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As expected, the painting of the cat piece took about a day. The time frame for these smaller pieces runs pretty consistent. It will take me about an hour or two to mock up the work in Photoshop which doesn’t count looking for reference images that will work together with respect to lighting and angles. The charcoal base layer takes about 7-8 hours. Sometimes, if I am working up a more complicated background than a simple blank wall studio environment, it will take another couple of hours to complete that. After the charcoal, I spray fix the heck out of the thing to seal it. The sealant will darken the work a bit so I’ve now taken to going in and pushing the lighter areas a bit with white colored pencil once everything is dry. After that, I use a heavy gel medium for texture which dries clear. That is usually ready to go in a few hours. After that, I apply acrylic washes, unifying the base colors and shadow colors. On top of that, I start working thicker and drier as I go, picking up more and more of the texture as the piece progresses. Sometimes it can be a little challenging working around the heavy texture to capture details but I think I’m getting better at it. All things being equal, I can bang out one of these smaller works in 48 hours using that process.
I haven’t come up with a name for this little lady yet. I might have to hold off on that until I start work on the novel in earnest. Once I finish Miranda and the Men from Mars, I’ll nail down my premise, probably do a workup on my key characters, lay out a solid three-act structure, and break the story. Outlines seemed to help the last few short scripts I wrote so I might take some time to put that together first. I expect writing the novel will be considerably different from writing for screen but I think the brevity and focus on action and strong visual writing will serve my writing well. Guess we’ll all see. If you’re interested to check out my writing, feel free to check out my writer’s website at https://msanborn.wordpress.com.


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Casino war is not so popular game among regular casino players. Not because this game is boring but many gamers associate it with the kids war of game and think it as a child’s play. But not so smart this casino war game is simple to play and resembles like other card games at the casino tables.
As a new player at the casino you wish to know about each and every game and if you are the one looking for the best strategy to play the game of war as a newbie then you have come to the right place.
First and foremost you must know the casino war game rules which are simple and easy to understand. It is possibly the easiest game you can find in a casino. In a game of casino war, the dealer deals one card (face up) to all the players in the game and himself. Once all the cards have been dealt, and if your card is higher than the dealer’s one you win; if your card is lower than the dealer’s one you lose and if your card matches the dealer’s card then the real fun begins.
If the dealer’s card matches yours, you can choose to ‘surrender’ or to ‘go to war’. The first option allows you to leave the game at the cost of half the original bet, while a ‘war declaration’ offers you the chance to stay in play – as long as you can bet an amount that is equal to the original wager.
Once you ‘go to war’ and place your bet, the dealer burns three cards and deals one card to you and to all the other players who have decided to ‘go to war’ and to himself. If your second card is lower than the dealer’s second card, the dealer wins and you lose both bets. However, if your second card is higher or matched the dealer’s second card – the original bet is paid off.
The best strategy to play casino war as a new player
Avoid the side bet: With a side wager, you bet that first card you play will tie with that of the dealer. The 10:1 payout for your bet seems lucrative. However, consider that the casino edge here exceeds 18.5%. While winning is possible even under such unlikely circumstances, it is too big of a risk to take so forget it.
Decide to Surrender or Continue: If you want to play and win at Casino War, start by deciding if you should surrender your bet or continue until you reach a tie. Logically, not quitting remains the best option since if you do so, you lose half of your wager to the house. If you surrender when there is a tie, the house has a 3.7% edge.
When you go to war, this edge reduces tremendously to a meagre 2.8%. This means that if you keep on playing, you have a 50-50 chance to win even though you must have another wager equivalent to your first bet to continue.Better you do not surrender.
Avoid betting on a tie: Because the game requires six decks that give the player and the dealer equal chances to win a game, from a mathematical standpoint they both have 46.3% chances to win. When the game goes on after a tie, a loss translates to losing both the initial bet as well as the bet you placed to go to war. Losing half your bet on surrender is not as bad as losing everything, but losing is losing.
If you win, you get a 10:1 payout. However, beneficial as the prospects may seem, in an ante bet there are 13 possible card values that the dealer may get and only one of them can bring you victory in a tie bet. The 10:1 payout is not even sufficient to cover 12 loses in the tie bet. With the house having an 18.65% edge, you have a slim chance of winning a tie bet. So know that the house has a higher edge with a tie.
Look out for the Aces: The Ace is the highest denomination card in Casino War. The casino war strategy here is to consider the intervals at which the dealer is laying out aces. If you have not seen an ace in a while, it will show up soon, and once you get it, you are at a win or a tie.
You can never tell with certainty when it will appear but with practice it soon will and raise your edge at the table. Always therefore watch the cards on the layout.
Place small wagers: Casino war always puts the house at an advantage. Often it is a question of cutting back on your losses. Knowing this, as you ride on the adrenaline rush of waiting for the Ace, remember with each successive bet you place double you initial bet.
Even if you win, you only win what you bet. Get into the game knowing that you will not leave with big bucks,but will lose more from your wallet. Better play for fun not for money.
Know when to stop the game: If you are losing you should stop the gameplay. It is better to set a time when you will cash in your chips before going broke. Always have a fixed budget to play the game and stop when you think its enough. Because you do not want to lose your money that you cannot afford to lose.
Avoid cheating: Many players think of other means to win which is legally wrong. Card marking is one way that a cheater uses to attempt to hoodwink the dealer. Unfortunately, the few rules to this simple game make it hard to cheat successfully. Also if you are caught cheating you will suffer more with fines and imprisonment. So know the game rules and play wisely.
After all in any war one is a winner and other is a loser. Accept that fact and play for fun knowing when to quit the game.

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Sep. 1—The Whitfield County Animal Shelter is offering a $20 spay and neuter service.
To qualify, you must provide proof of Whitfield County residency, a photo ID and $20 cash. No more than one animal per household. The shelter is at 156 Gillespie Drive in Dalton and is open from 9 a.m. to noon and 1 to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Contact Whitney Weaver at (706) 278-2018 for more information or to schedule an appointment.
County law requires dog and cat owners to have their pets spayed or neutered if they are six months old or older or to obtain a breeder's license from the state Department of Agriculture. Animals are also exempt from the spay/neuter requirement if the owner provides a letter from a veterinarian saying the animal has a medical condition that will not allow the surgery.

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July 5, 2000
Talk-show host Queen Latifah has no problem telling guests--and anybody else--what she thinks. "You're a coward to me, in a way," she said, rebuking one of the guests recently on her self-named talk show. "You're just trying to get . . . out the fryin' pan," she said, speaking to the young man like an angry big sister. The man in the hot seat had a girlfriend who was three months pregnant and an ex-girlfriend who was six weeks pregnant. "I don't think that's cool at all," said Latifah, challenging the...

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MARCH 2010: An MIT principal researcher and a Purdue University doctoral candidate were honored at the March meeting of the Partnership for AiR Transportation Noise and Emission Reduction Advisory Board at UNC for their work researching aviation’s environmental impact.
MIT Aeronautics and Astronautics Department principal research engineer and PARTNER associate director James Hileman was named FAA Centers of Excellence Faculty of the Year. Hileman leads PARTNER's alternative fuel life-cycle assessments and aircraft metrics research, as well as the environmental impacts analysis work for two teams within the NASA N+2 and N+3 programs. In presenting the award to Hileman, PARTNER director Professor Ian Waitz of MIT’s Aeronautics and Astronautics Department said, "Jim is an excellent colleague and a superb mentor to our students. Jim has been extremely effective in managing the complex PARTNER Program Office during a period when our research portfolio has been expanding. He is exhaustive in his attention to the diverse responsibilities of both management and research, and a wonderful person for all to work with."
Ian Waitz presents COE Awards to (left) Jim Hileman and Andy Jessop
Purdue University doctoral candidate Andrew Jessop was presented with the Department of Transportation Centers of Excellence Student of the Year Award. Andrew completed his MS thesis, “A study of the effects of panel stiffness on transmission of low frequency sound” last year. Jessop’s work in connection with PARTNER focused on airport noise mitigation. Specifically, he worked on low frequency sound transmission through residential windows. “His work has strong potential for making significant contributions to practical noise control,” Waitz said. “Andy has done an outstanding job for Purdue and for PARTNER in improving understanding of noise transmission through windows.”


