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2020 Hot Dog Challenge
IG: @official_hotdogchallenge | #MHDGA #HDC2020 #dogginitforjeff
The HDC
Daily Dog
Leader Dogs for the Blind
Jeff Cortese
Jeff has been slowly losing his vision over the past few years with first signs showing in his senior year at MSU (2015-2016). Throughout 2017 his vision continued to decline, but at a very tempered pace. He still had some ability to read text and navigate through outside environments alone with ease. It was in 2018 where his vision took a turn for the worse; he could no longer read without the use of text-to-speech services (Siri, etc.) and began his training to live as a blind person with the Michigan Bureau of Services for Blind Persons (BSBP). The BSBP provided him with a white cane to help him navigate and taught him several strategies of how to cope and adjust with the changes. He eventually went to stay at a training facility specifically for blind persons ran by the BSBP (February 2019) to accelerate his training and further prepare him to be able to continue to work at his job. When he returned (~May 2019), his behavior changes and memory issues became more apparent.
Up until this point, none of the several doctors working with him were entirely sure of the cause. There were several promising theories, but none of which quite aligned with Jeff's symptoms and test results. He ultimately moved back home with his parents in Connecticut (~June 2019) where specialists in NYC were finally able to diagnose the cause of Jeff's vision and memory loss. In December/January 2020, doctors were able to determine that there was excessive brain fluid build-up in his cranium and a tumor near his pituitary gland. Surgery was performed in February 2020 to drain the excess fluid and conduct a biopsy of the tumor. Results of the biopsy tests came back in March 2020 and revealed that his tumor is known as glioma of the hypothalamus and it cannot be removed due to the location. According to doctors at the time, the cancer became more aggressive during the 2 months leading up to the results of the biopsy.
We are going into our 5th year of the Hot Dog Challenge which we have been full supporters of The Leader Dog Foundation. However, with Jeff's health changing we have decided to add a foundation that will help support Jeff and other patients who are undergoing similar treatments and obstacles similar to Jeff. We ask if you can please donate to this cause whether its $1 or $100 we appreciate every penny donated.
#Dogginit4Jeff #Dogs4Dogs
Leader Dogs for the Blind is an organization that helps to empower blind, visually impaired or Deaf-Blind people with lifelong skills for safe and independent travel. All of their services and programs are offered completely free of charge and without the help of any federal or state funding. 35 years ago, my Uncle Kevin O'Callaghan lost his vision suddenly as a result of juvenile diabetes and after five surgeries and dozens of laser procedures, was left completely blind at the age of 23. In that moment, he had lost his job, his education and his independence and had to figure out what to do next. Leader Dogs for the Blind was there for my uncle over 35 years ago and gave him back his independence, the ability to graduate from college, to get a job and to live a normal life. Kevin, now on his 4th leader dog, currently serves as Chief Talent Officer at Leader Dogs for the Blind and hopes to be able to continue to help people as Leader Dogs did for him so many years ago.
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Scott Pilgrim, I will always love you
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I was so excited to read Scott Pilgirm's Finest Hour, the sixth and final volume in the series, that even though I had ordered it for ridiculously cheap, the moment I got near Big Brain Comics last Tuesday I caved and bought another copy. There was no way in hell I was going to be able to wait another day to find out what happend to Scott, Ramona, and their gang of wry sidekicks.
Volume 6 takes place roughly four months after Volume 5. Ramona's MIA, Scott's vegging in an apartment paid for by his parents, and Sex Bob-Omb has broken up. Things are not going well for our favorite Canadian hipster doofus.
Eventually that gang of wry sidekicks rouses Scott from his funk and forces him to face his pathetic life and the seventh evil-ex Gideon Graves. It is the battle we've all been waiting for and it's well worth the wait. If it seems I'm being intentionally vague, it's because I am. I don't want to be a spoiler. Bryan Lee O'Malley reveals a lot about where the characters are going, some of it is shocking, some of it's not. However, I don't want to ruin any of the delicious surprises Volume 6 has.
Endings are hard, so it was with a little bit of trepidation that I jumped into Volume 6. Since I was one of the first of my friends to read it, many have asked what I thought.
"He ends it well," I told each of them. It sounds like damning with faint praise, but that's not it at all. There were many routes O'Malley could have taken. He could have gone down the schmaltzy sentimental route which would have felt like being manipulated. He could have come at us from out of nowhere with a bunch of left field surprises which would have felt like selling out the characters for the sake of shock. Instead he stays true to his characters and delivers an ending that is full of optimism and epic video-gamesque battles.
What O'Malley has created here is a funny, touching coming of age tale for twentysomethings. It's about letting go of childish things, dumping that bullshit emotional baggage (literally and figuratively) that we all like to cling to in our 20s (that whole "I'm so broken and flawed and my pain make me unique and mysterious" bullshit) and opening yourself up to possibility. It sounds hokey, but in his hands it's not at all.
No, in O'Malley's hands it's funny and fun and surprisingly touching. Oh, just go buy the books already. Read them now before the movie ruins everything (not that I expect the movie to be bad, but because it will spoil all the surprising things in the books).
2010 Books Bryan Lee O'Malley graphic novel Scott Pilgrim
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Teachers, stop being so defensive. It's time to embrace the no-excuses culture
Instead of bridling about criticism, teachers should take on board Michael Wilshaw's plans for improving schools
An agent for change: Sir Michael Wilshaw, the new head of Ofsted. Photograph by Dominic Lipinski/PA
Sat 11 Feb 2012 19.06 EST
Britain's teachers deserve more sympathy. Any conversation about our economic and social ills almost always ends with the lowest common denominator agreement that education must be improved. Too many British children are not educated creatively to solve problems and are not in command of the basics. So runs the allegation and such failings are disguised by allegedly soft exams and grade inflation. Our teachers, by almost universal agreement, are letting the next generation down.
Yet there is one statistic that haunts me. A report last year found that five schools – St Paul's boys and girls, Westminster, Eton and Hills Road sixth form college in Cambridge (this last, unlike the others, in the state sector) – sent more students to Oxbridge over a period of three years than 2,000 other secondary schools combined. Around 35,000 children every year get the three As that could make them a candidate for our top universities; too few of them come from those 2,000 schools – the single biggest obstacle to promoting social mobility. Meanwhile, a third of this eligible pool of applicants come from private schools.
These are such alarming figures that much more is at work than any inadequacy on the part of our teachers. The army of teachers' critics too rarely acknowledges the many heartbreaking barriers to teaching well in so many of our schools – the children's disillusion and poverty, endemically disrupted classes and the recognition that however hard a pupil works he or she will never get a good job locally. The pupils and their schools are trapped.
But yet. To concede everything to broader economic and social forces is a counsel of despair. There are examples of brilliant schools in these areas; a well-led, dynamic school can become a site of hope and the unleashing of possibility. If the depressed parts of Britain are to break out of their spiral of decline, we have to start somewhere.
So it was good to hear Sir Michael Wilshaw, the incoming head of Ofsted, announcing in his first major speech last week that he would not tolerate the educational mediocrity that so besets Britain. Too many schools had been labelled as "outstanding" by Ofsted when they were not; he wanted outstanding to mean just that.
Wilshaw's aim is to create a "no-excuses" culture and he sees the indispensable means as stronger leadership in schools. Heads and their senior team should show their passion and commitment to teaching in everything they say or do, he said. They must be committed to professional development; they must ensure that performance management robustly rewards those who teach well. Equally, they must make sure something is done about those who consistently underperform.
Some individual heads rallied to his side, but then came the ritualistic condemnation from the teachers' unions. Chris Keates, general secretary of NASUWT, said Wilshaw "is trashing the school system, trashing the reputation of Ofsted… this is puerile game-playing at the expense of schools, their teachers and pupils". Even Malcolm Trobe, deputy general secretary of ASCL (which represents many heads), declared that Wilshaw's comments were "demoralising dedicated professionals… this is no way to improve our education system, nor to treat hard-working professionals".
So the battle lines are drawn. Keates and Trobe do speak for many teachers and heads who feel beleaguered and misunderstood. But defensive aggression in protection of the status quo, the default mode of so much contemporary trade unionism, will not advance the teachers' cause, the cause of education or the interests of their pupils. I know I dream, but imagine if the teachers' collective response had been to welcome Wilshaw's call to arms; to say that they agreed that it was a disgrace that thousands of our schools produced such woeful results; wanted to work wholeheartedly to improve leadership and agreed fully that good teachers should be acknowledged and rewarded; and action would be taken against poor performers. The nation would have applauded.
They could then have built on that bridgehead of support to argue that teachers could not fight this battle alone; that to inspire kids while doing so little to create possibilities for them once they leave school is betrayal; that to try and make any progress in the face of swingeing cuts in capital budgets and frozen teacher pay is to ask close to the impossible. They would do their part, but others should do theirs. In this way, teachers could transform themselves into the formidable leaders of a coalition pressing for broad-based economic and social improvement.
There will be teachers and heads who are desperate to open up such a national conversation, but their voices are drowned out. The heart of the problem is that teachers as a profession are reluctant to embrace the idea that there must be rewards and consequences for good and bad performance – the operational guts of what Wilshaw proposes when he argues for a no-excuses, performance-orientated culture in schools.
He has unexpected allies. The young Karl Marx criticised the utopian egalitarianism of the German socialists' Gotha programme by saying that socialists had to accept that good workers would expect the appropriate rewards, but would also expect the problem of shirkers and poor workers to be addressed.
Confronting poor performance is tough. It means establishing a framework so that teachers know what is expected, one that allows for tough conversations when those expectations are not met. It offers the chance of professional development but if that fails, teachers might lose not just pay but their jobs.
It also means that those who do well get quicker opportunities for promotion and salary hikes. To deliver such a regime demands incredible fortitude and determination from heads, along with the inspiration to show that it matters. Inevitably, they will be charged with being unfair and of victimising weaker colleagues. It is hard to marry performance with the collegiality of a staff room.
It is understandable why teacher unions are so resistant to performance-management: the doctrine is that teaching is a vocation and every teacher wants to do a good job. Performance-management is divisive. But yes, while everyone might want to do a good job, not everyone can or does. Not to manage performance is itself an extraordinary statement; it means giving up on trying to establish a framework for what good might look like and means selling the pass to state education's many enemies. Education, like the country, is at a crossroads. Having hundreds of underperforming schools is unacceptable. Wilshaw is right, and while his proposed changes won't alone do the job, they are a start. And they should be backed.


