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Impact of contextual school and home environmental characteristics on oral health-related quality of life among 11–14 years old children residing in Sri Ganganagar city
Thounaojam Leimaton, Simarpreet Singh, Manu Batra, Deeksha Gijwani, Sakshi Shukla, Parul Mangal
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, India
Dr. Thounaojam Leimaton
Department of Public Health Dentistry, Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan
DOI: 10.4103/jiaphd.jiaphd_86_19
Background: Environment has shown a significant impact on day-to-day activities like psychological well-being, including oral health-related quality of life (OHRQoL) among children. Aim: To assess the impact of contextual school and home environmental characteristics on OHRQoL among 11–14 years old children residing in Sri Ganganagar city. Materials and Methods: A convenience sample of 345 children aged 11–14 years old were recruited. The present cross-sectional study was conducted among school-going children in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, during November 2018–January 2019. Data were collected on demographic characteristics along with OHRQoL using Child-Oral Impacts on Daily Performances (C-OIDP) index. A prevalidated questionnaire used to collect data on contextual school and home environmental characteristics, oral hygiene, and dental caries were recorded using Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S) and Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT) index, respectively. The data were analyzed with IBM SPSS Statistics Windows, Version 21.0. (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp). Mean, standard deviation, Chi-square test, t-test, and multivariable Poisson regressions models were analyzed for this study, and the level of significance was set at P < 0.05. Results: The mean C-OIDP extent was significantly higher in 11-year-old (6.11 ± 4.53) (P = 0.008), among those who were living with single parents with a less maternal level of education (<9 years). The mean DMFT score was higher among the participants who did not feel safe at school (3.94 ± 2.24) (P < 0.01) and mean OHI-S score was seen higher among those who were bullied at school (2.50 ± 0.51) (P = 0.018). Mean C-OIDP extent was statistically associated with bullying at school (P = 0.007) and lack of security (P = 0.002). Among all factors of C-OIDP, smiling factor shows a major problem for the children (10.2 ± 4.73) (P = 0.02). Conclusion: Poor school and home environmental characteristics were independently associated with poor OHRQoL in individuals. Actions toward the improvement of schools' security and implementation of anti-bullying campaigns should be components of health promotion strategies.
Keywords: Child, oral health, quality of life, schools
Leimaton T, Singh S, Batra M, Gijwani D, Shukla S, Mangal P. Impact of contextual school and home environmental characteristics on oral health-related quality of life among 11–14 years old children residing in Sri Ganganagar city. J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent 2020;18:118-23
Leimaton T, Singh S, Batra M, Gijwani D, Shukla S, Mangal P. Impact of contextual school and home environmental characteristics on oral health-related quality of life among 11–14 years old children residing in Sri Ganganagar city. J Indian Assoc Public Health Dent [serial online] 2020 [cited 2022 Jan 22];18:118-23. Available from: https://www.jiaphd.org/text.asp?2020/18/2/118/287640
Oral health has been increasingly recognized as a factor that affects the quality of life of individuals. Negative impacts on oral health adversely influence people's daily performance. Oral diseases not only cause pain but may also lead to social embarrassment and trigger processes of suffering, making the whole body suffer.[1] The World Health Organization indicates that oral health is essential to promote general health and quality of life.
School-age is an influential stage in people's lives, a time when lifelong sustainable oral health-related behaviors, as well as beliefs and attitudes, are being developed. Children are always part of the family, and any disease or condition affecting children can affect their siblings and parents. Children who suffer from poor oral health are 12 times more likely to have more restricted activities, including missing school than those who do not.[2] Children can have numerous oral diseases that can lead to loss of school days and high treatment costs.
The idea of "quality of life" has been recently expanded, and improving it has become an objective of good practices of health promotion and disease prevention.[3] The concept of "Oral Health-related Quality of Life" (OHRQoL) refers to the impact that oral health or disease has on the daily activities of individuals which includes factors that fall into four categories: functional factors, psychological factors, social factors, and the existence of discomfort or pain. One of the measurements developed specifically for children is the Child-Oral Impact on Daily Performance (C-OIDP).
Evidence for the role of contextual school and home determinants in OHRQoL in adolescents is scarce. Although children health have been influenced by specific social environments, including bullying behavior and physical violence at school. The same has been observed when considering school environment factors influence OHRQoL in children socioeconomic and psychosocial factors, where individuals exposed to unfavorable characteristics such as low family income, low parental schooling, and family problems reported a worse OHRQoL.[4]
To date, there are no OHRQoL studies of a large population-based sample of school children who are frequently the main target for dental public health services. Therefore, the aim of the study was to find out the impact of contextual school and home environmental characteristics on OHRQoL among 11–14 years old children residing in Sri Ganganagar city.
The present cross-sectional study was conducted among 11–14 year old school going children in Sri Ganganagar, Rajasthan, during the month of November 2018–January 2019. Ethical approval to conduct the study was obtained from the ethical committee of Surendera Dental College and Research Institute, Sri Ganganagar, on October 20, 2018, and the reference number was SDCRI/IEC/2018 / 015. Proxy consent was obtained from the authorities (school's principal) after explaining to them the aim and objectives of the study.
The multistage sampling method was used for sample selection. In the first stage, Sri Ganganagar city was divided into four zones that is – East, West, North, and South. In the next stage, from each zone, two schools were selected on the basis of probability proportional to enrollment size whose authorities gave permission for conducting the study.
The pilot study was conducted on 30 subjects to estimate the sample size of the study. In the pilot study prevalence of dental caries was 66%. Sample size was calculated using the formula: n = z2pq/d2 (where n = sample size, p = prevalence of dental caries among children [66%], q = free of dental caries (100-p [66%] =34%), d = allowable error [1.96], z = point on normal deviation [0.05]). On calculation "n" = 345.
The study was carried out among 345 subjects in the study and was screened using the following inclusion and exclusion criteria. Inclusion criteria were those who were present on the day of study and those who did not wish to participate in the study and those who were mentally and physically disabled were excluded from the study.
A data was collected through face-to-face interviews using questionnaire consisting of demographic variables such as age and gender. Oral impact on daily performance was recorded by using C-OIDP, in which children were initially asked about oral health-related problems they have experienced in the past 6 months.