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Helen Bartley has been selected as the winner thanks to her mouth-watering Korean Spicy Pepper and Rice creation. Helen was inspired by her 15-year-old daughter Lauren Wheeler and their love of adventurous Asian flavours, and in particular, Korean cuisine.
We invited Helen and Lauren to see their winning suggestion in production, which is now on sale in Waitrose stores around the country.
Helen, an accountant in corporate finance, says: “My daughter Lauren is very adventurous with food and is always trying to introduce me to new flavours. She loves going to our local Thai and Chinese fusion restaurants. To see our competition entry being taken from an idea to watching it being manufactured at GLORIOUS! HQ has been a great experience!”
Student Lauren, says: “We were both very excited for our trip to the GLORIOUS! kitchens to see our creation become a reality, and to see it on the shelves is fantastic. We’re both fans of big flavours from different regions and loved the idea of a Korean soup as it’s not yet a big cuisine in UK supermarkets. I am hoping to go to university to study food science and love the idea of something a little bit different.”
Claire Roper, Brand Innovation Manager at GLORIOUS!, says: “We were delighted by the number of innovative flavour suggestions put forward in our competition with Waitrose, and Helen faced tough competition from lots of creative entrants. But the idea of a Korean vegetarian soup appealed to our love of flavour and is a perfect addition to the SkinnyLicious range.
Soups are hugely popular in Korean food culture and are often packed full of spicy flavours and served with short-grain rice. We are big fans of Korean favours, so this is a fabulous way to introduce Korean flavours into our range.”

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At the beginning of the season nobody would have predicted the Chicago Cubs and the LA Angels would have similar records. The Angels (43-46) and the Cubs (40-48) duked it out last night with the Cubs dominating 7-2 in a thrilling home run fest at Wrigley Field.
Newly minted All star Travis Wood received applause for his effort and selection to the All Star Game. It still remains if he’ll be able to pitch in the All Star Game.
First, we had Feldmania, now we have the “Sori Show” That’s right folks, Alfonso Soriano, the ageless wonder connected twice giving him 15 dingers this season.
“He’s 37 years old, and to do what he’s doing, he’s carrying the ballclub at a time when we needed it,” Dale Sveum said. “His character and his work ethic and all the money he’s made, it’s like he’s a rookie out there.”
So, what happens when the Cubs big guns like Soriano, Tony Rizzo, Starlin Castro and Darwin Barney hit home runs? The Cubs win ball games. Maybe Starlin read my post yesterday about trading him and he wanted to prove his worth, I don’t know but whatever he does, it’s working so keep it up.
“I always say we have too much talent in this clubhouse, and sometimes these kids put too much pressure on themselves,” Soriano said. “They have to learn it’s one day at a time, it’s a long season. They have to believe in themselves. They have the talent.”
Obviously, Rizzo is going through a bit of a slump but yesterday’s home run and watching the way Soriano is hitting might get him back in a groove. Let’s not forget that there is plenty of baseball left in the season and the Cubs are only nine back in the Wild Card race. Consider this though, Pittsburgh has lost four in a row and teams like Cincinnati and Washington are on losing streaks of their own. The Cubs have won four in a row. Nobody likes to mess with a streak.
I`ve said it all year long and I`ll say it again; The Cubs will make the Wild Card.
The Cubs are looking to extend their streak to five in a row when Jeff Samardzija gets the start. Game time is 8:05pm


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The Shaolin Temple (1982)
A young man must learn martial arts from a kung fu master at the Shaolin Temple.
Director: Hsin-Yen Chang
Writers: Hau Sit (screenplay by) (as Shih Hou), Shau-Chang Lu (screenplay by)
Stars: Jet Li, Hai Yu, Chenghui Yu
Jet Li until then a real-life wushu fighter burst onto film screens as a 19-year old with his debut role in Shaolin Temple - and martial arts movies received the jumpstart they needed. Reportedly, it was the first martial arts movie to be a mainland China co-production (with Hong Kong). Even the famous 36th Chamber of Shaolin (1978) wasn’t filmed in the mainland whereas Shaolin Temple (or Shaolin Lin Si, 1982) was one of the first to be actually shot on location in the Temple and Li’s movie was largely behind the Temple going on to become a major global tourist attraction.
The movie begins by paying a cinematically “prayerful” homage to Shaolin as a centre of learning, teaching and spiritual and physical excellence, manifested through the mastery of martial arts: candles, incense, the Buddha and prayer chants at the mighty altar. A young Li escaping torture finds refuge in the Temple where the monks nurture him back to health. Those early sequences as he trains as a young martial artist, pay tribute to the years of quiet dedication and discipline that go into the making of an expert. No pain, no gain.
One sequence has a young Li tasked with filling water in the outer-yard well, stealing time to peep over a wall at the inner courtyard where young monks practise with sword, broadsword, spear, cord-whip knife, bare hands and full body. A nearly two-minute unashamed tribute to the martial arts.
Those early sequences as he trains as a young martial artist, pay tribute to the years of quiet dedication and discipline that go into the making of an expert. No pain, no gain.
Then a two and a half minute sequence with Li alone practising in the wilderness with an explosive speed, power, energy that movie-goers at the time had never seen. That scene where an unbelievably young Li is practising by himself in the forest leaping high into the air with no wires, swinging the multi-non chuks like a giant blade into a whirl above his head and around his body, thrusting the spear this way and that with his feet moving like a ballet dancer's, then turning that shining sword into a blur. Martial arts heaven.
The movie is packed with a series of tightly-choreographed fights. No wires, no CGI. The jumps and falls you see are real jumps, real falls. It’s a pity the movie was denied the masterful stunt and action-choreography and direction that later movies benefited from. It would take years for film-makers to more precisely, more imaginatively, more aesthetically portray martial-arts sequences but even with those primitive cinematic tools Shaolin Temple holds up, even today.

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I have been busy making cards with Georgia, and here are the ones from yesterday.
Made this one using my "Lapp Tilda" stamp and my Cricut (DoodleCharms). I used Making Memories Simply Fabulous Meg Collection, American Craft ribbons and some random buttons.
For this one I used a Sugar Nellie stamp from kit#1 and my Cricut(George & Basic Shapes). I used Blonde Moments "Friends Junction" papers from a 6"x 6" paper pad and American Craft Foam Thickers.
The next one uses Tilda in a heartdress stamp, with Blonde Moments "Friends Junction" papers. I also used my Quickutz Revolution to emboss the paper behine Tilda and my Cricut (Alphalicious) to cut "Best Wishes".
The final one is done using Lapp Tilda, Basic Grey "Blush" papers and American Craft Foam Thickers. Again, I used my Quickutz Revolution for the embossing behind Tilda.
Thanks to all those fab card makers out there who have inspired me so much recently. It feels great to make some cards again.

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Neala Glass is an Auckland based artist who works with drawing and printmaking processes. Characterised by a monochromatic palette, Neala's work features delicate surface details, subtle tonal variations and compelling compositions that utilise the potential of negative space.
Through her figurative drawings, Glass examines the intricacies of the human condition, often with a deeper focus on psychology. The figure pose is a means to communicate narrative, mood, emotion and tension. These drawings are simultaneously realistic and metaphoric; both believable subjects in themselves and vehicles for symbolism and broader narratives. As the artist describes "I hope the viewer is drawn in by the realism of the piece and then is compelled to contemplate the more universal emotion or narrative communicated through the figure". Neala's drawings are rendered in charcoal, pastel and graphite with technical precision.
Neala Glass gained her BA/BFA from the University of Auckland/ Elam School of Fine Arts specialising in Printmaking, Art History and Psychology. Graduating top of her class she went on to exhibit her work in galleries predominately around New Zealand but also in international printmaking galleries. Glass has won awards and residency opportunities for her monotype printmaking.
"Through my figurative drawings I examine the intricacies of the human condition, often with a deeper focus on psychology. I explore the potential of the human form to evoke mood and narrative."- Neala Glass
Neala Glass Works Available At Black Door Gallery
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- TEPCO has three days to 15 from the Fukushima Daiichi
Nuclear Power Station of the submarine coastal sediments 20 km away, was
announced and iodine were detected high levels of radioactive cesium.
- Detection location is 20 kilometers south of the coast
Iwasawa the primary (Hirono town, city Naraha) 20 3 km water depth offshore
Odakaku Soma City about 15 kilometers north to south 30 meters under
the sea, April 29 were collected.
- Odakaku off the sediment per km, 137 becquerels of cesium
up to 1400, has been detected cesium 134 Becquerel 1300, reached more than
1,000 times the normal either. Iodine-131 also was found more than 100
times the normal 190 becquerels. TEPCO, including two around the locality,
as well as plans to conduct surveys of fish and shellfish.


