting to seem like a boring, inevitable default. Still, I soldiered on, because moms need wine, right? Deserve it. After all, I was a great mom. I was active and attentive, got my daughter to preschool and back on time, fed/changed/calmed/entertained everyone all day, all week. Which is one reason the call of the wine glass was so darn strong once the house was finally silent, finally mine. I knew it was my reward for not only getting through it all, but doing it well. But I was paying for it. There was rarely a Saturday or Sunday morning that didn’t provide me with a massive headache and sour stomach. I kept gaining weight but couldn’t figure out why (though deep down I knew why). And nagging doubts began revealing themselves in my Google search history: “safe limits for drinking;” “does wine cause weight gain;” “how to lose weight while drinking wine;” “sober moms.”
A few of months after this soul searching began, we moved to a different part of town. I joined a new moms’ group and ended up in exactly the setting I had dreamed of for several years–living on a street with other stay-at-home moms, full of young playmates for my kids. My new neighbors were (are) kind and funny and genuine and lovely. And not partiers. Likewise the ladies in my new moms’ group. I began to glimpse a gentle, generally contented existence where maybe I didn’t need to drink my stress away each weekend. Where the young, fun-loving girl I had been so fiercely chasing was now a 34-year-old mom with a minivan, living on a cul-de-sac. I began to feel satisfied with that, with this place, with this life. Proud of it, in fact. In short, I grew up. And I knew the wine had to go. Not because moms can’t or shouldn’t drink or enjoy themselves in that way. But because this mom wasn’t enjoying herself that way. I’d had my fill.
So I started reading sober mom blogs (yes, these are a thing and there are a lot of them). I learned about non-alcoholic beer and wine as a tasty and ridiculously less caloric substitute on those evenings when you crave something “adult” to drink (my favorite is Buckler beer, which you can find in the cooler section at Giant Eagle). I read about all the benefits of giving up the wine habit, like weight loss, better skin, much better sleep, better mood. And then, about 9 months ago, I began living that booze-free reality. It’s the best decision I’ve ever made. I’ve lost 30 lbs and am back in the size clothing I was before I had kids. I sleep really, really well (ear plugs help too, ha ha). I remember exactly what happened on the shows I binge watch (still gotta binge somehow). I have more patience with my kids and no longer have to bargain with my husband to take a nap on the weekends. I feel good. I’m happy.
So, the questions, because I know you have them: Am I in AA? No. Do I consider myself an alcoholic? No, I think I so strongly associated alcohol with the good times of my youth that I fell into the trap of believing that wine was necessary to feeling self-actualized, independent and entertained. Do I ever drink? Yes, I had some wine at a good friend’s wedding in the fall, with good friends on Christmas Day, and at a dinner party last month. But I simply enjoyed those experiences and didn’t use them as an excuse to start over-drinking regularly again. I am positively too vain (30 lbs!) and too happy with being a non-drinker the majority of the time to invite wine back into my life on a regular basis.
So that’s my story of putting down the wine glass. Of growing up. Of letting go. If it’s inspired you to look into a life with less alcohol or none at all, these blogs are a fabulous place to start:

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Thank you for the update.
I guess it is just a wait until the web site shows availability to place an order for a couple of bags of EC87KBs. Might even try the ENC87Ks. I have a couple of scratch build cars that these will work well and look good installed on.
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Project reaching out to Lee County to kick-start healthier lifestyles
Heart disease, cancer, stroke and diabetes are the most common, costly, and deadly diseases plaguing the U.S. and straining the health care system. Chronic disease is responsible for 70 percent of deaths and more than 75 percent of health care costs in this country.
Most people don't realize that half the population has at least one chronic disease, meaning there is a 50/50 chance these figures apply to you!
So how to combat these numbers? What can you do to change your lifestyle?
The Healthy Lee project, an initiative involving local business leaders, is trying to help. And through HealthyLee.com, community members can learn what to do locally and at home to lead a better, more productive lifestyle. The website features plenty of nutrition and exercise info, details on smoking cessation programs, special events, health fairs and more.
"We are fortunate to have some of the best health care in the world available right here in our own backyard. However, the American health care system is built on treatment rather than prevention," says Jim Nathan, president of Lee Memorial Health System. "This model of health care delivery is changing, and so must we."
In 2007, to help with that change, 38 community leaders representing business, social services, education, government, clergy, medicine were convened by Lee Memorial Health System's board of directors to assess the community's health needs over the next decade.
This initiative became known as Community Health Visioning 2017. Together with more than 4,000 residents, they focused on identifying needs, tackling obstacles and improving health care. It was a call for action, for change.
Eight priorities came out of the initial gathering, with mental health services topping the list. As a result, treatment options were improved through new investments including: the creation of the Bob Janes Triage Center, a mental illness and substance abuse jail diversion program; construction of Park Royal, a 76-bed psychiatric hospital; addition of the Senior Behavioral Center at Lee Memorial Hospital; and the expansion of Jennings Behavioral Health.
These accomplishments equated to more than 350 behavioral health and substance abuse treatment beds, as well as intervention services for the community.
In 2011, the Health Visioning Steering Committee realized a significant increase in obesity was contributing to major health problems in Lee County. They shifted their focus to healthier lifestyles and changed the name to Healthy Lee.
