The problem is, we humans can muck things up pretty fast. When it comes to meetings, the list of blunders is endless. From having the wrong people in the room, to not having an agenda, to being unclear about the meeting's purpose, it's a wonder anything gets done at work. And don't even get me started on the interpersonal drama and office politics that can taint a perfectly well-planned meeting.
In addition to extensive experience in human resources, Lauby also has a background in leading training classes. This professional background lends itself well to the creation of a very comprehensive guide on the ins and outs of planning, running and following up on meetings. Lauby begins her book by explaining that one of the fundamental problems with leading meetings is that the purpose in not clearly defined. She offers three categories of meeting types, saying that meetings should: provide information OR create a mechanism for decision making OR allow opportunities for feedback and discussion.
The problem, writes Lauby, is that meeting leaders often combine two (or even all three!) of these functions into one meeting. This creates confusion and inefficiency. She says, "Business meetings have specific goals. If we, as business professionals, plan and conduct meetings to their intended goals, they wouldn't be the nuisance everyone makes them out to be." I couldn't agree more!
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This book is jam-packed with useful suggestions for leading the best meetings possible. It's infused with Lauby's understated brand of humor throughout—the "mental flowchart" she offers for how to extricate yourself from an unpleasant conversation at a networking function is in itself worth the price of the book.
The word "blueprint" in the book's title lives up to its promise. The plans outlined for each of the nine type of meetings are meticulously crafted. Just as a well-designed blueprint will help you build a structurally sound house, so too will this book help you create meetings that stand up to the rigors of the people who attend them.
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Ye Wanwan stood by the door. She hesitated for a long time but she was worried that if she delayed any longer, it would impact the effectiveness of the medicine, so she pushed the door open and went in.
Behind Ye Wanwan, the two maids followed behind her as they were worried and peeped through the crack of the door.
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At the door, the two maids watched Ye Wanwan walking towards Si Ye Han. They were so tense that they swallowed hard, making "gu lu" "gu lu" sounds.
Ye Wanwan acted like she hadn't noticed Si Ye Han's furrowed brows. She removed the cap of the Chinese medicine she was holding.
Isn't this a little brutal, huh?
This medicine is too horrifying!
But he has to drink it - this is something that could save him. No matter how bitter it is, he just has to gulp it down and it's over. It's much better than having a sickly body, failing organs and having to go through surgeries to change his organs, right?
Hence, Ye Wanwan coughed lightly and continued on with a cold expression. She looked at him and said, "Take your medicine."
The two of them were preoccupied with their thoughts as they watched 9th young master lifting his eyes, extending his arm and taking the cup of medicine from Ye Wanwan's hands.
Three minutes later, the bottom of the cup could be seen.
The two maids blinked, looked at each other, looked at the emptied cup and couldn't believe what happened for a very long time.
This... he finished it just like that?
Miss Ye didn't even do anything!
She simply stood there and said three words: take your medicine.
After seeing that Si Ye Han had obediently taken the medicine, Ye Wanwan's expression became much gentler.
As she smelled the pungent smell of Chinese medicine in the air and watched him finish it in one gulp without a change in expression at all from beginning till end, she couldn't help but soften her heart. She asked, "Was it alright? Was it really nasty?"
After a few seconds, Ye Wanwan pushed him away and like a cat who had stepped on her own tail, she stumbled towards the teapot nearby and gulped down several cups of water!
She was merely asking a question; she didn't really want to know how nasty it was, alright?
Damn it, is this guy even human? Or does he not have any taste buds? He actually managed to drink all of that in one gulp?
After Ye Wanwan drank a few cups of water, she gave Si Ye Han one as well, obviously still annoyed. "For you."
"No need." Si Ye Han propped his head up slightly and spoke in a casual tone like he had just drunk a cup of tea.
"Didn't you find it bitter?" Ye Wanwan asked in amazement.
Si Ye Han: "Not bitter at all."
Ye Wanwan: "..." He's definitely not human!
Author Jiong: 9th master, you're a real man! Was it really not bitter at all?


