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What the New Medical Podcast DDx Gets Right About Diagnosis
Unlike medical TV dramas that pedal in rarity, Figure 1's new nonfiction show finds instructive lessons in everyday medicine.
By Jeremy Samuel Faust
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As a medical student, I used to enjoy the Fox show House M.D.—or at least, the first 20 minutes of the hourlong episodes. Each week, the cynical genius Dr. Gregory House would take on one new case, each seemingly more bizarre than the last. Early in the episode, House and his team would sit around a table kicking around the details of whatever mysterious ailment was afflicting their latest patient. They'd generated the so-called differential diagnosis, a list of possible conditions that should have included the real culprit. Their differential diagnosis was especially useful for a medical student because it was usually a reasonably accurate and inclusive list of the conditions that the patient ought to have had, were it not a fictional TV show. So, it was not only a good way to review, it was also inspiring to see these fantasy docs rattle off all the conditions that I was trying to wrap my mind around.
From there, the doctors would perform a series of tests in order to distinguish which among the candidate conditions was the likely culprit, with the goal of eventually arriving at the one definitive diagnosis. Of course, this was Hollywood and things were never so simple. The patient would always end up having some far-fetched condition that never made the original list, some collector's item like Erdheim-Chester Disease, which most doctors, let alone hypochondriacs, will never hear of nor encounter. In medicine, we call these unusual conditions "zebras," distinct from more common problems like heart attacks, strokes, and pneumonia, which we refer to as "horses." From early on in medical school, students are taught that "when you hear hoofbeats, think horses, not zebras," because most of the time, the more common condition will be the cause. Zebras, though, are widely overrepresented on shows like House, or just about any of the other well-known medical dramas (other than Scrubs, widely appreciated by doctors as the most accurate medical show ever, despite its categorization as a comedy). But back in the real world, abnormal clusters of symptoms are usually just horses in disguise—much to the chagrin of the medical student or intern who is looking to solve a medical riddle and become an instant legend in their hospital.
In these cases, the diagnoses were not particularly exotic, but they had details that would send many physicians down the wrong path, making the correct diagnosis far harder.
That's why the new podcast DDx, (the abbreviation for differential diagnosis) is such a welcome addition to the interwebs. Hosted by an emergency physician and published by Figure 1, a social media platform and app developer for health care professionals, each 10-minute installment features a different physician telling his or her story about an unusual case. The twist is that the cases featured thus far have not been zebras, but what I would call "horses in disguise." In these cases, the diagnoses were not particularly exotic, but they had details that would send many physicians down the wrong path, making the correct diagnosis far harder.
For example, in the first episode, a patient's unusual electrocardiogram led her doctor to reassess what had initially seemed like a secondary symptom: a headache. That led to the diagnosis of a condition all emergency doctors are taught to consider in a patient who develops a sudden "thunderclap" headache: a subarachnoid hemorrhage of the brain. While that condition certainly would come to mind in a patient who leads with, "I have a horrendous headache that came out of nowhere, doc," it would not come to mind in a patient whose initial complaint had been nausea and chest discomfort, as described here. So while this case is rare by virtue of its details (I can hear my colleagues grumbling already: "A subarachnoid bleed in a patient whose primary complaint was nausea? Come on!"), it gets at something that most public-facing medical nonfiction usually misses: Much of what doctors do is narrow the odds based on very finely honed (and often quite accurate) heuristic models. That's wise because it permits us to avoid overtesting every patient for everything. What DDx highlights are situations in which something did not add up and the treating physician had the awareness to notice it and pursue alternative explanations that would have been inappropriate in 99 percent of cases featuring similar symptoms.
Getting to that 1 percent range can be tricky. The show's second episode highlights the concept known as anchoring bias, which occurs when physicians "attach" ourselves to a diagnosis. In this case, a patient with sickle cell anemia visited the emergency room with lower abdominal pain. While both the patient and the treating physician chalked the patient's pain up to a flare-up of the patient's sickle cell disease, in fact the patient had a ruptured ectopic pregnancy, a true surgical emergency that occurs when a fetus grows in the fallopian tubes instead of the uterus, leading to massive bleeding. In a patient without a long history of sickle cell anemia flares frequently manifesting as lower abdominal pain, a ruptured ectopic would have been significantly easier to diagnose. But in this case, both the doctor and the patient were convinced (for quite a while) that the patient was suffering from an excruciating pain flare, a hallmark of sickle cell disease. That diagnostic inertia was nearly fatal, but in the end, it was avoided. On DDx, we get to hear from the doctor herself, describing exactly how the case played out.
Even leaving the zebras aside, diagnosing is one of the hardest parts of a doctor's job—as each DDx episode underscores, even normal horses can approach from strange angles.
Even leaving the zebras aside, diagnosing is one of the hardest parts of a doctor's job—as each DDx episode underscores, even normal horses can approach from strange angles. But an even greater challenge often remains long after the case is over. Doctors who have made heroic saves because of an unusual observation—or conversely, failed to diagnose a life-threatening disease that did not "present normally"—can develop a type of hypervigilance that is not unlike post-traumatic stress disorder. After an exceptional case, good or bad, a doctor might be convinced that rare events are more common than they truly are. This also happens as we share our unusual cases with each other, as we do in the time-honored tradition called the "morbidity and mortality conference," or M&M for short, a departmental meeting focused on assessing cases that did not go well. These conferences often feature some of the toughest cases we will ever face, and are framed as critical opportunities for learning. But the unfortunate adage that often punctuates M&M is the parting admonition to "maintain a high index of suspicion" for whatever zebra was just presented. That can be a harmful lesson: If we abide by it, we might end up inadvertently doing more harm, sending every patient with a mild headache for a CT scan, for example, which would expose many more people to unnecessary radiation than it might help save. Again, we see that diagnosis should make use of out-of-the-box thinking and sharp cognitive skills, but it should not be fueled by unreasonable paranoia.
It's difficult enough to encourage the right amount of vigilance within the medical community. When we talk about the process of diagnosis in the public sphere, things become even more complicated. This is one of the problems of columns like the New York Times' Diagnosis—while often excellent, some of the cases truly belong in museums devoted to medical curiosities. When they're aired out in public, especially in a newspaper rather than a fictional TV show, these stories can serve as sustenance for pitiable neurotics who believe that they just happen to have whatever exceedingly rare disease they just read about. (We know this because "the worried well" occasionally show up in ERs armed with printouts from the internet demanding tests that are not even available for diseases they are exceedingly unlikely to have.)
That's why the DDx podcast is so refreshing. It invites listeners from both outside of medical professions and from within them to consider the challenge that front-line providers of care face for the "undifferentiated" patient who could have anything or—as is commonly the case—nothing at all. It presents each outcome as equally interesting no matter how rare the disease. The cognitive challenge of detecting and treating dangerous conditions is at the core of the calling of the emergency medicine physician, at once the excitement and privilege of the job. But, as each episode of DDx has so far demonstrated, it's more than merely applying knowledge (and, yes, keeping calm in the face of chaos). Emergency medicine is also about metacognition and the constant reassessment of even our most closely held assumptions, which give us the best opportunities to detect and treat horses, horses in disguise, and the occasional zebra.
DDx allows listeners the opportunity to get inside the thought processes of real doctors faced with plausible challenges. Unlike House and other similar shows, DDx recognizes that everyday people and everyday problems warrant attention too. It succeeds in telegraphing an important principle: You don't need to be a zebra to gain our interest. The episodes accentuate our shared traits as a species without losing sight of the details that make each of us unique and fascinating. Incorporating all of that is one of medicine's true challenges, and this show, like none I've ever encountered, provides a realistic and stimulating window into what it is we really do as physicians.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed in this article are solely those of the author and do not reflect the views and opinions of Brigham and Women's Hospital.
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Jeremy Samuel Faust is an emergency medicine physician at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston and an instructor at Harvard Medical School. He is the co-host of FOAMcast and the board president of the Grammy Award–winning vocal ensemble Roomful of Teeth.