The Daum Company was founded in 1875 by Jean Daum (1825-1885). In 1878 he took possession of the glassworks near Nancy as payment for a debt and in hard times engaged the business and creative skills of his sons, Auguste (1853-1909) and Antonin (1864-1931) who were originally lawyers, to make the glassworks a great success. They were influenced at the Paris Exhibition of 1889 by the art glasswork of Emile Gallé and moved away from the production of glass for watches, windows and taverns to art glass. The Daum Company is now a public company known as Cristallerie Daum which still produces art glass.
The Daum Brothers worked in the factory from the 1880s onwards. They associated with other notable glass makers including Emile Gallé, Louis Majorelle and Victor Prouve. While Gallé was known for producing individual pieces the Daum brothers were known for their larger editions of commercial glass, especially their light fittings. This group of glass artists produced a great deal of the finest Art Nouveau glass which is still very collectable and sought after today.


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Legion (Season 2), 2018
Thami
Signed up the 30/03/2017
On 15/08/2018 at 11:59 Quote this message
"What if you're not the hero? What if you're just another villain?"
After finally exorcising the psychic parasite (Amal Farouk the Shadow King) that had been ruining his entire life since child birth David Haller thought he could settle down with the love of his life & live a normal life but unfortunately his circumstances have grown exponentially worse. After being kidnapped by an unknown force at the end of his ordeal with the Shadow King David regains consciousness & finds himself at facility known as Section 3 which is a secret government tasked with hunting down dangerous mutants. Firstly he's told that he disappeared for an entire year (which David cannot account for). Also to make matters worse his old nemesis Amal Farouk is still alive in a new host and in search of his original body in order to regain his full power. What ensues is a mad race to stop the Shadow King from recovering his slumbering corpse but unbeknownst to David & his partners a much more sinister conspiracy is at play that could threaten to drive everyone insane & bring the world to ruin.
The first season of Legion was a beautifully chaotic & unconventional work of art that managed to push the entire comic book genre forward with it's fearless & groundbreaking approach to storytelling. Season two does not disappoint in the slightest and continues taking the series to new heights. Initially David found himself questioning his own sanity but this time around he's forced to question his own reality. The theme of season two centered around the dangers of believing in false narratives which can distort ones entire perception of their reality so essentially everyone is fighting the dark infectious power of delusion.
Legion continues to produce stunning visuals & camera work that would make the most seasoned cinematographer swoon with delight. It feels like you're constantly in a trance or on a copious amount of acid when watching any episode of Legion as it bombards the audience with radiant colour palettes & unnervingly beautiful camera shots. Legion continues with the experimenting with even more abstract concepts when it comes to the storyline & it to be quite honest sometimes the plot suffers a bit because of how the show deviates too much making it little hard for the audience to get a good grasp of what's going on (myself included I have to admit).
Overall Legion is a solid piece of work and is really taking upon itself to take the comic book genre to new & interesting places showing what wonders can be achieved with total creative freedom over a project. The show also does well in terms of subverting the audiences expectations by ditching the ubiquitous "good" vs "evil" narrative. Legion is super engaging show that's constantly giving us further reasons to stay glued to our seats in anticipation of the next weird twist in this tragic tale of Professor Xavier's estranged son.


Prepared to join the countless Mohave Valley, AZ small business owners who leverage Paychex to manage their outsourced payroll requirements? You couldn't have selected a more perfect moment to start. In Mohave Valley, Paychex is offering a special deal for companies that don't use Paychex giving them 1 month of payroll processing for free.
Think Paychex is just a local Arizona organization? No surprise, you're not alone — due to the solid reputation Paychex has built up in Mohave Valley, AZ and sister cities, a good number of business owners suspect it's a local organization. When you look into it further, Paychex is a recognized leader in the HR field. While their local presence is strong, the company outsources payroll for over half a million small to medium size businesses internationally.
True to its roots, planted firmly in 1971, Paychex has catered to the needs of small to medium size business owners, both nationally and here in Mohave Valley. With over 12,000 employees in more than 100 offices nationwide, Paychex manages to balance the service you'd expect from a local representative with the superior technology and infrastructure of a national entity. For business owners, that means advancements like online and mobile payroll without losing quality support.
If you use some of Paychex's other services, like retirement plan and benefits management, those are also accessible online and through mobile devices for both managers and employees. For many Mohave Valley business owners, Paychex online payroll makes business simpler.


The Crescent Moon Moths are coming!! Today marks the launch of my second Make 100 Kickstarter. This year's enamel pin is a companion to the Twilight Moth enamel pins from 2018's campaign. These pins, like last year's, are a limited edition run of 100. Last year's campaign funded in under 8 hours and all 100 pins were claimed in 3 days.
Claim your Crescent Moon Moth Now!
I had quite a few requests this year for additional pins of other wonderful creatures. This has been something I've been pondering in the back of my head—there is an idea brewing—but there just wasn't enough time to make that happen just yet. However, I did decide to add a little something extra to this campaign.
When all 100 of the Crescent Moon Moth are claimed, I will add a new reward tier for a Mini Moon Moth Badge. The badge is also a hard enamel pin, but it's about half the size of the limited edition pins. These pins will be $10. Backers of the Crescent Moon Moths will also have access to these as an add-on to their pledge for the same amount.
-- Stretch Goal 1: $900+ -- LOCKED!
-- Stretch Goal 2: $1500 -- Mini Moon Moth Badge -- LOCKED!
When all 100 Crescent Moon Moth enamel pins are spoken for I will add a new reward tier for a special open edition pin, a Mini Moon Moth Badge. All backers will also have the option of adjusting their pledge to add-on this pin. This pin will be $10.
There's always the possibility I may add more stretch goals as the campaign progresses, we shall see what happens!


The combination of machine learning and the optimization methods proposed to deal with the computational complexity of water distribution systems (WDSs). It exploits the regression technique along with the optimization techniques to resolve the mixed integer issue. In addition, it utilizes the curve fitting techniques for energy estimation.
To develop the system with the semi-supervised learning helps to mitigate the computational time rather than the supervised learning that entails the longer computational time for the larger data.
Optimizing Outpatient Appointment System using Machine Learning Algorithms and Scheduling Rules: A Prescriptive Analytics Framework, Expert Systems With Applications, 2018.


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Emmy Kosgei ignites trouble in Kalenjin land over her remarks that men from the Rift are not bold enough.
While speaking at an online interview, Emmy Kosgei alleged that no Kalenjin man ever asked for her hand in marriage. ….


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Dobrska-Włościany – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie mazowieckim, w powiecie płońskim, w gminie Raciąż.