28 Oct Something Digital 2019. The wrap report.
ALL digital conversations start and end at the same place. With a human.
The human experience is central to our digital conversations whether we are talking about algorithmic bias, ethics, smart cities, operational efficiencies, customer experiences, digital wellness or automation.
Which is why the theme for Something Digital, Brisbane’s Digital Festival was ‘Power to the People’.
Over 3 days, across 16 activations, almost 1000 individuals from Brisbane’s digital ecosystem came together to celebrate all things digital. We embraced being provoked, having boundaries pushed and our thinking challenged. And we were also inspired, strengthened our digital capabilities and most importantly took in all the many, many digital success stories happening right here in our own back yard.
Day 1: The Something School
We started this year’s festival with The Something School, bringing together 50 high school students for an immersive and inspirational day focussed on all things digital and innovation.
With an opening keynote by Cat Matson, Brisbane’s Chief Digital Officer, we started by defining the difference between digital and tech.
“Whilst much focus is often given to the ‘tech’ the reality is that the tech is often the least of our concerns …. The digital paradigm is often the hardest nut to crack.
Your parents will often think that tech and digital is the same. And they don’t understand why you love playing games, chatting with your friends on text or WhatsApp rather than simply using your phone to message. Because their natural paradigm isn’t digital. It’s analogue.
But for you and your generation, you literally think digitally. The tech – the screens, the hard drives, the cables, the satellites …. That’s all just a matter of investment and experimentation.
It’s the digital paradigm that empowers you to solve problems, design business models and think of new ways to live and collaborate with and within your city.”
And just like that, not even an hour into this year’s festival, the power of digital had been emphatically defined.
The day continued with looking at how digital might improve our cities, and understanding the power of people in the modern workforce and finishing with a spotlight on the future of digital. This included a highlight for many: an address by international keynote Davey Gibian.
Davey took just moments to captivate not only the kids in the room, but also their teachers and the facilitators. And after hanging off every word that he had to say, we then focused on all the really fun questions:
>> What do you need to study to become a hacker? (Turns out a lot)
>> What was your experience at the White House like?
>> What’s it like to serve in an active war zone? and;
>> What’s the biggest company you ever hacked … that you can tell us about?
Before we knew it, the clock struck 3.30pm, school was out and day 1 of Brisbane’s Festival was over.
A huge shout out has to go to Scott Millar and the team from BOP Industries who collaborated, conspired and worked tirelessly with us to bring The Something School to life. Stay tuned for the epic plans we are already conjuring up for 2020.
Day 2: The main event
Day two saw over 500 of Brisbane’s finest digital people descend upon the Brisbane Convention and Exhibition Centre for Something Digital, the flagship conference of the Digital Festival.
We continued to explore how the human experience is central to our digital conversations whether we are talking about algorithmic bias, ethics, smart cities, operational efficiencies, customer experiences, digital wellness or automation.
We also acknowledged that people want to take back control of their digital personas and the impact tech is having on their lives. People want input into the big digital decisions that will shape our future. People also want to hold onto the conveniences that digital has given us.
The day was headlined by 4 international keynote speakers and featured over 30 local and interstate experts spread across two stages, masterclasses, demos, rent-a-guru sessions and an after party.
There were so many highlights from the day, and thanks to the power of digital (and LinkedIn) we have rounded up some of the best summaries from attendees who experienced it first hand …
Wow Something Digital !!! What an amazing conference yesterday with outstanding speakers from around the world. Berit Anderson was my absolute favourite bringing up some great points about our responsibility to the future and the technology we’re creating. Christina Lee Storm from DreamWorks Animation had some wonderful insights into Virtual Reality and the activation for How to Train your Dragon (love that movie). And of course, Kshira Saagar who showed us the amazing impact that live data has on the fashion brand THE ICONIC. We can be so responsive with the tools at our fingertips.
Had a great day yesterday at hashtag #somethingdigital in Brissie. Some mind-blowing speakers dropping knowledge on privacy, data, AI (real AI), machine learning, cybersecurity and designing for wellbeing.
How can we use digital tools to unleash our potential? How do we establish and build digital trust? How can we make sure that tech isn’t the vision, but the scaffolding? Can tech and humans thrive together?
These are the types of questions that were presented and discussed at yesterday’s Something Digital conference 🔥I was super impressed by the speaker lineup – especially the calibre of the 30+ local and interstate legends.
Some of my highlights included Angela Stengel (ABC) emphasising that it’s all about the content, not the tech; Ben Crothers (Atlassian) outlining 5 design principles we should employ for digital wellbeing; Kshira Saagar (The Iconic) talking at 150 words/minute and telling us why we should use realtime data; Christina Lee Storm (DreamWorks Animation) exploring a future of storytelling utilising immersive content; and Davey Gibian (Calypso AI + White House Innovation Fellow) showing us how we can come together and create digital trust.
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Similar to the previous day, the event flew past in the blink of an eye and before we knew it, it was time to head to the after party for a celebratory drink (or three).
A massive, massive (massive) thanks goes out to everyone who made day two possible. The international keynotes who flew across the globe to be here, the speakers, the sponsors, the community partners, our advocates + friends, the volunteers most importantly our team (the Bright Humans) who all came together in the most magical of ways to bring the day to life.
Day 3: Open Studios
And last, but certainly not least, on day 3 we handed over the reigns of the Digital Festival to the businesses of Brisbane and bought Open Studios to life.
From 7.30am to 5pm, nine incredible Brisbane businesses opened their doors to run a range of digital sessions in their own spaces.
From DIY Videos to Humanology and leveraging AI in the future of work … Brisbane was alight with another day of mind-blowing moments.
Perhaps the most special part of Open Studios though was the inclusiveness. You did not need a Something Digital ticket to register for these events and each and every session was free to attend.
So with much gratitude we thank the hosts for embracing our theme giving the Power to the People of Brisbane …. Domo + Kease, KJR, Wrappt, OTM, HopgoodGanim, Glass Engine, Reload, Made in the Now and Blackbook.ai
Annnnnnd that’s a wrap
So there you have it. Three days of world-class, mind-blowing digital goodness. The ink has barely dried on this year’s festival and we are already deep into planning 2020.
So with that, a final thank you (again) to everyone who made Something Digital possible this year, and if you are keen to play in 2020 … drop us a line. We would love to hear your ideas.
Power to the People.


Alex Schadenberg Executive Director - Euthanasia Prevention Coalition
An article by Sharon Kirkey published in the National Post indicates that as of February 17 there were 137 Ontario doctors who were willing to be on a list of doctors who will do euthanasia, but there were also 24 doctors who asked to be removed from the list and another 30 doctors who have asked to be temporarily off the list.
Euthanasia was officially legalized on June 17, 2016 in Canada. Therefore, within 8 months, 24 Ontario doctors who agreed to lethally inject patients have changed their mind while another 30 doctors are now unsure about participating in euthanasia.
Jeff Blackmer, the Canadian Medical Association's VP of medical professionalism stated that for some doctors, the act is simply too distressing:
"... we're seeing doctors who go through one experience and it's just overwhelming, it's too difficult, and those are the ones who say, 'take my name off the list. I can't do any more.' "
Meanwhile, the Ontario College of Physicians and Surgeons have ordered physicians who not willing to do euthanasia that they are required to do an "effective referral" to a doctor who will kill their patient.
Doctors who are unwilling to kill their patients are also unwilling to refer their patient to the executioner.
The Coalition for HealthCare and Conscience is challenging the College of Physicians and Surgeons to protect conscience rights for all medical professionals.
I believe that it is natural that doctors are uncomfortable with killing their patients. Killing another human being is counter-intuitive to our human nature.
It is incumbent upon our culture to reject killing and commit ourselves to caring for people.
Death with dignity is not attained by a lethal injection, death with dignity is attained by dying comfortably within a community of caring and supportive people.


