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Conflicting and crusading news coverage of colonoscopies
An important study was published this week showing some of the limitations of colonoscopy. Journalists' reactions to the story were – predictably – all over the map. The New York Times reported under the headline, "Colonoscopies miss many cancers, study finds." Excerpt: "Instead of preventing 90 percent of cancers, as some doctors have told patients, […]
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My thanks to The Daily Beast for publishing my commentary this week. The following is a modified version. This week the Wall Street Journal published a big splash, "CT Scans Gain Favor as Option for Colonoscopy." But in this 1,300-word article, there isn't one mention of the recent statement by the U.S. Preventive Services Task […]
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It was 6am. Liam's father was awakened by his alarm clock.
Nelson stretched then yawned. He turned off the alarm clock that was on the dresser beside him. "Better go wake up Liam." He said to his wife who was also getting up. Nelson stepped onto the floor and jumped when his feet felt something strange.
"Ow!!" The voice on the ground said.
Liam's mother quickly turned on her lamp. "Liam?!" She yelled as she saw Liam on the floor holding his stomach.
"What on Earth are you doing down there." His father asked rubbing his eyes.
Liam simply got up off the floor. His parents watched him as he went to the door. He opened it. "What's the point. You wouldn't believe me anyway." He said then closed their door.
On the way to school Liam could barely keep his eyes open while Ned was talking to him.
"You look like you haven't slept in ages." Ned said.
"Huh? Oh yeah." Liam said. "Hey. I ask you something?"
"Do you know a girl named Scarlett?" He said.
"Not sure." Liam said. "She's a girl, sixteen years old, always look worried and her shoes are tacky looking. Her eyes are grey and she wears dresses most the time."
Ned looked at him. He blinked a few times. "The only Scarlett I know is Scarlett Siedad."
"That's it! Yes her. Who is she? Where does she live? Do you know her?" Liam said. He was fully awake now.
"Everyone knows her Liam. The whole town knows Scarlett Siedad. She's one of the victims out of fifty four who died in Saint Rida's Orphanage 80 years ago." Ned said.
Liam could feel his heart beating and his face turning pale. He swallowed then heavily breathed out the words, "what happened."
"You okay? You look scared." Ned said.
"What happened." Liam said again.
"Well they say the man who was in charge of the Orphanage was a Russian Wiccan. He would often practice his witch craft with or on the children. The children were being abused daily by the man. When the cops found out, they arrested the man. One day the place caught on fire and no one knows how. All the children died along with the new person in charge.. It's a mystery that was never solved." He said.
Liam just stared at Ned. He couldn't believe it.
"Hey, how do you know what she looks like? They had no pictures of her." Ned said.
Liam hesitated. He looked out of the window. "I saw her." He said.
Ned's eyebrows arched together. "Yeaaah right. You're saying you saw a ghost?"
"Well yes. That's exactly what I'm saying. I've seen her. She spoke to me. She drew in my note pad. She told me not to open the mirror but we did, now something's haunting me." He said.
The bus pulled in front of the school. "Okay. Everyone out. Have a nice day." The bus driver said to the students. "Come to my house. We'll talk about after school okay?"
Liam knew he couldn't but he didn't want to go back home. He nodded. "Okay."
After school Liam took the the bus to Ned's house. They got off together. Ned lived in a small brown house. The outside was decent but the inside was a wreck.
Ned opened the front door to his house. "Come on, my rooms down the hall." He said.
They were walking down the hall when a really skinny women wearing a lose dress came out of the kitchen. Her yellow hair was beyond uncombed and there was a horrible smell coming from her breath as she spoke. "So you done finally made a friend. What's ya name kid?" She said in a low voice.
She put her hand under his cheek. Liam felt really uncomfortable. "Nice to meet ya." She said then walked into their living room.
Ned took a deep breath. "I though she was going to hit you." He said.
"Why would she do that?" Liam asked.
"That's what she does when she's going to hit me. She places her hand under my chin then WHACK a big ol slap right across the face." Ned said.
They walked into Ned's small room. There was a bed big enough for one person the sleep in. The floor was made of wood and there was a TV and loads of video games in a cabinet under his TV. He had a Wii, Play station one and two, a Nintendo, Nintendo DS and two game boys. Liam could tell he loved video games. There was also a laptop his room.
"What does your dad do about it?" Liam asked referring to the slaps given by Ned's mother. He sat onto Ned's bed.
"Oh my dad left. Him and my mom divorced when she started drinking. But I still get to talk to him. He sent me this laptop and all these game systems. He said I'll come live with him." Ned sighed.  "One day."
Liam nodded. "Oh that's cool." Liam said, not really knowing what else to say.
"So." Ned said laying onto one of his bean bags that were on the floor. "Tell me everything."
"Well sounds like you got a real problem!" Ned yelled. Liam had told him everything even about what happened last night.
"You think! I can't sleep at night. Everywhere I go in that house I feel like someone's watching me. The worse part is that my parents won't believe me. They'll never believe me." Liam said.
"What's with the mirror though? Seems your problems didn't start until you guys opened it." Ned said getting up to get his laptop.
"Well yes that's true. But what about the air conditioner and the door? There was something already there. Whatever it is, it's been watching me since day one. And each day that goes by whatever it is its soon to make another appearance." Liam said looking at the door.
"Okay you're scaring me. But look here." Ned said pointing to the screen of the laptop. "Says after the fire there was a mirror found on the ground unburned and no where near destroyed. Fire fighters says it was freezing cold when they found it."
"Weird. But keep reading." Liam said.
"After the news spread about the mirror and what happened, a rich family, The Dawson's, purchased the mirror. The family often complained of strange noises coming from the mirror during the night. Screams and moans.They moved when their son was sent to a home for killing one of the neighbors."
His cellphone started to ring in his pocket. "Uh oh. I think its my dad. I'd better get going." Liam said.
"Okay. I'll see you tomorrow. Be careful."
Liam walked down the street until he saw the small graveyard and the ruins of the orphanage. It didn't burn too much but not too little either. Liam turned away and started back towards home. There was a cold tap on his shoulder. It was Scarlett. Liam stopped.
"Hey." Liam said. He started walking again. Scarlett walked beside him. "So why didn't you tell me you were a ghost?" He said in a low voice.
"Not many people would respond well to that." She said.
"How am I able to see you then?" He asked.
"It's because you moved into the house." Scarlett said.
"What does that have to do with anything?" He said.
Scarlett stopped walking and stopped him. She looked into his eyes. "Because that's my home." She said. "That's where I was murdered. You have to help us Liam. We're both in danger."


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You may like to work by yourself, however, if you are expanding your business you need to hire a team of crafty plumbers to carry out day to day plumbing task. If you hire the plumbers with emergency plumbing services, there is an extra chance of being popular in the industry that you care your customers even in the middle of the night.
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Trusted seal has become a backbone of any industry. If you have an online exposure, it will help you to reach the customers' reviews which ultimately helps you in improving your services. It is a type of mouth to mouth advertising where customers assess your services through the reviews your customers left for you.
The crating different logo gives an identity to your company but you need to register it first.
Operating a plumbing service company requires all necessary licenses, permits, and legal documentation with the secretary of state.
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A foreign national can open plumbing service company in the USA but he must register his company in the state where he is going to open plumbing company. He will also file taxes as a Non-US resident.


