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Nobody left for Ming to convince
Luke "Ming" Flanagan is on the canvass on Galway's Shop St for just a little while before he is marched off to the nearest Garda station.
Wed, 21 May, 2014 - 01:00
Michael Clifford, Special Correspondent
Those days were supposed to be behind him. Back in his youth, when he rose to prominence as a supporter of decriminalising cannabis, he was regularly arrested. He was even imprisoned once, but his father insisted on bailing him, and he came to be known as "Ming the Merciful".
On this campaign day, it is a voter who is marching Ming off to the station to report him for an alleged criminal offence. The voter's name is Gearóid O'Connor. He approached the candidate outside Eason and asked why he was "enticing people to break the law" by cutting bogs that are supposed to be preserved under an EU directive.
Ming says he cut his own bog at 2am one day last week, "not because I'm ashamed of it, but because the person who lent me the machinery was afraid it might be confiscated".
He tells O'Connor that if he believes the 2am bog cutting was a crime, he should report it to the station, and he, Ming, would accompany him. "Come on so," says O'Connor.
They argue as they walk, coming to a stop halfway to the station. "We need the bogs for future generations," says O'Connor.
"I agree 98% with you," Ming replies. He reels off facts and figures. O'Connor appears less sure that Ming is a lawbreaker. A woman approaches. She wants to wish Ming well, but the candidate's high-pitched voice is full of righteous indignation at the EU's attempt to mess around with Irish bogs. In the end, O'Connor relents. "Maybe you're not breaking the law," he concedes.
Will he give Ming a vote? "I wasn't going to," he says. "But maybe now. Somewhere down the numbers."
The little drama on a Galway afternoon is notable because it is the only time on the canvass when the candidate is really challenged. Apart from that, Ming is Elvis on Shop St. He doesn't approach any voters because they get to him first. A stream of people queue up to shake his hand, wish him well, tell him to "keep at it", and "don't let them away with anything".
It is a sight to behold, unknown in Irish elections since the halcyon days of Bertie Ahern's laying-on-of-hands, bearing something for everybody in the electorate. Ming doesn't have any goodies to dispense, but he has celebrity wattage, he knows his onions, and can feel a voter's pain with the best of them.
His appeal is across all demographics, spanning a pair of students from his native Roscommon to two elderly ladies en route to a prayer meeting. "We'll pray for you and we'll vote for you," one of them assures him.
Men and women, obviously of rural stock, collar him to talk turf. "You're the man over the bogs," says one, his hand extended. But Ming is equally popular with city folk. One local retailer pays homage by complimenting Ming on his performance on Sunday's election debate on RTÉ.
If the canvass is anything to go by, this lad is home and hosed. Barring a late plummet in his support, he will take one of the European Parliament seats in Midlands North West, defying conventional wisdom that his late entry to the race, and some denting of his credibility on the penalty points issue, would sink him.
His timing is perfect. He surfs a wave of popularity for independents, and his distinctive persona pushes him forward from the pack. Behind the culchie chic image, there is a deadly serious operator.
He is 90 minutes late for the canvass, during which a biblical downpour falls on Galway. He claims to have been delayed in his hometown of Castlerea, but he appears just as skies lighten to blue, ensuring ideal conditions for engaging with his appreciate public.
He says he decided to run after a poll he organised put him at 8.5%. "The initial reason [to run] was to influence the debate, and anybody who says I haven't influenced the debate is living on another planet." The influence he references involves questioning the consensus of Europe.
"We've got to take Euro-scepticism away from the extreme right-wings, not necessarily towards left-wingers but along the lines that we have to go back to being a community rather than a superstate."
His election team, he says, numbers around 200. He has links to dozens of local election independent candidates across the 15 county constituencies — many of whom he first met a seminar he held in Athlone in March, where he urged community activists to run for office on an independent ticket.
"When they go on about election machines, we have an organic machine," he says.
As of now, he intends to serve the full term if elected, but is not giving an unequivocal commitment. If he does run at the next general election, his first sub is Garda whistleblower John Wilson. Ming has been at the shoulder of fellow independents Mick Wallace and Clare Daly in highlighting malpractice in An Garda Siochána. That issue has not made much impact on the doorstep, he says, which disappoints him.
His credibility received a blow when, at the height of the penalty points controversy, it emerged that he had had points cancelled himself. He says the doorstep had largely been quiet on this. "It came up twice with my canvassers, but that's it," he says.
Mostly, people just want to talk to him, express their support, pour out their anger at the powers that be.
Another couple approach, hands extended. They know Ming's people back in Roscommon. The man, Des Harte, says he had wanted to meet Ming for a long time. "Glad to meet you and I won't forget you on the day," he says.
After he was elected to the Dáil in 2011, the main parties regarded Ming as a bit of a joke. Those days are long gone. If he does make it to Brussels, some politicos in the main parties will step lighter through Leinster House, relieved that Elvis has left the building.
For the latest election news and analysis visit our special Election 2014 section.
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Q: Flutter Future Issues causing The argument type 'Future>' can't be assigned to the parameter type 'List' error I am having an issue with my code.
Essentially, what I am trying to do is dynamically create cards that display file information, after pulling the data from a sqflite database.
The issue I have is that my ListView has a return type of <List<Widget>> and my query from the sqflite DB returns with a <Future<List<Widget>>>. I know this problem requires a FutureBuilder, but I am not sure where to implement it.
Here is the error message:

The argument type Future<List< Widget >> can't be assigned to the
parameter type List< Widget >

This is the code that pulls the data from the DB, and stores the resulting card widget in the list itemsList
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        var loopCode = Card1(filepath, i, len, filelength);
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      return itemsList;
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This is my current return statement:
var items = getRecordedItems();
return ListView(children: items);

