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Featured Article, Health June 10, 2021August 19, 2021 Tom Wanamaker
Music therapy is certainly one of those professions that can be considered a "calling." Indeed, it is a field requiring the skill and training of a musician, combined with the clinical instincts of a medical professional, two very different sets of attributes.
Tracy Wanamaker, MSEd, MT-BC, has some two decades of experience as both a music therapist and an educator. She knows first-hand what it takes to successfully use music therapy to help her clients overcome their particular challenges. The key is establishing rapport.
"You have to get to know the person and their musical preferences," she told MakingMusicMag.com in a recent interview. "That's the most important thing."
Therapeutic Plan
Indeed, there is no one-size-fits-all approach in music therapy; the therapist creates a therapeutic plan individually tailored to the client's specific situation and musical interests. For example, children might respond best to nursery rhymes, while teens may prefer the pop music of the day, while a senior's choice might be the music of their younger years.
Tracy offered the example of a client with Parkinson's disease who was unable to communicate. Instead, she consulted with the person's daughter.
"Through trial and error and noting the client's responses, I could figure out her preferences," Tracy explained.
She further offered the example of a colleague who was performing an intake assessment on a male patient who was in a coma.
"The family played soft classical music in the hospital room and the guy was obviously in distress," Tracy said. "The guy liked heavy metal music. As soon as they cut off the soothing classical music and put on heavy metal, the guy improved."
Part of the Team
While music therapy can help patients on its own, combining it with programs of physical and/or occupational therapy can provide exponential results. Tracy noted that music therapy can definitely be "part of the team" when creating an Individual Education Plan (IEP) for a student and that a music therapist can help that student by working toward similar goals as the occupational and physical therapists.
"I was working with a 5-year-old girl with multiple disabilities who was making minimal progress with PT and OT," Tracy explained. "Her mom told me that the kid loved music. I started working with her and soon had her clapping her hands and stomping her feet, things that she had not done before."
So marked was the young girl's improvement that her mother eventually asked her child's school to include music therapy in her daughter's IEP, along with the other forms of therapy.
Music therapy generally takes place on a one-to-one basis, but group therapy is also viable and available, usually for younger children or seniors. Small groups may also be used in drug rehabilitation or mental health crisis situations.
Tracy's specialty is working with children and with young adults with developmental disabilities. Other music therapists may specialize in younger children, patients undergoing physical rehabilitation, patients who have experienced trauma, or patients who are hospitalized. As to which term, "client" or "patient" is appropriate, Tracy explained that it depends upon the setting in which the therapy takes place. If it happens in a hospital or other medical setting, the recipient is a "patient;" if the therapy takes place in the home, the recipient is a "client." (Here, the terms are used interchangeably.)
Interact and Listen
Tracy is the Music in Special Education Coordinator at the State University of New York at Potsdam in the far northern reaches of the state. She says that music therapy programs across the board are growing and that there is lots of interest in music therapy as a career. The prospective therapist must have good musical chops and excellent interpersonal skills – the ability to interact and listen – in order to succeed.
"Your musical skills should be solid – maybe not perfect," Tracy said. "But the focus is on the person you're working with. You've got to know lots of musical styles and genres."
Tracy uses the traditional music therapy "tools" – singing, piano, guitar and percussion – when working with her clients and notes that a therapist needs proficiency in all four, plus his or her primary instrument if it is not one of these.
"You've got to be flexible," she insisted. "And not in just instruments but with different types of music."
She added that, in playing music for a client, she will sometimes make an error which she is quick to correct – not for her sake but for the client's.
"When I make a mistake, we do it again for me," Tracy said. "This assures the client that it's OK to make a mistake. That's part of the whole therapeutic process. We're not perfect and we're all trying to figure it out."
Mirroring society at large, there is currently considerable discussion concerning social justice within the music therapy community. Therapists are beginning to consider their privilege as a therapist and to support their clients who may not enjoy the same privilege. Tracy shared an example of music therapists working with clients who prefer hip-hop music, which can at times include profane or otherwise objectionable lyrics.
"Some music therapists make them [the clients] clean up the lyrics, which impacts the therapeutic process," Tracy said, adding that in order for music therapy to be effective, "We have to let folks express themselves as best they can."
Tracy S. Wanamaker received her BS in Music Therapy from Shenandoah University in Winchester, VA and her MS in Special Education from SUNY Potsdam in Potsdam, NY. Disclosure: She is the writer's sister-in-law and is pictured above.
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Tom Wanamaker
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Tom is the Managing Editor here at MakingMusicMag.com. He has worked as an editor/writer for more than two decades and plays several musical instruments with varying degrees of proficiency.
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The mission of the physicians, staff, and Board of Directors of the Jackson Park Hospital Foundation is to provide compassionate and high quality healthcare services to meet the needs of the patients and communities we serve.
In the midst of a rapidly changing healthcare environment, we will realize our mission by providing comprehensive healthcare services with strong interdepartmental collaboration and high quality facilities.
We will serve anyone in need of healthcare regardless of race, gender, national origin, disability, age, or ability to pay. We believe in high levels of ethical and professional conduct. We believe in operating in an efficient and effective manner in order to remain a viable community healthcare provider.
Jackson Park Hospital is a not-for-profit, community based, full service acute care hospital located on Chicago's Southeast side in a Federally Designate Healthcare Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). We are Safety-Net hospital that serves a medically underserved community comprised of more than 50% Medicare and Medicaid patients. Jackson Park Hospital has a long standing commitment to its community. We provide Financial Assistance to those in need. We also provide charity care to those eligible patients who cannot afford to pay or are not eligible for coverage under the Affordable Care Act.
Jackson Park Hospital's Implementation Strategy was designed to promote quality healthcare to residents of the southeast side of Chicago. We maintain a strong commitment to the community and formulating outreach programs that address the social and healthcare concerns of residents in neighboring communities. The hospital is ambitious in strengthening current relationships and building new alliances with agencies and organizations that have the same goals and dedications for the communities that we serve.
To promote good health and improve the quality of life.
Jackson Park Hospital provides and maintains charity assistance to the uninsured and underinsured. This policy includes free and discounted care to those unable to pay for medical care and services. Jackson Park Hospital has a long standing relationship with First Source (previously Medassist), a company that provides assistance to patients and families to obtain insurance coverage from Medicaid, Medicare or other government sponsored programs. First Source services are available seven days a week and there is no cost to the patient or their family members.
The hospital renders free of charge medical care and services to indigent and un-domiciled patients in need of healthcare. If First Source is unable to find insurance coverage for the patient, they will assist the patient and or family in completing a charity care application, free of charge.
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The hospital offers free blood pressure/hypertension screenings, diabetes risk assessments, P.S.A. laboratory testing, pulmonary function testing; including information on health and nutrition, breast self-exams and mammography's in its outreach events.
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The hospital recently developed a relationship with a new assisted living facility in the community to provide primary healthcare to its occupants by opening an on-site clinic at the facility thru our family practice residency program.
To cultivate both social and health care by championing education.
Each summer we enlist the support of 12-15 inner-city youths, identified through a local social service agency, surrounding high schools and colleges to train our future leaders in the field of healthcare. These students are on-site for 8 weeks and are assigned to a professional staff person for June to August. The hospital has been committed to this program since 1975.
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For acute care medical services, Jackson Park Hospital serves patients from the 60615, 60621, 60637, 60649, 60619, and 60617 zip codes. For psychiatric services, the service area is from the greater Chicago area.