W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość administracyjnie należała do województwa ciechanowskiego.

Wierni Kościoła rzymskokatolickiego należą do parafii św. Małgorzaty w Gralewie.

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I know ya'll are dying to know what my buddy Jen is having after Friday's post about the big weekend Gender Reveal. To see pics, check out her blog post!
The Gender Reveal party was pretty much the highlight of the weekend. I also went to another friend's baby shower, and spent some quality time with my little family on Sunday, staying up way too late to watch the Grammys (and being envious of one of my former co-workers who was there, partying it up with JT – as in JUSTIN-FREAKING-TIMBERLAKE. Rough life, I tell ya!).
So here's a random question: Does anyone ever cut off all the tags on their towels, washcloths, sheets, etc.? I don't mean the purchase tags, but the ones that tell you what fibers it's made of, how to wash it, and where it was made. Does everyone just keep those on there or do you ever cut them off? And what about the tags on baby toys? Do you cut those off ever? The reason I ask is because those little tags drive me insane. I don't know why, but they're starting to become a severe annoyance and I'm about to just lose control and take the scissors to everything with a tag. I have no reason or desire to know where my towel was made. And even if I do, I feel like I can read it one time and be over it. I just need someone to tell me it's okay to cut them off. Or maybe ya'll have been cutting those tags for years and I'm an idiot for waiting so long.
Every time we cross another month off the calendar, it seems baby D hits a new major milestone. Month 8 has been no different. In just one 48-hour period, we've had FOUR big milestones, although I guess only two are really "growth" related.
1. First tooth! His bottom right front tooth is just barely peeking through the gums. We can feel it more than we can see it. Baby D doesn't seem the least bit phased, though I did notice him chewing on his paci more than sucking it last night.
2. Clapping!! I've been trying to get him to clap for about a week now, and on Saturday, I noticed him trying to do it by himself while playing on the floor. Usually, he'll grab a couple of blocks or other toys and bang them together to make the clapping noise, but this was the first time I really noticed him trying to do it with just his hands. He did it all evening on Sunday when we were at a friend's house watching the Super Bowl. It's just the cutest thing ever. I'll have to try to get it on video soon.
I tend to cheer for him a lot when we play on the floor, especially when passing his plush basketball back and forth, and the look on his face shows he's super excited to have a cheering audience. He also tends to look at the TV whenever he hears clapping too.
3. First snow! I don't usually pay much attention to the weather forecasts, so I was a bit surprised to see the snow coming down on Saturday night. On Sunday afternoon, we bundled the little dude up and took him out for his first snow experience. He couldn't move much in his little cocoon so he mostly just sat there and looked around. I put his little hand in the snow and he immediately pulled it away, unimpressed. His daddy tried to entertain him by snowballs at mommy. This was not fun for mommy, ahem. Then he threw one in baby D's direction, and it landed right on top of his tiny little head! What a mean old daddy. He cried, of course, but only for a second. Then we all went back inside to warm up.
Looking adorbs in his snow suit. I put him on his big boy coat since his little fleece suit wasn't water-resistant.
Love that little half-smile! This is obviously BEFORE daddy pegged him in the head with a snowball.
4. First Super Bowl! I have conflicted feelings about the Super Bowl. For the Super Bowl last year, my grandparents and a friend of ours came over to watch the game. I made pepperoni and roast beef roll-ups with pizza sauce and au jus for dipping. It was the last time my grandpa was ever at my house. We live about 45 minutes away and he really wasn't supposed to be driving. It wasn't easy for him to lug around his oxygen tank and he'd been sick since Christmas so he really hadn't been feeling very well and was taking a lot of naps most days. Still, he came over for the game and was teasing our friend, who's a big Patriots fan, about how he needed to call all his buddies and apologize for saying the Patriots were going to win (our friend did no such trash talking anyway, but it was funny to hear my grandpa tease him). It's a great memory, but I didn't want to spend this year sitting at home missing my grandpa so I pretty much invited myself over to my friend's house about a week before the game, even though she had no intentions of having a Super Bowl party. We ended up all going over to her brother-in-law's to watch the game, which worked out perfectly. We've hung out with them several times now and they're a super fun couple (with two adorable kiddos). We pigged out on wings, brisket, pulled pork, stuffed jalapenos, chocolate chip cookies, mac & cheese, salad, bacon cheese dip, and of course, the beer and wine was a-flowin'. (Which is why you won't be seeing a weigh-in post this week. I just couldn't help myself!) We had a great time. And even though I wish more than anything we were spending D's first Super Bowl with my grandparents again, this wasn't such a bad alternative.
The game itself was fantastic, though I really only saw about half of the game and half of the commercials due to all the baby-wrangling, but still. So fun! And speaking of D, he was a little angel the entire time. Zero crying, and even when it was past his bedtime, he just fell asleep in my arms around 8:30 while I carried him around the house. Eventually I just put him in his car seat to snooze until the game was over.
Just because my husband and I now answer to "mommy" and "daddy" doesn't mean we can't be spontaneous.
At 10am Friday morning, my husband texted me to ask about our plans for the weekend. Of course, we didn't have any. Well, that's not completely true. I had grand plans of sleeping, cleaning, and organizing. But no major commitments otherwise. Plus, my office closed early at 3pm and we had MLK Jr. Day off so we were staring down the barrel of a nice, long, peaceful weekend.
Not the question I was expecting, and definitely not my idea of a vacation destination, but apparently there was a big basketball game happening on Saturday and the hubs wanted to go, and possibly have my step-dad and his dad meet us there. After a few phone calls, some logistics planning and ticket pricing, the basketball game plans quickly dissolved. But you know what you can't do? You can't dangle the possibility of seeing your family in front of them, especially when it includes the possibility of them seeing their youngest grandson, and expect them to not be disappointed if you change your mind. It's just cruel and virtually impossible to shake the guilt of getting their hopes up. So the plans went from hanging out in Louisville to just passing through Louisville on our way to my in-laws' house. A 9-hour drive, just like we did on Thanksgiving and for Christmas, with a 7 month old. So that's 3 times in just 2 months – the most we've EVER seen them in the 8+ years we've been together.
Basically, we're spoiling them and I hope they don't come to expect these visits every month. Because WOW is it hard. Between the packing and unpacking of all the stuff, the cost of boarding our dog, the cost of gas and food on the road, and the inconvenience of messing with the baby's schedule – it's just a lot of work. To hang out with my inlaws for the 3rd time in two months, meaning we've spent 10 overnights with them out of the last 50 days. VOLUNTARILY.
So that's what we did. Our wild and crazy spontaneous weekend getaway was an impromptu trip to my inlaws. And the highlight? Watching a bunch of 2nd and 3rd graders play basketball. Although, it was their "championship" game, so I guess that's sort of a big deal.
So all you childless folks, take note. Even after you have kids, you can still pack up your (many, many) bags, and head out of town at a few hours moment's notice, straight across the country to a relative's house where you spend your days watching little league and your nights blowing your Weight Watchers points on pizza and chocolate chip cookies because no one else is on a diet or concerned about diabetes. Welcome to your future.
We turned in around 2:30am or so, which meant a very late start Saturday morning. We checked out around noon, and made our way to the Westport Plaza area for some KC BBQ. We went to Fiorella's Jack Stack BBQ (rated #1 BBQ in the country by Zagat's) and OMG was it delicious. I had the pulled pork sandwich, but hubs had the Jack's Best sampler platter with ribs, burnt ends (which tastes better than it sounds), and prime rib. So good! With stuffed bellies, we went to the game, marking yet another stadium off our list. Our seats were WAY up at the very top, but we never made it there. Instead, we walked around the entire stadium, checking out the fountains, eating ice cream out of little souvenir helmets, and just generally sweltering in the intense heat. The Cards won (Go Cards!) but I think more attention was paid to some of the flat screen TVs throughout the stadium showing the World Cup USA vs Ghana game. We'd be standing there, watching the baseball game, when behind us we'd hear a group of people chanting, "USA! USA! USA!" When USA scored, the place erupted! It was pretty cool. So we bounced back and forth between watching the Cards/Royals game and the World Cup. Once the Cards game was over, the stadium broadcast the last few minutes of the World Cup game on the jumbotron. That's one way to wait out the traffic!
Apologies for the phone pic. Haven't had time to get the "good" pics off the camera yet.
On our way home, we stopped in Columbia, MO (home of Mizzou) and had my first experience with the locally famous Shakespeare's Pizza. Then it was another 1.5 hours back home. Phew! Adventures are tiring, but completely worth it.
Bathroom – made progress; should finish tiling this coming weekend.
Shopping – Negative. I'll probably go one night this week.
Deep cleaning and organizing – Also negative though I did tidy up the kitchen and living room a bit.
Raking leaves – 10 bags done and I was maybe half way there but then yesterday afternoon a ton more dropped from the giant oak tree and looks as if I didn't do anything. Lesson learned: Wait until ALL the leaves fall from the tree.
Visited grandparents and played with the dog – YES! Ended up spending the night at my grandparents' house Saturday night and was there until Sunday afternoon. I took Champ with me and though I think he'd rather have been home, he still had a good time playing with Tubby. Who is Tubby, you ask?
Flailing his chubby little feet, like a turtle on its back.
I didn't sleep very well at my grandparents' house, for whatever reason, and so Sunday I was EXHAUSTED. I ran a few errands, showered, and then curled up on the couch with not one, but two movies. Who cares if it was only 4:30?
And then I went to bed. At 9:30 pm. Because I'm awesome like that.
Since May, I've lost three grandparents this year. First, there was hubby's grandma, whom I considered my grandma as well because we were all pretty close. Then, there was my biological father's father. We weren't very close and I hadn't seen him in years, but funerals are never really easy. Then this past weekend was my step-dad's mother's funeral. Again, we weren't very close, but that had more to do with her almost decade long battle with Alzheimer's. She hadn't so much as opened her eyes in two years, and probably hadn't spoken in at least five, so it felt like we lost her a long, long time ago.
The only positive about the weekend – in addition to seeing the gorgeous fall colors of the trees in Kentucky – was getting to see family, some of which I hadn't seen since my wedding. (Which was also in Kentucky. I even saw the preacher that married us.) I used to spend a lot of time with my step-family, especially around the holidays back in my pre-marital days. But with marriage comes a new family and with a new family comes new traditions, so I stopped partaking in the step-family Thanksgiving dinner in Kentucky in order to host my own Thanksgiving here in St. Louis with my parents, grandparents, aunt and cousin. And then Xmas is spent with the in-laws. It would be so much easier if everyone lived in the same town, or same state, but we're just all so spread out that we can't go from house to house in one day or even one weekend during the holidays.
So even though the circumstances weren't ideal, it was nice to spend time with parts of my family I don't get to see very often. Even if I didn't particularly care for driving – by myself – for a total of 9 hours this weekend since hubby was out-of-town for work (and attending a U2 concert, 20 ft from the stage as I'm typing this. Not that I'm bitter. Because I'm not. No really, I don't even like U2.) I used to make the drive alone all the time, but road-trips are always better with two.
One of the minuses of owning your own home is all the STUFF you have to buy to maintain it. Lawnmowers, hedge trimmers, weed eaters, rakes, hoes, shovels, etc. But the coolest maintenance tool we have purchased so far?
We've only had it for a couple of months and dude, these things aren't cheap (or quiet) but it is just so cool to dorks like us.
Of course it took me about 2 hours just to do half of the driveway and I'm still not finished but my hands and arms were sore and we ran out of gas. So I'll finish it off maybe next weekend if the weather is as nice as it was today.
Speaking of the weather… (wow, I just realized how exciting I sound right now. Anyway.) This weekend was simply gorgeous. Very rare are the days when I can just turn off the A/C, open all the windows, and just breathe in the great outdoors. To make it even better, my favorite seasonal brew just hit shelves and even though it's a still a little soon for fall, one of these just makes my day 10 times better.
It's all about the simple things in life, like a clean driveway and a tasty beer.


