Not a bad couple of weeks from a training and racing perspective. I always seem to move up a level as the weather takes a turn for the better! My first Triathlon of the season at Merchant Taylors was the perfect race to kick-start the season, being quite technical. Obviouslly really pleased to get the win, but there were a number of issues that slowed me down. Better now than during the Ironmans!
Despite seeing some positive results in my cycling and running endurance sets, I've not been enjoying the swimming. I've had blocked and sticky ears over recent months, and after a cold two weeks ago and elevated HR the GP told me I had 'glue-ear' http://www.patient.co.uk/health/Glue-Ear.htm Following the triathlon I've had a build-up of pressure and swelling behind the ears. I'm now on antibiotics. Feeling pretty rough and light-headed at the moment, so will call in on the GP next Friday and get an update. I don't want to drive to and race the TriGrandPrix next Sunday unless I'm clear. I want to be 100% for this race as it's quite high profile with a decent standard.
A few changes were made to the Ceepo after the disappointing split at the Worcester Duathlon. Already mentioned the great Bike-Fit from Andy Sexton. I've also brought the tri-bars back (as I like to grip over the bar-ends) and replaced the old Selle SL 125g with a 185g. Same design, just a tad more cushioning. Used a conventional sports bottle (I will break-in the Speedfil @ the TriGrandPrix), and strapped a co2 tub sealant to the tri-bars!
I won't lie, I felt like I had to win this event, and put a lot of pressure on myself leading up to it. Yve was very supportive as usual, and took some good pics on the day. She was also on 'bike watch' during my swim and run as I'd heard stories about the transition security (or lack of!). No-one stopped to check numbers when bikes were being removed.
The 6:00 brief/6:40 start meant we had to get up at 3:30am. Despite the early start I didn't feel too bad. I'd not done a lot of training in the previous week because of the ear infection and elevated HR, so my legs were well rested.
At 6:40am we climbed into the lake. I always try and get in around 5mins before the start – enough time to get used to the temp and loosen up, without getting too cold. Swimming has also been my weaker discipline. I'm poor in the pool and over shorter distances, but I can hold a decent, sustained pace over longer, open-water distances. I also train predominantly with a pull-buoy, not only to mimic a lifted hip but also to encourage limited use of the legs. So I was surprised to hold my own in the front pack for the entire 1500m lap. Steered wide right about 400m in and turned the buoy too late but still came home with the lead pack. 22:16 is a PB for me, which included the run to T1.
My first problem came with wetsuit removal. I usually take it off as soon as I exit the water and jog into T1 with it over my shoulder. But I was having trouble reaching the draw-chord. Overtook most of the group going in to T1 and finally pulled the suit down to, but then struggled to get the right leg over the timing chip. So I took the unglamorous approach, falling to my arse with a few shouts of "sh*t". It worked. And despite the lost secs, I came out of T2 right behind the leader.
The leader struggled getting feet into shoes along the school drive/speed bumps, so I took the lead on exit to the main road. A big surprise to be leading a race so soon! We were told the 25mile cycle route was both tough and technical in parts with plenty of hills and loops over dual carriageways and country roads. It showed in the times (1:08-1:09 being the quickest). After a couple of miles I was overtaken by Giles Carter (GC) and Mark Brooks (MB). My intention for the rest of the ride was to keep them within reach, giving away no more than 1min at the start of the run. For the first 12-15miles I did just that, but I did notice there was an element of drafting going on between the two. I won't comment on who was drafting who, suffice to say the gap was generally no more than 2m….which for me is drafting, especially when you see the one behind able to sit up on the saddle. I was angry and frustrated at the time but my complaints to a marshall on the bike course and the exit of T2 (in front of a small crowd) were ignored.
A gap of about 300m grew between myself and the leaders on 15miles after my chain came off (I managed to pop it back on while free-wheeling) and the sealant came loose (put it under my tri shorts – see finishing pic!). I was finding it hard work again on the Ceepo and wondered what state my quads in particular would be in after fighting the hills to try and close the gap. The hill at 22miles was a tough one but I decided to take it hard and out of the saddle. Unfortunately the gamble didn't quite pay off and I didn't see the leaders until the run.
Coming in to the school driveway I took a wrong turn and ended up in the car park! Scanning around for an exit I spotted a path between the grass. Had to hop the pavement a little but it was better than retracing and losing more time. Transition2 was fine but Yve was quiet which I took as a bad 'they are too far ahead' sign. But relished the challenge and having taken a few sharp corners at speed I spotted GC and MB, just 50-75m ahead.
The run course was also technical. The majority being off-road on grassy tracks around the lakes and cricket pitches, then back along the school drive. Apparently 2 x 5km laps, although I suspect the distance to be a bit shorter than that based on the splits. I was within 5m of GC when I felt the early signs of stomach cramps, so I eased off the pace slightly. For a couple of minutes the gap remained at 50m from MB to GC and myself. The pains in my core were slowly diminishing so I picked the pace up again and after 3km I was in 2nd place, 12secs behind MB. He must have been aware of me at this point because I noticed the gap stabilising despite my increased effort. At the start of the second lap by transition I decided to increase the pace again, to about 90% effort, and was on MBs back after a few hundred metres. We exchanged a few words and then I was all alone for the remaining 4km. Ocassionally looked back along the school drive and didn't see anyone for 400m+, but still picked the pace up to a sprint on the downhill to the finish.
Really chuffed to win the race, and in a decent time despite a few minor errors. Can't swim a lot at the moment, but I'm keen to get some training in on the Ceepo bike as familiarity should help. Should be some fun sessions around Richmond Park coming up.
Impressive – I've raced Giles Carter before and he's a strong competitor. You don't have weaknesses in any discipline now, which is what's needed to win races.