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The MCC model was developed between 2007 and 2014 as a response to his research into long term recovery from serious substance and behaviour misuse. He works as an executive coach trainer, organisational consultant and coaching training curriculum developer.
He is currently developing, in partnership with recently set up FRC US led by Marshall Rosier, a new coaching based training for Peer Recovery Supporters and Recovery Coaches for deployment across New York State.
He has worked with board members, CEO's, senior management teams and entrepreneurs as variously coach and mentor within the context of recovery and wellness and leadership.
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Q: How to set a value of a child Form Group using Angular2 Model Driven Form? I am looking to change the value of a select box  once a button is clicked. I have written the entire form in Model Driven approach. The select box is inside a child Form Group.
 this.profileForm = this.fb.group({

    name: this.fb.control('',[ Validators.required, Validators.minLength(3) ]),
    website: this.fb.control('',[Validators.pattern('^(http|https|ftp)?(://)?(www|ftp)?.?[a-z0-9-]+(.|:)([a-z0-9-]+)+([/?].*)?$')]),
    contributor: this.fb.control('',[Validators.email]),
    dealershipLevel: this.fb.control('single',[ Validators.required ]),
    manufacturer: this.fb.control('',[ Validators.required ]),

    address : this.fb.group({
        addressline: this.fb.control('',[ Validators.required ]),
        city: this.fb.control('',[ Validators.required ]),
        state: this.fb.control('',[ Validators.required ]),
        zip: this.fb.control('',[ Validators.required ])

    })
})

I want to set the value of state select box once a button is clicked. it is possible to set the value of parent Form group using the code
this.profileForm.controls.manufacturer.setValue('Tvm', { onlySelf: true });
How to set value of a from control in the child form Group ?

A: this.profileForm.get('address.state').setValue('Tvm', { onlySelf: true });

A: Try this:
this.profileForm.patchValue({address:{state:'Tvm'}}, { onlySelf: true });

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Q: Application design question regarding saving files I am working on an application in C# and I am having some extreme difficulty solving this design issue.
Basically the application allows users to create cook books. A user can click "new book" and the application will create a book with a given name. Now the user is allowed to add "recipes" to that book. The user can save the book at any time. They can load this book on other computers with the application. Only one book can be open at a time in the application. So if they user wants to create a new book or open a different book, the application will need to close the current book and then open the next book.
My question is, what would be the best way to solve this problem?

*

*How would I check if a book is open?

*How would I have the application create the new book?

*How would I have the application "close and forget" the book that was closed, so that the only open book is the new one?

What I was thinking is that I would have a CookBook class and a Recipe class. The CookBook class would hold the information pertaining to the new book that was created and it would hold a list of all the recipes in that CookBook. I am just having a hard time figuring out the best way to give the user the ability to create a new CookBook and close the current cook book so the user can create a new one.
The CookBook class will have a function that wil write the contents of the CookBook and the recipes of the CookBook to a file. There will also be a function in CookBook that will populate the application's user interface based on the contents of a CookBook that is loaded/opened by the user.

A: The idea of a cookbook is a good one. It sounds like your application will operate much the same a word document (wrt to file lifecycle).
Create your cookbook object and have one at the relative root of your application (the root form, I imagine, not Program.cs). "currentCookBook" sounds about right.
How would i check if a book is open?
You know whether or not a user is working in an open cookbook in one of two ways:

*

*if (this.currentCookBook == null) { /* no cookbook is open */ }

*if (this.currentCookBook == CookBook.NullObject) { /* null-object pattern */ }

How would I have the application create the new book?
Easy peasy:
this.currentCookBook = new CookBook(); // or = CookBook.Empty;

How would I have the application "close and forget" the book that was closed, so that the only open book is the new one?
Make an object that is responsible for the IO of cookbooks.
internal CookBookIO
{
    public static void Save(CookBook cb, string filename)
    {
        /* writes cookbook to filename */
    }

    public static CookBook Open(string filename)
    {
        CookBook cb = new CookBook();

        /* read file and populate cb */

        return cb;
    }
}

Open a cookbook like so:
using (OpenFileDialog ofd = new OpenFileDialog() { /* properties */ })
{
    if (ofd.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.Cancel)
        return;

    this.currentCookBook = CookBookIO.Open(ofd.Filename);
}

... and save (and close) it like so:
using (SaveFileDialog sfd = new SaveFileDialog() { /* properties */ })
{
    if (sfd.ShowDialog() == DialogResult.Cancel)
        return;

    CookBookIO.Save(this.currentCookBook, sfd.Filename);
    if (saveAndClose)
    {
        this.currentCookBook = null;
        // or this.currentCookBook = CookBook.NullObject;
        // or this.currentCookBook = CookBook.Empty; if you want to have it
        // default to a new, open book upon saveAndClose
    }
}

A: Usually these kinds of things are done with a small database.  Not only does using a database mean that you don't have to worry much about keeping track of file states, you can do searches, detect duplicate recipes, all that neat stuff that you will have to code yourself.
If you really want to do it all yourself, add a BookShelf class that's responsible for knowing about all the cookbooks.  You ask the BookShelf to get a book down for you (open), put the book away, and the BookShelf will handle all the details of create, open and closed.
Later, if you do move to a database, you can make the BookShelf handle all the DB operations and you're already nicely setup.
As for saving, you should either save a recipe whenever a change is made and you leave the page and also give a button to allow the user to save manually (it makes them feel better) whenever they want.