This is the code that is receiving the ListView object in another file:
Widget build(BuildContext context) {
    final AudioPlayerController audioController =
        Provider.of<AudioPlayerController>(context);

    return Scaffold(
        backgroundColor: AppColor.AppBackgroundColor,
        appBar: const PreferredSize(
            preferredSize: Size.fromHeight(kToolbarHeight), child: Titlebar()),
        body: Container(
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            child: Padding(
              padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8),
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                const PastRecordingsHeader(name: "$name"),
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                  flex: 1,
                ),
                SizedBox(
                    height: MediaQuery.of(context).size.height /1.67,
                    child: RecordingCard(name: '$name')

                    )
              ]),
            )),
        bottomNavigationBar: PrevRecordingsNavBar();

RecordingCard() is where the <List<Widget>> is called.
Can someone please help me understand where to place the FutureBuilder?
Tried implementing the FutureBuilder outside the ListView, and inside the ListView to no avail.

A: To fetch your data right, you need to put a (FutureBuilder) Widget above (ListView) Widget that you already have, and in this case, the list will not be implemented until the data comes, so to check if the data comes or not you need to make (if statement) as you see below to show other Widget until the data comes, and after the function completed then your list will show the fetched data from the function.
 FutureBuilder<List<Widget>>(
              future: getRecordedItems(),
              builder: (context, data) {
                if (data.hasData) {
                  List<Widget> dataList = data.data!;
                  return ListView(children: dataList);
                } else {
                  Text(
                      'There is no data'); // put any widget you want in case there is no data
                }
              }),

A: Instead of returning the ListView you have to return the FutureBuilder so
Future<List<Widget>> items = [];
@override
void initState() {
  items = getRecordedItems(); // future is created just once, here!

  super.initState();
}

...
// somewhere further down in your build method:

return FutureBuilder<List<Widget>>(
  future: items, // do not create the future here!
  builder: (context, snapshot) {
    if (snapshot.connectionState == ConnectionState.done) {
      List<Widget> items = snapshot.data ?? [];
      return ListView(children: items);
    } else { // if not yet done, return a progress indicator!
      return CircularProgressIndicator();
    }
}),

Take special care of not creating the future in future: parameter, otherwise it will be created everytime the widget rebuilds!
For more on this see the wonderful Widget of the week chapter on FutureBuilder