Another item that questionnaire related to the school and home environment characteristics comprised factors such as safety at school, bullying at school, living with both the parents, maternal education level, respectively. Questionnaire related to the school environment which included in last 30 days he or she did not feel safe at school (yes/no) and if the students reported being bullied "sometimes" or "most of the time" they were categorized as victims of bullying[5] and home environment characteristics included that students were asked whether they currently lived with both parents (Yes/No), maternal educational level was assessed through years of schooling and categorized as <9 years of schooling (incomplete primary education) or 9 years or more of schooling.[6]
The questionnaire was piloted to find out the face validity, and few adjustments and modifications were made in the questionnaire before its application. Cronbach's alpha coefficient was found to be 0.80, which showed satisfactory internal reliability of the questionnaire. The clinical examination was conducted by a single calibrated examiner for whom kappa statistics were determined at 0.88. After the interview, clinical examination to record debris, calculus, and dental caries was done according to the Oral Hygiene Index-Simplified (OHI-S)[7] and Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth (DMFT)[8] index using type III examination.
The C-OIDP was the instrument that described the oral health and quality of life of the children, which was created by Gherunpong et al.[9] in 2004. The C-OIDP allowed for analysis of condition-specific impacts on daily performance, thus attributing impacts to specific oral conditions or diseases according to the respondent's perceptions. The C-OIDP consists of close-ended questionnaire that measures oral impacts on eight daily performances, namely, eating, speaking, cleaning teeth, sleeping and relaxing, smiling, emotional stability, working, and social activities. The oral impact score of each performance was obtained by multiplying severity and frequency scores 0, 1, 2, 3, or 4 each in relation to that performance. It was classified into 5 levels; 0-never affected, 1 - less than once a month, 2 - once or twice a month, 3 - once or twice a week and 4 - every day. Then, the scores of the 8 performances were summed up. Finally, the overall sum score was divided by 72 and multiplied with 100 to give a percentage scores.[10]
The data were analyzed with IBM SPSS (Statistical Package for the Social Sciences) Statistics Windows, Version 21.0. (Armonk, NY: IBM Corp). The statistical analysis was determined by the unpaired t-test, Chi-square test, multivariable Poisson regression models to find out the association of sociodemographic variables, contextual school, and home environment factors and clinical variables with C-OIDP and level of significance was set at P < 0.05.
The study sample consisted of males (55.7%) and females (44.3%), respectively. Most of the male participants did not feel safe at school (47%) and <9-year maternal education level was seen higher (48.7%). Fair OHI-S score was seen higher in males (35.7%) than females (27%). Hence, the results were found to be statistically significant (P = 0.004) [Table 1].
Table 1: Demographic, home and school environment characteristics and oral hygiene index.simplified of the participants
The mean DMFT scores were seen higher among females (2.82 ± 1.84) than males (2.28 ± 1.85). Hence, the results were found to be statistically significant (P = 0.007) [Table 2].
Table 2: Gender-wise description of decayed, missing, and filled teeth of the participants
The mean ± standard deviation (SD) C-OIDP score was found higher in males (4.90 ± 4.24) among 11-year-old (6.11 ± 4.53). The mean ± SD score of participants who did not feel safe at school and most of the time bullied at school showed higher C-OIDP 6.56 ± 3.97 (P = 0.002) and 7.09 ± 6.07 (P = 0.007), respectively. Those subjects who did not feel safe at school and sometimes bullied at school showed a higher mean DMFT score. The OHI-S was higher among those participants who did not feel safe at school and bullied at school [Table 3].
Table 3: Sample distribution of child-oral impacts on daily performances, oral clinical measures according to demographic and contextual school and home environment characteristics
[Table 4] presents the description of C-OIDP in 11–14-year-old children Performances. The percentage of subjects with an impact on performances mainly related to difficulty in cleaning teeth (51.30%) and eating (37.39%) were relatively high. The mean ± SD C-OIDP of each performance with impact was high in smiling (10.2 ± 4.73) on their daily life during the past 6 months experienced, respectively, the results were found to be statistically significant (P = 0.02) [Table 4].
Table 4: Description of child-oral impacts on daily performances in 11-14 years old children performances
In Model 1, lack of security at school and bullying at school variables were associated with C-OIDP extent. The contextual measure of maternal schooling and home environment was inserted in Model 2. Lack of security at school, bullying at school, maternal schooling, age, and home environment variables were associated with a higher mean C-OIDP extent in Model 3. In the final model (Model 4), subjects studying in school with higher levels of safety at school were more likely to have a higher mean of C-OIDP extent than those living in cities with lower levels (Relative Risk [RR] =1.99, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.01–2.82). All the factors except for age were associated with the C-OIDP extent in the final model. The C-OIDP extent was higher among participants with higher DMFT (RR =2.31, 95% CI 1.04–2.68) and poor OHI-S (RR =1.17, 95% CI 1.06–1.34) [Table 5].
Table 5: Adjusted associations of contextual school and home environmental characteristics and individual variables with child-oral impacts on daily performances extent
Oral health is intrinsically linked to general health and quality of life. There is an increasing recognition that children are affected by numerous oral disorders, all of which can have a significant impact on physical, social, and psychological well-being. This has resulted in a greater clinical focus on improving OHRQoL as a major objective of dental care.[11]
The information provided through a questionnaire on quality of life like C-OIDP related to oral health allows us to know the situation of children and to consider the psychosocial impact of oral diseases on general welfare.
The finding showed that low OHRQoL may not be linked only to children's dental needs but also with the place where they live, their interpersonal relationships, and the contextual school and home environment factors that influence their life. These factors can lead to psychosocial decline, affecting their self-perception and self-image. The impact of the inadequate school environment and home conditions on children's health and well-being has been highlighted. Recent studies consistently reported that higher levels of psychological distress, lower self-esteem, and depression in children were related to bullying and lack of security at school. So the research has been conducted to assess the association of contextual school and home environmental characteristics with OHRQoL (OHRQoL) among 11–14-year-old children residing in Sri Ganganagar city, Rajasthan.