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Conserving Indigenous Remnant Vegetation at Heide
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"There is a growing and strong, but quite unscientific 'feeling' that the bush must be saved and I believe this feeling should be encouraged to the utmost." John Reed, 1971.
The protection of what is left of Australia's unspoilt native bushland is imperative for the survival of precious and endangered indigenous flora and fauna. Climate change, extreme weather events, bio-invasion by introduced species and inappropriate development are all impacting already stressed and fragile environments. When I was presented with the opportunity to restore a section of the gardens at the Heide Museum of Modern Art in the lower Yarra Valley, I knew I was fulfilling John Reed's ultimate vision "to preserve and perhaps rehabilitate as much as possible of the Valley."
Heide is known widely as one of Australia's most important cultural institutions It was founded in 1934 by John and Sunday Reed who made it their home. They gathered around them artists who are among Australia's most well-known – Albert Tucker, Joy Hester, John Perceval, Charles Blackman and Sidney Nolan. The surrounding gardens are as integral to the Museum as the nationally significant art collection.
Heide's sixteen acre site offers an ever-varying environment of native and exotic trees, shrubs, flowering plants and paddocks that extend over the river flats to the banks of the Yarra River. From the famous Kitchen Gardens, formal perennial walks and parterre gardens to woodlands and parkland dotted with contemporary sculpture, Heide's gardens offer visitors a unique experience of art, architecture and landscape.
Prior to European settlement, Heide's Sculpture Park was a Floodplain Riparian Woodland. This Ecological Vegetation Class (EVC) occurs downstream from Westerfolds Park and has the Bioregion Status of 'endangered'. It can be described as open eucalypt woodland, over a medium to tall shrub layer, with a ground layer consisting of grasses, herbs and sedges on the banks and floodplains of rivers and is a very distinctive assemblage of plants.
When John and Sunday Reed purchased a neglected dairy farm in 1934, and named it 'Heide' after the nearby town of Heidelberg, a century of clearing for agriculture and grazing had left the property virtually treeless. In the November of that same year, the Yarra River's last major flood occurred. It was from the seed deposited in that flood and that John Reed let grow, that this pocket of endemic woodland grew. In a 1967 letter to the National Herbarium, he wrote "Since then there has been a certain amount of natural regeneration, particularly close to the river (Red and Manna gums, Black wattles, a single Acacia verticillata, Kunzia peduncularis, Plagianthus pulcelliss, Hymenanthera dentata, Goodenia ovata and one or two others. Blackwoods have also increased and a large papyrus rush has established itself at the foot of the hill where water sometimes lies for several months. There is also a single Callistemon with a reddish flower… Now, with further experience, we would like to establish, as far as possible, the flora which was indigenous to this particular area, …"
In 2011, with this in mind, as head gardener, I proposed the creation of an Indigenous Remnant Conservation Zone (IRCZ) of just under 2000 square metres, in the south-west corner of the property. Unfortunately, it was waist deep in Tradescantia, blackberry and the other usual suspects as shown in the picture to the right. After a solid year of hand removal, with the offenders being sustainably hot-composted, the task of reveging with the range of plants from the Floodplain Riparian Woodland (EVC) and of the right provenance, to complement the established top storey by restoring balanced biodiversity and natural habitat, began.