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15. HP confident View integrated privacy screen is an optional feature that must live configured at purchase and is designed to function in landscape orientation.
HP's (NYSE: HPQ) stock has tumbled about 20% over the past six months as the world's second-largest PC maker struggles with decelerating sales of its PCs and printers. However, HP has furthermore been spreading out its bets by dabbling in other markets enjoy virtual reality headsets. After all, global shipments of augmented and virtual reality headsets could rise from 8 million devices in 2018 to 52 million in 2022, according to CSS Insight.
Looking to tap into that growth, HP recently unveiled the HP Reverb VR headset, a high-end Windows Mixed Reality headset that sports a 2160 x 2160 pixel resolution per eye (giving it a combined 4K resolution), a 114-degree territory of view, and "inside-out" tracking, which tracks movements with a headset's own cameras instead of ones awkwardly placed around a room. That's everything in a light 1.1-pound package.
The Reverb's 4K resolution and wide territory of view allow it to offer high-fidelity VR experiences, and compose it one of the most powerful headsets on the market today. However, it's pricier than HTC's (NASDAQOTH: HTCKF) Vive and Samsung's (NASDAQOTH: SSNLF) Odyssey+, which both cost about $500. Facebook's (NASDAQ: FB) original Oculus Rift costs $349, while HTC's professional-grade Vive Pro costs $1,000.
HP is clearly trying to leverage its reputation as a top PC maker to challenge those high-end headset makers. But will the Reverb remain a niche device as the market pivots toward less-powerful stand-alone headsets enjoy Facebook's Oculus Quest and Oculus Go?
HP's PC sales hit a brick wall ultimate quarter due to tough competition, longer upgrade cycles, and a production bottleneck caused by an ongoing shortage of CPUs. Its printer division struggled with sluggish hardware require in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa, and competition from producers of generic printer supplies.
With both of its growth engines sputtering out, HP needs to launch new products to boost it sales. For the personal systems business, this means introducing new convertible begrudge laptops and Omen gaming PCs, which are tethered to its Omen game streaming service.
The introduction of the Reverb complements HP's gaming push, and the company might eventually bundle the headset with its Omen gaming PCs. However, two issues that pang require for the Rift, Vive, and other high-end headsets will likely preclude the Reverb from gaining much steam.
First, its price tag is too lofty for mainstream consumers, who can buy a decent gaming PC, two gaming consoles, or a smartphone for the identical price. Second, the Reverb needs to live tethered to a VR-ready gaming PC, which costs at least $500 and restricts a user's movements.
HP is trying to address the mobility issue by tethering the Reverb to its HP Z VR backpack, but the wearable PC costs $4,000, and the combination is much more cumbersome than stand-alone headsets enjoy the Oculus depart or smartphone-based ones enjoy Samsung's Gear VR.
Therefore the Reverb and the HP Z VR backpack might live an acceptable setup for confident tech demos or enterprise uses, but it's highly questionable that mainstream consumers will expend $4,600 to suffer cutting edge VR content.
The six best-selling VR headsets of 2018 were the PlayStation VR, Oculus Go, Oculus Rift, Gear VR, Vive, and Vive Focus, in that order, according to SuperData. However, not anyone of those devices came immediate to surpassing a million shipments per quarter during the year.
The energy of Sony's (NYSE: SNE) PSVR can live attributed to the fact that it had a built-in market with the PS4, and developers were enthusiastic to spice up their games with VR features. The success of the Oculus depart indicates that consumers want cheaper headsets that aren't tethered to PCs or smartphones. That's why SuperData expects the upcoming Oculus Quest, which upgrades the depart with a faster chip and positional tracking features (which track a user's position with internal cameras), to hit 1.3 million shipments in 2019.
HP's focus on the high-end, PC-bound VR market restricts it to competing against Facebook, HTC, and Samsung in the much smaller niche market of affluent tech enthusiasts and enterprise customers. HP probably avoided a cheaper stand-alone device for two reasons: It lacks the mobile expertise, and a stand-alone device wouldn't complement its gaming PC efforts. However, it furthermore means that the Reverb probably won't straggle the needle for HP's personal systems trade anytime soon.
Randi Zuckerberg, a former director of market evolution and spokeswoman for Facebook and sister to its CEO, heed Zuckerberg, is a member of The Motley Fool's board of directors. Leo Sun owns shares of Facebook and HP. The Motley Fool owns shares of and recommends Facebook. The Motley Fool has a disclosure policy.
In the early 90's Microsoft was facing fierce competition in the operating system (OS) market. Included among the gathering storm of competition was a company called Digital Research, which released a product called DR-DOS 6.0 into the operating system space. This system came with some fanciful built in features and allowed users to finish enthralling things which were considered ahead of the curve at that time.
As Microsoft weighed everything of their options, one thing they acted on quickly was an organized application to compose the public nervous about using competitor products. Management employed tactics based on a well-worn sales style called F.U.D. – an approach centered around stoking a sales prospects' Fear, Uncertainty, and Doubt.
They implemented F.U.D. by coding their operating software to exhibit a "non-fatal error" message to anyone who used DR-DOS on Windows 3.0. The concept was that users would consider that something was wrong with their system and that doubt would give the Microsoft sales team an edge they could exploit.
More modern examples of F.U.D. normally depart enjoy this: "Buy their software so you don't desist up enjoy Target and beget 70 million of your users' data hacked." Or, "You can depart with them because their price is lower, but their customers beget experienced significant data loss." It may live efficacious in the cyber world, but outside of the computer and data security industries, examples of F.U.D. are often plagued with horror stories enjoy the one above from Microsoft.
This has given F.U.D. an unnecessarily soiled name. The sales principles espoused within F.U.D. beget merit, and they don't beget to live associated with underhanded selling or dishonest claims.
All that is really needed is a renewed approach to F.U.D. in a passage that aligns with the unique sales challenges of 2019 and dispenses with things that erode prospect trust.
When sales pros consider of using dread to their advantage in their outreach efforts, one of the first thoughts to pop up is something akin to smear campaigns in politics. This is misguided. You don't beget to create dread in a prospects' minds by bashing a competitor, making a fake mistake message, or using a slippery slope argument. dread is already present in every solitary prospect.
Commonly, dread shows up in more traditional ways, such as concerns over losing market participate or being ultimate to adopt a new technology. If you're sales prospects labor for cloud-based storage firms, for example, referencing ways in which you can assist them compete against Amazon Web Services (AWS) — probably one of their top priorities — is going to resonate.
"Hi (Prospect), I noticed you're fighting off a near monopoly in your space from AWS, and LinkedIn shows that your finance team has grown over 12% so far his year alone. I'd cherish to interlard you to how they are helping finance departments enjoy yours automate and consolidate the approvals process. The time saved could live used to fight back against the evil empire." (pop culture reference not needed).
The prospects' dread of competing with the market leader are not played on here, they are simply acknowledged. Crafting messages in this passage avoids the unethical and nefarious parts of F.U.D., while offering an approach made for prospects in 2019.
Another point worth emphasizing birthright here – you're going to beget to labor to personalize prospect pain. The cloud-storage company in the instance above could live going after different verticals than AWS and their real top competitor is HP's spry or PureStorage.
A recent study that analyzed data from over 100,000 sales prospecting frigid calls showed that referencing companies who you labor with that are not similar in size to the prospects' company leads to a 22% lower immediate rate. Referencing Microsoft as a customer may compose startups feel enjoy you target a different character of company. Imagine what referencing the wrong pang points or misguided (assumed) concerns to a sales prospect will finish to your immediate rates.
Sales is essentially the transference of certainty. In sales evolution efforts, it's wise to assume that every prospect you speak with on the phone is uncertain of whether they want to meet with you. In fact, they're often uncertain as to whether they want to even give you 30 seconds to speak before… CLICK.
Your opening on a frigid sales call is crucial.
Within the first 10-20 seconds, sales evolution pros must establish rapport and quickly straggle to exhibit value. One efficacious passage to finish this is by first asking if a prospect has a second to talk. By asking this in a confident way, using a consultative tone, you're showing you respect their time and confess that you're calling them out of the blue. When they give you the "OK", you're now pellucid to initiate a discussion with them without getting immediately shut down.
At this stage, your best straggle is to establish credibility. This can furthermore live seen as the dissolution of doubt. Your prospect may not beget heard of your company and they're uncertain as to whether or not you can assist them in the least. Mentioning some well-known names you're working with birthright away, before going into a discussion of your products and services, can depart a long passage towards structure credibility.
Remember, you just called this person out of the blue, so chances are they aren't investing 100% of their attention in you initially. You exigency to entrap them with key words and give some sort of assurance that this discussion is worth a exiguous time.
Finally, instead of giving a generic elevator pitch for every sales prospect, tailor your messaging. This article from Salesfolk details just how much of a calamity sloppy copy or poorly targeted email messaging can live to your sales outreach efforts.
As a sales professional, you must engage prospects by detailing what problem of theirs your product or service explicitly solves. If you can't finish that, you don't know enough about your target prospects and the things that withhold them up at night. utilize minuscule research tricks such as scanning their LinkedIn profiles to congregate keywords which align with your solution and utilize them in your conversation. You'll live capturing their attention and making them more confident that you are worth their time (remember: remove dubiety and doubt, don't manufacture it).
If they believe that you respect their time, that you're working with some well-known businesses, and they can declare you've done your research, your chances of sales success depart passage up.
When you're thinking about sales evolution strategies, consider this renewed approach to implementing F.U.D. principles. Sales can, and should, live about helping prospects bag what they want and need, not tricking them into a sale by creating False pretenses. Nobody wins when that's the approach – and success will live extremely fleeting.
Choose a higher path as a competent, confident sales professional. You'll suffer longer-lasting success and your company will live better off for it in the long run.