In the present research, school and home environmental characteristics were found to be poor in individuals aged between 11 and 14 years. These findings were similar to the study found out by Alwadi and Vettore,[12]which emphasized that poor school and home environmental characteristics were associated with worse OHRQoL among adolescents and young adults. According to the author, the main two reasons were students living in cities with high levels of school bullying, and adolescents peer aggression may experience more psychological distress, depression, and worse well-being, that increases the susceptibility to oral diseases and to oral impacts and secondly low social support and networks at school, which in turn may influence oral health through social isolation and contribute to the adoption of unhealthy behaviors.[13]
The C-OIDP score was found higher in children that showed poor indicators of OHRQoL. As we have taken children as the study subjects, their psycho-social behaviors were fluctuant, and the food habits, as well as the oral health behaviors, were expected to be irregular, and this age group always poses resistance to the cultivation of regular proper oral health behaviors, and also there might be a physiological transition of dentition causing changes in periodontal structures resulting in bleeding possibly.[14]
In the study, participants showed higher OHI-S scores among male. A similar study conducted by Shabani et al.[15] showed similar results that the OHI-S score was seen higher in males. This may be attributed to lack of cleaning their teeth, and hence, it was unlikely to achieve good levels of oral hygiene, and their gum problems would undoubtedly remain or even get worse eventually.[9]
In this study, the mean DMFT scores among study participants according to age indicated the highest among the age group of 11 years in females. The absence of proper oral hygiene leads to an increase in oral diseases in children. Furthermore, the normal pattern of the susceptibility of individual teeth to dental caries was exhibited.[16] A similar study conducted by Shyam et. al.[17] showed dissimilar results that the DMFT score was found higher in 12 years in females.
The present study shows that the mean C-OIDP of each performance is high in smiling with an impact on children's daily life during the past 6 months experienced, respectively. Due to dissatisfaction with the position of teeth that lead to psychological impacts of oral health, such as avoiding laughing, and being teased about teeth. However, studies conducted by Gherunpong et al.[9] showed dissimilar results that eating was the most important aspect of the OHRQoL of children. Difficulty with eating due to oral problems and led to more severe oral impacts on children's quality of life than impacts on other performances.[9]
The limitations of this study include its cross-sectional design and convenience sampling method. Although the sample of school children came from varying academic abilities, socioeconomic backgrounds and gender balance was acceptable, this study was conducted in an urban area. For the better understanding and interpretation of OHRQoL can be obtained only from longitudinal studies in future.
The findings support that poor school and home environmental characteristics are associated with worse OHRQoL among children. Actions towards the improvement of schools' security and the implementation of anti-bullying campaigns should be components of health promotion strategies in the schools with a strong potential to reduce oral health inequalities. Social policies aiming to improve maternal education should also be considered to improve the oral health of children. Hence, the use of OHRQoL measures among children should be promoted to gain an in-depth knowledge about oral health.
We would like to acknowledge Dr. Vikram Pal Aggarwal for helping us with the statistical analysis and providing us with his vital support without which this study was not possible.
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June 1, 1957 Issue
The Eight Virtues
By A. Gomberg and John Updike
The New Yorker, June 1, 1957 P. 19
Talk story about going to Alcoa's aluminum show at Macy's. Gives general facts about aluminum. It is extracted from an ore called bauxite. The affair at Macy's was called "Live Light with Aluminum... It's Summer." Eight virtues of the metal were allegorically illustrated. A man in a booth was manufacturing, one a minute, tiny aluminum top hats. The aluminum world of the future was represented in miniature on a platform. A miniature Alcoa beach house, on the scale of one half actual size, was in the middle of the floor. It was designed by Harrison & Abramovitz, and had furniture by Paul McCobb, which suggested mushrooms. Reporters admired a Rolls-Royce turbine engine, a model of the S.S. United States, & the Benson Aircraft flying boat, an aluminum rug designed by Marianne Strengell, and an Alfa Romeo sports car with aluminum chassis. In a far nook was a globe of the earth on which every acre of land was covered with aluminum paint.
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WASHINGTON D.C. – Today, Campaign for Accountability (CfA) called on the Department of Defense's (DoD) Inspector General to investigate Secretary Ashton Carter for the misuse of his private email account.
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"Secretary Carter's continued misuse of his private email account indicates a flagrant disregard for following rules," CfA Executive Director Anne Weismann stated. "The public has a right to access the government's communications, and federal laws and DoD policies, which Secretary Carter knowingly violated, are designed to capture that information."
In December 2015, The New York Times reported that during his first few months in office, Secretary Carter used his personal email account to conduct official business concerning "a variety of work-related matters." He continued this practice "for at least two months" after the public learned of the exclusive use of a personal email account by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to conduct government business.
Recently disclosed emails reveal that despite the public uproar over Secretary Clinton's email use, and DoD's prohibition on using personal email accounts to conduct government business, Secretary Carter continued to use his personal email account for work-related business for many months. The Washington Post reported Secretary Carter did not discontinue his use of a personal email account until December 2015, when news of this use first broke.
Secretary Carter's knowing and continued use of his personal email account to conduct agency business violates DoD's express ban on such use and raises the possibility that sensitive information was compromised. It also appears to conflict with his responsibilities under the Federal Records Act.
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"Secretary Carter, as the top official at the Pentagon, has access to some of the most sensitive information in the government," Ms. Weismann continued. "By using his personal email, he could have put government secrets at risk. The Inspector General should immediately open an investigation into whether Secretary Carter violated any federal laws or DoD policies."
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Q: convert dsn string in python to kwargs I have a simple string which describes a mysql connection. The string is in this form:
dsn = 'user=dbuser database=mydbase host=localhost'

this string can contain many of the things listed in the connection params listed here:
http://dev.mysql.com/doc/connector-python/en/connector-python-connectargs.html

basically, when you connect to the database you do so something like:
cnx = MySQLConnection(user='dbuser', database='mydbase', host='localhost')

I want to create the name=value arguments for the class creation from the string.  So I created some code to convert from the string format to a dictionary format that I can call with the ** operator. I did it like this:
import json, re
cnx = MySQLConnection(**json.loads('{'+','.join(re.sub(r'([a-z0-9_-]*)=([a-z0-9_-]*)','"\\1":"\\2"',dsn).split())+'}'))

It works by finding name=value patterns in the string and changing them to "name":"value" string segments, it joins them with commas between each segment, bookends the new string with { } characters (which creates a json string), then does a json loads to get that into dictionary format.  It seems way too complicated to me.  Is there an easier way to convert from a string like this to a dictionary?

A: One simple method would be to use str.split:
>>> vals = "key=val key2=val2"
>>> dict(s.split("=") for s in vals.split())
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Real Estate Muskoka cottage sheds its skin for a sustainable new coat
The Architourist
Muskoka cottage sheds its skin for a sustainable new coat
Dave LeBlanc
Special to The Globe and Mail
Published November 15, 2018 Updated November 14, 2018
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Muskoka cottage owned by architect Terrell Wong.
Riley Snelling
A book, never, but might one judge a cottage by its cover?
If the cottage is owned by "architect for the environment" Terrell Wong of Stone's Throw Design, I should think so, since the veteran sustainability expert works wonders with modern cladding. And, frankly, with an e-mail warning me that it's "all 1985 inside," I wasn't about to drive up to the area of Baysville, Ont., to see her Barcalounger.