For the upper storey, Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon) and Late Black Wattle (Acacia mearnsii) were planted. This was all that was needed to fill in a few gaps in the already established canopy cover of mainly River Red (Eucalyptus camaldulensis), Swamp (Eucalyptus ovata) and Manna Gums (Eucalyptus viminalis). This canopy is home to mammals and large birds.
A variety of shrubs for middle-storey were planted; Sweet Bursaria (Bursaria spinosa), River Bottlebrush (Callistemon sieberi), Prickly Currant Bush (Coprosma quadrifida), Burgan (Kunzea ericoides), Prickly Tea-tree (Leptospermum continentale), Woolly Tea-tree (Leptospermum lanigerum), Tree Everlasting (Ozothamnus ferrugineus), Fragrant Saltbush (Rhagodia parabolica), Large Kangaroo Apple (Solanum laciniatum), Golden Spray (Viminaria juncea). Some thinning of the over-represented Tree Violet (Melicytus dentatus), was required to redress the balance of biodiversity. The middle-storey provides cover for small birds.
Sedges and Grasses for under-storey were Tall Sedge (Carex appressa), Hollow Rush (Juncus amabilis), Spiny-headed Mat-rush (Lomandra longifolia), Wallaby Grass (Austrodanthonia sp.), Sword Tussock-grass (Poa ensiformis), Common Tussock-grass (Poa labillarderi). This provides important shelter and forage for insects, amphibians, reptiles and mammals.
Herbs for under-storey were planted to help to control erosion during inundation and periodic flooding. These were Fishweed (Einadia trigonos) and Bidgee-widgee (Acaena novae-zelandiae).
The restored area, shown at right, is still a work in progress. After the creation of a Wilderness Experience Track, the IRCZ is now open to the public – visitors to Heide can now immerse themselves in the sights, smells and sounds of sustainable, pre-European Australian bushland.
L. Harding, K. Morgan. 2012. Sunday's Garden: Growing Heide, Miegunyah Press, Melbourne.
Department of Sustainability and Environment. 2004. EVC/Bioregion Benchmark for Vegetation Quality Assessment, Victorian Government Department of Sustainability and Environment, East Melbourne.
Dugald G. Noyes is working gardener of twenty-five years and Burnley College graduate. He has worked at a private school before becoming the proprietor of his own gardening business. He was then a gardener for the National Trust of Australia (Victoria) where he presented a 'My Garden' segment on 'Gardening Australia'. His current tenure is as the Head Gardener at Heide Museum of Modern Art, where apart from doing major garden restorations and contributing to publications such as 'Sunday's Garden: Growing Heide', he also does a weekly Tuesday Gardening Tip. These can be found at https://www.facebook.com/HeideMuseumofModernArt
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I feel like one of the most important things in life is positivity especially positive thinking.
Remaining positive when times are hard shows strength of character as well as a generally happy disposition.
Positive thoughts often lead to positive results!!
If you want to change your life, you are the only one that can do it!
You will always get the same results if you do the same thing. To upgrade your life, you need to upgrade your actions!
It is early days in my stationery business but that is no excuse to play small!
I am dreaming big and know I will achieve big if I stay consistent and follow my plan.
As The Beatles famously once said "all you need is LOVE".
Family, Health, A Beautiful Home, Clean Water, Fresh Air… the list goes on!