With a seemingly endless amount of streaming options — not only the titles at our disposal, but services themselves — we've taken it upon ourselves to highlight the titles that have recently hit the interwebs. Every week, one will be able to see the cream of the crop (or perhaps some simply interesting picks) of streaming titles (new and old) across platforms such as Netflix, iTunes, Amazon Instant Video, and more (note: U.S. only). Check out our rundown for this week's selections below.
The Sidney Lumet talk is apt, as J.C. Chandor's A Most Violent Year certainly captures the scope and pulse of the late master's dramas. But this is a dark-side-of-the-American-dream epic with a reach all its own. Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain create the most compelling couple of the year, and by the time the credits role, the viewer feels as if they have just witnessed the most significant moments in the birth of a giant. – Chris S.
Beautifully simple yet breathtakingly bleak, the family turmoil at the heart of Ruben Östlund's Force Majeure hits a deeply resonant emotional chord. The plot revolves around an unexpected force of nature in the Alps that plunges a Swedish family into a frigid turmoil on a holiday retreat. There is an undercurrent of darkly comedic vibes that are accentuated with minimalist cinematography that carefully uses the wintery elements, like the encompassing blindness of snow, to great effect. But it's the deadpan stares and demeaning looks between husband Tomas (Johannes Kuhnke) and his wife Ebba (Lisa Loven Kongsli) that make it hard to turn away from the awkwardness of this powerful family drama. – Raffi A.


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No one likes to get the flu. But, is the flu vaccine the answer? We know that regardless of whether or not you get the flu shot, you can still come down with the flu. Even with all of the marketing and scare tactics we see on TV, radio and magazine ads about the need to get the flu vaccine, only 1/3 of the US population actually gets the flu shot. If the flu vaccine is as effective as the CDC wants us to believe, why don't more people get the flu shot?
First of all, many question the effectiveness of the flu vaccine. There is no single virus that causes the flu; there is no one flu vaccine that protects against all of them. The flu shot is only as good as the educated guesses of a group of vaccine researchers across the globe. Every February, they try to predict which flu viruses will work their evil during the next fall and winter. Their three top choices are put into the vaccine. Now, if the flu vaccine happens to be on-target, there's the potential for it to be more effective but it's really dependent upon the health of your immune system. Even then, the vaccine isn't perfect because virus' mutate. Even in the best case scenario, it won't always protect against the flu.
A severe cold can mimic the flu. There are more than 200 cold viruses, they mutate a lot, and virtually everyone comes down with one from time to time. Although the worst colds might feel like the flu, lots of people say they have the flu when they really don't. Two years ago, only 13% of people who were tested after reporting flu-like illnesses actually had the real thing.
According to the CDC, "On average, 226,000 people are hospitalized every year because of influenza and 36,000 die – mostly elderly.". Of those who are hospitalized or die because of flu complications, how many of these have preexisting health conditions? If you have a preexisting health condition, your immune system will be more weak and unable to mount a strong attack against the flu virus. The health of the immune system is the most important aspect of protecting yourself from flu complications. In a study published in Vaccine May 2007, 80 case-patients were identified as having been hospitalized for complications from influenza in eastern Thailand. Of those 80 cases, those less than 1 year old were 6.2 times more likely to have complications and those over 75 years of age were 11.1 times more likely to have complications compared with the overall population. The complicated cases were also 7.6 times more likely to have chronic respiratory disease. In Thailand, the young, elderly, and those with chronic disease were at high risk for hospitalized from complications from influenza. In other words, generally healthy people do not need a flu vaccine.
Only small populations and short-term info are used to measure safety of the flu vaccines. Adverse-events reporting, for instance, is done for only 2 to 14 days after an injection and it's voluntary. According to Hugh Fudenberg, MD, the world's leading immunogeneticist and 13th most quoted biologist of our times (nearly 850 papers in peer review journals), "if an individual has had five consecutive flu shots between 1970 and 1980 (the years studied), his/her chances of getting Alzheimer's Disease is 10 times higher than if they had one, two or no shots". Alzheimer's is now the 7th leading cause of death in the United States.
In an article published in Expert Review of Vaccines August 2008, authors state, "In 2005, Fluarix (an inactivated flu vaccine) underwent accelerated approval for use in adults by the US FDA following one US-based, randomized, placebo-controlled trial that established its safety in adults.". The authors went on to say, "There are no published clinical trials evaluating the effectiveness or efficacy of Fluarix against influenza and its complications.".
With regards to the flu vaccine, the healthy population does not need it. The safety and effectiveness have been called into question therefore even those very young, the elderly and those with preexisting health conditions should avoid it as well. There are safer and more effective ways to prevent colds and flu.
Nutrition is a critical determinant of immune responses and malnutrition the most common cause of immunodeficiency worldwide. Poor protein intake is associated with a significant impairment of immune defense. Deficiency of single nutrients also results in poor immune responses. This is observed in even mild deficiency states. Zinc, selenium, iron, B-6, folic acid and vitamins A, C, and E have important influences on immune responses. Poor weight management and obesity also reduce immunity. In the elderly, impaired immunity can be enhanced by modest amounts of a combination of vitamins and minerals.
1. Strictly avoid all dairy: review our March 2008 and April 2008 newsletters on Dairy.
2. Stay hydrated: drink 1 qt of water per 50lbs of body weight not to go over 3 qts per day.
Review our July 2008 newsletter on Hydration.
protein source: seeds, nuts, sprouts, quinoa, chicken, eggs, fish, etc.
4. Exercise at least 30 minutes, 3 days per day.
b. Lauricidin: take one scoop each day.
c. Vitamin C: take 3000mg of Vitamin C each day.
2007 newsletter on Vitamin D.
e. Zinc lozenge: one 15mg lozenge per day.
f. Spread these dosages throughout the day with meals.
Do not take the full dose in one sitting.
g. Be sure to take advantage of our Flu Prevention Pak sale September 24-26!
#1 thru #4 are the same.
a. Take a high potency multiple vitamin for kids.
b. Lauricidin: take ½ scoop each day.
Vitamin C, try the Emergen-C for kids.
d. Vitamin D: take 1000IU of Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) each day.
e. Zinc lozenge: ½ of a 15mg lozenge per day.
So what do you do IF you do come down with a cold or the flu?
1. Strictly avoid all dairy.
a. Take a high potency multiple vitamin.
b. Lauricidin: take 3 scoops per day.
c. Vitamin C: take 3000-4000mg of Vitamin C per day. Try Emergen-C drinkable Vitamin C.
cold or flu persists, seek the advice of nutrition specialist.
d. Vitamin D: take 5000IU of Vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) each day.
e. Echinacea: 150mg, 6 times per day.
Our favorite brand is Standard Process Echinacea Premium.
f. Zinc Lozenges: Take 4-6, 15mg zinc lozenges for a few days.
Watch out for hidden artificial colors and sweeteners.
#1 and #2 are the same.
b. Lauricidin: take 1-2 scoops per day.
c. Vitamin C: take 500-1000mg of Vitamin C per day.
Try Emergen-C drinkable Vitamin C for kids.
f. Zinc Lozenges: Take 1-2, 15mg zinc lozenges for a few days.


