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Diabetes Fact Sheet
National Diabetes Fact Sheet, 2007
Diabetes is a group of diseases marked by high levels of blood glucose resulting from defects in insulin production, insulin action, or both. Diabetes can lead to serious complications and premature death, but people with diabetes can take steps to control the disease and lower the risk of complications.
Type 1 diabetes was previously called insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) or juvenile-onset diabetes. Type 1 diabetes develops when the body's immune system destroys pancreatic beta cells, the only cells in the body that make the hormone insulin that regulates blood glucose. To survive, people with type 1 diabetes must have insulin delivered by injection or a pump. This form of diabetes usually strikes children and young adults, although disease onset can occur at any age. In adults, type 1 diabetes accounts for 5% to 10% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. Risk factors for type 1diabetes may be autoimmune, genetic, or environmental. There is no known way to prevent type 1 diabetes. Several clinical trials for preventing type 1 diabetes are currently in progress or are being planned.
Type 2 diabetes was previously called non–insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) or adultonset diabetes. In adults, type 2 diabetes accounts for about 90% to 95% of all diagnosed cases of diabetes. It usually begins as insulin resistance, a disorder in which the cells do not use insulin properly. As the need for insulin rises, the pancreas gradually loses its ability to produce it. Type 2 diabetes is associated with older age, obesity, family history of diabetes, history of gestational diabetes, impaired glucose metabolism, physical inactivity, and race/ethnicity. African Americans,
Hispanic/Latino Americans, American Indians, and some Asian Americans and Native Hawaiians or Other Pacific Islanders are at particularly high risk for type 2 diabetes and its complications. Type 2 diabetes in children and adolescents, although still rare, is being diagnosed more frequently among American Indians, African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, and Asians/Pacific Islanders.
Gestational diabetes is a form of glucose intolerance diagnosed during pregnancy. Gestational diabetes occurs more frequently among African Americans, Hispanic/Latino Americans, and American Indians. It is also more common among obese women and women with a family history of diabetes. During pregnancy, gestational diabetes requires treatment to normalize maternal blood glucose levels to avoid complications in the infant. Immediately after pregnancy, 5% to 10% of women with gestational diabetes are found to have diabetes, usually type 2. Women who have had gestational diabetes have a 40% to 60% chance of developing diabetes in the next 5–10 years.
Other types of diabetes result from specific genetic conditions (such as maturity-onset diabetes of youth), surgery, medications, infections, pancreatic disease, and other illnesses. Such types of diabetes account for 1% to 5% of all diagnosed cases.
Treating diabetes
Diabetes can lead to serious complications, such as blindness, kidney damage, cardiovascular disease, and lower-limb amputations, but people with diabetes can lower the occurrence of these and other diabetes complications by controlling blood glucose, blood pressure, and blood lipids.
Many people with type 2 diabetes can control their blood glucose by following a healthy meal plan and exercise program, losing excess weight, and taking oral medication. Some people with type 2 diabetes may also need insulin to control their blood glucose.
To survive, people with type 1 diabetes must have insulin delivered by injection or a pump.
Among adults with diagnosed diabetes (type 1 or type 2), 14% take insulin only, 13% take both insulin and oral medication, 57% take oral medication only, and 16% do not take either insulin or oral medication. Medications for each individual with diabetes will often change during the course of the disease.
Many people with diabetes also need to take medications to control their cholesterol and blood pressure.
Self-management education or training is a key step in improving health outcomes and quality of life. It focuses on self-care behaviors, such as healthy eating, being active, and monitoring blood sugar. It is a collaborative process in which diabetes educators help people with or at risk for diabetes gain the knowledge and problem-solving and coping skills needed to successfully self-manage the disease and its related conditions.
Prediabetes: Impaired glucose tolerance and impaired fasting glucose
Prediabetes is a condition in which individuals have blood glucose levels higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as diabetes. People with prediabetes have an increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes, heart disease, and stroke.
People with prediabetes have impaired fasting glucose (IFG) or impaired glucose tolerance (IGT). Some people have both IFG and IGT.
IFG is a condition in which the fasting blood sugar level is 100 to 125 milligrams per Deciliter (mg/dL) after an overnight fast. This level is higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as diabetes.
IGT is a condition in which the blood sugar level is 140 to 199 mg/dL after a 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test. This level is higher than normal but not high enough to be classified as diabetes.
In 1988–1994, among U.S. adults aged 40–74 years, 33.8% had IFG, 15.4% had IGT, and 40.1% had prediabetes (IGT or IFG or both). More recent data for IFG, but not IGT, are available and are presented below.
Prevalence of impaired fasting glucose in people younger than 20 years of age, United States
In 1999–2000, 7.0% of U.S. adolescents aged 12–19 years had IFG.
Prevalence of impaired fasting glucose in people aged 20 years or older, United States, 2007
In 2003–2006, 25.9% of U.S. adults aged 20 years or older had IFG (35.4% of adults aged 60 years or older). Applying this percentage to the entire U.S. population in 2007 yields an estimated 57 million American adults aged 20 years or older with IFG, suggesting that at least 57 million American adults had prediabetes in 2007.
After adjusting for population age and sex differences, IFG prevalence among U.S. adults aged 20 years or older in 2003–2006 was 21.1% for non-Hispanic blacks, 25.1% for non-Hispanic whites, and 26.1% for Mexican Americans.
Prevention or delay of diabetes
Progression to diabetes among those with prediabetes is not inevitable.Studies have shown that people with prediabetes who lose weight andincrease their physical activity can prevent or delay diabetes and return their blood glucose levels to normal.
In the Diabetes Prevention Program, a large prevention study of people at high risk for diabetes showed that lifestyle intervention reduced developing diabetes by 58% over 3 years. The reduction was even greater, 71%, among adults aged 60 years or older.
Interventions to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes in individuals with prediabetes can be feasible and cost-effective. Research has found that lifestyle interventions are more cost-effective than medications.
National Estimates on Diabetes
Estimation methods
The diabetes estimates in this fact sheet were derived from various data systems of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the outpatient database of the Indian Health Service (IHS), the U.S. Renal Data System of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), the U.S. Census Bureau, and published studies. Estimates of the total number of persons with diabetes and the prevalence of diabetes in 2007 were derived using 2003–2006 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES), 2004–2006 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS), 2005 IHS data, and 2007 resident population estimates. Many of the estimated numbers and percentages of people with diabetes were derived by applying diabetes prevalence estimates from health surveys of the civilian,
noninstitutionalized population to the most recent 2007 resident population estimates. These estimates have some variability due to the limits of the measurements and estimation procedures. The procedures assumed that age-race-sex–specific percentages of adults with diabetes (diagnosed
and undiagnosed) in 2007 are the same as they were in earlier time periods (e.g., 2003–2006), and that the age-race-sex–specific percentages of adults with diabetes in the resident population are identical to those in the civilian, noninstitutionalized population. Deviations from these assumptions may result in over- or under-estimated numbers and percentages. For further information about the methods for deriving total, diagnosed, and undiagnosed diabetes prevalence from NHANES data, see
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5235a1.htm. More detail on the data sources, references, and methods are available at http://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/pubs/references07.htm.
Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes in the United States, all ages, 2007
Total: 23.6 million people or 7.8% of the population have diabetes.
Diagnosed: 17.9 million people
Undiagnosed: 5.7 million people
Prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes among people aged 20 years or older,
Age 20 years or older: 23.5 million or 10.7% of all people in this age group have diabetes.
Men: 12.0 million or 11.2% of all men aged 20 years or older have diabetes.
Women: 11.5 million or 10.2% of all women aged 20 years or older have diabetes.
Non-Hispanic whites: 14.9 million, or 9.8% of all non-Hispanic whites aged 20 years or older have diabetes.