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Transgender People: The Next Frontier in Civil Rights
Being fired for "gender non-conformity" is a violation of the constitution, an important court recently found
By Adam Cohen @adamscohenDec. 12, 2011
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When Vandiver Elizabeth Glenn was fired from a state job in Georgia, she filed a lawsuit saying that she had been discriminated against for being transgender. Georgia civil rights laws do not cover transgender people, but a powerful federal court ruled last week that Glenn's firing violated the U.S. Constitution. There was also a second major piece of transgender news last week: a new study shows that a growing number of major American companies are paying for their employees' gender reassignment surgery. Taken together, the ruling and the study are strong indications that transgender rights are starting to enter the mainstream.
The backstory behind the court ruling: Glenn, an editor with the Georgia General Assembly, was born a biological male but long believed herself to be a woman. After being diagnosed with Gender Identity Disorder, an American Psychiatric Association-recognized condition, she began making the transition from male to female under medical supervision. Glenn was preparing for gender-reassignment surgery by living as a woman outside of work and presenting as a man at work. Eventually, she informed a colleague that she would soon begin coming to work as a woman, and when Glenn's supervisor found out, he fired her.
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Since there is no federal or Georgia state statute that protects transgender people from job discrimination, Glenn went a different route. She sued under the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution, claiming that she was a victim of sex discrimination, since she had been fired for failing to conform to the sex that her boss assumed her to be. It was a creative strategy, but there was legal precedent: in 1989, the Supreme Court ruled that it is sex discrimination to turn down a woman for partner in an accounting firm for coming off as too "macho." Invoking this theory, Glenn argued that she had been fired for "gender non-conformity."
A three-judge panel of the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit agreed. Discrimination of the kind Glenn was subjected to, the court said, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution. At least three other federal appeals courts have reached similar conclusions, but this is the first appeals court in the Deep South to do so. The ruling is also notable because of one of the judges who signed on: William Pryor, a former Alabama Attorney General who was appointed to the court by George W. Bush. When Judge Pryor was nominated, gay-rights groups opposed him, in part because he had argued in 2003 that the Supreme Court should uphold state sodomy laws. Perhaps even more so than the opinion itself, the fact that judge Pryor agreed with it is an indication of how far transgender legal rights have come.
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Meanwhile, things are also changing in the workplace. Last week's report from the Human Rights Campaign found that 207 of 636 major U.S. companies surveyed, or nearly one-third, covered the cost of gender-reassignment surgery for transgender workers. That number increased from just 85 a year earlier. When HRC began monitoring the issue a decade ago, no corporations covered the surgery. Among the corporations that added coverage this year are Apple, American Airlines and Chevron. In pop culture, transgender people are also becoming more visible and recognized. Chaz Bono, the only child of Sunny Bono and Cher, has put a celebrity face on being transgender — especially after he competed this season on Dancing with the Stars. Last month, Kelly Osborne, the television personality and daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne, apologized for her use of the word "tranny" and vowed to speak out against the "injustice" done to transgender individuals.
Transgender people have long been on the margins of society. That has even been true in the LGBT — or Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender — community, where debates have raged over how hard and how fast to push for transgender rights, which remain controversial. But that is true of any group that is still in the early stages of its civil rights struggle. If two of the nation's most powerful institutions, federal courts and major corporations, are increasingly lining up behind transgender people, then change is undoubtedly on the way.
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Cohen, the author of Nothing to Fear, teaches at Yale Law School. The views expressed are solely his own.
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When cheating occurs in a relationship, you're left with two options: You can stay or you can go. Both are painful for all parties, but the latter comes with particular challenges as you figure out a way to put the affair behind you. For many couples, it's the ultimate deal breaker. How can you both forgive and forget? But "the focus on forgiveness after infidelity is increasingly more common in couples therapy," says Ritu Trivdei-Purohit, Psy.D., a clinical psychologist. "[It] is understood as a process to improve their understanding of themselves, their partner, and their relationship in order to overcome the negative aspects of the betrayal." Here, five women explain what it's like to work through an affair—a process that doesn't happen overnight.
The article 5 Women Share What Happened To Their Relationships After an Affair originally ran on WomensHealthMag.com.


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Our studio in Fortitude Valley in sunny Queensland is the heart of our global operations, and this role offers the right candidate a chance to join an amazing team on a high profile project.
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Fitbit Versa Lite Review
By Brenda Stolyar
As far as third-party apps go, Fitbit's store is home to Philips Hue, Starbucks, Strava, Pandora, Deezer, Flipboard, Couch to 5K, and more.
Lots of features for the price.
Sleek, lightweight design.
No on-device music storage.
Sleep tracking is a bit finicky.
The Fitbit Versa Lite is an affordable entry-level smartwatch that provides everything beginners need to start monitoring their health and improving their fitness routines.
The Fitbit Versa is one of our favorite smartwatch/fitness tracker hybrids, and at $199.95, it offers a lot of value for your dollar. But not everyone needs a watch that can count their laps in the pool or store their music. If that includes you, you can save $40 with the $159.95 Versa Lite, which provides everything you need to track your health and fitness on a daily basis, minus a few of the more advanced features you get in the standard Versa model. That makes it a good option for beginners, whether you're looking for a fitness tracker, a smartwatch, or a little bit of both.
A Familiar Design
I'm a fan of the original Versa's sleek styling and comfortable design, so I'm happy that the Versa Lite mostly looks and feels identical. Like Samsung's Galaxy Watch Active, it comes in one case option that looks good on wrists of all sizes. Colors include a silver aluminum case with a white silicone strap, a silver case with a lilac strap, a blue case with a blue strap, or a mulberry case with a mulberry strap. I tested the mulberry model, which is a beautiful and vibrant shade of purple, but not the most practical color for everyday wear. To tone it down, I paired it with a gray silicone wristband. Additional silicone bands and hybrid woven bands range from $29.95 to $99.95. All Versa accessories are compatible with the Lite.
Best for A Smartwatch-Like Experience
Best for Apple Watch Alternative
Best for Fans of Traditional Watch Design
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Best for A Fitness-Focused Smartwatch
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Best for Versatile Styling
Best for A Smartwatch for Swimmers
The biggest design difference between the Versa and the Versa Lite are the buttons on the sides of the case. While the Versa has two buttons on the right side of the case and one on the left, the Lite only has the one button on the left. A short press brings you to the previous window, while a long press provides quick access for turning the display on, turning notifications on or off, and controlling music. Most of the watch is controlled using the touch display, so the single button actually helps to simplify navigation and make it easier for beginners to get the hang of things.
Speaking of the display, the Versa Lite's aluminum case surrounds a 1.34-inch squarish LCD framed by thick bezels. With a resolution of 300 by 300 pixels (the same as the original), content looks crisp and bright. For the most part, swiping across the screen feels swift and responsive, though I sometimes encountered hiccups on the main dashboard screen and with an influx of notifications to scroll through.
Features and Battery Life
Although Fitbit is synonymous with fitness trackers, it's worth restating the fact that the Versa Lite is also a smartwatch. It runs the Fitbit 3.0 operating system and is compatible with Android and iOS. It connects to your smartphone via Bluetooth to show calls, text messages, and calendar alerts; using the Fitbit app, you can customize exactly what you want to receive notifications from. And if you have an Android phone, you can use Fitbit's quick replies to send answers to texts directly from the watch itself.
Similar to Samsung's Tizen OS, the interface is organized, intuitive, and easy to grow accustomed to. Swipe down on the screen for notifications, swipe to the left for apps, and swipe up for your dashboard to check your progress.
As far as downloadable third-party apps go, Fitbit's store is home to Couch to 5K, Flipboard, Philips Hue, Starbucks, Strava, and more. While its library isn't as extensive as Google's Wear OS or Apple's watchOS, it's an improvement from what we saw on Fitbit 2.0.
For fitness monitoring, the Versa Lite features an accelerometer, a heart rate monitor, an ambient light sensor, and an SPO2 sensor (which estimates changes in blood oxygen levels that can help detect health issues like sleep apnea). The watch tracks activity, heart rate, sleep, and female health. The dashboard shows all of your metrics arranged in tiles, including steps, heart rate, exercise, sleep, weight, badges, and more. You can customize which tiles you see.
Unlike the standard Versa, the Lite doesn't include an altimeter to track floors climbed or a gyroscope for counting laps in the pool (but it still has 5ATM water resistance, so you can wear it in the pool and in the shower). The Lite also doesn't include the Fitbit Coach app for on-screen workouts, and it doesn't support onboard music storage (though you can use it control whatever you're listening to on your phone). There's also no Wi-Fi, which isn't a big deal. (And it lacks NFC for Fitbit Pay, which is only available on the $230 Versa Special Edition.)
In terms of battery, the Lite packs the same 145mAh battery as the original that Fitbit says should last up to four days. In testing, I drained the battery much faster than that, but I was also putting it through significantly more use than you would over the course of an average week, using battery-draining features far more than normal. No matter how much you use it, you definitely won't have to worry about placing it on the charger every night, which is more than you can say for the Apple Watch.
During a one-mile walk, the Lite logged 2,483 steps to a 3D TriSport pedometer's 2,845, for a difference of 362 steps. Results for a one-mile run were even more accurate. The Versa logged 1,741 steps to the pedometer's 1,830, for a difference of just 89 steps.
In addition to the pedometer, I used a Stryd foot pod to test distance tracking. During a one-mile walk, the Versa logged one mile in comparison with the pedometer's 1.16 miles and the Stryd's 1.23. When the Versa hit one mile during my run, the pedometer logged 0.75 miles while the Stryd logged 0.71 miles. As with the original Versa, the Lite doesn't have GPS, which can explain why it's a little off. To help combat discrepancies, you can connect it to your phone to use its GPS radio.
As for heart rate monitoring, the Versa Lite is accurate compared with a Polar H10 chest strap. For the majority of my tests, it was only off by about one to four beats per minute to the chest strap.
Sleep tracking results were mixed. The Versa Lite had no problem identifying when I went to bed, when I woke up, and my sleep quality in between. But that's only if I slept through the entire night. There were two mornings in a row that the Versa Lite only tracked a couple of hours of sleep. I realized it was because both nights I woke up to grab a drink of water or go to the bathroom. Even though the Versa recognized that I woke up, it didn't resume tracking my sleep after I went back to bed. Fitbit says this a known issue that it's currently working to fix.
Comparisons and Conclusions
Every other smartwatch we like costs more than the Versa Lite. The $200 Samsung Galaxy Active tracks activity, sleep, and heart rate in a more stylish design, but it has far shorter battery life. The $255 Fossil Sport offers more in the way of apps, but it only monitors basic activity. The Apple Watch Series 4 is our favorite smartwatch all around, with the most features and apps, but it also costs more than twice the price of the Versa Lite and only works with iPhones.
Unless you're a real fitness buff, the Versa Lite is perfectly capable of providing you with all the information you need to track everyday health and fitness. Is it worth saving $40 over the standard Versa? That depends what you're looking for. If you're a swimmer, you'll want the Versa, since the Lite can't track laps. And if you like to work out with music without needing your phone nearby, you'll also want the original Versa for its onboard music storage. Ultimately, the Versa remains our Editors' Choice because it has something for everyone. But if you understand exactly what you want and what you're getting, the Versa Lite can be a better value for you.
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Fitbit Versa Lite Specs
Phone OS Compatibility Android, iOS
Watch OS Fitbit OS
Processor Unknown
Display Size 1.34 inches
Display Type LCD
Fitness Features Accelerometer, GPS, Heart Rate Monitor
Estimated Battery Life 4 days
Separate App Store Yes
Phone Call Capacity No
About Brenda Stolyar
Brenda Stolyar is a member of PCMag's consumer electronics team, covering smart home and wearable technology. She previously covered apps, phones, and wearables at Digital Trends. She owes her interest in technology to her grandpa, who gifted her a Dell computer when she was in second grade. While she loves all things tech, Brenda also has a passion for film and music...as well as an obsession with celebrity gossip. When she's not reviewing and writing about the latest gadgets, you can find her binge-watching reality TV on Bravo with her pet Chihuahua, Phoebe, by her side.
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HONEYWELL is bringing the ease of everyday online buying and selling to the aviation parts industry with GoDirect Trade. The new e-commerce platform will improve access to new and used aircraft parts for airlines, air transport and business aviation customers by offering transparent pricing and the option to buy inventory directly from its website — a first-of-its-kind experience.
Previously, buyers looking for aviation parts such as avionics, auxiliary power units and more would have to call numerous companies, wait days or even weeks to price a part, and risk buying from a company that did not have the inventory immediately in stock. On GoDirect Trade, Honeywell is using blockchain technology to ensure every listing includes images and quality documents for the exact part being offered for sale, giving the buyer confidence about purchasing the part. In addition, every part on GoDirect Trade is immediately available for sale and shipping. There is no need to wait days or even weeks for the seller to confirm availability.
Building upon experience from the Honeywell Aerospace Trading business, GoDirect Trade aims to build stronger connections between buyers and sellers. For example, buyers and sellers can directly contact one another via the platform, streamlining the process to ensure both parties are satisfied with the exchange. As with similar websites in other industries, online reviews of both buyers and sellers are encouraged.