Perched atop a dramatically sloping piece of Canadian Shield and with a small, dreamy lake at its foot, the split-level cottage was purchased by Ms. Wong and her husband in 2004. And even though "as soon as we bought it, it was designed," the couple has chosen to take their time with renovations. On the lower level, new rooms, such as a big master bedroom and a games room – both with magnificent views of the lake – sit unfinished. Floors made from rammed earth, which were installed over an inch of tamped dirt and three feet of perlite insulation, await their finish-coat of polish. A second deck off the unfinished master bedroom will be built – in time.
The couple was going to take their time with new wall insulation and exterior siding, too, until one side of the property suddenly liquefied in July, 2017, during the Muskoka region's so-called "summer of storms." Where there had been a quaint, boulder-lined pathway under the side-door trellis, a downburst after days of rain ripped a six-foot-deep trench into the ground while washing the rocky landscaping down the hill.
The cottage under renovation, before the siding was finished.
Terrell Wong
After arranging to have the boulders brought back up and the trellis repaired, Ms. Wong spent the autumn and winter planning. Anything she might do to transform this "ugly duckling," with its eighties vinyl siding and tall, uninsulated, cinderblock rear façade, would improve its appearance, but she wanted to go further: "If Mother Nature can do what it did to the side of this house, I was doing it right this time," she laughed. "This is my future retirement home."
She considered replacing the pink fibreglass batt (which had been a hit with an ant population, who had picked away at it to build nests) with foam, but dismissed it because of the flammability issue; she thought about Roxul, too, but eventually settled on "Multitherm" six-inch wood fibreboard panels by Gutex, which offer an R-value of 23: "Each piece is 50 pounds," she said. "People are just getting to know it here."
A metal sill separates the cottage's two types of siding.
Once the old siding had been removed, Ms. Wong had a breathable weather barrier (Solitex Mento 1000) taped to the exterior, then the triple-glazed, wood-and-aluminum windows from Vetta Building Technologies with a 6.3 R-value were installed, most in existing openings. The living room's original sliding doors and transom, which had a piece of non-structural drywall between them, partly blocked the view of the lake; this "irritated" Ms. Wong's "architectural sensibilities," so that was dealt with as well.
After the Gutex was installed – it should be noted here that Ms. Wong used green builders the Fourth Pig Green & Natural Construction – two-by-fours, laid flat, were screwed into it; not only did this make the building more rigid, it provided a rain screen and a fresh surface for the new siding to attach to.
"I like a nice pinstripe," Ms. Wong said as we stood on her driveway, bundled up, staring at the building on a chilly October morning. The pinstripe, in this case, is a long, galvanized metal sill that sits, belt-like, at mid-façade; not only does it provide "a datum [line] around the building to balance," it allows for a separation point between two types of siding. Below the sill, it's prefinished Maibec in a dove grey; above, it's shou sugi ban. Gaining in popularity in North American in recent years, shou sugi ban is the ancient Japanese method of burning the surface of wood (usually cedar), brushing off the carbon residue, and then sealing with a natural oil; the process gives the product an 80- to 100-year lifespan.
"I never thought I would have feelings towards siding until …" Ms. Wong said, pausing for thought, and then giving credit to the Fourth Pig: "I've never seen people take so much time to make siding level and sexy and perfect, and I'm like, 'Oh, is this what it's supposed to look like?' I'm so used to the wobbly siding with the dirt on it."
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The Miami board on Wednesday will review the application, which is requesting buildings varying in height from eight to 28 stories, 2,798 residential units, 418 hotel rooms, 283,798 square feet of commercial/retail space, 97,103 square feet of office space, 295,343 square feet of open space, 4,636 parking spaces and 231 bike parking spaces.
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Decent read that thanks.
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Floyd's got weed to sell, so he's got to have an opinion.
On WADA and the IOC:
"But the one thing to this day that really bothers me – and I think everyone sees it for what it really is – is that WADA pointed the finger at me as if I was the bad guy and they were the good guys. We know that WADA are paid for by the IOC, and there's nothing that anyone can do to change that, but the most upsetting point – and this especially applies to Travis Tygart – is that he likes to say that he's protecting clean athletes.
"He's holding me up and putting me on a pedestal and saying I'm an example of what you shouldn't be, and that the reason they're destroying my career is because they're protecting clean athletes, but where the **** was he when I was 20 years old? We weren't allowed to be the clean athletes that they were meant to be protecting. Nobody protected us. Nobody. He refuses to acknowledge that and, until they do, they're not going to get any respect from athletes."
On being "the disgraced former Tour winner":
"I don't know if it's because they hate me, but it's surprising to this day that respected publications still call me the 'disgraced cyclist'. Like they can't think of another **** name for me. It's bizarre," Landis says after checking his daughter is out of earshot.
"I've done a lot of things, and that's one of them, but that somehow became my title," he says as he reclines in his chair.
"I don't know how long that's going to stay my title, but if that's all they can think of, then they haven't been paying attention."
On Valverde:
"At the end of the day, it's not Valverde's fault. People should be angry – but at the people who are selling them the idea that drug tests are working and that they're cleaning it up. All of the evidence, other than what they're saying, points to the opposite. Valverde's just taking advantage of a system that's broken, and they refuse to fix it. They refuse.
"If they wanted to get the truth – and I said this to Travis the first time I met him – then you give everyone immunity and just find out what's going on. But they don't want to do that because it would bring down the entire Olympic system. If you find out from everyone how it works, then the whole thing collapses. They don't want that at any cost. Valverde isn't the problem. He won, so good for him, good job. People get worked up but, at the end of the day, they're getting mad at the wrong people."
And on and on and on he goes...
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fmk_RoI wrote: Floyd's got weed to sell, so he's got to have an opinion.
The immunize idea is brilliant. The corruption it would expose would be staggering. Anybody know whether Fraud paid back his victims?
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MarkvW wrote: Anybody know whether Fraud paid back his victims?
It's in the article.
MarkvW wrote: The immunize idea is brilliant. The corruption it would expose would be staggering....
I wonder. I'm open to the idea that it's the way it is because the racers prefer it to whatever might follow. Or maybe it's a case of "Better the devil you know ...."
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Decades ago, the idea of an autonomous bus seemed like the stuff of fiction. Most people never imagined us living in a time where vehicles could operate on their own, but it appears that the time could be upon us sooner than we thought.