Non-Hispanic blacks: 3.7 million, or 14.7% of all non-Hispanic blacks aged 20 years or older have diabetes.
Prevalence of diagnosed diabetes in people younger than 20 years of age, United States, 2007
About 186,300 people younger than 20 years have diabetes (type 1 or type 2). This represents 0.2% of all people in this age group. Estimates of undiagnosed diabetes are unavailable for this age group.
Race and ethnic differences in prevalence of diagnosed diabetes
Sufficient data are not available to derive prevalence estimates of both diagnosed and undiagnosed diabetes for all minority populations. For example, national survey data can not provide reliable estimates for the Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander population. However, national estimates of diagnosed diabetes for certain minority groups are available from national survey data and from the Indian Health Service (IHS) user population database, which includes data for approximately 1.4 million American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States who receive health care from the
IHS. Because most minority populations are younger and tend to develop diabetes at earlier ages than the non-Hispanic white population, it is important to control for population age differences when making race and ethnic comparisons.
Data from the 2005 IHS user population database indicate that 14.2% of the American Indians and Alaska Natives aged 20 years or older who received care from IHS had diagnosed diabetes. After adjusting for population age differences, 16.5% of the total adult population served by IHS had diagnosed diabetes, with rates varying by region from 6.0% among Alaska Native adults to 29.3% among American Indian adults in southern Arizona.
After adjusting for population age differences, 2004–2006 national survey data for people aged 20 years or older indicate that 6.6% of non-Hispanic whites, 7.5% of Asian Americans, 10.4% of Hispanics, and 11.8% of non-Hispanic blacks had diagnosed diabetes. Among Hispanics, rates were 8.2% for Cubans, 11.9% for Mexican Americans, and 12.6% for Puerto Ricans.
Incidence of diagnosed diabetes among people aged 20 years or older, United States, 2007
About 1.6 million new cases of diabetes were diagnosed in people aged 20 years or older in 2007.
Incidence of diagnosed diabetes in people younger than 20 years of age, United States, 2002–2003
SEARCH for Diabetes in Youth is a multicenter study funded by CDC and NIH to examine diabetes (type 1 and type 2) among children and adolescents in the United States. SEARCH findings for the communities studied include the following:
Based on 2002–2003 data, 15,000 youth in the United States were newly diagnosed with type 1 diabetes annually, and about 3,700 youth were newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes annually.
The rate of new cases among youth was 19.0 per 100,000 each year for type 1 diabetes and 5.3 per 100,000 for type 2 diabetes.
Non-Hispanic white youth had the highest rate of new cases of type 1 diabetes.
Type 2 diabetes was extremely rare among youth aged <10 years. While still infrequent, rates were greater among youth aged 10–19 years compared to younger children, with higher rates
among U.S. minority populations compared with non-Hispanic whites.
Among non-Hispanic white youth aged 10–19 years, the rate of new cases of type 1 diabetes was higher than for type 2 diabetes. For Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian youth aged 10–19 years, the opposite was true—the rate of new cases of type 2 was greater than the rate for type-1diabetes. Among African American and Hispanic youth aged 10–19 years, the rates of new cases of type 1 and type 2 diabetes were similar.
Deaths among people with diabetes, United States, 2006
Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death listed on U.S. death certificates in 2006. This ranking is based on the 72,507 death certificates in 2006 in which diabetes was listed as the underlying cause of death. According to death certificate reports, diabetes contributed to a total of 233,619 deaths in 2005, the latest year for which data on contributing causes of death are available.
Diabetes is likely to be underreported as a cause of death. Studies have found that only about 35% to 40% of decedents with diabetes had it listed anywhere on the death certificate and only about 10% to 15% had it listed as the underlying cause of death.
Overall, the risk for death among people with diabetes is about twice that of people without diabetes of similar age.
Complications of diabetes in the United States
In 2004, heart disease was noted on 68% of diabetes-related death certificates among people aged 65 years or older.
In 2004, stroke was noted on 16% of diabetes-related death certificates among people aged 65 years or older.
Adults with diabetes have heart disease death rates about 2 to 4 times higher than adults without diabetes.
The risk for stroke is 2 to 4 times higher among people with diabetes.
In 2003–2004, 75% of adults with self-reported diabetes had blood pressure greater than or equal to 130/80 millimeters of mercury (mm Hg), or used prescription medications for hypertension.
Diabetes is the leading cause of new cases of blindness among adults aged 20–74 years.
Diabetic retinopathy causes 12,000 to 24,000 new cases of blindness each year.
Diabetes is the leading cause of kidney failure, accounting for 44% of new cases in 2005.
In 2005, 46,739 people with diabetes began treatment for end-stage kidney disease in the United States and Puerto Rico.
In 2005, a total of 178,689 people with end-stage kidney disease due to diabetes were living on chronic dialysis or with a kidney transplant in the United States and Puerto Rico.
Nervous system disease
About 60% to 70% of people with diabetes have mild to severe forms of nervous system damage. The results of such damage include impaired sensation or pain in the feet or hands, slowed digestion of food in the stomach, carpal tunnel syndrome, erectile dysfunction, or other nerve problems.
Almost 30% of people with diabetes aged 40 years or older have impaired sensation in the feet (i.e., at least one area that lacks feeling).
Severe forms of diabetic nerve disease are a major contributing cause of lower-extremity amputations.
More than 60% of nontraumatic lower-limb amputations occur in people with diabetes.
In 2004, about 71,000 nontraumatic lower-limb amputations were performed in people with diabetes.
Dental disease
Periodontal (gum) disease is more common in people with diabetes. Among young adults, those with diabetes have about twice the risk of those without diabetes.
Persons with poorly controlled diabetes (A1c > 9%) were nearly 3 times more likely to have severe periodontitis than those without diabetes.
Almost one-third of people with diabetes have severe periodontal disease with loss of attachment of the gums to the teeth measuring 5 millimeters or more.
Complications of pregnancy
Poorly controlled diabetes before conception and during the first trimester of pregnancy among women with type 1 diabetes can cause major birth defects in 5% to 10% of pregnancies and spontaneous abortions in 15% to 20% of pregnancies.
Poorly controlled diabetes during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy can result in excessively large babies, posing a risk to both mother and child.
Uncontrolled diabetes often leads to biochemical imbalances that can cause acute lifethreatening events, such as diabetic ketoacidosis and hyperosmolar (nonketotic) coma.
People with diabetes are more susceptible to many other illnesses, once they acquire these illnesses they often have worse prognoses. For example, they are more likely to die with pneumonia or influenza than people who do not have diabetes.
Persons with diabetes aged 60 years or older are 2–3 times more likely to report an inability to walk one-quarter of a mile, climb stairs, do housework, or use a mobility aid compared with persons without diabetes in the same age group.
Preventing diabetes complications
Diabetes can affect many parts of the body and can lead to serious complications such as blindness, kidney damage, and lower-limb amputations. Working together, people with diabetes, their support network, and their health care providers can reduce the occurrence of these and other diabetes complications by controlling the levels of blood glucose, blood pressure, and blood lipids, by receiving other preventive care practices in a timely manner.
Glucose control
Studies in the United States and abroad have found that improved glycemic control benefits people with either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. In general, every percentage point drop in A1c blood test results (e.g., from 8.0% to 7.0%) can reduce the risk of microvascular complications (eye, kidney, and nerve diseases) by 40%.
In patients with type 1 diabetes, intensive insulin therapy has long-term beneficial effects on the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Blood pressure control
Blood pressure control reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease (heart disease or stroke) among persons with diabetes by 33% to 50%, and the risk of microvascular complications (eye, kidney, and nerve diseases) by approximately 33%.
In general, for every 10 mm Hg reduction in systolic blood pressure, the risk for any
complication related to diabetes is reduced by 12%.