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Jackson Park Hospital is committed to providing compassionate and high quality healthcare services to meet the needs of the patients and communities it serves on a daily basis. For this reason, Jackson Park Hospital continues to be diligent and determined to have a meaningful impact on its patients by improving the facility, services, and partnering with others who share the same goals.


Hello, I'm Ted Corless. I work with Corless Barfield Trial Group with my office in Tampa, Florida. We've prepared a series of podcasts, video casts, and blogs associated with some of the common issues involved in insurance claims.
Today's video is about the issue of fire investigations. One of the things that I've enjoyed the most over the twenty years that I've been a lawyer, is the opportunity to play junior scientist every time I get involved in a technical matter.
In the issue of investigating or participating in a fire insurance claim, I have had to study many of the same materials that are relied upon by the experts that are commonly hired by insurance companies.
Fire investigations are very, very technical. There are three elements that are commonly associated with any fire claim where they're trying to determine the cause and origin of the fire.
Any time you're involved in a fire and you're reading a fire investigators report, each of these elements should be broken out individually and evaluated. They must then determine whether or not there is evidence to be able to establish what those elements are, and let's take them.
What is an ignition source? Well the ignition source could be a bolt of lightning, it could be an electrical short, or if you believe the insurance company, it could be you. You're the source. You're the one who ignited the fire that cause the loss.
The second issue is ignition sequence. Now this matters because if, for example, a bolt of lightning did strike your house but the fire's on the other side of the house, we'd need to understand how it is that the ignition source got involved in the ignition sequence that resulted in the actual loss.
The third element that must be specified by the fire inspector, is the first fuel. Now first fuel is going to be the very first thing that technically caught on fire. And that's not always necessarily the thing that was the first event. Example again, that being lightning. Lightning does not necessarily cause fire, but sometimes can cause other activity that then becomes the very first fuel.
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Entrepreneur. Born William Henry Gates, III, on October 28, 1955, in Seattle, Washington. Gates began to show an interest in computer programming at the age of 13 at the Lakeside School. He pursued his passion through college. Striking out on his own with his friend and business partner Paul Allen, Gates found himself at the right place at the right time. Through technological innovation, keen business strategy, and aggressive competitive tactics he built the world's largest software business, Microsoft. In the process he became one of the richest men in the world.
well in school, but he seemed bored and withdrawn at times. His parents worried he might become a loner. Though they were strong believers in public education, when Bill turned 13 they enrolled him in Seattle's Lakeside School, an exclusive preparatory school. He blossomed in nearly all his subjects, excelling in math and science, but also doing very well in drama and English.
It was at Lakeside School where Bill met Paul Allen, who was two years his senior. The two became fast friends, bonding on their common enthusiasm over computers, even though they were very different. Allen was more reserved and shy. Bill was feisty and at times combative. They both spent much of their free time together working on programs. Occasionally, they disagreed and would clash over who was right or who should run the computer lab. On one occasion, their argument escalated to the point where Allen banned Gates from the computer lab. On another occasion, Gates and Allen had their school computer privileges revoked for taking advantage of software glitches to obtain free computer time from the company that provided the computers.


Christian Democracy: What is It?
As the nineteenth century progressed it was becoming obvious that humanity in the Western world was separating into two classes: the small number of wealthy capitalists, and the great mass of working people who were confronted with wretched poverty.  Factories were thriving, but wages were insufficient to subsist on.  There were two main ideological responses to this situation.
The capitalists, who found themselves benefiting from the prevailing economic system, were pleased to view the conditions as the inevitable outcome of economic laws. These laws must be respected, it was said, and any governmental interference with market forces would only be damaging to the fabric of the economy. The human casualties of capitalism, it was held, could best be handled with private charity.
The other response was socialism. Starting with the obvious observation that the prevailing economic system had no convincing argument for the vast majority of people, the socialists maintained that the major defect in the system was the private ownership of the means of production. The few who owned the factories were in a position to determine the price of labor, and would always determine it to their advantage. The downward pressure on wages was a permanent feature of the economic system. For the socialists, then, the answer was to wrest ownership of the means of production from private hands, and vest that ownership in the public, that is, in the government.
There were Catholics, both clergy and laypeople, who felt strongly that their religion required from them some response to the plight of the working masses. But the circumstances were unprecedented, and it was not easy to know what would constitute a Catholic response. There was the Catholic tradition of charity, of course, but charitable institutions by themselves seemed unequal to the task of righting the human calamity that had been brought about so systemically and on such a massive scale.
It was in these circumstances that Pope Leo XIII was approached by some familiar with "the social question," as well as by employers and workers, to address what the proper application of the Gospel was to these new conditions. Rerum Novarum was his response.
The Latin title of the encyclical is usually translated "New Things," and, indeed, it was an economic situation completely new to the world that Leo XIII was addressing. It was a situation characterized by conflict born of the vast number of new industrial activities and scientific discoveries, of changed relations in the workplace, and, perhaps most of all, "in the enormous fortunes of some few individuals, and the utter poverty of the masses…." The purpose of the encyclical was to address the condition of the working classes, the poverty to which they had been reduced, and the appropriate remedy in light of Catholic doctrine.
Still, Leo XIII felt obligated to reject the solution offered by the socialists. He observed that one works for wages not only for his subsistence, but also for the acquisition of property. Property is precisely the means by which workers could better their situation. But the socialists wanted to deprive workers, along with everyone else, of the right to acquire property. While the capitalists deprived the workers of property through exploitation, the socialists would have accomplished this through government fiat.
This view the Pope rejected. Contracts are fine, he said, but there is a more foundational consideration. It is a requirement of justice that wages not "be insufficient to support a frugal and well-behaved wage-earner." If a worker finds himself compelled to accept pay less than that because of the desperation of his circumstances, then he has become "the victim of force and injustice." The fact that inadequate pay is a contract term does not elevate it to the status of fairness. The same holds for other conditions of employment, such as labor hours and sanitation in the workplace.
Working people contribute to the common good. Indeed, without working people it would be impossible for a society to obtain any wealth at all. It would be an injustice, therefore, for their interests to be disregarded by the State. Moreover, since the reduction of working people to poverty and misery could only hamper their abilities in the production of society's wealth, it follows that shielding them from such eventualities can only enhance the well-being of society as a whole.
Still, Leo XIII was no statist. While he disagreed with the capitalists as to the necessity and propriety of government intervention in labor matters, he believed that associations of workers, or of workers and employers, would be better able to deal with the crisis he was addressing than would an overly heavy hand from government. The most important of these, for Leo XIII, were labor unions.
To be sure, the Pope hoped for more from unions than what ultimately developed. He envisioned unions as a support for the spiritual needs of workers, as well as their material betterment. But he saw them as a critical component of the effort to enhance the condition of working people. What's more, he viewed their formation as an expression of workers' natural rights.
Since Rerum Novarum the Catholic Church has developed her teachings regarding the rights of workers and their unions. Unions are not viewed by the Church as merely permissible, but as "a positive influence for social order and solidarity,"  and "therefore an indispensable element of social life." The Church also recognizes the right of workers to strike when circumstances become serious enough.  What the Church has never said is that this right is restricted to certain workers. On the contrary, she recognizes that while the struggles that gave birth to unions especially involved industrial workers, workers in general were involved as well.
There are two contemporary notions circulating that should be addressed in light of the foregoing. The first is that social and economic conditions have changed to the extent that historical Church teaching regarding labor unions and the rights of workers should be viewed as a creature of a particular historical context no longer obtaining. The second is that Church teaching regarding labor unions, even if it possesses continuing validity, has no application to public sector employees.