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One of the most lyrical and experienced printmakers in India, Sutanu creates prints of very Indian images which look Universal. Nature and people are a source of inspiration for him. He hates kitsch. From batik to hand block printing to patchwork. He works with artisans in many parts of the country and creates timeless looking prints in many different techniques.
“Phool Patti Ka Kaam” is a traditional embroidery style from North India. This delicate form of appliqué work was originally done using fine cotton fabrics. Phool Patti embroidery dates back to the Mughal period. It is said that in those days this work was embroidered on 'shalukas' worn by the begums of nawabs. The need for embellishment and the hot summer weather are said to have given birth to phool patti embroidery. ‘Patti-ka-kaam’, as it is commonly called, originates from Aligarh district of Uttar Pradesh in North India and is also referred to as “Aligarh work” sometimes. The embroidery form is typical of the state of Uttar Pradesh and the only other city in India where this embroidery is also practiced is Rampur, Uttar Pradesh.
As the name suggests, the embroidery motifs are in the shape of flower petals or leaves. “Phool” means “flower” and “Patti” means “leaf” in the local language spoken in the region. This textile decoration style consists of little bits of fine ‘mull’ fabric which are cut by hand and deftly folded and shaped into tiny petals, leaves and other geometrical and floral shapes. These are then embroidered onto the fabric to create a variety of intricate patterns. The entire embroidery is done by hand including the finish of edging and joining of the seams.


The Google Home App has come a long way from the days it was just used for setting up new smart devices.
In the latest update (v2.9) you can now choose the colours of your smart bulbs (as long as they support multiple colours of course). For a long time you could just turn them on and off but that is no longer the case.
Even if your lights are from different brands you can adjust them all from one place and not have to open up multiple apps to change the colour/brightness.
At this present time you cannot change tints but hopefully that will be something that is added to the Google Home App in the near future.
You can find list of some of the best Google Home Lights here in an article from Joy of Android
To change colours through the app is very simple.
- Open the Google Home App
- Select any of the bulbs in your list of lights
- Select Colour
- Now choose from the selection of colours
As easy as 1,2,3....4. So there we have a nice little addition to the Google Home app. I am looking forward to this adding more features.


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Hello Sheepies! World Wide Knit in Public Day is fast approaching and we’d like for as many of you as possible to meet with us for some public knitting to celebrate.
We’ve decided on 12 Oaks Mall on June 8th at 1:00 p.m.
We’re going to sit in the area on the main floor by J.Jill and Kay Jewelers. That is right in the center of the mall - it’s likely easiest to enter from JCPenney’s, but Macy’s and Sears are also relatively close (Nordstrom and Lord and Taylor are a bit further). In case you’re unsure check the mall map.
Let us know if you’re going to be joining us!

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“I fell in love with the work, with the way it gave me meaning and purpose,” says Dr. Ogaryan. “And I think for the first time, I realized the diversity in clinical care as a budding psychologist at the time, so I became very, very excited.”
So excited, in fact, that she returned to the Simms/Mann Center — which provides no-cost counseling and other psychosocial support services for people receiving cancer care at UCLA Health — for a post-doctoral fellowship. She then joined the staff as a psychologist.
Now, Dr. Ogaryan serves as the center’s training director, shepherding the next generation of social workers, psychologists and chaplains through the deeply personal work of providing whole-person care.
“I’m particularly interested in training our future psychosocial care clinicians to do this work,” Dr. Ogaryan says. “I am particularly invested in creating a legacy that will have a ripple effect for years and decades to come. And I’m also very interested in whole-person care, and part of that includes the cultural humility that comes with providing whole-person care.”
What is whole-person care?
The idea of caring for the whole person is at the heart of the services Simms/Mann Center provides.
“A cancer diagnosis truly impacts someone’s mind, body, spirit, soul — it's not just the physical aspect. It really significantly affects the whole person,” Dr. Ogaryan says. “We want to be able to support them in this process so it doesn’t feel so isolating, so it doesn’t feel so alienating. We’re here to provide integrative approaches to their care as complementing their medical care.”
Whole-person care might include meeting with a dietician to discuss nutrition or talking with a chaplain to address spiritual needs. It could look like one-on-one counseling, participating in a support group or attending a workshop about sleep, finances or body image. It also means being able to see someone in your own community who speaks your language.
Simms/Mann clinicians provide services at 20 UCLA cancer clinics that stretch from Laguna Hills to San Luis Obispo. Many providers are bilingual.
“Cultural humility is really, really important when we offer our services to people who may come from backgrounds where whole-person care or psychosocial care just aren’t common approaches — especially for our communities where English may not be their first language,” Dr. Ogaryan says. “If English is not their first language, if there’s cultural stigma on something like mental health and there’s an immediate association of psychosocial and mental health, we can envision how that might prevent them from accessing care.”
Dr. Ogaryan offers counseling in English and Armenian. Other languages spoken by Simms/Mann clinicians include Spanish, Vietnamese and Japanese.
A flexible, integrated approach
What makes the Simms/Mann Center’s approach so special is its support services are integrated into a patient’s overall medical care.
“The patient does not have to go out to get this care,” Dr. Ogaryan says. “We are already embedded within their medical team.”
Unlike more traditional therapeutic models, where a patient may meet with a counselor weekly for help with a specific mental health issue, psychosocial services at Simms/Mann are flexible and dynamic. Some people may opt for one-on-one sessions with a clinician, while others might choose to attend a group program or workshop. Patients can mix and match services to meet their evolving needs, Dr. Ogaryan says.
During an initial assessment, Dr. Ogaryan or another clinician spends time learning about the patient’s life. What factors led up to the cancer diagnosis? What kind of support system do they have? What is their life like outside of cancer?
“In those initial assessments, we’re able to determine what might be most helpful for you that doesn’t feel overwhelming or another added appointment on your schedule, but really supportive,” Dr. Ogaryan says. “So it’s a very collaborative process with the patient. We decide together as a team.”
The nature of the work and the support the Simms/Mann center provides revolves around “huge existential themes,” she says: “Life, living, meaning, death, dying.”
“I really am there to feel connected to someone at a time in their life where maybe even the things that they used to do that help them cope is now no longer an option,” Dr. Ogaryan says. “It’s something that I feel just gives me personally a lot of purpose, as a clinician, as a mentor. It gives me a sense of feeling, ‘Wow, I've been given permission to witness someone's experience.’ I think it's such an honor and privilege to do this work.”

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“Charmaine Craig's Miss Burma is nothing short of stunning. Based on the lives of her mother and grandparents in Burma, Craig deftly tells the epic story of one family as they try to survive the horrors of World War II, independence, and then civil war. What distinguishes this book from others is its frank look at who and what survives under such perilous conditions. Especially for readers unfamiliar with Burma, like me, Miss Burma is a chronicle of loss and love in a country too long neglected by the world.”
— Michael Triebwasser, Politics & Prose Books and Coffee Shop, Washington, DC
Summer 2018 Reading Group Indie Next List
“Miss Burma is an ambitious and heartbreaking novel about a multicultural family in Burma as World War II enters their country. From the 1940s through the civil war of the 1950s and ’60s, the family’s circumstance ranges from prosperity to refugee status to prisoners, while each member of the family struggles with issues of love, loyalty, and identity. The novel is all the more amazing in that it is based on the true story of the author’s own parents and grandparents.”
— Stan Hynds, Northshire Bookstore, Manchester Center, VT
A powerful and epic novel of colonialism, ethnicity, and the ties of blood, Miss Burma tells the story of modern-day Burma through the eyes of one family struggling to find love, justice, and meaning during a time of war and political repression. Miss Burma tells the story of modern-day Burma through the eyes of Benny and Khin, husband and wife, and their daughter Louisa. After attending school in Calcutta, Benny settles in Rangoon, then part of the British Empire, and falls in love with Khin, a woman who is part of a long-persecuted ethnic minority group, the Karen. World War II comes to Southeast Asia, and Benny and Khin must go into hiding in the eastern part of the country during the Japanese Occupation, beginning a journey that will lead them to change the country's history. After the war, the British authorities make a deal with the Burman nationalists, led by Aung San, whose party gains control of the country. When Aung San is assassinated, his successor ignores the pleas for self-government of the Karen people and other ethnic groups, and in doing so sets off what will become the longest-running civil war in recorded history. Benny and Khin's eldest child, Louisa, has a danger-filled, tempestuous childhood and reaches prominence as Burma's first beauty queen soon before the country falls to dictatorship. As Louisa navigates her newfound fame, she is forced to reckon with her family's past, the West's ongoing covert dealings in her country, and her own loyalty to the cause of the Karen people. Based on the story of the author's mother and grandparents, Miss Burma is a captivating portrait of how modern Burma came to be and of the ordinary people swept up in the struggle for self-determination and freedom.
About the Author
CHARMAINE CRAIG's first novel, The Good Men (Riverhead), was a national bestseller translated into six languages. Craig is a faculty member in the Department of Creative Writing at UC Riverside and the descendant of significant figures in Burma's modern history. A former actor in film and television, she studied literature at Harvard University and lives in Los Angeles with her husband and daughters.