When I named this article I thought of the bagels that you can get at Starbucks or Panera that are called "Everything Bagels." I guess the presumption is that these are all in one bagels that contain everything. While they in fact do not contain everything they are full of goodies and they are still very tasty. So in this article I will attempt to give you "everything" you need to know about your spine and fill the page full of goodies. But of course it won't really have everything which is why all my other articles are on the blog above. Read on.
Subluxation will always exhibit five parts: 1) Abnormal motion, 2) Nerve stress, 3) Muscle Spasm/Atrophy, 4) Inflammation, 5) Degeneration of the spine. As your chiropractor I examine you for some or all of these parts and quantify them for later comparison. From that examination we get three important numbers to monitor your progress: 1) Range of Motion, 2) Total Subluxation Value, 3) Phase of Subluxation Degeneration.
Subluxation will always result in the following three effects: 1) Pain – When the level of inflammation or degeneration gets to a certain threshold (different for every person), there will be pain. This can be when you are newborn, or maybe not until you are very old, but it happens in over 90% of humans. 2) Spinal Degeneration/wear and tear/arthritis (you pick the term as they all mean the same thing). The damaged joints will wear out faster than normal aging. This damage is always permanent. 3) Damage to overall health/increased risk of disease/decreased quality of life. And this health effect is due to two things, stress to the communication system of the nerves, and inflammation from subluxation spreading everywhere within your body.
Treatment involves three tools: 1) Stretching exercises – these are to take the joints in your spine to their extreme end of motion every day to help pump nutrients from the vertebrae into the discs and cartilage. 2) Chiropractic adjustments – these are to break the scar tissue and spinal habit patterns to get the joints moving that you could not stretch into moving no matter how often or how many times you stretch. 3) Deep tissue massage – to break scar tissue in the muscles to allow the adjustments and the stretches to work better and last longer.
Just as there are three effects of subluxation, there are three benefits to a healthier spine: 1) You will have less pain or no pain both now and in the future. 2) The joints of your spine will wear out more slowly or perhaps stop wearing out altogether. 3) Your overall health will be greater since there is less nerve system stress and less inflammation throughout your body.
It just makes sense and best of all, it works. Thanks for reading. I hope you enjoy and I especially hope you SHARE.


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At Grand River Physiotherapy, we thoroughly evaluate how your body moves, assessing all of the possible joints and tissues that may be involved in creating your symptoms. This may include treating parts of your body that are remote to the painful area (eg. more central joints, including the spine) that may be contributing to your pain. Ultimately, this comprehensive approach will lead to more complete rehabilitation of the injury, restoring your independence.