I'm doing this week by itself because quite a bit has happened.
This week started off rather badly. One night when I was laying in bed, I got hit with these horrible chills out of nowhere. I mean, really bad. I was FREEZING and my teeth were actually chattering. It was awful. I wrapped myself up in some really warm blankets and even though I was also wearing warm pj's, I couldn't stop shaking. It lasted for over five minutes and then disappeared.
This happened a few times when I was pregnant with my son, so I figured it might be hormonal.
Either way, it was awful.
I mentioned it to some friends and a few said to call my doctor since it could indicate a possible infection. Oh no.
I called my Dr and he said to go get checked at hospital if it happened again because yes, it could mean I have an infection, even without any other symptoms. This stressed me out soooo bad.
One day passed, and I started having light cramping so my husband and I rushed over to the hospital.
We were there for guess what-- about 7 hours!!! So bad. Didn't end up getting home till about 4:30 in the morning!
Yeah not going there again.
But the good news is that they tested for everything. Urine, blood samples, baby's heartbeat, super thorough ultrasound, you name it. And I was so relieved when they said everything was perfect. I was just suffering from pregnancy discomfort. I'm small, baby is growing quickly, I'm feeling a lot of stretching and some cramping can be normal.
Tummy actually looks a little flatter there. I have been walking around a lot more since I'm more energetic and still sticking to vegetarian meals. Doing good nutritionally.
Oh yeah, and my hair, nails, and skin, are looking pretty good!
What's going on in my tummy?
My baby is the size of an avocado. 3.5 ounces and 4.5 inches from top to bottom. The baby is actually supposed to be doubling in size over the next few days, which explains all of the aches and pains I'm feeling!


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Presidential commendation for bravery in action
Discussion in 'US Units' started by Pieter F, Aug 30, 2010.
Pieter F Very Senior Member
I have adopted the grave of an American airman at the Netherlands American Cemetery. From the granddaughter of his widow I received the newspaper article that reports hem missing in action. In the article is mentioned:
He was reported missing shortly after he had received commendation from President Roosevelt for bravery in action.
Can anybody tell me more about this Presidential commendation for bravery in action? Was this some kind of a decoration? Was it common?
Pieter F, Aug 30, 2010
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Slipdigit Old Hickory Recon
Could you offer his name? That might help.
The medal for an individual that the President is most associated with is the Medal of Honor, often referred to as the Congressional Medal of Honor. Generally the President presents this medal to the the recipient or his family, if he died earning the award.
A large number of soldiers were recommended for the medal, but it was often downgraded to lesser one.
Thank you for your efforts in looking after this man. I appreciate that you hold him in such honor.
Slipdigit, Aug 30, 2010
Simon_Fielding Withnail67
I agree with Slipdigit - this is an excellent act of remembrance you've undertaken. Could you tell us who this serviceman is?
Simon_Fielding, Aug 30, 2010
Smudger Jnr Our Man in Berlin
I am also in complete agreement with the comments previously made.
I had a look on the internet but could not come up with anything other than what has been already explained.
Smudger Jnr, Aug 30, 2010
idler GeneralList
Could he have been in a unit that had just been awarded the Presidential Unit Citation, rather than an individual award?
idler, Aug 30, 2010
He would most likely have to be a fighter pilot, if this is the case. The only bomber formations to earn a PUC were with the 15th AF or in the Pacific.
Should've read the wiki list, shouldn't I?
1st Lieutenant Robert Hull was a B-17 pilot in 579th Squadron, 392nd Bombardment Group, 8th US Air Force. He has been awarded an Air Medal and a Purple Heart. In the several records I have received about 1st Lt. Hull I haven't found anything about this Presidential commendation. It is only mentioned in the newspaper article.
Does anybody have an idea what this commendation could have been?
Pieter F, Sep 3, 2010
A little update about my adoption of the grave of 1st Lieutenant Robert L. Hull. In the town of Nijverdal, a new museum about WWII has been opened. A part of the museum is a little chapel which commemorates all the fallen liberators. They wanted to tell the stories of a few of these fallen liberators on the wall of this chapel. One of these men is Robert Hull.
Together with the family, I provided the information to the museum. The bottom row on this picture, is the story of 1st Lieutenant Robert Hull.
Pieter F, Oct 26, 2010
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17thDYRCH Senior Member
Good on you, mate, for adopting the grave of Lt. Hull.
I read somewhere that the school children in Holten hold a candlelight vigil each Christmas eve to honour the fallen Canadian soldiers that helped to liberate the Netherlands.
Cheers from Canada
17thDYRCH, Oct 27, 2010
What does it say about him?
Slipdigit, Oct 27, 2010
spidge RAAF RESEARCHER
This is one celebrated in Poznan Old Garrison Cemetery in Poland every All Saints Day in November.
This is where the 50 Great Escape lads are buried.
spidge, Oct 27, 2010
It is a short description of his life until he lost his life in combat. It's about his youth, education, occupation, family (his older brother was also killed in WWII) and hobbies for example. All illustrated with pictures of Robert as a kid, a young man and in the army.
Candlelights are placed by schoolchildren on Christmas eve. A nice gesture, and a great sight..
This site shows how that looks: Kerstavond op de Canadese begraafplaats in Holten | nufoto.nl | De laatste nieuwsfoto's zie je het eerst op NUfoto.nl!
Pieter,
Awesome. Very moving. The soldiers are well remembered for their sacrifice.


