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How do you and your depressed patients walk that fine line between the risks of taking-or not taking-antidepressants during pregnancy? Which drugs or alternate therapies seem safest? An expert cautions that maternal and fetal risks of untreated mental illness-ranging from spontaneous abortion to suicide-may outweigh the risks of antidepressants.
Treating depression during pregnancy is just as essential as treating epilepsy or hypertension.
Antenatal depression affects the health and well-being of the mother, baby, and family. And although many women, their partners, and even physicians think they can "tough it out" during pregnancy, untreated depression is far from a benign illness.1 A depressed woman is more likely not to comply with her prenatal care, to self-medicate with tobacco, alcohol, and illicit drugs, and to commit suicide, all of which underscore a pressing need for appropriate treatment. She may also consider terminating her pregnancy-even when it was planned (Table 1).2
Which patients are most at risk?
Women with a history of major depression are at high risk for relapse during pregnancy, especially if they discontinue medications.6 In a study of 201 women who were not depressed at conception, 68% of those who discontinued their medication during pregnancy relapsed, compared with only 26% of those who continued; the hazard ratio was 5.0 (95% CI, 2.8–9.1). And because even staying on the drugs doesn't completely protect pregnant patients against relapse, these women require close monitoring.7,8
Identifying depression in pregnancy
Since there's no separate category for perinatal depression, be aware of the American Psychiatric Association criteria for diagnosing major depression, which requires a patient to have experienced at least five of nine possible symptoms over the previous 2 weeks.9 To make the diagnosis, one of these five must be either:
1. a depressed (or low) mood nearly all-day long, nearly daily, or
2. sharply diminished interest or pleasure in the majority of activities with that same frequency.
The other seven symptoms to look for, which should be occurring nearly daily, are:
3. a decrease or increase in appetite (or a monthly weight change-up or down without dieting-of at least 5% of her body weight);
4. sleeping too much or trouble sleeping;
5. nonsubjective psychomotor agitation or retardation;
6. energy loss or fatigue;
7. lessened ability to concentrate or think, or difficulty with decision-making;
8. feeling worthless, or overly or inappropriately guilty
9. attempting, specifically planning, or thinking about suicide, or having recurring thoughts of death.9
Depression identified within the first postpartum year is considered postpartum depression.1 Clinicians and patients often misattribute the symptoms of depression such as insomnia, lack of energy, and changes in appetite and weight, to the expected changes of pregnancy. Sad, blue, hopeless, or helpless mood are symptoms of a possible mood disorder, and thinking about suicide is never normal. Women feel guilty about being depressed during pregnancy, so many suffer in silence. When a woman does complain, she should be evaluated.1


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The much-anticipated Lagos Fashion Week passed off over the weekend, and it featured artistically groundbreaking exhibits from a few of our favourite designers. However in fact, after the present is the after-party or on this case, the pre-party as a result of the Maki Oh x Fashion X and MARTINI social gathering was the pre-show occasion we by no means knew we would have liked.
Maki Oh designer, Amaka Osakwe and Fashion X teamed up with MARTINI to throw a celebration following a profitable 12 months for the designer, who not too long ago confirmed her Spring 2020 Assortment at New York Fashion Week this Fall. The designer’s clothes has been spotted on a few of the worlds most iconic girls together with former First Woman of the United States, Michelle Obama, actress, Kerry Washington, musician, Solange Knowles, mannequin and designer, Alek Wek, actress and director, Issa Rae, and actress, Thandie Newton.
A few of fashions favourite faces convened at the rooftop of in style restaurant, Talindos in Victoria Island final Friday night time,to attend the coveted occasion. The star-studded visitor record included designers, fashions, celebrities and musicians. Amongst the modern company had been notable Journalist, Lola Ogunnaike, Kessiana Edewor-Thorley, Ojy Okpe, Denola Gray, Ycee, and Boj, to call a couple of.
The venue was remodeled right into a nightclub with neon lights, balloons, and tables; simply the place youd be on a Friday night time, however with DJ Aye on deck, and a Maki Oh branded picture station. The bubbling night time included good music, laughter, unbelievable picture ops, and infinite glasses of Martini Prosecco, and Martini and Tonic as company danced the night time away.
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Acatenango volcano, cousin of the mighty Agua, rises
majestically to the sky in the northwest corner of the
Antigua Valley. Our tour begins in the agricultural
pueblo of La Soledad, hid away on the flanks of Acatenango
. The group will traverse the endless fields of corn
and climb through the high-altitude pine forests near
the lower peak of Acatenango . We summit both peaks
of Acatenango. The bigger of the two is the largest
in the region and third highest in all of Guatemala
at 13,900 feet where we set up camp for the night. Our
experienced guides provide all the gear and cooking
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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — No snow boots needed in Milwaukee. Chicago commuters aren’t dodging knee-deep snow drifts frozen along city sidewalks. And children in Des Moines are settling for ice shavings dumped from a Zamboni.
Many cities in the Midwest haven’t seen any decent snow this season — and some are even setting records for the number of days without it, in part because last winter was so mild and any precipitation that does fall gets soaked into the drought-parched land.
On Thursday, Des Moines matched a record set in 1889 when it hit its 277th consecutive day without measurable snowfall, according to the National Weather Service. Iowa’s capital city is expecting clear skies Friday.
That may not sit well with local youngsters, according to ice skating rink manager Dave Roquet. He said that after he emptied the accumulated ice from his Zamboni recently in downtown Des Moines, a group of children ran straight for the man-made snow.
“The kids just went crazy for it,” he laughed. “They saw it, and I think they hadn’t seen snow in so long. They just started throwing snowballs at each other.”
In Nebraska, Omaha recorded its 285th consecutive snowless day Wednesday — breaking its previous record set in 2006 — and Lincoln extended its new record on Thursday to 297 days without measureable snow. Lincoln’s former record was 295 snow-free days in 2004.
Chicago and Milwaukee are just days away from breaking their records. Other areas also are either setting or close to records, while some cities are far off their usual snowfall totals.
But fear not, white Christmas dreamers: Snow is coming, at least for some people. Forecasters are calling for snow in parts of Nebraska and Iowa starting Saturday night and into Sunday, and possibly in Chicago the next day.
Florida-native Patricia Dryden admits she doesn’t mind the whiteless weather at her home in suburban Des Moines.
“Two years ago there was a snowstorm,” she said. “Now it’s around 60 degrees. Selfishly, I’m happy.”
National Weather Service program manager Jim Keeney said the country’s drought conditions this year are to blame for snow not sticking to the ground.
“At this point it doesn’t matter what falls from the sky, snow or rain,” he said. “To get precipitation would be beneficial for a chunk of the country.”
He also noted some cities that have seen snow are well below their averages this time of year.
Minneapolis usually has about 11 inches of snow on the ground by early December — but the measurement stands at less than an inch right now. Green Bay, Wis., is more than four inches off its normal snowfall.
Data shows Chicago will be just two days away Friday from breaking its 1994 record of 280 days without measurable snow. Milwaukee also will be two days away from breaking its 1999 record of 279 consecutive days without measurable snow, though there is a slight chance for snow Friday night.
Keeney said just a small portion of the country around Kentucky and Tennessee is expected to have above normal precipitation in the months ahead.
“We might all just expect more of the same,” he said.
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As information broke of Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s win, supporters and get together employees gathered at headquarters. The temper was cautious however many listed below are relieved to see the Rajapaksa household again in workplace.
It is a household affair. Mahinda, Gotabaya’s brother and the previous President right here for 10 years, is extensively anticipated to be the following Prime Minister. The 2 brothers seem facet by facet on election posters and banners.
“It is a victorious day for us,” Sagala Abhayawickreme, a part of a bunch of attorneys who campaigned for the Rajapaksas, informed me. “I labored for greater than 4 years for this.”
She clearly sees Gotabaya as a person who will get issues accomplished. “We noticed him as defence secretary when he completed the 30-year struggle,” she mentioned, referring to the defeat of the Tamil Tigers 10 years in the past, a decisive – if controversial – finish for which Workforce Rajapaksa takes credit score.
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The Easter assaults merely would not have occurred on his watch, she added.
“I feel it is a turning level within the historical past of Sri Lanka,” mentioned one other Rajapaksa supporter, lawyer Janaka Arunashantha. “With economic system and nationwide safety, I feel the nation will enhance in each manner within the subsequent 5 years. We’re very hopeful with him.”
Sri Lanka remains to be in shock, seven months after the bomb assaults by a cell of Islamist militants which devastated the island’s economic system, blew aside the island’s fragile communal relations and was the ultimate blow to public confidence in a authorities already tarnished by in-fighting.
However the information might be greeted with quiet dismay by many within the minority communities who voted overwhelmingly not for Mr Rajapaksa however his rival, Sajith Premadasa. They see him as a extra liberal, inclusive selection. In lots of Tamil majority areas, such because the north, the vote was overwhelmingly for Mr Premadasa. Unifying the totally different communities – and pursuing post-war reconciliation – might be a frightening activity.
Within the final seven months, many Muslims say an underlying hate marketing campaign in opposition to them in recent times, fuelled by hardline Buddhist teams, has turn out to be overt. They are saying their companies have been boycotted, that they are overtly insulted on the road, that their kids are known as names at college.
Many have been anxious about talking overtly, however mentioned in confidence that they dreaded a Rajapaksa victory. Mr Rajapaksa, extensively seen as selling the pursuits of the bulk Buddhist neighborhood, can also be accused by his critics of defending anti-Muslim extremists.
One Muslim lady expressed the sense of tension I heard repeatedly from Muslims within the days main as much as the ballot.
“If Gotabaya Rajapaksa wins, I see a whole lot of violence and racism forward,” she informed me. “Most of those racist teams are aligned with this get together.”
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Already, Mr Rajapaksa has promised unity. It is a response to the fears of many within the minority communities right here that decisive management and hard motion on safety is likely to be on the expense of their civil liberties.
Even when the political intention is real, the election outcomes have proven how polarised this nation is. Unity might be laborious to attain.