In recent years, major developments in technology have opened the door for self-driving automobiles. Innovators are creating opportunities for passengers to experience travel in an entirely new way, and there are a few in particular that are leading the surge. Because the use of public transportation has steadily declined, there are hopes that the creation and implementation of automated buses will re-invigorate the industry in major cities.
There has been a call for a major overhaul with public transportation in a number of major cities throughout the United States. New York City is currently facing several major issues with bus transportation that echo the struggles of smaller cities across the nation; bus ridership has seen a steady decrease for nearly the last two decades, with a 16% decrease between 2002 and 2015. While there is a debate as to why ridership continues to decrease in major cities, a few of the speculated reasons are because of service cuts, traffic congestion, and an overall lack of interest amongst younger commuters.
Industry professionals believe automated buses are the key to changing an outdated public transportation system. Creating a more fluid transportation system may encourage more people to start relying on buses rather than taking taxis, using rideshare apps, or driving.
What is an Autonomous Bus?
An autonomous bus is an electrically-powered, self-driving vehicle that transports twelve or more passengers. Autonomous buses are operated without a driver inside the vehicle, instead utilizing cameras, sensors and remote controls to properly steer their way through traffic.
Although we already know about a few of the companies leading the pack for driverless cars, not much is known about the developments involving buses. Because buses typically have more advanced technological requirements and handle more passengers, a driverless motorcoach is a vehicle that is more difficult to engineer and operate. Experts are hoping that autonomous buses will reduce some of the road risks most drivers face on a daily basis.
What Are The Road Risks Drivers Face?
Vehicular accidents are one of the leading causes of fatality in the United States, and many industry professionals believe driverless automobiles can save a significant number of lives in the long term. Most drivers are placed in compromising situations due to lack of attention, fast driving, illegal maneuvering, and reckless driving habits, and autonomous vehicles may be able to reduce the number of humans on the road committing these errors. In 2016 alone, over 40,000 vehicle-related deaths deaths occurred on the roads, and more than 1,000 people per day are injured due to distracted driving.
What Problems Could Autonomous Buses Solve?
Autonomous buses could solve a number of problems that the transportation department currently faces.
One of the primary benefits of autonomous vehicles are reduced expenses on drivers and operations. There's also a strong likelihood that that autonomous buses would reduce the amount of truck and bus-related crashes occurring due to human error, which according to the DOT, caused $87 billion worth of damages in 2013.
Industry professionals in Singapore speculate that the implementation of autonomous buses will encourage riders to use more ride-sharing platforms and public transportation, reducing road congestion.
From an environmental standpoint, greenhouse gas emissions could see a slight reduction with fewer gas-powered vehicles on the road. By building and operating electrically-powered buses, transportation companies are able to reduce their carbon footprint.
Autonomous bus manufacturers believe that self-driving buses will reduce the number of traffic risks, overall increasing the safety of passengers. Jay Akin, CEO of Mushroom Networks, provides connectivity services for autonomous bus manufacturers. Mushroom utilizes IP connections to connect autonomous buses with their remote operators, give passengers access to WiFi while riding, and connect POS systems to the buses.
While Akin believes that autonomous buses may reduce the risk of accidents, bus operator Nemark Gipson believes that the use of technology could potentially increase the risk of accidents. Nemark Gipson is a professional bus driver for the Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County, also known as METRO. METRO transports civilians in the greater Houston Area, and operates bus, light rail, bus rapid transit, and paratransit services.
How Would Autonomous Buses be Implemented?
Autonomous buses may be built from scratch, or built by retrofitting existing city buses with new technology.
In the public transportation sector, driverless buses will replace a majority of the gas-powered buses found in cities. Ideally, state governments will fund the production and development of dozens of electric buses in major cities.
In regards to private transportation, smaller companies may have a harder time accessing autonomous buses. Autonomous buses will be harder to finance for smaller family-owned operations, but larger bus companies will likely able to afford fleets of autonomous buses.
What's the Impact on Human Bus Drivers and Riders?
There are different sets of concerns for potential drivers and passengers of autonomous buses.
Passengers will likely experience some noticeable changes as well, especially in regard to their riding experience.
Passengers may notice a difference in the traveling experience without a driver Drivers are typically able to deal with spontaneous or split-second issues that require human decision making. Without human drivers, there is a risk that there will be less security on buses, a less intimate riding experience, and more unease among riders unfamiliar with the technology.
China has been ahead of the curve with autonomous vehicles for some time now, having unveiled the world's first autonomous bus for testing in 2015. The bus utilizes cameras, lasers, and a master controller to maneuver and operate in cities. The bus maintains a driver behind its wheel in case anything malfunctions, but for the most part, the operator is not involved with the vehicle's operation.
London is also on board with the movement, as British transportation company Oxbotica recently ran a test involving 100 volunteers on driverless buses. Utilizing five cameras and three laser units, this bus only seated four people and had a maximum speed of 10 miles per hour.
Navya, a French technology company, also recently tested an automated bus called an 'Arma' in Las Vegas. The automated bus traveled a three-block route around the Fremont entertainment district, and marked the first time a self-driving bus operated on American soil. The bus was limited to operating at 16 miles per hour (with a max speed of 30mph), had sensors that detect obstacles, and an emergency button a passenger can use to stop the vehicle.
Proterra, an electric bus manufacturer, recently announced a plan to create self-driving electric buses. Their three-part plan was created with the goal of developing an autonomous public transportation system, which will, in turn, make mass transit safer and more efficient.
What's the Future for Autonomous Buses?
A number of companies are hard at work developing the technology to make autonomous buses a reality. With the rate at which technology is progressing, it's anticipated that we may see autonomous buses on the road within the next five years.
When do you think autonomous buses will be on the roads? Do you believe that self-driving buses will have a significant impact on the public transportation industry? How might passengers and drivers be affected?


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SALEM, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon gay rights group asked the state Legislature on Feb. 23 to outlaw therapy that seeks to change the sexual orientation or gender identity of young people, arguing the practice often does more harm than good.
A state House panel heard testimony on the measure, which is being promoted by Basic Rights Oregon, a nonprofit gay and transgender advocacy group from Portland.
The measure is part of a national push to prevent mental health care providers from practicing so-called conversion therapy. Laws banning the practice have passed in New Jersey, California and Washington, D.C., and a dozen other states, including New York and Florida, are pushing for similar legislation.
Under the bill, social workers and licensed medical health care professionals, such as psychologists or psychiatrists, would be barred from practicing conversion therapy on children under age 18.