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An Exquisite Pocket Watch And The Emperor Who Owned It
Published by Tadias Magazine November 23rd, 2009	in History. 12 Comments
A pocket watch made for Ethiopian Emperor Menelik II, dating back to 1893, was recently sold at an auction in Geneva.
Tadias Magazine
By Tadias Staff
Published: Monday, November 23, 2009
New York (TADIAS) – An exquisite pocket watch, made for Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia, dating back to 1893, was recently sold at Sotheby's auction block in Geneva at price of 52,500 Swiss Franc, the equivalent of 51,595.95 U.S. dollars.
According to a catalogue issued by Sotheby's, the historical watch, featuring white enamel dial with Ethiopian numerals as the hour indicator, "was a gift to Léon Chefneux in recognition of his contribution to the implementation of Ethiopia's first railway line, as inscribed on the inside of the case 'Don de Sa Majesté Menelik II Empereur d'Ethiopie'."
This pocket watch, however, is also a symbol of the larger-than-life personality of one of the most celebrated monarchs in Ethiopia's modern history. Emperor Menelik's first claim to international reputation occurred in 1896 when his army scored a decisive victory against invading Italian forces, marking the first time that an African country had defeated a European colonial power.
As the Ethiopian historian Bahru Zewde noted, "Few events in the modern period have brought Ethiopia to the attention of the world as has the victory at Adwa." News reports describing Italian soldiers fleeing in panic sent shockwaves throughout Europe. In Italy, riots broke out and the government of Prime Minister Francesco Crispi was forced to resign. Italy eventually signed the Treaty of Addis Ababa – recognizing the independence of Ethiopia.
Elsewhere in the world, shouts of "Viva Menelik" would emerge as a battle cry for anti-colonial movements. For those who still lived under the yoke of racial discrimination, Ethiopia's victory "would become a cause célèbre," writes Scholar Fikru Negash Gebrekidan, "a metaphor for racial pride and anti-colonial defiance." Soon, inspired by the Emperor, African Americans and Blacks from the Caribbean Islands began to make their way to Ethiopia. In 1903, accompanied by Haitian poet and traveler Benito Sylvain, an affluent African American business magnate by the name of William Henry Ellis arrived in Ethiopia to greet and make acquaintances with Menelik. A prominent physician from the West Indies, Dr. Joseph Vitalien, also journeyed to Ethiopia and eventually became the Emperor's trusted personal physician.
King Menelik's era is also characterized by his attempts to modernize his empire. Menelik introduced the country's first telephone and telegraph lines and presided over the inaugurations of the nation's first bank and post office.
The Emperor's colorful personality has been described by generations of writers, but none more vividly than the one offered by 37-year-old American diplomat named Robert P. Skinner. In 1906, Mr. Skinner, who had been appointed by President Theodore Roosevelt to negotiate a commercial treaty with the African kingdom, published a memoir detailing his encounter with the charismatic head of state.
"The emperor was amazed when I handed him a project of treaty written in his own language by Professor Littmann, of Princeton University," writes Mr. Skinner. "He said that it was remarkable that a man who had had only the opportunities for study afforded by books should have such a command of the language as Professor Littmann."
Skinner goes on to describe Menelik's intellectual curiosity and his affinity for technological advances. He highlights that the Emperor kept abreast of international affairs via Reuter news service, which used the telegraph line to provide news. The Emperor also received weekly dispatches through the Ethiopian postal service, which were then translated into Amharic for his review.
Emperor Menelik II.
"He knew of our war with Spain, he knew something of our war with Great Britain, and he had a realization, though vague, of our might and power," says Ambassador Skinner. "His thirst for information is phenomenal." When Skinner presented Menelik with a signed copy of President Roosevelt's photo, he carefully studied the image with an expression of familiarity with the subject. The American writes: "He had heard, evidently, a good deal about the President, whose personality interested him much. He knew him to be sportsman, and hoped that he would one day visit Ethiopia. He wanted to know his age, and how he had come to be President."
Skinner described the Emperor's sense of humor and adventurous spirit as in a scene during a gift exchange at the palace luncheon hosted by Menelik in honor of the American delegation. No sooner had the visitors finished demonstrating the latest model American rifle, the Emperor grabbed the gun and proceeded to aim it at the dining room doorway without leaving his seat, causing the invited Ethiopian dignitaries to run for cover. "There was immediately a wild stampede for cover on the part of the satellites while the imperial hand pulled the trigger," muses Skinner. "The Emperor's eyes showed that he appreciated the humor of the situation." And Menelik later intimates his love of joking to Skinner: "I am going to my country place in Addis Alem next week," he said, "and I shall be accompanied by many officers. I expect to amuse myself with these cartridges. I shall be able to teach some of my officers to show courage under fire."
However, the tone was decidedly serious when the Americans unveiled a 'writing-machine.' "The practical mind of the Emperor developed the question immediately," writes Ambassador Skinner. "Why can't we have an Amharic typewriter?" Skinner quotes a French gentleman, Mr. Léon Chefneux, who was present at the occasion as having replied to the Emperor as follows: "whereas we had only 26 letters in our alphabet, it would require 251 characters for the Amharic language, and the construction of a machine containing so many figures presented practical difficulties."
Mr. Chefneux was the gentleman whose family until recently had owned Emperor Menelik's pocket watch that was auctioned in Geneva.
Picture of the Week: Emperor Menelik's Pocket Watch
12 Responses to "An Exquisite Pocket Watch And The Emperor Who Owned It"
1 Antonio Asara Nov 23rd, 2009 at 8:31 am
Its great that there is an article to tell of the emperor and his personality and of how things were at the time of the defeat of the Italians. Sadly in this day and age many don't know of Ethiopian kings and of there rich history. I find it interesting that after Menelik crushed the Italians that all the so-called world powers wanted to become friends. Its a shame that respect for Ethiopia or for that matter other African kingdoms had to come after bloodshed. I personally didn't know that blacks from the Caribbean or America ventured to Abyssinia afterwards. I find that interesting because I am a majoring in African studies. Thank you Tadias for providing information that most here in the west do not value. Being of African descent I am proud that our history is now being recognized.
2 Bezawit Nov 23rd, 2009 at 11:15 am
Thank you for this fascinating piece of information! Wow!
Shouldn't this pocket watch be placed in a museum in Ethiopia? It is disappointing that the National Museum of Ethiopia did not participate in the auction in order to acquire and bring the historic pocket watch home, where it belongs.
3 Ash Nov 23rd, 2009 at 11:56 am
Very good story on Menelik II. I have two suggestions for the two writers.
Antonio – if you want to know more about Ethiopian Aristocrats, you definitely need to go to Ethiopia and do some research. Do not just go to Addis Abeba. That would be a waste of time and money. You would be amazed, albet questionable, on how much oral history is told by the elders in rural/village Ethiopia. Some times it would be hard to verify or to quote a reliable source, nevertheless it is worth it.
Bezawit – one – no one knows who won this auction. There are plenty speculative rumors as to who bid and who went home with it at the end. Two – The Museum you mention would not have the money and the know how to bid and outbid. I am actively involved in auctions and can tell you there were steps to be taken if the Museum had wanted this item. I would not be surprised a bit if I come to know that the Museum did not even know about this auction after all! I recently purchased an original sheet of stamps with different pictures of Menelik (1893), Taitu (1903)and Selassie (1921). The stamps are beleived to be one of the first that bear the features of Menelik and Taitu.
4 Antonio Asara Nov 23rd, 2009 at 5:54 pm
Thanks for the advice. i actually plan to travel to ethiopia next winter. My girlfriend is from addis and i would love to check out the historical sites in ethiopia.
5 Ambaye Nov 24th, 2009 at 3:30 am
Thank you for this piece of information about the humorous Ethiopian King Menelik. I found the story fascinating. I would like to receive a copy of the re-issue of Ambassador Robert P. Skinner's memoir.
6 sara befekadu Nov 25th, 2009 at 3:19 am
Now that was interesting! We need more journals like Robert P. Skinner's. I can imagine how interesting it could have been talking to King Menelik!
I want to wright a play about Menelik and any useful info please share it with me!
this is my e-mail sasibilove@yahoo.com
7 Sal Nov 26th, 2009 at 9:50 am
Wow, that was indeed a great story.
Its unfortunate that Empreror Menelik is talked about more negatively by different ethnic groups in Ethiopia that one never seems to hear the positive stuff except in headlines.
Thank you for the enlightenment.
8 doria@historyofwatches Jan 16th, 2011 at 12:54 pm
A very interesting read indeed
9 ethiopian Nov 14th, 2011 at 6:05 pm
tadias, why did you cancele a very important information that gave you about the wach. we told you the wach was given to king menelik. king Menelike didnt give it to any one it was in the royal family house here in virginia the servant stolt it because he was not paid his salary. There is a police record and we know it was in his hands. There is a lot to tell about this man. This matter should be investgated by the Ethiopian Gov. and the wach should be returned.
10 ethiopian Nov 14th, 2011 at 6:10 pm
The wach was stolen from America from the Royal family house ok! the servant sold it to one rich Areb for only $10,000 dollar because he was desperate to leave USA we know first hand please dont egnor this.
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8. The teardown bulb is on the left. I replaced it with the latest Cree design. It's got nearly the same performance at half the price. It also is entirely plastic, a testament to the efficiency of the power supply.
9. The glass lens on the teardown lamp cracked when I dropped it years ago. The lens on the new lamp is plastic, most likely shatterproof polycarbonate. The LEDs are on a plane, perhaps because the new lamp is a 25° spot as opposed to the 47° flood of the old lamp.
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10. My Wesley Willis ink drawing is dim when illuminated by the teardown lamp.
11. The 25° spot of the new lamp illuminates the Wesley Willis artwork much better. The new lamp also has a better color rendering index.
All in all, I am delighted with both Cree products, unlike the Philips PAR38 bulb I bought years ago that turns itself off when I use my paper shredder. Perhaps the Philips engineers should have called my pals at the Linear Technology part of Analog Devices. The LT apps folks would have ensured there was no conducted EMI (electromagnetic interference) before the product shipped.