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Pivoted the valid options into the interface and used the selections to filter the results:
And ([Primary Type] = [#2] Or [Secondary Type] = [#2])
My solution is attached! Good practice with the app interface tools.
I feel really old now having grew up with pokemon and now not knowing even a third of these! Decided to add an extra option to allow the user to decide if they wanted to search the secondary type or not.
Looking at the solution, I should really remember to use the IN command next time I use a list box. Makes it easier.

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text: Imperial Beach, California, is the southwestern-most city in the continental United States. It is a shining example of the classic Southern California beach community, having remained largely unaffected by the rampant development and exclusivity characterized by beach cities up and down the California coast. Just a short 6-mile drive along one of the most scenic stretches of highway in the country, Imperial Beach offers visitors from Coronado and San Diego a welcome respite from the hustle and bustle of daily vacationing. Here visitors can stroll along some of the cleanest beaches in California or promenade out onto the Imperial Beach Pier and watch local fishermen try their luck. Have lunch at the Tin Fish restaurant at the end of the Imperial Beach Pier or rent some gear for the day and catch your own dinner. While you’re at it, throw a board in the water and hang with surfers from around the world as you wait for the perfect wave. Keep your eyes peeled though. Dolphins and sea lions are often just part of the experience on the Imperial Beach surf line. (Check out this video) If it’s nature you are into, Imperial Beach has you covered. It is home to vast bird sanctuaries and a protected river estuary that attracts naturalists and bird watchers from around the globe. Once home to the U.S. Open Sand Castle Competition, Imperial Beach is famous for a year-long schedule of beach events that attracts thousands of visitors a year. From a reconstituted sand castle event – the Sun and Sea Festival – to the world renown Surf Dog Competition the town celebrates coastal living as a way of life. There are always things to do in Imperial Beach.


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Four Futuristic Buildings That You Shouldn’t Miss Visiting
There have been many motion pictures that depict a certain image about the future, and this is what most people visualize when they think about future structures; perceptions are different. People have a great imagination for things that they are yet to see. Well, the idea of a futuristic building, something similar to what you have been seeing on these sci-fi movies seems impossible but some people have tried and succeeded in these designs. That is why you are going to learn that professional architects have created all the futuristic buildings in various regions of the globe and in the discussion below, we are going to talk about some of them.
Futuristic building possess the same foundation as commercial buildings whereby there is the utilization of steel and many other materials. The possible item may appear to be strange however looks incredible outwardly. Among the most mainstream modern structures is the Galaxy Soho. It is situated in Beijing, China. What the vast majority don’t know is that the planner in charge of this awesome building is Zaha Hadid. It possesses four walkways as well as a bridge which is contained in an excellent circular design. Here, you get a constant sense of motion at all times. The building is so fascinating that you would think that it is out of this world; something that a UFO would have dropped off to earth personally. Another great country with a fantastic futuristic building design is Singapore where the Reflection of Keppel Bay is located; this is a trio of futuristic high-rise buildings that have been made with angular slopes. The person responsible for such a design is Daniel Libeskind – he implemented an amazing out of the box design. Here, the tall buildings curve in a very unnatural way that makes them look weird but they look amazing.
In London, we have the Strata SE1; a 148-meter residential building which is something unique; the design is sharp and triangular in a certain manner. Most people have nicknamed it the “electric razor” because of its resemblance to the shaving trimmer. The creator of the building executing an eco-friendly methodology and ensured that every one of the three picks has a windmill. Still sticking to architectural wonders in the residential buildings, we have the Absolute world, a condominium in Toronto designed by MAD studios. The building possesses such a unique design borrowing from the professional touch of the head of MAD studios – Zaha Hadid. The round bends present in this building have an impeccable fit; something that is astonishing. It offers individuals a fascinating view without bounds; something that you shouldn’t miss at all.
Cutting edge structures get us in contact with what’s to come. They make us aware that they are a complete reality.
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Students are starting to move away from business degrees with a rise in the number of students interested in health-related programmes and the technology sector/Representative image |
What does 2022 have in store for Indian students choosing to study overseas? Here are 5 areas to watch out for.
Universities have had to change their teaching rapidly over the last 2 years. Many moved their teaching online due to government restrictions, this happened across the world. Universities are now moving back to face to face teaching, but keeping all of the good parts of online learning. Most UK universities have excellent Virtual Learning Environments(VLE) that have been used long before the pandemic as a place to store materials and additional information for students to use. The COVID pandemic has highlighted how important these spaces are. When choosing your university ask about these facilities and what is available to students.
Staying safe and being supported
Year 2022 will be still be all about the pandemic and how each country continues to deal with the situation. In the UK, universities are trying to limit the number of people on its campuses, so students can have access to all the facilities. Students may not even notice these staff aren’t there – professors and other teaching staff remain along with the support professional service staff – non-student facing staff are now working from home again. Another safety measure is back to wearing face coverings in university buildings helping control the spread of COVID and other seasonal infections.
The UK is rolling out a COVID vaccine booster campaign to ensure as many people are as safe as possible. India students pay for their health care during the visa process and have access to all health care services provided by the UK NHS.
Hot degrees right now
Students are starting to move away from business degrees with a rise in the number of students interested in health-related programmes and the technology sector. Studying ICT for Indian students has always been high, but the last two years has shown this is field has ever been so important. Areas like cybersecurity and artificial intelligence a key for the future. Health related courses are not just the traditional MBBS and nursing degrees but areas related to medical research such as biomedical science. The pandemic has shown the world the importance of bioscience research.
Funding your studies
Many students studying overseas rely on working while they studying, however the pandemic has shown how unstable this is, with students not being able to afford rent or food. Students tend to work in the service sector, in the UK this was the hardest hit by the pandemic with businesses closed and laying off staff. Businesses were able to take government financial support and furlough staff paying part of their wage. However students working cash in hand jobs, are not likely to have this benefit. In 2002 students need remain smart and keepto the rules and restriction placed on working as a student, such as registering and paying taxes.Job security is better when companies are follow employment regulations. Students can also call upon their universities for support, but this isn’t always guaranteed for international students, so worth checking before signing up for your studies.
Be prepared for change
The COVID-19 pandemic influenced students’ decisions in many ways.Many students changed their study destinations at the last minute – Australia is no longer a big focus, with students preferring the USA or UK. The only certainty in 2022 is change. The best way to deal with change is to have lots of options. Consider more than one destination, just in case rules change or something major happens in that country. Look at universities in different locations across those countries. Somewhere like the UK has 4 countries as part of the union and each country has different COVID restrictions. So undertake lots of research about the place you prefer but have a back-up plan.
The other consideration is to defer your studies, while in your late teens and early twenties this can seem a long time, in the grand scheme of things 12 months is not that long, especially when your working lifetime is likely to be 40 year plus! Nevertheless do not just wait around, why not undertake an online course via one of the many available from universities across the world. Or undertake a job locally, this will be great experience when you enter the world of work on graduation.
(Emma Payne is International Recruitment Manager, Global Engagement, University of Hull)
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Longhorn Steakburger moving to eastside
Longhorn Steakburger is leaving its home on East 22nd Street for new digs on East Tanque Verde Road.
The 16-year-old family-owned restaurant expects to close its doors at 9431 E. 22nd St. on June 1 and move into its larger building at 8995 E. Tanque Verde Road a couple weeks later, said manager Angie Lamoreaux.
Lamoreaux said the new building, once home to a Chuys restaurant, will seat about 150 people, compared with the 88 seats at the current location.
David Ogle opened Longhorn Steakburger — not to be confused with the national LongHorn Steakhouse chain — in 1998 on Speedway and Kolb Road as the Great American Cattle Co. A divorce several years ago led to the name change.
The restaurant has been at its current location since 2004.
LongHorn Steakhouse is building a 6,200-square-foot restaurant at 5725 E. Broadway. Construction is ongoing, and no opening date has been set.
Lamoreaux said she fields five or 10 calls a day from people mistaking Longhorn Steakburger with LongHorn Steakhouse. The two restaurants are not affiliated.
to open in March
The Colorado-based Smashburger will open its third Tucson restaurant on March 5 at 6970 E. 22nd St. off of North Kolb Road, in the Eastpoint Marketplace.
The menu will feature several Tucson-inspired items including the Arizona Grilled Chicken Sandwich with habanero cheese, guacamole, lettuce, tomato, onion, chipotle mayo and fresh jalapeños, and the Arizona Cobb Salad tossed in a spicy chipotle sauce.
Smashburger officials said the three restaurants combined have created more than 70 local jobs. The restaurants are owned by franchise operator Eric Wolf, according to a news release.
“The success of my first two stores prompted me to continue to expand Smashburger,” he said in the release.
The first Tucson Smashburger opened in 2012 at 4821 E. Grant Road, followed last summer with a second location at 3837 E. Broadway.
Alfonsos open shop today in Oro Valley
Tom and Nancy Alfonso will open their second location of Alfonso Gourmet Olive Oils & Balsamics today at 7854 N. Oracle at West Magee Road, in the Plaza Escondida Center in Oro Valley.
Throughout the opening week, customers get a 10 percent discount.
The Alfonsos opened their first location in St. Philip’s Plaza on North Campbell Avenue and East River Road in November 2011. In late 2012, they teamed up with cheese-monger Tana Fryer, who opened her Blu the Cheese Shop at Alfonso to sell handcrafted and hard-to-find international cheeses.
Fryer will have a counter in the Oro Valley store. Last year she opened a shop at The Mercado, San Agustín on West Congress Street at Avenida del Convento.
Taproom-restaurant set for North Fourth
Two brothers are working to bring a craft beer and wine concept to North Fourth Avenue.
Mark and Eric Erman hope to open a tasting room and restaurant called Ermanos Craft Beer Depot by the end of the year in the old home of Arroyo Design, 224 N. Fourth Ave.
The business will work in the same vein as Tap & Bottle on North Sixth Avenue. No alcohol will be produced on site, but local and national beer and wine offerings will be available.
“We want to add to the great beer culture here,” Mark Erman said. “It is just booming.”
Mark is a Michigan native and a home brewer, who has made a living in environmental law.
His brother brings the professional experience, having worked as a brewer over the last decade in Michigan, Denver and, most recently, Portland.
“Tucson sometimes lags behind on the food and beverage front,” Mark said. “Eric has seen the future in Denver and Portland. He’ll be bringing some of that to the table.”
Mark said Ermanos also will serve food. The menu is still being worked out, but Mark said to expect small plates that complement the beverage selection.
Mark said architect Rob Paulus has signed on to redesign the space.
“We are working with him on it right now,” Mark said. “We want something that is really unique, but still contributes to the long history of the building.”
Ermanos is the latest addition to the south end of North Fourth Avenue. Other restaurants on the way near the Fourth Avenue underpass include The Coronet, set to open next month in the Coronado Hotel Apartments, and Hudson, a Jason Anderson project slated to open in the fall at 201 N. Fourth Ave.
“Hopefully, we will make that end of Fourth a nicer ecosystem for the crowds moving to and from downtown,” Mark said.