"The Healthy Lee movement was created to empower and inspire the people of Lee County regarding healthy lifestyle choices through education and action," says Sally Jackson, system director of Government and Community Relations for Lee Memorial Health System. "It's a great resource, but they can also use it to post their own events and information. It's for the community. It's their website."
PRC, a national health needs consulting firm, performs an assessment survey every three years, which guides the Healthy Lee focus.
"2014 is a survey year. When we get the new survey data in June we will be able to see how Lee County is progressing and how we compare to other states and the nation," Jackson says.
The results of the 2011 survey are eye-opening. They can be viewed at leecounty.healthforecast.net.
"We score well against other areas of Florida and the U.S. for clinical interventions, but where Lee County ranks poorly is in our behavioral areas — physical activity, obesity and smoking — and it directly affects our health outcomes. Bad habits are making Lee unhealthy," says Robbie Roepstorff, president of Edison National Bank.
The conditions plaguing the area most are heart failure, COPD, stroke, heart disease and diabetes. These diseases can be attributed to poor diet and a lack of exercise.
Also plaguing the area is limited access to care since much of the population lacks insurance. Among adults age 18 to 64, one-fifth reports having no insurance for health care expenses. Emergency department services should be the exception; instead, it serves as an entry point for care for too many.
To open access, Lee Memorial Health System and its community partners are making efforts to provide care in nontraditional ways.
"We have to involve the community through churches, social services and schools. If we don't engage community organizations, we will miss connecting with half the population," Jackson says.
To engage the business community, in 2012, Roepstorff took the lead in signing members of the Horizon Council in the Healthy Horizon Challenge so they could experience lifestyle and health changes. A key element of the challenge was joining with Lee Memorial Health System's Wellness Center for body age assessments.
Performing pre- and post-assessments gave participants a measurement of comparison. After experiencing such positive results, the Horizon Council continues to engage the business community through its Healthcare Task Force and invites Lee County businesses to attend their Workplace Wellness Summit on March 12.
"As leaders and influencers within our community, we must walk the walk to encourage wellness in the workforce. It has to start at the top," says Roepstorff, who has also encouraged employees at Edison Bank to participate in multiple challenges.
HealthyLee.com offers ways to get involved.
What can you do?
With so much going on, it's important to remember that a healthy community begins with you. Here's what you can do at home:
• Get at least 30 minutes of exercise on most days, but any amount is better than none at all. Once you're comfortable, push for more. Perseverance is key — don't give up!
• Maintain a healthy weight with proper nutrition and exercise. Even small amounts of weight loss can have great health benefits by lowering cholesterol, blood pressure and risks for diabetes.
• Stop smoking. Tobacco use is the single greatest cause of cancer worldwide. No matter how many times you've attempted to quit, keep trying until you find a program that works.
• Limit or avoid alcohol. Committing to a healthy lifestyle also means drinking in moderation, if at all. Excessive alcohol consumption is the third leading preventable cause of death behind poor dietary and exercise habits and tobacco use.
As part of its commitment to Healthy Lee, Lee Memorial Health System participates in and promotes events around the community, including the following. Visit HealthyLee.com for full details.
• We Care and United Way Houses are programs that partner with health care professionals and community organizations to provide access to care for the underserved and uninsured. Many of the physicians who participate in these programs donate their services. Social services have also re-engineered to include health and wellness programs and initiatives. As a result of these efforts, individuals are receiving more of the care they need and ED visits have dropped for participating patients.
• It's All About You. A free, six-week, research-based chronic disease management program that empowers individuals to improve their health, well-being and self-confidence by targeting three key concepts, including decision-making, action-planning/goal-setting and problem-solving. Open to anyone 18 or older living with a chronic health condition, the classes are interactive and peer-based.
• Streets Alive! is the signature event of Healthy Lee. It's a fun open street event involving physical fitness, activity, instruction, music, wellness information and compatible vendors and services. This is not a health expo or a street fair; rather it's a way to unite the community in fun and fitness. Streets Alive is held annually in Lee County.
• Fitness Challenges. These are a great way to get entire organizations and businesses involved and create change. Leadership of the Cape Coral Chamber of Commerce has committed to its third annual chamber challenge which began March 1. The challenge will hold an event each week, most of which are open to the public: spin with Cape Coral Hospital CAO, Scott Kashman; get fit with local firefighters; or yoga with FOX 4 anchor, Patrick Nolan.


Submarines are fascinating naval vessels that have played a crucial role in warfare throughout history. These underwater machines were difficult to defeat for numerous reasons. Submarines have served as stealthy and effective weapons, making them a formidable opponent that challenged naval powers for years. In this article, we will explore why submarines were particularly challenging to defeat.
Firstly, submarines are submerged beneath the water and operate in an environment that is entirely different from other naval vessels. This factor alone made them a challenging enemy to engage, as traditional naval tactics, defenses, and weapons were generally ineffective against them. Only specialized weapons and tactics were efficient in countering the underwater threat of a submarine.
The second reason why submarines were difficult to defeat is due to their speed and maneuverability, which made them nearly impossible to track and follow effectively. Submarines could quickly dive to great depths where they were undetectable by surface vessels, move silently under the water for extended periods, and then resurface and launch surprise attacks on unsuspecting enemies.
Additionally, submarines had advanced technology that enabled them to navigate and dive deeper than any other types of naval vessels, which made them difficult to locate and identify accurately. Moreover, the development of electric batteries as power sources for submarines allowed them to remain submerged for weeks, enabling them to hide for extended periods and launch attacks without detection.