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Recent reports suggest that rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be a risk factor for venous thromboembolism (VTE), particularly in conjunction with hospitalization. Using hospitalization data to identify RA and VTE may identify patients when they are at elevated risk for other reasons, obscuring the incompletely understood underlying association between RA and VTE and leading to inappropriate institution or timing of interventions," according to background information in the article.
Marie E. Holmqvist, M.D., Ph.D., of the Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden and colleagues conducted a study to assess the overall occurrence and relative risks of VTE in patients with RA in relation to RA onset and disease duration as well as in conjunction with hospitalization. The study included a prevalent RA group (n = 37,856), an incident RA group (n = 7,904), and matched general population comparison groups, all from Sweden, with follow-up from 1997 through 2010.
Of the patients with prevalent RA and the matched individuals in the general population comparison cohort, 838 patients (2.2 percent) and 1,866 matched individuals (1.1 percent) had a VTE event after the index date, with analysis of the data indicating that patients with prevalent RA were at greater risk of VTE than the general population. There was no statistically significant association between a history of VTE and RA by the time of RA symptom onset. Counting from RA diagnosis, an increased rate in the RA cohort vs. the comparison cohort was detected within the first year and did not increase further during the first decade. The researchers also found that although rates for VTE following hospitalization were higher, the 1-year rate of VTE was not higher in the RA cohort than in the comparison cohort after hospital discharge. The rates of VTE increased with age but were largely similar across sex and rheumatoid factor status.
"The results of this study suggest that patients with RA are at increased risk of VTE (both deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism) and that the risk of VTE increases shortly after RA diagnosis and remains similarly elevated during the first decade," the authors write.
"Hospitalization is a strong risk factor for VTE in the general population and in patients with RA, but the short-term (<1 year after hospital discharge) rates for VTE are similar in both groups. VTE rates varied with age, less so with sex, calendar period of RA diagnosis, and rheumatoid factor status, but the relative risks of VTE were largely similar across these patient subgroups."
The above story is reprinted from materials provided by American Medical Association (AMA).
Marie E. Holmqvist et al. Risk of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis and Association With Disease Duration and HospitalizationVenous Thromboembolism in Rheumatoid Arthritis. JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 2012; 308 (13): 1350 DOI: 10.1001/2012.jama.11741
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Le craniopharyngiome est une malformation tissulaire embryonnaire (c'est-à-dire apparue avant la naissance) de la région hypophysaire. Les raisons de cette malformation sont encore inconnues. La tumeur, souvent kystique, est visible à l'IRM (imagerie par résonance magnétique) et de nature bénigne. Elle se développe à partir des restes de la poche de Rathke, dans et au-dessus de l'hypophyse. Le craniopharyngiome se situe à proximité directe de zones du cerveau très importantes pour le développement somatique et psychique. La proximité du nerf optique peut aboutir à une réduction du champ visuel, voire une cécité.

Les parties voisines du cerveau comme l'hypophyse et l'hypothalamus sont à l'origine de la formation de nombreuses hormones responsables de la croissance, de la régulation du poids, de la puberté, du métabolisme de l'eau. Souvent, les premières plaintes des patients sont en relation avec un déficit hormonal. Par ailleurs, à proximité de cette région sont synthétisées diverses protéines qui jouent un rôle important dans le rythme nycthéméral (jour/nuit), la concentration, le comportement alimentaire des patients.

Symptômes
 Déficit hormonal
 Baisse de l'acuité visuelle
 Polyurie (uriner plus de 10l/jour)
 Polydipsie (boire plus de 8l/jour)
 Troubles du champ visuel (hémianopsie bitemporale)
 Céphalées importantes à répétition
 Retard de croissance
 Retard de puberté
 Vomissements répétés

Traitement
Le traitement d'un craniopharyngiome nouvellement diagnostiqué est essentiellement chirurgical. La décision de la technique opératoire (voie d'abord, exérèse complète ou partielle) dépendra des caractéristiques de la tumeur. La plupart du temps, le craniopharyngiome ne peut pas être enlevé entièrement, de peur de léser les structures environnantes.

Même si l'ablation est complète, il existe un risque de récidive. Dans ces cas, une nouvelle intervention peut être nécessaire et/ou un traitement par radiothérapie.
À part de rares cas où l'hypophyse est peu touchée, les patients devront prendre régulièrement et à vie des hormones sous forme de comprimés, de spray nasal, ou d'injections (sous-cutanées ou intra-musculaires).

Plus de la moitié des patients développent un surpoids important. On décrit également des troubles de la mémoire et de l'attention. Ces séquelles entrainent des difficultés scolaires, parfois même une déscolarisation avec désocialisation.

Un centre de référence des maladies endocriniennes rares de la croissance existe en France. Son premier but est d'améliorer le diagnostic et la prise en charge de ces patients.

Information pour les patients français

Orphanet, en collaboration avec Maladies Rares Info Services, le Centre de référence des maladies endocriniennes rares de la croissance, le Centre de référence des maladies rares d'origine hypophysaire, et l'Association Craniopharyngiome Solidarité, a réalisé une plaquette d'information destinée aux patients.

Associations de patients
 Craniopharyngiome-Solidarité (France)

 Kraniopharyngeom-Gruppe (Allemagne)
 Kraniopharyngeom-Forum (Allemagne)

Centre de Référence
 Centre de Référence des Maladies Endocriniennes Rares de la Croissance (France)

Bibliographie

Notes et références

Endocrinologie
Maladie rare
Maladie tumorale du système nerveux
Système endocrinien