Midlands Breweries Limited Company Marketing and Brands Manager Stanley Mpundu has called on all liquor dealing companies to increase their participation in their corporate social responsibility to communities..
Mr Mpundu said social corporate responsibility is cardinal because there is no company which can not operate without the involvement of the community in which they are operating.
He said this in an interview with the Zambia News and Information Services in Lusaka today that helping the less privileged in society in paramount.
Mr Mpundu , whose company manufactures the renowned opaque beer called Lusaka Beer, also urged the youth to drink responsibly and desist from engaging in violence activities as the nation is headed for the August 11 2016 General elections.
He said it is sad for the youth to evolve themselves in illicit dealing once intoxicated because when they are arrested and face the wrath of the, they will end up jeopardizing the future.
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As They Wrangle over Israel Policy, Officials Look Out of Step with Public
May 24, 2021 Marcus Montgomery
Days of fighting between Israel and Hamas in Gaza have completely warped the debate over the multiple crises facing Palestinians in the occupied territories and in Israel itself. Instead of centering Palestinian human rights, Israel and its supporters in Washington have tried to make the current conflagration about Hamas—a US designated terrorist group—instead of about Israel's policies of exclusion, expulsion, and persecution that were on display when the government and radical Jewish settlers tried to forcibly evict Palestinian families from their homes in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah. Republicans were happy to take the lead, as pro-Israel policy has become more and more partisan in recent years. GOP members in the House and Senate released a torrent of statements and joined in press conferences in support of Israel and critical of Hamas. Rep. Steve Womack (R-Arkansas) signed on to a letter and introduced a resolution in support of Israel; others also introduced legislation and made statements backing Israel and uncritical of its policies toward Palestinians. Over 100 members of the House GOP caucus joined the letter Womack signed. Indeed, the Republican Party's support for Israel is even larger than these actions.
It was not just Republicans who were uncritically behind Israel, however. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-California) refused to support any measure that pressured Israel. Furthermore, Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-New York), a vocal progressive on most issues except for Israel and Palestine—and has garnered criticism from progressive activists who call him "PEP," or "progressive except for Palestine"—penned an op-ed in the conservative New York Post explaining that he would continue voicing his support for Israel despite its actions against Palestinians in Israel, the West Bank, and Gaza, and that he aims to aggravate the aforementioned critics, whom he described as a "Twitter mob."
Many lawmakers on Capitol Hill took Torres's approach and fed into the misleading framing of the latest round of fighting, but some members did work to elevate Palestinian human rights as the main issue of concern. As such, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vermont) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-New York) introduced resolutions calling for a cease-fire in Gaza and blocking a $735 million arms sale to Israel (see Ocasio-Cortez's statement here and Sanders's here), a move immediately met with criticism by top-ranking Republicans. Israel is afforded a privileged status in the United States on many levels, and this includes the rules for approving—or, more appropriately, disapproving—arms sales. Israeli arms deals only require 15 days to go through, as opposed to 30 days for most other sales. As this review period expired Friday, May 21, it looks like members will scuttle votes on both Senator Sanders's and Rep. Ocasio-Cortez's resolutions. Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives did send a letter to President Biden, however, demanding that he freeze the proposed sale.
But Sanders was not finished. In a very different op-ed, Senator Sanders took to the pages of The New York Times to unequivocally call for a reorientation in US policy toward Israel and Palestine. Others on the Hill were not quite as forceful but were active in calling for changes to US policy. For example, a group of House Democrats teamed up and sent a letter to President Biden calling for his administration to be more engaged with Israeli and Palestinian officials to reach a cease-fire. This letter was notable because every signatory to the letter is Jewish—constituting nearly half of the Jewish Democrats in the House—and most of them have been stalwart supporters of nearly all Israel-related policy over their careers. Across the Capitol, Senator Jon Ossoff (D-Georgia), the Senate's youngest Jewish voice, garnered support from 29 colleagues calling for peace.
Senators Chris Murphy (D-Connecticut) and Todd Young (R-Indiana), who serve as chairman and ranking member of the Senate Foreign Relations Subcommittee on the Middle East, respectively, released a joint statement calling for an urgent cease-fire agreement between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Interestingly, Young quickly backtracked on his call for a cease-fire, instead hinting that Israel should be allowed to continue decimating Gaza in an effort to exact some kind of cost on Hamas. Young was not the only one to revert to the old way of business that sees policy-makers too afraid to criticize Israel. Rep. Gregory Meeks (D-New York), the chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, initially supported a freeze on the aforementioned $735 million arms sale to Israel, remarking that it did indeed look bad at this time. But shortly thereafter he changed his mind and opted against signing onto a letter calling for said freeze.
In a remarkable shift, Senator Robert Menendez (D-New Jersey) stunned many observers when he released a statement that, to some extent, criticized Israeli actions over the last few days and weeks. Menendez is arguably the most hawkish voice in elite pro-Israel circles and his support for Israel has transcended governments of all kinds in Israel, including the increasingly right-wing governments that Benjamin Netanyahu has led in recent years. This unconditional support for Israel even led Senator Menendez to clash with President Barack Obama over policies related to the Iran nuclear deal and Obama's last-minute abstention, in 2016, on a UN resolution criticizing Israeli policy. However, in his May 15 statement, Menendez demonstrated some willingness to criticize Israeli policy and called on Israel to end its bombing campaign of Gaza.
For its part, the Biden Administration focused more energy on the crisis as well, with Secretary of State Antony Blinken contacting Arab and Israeli foreign ministers. Blinken spoke with the Israeli Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi multiple times this week (see here, here, and here) and he also conferred with the foreign ministers of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Egypt, Morocco, and Tunisia. President Joe Biden also spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu multiple times (see here, here, and here) and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin III did the same with Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz (see here, here, and here). President Biden also took time to speak with Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sisi and Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas. In addition to the top-level diplomacy, the Biden Administration's point man on Israel and Palestine at the State Department, Hady Amr, visited the region and shuttled between Israeli and PA officials, seeking a cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, an entity over which the PA has little-to-no control.
Despite the quiet diplomacy that the Biden Administration asserts is most productive toward securing a change in Israeli policies, its actions again spoke louder than its rhetoric. For one, White House and State Department officials announced that they had approved the roughly $735 million sale of precision-guided missiles to Israel. This is not unusual in any respect, but it does prove to be a politically oblivious move at a time when Israel continues to use US-made and US-bought weapons to level entire city blocks in Gaza, leaving hundreds dead or injured and thousands more homeless and displaced. In addition, Biden officials at the United Nations again vetoed a resolution at the Security Council, giving the world the impression that Washington would continue its uncritical support of Israeli policies despite what the Biden Administration claims is a privately tough approach. Nevertheless, the Biden Administration received some news in support of its stated approach when Israel announced it had approved the terms of a cease-fire deal with Hamas, one that was brokered by Egypt.
The back-and-forth on Capitol Hill and at the White House over whether to support Palestinian rights is increasingly out of step with the majority of constituents. The country's population trends younger and more diverse and, considering that these two groups are the most likely to support Palestinians rights, it is no surprise that public opinion is firmly on the side of the oppressed and no longer with the oppressors. But Georgia's Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff is the upper chamber's sole millennial and, despite the presence of Rep. Ocasio-Cortez and a few others, including hard-line Republicans, in the House, the youngest generations with the most support for Palestinians are effectively underrepresented in Congress. Until that changes and lawmakers feel unencumbered to criticize Israel, US policy will continue to be wildly out of step with public opinion, despite some heartening vocal criticism from some camps.
Also Happening This Week in Washington
I. Congress
1) Legislation
Repeal Authorization for Use of Military Force against Iraq Resolution. Reps. Abigail Spanberger (D-Virginia) and Peter Meijer (R-Michigan) led a bipartisan group of House members in introducing H.R. 3261 to repeal a 1957 authorization for use of military force (AUMF) in the Middle East. This legislation, combined with a bill the House Foreign Affairs Committee adopted to repeal the 1991 AUMF against Iraq for its invasion of Kuwait, represents the first real efforts to reform war powers and a president's ability to freely deploy US military force abroad. On May 17, Senators Tim Kaine (D-Virginia) and Todd Young (R-Indiana) participated in a virtual event to discuss the need to repeal two resolutions that authorize the use of force against Iraq, putting more force behind the drive to reform the current system.
2) Hearings and Briefings
Biden Administration Prefers to Outline MENA Policies in Private. The House and Senate committees whose work focuses on foreign affairs held closed hearings with Biden Administration officials this week on developments in the Middle East and the Horn of Africa. In an effort to blunt congressional criticism of Israel and US policy of supporting it, the Biden Administration agreed to hold a private briefing with lawmakers to outline its diplomatic efforts. In addition, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee held a closed briefing with the Biden Administration's envoy for the Horn of Africa, Jeffrey Feltman, who, among other things, is focused on the dispute between Sudan, Egypt, and Ethiopia over the latter's dam project on the Nile River.
II. Executive Branch
1) Department of State
Acting Assistant Secretary Hood Travels to Syria, Libya, Tunisia. Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs Joey Hood traveled to northeastern Syria this week and then joined new Special Envoy for Libya Richard Norland on a visit to Tripoli. Both countries have suffered through years of war, so it is hopeful that these visits represent renewed US interest and involvement in resolving their conflicts. Afterward, Hood traveled to Tunisia for meetings with top Tunisian officials.
Biden Administration Announces New Sanctions Targeting IS, Yemen's Houthis. The Biden Administration announced a slate of new sanctions this week targeting financiers of the so-called Islamic State (IS) and individuals aligned with Yemen's Houthi rebels.
International Community Sees Path to Deal between US, Iran. This week, international officials expressed a glimmer of hope that ongoing indirect talks between the United States and Iran will bear fruit and will see the sides return to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action. In addition to the indirect talks pertaining to Iran's nuclear energy program, the two sides are reportedly exploring prisoner swaps as a show of good faith. All so-called negotiations between Washington and Tehran should be eyed critically, however, as each side leaks information, then denies it, and repeats. Indeed, officials in Iran have put out contradictory statements regarding what the United States plans to do.
State Department Number Two to Visit Turkey. Wendy Sherman, the State Department's deputy secretary, is slated to visit Turkey in the coming week. According to the department's press release, Sherman will visit Ankara to discuss US-Turkey relations and Turkey's role as a North Atlantic Treaty Organization ally. With US-Turkish relations frosty at this moment, it will be a crucial diplomatic trip for Sherman.
Marcus Montgomery
Fmr. Congressional Resident Fellow
@marcuscmontgo
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Q: How to store select2 remote ajax data after selected laravel I have used select2 for the autocomplete multiselect for my site in laravel the search and select works properly when I hit the form submit the selected values get dissapear and it sends null data to controller why ?
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In association with the Communauté métropolitaine de Montréal (CMM), Montréal presents Portrait des logements accessibles et adaptés dans le parc de logements sociaux et communautaires de l'Agglomération de Montréal.
This report is the first survey on accessible and adapted housing aimed at ensuring a fair distribution of these types of housing units on the territory of Montréal, obtaining a first assessment of the progress made in terms of physical access to housing as well as unit adaptation and layout.
This report refers exclusively to the Montréal urban agglomeration and is one of the chapters of the final report that will be produced by the CMM for the 82 municipalities of its territory. The report is to be tabled in the spring of 2017.
PORTRAIT OF ACCESSIBLE AND ADAPTED HOUSING (in french) [1,7 Mo - pages]
Profile of households and dwellings
The document Profil des ménages et des logements dans la ville de Montréal (profile of households and dwellings in Montréal) provides data to assess housing conditions of households and better identify housing challenges and concerns. This document is part of a series of analyses produced by Montréal en statistiques.
Distribution of social and community housing
The document provides a listing of social and community housing units according to neighbourhood, borough and municipality of the Montréal urban agglomeration.
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Social mix in housing
Today, social mix is an important issue, because it encourages the maintenance of social diversity in Montréal, which helps build an inclusive community in the long term.
Urban housing for households with children
The study by Groupe Cardinal-Hardy presents architectural typology and criteria that meet the needs of urban families.
What are buyers seeking?
The study is a summary of eight surveys that were conducted between 2007 and 2011. It highlights behavioural trends of current and future buyers in Montréal.
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How can companies help cycling commuters? | Coming thru!
While bicycle commuting is very good for us, our celestial home, the air we breathe and our moral superiority – it's also very good for our employers. But not many of them seem to realize it. As we said in our article showing the 5 excellent reasons why bicycle commuting rules like a Mongol warlord – it has many benefits for the employer as well: Better time control delivers employees to work at time, better health due to exercising leads to less sick days and supporting cycling is also a great and cost-efficient way to reward and motivate employees in making their lives better.
There are even more reasons why bikes are easier for the employer, you can park a small company's bikes in the same space it is required by a single car and since parking lots are usually priced according to their demand due to a very limited supply in urban environments, having several parking permits can get very expensive for the company. Not to mention the price of actually leasing a car for an employee.
That's why I was happy to see Nokia provide city bikes for their employees in Berlin, where they have four offices. Sure, they'll use them for marketing as well, but the most important part for me here is the stand (somebody at) Nokia (Berlin) is taking by supporting cycling as a viable method of transportation instead of taxis and trams. I also think the city bike is a great choice with its upright riding position and simple controls deliver a good experience in getting everyone riding at Nokia Berlin.
Nokia's bikes in Berlin are leased from a local company called Leaserad, and they are naturally German bikes (with German lightweight al-uh-meen-ium engineering, I bet). They have an 8-speed Shimano Nexus hub with roller cam brakes and puncture resistant tubes and tyres that are very fitting for an urban environment. Naturally, the bikes come fitted with racks, mudguards, lights, locks and other safety and security features so you can ride the bicycles every day of the year. I'd love to see the helmets they provide as well.
Naturally, I was hoping that Nokia could get these bikes for everyone in the office for their commuting use, but I hear that this is yet not the case. Still, I feel this a great step forward and a great example for smaller companies to make cycling an even better choice for the daily commute.
Do you know a company or do you work in one that support cycling? Tell us about it!