Paul Southwick, an attorney in Portland, said he has gone through an intensive two-year conversion therapy program with both licensed and nonlicensed professionals, and part of his treatment included having to watch heterosexual pornography. But instead of being "cured" after the program he instead felt increasingly depressed and anxious, he said.
"Essentially, conversion therapy offered me a false hope built on a flawed premise. And the flawed premise was that something was really wrong with me, that I had a sickness. And the false hope was that I could be cured," Southwick said.
The American Psychological Association says there is no evidence that the gay conversion therapy can change a person's sexual orientation. A task force set up by the group found that it caused distress and anxiety.
Samantha Ames, an attorney with the National Center for Lesbian Rights, said there have been challenges to New Jersey's and California's laws but both were upheld. Washington, D.C.'s bill hasn't gone into effect yet, she said.
Opponents often argue that because therapy takes place through talk, it constitutes free speech under the First Amendment, Ames said.
The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which includes Oregon, upheld California's statue in 2013 and ruled the therapy doesn't violate the free speech rights of licensed counselors and patients seeking treatment.
Teresa Harke, a spokeswoman for the Oregon Family Council, said the group was in opposition to the bill "as it stands" because the language is too broad.
"Under the current broad language of the bill it seems a parent who is a licensed counselor or professional could face sanctions for talking with their own children at home about sexuality and gender identity topics," Harke said during the public hearing.
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Adele, one of the best-selling female artists in pop music, experienced a cruel heartbreak at the age of 18 when her boyfriend dumped her and ran away with a gay friend. A mere four hours after Adele declared her romantic intentions to the mystery man, he cruelly ran off with one of his gay friends, reports dailymail.co.uk.
Biographer Marc Shapiro penned the unofficial tome Adele: The Biography, which chronicles the 24-year-old singer-songwriter's childhood in north London as the daughter of a single mother. He highlights the ups and downs of her love life and recounts the incident of her 18th birthday which went on to inspire her debut record.
He writes: "One thing we know is that it was a first love gone terribly bad. Adele had professed her love and he did the same, she had known he was bisexual but, in the rush of romance, felt they could make it work. Four hours after laying their emotional cards on the table, the boy ran off with one of Adele's gay friends!"
Despite the humiliation, Adele and the man tried again to make their relationship work but after four months of him cheating on her, Adele couldn't take it anymore. She even writes about the drama on her official website explaining, "My debut album is about being between 18 and 19; about love. Daydreamer is about this boy I was in love with, like proper in love with, he was bi and I couldn't deal with that. All the things I wanted from my boyfriend, he was never going to be, I get really jealous anyway, so I couldn't fight with girls and boys."
Shapiro has written about Adele's father saying he was an alcoholic whose condition nearly killed him, describing their relationship as "dead and gone".
Although her mother has remained a loving figure in her life, according to the writer, Adele found herself searching for the affection she never got from her father.
Published in The Express Tribune, June 26th, 2012.
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I attended seven weddings in 2014, and will likely be attending more this year and in the years to come. I think my life has officially shifted into a season of attending countless wedding ceremonies, celebrating the loving relationships that friends have come to discover.
In my understanding of marriage, it is the joining of not only two people but of two communities. The wedding ceremony is a public display of the wedded couple's commitment to each other and a communal affirmation of support in commitment and favor for the couple. In Korean culture, weddings especially mark the joining of two families. It is a beautiful representation of community, and my eyes water more and more with each ceremony I attend.
When the bride or groom are a friend whose journey I know very deeply, I am moved in amazement by the way God brings people together and by the way two people can make such a courageous commitment to love each other. This was especially true when I attended my childhood best friend's wedding a few weeks ago. She asked me to share a congratulatory song during the reception, and I managed to find some words to celebrate her relationship with her husband and to express my understanding of wedding ceremonies.
As women in leadership, there are many stories of families, weddings, and marriage that float around in our personal lives and in our professional lives. Whether married or not, thoughts about weddings and relationships are all too familiar at times. We think of our friendships, our parents' marriage, our friends' marriages, our current marital status, and the thoughts can come with mixed feelings. The awesome metaphor that marriage can be a reflection of Christ's love in relationship with the Church is a familiar message, but how about your thoughts on the awesome metaphor that friendship can be a reflection of Christ's love in relationship with the Church?
I share my congratulatory song's lyrics here for you to ponder about Christ's love and perhaps reminisce about your own seasons of weddings, marriages, and friendships. Does this not apply to our deep friendships as well?


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"But no more sex?" she asked. His arms locked up again. "No." "How about kissing?" she asked lightly. He cocked his head to one side. "This isn't a negotiation." "No kissing then," she said. "What about fondling? Over or under clothes? How about straight-up groping?" He gritted his teeth. "Mia," he growled through them. "I'm just saying…" She pushed in her chair. "If I accidentally brush up against you in the elevator, don't be surprised if some part of your body gets squeezed."
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"I know your name, Mia." His voice was commanding, yet smooth, like smoke curling over a steel blade. "It means MINE, and that's exactly what I want to make you. Her entire body heated with those words. The snarling of her wolf reduced to a whimper. He'd barely spoken to her, but he was already claiming her with his words. Something Lucas had consistently refused to do, ever since he knew what she was. Colin, on the other hand, knew exactly what she was and wanted her badly enough to march in and demand it. It reached inside her and touched a deep need. One even her wolf couldn't muster a complaint against."
Captured (True Alpha 4)
"From the moment she came into his life, she'd had that effect: making him feel things that had been long dead. Challenging him to be a better wolf. A better man. Maybe, with her by his side, he could reclaim the other things he'd lost. The other parts of himself. Maybe he could actually be a true alpha again."
Sacrificed (True Alpha 5)
"His heart was breaking, not only because Mace was claiming the girl he loved, but because of her incredible bravery in attempting to spare all their lives. He knew she was strong, but to selflessly try to save them… when by all rights, they should be saving her."
Claimed (True Alpha 6)
"From the moment you came into my life, you challenged me to be better. A better man. A better wolf. A true alpha, not some broken excuse for…" He paused, his throat thick. She seemed distressed by what he was saying. "Lucas, you're a good man." "I'm a better man with you."
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Good Friday also saw us visit Clumber Park. This is an excellently maintained park not far south of Doncaster owned by the National Trust.
The image on the right is of the fabulous chapel there. It's described as a "Cathedral in miniature" and this is a good way of describing it. It's quite ornate inside but about 1/10th the size of a proper cathedral. Lovely building.
The rest of the park is quite lovely too. There are loads of paths for woodland walks and a "pleasure area" for throwing frizbees and having picnics. There's a bike-hire place for those wanting to get run-over by cars or impaled on exposed branches on woodland paths.