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okay if you read this blog entry first, you'll understand my title. Yes, I heard about these tins on Cathy Zielski's blog and picked up a few (though I was a bit surprised by how small they were). I knew I'd find some use for them, so here they are on a shelf in my studio.
I didn't want to label them with rub-ons because I might change my mind about what they hold so I decided on tags. I'd heard so much about the crop-a-dile tool, I decided to use my fiskars hole punch to see if would go through the metal and I'm glad to say it did. This is my rubber stamping corner and so one holds embossing powders and the other small ethnic stamps that I pick up along the way here and there. The candle holder is a Christmas/Birthday gift from Jonathan that he said he wanted me to have in my scrapbook room (sweet). My African doll is from one of my sisters many trips to Senegal...that's what I ask people who travel abroad to bring back for me...I have quite the collection from all around the world. The Star of David box is a set of Hebrew alphabet (new fave).


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Gordhan: Society frustrated by lack of economic development
The finance minister on Tuesday gave a briefing on SA's message ahead of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos.
JOHANNESBURG - Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan says talking about economic growth is futile if it does not translate in the daily lives of citizens.
#WEF2017 Gordhan:Back home talking alone doesn't help.There needs to be material change in order for citizens to believe change has come— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 29, 2016
Gordhan was giving a briefing on the country's message ahead of the World Economic Forum meeting in Davos Switzerland in January.
The theme for next year is "Responsive and Responsible Leadership”.
#WEF2017 Gordhan:Responsive & Responsible Leadership is a fascinating theme.It refers to integrity & caring about the state of your country— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 29, 2016
Gordhan, who remained adamant that he would not respond to questions on the African National Congress (ANC)’s NEC meeting, says societies are growing increasingly frustrated due to a lack of economic development and social progress.
"Talking alone is not good enough. It is when citizens experience positive change, when they see changes that make a material difference in their life or work situation that they know change has come."
Gordhan says the discussion at next year’s World Economic Forum will focus on deepening inclusive development.
The finance minister says Treasury will be engaging with the metros to discuss growth and how they manage their finances.
#WEF2017 Gordhan: we continue the discussion on the dangers of inequality, slow GDP growth,& how globalisation has left out a lot of people— EWN Reporter (@ewnreporter) November 29, 2016
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This Hotchkiss machine gun and its tripod are lot #2027 in the upcoming April 2019 Morphy auction:
The gun that became the Hotchkiss 1914 and served as the bulwark of French and American forces in World war One was actually first designed and patented by an Austrian officer; Adolph von Odkolek. He took his idea to the Hotchkiss company in Paris hoping to arrange for them to produce it under license. The design was inspected by Laurence Benet (chief engineer at Hotchkiss) and Henri Mercie (Benet’s assistant), and they concluded that the gun was not suitable for production. However, the core concept in the patent – Odkolek’s gas piston system – was a worthy one and would allow production of machine guns to compete with Maxim and Colt without violating their existing patents. So Benet arranged to simply buy the patent outright for a flat fee, and then Hotchkiss set about redesigning the gun to be much better.
The result was the model 1897, an air-cooled, strip-fed heavy machine gun that was sold to many different nations. It was improved in 1900, and between the two models sales were made to Japan, Mexico, Chile, Brazil, China, Spain, Ethiopia, Finland, Greece, Guatemala, Luxembough, Norway, Sweden, Turkey, Portugal, and Venezuela in a variety of calibers. The French government also purchased some Hotchkiss guns, primarily for colonial use. For the bulk of the metropolitan army, France opted to design its own gun in the state arsenals (which was the Modele 1907 St Etienne gun; which is suspiciously like a Hotchkiss with the operating direction of the parts reversed to avoid patent infringement).
When World War One broke out, and the need for vast quantities of machine gun became apparent, the Hotchkiss was finally adopted on a large scale by France. The commercial 1900 pattern was revised slightly (a better barrel locking system and replacement of the shoulder stock with a D-ring rear handle) and some 45,000 would be produced by 1918. The Hotchkiss would supplant the 1907 St Etienne over the course of the war, as it was a more reliable and less expensive design. It would go on to serve the French military through the end of World War Two, gaining a reputation as a gun of unparalleled simplicity and reliability.
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Posted on July 20, 2012 by Under Secretary Martha Kanter
As the plane took off for Washington, DC and I leaned back in my seat reflecting on the convening in Minneapolis, I could almost see a golden halo around the Twin Cities region, a region of commitment, courage, dedication and promise! It might have been the sunset glow, but I think it was much more than that. The golden glow was certainly evident at the Minneapolis Club on the evening of June 7th where the Twin Cities United Way President and CEO Sarah Caruso brought to the table leaders from education, business, philanthropy and the nonprofit sector of Minneapolis and St. Paul. The topic of discussion? How to close the achievement gap in the region’s P-12 schools by working together to accomplish much more than could ever be envisioned in silos.
I traveled with Brenda Girton-Mitchell, Director of our Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships, who is launching “Together for Tomorrow,” a national initiative to spotlight and foster partnerships between communities and schools to propel improvement of our lowest-performing schools. Many Americans don’t know that we have 100,000 elementary, middle school and high schools in our 50 states and territories and that each state has identified, as priority schools, the 5% of K-12 schools that have the farthest road to hoe in lifting the academic achievement levels of their students to grade level for each and every grade, each and every year.
At the “meet-and-greet” preamble to the evening, I met two extraordinary women, Valeria Silva, Superintendent of the St. Paul Public Schools who is responsible for the education of 39,000 children and Bernadia Johnson, Superintendent of the Minneapolis Public Schools who oversees the education of 34,000 of our nation’s youth. These women were committed to their students, teachers and principals PLUS they are friends. They trust each other! That was obvious as was the fact that they are singularly focused on lifting their school districts to levels of excellence unimagined. The great respect they showed for one another was evident as they spoke with us about the opportunities and challenges they face every day in each of their schools.
Around the table were state leaders from Minnesota Achieves and ServeMinnesota, local government leaders led by the equally extraordinary Mayor of St. Paul, Chris Coleman, who clearly has education at the top of his priority list, local foundations who are bringing evidence-based high impact practices to the classroom and strategic advice to the table, the new provost of the University of Minnesota, Dr. Karen Hansen, a native Minnesotan, who shared her vision for the university as an anchor institution of the community, ready to bring its world-class education research to the students and educators in these schools, vice presidents of Target and General Mills, Reba Dominski and Kim Nelson, respectively, who understand that corporate investment and philanthropy must leverage what the partners can do together, all for the purpose of getting greater educational gains from the children, local and state philanthropies including MayKao Hang of the Wilder Foundation, Mike Anderson of the St. Paul Public Schools Foundation and Carlene Rhodes of Minnesota Philanthropy, and nonprofits like Step Up and Ramp-Up to Readiness, led by United Way, providing wrap-around services, after school education, healthcare, social services and family engagement support to make a significant impact in the lives of these kids and in the future of the Twin Cities region. Oh yes – the federal government was also at the table, not taking credit for any of this, wanting to be an effective catalyst for positive change. We explained that Together for Tomorrow has four outcome goals that we call the ABCs: seeking to use these levers of change for community partnerships that are essential to helping the principals and teachers dramatically improve the academic performance of their students. The ABCs stand for boosting key measurable outcomes in four areas: Attendance, Behavior, Course Performance and College Access.
We congratulated the leaders for winning one of the highly competitive federal Race to the Top – Early Learning Challenge grants, a Promise Neighborhoods Implementation grant for Minneapolis and a Promise Neighborhoods Planning grant for St. Paul. For the remaining time, we talked a lot about how to build a culture throughout the region dedicated to educational success to ensure that the State’s lowest achieving schools have the capacity to change the lives of their students for the better, and, in turn, build the communities that will sustain our prosperity and democracy as a nation. If we can help these schools turnaround, we will be well on our way to President Obama’s goal “to have the best educated, most competitive workforce in the world by 2020.” I cannot think of a national challenge more exciting, more daunting and more doable than this!
The next morning, Rev. Girton-Mitchell convened community and faith leaders representing diverse religious communities, parents, education leaders and elected officials for the first “Together for Tomorrow” town hall hosted by the Greater Twin Cities United Way and organized in partnership with the White House Office of Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the Corporation for National and Community Service. The agenda focused on the importance of communities coming together to change the course of children’s lives for the better. Les Fujitake, Superintendent of the Bloomington Public Schools participated in the summit and shared perspectives about the partnerships he and his staff were expanding to benefit the children of the school district, especially those whose families do not have the economic resources one would hope.
At the town hall, we spotlighted local partnerships to improve K-12 schools, including the multifaceted efforts of the Greater Twin Cities United Way. I gave an overview of Together for Tomorrow. Nancy Stachel, Principal of Maxfield Elementary School in St. Paul shared how community partnerships are an essential component of her successful efforts with a Department School Improvement Grant. AmeriCorps VISTA member Maren Gelle talked about how she and her fellow VISTAs are connecting community resources in the Twin Cities to meet school needs in the ABCs. We also heard from Dr. Donald Easton-Brooks of Hamline University about the link between higher education and improvement of K-12 schools.
Rev. Brenda Girton-Mitchell finished the day with a call to action for the entire community to help improve the lowest-performing schools in the Twin Cities, because everyone has a role to play in creating strong schools and a community culture of education success.
The visit and town hall energized our team, and we will continue to be proud partners and supporters for education in the Twin Cities. Brenda and I were delighted to be part of these Twin Cities community conversations and look forward to increasing golden opportunities for each and every student and family in the region and throughout our nation as we truly join “Together for Tomorrow!”
Martha Kanter is the U.S. Under Secretary of Education