Another reason why submarines were difficult to defeat was their ability to launch their deadly weapons from great distances. Since submarines could sail undetected underwater, they could approach an enemy fleet and launch torpedoes at their targets without being seen or detected. This made them one of the deadliest weapons in naval warfare.
Finally, the crews of submarines were trained to be stealthy and elusive, making it incredibly challenging for enemies to locate, track, and engage with them effectively. Submarine crews were trained in the art of “silent running,” which involved minimizing the noise and vibration of the submarine’s engines to remain undetectable while performing their missions.
Submarines were challenging to defeat for several reasons. Their ability to operate underwater, their speed and maneuverability, their advanced technology, their ability to launch weapons from great distances, and their stealth-like crew training made them truly formidable enemies. For these reasons, submarines continue to play a significant role in modern naval warfare, and it is likely that they will continue to do so for decades to come.


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Lunar Eclipse during totality, courtesy Science@NASA
Depending on your time zone, a total eclipse of the Moon will begin on the evening of April 14th or the very early morning of April 15th! The eclipse is set to begin at approximately 5:58 am UTC on April 15th (1:58 am EDT on April 15, or 10:58 pm PDT on April 14th). Totality will begin at 7:06 UTC. The eclipse will end approximately 3 1/2 hours later, at 9:33 UTC.
This eclipse will be visible over most of North America and Hawaii. The Earth's shadow falls upon the Moon to create a total lunar eclipse, and as this occurs the Moon's color may change to a striking red.
Eclipse path map courtesy eclipse.gsfc.nasa.gov
Date: Monday, 4/14/2014 - Tuesday, 4/15/2014

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Some movie scenes are more famous than the movies they come from -- did you know, for example, that there's a whole film of Dustin Hoffman crossing streets with a dude dressed like a cowboy? However, it turns out that the most iconic scenes in some classic films (or even in the entire careers of the guys who directed them) are totally lifted from other movies you probably haven't seen. Like ...
6Pulp Fiction -- Sam Jackson's "Bible Quote" Is from a Sonny Chiba Film
Tarantino movie plots are usually like his soundtracks: an eclectic selection of scenes from older movies (usually from the '70s) and put in a different order. However, if there's one thing that's 100 percent original about his films, that's his dialogue -- that combination of profanity, Seinfeldesque observations and intricately worded threats of violence sort of makes all the cinematic thievery OK, because no one but Tarantino could write that shit. As Tarantino's biggest fan once put it, "There's a poetic quality to my dialogue."
"'Shit' rhymes with 'tits.' See? I'm a poemer."
And easily one of the most famous lines of dialogue in a Tarantino movie ever is the scene at the beginning of Pulp Fiction where Sam Jackson delivers a menacing recitation of a made-up Bible passage (a combination of the real Ezekiel 25:17 and Psalm 23) right before killing a guy who in all likelihood would have died anyway a few seconds later out of sheer terror.
"In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. Yes, I am going to recite all this."
Who Did It First:
As Tarantino himself admits in the very same interview where he says his dialogue is like poetry, the whole monologue is lifted almost word-for-word from the intro for a 1976 Sonny Chiba movie, The Bodyguard. Check it out:
Holy shit, it's the exact same speech Sam Jackson said, except they replaced "the Lord" with Sonny Chiba's name in the movie (fair enough). Although it's conveyed through a Star Wars-like text crawl instead of a Jacksonian shout, the menacing inflection of the guy reading the text is pretty much the same.
Whoever wrote that tagline poets the balls out of Tarantino.
This intro is only present in the English version of the film, which is the one Tarantino saw. Presumably he also saw the '80s TV series Shadow Warriors, where Sonny Chiba's character has a habit of lecturing his enemies about good and evil before killing them, just like Sam Jackson's hit man character in Pulp Fiction.
So the question is: Why didn't Tarantino just cast Sonny Chiba? He actually did ... in Kill Bill, as sword-maker Hattori Hanzo.
Who had grown up and decided sushi was much cooler than killing people.
5Star Wars: A New Hope -- The Final Scene Is from a Nazi Propaganda Film
As far as gleefully triumphant movie endings go, you're not going to do a lot better than the last scene from the first Star Wars. Not only do they get a medal, but Luke and Han also get a steamy look from a hot girl who totally isn't the long-lost sister of one of them.
What good is the Force if it doesn't warn you about these things?
In fact, this is the only Star Wars film that gets a perfectly happy ending (Leia's whole world was blown up at one point, but she seems pretty OK with it by now). It's such an epic and emotional moment that a lot of people use the same song in their weddings. They might not be so eager to do that if they knew the next part, though ...
Who Did It First:
Hitler. Hitler did this one first.
A terrifying glimpse into the future of the Rebel Alliance.
Those are stills from the Nazi propaganda film Triumph of the Will, which, like The Birth of a Nation, is considered to be an important milestone of cinema, despite being pretty racist (it includes some of Hitler's speeches). But hey, at least D.W. Griffith didn't kill 6 million people. Now, we're not saying that Darth Vader is supposed to be Hitler or something like that -- we're pretty sure that's Luke.
Han is a thinner, less morphine-addled Goering, Threepio is Goebbels and R2 is (obviously) Himmler.