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Case | HBS Case Collection | August 2015 (Revised May 2018)
Amazon.com, 2018
by John R. Wells, Galen Danskin and Gabriel Ellsworth
On January 28, 2016, Amazon announced record 2015 operating profits of $2.2 billion on $107 billion of sales, and the markets responded with cautious optimism. For years, founder and CEO Jeffrey Bezos had prioritized growth and investment in new business areas over profits, but pressure from analysts was mounting as growth was slowing and profits were failing to materialize. In 2014, Amazon had recorded a net loss of $241 million on revenues of $89 billion, in stark contrast to China's leading Internet player Alibaba, which reported $3.9 billion of net income on revenue of $12.3 billion. While Alibaba was a third-party marketplace with no distribution or inventory holding, Amazon's business model was more diverse. Amazon was primarily an online retail department store, offering a wide range of product categories, but it also maintained a significant third-party marketplace where it offered shipping, customer service, payment processing, and return services to independent retailers. Amazon also offered software and cloud storage services, online video streaming, and its own line of electronic hardware (mobile, e-reader, and smart television products). In addition, Amazon published books, hosted its own app store, funded video content development, and operated Amazon Prime, an annual membership program with a wide range of benefits. Indeed, Amazon's activities overlapped with those of Apple, Google, eBay, Alibaba, and many other companies. Amazon had proven itself to be aggressive and resilient during the dotcom crash and a revenue-focused, secretive corporation in the years after, providing little information on the profitability of its lines of business, many of which were believed to be unprofitable. Which businesses would drive Amazon's future growth? Would the investments Amazon was making in market share eventually translate into profits? Or would another major competitor or business model replace Amazon? On a visit to the United States in June 2015, Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba, stated, "We're not coming here to compete." Could Amazon or its investors afford to believe him?
Keywords: Strategic Analysis; retail; e-commerce; Amazon; internet; Amazon.com; AmazonFresh; Jeff Bezos; Cloud Computing; marketplaces; streaming; e-reader market; digital media; mobile app; online retail; shipping; database; Tablet; Kindle; Kindle Fire; smartphone; delivery; Market Platforms; Two-Sided Platforms; Competition; Internet; Corporate Strategy; Online Advertising; Business Growth and Maturation; Business Model; Business Organization; For-Profit Firms; Film Entertainment; Games, Gaming, and Gambling; Music Entertainment; Television Entertainment; Profit; Revenue; Global Strategy; Multinational Firms and Management; Taxation; Business History; Human Resources; Resignation and Termination; Books; Human Capital; Working Conditions; Business or Company Management; Goals and Objectives; Growth and Development Strategy; Growth Management; Management Practices and Processes; Industry Growth; Industry Structures; Media; Distribution; Distribution Channels; Order Taking and Fulfillment; Infrastructure; Logistics; Product Development; Supply Chain; Supply Chain Management; Organizational Culture; Public Ownership; Work-Life Balance; Problems and Challenges; Labor and Management Relations; Strategy; Adaptation; Business Strategy; Competitive Strategy; Diversification; Expansion; Integration; Horizontal Integration; Vertical Integration; Hardware; Information Technology; Mobile Technology; Online Technology; Technology Networks; Technology Platform; Web; Web Sites; Price; Software; Marketing; Marketing Strategy; Working Capital; Customer Focus and Relationships; Customer Value and Value Chain; Retail Industry; Advertising Industry; Distribution Industry; Electronics Industry; Entertainment and Recreation Industry; Information Technology Industry; Manufacturing Industry; Motion Pictures and Video Industry; Music Industry; Publishing Industry; Shipping Industry; Technology Industry; Video Game Industry; Web Services Industry; United States; Washington (state, US); Seattle;
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Wells, John R., Galen Danskin, and Gabriel Ellsworth. "Amazon.com, 2018." Harvard Business School Case 716-402, August 2015. (Revised May 2018.)
Teaching Note | HBS Case Collection | November 2017
John R. Wells and Gabriel Ellsworth
Teaching Note for HBS No. 716-402. On January 28, 2016, Amazon announced record 2015 operating profits of $2.2 billion on $107 billion of sales, and the markets responded with cautious optimism. For years, founder and CEO Jeffrey Bezos had prioritized growth and investment in new business areas over profits, but pressure from analysts was mounting as growth was slowing and profits were failing to materialize. In 2014, Amazon had recorded a net loss of $241 million on revenues of $89 billion, in stark contrast to China's leading Internet player Alibaba, which reported $3.9 billion of net income on revenue of $12.3 billion. While Alibaba was a third-party marketplace with no distribution or inventory holding, Amazon's business model was more diverse. Amazon was primarily an online retail department store, offering a wide range of product categories, but it also maintained a significant third-party marketplace where it offered shipping, customer service, payment processing, and return services to independent retailers. Amazon also offered software and cloud storage services, online video streaming, and its own line of electronic hardware (mobile, e-reader, and smart television products). In addition, Amazon published books, hosted its own app store, funded video content development, and operated Amazon Prime, an annual membership program with a wide range of benefits. Indeed, Amazon's activities overlapped with those of Apple, Google, eBay, Alibaba, and many other companies. Amazon had proven itself to be aggressive and resilient during the dotcom crash and a revenue-focused, secretive corporation in the years after, providing little information on the profitability of its lines of business, many of which were believed to be unprofitable. Which businesses would drive Amazon's future growth? Would the investments Amazon was making in market share eventually translate into profits? Or would another major competitor or business model replace Amazon? On a visit to the United States in June 2015, Jack Ma, chairman of Alibaba, stated, "We're not coming here to compete." Could Amazon or its investors afford to believe him?
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Case | HBS Case Collection | May 2019
State of Charge: The Massachusetts Energy Storage Initiative
John R. Wells and Benjamin Weinstock
In early 2017, Judith Judson (Harvard Business School MBA, 2000), Commissioner of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER), was reflecting on the results of the initiative she had led to identify the contribution advanced electricity storage could make to electricity generation and distribution in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The study was the first major output from the $10 million Energy Storage Initiative (ESI) launched by Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker's administration in May 2015. The advanced simulation techniques employed in the study indicated that over a ten-year period, the optimal deployment of storage capacity would cut the cost of electricity for consumers in the Commonwealth by $230 million per year, deliver $110 million in annual revenues for storage providers, and reduce CO2 emissions by 100,000 tons a year, the equivalent of taking 22,000 cars off the road. Moreover, neighboring states would benefit from $250 million in lowered wholesale prices. To deliver these benefits, 1.77 GWh of advanced storage would be required across the grid, costing between $970 million and $1.35 billion. Incorporating the perspectives of a wide body of stakeholders (from utilities to municipalities to generators), the study wound up recommending a suite of policies that would facilitate the installation of 600 MWh of storage capacity by 2025, representing about six minutes of the state's daily electricity consumption and delivering $800 million in benefits to ratepayers. It would also make the Commonwealth a leader in advanced storage technology and deliver substantial greenhouse gas reductions. At the end of 2015, according to figures from the Department of Energy, Massachusetts ranked 23rd in the United States in energy storage deployment, well behind the leader, Arizona, with nearly 300 MWh, and Texas, with over 150 MWh. However, with advances in storage technology, California promised to become the leader and had plans for nearly 1 GWh of storage capacity over the next five years. The ESI was seeking input on how to spend the balance of its $10 million budget and whether to authorize an additional $10 million on proof-of-concept deployments of the technology. Commissioner Judson pondered. Was this aggressive enough? And where did advanced storage stand in the priorities for the energy future of the Commonwealth?
Keywords: energy storage; Energy Generation; Programs; Policy; Strategy; Energy Industry; Utilities Industry; Massachusetts;
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "State of Charge: The Massachusetts Energy Storage Initiative." Harvard Business School Case 719-448, May 2019. View Details
Case | HBS Case Collection | February 2019 (Revised April 2019)
Electric Car Wars, 2018
Electric cars had long been championed by environmentalists as a superior solution to the internal combustion engine (ICE), but, despite large government incentives and strong pioneering efforts by a few automakers over the years, electric and hybrid cars and light trucks still accounted for less than 1% of total global production in 2016. However, events took a turn in 2017 and 2018, when many governments committed to banning ICE vehicles. In response, leading automakers announced plans to launch hundreds of electric vehicle models within five years. Early pioneer Tesla, which, in 2017, had built a stock market valuation exceeding that of General Motors (GM), despite only delivering 103,000 cars compared to GM's 9 million, looked as if it were about to be engulfed by this new competition. But not all were convinced that electric cars would soon displace conventional ICE vehicles. It was not clear that the infrastructure was in place to charge all these electric vehicles. There were also questions concerning the electrical generating capacity to meet the new demand. Would battery prices fall enough to make mass-market demand a possibility? In low gasoline cost jurisdictions, such as the United States, the economics of owning an electric vehicle didn't appear justified, unless subsidies were maintained indefinitely. In Europe, where gasoline taxes were high, the case for electric vehicles was stronger. But European governments depended on those taxes to meet their budget needs. Would a significant uptake of electric vehicles necessitate higher taxes on electricity? In 2018, electric cars were an expensive novelty for the rich subsidized by the poor. Would the sudden rush of new models change the balance?
Keywords: electric vehicle; electric vehicles; Electricity; electric motors; Electric Power Generation; electricity usage; electricity distribution; Internal Combustion Vehicle; auto manufacturing; Automobile Manufacturing; automotive industry; Tesla; General Motors; history; Nissan; innovation; batteries; Battery; subsidies; Government initiatives; government incentives; political issues; Energy Generation; Production; Infrastructure; Innovation and Invention; Government Legislation; Global Range; Business History; Auto Industry; China;
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "Electric Car Wars, 2018." Harvard Business School Case 719-470, February 2019. (Revised April 2019.) View Details
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HelloSelf: Foundation
On January 6, 2019, HelloSelf, a London-based "BrainTech" company, founded a year earlier by Charles Wells, soft launched. The proposition was simply to help its members "Be your Best Self." The company provided its registered members with access to a clinical psychotherapist, a life coach, and an AI engine that personalized advice. The platform provided members with the ability to set goals, track progress, and discover new things about themselves. Throughout the previous nine months, over 500 people had registered interest in the proposition, price points had been tested, competitors analyzed, members and specialists interviewed, and wireframes developed, but there were several questions still crossing Wells' mind. Did the subscription LifeCoach bot model combined with pay-as-you-go therapist sessions make sense? How could he attract an early cohort of users? How would HelloSelf interact with the broken mental health solutions in the UK? How quickly would the platform scale and learn to provide meaningful AI support for both therapists and the LifeCoach bot? And most importantly, would the platform deliver on the mission "to help everyone discover, understand and experience their Best Self"?
Keywords: Startup; start-up; startup management; startup marketing; Startups; start-ups; BrainTech; marketing research; strategic decision making; strategy development; strategy dynamics; neuroscience; cognition; Cognitive psychology; health & wellness; health care; health care reform; health care outcomes; self-awareness; mental health; wellbeing; well-being; wellness; funding; equity financing; Raising Capital; synergies; Team building; national health insurance; artificial intelligence; MVP; Business Startups; Health; Health Care and Treatment; Management; Marketing; Marketing Channels; Decision Making; Strategy; Technology; United Kingdom; London;
Wells, John R., and Benjamin Weinstock. "HelloSelf: Foundation." Harvard Business School Case 719-492, March 2019. View Details
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Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, today inaugurated a new 3S facility of M/s IFAD Autos in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The workshop is located at Madanpur, Narayanganj District on Dhaka Chittagong highway, one of the busiest routes in the Country.
26th November, 2018, Dhaka, Bangladesh: Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, today inaugurated a new 3S facility of M/s IFAD Autos in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The workshop is located at Madanpur, Narayanganj District on Dhaka Chittagong highway, one of the busiest routes in the Country. It connects feeder roads with Chittagong Sea Port and Dhaka. It is also strategically located for vehicles plying between Dhaka and Comilla, Sylhet, Chittagong & Cox's Bazar. This modern, 3S facility (sales, service and spares) is spread over 1,38,240 sq. ft. and will cater to the entire range of Ashok Leyland vehicles with 18 fully equipped service bays.
Commercial vehicles' demand in this region is majorly driven by the industries like Garments, Cement, Construction, Petroleum and market load. Ashok Leyland's Dost, Partner, Ecomet, 1613, 1616, 2518 trucks and various range of Tippers & Lynx, Viking, 12M buses are the products which are already doing very well and are expected to continue to do well in this market. To service these and other modern range of products, IFAD AUTOS is equipped with state-of-the-art tools and equipment including Josam wheel alignment machine, Knowledge on Wheel, Recon Centre, Ancillary Service Centers – BOSCH, TURBO ENERGY LIMITED, RANE TRW along with inhouse machine shop and a dedicated accident repair facility. This facility will also have a Parts Ware House and a modern fully equipped Service Training Center.
Last year, Ashok Leyland had announced the opening of its new assembly plant in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The plant is spread over an area of 37 acres and is a strategic joint collaboration / tie-up between Ashok Leyland and IFAD Autos Limited, Bangladesh. Earlier this year, Ashok Leyland had won orders for 300 double-decker buses and 200 Single Decker AC buses to be supplied to BRTC (Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation).