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"The Line," a new documentary by Sojourners, wants viewers to reconsider many of the stereotypes people have about those living in poverty. In a panel discussion following the film's Tuesday premiere in Washington, D.C., promoters said they hope the film will encourage voters to ask political candidates to talk more about how they would address poverty if elected.
During every election cycle, Matthew 25 gets rewritten to say "just as you did for the middle class," joked the Rev. Adam Taylor. Candidates from neither party seem interested in addressing issues of concern to lower income Americans, the panelists complained.
Taylor, vice president of advocacy for World Vision, was joined on the panel by the Rev. Jim Wallis, founder and president of Sojourners, Linda Midgett, who produced and directed the film and has won two Emmy awards, and Sheila Edwards Howard, founder of Born to Be Light and one of those featured in the film.


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Look for more information for no money down financing at FHA Home Purchase Loans or FHA Mortgage Refinance Loans if you would like to speak to a loan officer or real estate professional. This is the only rule that the FHA applies when deciding whether or not you should be approved to borrow money for the purpose of improvements.
This means that they're willing to offer better interest rates. FHA Refinance Home Loans will hand you a solution that is nearly tailor made to your specific needs for a home loan and will give you exactly what you're looking for just when you need it most. The notification was recently sent out and had some very specific language, but also had some vague language that will ultimately be translated by FHA trained underwriters. However, you do have to wait at least two years for a bankruptcy and three years for a foreclosure.
The FHA is set to endorse a record number of loans totaling up to 100,000 for the year. In 2006, the FHA gave out advice and guidance to close to 1.6 million households. When interest rates fall, it is a good time refinance your house. If you delinquent on your mortgage due to a rising payment since it started adjusting you may still qualify.
· You can get financing for up to 97% of your home’s value. · It is not difficult to switch from an ARM to a fixed rate loan. The borrower's monthly housing cost must not surpass 29% of his gross monthly income to qualify for the loan.
Now, to be fair, most of the people who are getting gored by the changes in interest rates are people who were speculating on buying second and third homes, renovating them, and flipping them to turn a fast profit. The reverse mortgage or HECM, which targets the country's senior citizens, allows the cash conversion of part of the individual's home equity.
It is estimated that an initial 80,000 home owners may be helped by the FHA secure program. With a FHA home loan bad credit lender, this can be the factor to approve a loan. Most of us simply want the best solution handed to us so that we can get on with the process of arranging and closing the mortgage. Nick suggests visiting the following website resources to get addiional loan information: Smart Home Mortgage Loans and get more information about home equity loans and second mortgage.
This could also include fees for attorneys, title search and insurance, FHA insurance funding, and loan origination. So, open the mail on the day it arrives, and reply to it on the day it arrives to keep the lines of communication open with your lender. Fortunately, they're also fixed rate loans, so you'll be making the same affordable payment for the term of your loan. Since its inception it has managed to help out millions of home purchasers tallying up to 34 million homes. Nick Rian is an award-winning journalist whose credits include awards from the Associated Press, and The Milwaukee Press Club.
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The dog days of summer are almost upon us and ZoeDoggy is prepared to keep cool. Are you? Below you'll find seven simple tips to ensure a happy, healthy summer season for your best friend!
Sweating is one of the ways humans can cool themselves down when things heat up. Did you know that dogs don’t sweat, except slightly through their foot pads? This is why your best friend might not be able to handle the heat as well as you do. Instead of sweating, doggies depend on panting to swap warm air for cool air. Panting cools dogs through evaporation. This means they need to have a lot of water in their system so be sure to hydrate at home with free access to water at all times and don’t leave the house without a water bottle.
Be on the lookout for days when the air temperature is close to body temperature because on days like this cooling by panting is not enough and heatstroke can occur. Learn more about the signs of heatstroke and what you can do if it occurs in this helpful article from our favorite internet newspaper all about dogs, The Dogington Post, HERE.
Remember to use common sense and imagine what it might feel like to wear a fur jacket on a hot summer day.
You can prevent your pup from suffering heatstroke with these Do’s and Don’ts:
Tip #1: DO take walks early in the morning and later in the evening when it’s cooler. It will be easier to breathe and easier on the pads.
Tip #2: DO let your pup stay home to enjoy laying on cool surfaces. Your tiled kitchen floor is perfect, especially midday. You can check out a great cooling bed HERE.
Tip #3: DO scout out shade. Heat not only rises from the ground, it collects there so it can be much hotter within one foot of the pavement than the ambient temperature - as much as 120 degrees Fahrenheit on asphalt. That means if your four-legged friend is small and low to the ground you need to be extra aware!
Tip #4: DO let your dog dig! Your dog may resort to finding his own way to avoid the heat. Dogs in nature dig their dens not out of frustration but to find food, hide, give birth--and to keep cool! If it's possible, locate a shady area where it's okay for your dog to dig.
Tip #5: DON’T leave your pup in the car. Did you know that the temperature in your car can rapidly climb to over 140 degrees Fahrenheit? That kind of solar heating means that leaving fido in the car is risky even on a comfortable day. Plus, a dog may get overexcited in the car due to passersby or panic from claustrophobia, making dehydration more likely.
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As the host of "The Late Late Show With Craig Kilborn," Kilborn takes a lighthearted look at the day's news events, giving us an often upbeat and funny look at his own take of what's going on in the world.
Having just appeared in the frat house comedy, "Old School" and fresh from a week down in The Big Easy (New Orleans, that is), Kilborn sat down with The Early Show co-anchor Julie Chen to catch up.
Kilborn took his show on the road during the NCAA tournament and says broadcasting from New Orleans was quite fun.
"It went better than we thought it would. It was supposed to be a lot of work, and was, but it went off really well, the feeling was let's do this again," he said. His show is only four years old and most of the late night shows have in one way or another hit the road, he noted. So he did it and got it out of his system.
Another thing new that he tried recently was being an actor. He got a bit part in the frat house comedy, "Old School."
"Everyone says that shooting movies are tedious. This wasn't because they knew that I have a full time day job to get to," he noted. No he is not looking to change careers, he said. " But I am looking at a role where I would play myself. My agent is looking into it as we speak."
So, for now, he makes people laugh.
"I think younger people under 35 want to laugh all the time. No one wants to be depressed. People who are older tend to be more cynical," he said.
He jokes about pretty much everything except the presidency. "I just don't think that it's very patriotic," he said, noting he has done jokes on Saddam and Iraq and has made fun of celebrities and their anti-war stances.