Look at the pillars, the position of the soldiers, the podium at the end -- the Star Wars scene is at least inspired by (if not directly lifted from) a film personally commissioned and executive produced by Adolf Hitler. We need to sit down for a moment.
This might also explain why they gave everyone a medal except the brown character.


The FX Global Call covers the main news events affecting foreign-exchange markets in Asian and European trading hours, as selected by DJ FX Trader editors in New York, London and Singapore, as well as other hot spots when warranted.
1. The yen's slide through the symbolically important ¥100 to the dollar level triggered follow-up selling in Asian trading, both in the yen and in other currencies. The dollar got as high as ¥101.43 in Tokyo trading, within just ¥0.02 of a new four-and-a-half-year high. It appears that many standing orders to sell were executed after the ¥100 barrier was broken and various currency option priced around that level were triggered. This put the dollar back onto its upward track versus the Japanese currency after a one-month hiatus.
2. There was evidence that the aggressive quantitative easing campaign that has fueled the yen's 23% decline versus the dollar since September is having the effect that Prime Minister Shinzo Abe desired when he began pushing for the shift in policy by the Bank of Japan. Bank lending rose in April at its fastest pace since July 2009, suggesting that animal spirits in Japan's economy may finally be reviving. And the current account surplus rose in March to its highest point in the past year, a sign the weaker yen is beginning to filter through to Japanese exporters. These are early days - and the real test will lie in whether Japan can break free of the trap of deflation - but for now the government will use these data in support of "Abenomics."
3. A weaker yen creates competitive pressures for other countries in the region, so there has been a natural domino effect in Asia-Pacific currencies. Most notably, the Australian dollar has fallen to within sight of its own important benchmark: its parity level versus the U.S. dollar. Overnight the Aussie got as low as $1.0022, marking a whopping two-cent drop since the ¥100 level was broken by the U.S. dollar in the New York afternoon Thursday. Meanwhile, the Korean won and Taiwan dollar--both key competitors with the yen-also ended down sharply in Asian trading.
4. In Taiwan, the local currency's decline was helped along the way by an unorthodox intervention by the central bank. Because it happened outside the usual designated time of 0800 GMT, the impact was quite forceful. Taiwan especially has its eyes on the Korean won, which has been weakened not only by the Japanese yen but also by a rate cut by the Korean central bank this week. This has all the hallmarks of a cycle of competitive devaluation, a trend that seems likely to revive fears that a currency war is upon us.
5. Ben Bernanke, the man who critics of the Federal Reserve like to blame for setting off these currency war fears when he orchestrated the Fed's own quantitative easing program, will give a speech in Chicago at 8:30 a.m. EDT Friday. The market is eager to determine whether recent encouraging news from the labor market has in any way moved toward planning to slow down its bond purchases. Even the slightest signal that QE may be tapered off in the future could prove devastating for bond markets, which have rallied sharply over the past few months on the flood of global liquidity from both the Fed and the Bank of Japan.
6. Meanwhile, the Group of Seven meets in London Friday. And while Bernanke is not there, BOJ governor Haruhiko Kuroda, the appointee of Prime Minister Abe who has engineered Japan's QE program, is. He is expected to speak there later. The G-7's meetings are not what they were in terms of policy announcements, with the global forum for international policy coordination having shifted to the G-20. However, with Japan's policy making such waves the G-7 has been forced to weigh on the topic in recent months. Unsurprisingly, it has endorsed the easing policy. To have criticized it would have exposed the Fed and the Bank of England, another heavy user of QE, to charges of hypocrisy. This is not to say that the global trend of competing currency depreciation isn't a problem. Someone is left holding the bag, and while the dollar is currently the biggest beneficiary the real problems lie with the euro, whose currency probably should be weaker but is confined by the ECB's own reluctance to pursue aggressive monetary easing.
7. Also on tap Friday: Kansas City Fed President Esther George speaks in Jackson, Wyoming at 2:00 p.m. EDT, and the CFTC announces its weekly futures positioning report at 3:30 p.m. EDT.
(Michael Casey is managing editor for the Americas at DJ FX Trader, a foreign exchange news service jointly produced by Dow Jones Newswires and The Wall Street Journal.)


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A public meeting will take place in Carrick on Shannon tonight Monday 28th in opposition to Lidl’s plans to relocate to the east of the Leitrim town.
The Lidl store is currently located on the Boyle Road in Cortober.
The meeting will take place in the Bush Hotel commencing at 8pm.
The company were refused permission by Leitrim Co Co to build a store at Attinfinlay and it is understood they intend to appeal the decision.
Local man Fintan Cox says the meeting will advise the public how to lodge an observation with An Bord Pleanala


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Dr. Dzifa Dey gave us a talk on LUPUS. Below are highlights
What is LUPUS?
She explained that Lupus is a chronic autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks normal, healthy tissue. This results in symptoms such as inflammation, swelling, and damage to joints, skin, kidneys, blood, the heart, and lungs.
Causes: Causes is Lupus is currently not known or fully understood.
Lupus is not contagious
Genetic factors increase the tendency of developing autoimmune diseases, and autoimmune diseases such as lupus, rheumatoid arthritis, and autoimmune thyroid disorders are more common among relatives of people with lupus than the general population.
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s immune system mistakenly attacks healthy tissue. It can affect the skin, joints, kidneys, brain, and other organs.