It is Catholics who have been thus opining, unsurprisingly, since those who are not Catholic will see little need to consider whether their social and political opinions are in line with Church teaching. On the other hand, it should be recognized that there are others who will take an interest in how these issues are resolved among practicing Catholics, and should not be naively expected to sit completely on the sidelines as such controversies develop. What Catholics believe regarding political and social issues will impact how they vote, and it is in the interest of political parties and factions to present their platforms as consistent with Catholic social doctrine.
The response to the first notion is that the only relevant historical context is that where capitalism is the pervading economic model. Unions developed because of the downward pressure on wages that is characteristic of capitalism. Lower business costs mean greater profits, and, because of the continuing surplus of available labor, the employer is generally in the superior bargaining position. Unions provide a necessary counterweight to this tendency, as is evidenced by the better wages enjoyed by union workers over those who are non-union.  The only way that unions can be eliminated with the same benefits for working people obtaining would be with more direct government intervention, which, presumably, the advocates for the so-called free enterprise system would not favor.
As for the applicability of Catholic teaching regarding unions to public sector employees, the sources of Catholic doctrine in this area, largely the writings of the Popes, give no hint that government workers are to be considered an exception. While it is true that taxpayers fund the wages and benefits of public employees, the status of taxpayer does not entitle one to be an unconscionable employer. Government agencies draw from the same pool of surplus labor as do private companies, and the downward pressure on wages is the same.
From the foregoing it should be clear that the conditions of working people are not peripheral to Catholic social doctrine, but central and foundational to it. Those who consider the rights of working people as secondary concerns or who oppose labor unions are opposed to the social doctrine of the Catholic Church, regardless of how they present themselves.


If you haven't heard, the wireless landscape is changing…again. UHF spectrum is like beachfront property, and we're about to have less of it available along with increasing numbers of people wanting to "live" there. It can be confusing and frightening, but never fear! Shure has been aware of and involved in every step of the auction, and we're here to help guide you through this new wireless frontier.
Will the video be posted if we missed the webinar?
Yes, it should be available here sometime early next week.
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Thanks, Avi! We find it important to inform and educate as much as possible through this potentially confusing time.


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Is SoSasta No More "A Product Of GroupOn"?
I still remember when the buzz about 'GroupOn entering in India market' was almost every corner of internet in India. Internet users, who had some idea about GroupOn's business model or potential to offer products/services at throw away prices, were thrilled to learn the GroupOn's acquisition of SoSasta.com – an Indian clone of GroupOn. However, for last couple of days both the companies are, apparently, no more enjoying the togetherness of each other.
To surprise all, SoSasta.com is not carrying a tag with the logo which used to claim "A product of Group". Interestingly, SoSasta.com has also removed all punctuations and textures about Groupon from its website. We have failed to find a fine print of "A product of Group" which used to be there at footer of every page on SoSasta website.
Though, we don't have any confirm source for the exact reason behind such twist, it seems to be a post effect of a recent embarrassment which SoSasta faced after its users database, containing more than 300,000 users' personal information including login id and password, got hacked last weekend. Surprisingly, it was reported that all such confidential information, supposed to be in encrypted format, was store in clear text format and also was indexed by Google search engine.
This could be mere co-incident which may went unnoticed by GroupOn or SoSasta management, but speculations have already being made about GroupOn's self-driven initiative in Indian market after it will settle down the legal battle to acquire groupon.com, which seems to be at the next corner.
Recently, another global daily deal giant livingsocial.com has starting tapping Indian market and has already started its offerings without launching any introductory home page.
We have tried getting concerns on this issue, but both the companies have not reverted back to us with any clarification yet.
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EMC Corporation Arithmetic Ability 2013
EMC Corporation Arithmetic Ability 2013:-
Q1. In how many ways a committee, consisting of 5 men and 6 women can be formed from 8 men and 10 women?
a) 10005
b) 12537
c) 11760
d) 10258
ANS: c) 11760
Q2. Every day a cyclist meets a train at a particular crossing. The road is straight before the crossing and both are traveling in the same direction. The cyclist travels with a speed of 10 kmph. One day the cyclist comes late by 25 min and meets the train 5 km before the crossing. What is the speed of the train?
a) 80 kmph
b) 70 kmph
c) 60 kmph
d) 50 kmph
Q3. The average monthly income of P and Q is Rs. 5050. The average monthly income of Q and R is Rs. 6250 and the average monthly income of P and R is Rs. 5200. The monthly income of P is:
ANS: d) 4000
Q4. What was the day of the week on 17th June, 1998?
a) Monday
b) Tuesday
c) Wednesday
d) Thursday
Q5. The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of B and C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is:
a) 35 kg
b) 36 kg
c) 32 kg
d) 31 kg
ANS: d) 31 kg
Q6. A family I know has several children. Each boy in this family has as many sisters as brothers but each girl has twice as many brothers as sisters. How many brothers and sisters are there?
a) 3 boys and 2 girls
b) 4 boys and 3 girls
c) 3 boys and 4 girls
d) 3 boys and 3 girls
Q7. A train running at the speed of 60 km/hr crosses a pole in 9 seconds. What is the length of the train?
a) 100 metres
b) 120 metres
c) 150 metres
d) 135 metres
ANS: c) 150 metres
Q8. There is a 5 digit number, 3 pairs of sum is eleven each. Last digit is 3 times the first one. 3rd digit is 3 less than the second.4th digit is 4 more than the second one. Find the digit.
Q9. Present ages of Sameer and Anand are in the ratio of 5:4 respectively. Three years hence, the ratio of their ages will become 11:9 respectively. What is Anands present age in years?
a) 23
ANS: c) 24
Q10. Two twins have certain peculiar characteristics. One of them always lies on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The other always lies on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. On the other days they tell the truth. You are given a conversation. Person A-- today is Sunday my name is Anil Person B -- today is Tuesday, my name is Bill. What day is today?
a) Sunday
b) Monday
c) Tuesday
d) None
Q11. The Price of 2 sarees and 4 shirts is Rs. 1600. With the same money one can buy 1 saree and 6 shirts. If one wants to buy 12 shirts, how much shall he have to pay?
a) Rs.2300
b) Rs.2000
c) Rs.2400
d) Rs.2500
ANS: c) Rs. 2400
Q12. A trader owes a merchant Rs. 10,028 due 1 year hence. The trader wants to settle the account after 3 months. If the rate of interest 12% per annum, how much cash should he pay?
a) Rs. 9025.20
b) Rs. 9200
c) Rs. 9600
d) Rs. 9560
Q13. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 11 and their L.C.M. is 7700. If one of the numbers is 275, then the other is:
a) 400
b) 308
c) 390
d) 208
ANS: b) 308
Q14. In a certain company, 20% of the men and 40% of the women attended the annual company picnic. If 35% of all the employees are man, what percent of all the employees went to the picnic?
a) 23%
b) 33%
e) None of these
Q15. A train 240 m long passes a pole in 24 seconds. How long will it take to pass a platform 650 m long?
a) 89 sec
b) 102 sec
c) 95 sec
d) 83 sec
ANS: a) 89 sec
Q16. A tape manufacturer reduces the price of his heavy duty tape from Rs.30/- to Rs.28/- a reel and the price of a regular tape from Rs.24/- to Rs.23/- a reel. A computing centre normally spends Rs.1440/- a month for tapes and 3/4 of this is for heavy duty tapes. How much will they save a month under the new prices?
a) Rs.80
b) Rs.83
c) Rs.85
d) Rs.87
Q17. Two computers each produced 48000 public utility bills in a day. One computer printed bills at the rate of 9600 an hour and the other at the rate of 7800 an hour. When the first computer finished its run, how many bills did the other computer still have to print?