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Amber Portwood Goes OFF on Matt Baier: Give Me My Money!
by Emily Trainham at July 2, 2017 12:48 pm .
Amazing news for Teen Mom fans, and fans of great big douchebags getting what they deserve ...
Amber Portwood has finally dumped Matt Baier! For real this time!
She's recently claimed that they'd broken up, but it seemed a little suspect -- the girl was super wishy-washy about the whole thing.
At one point, she said that she dumped him, but she'd be open to taking him back if he got therapy.
At another point, she called off their October wedding and their engagement, but at the time Matt was still living in her house.
So even though she's said a few times now that she's done with him, you can see why we've had a hard time believing her.
Until now, that is.
For the past several days, Amber and Matt have been filming for the new season of Marriage Boot Camp, and judging by her tweets, it hasn't been going that well.
Earlier this week, she wrote "Crazy couple weeks and I've taken a few steps back in the progress I've made however I'm learning so much about myself through others!"
Then yesterday she tweeted "I need to get out of this house!!! Drunk bimbo with too many opinions!! This isn't going to end well when I'm done!!! Fake."
We don't know who the "drunk bimbo" in question is, but it sounds like Amber's trashy side is coming out hard in the Marriage Boot Camp environment.
When someone asked if she was OK, she replied "I'm fine but I can't control my anger with ignorant people."
She added "BTW I'm a narcissist and an actor supposedly... Love it."
She's having such a bad time that she actually said "I wish Farrah was here lol.. I would be much happier!!"
Considering that the last time Amber was in the same room with Farrah she tried to punch her and verbally assaulted her ... that's saying a lot.
"I've literally let this house consume me and set my anger off more than I could ever imagine!" she admitted in another tweet.
"I know my limits and I'm at the end!!!"
"I'm doing a show that I should have never agreed to do," she added. "I've been taken out of my element to many times however I've learned a lot."
One of the things she learned, apparently, is that Matt is the worst.
Early this morning, she tweeted at Matt to "Take all my kids pics off your dumb social media and me and you while your at it ... thanks have fun at whoever's house your at."
She explained that it's "been 2 days" and Matt "is already posting videos on Instagram of him at someone's house with 50 bottles of liqueur everywhere.. it's on."
Matt's deleted whatever video she's referring to, but it seems like she broke up with him, he left the Marriage Boot Camp house two days ago, and now he's partying somewhere.
When he tweeted about the long weekend for the Fourth of July, she replied "Long weekend of getting dumped," along with a winky face.
She also told him "I would lawyer up sweetheart... you owe me a little bit of change. I'll pray for you."
Amazing, right?
Even though she's said that they've broken up before, she's never been this vicious towards him, and we are absolutely loving it.
Here's hoping it's not just for publicity for the show, and that even though Amber likely won't get anywhere with any legal action, she tries anyway.
It's high time Matt got what was coming to him.
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A change in prescribing rules has cleared the way for Whanganui district pharmacies to offer free patches, lozenges and gum to those wanting to quit smoking.
Most Whanganui district pharmacies have signed up to the scheme and undertaken the required training.
WDHB Service and Business Planning portfolio manager Candace Sixtus said she hoped Whanganui district's 9000 smokers would seek support to quit for the sake of themselves and their whānau.
"The pharmacy initiative is a wonderful support opportunity for those wanting to quit smoking," Mrs Sixtus said.
She said despite the annual 10 per cent price rise on January 1, a fifth of New Zealand's population, which included one in three Māori and one in four Pasifika, continued to smoke.
Mrs Sixtus said pharmacies also had the opportunity to refer people to free quit coaching from the regional stop smoking service, Nga Taura Tuhono.
Further options for people wanting to quit smoking were available through general practitioners, Te Oranganui and Quitline.


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CQC faces criticism after charity escapes prosecution over abuse
Author: Mark Gould
A charity that faced heavy criticism by government inspectors for failing to crack down on a 'bullying culture" in one of its care homes where autistic people were taunted, bullied and humiliated by staff, has escaped prosecution over its failings.
Last month, following the publication of a Somerset council safeguarding review of Mendip House, Andrea Sutcliffe, chief inspector of adult social care, at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) said: "I am disappointed that the National Autistic Society (NAS), which has a proud history of championing the rights of autistic people, allowed this bullying culture to prevail."
Workers at the home threw objects at residents and teased and swore at them, a report found last year. A whistle-blower claimed one resident was slapped, forced to eat chillies and repeatedly thrown into a swimming pool. In another incident highlighted in the report, a staff member is said to have put a ribbon around a resident's neck and ridden him "like a horse".
Mendip House was closed down and the residents, some of whom had lived there for many years, were found new placements. Staff were disciplined and the police investigated but nobody was charged and it was left to the CQC to decide what, if any, further action should be taken. However, the CQC said it could not find sufficient evidence that the NAS failed to keep people safe. Instead it served a fixed penalty notice on the NAS in relation to an aspect of the abuse – that residents had been funding staff meals during outings.
Now shadow health minister Barbara Keeley has written to the CQC to express concern at the leniency of the sanctions against the NAS. In her letter she says: "The National Autistic Society has an annual income of over £50m in relation to social care services. Your fine represents 0.1% of this income, equivalent to only one or two weeks' fees for one of the individuals formerly resident in Mendip House. Given the scale of the problem encountered at Mendip House many interested parties will feel that a fine of this size does not recognise the reality of the situation."
A review by the Somerset Safeguarding Adults Board (SSAB) said parallels had been drawn to the case of Winterbourne View, the private hospital near Bristol where people with severe learning difficulties were abused.
Stephen Chandler, director of adult services at Somerset council, expressed surprise at the size of the fine. He said: "For me it is surprisingly low given the level of failure that occurred at Mendip House and what a sum such as that means for anyone as big as NAS – £4,000 is the cost of what NAS would be paid for a week or two caring for a person with specialist needs."
Mark Lever, chief executive of the NAS, apologised again for what happened at Mendip House. He said: "Among the mistreatment uncovered at that time, it was identified that some members of staff had made the people they supported pay for staff meals while on trips out. This was wrong and should not have been allowed to happen. We reimbursed the money in full in June 2016.
"The CQC rightly initiated an investigation into this financial abuse … and, in January this year, issued our charity with a fixed penalty notice of £4,000 because of the failure to comply with regulations which 'ensure systems and processes must be established and operated effectively to prevent financial abuse of service users'. We have accepted and paid this penalty notice."


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Jack Davis Griffo (* 11. prosinec 1996, Orlando, Florida, Spojené státy americké) je americký herec a zpěvák. Také hrál roli Maxe Thundermana v seriálu stanice Nickelodeon Super Thundermanovi. Zahrál si také ve filmech Splitting Adamnebo Prokletí Murphyových. V roce 2013 vydal svůj debutový singl "Slingshot".

Herecká kariéra
Jack se poprvé objevil před kamerou v roce 2011 a to v seriálech jako Nakopni to a Neuvěřitelné příběhy Bucketa a Skinnera. Poslední seriál kde jsi zahrál bylo za roli Maxe Thundermana v seriálu stanice Nickelodeon Super Thundermanovi. Jeho dvojče v seriálu hrala Kira Kosarin S Ciarou Bravo si zahrál v televizním filmu Prokletí Murphyových Jako host se objevil v seriálu Táta to zvládne, a Jessie .

Po boku Isabel Moner, Tonyho Cavalero a Jace Norman si zahrál v televizním filmu Splitting Adam, který měl premiéru 16. února 2015. Zahrál si roli Billyho, přítele Claudie Shepard (Ryan Newman). Dále v Syfy původním filmu Žraločí tornádo 3, který měl premiéru 22. července 2015. V roce 2016 se objevil ve finálové epizodě sedmé série seriálu NCIS: Los Angeles jako vojenský kadet jménem McKenna.