Black Friday: would you buy your next car online?
Would you click 'Buy Now' for your next new car? Car companies are yet to be convinced… but are they wrong?
Black Friday sales are set to kick off, and while the American retail phenomenon has traditionally seen shoppers swarm into department stores in dangerous volumes it's increasingly becoming a day of keen deals for online consumers too.
Carmakers in the 'States also get involved in the retail frenzy that is Black Friday, both on the dealership forecourt and on the web, but online car sales is something that hasn't quite taken off in this country just yet.
But why not? When I say there's nothing you can't buy online, I really mean it; a can of dehydrated water is a personal favourite (just add water!), and it's hard to look past a box of poop for your least favourite person's stocking… erm, filler.
But cars, being the second-most expensive thing a person will buy in their lifetime, are naturally a different kettle of fish. You'll buy a fridge or a barbeque, but are you brave enough to hit 'Buy Now' on an entire car – even if it wears an attractive Black Friday discount?
A relative of mine is a big fan of buying sight unseen, though strictly speaking, he's actually buying via email through a vehicle broker. He simply picks the car, trim level and colour – in his case, his last buy was a Mazda 3 for the Better Half – and the car was sourced at the cheapest price and trucked to their door from interstate.
Mazda itself doesn't sell its cars online, but its rival Subaru certainly does. In fact, it was arguably the first mainstream brand to offer a car for sale exclusively via the internet. The 2012 BRZ was an experiment in bypassing the dealership model completely… and with only 200 cars available from July to December of that year, it was a reasonably low-risk exercise.
He says that 50 BRZs were sold in the first hour and a half, and all 200 were gone by 3am on the same day.
Subaru still sells cars online, and has actually just expanded its operations with a new Build and Buy website tool. It allows a potential customer to pick any car from Subaru's range, including the Forester, Impreza and XV, by model, colour and options, and prices it at a driveway figure.
More than 15,000 builds have been performed online this year, and even though they don't all end up as a purchase, Subaru Australia managing director Colin Christie says it offers "an exciting opportunity" for the company.
It might sound like Subaru is making the dealer experience irrelevant, but Mr Rowley says that's definitely not the case.
Other companies with a finger in the online car retailing pie are Tesla (which doesn't sell cars through a traditional dealership network) and Toyota, which has recently begun trialling an internet sales model with a small number of dealers. However, they're the exceptions: Skoda, like many other car brands in this country, is taking a 'wait and see' attitude towards the notion of people buying its Octavias and Kodiaqs online.
As part of the Volkswagen Group of car companies, Skoda is waiting for a new central digital platform with extended e-commerce capability that covers all of the group's brands to come onstream. Mr Favey says it's still a couple of years away yet, but will potentially offer services like remote firmware and software upgrades to its cars.
He's still not convinced, though, that customers are ready to pick up the mouse and buy cars online en masse.
"We don't think it'll be a big number of customers," he says.
"Maybe by 2025, it'll still be only five to 10 per cent of customers buying completely online. We still think that buying a car is such an important investment for people, and it's such an emotional choice that has to be made that people will still want a formal point of contact and a similar buying experience to the one they have today.
While buying a car in a one-stop-shop way via the interwebs is certainly convenient, the fact is that that same convenience will end up costing you a bit more on average.
The way to save money on a new car is to be prepared to buy something that the dealer has on their lot, rather than holding out for a particular colour or trim level. Car yards thrive on turnover, and if you can live with a white car instead of an orange one, then you're more likely to be able to ink a deal for a few bucks off.
Mr Rowley counters that by suggesting that the convenience of doing everything at home – while still having the option to come and see a car in the metal – will attract customers regardless.
Have you bought a car online, or would you never do that in a million years? Let us know in the comments below!


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Jerusalem Post Opinion Op-EdContributors
False memories of the Crusader states
Where things went wrong for the Crusaders was not in the long-distance messaging to core supporters, but in the muddling of that message among its neighbors and near-neighbors.
By PETER FRANKOPAN
Israeli flag on Crusader-era castle of Beaufort 370 (R)
Recently a member of the House of Lords that Israel "is not going to be there forever in its present form."
Whatever Baroness Jenny Tonge meant by these astonishingly ill-chosen words is not clear. It seems highly unlikely that Tonge was trying to make a profound point about the passage of time and the meaning of history – not least since this is not the first time that she has let her veil slip to show profoundly negative views about Israel.
Ironically, though, there are good reasons to be grateful for the furor generated in Britain by the dark mutterings of a ranting politician. For one thing, it brings into sharp relief the fact that the precariousness of Israel's present and future are taken seriously far beyond her borders. There is a realization that misguided comments need to be shot down, that it is unacceptable to even suggest that there may come a day when the odds stack up so high that fate takes what one senior British politician evidently thinks is its inevitable course.
To the historian of the Middle Ages, the image of Israel being surrounded by an ocean of troubles and hostilities was a familiar one. After the Christian conquest of Jerusalem in 1099, the Crusaders agonized over how to hold the city and the other towns and territories that they had conquered as they crossed Asia Minor and Syria on their way to the Holy City.
As with the foundation of modern Israel, there was a recognition from the outset that the state had to be anchored, in the first instance, on a powerful military, able to deal with threats that could be modest and local, but equally, could have the backing of some of the rulers of the medieval world – in this case, the sultans of Egypt and Baghdad respectively. There were moments of peace and moments of crisis, but the Christian rulers understood clearly that they needed manpower, training and discipline to survive whatever might be thrown at them.
They recognized, too, that they needed to work hard to build long-term, longdistance alliances with their core supporters: the religious community, epitomized by the pope, was carefully cultivated, its own ambitions bound closely to those defending the Holy Land; the knighthood of Europe were fed tales of daring, bravery and glory by well-dragooned schools of chroniclers and writers; merchants from places like Venice, Genoa and Pisa were lured with trade concessions, designed to whet commercial appetites with the promises of rich rewards.
None of this was accidental. The rulers of Jerusalem were acutely aware of their vulnerability, and worked tirelessly to present a positive image of themselves that resonated far from home. The Crusader lands became known as those across the sea – or Outremer. The kingdom of Jerusalem became known as a state whose existence was of central importance to Christian identity; its future understood as requiring support and vigilance to ensure its survival.
The ground that had been so carefully laid did, of course, produce exactly the sort of results that were intended. Wave after wave of military expedition made for the Holy Land in the 12th and 13th centuries – to say nothing of the individuals who traveled there in a personal capacity either on pilgrimage or to serve with one of the great military orders, such as the Templars and Hospitallers.
The Crusades were if nothing else testimony to the clarity of the message that was repeatedly reinforced that the survival of the Kingdom of Jerusalem (to paraphrase Baroness Tonge), might not be there forever in its present form. But where things went wrong for the Crusaders was not in the long-distance messaging to core supporters, but in the muddling of that message among its neighbors and near-neighbors.
The capture of Jerusalem by the knights of the First Crusade owed a great deal to the fractured state of the Muslim world at the end of the eleventh century. Fatimid Egypt was at loggerheads with Sunni Baghdad, with regular military conflict between the two. The weak grip on power of the Seljuk sultan in particular provided opportunities for individual emirs to build power bases for themselves at the sultan's expense, thereby both weakening him and distracting his attention.
This free-for-all worked favorably for the Christian knights who for decades had to face strings of enemies, rather than a united block.
This was swiftly recognized by the early Crusaders, who were smart enough to realize that the key to survival was to build alliances and play a skillful diplomatic game: today's enemies could be tomorrow's friends, and vice-versa. There was a recognition, too, that while Christian rhetoric worked well with an audience far removed from the scene, this had to be tuned down closer to home, where the practical realities of day-to-day life lent themselves better to tolerance and co-operation than to religious hatred.
So after the bloodied frenzy that followed the capture of Jerusalem, it was not long before the minorities in the Crusader states found themselves enjoying legal protection, especially in the cities. Muslim travelers, Jewish merchants, Armenian pilgrims and anyone in between, found an environment that could be described as cosmopolitan and even enlightened.
But this in turn was a cause of problems for new arrivals to the east, who were incredulous at the generous way in which so-called enemies of Christ (which could include rather a large basket of Christian "heretics" as well as Muslims and Jews) were treated. In due course, this led to a hardening of the expression of what the Crusader states meant not only internationally but nationally too. And this brought disastrous consequences.
For one thing, it lined up the Kingdom of Jerusalem as a lightning rod for all opposition. It was central to Saladin's uniting of the Islamic world, which led to his own capture of Jerusalem in 1187.
It prompted the fractured Muslim world, in other words, to set aside its differences and to unite against a single target.
If there is a lesson to be learnt from the Middle Ages, it is that the deftness of touch is not an easy thing to develop, and it even less easy to keep hold of. The mistake of the Crusaders was to allow themselves to be convinced of their own future, and to lose sight of the fact that it was the day-to-day realities of local alliances – the patchwork of potential friends and potential enemies – on which their survival rested. Baroness Tonge and her comments will doubtless be lost in the winds of history; but it is important to remember why she must be wrong.
The writer is director of the Centre for Byzantine Research at Oxford University and author of The First Crusade: The Call from the East, which will be published next month by Harvard University Press.