Q18. In a soap company a soap is manufactured with 11 parts. For making one soap you will get 1 part as scrap. At the end of the day you have 251 such scraps. From that how many soaps can be manufactured?
Q19. A car owner buys petrol at Rs.7.50, Rs. 8 and Rs. 8.50 per litre for three successive years. What approximately is the average cost per litre of petrol if he spends Rs. 4000 each year?
a) Rs.8.50
b) Rs.7.98
c) Rs.5.25
d) Rs.10.00
ANS: b) Rs. 7.98
Q20. In a group of 6 boys and 4 girls, four children are to be selected. In how many different ways can they be selected such that at least one boy should be there?
ANS: a) 209
Q21. The H.C.F. of two numbers is 23 and the other two factors of their L.C.M. are 13 and 14. The larger of the two numbers is:
ANS: c) 322
Q22. If a - b = 3 and a^2 + b^2 = 29, find the value of ab.
Q23. The greatest number of four digits which is divisible by 15, 25, 40and 75 is:
ANS: b) 9600
Q24. The average weight of A, B and C is 45 kg. If the average weight of A and B be 40 kg and that of B and C be 43 kg, then the weight of B is
Q25. If 12 file cabinets require 18 feet of wall space, how many feet of wall space will 30 cabinets require?
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Three idealized high-resolution simulations of tropical storm formation from a weak vortex are analyzed. The three simulations include a case using warm rain microphysics, a case in which surface friction is omitted, and a case in which ice microphysics is used. The goal is to understand the mechanisms controlling the intensity and distribution of convection in the formation process in each of these cases. Simulations of convection in weak temperature gradient convective models show that a combination of low to mid-tropospheric moist convective instability, the saturation fraction or column relative humidity, and the surface moist entropy flux explain a high percentage of the variance in precipitation and lower tropospheric vertical mass flux. Tropical cyclones diff er from other convective environments in that intense frictional convergence occurs in the boundary layer. Adding a measure of convective inhibition to account for this process enables the lower tropospheric mass flux to be predicted even in the core regions of the simulated tropical cyclones. These results are pertinent to the spinup of cyclones.


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What Science Knows about Cancer
Posted on August 1, 2020 December 30, 2020
Few global challenges touch humanity with as much immediacy or ubiquity as cancer. Over the course of their lifetime, one in three people in North America, Europe, and Australia will develop a malignancy, and in the United States alone, the direct and indirect costs of cancer amount to billions of dollars a year. The sad truth is that almost every family in the Western world will be affected by cancer at some point in their lives.
01. Cancer Is an Ongoing Challenge
Kick off the course with an overview of what you'll learn and the history of cancer. Discover what has transpired in the war on cancer, from the earliest theories and treatments to medicine's relatively recent transition from a focus on dividing cells to targeted therapy based on molecular biology.
02. Cancer Is a Major Burden to Society
As you investigate why cancer is a growing problem in the United States and across the globe, explore the burden cancer places on society as a whole—both to people and the economy—and look at some of the most common forms of the disease. See why, surprisingly, cancer doesn't rank on the Global Burden of Disease Study.
03. Discovering Causes of Cancer in Populations
What do population studies tell us about the causes of cancer? Define the science of epidemiology and learn how it can be used to study cancer in both populations and individuals. Differentiate between case-control and cohort studies, and the categories of risk factors for cancer.
04. Some Causes of Cancer in Populations
Continue exploring epidemiology by delving into environmental causes of cancer that have emerged from studies, including tobacco, diet, a woman's reproductive status, medications, pesticides, radiation, and even your personality. How does giving birth later in life make you more vulnerable to breast cancer? Is the average person's exposure to pesticides really dangerous? Find out here.
05. DNA Is the Key to Understanding Cancer
Take the first steps in understanding the multistage model of cancer by learning how various agents initiate cancer at the genetic level. Explore the fundamentals of DNA as genetic material, the process by which DNA is expressed and duplicated, and the ways this process of duplication can go awry, causing cell mutations to accumulate.
06. How Does DNA Change to Initiate Cancer?
Two types of carcinogens mutate DNA: chemicals and radiation. Build on what you've learned about DNA by looking specifically at how these carcinogens produce cancer at the cellular level. Then, examine carcinogens that don't damage DNA and how epigenetic changes in DNA can result in cancer.
07. How Do We Know If Something Causes Cancer?
Does hair dye cause cancer? What about saccharin? Familiarize yourself with the types of experiments scientists conduct to determine if something causes cancer, and consider whether a range of natural and manmade substances with carcinogenic properties have the potential to cause cancer in humans. Conclude this lecture by looking closely at the concept of risk analysis.
08. How Do Normal Cells Function?
Focus on cells as the basic structures of living things through an exploration of their internal composition, particularly the nucleus where the genome is retained. See how this discovery was proven in the cloning of Dolly the sheep and consider how this is relevant to cancer treatment.
09. What Is Different about Cancer Cells?
How do tumors start? Find out how cells divide without normal controls in place and the nine unusual properties shared by many cancerous cells—including the ability to recruit a blood supply. Then learn about the process of apoptosis, or programmed cell death, and the molecules being developed to block telomerase, a protein that lets cancer cells escape dying.
10. How Do Tumors Grow?
What is the difference between benign and malignant tumors? What signs of cancer do people typically experience? Turn to tumor development and growth with a discussion of the methods doctors use to diagnose, stage, and grade tumors—all of which inform how aggressive treatment should be—and an introduction to the distressing processes of metastasis and angiogenesis.
11. How Tumors Spread and Thrive
The body does everything it can to reject a tumor, but sometimes the immune system is not only too overburdened to succeed, it's unable to even recognize that tumors exist. Find out why tumors can go undetected as you continue your investigation of metastasis and angiogenesis, and how these phenomena contribute to the growth and spread of tumors.
12. What Are Tumor Viruses?
Most of us will be infected with—and recover from—Epstein-Barr virus at some point in our lives. In some people, this infection contributes to the development of cancer. Understand what viruses are, how tumor viruses can be identified, and the way viruses such as Epstein-Barr, hepatitis B, and papilloma cause cancer if other conditions are present.
13. How Do Tumor Viruses Cause Cancer?
Learn about molecular biology and how gene expression is controlled before turning to an investigation of the way tumor viruses use these gene control mechanisms to initiate cell division, and, ultimately, cancer. Wrap up by looking at how cancer develops in 90% of cases—from normal cells that aren't infected by viruses.
14. How Do Cancer-Causing Genes Work?
In almost all cancer, genes that stimulate cell division called oncogenes are mutated. But can one such mutation cause cancer on its own? Examine an experiment that answers this question, then look closely at proto-oncogenes and oncogenes to discover how they function and what they do in the cell to turn on cancers, including neuroblastoma tumors in children.
15. Can Cancer Be Inherited?
Why do cancers sometimes run in families? Explore the "two-hit" hypothesis for how cancers are inherited along with the criteria for defining cancer as hereditary with a discussion of several forms—including retinoblastoma, colon cancer, and breast cancer—that are known to be passed on this way. Explore inherited susceptibilities to cancer that make some people more prone to developing this disease.
16. How Do Normal Genes Suppress Tumors?
Now that you understand oncogenes, focus on tumor suppressor genes for a more complete view of cancer. Start by learning how the BRCA1 gene mutation in inherited breast cancer was discovered—and its implications—before turning to strategies for identifying and isolating suppressor genes to be used in therapy. Explore the genes' functions, from repairing DNA damage to acting as brakes in the cell division cycle.