Control of blood lipids
Improved control of LDL cholesterol can reduce cardiovascular complications by 20% to 50%.
Preventive care practices for eyes, feet, and kidneys
Detecting and treating diabetic eye disease with laser therapy can reduce the development of severe vision loss by an estimated 50% to 60%.
Comprehensive foot care programs can reduce amputation rates by 45% to 85%.
Detecting and treating early diabetic kidney disease by lowering blood pressure can reduce the decline in kidney function by 30% to 70%. Treatment with angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs) are more effective in reducing the decline in kidney function than other blood pressure lowering drugs. • In addition to lowering blood pressure, ARBs reduce proteinuria, a risk factor for developing kidney disease, by 35%, similar to the reduction achieved by ACE inhibitors.
Estimated diabetes costs in the United States in 2007
Total (direct and indirect): $174 billion
Direct medical costs: $116 billion
After adjusting for population age and sex differences, average medical expenditures among people with diagnosed diabetes were 2.3 times higher than what expenditures would be in the absence of diabetes.
Indirect costs: $58 billion (disability, work loss, premature mortality)
The following organizations collaborated in compiling the information for this fact sheet:
Agency for Health care Research and Quality
http://ww/ahrq.gov/browse/diabetes.htm
American Association of Diabetes Educators
http://www.diabeteseducator.org*
http://www.diabetes.org*
http://www.cdc.gov/diabeteshttp://www.cdc.gov/nchs
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
http://cms.hhs.gov
http://www.va.gov/health/diabetes
Health Resources and Services Administration
http://www.hrsa.gov
http://www.ihs.gov/MedicalPrograms/Diabetes/index.asp
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation International
http://www.jdrf.org*
National Diabetes Education Program, a joint program of NIH and CDC
http://www.ndep.nih.govhttp://www.cdc.gov/diabetes/ndep/index.htm
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse
http://diabetes.niddk.nih.gov/
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases of the National Institutes of Health
http://www.niddk.nih.gov
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health
http://www.omhrc.gov
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. National diabetes fact sheet: general information and
national estimates on diabetes in the United States, 2007. Atlanta, GA: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008.
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check out our feature on Green Wedding Shoes today! thanks again to Francine Ribeau Events, Tangerine Tree Photography, Morgan Gates Makeup, Chris Wojak, Rad Summer vintage, Jason Xavier Lane, models Jason St. John & Alejandra Acosta, and Scott Caligure! Florals and props by Tend, Golly Pods by JXL Studios and Tend.


If you are currently being treated or have recently been treated with anti-thymocyte globulin (rabbit), you should let your doctor know before receiving coccidioidin skin test. Depending on the dose and length of time you have been on anti-thymocyte globulin (rabbit), you may have a reduced response to the skin test. It is important to tell your doctor about all other medications you use, including vitamins and herbs. Do not stop using any medications without first talking to your doctor.


Returning and newly elected state legislators met with university officials at the Innovation Partnership Building (IPB) this week to tour the unparalleled facility and to discuss many of UConn's core research and educational programs. The tour group included Sen.-Elect Dan Champagne, Rep.-Elect Gary Turco, Rep. Chris Ziogas, Rep.-Elect Jason Doucette, and Rep. Greg Haddad.
Pamir Alpay, executive director of the IPB, led the group on a building tour, focusing on key research areas, specialty equipment and how IPB activities impact and support the state's economic development. Legislators got a firsthand look at the Advanced Characterization Lab, which houses 11 electron microscopes in addition to X-ray equipment and optical microscopes. Pictured above, microscopy specialist Haiyan Tan demonstrated one of the most sophisticated and powerful electron microscopes in the world, the Titan Themis, which is capable of analyzing samples at the atomic level. Read the full UConn Today story.
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Bendix Trophy Exhibit
DAYTON, Ohio -- "They Raced for the Bendix Trophy" exhibit on the second floor of the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo)
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They Raced for the Bendix Trophy
Note: This exhibit is located on the museum's second floor.
The year is 1931. In June, Wiley Post and Harold Gatty fly around the world in the monoplane Winnie Mae. Post's historic solo flight is still two years away. Retractable landing gear is introduced, giving a big boost to aircraft speeds, and a trend develops toward the use of metal rather than wood for aircraft structures. This is the year of the Bendix Trophy.
Conceived in 1931, the Bendix Trophy race was created to encourage experimental developments by airplane designers and to improve the skills of aviators in cross-country flying techniques, such as weather plotting, high altitude and instrument flight.
The winner of the first race, flying from Los Angeles to Cleveland in a Laird Solution at an average speed of 223 mph was a man destined for greatness -- Maj. James H. Doolittle. In 1933 the competition became a coast-to-coast dash with Roscoe Turner setting a New York to Los Angeles record of 11 hours and 30 minutes.
Increasing in prestige with each year, the Bendix Trophy race attracted the most famous names in aviation, both male and female. To such names as Doolittle and Turner were added Bill Lear, Frank Fuller, Ben Howard, Paul Mantz, Louise Thaden, Blanche Noyes, Laura Ingalls, Amelia Earhart and Jacqueline Cochran.
Bendix Trophy races were suspended during World War II. When peace returned, the private airplanes that competed with such dash and color -- the Wedell-Williams, the Laird Solution, the Howard Racer, the Seversky -- were virtual museum pieces. An era had ended. In their places came swift, military fighter aircraft like the P-51 and P-80. And later the F-84, F-86, F-100 and B-58. The average speed of the winning B-58 in 1962 was 1,214.71 mph, flying round-trip between Los Angeles and New York in 4 hours and 42 minutes. The B-58's speed was more than five times that of Jimmy Doolittle's 1931 Laird Solution.
Today the Bendix Trophy stands in tribute to those men, women and machines who form bright chapters of American history.
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When your Mac runs slow, give it a tuneup
By Adam Rosen • 6:27 am, June 11, 2014
Tune up your Macintosh and clean out the cruft.
Macs are solid machines, but just like their owners they have a tendency to get lethargic as they age. Launching and switching programs takes longer, simple tasks become arduous, and the dreaded beach ball of doom appears more often than it did when your machine was new. The operating system just starts to feel crufty, and can get worse over time. I see these issues in my IT consulting business regularly.
You may be asking, why does this happen? There are many reasons, but some are more common than others. Sometimes your hard disk (or solid-state drive) gets too full and interferes with normal computer operations. Crashes or misbehaving programs can corrupt the disk directory or application cache files. Remnants from old software may still be running behind the scenes, or you don't have enough RAM to deal with your OS and workflow.
Is there some sort of tune-up you can do to sort it out? Your tech always tells you to just reboot the computer, but there's got to be more than that. The good news: Yes, there are some things you can do. And, perhaps, adopt some more-efficient computing practices for yourself along the way.
Apple Fixes: Paving The Way To A Smoother Work Day [MacRx]
By Adam Rosen • 6:24 am, April 23, 2014
The workplace can be stressful enough, without adding computer snafus to the mix. As an IT consultant, I hear about a lot of them, usually after disaster has struck.
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Put Your Stickies And Notebooks To Rest With This Seriously Noteworthy Task Manager [Mac Deals]
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Imagine jotting down a quick memo, tossing it into the air and having a little magical fairy swoop by and catch it, stashing it away safely for later reference. TopXNotes is the next best thing! We all know and love our Mac Stickies but imagine them on steroids. That is what you get with TopXNotes, the most comprehensive task manager yet. Let's face it, Stickies aren't fail proof and those quickly jotted notes can sometimes be crucial. TopXNotes constantly autosaves your notes and categorizes them to help insure anything worthy of being written down doesn't accidentally fall through the cracks.