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How long before a pulmonary embolism kills you, if you have ever watched a medical show, the term pulmonary embolism must have come up.
While most shows will show the doctors rushing around trying to save the person, it is important to understand what exactly is a pulmonary embolism.
For most people, a pulmonary embolism is a life-or-death situation.
It can lead to a person suffering a terrible fate. So, let’s take some time to understand what a pulmonary embolism is, the symptoms, and the risks involved.
What is a Pulmonary Embolism?
A blood clot that has moved from another region of the body, most often the legs, is frequently what causes a pulmonary embolism (PE), an unexpected occlusion of one or more arteries in the lungs.
This restriction can significantly lessen blood flow to the lungs, which might be bad for your health.
Recognizing The Symptoms
It is crucial to recognize the signs of pulmonary embolism in order to recognize it early and get treatment right away. Although symptoms might vary, typical warning signals include:
1. Shortness of Breath
Breathing problems are one of the initial symptoms that are apparent. Shortness of breath that comes on suddenly and without warning is common, especially when exercising.
2. Chest Pain
Chest pain is another classic symptom. It can be sharp and stabbing, often worsening when taking deep breaths or coughing.
3. Rapid Heartbeat
The body may attempt to make up for the reduced oxygen supply by experiencing a rapid heartbeat (tachycardia). Anxiety and heart palpitations may result from this.
Risk Factors For Pulmonary Embolism
Prevention requires an understanding of the risk factors for pulmonary embolism. Typical risk elements include:
1. Prolonged Immobility
Blood clots in the legs are more likely to develop when one is immobile for extended periods of time, such as on lengthy flights or when recovering in bed from surgery.
The circulatory system is under more strain when a person is overweight, which raises the possibility of blood clot development.
Smoking damages blood vessels and promotes clot formation.
How Long Before It Becomes Fatal?
It substantially differs from person to person when a pulmonary embolism initially manifests and when it might be fatal.
Important variables include the size of the clot, the patient’s overall condition, and the reaction time of the medical team.
When treated quickly, a tiny clot may occasionally just produce minor symptoms and not result in death.
However, larger clots or those that completely block a major pulmonary artery can be life-threatening within minutes to hours.
Make Everyday Count
Given the uncertainty surrounding the timeline of a pulmonary embolism, it’s essential to make every day count. Here are some steps to lead a fulfilling life while staying vigilant about your health:
1. Prioritize Health Checkups
Regular checkups with your healthcare provider can help identify risk factors and address them early on.
2. Stay Active
Engage in regular physical activity to promote healthy blood circulation and reduce the risk of clot formation.
3. Quit Smoking
If you smoke, seek support to quit this habit immediately. It is among the biggest risks for pulmonary embolism.
4. Maintain a Healthy Weight
Achieve and maintain a healthy weight through a balanced diet and regular exercise.
5. Be Mindful of Medications
Consult your doctor about possible alternatives if you use a prescription drug (such as birth control pills) that raises your risk of getting a blood clot.
6. Stay Hydrated
Water intake should be adequate to maintain blood viscosity and lower the chance of clot formation. Make it a routine to consume enough water each day.
7. Recognize Family History
If you have a family history of blood clots or pulmonary embolisms, let your doctor know. Hereditary predispositions might increase your risk, and your doctor can advise any necessary safety precautions.
8. Understand Medications
If you’re prescribed blood-thinning medications, understand how to take them correctly and the importance of regular monitoring to ensure their effectiveness and safety.
9. Be Aware of Travel Risks
If you routinely travel long distances, be aware of the dangers of spending a lot of time sitting down. Take frequent stops to stretch and briskly walk about, especially on lengthy flights or drives.
10. Know The Signs of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
When blood clots form in deep veins, usually in the legs, the condition is known as deep vein thrombosis. DVT may lead to pulmonary embolism.
Learn the symptoms of DVT, which include leg pain, swelling, and redness, and get medical attention if you suspect you may have it.
11. Stay Informed About Medical Conditions
Blood clot risk might rise in certain medical situations including cancer and heart disease. Work together with your healthcare provider to handle any underlying health concerns you may have.
12. Educate Yourself About Pulmonary Embolism
Learn about pulmonary embolism, its symptoms, and risk factors. Being informed can help you recognize potential warning signs.
13. Consider Compression Stockings
Compression stockings can boost circulation and lessen the chance of blood clot development for people who are more susceptible to them. To determine if they are appropriate for you, speak with your healthcare professional.
14. Stay Connected
Maintain open communication with your healthcare provider. If you have concerns or questions about your risk of pulmonary embolism, don’t hesitate to seek guidance.
15. Encourage Family Members to Be Informed
Encourage your family members to take an active role in their health and the prevention of pulmonary embolism if they are at risk due to genetics or lifestyle choices.
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Thus, the course of a pulmonary embolism leading to mortality is quite unpredictable, and questions like ‘How long before a pulmonary embolism kills you’ may not have straightforward answers.
Early diagnosis and prompt medical care are crucial for saving lives.
However, rather than dwelling on the uncertainty of this illness, let us shift our focus to leading a healthy and fulfilling life by taking preventative measures.
By adopting a proactive approach to our well-being, we can reduce the risk of such life-threatening events.
In closing, it’s essential to remember that life is a precious gift. Each day is an opportunity to cherish and make valuable contributions to the world.
By prioritizing our health and making the most of our time, we can ensure that we live a fulfilling life, regardless of the uncertainties that may come our way.
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Frequently Asked Questions [FAQs]
Certainly, here are some frequently asked questions (FAQs) related to pulmonary embolism, and I’ve incorporated your focus keyword “How Long Before A Pulmonary Embolism Kills You” into them:
1. What is a Pulmonary Embolism, and How Does it Occur?
A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a sudden blockage of one or more arteries in the lungs, often caused by a blood clot that has traveled from elsewhere in the body, such as the legs.
2. What Are The Common Symptoms of Pulmonary Embolism?
Typical symptoms of a pulmonary embolism include shortness of breath, chest pain, and a rapid heartbeat. These symptoms can vary in severity.
3. What Are The Risk Factors For Developing a Pulmonary Embolism?
Risk factors for PE include prolonged immobility, obesity, smoking, certain medications, family history of blood clots, and certain medical conditions.
4. How Long Before a Pulmonary Embolism Becomes Fatal?
The time it takes for a pulmonary embolism to become fatal varies from person to person. Factors like the size of the clot, overall health, and timely medical intervention play a significant role.
Some small clots can be managed with prompt treatment, while larger ones can be life-threatening within minutes to hours.
5. How Can I Reduce My Risk of Developing a Pulmonary Embolism?
To reduce your risk, prioritize regular health checkups, stay physically active, quit smoking if you smoke, maintain a healthy weight, and be aware of the medications you’re taking.
Additionally, learn about the signs of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition that can lead to PE, and consider preventive measures such as compression stockings if recommended by your healthcare provider.
6. What Should I Do if I Suspect I Have a Pulmonary Embolism?
If you experience symptoms like sudden shortness of breath, chest pain, or rapid heartbeat, seek immediate medical attention.
Early diagnosis and treatment are crucial for improving your chances of survival.
7. Can a Pulmonary Embolism Be Prevented Entirely?
While it’s challenging to prevent PE entirely, you can significantly reduce your risk by adopting a healthy lifestyle, managing risk factors, and staying informed about the condition.
8. Are There Any Long-Term Effects of Surviving a Pulmonary Embolism?
Surviving a pulmonary embolism can vary in terms of long-term effects depending on the individual and the extent of damage.
It’s essential to follow your healthcare provider’s recommendations for ongoing care and monitoring.
9. How Can I Support a Family Member At Risk of Pulmonary Embolism?
Encourage your family members to lead a healthy lifestyle, seek medical advice if they have risk factors, and be aware of the signs and symptoms of PE.
Encourage open communication with healthcare providers.
10. Is it Safe To Travel Long Distances if I’m At Risk of Pulmonary Embolism?
If you’re at risk, it’s crucial to be aware of the dangers of prolonged immobility during travel.
Take precautions like frequent breaks to stretch and walk during long journeys, especially on flights or road trips.
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What Is An Artist Proof?
We often find ourselves puzzling at the tech world and all its impenetrable jargon, but it’s not just newer fields of study locked up by adamantine lingo.
The ancient world of art is in many ways just as tricky for the average person to grapple with, and the term “artist proof” is a prime example of the confusion that lies ahead for hopeful collectors.
Although I’m not a fine artist myself, I am an artistic soul and have always surrounded myself with art buffs, people who have dedicated the majority of their lives to studying art in higher education or indeed forging successful careers in the art world themselves.
So, I thought, who better to consult on the topic of artist proofs?
Not only did I learn what artist proofs are and why they’re necessary, but how they can be a little, shall we say… controversial at times.
Reading this article before you start your collection could completely change the course of your artistic journey!
Defining Artist Proofs
The problem with most artist proof definitions you’ll find across the web is that they try to explain everything in a couple of sentences.
To really get a grasp of the concept, it’s best to break it down into the following sections.
What Kind Of Art Requires “Artist Proofs”?
The first thing to understand about artist proofs is that the term can only apply to mediums in which printing is integral to the creation of the art — In other words, not sketches, sculptures, or paintings. Proofing strictly refers to art that utilizes plates of some description to print the impression.
What Is An Artist Proof?
Historically, an artist proof was any print of an unfinished piece, and while this is still technically the case, these days, it’s common for artist proofs to represent the finished work as well, and from this duality, some more specific subcategories have sprung.
For instance, when the print shows an unfinished impression of the art, this might also be referred to as a working proof or a trial impression.
What’s The Purpose Of An Artist Proof?
The purpose of an artist proof is to give the artist an idea of how the work is going.
By making prints early, they can see how the art will look on the plate, block, or stone before they finish the piece, thereby providing an opportunity to amend certain aspects of their work.
You can think of it as the printing equivalent of a writer proofreading the first couple of paragraphs of an unfinished story.
However, if the artist proof is a complete impression of the final product, it is simply for the general use of the artist, meaning they could put it on their wall, use it for advertising, repurpose it for new studies… you name it. If you don’t have the time to find an artist proof, you can always use the art projects your kids create!
Can Artist Proofs Be Sold?
Here’s where thing’s get a little more complicated. Traditionally, and still to some extent today, artist proofs are not to be entered into the market.
They are – as the term suggests – for the artist alone, either to help them create a better final product or for them to keep for personal use, but why then do we see artist proofs for sale from time to time?
Well, it all comes down to unprecedented market demand. Let’s say, for example, that an artist advertises a limited run of 100 prints of one of their pieces, and after a year or two, all 100 have been sold.
What happens if the piece becomes so popular that even after selling out, galleries, dealers, or individuals are asking for more?
While the artist can’t simply do another run of the same print without diluting the meaning and value of the previously released limited run, there are a few approaches they can take to capitalize on the market demand.
One unpopular option is to do a new print but number them differently, with Roman numerals for example, and call it something like “Edition Two”, but this is pretty dicey, as it still, in my opinion, diminishes the significance of that initial run.
My artsy companions said that they would never do this, but every one of them knew of people that had used this approach.
A better option is to make subtle changes to the original before printing the second run, say, a change of colors, for instance, thereby creating an actual second edition.
During my correspondence with the artists in my life, they reported that this is a much more common and reasonably acceptable route but that they themselves would much rather try to capitalize on the popularity of an earlier piece to push something fresh.
This way, they could stave off artistic stagnation and refine their craft, all while diversifying their portfolio.
Another commonly taken route is – you’ve guessed it – putting artist impressions up for sale, as this neither diminishes the original run nor requires any extra work.
But there’s another reason why an artist might prefer to put their proofs on the market rather than developing a new limited run or working on something else altogether… they sell like hotcakes!
What’s The Art Market’s Fascination With Artist Proofs All About?
For some collectors, the insight into the artistic process provided by a proof is more precious than any of the completed versions of the piece from the limited run.
It lifts the veil on technique and approach in a way that simply isn’t possible in other art forms, making them remarkably valuable to those who have an interest in printed art specifically.
What’s more, being that artist proofs typically only make up around 10–15% of the original prints, they’re technically rarer than the pieces released as part of the limited run, and as I’m sure you know, scarcity and value often go hand in hand.
And being that the artist proofs have been owned by the artist themselves up until they’re sold, the association alone can increase interest and prices significantly. If you are looking to save a bit of money you can always frame your art yourself for cheap.
Frequently Asked Questions
Should An Artist Sell Their Artist Proofs?
Whether the sale of artist proofs is a good or bad thing comes down to the discretion of the artist.
While some might consider it, in a way, a break of artistic code, if you’re a poor, starving artist trying to make a name for yourself, codes be damned!
Are There Other Names For An Artist Proof?
In what seems like an attempt to increase the opacity of the art world, you may see “epreuve d’artiste” used instead of artist proof, which is simply the French translation, but even more likely are the abbreviations AP and EP that stand for artist proof and eprueve d’artiste respectively.
Are There Any Similar Terms To Artist Proof?
You’ll likely come across the term “printer’s proof” on your exploration of the art world as well. These serve the same purpose as artist proofs but they’re for the printer rather than the artist themselves.
They’re essentially trial runs to see if everything is in order before the official limited printing process begins. If you would like to see how to make art prints, read that here.
Hors de commerce is another common related term.
As I’m sure you’ve guessed, it’s French, and it translates as “out of commerce”, meaning the corresponding art is not meant for the market (much like an artist proof), the difference being that hors de commerce is a broader term referring to any reason for a piece not being for sale.
This might be abbreviated as HC.
Artist proofs are a rather complicated matter and hotly debated topic among artists and collectors alike.
While they’re not technically meant for market inclusion, we humans always pine for the things we can’t have, and if the sale of proofs benefits the artist, it can’t be considered a wholly negative action.
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"Steam" is the second "single from "English "rock "musician "Peter Gabriel's 1992 "album "Us. Gabriel has said that the song is about a relationship in which the woman is sophisticated, bright, cultured, and knows everything about anything and that the man knows nothing about anything, except, he does know about the woman, and she doesn't know much about herself. In certain countries, "Steam" was more successful than Gabriel's previous single, ""Digging in the Dirt", but in others, it was not. It reached number 10 on the "UK Singles Chart, number 32 on the "Billboard Hot 100, and number 1 on the "Modern Rock Tracks chart. Elsewhere, the song was a number-one hit in Canada, reaching the top of the "RPM Top Singles chart for the issue dated February 27, 1993, knocking "Whitney Houston's massive hit ""I Will Always Love You" off the top spot after a 10-week run. It was also a top 10 hit in "New Zealand and "Ireland, peaking at number 7 in both countries.
An alternative version of this song called "Quiet Steam" was a B-side on the ""Digging in the Dirt" single. It is a very lo-fi take on the popular version that appeared on the album. On "Secret World Live, "Steam" is preceded for a minute or so by the "Quiet Steam" version.
The video for "Steam" was directed by "Stephen R. Johnson, who also directed the videos for Gabriel's earlier hits ""Sledgehammer" and ""Big Time." The director said he wanted to cram the video with as many "things" as possible. The video features digital imagery and numerous instances of sexual symbolism.
- List of awards and nominations received by "Steam"
All songs written by "Peter Gabriel.
- "Steam (LP version)" – 6:02
- ""Games Without Frontiers ("Massive / "DB mix)" – 5:19
- "Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam mix 12")" – 6:44
- "Steam (Oh, Oh, Let Off Steam mix dub)" – 5:44
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Sarah Huckabee Sanders signs Arkansas bill restricting toilet use for trans students
Arkansas’ Republican governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, has signed a law that bans trans school children from using toilets that match their chosen gender identity.
Affecting public schools across the state, the bill, signed Tuesday (21 March), makes Arkansas the fourth state in the US to place anti-trans bathroom laws on students.
Despite the law not taking full effect until the summer, the ban will outlaw trans students from using facilities such as multi-person bathrooms and changing rooms from kindergarten to the 12th grade.
Known as bathroom bills, similar legislation is being used across the US.
Sanders’ spokeswoman, Alexa Henning, said: “The governor [former president Trump’s press secretary] has said she will sign laws that focus on protecting and educating our kids, not indoctrinating them, and believes our schools are no place for the radical left’s woke agenda.
“Arkansas isn’t going to rewrite the rules of biology just to please a handful of far-left advocates.”
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It comes shortly after Sanders signed a bill permitting children under the age of 16 to work in the state.
Paul Castillo, senior counsel and students’ rights strategist for LGBTQ+ right organisation Lambda Legal, said: “The entire school population suffers as a result of these types of bills, particularly schools and teachers and administrators who are dealing with real problems and need to focus on creating a welcome environment for every student.
“They’re singling out transgender people for no other reason than dislike, disapproval and misunderstanding of who transgender youth are.”
Arkansas’ new cruel anti-trans bathroom bill is nothing new
With the number of similar bills plaguing numerous states reaching into the hundreds, trans people are being denied basic needs.
A young trans girl in South Dakota pretended to have a broken arm and hand in 2022 because of an anti-trans bathroom policy, according to her father.
Mike Phelan told PinkNews that his family was especially active in fighting a bill that would have banned trans youth from using the correct toilets at schools in South Dakota. The bill was eventually killed in February 2022, after an all-Republican committee struck it down.
Last year, Republican governor Kevin Stitt signed a bill into law that bans trans students in Oklahoma from using toilets that match their gender identity.