17. How Do Genetic Changes Result in Cancer?
All tumors are not created equal. Trace how cancer develops as a series of molecular changes, then learn how the worldwide Cancer Genome Project is working toward individualized therapies. Conclude by looking at genetic testing and considering its ethical and legal ramifications.
18. Treating Cancer with Surgery
From research to clinical trials to approval, cancer therapies face a long road before they become viable treatment options. As you turn to the science behind surgical cancer therapy, explore this developmental process. Using breast cancer as an example, learn the scientific principles of surgical therapy and how it has evolved. Weigh the pros and cons of using surgery to diagnose cancer, remove localized tumors, and prevent metastasis.
19. Treating Cancer with Radiation
Continue your investigation of ways to treat cancer by learning how radiation treatments, including proton therapy, brachytherapy, and radiosurgery, are often used to kill cancer cells. Next, explore the use of stem cell transplantation to restore the bone marrow of patients who've experienced high doses of radiation or chemotherapy.
20. Treating Cancer with Drugs
Turn to the last of the three methods of treatment with this lecture that traces the origins of chemotherapy to mustard gas attacks in World War II. Learn about the path taken by a drug on its way to a tumor, the combinations of chemotherapy used by oncologists, and how drugs are often derived from plants and other natural sources.
21. How Do Drugs Attack Cancer?
Some cancer drugs go to work on DNA while others target processes inside the cell. Get an introduction to both categories and learn the science behind how widely used drugs such as methotrexate, tamoxifen, and cisplatin operate. Consider the side effects patients commonly experience when undergoing chemotherapy and the reasons cells become resistant to treatment. Then, using kidney cancer as an example, look at how science has led to new treatments with the potential to target specific tumors.
22. Frontiers of Cancer Treatment
Explore avenues of treatment at the frontiers of science, starting with how a patient's own immune system can be harnessed in cancer therapy. Take an in-depth look at antibodies and gene therapy as options for treatment and consider the amazing potential of viruses that target tumors only and leave normal cells undamaged.
23. Can Screening for Cancer Be Useful?
Why are monthly breast self-examinations no longer recommended in some countries? Do PSA screenings for prostate cancer have any impact on survival rates for men with the disease? Examine the science of screening and the success rates of current screening methods for cancers of the breast, cervix, colon, and prostate, and consider whether getting screened is worthwhile given the risks and costs associated with each.
24. Can Cancer Be Prevented?
Conclude the course with a discussion of prevention, from carcinogens to avoid to substances that studies indicate could offer chemoprevention in a wide variety of cancers. Learn why identifying carcinogens and preventive agents is so challenging for researchers, and look toward the promising future of treatment and prevention.
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DL Truth: Distance Learning Truth › DL Hall of Shame: Individuals › George Gollin
George Gollin: True or False?
A variety of allegations concerning unsavory conduct by UIUC physics professor George Gollin (George D. Gollin, George Dana Gollin) have been made here as well as in other public opinion forums.
Most recently a Ripoff Report article on George Gollin surfaced which seemed to summarize these allegations. It apparently was based on a similar article that appeared in Wikipedia, but which was censored by George Gollin himself.
Let's examine these allegations and determine if they are based on fact or simply the work of diploma mill miscreants.
Quote: George Gollin is a physics professor who claims to be an 'expert' in non-traditional online education, which he calls 'diploma mills.' In fact Gollin has never taken or taught an online course, knows nothing about non-traditional education, and his only source of any 'expertise' is his own self-serving proclamations.
TRUE. George Gollin has never taken or taught an online course. His background is in physics, not non-traditional education. Unlike that of, say, John (Klempner) Bear, who has authored numerous books and articles on the topic. Before George Gollin started posting his ravings on internet discussion forums he had no background in distance learning whatsoever. Any alleged "expertise" in the field is solely self-conferred and self-accredited, not unlike that of the diploma mills he cyberstalks.
Quote: A spokesman for Gollin's employer, UIUC, has stated that UIUC does '''not''' view his research into diploma mills as meeting the institution's public-service requirement since the work is not related to physics, his area of expertise. http://chronicle.com/free/2003/10/2003101301t.htm This contradicts Gollin's self-serving statements.
TRUE. According to the article published in the Chronicle of Higher Education: "[UIUC spokeswoman Robin] Kaler says the university does not view Mr. Gollin's research into diploma mills as meeting the institution's public-service requirement since the work is not related to physics, his area of expertise. 'He has a lot to offer the community and the world outside of his discipline,' she says. 'But for the university support he receives, it's for his work in his discipline.'"
George Gollin claims a subsequent letter from a UIUC provost says he was never asked to remove his website and that the university never said that non-disciplinary activity could be public service. Such notions are plainly lies, since UIUC spokeswoman Robin Kaler is quoted by the Chronicle stating the university's position to be the exact opposite. The letter appears to be another example of Gollin's creating self-serving documentation after the fact. Also, if the university never asked him to remove his website, then why did he remove his website and make a big, public fuss about it? Again, the facts speak louder than George Gollin's lies.
Quote: Ironically, Gollin's own doctoral degree was obtained under suspect circumstances. Gollin submitted as his individual work a doctoral dissertation co-authored with fifteen (15) other people. Princeton's policy concerning doctoral dissertations is that the work must be independent, not collaborative. http://gradschool.princeton.edu/academic...sertation/ Gollin admits his work was collaborative, and hence on its face violative of Princeton's academic policies. Compare Gollin's dissertation with research paper with 16 co-authors.
TRUE. Princeton's policy is clear that dissertations must be the student's independent work. It is equally clear that George Gollin submitted the work of fifteen (15) co-authors under his name alone. A dissertation is different from a research article, where group authorship is common. George Gollin admits he collaborated with others in producing his dissertation, and even describes his co-authors as "collaborators." His lame explanation is that collaboration in violation of university policy is a "tradition." So is stuffing the ballot boxes in Cook County, but that doesn't make it legal, ethical or proper.
We have a "tradition" here of calling people who obtain their degrees by violating university rules and policies "academic frauds." In keeping with that tradition, we designate George Gollin an academic fraud. He is no different than the Richmond police chief awarded a degree by VCU after completing only 6 of 30 required units in residence.
If George Gollin is going to appoint himself to pass judgment on the academic standards employed by non-traditional schools he needs to demonstrate that he is in compliance with those same standards, rather than his adherence to the "tradition" of ignoring a few (or all) of them.
George Gollin says that violating university policy by collaborating with fifteen (15) others in writing his dissertation is a "tradition" at Princeton. Compare content from "Gollin's" dissertation (left) with content of 16-author article (right).
GollinDissertation.pdf (Size: 3.57 MB / Downloads: 702)
GollinArticle.pdf (Size: 3.37 MB / Downloads: 639)
Quote: Gollin's wife, UIUC administrator Melanie Loots, was cited by federal investigators for her role in selling genetically mutated pork for human food in violation of federal health laws.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3158771/
http://www.fda.gov/cvm/FOI/UIUCLetter.htm
TRUE. George Gollin claims his wife was just "the university's contact with the FDA ," implying that she was some minor paper shuffler who maybe answered the phone the day the FDA called and not in any way responsible for people eating filth.
However, the feds addressed their letter to her, cited her by name and repeatedly referred to her as the sponsor and monitor who released the pigs for food: "Dear Ms. Loots: …You are the sponsor and monitor of this study. …Nevertheless, you released at least 386 pigs…for sale for slaughter as human food." How is it that cyberstalker Gollin can find malfeasance in distant Liberia but not under his own roof? He may be intimidated by women who dress in men's clothes.