Factors that triggers it include: sunlight, stress, hormones, smoking, certain drugs, and virus infections.
People with lupus may experience periods of flares when symptoms show up, and periods of remission when symptoms are under control. During a lupus flare, symptoms such as exhaustion, weight loss, fever, and anemia often occur. Flares and remissions can happen at any time, without warning.
BAD NEWS: There is no known cure for Lupus
GOOD NEWS: The condition can be managed.
Drug Induced Lupus can disappear when the drug is withdrawn.
Symptom: painful or swollen joints, muscle pains, red rushes mostly on the face, chest pains upon deep breathing, unusual loss of hair, pale toes or fingers from cold or stress, sensitivity to the sun, swelling in legs or around the eyes, mouth ulcers, swollen glands, extreme fatigue.
In some cases, the central nervous system is attacked causing dizziness, depression, vision problems, memory instability. Seizures, stroke, etc.
When the right tests are done and treatment is given, patients can have a normal life. Popular people like Michael Jackson and Olympic medalists have lived with this condition.
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Phaedra Jones' life is perfect. She loves her small coastal town and the beach, graduation is just a year away, and she's in love with the boy of her dreams. Unfortunately, everything changes when Phaedra's boat goes down in a storm. Luckily, Phaedra survives, finding herself in a world beyond anything she could ever imagine. Not only does she discover that she is a Mermaid shifter of the underwater kingdom of Zenun, but the kingdom of Fallada-where fairytale creatures live and breathe-is depending on her. Phaedra risks losing everything: her perfect life, her family, even the boy she loves ... all for a cause she has no stake in.Arrian Riverleaf, Elf prince of the Riverleaf Clan, has been shunned by his people for over a century. After his arrogance caused him to be cursed, he became a hideous creature, only a shadow of his former self. When Princess Phaedra arrives in Fallada, he does not intend her to steal his heart. With her lost love to compete with and his own insecurities over his unattractive face, Arrian fights his feelings, knowing she could never look beyond his curse to love him.As the two fight together to save Phaedra's people, the realm of Fallada and the world of men will both hang in the balance as the battle between good and evil rages on.
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Ever since she first read books like Chronicles of Narnia or Goosebumps, Alicia has been a lover of mind-bending fiction. Wherever imagination takes her, she is more than happy to call that place her home. The mother of two and wife to an Army sergeant loves chocolate, coffee, and of course good books. When not writing, you can usually find her with her nose in a book, shopping for shoes and fabulous jewelry, or spending time with her loving family.


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Based on the social movement that went viral! What’s the best that could happen if you say hello to your fears?
Michelle has always had a problem with the word fearless. Facing your demons doesn’t mean you’re fearless; it means you fear them, but you do it anyway! So for 100 days, she faced 100 of her fears, and the message went viral.
Written in Michelle’s hilarious, honest voice and driven through storytelling, expert interviews, and practical tools, Hello, Fears conveys the lessons she learned from facing each fear and inspires readers to make the right choice—the brave choice.
For readers of Girl, Wash Your Face and 100 Days of Brave, Hello, Fears is a growth-mindset personal development book for those who are ready to push past their comfort zone and embrace their fears.
Download and start listening now!
“No one has broken through more self-made limits than Michelle Poler, and that makes her uniquely equipped to help you smash through yours! This book is your secret weapon for demolishing your comfort zones and finally reaching your full potential.”
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Chatterjee, D. K. and Fong, L. S. and Zhang, Y (2008) Nanoparticles in photodynamic therapy: An emerging paradigm. Advanced drug delivery reviews, 60 (15). pp. 1627-1637. ISSN 1872-8294
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Official URL: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18930086
Photodynamic therapy (PDT) has emerged as one of the important therapeutic options in management of cancer and other diseases [M. Triesscheijn, P. Baas, J.H. Schellens, F.A. Stewart, Photodynamic therapy in oncology, Oncologist 11 (2006) 1034-1044]. Most photosensitizers are highly hydrophobic and require delivery systems. Previous classification of delivery systems was based on presence or absence of a targeting molecule on the surface [Y.N. Konan, R. Gurny, E. Allemann, State of the art in the delivery of photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy, J. Photochem. Photobiol., B 66 (2002) 89-106]. Recent reports have described carrier nanoparticles with additional active complementary and supplementary roles in PDT. We introduce a functional classification for nanoparticles in PDT to divide them into passive carriers and active participants in photosensitizer excitation. Active nanoparticles are distinguished from non-biodegradable carriers with extraneous functions, and sub-classified mechanistically into photosensitizer nanoparticles, [A.C. Samia, X. Chen, C. Burda, Semiconductor quantum dots for photodynamic therapy, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 125 (2003) 15736-15737, R. Bakalova, H. Ohba, Z. Zhelev, M. Ishikawa, Y. Baba, Quantum dots as photosensitizers? Nat. Biotechnol. 22 (2004) 1360-1361] self-illuminating nanoparticles [W. Chen, J. Zhang, Using nanoparticles to enable simultaneous radiation and photodynamic therapies for cancer treatment, J. Nanosci. Nanotechnology 6 (2006) 1159-1166] and upconverting nanoparticles [P. Zhang, W. Steelant, M. Kumar, M. Scholfield, Versatile photosensitizers for photodynamic therapy at infrared excitation, J. Am. Chem. Soc. 129 (2007) 4526-4527]. Although several challenges remain before they can be adopted for clinical use, these active or second-generation PDT nanoparticles probably offer the best hope for extending the reach of PDT to regions deep in the body.