Hudební kariéru
Jack má svůj YouTube kanál, kam nahrává své písničky a coververze. Od srpna 2016 má kanál více než 87 000 následovníků a více než 7,8 milionu zhlédnutí. 17. října 2011 vydal singl s jeho kamarádkou Kelsey, "Hold Me". Hudební video mělo premiéru 29. října 2011, a vidělo ho více než 4 miliony diváků. Svůj debutový singl "Slingshot" vydal 13. listopadu 2013. Hudební video mělo premiéru 14. ledna 2014, a vidělo ho více než 1,8 milionů diváků.

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💻 Series
The Trailer For Season 2 Of 'The Punisher' Is Here
Frank and Billy have declared war on one another.
Roach And Geralt's Second Sword Are Unveiled In New Images From 'The Witcher'
Kaer Morhen is getting closer every day.
Stunning: American Footballer Megan Rapinoe Posed In A Bikini For Sports Illustrated
The captain of the American football team and three of her teammates posed on Caribbean beaches for the magazine.
🍿 Cinema
Three Original Scripts Written By Kubrick Have Been Unearthed
Since Stanley Kubrick's death, cinema geniuses have been few and far between. These three scripts are a genuine treasure.
Tarantino's 'Star Trek' Will Be "A Pulp Fiction In Space"
In addition to being R-Rated... And that's what Tarantino, the geek and ultimate fan of the franchise, says!
An Arson Attack Destroys The Kyoto Animation Studios And Kills Dozens Of People
The prestigious Japanese studios, which made 'Violet Evergarden' and 'Silent Voice', went up in flames this morning.
Just Like That, A Make-Up Brand Whitens And Retouches Frida Kahlo
They dared to launch a special Frida Kahlo range by removing her single eyebrow.
A Petition Has Been Launched To Have Megan Rapinoe On The FIFA 20 Cover
The new face of women's football.
The First Images Of Season 4 Of Rick And Morty Are Here
It's time to get schwifty.
Frank Castle isn't going to get much time to relax. Following a breathless Season 1 which explored his past in the Marines, the Punisher returns on January 18 to take up arms against a variety of bad guys. The mission looks set to be a tough, bloody one for the avenger, judging by the initial images from the two minute trailer released by Netflix. Amid volleys of machine gun fire and rounds of fistfighting, we learn a little more about the plot which will be the focus of the thirteen new episodes in the series.
As readers of the comics authored by Garth Ennis will expect, Season 2 of The Punisher will be an adaptation of the iconic story arc, "The Slavers". Frank will come to the assistance of a young woman attacked in a bar (a Moldovan prostitute in the comic version), whose loved ones have just been massacred. As well as coming face-to-face with the worst thugs in New York, the Punisher will also come up against Billy Russo (Ben Barnes) once again, who is now out of hospital with a burning desire for vengeance. They'll fight a merciless battle in the streets of the Big Apple, which has lost numerous heroes in recent months.
Season 2 will also see the return of police officer Madani (Amber Rose Revah), although Micro (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) will be absent, most likely removed from the story for the benefit of Frank's young protege. What's more, the make-up artists haven't gone too far with Jigsaw's facial scars, preferring realism over faithfulness to the original comics. But given that the Punisher seems angrier than ever and is set to stack up the corpses in this second season, we can forgive this aesthetic decision.
Season 1 of The Punisher is available in full on Netflix.
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ManTech Wins $847 Million U.S. Army Contract For Vehicle Operations And Engineering Maintenance Support (VEMOS)
Nov 30, 2017 8:00 AM EST
HERNDON, Va., Nov. 30, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The U.S. Army has awarded ManTech International Corporation (Nasdaq:MANT) an $847 million task order for Vehicle Engineering Maintenance and Operations Support (VEMOS). This effort was awarded under the GSA OASIS MA-IDIQ and will be managed by FEDSIM. Under the 5-year agreement, ManTech will provide a wide range of sustainment support services (operational engineering and logistics support) globally for some 25,000 vehicles including the Army's Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected vehicles, or MRAPs.
"ManTech's support of the U.S. Army's VEMOS initiative is an integral component to safeguarding the lives of America's fighting men and women, and ensuring the success of their missions," said Daniel J. Keefe, president and chief operating officer of ManTech's Mission Solutions and Services Group.
"In 14 years of continuous service, ManTech has set the standard for operational, engineering and logistics support for U.S. Army MRAP vehicles, and sustained a 96 percent operational readiness rate ensuring these vital assets were consistently available for critical missions," Keefe added. "The ManTech name is synonymous with rapid response to evolving mission requirements, high operational readiness, lower costs, and secure, efficient management of government assets. We're proud to have the opportunity to continue our worldwide support to the U.S. military for these vehicles and supporting systems."
About ManTech International CorporationManTech provides innovative technologies and solutions for mission-critical national security programs for the intelligence community; the departments of Defense, State, Homeland Security, Health and Human Services, Veteran Affairs, and Justice, including the Federal Bureau of Investigation; the health and space community; and other U.S. government customers. ManTech's expertise includes cybersecurity; software and systems development; enterprise information technology; multi-discipline intelligence; command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (C4ISR); program protection and mission assurance; systems engineering; supply chain management and logistics; test and evaluation (T&E); training; and management consulting. Additional information on ManTech can be found at www.mantech.com.
Statements in this press release that do not directly and exclusively relate to historical facts constitute "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are subject to risks, uncertainties and other factors, many of which are outside of our control, and could cause actual results to differ materially from those we anticipate. For a written description of these factors, see the section titled "Risk Factors" in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as any updating information in our subsequent filings with the SEC. The forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof, and we disclaim any obligation to update them, whether as a result of a subsequent event or otherwise.
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Media Contacts: Jim CrawfordExecutive Director, External Communications (O) 703.259.3636 (M) 703-498-7315 James.Crawford2@ManTech.com Sue CushingVice President, Corporate Marketing & Communications(O) 703.814.8369 (M) 703.927.1482 Sue.Cushing@ManTech.com


Maybe, if. | tis' what's up..
As a child, I remember wandering the grocery store with my Mom.
I didn't understand. To this day, I've learned the textbook answer to my naive question -but I've never learned the philosophical answer, the one I've been searching for so long.
I find myself sitting in my squeaky office chair, staring into the abyss, day dreaming of all the things I wish I could be, and wish I could do.
Like your average young adult, I'm heavily influenced by a society that demands I spend copious amounts of money I don't have to get an 'honorable' degree that will get me a job that barely keeps me floating in the middle class -if I'm lucky.
They chain me to a desk, and tell me to "Make a living". What the hell does that mean? Waste away my youthful years to assure I become a struggling adult, bitter about the taxes I pay, and the hard work that will never be noticed, just to get by?
If "making a living" translated literally, we'd all be spending a lot less time struggling to stay alive, and spend more time living.
Maybe if we were all permitted to simply do the things we loved, our world would stop fighting over oil, property, and power, and share the beauty of the world.
Maybe if we stopped classifying worth by wealth, those who populate areas of poverty could transform into regions of passion. Just, maybe.
Maybe if we didn't have to shackle ourselves to a country chained to debt we didn't agree with, we could come and go, doing our best for the duration of time we were there.
Maybe if we opened our eyes, we could open our boarders to the opportunists desperate for a chance to prove to their own children, they can put a roof over their heads.
Maybe if we stopped closing our minds, we could start closing down the bullies, worries, and woe- just maybe.
Maybe if we spread a blanket of equality across the world, and eliminated excess and deficiency from the dictionary, we could live a bit more contented.
Maybe if money wasn't an object, and the world came to an understanding to live within your means, we could forget about material status and recognize our personal apparatus.
Maybe if we could send this message to the world, maybe it would make a difference.