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Arthur Edward Shelden Seguin (* 7. April 1809 in London; † 13. Dezember 1852 in New York City) war ein US-amerikanischer Opernsänger (Bass) und Impresario.

Seguin gehörte zu den ersten Studenten der Royal Academy of Music in London. Nach dem Abschluss des Studiums 1830 debütierte er am Queen's Theatre als Polyphemus in Händels Oper Acis and Galatea. 1838 hatte er sein Debüt in den USA am National Theatre in New York mit der Operntruppe von Lester Wallack.

Mit seiner Frau Anne Childes gründete er die Seguin Operatic Troupe, mit der er in vielen großen Städten der USA auftrat. Im Gegensatz zu anderen Opernkompagnien, bei denen ein oder zwei Gesangsstars gemeinsam mit Sängern aus ihren Auftrittsorten agierten, reiste sie mit einem mehr oder weniger festen eigenen Ensemble, wie es erst in der zweiten Hälfte des 19. Jahrhunderts üblich wurde. Seguin brachte zeitgenössische europäische Opern (wie Mozarts Così fan tutte, Donizettis Don Pasquale und Anna Bolena oder Balfes The Bohemian Girl) in englischer Übersetzung auf die Bühne, aber auch Uraufführungen amerikanischer Kompositionen wie der Oper Leonora von William Henry Fry in Philadelphia 1845, The Maid of Saxony von Charles Edward Horn in New York 1842 und Luli von Charles Jarvis in Philadelphia 1846.

Quellen
 Encyclopedia Britannica: Seguin Operatic Troupe Materials in the Tams-Witmark/Wisconsin Collection
 Picture History: Anne Childes, Mrs. Edward Seguin
 Picture History: Edward Seguin
 University of Wisconsin-Madison: the Jongleur, Newsletter of the Mills Music Library: More Treasures from Tams

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Minister Moxey says partnerships for development will help get Grand Bahama going again
#TheBahamas, November 27, 2021 – One means by which Minister for Grand Bahama, Hon. Ginger Moxey plans to utilize every resource at her disposal to get things moving for Grand Bahama again, is to utilize partnerships for development.
"Success with these partnerships on our island are embedded in collaborative efforts between the ministry of Grand Bahama, other government ministries, the Grand Bahama Port Authority, the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, Hutchinson Whampoa Holdings Ltd., industry stakeholders and the business community at large," explained Minister Moxey.
"We must unite and work together to build alliances for success with the ultimate goal of ensuring that Grand Bahama Island excels. We are all in this together."
The Minister's remarks came during her keynote address at the ninth annual Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce's Business Excellence Awards Luncheon, which was held on Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 at Pelican Bay resort. The event is held to honor Grand Bahamian business owners for their commitment, achievements and dedication to the development of the second city.
Minister Moxey pointed out that this year's event, under the theme, celebration of excellence, acknowledges and highlights businesses on Grand Bahama that have stayed the course. She added that this kind of recognition is a beacon of hope for local business owners who have faced and overcame some of the most challenging circumstances ever encountered within the island's history.
"On November first during my contribution on the bill to thank the Governor General for his Speech from the Throne, I pledged to the nation that I would do the people's business and utilize every resource at my disposal, to get the job done for Grand Bahama," said Minister Moxey.
"As a Grand Bahamian and business owner, I can attest to the challenges we have faced over the past decade. The devastation of Hurricane Dorian in 2019, which was closely followed by the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. It further strained our already fragile economy. Today's administration is also well aware of the challenges that Grand Bahama has faced over the past decade. Nevertheless, we will deliver on our commitment to recover, rebuild and revolutionize our island, our economy and usher our people into the new day.
"I would like to thank all of the businesses represented today, that have kept their doors opened and our people employed. To all of the Business Excellence Award nominees, I congratulate you. Remain encouraged and know that your efforts have not gone unnoticed.
"To the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, thank you for being a staple in the business community and for celebrating excellence for the past nine years. Welcome back business excellence awards."
By Andrew Coakley
Photo Caption: Minister for Grand Bahama, Ginger Moxey (right), along with President of the Grand Bahama Chamber of Commerce, Greg Laroda presents Mrs. Leslie Baptista, of Paint Fair, with the President's Award, during the ninth annual GB Chamber of Commerce's Business Excellence Awards Luncheon, which was held on Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 at Pelican Bay resort.
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Hi, Sandy! Don't you dare let me see you standing on the side lines! Not only are us big girls beautiful, we are living large on our Walt Disney World vacations!
At my fluffiest, I was well over 300 pounds, and never encountered a weight limit or discomfort anywhere. I have had instances where instead of saying I'm with my family, and a party of four or five, where they want to put two or three in a car, I'll just say I'm a party of one, so there's a little extra room.
If you do a search at allears.net, you'll find an article about Living Large at Walt Disney World, which will give you more first hand information about being Pooh sized as you travel around the theme parks. My personal experience is that you should go for it. I've never been made to feel uncomfortable in any way.
Have an awesome time, Sandy!


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