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Baloch terror tag may be China's deal for Azhar
New Delhi: Did China strike a deal with the US on proscribing Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) in lieu of its consent to designate Masood Azhar a global terrorist in May?
While a definite answer may not be known immediately, sources told ET that the possibility of such an understanding cannot be ruled out. The reason being that the outfit had become a big source of concern for Beijing in the execution of the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) which passes through Baluchistan.
BLA has carried out at least three known attacks against Chinese assets including its engineers and workers between November and April. The organization has been fighting the Pakistan government demanding for self-determination for Baloch people.
At the time of Azhar's designation, informed sources told ET that one of the big issues for China was whether should risk rubbing JeM the wrong way given that the CPEC also passes through its strongholds in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. It eventually did not object to the designation under US threat that it would take the matter to vote where China would emerge as the only hold-out.
Two months later, sources said, it appears that China while taking the risk in PoK with Pakistan's assurance secured a deal with the US to designate BLA, which has attacked Chinese assets and unlike JeM, is not under the influence of Pakistan Army.
The fact that the US is holding talks with the Taliban using Pakistani interlocutors to reduce American troop commitment in Afghanistan could have also been a factor. Islamabad has been carrying out a major diplomatic effort to convey the Balo-chistan struggle for self-determination as terrorist action against Pakistan, added sources.
The US State Department last Tuesday issued the terrorist designation on the BLA, following attacks on Chinese-funded BRI projects in Pakistan's southern Balochistan province.
"BLA has carried out several terrorist attacks in the past year, including a suicide attack in August 2018 that targeted Chinese engineers in Balochistan, a November 2018 attack on the Chinese consulate in Karachi, and a May 2019 attack against a luxury hotel in Gwadar, Balochistan," said the US State Department statement, which virtually painted China as a victim of BLA attacks.
"I certainly wouldn't be surprised if there's a China dimension to this move," Michael Kugelman, the deputy director of Asia programmes at the Wilson Center in Washington, told leading the Nikkei Asian Review.
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What Makes a Child a Bully? It Usually Starts at Home
ST. PAUL, Minn. - It's an issue that continues to dominate the headlines locally and nationally: the ongoing problem of bullying in our schools.
Clinical psychologist Alden Ramsey says that to prevent bullying, we must first understand where the behavior is coming from. She says it's typically learned in the home.
"A way of communicating through intimidation is usually learned through modeling, especially with children. Parents and their marriage, their communication, it's usually learned through the communication of the parent."
While the experiences of children vary widely, high school junior Sarah Brady says it really all boils down to "The Golden Rule" - do unto others as you would have done unto you.
"I definitely would stress how important it is to be kind. You don't know what people are going through. Everyone has problems, a life behind like what you see at school, what you see on the computer, and it's just so important to reach out to everyone, no matter what."
On Tuesday, the Governor's Task Force on the Prevention of Bullying will convene at Apollo High School in St. Cloud for two listening sessions. The first will focus on student input. The second will offer parents, teachers and community members a chance to weigh in. Other listening sessions are expected in May in Mankato, Duluth and the Twin Cities.
More information on the Governor's Task Force is at mn.gov.
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Last week, Discover science blogger Keith Kloor made a few excellent points about the increasingly frequent use of the phrase "anti-science", citing a tweet made by the Genetic Literacy Project as an example of how the phrase has become part of the public discourse.
I would concur with Kloor that no one sees themselves as being "anti-science". The charge is rooted in the word science being used in an imprecise way. If you tell someone she is "anti-science" she will likely hear different meanings of the words and it's unlikely that the charge will ring true or result in that person changing their viewpoint.
Or perhaps the charge of being "anti-science" comes bundled with a charge of Luddism, sweetened with an insinuation of hypocrisy that a denialist rant has been typed out on an iPhone. But there is nothing inherently "anti-science" or hypocritical about believing that the costs of a specific technology outweigh the benefits.
What is really being referred to in the context of the charge of "anti-science" is an "anti-scientific method". As we learned in seventh grade, the scientific method starts with a question. Information is gathered and a hypothesis, or educated guess, is formed. We then test the hypothesis by doing an experiment. The experiment should be constructed in such a way that our hypothesis can be disproved. We analyze our observations and communicate the results. Ideally results are replicated to confirm or disprove our observations.
This goes beyond designing an experiment and testing a hypothesis. Whereas the scientific method helps us separate the signal from the noise to answer a very specific question, the scientific community also takes steps to separate the signal from the noise regarding the state of the knowledge on broader topics like climate change or the safety of biotech crops. Instead of relying on single studies that confirm our beliefs, we try to look at the scientific literature in it's totality.
An outlier study should reasonably held up to greater scrutiny, rather than immediately embraced, because the weight of evidence has not yet shifted; it's just one study of many. Researchers go beyond single experiments and conduct systematic reviews of all the studies on topic and organize them into literature reviews. They group the data from like experiments into meta-analyses to gain greater statistical power. They form committees to draft consensus reports. From this larger, social process a scientific consensus forms when the evidence convincingly points in a single direction. That does not lock in that conclusion for eternity, as theories are always open to new evidence. But to reject the weight of evidence based on one or a few outliers makes no sense, and is not science.
We avoid putting politics ahead of science by committing to use the scientific method and respecting (but not blindly following) the scientific consensus first and then applying our values to what we learn, rather the letting our values dictate what we are willing to learn. That's how we use a scientific consensus as individuals, but it also should inform our dialogue. Instead of asking loaded questions of those we disagree with, "Why are you against science? Why do you want children to go blind by opposing Golden Rice?", we should be asking, "Why do you see a handful of poorly conducted studies as the signal and the hundreds if not thousands of well conducted studies summarized in literature reviews and meta-analyses as the noise?" Following science means we do not cherry-pick studies that reflect our predetermined values.