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There is so much entertaining stuff in the vicinity of Buck Lake Wildlife Management Area - Old Timers, and when you're here you're always having a great time. Buck Lake Wildlife Management Area - Old Timers is liked by the people of Mims.
The kind surroundings and all the delightful passtime activities are a great attraction for lots of folks.
How long has it been since you went camping for a couple of days? Buck Lake Wildlife Management Area - Old Timers is a great local campground if you happen to be in Florida. There's so much to do at Buck Lake Wildlife Management Area - Old Timers including swimming, playing golf, and fishing, so probably you want to stay a while.
Several people choose Buck Lake Wildlife Management Area - Old Timers so they can go to Canaveral National Seashore.
so much to do are perfect causes to come.
Golf Club; it is always enjoyable to go for a fishing trip and a nice spot to do that is Absolute Trip Sport Fishing. A delightful lake like Lake Drawdy near Buck Lake Wildlife Management Area - Old Timers is a nice spot to stop by, and if you're looking for a beach nearby we recommend Apollo Beach.
Outdoors recreation in the vicinity of Deltona-Daytona Beach-Ormond Beach, Florida, the metro area neareast to Buck Lake Wildlife Management Area - Old Timers. Find info on campgrounds, marinas, hiking trails, ski resorts, lakes, beaches, parks, whitewater, golf courses and more.


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The name Elena was used for three tropical cyclones in the Atlantic Ocean:

Hurricane Elena (1965), never threatened land.
Tropical Storm Elena (1979), made landfall in Texas as a weak tropical storm, causing $10 million in damage and two fatalities.
Hurricane Elena (1985), an unpredictable and damaging Category 3 hurricane which made landfall in Mississippi causing $1.3 billion (1985 USD) in damage.

Following the hurricane in 1985, the name Elena was retired and replaced with Erika for the 1991 season.