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First images of Landau levels revealed
Physicists have directly imaged Landau Levels – the quantum levels that determine electron behaviour in a strong magnetic field – for the first time since they were theoretically conceived of by Nobel prize winner Lev Landau in 1930.
Using scanning tunnelling spectroscopy - a spatially resolved probe that interacts directly with the electrons - scientists at institutions including the University of Warwick and Tohoku University have revealed the internal ring-like structure of these Landau Levels at the surface of a semiconductor.
The experimental challenge in the work was to have sufficient spatial resolution in order to overcome the intrinsic disorder in the material which usually only allows the observation of smeared out "drift" states.
The images clearly show that Landau was right when he predicted that, in a clean system, the electrons would take on the form of concentric rings, the number of which increase according to their energy level.
This simple counting behaviour forms the basis of the so-called quantum Hall effect.
While originally of mostly fundamental interest, the effect has in recent years been used to define the standard for what we mean by electrical resistance and could soon be employed to define the kilogram as well.
Professor Rudolf Roemer of the Department of Physics at the University of Warwick said: "This is an exciting step for us, we are really seeing for the first time individual quantum mechanical wave functions of electrons in real materials.
"On the face of it this might seem far removed from everyday life.
"However the question of what defines a kilogram is currently being debated, with the spacing between the rings of these Landau levels acting as a kind of marker for a universal weight.
"So next time you measure out your sugar to bake a cake, you might unknowingly be making use of these quantum rings."
The research was published in the journal Physical Review Letters.
Professor Rudolf Roemer can be contacted on +44 (0) 2476 574328 or r.roemer@warwick.ac.uk
Its authors are: K. Hashimoto, T. Champel, S. Florens, C. Sohrmann, J. Wiebe, Y. Hirayama, R. A. Römer, R. Wiesendanger, M. Morgenstern
Phys. Rev. Lett. 109, 116805 (2012)
Last revised: Wed 3 Oct 2012


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package org.immutables.criteria.matcher;

import org.immutables.criteria.expression.Expression;
import org.immutables.criteria.expression.Expressions;
import org.immutables.criteria.expression.ImmutableQuery;
import org.immutables.criteria.expression.IterableOperators;
import org.immutables.criteria.expression.Path;
import org.immutables.criteria.expression.Query;
import org.immutables.criteria.expression.Queryable;
import org.immutables.criteria.expression.Visitors;
import org.immutables.value.Value;

import javax.annotation.Nullable;
import java.lang.reflect.Member;
import java.util.Objects;
import java.util.function.UnaryOperator;

/**
 * Expression holder
 *
 * Internally keeps two expressions {@code current} and {@code partial} which
 * are combined using different functions depending on current context.
 */
public final class CriteriaContext implements Queryable {

  /**
   * Singleton which stores class metadata for faster lookups
   */
  private static final MemberLookupCache MEMBER_LOOKUP_SINGLETON = new MemberLookupCache();

  private final CriteriaContext previous;
  private final ImmutableState state;
  private final MemberLookupCache memberLookup;

  public CriteriaContext(Class<?> entityType, CriteriaCreator<?> creator) {
    this(null,
            ImmutableState.builder()
                    .combiner(Combiner.and())
                    .creator(creator)
                    .entityType(entityType)
                    .build()
    );
  }

  CriteriaContext(CriteriaContext previous, ImmutableState state) {
    this.previous = previous;
    this.state = Objects.requireNonNull(state, "state");
    this.memberLookup = MEMBER_LOOKUP_SINGLETON;
  }

  @Value.Immutable
  interface State {
    @Nullable Expression current();
    @Nullable Expression partial();
    Combiner combiner();
    CriteriaCreator<?> creator();
    Class<?> entityType();

    @Value.Default
    @Nullable
    default Expression defaultPartial() {
      return null;
    }
  }

  public Path path() {
    return Visitors.toPath(state.partial());
  }

  ImmutableState state() {
    return state;
  }

  public Expression expression() {
    if (state.current() != null) {
      return state.current();
    }

    return state.partial();
  }

  private CriteriaContext first() {
    return previous != null ? previous.first() : this;
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  <R> R create() {
    return (R) createWith(state.creator());
  }

  @SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
  <R> CriteriaCreator<R> creator() {
    return (CriteriaCreator<R>) state.creator();
  }

  /**
   *  adds an intermediate path to partial expression
   */
  public <T> CriteriaContext appendPath(Class<?> type, String pathAsString, CriteriaCreator<T> creator) {
    final Member member = memberLookup.find(type, pathAsString)
            .orElseThrow(() -> new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("Path %s not found in %s", pathAsString, type)));

    Path newPath;
    Expression partial = state.partial();
    if (partial == null) {
      newPath = Path.ofMember(member);
    } else if (partial instanceof Path) {
      newPath = Visitors.toPath(partial).append(member);
    } else {
      throw new IllegalStateException("Partial expression is not a path: " + partial);
    }

    return new CriteriaContext(this, state.withPartial(newPath).withCreator(creator));
  }

  /**
   * Create nested context for lambdas used in {@link WithMatcher} or {@link NotMatcher}.
   * It is considered new root expression
   */
  CriteriaContext nested() {
    // return new CriteriaContext(entityClass, new DnfExpression(), path, creator, null);
    ImmutableState newState = state.withCurrent(null).withDefaultPartial(state.partial()).withCombiner(Combiner.dnfAnd());
    return new CriteriaContext(null, newState);
  }

  public CriteriaContext or() {
    return new CriteriaContext(previous, state.withCombiner(Combiner.or()));
  }

  /**
   * Build {@link IterableMatcher#any()} sub-matcher.
   */
  public CriteriaContext any() {
    Path path = path();
    Class<?> newType; // new path starts at this root
    try {
      newType = (Class<?>) Matchers.iterableTypeArgument(path.returnType());
    } catch (IllegalArgumentException|ClassCastException e) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException(String.format("At path %s for %s",
              path.toStringPath(), path.returnType()), e);
    }

    Path newPath = Path.ofClass(newType);
    Combiner combiner = ((left, right) -> Expressions.binaryCall(IterableOperators.ANY, path, right));
    return new CriteriaContext(previous, state.withCombiner(combiner).withPartial(newPath));
  }

  @Override
  public Query query() {
    ImmutableQuery query = Query.of(state.entityType());
    if (state.current() != null) {
      query = query.withFilter(state.current());
    }
    return query;
  }

  <R> R createWith(CriteriaCreator<R> creator) {
    return creator.create(this);
  }

  /**
   * Used by Aggregator Matchers (sum / count / avg etc.)
   */
  CriteriaContext applyRaw(UnaryOperator<Expression> fn) {
    return new CriteriaContext(previous, state.withPartial(fn.apply(state.partial())));
  }

  <R> R applyAndCreateRoot(UnaryOperator<Expression> fn, Combiner nextCombiner) {
    Expression newPartial = fn.apply(state.partial());
    Expression newExpression = state.combiner().combine(state.current(), newPartial);

    // use initial creator
    CriteriaCreator<?> creator = first().state.creator();

    ImmutableState newState = state.withCombiner(nextCombiner)
            .withCreator(creator)
            .withCurrent(newExpression)
            .withPartial(state.defaultPartial());

    return new CriteriaContext(null, newState).create();
  }

  <R> R applyAndCreateRoot(UnaryOperator<Expression> fn) {
    return applyAndCreateRoot(fn, Combiner.dnfAnd());
  }