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Frozen Waves Crashing Into The Beach Look Like Massive Slurpees (Photos)
It's no secret this winter has been colder than most.
I can't speak for the entire country, but I can confirm New England is still buried in snow (as my Rhode Island-based mother informs me), and the ice situation in New York has gotten out of hand.
Moral of the story: Winter sucks.
There is an upside to the brutal cold, however. The production of frozen waves is possibly the coolest (literally) thing you'll ever see.
When the wave peaks, its texture and body look similar to those of a Slushee. They're sort of pebbly looking with rounded edges, and they're almost entirely opaque.
It's beautiful and incredibly rare to see ocean water freeze in this manner.
Our only complaint: We wish there were a video showing the waves' movement because we cannot get enough of this.
See the photos below, and head to Nimerfroh's Instagram page for more of his beautiful seascape photography.
Incredible. Nantucket photographer @jdnphotography captures nearly frozen waves on camera. http://t.co/jA4RxPbxO3 pic.twitter.com/kHBSAjj7le — The Boston Calendar (@TheBostonCal) February 26, 2015
The surf in Nantucket is turning into Slurpee! See more slushy wave porn by @jdnphotography at http://t.co/jZ1rqpBoAY pic.twitter.com/nFIRysocwy — Stay Wild (@staywildmag) February 25, 2015
@ACKblACKbook This one almost froze completely! Look for more photos real soon on my Instagram @jdnphotography pic.twitter.com/nb7faBaV96 — Jonathan Nimerfroh (@JDNPHOTOGRAPHY) February 26, 2015
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HOUSTON – Enron Corp.'s former treasurer said Thursday he could not recall any notes, e-mails or other tangible proof that would support his testimony tying former Chief Executive Jeffrey Skilling to fraud and conspiracy at the failed energy giant.
Ben Glisan, who was Enron's treasurer and the only former Enron executive to go straight to prison after pleading guilty to a crime, underwent a third day of questioning — and the first under cross-examination — in the trial of Skilling and company founder Kenneth Lay.
Skilling lawyer Daniel Petrocelli noted that despite several volumes of notes that Glisan kept during his days at Enron and entered into evidence, there were only 11 references to Skilling. None suggested any wrongdoing.
Petrocelli specifically mentioned a meeting of an Enron finance committee where the discussion focused on Raptors, the fraudulent financial structures Enron used to house poor assets and investments and to hide losses. Glisan said Skilling backed the idea as a way of circumventing accounting rules.
Under intense questioning, Glisan said he had no notes, no e-mails to back up that claim.
"The conversations were quite memorable," Glisan said, defending his recollection.
Asked if he had any other records where "you could capture with vivid recall conversations with Mr. Skilling," Glisan replied: "No."
But Glisan was undeterred in his assertions that Enron's management misled investors about the health of the company, the theme of the previous day's testimony.
Peppering him with rapid-fire questions, Petrocelli asked Glisan if he had "lied all day" Wednesday when he matter-of-factly illustrated what he said was wrongdoing by the management at Enron.
"Absolutely not," Glisan said.
Glisan pleaded guilty to conspiracy in September 2003 and was immediately incarcerated because he was not yet cooperating with prosecutors.
Petrocelli also suggested his testimony was tied to the expectation he could get out of prison early.
"It's not fun," Glisan said of prison. "I would never wish this on anyone. I would very much like to be with my family."
He said he hoped his testimony would "result in some betterment of my situation," but added that a perjury charge could increase his sentence.
Lay's lawyers had yet to question Glisan.
The former treasurer's testimony Wednesday backed that of other government witnesses. Glisan said Lay misled investors and employees with upbeat statements about Enron, even after Glisan told him the company faced financial disaster.
On Oct. 22, 2001, with Enron seeking a private $500 million loan to help ease its financial woes, Glisan advised Lay that the company's liquidity and balance sheet were strained and cash flow was very weak. Credit rating agencies were increasingly questioning the company's credibility because of what they were hearing and seeing about losses and writedowns, Glisan said he told his boss.
The following day, he said he "laid out the logic" and told Lay, "Bankruptcy is inevitable."
Asked by prosecutor Kathryn Ruemmler whether Lay was surprised, Glisan said: "More accurate to say non-responsive and somewhat resigned."
Yet Lay told anxious Enron employees the next day, "The company is doing well financially and operationally," and "liquidity is fine," according to a transcript of a meeting shown to jurors.
Asked by Ruemmler if that was true, Glisan replied: "No. Our liquidity wasn't fine. It was strained.
"If you run out of money, (the company) will die," he explained.
Glisan said investor concerns were valid and described the company's condition as "dire." The company set up a special investor call the same day as the employee meeting to try to ease fears and protect its investment-grade credit rating, a lifeline that allowed Enron to more easily secure cash to do business.
Lay, visibly annoyed with the testimony, told reporters late Wednesday, "I've never heard so many lies in one day in my whole life." Lay's wife, Linda, nodded her head and said, "Unbelievable."
Glisan is the last major government witness in its case against Lay and Skilling. Prosecutors have said they hope to wind up their case with a few more witnesses next week.