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Lack of access to clean water is a huge problem for more than 800 million people in the developing world, and many generous Christians annually give tens of millions of dollars to organizations that seek to address this critical need. In most places it is not difficult to put in a well, and it can often be done in a week or less. Many outfits withdraw when the water is flowing, and a huge opportunity is lost. What opportunity is that? Well, consider the new initiative that we are helping Neverthirst (see www.neverthirstwater.org) develop for India which aims to equip the church to help poor and marginalized people gain access to clean water while sharing the love of Christ.
Helping a community gain access to clean water is an opportunity to develop long term relationships and to use the theme of water as a tool to empower them to identify and solve other problems like lack of sanitation or lack of teachers in their school. Water can give a community the tools to put them on a whole new trajectory. But we are helping Neverthirst go even beyond that with an "Adopt a Village" approach. Their plan is to work through the local church, to strengthen it and equip it to reach out to these communities in ways that bless them physically and spiritually and that foster dignity and respect instead of dependency.
Local churches that are equipped to motivate and empower marginalized communities to address their needs for clean water, better hygiene practices and sanitation.
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Indianapolis school leaders visit Memphis iZone with eye on increased autonomy for principals
By Laura Faith Kebede Feb 29, 2016, 7:13pm CST
From left: Sharon Griffin, regional superintendent of the Innovation Zone in Memphis, speaks with iZone adviser Ashleigh Dennis and Kameelah Shaheed-Diallo, a vice president with The Mind Trust, a nonprofit education organization based in Indianapolis.
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Four years into their school turnaround initiative known as the Innovation Zone, education leaders in Memphis are seeking to move schools from triage to sustainable student growth, while their counterparts in Indianapolis are exploring several school improvement models that provide more freedom to drive student achievement.
Foundational to all the work is increased autonomy for principals — a strategy that brought leaders from Indianapolis to Memphis on Monday to learn best practices and to examine the role of student achievement in providing accountability for that administrative flexibility.
When Shelby County Schools launched its iZone in 2012 with seven of the state's worst-performing schools, it gave its principals the authority to hire and fire staff and rewrite curriculum, in addition to providing other flexibilities such as lengthening the school day and providing bonuses to attract the best teachers.
The iZone now operates 18 Memphis schools, and continues to expand based on steady student test score gains. Last year, most iZone schools saw their math scores rise and, bucking a statewide trend, many raised the proportion of students meeting the state's standards in reading.
The school board for Indianapolis Public Schools approved a plan last October to give some principals more freedom over instruction, training and budgets — and hold them accountable for student achievement. The implementation and accountability structure is still being ironed out, but the school system plans to pilot six schools next year under the model.
The Indianapolis district also has launched an Innovation Network, in which schools are managed by nonprofits or charter networks. The network has five schools so far, and four more are scheduled to join the initiative next year.
Monday's visit from Indianapolis officials marked the iZone's second high-profile tour in the last month by an out-of-state district. In January, school leaders from D.C. Public Schools in Washington toured the iZone.
In addition to representatives of Indianapolis Public Schools, the latest visitors included city officials and representatives of The Mind Trust, a nonprofit education organization.
The Mind Trust has been a key driver in school reforms taking place in Indianapolis. Supported by a network of foundations and major corporations, the group called for a massive overhaul of Indianapolis Public Schools in a 2011 report. Most of the report's ideas, including more autonomy for schools, an expansion of preschool and a slimmer central office, have come to fruition.
In Memphis, the Indianapolis group visited Douglass K-8, an elementary and middle school that was part of the first cohort of iZone schools. The school improved its math proficiency from about 17 percent to almost half on last year's state tests. Gains in reading and language arts have been slower but steady, increasing from a 15 proficiency in 2011 to 27 percent last year.
Operating an iZone school is expensive, costing Shelby County Schools about $14,500 per pupil, including special education students. Leaders in Memphis are looking for ways to wean those schools off of expensive improvement supports while continuing academic growth.
"You can't be in the ICU forever," said Sharon Griffin, the iZone's regional superintendent, comparing the iZone to an intensive care unit of a hospital. "We're into lifestyle changes."
Griffin told the Indianapolis contingent that a proposal is in the works to create a department within Shelby County Schools that would allow schools exiting the iZone to access some of the additional supports.
She also stressed the importance of cultivating a talent pipeline and giving principals autonomy to pick their team.
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Finland is known around the world as a country with strong expertise in crisis management. Nearly half of the Finnish civilian crisis management experts come from the Ministry of the Interior's branch of government. The strength of Finnish crisis management is the work done to promote the equality and the integrated approach, in other words cooperation between different parties in stabilising conflict-affected countries.
South Sudan is the world's newest state, whose short history is characterised by civil war, violence and poverty. Half of the population in the country, which became independent in 2011, live in refugee camps around the country or in nearby states. The unstable situation in this fragile country is reflected in the increase in political violence, crime and human smuggling.
"So far the Crisis Management Centre (CMC Finland) has seconded a total of 13 civilian crisis management experts to the United Nations Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS). The mandate of the UNMISS mission is to support this new state in peacebuilding and statebuilding, report on human rights following the civil war that erupted in 2013, and protect civilians," says Tiina Ehrnrooth, Senior Specialist at the Finnish Ministry of the Interior.
In relation to its population, Finland is a world leader in crisis management. Over the years, a total of 549 Finnish people have participated in missions led, for example, by the EU, the OSCE, the UN or the coalition against ISIS. At the moment, nearly 40 per cent of the Finnish civilian crisis management experts are women. The corresponding figure in other European countries is about 20 per cent.
Finland is also a leader in combating violence and sexual crime against women and children in crisis areas. In early 2017, Finland sent a group of police officers to South Sudan, with the aim of introducing practices that promote gender equality. The group's task is also to take forward the idea of empowering women and female police officers.
"Team thinking specialised in this kind of theme is new in UN peacekeeping missions. Thanks to the group's efforts, five local police officers from South Sudan who do similar work as their Finnish colleagues will take part in a study visit to Finland next September," says Ehrnrooth.
In addition to promoting the integrated approach, Finland aims to take account of the connection between internal and external security as part of the work carried out in conflict-affected countries. This includes improving cooperation between the EU's crisis management and development activities as well as the authorities responsible for the EU's internal security. Efforts are also made to create new kinds of networks for those involved in crisis management work in Finland.
"The Crisis Management Centre operating under the Ministry of the Interior, the Finnish Defence Forces International Centre FINCENT and the Police University College have joined forces in a project called the Finnish Centre of Expertise in Comprehensive Crisis Management in order to enhance their mutual cooperation and networking. The project will run until September 2018. The aim is to introduce new concrete practices which would bring genuine added value to all parties through the integrated approach and cooperation," says Ehrnrooth.
Civilian crisis management is work carried out within the framework of international organisations which aims to reduce instability in different conflict-ridden countries and to prevent chaotic conditions from spreading any further. Civilian crisis management could, in fact, be described as a bridge between security and development work, aiming to achieve sustainable peace and stability in society. The stabilisation of conflict-affected countries also helps to reduce uncontrolled migration and the spread of crime and terrorism. Therefore, effective civilian crisis management abroad also contributes to security in Finland.
This year the Council is taking active steps to further develop the EU's civilian crisis management work, and we can expect to see the introduction of new policy guidelines in late 2018. At EU level, efforts are made to guide civilian crisis management activities in a way that Member States would be bound by certain quotas for seconding experts abroad. This change will also set new requirements for Finland's national capability.
"The problem with the EU's civilian crisis management operations is that Member States do not second enough experts and therefore some of the positions remain unfilled. The idea behind the new model is that the European External Action Service, the Commission and the Member States would agree on concrete commitments to cover the shortage of resources," explains Ehrnrooth.
Kauko Aaltomaa, who has previously worked as Director General of the Ministry of the Interior's Police Department, currently leads the EU civilian crisis management mission in the Palestinian territories. The EU Police Mission for the Palestinian Territories, EUPOL COPPS, supports the Palestinian Authority, judicial system and police in building institutions that are in line with the international standards and the principles of the rule of law.
No matter how strong a candidate is, his or her appointment to a leading position in civilian crisis management can never be taken for granted. What is needed in addition to background work is successful lobbying. The candidate's competence is not the only factor that affects the final decision; the balance between the Member States in the ongoing operations also plays a role in all this. Many large Member States, such as Germany or France, also exert a lot of influence in such decisions.
Finland has been successful in getting leading positions within the EU and the OSCE, despite its small size. It has simultaneously held as many as four top-level positions out of the total about twenty missions. According to Ehrnrooth, Finland's next goal is to get a position in a UN mission that would be equivalent to the level of police commissioner.
"We still have to work on this. A lot depends on how well we are able to attract police officers making a career in Finland to apply for these positions. Aaltomaa is an excellent example of this, and we hope to see more such applicants," says Ehrnrooth, who is responsible for recruiting Finnish civilian crisis management experts for top-level duties.
Minna Hulkkonen, Ministerial Adviser, and Vesa Kotilainen, Senior Specialist, also work in the Ministry of the Interior's International Affairs Unit, dealing with civilian crisis management matters. Antti Häikiö, who is currently on leave of absence from his post as ministerial adviser, works as a seconded national expert dealing with civilian crisis management issues at the European External Action Service in Brussels.
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Initially, I thought "Rampart" was going to be a lot more like an episode of "The Shield", with a department embroiled in controversy and only a few clear-cut protagonists. Though it draws plenty of parallels there, this film isn't quite as blunt; the violence takes a backseat to the mentality of its central character, whose faulty decision making is perpetuated by paranoia.
After being caught on video beating a man who collides with his police cruiser at an intersection, Brown becomes the center of unwanted legal attention at the department. At first, his cockiness is more evident than his insecurities. Though he's perceived as a racist, his language is not weighed down with obvious derogatory terms. Instead, his extensive knowledge of the law, which he spouts like a textbook during his defense, along with his corrosive cynicism, reinforces a wasted, if not frightening intelligence.
As much as the film might echo the true events of the time, "Rampart" dedicates itself only to Dave's delusional world, one where he's shacked up with two sisters (Cynthia Nixon and Anne Heche), each with whom he has a daughter. Brown's behavior toward women fluctuates between chivalrous and chauvinistic, as if he doesn't know whether to be controlling or submissive. He trawls the bars at night in search of companionship, and develops an odd relationship with a defense attorney (Robin Wright), a courtship that seems more driven by disdain than attraction. And his only 'friend' seems to be an equally despicable ex-cop (played by Ned Beatty) who occasionally throws him a tip when he's desperate for cash. Harrelson looks like he's in a constant hypertensive state – red-faced, with an errant vein pulsing at his temple – as if his demons are always lurking just beneath the surface.
Avoiding convention at all costs (sometimes at the expense of reason) "Rampart" is a skewed perspective, mixing the mundane with the surreal, as we're immersed in Dave's every day life. Brown's idiosyncrasies control the movie; emphasis is put on everything from his unusual cult-like living situation to his dietary habits (he never eats, save a rather disturbing binge scene). He exists on a regimen of cigarettes and pharmaceuticals.
Though "Rampart"'s ensemble cast (particularly Sigourney Weaver, Steve Buscemi and Ice Cube) is not entirely wasted, they're only around to provide some semblance of authority. The rest of the film, like Brown's deteriorating life, seems to have no parameters, which conveys his loss of control. I think Moverman and Ellroy have clearly avoided cramming the gory particulars down our throats, unlike other films of its kind, but in doing so leave us to make too many of our own assumptions. It's not always clear if they're challenging us to sympathize with a tortured, misunderstood man or if they're just exploring the complexities of a damaged soul. Is there supposed to be a redeeming quality to this character? Maybe we're simply supposed to hate him for his actions. Regardless, Harrelson carries the film as believably as if his own psyche were under extreme duress; it's not the most pleasant journey, but the performance is pretty damn impressive.