}

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GCSE Music > AoS 2 Music in the 20th century > Musical theatre >
Leonard Bernstein - 25 August 1918 to 14 October 1990
Leodard Bernstein was an American conductor, composer, author, music lecturer and pianist. He was among the first conductors born and educated in the United States of America to receive worldwide acclaim. He was described by The New York Times as "one of the most prodigiously talented and successful musicians in American history.
His fame derived from his long tenure as the music director of the New York Philharmonic, from his conducting of concerts with most of the world's leading orchestras, and from his music for West Side Story, as well as Candide, Wonderful Town, On the Town and his own Mass.
Bernstein was also the first conductor to give numerous television lectures on classical music, starting in 1954, continuing until his death. In addition, he was a skilled pianist, often conducting while performing piano concertos simultaneously.
As a composer he was prolific, writing symphonies, ballet music, operas, chamber music, pieces for the piano, other orchestral and choral works, and other concert and incidental music, but the tremendous success of West Side Story remained unequaled by his other compositions.
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Hillbilly Poverty: Trump's Appeal to Poor Appalachian Whites
The discussion of "hillbilly poverty" — a deep and abiding poverty that has been prevalent, but overlooked, for generations in the Appalachian region — seems to keep coming back to the fore, particularly this election season.
It may be because white poverty is a blind spot to many Americans who are either white, but don't live in poverty, or are non-white and unaware of or too preoccupied with their own identity struggles to worry about the white underclass. Or maybe most Americans are aware, but feel helpless to do anything about it.
J.D. Vance, a former Marine, Yale law school graduate, and author, recently wrote a book on this distinctly American phenomenon, describing an amazing, resilient, hardened group of people that lives in in large swaths of poverty, but who are frequently overlooked in politics and policy. In a recent interview, he explains why Donald Trump may appeal to those who live in "hillbilly poverty," and that it has little or nothing to do with race or fear.
Here are two snippets of the interview with Vance by Rod Dreher, himself a successful journalist who rose out of the poor South. It's a long interview but almost every response is well "worth the paper it's printed on."
The two political parties have offered essentially nothing to these people for a few decades. From the Left, they get some smug condescension, an exasperation that the white working class votes against their economic interests because of social issues, a la Thomas Frank (more on that below). Maybe they get a few handouts, but many don't want handouts to begin with.
From the Right, they've gotten the basic Republican policy platform of tax cuts, free trade, deregulation, and paeans to the noble businessman and economic growth. Whatever the merits of better tax policy and growth (and I believe there are many), the simple fact is that these policies have done little to address a very real social crisis. More importantly, these policies are culturally tone deaf: nobody from southern Ohio wants to hear about the nobility of the factory owner who just fired their brother.
Trump's candidacy is music to their ears. He criticizes the factories shipping jobs overseas. His apocalyptic tone matches their lived experiences on the ground. He seems to love to annoy the elites, which is something a lot of people wish they could do but can't because they lack a platform.
The last point I'll make about Trump is this: these people, his voters, are proud. A big chunk of the white working class has deep roots in Appalachia, and the Scots-Irish honor culture is alive and well. We were taught to raise our fists to anyone who insulted our mother. I probably got in a half dozen fights when I was six years old. Unsurprisingly, southern, rural whites enlist in the military at a disproportionate rate. Can you imagine the humiliation these people feel at the successive failures of Bush/Obama foreign policy? My military service is the thing I'm most proud of, but when I think of everything happening in the Middle East, I can't help but tell myself: I wish we would have achieved some sort of lasting victory. No one touched that subject before Trump, especially not in the Republican Party. …
Many elites just don't know a member of the white working class. A professor once told me that Yale Law shouldn't accept students who attended state universities for their undergraduate studies. (A bit of background: Yale Law takes well over half of its student body from very elite private schools.) "We don't do remedial education here," he said. Keep in mind that this guy was very progressive and cared a lot about income inequality and opportunity. But he just didn't realize that for a kid like me, Ohio State was my only chance–the one opportunity I had to do well in a good school. If you removed that path from my life, there was nothing else to give me a shot at Yale. When I explained that to him, he was actually really receptive. He may have even changed his mind.
What does it mean for our politics? To me, this condescension is a big part of Trump's appeal. He's the one politician who actively fights elite sensibilities, whether they're good or bad. I remember when Hillary Clinton casually talked about putting coal miners out of work, or when Obama years ago discussed working class whites clinging to their guns and religion. Each time someone talks like this, I'm reminded of (my grandmother's) feeling that hillbillies are the one group you don't have to be ashamed to look down upon. The people back home carry that condescension like a badge of honor, but it also hurts, and they've been looking for someone for a while who will declare war on the condescenders. If nothing else, Trump does that."
Read the rest of the interview with J.D. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and a Culture in Crisis.
The discussion of "hillbilly poverty" — a deep and abiding poverty that has been prevalent, but overlooked, for generations in the Appalachian region — seems to keep coming back to the fore, particularly this election season. It may be because white poverty is a blind spot to many Americans who are either white, but don't live in poverty, or are non-white and unaware of or too preoccupied with their own identity struggles to worry about the white underclass. Or maybe most Americans are aware, but feel helpless to do anything about it. J.D. Vance, a former Marine, Yale law school graduate, and author, recently wrote a book on this distinctly American phenomenon, describing an amazing, resilient, hardened group of people that lives in poverty in large swaths across this nation, but who are frequently overlooked in politics and policy. In a recent interview, he explains why Donald Trump may appeal to those who live in "hillbilly poverty," and that it has little or nothing to do with race or fear. Here are two snippets of the interview with Vance by Rod Dreher, himself a successful journalist who rose out of the poor South. It's a long interview but almost every response is well "worth the paper it's printed on."
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Action And Clinical Pharmacology: Locasalen exhibits pronounced anti-inflammatory, anti-allergic antiproliferative and antipruritic effects. Flumethasone pivalate, a topical corticoid of proven efficacy, is in solution in the ointment base rather than as suspended microcrystals and attains a higher degree of penetration into the skin where it remains active in the epidermis for a long period of time.
The salicylic acid component facilitates transepidermal penetration and also contributes therapeutic properties which are beneficial in respect of the indications of Locasalen. In a lipophilic base of this type salicylic acid 3% is squamolytic and mildly keratolytic, softening the horny layer of normal and hyperkeratotic skin and enhancing penetration. It also displays a significant antiseptic effect against bacteria and fungi. Even though no pH can be determined in this type of vehicle an acidogenic effect is exerted on contact with aqueous media (surface of the skin), to reinforce or restore the physiological acidity of the epidermal hydrolipidic mantle. The epidermoplastic effect promotes normalization of pathological cornification processes.
Lipophilic in character, the fatty ointment base spreads easily and readily penetrates (facilitating release of flumethasone pivalate), leaving a thin oily film on the skin, rendering it hydrophobic. The ointment can passively absorb a certain volume of water at and below body temperature while the outer layer of ointment remains hydrophobic. Evaporation does not take place and by virtue of this occlusive effect Locasalen will block insensible perspiration, slight sensible perspiration and the loss of heat to the atmosphere, thereby exerting a lubricating and emollient action, and also rehydration of the skin. The ointment adheres well to dry skin but for cosmetic reasons, can be rubbed into the skin with remaining traces removable by dabbing the area with a dry tissue. Locasalen is easily removed with soap and water or a skin cleansing agent. The ointment does not stain clothes or bed linen.
Indications And Clinical Uses: The treatment of subacute to hyperchronic, inflammatory and/or dysplastic skin diseases, as well as hyperkeratotic conditions in particular. Its indications thus include: chronic constitutional eczema or neurodermatitis; and chronic exogenous eczema irrespective of origin (e.g. skin disorders due to attrition), occupational eczema, chronic eczema of microbial or mycotic origin, tylotic eczema, hyperkeratosis as encountered in ichthyosis or chronic dyshidrosis, pustulosis of the palms and soles, lichen planus and chronic cutaneous lupus erythematosus and psoriasis.
Contra-Indications: Tuberculosis of the skin, syphilitic skin infections, viral and acute fungal infections of the skin, rosacea, perioral dermatitis, acne vulgaris. Systemic fungal infections. This preparation is not for ophthalmic use. Locasalen is contraindicated in individuals with a history of hypersensitivity to its components, to corticosteroids in general or to other salicylates.
Corticosteroids are also contraindicated in untreated bacterial infection.
Manufacturers' Warnings In Clinical States: Locasalen is not indicated in acute weeping or subacute exudative stages.
In children and patients with marked renal insufficiency, repeated applications to extensive areas of skin should be avoided because transcutaneous absorption of the salicylic acid component might possibly give rise to systemic effects.
Likewise corticosteroids are known to be absorbed percutaneously. Since a moderate decrease in adrenocortical function has been reported, the risk of systemic side effects should be borne in mind. In patients requiring applications of Locasalen to extensive areas and/or under occlusive dressings, adrenal function should be carefully monitored.
All contact of the drug with the eyes, mouth and mucous membranes should be avoided.
Pregnancy: Animal experiments relevant to the safety assessment of corticosteroids, although not specifically conducted with Locasalen, have shown either teratogenic potential or other adverse effects on the embryo and/or fetus. However, no reports on adverse effects with Locasalen in human pregnancy have been received to date.
When using Locasalen in pregnancy, the risk-benefit relationship must be carefully considered and the therapy should be clearly indicated. However, the use of Locasalen in large amounts, on large areas of skin (especially under occlusive dressings), or for prolonged periods of time should be avoided during pregnancy.
Lactation: It is not known whether the active substances of Locasalen and/or their metabolite(s) pass into the breast milk when the preparation is applied topically. For safety reasons, nursing mothers should not use the product.
Precautions: If sensitivity or idiosyncratic reactions occur Locasalen should be discontinued and appropriate measures taken.
In the presence of an infection, the use of an appropriate antifungal or antibacterial agent should be instituted. If a favorable response does not occur promptly, Locasalen should be discontinued until the infection has been adequately controlled. During the use of topical corticosteroids secondary infections may occur.
Application under occlusive dressings should be of limited duration and confined to small areas of diseased skin. Occlusive dressing should not be applied if there is an elevation of temperature.
In infants and small children, whose skin is more sensitive, Locasalen should be used with caution.
Prolonged use of topical corticosteroid products may produce atrophy of the skin and of subcutaneous tissues, particularly on flexor surfaces and on the face. Therefore, long-term treatment, especially of the facial skin, should always be avoided. The use of Locasalen should be discontinued if the above reactions are noted.
In exceptional cases where Locasalen is applied in large amounts, to large areas of skin, or under occlusive dressings, this should only be done if the patient is kept under close medical supervision.
The product should be used with caution in patients with stasis dermatitis and other skin diseases associated with impaired circulation.
Locasalen should not be allowed to come into contact with the conjunctiva.
Adverse Reactions: The local tolerability of Locasalen proved to be very good. Cases in which local irritation made it advisable to discontinue the medication accounted for less than 2% of the total number of patients treated. Adverse reactions consist mainly of local reddening of the skin, desquamation, pruritus and smarting.
In isolated cases, mild skin atrophy due to flumethasone pivalate has also been observed.
Locasalen contains no preservatives, odor correcting agents, emulsifiers, stabilizers or antibiotic supplement which have been recognized as potential sensitizers. Hypersensitivity to salicylic acid can occur; however, the incidence in the population as a whole is approximately 0.2%.
Treatment should be discontinued if severe irritation or sensitization develops.
Systemic side effects attributable to the transcutaneous absorption of salicylic acid have not been reported. Absorption of salicylic acid does occur; however, investigations have shown that irrespective of the amount of Locasalen employed, and even applied under occlusive dressings, plasma concentrations of salicylic acid did not exceed ordinary therapeutic levels as a result of transcutaneous absorption. The risk of systemic side effects however should be borne in mind, particularly when using the preparation in pediatrics. Investigations have shown that under extreme conditions – where 40 to 60 g of ointment were applied daily to 89 to 90% of the body surface under occlusive dressings – plasma cortisol and urinary steroids have been observed to decrease below normal levels. This decrease proved transitory and was not accompanied by any clinical symptoms. Isolated cases of Cushing's syndrome have been reported.
When occlusive dressings are used, pustules, miliaria, folliculitis and pyoderma may occur. The following local adverse skin reactions have been reported with the use of topical steroids: dryness, itching, burning, local irritation, acneiform eruptions, skin atrophy, atrophy of s.c. tissues, hypertrichosis, folliculitis, change in pigmentation, secondary infection and contact allergy. Adrenal suppression has also been reported following topical corticosteroid therapy. Posterior subcapsular cataracts have been reported following systemic use of corticosteroids.
Topical corticosteroids may also give rise to striae rubrae distensae, telangiectasia, purpura or steroid acne, particularly if applied for prolonged periods of time, to large areas, under occlusive dressings, or to areas of increased skin permeability, such as the face of axillae.
Symptoms And Treatment Of Overdose: Symptoms and Treatment: Poisoning due to accidental ingestion is not anticipated. No specific antidote exists hence treatment of overdosage is symptomatic.
Dosage: As a rule Locasalen should be applied once or twice daily when dressings are not used and once daily when employed under occlusive dressing. It is not usually necessary to cover the treated area. The thickness of the layer should vary depending on the nature and severity of the skin disorder, since in this way it is possible to regulate moisture retention. In cases in which transitory exudation must be anticipated, Locasalen should be applied in a very thin layer, thereby allowing larger quantities of moisture to be released through the film of ointment. Locasalen can also exert an occlusive effect but only if applied in a thick layer. It penetrates well into the skin and, when rubbed in thoroughly, leaves on the skin a transparent oily film, that can be removed with soap and water or a skin cleanser. Excess film can be removed relatively well with paper tissues, leaving scarcely any perceptible sheen.
Availability And Storage: Each g of ointment, colorless, soft to moderately firm in consistency with a smooth, homogeneous surface appearance contains: flumethasone pivalate 0.02% and salicylic acid 3%. Nonmedicinal ingredients: lanolin, propylene glycol and white petrolatum. Tartrazine-free. Tubes of 15 and 50 g.