MacBook Pro Helps Turn Nikes into Music [Video]
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Here's how the DJ duo got the shoe flow flowing. Via Createdigitalmusic.com
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Need to put a spring in your step on a fall Friday?
Check out this video by Japanese break beat duo Hifana, it came out awhile back but we think it's awesome.
The idea? For an ad campaign to showcase the flexibility of Nike Free Run+ shoes in Japan, they DJs use the footwear to make music, contorting and twisting the shoes to get different sounds, then battle it out DJ style
A MacBook Pro is at the heart of the operation that one half of Hifana, Daito Manabe, set up to make some sweet footie music. Nike gives a nod to the Apple power behind the project with a blink-and-you-missed it shot of a pair of MBPs in the beginning of the video.
Made on a Mac: Toy Story 3
By Nicole Martinelli • 5:15 am, February 15, 2010
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"Toy Story 3" director Lee Unkrich gave something for his seat mate to gawk at as he sat at 36,000 feet editing the latest animated tale of plaything adventures.
With not a second to waste — the release date is June 18, 2010 — Unkrich worked on a MacBook Pro, with what looks like shortcut color codes for Avid Media Composer. (Crane as I might, all I ever see are Excel spreadsheets. Need to get upgraded from Economy more often, perhaps.)
Apple products often feature in Pixar movies (perhaps in a nod to history?), the trailer for Toy Story 3 already has a nice bit of iProduct placement.
Review: MacSpeech Dictate Is a Great Tool For Writers
By Sayam Aggarwal • 1:25 pm, December 23, 2009
MacSpeech Dictate is dictation software for the Mac that helps you enhance your productivity by simply dictating rather than typing. It is based on Nuance's Dragon NaturallySpeaking speech engine, which ensures highly accurate speech recognition capabilities. In fact, the company claims it to be about 95% accurate. Although the lack of a Beta version makes it hard to believe but surprisingly, it's very true.
Recently, I had a chance to test version 1.5 of this for myself and from my experience, it works really well. It's not just a simple application, but a full-fledged dictation solution for any Mac user, especially for a writer or a journalist.
Gallery: A Cool Dozen Cult of Mac Fan Workspaces
By Lonnie Lazar • 11:59 pm, November 1, 2009
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Earlier in the week we asked readers to post pics of their workspaces on our Facebook page for the chance to win a new Magic Mouse — and the response was great. So far, more than 90 of you have taken the time to become fans of Cult of Mac on Facebook, snap a shot and upload your pictures — thank you!
While everyone is waiting with bated breath to find out who'll win the Magic Mouse (announcement to come tomorrow, Sunday, November 1), we thought readers might like to see a cool dozen of some of the most interesting.
Let us know what you think in comments below and feel free to continue posting your own shots over at the Facebook fan page.
How To: Moving from Aperture to Lightroom
By Leigh McMullen • 9:36 am, October 25, 2009
Our recent preview of Lightroom 3 – Beta has generated a lot of buzz about the future of digital processing. One of the questions that keeps coming up is: how do I migrate from Aperture to Lightroom?
Well, it's not has hard as you think, as long as you're willing to invest a bit of time up-front to do it right.
Follow us after the jump, and we'll have you loving Lightroom in the amount of time it takes to get a pizza delivered.
CoM Must-Have: Strobist Lighting Seminar
By Leigh McMullen • 8:54 pm, October 22, 2009
Image: David Hobby, Strobist.com
I am a "Fashionable Photographer", meaning I own a ridiculously expensive camera, that I barely know how to use, and possess a virtually limitless budget for gear which are little more than fashion accessories to my lifestyle.
Yet despite this I am not the sort of dude that is likely to lay down one hundred and forty bucks on a set of DVD that I could just watch for free on account of a friend loaning them to me.
And yet I did, and I'll tell you why, after the jump.


Interview, "Anime & Gamers' Guide" and more in Episode 43!
GRIMES, IA, June 22, 2007 – Anime producer and mega-online anime retailer Right Stuf, Inc. is pleased to welcome John O'Donnell – the co-founder and managing director of Central Park Media (CPM) – to episode 43 of ANIME TODAY.
In this new interview, O'Donnell discusses CPM's start, how the North American anime and manga industry has changed and the company's goals for 2007, including its anime, Asian Pulp Cinema and Below the Radar video releases, as well what fans can expect from its print division.
O'Donnell co-founded Central Park Media in 1990, and it was among the first anime companies to achieve distribution in major retail outlets throughout the United States. Additionally, CPM was one of the first U.S. publishers to release English-language translations of comics from Japan (manga) and Korea (manwha).
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Cheryl breaks down in tears while discussing the end of her first marriage to footballer Ashley Cole in an archive clip from Piers Morgan's Life Stories released by ITV.
ITV released the archive clip from the episode on Sunday that makes for uncomfortable viewing as the singer discusses the split. She married Cole in 2006 and divorced him in 2010 citing "unreasonable behaviour" following allegations of cheating.
"I thought he was great," the Girls Aloud star says of their relationship. "Sensitive. A good person. Just a nice guy."
"You've said since you've never been in a relationship where you were treated so like a princess. Is that accurate? Is that what you really felt about it?" asks Morgan.
The former couple married in 2006 and divorced in 2010
"Yeah, yeah of course," replies Cheryl. "Like there wasn't any worries. We were meant for each other."
"Why did you think he was the one?" says the presenter.
"God, Piers," says Cheryl. "Do you really want to know all this stuff?"
"I really want to know," he says.
"Why?" asks Cole.
"I just don't think somebody like you would fall in love and marry a complete idiot," Morgan explains. "Is that accurate?"
"That's accurate," Cheryl agrees.
She then loses her train of thought before breaking down in tears.
Screengrabs: ITV
"Why the tears? What is this about?" she says.
"Well, it is personal for you," Morgan offers. "You don't normally talk about this kind of thing. And it was the defining relationship of your life so far."
"And do you know what it is for me?" says Cheryl. "It's not me [sic] past; it's very much me present.
"I'm still a person. I'm still getting divorced. I'm still... It hurts. It's embarrassing. It's life."
When Morgan asks Cheryl whether she still loves the former Arsenal and Chelsea player, she replies: "There's part of us [sic] that'll always love him, of course. Big part of me life. And I love his family. And I love what we had."
While discussing her wedding day, Cheryl is asked by Morgan if she believed "this would last forever".
"I would never have took me vows [sic] if I didn't," she answers.
"It's not a joke. It's not something you go into lightheartedly. And it's not something you go into thinking, 'If I feel differently later it doesn't matter'."
"It's just a chapter in me life that I don't want to feel miserable about it. Or unhappy," she adds.
"It hurts. It's embarrassing"
"Even though you're now divorced, can you get any happy memory from the marriage?" asks Morgan.
"I feel numb," Cheryl admits.
"It's my reality. To other people it's their entertainment."
"I don't want to cry," says Cheryl, breaking down again.
She tells Morgan she had no sense of the marriage not working, saying she felt "complete and utter happiness" with Cole.
"And total trust in Ashley?" says Morgan.
"It's my reality. To other people it's their entertainment"
"More than ever," says Cheryl.
"I enjoyed the stability of having - amongst all the madness - that one person that is there throughout," she continues. "And he's very normal and calm. And not an inkling."
Cheryl was married to French restaurateur Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini from 2014 to 2016. She has a one year-old son with her former partner, One Direction's Liam Payne. Her split with Payne was announced in July 2018.
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Feast of Martyrs of Angers
Martyrs of Angers
Tomorow, February 1, is the feast day of the Martyrs of Angers, two Daughters of Charity who were martyred during the French Revolution, on February 1, 1794. The story below comes from the international website of the Daughters of Charity. The image comes from the Vincent de Paul Image Archive at DePaul University.