I was contacted by KSRF to design their annual fundraiser calendar. The 32 page calendar features nominated keeshond rescue dogs submitted by KSRF members. Thirteen dogs are chosen by vote, one cover kees and one for each of the twelve months. The calendar theme is chosen by a small calendar committee and they are also in charge of collecting all content for the calendars. The calendar also features a nominated 'Rescuer of the Year' and 'Veterinary Professional of the Year', themed content pages, and a closing spread showcasing the kees who crossed the rainbow bridge in the previous year.
I'm involved with developing the theme into thirty-two pages of designed content, organizing and touching up all submitted photos, gathering supplemental design elements, and with organizing a copy editing session at the end of the process.
To do something special for those featured Keeshond's who had been rescued by KSRF from often horrific Puppy Mill situations, I created a 'Puppy Mill Survivor' badge.
The survivor badge shows a stylized Keeshond breaking free of a cage inside a shield of safety.
2015 • help a kees shine!
The theme for 2015 was sunshine! For the 'Help a Kees Shine' theme I used bright, sunshine colors of yellow and orange, toned down a bit with grays and offset with a cyan blue. This was my first year of working on the calendar and my first effort at putting together a calendar ever.
For 2016 KSRF was celebrating their 20th year of providing financial assistance to Kees in foster care. To celebrate showcased selected photos from 20 years of calendar submissions on the cover, used bright party banners and color confetti throughout and the content revolved around celebrating KSRF's accomplishments. The special content reviewed twenty years of milestones for the 501 (c)3 foundation, a full list of fostered Kees that KSRF was able to assist, and a tribute to a long-time supporter of KSRF who had passed away. To celebrate with your own Kees, we also featured recipes for doggie 'paw-ty food'. This was one of my favorite calendars so far.
2017 • Kees Just Wanna Have Fun!
The 2017 calendar was all about active, happy Kees. Featuring articles and information about agility classes and stylized Dutch tulips, repeated throughout, to celebrate the Keeshond's active heritage of being traditional Dutch barge guard dogs.
The year of 2018 is the 'Year of the Dog' on the Chinese calendar and KSRF decided to celebrate. Ranking as the eleventh animal in Chinese zodiac, Dog is the symbol of loyalty and honesty. I used a repeating set of Chinese lanterns and stylized frames for the featured Kees' photos and a bright, warm color palette.
2019 • Kees On The Go!
Keeping on the go with Keeshonds! Traveling in style with your Kees.
Design of donation leaves and explanation/advertisement posters for Beyond Labels & Limitations November fundraiser. Beyond Labels and Limitations is a 501(c)3 tax exempt non-profit organization, registered with the Pennsylvania Bureau of Charitable Organizations dedicated to raising funds towards researching Limb-Girdle 2-A muscular dystrophy (Calpain 3, LGMD2A) which is among the most common of the muscular dystrophies.
For this project, I wanted the leaves to create a tree going into fall once the leaves were purchased and posted up on the walls of the spaces they were being sold. To do this I used variegated greens for the one dollar donations and reds and oranges for the higher five dollar donations. The poster giving information about the charity and the 'Giving Thanks' donation leaves combined the two types of leaves. With the bright white background and pop of cyan in Beyond Labels & Limitations logo, the leaves were quite eye catching once up.
"The Angels' Share" is whiskey slang for the rough percentage of malt whiskey that evaporates from the cask as the whiskey ages – given to the angels if you will.
McCarthy's Red Stag Pub and Whiskey Bar believes in giving back to their community as they age and mature, and so give eight months of Wednesday nights towards raising funds for local charity and nonprofit organizations. On Angels' Share Nights – with the support of the featured organization – they donate 5% of all food and beverage sales and hold raffles for tickets to win a table at the annual end-of-the-year fundraiser wrap-up dinner in November. The 'Angels' Share Nights' program has been quite a success for the pub and whiskey bar, and I hope they continue with it for many years to come.
For the 'Angels' Share Nights' I created an angelic Glencairn Whisky Glass, soaring off into a night sky. The Glencairn Glass of course has McCarthy's circle stag mark 'etched' into it. The poster needed to explain succinctly what the Wednesday nights were all about, show the featured charities and organizations, and the dates that the organizations would receive the 5% of sales from food and beverages.
Fair Districts PA is a nonpartisan, citizen-led group working to change the state constitution so we can stop gerrymandering in Pennsylvania for good. Redistricting will happen again after the 2020 Census, and if it follows the same process as last time, the 2021 map is likely to be gerrymandered, too—regardless of which party is in power. Two bipartisan bills have been introduced to create an independent citizens' commission to be in charge of an open process to redraw PA maps without the influence of politicians: PA Senate Bill 22 and PA House Bill 722.
Thanks to the efforts of Fair Districts PA's volunteers and swift actions the bills are supported by a growing list of legislators from across the state—in fact, HB 722 is the most-sponsored bill this entire session.
For Fair Districts PA I assisted with the creation of a t-shirt for supporters to wear to Harrisburg rallies and other events throughout Pennsylvania and put together 4x6 "Petition your Representative" postcards to be filled out by constituents and mailed to convince legislators to support the FDPA bills. For the t-shirt, I added their website address to the bottom of the Fair Districts PA logo, distressed it and put it on a tilt to be more dynamic when worn. The dark green and orange of the logo looks great against a heathered grey t-shirt background.
The postcards needed to be visible and easily read. I didn't want them getting lost in the mail piles of legislators desks. For the reverse of the cards, there is a pre-written message, the FDPA logo with the website again, and a special Zip Code Box I created. The Zip Code Box was designed for the sender to clearly display their zip code, so that the legislators could easily see that it was indeed their constituents sending the cards.