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Google Photos adds a chat feature to its app
An argument could be made that Google has over-indulged in its creation of way too many messaging apps in years past. But today's launch of a new messaging service — this time within the confines of Google Photos — is an integration that actually makes sense.
The company is rolling out a way to directly message photos and chat with another user or users within the Google Photos app. The addition will allow users to quickly and easily share those one-off photos or videos with another person, instead of taking additional steps to build a shared album.
The feature itself is simple to use. After selecting a photo and tapping share, you can now choose a new option "Send in Google Photos." You can then tap on the icon of your most frequent contacts or search for a user by name, phone number of email.
The recipient will need a Google account to receive the photos, however, because they'll need to sign-in to view the conversation. That may limit the feature to some extent, as not everyone is a Google user. But with now a billion some Google Photos users out there, it's likely that more of the people you want to share will have an account, rather than not.
You can also use this feature to start a group chat by selecting "New group," then adding recipients.
Once a chat has been started, you can return to it at any time from the "Sharing" tab in Google Photos. Here, you'll be able to see the photos and videos you each shared, comments, text chats and likes. You can also save the photos you want to your phone or tap on the "All Photos" option to see just the photos themselves without the conversations surrounding them.
Explains Google, the idea with the new direct sharing option is not to replace users' preferred messaging apps — a strategy that differs from Google's investments in apps like Hangouts and Allo in previous years. Instead, the feature wants to relocate some of the photo-sharing activity that takes place in messaging apps to Google Photos.
Google had tried a similar idea with direct video sharing and messaging from the YouTube app. But the company later shut down that feature ahead of YouTube's announcement of the $170M FTC fine for violating U.S. children's privacy laws, COPPA. Likely, the chat feature there would have complicated YouTube's product, now under increased regulatory scrutiny, because many kids were using direct messaging as a way to work around parental controls and other blocks on traditional messaging apps.
Google Photos makes more sense as a place to directly message friends and family, though, and the Google account requirement means users will have to be 13 or older to gain access. (Unless parents created a Google account for their child).
Direct messaging was previously announced as "coming soon" alongside Google Photos' big fall update that also included the launch of Stories and other features.
The new feature is launching today but the rollout will take place over the next week. It will be supported across platforms, including iOS, Android and web.
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The Wells College men's basketball team controlled the second half and defeated Keuka College 78-68 on Thursday, Dec. 6 at the Schwartz Athletic Center in Aurora, N.Y. Wells scored 49 points in the second half of the game, its highest-scoring half of the season.
Neither team led by more than six in the first half, and the six-point lead was a 19-13 Wells advantage midway through the first. Keuka rallied and led 30-29 at halftime.
Keuka scored the first eight points of the second half and the Wolves held their largest lead of the contest at 38-29 with 18:05 remaining. After a Wells timeout, the Express outscored Keuka 27-11 over the next seven minutes. Wells led 56-49 and never trailed again.
Wells was 22-for-25 at the free-throw line and clinched the victory down the stretch at the line.
All nine players to appear in the game played 11 minutes or more, and four Wells players scored in double figures.
Rich Ross led Wells with 20 points. He scored 18 points in the second half and made four from behind the arc. Ross added nine assists and four steals with five rebounds.
Tyree Fisher had 15 points and Jalen Tribble had 12 points. A.J. Nesci scored all 10 of his points at the free-throw line and was 10-for-12 on the night. Tribble had seven rebounds and two blocked shots. DaVontai Crutch had eight points and nine rebounds.
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Dimensions of Badminton court - 44 feet length × 17 feet width for singles, and 44 × 20 feet for doubles.
Height of badminton net - net is 5 feet 1inch high at edges and 5 feet high at center.
Size of badminton racket - maximum 680 × 230 mm.
Weight of badminton racket - 100 grams maximum.
Measurements of shuttlecock - shuttlecock has 16 feathers with each feather 70 mm in lenght, diameter of cork is 28 mm maximum and top circle of feather is 54 mm.
Weight of shuttlecock - 4.75 to 5.5 grams.
Badminton is a sport that has been around since the 16th century. The sport is played indoors and the pinnacle comes from its Olympic events. The sport is very popular in Asian countries such as China and India with these countries leading the way by producing some of the world's best players.
The object of badminton is to hit the shuttlecock over the net and have it land in the designated court areas. If your opponent mangaes to return the shuttlecock then a rally occours. If you win this rally i.e., force your opponent manages to return the shuttlecock out or into the net then you win a point. You are required to win 21 points to win a set with most matches being best of 3 sets. Points can be won on either serve.
A point is scoring when you successfully hit the shuttlecock over the net and land it in your opponent's court before they hit it. A point can also be gained when your opponent hits the shuttlecock into either the net or outside the parameters.
To win a game you must reach 21 points before your opponent. If you do so then you will have won that set. If the scores are tied at 20-20 then it comes down to whichever player manages to get two clear points ahead. If the points are still tied at 29-29 then the next point will decide the winner of the set. Winning the overall game will require you to win 2 out of the 3 sets played.
A game can take place with either two (singles) or four (doubles) players.
An official match has to be played indoors on the proper court dimensions. The dimensions are 6.1m to 13.4m, The net is situated through the middle of the court and is set at 1.55m.
To Score a point the shuttlecock must hit within the parameters of the opponents court.
If the shuttlecock hits the net or lands out then a point is awarded to your oppenent.
Players must serve diagonally across the net to their opponent. As points are won then serving stations move from one side to the other. There are no second serves so if your first serve goes out then your opponent wins the point.