B-1 Bomber Scalable Agile Beam Radar - Global Strike unveiled by Northrop GrummanNews
May 07, 2015
LINTHICUM, Md.Northrop Grumman Corp. engineers unveiled the Scalable Agile Beam Radar – Global Strike (SABR-GS), which will be used for the U.S. Air Force's B-1B Lancer. The SABR-GS, multi-function, active electronically scanned array (AESA) radar, was developed as an affordable, low risk radar retrofit solution.
The announcement was made at the 30th Anniversary B-1 Reunion held at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas.
The new radar has advanced operational capabilities and provides greater system reliability than the older passive ESA. Is large synthetic aperture radar maps, advanced image processing, and its sensor integration enable a situational awareness advantages and provide the aircraft with intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance, (ISR) and targeting capabilities. Northrop Grumman engineers also leveraged open architecture standards to integrate data from other onboard sensors.
As a derivative of the AN/APG-83 SABR, the SABR-GS leverages hardware, legacy modes and advanced operating modes proven on the F-35, F-22, and F-16 aircraft.
SABR-GS development happened under a $21 million risk reduction contract awarded in 2011 by the Air Force B-1 Systems Program Office. Northrop Grumman has demonstrated in flight, the advanced B-1 AESA and advanced sensor and fusion processing, enabling the radar for the engineering, manufacturing and development phase.
The completion of this contract follows the Radar Modernization Improvement Program (RMIP), where Northrop Grumman experts modernized the radar receivers and processors of the B-1. SABR-GS will replace the APQ-164 radar antenna currently deployed on all B-1 bombers.


