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Saints Tab OVG To Sell Next Superdome Naming Rights Deal
By Ben Fischer 9.28.2020
The Saints have selected Oak View Group to help sell naming rights to the Superdome after Mercedes-Benz' deal expires next year. The Saints vetted "five or six" agencies before choosing OVG, according to Saints VP/Corporate Partnerships Matt Webb. OVG has closed four major naming rights deals so far in '20, and the Saints believe the Superdome can attract a major national or international brand at a premium price despite its age. "We wanted a world-class agency to help us find the next partner for a world-class building, and we really believe (Oak View Group President of Global Partnerships) Dan Griffis and his team represent that type of agency," Webb said. With the Superdome 45 years old and coming off one major naming rights deal, most sponsorship experts would expect the price to decline from the approximately $5M annually Mercedes Benz has paid since '10. But the Superdome will soon get a $450M renovation -- and will host the '22 Men's Final Four, Super Bowl LVIII in '24 and the Sugar Bowl/CFP rotation -- leading insiders to believe it can command a substantial increase. "I kind of look at the Mount Rushmore of stadiums in the world ... and the Superdome is one of those buildings that would absolutely be on that list," said Griffis. "Those types of buildings don't become available for sale very often, and when it does, it presents a unique opportunity unlike anything we've ever done."
CRAFTING THE DEAL: Webb said the Saints expect to have a new deal in place by the time Mercedes-Benz expires in July. He declined to comment on economic expectations. The team's small corporate base will be a challenge. Louisiana has just two Fortune 500 corporate headquarters, CenturyLink and Entergy. On Friday, Oak View Group announced a $125M deal with Co-op to the rights for a new arena under development in Manchester, U.K., and also has finished deals with Amazon for Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, UBS for the Islanders' new arena on Long Island and Philadelphia Union's Subaru Park. Webb said OVG's track record during the pandemic speaks for itself, and they trust their process, methodology and relationships with major brands. "They certainly have the hot hand right now," he said.
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I bet you are getting excited for your upcoming trip to Walt Disney World!
We use a Touring Plan each time we visit and we've gone since our kids were little ones. At Walt Disney World there are so many exciting things to do that it can be challenging to stick with a touring plan, especially with little ones in tow.
I would say that the key to success is to be flexible.
In most instances you can convince your little one that you are going to something exciting and that you will be back to experience the attraction/character/store that he wants to do. However, if it is something big, like he has been talking about Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin since you arrived and he sees it and is passionate about riding it, consider go off the plan to accommodate your little guy.
Most times you can distract him or even tell a little white lie. I used to tell my kids that an attraction was closed if we weren't able to go on it at that exact moment. But, with a three year old, facts and reason won't always work. Use your judgement and be flexible to make sure the vacation is magical for everyone!


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ileus is a topic covered in the Taber's Medical Dictionary.
(il′ē-ŭs)
[L. ileus, colic fr Gr. eileos, a twisting]
Loss of bowel motility, occasionally resulting in intestinal obstruction. It is characterized by loss of the forward flow of intestinal contents, often accompanied by cramps in the abdomen, increasing abdominal distention, obstipation or constipation, vomiting, electrolyte disturbances, and dehydration.
SYN: SEE: adynamic ileus; SEE: paralytic ileus
Ileus usually occurs after abdominal surgery but may also occur in response to trauma, toxemia, or peritonitis or because of electrolyte deficiencies (esp. hypokalemia) or from use of drugs, e.g., anticholinergics and ganglionic blocking agents.
Prevention of ileus in postoperative patients can sometimes be achieved by encouraging early ambulation and gradually increasing activity. The patient should receive analgesics so that pain does not interfere with mobilization; opioids, however, slow gastrointestinal (GI) motility.
The patient is assessed for abdominal distention (abdominal girth is measured and the site marked to ensure the accuracy of future assessments). In the absence of evidence of mechanical obstruction, oral intake may begin even before bowel sounds return. (Bowel sounds are an indication of bowel motility, not absorption; even when bowel sounds are absent, the small bowel is capable of absorbing nutrients.) Ambulation is encouraged, and when nausea, vomiting and obstipation are present, a nasogastric (NG) or weighted nasointestinal (Miller-Abbott) tube is inserted as prescribed. Characteristics and quantity of drainage from the NG tube are documented. The tube is attached to continuous low suction for decompression, and the pH of drainage from an intestinal tube is measured to help determine its placement level. Oral hygiene and misting are provided to manage dryness and prevent cracking of the lips, sordes, and obstruction of the salivary glands. Lemon and glycerin preparations may etch tooth enamel and add to drying, and are not used. Intravenous fluids are given, renal function is assessed, and fluid and electrolyte balance is monitored to maintain normal hydration. Vital signs also are monitored: a drop in blood pressure may indicate dehydration or shock. If colonoscopy or a rectal tube is used to aid decompression, the treatment is explained. Cholinergic agents may sometimes be prescribed. When ileus develops secondary to another illness, e.g., severe infection or electrolyte imbalance, the primary problem is treated.
Venes, Donald, editor. "Ileus." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 24th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2021. Nursing Central Redesign, nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759472/5/ileus.
Ileus. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759472/5/ileus. Accessed January 27, 2023.
Ileus. (2021). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (24th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759472/5/ileus
Ileus [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2021. [cited 2023 January 27]. Available from: https://nursing.unboundmedicine.com/nursingcentral/view/Tabers-Dictionary/759472/5/ileus.
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Q: Issues exposing port with Traefik, node and pm2 I'm running Traefik v2.0 in a docker environment, but I'd like to expose a node app I'm running on port 5000 outside of docker with pm2 as well.
My current setup:
docker-compose.yml for Traefik:
version: '3'