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S.Con.Res.51 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that those who served in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam during the period beginning on January 9, 1962, and ending on May 7, 1975, should be presumed to have been exposed to the toxin Agent Orange and should be eligible for all related Federal benefits that come with such presumption under the Agent Orange Act of 1991.114th Congress (2015-2016)
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Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] (Introduced 09/22/2016)
Senate - 09/22/2016 Referred to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs. (text of measure as introduced: CR S6043) (All Actions)
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Recognizes that the intent of the Agent Orange Act of 1991 included the presumption that veterans who served in the Armed Forces in the bays, harbors, and territorial seas of the Republic of Vietnam between January 9, 1962, and May 7, 1975, were exposed to Agent Orange.
Expresses the intent that such veterans who served in those areas and other areas exposed to Agent Orange who have been diagnosed with connected medical conditions should be equally recognized for such exposure through equitable benefits and coverage.
Calls on the Department of Veterans Affairs to acknowledge such intent, rescind specified parts of the VA Adjudication Procedure Manual M21-1 pertaining to developing claims based on herbicide exposure in Vietnam, and reissue guidance extending presumptive coverage for Agent Orange exposure to such veterans.


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'Not a trophy for UBC': Five months after opening, Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre is short-staffed, undersupported and effectively empty
Written by Bridget Chase
Sept. 17, 2018 · 11 min read · Equity and Accessibility
"I'm quite frustrated about the fact that once I got into the role and started to get fully acquainted, I discovered that we [were] far from ready to open." Bridget Chase
The April opening of the Indian Residential School History and Dialogue Centre (IRSHDC) was presented as an act of reconciliation on a scale that UBC had never previously achieved.
But over five months later, the Centre is short-staffed, its systems are incomplete and its building is effectively empty.
On April 9, UBC hosted the opening of the IRSHDC, which was marked with hundreds of attendees from across the campus community as well as Indigenous elders and residential school survivors.
Tearful speeches and powerful testimonies were capped-off by UBC President Santa Ono's formal apology for the university's institutionalized support for the residential school system. The apology was originally scheduled for September 28, 2017 — but it was pushed back due to a "scheduling conflict." In the post-opening event Facebook Live stream, Ono attributed the final timing to UBC wanting to tie the apology to the most significant day possible.
For the majority of the summer, the building was largely empty — the furniture used during the ceremony had been borrowed and returned. The hours of operation were minimal; it was open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Monday to Thursday, 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. on Friday and closed on the weekends. The reception desks were unoccupied, and the only interactive opportunities were two iPads directly upon entrance and four computers sitting in a room. A WorkLearn student, who seemed to be the only person in the building upon a Ubyssey visit, sat at one of the computers inputting metadata into files.
Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond's term as IRSHDC director did not begin until June 1 even though UBC announced her appointment on April 26 — more than two weeks after the opening of the Centre. Upon assuming her role, she said the IRSHDC was not ready to open — and it still isn't.
"I'm quite frustrated about the fact that once I got into the role and started to get fully acquainted, I discovered that we [were] far from ready to open," Turpel-Lafond said.
"[When] I came in July … we had no systems in place."
"A fraction of the records"
The conception of the IRSHDC dates back to 2011 when UBC supported the University of Manitoba's bid to host the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation with the understanding that UBC would then establish an affiliated centre that would have its own operations and mandate.
The IRSHDC would be "a place for former students and survivors of the Indian residential schools and their communities to access their records, for students and the public to explore the vast archival holdings and learn about the history and legacy of the schools through interactive technology, and for university and community members to meet in focused discussions about the uses of history and other collaborative projects," reads the UBC Ceremonies and Events website.
The archival holdings were meant to include a digital database of records, histories, documents and testimonies pertaining to the Indian Residential School System and its legacies as gathered by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC). Under this mandate, the TRC gathered approximately five million documents — and while the University of Manitoba was to host all of the physical and digital documents, the IRSHDC was to host those pertaining to BC.
The Centre currently has a staff of nine. Bridget Chase
"We gave UBC copies of the documents that we have that cover residential schools that were in operation in BC," explained Raymond Frogner, director of archives for the National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation. But when asked how many documents were transferred, he was unable to provide a direct answer.
The IRSHDC's staff said the records never arrived.
"They haven't handed over a fraction of the records related to BC," said Elizabeth Schaffer, associate director of data and curation at the IRSHDC.
"They've handed over some publicly available records, but even the publicly available ones that have personal information, we've chosen not to put on our site and they have them on theirs, so it's a very complex space in which we're working."
Schaffer's job at the Centre is to design a platform that hosts records of the Residential School System for survivors and family members to access. Due to the sensitivity of some of these records, Schaffer and her team aim to ensure that the system is "informed by Indigenous protocol" and that they know to whom documents can be accessible.
But without the records themselves, building the system has been challenging.
"The team here has been really using the resources that have been given to them to the best of their availability," she said. "We've gone to other sources [and] made partnerships with other archives to get more records because it's a longer conversation [and] a longer development of a relationship with the National Centre than I had anticipated personally when I came on board."
The TRC could not be reached for a follow-up comment by print time.
"Why did we [open]?"
While the official opening ceremonies seemed to mark the IRSHDC as 'ready for business,' none of these systems or records were available. When asked why the building was opened when it did, Turpel-Lafond said she wishes she knew the answer.
"I wish I could answer that question," she said. "I think they were pushing to open it … but it created expectations, and you know, I'm trying to meet those expectations."
The small team of nine at the IRSHDC had also been over-worked to the point of exhaustion, with Schaffer taking a month off after the opening due to fatigue.
"I'm happy about the pace and progress, two months in, but at the same time I scratch my head and say, 'Why did we [open]?'" said Turpel-Lafond. "They wanted to open a special building, but they didn't open a centre. We're not even designated a centre within UBC."
The IRSHDC isn't on the list of UBC-affiliated institutes and centres. A Senate academic policy committee web page lists the process that a space must go through in order to be designated a centre, but it has yet to be fulfilled for the IRSHDC.
Despite Turpel-Lafond describing it as a "soft opening," the Centre's launch was advertised as "a ceremony to witness the official opening." Indigenous community members from across British Columbia, including elders and residential school survivors were invited to the opening — encountering expectations that would not be fulfilled.
"The resources are not there," said Cole Daley, a recent Indigenous alumnus. His relatives who were forcibly enrolled in the Residential School System had traveled hours to visit the Centre, only to be met with unoperational facilities.
"I felt like it could have been handled better personally … And I know several members of my family felt the same way."
He also expressed that the Centre's incomplete operations is counter to Indigenous engagement being one of the university's top priorities in its strategic plan.