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Kansas Governor Laura Kelly called legislators back for a special session starting tomorrow, ostensibly to deal with COVID-related issues. But they already did so, and quite effectively. House Bill 2054 provided legislative oversight to Kelly’s emergency management authority and spending federal COVID funds, and also provided much-needed liability protection for healthcare workers and businesses.
Kelly vetoed that bill because she doesn’t want legislators and taxpayers interfering with her authority, and she’s probably hoping for another bite at the Medicaid expansion apple.
Yesterday, she vetoed three more taxpayer-focused bills. HB 2702 would have waived penalties and interest for 90 days on property tax bills people couldn’t afford to pay on May 10, and it also would have required local officials to be honest and vote on the entire property tax increase them impose.
Kansas Chamber CEO Alan Cobb put her action in proper context in a press release.
“Today could have marked a great day for Kansas families, seniors, and small businesses whose property taxes have increased exponentially without local governments having to vote for the tax increases. Instead, Governor Kelly chose to side with big government, confirming she is more concerned about government interests than the Kansas taxpayers who fund it.”
Kelly also vetoed HB 2619, which would have allowed the State Treasurer to arrange for up to $60 million in low-interest loans to struggling small businesses, using idle cash held by state and local governments. Another victim of Kelly’s veto pen, HB 2510, would have provided free ACT exams for high school students and established the Kansas Promise Scholarship to make higher education more affordable.
Those bills are all dead now because the regular legislative session is over. But a 1987 Attorney General opinion citing case law makes it clear that the length and subject matter of special sessions is entirely up to the Legislature. So, if the majority of legislators are willing to take the time, they can right all of Kelly’s pro-government/anti-taxpayer wrongs.
The first step is passing a Joint Resolution of the House and Senate declaring they will only work on legislation related to what Kelly vetoed, and that the session will last long enough so any new vetoes can be overridden.
Committee hearings must then quickly take place to send new bills to the full House and Senate for debate and passage. Once passed and received by the governor, she has ten days to sign them, veto them, or allow them to become law without her signature. With the legislature still in session, they could override any vetoes with a two-thirds majority – and most of the bills Kelly vetoed met that threshold when they passed during the 2020 regular session.
Objections to a taxpayer-focused session
Some legislators just want to take a quick shot at a reworked emergency management and COVID liability bill that’s agreeable to Kelly, and then get out of town with no option to override a possible veto. One of the reasons is that some of them fear Kelly’s allies will get Medicaid expansion passed if they’re in town for more than a couple of days. But that could still happen even in a short session. Senator Dinah Sykes made an unsuccessful run at breaking Senate rules last month with an amendment to expand Medicaid. A joint resolution narrowing the session focus to vetoed legislation would add another layer of protection.
We’re also hearing that some legislators want a really short session so they can raise money and campaign for the August primary because fundraising is prohibited while legislators are in session.
A longer session dealing with important taxpayer-focused issues would cut into fundraising time, but how does one justify (effectively) saying, “Sorry, I don’t have time to represent your interests; I have to get myself re-elected.”
It’s a sad but regular state of affairs when politics take precedent over policy. As one of my favorite economists, Thomas Sowell, says, “No one will really understand politics until they understand that politicians are not trying to solve our problems. They are trying to solve their own problems — of which getting elected and re-elected are No. 1 and No. 2. Whatever is No. 3 is far behind”.
Here’s hoping enough legislators are willing to make taxpayers their #1 priority in the special session.


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Charming Italian Restaurant in the heart of Waitsfield and on the banks of the Mad River.
Beautiful small family-run restaurant by the covered bridge over the Mad River in Waitsfield. Classic, simple, European (mostly Italian) fare with an exquisite wine list. Reservations recommended. This is my favorite restaurant in the Mad River Valley.
Simple hearty food. Great atmosphere! Next to the Sweet Spot on Bridge Street.

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Contrary to popular belief, celery root is not the root of the celery stalks we see in stores. It is closely related botanically but is bred specifically for the root instead of the stalks. It has a distinctive taste of celery and parsley with earthy notes and the texture of a not-so-starchy potato. Looking at it you might think it is difficult to prepare. But once you cut the ends off and remove the knobby exterior with a vegetable peeler or knife, it’s ready to use in lots of delicious recipes!
What it lacks in looks it makes up for in versatility and flavor. It can be boiled and mashed, sauteed, roasted. In other words, it can be cooked in most of the same ways as potatoes, but it is a far healthier alternative. It is lower in calories, a great source of dietary fiber, vitamin B6, magnesium, potassium and manganese and is a very good source of vitamin C and calcium. It adds delicious flavor and crunch when added raw to salads. If using it raw, I suggest tossing it in some acidulated water first to prevent it from turning brown. Dice it up and add it to soups and stews. Don’t ignore this strange, gnarly root vegetable in the produce section! Try this Celery Root and Fennel Soup and I think you will agree, appearances can be seriously overrated!
Celery Root and Fennel Soup
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 2 cups yellow onion, peeled and chopped
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 cloves garlic, sliced
- 2 cups diced fennel bulb
- 1½ pounds celery root, peeled and cut into 2” cubes (2 pounds if you want to roast some for garnish)
- 1 medium russet potato (about 12 ounces), peeled and cut into 2” cubes
- 1 bay leaf
- 7 cups chicken stock
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon white pepper
- ¼ cup whipping cream
- Melt butter in a large stock pot on medium high heat.
- Stir in the onions and salt and cook until softened, 4-5 minutes.
- Add the garlic, fennel, celery root, potato, bay leaf, and stock. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 15 to 20 minutes, or until all the vegetables are very soft.
- Remove the bay leaf and purée the soup using a food processor, blender, or one of my favorite tools, an immersion or stick blender.
- Stir in cream and white pepper.
- Garnish with fennel fronds and optionally, roasted cubes of celery root.
- To roast celery root, toss small cubes in olive oil, salt, and pepper and roast in a 400° oven until golden brown. Garnish each serving of soup with 4 or 5 pieces of crispy, creamy roasted celery root for the perfect final touch.


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DID STERN WAIT TOO LONG? The early returns on “The Miss Howard Stern New Year’s Eve Pageant” indicate that it’s the most profitable pay-per-view entertainment program ever. But hopes that the special would propel Stern to a huge movie payday were somewhat dashed this week when Paramount rescinded an offer of a go picture based on his bestselling book, “Private Parts,” sources said.
The studio was the most ferocious among several suitors — Universal and Fox among them — interested in making a mock autobiographical movie with Stern as its star. Here’s how hot and heavy it got: Par guaranteed Stern a green light, plus first dollar gross participation. The catch? No upfront book option money or emoting money for Stern. The studio wanted to limit its risk and hold the budget to $ 9 million, but if it was a hit, Stern would have made a fortune.
Though being an active partner served Stern well in PPV — he might clear as much as $ 4 million — he wanted upfront film bucks, and likely figured the PPV success would trigger a better offer. Instead, Par pulled the offer this week, after the special aired, though sources said it wasn’t because of the show’s racy contents, or the FCC’s recent attempt to block Stern’s employer, Infinity Broadcasting, from buying more radio stations.
The Par breakdown comes on the heels of reports that Stern and Fox chief Rupert Murdoch have parted company over a possible latenight gab show (although Fox insiders insist negotiations are still alive), indicating Stern miscalculated the effect his PPV show had. Sources close to Stern maintain that he’d been more interested in a Fox feature for producer Stephen Chao than a talk show for Lucie Salhany, since it would be next to impossible to host the TV show without giving up his $ 6 million radio gig. But he badly wants a movie career, and the shocking contents of his New Year’s Eve beauty pageant could hurt him.
There’s been much discussion in Hollywood over the no-holds-barred moments, including one scantily clad contestant putting live maggots in her mouth, and another, who, while singing opera quite skillfully, placed a clear plastic bag over her head and hit high notes until oxygen deprivation sent her to the canvas.
A source close to Stern defended his pic prospects: “Once his pay-per-view numbers sink in, they’ll salivate all over again. And the ones who are shocked by the content, who were they expecting, Snow White?”
KIM MOVES. AGAIN. Kim Basinger has just signed with Creative Artists Agency honcho Ron Meyer, DISH has learned. Basinger had most recently been with ICM, but has bounced back and forth between those percenteries before. Meyer reps her husband, Alec Baldwin, who has been a growing influence in Basinger’s life as she tries to get out from under her devastating loss in the “Boxing Helena” case. The couple is certainly high maintenance, which, sources said, Meyer does well.
MCTIERNAN’S “GUARD” DUTY: Though TriStar’s “Guarding Tess” was directed by Hugh Wilson, the studio found itself in a pinch two days before Christmas when it decided to shoot a 15-second segment to close the film. DISH hears that Wilson, who’d already done his share of reshooting, was home in Virginia by then. TriStar, in turn, wanted the movie finished, since it opens March 11. So they got John McTiernan to shoot the scene. He’s a close buddy of Ned Tanen, who’s co-producing with wife Nancy Graham Tanen, and agreed to shoot the required footage.
DOHERTY’S DOWNFALL? At Fox, they’re still trying to figure out a way to write Shannen Doherty out of “Beverly Hills, 90210,” and are debating several scenarios. Whatever they decide, she’ll conceivably have to participate, since she’s contracted to appear in remaining episodes this season. DISH hears one discussed scenario is to have her abruptly get married and move to Europe. There’s also a plan being floated to have a cousin move from Minnesota to replace her.
Initially, producer Aaron Spelling wanted Drew Barrymore, but she’s concentrating on a film career. The top candidate now is Alyssa Milano, whose last regular series stint was “Who’s the Boss.”
Why’d the producers really dump Doherty? DISH hears that they hedged on picking up her option because of habitual lateness, but hadn’t closed the door. On decision day, she was half an hour late, and the entire cast marched in to the line producer’s office to say they’d had enough. A running tally of Doherty’s tardiness during the season totaled something like 23 hours, and warnings to her reps went unheeded. Despite this, DISH hears Doherty would like to stay, but things looked ominous Wednesday, when the internal newsletter distribbed around the Fox lot pronounced her exit.
DRESS FOR SUCCESS: The casting process is about to begin on “To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar,” Amblin’s adaptation of Douglas Carter Beane’s hit play about three drag queens who, while travelling cross country to a queen contest, break down in the Midwest. Big names are vying for three starring roles, but director Beeban Kidron isn’t making it easy. When stars come in for meetings, she wants them in costume, which means that a lot of leading men out there will be shaving down and tarting up in smart, yet sexy, dresses.