Start your day by admiring the sunrise over the mountains from the loveseat rocker on the deck at Bearway to Heaven, or end it with drinks for two as you both marvel at the abundance of stars twinkling in the night sky.
In the fresh mountain air and sunshine but completely private, the hot tub on the back porch may become your favorite feature of Bearway to Heaven. Sheer bliss!
Kick back in the recliner and watch a movie on the large flat-panel TV with Blu-ray player. Sprawl out on the sofa to post photos of your day's adventures on Instagram or Facebook. Or simply take a nap: You are on vacation, after all!
The round dining table seats 4 easily. After you've cleared the dishes, bring out the cards or the Monopoly board for game night.
Even if you plan to eat most of your meals out, having a fully equipped kitchen like this one is so convenient. Cookware, tableware, appliances (including a dishwasher)—it's all there!
Given how much there is to do in the area, you'll want to get a great night's sleep. The king-size bed in the master bedroom is so comfy and spacious, you're sure to wake up refreshed and rarin' to go.
When you arrive at Bearway to Heaven, the beds will be freshly made and laundered towels will be at the ready. So if you want to take a bath or climb into bed as soon as you arrive, you can.
The main-level bathroom includes a spacious jetted tub. After a day of hiking, golfing, fishing, or rafting, the pulsing water will ease your tired muscles so that you're ready for even more fun.
Tucked away in the main level bathroom is a washing machine and a dryer, so you can pack light.
With its pool table and flat-panel TV with Blu-ray player, the loft is fully outfitted for a laid-back afternoon or evening at home.
With a queen-size bed, a full bathroom, and a pool table among its amenities, the loft is almost like a mini apartment.
A Convenient Second Bath- As well as a queen bed and pool table, the loft level is home to another full bathroom.
When you stay at Bearway to Heaven, you'll feel far removed from the everyday grind, yet you'll be just minutes away from restaurants, shops, amusement parks, and more.
Imagine waking up to views of the Smoky Mountains, towering treetops, and endless skies. When you stay at Bearway to Heaven, you won't have to imagine: You'll be surrounded by them!
Furnished with rockers and a glider, the back porch looking onto the mountains is an idyllic spot for starting your day with a quiet cup of coffee or ending it with a final glass of wine under the stars.
Given its secluded locale, you might forget that Bearway to Heaven is less than a 15 minute car ride from the restaurants, shops, and attractions of downtown Gatlinburg.
Lush greenery in spring and summer, brilliant foliage in autumn, snowcapped mountains in winter: There's never a bad time of year to savor the beauty of the Smoky Mountains.
Nestled high in a private, cozy spot among the Smokies, Bearway to Heaven is the mountain getaway you've been looking for: peaceful and charming, yet packed with amenities and close to all the area's attractions.
Outdoor hot tub, indoor jetted tub, cable TV, internet, dishwasher, washer and dryer, and of course outstanding views: Bearway to Heaven has it all.
With a second sleeping area and full bath in the loft, Bearway to Heaven is as well suited for a family vacation as it is for a romantic getaway.
Who says you can't have it all? When you stay at Bearway to Heaven, you get the quiet and privacy of a secluded mountain hideaway, but it's also less than a 15-minute ride to the restaurants, shops and entertainment of downtown Gatlinburg. cont.
The most relaxing week in a long time!
We thoroughly enjoyed our vacation! The most relaxing week in a long time! The view from the cabin nothing short of spectacular. The cabin itself was comfortable, and we felt very much at home. We especially liked the fact the cabin was pet friendly. Our dogs had as good a time as we did. Everything in the cabin was in good shape, and as advertised. We will be back for another vacation in Bearway to Heaven!
It was an awesome cabin. Extremely comfortable and clean, with a magnificent view. We will definitely be renting from Jackson Mountain Homes again this year.
We've stayed at Bearway to Heaven twice now. The inside is great, needs some dusting, but overall clean. The new roof looks great!
My first real vacation and I loved it! A few things that weren't provided at the cabin we had to go out and buy. Dish towel but no dishcloth to wash with, toaster broken (only one side worked). Only minor things. Loved the view!! Overall, very happy!
We really enjoyed our stay at Bearway to Heaven. The cabin was clean and inviting, and the view was really beautiful. Be sure and get there before dark, because it was a little difficult to find it in the dark. We will definitely be back!
We didn't want to leave at the end!
The house was beautiful, and there are a ton of things to do just a short drive down the road. It really was an amazing stay, and we didn't want to leave at the end.