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In general, the injury pattern in MMA is very similar to that in professional boxing but unlike that found in other combat sports such as judo and taekwondo.[170] The most commonly injured body region is the head (66.8% to 78.0% of reported injuries) followed by the wrist/hand (6.0% to 12.0% of reported injuries), while the most frequent types of injury were laceration (36.7% to 59.4% of reported injuries), fracture (7.4% to 43.3% of reported injuries), and concussion (3.8% to 20.4% of reported injuries).[170] The frequency of impact to the ear and low utilization of ear protection leads to a high frequency of perichondral hematoma that can lead to cauliflower ear.[178]
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The techniques trained in combat sports, from boxing to Brazilian jiu jitsu, often aren't optimal for self defense. Of course there are some exceptions. But in boxing for example, punches are thrown with a closed fist. In self defense, without padded gloves, punches lead to broken hands more often than an unconscious opponent. The addition of eye strikes, groin kicks and slaps, hacks, and other techniques considered "dirty tactics" in sports, should be your primary techniques in real self defense.
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Another common myth is that lactate doesn't form until you perform high-intensity exercises. Lactate actually forms even during lower intensity exercise (because the anaerobic system is still active to a degree). The amount of lactate produced is very minimal; we are able to shuttle this lactate into our mitochondria via the Cori-Cycle and effectively reuse it as energy. During the later round of a intense brawl however, the rate of lactate clearance simply cannot match the rate of which it is produced, this is called the lactate threshold. The figure below shows how lactate is recycled as energy after being produced as a by-product of fast glycoglysis (anaerobic metabolism).
We fight for great public schools, for economic opportunity and security. We fight for healthcare so nobody is one illness away from bankruptcy and for a secure retirement. We fight for our democracy and for a society that is safe, welcoming and sane and that means fighting against hatred and bigotry in all forms. We fight for jobs, justice and freedom for all.
The world went crazy in The Good Fight's second season, and now, in Season 3, the resistance does. Diane Lockhart (Christine Baranski) tries to figure out whether you can resist a crazy administration without going crazy yourself, while Adrian Boseman (Delroy Lindo) and Liz Reddick-Lawrence (Audra McDonald) struggle with a new post-factual world where the lawyer who tells the best story triumphs over the lawyer with the best facts. Meanwhile, Lucca Quinn (Cush Jumbo) balances a new baby with a new love, and Maia Rindell (Rose Leslie) finds a new Mephistopheles in Roland Blum (Michael Sheen), a lawyer who is corruption incarnate.
hi, im 38yo, training MMA 2x wk and can make it thru the PT 20min cardio (jumping jacks, squats, sprawls, jogging,army crawls, shrimps, squat thrusts, pushups,v ups, situps etc) but gas out 1-2min into the 3 min rolling rounds (and sometimes sooner) to the point where if i dont tap someone out before times up, im tapping cause im gassed and claustrophobic when someone gets on top of me.
Corey Beasley has been a strength and conditioning coach for over 14 years. He owns Innovative Results, in Costa Mesa CA, which utilizes 'out fo the box' training methods to assist their clients look better, feel better and perform better. Corey works with elite level wreslters, jiu jitsu, and MMA athletes. He is also RTS1, NASM Master Instructor, OKC and IKSFA Kettlebell certified, and a Level 2 Battling Ropes Instructor.
Strength and conditioning sessions are supporting sessions to all other training. If because of your training the athlete is so sore for a couple of days that they have to miss their fighting practice, you did fail as a trainer. It may happen that you want to increase the intensity of your strength and conditioning sessions, but always make sure it does not conflict with the fighting practices.
My first day was a real eye opener. I didn't want to be like most beginners. I wanted to get right into free-sparring. This is where you wrestle other students to gain superior positions as they are taught in class. My first opponent was a towering gentleman by the name of Jan. (pronounced Yan) Being much taller than me, Jan had a considerable advantage not to mention he was also a gold belt. We started 'rolling' and he put me into his guard. To be in some ones guard means that you are trapped between their legs as they lay on their back. I had no choice but to give up. He then followed up by showing me ways to escape. This is what I love about this school. The other students aren't there to 'beat' you. They are there to learn and to teach others as well. Mr. Arnebeck goes out of his way to do the same. He is never hesitant to demonstrate the move with you in order to answer your questions. The teaching is great, the students and staff are very helpful and receptive, and the atmosphere is that of a dedicated practice.