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You can also do some research and find an online grow journal that details the whole growing process of a specific strain from a particular breeder. Through these, you’ll be able to look over another grower’s specific notes and see pictures of the final results.
How to look for quality genetics when buying marijuana seeds
Seed banks exist outside of the US and can sell them for “souvenir purposes,” but it is illegal to bring seeds into the US and Customs will seize any cannabis seeds they find in packages or on a person.
The first couple months of the year is a great time to start planning your cannabis garden to get a head start on the outdoor growing season, which roughly runs from March to November, depending on where you live.
Some strains also take longer to grow than others. Depending on whether you’re growing indoors or outdoors, you may want to grow a quicker marijuana strain if you live in a climate that get cold and wet early in the season. For example, indicas are known for having a shorter flowering time than sativas.
Also on offer are seeds for warm and cool climates, outdoor and indoor growing, high CBD, high yielding, high THC concentration, and more. Included in the top strains on offer are Blueberry Autoflower, Bergman’s Gold Leaf, Gorilla Glue, Girl Scout Cookies Extreme, and White Widow.
5. QCS (Quebec Cannabis Seeds) – Best for experienced growers
Seedsman offers an enormous amount of licensed breeders, all listed in alphabetical order. For those on the lookout for a specific big-name breeder, Seedsman probably has it. Popular strains available include Sour Diesel, Skunk, and White Widow, along with a great selection of autoflowering and feminized seeds.
If that happens to you, the next step is to contact the seed bank so they’ll send you a replacement package. Unless otherwise stated, all reputable seed banks will replace your seeds if they somehow get lost in the mail, and no one gives it a second thought. That’s how routine it is!
There’s lots of great information about strains online and via the Seed Finder link above.
Don’t worry about seeds getting caught in the mail; worry about a friend or family member finding out! No matter how much you trust someone, you can never trust someone else as closely as yourself. Never ever tell anyone you grow your own weed, for any reason. It’s tempting to brag about your awesome growing skills and top-shelf bud, but you never want to even hint that you know how to grow to anyone! If other people are talking about growing marijuana, bite your lip and act dumb!
Cannabis seeds are often dark brown with stripes. However, the stripes are actually the result of a coating. If you rub the coating off, you will have a more pale, tan-colored seed underneath. Some seeds never really grow a good coating. It’s a good sign if a coating is there just because it means the seeds weren’t handled too much, but some of my best plants have come from tan seeds. These are all viable cannabis seeds, displaying the variation of colors you might run into.
First of all, I’m talking from not just my own experience (I’ve been ordering cannabis seeds online regularly since 2008) but also the experience of the thousands of growers from the USA who write in to GrowWeedEasy.com or talk about growing in the forum. For myself and for other growers, on the occasions where my seeds have been caught by customs in the mail, the U.S. customs agents simply toss the seeds and send you the rest of your package with an official-looking letter explaining that your seeds were confiscated.
A big tip for ordering cannabis seeds online…
What you need to be worried about is making sure no one knows you’re actually growing cannabis, that you currently have live cannabis plants in your house. That is what the government and law enforcement (as well as thieves) actually care about. They don’t want to knock down the door of anyone who may have ordered seeds, and instead put their resources into people who have been reported to be growing live plants.