There was a conservation centre there too, but it was closed for the bank-holiday. It would have been nice to see in there.
Well worth a day out for the family, or if you just like walking. Free entry for members of the National Trust too.


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Train robbery victim nabs thief in local
By Iram SiddiqueIram Siddique, Mumbai Mirror | Updated: Jan 16, 2019, 06:00 IST
The accused Deepak Sahu (above, sitting); victim Rajesh Kulal (right)
Panvel resident was drugged and looted by 4 in Jamnagar Express; 15 days later, he nabbed one in Churchgate local
A fortnight after being drugged and looted in an inter-city train, a 31-yearold electrical contractor nabbed one of the four culprits on Monday when he spotted three of them in a local train at Andheri. Though two men escaped by jumping out, the one caught has been identified as a resident of Madhya Pradesh and part of a gang with history of similar offences.
On December 29, Panvel resident Rajesh Kulal had taken Jamnagar Express to Mangalore, where his wife works in a bank. Unable to make it for her birthday on December 27, he definitely wanted to go but couldn't afford the flight round-ticket of Rs 27,000. He planned taking Netravati Express but missed it. With no confirmed seat in Jamnagar Express, he decided to travel in a general compartment as he was assured a seat after the train crossed Ratnagiri.
Once the train departed, an elderly man started talking to Kulal about the window seat, taking the friendly conversation to the forthcoming elections. After some time, he excused himself on the pretext of meeting a friend in the next compartment, returning after some time. Kulal said three other men came and sat around him. At 6 pm, they passed around food and water and insisted that Kulal take a bite as well. Kulal, however, felt dizzy on eating. He woke up next morning in Mangalore and found his two mobile phones, Rs 15,000 cash and credit and debit cards missing. He felt sick and fell unconscious. He was attended by the railway police who rushed him to the nearby government hospital, where he was admitted for three days for food poisoning and a cracked rib due to the fall.
"The elderly person acted very friendly and even showed me photographs and videos of his family. He said he was going to visit them. I was hesitant but later warmed up to him. The three men also didn't behave strangely," recalled Kulal, adding that the men offered chapattis and orange biscuits to all the people around.
When he passed out, it was difficult for the police to inform his family as his phones were missing. "After I regained consciousness, I remembered my uncle's number and scribbled it as I couldn't talk," said Kulal.
Kulal was on a Churchgate fast on Monday, when he spotted three men who had drugged him. "One was wearing a familiar jacket. He had offered me water on Jamnagar Express," Kulal said and narrated how he caught him, even as two of his accomplices jumped out of the train. He called the helpline number '182' and handed over the accused, Deepak Sahu, 35, to an RPF official.
WR RPF Senior Divisional Security Commissioner, Anoop Shukla said, "As much as the victim's alertness, the quick helpline response system also helped in nabbing the accused." He added that the Andheri RPF handed over the accused to Panvel GRP, which has registered a case under sections 328 (causing hurt by means of poison, etc, with intent to commit an offence), 379 (punishment for theft) and 34 (acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention) of the IPC.
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Fri., June 25, 2004
By James Hagengruber
Deborah Lusk and her husband were in the process of building their dream home near the shore of Lake Pend Oreille when their plans were backed up by an overworked sewer system.
"We had a builder lined up, plans drawn up," Lusk said, speaking from her current home in Riverside, Calif.
The couple's plans, like those of untold dozens of other property owners in the Sagle area, have been stymied by a recent moratorium on new home construction in the Southside Water and Sewer District. The ban was imposed April 21 because the district's sewer system was nearing capacity.
Although Lusk's husband has four years left until retirement from his firefighting job, the couple had hoped to finish their house this summer. Now, they don't know when the ban will be lifted. They've been told it might be two months or it could be five years.
"We are really upset because this wasn't disclosed, none of this was disclosed," Lusk said.
The Southside Water and Sewer District serves just over 300 homes. About 30 others had received building permits before the ban was imposed, said Gary Wescott, chairman of the district. Owners of lots without homes are still required to pay regular fees to the sewer district, even though they are locked out of the system. About 200 undeveloped lots in the district have not yet been served, Wescott said.
Real estate agents in the area have stopped selling the lots, most of which are one acre and fetch between $30,000 and $60,000.
Plans are in the works to double the size of the system, Wescott said. But extensive state and federal permits are required because the project involves discharging treated wastewater into the Pend Oreille River during winter, when aquatic growth slows and is less likely to be harmed by an infusion of nutrients from the treated sewage.
Wescott declined to specify the number of property owners held up by the building ban. He said district officials believed the system could handle 400 homes.
The current system dumps treated wastewater on a nearby 27-acre hayfield. State officials allow only as much treated sewage to be dumped as can be sucked up by the growing plants. This prevents any wastewater from seeping into the aquifer and means that the wastewater must be stored during cold months.
A system to discharge into the river during the winter would cost about $867,000, or roughly half the cost of expanding the land-application system, according to a March memo from the Southside Water and Sewer District. The district would need to find at least 50 acres, Wescott said. With the current real estate boom in Bonner County, farmland is selling for at least $8,000 per acre.
"That's pretty expensive to pour pee on," Wescott said.
But discharging the treated waste into the river will require permits from Idaho, Washington and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This could take at least two years, said John Tindall, an engineer with the Idaho Department of Environmental Quality.
"This is quite a lengthy process," Tindall said.
A permit to expand the land application of treated wastewater would require the approval of only state regulators and could be available in "a couple of months," Tindall said. The state must certify the project to ensure protections are in place for human and aquatic life health.
More scrutiny is being placed on dischargers to the Pend Oreille River. Sandpoint and Dover – two communities just across the river from Sagle – also dump their treated sewage into the river, which flows into Washington, said Diane Williams, executive director of the Tri-State Water Quality Council, a nonprofit group that works to protect regional surface water quality. The building ban is just a symptom of North Idaho's fast growth pains.
"The problem with Bonner County is we really don't have the infrastructure in place to handle it," Williams said.
A new management plan is being developed to ensure the protection of the Pend Oreille River, Williams said.
Sagle resident Len Golding was able to get around the building ban by installing septic systems on two lots he owns in the district. The systems cost $6,000 each but have allowed him to begin construction on homes for his brother and sister.
"I still have to pay the fees even though I can't connect to the sewer system now," Golding said. "It's ridiculous."
In addition, Golding was required to sign an agreement that he would abandon the septic systems once the sewer upgrades are completed. Golding agreed because he didn't want to lose an entire building season.