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On 11 October 2019, the European Commission published a public consultation document on the review of the BMR (the “Consultation”). The FMLC has submitted a response
In an article for Butterworth’s Journal of International Banking and Finance Law, Dr Perkins and Venessa Parekh, Research Manager at the FMLC Secretariat, examine the progress made in the preparation for the U.K.’s withdrawal from the E.U. in the three years since the referendum.
A Banking Scoping Forum meeting was held on 20 March 2018. The meeting was chaired and hosted by Monica Sah of Clifford Chance LLP. On the agenda were discussions on […]
On 14 December 2017, members of the Banking Scoping Forum met for the fourth and last quarterly meeting of 2017. The meeting was chaired and hosted by Stuart Willey of […]
On 29 March 2017, HM Government officially served notice to the European Commission of the U.K.’s intention to withdraw from the E.U. under Article 50 of the Treaty on European […]


Apple has revealed a major update to its professional video editing app, Final Cut Pro X, with new features including 360-degree VR video editing, advanced colour grading tools with colour wheels and support for High Dynamic Range (HDR) video. The software is optimised to take full advantage of the all-new iMac Pro which hit the market yesterday and means Final Cut Pro users can now edit full-resolution 8K video for the first time on a Mac. Apple is also extending 360-degree VR video support to Final Cut Pro companion apps, Motion and Compressor.
“With new features like 360-degree VR editing and motion graphics, advanced color grading and HDR support, Final Cut Pro gives video editors the tools to create stunning, next-generation content,” said Susan Prescott, Apple’s vice president of Apps Product Marketing. “When combined with the performance of Mac hardware, including the all-new iMac Pro, Final Cut Pro provides an incredibly powerful post-production studio to millions of video editors around the world.”
Final Cut Pro lets professional editors create VR content with the ability to import, edit and deliver 360-degree video and view the project in real time through a connected HTC VIVE headset with SteamVR. Users can easily add 360-degree titles in 2D or 3D; apply blurs, glows and other immersive effects; and use visual controls to straighten horizons or remove camera rigs from equirectangular videos. Standard photos and videos can also be added to VR projects and 360-degree video can be shared directly to popular websites including YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo.
The update also includes powerful tools for professional colour grading. Unique colour wheels feature built-in controls to adjust hue, saturation and brightness. Colour curves allow for ultra-fine colour adjustments with multiple control points to target specific colour ranges, and eye droppers let users sample specific colours and apply manual white balance. Users can also apply custom lookup tables (LUTs) from popular colour grading apps like DaVinci Resolve and websites including PremiumBeat, Colour Grading Central and more.
With support for the most popular HDR formats, Final Cut Pro gains access to an expanded range of brightness levels to deliver incredibly realistic images. Editors can output video to HDR monitors using I/O devices from AJA and Blackmagic with brightness levels up to 10,000 nits. The new color grading tools support both HDR and Standard Dynamic Range (SDR) video, and with tone mapping, users can easily change HDR to SDR output for broadcast.
Additional Features in Final Cut Pro 10.4:
- Easily import iMovie projects from iPhone and iPad into Final Cut Pro for advanced editing, audio work, motion graphics and color grading.
- HEVC and HEIF support for importing and editing high efficiency video and photo formats from Apple devices.
- Updated audio effects plug-ins from Logic Pro X with redesigned, resizable interfaces.
- Faster, higher quality optical flow analysis built on Metal, Apple’s advanced graphics technology.
Motion 5.4 enables users to create immersive 360-degree VR titles and effects that can be instantly accessed in Final Cut Pro. The update also makes it easy to convert between any type of Motion project at any time, create realistic spring-loaded animations with the new Overshoot behavior and apply photographic-inspired looks with new filters. Compressor 4.4 lets users deliver 360-degree video with industry-standard spherical metadata. Compressor also lets users export HEVC and HDR video, while adding a range of new options for delivering MXF files.
Pricing and Availability
Final Cut Pro 10.4 is available as a free update today for existing users, and for $299.99
(US) for new users on the Mac App Store. Motion 5.4 and Compressor 4.4 are also available as a free update today for existing users, and for $49.99
(US) each for new users on the Mac App Store. Education customers can purchase the Pro Apps Bundle for Education for $199.99
(US). For more information, please visit: apple.com/final-cut-pro


It can be hard to stand out in crowded primaries. But two Republican Senate candidates have determined that repealing a century-old Constitutional amendment is a good way to get noticed.
Radio host Sam Clovis in Iowa and former Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel are both proposing a repeal of the 16th Amendment — the one that has given the government the authority to levy income tax since 1913.
“I think the 16th Amendment ought to be repealed,” Clovis said in a Des Moines debate last week. “If we repeal the 16th Amendment we get rid of the IRS.”
Speaking at a Republican women’s meeting earlier this month, Handel said the move would make the tax system fairer and save Americans money.
“We need a simpler, fairer consumption tax system that stops IRS abuse, ends tax giveaways to the politically powerful, and lowers rates for individuals,” she said. “That means we should move toward repealing the 16th Amendment and doing away with the income tax.”
Despite their antitax activism, neither candidate is the favorite in their upcoming primaries. Backed by Sarah Palin, Handel received some late momentum in the Georgia Senate race, but hasn’t polled higher than third place in recent polls. Clovis trails businessman Mark Jacobs and state Sen. Joni Ernst in the Iowa Senate primary.
Nixing the Internal Revenue Service is potentially an issue with legs for a GOP base that’s still fuming over the agency’s targeting of conservative groups last year. Retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia, whose seat Handel is vying for, sponsored the Senate’s Fair Tax Act of 2013. In November, Republican Rep. Jim Bridenstine of Oklahoma filed a bill to repeal the 16th Amendment, scrapping the federal tax code and abolishing the IRS.
In Texas, a state which already has no state income tax, the Republican Party platform states: “We recommend repeal of the Sixteenth Amendment of the U.S. Constitution, with the goal of abolishing the I.R.S and replacing it with a national sales tax collected by the States.” Income-tax opponents advocate for a substitute Fair Tax, which would establish a national retail sales tax of 23 percent on new goods and services. No money is taken from paychecks, it’s only assessed on money that is spent.
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Republican opposition to the GOP health care bill swelled to near-fatal numbers Sunday as Sen. Susan Collins all but closed the door on supporting the last-ditch effort to scrap the Obama health care law and Sen. Ted Cruz said that "right now" he doesn't back it. White House legislative liaison Marc Short and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., one of the measure's sponsors, said Republicans would press ahead with a vote this week." Collins said she doesn't support the bill's cuts to Medicaid, while Cruz said it wouldn't do enough to lower premiums.


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Prime Minister Shinzo Abe is considering visiting India in mid-December for talks with his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, sources familiar with bilateral relations said Tuesday, following New Delhi's decision to withdraw from a sweeping free trade agreement. Abe is planning to stay in India for ...
The United States on Monday granted another 90 days for companies to cease doing business with China's telecom giant Huawei, saying this would allow service providers to continue to serve rural areas. President Donald Trump in May effectively barred Huawei from American communications networks after ...


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17 U.S. Code § 1203. Civil remedies
2010—Subsec. (c)(5)(B)(i). Pub. L. 111–295 substituted “118(f)” for “118(g)”.
1999—Subsec. (c)(5)(B). Pub. L. 106–113 amended heading and text of subpar. (B) generally. Prior to amendment, text read as follows: “In the case of a nonprofit library, archives, or educational institution, the court shall remit damages in any case in which the library, archives, or educational institution sustains the burden of proving, and the court finds, that the library, archives, or educational institution was not aware and had no reason to believe that its acts constituted a violation.”
- Admiral James W. Nance and Meg Donovan Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2000 and 2001
- Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000
- Departments of Labor, Health, and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2000

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