FDA: College broke safety laws with pigs
Quote: Via FedEx Mail
Melanie J. Loots
Associate Vice Chancellor for Research
601 East John Street,
Swanland MC-304
Champaign, Illinois 61820
Dear Ms. Loots:
We are writing to follow up on an investigation conducted by Mr. Mark G. Peterson from the Chicago District Office and Drs. Amey L. Adams and Michele C. McGuinness from the Center for Veterinary Medicine (CVM) representing the Food and Drug Administration (FDA, Agency) at your facility between January 29 and 31, 2003. This inspection was initiated in response to a letter dated October 28, 2002 and signed by investigators Dr. Mathew B. Wheeler and Dr. Sharon M. Donovan. That letter informed the Agency that they had rendered a pig from a study of double transgenic [ redacted ] crossbred pigs. You are the sponsor and monitor of this study.
This study is one of several you are sponsoring that involves transgenic pigs. Dr. Mathew Wheeler, as the Principal Investigator, requested investigative new animal drug exemptions (INADs) from FDA for the conduct of these studies. The studies are: 1) Transgenic pigs that contain [ redacted ] ; 2) Transgenic pigs that contain the [ redacted ] ; and 3) Double transgenic pigs that contain [ redacted ] . These double transgenic pigs were obtained by cross breeding of [ redacted ] transgenic pigs.
FDA regulations for the conduct of studies under INAD are set forth at 21 CFR § 511.1. This rule includes the requirement that study animals may not be used for food without prior FDA authorization. To date, FDA has not permitted genetically engineered animals to be placed into the human food supply. Nevertheless, you released at least 386 pigs from INADs [ redacted ] for sale for slaughter as human food. FDA has only allowed animals from genetic engineering investigations to be rendered for incorporation into animal feed in limited circumstances. These limited circumstances do not include permission to render animals from [ redacted ].
Another requirement of 21 CFR § 511.1 is that the sponsor provide current monitoring of studies. [21 CFR 511.1(b)(8)(ii)]. During the inspection, FDA found no evidence that you provided for monitoring of the investigation. You had no documentation that the University has a formal monitoring program or that the studies conducted by Drs. Matthew B. Wheeler and Sharon M. Donovan were monitored.
This letter serves to remind you that FDA expects documentation of plans regarding the disposition of all investigational animals and that any study that must be under INAD must meet requirements for current sponsor monitoring. It is imperative that all safety regulations be followed scrupulously to help assure the highest level of confidence possible in the conduct of this type of research.
Please direct any written response to:
Vernon D. Toelle, Ph.D., Team Leader BIMO and Administrative Actions Team (HFV-234) Division of Compliance Office of Surveillance and Compliance Center for Veterinary Medicine 7500 Standish Place, Suite E469 Rockville, MD 20855-2773
If you have any questions please feel free to contact either Dr. Vernon D. Toelle at 301-827-0312 or Mr. George A. Prager at 301-827-7791.
Gloria J. Dunnavan Director Division of Compliance (HFV-230)
Office of Surveillance and Compliance
Center for Veterinary Medicine
LootsHogVendorFDA.PDF (Size: 27.75 KB / Downloads: 490)
George Gollin can find malfeasance in far distant lands but can't find someone illegally selling mutant pork for food under his own roof.
Quote: Gollin failed to prevent a fellow UIUC professor from engaging in a homosexual relationship with a student, mass murderer [[Steven Kazmierczak]], before Kazmierczak killed five students and wounded more than 15 others.
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local...2056.story
TRUE. Somehow the Chicago newspaper managed to discover that mass murderer Kazmierczak was being sexually exploited by a UIUC professor some 140 miles away in Champaign, while once again George Gollin the self-validating sleuth somehow just couldn't sniff out an esteemed colleague's perverted, abusive criminal conduct.
Once again, George Gollin the "expert" seems to know what people might be doing on some distant continents but has no clue what is going on right under his nose at his own workplace.
George Gollin also has real difficulty distinguishing important crimes like sexual abuse and mass murder from trivial offenses. His priority is protecting the wealthy higher-education cartel members, who have abundant resources available to protect themselves, and not protecting the innocent victims of UIUC faculty criminality and degenerate behavior.
George Gollin's UIUC colleague sexually exploited a student, who then went on a murderous rampage. George Gollin was busy protecting interests of the wealthy higher-education cartel, which were more important to him than students or innocent victims.
Quote: When UIUC forced Gollin to remove his offensive website, he sent his scandalous materials to Alan Contreras, an adjudicated civil rights violator and admitted homosexual.
http://caselaw.findlaw.com/data2/circs/9...9817ed39e0
TRUE. As noted above, it is true that Gollin was forced to remove his offensive website. He could have sent the materials anywhere, or even established his own personal website at his own expense. Instead he elected to submit the materials to the likes of Alan Contreras, an adjudicated anti-Christian bigot, civil rights violator and an admitted homosexual.
It is true that Contreras is an adjudicated civil rights violator.
"[T]he district court found that defendant Contreras had violated plaintiff's constitutional rights. Specifically, the district court concluded that defendant "Contreras' application of the regulations to plaintiff's degrees resulted not from an intent to achieve the goals of the regulations, but because of bias toward the institution from which they were received." That finding is not challenged on appeal.... " Benton v. Oregon
George Gollin thought it was appropriate to send his "research" to adjudicated civil rights violator Alan Contreras to post on his website.
Likewise, it is true that Contreras is an admitted homosexual, a member of the "Gay Birders of North America" who even attempted to raise money for a nude male calendar. See ODA's Alan Contreras is a fat homo. Contreras also openly solicits male college students for sexual encounters. See Personal Profile.
George Gollin thought it was appropriate to send his research to an admitted homosexual who solicits male college students for sexual encounters.
Once again, Gollin seems to have a special affinity for those who violate people's civil rights as well as supporting those who engage in sexual deviance. Not content just to ignore colleagues who sexually abuse college students, George Gollin considers the website of a pervert who actively solicits sexual encounters with male college students to be the ideal place to post his own "research."
George Gollin seems to have a special affinity for those who violate people's civil rights as well as supporting those who engage in sexual deviance, like Alan Contreras.
Quote: Gollin formerly was a prolific (1,280 posts) participant on a discussion forum that was discovered to be a front for pedophile-pandering gay boy pornography.
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.educa...90bf3b51ce Gollin stopped posting there but has never made any public statement opposing the website owner's prurient activities.
TRUE. As the links provided show, George Gollin made 1,280 posts under the alias "galanga" at degreeinfo.com. Degreeinfo.com is a front for the pedophile-pandering gay boy pornography business of Thomas "Chip" White. White has admitted that his primary business activity is producing and selling pedophile-pandering gay boy pornography.
It also is true that despite his knowledge of these facts, George Gollin has never made any public statement opposing the website owner's activities. He has been moved to publicly describe people he thinks operate degree mills as "sons of bitches" and "disgusting monsters," but he has never said a single negative word about pedophiles, homosexuality, child sexual abuse or pornography.
And once again we see that the self-appointed "expert" is (or wants us to think he is) utterly oblivious to degenerate, sexually exploitive conduct by his friends, colleagues and benefactors.
Self-appointed cyber-sleuth George Gollin wants us to believe he was oblivious that the web forum where he posted his "research" was a front for pedophile pandering gay boy pornography.