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Serves meat, vegan options available. Smalll venue offering cicheti which is small portions of food to wash down with wine. Has a variety of vegetarian choices; several non-vegan dishes on the menu can be veganized by request. Open Mon-Sun 12:00am-12:00am, Mon-Sun 12:00pm-2:00pm, Mon-Sun 6:00pm-12:00am.
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A 20-year-old female asked:
Infected wisdom tooth, pain in jaw, headaches, sore throat, difficulty swallowing and drinking water, what is this caused from and what can i do?
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Infected tooth: The cause of your symptoms appears to be that infected tooth. You must go see an oral surgeon and have that tooth extracted.
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Classic: Classic symptoms of an infected wisdom tooth. It may be infection of the tooth itself, and/or the surrounding tissues. This will not self correct, and may in fact worsen. Nor is there anything on the pharmacy's shelves that will cure. Please see a wisdom tooth expert, an Oral Surgeon, for diagnosis and appropriate treatment). Until you do, Ibuprofen as per package directions.
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Keith Longhurst Reserve supports a range of habitats including good stands of endangered Shale Sandstone Transition Forest and Sydney Hinterland Apple-Blackbutt Gully Forest.
There are a number of trails in the reserve - including to the Georges River both down the Old Ford Road and to The Basin. The latter has steep sections near the bottom, but the walker that perseveres is rewarded with wonderful views, a waterfall and the finest natural swimming hole within our Campbelltown reserves!
This Reserve is home to a wide range of wildlife including rare plants such as nodding geebung (persoonia nutans) and a notable list of animals, including koalas, possums and gliders, goannas, a host of birdlife and impressive tree termite nests.
As a Bushcare volunteer, you will do your bit for the environment while rubbing shoulders with interesting and like-minded people. Bushcare groups participate in activities such as tree planting, erosion control, litter removal, weed management, and of course, wildlife spotting.
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Operation Phantom Phoenix
Where the U.S. was unequivocally losing in Iraq at the end of 2006, we are just as unequivocally winning today.
Since June 2007, Multi-National Division - Center (MND-C) has been engaged in a large-scale effort to secure the Belts south and east of Baghdad.
An operation being spearheaded by the Iraqi Security Forces with Coalition assistance to defeat the remnants of AQI in the Tigris River Valley.
This backgrounder details al-Qaeda in Iraq’s shift to suicide bombings and the operations to dismantle the Diyala suicide bombing network.
An operation to terminally disable the al-Qaeda in Iraq network in the area of Salman Pak southeast of Baghdad.
The Institute for the Study of War has created this situation report to document the developments in Iraq from January 2007 to December 2007.
The Iraq debate in 2007 focused on whether the new strategy and troop increase could stem violence in Iraq. It did.


In the fall of 2009, baseball's Anaheim Angels knocked the Boston Red Sox out of the American League Division Series in a humiliating three straight games. Within a matter of weeks, Sox general manager Theo Epstein had launched one of the most expensive retooling efforts ever seen in professional sports, a two-year campaign to acquire star performers with extraordinary multimillion-dollar, multiyear contracts.
“It seems like more and more in our economy, we believe if you were a star somewhere else, we can bring you over and right away you will be a star working for us."
There was Anaheim Angels starting pitcher John Lackey, signed in December 2009 to a five-year $85 million deal; San Diego Padres first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, lured in 2011 by a seven-year deal at $154 million; and Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Carl Crawford, inked this year for seven years and $142 million. In all, the Sox had a player payroll of about $162 million for the 2011 season, the third highest in the league, with all-star caliber performers at almost every position.
Fans and observers hailed the 2011 Red Sox as potentially one of the greatest teams of all time. But in the final month of September, the Sox lost 18 of its last 24 games. Coming into September with a nine-game lead, the team was knocked out of a playoff berth on the last day of the season—one of the biggest flameouts in baseball history.
What happened? How could all that talent strike out on the field? Why did all of these big-name signees crash and burn when it mattered most?
It's a case study in the common but misguided business practice of recruiting superstars, says Harvard Business School Professor Boris Groysberg, author of Chasing Stars—The Myth of Talent and the Portability of Performance. He and several colleagues have studied the issue in multiple industries, including the equally competitive fields of sports and investment banking. After examining the careers of more than 1,000 Wall Street analysts, for instance, they found that analysts who were star performers at any given investment bank tended to underperform after being lured to a new bank—foundering not only at the start of the new job, but for years afterward.
No Patience For Building
A key reason for that underperformance is that stars are often expected to thrive right off the bat, with little or no training to help them adjust to the new environment.
"In big markets, nobody wants to hear about bridge periods," Groysberg says, referring to times when ball clubs (or companies) decide to sacrifice immediate performance to focus on developing young talent. "This applies to sports, and this applies to business. Baseball fans who are paying hundreds of dollars for a ticket don't want to hear about bridge periods, and neither do board members. We've lost a lot of patience with developmental strategies in recent years. It seems like more and more in our economy, we believe that if you were a star somewhere else, we can bring you over and right away you will be a star working for us."
(Indeed, at the end of the 2009 season, Epstein had publicly stated that his team was "kind of in a bridge period." This was upsetting to Bostonians; their team had swept the World Series in both 2004 and 2007, and they had grown accustomed to the thrill of victory. "This is not what Red Sox fans want to hear," commented sports columnist Dan Shaughnessy. "In Boston the message needs to be 'win now.'" Within a matter of weeks, Epstein had launched an all-star buying spree instead, to the initial glee and subsequent frustration of Red Sox Nation.)
Groysberg contends that the "plug and play" mentality about stars simply doesn't work, whether the playing field is a baseball diamond or a trading floor. In addition to an employee's innate talent, job performance is often also dependent on factors such as organizational culture, networking opportunities, the general team dynamic, and the pressure of a new spotlight.
“There's a certain relationship that those players have to have. Can this person be a good fit based on the team dynamics created by the other players already?"
Take Sox starting pitcher Lackey, a star performer in his eight years with the Angels. Transported from laid-back Southern California to hot-cauldron Boston, Lackey posted a mediocre earned run average of 4.40 in 2010, and a league-worst 6.41 in the 2011 season. (Comparatively, Lackey's ERA in his last year with the Angels was 3.83.) Gonzalez, the hotshot first baseman, was great most of the season but collapsed in September--his first experience in a high-stakes playoff run. Crawford, a near league MVP while playing for Tampa in 2010, had his worst season ever when he came to the Red Sox the following year.
In Chasing Stars, Groysberg explains the importance of having an integration strategy, whether a star is joining a new baseball team or a new team of financial analysts. "Even stars need time to adjust to new settings, and successful integration has as much to do with the attitudes of veteran employees as it does with the newcomer," he writes.
Before recruiting stars, it's important to consider whether a star's position is especially dependent on team dynamics. In studying star American football players, Groysberg found that punters showed no major performance decline when they move from one team to another; they operate fairly independently. (In the corporate world, the somewhat autonomous position of the chief financial officer is analogous to that of the punter, Groysberg says.) But wide receivers, whose actions on the field are dependent on the actions of several other players, tended to suffer a performance decline for at least a year after switching teams. (He refers to the position of chief operating officer as "the wide receiver of the corporate world.")
"There's a certain relationship that those players have to have," he says. "Can this person be a good fit based on the team dynamics created by the other players already?"
He notes that the New England Patriots have a good reputation for recruiting players based on how they will fit into the team, rather than on individual star quality. Yet the team has not escaped the star power portability problem. Wide receiver Chad Ochocino has suffered a performance decline since being traded to the Patriots from the Cincinnati Bengals last summer.
Regarding baseball, Groysberg cites a study that discusses how some positions on baseball teams are more team-specific than others. Pitchers, catchers, and shortstops must interact closely with other team members on the field. Thus, their star power may be less portable than that of outfielders, who operate more autonomously. Take star outfielder and designated hitter Johnny Damon, who has performed consistently well on all six major league teams for which he has played from 1995 to 2011.
The Tricky Business Of Managing Stars
Shortly after the historic 2011 meltdown, Red Sox team manager Terry Francona announced that he would not be returning for the 2012 season. Sports fans and observers had mixed feelings about the news; under Francona's reign the team, which had not claimed a championship since 1918, had won the World Series twice in three years.
For Groysberg's part, he believes that Francona's management style--collegially, from the bottom up--simply didn't match the team dynamics this year. (Indeed, published reports confirm the notion that Francona depended on certain players to help him deliver key messages to the team.) But in 2011, absent of obvious team leaders, the Sox may have needed a top-down kind of guy. "In the last few months it became clear that there were issues with team dynamics," Groysberg says "Yes, there were good people on the team. But that didn't make it a good team."
Fans remember 2003 as the year the team rallied around first baseman Kevin Millar's battle cry, "Cowboy Up!" They remember 2004 as the year of star pitcher Curt Schilling winning game six of the American League Championship Series against the New York Yankees, even as an injured ankle visibly soaked his sock with blood. In contrast, 2011 has been the year of starting pitchers drinking in the clubhouse during games (albeit on the days they weren't pitching), rather than sitting on the bench and supporting the team.
"Francona had the perfect style for the team he managed for his first seven years," Groysberg says. "It was a cohesive team. But it was misaligned for the team that was assembled in 2011. There are managers like [IBM's] Lou Gerstner (HBS MBA '65), [General Electric's] Jack Welch, and [Xerox's] Ann Mulcahy, who can manage with multiple styles, but that's rare."
In addition to nursing the pain of the past season, Boston's baseball fans are dealing with the recent departure of Epstein, who recently took a new gig as president of baseball operations at the Chicago Cubs. Still, Groysberg says, the fans can learn some general business lessons from the Red Sox—and from all the investment banks that waste money trying to win stars.
"Be cautious about chasing somebody else's stars," he says. "If you have someone who is actually succeeding someplace else, it's always worth asking how much of that person's performance is driven by that other organization- by General Electric, by P&G, by Siemens, by Goldman Sachs. We like to hire people from the companies that are most admired. But most admired organizations are admired for a reason. They usually have processes and cultures in place that make their people better. You take someone from one of those organizations and put them somewhere else, and they'll miss that system that made them great.
"In no way am I saying, 'don't chase stars,'" he continues. "But I'm asking that companies be somewhat strategic about it, the same as they would be when acquiring a company. What organizations need in the 21st century is a hybrid strategy. You have to simultaneously hire and develop the best and brightest."