By September 1792 the hospital Sisters in Angers saw a rise in religious persecution. Following their bishop, numerous priests refused to take the required oath. Driven from their parishes they were quickly arrested. A year later, 400 of them were put in chains and taken through the city of Angers to prison.
In 1793 the members of the Municipal Council went to the hospital to make the Sisters take the oath of Liberty-Equality. Their eloquence was great, stressing the service of the sick. A time for reflection was given to each of them. The community tried to be united. Soon the revolutionaries realized that the Sisters were being influenced by three among them:
Sister Antoinette Taillade, from Cahors, was the superior of the community. At the age of 54 she had been a Daughter of Charity for 34 years. The sisters appreciated her prudent wisdom, great piety and her strength of character.
Sister Marie Ann Vaillot, originally from Fonainebleau, was 59 years old and had been in the Community for 32 years. With competence and precision she was responsible for the finance office.
Sister Odile Baumgarten was born in 1750 in Gondrexange in Lorraine. She entered the Daughters of Charity in 1775. She was in charge of preparing the medications in the pharmacy of the hospital.
Their arrest took place on Sunday, January 19. On January 28 the two Sisters were brought before the revolutionary tribunal. Before the violence of her judges, Sister Marie-Anne could only respond, "do with me as you wish." Seen as a fanatic and a rebel, the sentence was to be shot. Sister Odile, after having heard the interrogation of her Sister, added, "My conscience does not permit me to take the oath." Her sentence was the same: to be executed. Sisters Marie Ann Vaillot and Odile Baumgarten were executed on February 1, 1794.
At the hospital the administrators continued to harass the Sisters. Each one made her decision in complete freedom. Ten Sisters took the oath of Liberty-Equality in order to stay and care for the sick. The seventeen others, having refused, were arrested on March 11 and went to prison where they found Sister Antoinette Taillade. Several weeks later, along with other religious, they were taken, more often on foot, toLorientto be deported to Cayenne. For long days they waited. The commander of the arsenal where the Sisters were imprisoned saw the care these women gave to the sick seamen. He refused board them on the awaiting ship. They were able to return to the hospital in Angers around 1804.
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We say a big thank you and goodbye for now to Paul Sanders, who has been sitting in on rehearsals for a few months while working in the area, and helped out so brilliantly at both Bolsover and Wychavon.
 It is always a pleasure to play in the beautiful surroundings of Pershore Abbey, and this year was no exception.
The band started with the fast and furious 'Dance of the Tumblers'. Next was a tenor line duet of Rhona Baker and Steven Guy playing 'Timepiece' - a light hearted version of 'Grandfather's Clock'. Following this, Ian Perry made perfect use of the acoustic and produced a beautiful performance of 'A Little Star Went Out'. Very fitting for the surroundings, 'The Day Thou Gavest' was next, ending with 'Nordic Polska' and finally ' Galaxies'.
Jack takes Helen under his wing John's last performance with us. We thank Lip....after 1 pint!!
coach!! and of course your playing.
The Rev Kate Massey once again welcomed the band to their afternoon of fun and entertainment. The Gala is a lovely community event, and was well attended, despite England playing in the World Cup that afternoon!
The band played a rousing selection of favourites at its first engagement at the 'Nuns' rugby club.
Congratulations to Lip (Steve Lilly), one of a select group who are celebrating their 30th consecutive Area contest with the band. Although his long service could be attributed to the friendliness and big heart of the band, in truth he is the engineer of the spirit that is Bedworth Brass, and the long standing success of the band is largely due to his passion for banding, his inclusive nature and his bottomless sense of humour and fun.
With so many members of the band having played for decades, it is unusual to also be congratulating Rhys Edwards and Emma Calverley on their first Area with us, and what a triumph to be part of.
Saturday left nothing in the band room, as we produced a performance worthy of Beautiful Bedworth, the memory of which will live on.
the band Rhys and Steve Jack and Keith rises from his death bed to perform.
Jason prepares his lip for the solo challenge.
While some take the warm up deadly seriously, others just fill their face.
Post mortem complete, and time to enjoy the excellent company!
The camaraderie of the band evident as we sample the delights on offer at The Marlborough School, before the contest.
A joyous evening of music to herald the Christmas Season took place at the annual concert at St Paul's Church in Stockingford. This was the 25th anniversary of the band's concerts, with the proceeds going to MIND.
Congratulations to Rhys on his first concert with us.
And the post performance cool down, to round off a great day out.
Increasing in popularity year by year, this is an opportunity for us to entertain our local community. The annual concert has become the highlight of the calendar for us and is our chance to make Bedworth proud of their local band.
This year was a triumph, with the return of MD David Maplestone. The band were on fine form, and engaged with the audience from the start. With a mix of solos; Faith with Ian Perry on Flugel, Shenandoah with Rhona Baker on Euphonium, Moon River with Jason Purkiss on Tenor Horn, and Carrickfergus with Steven Guy on Baritone; old favourites, Singing in the Rain and The Muppets and new pieces, The World's Greatest Storyteller and Activate, there was something for everyone.
MD very much in control at our first Entertainment Contest in the Championship Section. Many thanks to Ryan Richards who has done a fantastic job for the last 6 months. We have enjoyed the hard work, your humour, enthusiasm and youth! We look forward to working with you again in the future.
Thanks to Ryan for inviting Besson artist Lode Violet, who is in the UK for the British Open this weekend, to rehearsal.
Lode joined the front row for part of the rehearsal, and also acted as adjudicator, as the band prepare for both the Bolsover contest, and the annual concert at the Civic Hall on 13th October.
Celebrating 2nd place. Congratulations to Ryan on his first band contest as an MD.
Preparations for the Area, with Chris Houlding conducting.
The annual Christmas Concert at St Pauls' Church, Stockingford.
Playing in Bedworth Town Centre for the switching on of the Christmas.
21st October 2016: Annual concert at the Civic Hall in Bedworth.
Steve Lilly makes a presentation to his father Dave on his retirement, after many years service as Band Chairman.
On 18th September, we travelled to Cheltenham to take part in the National Finals. As you can see, it was a tiring experience, as we were drawn last, but we ended up in a pub, so not all bad......Oh, and we came 7th.


Last nights wild camp turned out to be idyllic. This morning saw a beautiful sunrise and moonrise combined. And the day turned out to be a corker on the weather front.
But despite waiting for ideal weather conditions for a decent walk, sometimes you just have to go with the flow and do what feels right at the time, and it seems neither of us were champing at the bit for a romp. We managed a short walk up a hill this morning to see the 'Mass Rock', which was underwhelming. Turned out to be a crucifix and a plaque, not the huge boulder we expected.
A little further along the bay we found a beautiful picnic area and stopped for a morning cuppa, and enjoyed a nice chat with a couple from Oklahoma who were rather envious of our lifestyle.
Lunch was spent overlooking Kenmare Harbour, and after we walked into town for a mooch around the shops, and several art galleries. I spent an hour or so in a cafe, working and recharging the laptop, whilst Mel went to inspect a stone circle just outside the town.
We are now on the southern side of the Ring of Kerry, which looks like it's going to not live up to the hype, although our wild camp tonight can't be sniffed at. We squeezed ourselves down an ever narrowing track to reach a small pier at the confusingly named Garinish. Confusing, because that was the same name as the place yesterday afternoon near the cable car. It's not far across the other side of the Kenmare River, but it must confuse the posties. But despite that, it's a lovely peaceful spot, with only a couple of fishermen out catching shrimps from small motor boats, and a coxed-four rowing back and forth on the near still water.
So, all in all a very relaxing day, and a nice dollop of sunshine too.
Is that your wifi set up sticking out the top of the van?!! How you doing for height barriers and boulders across laybys? We got a bit fed-up with trying to find places to camp in SE Ireland.