MEET Arifa, she's a little lovelorn, in her mid-20s lives at home with Mum and sister, has dreams of finding the right guy, wants a decent career and her own place.
The beauty of Sadia Saeed's first feature film – called 'Arifa' and named after the main character – as a writer-director, is that she centres her film around a very believable person.
Arifa (Shermin Hassan) could be your everyday kind of young woman living in a big city.
Yes, she's Asian, from a Pakistani Muslim background and has issues with the (very) inadequate men who cross her path.
The film has its European premiere tomorrow at the East End Film Festival at Rich Mix in Shoreditch, London. (see listing below).
If it starts a little bit Bridget Jones (and it does) with Arifa rather uncertainly and quite comically telling her date, she's a bit short of experience – don't be fooled into thinking this is some form of brown chick flick. It isn't.
Arifa's dating travails in the larger scheme of things are not that insurmountable and Saeed is right – her film actually has a deeper and more reflective core.
And what is well done is that Saeed introduces it organically into her narrative – some may be disappointed, we don't have more of the Bridget Jones's cringe type moments, but clearly Saeed wants to move the story into a more dark and serious frame. She does this and here's why more precisely.
Saeed puts this more and more centre stage in 'Arifa' but it also adds some commentary as to why her romantic relationships are riven by suspicion and mistrust.
Arifa's father in the film is played by Jeff Mirza, a veteran of the stand-up circuit in Britain.
Saeed explained: "I wanted to highlight her relationship with her father and the other men in her life and maybe I was exorcising some of my own demons.
"Arifa's father is difficult – women often put their fathers on a pedestal and they shouldn't really be doing that, the father daughter relationship is very complicated.
The father-daughter awkwardness is well covered here – 'Hameed' (Mirza) is a proud man and thinks he knows one or two things about life, business and making your way in the world and is keen to impart his knowledge and insights to his oldest daughter.
She, on the other hand, begins to see him for what he is…and well should we say any more?
Saeed has made a very watchable film; there are some nice touches along the way and the production values are strong with good cinematography and design – and successful pop group Level 42 founder member Mike Lindup provides the music.
It's a little darker and blackly humorous than it might seem at first, but Arifa is an interesting character and Hassan, in what looks like her first starring role, gets the mixture of vulnerability and independence right.
There's a mixture of private funds and a successful Kickstarter campaign that helped get the film to the screen.
Saeed was born in Karachi but spent her early life in Australia and after graduating from the University of New South Wales, embarked on a career writing and making films, both in Australia and Pakistan.
She is now based in London and has been here for seven years. Last year a comedy farce she wrote 'The Deported' was produced by Kali at the Tristan Bates Theatre in the West End.