|Additional Information:||Article Outline 1. Introduction 2. Challenges to clinical adoption of PDT 2.1. Photosensitizers 2.2. Light wavelength 2.3. Selective drug delivery 3. Nanoparticles in PDT 3.1. Passive nanoparticles 3.1.1. Biodegradable nanoparticle carriers 3.1.2. Non-biodegradable nanoparticle carriers 3.2. Active nanoparticles 3.2.1. Photosensitizer nanoparticles 3.2.2. Self-lighting nanoparticles 3.2.3. Upconversion nanoparticles 4. Conclusion Acknowledgements References Fig. 1. Principle stages of photodynamic therapy. Photosensitizer (in syringe or tube) is applied locally or systemically (Stage I), accumulates in tumors (Stage II) and is then activated by external illumination (Stage III). This induces cell damage and death. View Within Article|
|Uncontrolled Keywords:||Photodynamic therapy; Photosensitizers; Nanoparticles|
|Subjects:||Biomedical Science > Nanotechnology for human health|
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|Deposited By:||Lesley Tobin|
|Deposited On:||25 Nov 2008 14:45|
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BYU’s Theatre Ballet performs Shayla Bott’s work in Philadelphia
Shayla Bott, a professor in the Department of Dance and artistic director of BYU’s Theatre Ballet, was selected as a presenter at the Women in Dance Leadership Conference, held this year in Philadelphia. Bott’s choreography, “Weaker,” was chosen from over 400 entries from 21 countries, a record number for the organization. Dancers from BYU’s Theatre Ballet performed the piece at Drexel University’s Mandell Theatre.
Presented by Women in Dance Leadership LLC, the Women in Dance Leadership Conference promotes the work of female choreographers, researchers and artistic directors in a field where leadership positions are disproportionately held by men. The conference provides opportunities for female dance artists to perform and present, and fosters discussion on the empowerment of women in dance.
“I think that in ballet, men get a little more mentoring and resources than women, and that’s why they are where they are,” said Bott. “I’m glad to see a lot of organizations starting to put more resources behind women. But so often women don’t seek the resources, and they don’t invest the time into making good on those opportunities.”
“Weaker” abstractly explores the contributions of women in the lives of the people around them. The movement vocabulary — or set of stylized motions — was drawn from the dancers’ experiences with their mothers, and from Bott’s own life.
“I don’t think the piece is particularly ‘about’ anything, but it’s heavily seated in my personal experience,” said Bott. “There are a lot of moments where the dancers are going and going and going and going, and all of a sudden they’re overcome by fatigue. They start to melt to the ground, and right when they get to the ground, they get up and run to go do other things.”
“That’s kind of how I feel as a woman,” she continued. “You go until you’re so tired you think that you just can’t go anymore — and then you jump up and keep going.”
Upon hearing of the Women in Dance Leadership Conference, Bott thought it would be a perfect opportunity to showcase BYU ballet students’ skills and prepare them for professional careers. She hopes that this experience has inspired her students — male and female — to be more proactive and sensitive in their own spheres of influence.
“I brought only one male dancer, and at the beginning, I was wondering if he was going to get something out of this conference,” said Bott. “As I thought about it, I realized that in ballet particularly, he’s surrounded by women. I know he’s going to be a leader in the field someday, so why wouldn’t he need to go and learn more about women in dance leadership?”
In addition to performing, the students received free attendance at the conference, an opportunity ripe with learning experiences.
“It’s an exciting experience for the students to perform alongside professionals, and to have that professional development opportunity,” said Bott. “It was definitely an honor for me as well and such a great form of peer review and peer evaluation to get feedback on my skill and craft as a choreographer. That was validation that we’re doing the right things here and trying to move the field forward in the ways that we can.”


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WWE news: Undertaker coming to MSG, NXT hits Asbury Park
East Coast sports entertainment fans, get ready for an incredibly busy summer.
Legendary wrestler the Undertaker, also known as Mark Calaway, will return to the ring for a Saturday, July 7 house show at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan, World Wrestling Entertainment revealed on Monday.
The appearance, part of the WWE Live SummerSlam Heatwave Tour, will mark the Undertaker's first Madison Square Garden engagement in eight years.
His last appearance for the company was at April's Greatest Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia.
Tickets for the Madison Square Garden show, starting at $46, are now available via Ticketmaster.
A few weeks later, the company's developmental NXT promotion returns to the historic Convention Hall on the Asbury Park boardwalk at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Aug. 17.
GET OUT: The Gaslight Anthem announces Asbury Park return
Tickets, $25 to $75, go on sale to the general public 10 a.m. Friday, June 8 on Ticketmaster.
American Express card holders will have access to pre-sale tickets starting 10 a.m. Wednesday, June 6, followed by WWE and venue pre-sales 10 a.m. Thursday, June 7.
NXT then returns to Brooklyn's Barclays Center 7:15 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 18. Tickets for that show, starting at $51, are now on sale through Ticketmaster.
The company's annual SummerSlam event hits the Barclays Center 6 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 19.