"I'm not confident you would do it [like this] in a different arena," Daley said.
"For example, would you spend that much money on a research facility and then invite a ... bunch of visiting professors and high-level clinical researchers to an opening to a facility that didn't actually operate? Would you do that? ... The people that came to the event from my community are important to my community, and it felt as though that wasn't necessarily considered as much as perhaps it could have been."
The reduced summer hours continue to be the operational hours for the Centre. Bridget Chase
Turpel-Lafond acknowledged that there are expectations created by IRSHDC's premature opening, but the Centre's staff are not adequately supported.
"I really don't think we're going to be operational until 2019 and it's just not feasible until before then," she said. "... We sort of have a National Centre, but we don't really have records, we don't have systems, and we have expectations."
UBC declined to be interviewed for this article but provided a statement from Provost and Vice President Academic Andrew Szeri who called the IRSHDC "an important part" of the university's Indigenous engagement commitment.
In the statement, he said the Centre's April opening was "timed to coincide with construction completion" and provide "an occasion for President Ono to deliver the apology." He also acknowledged that the IRSHDC is a work in progress.
"These processes can take time, both in terms of determining required resources, then allocating those resources and building the necessary systems to steward and make accessible the historical information received," wrote Szeri.
"My office continues to work closely with the centre to ensure it has appropriate staffing, budget and infrastructure to fulfill its crucial mandate of providing access to records gathered by the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada and providing visitors with information about the lasting impacts of the Indian residential school system."
Turpel-Lafond questioned whether the university's support was adequate.
"I think they stumbled out of the starting gates, and we've got to fix it," said Turpel-Lafond. "I'm very committed to doing that, but I have to say that it's a challenge.
"I certainly do not feel like I have adequate support."
"Not a trophy for UBC"
Despite the setbacks, community members interviewed for this article stressed that they support the creation and continued development of the Centre.
"I've been in there with survivors throughout the summer," said Adina Williams, an Indigenous UBC student who spoke at the opening ceremony of the IRSHDC. "... To be able to be there with them, and with some professors and folks who work at the Dialogue Centre has been really amazing."
The Centre's staff are also committed to pushing the work that has already been done forward.
"There is a lot of work that has happened and is continuing to go on to build these structures and systems here," Schaffer said. "Getting a director in place has been crucial to moving that work forward."
In his statement, Szeri stressed the Centre's importance and said UBC was committed to making it "fully operational."
"We are very proud of the progress being made towards becoming fully operational, and look forward to the key role the IRSHDC will play in the years to come." wrote Szeri.
Turpel-Lafond concurred that the creation of the Centre was a positive commitment towards reconciliation, but said it would ultimately be an empty one if not properly supported.
"If the Centre is a bit of a jewel on our campus around Indigenous people, then it really has to be put out there properly," stressed Turpel-Lafond. "It's not a trophy for UBC, it's really got to be about something like those calls to action in the TRC — a serious place that has to make an impact, and to do that is going to take some serious effort and it's not there yet."
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Born on August 22, 1950 in the Usolye-Sibirskoye, Irkutsk region.
People's Artist of the Russian Federation (2002).
In 1968-1969 she studied at the Irkutsk Theater School.
In 1975 she graduated from the Moscow Art Theater School.
In 1975-1984 - actress of the New Drama Theater.
Since 1984 - actress of the Moscow Art Theater (since 1989 - Moscow Art Theater named after A.P. Chekhov).
At school, she was fond of sports, sang, studied in a dance club, performed in concerts. Teachers and classmates called her: "our artist." But when Natasha Yegorova heard the same words at the graduation party when she presented the certificate of maturity, she was offended: she did not think seriously about the acting profession. And yet, already preparing for the exams at the institute, she suddenly thought: "Why not?" And she entered the Irkutsk Theater School.
This happened in many ways unexpectedly for Natasha herself. But even more sudden was the decision she made a year later - to go to study in Moscow. The summer "marathon" for all the capital's theater universities for her was unsuccessful. However, in a crowd of applicants in a public garden near GITIS Egorova was noticed by Mosfilmites ... and invited to star in the film "City of First Love." So her film debut took place. For a year, Natasha studied in the studio at the Central Children's Theater, then was admitted to the Moscow Art Theater School. The biography of the course on which Yegorova studied turned out to be happy: on its basis the New Drama Theater was created. The artist's stage track record includes the performance "My Fair Lady", where she mischievously and wittily plays Eliza Doolittle, "Last Summer in Chulimsk", "Years of Wanderings", participation in the theater's production "Live and Remember". In cinema, for a relatively short period of time, Egorova played in twelve films. Her first big role was Lida in "Repeated Wedding" - a young, selflessly in love girl. Almost simultaneously, the actress starred in the films Channel and Elder Son.
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Who should receive the ProDisc-C Total Disc Replacement, and what is it designed to do?
The ProDisc-C Total Disc Replacement is used to replace unhealthy (diseased and/or degenerated) disc of the cervical spine after the unhealthy disc is removed. The typical patient wil have neck pain together with nerve pain going down the arms.
The risks of this procedure are the same as with anterior cervical discectomy. The difference is that this device is not a fusion. With motion, the device can migrate or wear down. These possibilities are being studied. This device is not released for general use, only as an investigational FDA device.
a. The Cervical Total Disc Replacement is implanted in the cervical spine through a small incision in the patient's neck.
b. During the Cervical Total Disc Replacement procedure, the surgeon removes the diseased intervertebral disc, decompresses the neurological elements and inserts the Cervical Total Disc Replacement implant into the disc space.
What can I expect before the surgery?
Your doctor will review your condition with you and explain what all your possible choices are, including medications, physical therapy, and other surgeries such as removal of the diseased disc, fusion, etc.
During the total disc replacement surgery, you will be under general anesthesia. The surgeon will make a small incision in the front of your neck to get to your unhealthy disc. Then the surgeon will remove the unhealthy disc. The surgeon will insert the ProDisc-C Total Disc Replacement implant into the disc space. Finally, the surgeon will close the incision.
Surgery with the ProDisc-C Total Disc Replacement is considered major surgery, you should expect discomfort, as well as a period of rehabilitation. Your doctor may prescribe medicines to help you manage any pain or nausea you may experience. On average, you should expect to stay in the hospital for a day or two.
You and your doctor should talk about a plan to steadily bring you back to normal activity while the healing process occurs. It is very important to follow your doctor's instructions. You can begin moving soon after surgery, but try not to do too much too soon.
After surgery, your doctor may refer you to a physical therapist who will teach you exercises to improve your strength and mobility while protecting your spine.
What are the expected outcomes of the surgery?
The U.S. clinical study of the ProDisc-C Total Disc Replacement showed that ProDisc-C Total Disc Replacement was just as good as fusion surgery in helping to relieve pain and restore normal function. The rates of complications were about the same between the two groups in the first two years following the surgery. The clinical benefit beyond two years has not been measured. Ask your surgeon more details about the clinical study and its results.
You should discuss both surgical and nonsurgical treatment options with your doctor. If surgery is selected, your occupation, activity level, weight and the condition of the spine will be considered when determining if you are an appropriate candidate. Only your doctor can decide if you are an appropriate candidate.