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So I really have no idea really what my niche or as Jeff Goins says my world view so I'm just going to really be experimenting with this blog till I find what I'm suppose to be writing about sound good? Alright here goes my next 500 words.
In our world today, we have learned one thing from society. It is a trait we learn as we grow up. A child is more open with others and doesn't care for what's right and wrong, and just do what they feel inclined to. As these kids grow up, however, they start learning something.
There is one answer to any said question and if you make a mistake it's bad and might even get you in trouble. Their creative way of looking at the world and seeing all the possibilities is now being attacked. These children are becoming narrow minded. What students who are different, or as I'd like to say still have their creativeness, this becomes harder for them. They either excel and then see it as bad because of the idea that we need to fit in, or they 'fail' and over time will not care anymore, feel the pressure from people to do better or both.
As they go into the workforce, they have learned it's better to fit in. Unfortunately fitting in has turned into this idea of faking it till you make it. Don't get me wrong there are good things that come out of it but there is also the bad aspect.
Faking it till you make it… faking it till you can hide everything special about you and fall into conformity. Faking it till telling lies doesn't bother you anymore, making you feel more comfortable with being fake. This leads to people being incredibly unhappy with everything. Why? Because when they are being fake there isn't an opportunity for them to be the people they came down here to be.
We might not be able to change our identity though many try. It still exists inside all of us and it is intertwined with our purpose and destiny. We were all born to contribute something to the world. It's about time to banish fakeness in the world and our lives. To allow ourselves to fail and be ok with it. To be ok with people not liking who you are.
When some people like you and some don't it creates controversy. It devotes some people to you and draws people who aren't interested in you away. This combined with your personality creates a message the world needs to hear.
There is no right and wrong answer when it comes to a message because there is two sides to every story and every idea. If we allow ourselves to be who we were meant to be, the world will be a much better place.


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As you may know I love to celebrate the seasons with a unique hand crafted wreath and for spring I decided to create a fresh, all white wreath made completely from butcher paper.
I always keep rolls of butcher paper on hand- it is one of the cheapest and most versatile supplies!
I started by cutting large strips of butcher paper and scrunched it up.
I then wrapped and glued it around a styrofoam wreath form.
Using hot glue (this makes it quick and easy) I layered the different circles on top of each other.
I created the center detail of the flowers by crumbling up tiny pieces of paper.
I glued the crumbled piece to the center of the flowers.
I created all sorts of flowers in different sizes- enough to fill the wreath.
I decided to create some little leaves for the wreath. By scrunching leaf shaped pieces of paper to add a little dimension.
Last, I glued all of the flowers and leaves to the surface of the wreath.
And there you have it- a simple, cheap and pretty wreath perfect for spring!
Looking for more spring tutorials and creative inspiration? A whole bunch of my fabulous and creative friends are posting tutorials on their blogs this week!
I ADORE butcher paper! So beautiful! Thanks for the links as well - I really enjoyed Carla's rabbits!
love butcher paper...use it for patterns, what not and when my girls were little it was the best drawing paper...my aunt used to wrap her packages for mailing in it and this was back in the 60's, something i think i will start doing again!
absolutely incredible. Love it! It looks so elegant, can't believe it is made from butcher paper!
Butcher paper seems to be one of a lot of people's favorite resources! I wonder of you could get the meaty residue and smell out of used butcher paper and upcycle it? Thanks for a really clear and helpful tutorial. I love the fresh whiteness of the wreath!
You are the queen of crafty wreaths girl! This is super beautiful, very different from your colourful wreaths but SO elegant. Thanks for doing it as a tutorial, the finished product looks very advanced.
I adore the all white! Really beautiful.
ok, I'm usually not a wreath person, but this one may have won me over. The all-white is gorgeous!
This would be lovely for a wedding decoration!
lovely wreath! And thanks for sharing some other tutorials.
Ok for your UK followers - what is butcher's paper?!
How do you do it woman? You never cease to amaze me with your wonderful creativity!
ingenious, really...perfect for a wedding or christening. I suppose this is the same as freezer wrap? All the butcher paper I see is brown...ingenious!
It is so elegant and so doable! Thank you for this springy wreath, it is lovely.
Have to say, the title of your post left me skeptical but the wreath turned out beautifully!
so so pretty and simple.
Really lovely! Have seen similar wreaths made from scrapbook paper but this all white version is much more elegant!
Great tutorial Alisa! What a surprise to see something all white from you. We are so used to seeing such colorful pieces, this is a fun departure!
Love the tutorial. I need to show it to my daughter but I'm thinking we'd make a colored version.
thanks for the tutorial, i love it ! can't wait to make one !
amazing! this is so beautiful!
Even your instructions are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing--you made it look easy, too. Great results, I'll have to keep my eye out for butcher paper. Haven't seen any in the stores, but haven't been looking, either.
I have an addiction to paper that borders on pathological- Love this design but then I was thinking how cool it would be to make one and then spray it with Glimmer Mist- maybe even in a gold color I have that is basically clear with gold glitter. Either way it really is a terrific project.
If I had not seen your step by step photos, I would never have believed you could make something this AWESOME from crumpled paper!!! This is brilliant and so beautiful. I love it. Bravo!
Oh, my! I don't know which I love more, the eggs or the butcher paper wreath! The wreath is gorgeous and looks like I might be able to do it.
I was just doing a random google search to find inspiration for a Spring wreath and stumbled across your site - I love LOVE love this project! It's gorgeous and I can't wait to make it.
I LOVE this wreath!! It is so beautiful! I want to rip it out of your website and post it on MY door!!!!!
Okay, that sounds extreme but be for-warned that I will be attempting this project in the very near future!!!!
This is beautiful! Do you use #40 or #50 butcher paper? I am currently searching for tutorials and materials appropriate to make paper flowers for my wedding... Thanks!
So simple and SO beautiful... amazing wreth with only butcher paper!!
Really nice! Great for a wedding.
So pretty! perfect for a wedding!
Katie from http://punkprojects.blogspot.com/2011/04/make-it-monday_18.html sent me! I love this project, and I can't wait to give it a try.
LOVE THESE! I tried them and put a picture on my blog with a link to your tutorial, here's the link if you want to check them out.... http://rolledupprettyandcutoffthoughts.blogspot.com/2011/05/dyi-butcher-paper-spring-wreath.html. Hope you don't mind ;) THANKS so much for sharing! I LOVE your blog!
Thank you SO much for posting this! In the city we live in, we have to pay for parking every day at the police station. Every day they give us a receipt and I've been saving them for a project. I just used them to make this wreath and it's beautiful thanks to your awesome tutorial! Thank you for being so inspiring!
even though this wreath is so simple, it is stunning...love it. Thank you so much for sharing!
Alisa, is 40 lb. butcher paper about the right weight? I can get that shipped free from Amazon.com!
I'm seriously trying this with an old book I have that I've been saving for awhile....thanks for sharing!
It's really beautiful, a great idea.
I am typically to running a blog and I actually appreciate your information.
Wow, incredible, you made this with butcher paper. You have shared a nice tutorial. This wreath is really amazing and suitable for wedding decorations and it color matches with white marquee.
This is gorgeous and could definitely be used for different seasons. I actually just included it on a spring wreath roundup on my blog. Thanks for the inspiration!
Love this so much! It is so pretty! Do you mind if I feature this/link back to it on my blog? I would love to share it! Thanks!
This is really pretty! It's perfect for every door, maybe it would be more beautiful if it is colorful? Well, I'm just suggesting. But it's really lovely!
I made this for a wedding shower and told her to hang it on her first anniversary (paper is for 1st, I think) and she loved it. Getting ready to make another one. Thanks for the inspiration!
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Sophomore track athlete Adriana Calva has always been fast, even as a 7-year-old soccer player sprinting around the field and dashing past the defense.
Fully aware of the natural speed she possessed, Calva decided to try out track and field her freshman year at Lynwood High School. She knew she wanted to commit to track and field after her head coach told her that he saw something in her.
Calva's high school track coach must've seen the record-breaking potential, because Calva set a personal and school record at the Johnny Mathis Invitational Feb. 27.
Calva walked to her line not knowing that in 11 minutes and 10 seconds she would become the school-record holder for the steeplechase. Calva definitely did not expect to crush SF State's previous steeplechase record, held by Joanna Luk since 2003, by 11 seconds.
Leading up to the race, Calva felt that she wasn't in top shape, especially early in the season, so she expected to finish with an 11:45 time. Calva said during the race she felt comfortable with her pace. She didn't think she was close to the 11:10 mark.
Calva remained humble and brushed off the fact that she's now the steeplechase record-holder.
Sophomore track athlete Jackie Foley was also part of the record-breaking moment, finishing with the third-fastest time in school history. Foley said sharing that moment with Calva was amazing, especially since they've been running together since their freshmen year.
Foley enjoys and loves the dynamic of the three steeplechasers – herself, Calva and Jessica Betancourt. She said she looks forward to seeing Calva improve and excel for the rest of the season.
"When they're racing above expectations it's a gift, so I'm very pleased," Reimer said.
The sky is the limit for Calva. Reimer hopes she can qualify for nationals this year and become an All-American.
Reimer had high praise for Calva and the hard work ethic she's displayed since arriving at SF State.
Calva already holds the school record, but she's ready to one-up herself.
"I want to keep pushing for a better record," Calva said.