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We are a progressive firm of chartered accountants, based in Dublin's city centre. Our accountancy practice acts on behalf of clients who operate across all sectors of the Irish and international economy.
Philip Monahan, Managing Partner
Philip Monahan is a graduate (MA, BBS) of Trinity College, Dublin and a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland. He joined Keveny Monahan Limited as managing partner in 2006. He has previously served as Honorary Secretary of the Chartered Accountants Leinster Society. Prior to Keveny Monahan & Co., Philip worked in medium sized practices in Ireland, and also held several senior finance roles with IBM.
Barry Griffin, Practice Manager
Barry is a graduate of the University of Ulster and holds a BA (Hons) History degree (1997) and a Postgraduate Diploma in Business Studies from NUI, Galway (1999). He became a member of the ACCA in December 2005 and a Fellow of the Association in 2010. He previously worked for a mid-sized practice based in the north east of Ireland as an Audit Senior and was appointed as a Business Development Manager in 2007. His responsibilities included audit, corporate tax, corporate business projections, management accounts production and analysis and personal taxation. He joined Keveny Monahan Limited in January 2012.
Lorraine Boyle, Senior Accountant
Lorraine is from Cavan and is a member of ACCA and AITI. Lorraine worked and trained with Keveny Monahan Limited from 2008 to 2013. Upon her qualification as a tax consultant, Lorraine left to take up employment with accountancy practices in Cavan. Lorraine returned to Keveny Monahan Limited as a senior accountant in 2017
Shane O'Connor
Shane graduated with a BA Honours Degree in Business with Accounting from the Tallaght Institute of Technology. During his time in college, Shane was awarded the CIMA Global Business Challenge national winner 2015. Shane is continuing his studies with ACCA.
Paige Crabtree
Paige is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland. Paige graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Honours) Degree in Accounting and Finance from the Institute of Technology, Tallaght. Paige has also completed a summer internship in EY within their corporate tax department.
Jennifer Ayibiowu
Jennifer is a trainee accountant with our firm having graduated with a Bachelor of Business (Honours) Degree in Accounting and Finance from the Institute of Technology, Tallaght.
Mikhail Vinnikau
Mikhail is the practice manager. Mikhail is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
Marcelo Vedoveli
Marcelo is a trainee accountant with our firm having graduated from Griffith College, Dublin with an MSc in Accounting & Finance Management.
Michael O'Sullivan FCCA, AITI, MA – Consultant
Michael is a Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. He is also a Registered Tax Consultant. He has over 20 years experience at senior level across a number of industry sectors both in Ireland and Europe. In practice since 2003, his areas of expertise include Tax Compliance and Planning, Strategic Business Planning, Financial and Management Accounting, Business Financ
Retired Past Partner and Principals
Joseph Keveny
Joe Keveny founded Keveny Gilhawley & Co. in 1980 and later teamed up with Philip Monahan to form the Keveny Monahan & Co. partnership. Joe has retired from day to day practice after over 45 years, however remains in contact with the firm.
John Webb was the principal and founder of John A. Webb & Co. Chartered Accountants and was in practice on a day-to-day basis for over 50 years. John transferred his practice to Keveny Monahan & Co. in 2013 and remains as a consultant.


Backed by 30 tons of splitting force and a 5.2 HP Honda GC190 187cc EPA/CARB approved engine that quickly splits through all wood types.
13.3 second cycle time, down and back, and an auto return valve that retracts the cylinder with a simple tap, allowing for hands free movement.13.3 second cycle time, down and back, and an auto return valve that retracts the cylinder with a simple tap, allowing for hands free movement.13.3 second cycle time, down and back, and an auto return valve that retracts the cylinder with a simple tap, allowing for hands free movement.
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This project involves the master planning for a 19 home neighborhood located on a 40 acre reclaimed site. A project goal was to cluster the homes to allow for the preservation of open space to be utilized as walking trails and common recreation space. Prototype home models here developed to achieve construction efficiency while allowing for massing variation and owner input. Shared utility systems include a community photo voltaic power generation field.


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Yevgeny Yevtushenko Reads. [Poetry Reading Poster Flyer.]
Yevtushenko, Yevgeny.
The Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church Poetry Reading Poster Flyer April 9, 1977.
Adam, Helen, Lester Bowie, William Burroughs, John Cage, Clark Coolidge, Merce Cunningham, Douglas Dunn, Don Moye, and Sara Rudner.
The Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church Poetry Reading Poster Flyer, Jan. 1977.
Adam, Helen, Marilyn Hacker, Fanny Howe, Alice Walker, Mary Fagin, Jamie MacInnis, Richard Friedman, Anselm Hollo, et al.
Visiting Poets Reading (Poetry Reading Poster Flyer).
Adamson, Robert and Tom Raworth.
The Poetry Project at St. Mark's Church Poetry Reading Poster Flyer Dec. 1977.
Andrews, Bruce, John Giorno, Anne Waldman, Eileen Myles, Joe Ceravolo, et al.
Guy Beining Archive.
Beining, Guy.
Semina, no. 8.
Berman, Wallace, ed.
Summer Sleeper.
Berrigan, Sandy.
Sonnet L.
Berrigan, Ted and Alice Notley.
[For Lewis Warsh].
Berrigan, Ted.
Ted Berrigan Poetry Reading (Poetry Reading Poster Flyer).
Words For Love.
[Photograph of Ted Berrigan with a cigarette].
[Berrigan, Ted]. Cartwright, Louis R.
Wendell Berry and Gary Synder Reading: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. Poetry Reading Poster Flyer.
Berry, Wendell and Gary Snyder.
Reading at the Poetry Project.
Brainard, Joe and Ed Friedman, and Bill Berkson.
El ancla se sonríe en el fondo del mar. The anchor smiles at the bottom of the sea.
Brainard, Joe and Ramon Gomez de la Serna, Bill Zavatsky, (trans.).
Ted Berrigan and Robert Creeley Reading Flyer.
Brainard, Joe, Ted Berrigan, and Robert Creeley.
Joe Brainard Collaborations with Poets: Book Covers Illustrations Cartoons Etc.
Brainard, Joe.
Seven Drawings.
Brautigan, Richard and Harry Hoogstraten.
Fourth Annual San Francisco International Poetry Festival. Poetry Reading Poster Flyer.
Brautigan, Richard, Amiri Baraka, Michael Ondaatje, Joyce Mansour, Philip Lamantia, Ted Joans, Kenneth Rexroth, Kazuko Shiraishi, Gary Snyder, Maxine Hong Kingston, Czeslaw Milosz (English read by Robert Hass), Bogomil Gjuzel (English read by Thom Gunn), Carolyn Kizer, et al.
William Burroughs, Allen Ginsberg, and Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche (Poetry Reading Poster Flyer).
Burroughs, William, Allen Ginsberg, and Chögyam Trungpa, Rinpoche.
The Poetry Project's 31st Annual New Year's Reading Poster Flyer Jan. 1, 2005.
Carroll, Jim, Taylor Mead, Anne Waldman, Eileen Myles, John Giorno, Cecilia Vicuña, et al.
Pressed Wafer Portfolio.
Corbett, Bill, Paul Auster, Fanny Howe, Clark Coolidge, Bernadette Mayer and Michael Gizzi, and Bill Berkson et al.
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[Creeley, Robert and Bobbie]. William Katz.


I posted my review of the Shiseido Shimmering Cream Eye Color before I even posted where I got it. Sorry, I am just excited with my happy experience with the eye color, you can read my review of the Shiseido Cream Eye Color here. I got the full size sample of Shiseido at Sample Room.
For the Himalaya Organic Toothpaste, I got a sample size and I am still testing it out.
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The Business Development Representative consults with business owners, helping them build their online marketing presence to stay competitive in the marketplace, while demonstrating a reputation of trust, credibility and high-quality service. Success in the Business Development Representative role requires a results-driven mentality with significant time on the phone. Requirements include adhering to all company presentation guidelines and policies; delivering presentations via telephone in a pleasant, professional and confident manner; accomplishing targeted performance objectives on a consistent basis; honesty, integrity and ethics; high energy with a strong desire to achieve top results; being a self-starter and ability to work independently; and self-motivation and dependability.
The key to this position is an outgoing, friendly, genial interaction with a wide range of people. In this job, it is very important to connect with other people, to quickly form relationships, and to use those relationships to get work done. This job requires great attentiveness to other people; the ability to read other people, to listen to them, and to empathize with them. Communication is almost always a "selling" rather than a "telling" nature. Personal interactions will generally be upbeat and cheerful, requiring someone who is warm, helpful, and friendly. A faster-than-average pace will be the norm for this position. There will be several "pots on the fire" at once, therefore the job requires one to shift from task to task quickly and maintain a strong sense of urgency to keep everything going smoothly. The same easy-going, informal manner that is required of personal interactions carries over into any work products.
•Experience prospecting, developing sales leads and cold calling.
•Be able to overcome objections and prior success with one call closes.
•Strong attention to detail and goal oriented.
•Commitment to excellent customer service.
•Excellent written and verbal communication abilities.
•Ability to prioritize and manage multiple responsibilities.
•Basic Computer Knowledge and Microsoft Office Skills.
BBB provides a benefit package that includes: Medical insurance, paid holidays and paid time off.