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Patna Schools Closed Till 8 January Due To Cold
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Due to the current cold weather and low temperature, Patna District Magistrate ordered all government and private institutions in Patna will stay closed until January 8, according to an official announcement.
New Delhi India: In light of the current weather conditions, the Patna district administration announced on Sunday, January 2 that all schools in the city up to Class 8 will stay closed till January 8. Due to the current cold weather and low temperature, Patna District Magistrate ordered all government and private institutions in Patna will stay closed until January 8, according to an official announcement.
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"It appears to me that the health and life of children are at risk due to the widespread cold weather and low temperature prevailing notably in the morning in the district," the District Magistrate stated in a statement.
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"Prohibit the academic activities of all private and government schools in the Patna district up to Class 8 until January 8, 2022," the District Magistrate said.
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Patna has been suffering from a cold wave for the past few days.
"Patna District Magistrate announced that all government and private schools up to class 8 will be closed until January 8 in view of the extreme cold wave in the state," according to a social media post by ANI.
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Watch Mike Portnoy Pay Tribute to Neil Peart on a Toy Drum Kit
Dave Lifton Published: February 11, 2020
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Sons of Apollo drummer Mike Portnoy has once again allowed himself to be filmed playing a toy drum kit, and this time he's honoring his friend Neil Peart of Rush.
In the past, our sister site Loudwire has gotten the former Dream Theater drummer to play Hello Kitty- and Pokemon-themed kits. Now he's got a seven-piece set with three tom-toms and, while it's not quite Peart's famously massive kits, it's larger than Portnoy had played in previous installments.
"Just when I thought I was done, they pull me back in," he said in the video below. "I'm getting too old for this. Well, maybe the third time will be the charm. ... Neil was one of my biggest heroes of all time and you come to me, and this is what you give me to work with? ... Neil would be really upset about this, you know."
He started with "YYZ," playing for about 20 seconds before throwing his sticks down, shouting, "How can I work with this shit?" and storming off. But he returned, complaining about the setup before taking a stab at "The Spirit of Radio." He then challenged bandmate Ron "Bumblefoot" Thal to play "Name That Tune" on four Rush songs before kicking the kit over and falling to the floor.
Portnoy, who knew about Peart's brain tumor for two years before Peart died on Jan. 7, then changed his tone. "All joking aside, losing Neil has been truly devastating and heartbreaking and I don't want to make light out of that," he said. "To get serious for a moment, we are going to auction this off. I'm gonna sign it and the proceeds for this are going to go toward brain cancer research. I just wanted to say, Neil, rest in peace. You'll always be my hero and I love you. Thank you for everything."
The auction is live at eBay, wrapping up next Tuesday, Feb. 18 at 10AM Eastern. All proceeds are going to the American Brain Tumor Association.
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Extending our arms to those in need without waiting for something in return is a fulfilling in-depth appreciation to serve our fellowmen. Giving denotes not only through financial means but it also entails the giving of support packages, specially to the children in public schools (e.g. school facilities, learning support, health and nutrition, reading program, technology support, direct assistance, training and development and assistive learning devices). Giving to those in need is beneficial, in such a way that it impels joy to those doing volunteer work.
Giving is good for physical health as studied by the Giving USA Foundation of United States of America. The study also reveals that volunteering to charitable works can increase self-esteem, with volunteers reporting both greater personal empowerment and better health. Doing for others may stimulate the release of endorphin hormones, which has been linked to improved nervous and immune system functions.
Helping others can help take off your own problems and enable you to see the bigger picture. Once you see the difference you can make in another person's life, your own problems can seem smaller and more manageable.
Develop and grow as a person – Volunteering is an excellent way to explore your likes and dislikes.
Know that you are needed – Feeling needed and appreciated are important. When you volunteer, you realize just how much you are truly needed.
Make social connections – Volunteering can alleviate the sense of social isolation and help fill empty hours.
Develop new skills – Giving others time bring interesting and challenging opportunities that might not come along otherwise.
Boost your self-esteem – Helping others makes you feel good, because you are doing something for someone.
Give back to your community – Doing something for the community you live in and returning the favor to those who have helped you are strong motivators.
Nowadays, poverty is most obvious in the life of every Filipino, many families experienced hardships in filling their basic needs but each of us has the capacity to give even in the little way we can. The act of giving nurtures the psychological aspect of life, thus, giving is an endeavor which rich or poor individuals should engage.