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В списке указаны все папоротниковидные и плауновидные растения, включённые в Красную книгу Челябинской области издания 2005 года. Колонка КЧ указывает статус вида в Красной книге Челябинской области. Все виды в Красной книге Челябинской области поделены на 6 категорий.

Всего в данный список входит 8 видов папоротниковидных и один вид плауновидных.

Согласно постановлению Правительства Челябинской области от 19 декабря 2002 г. № 96, Красная книга должна переиздаваться с актуализированными данными не реже, чем каждые 10 лет.

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Happiness has indeed arrived! For a little while, at least. The braces, which were supposed to be on for 18-20 months, lasted 26 months and if you don't think that extra six months is a big deal, you are wrong. Of course, now he has a retainer and an appointment for a checkup in two months, which takes us to the exact same week the 12-year-old has an appointment to see if he's ready to get his braces put on. I shall enjoy this two month reprieve from the orthodontist's office greatly.
I really do love the orthodontist office: everyone is so lovely and professional, and they have all sorts of neat little things for the kids, the gong, for example. After getting the braces off, the kids get a gift pack full of the treats they aren't supposed to have while under orthodontic care, but that my son has been enjoying this whole time. It's a nice gesture, anyway. They have video games and saltwater fish tanks in the waiting room, kids spin a wheel to get prizes like gift cards for frozen yogurt or movie passes, and a couple times a year the orthodontist rents out a movie theatre for all the current patients to enjoy, popcorn-less though they may be. I really do like the practice except for one thing: their appointment reminders.
Here's how it goes: I make an appointment at the office, and I receive a calendar sticker and not one but TWO emails confirming the date and time. Two weeks prior to the appointment I receive an automated phone call. Three days prior I receive another two emails; the next day I receive a text, and the day before the appointment another phone call. I'm going to go out on a limb here and say that even for the least organized person in the world, EIGHT reminders for each appointment is too many. There is going to be an overlap with my kids and I am already sighing, thinking of the myriad reminders I am going to get. I won't forget, I promise.
Do you have an old-school paper calendar? I have an agenda that everyone in the house calls my "Mom Book" and I write down absolutely everything, from the meal plan to appointments to yoga classes to general housekeeping/ baking chores that need to be done. Everything I do is written in the book and if it's not there, I will be totally lost. I know many people rely on their phones but for me, it's all about my paper agenda.
I've had a lot of things to write down in the last week – more than normal, even – because we had a furnace/ thermostat issue that snowballed into several plumber-related issues. Last week when it was minus 22 with windchill, no I'm not kidding, in April, I noticed that the furnace was kicking in at odd and seemingly random times. As well, our never-used bathtub was only getting cold water, and while it is never used, I would still like it to be working properly in the event that there is an issue with the always-used shower. Then, the day the plumber came there was an enormous water leak underneath our kitchen sink that was leaking into the basement, which turned out to be our water filter, which required me making a completely separate appointment with the water filter people. The single benefit to this, other than getting all these things fixed, is that our plumber is a very good looking and jovial young man, which made such an afternoon spent getting work done much more pleasant.
Well, at least I'm not pregnant in a covered wagon, I said to myself. It's my new mantra since the following books came in at the library on the same day.
For those of you who loved the Little House books – not the TV show, that's a whole separate thing – you will love these books. I am only partway into Prairie Fires, but I just finished reading about the Hard Winter. It made me feel badly complaining about Calgary weather; I am not, after all, living in an uninsulated tarpaper shack cut off from the rest of the world in a state of semi-starvation with no solution whatsoever. The thermostat wasn't working, so we got it fixed! I didn't have to start burning hay or anything to keep the family from literally freezing to death. If you ever want to feel good about modern life, these books are a good start. Do I have to cook cornbread over an open fire somewhere in Minnesota immediately after my husband inadvertently almost drowns us all? No? Am I pregnant and riding in a covered wagon for months and the only upside to that condition is not having to wash out rags used for my monthly visitor? No? Am I living miles away from a neighbour and worried about giving birth by myself in a tiny shack in the vast prairie with no medical care? No? Then probably everything is a-okay.
Oldest has had his braces for a year now and I can't wait for him to be done (hopefully this summer?). I love his orthodontist and his office is wonderful and nice. The problem: he works one (1) day a week – Monday, from 8:00 to 4:00. Because he is 15 years old and it's what children do, Oldest goes to school on Mondays from 8:00 to 3:30. Also he plays sports 2 out of 3 seasons. The ortho is not very close to Oldest's school so it's difficult to get Oldest to the ortho in time to even make the 4 pm appointment and that usually requires he skip a game or match once his sports seasons get rolling. Fine, except that fully 1/3 of the time someone else has snagged the 4 pm appointment and he has to miss school either at the beginning or the end to see the ortho. This becomes a real issue for me since he has to go there every 6 weeks. I really don't want him to miss school that often and it's extremely frustrating. I'm not even touching on the final issue which is that I work M-F from 8 to 5 so I also have to take time off to get him to the ortho every six weeks. I will be SO HAPPY when we are done with this because I'm tired of missing work/school/sports and doing that ridiculous dance every 1.5 months!
I use my phone to keep track of everything – calendar, contacts, grocery list, meal plan. you name it. I've set it so it automatically updates all of those things on my iPad too so if (god forbid) I lose my phone, I will still have some clue where on earth everyone is supposed to be and when. Without that information I'd be a complete disaster.
We have an electronic family calendar everyone can see on their email, but we also have a wall calendar in the kitchen with (theoretically) the same events on it. Sort of a belt and suspenders system since Beth's more likely to check the electronic one and I find myself more often glancing at the paper one. In practice, it's best to check both since something items end up on only one calendar.
Child the elder is done with braces. Child the younger is almost finished with phase one (just a few weeks more) and then we'll be a braces-free family for a couple years until phase two starts.
Can you ask to be removed from the e-mail, phone, and/or text reminders list? Those sound like automated systems– you should be able to opt out. Heck, even if it's a person doing every one, you should be able to opt out. Tell them that the calendar stickers are all you want and need if that's what you want.
You're more patient than I am. I would've bugged them to stop sooner and if they said that it wasn't an option, I would've switched. Eight reminders would be at least six too many.
I'm curious about the "Mom book." What brand is it and could you show a blank page? I want one book for all my information, but have never found the perfect layout that has room for appointments, AND everything else that needs to happen in a day.