"We didn't have much choice," he said.
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Frustrating to say the least for both of you.. guess LINDA play there are no specialist close by to your town.. Karen so hope you can find a physician close by without too much trouble.
When I called for appt. secretary told me late January but because I'm on home visit it would be sooner, so far he hasn't called..I'll wait till Friday then call again and tell her I have to have meds renewed even if I don't get to see him soon.
Just found a couple more, not sure I'll make pillows before Christmas with them..perhaps one of the girls coming tonight might want to make one.
I found a bag with co-ordinating fabric and cut to size as per class list for Saturday..bad weather for tomorrow but call8ng for nice weather Saturday so here is hoping I can travel to Cookstown.
I also got mel's Quilt ladder cut and stained..I'll give the pieces a few days to dry then give them final flecto finish, once dry I only have to glue the rings in.
So all and all I've done well this week..far more pressie than people I have to give to as I've already filled that list..just have a case of w8ne to buy for socks..I keep saying I'm finished but seems I keep finding more to do.


Today I moved downtown to my home for the next month; I have to say, my expectations were pretty skeptical based on some of the TripAdvisor reviews of where we are being housed, but maybe because of this, the hotel is pretty damn nice and definitely better than I expected. (It does smell of new carpet and paint, so perhaps we're benefiting from a remodel for the Olympics - either way, I'm pleasantly surprised.) The view in the top pic is from my room. If you notice the lights on the top of the mountain, I'm guessing that's a ski area (with your eye you can see the cut paths of snow glowing in the light). What I don't know is whether its a venue for an event. I'm kinda hoping so because it really gives another layer to being here to see that right outside your window. In Torino, the mountains were so far away that we rarely even saw them from the city, and we certainly couldn't see any mountain venues from the city. Something about seeing those just adds another emotional and creative layer to why being here matters, though there are certainly plenty of venues and energy within the city as well. For those not following at the time, we did the Beijing games from New York, and while I would say it was certainly successful and it worked well, it also just felt different to not be around the environment. Tomorrow I start my work for NBC, I'm excited to jump in.
It was another mild day in Vancouver. The day was pretty much wrapped up with work, but I managed to get out early in the day for a stroll along the other side of the "island" (it isnt't) before spending the rest of the day and night inside. More and more Olympic crew are becoming visible, as well as plenty of last minute construction. The stroll through the neighborhood away from commercial businesses and development was nice too - almost strange how only a couple blocks away puts you into a quaint old neighborhood. As the free days dwindle before I begin my Olympic work, I have to confess to feeling like I haven't done or seen much, but I guess even having a bit of groundwork of the city is a nice and comfortable advantage to have. Even just the change of scenery has made for a bit of a nice mental break.
I finally made it out to see some of Vancouver in the daylight today (which isn't necessarily saying much - it seems to get dark here around 4:30pm), but I took a good long stroll along the SeaWall and through some neighborhoods, which were definitely beautiful. I also have realized that I somehow had my East and West mixed up, thinking the ocean was on the other side of the island. And while its plenty chilly here for me, apparently its unseasonably warm for here. It seemed like everyone was out to take in a walk or bike or skateboard or play hockey or lacrosse. A lot of people mention being worried about the weather for the Olympics (with it being so warm), though I could swear that seems to be an issue every time. I'm sure they'll pull it off just fine. If not, it may just be too beautiful for anyone to even notice.
Apparently fido is a mobile phone company in Canada. I know nothing about their service or the phones they carry, but I'd probably want them just for the name. It looks as though they were once a separate company that is now just another part of Rogers Wireless, so are little more than a marketing branch, but still... rawf! Yes, I'm a sucker. I like it.
So as you may have gathered via Twitter or elsewhere, I am now in Vancouver for a few weeks. I'm up here to work with NBC Olympics again as I did for the Torino and Beijing games. My work for them doesn't begin for another week, so I came up early with the intention of having some time to see a little bit of the city and get acquainted before work begins, since once it does, we're on 12 hour, 7 day/week schedules. As it turns out, I still have a project that hasn't wrapped, so that's probably going to end up filling most of this first week. Luckily, that's easier done from here than, for example, Germany. The apartment I rented is great and in a perfect location bordering their downtown and West End neighborhoods. People are friendly and you can feel the Olympic energy starting to ramp up a little. So far I've learned to distinguish my Loonies from my Toonies (much easier than the European 1 and 2 dollar coins), caught some curling on tv, and discovered some decent lagers (that didn't take long huh?). And word of warning: ignore me in two or three weeks when I hit my burnout stage and start whining about it, its just part of the normal cycle of the gig. This city sparkles. I think this is gonna be a good experience.
Yup, more waves. I'm gonna be away from these for a few weeks, so indulge me a little. Unfortunately, photos just never do justice or show the size of these like seeing them in person does, but one of the cool thing about storms like those we've been having in Southern California (tornadoes even. crazy!) is their effect on the ocean. The waves were plenty big and rough today. My neighborhood, El Porto, is one of the prime surfing spots in SoCal, but today everyone was just coming out to watch the waves by themselves. From some of the comments, it sounded like a lot of the viewers were surfers. I guess even when you can't be out riding the waves, its still hard to resist their pull. I can relate.
There's something I enjoy about catching package redesigns - especially when I find both the old and new on a shelf together. Seeing both designs in the context they were made for is always better than seeing studio shots of them. While this is no Coca-Cola redesign, I noticed a nice update to Nabisco's 100 Calorie snack packs the other day that I assume will start appearing across the line. The old design was typical of most grocery packaging - overdone typography with shading, outline, highlight, drop shadow and every gimmick in the book, multiple unrelated typefaces, and too many elements arranged in ways that give no clear hierarchy or natural way to guide the eye. While the new one maintains some of those, they are mostly reduced to the product logo. The product itself now gets more prominence by eliminating the unnecessary distraction of the bag label and cleaning up the surrounding elements to make the label easier to read with clear priorities. Most importantly, they have given greater priority to the 100 Calorie pack branding with a much cleaner and pretty nice typographic arrangement that shockingly has no edging, shadows, etc. I'm a little unsure of the tricky slicing out of the center 0 from the other numbers. I'm sure it was a solution to ease someone's rejection or discomfort of the extreme tight letterspacing merging the numbers together, but is it also showing the center 0 to be fat? On a calorie-conscious package? Regardless, the disappearance of the typical tricks and gimmicks and appearance of some nice typography is to be applauded and hopefully a sign of a new trend.