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Why is female pain ignored? Examining sexism in healthcare
Gender bias in the medical industry is becoming increasingly more prominent as a direct result of women sharing their stories and opening up about their experiences with pain and illness.
Just last year, a study carried out by the Heart Association and the National Institutes of Health found that women are less likely to be given CPR. Men were more likely to survive cardiac arrest in a public place by a massive 23%.
This year alone, the CervicalCheck scandal has rightfully caused outrage in Ireland, when it was reported that hundreds of smears were in fact out-of-date, which resulted in the wrongful diagnosis of numerous women who could have survived if they had been given the accurate results in time. Only mere weeks ago, cervical cancer sufferer and campaigner Emma Mhic Mathúna died aged 37, a mother of five.
In tragic and life-altering instances such as these, women deserve compassion and respect in their healthcare journeys, it has since been reported that doctors were told to "use their own judgement" regarding whether or not to tell patients about their misdiagnosis.
The right to information surrounding your own body should be the lowest bar set, it cannot simply be a privilege for the few. Bodily autonomy has never been an equal playing field for men and women.
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Vicky Phelan sued the US laboratory who wrongfully interpreted the results and was awarded €2.5 million in compensation by the High Court, after finding out in September 2017 that her 2011 smear test was a false negative.
In 2016, researchers at University College London found that women with dementia receive worse medical treatment than their male counterparts with the same condition. I could go on.
Statistics and cases such as these may seem like aberrations in the system, yet so many women claim to experience sexism in their GP clinics, local hospitals and consultants offices every day.
Gender, race and poverty are undeniable biases in healthcare- none of these should ever be ignored.
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Sexism has been a major factor in medicine since time began, from Aristotle's declaration that the female form is naturally inferior, to the connection of the uterus with apparent female "hysteria" in the middle ages, trying to get a doctor to empathise with female pain can be draining and hugely frustrating.
This is not helped by the fact that the majority of consultants and specialists are male, and are rarely trained to spot female symptoms or female illnesses in the same detail as those of the male body.
It may seem absurd in this day and age that the Victorians confined women to asylums, whether they showed any evidence of mental illness or not, but doubt still leaks into clinics and hospitals when it comes to female pain.
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The fact that women have to go through the most difficult time to get a diagnosis of female illnesses such as fibromyalgia and endometriosis speaks volumes into the lack of funding which goes into researching these diseases, which affect thousands of women nationwide.
Fibromyalgia is still suspended in the disbelief of numerous practitioners, despite women pertaining symptoms for years at a time without gaining any appropriate treatment.
Lady Gaga has recently spoken out as a sufferer of this condition, asking for better healthcare to treat this complex disease which causes total body pain.
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Women are portrayed as hysterical hypochondriacs, and men are constantly depicted as the silent stoic types, who refuse to show weakness in the form attending a prostate exam that could save their life.
The Girl Who Cried Pain represents a 2001 study by Anita Tarzian and Diane Hoffman which examined pain management and gender. It showed clearly that women were far less likely to be given pain relief or long-term medication for pain (drugs such as Gabapentin, Lyrica and Amitriptylene), and it also revealed that women are less likely to gain the adequate treatment by healthcare providers.
Ask Me About My Uterus by Abby Norman is another fascinating read which describes her torturous experience of trying to get a diagnosis for her endometriosis, a dangerous illness where uterine tissue grows on organs outside of the womb. Often the only treatment is sedatives, or a hysterectomy. Endometriosis UK has claimed that despite the illness affecting 1 in 10 women, it takes an average of nine years to get a diagnosis.
I had to beg my own consultant for a laparoscopy exam after two relentless years of chronic abdominal pain, and he stopped my GP from prescribing me my vital pain medication after claiming that there was "no reason" for my pain. AKA, he didn't believe me.
I have since been diagnosed in the US after three years with a congenital pain condition where I was born with a vast excess of nerve endings at the base of my spine, which affects over 13% of women, and yet not a single doctor in Ireland or Britain could offer any treatment or advice.
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When I went to America, the specialist who has thousands of female patients who travel across America to see him told me that he is refused funding daily for his clinical trials and research into female pain, for the reason that all the funding is instead siphoned into drugs aimed at male pleasure, despite there already being several high-quality treatments.
According to PubMed, there are currently over 2,000 trials focusing on erectile dysfunction, and a grand total of 300 on EVERY TYPE of female pain.
If you don't believe that stigma and sexism is prevalent in healthcare, maybe question why it's so easy for a man to walk out of a GP clinic with a prescription for Viagra, yet it takes a woman in excruciating pain nine years to get told she has endometriosis, a life-long illness.
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Since 1995, it has been confirmed that women experience stimuli at a more intense level than men.
Women have a proven different experience of pain than men, surely they deserve to be taken as seriously?
Yet society has conditioned women to ignore their pain, to handle it with clenched teeth and no complaints.