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Deep divisions emerged at today's meeting of the six-member Review Committee of Narmada Control Authority (RCNCA). The BJP Chief Ministers from Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat and Rajasthan pushed for raising the height of the Sardar Sarovar Dam to 121.92 metres from 110.64 metres, as decided by the Narmada Control Authority (NCA).
Even as the condition of Narmada Bachao Andolan (NBA) leader Medha Patkar and two of her associates Jamsingh Nargave and Bhagwatiben Patidar, deteriorated further, the NBA leader today decided to continue with the fast.
Will districthood help development of SAS Nagar?
The Delhi Police has detained two persons (four according to the PTI) in connection with the twin blasts that took place yesterday in the Jama Masjid premises.
In a major relief to fourteen promotee police officers of Punjab, posted as DIGs after their inclusion in the IPS cadre, the Supreme Court has approved the orders of the Central Administrative Tribunal (CAT) and the High Court awarding them salary commensurate to their rank, which was contested by the state government.
Continuing its crackdown on mediapersons, the Nepalese police today baton-charged scores of journalists protesting against the media curbs by the Royal Government, leaving 12 journalists injured and arresting 23 others.
Sixtyeight Indian workers have been allegedly asked by their local employer to resign and return home after they demanded a pay hike. The Indians, some of whom have been working here for the past six years, claimed that they had been cheated of their monthly wages by the company, which manufactured car spare parts, and told to resign and return home when they demanded a pay hike, the "Malay Mail'' reported yesterday.


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For her customers' convenience, Arvinda blended, roasted and ground spices in small batches and sold them to those attending her classes. With wonderful feedback, they kept asking Arvinda for more. In fact, many of those customers asked Preena, who was in high school at the time, to bring these wonderful and flavourful blends to market, commenting how Arvinda's masalas have allowed for delicious Indian meals to come into their homes with ease and simplicity. The seed was planted and the idea of creating a line of high quality masalas was simmering on the back-burner.
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Preena along with her brother Paresh put their heads, skills and creativity together and launched Arvinda's. Made with hand-selected, premium spices (including Stratford, Ontario grown garlic), Arvinda's is roasted, ground and blended in small batches according to traditional family recipes.
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I know there are lot of owners who spend much of their time following their dog around, cleaning up messes and putting out fires.
"My dog pees in the house when he knows we're not looking."
"My dog steals the kid's toys out of their room."
"My dog eats food off of the counter."
"My dog nips people in the back of the leg when they come in my house."
"My dog runs out the front door."
"My dog keeps getting into fights with the dog we just adopted."
"My dog chews up my things when I'm not home."
It does not have to be this way! At all! The easy solution to preventing any of this is having rules for your dog to follow.
If your dog is getting out if your sight and doing things you don't like, it's because he has too much freedom. If your dog makes bad choices (especially repeated bad choices) it's very clear that your dog is given too much un-earned freedom. How often to people leave their toddlers un-attended in a room full of crayons and markers? I imagine very few times--since most people only want to make this mistake of coming into a room covered in doodled walls once! Is it your toddlers fault for drawing on the walls? Nope! You're the adult making the logical choices, and the choice of giving a kiddo that much unsupervised freedom clearly shows its result.
The solution to those problems can be as simple as crating your dog when you're not home and teaching your dog the place command when you are! If your dog is in place, has his leash on (a very important part!!! Do you take training wheels off the bike after the first day of bike riding? NO. Your dog needs practice and that means lots of training with the leash on everyday), and is expected to stay there, your dog cannot be doing those other things. You are giving your dog something else to do, that works on building your relationship, setting boundaries, and teaching them to check in with you for their choices.
If your dog stays in place while you eat dinner, he's not begging at the table. If your dog stays in place while the kids do homework, he's not in their room chewing their toys. If your dog has a leash on and is in place he can't bite people at the door or the other dog in the room, because you have a hand on the leash to give him a correction if he breaks command. (Yep, you need to be correcting your dog with a leash pop for breaking place).
When you start making better choices by teaching your dog how to sit still and tune in, your dog will not be making repeated mistakes and in fact learning a new way to live with you. Until you fully trust your dog to not do any of the things on his "rap sheet", your dog doesn't have the freedom to walk casually around the house. Your dog is on leash in place command, walking with you to your next room to do place command there, and relaxing in that place until it's time for your next adventure. Teaching your dog a calming skill like this can make your life so much easier and your dog much more pleasant to be around!


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Robbie Williams' MTV no-show over his OTT demands
The real reason Robbie Williams won't be playing next week's MTV Awards is because he's flung his toys out the pram.
00:00, 31 OCT 2009
The real reason Robbie Williams won't be playing next week's MTV Awards is because he's flung his toys out the pram.
His OTT demands simply couldn't be met, so he pulled out of the prestigious event at the last minute - making his comeback even more of a shambles.
Robbie's people were fuming after being told their ambitious set designs for his four-minute EMA performance at Berlin's O2 venue on Thursday flouted German health and safety regulations.
An MTV source tells us: "Every star is treated the same and has to work to the same parameters. Robbie is no different.
"But his reps, for some reason, said nearly everything wasn't up to scratch.
"His no-show is costing us a lot of money. We tried to be accommodating, but they walked away with a week to go. It's caused mayhem."
Sources close to Robbie say he was "understandably nervous" about playing the event, watched by millions.
And MTV insiders think his shambolic X Factor performance is also behind his decision to pull out.
Our spy adds: "The stakes are even higher than X Factor, with a global TV audience. If he flopped as badly as he did then, his comeback would have taken even more of a hit.
"It's such a shame. He seemed to be back on track at his London gig last week and he was arguably the biggest - and certainly most talked about - act at the Awards. But the show must go on. Another great name will be announced soon."
A terse statement from MTV blamed a "scheduling conflict". A source says: "Everything is planned months in advance. There is no way they'd have double-booked."
A spokesman for Robbie said: "The truth is MTV and the European Music Awards are victims of big budget cuts and Robbie's performance was being compromised so it was decided he wouldn't play.
"He really wanted to. It is a real shame MTV could not make this happen. He performed a free concert in Berlin last week to 15,000 people.
"And rumour has it Eminem has pulled out of the Awards for the same reason."
Oo-er!