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"No, I'm not calling a foul, I just like to point at things" - Salazar, probably.
PRO has announced the referee assignments for the return legs of the 2016 Conference finals. For the grudge match between your Seattle Sounders and the Colorado Rapids, refereeing out of the unpredictable corner, the undisputed muscle champion of MLS, smug pointer at penalty spots, (alleged) Timbers fan, and lover of the spotlight, it's Ricardo Salazar.
Yep, that Ricardo Salazar will be in the center for the all-important throwdown this Sunday. He'll be joined by his cornermen Ian Anderson and Corey Parker (AR1 and AR2, respectively), and Fotis Bazakos as 4th official.
This - perhaps - isn't the terrible news that it seems. The Sounders have seen Salazar a few times this season already; Dallas in May and July, Vancouver in October, and the first leg of the conference semi-finals against Dallas. He generally received high ratings from Realio (7, 4, 8, and 8), and even - what we can only assume were given begrudgingly - decent community ratings (5.0, 4.8, 5.4, and 6.9 respectively).
May's matchup saw a card-less 2-0 loss, with Salazar showcasing his willingness to make potentially game-changing calls early in matches with a 3rd minute penalty. The match saw essentially even fouls at Dallas 12-11 Seattle.
July's 5-0 drubbing of Dallas's reserve side earned him his worst rating of the year, highlighting his penchant for occasionally blurring the lines between football and soccer, as well as his struggle with consistency. An early straight red on Maynor Figueroa in the 4th minute was one of only three cards shown, despite this being perhaps the most physical game the Sounders played all season. Salazar somehow only saw 19 fouls all match, with 13 of them committed by Dallas, while players almost certainly saw and felt at least twice that.
The remaining Vancouver and Dallas matches saw a return of Reasonable Salazar. A Vancouver 14-9 Seattle split on fouls, two penalties, and yet another straight red, this time to Brad Evans in the 84th for trying to headbutt a guy, got him lots of up close TV time once again. A back-and-forth match in the first leg of the semi-finals resulted in 17 total fouls, and only five of those committed by Sounders.
His matches involving the Sounders this year have avoided the controversy of years past. With the highest red cards per match rate this year of any referee in PRO, a propensity to allow overtly physical play, and an appetite for making big-time calls, Sunday's match may well end up as wild as it will be stressful.
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Equality of cultures: The Synod's key message
But an African priest warns that talk of a female diaconate will only encourage further clericalism
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"The diaconate should really be understood as a service and not as a social or political ascension in the Church," says Father Rodrigue Naortangar, a Jesuit and professor at the Institute of Theology of the Society of Jesus in Ivory Coast.
In this interview with La Croix Africa, he analyses the main points to emerge from the Synod on the Amazon, which ended on Oct. 27.
La Croix: During the Synod, there was much talk of inculturation, especially after the theft of Amazonian fertility statuettes that were then thrown into the Tiber and all the controversy that followed. In your opinion, to what extent is the universal Church ready to accept inculturation?
Father Rodrigue Naortangar: Today, the theological debate no longer stops at the level of inculturation, understood as the incarnation of the Christian message in cultures.
This way of understanding inculturation places more emphasis on the transformation of cultures through the Christian message.
It neglects the contribution of these cultures themselves in deepening the Christian message. This view is unilateral and relativizes the dialogue.
The Christian message never comes "in its pure state." It is always carried by a culture.
Thus, its announcement is the meeting between the cultures that carry it and those that receive it. The theological debate on inculturation is increasingly extending to interculturality.
The culture that brings the Christian message to others is put on the same level as those who receive it and the understanding of the Christian message is nourished by each cultural context, even if the revelation, conveyed by the Scriptures and Tradition, has normative value.
This is why we attended the Synod for the Amazon. Representatives of Amazonian cultures were side by side with representatives of European cultures, cultures that have carried the Christian message for centuries.
If this equality of cultures is not accepted, for one reason or another, unchristian reactions, such as those that the Pope has castigated, will appear: treating the stranger with irony, judging as idolatrous what is foreign to us, condemning him without trying to understand him.
The right attitude is really that of dialogue and the Synod for the Amazon has been a beautiful place of intercultural dialogue under the action of the Holy Spirit with what it implies — resistance and blockages but also hope and audacity in the common search for new ways to announce more effectively the Christian message and live it.
The Synod Fathers denounced the plundering of the natural resources of the Amazon region and invited them to a "true integral conversion, with a simple and sober life. They also proposed "to deny an ecological sin." What do you think of that?
The idea of "ecological sin" is not new. A careful reading of Pope Francis' encyclical letter Laudato Si' shows that it already referred to a "sin against creation" (no. 8), which is widely shared beyond the borders of the Catholic Church.
This proposal is based on the observation that failure to respect, even to violate nature has disastrous consequences on the lives of people, especially the most disadvantaged.
In this way, destroying nature means planning, in the short term, the death of populations that depend directly on the ecological balance of their immediate environment.
This is the case of the peoples of the Amazon, who are victims of the destruction of their environment by the capitalist exploitation of large multinationals. In the long term [this will lead to] the destruction of nature programs the extinction of all humanity and the coronation of future generations on the altar of selfish interests.
The offense against nature is in short an offense against both the men and women of our time and those of the future because "everything is linked" — we live on the same planet, our "common home." Now, whoever offends creation, of which man is a part, offends God, who is the creator.
It is above all the Latin American theological context that has greatly militated in favor of the recognition of "social sin," the one whose consequences have repercussions on society as a whole.
It is gratifying to note that this region of the world is also advocating for the recognition of "ecological sin," which includes social sin, since human society is an integral part of creation.
To denounce an "ecological sin" is to make manifest, in the very doctrine of the Church, the gravity of the non-respect, even the violation of nature and environmental balance. Then, the Church's pastoral action in favor of the environment will reach a greater and meaningful scope.
One point that aroused a lot of passion during this Synod was the question of the ordination of married men, already permanent deacons in their Church, the aim being to make up for the lack of priests in these areas. This problem also arises in certain isolated areas of Africa where catechists are essential. Is the ordination of these married men a solution? If so, what kind of checks should be put in place?
It seems to me that what prompted the Synod fathers to opt for the ordination of married men is above all the pastoral care they have for the isolated communities of the Amazon.
This is commendable, but in my view it is not enough to justify this proposal, because the Amazon is not alone in suffering from a lack of priests.
It is the logic of case-by-case solutions that seems more convincing to me.
It requires discernment, a community search for the will of God under the action of the Holy Spirit and under the guidance of the ordinary of the place, the episcopal conference or even the pope.
This case-by-case logic, supported by a true pastoral concern, also helps to understand and accept Pope John Paul II's decision to allow Anglican pastors, now Catholic priests, to remain married.
It should be remembered that the celibacy of priests is a disciplinary measure, not a doctrinal one. It should be a help for the proclamation of the Christian message, not an obstacle.
The only safeguard I will see is that the ordination of married men who are already permanent deacons should be done ad experimentum (on a trial basis) and should be duly evaluated, as the prudence of the Church requires, until the choice is confirmed or not by the fruits that it does or doesn't bear.
The question of the female diaconate was also addressed at this Synod, but the Church remains cautious over this matter.
How useful will the women's diaconate be to the Church?
The important presence and dynamism of women in the Church is evident. In reality, they already lead entire communities, movements and groups at the grassroots level, even if their presence is rare in high decision-making places within the Church.
They should exercise responsibilities commensurate with the leadership they exercise and the dynamism they already impel to the Christian communities at the grassroots, each according to its vocation and charism.
To this end, it seems to me that the promotion of the ministry of the laity, too often relegated to the background, is more urgent than the admission of women to the diaconate.
Indeed, to admit women to the diaconate as soon as possible, in order to give them more power in the Church, would be to nurture the idea that leadership in the Church is reserved only for clerics. It is nothing more than a disguised, subtle clericalism.
The fight against clericalism and its unfortunate consequences, so criticized by Pope Francis, will be delayed and relegated to the background. The diaconate should really be understood as a service and not as a social or political ascension in the Church.
This will be particularly visible when large numbers of baptized non-ordained women have access to decision-making places within the Church. With this misunderstanding removed, the dialogue on women's diaconate should continue until it reaches maturity before being applied.
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