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Bruce Almighty is a 2003 American comedy film directed by Tom Shadyac, written by Steve Koren, Mark O'Keefe and Steve Oedekerk and stars Jim Carrey as Bruce Nolan, a down-on-his-luck TV reporter who complains to God (Morgan Freeman) that he is not doing his job correctly, and is offered the chance to try being God himself for one week. This is Shadyac and Carrey's third collaboration after working together on Shadyac's first film, Ace Ventura: Pet Detective, in 1994 and Liar Liar in 1997.
When released in American theaters in May 2003, it took the #1 spot at the box office, grossing $85.89 million-- higher than the release of Pearl Harbor, making it the highest-rated Memorial Day weekend opening of any film in motion picture history (until the release of X-Men: The Last Stand in 2006).[1] The movie surprised media analysts when it beat The Matrix Reloaded after its first week of release. By the time it left theaters in December 2003, it took in a United States domestic total of over $242 million and $484 million worldwide.[2]
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2. Pour pancake mix, milk, and eggs into a bowl and mix just until combined.
3. Pour batter onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and spread to the edges.
4. Place peach slices on top of the batter, followed by the blueberries.
5. Bake for 15 minutes, or until golden brown.
Combine first 9 ingredients in a bowl. Spoon potato mixture into an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray or you can use individual ramekins. Sprinkle extra brown sugar evenly over top. Broil 2 minutes or until sugar melts. Let stand until melted sugar hardens (about 5 minutes).


This study explored relationships of food insecurity with cognitive restraint, uncontrolled eating, and emotional eating behaviors among congregate meal participants in northeast Georgia (n = 118, age 60 and older, mean (SD) age = 75 (8) years, 75% female, 43% Black, 53% obese, BMI > 30). Food insecurity was assessed with a 6-item questionnaire (adapted from USDA 2012, Wolfe et al 2003); scores ranged from 0 to 6 and were categorized and defined from high or marginal food security to very low food security. Eating behavior was assessed with an 18-item Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire R-18 (Karlsson et al 2000, Porter and Johnson 2011). Food insecurity was consistently associated with cognitive restraint, but not with uncontrolled or emotional eating. These findings suggest there may be other dimensions of cognitive restraint to consider in nutritional assessment and interventions among food insecure older adults.


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Garçon: 'I Could Play In A Game Tomorrow'
Redskins receiver Pierre Garçon showed that he could play through the pain last season, battling shoulder and lingering foot injuries that hampered his speed, agility and explosiveness.
Nevermore, says Garçon, who took steps this offseason to get his body fully recovered and healthy heading into an important 2013 season.
"I haven't been participating in OTA's. I've been taking the time off to fully recover," he told NFL AM this morning. "The shoulder is doing well. I've been lifting, working out, running, sprinting. I do everything I needed to do.
"If there was a game tomorrow I'd be able to play, but we're just taking precautions just to make sure it heals up properly."
Despite dealing with injuries from the start of the season, Pierre Garçon was a productive force for the Redskins, snagging 44 passes for 633 yards in just 10 games.
The team was 9-1 in games that Garçon played, but he said if he was healthy, the team would have been better.
"We would've been a good team. Things happen, injuries happen. We would've hopefully won those games that we did lose when I wasn't there, but it's football anything can happen," he said. "One play could change a whole game, one play could change a whole season so I couldn't say I would've definitely helped win those games I wasn't there for, but I would definitely hope that I could help."
Head coach Mike Shanahan suggested last week that he thought Garçon's shoulder was ahead of schedule in terms of how much he was able to lift.
Garçon said he doesn't know what his timetable is for return, but knows he feel significantly better already, thanks to his own personal medical staff.
"I had the surgery a long time ago, but I've been working on it everyday since I had to get surgery. I've been recovering," he said. "My mom be taking care of me. She's been helping with the recovery process and been doing a great job of it."
As for the foot injury that hampered his trademark speed, Garçon said he was making an equipment change to compensate for the at-risk part of his foot.
"It's coming along. I'm getting some special shoes," he explained. "It's an everyday ongoing process, but I've been learning a lot about my foot and how I run and things like that with all these injuries. It's getting better."
With the entire receiving corps expected to be back and healthy this season, Garçon predicted that the Redskins would be the team to beat in the NFC East, and the early favorites to retain last season's division crown.
"Oh yeah, we have a lot weapons around the quarterback," he said. "We have Fred Davis, we have Alfred Morris, we have Roy Helu Jr. coming back, we have Joshua Morgan, Santana [Moss], we have a lot of experience, and we're learning the offense together as group.
"We're growing together and with a year under our belt last year, we've gotten better. Even if RG3 is there with or without, we've got Kirk [Cousins], we've got a lot of great guys that can step up in any game, any moment to take the lead and make the plays for us."
In Robert Griffin III's quest to come back early from injury, Garçon offered free advice to his quarterback not to let the competitor inside him set him back further with injury.
"It's hard. We're all competitors. They probably tell me not to overdue things with my foot and my shoulder. But it's hard," he said. "We're young, competitive guys, playing a sport that we really want to do. We want to be out there. But it's hard to tell them not to overdue it.
"He knows it, he gets it, and he's continuing to work at it."
As for the ongoing debate of whether Peyton Manning or Robert Griffin III throws the better ball, No. 88 let it be known that he was Team RG3.
"I caught Peyton at the tail end of his career, close to the end, so his ball doesn't have as much zip as Robert's does," Garcon said with a grin. "Robert [Griffin III] right now has it, but I had a disadvantage of catching Peyton at the end of his career.
"Robert [Griffin III] has that young fresh arm so he's throwing hard. He's throwing it 70 yards whenever he gets the chance."
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The rain was pouring, and St-Juste was making plays. Here are some key observations from the second practice of Week 4.
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Training Camp Notebook: Heading To New England
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Training Camp Notebook: Prepping For The Preseason
Washington has a preseason game on Thursday, so it's time to switch practice up a bit.
Training Camp Notebook: Defensive Dominance
The defense balled out during Sunday's practice with several interceptions and impressive tackles.
Training Camp Notebook: Friday Night Lights
Fans were back at FedExField for some Friday Night Football, and there were plenty of great moments throughout the night.
Benjamin St-Juste: A Student Of The Game
There's a lot to like about St-Juste, but being a student of the game might be his best quality.
Training Camp Notebook: A Boost Of Energy
Ron Rivera is pumped to see the fans at FedExField
Training Camp Notebook: Sam Cosmi's Blessings
Cosmi has been matching up against Chase Young or Montez Sweat on every play. That competition is helping him improve.
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