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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Get Your Bot On! is thrilled to have the Intelligent Assistive Technology and Systems Lab (IATSL) as our Gold Sponsor for the Get Your Bot On! Robotics Hackathon "Positronic: Robots and Brains" ( http://www.ot.utoronto.ca/iatsl/ ).
The IATSL's goal is to develop zero-effort technologies that are adaptive, flexible, and intelligent, to enable users to participate fully in their daily lives. The IATSL is located in the Department of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy at the University of Toronto and at Toronto Rehabilitation Institute as part of the Artificial Intelligence & Robotics in Rehab Team. One area of research at the lab is exploration of the use of robotics for ageing in place. The team develops intelligent, mobile robots that can engage elderly adults and help them stay at home and live independently while dealing with the challenges of the onset of dementia or loss of abilities.
As part of their commitment to this growing field, and in support of the GYBO theme for 2014, the IATSL has offered the winning team of robohackers an internship at the lab, which includes a $5000 stipend.
To qualify, robots should relate to the theme of the hackathon and complement the lab's focus of technologies for ageing in place, mobile social robots, and assistive technologies.
The winning team will work at the lab and have access to mentorship and expertise from the lab's director Alex Mihailidis as well as his outstanding team of graduate students and professionals.
The lab is situated within the Toronto Rehab facilities and has first class prototyping facilities available in addition to full at-home simulation capabilities to test out the robots.
Teams at the robotics hackathon can elect to submit their robot for competition in this special prize category. Lab representatives will be available during the weekend to advise participants on ways robotics can respond to the challenge of ageing at home.
By 2030 28.5% of all Canadians will be over the age of 60. That's over ¼ of the population! This has significant implications for our healthcare delivery and for every Canadian's quality of life. In response to this demographic shift, Canada will need solutions that will help people live more independently, help them stay healthier longer and help them stave off the effects of an ageing brain.
This year Get Your Bot On! has added a family registration category for children and parents as well as a reduced registration rate for high school and university students. The IATSL challenges families, students, enthusiasts, and the general public to build a robot and tackle the challenge of an ageing population!
About Get Your Bot On!
Get Your Bot On! is a not-for-profit organization that produces robotics hackathons: Do-It-Together events where unlikely collaborators from diverse backgrounds build their robot prototype ideas. We can enable anyone to make robots with some open tech, a few tools, and a little help. Through their prototyping experience our robohackers better understand this emerging field and bring their insight, ideas and expertise to it.
November 14-16, 2014 Get Your Bot On! is presented in Partnership with the Ontario Science Centre and the theme is "Positronic: Robots and Brains". Teams will explore social robotics, consumer robotics and healthcare robotics for challenges such as aging at home and assisting people with dementia.
Our Corporate Innovation Challenge will host teams of employees from firms looking to develop the innovation skills necessary for the challenges of tomorrow.


Snap Inc. has seen better days. Shares of the social media, er, camera company fell to near-record lows of $18.09 this morning after some press outlets picked up on reports that downloads of the Snapchat app are in decline. According to Fortune—which cited an investor note from Nomura's Instinet—app downloads have dropped by 22% in the last two months. Even more startling, Snapchat downloads on Apple's iOS tumbled more than 40% in the first two months of the second quarter. Stagnate user growth has been a chief concern for Snap investors since its IPO earlier this year, and with Facebook and Instagram cloning Snapchat features like there's no tomorrow, it's hard to see how things improve.


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R.I. groups debate costs, value of Constitutional Convention
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PROVIDENCE � It�s voters who will ultimately decide whether Rhode Island holds a Constitutional Convention, but in the run up to Election Day, people and groups on both sides of the issue are doing their...
PROVIDENCE � It�s voters who will ultimately decide whether Rhode Island holds a Constitutional Convention, but in the run up to Election Day, people and groups on both sides of the issue are doing their best to win people to their side.
The latest dustup occurred Thursday when RenewRI, a group that supports a convention, objected to the new voter information handbook published by the secretary of state, saying the explanation it provides for ballot Question 3 is �flawed and biased.�
Among the flaws, said Gary Sasse, one of the group�s leaders: It doesn�t list the issues a convention might address. And while it refers readers to a longer report issued by a commission that was charged with providing guidance to voters, he said it merely directs people to the General Assembly�s website, without pointing them to the report.
Sasse also objected to the commission report itself, which uses the $891,000 cost of Rhode Island�s last convention, in 1986, as the basis for an estimate that a new, �similarly conducted� convention in 2016 could cost $2.5 million. The report goes on to say that the cost �could be considerably higher.�
�It�s biased,� said Sasse, who headed the Department of Administration under former Gov. Donald L. Carcieri and now leads the Hassenfeld Institute for Public Leadership at Bryant University.
He said the 1973 convention cost about $20,000, and he noted that the $891,000 figure equates to about $1.9 million in today�s dollars, not $2.5 million.
�It almost makes you think those people are biased against having a Constitutional Convention,� he said.
Rep. Cale Keable, D-Burrillville, who cochaired the Bi-Partisan Preparatory Commission that prepared the report, said �it�s impossible to know exactly what a convention might cost.� But he defended the $2.5-million estimate, saying he thinks it is �a very conservative number.�
The commission report also notes the 1973 convention cost. But Keable said it is his understanding that the 1973 convention was narrower in scope than the 1986 convention. And, he added, �the 1970s number is 40 years removed. Obviously, the 1980s number is a little closer to where we are today.�
Secretary of State A. Ralph Mollis� office defended its Question 3 explanation in the voter handbook, which will be mailed to homes throughout the state. The explanation is worded �exactly the same way it was worded the last time it appeared on the ballot 10 years ago,� said spokeswoman Raina Smith.
On Wednesday, the two sides went back and forth over an Internet video released by Citizens for Responsible Government, which opposes a convention. The video depicts a high-priced auction where the �next item up for bid� is the �Rhode Island State Constitution.� While men in business suits prepare to bid on women�s reproductive rights to minority rights, a narrator says money �shouldn�t be able to buy our Constitution.�
Sasse said it is �ironic that some entrenched interests seek to scare voters�by conjuring up an imagined risk to existing civil rights.�
There are checks and balances on what a convention can do, he said. A convention, he said, also provides an opportunity to address the �civil rights issue of our time,� which he described as �providing all children access to a quality education.�
�Repeated efforts to ask the General Assembly to consider this matter have fallen on deaf ears,� he said. �It is outrageous that these opponents of a convention�would deny our children the civil right of education.�


Ivan Bazak , born 1980, is a visual artist, stage designer and director. His interdisciplinary works focus on political issues, questions of migration and identity, and tackle social forms of coexistence.
Emmanuel Béhague (Prof. Dr.) teaches German history and cultural studies at the University of Strasbourg.