Fans looking to connect with WWE superstars will have two chances this summer at the iPlay America facility in Freehold: Seth Rollins will appear at a sold-out meet and greet on Saturday, July 7, followed by Shinsuke Nakamura at 8 a.m. Sunday, July 29.
Tickets for Nakamura's appearance, $50 to $110, are now available via https://www.iplayamerica.com/event/wwe-superstar-shinsuke-nakamura.


Beyond security, Wi-Fi monitors have other disadvantages. In our tests, connectivity was more of an issue with Wi-Fi monitors than it was with RF monitors. We tested our Wi-Fi monitors on two separate routers and consistently had problems—we’d often lose the connection some time in the night and not even realize that the monitor had disconnected until morning. This happened with all three Wi-Fi models we tested. We never really felt confident relying on any of the connected monitors overnight, despite the fact that the modem and router were literally on the other side of a wall from the monitor. Other owners (like this one) have had the same issues.
This is the #1 best baby monitor on our list, and on many of the major baby product websites. It's the Cadillac (or Lexus?) of baby monitors and has tons of fantastic features. In our testing, we found the video display to be very high quality during both daytime and nighttime conditions. The audio was very high quality as well, and the two-way intercom lets you talk to your baby or sing them a little goodnight lullaby without getting out of bed. We also thought it had great range and good battery life when it's not plugged in. We took it into the back and front yards, without any issues with reception. Bells and whistles abound: this unit has the remotely adjustable pan/tilt/zoom camera, integrated two-way audio intercom system (just push the talk button), baby room temperature monitor, the ability to do digital audio only (screen off for nighttime), and encrypted wireless communication. That adjustable pan allows you to pivot the camera remotely up to 270-degrees left-right, and the adjustable tilt allows you to pivot the camera up to 120-degrees up and down. Super convenient when the camera is positioned close up and your baby moves to the other side of the crib, or the camera gets accidentally bumped or repositioned during the day. The Infant Optics DXR-8 video baby monitor is also expandable up to 4 cameras to place in various locations in your home, and you just press a button on the receiver to toggle between the various camera locations. You can't see all of them at once on the screen of the handheld monitor, but it was easy enough to toggle through the different camera feeds. We also found that the menu is very user-friendly and it's easy to take advantage of all the advanced functions. But you will pay for all this greatness, coming in around $165-175. There is also a relatively inexpensive add-on wide angle lens (see the wide angle lens here) that gives you a much wider viewing angle (170-degrees, which is nearly the same angle as your eyes) to accommodate up-close scenes (like if you place the camera along the edge of the crib). Overall, this is a truly excellent, highly reliable baby monitor with some great features, a great reputation, and is the perfect trade-off for screen size versus portability and battery life. The parents who tested this baby monitor for us fell in love with it, and all had great things to say in their reviews, including its reliability, quality, ease of use, and the accuracy of the temperature display. We definitely can't say that for all of the baby monitors on this list! There is only one con that we found with this baby monitor: an audible beep when you turn the unit off (only on the base unit, not on the camera), which might wake your partner when you quickly turn the unit on/off just to check on your baby in the middle of the night. But that's pretty minor and only one of our testing parents brought it up in their review. Also, according to our Facebook followers the newest version no longer has that beep (we're getting a new testing unit now). In our opinion, this baby monitor passed our testing with flying colors, and we think it's worth every penny! Interested? You can check out the Infant Optics DXR-8 here. Want something about half the price with fewer features? Check out the earlier version of this baby monitor: the Infant Optics DXR-5, also a great option for a little less cash.
Angelcare AC300; Angelcare AC401; Angelcare AC403; Angelcare AC420; Angelcare AC601; Angelcare AC701; Apple Cloud Baby Monitor; BabyMoov Easy Care Baby Monitor; BabyMoov Expert Care Audio Baby Monitor; BabyMoov Premium Care Audio Baby Monitor; BabyMoov Simply Care Baby Monitor; Babysense 5s Infant Movement Monitor; MonBaby Smart Button Baby Monitor; Motorola MBP16; Motorola MBP160; Motorola MBP161TIMER; Owlet Smart Sock 2; Philips Avent SCD-560 DECT Baby Monitor; Philips Avent SCD501; Philips Avent SCD570 DECT Baby Monitor; Safety 1st Crystal Clear Audio Monitor; Safety 1st Sound Moments Audio Monitor; Safety 1st Sure Glow Audio Baby Monitor; Samsung SEW-2001W; Samsung SEW-2002W; Snuza Go Baby Monitor; Snuza HeroSE Baby Movement Monitor; Snuza PICO Baby Monitor; Summer Infant Babble Band; Summer Infant Baby Wave Deluxe Digital Audio Monitor; Summer Infant Baby Wave Digital Audio Monitor; VTech DM111 Safe & Sound Digital Audio Baby Monitor; VTech DM222 Digital Audio Baby Monitor with Glow-on-the-Ceiling Night Light; VTech DM223 Digital Audio Monitor; VTech DM225 Digital Audio Monitor; VTech DM271 Digital Audio Monitor; VTech Safe & Sound DM221; VTech Teddy Bear Digital Audio Baby Monitor with Night Light;