Quote: Gollin's daughter maintains two filthy internet blogs where she reveals, among other things, that she is a lesbian, that she listens to the 'suck my dick fuck my ass song' with her father George Gollin, and that her mother, UIUC administrator Melanie Loots, refers to Catholics as 'dirty Papists.'
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.educa...39ce6c9405
TRUE. George Gollin's adult daughter still maintains two blogs, Once I Swallowed and La Vice Anglaise (the latter title a French language euphemism for homosexuality). Although the former eventually was cleansed of archival evidence, this website maintains copies to prevent more lies by George Gollin. A search will confirm the link above correctly refers to quotes from those blogs.
As has been noted elsewhere, George Gollin thinks he can manage public higher education, but he can't even manage his own family. If this filth is an example of his parenting skills in action, it calls into question not only his judgment but the judgment of those who employ him as an "expert," an "informant" or as a CHEA board member.
George Gollin can't manage his own family, but he wants to manage your education.
Quote: Gollin made a public death threat against five people by publishing a document with a rifle sight graphic similar to that used by the [[Zodiac Killer]] adjacent to the names of his intended victims.
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TRUE. When posters at an internet discussion board were speculating on the stability of George Gollin's marriage, a link to a picture of Gollin and his wife was posted with the caption "Goatbags Splitsville?"—an obvious satire on checkout stand journalism. George Gollin's angry response was to issue a death threat to those he believed responsible for the comments he deemed offensive. He did this by replacing the linked photo (on his university-owned website server) with the one shown in the quote, a Zodiac-like rifle scope cross-hairs graphic next to the names of five intended victims.
George Gollin disingenuously claims it wasn't a rifle scope at all, but merely a microscope. Presumably the Zodiac Killer was just drawing little microscopes too when he bragged about his slayings, and people were all very silly to have been worried about it.
Invoking the deadly imagery used by a mass murderer is no laughing matter. In most jurisdictions a death threat is a criminal offense and taken seriously by law enforcement. It's a mystery why the George Gollin has not been prosecuted for this conduct.
Irresponsible George Gollin invoked the deadly imagery of the Zodiac Killer to make a death threat against people who angered him with an internet prank.
CONCLUSION. The various allegations concerning unsavory conduct by UIUC physics professor George Gollin (George D. Gollin, George Dana Gollin) are TRUE.
The Ripoff Report article and the similar article in Wikipedia are both based on actual, proven facts. Taken as a whole, George Gollin is at the very least guilty of extremely poor judgment and irresponsible behavior. The judgment of those who employ him as an "expert," as an "informant" or as a board member is similarly called into question.
Despite his tenuous connection to non-traditional education, the fact that he continues to insinuate himself into the field of distance learning with no background other than his own say-so, and—more importantly—that others in responsible positions seem to actually take him seriously, warrants the appointment of George Gollin to the DL Truth Hall of Shame. Let this serve as a warning to the public of his dubious conduct and character, his prior multiple and severe lapses in morality and judgment, and to prevent further and future injury to those he and his associates cyberstalk, abuse, and violate.
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Speed-the-Plow and Story Close on Broadway
By Jennifer R Jones | Posted on February 22, 2009 5:07 AM
Speed-the-Plow, which has had no fewer than four actors play the lead during its limited run, now closes on Broadway today. The David Mamet play, which opened with Jeremy Piven (Entourage) in the role of Bobby Gould, has its final bow with William H. Macy, alongside Raul Esparza and Elisabeth Moss, who fortunately were spared the mercury attack that supposedly sidelined Piven.
There is also a second, unexpected Broadway closing today. The Story of My Life, a two-man musical starring Will Chase and Malcolm Gets, made a sudden closing announcement yesterday. Lackluster reviews and a lack of ticket sales appear to have doomed the two-hander, an original musical that some felt was far too "small" for Broadway. The Story of My Life will have only played five regular performances on Broadway when it shutters.


Happy Thursday! Question of the day — How do you guys feel about herbs in dessert? Because I have a recipe for you! This past weekend my sister Natasha had a great idea — grapefruit rosemary bars! She asked me to make them, I said yes, and then I kinda (really) ditched to go to the movies with my dad instead. Oops. Sorry, Tash! Yesterday I found myself busy again, so this morning I resolved to make these bars a priority. Then I got to thinking, why not add rosemary in the filling AND the crust? So I infused rosemary in the grapefruit juice as well as adding chopped rosemary in the shortbread crust. Oh yes. Making the crust, you have to make sure your butter is COLD. Don't take it out of the fridge until it's time to add. For the rosemary, I take a whole sprig and take half the needles (I actually Wikipedia'd "rosemary" to get the proper terminology *facepalm*) aside for the crust and leave the others on the sprig for infusion in the juice. Since I use organic eggs usually, the yolks tend to be more on the orange side. Because of this, the filling loses a lot of that pink color from the grapefruit! That's why I add a drop of pink color. If you're interested in the brand I use, it's Americolor Soft Gel Paste and I buy it on KingArthurFlour.com. (←Not an ad or anything, I just love their products.) One drop is all it takes to bring the filling back to that beautiful grapefruit color! I ran out of powdered sugar, but usually I would top it with that mainly for aesthetics. Also I put a little more rosemary on top. Can you tell how much I love the stuff?! I didn't want it to be overpowering or anything, but I did want the herb to shine through along with the sweetness and slight sour flavor in grapefruit. The rosemary shortbread crust is amazing, people!! I feel like I need to make cookies from this recipe. It's buttery, soft, and just the right texture. On a side note- I am sorry for these HORRIBLE pictures! It's a long story, but basically we have had terrible storms in Illinois these last couple days and I haven't been able to get good lighting plus my DSLR camera is out of battery so I had to use my iPhone. Today, when I only had two bars left, I finally got a picture with ok lighting. Anyways, before I go further and you guys fall asleep out of sheer boredom…recipe is below!
The tangy and sweetness of grapefruit combined with a buttery rosemary shortbread crust! The perfect summer bar.
In a small bowl, measure ⅔ cup grapefruit juice and 2 tablespoons lemon juice with half a sprig of rosemary soaking in it. Set aside.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8 x 10 pan with butter.
For the crust: Stir together the flour, sugar, and remaining rosemary (chopped finely). Add the butter to the bowl and use a pastry cutter to cut it all together until the mixture resembles fine crumbs. Press into the prepared pan and bake until golden around the edges, about 15-20 minutes.
For the filling: Stir together the sugar and flour. Crack in the eggs and whisk to combine. Add the infused grapefruit juice and mix until combined. Pour over the crust and bake about 20-25 minutes, or until it is set and the middle is no longer jiggling.
Allow to cool in the fridge for 2 hours at the least, then sift powdered sugar over the top before cutting into squares. Enjoy!
I agree with Rissi! Those look AMAZING!!! I love pink and love grapefruit and shortbread so I think I would love these! I love to bake and I love to write (I'm a multi-published author) so this blog is right up my alley! Thanks for sharing!
ooh, this sounds like such a unique flavor combo! and the color of the grapefruit curd is so pretty- it'd be perfect for an afternoon tea (or book discussion!).
Hi these look fabulous!! Could I use coconut oil as a substitute for butter or would you not suggest that? Thanks!
Just wanted to rate the recipe and comment that I tried it with coconut oil and it's amazing! Thanks for this recipe and for thinking of such a perfect flavor combo!