Liz, that was a telegraph pole that happened to be behind the van! I did see someone with what looked like a 20 foot long fishing pole strapped to a fence on a campsite which appeared to be being used to give extra height to a mobile phone antenna, so its not too far fetched.
In SE Ireland it was harder to find camping spots that didn't have some physical restriction, but we didn't linger there very long. West of Cork it was much easier, rarely presenting a problem.


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Help Serve A Community Meal.
Morning Star Moravian Church monthly serves a free meal to anyone in our community who would like one. It is a great way to help those in our community who are hungry. Join us to help us build community and provide a fun Saturday evening out for some who would otherwise be at home alone. Each month we serve around 50-90 people.


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Humboldt cannabis industry comes together in the face of fires
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Press release from the Humboldt County Growers Alliance:
As residents got evacuation warnings from the Alderpoint area in Southern Humboldt County at dawn on Wednesday September 9, they put their livestock and pets into trucks, and loaded their most important belongings. But what of their cannabis crop that is carefully cultivated under the Northern California sun, expertly harvested, and now in urgent need to be stored out of harm's way? In the bureaucratic reality of permits and licenses, most farmers in Humboldt County can cultivate, but they don't have the license to transport and safely store their cannabis. That is the job of distributors who drive out to farms, procure the product, and take it to storage in the nearby towns of Arcata and Eureka.
Within hours of the evacuation warnings, distributors had come forward to make their facilities available. Natalynne DeLapp, Operations Director of HCGA, the trade alliance representing hundreds within Humboldt's cannabis industry, facilitates an online platform that enables cannabis business members to talk in real time across several channels. "In this emergency, we act as an information center," she explains. The moment distributors started to post on the platform with their offers to take in product under disaster relief provisions, HCGA created a list, posted it on their Instagram and updated it as more distributors came forward. "It's all hands on deck," says DeLapp. "We support each other."
Chris Anderson is with Redwood Roots, a distributor in Benbow, in the heart of Southern Humboldt. "At dawn on Wednesday, I got to work and saw the emergency bulletin from the Sheriff with an evacuation warning for the area of Alderpoint, Palo Verde, Island Mountain and Harris. That's our farmers. I immediately called in the team, we pulled up our mapping system for the farms that we know, we earmarked the farms that were in the evacuation warning area, and we started to call them one by one. We had vans full of gas and ready to go. By 8 a.m. I was at the first farm taking their product and transporting it to our facility." The warning turned into a mandatory evacuation order a few hours later. That day, Chris visited and evacuated product from 15 cannabis farms. But for him, it's not a big deal. "It's just what we do," he says. "I've been here many years, and in times of need, the community comes together. It's really inspiring, and it's standard operating procedure for this community." Redwood Roots is not charging the farmers because "we operate from an abundance mindset."
"There are many in the cannabis industry that also serve as volunteer firefighters," notes Laura Lasseter, Director of Operations at the Southern Humboldt Business and Visitors Bureau. "Many are volunteers running heavy equipment to keep the fire away. Being there for your neighbor in any way needed has been in this community's soul for decades."
Take Rob Steffano who owns the cannabis farm Villa Paradiso Farms where Trinity, Humboldt and Mendocino counties meet. "I've been growing for 33 years, I cultivate all from seed, in the ground, full sun." He recalls the warnings on Wednesday, under a black sky with an orange tint. "It felt like the end of times. There were high winds blowing to the West, the fire was 40 miles away, we could see the plume." In no time, it was at their doorstep. Steffano is also a local firefighter with the Palo Verde Volunteer Fire Department since1988. In addition to the fire department, there is a community 'auxiliary' fire team of residents with water trucks, water trailers, bulldozers, and ATVs with 50-gallon tanks. "Here, a neighbor lives 10 miles away, and we know them, we know their dogs, their kids, "explains Steffano. "The community is really really tight. There's an enormous phone tree, word goes out to the furthest region." The community quickly mobilized and checked on each other by phone or by driving out. "Nothing is going to be left behind in this community," says Rob. At the time of publication, the winds have changed in the community's favor, though the region is not out of danger. Steffano has seen the cannabis industry change since legalization, with distributors coming in to act as a connection to the outside world. Their rapid offers of help this last week was amazing, he says. "They've been willing to bat for us."
In Arcata, Stacia Eliason of distributor Bear Extraction House says they have offered storage space and transportation to farmers affected by the fires. "The past few days, our team has been on the phone calling farmers to check in on them and see if we can help." In the same spirit, Laura Wright of Altum Mind, a distributor based in Arcata, said that this was "an opportunity to support the farming community that keeps us in business. We wouldn't be where we are without cultivators, and it's our turn to lend a helping hand in times of need."
Distributors in Humboldt who stepped up to offer transport and storage include Emerald Family Farms, Green Roots Distro, Green Ox Distribution, Hayfork Distribution, Humboldt Cannabis Brand, Ital Distribution, Humboldt Distribution, Papa & Barkley, Root 101 Nursery, Sisu Extracts, Sol Spirit (transport only), and Trusty Distro. This is what community looks like.
Linsey Jones' farm, Aloha Humboldt, is situated in Willow Creek in Northeast Humboldt, with the nearby Red Salmon fire complex continuing to spread. But her primary concern is for friends in Southern Humboldt who had to leave farm and home behind as the August Complex Fire (previously known as the Hopkins Fire) spread. "Our hearts go out to all those who've been evacuated," she said. "We'll get through this, we're tough as nails."
Ruth Bergman owns Deep Roots Farm which was in the mandatory evacuation area. "We got the warning just after 3am on Wednesday. The adrenalin starts and doesn't stop," she says. "Distributors immediately began to call to see how they could help. It's what defines us, it's part of our culture, we've crafted our own livelihoods, our homes, our communities through cannabis." Reflecting on the last few days, she sees an uncomplicated truth: "This is what simple, decent people do when they have access to a decent livelihood: they do good."
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Infinity SAV conducts research in the field of hydrodynamic cavitation to develop a cavitation boiler, a device, used for efficient water heating.
The cavitation boiler utilizes oil cavitation heating by vortex cavitator in the primary circuit, and is designed to produce hot water of the target temperature at the outlet of the secondary circuit. No other heating elements, tools or methods are utilized by the cavitation heating system, except for cavitation process itself.
Cavitation refers to the process of steam bubbles formation, called "voids" in the water column, facilitated by gradual pressure reduction of the water at high flow rates.
Cavities or steam-filled pockets formation may also be caused by acoustic waves or laser pulse radiation.
Closed air pockets, or "cavitation pockets", being moved by water to high pressure areas, and get collapsed, can generate intense shock waves.
The nature of the "cavitation" phenomenon is similar to boiling a liquid. However, water pressure and steam bubble pressure, being of equal and average value during the boiling process is different for cavitation process, where water pressure is above average and above that of the steam pressure.
However, pressure fall occurs locally.
When favorable conditions are created, molecules of vapor gases evaporate into the cavity from the surrounding water medium.
This process proceeds with high intensity, as the temperature in cavities reaches up to 1200C due to constant bubbles expansion and compression.
Cavitation boiler consists of an electric motor and a shaft with a rotor. Casing of the boiler serves as a stator.
Rotor is designed in form of a disc with multiple blind holes, "cells" of a certain diameter and depth on its surface.
The rotor "cells" enable turbulence creation to form cavities in the water medium, which is in constant contact with the surface of the movable and static cylinder.
The primary heating medium in the cavitation system is a special grade technical oil, with the target oil heating temperature set on the control panel.
Cavitational processes can rapidly heat the oil up to 100 ° C and above, with the range of boiling point for technical being 300C-320C.
The cavitation boiler can be connected directly to the water supply system directly or being used with a storage tank for heated water.