We got our hands on this KX-HN3001W Panasonic baby monitor in late 2018 for testing, and we were pleasantly surprised with its features, reliability, image quality, and competitive cost. Panasonic has been in the video baby monitor market for many years, and they have consistently improved the quality and reliability of their products along the way. Remember how reliable those old Panasonic DECT cordless phones were when you were a kid? You could drop them, discharge them, lose them in the couch pillows, walk them to the other side of the house, and slam them down for a dramatic ending to a phone call. These devices reminded us of those, mostly out of nostalgia, but also because the portable receiver seemed very well made and reliable. Out of the box, it comes with the color monitor receiver along with a battery and wall plug, the camera and a wall plug, and a wall-mount for the camera. We didn't realize it comes with a wall-mount and were excited to give that a shot. During setup, we mounted the camera to the wall of our test nursery and aimed it at the crib. Once it's mounted to the wall, you can still tilt and pivot it around to get a good pointing direction. Powering it on, it connected quickly to the camera unit; note that you can add two extra camera units as well, and view/control them from the same receiver (those extra cameras aren't available for sale yet). We first tested it during the daytime, and found the color screen to be clear and vivid, the connection to be reliable and relatively long-range (it worked in our back yard), and the battery life to be about 3 hours with the screen on (and unplugged obviously). It goes for much longer in stand-by mode with the screen turned off. During the nighttime, the monochrome night vision worked reasonably well. We found that it worked better if the camera unit was placed relatively close to the crib so you don't have to zoom in and lose image quality. The night vision wasn't on par with the higher-rated baby monitors on this list, but it was pretty decent. After getting the basics down, we tried out some of the cool features. It has a 2-way talk feature that actually sounded pretty good, little melodies and lullabies (or white noise!) you could play to your baby, and the life-changing remote pan/zoom/tilt. That last feature is really a necessity for modern baby cameras so you don't have to tip-toe into your baby's room and try to change the camera angle because it got bumped during the day or your baby decided to sleep on the other side of the crib. The other awesome thing about this baby monitor is that it has room temperature alerts, which allows you to set a safe range (like 68 to 72 degrees) and then it will alert you if the nursery room's temperature ever goes out of that range. There is also a little current temperature indicator on the screen, which is a nice touch. It also has a great stand-by mode that will keep the monitor off until it senses movement or hears your baby (you can set which of these you want to trigger an alert), at which point the device will alert you and turn on. This is great for a few reasons, but mostly because it helps keep battery life up to about 10 hours when kept on stand-by mode. A little extra feature is that you can set the device to automatically turn on a melody or white noise when your baby moves or makes noise - nice touch. A couple more things we noticed. First, the portable device uses micro-USB for charging, which means that you can use most phone or device charger with the same connector type (but not an iPhone charger!). That was convenient for when you're in another room and just want to quickly plug it in, just like you would with your phone. Second, on the bottom of the camera there is the standard tripod screw hole, so you can set it up on any tripod type of device (like those little ones that attach to walls, grip onto crib rails, etc). So there's some really great stuff going on here, and we are very happy to have tested it for inclusion on this list! But there are also some downfalls. First, it is built to control more than one camera, but as of late 2018 we haven't seen the additional cameras available on the market. Second, the night vision isn't up to par with the Infant Optics or other top-rated baby cameras; in fact that was the biggest challenge with this baby monitor, and we are patiently waiting for Panasonic to release a new version with better quality night vision. Third, the display is clearly not high definition, but to be fair the screen isn't really large enough to notice any pixelation. Other that that, you're getting a fantastic baby monitor for only about $120, and that's a lot of bang for the buck! Interested? You can check out the Panasonic Video Baby Monitor here.
Traditional video baby monitors don't offer the same high-resolution picture quality we're used to seeing on our smartphones and tablets. If you want high-resolution video of your baby, you'll have to go with a Wi-Fi monitor like the NestCam that streams video to your phone or tablet. The Phillips AVENT SCD630 video monitor may not be high-res, but it's the best of the bunch.
It uses 2.4GHz FHSS technology that offers a private connection between the monitor in your baby's room and the dedicated viewer in your hand. The FHSS connection should minimize interference, and most reviewers say the audio is clear. In BabyGearLab's testing, the reviewer found that the Phillips AVENT had the best audio signal of any of the monitors it tested.
Clarity of Daytime and Night Vision: When wireless baby monitor systems with screens were first introduced onto the market they used somewhat outdated display technology that made for a grainy, distorted and often unreliable picture. Newer baby monitors use a liquid crystal display similar to the ones used in your smart phone and other consumer electronics, so these HD video baby monitors tend to have very nice color contrast and high resolution, and are also substantially more reliable. All of the stand-alone baby monitors we list above have high-quality displays, and we do not recommend some of the relatively old fashioned ones that can still be found on the market. Of course, night vision doesn't use color - so the display will be either grayscale or show a slightly green hue. That's important to keep in mind before you try it out for the first time; not even military special operations have color night vision, so don't expect anything amazing, even from the best baby monitor!
The Nanit couldn’t be more perfect for analytical types. The camera—when placed just so—uses computer vision to watch your baby’s every move, and then tell you what it means. You get a notice on your phone, which acts like a handheld monitor, when your child is awake, acting fussy or has fallen asleep. The Nanit also assigns a sleep score to each night based on how many hours your child was actually crashed out. Other stats include how many times you went into your child’s room and how long it took for your little one to fall asleep. Because the Nanit streams live video and audio to your phone, you can also check in on your kiddo when you’re away from home. It also has a nightlight and temperature and humidity sensors.