Chilli pickers Jarmilla Alders, left, and Linda Sartoris.
A FARM in Lake Macquarie is growing what may be the world's hottest strain of chillies, but preparing them for the public is a task akin to chemical warfare.
The variety, bright red and about the size of a dollar coin, is called the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T.
Its grower, Marcel de Wit, of the Chilli Factory in Morisett, sent samples for chemical analysis to ascertain just how it measured up.
Fierce … the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T.
The answer was stratospheric, reported EML Chem in Melbourne, where normal duties can include working with explosives.
Chilli potency is measured on the Scoville scale. A jalapeno, as used in Tabasco sauce, contains about 5000 Scoville heat units; a bird's eye chilli packs between 50,000 and 100,000.
The Trinidad Scorpion Butch T sample topped 1.46 million.
Mr de Wit says this is a world record, but that, like chilli itself, is hotly disputed. Guinness World Records says the present record holder is the Naga Viper chilli, measuring 1.38 million.
A sauce containing 58 per cent Trinidad Scorpion Butch T chilli, and called Scorpion Strike, will be launched at the Royal Easter Show. For portions of the manufacturing process, Mr de Wit dressed in protective clothing including an industrial gas mask to fend off the fumes as the chillies boiled.
Videos of Mr de Wit and Neil Smith of the Hippy Seed Company, which brought the chillies to Australia, show them struggling to eat the raw chillies. From behind fogged glasses, Mr Smith likens the experience to applying a soldering iron to his tongue and throat.
Mr de Wit's wife, Connie, said she finds the Trinidad Scorpion Butch T too fierce for her palate, although she has watched braver souls try them.
"A lot of people start sticking their tongue out and start flapping their hands around," she said.
Despite an intensity that would overpower most, the chillies are said to have a fruity taste. "It's a bit like a banana and an orange together – like a fruit salad," said Mr de Wit, who answers to the title of the Hot Chilli Chef.
I've eaten a raw habanero before. It's pretty damn hot. I've had stuff with chili extract in it too. That's hot too. But my sphincter burns just thinking about putting one of these in my mouth.


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A 4-year-old fell while drinking from a metal straw, and it pierced his throat. He survived despite losing 'nearly all his blood.'
Andrea Michelson
FILE PHOTO: Metal straws have been associated with a handful of injuries in children.
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4-year-old Charlie DeFraia barely survived a freak accident with a metal straw.
The straw punctured his tongue and damaged a vital artery in his throat.
DeFraia required a tricky surgery through his thigh to restore blood flow to his brain.
A 4-year-old boy nearly died when a metal straw punctured a vital artery in his throat, temporarily cutting off blood flow to his brain.
The boy, Charlie DeFraia of East Moriches, New York, fell from a porch ledge while drinking a yogurt beverage with a metal straw. The straw which went through his tongue and pierced his throat, according to Today.
When his parents came outside to see their son's face covered in blood, they initially thought he had bitten his tongue, they told the outlet. But as paramedics rushed DeFraia to Stony Brook University Hospital, it became clear that the boy's blood loss was coming from a more severe injury.
"He had really no measurable blood pressure," Dr. Richard Scriven, chief of pediatric trauma at Stony Brook Trauma Center, told Today. "He essentially had lost nearly all his blood."
Doctors determined that DeFraia had suffered an injury to his internal carotid artery, one of the major pathways that supplies blood and oxygen to the brain. They managed to stop the bleeding by packing the wound with gauze, but repairing the artery would be challenging.
Thanks to Dr. David Fiorella — known among colleagues as "a wizard with catheters" — the boy has recovered well and will start kindergarten this week, Today reported.
Surgeons repaired the boy's throat wound via a tube inserted into his thigh
Once DeFraia's doctors were able to locate the source of the bleeding, they had to think outside the box to repair his injury.
There are two carotid arteries in the neck — one on either side — and each one splits into an internal and external branch. According to the Cleveland Clinic, the internal carotid arteries supply the brain, while the external arteries send blood and oxygen to the head, face, and neck.
DeFraia had injured his right inner carotid artery in a spot just behind his jaw. The straw had punctured the inner artery without damaging the outer artery or breaking skin, so going in through his neck was not an option, doctors told Today.
Dr. David Chesler, director of pediatric neurosurgery at Stony Brook, was concerned about the lack of blood flow to DeFraia's brain due to the injury. Clamping the artery would stop the bleeding, but it wouldn't save the blood vessel.
He enlisted Fiorella, director of the Stony Brook Cerebrovascular Center, who inserted a thin tube into an artery in DeFraia's thigh, and pushed it through the body's vascular system until it reached the wound in his neck.
Then, Fiorella essentially "recreated a brand new carotid artery inside Charlie's old carotid artery," using stents to stop the bleeding and restore blood flow to the brain. The procedure took just 45 minutes, and after a week in a medically-induced coma, the boy began to recover.
The accident highlights how metal straws can be unsafe for kids
DeFraia has recovered incredibly well, his doctors told Today, but the accident was enough to convince his mother to give up metal straws for good.
"They've been in the garbage since the day after the accident," said Crystal DeFraia, who told Today she had initially bought the eco-friendly straws to save the sea turtles.
While metal straws have become a popular alternative to single-use plastic, they've been associated with a handful of injuries in the past.
In 2019, a woman in the UK died after a 10-inch stainless steel straw went through her eye socket and into her brain. She had stumbled while carrying a mason jar-style drinking glass with the straw attached, Insider reported.
Starbucks has advised parents to keep stainless steel straws away from children after receiving reports of small children cutting their mouths on them. The company recalled 2.5 million metal straws in 2016, and has since replaced them with acrylic straws.
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ENCATC Research Award
Award Winner & Finalists
Publication – Alessia Usai
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The 2019 Award winner: Biljana Tanurovska Kjulavkovski
Doctoral Thesis: "Theory of institutions and cultural policies for contemporary performative practices" obtained from the University of Arts in Belgrade, Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Serbia.
Biljana Tanurovska Kjulavkovski is a cultural manager, curator and researcher, an active part of the independent art and culture scene in North Macedonia. She is a co-founder and executive director of Lokomotiva – Centre for New Initiatives in Arts and Culture, co-founder of Nomad Dance Academy (NDA) and Kino Kultura (KK) – project space for contemporary performing arts and culture. With Lokomotiva she also co-founded Jadro – Association of the Independent Cultural Scene. Tanurovska Kjulavkovski is committed to initiating, curating and managing diverse projects and programs. Some of her latest projects include "Dissonant (co)spaces"; "Cultural Spaces for Active Citizens", the "Art, Politics, Institution, Body" curatorial program and ongoing research on issues of cultural workers' rights, public spaces and institutions in culture. She has worked as a consultant of the European Cultural Foundation and European Commission. Tanurovska Kjulavkovski is the author of various texts, (co)editor of numerous publications, journals and books. She has been a guest lecturer at different programs, as well as universities. Since 2011, she has been working as an independent lecturer at the Faculty of Music Arts in Skopje. She is a graduate of art history and archeology and holds MSc on Interculturalism, Cultural Management and Cultural Policy at the University of Arts in Belgrade. She has completed her PhD on "Theory of institutions and cultural policies for contemporary performative practices" at the University of Drama Arts in Belgrade, under the mentorship of Prof. PhD Milena Dragićević Šešić.
About ENCATC
Established in 1992, ENCATC is a network of more than 100 member institutions and professionals in over 40 countries active in education, training and research within the broad field of cultural management and policy. ENCATC members have an impact on the education of thousands of cultural managers worldwide.
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This Vestfrost FZ365W-B wine coolers come with Danish quality and design in abundance in a black finish.
It is beautifully designed to fit in to the most exclusive bars, restaurants and homes adding a touch of class to a wine display.
Two independently controlled temperature zones allow the simultaneous storage of red and white wine.
Air is circulated through a charcoal filter to enable safe long term storage. They even have built-in frost protection heaters to allow use in low ambient environments.
It can store up to 191 x .75cl bottles neck to neck on its height adjustable wooden shelving which is illuminated by a low energy interior light.
Cooling is provided by a low vibration compressor and the system uses the environmentally sound R600a refrigerant.
The tinted glass door with UV filter is reversible door and the fridge has adjustable feet.
Electronic temperature controls allow easy set up of the dual temperature zones 5 - 10 Deg and 10 - 22 Deg C.
This item will be delivered by a two man team who will unpack and position the machine for you.
Please inform us of any obstacles such as steps or counters in advance as this is not included in the delivery service.