Water temperature in the cavitation boiler is controlled by an automatic valve through change in the secondary circuit flow. The output water temperature can be adjusted with the range of 50 to 90C.
Compared to direct electric heating devices, cavitation boiler has a greater ratio of useful thermal power to power consumed from the electrical network, exceeding the value of 1.


IC649 Celebrating You! by beesmom - at Splitcoaststampers Splitcoaststampers IC649 Celebrating You!
I was drawn to the colors in this basket here.
Using a technique I learned from Jill Foster: On a panel of wc cs slightly smaller than my card front, I colored and stamped the flower stamp with my MISTI several times adding color with zig markers and spritzes of water as I went. Then I cleaned the stamp and clear embossed the whole image (my stamp was left in my MISTI). Because I clear embossed the image, this allows me to sponge the bg over the top of the embossed images. Stamped the sentiment, splattered some black and some white acrylic paint, and mounted this panel on the card front with dimensional tape.
WOWZA! Totally awesome card. That image is simply stunning. WOW!
Maura this is sooooo beautiful!! real art!!
Beautiful, Maura! Love the bright colors & vivid blue bg.
WOW! So pretty. What brilliant colors and a cool technique.
Oh how lovely, Maura...and thanks for explaining how you did this. Your card makes me want to play hooky from all the things I have to do and try this technique. Just gorgeous..
Beautifully done. Love the colors and floral image. Thanks for giving a great description of your process.
OOOOOH, yeah. Great colors, and so well represented on your card from the inspiration piece, Maura!! ANYone would be happy to receive this colorful card!!
What a gorgeous card! And thanks for the instructions, Maura. You really designed an awesome card!
Oh, wow! What a stunning technique!! The card is gorgeous! I love the vivid colors!!!


Main world is library, which is a location in the real world. The library was originally written in a book, though, and that book has been torn apart by a book-dweller seeking power. The deeper areas of the library are increasingly corrupted and damaged.
Dungeon areas are books within the library, accessed via linking. Monsters have spilled out of them. The deeper you go into the library, the harder the dungeons become.
Each dungeon contains 1 or more pages of the Book of the Library (Illúmbelía). Your goal is to retrieve as many pages as you can (at least a certain % of the book), recover the quill (from the final boss), find the book's remains, and repair it. More pages beyond the threshold = more final score.
Food timer may run at different speeds in damaged books which have time issues.
There is guaranteed to be at least one book that your god does not want you in, whatever your god is.


This article seeks to give some basic assistance on how to create Worker's Compensation Paper Claims in MacPractice. If you utilize eClaims, you'll want to refer to the eClaims article about Worker's Comp Claims instead.
Warning: While we've done our best to provide a general idea of what is needed, each insurance company has different requirements for how worker's comp claims are handled. Regardless of any instructions given here, you will have to work with the payer to determine how they want worker's comp claims to be submitted.
MacPractice Support is available to assist with ensuring particular information is included or formatted properly, but we cannot assist with determining what is required on a particular claim.
When setting up worker's comp insurance companies or specific plans, you will want to make sure the plan type is set to 'Worker's Compensation'. This will ensure that the Worker's Comp claims operate as expected; filling in the Employer's name instead of the Primary's name as the subscriber.
When filling out information on patient and primary tabs, this information can vary based on the payer. MOST companies would like to see the Employer listed on the claim as the subscriber (for example, in box 4 of the CMS 1500 form). The patient would then be listed as the employee as it is in this example on box 2. Check with the insurance carrier for any specific requirements.
The plan type is what controls which name is used as patient and subscriber. When using the Worker's Comp plan type, you may leave the account's primary guarantor in the Primary tab. Some offices may choose to enter the Employer as the primary person; however, it is not required for the claim information to print correctly.
On the Primary/Secondary Tab, enter the employer and the employer's Worker's Compensation Insurance below. There is an 'Employers' section in the middle third of the Primary/Secondary Tab of the Patients Ability.
On the Patient Tab, be sure the patient listed is the employee for the aforementioned employer. The Relationship to Primary/Secondary will need to be set to 'Employee'. In addition to setting the relationship, the Patient's Social Security Number will need to be entered in the Social Security Number field, as it is required for all Worker's Compensation claims.
When on the Ledger Tab, there are a few important areas of the Incident that will need to be filled out for use with Worker's Compensation Claims.
Incident > Reason for Treatment > Condition Related To - This selection corresponds with boxes 10a and 14 of the CMS form. Select that the condition is related to employment and enter an accident date.
Incident > Claims > Disability > Last Work Date - This will pull into the claim to inform the insurance company of the date the employee last worked.
Incident > Claims > Disability > Partial or Total Disability Dates - This will pull into the claim to inform the insurance company of the dates the employee is unable to work. This corresponds with box 16 on the CMS form.
Any additional paperwork will need to be emailed, mailed or faxed to the payer. Please contact the payer to determine how they would like to receive paperwork.


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And The Question Is…What is College Jeopardy?
Question: "The trivia game show where college students compete against each other." Answer: "What is College Jeopardy?" If you haven't been paying attention, we've already hit the semifinals of the annual college version of the famous game show, Jeopardy! To become contestants, students from different colleges had to take an online test, go through another round of written tests, and participate in a live tryout in front of three Jeopardy producers. Here are 9 of the 15 students who participated that made it to the semifinals:
Competing in tonight's semi-final are Emily Bingham, a senior studying literature and marketing at Wright State University, Sam Deutsch, a junior political economy major at USC, and Hannah Norem, a sophomore double major in government & international affairs and religion at Augustana University.
For tomorrow's semi-final, we have contestants Ziad Ali, a senior studying electrical engineering at North Carolina State, Sarah Dubnik, a senior who is a chemistry and computer science double major at University of Pittsburgh, and Kate Laubscher, a freshman studying political science and communication studies Northeastern.
Sun is a freshman at Columbia University, and has always had a passion for trivia. Growing up, she was part of the QuizBowl team in high school, and quickly joined the team at Columbia once she settled in. Gus Woythaler is a senior studying computer science and engineering at Stanford University. He shared that "being on Jeopardy! was on of the coolest experience he's ever had"!
Niki Peters is a sophomore studying integrative biology at UC Berkeley. She has been obsessed with quiz shows since she was young, and is currently the co-president of UC Berkeley's Quiz Bowl Club. Apparently, the active Quiz Bowl Club was one of the reasons why she wanted to attend UC Berkeley (so if you're currently researching which college to go, do your research and find what you're passionate about)! Niki advances to the 2-day final on Thursday and Friday, beating out Gus and Emily from Stanford and Columbia.
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Interview with Anthony Sunderland
What inspired you to become an author?
The series one finale of Buffy TVS. I had instinctively known from the start of the series that the demons were actually metaphors for teen angst. Sarah Michelle Gellar's performance blew me away, and I just knew I wanted to write something so good that she would want the challenge of playing the part.
Nothing like starting off with a big dream, is there?
Do you title the book first or wait until after it's complete?
I try to title it early on. it gives me a sense of what it is about and where it is going. Sometimes I get it right first time, but if not it bugs me until I do.
I want them to connect to characters, to realize that Dawn is complex, and driven by strong needs and a sense of duty that overrides her own desires and wants. I haven't set out with a definite message here but if I had done I feel it would be better for the readers to discover it for themselves. Otherwise I've not done my job if I have to explain or point it out.
Is the book, characters, or any scenes based on a true life experience, someone you know, or events in your own life?
I didn't realize it when I set out but the characters in ninety percent of what I write are in search of something. They are on quests that will lead them to deep profound answers about themselves.
And in ninety percent of the above they have issues to resolve with a parent or child. I'm not saying the relationships are dysfunctional, damaged, or broken in anyway.