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DCA's Mike Cole Honored with NADP Leadership Award
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SARASOTA, FLA. SEPTEMBER 17, 2019
Encouraging a spirit of partnership and collaboration between plans and Dental Service Organizations (DSOs) has earned Michael Cole, Vice President of Insurance Plan Management for Dental Care Alliance, the 2019 Don Mayes Leadership Award, presented today by the National Association of Dental Plans (NADP) at their annual conference, CONVERGE 2019, in Orlando. This award commends exemplary service by volunteer group chairs and vice chairs with NADP association leadership spanning three or more years.
As Vice Chair of the NADP Operations WorkGroup, Cole serves as an important communications link between the WorkGroup and the DSO Advisory Council on multiple projects, including provider directory validation and credentialing.
Truly a leader by example, Cole actively participated in the development of the Provider Directory Validation process; and, his company, Dental Care Alliance, was one of the first DSOs to participate in the program.
In 2014, Mike came prepared to a face-to-face meeting of the Operations WorkGroup focused on streamlining credentialing. His notebooks, filled with credentialing requirements from multiple plans, helped to facilitate the discussion. As a result, the Operations WorkGroup developed a one-page credentialing form for member use, that is available today on the NADP website.
In his eight years as an NADP Member, Cole has also developed numerous CONVERGE educational sessions, offering both plan as well as DSO perspectives.
"Mike's contributions to understanding and breaking down the barriers to the successful partnership of DSOs and dental plans has been critical to several NADP initiatives," said NADP Executive Director Evelyn F. Ireland, CAE. "He is an asset to both the industry and association."
"Mike Cole is a determined leader, who has served DCA's affiliated practices and patients for more than 20 years," commented James Nick, Dental Care Alliance's Chief Revenue Officer. "His contributions to the industry and ability to foster meaningful relationships with insurance plans is second to none. We couldn't be more proud of Mike and are grateful that the association has recognized his decades of service."
Professional Biography
In April 1999, Mike Cole joined Dental Care Alliance (DCA), an NADP Associate Member, and one of the largest dental service organizations in the country. As Vice President of Insurance Plan Management, he oversees the teams responsible for insurance relations, revenue cycling and the credentialing departments. Prior to joining DCA, Cole was a network manager for both Prudential Healthcare and United Concordia. With more than 25 years in the dental healthcare industry, he was instrumental in fostering partnerships between DCA and the insurance plans.
Cole is a graduate of the University of Missouri – Columbia and is also a Certified Employee Assistance Professional (CEAP).
About NADP
National Association of Dental Plans (NADP), a Texas nonprofit corporation with headquarters in Dallas, Texas, is the "representative and recognized resource of the dental benefits industry." NADP is the only national trade organization that includes the full spectrum of dental benefits companies operating in the United States. NADP's members provide Dental HMO, Dental PPO, Dental Indemnity and Discount Dental products to more than 200 million Americans.
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Phanias is a genus of jumping spiders that was first described by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge in 1901. They are similar to members of Marpissa, but have three pairs of spines beneath the first tibia.

Species
 it contains eleven species, found only in Mexico, the United States, and El Salvador:
Phanias albeolus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941) – USA
Phanias concoloratus (Chamberlin & Gertsch, 1930) – USA
Phanias dominatus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941) – USA
Phanias flavostriatus F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901 (type) – Mexico
Phanias furcifer (Gertsch, 1936) – USA
Phanias furcillatus (F. O. Pickard-Cambridge, 1901) – Mexico
Phanias harfordi (Peckham & Peckham, 1888) – USA
Phanias monticola (Banks, 1895) – USA
Phanias neomexicanus (Banks, 1901) – USA
Phanias salvadorensis Kraus, 1955 – El Salvador
Phanias watonus (Chamberlin & Ivie, 1941) – USA

References

External links
 Pictures of P. watonus

Salticidae genera
Salticidae
Spiders of North America
Taxa named by Frederick Octavius Pickard-Cambridge

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If music is sound organized through time," she told the TEDMED audience in Palm Springs, CA, "for me, time had stopped. I had no narrative.
But now three years had passed, and the narrative was returning, she announced. In fact, she had written a song. It had a title: "Possible." She cradled her cello and began to play it: a song of mourning, of beautiful sadness, a groaning song that – gradually, midway through – takes a left-hand turn, opening into a kind of thrumming tribal dance. Keating works with a laptop and looping gear, turning herself into a one-woman orchestra as she builds layer upon layer of pulsing, musical cells. The music becomes its own eco-system. It is spacious and it can evoke all kinds of images; with "Possible," you might imagine a circle dance in a sunny clearing. The music feels like an awakening; time is back on the move.
"Zoë Keating's TEDMED talk and "Possible" performance"
In Keating's music, change happens incrementally; those musical cells repeat and morph, slowly growing into something new. She thinks of them as children, she says with a laugh. She is classically trained, and one can hear the influences of minimalist composers like Philip Glass and Henryk Górecki upon her compositional process, perhaps along with the avant-rock of Sigur Rós. The resultant soundscapes might be dreamy or pensive, but unlike some artists "who need to feel a little melancholy" in order to compose, she says, "I don't need to be sad to write music. I use music as a way to make the world okay for me. I'm making this soundtrack of movement and hope and life that I want to live in. So in a way, I have to get a sense of space and forward motion in my own life in order to make music."
Born in Guelph, Ontario, in 1972, Keating took up the cello when she was eight. With her American-born father, an engineer, and British-born mother, a librarian, she moved to upstate New York in the early 1980s and began playing in youth orchestras. She enrolled in the preparatory division of the Eastman School of Music and anticipated going on to full-time conservatory study after high school – a plan that was derailed by a bout of stage fright during her auditions.
Instead, she pursued liberal arts at Sarah Lawrence College where, wandering into the school's electronic music studio, she started playing around with vintage synthesizers, overdubbing her cello. In 1993, after graduation, she moved to San Francisco and found a job at the California Culinary Academy. Hired as a clerk, she discovered that she had a brain for computers and turned into the house techie, teaching herself HTML and co-designing the Academy's website. That was followed by a series of jobs at Silicon Valley software companies, including one called Perspecta, where she learned Java programming, interface design and information architecture.
After the tech bubble collapsed in 2000, Perspecta was sold and Keating received enough of a payout to launch her full-time music career. Adept at social media, she became known for her soul-bearing blog posts and Twitter feed, while touring or recording with indie artists including Imogen Heap, Amanda Palmer and the cello rock band Rasputina. Mostly, she developed her solo act, which flourished. When Alex was born in 2010, she and Rusch, a graphic designer, took the baby on the road. Keating nursed him before performances and Alex celebrated his first birthday on stage with his mom in Houston.
But in the last year, Keating has been coming back to her own voice, her own songs. Occasionally, her activist streak breaks out: She recently was on the BBC, critiquing streaming services and calling for copyright reform. But mostly, she avoids such interruptions: "I've just been trying to make my life settle down a bit so I can make the music be what I want it to be," she says.
My ideal day is one where I can go into the studio and have a couple of productive hours and then make my son an apple crumble.
How does that make her feel?


With St. Patrick's Day approaching, I've got green on the brain. While the hue is omnipresent in every garden or vase, it's a curious occasion when a flower's petals match its foliage. If a four-leaf clover is a sign of good luck, an equally rare green flower must be a friendly force, too. Come along and take a lesson on flowering plants of shades of lime, chartreuse, and every green in between.


Parry Sound Area Municipal Airport, (IATA: YPD, TC LID: CNK4), is located 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) southeast of Parry Sound, Ontario, Canada. This airport serves both the Parry Sound community and as a passage to the north. Located just north of the top of Lake Joseph, it also offers a fuel and rest point for pilots of smaller aircraft in the cottage country area.