If you're going to focus entirely on male pleasure, don't ignore female pain, because it won't be kept silent.
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Just one diet drink a day could triple risk of stroke and dementia
You may think you're making a healthy choice when reaching for a diet drink rather than its full-sugar counterpart, but new research has found you might actually be increasing your risk of dementia and stroke.
A study, published in The American Heart Association's journal, examined more than 4,300 people.
According to the Evening Standard, the participants filled out questionnaires noting their food and drink intake at three different points between the years 1990 and 2000.
Researchers then followed the group for 10 years, and observed 81 cases of dementia and 97 cases of stroke in that time.
A number of factors such as sex, calorie intake and exercise were adjusted and examined, but regardless of these, researchers found that people who drank at least one diet drink a day were almost three times as likely to suffer a stroke or dementia.
Matthew Pase of the Boston University School of Medicine, said: "Our study shows a need to put more research into this area given how often people drink artificially sweetened beverages.''
He also warned that although no relation was found between sugary drinks and an increased risk of dementia or stroke, consumers should not consider them a 'healthy option'.
So, as the saying goes, everything in moderation girls!
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Sound of Music star Charmian Carr has died of dementia complications
Charmian Carr – who played Liesel von Trapp in The Sound of Music – has died aged 73.
A spokesperson for the actress said she died on Saturday in LA of complications from a rare form of dementia.
According to TMZ, the author left acting after The Sound of Music to focus on interior design.
She is survived by her siblings, two children and four grandchildren.
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Family finally reveal what drove Robin to suicide
There is no doubt that Robin Williams' death back in August left an enormous void in the world of acting and comedy. His tragic suicide left many wondering what could possibly have happened the much-loved actor that would lead him to take his own life. Recent reports have established that neither illegal drugs nor alcohol were found in the sixty-three-year-old's system, which while comforting also raised many further questions.
It seems, however, that some of these questions were answered today with court documents stating that Robin, who suffered from Parkinson's disease, was also battling Lewy body dementia.
Those suffering from this form of dementia commonly experience severe hallucinations and both Robin's doctors and family have agreed that the condition was a key factor in his suicide. The delusions may appear in the form of animals, objects or people from the past and sufferers can struggle to identify friends and family.
Tragically, many people battling Parkinson's disease also struggle with Lewy body dementia and unfortunately suffer negative side effects from the Parkinson's medication. Robin's wife Susan Schneider has revealed that her husband complained about the medication in the days leading up to his death.
We're so sad to hear that Robin had to deal with so much ill health before his untimely death.
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Do we really know why, what and who we are as a country. USA ranked 121st as a "safe" and "peaceful" country. Either we are all full of sheet or the MSM propaganda that spews daily is really full of sheet.
Well i know the MSM is an agenda driven brainwashing apparatus.
I would take issue of the US not being "safe".
I can see how we are not considered very peaceful, as we stick our noses in many places where there is no real "national interest" in doing so.
I'm certainly not against carrying the proverbial "big stick", but many times we choose to ignore the first part of the qoute about "walking softly".
You gotta love how media and those reading it portray stuff.
"The aircraft are equipped with imaging equipment with specific limitations and monitors from the country being surveilled are onboard the flights to make certain the party complies with the parameters of the treaty."
So US officials or what not were also on board the Russian plane monitoring that things complied with the treaty.
Reading the rest of the article it mentions how the Russian may have more to gain but that is because the US are ahead with satellite surveillance so it balances out, in a way.
The US wont be giving the Russians the pics they take of the sensitive area of interest in Russian territory and I don't think they can send a cosmonaut up on one the surveillance satellites to see the US are using things that give them an advantage.
So in the end the yanks are still ahead in the game.
I put out the article out as I never knew that we or they were allowed per treaty to do flyovers. Our MSM dosen't tell us that. Just that all Russians are evil, etc, etc, etc.
So what do you think about this ranking and if we do conjoin with Russia. Wow!
Generally speaking, I'm too old to buy into the Russia Boogeyman anymore, so there's that.
At home, I'm quite appalled at the increasing militarization of our law enforcement agencies, as well as the very poorly written Tennessee vs Garner decision which has allowed the cold blooded murder of civilians by police upon fear and beliefs rather than a clear threat or assault.
Internationally speaking, our warmongering and nation-building is just as appalling. Our support for and material aid to "good" terrorists was absolutely unconscionable.
In other words, I'm pretty damn disgusted with my own nation. I don't need to compare it to any other to judge it on its own merits (or lack thereof).
Oh the Rule of threes comes from USDOJ in criminal / civil prosecution. When something happens at least three times it rules out a common mistake, chance cause or murphy's law. It does establish repetitive criminal or civil behavior.
I agree with you on everything you just wrote across the board. I have no issues with Russia.
Putin poking the grays? My guess is he's into the blonde haired amazon type such as the Tall Whites, Pleiadians and Blond Nordic ETs. Just sayin since hes a short guy.


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