These are not metaphors for repairing relationships, but for finding a new deeper bond or connection. Maybe it will resonate with readers or maybe not. I lost my mother recently after a long illness, and I know it is going to be extremely difficult to deal with the issues of loss that I've got planned for certain stories.
I'm fortunate that we always had a good relationship but there's still a sense of wanting to have done more.
What is your current "work in progress" or upcoming projects?
I'm nearly halfway through Vol III, which I now hope to release for Xmas. I have a story for Vol IV, which will also see further developments in the relationship between Dawn and Scott, her ongoing attempts to free the alien, and reveal more secrets about AVI.
I've cut fifteen thousand words from Vol III which I will use in a later story.
Part 3 of the '59 epic should also be released for Xmas.
Is there anything you find particularly challenging in your writing?
In a word; virtually everything. The initial stream of story ideas came pretty fast but then came the problem of which one to work on first. Plotting, character development, writing the first draft, editing, promotional work. You name it, it is tough and mentally challenging.
If you want the world to engage with your characters and share their adventures, trials, disasters, and triumphs then you have to force yourself to overcome all the obstacles.
Who designed the cover of your latest book?
lazerK @ elance.com
Do you have any advice for other writers?
If you have the passion and burning desire to tell your stories then you will find a way to do it. If writing seems like something that would be 'nice' to do, then quit now and save yourself a ton of heartache. I've met many talented writers at conferences, classes, and workshops who have dropped out when the reality of how tough and unforgiving this business can be.
Ask yourself if you can put up with the long lonely hours in front of a computer screen or with pencil and paper. The rejections and heartache. If the answer is 100% yes, then resolve now that you are never going to quit.
Do you have a song or playlist (book soundtrack) that you think represents this book?
In several other stories I've got a great selection of song choices that would make stunning soundtracks. Sometimes the scene suggests the song and sometimes a song suggests a scene that I would never have thought of otherwise.
Not many songs have suggested themselves for this series. The theme tune would be Bonnie Tyler's "Total Eclipse of the heart," and I would want the Meatloaf duet "Don't You Look at Me Like That," plus (for a scene I can't even hint at) Brian May "Too much Love Will Kill You."
Am I the only one to lament the passing of an era when songs told stories, stirred up emotions, and painted vivid images. Or is my condemnation of the mass manufactured, soulless rubbish just another sign of old age?
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Destiny's Daughter: Hide & Seek
By Anthony Sunderland
Destiny's Daughter Book 2
Publisher: Victoria Publishing
ASIN: B008DTTOG6
Cover Artist: Lazar K. https://www.elance.com/s/sugarbricks/
Dawn Dempsey has successfully infiltrated the FBI's elite alien hunting squad. Welcomed as a valued member of the Alien Visitation Investigation team, and above suspicion, her mission is to thwart the FBI's investigations from the inside.
She is also intent on freeing the captured alien.
On a routine investigation into old abduction cases in rural Iowa with her partner and lover, Scott Nelson, a chance encounter threatens to ruin everything for her.
Could her undercover mission be over before it has even begun? Could her true nature be about to be revealed by an unstable war hero?
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I live in Halifax, UK.
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No Brian Boyle for Lightning in Game 1
By James O'BrienMay 16, 2015, 12:50 PM EDT
The Tampa Bay Lightning may have Ryan Callahan in the lineup, but that's not the only surprise heading into Game 1 against the New York Rangers. Big center Brian Boyle won't be able to play because of an undisclosed injury.
The defensive forward is considered day-to-day and will miss this first opportunity to face his former team in the conference finals.
There was some thought that perhaps he was missing Game 1 because his wife was giving birth:
https://twitter.com/AGrossRecord/status/599614202106503168
It sounds like it's an injury-related absence, however. Either way, he's not in the mix on Saturday. Here's what the warm-ups looked like:
#tblightning lines: killorn-filppula-stamkos/Triplets/marchessault-paquette-callahan/morrow-namestnikov-brown http://t.co/B6n6IW8b8I
— Joe Smith (@TBTimes_JSmith) May 16, 2015


The road leading up to a company's decision to layoff any number of their employees is long and winding. The process of actually laying someone off should also be a long well planned decision that is executed with the care and concern it deserves. A Reduction in Force does not begin and end at the announcement to your employees. Many companies are anxious to get the difficult and sometimes painful process over with, however, this rip off the bandaid approach neglects a whole host of very important steps.
Poor Planning - The execution of a layoff should be orchestrated with precision and impeccable timing. Your planning should begin well in advance of making a formal announcement. That planning should include having everything in place for your employees to move forward. This includes not just information on unemployment and COBRA, but thoughtful packets of information on your EAP, other opportunities in your company, and FAQs that will help answer their questions.
Not Communicating Internally - Ensuring that everyone involved with the decision is on the same page is critical. This means that everyone who may need to be involved is on the planning team and that the planning team is meeting regularly. This is especially important if you are laying off people in multiple or remote locations. Your team should have an exact agreed upon time to deliver the message and you should host follow-up calls or meetings to make sure everyone involved has a clear picture of the entire situation.
Companies that do not communicate internally run the very real risk of not only having information leaking before it should, but having team members going 'rogue'. A rogue team member during a layoff is a manager that is making their own rules, instead of following the guide that you have provided. They are treating people differently than the rest of the organization, they are opening you up to a lawsuit. Having regular (daily or twice daily) planning team calls or meetings the days leading up and the days post the announcement, will ensure everyone is on the same page with the same information.
Not Having the Right People Deliver the Message - It is critical that the leadership of the organization act as one cohesive unit during a layoff. It is important that the employees see that Operations and Human Resources are in lock step on this decision and that it is not negotiable. When the news is presented, both a member of Upper Management and Human Resources should be presenting the information. This shows the employee that everyone is in agreement and believes that this is a necessary decision.
I recently heard from a colleague about a multi unit retail company that is strongly advising their multi unit managers NOT to visit employees who have been laid off and are currently working their notice period. The company believes that the employees will be upset and the managers should not have to engage with them. This thinking is the exact opposite of what should be happening. The managers should be visiting the stores to show this was an organizational decision and that they support their employees through the transition. Ignoring employees creates anger and confusion, the two worst emotions you could have in an employee. Anger and confusion lead to negative reviews on sites like Glassdoor and worse, lawsuits.
Not Training Managers on What to Say and How to Say it - Not only is it important that everyone follow the same script when delivering your message, it is also critical that they understand HOW to deliver the message. Teaching your managers empathy and compassion will SIGNIFICANTLY reduce your risk and SIGNIFICANTLY increase morale. While there is no amount of training that will make an employee happy to be laid off, there are certainly multiple methods of making employees' feel supported and taken care of.
In a recent survey we completed, we found that 82% of employees consider a company taking the time to train managers on how to have difficult conversations empathetic. We also found that only 21% of those laid off stated that their layoff was handled with empathy. Of the 79% who stated they were not laid off with empathy, 54% are considering a lawsuit! Training your managers in how to treat your employees with empathy is critical.
Not Worrying about the Repercussions to the Rest of the Organization - This is perhaps the most common mistake that companies make during a layoff. Even companies who are focused on providing an easy transition for exiting employees may forget those that remain. Ensuring that the rest of your organization feels confident in this business decision is critical. Just like the people who are exiting, they must understand what has happened, and just as importantly, WHY it happened.
When you are able to provide a sense of security to those who remain, as well as help them feel better about what happened to their colleagues, you will gain loyalty and trust. Engagement and commitment will actually increase. However, if you neglect to explain the WHY to your organization, neglect to provide informational packets, neglect to share the success stories of job fairs and placements (or perhaps just neglect to take care of those transitioning), instead of engagement and commitment, you will receive resentment and high turnover. And instead of seeing a positive change in your business because of the difficult decision to let people go, you will see a steady decline that will be increasingly difficult to turn around.