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Ear Ringing After Covid Vaccine Moderna. More research is needed to fully understand the link. It's a constant high pitch ringing.
People sometimes faint after medical procedures, including vaccinations. Did not notice any tinnitus prior to having my second dose. By dennis thompson healthday reporter tuesday, feb.
It’s Often Described As A.
People sometimes faint after medical procedures, including vaccinations. I am hypothesizing that this was the cause as there were no other obvious catalysts in my life and i have. 2 days after vaccination and got better in 24 to 48 hours.
More Research Is Needed To Fully Understand The Link.
I have had unilateral tinnitus for the last 2 months in only my left ear. You should still get the second dose of the moderna vaccine even if you had one of these reactions after the first dose. Tinnitus is a ringing or buzzing noise in one or both ears that may be constant or come and go.
Did Not Notice Any Tinnitus Prior To Having My Second Dose.
A ringing and buzzing that had never. By dennis thompson healthday reporter tuesday, feb. Tell your provider if you feel dizzy, have vision changes or have ringing in your ears.
There Are, However, Some Reports In.
The results from the latest study, where the two doses were given 12 weeks apart, show that this vaccine is 76% effective after three weeks, and 82% effective after the second dose. It may result in ear. At this time, there isn’t enough evidence.
It Is Often Associated With Hearing Loss.
As far as we can tell, the clinical trials for the moderna and pfizer/biontech vaccines did not reveal tinnitus (ringing in the ears) as a. Edmonds describes the noise as louder than his car stereo. Still, tinnitus reports have surfaced:


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Northern Michigan University’s Center for Rural Health has announced the winners of this year’s essay competition for National Rural Health Day. The essay contest is split into three regions; East, Central and West. Meghan Hemmer, of Houghton was awarded first place in the West region, earning a 500 dollar scholarship. Kiarie Williams and Madison Couillard also won first place scholarships, from the East and Central regions respectively. The essay competition commemorates National Rural Health Day, on November 17th. The essays give an opportunity to students all over the Upper Peninsula to earn money toward higher education, and express their thoughts on a rural health related topic. This year’s prompt asked high school seniors to express two ways college students can contribute to any of the five identified keys areas of the social determinants of health outlined by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2030 Initiative.
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Earlier this week I crouched on my living room floor, laptop open before me, in the small space that for the past year has contained so much of my physical activity: YouTube yoga, Zoom Pilates, Instagram Live dance classes. This time, I was watching an instructional video for dancing in a much larger area — the 55,000-square-foot Drill Hall at the Park Avenue Armory — alongside other people.
As live indoor performance slowly returns to New York, the Armory, with the advantage of all that space, is hosting “SOCIAL! the social distance dance club,” which began a sold-out run on Tuesday. Billed as an “interactive and experiential movement piece” and “a communal moment of cathartic release,” the event is basically an elaborate means of bopping around to music, with strangers, in a big room.
As the last year has taught us, we shouldn’t take such an opportunity for granted. But for me, “SOCIAL!” never really took off, at least not into catharsis territory. Conceived of by the choreographer Steven Hoggett, the set designer Christine Jones and the dance-obsessed musician David Byrne — a trio with many Broadway credits among them — the show invites 100 participants to groove in their own spotlights, each six feet in diameter, spaced 12 to 15 feet apart throughout the Drill Hall. (The creative team also included the choreographer Yasmine Lee and the D.J. Natasha Diggs.)
Over an easy-to-dance-to playlist that jumps from Daft Punk to James Brown to Talking Heads, Byrne’s recorded voice offers a steady stream of verbal cues: Move like you’re on a New York City sidewalk (“don’t step on that pizza”); now like a zombie; now slow it down, hands in the air.
Entering the Drill Hall on Tuesday, I found the first glimpse of the “dance circles” — rows upon colorful rows dotting the vast floor — to be exhilarating, full of possibility. But being confined to them for an hour of loosely instructional dance was less so. At times, strangely, the experience felt no more freeing than dancing alone in my cramped, creaky living room.
Maybe it was the tight control at every step of the event — a perhaps inevitable aspect of institutional live performance for the foreseeable future — that hampered letting go. The part in the Drill Hall was just half of the logistically complicated evening, which began with a temperature check and rapid coronavirus test in the Armory’s backstage corridors; the granting of a numbered “passport” for each participant, to be worn around the neck with a lanyard; and a wait of about one hour for test results in rooms near the main hall.
As we sat waiting, a compilation of (unfortunately uncredited) popular dance videos played, seemingly sourced from YouTube and intended to get us ready to move: a flash mob at a train station; a freestyling guard at Buckingham Palace; a soul line-dancing class. The message: Anyone can dance! Yes, even you. These alternated with the instructional video sent to ticket-holders in advance, in which Byrne, himself an invitingly imperfect dancer, demonstrates a series of simple moves — a haphazard hip wiggle, a “stopping traffic” gesture — so that we all might dance in unison at the end of the show.
Once situated in the Drill Hall, with firm directions not to leave our designated circles, we oriented ourselves toward the glamorous person at its center: the dancer Karine Plantadit, in the role of DJ Mad Love, presiding over two laptops on a raised platform. Together with “dance ambassadors” planted throughout the space — dancers who knew what they were doing and didn’t hold back — she provided a visual and energetic anchor, someone to follow if we were lost. By way of introduction, the voice of the performance artist Helga Davis sought to reassure that we might feel shaky in this unfamiliar experience, but that was OK.
As Byrne’s voice took over, starting us off with a hand-sanitizing dance (rubbing the palms together, flicking the imaginary excess off the fingers), I tried to relax and have a good time. I looked at the people around me. Some were jamming; others, like the man who spent the whole show standing still with his thumbs in his pockets, were not. I landed somewhere in between, with bursts of inspiration swallowed by spells of disappointment, even sadness.
Dancing at a 15-foot distance from people you don’t know, even in near-unison, does not, alas, fill the void of a year without dancing together. And the show’s attempts at some kind of healing — as Byrne acknowledged that “all of us have had a loss,” or declared that “we will rise again” — landed as trite and tepid against the emotional complexity of the past year.
It was also hard not to bristle at his claim, during a brief opening history of the Armory, that “what used to be a social club for the elites is now available to everyone.” In this case, after a year of heated and necessary conversation about equity in the arts, “everyone” was anyone with $45 (plus fees) who snagged one of a small number of tickets for the privilege of dancing safely indoors.
At the end, Byrne told us we were all V.I.P. members of the social distance dance club. Surely this was meant as welcoming and light. But it didn’t bring me closer to those who were there, and only made me feel farther from those who weren’t.
SOCIAL! the social distance dance club
Through April 22 at the Armory, armoryonpark.org


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The first 10 people to comment on this journal will get 3 pieces of their art featured here. But you must make a feature journal of your own and include me!
Ok, I'm a little biased here, as they're my characters. But look how cute he drew them!
Almost too cute to eat!
Blair looks so cute.