services:
  traefik:
    image: traefik:v2.0
    container_name: traefik
    restart: unless-stopped
    security_opt:
      - no-new-privileges:true
    networks:
      - proxy
    ports:
      - 80:80
      - 443:443
    volumes:
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
      - /var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock:ro
      - ./data/traefik.yml:/traefik.yml:ro
      - ./data/acme.json:/acme.json
      - ./data/config.yml:/config.yml:ro
    labels:
      - "traefik.enable=true"
      - "traefik.http.routers.traefik.entrypoints=http"
      - "traefik.http.routers.traefik.rule=Host(`traefik.domain.com`)"
      - "traefik.http.middlewares.traefik-auth.basicauth.users=user:password"
      - "traefik.http.middlewares.traefik-https-redirect.redirectscheme.scheme=https"
      - "traefik.http.routers.traefik.middlewares=traefik-https-redirect"
      - "traefik.http.routers.traefik-secure.entrypoints=https"
      - "traefik.http.routers.traefik-secure.rule=Host(`traefik.domain.com`)"
      - "traefik.http.routers.traefik-secure.middlewares=traefik-auth"
      - "traefik.http.routers.traefik-secure.tls=true"
      - "traefik.http.routers.traefik-secure.tls.certresolver=http"
      - "traefik.http.routers.traefik-secure.service=api@internal"

networks:
  proxy:
    external: true

Config.yml file:
http:
  routers:
    my_app:
      entryPoints:
        - "https"
      rule: "Host(`my_app.domain.com`)"
      tls:
        certResolver: http
      service: my_app

  services:
    my_app:
      loadBalancer:
        servers:
          - url: "http://127.0.0.1:5000"

  middlewares:
    https-redirect:
      redirectScheme:
        scheme: https

I've tried different url's like http://127.0.0.1:5000, http://localhost:5000 and the docker local ip, but they all end up with "Bad Gateway".

A: If you are trying to expose a service listen on port 5000, 127.0.0.1 or localhost will never be the correct answer (this means "running in the same container as traefik").
If the service is running in another container that is attached to the same "external" network, you should be able to use that container name in the service url:
  services:
    my_app:
      loadBalancer:
        servers:
          - url: "http://my-other-container:5000"

If the service is running on your host, you would need to use an ip address of your host. The easiest option in this case is to add the following to your traefik service in your docker-compose.yaml:
extra_hosts:
  - "host.docker.internal:host-gateway"

And then in your config.yml:
  services:
    my_app:
      loadBalancer:
        servers:
          - url: "http://host.docker.internal:5000"

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Video Chat: The Berklee College of Music's Jeff Claassen on the Importance of Duke Ellington
The Daily Music Break's first video chat features Jeff Claassen, a trumpet player and Associate Professor of Harmony at the Berklee School of Music. Jeff provided deep insight on the great Duke Ellington.
It is interesting that one of the major accomplish with which he credits Ellington is the fact that he kept a band together for about 50 years. We look back on icons as having wholly successful careers, playing big venues and being generally being showered in adulation for the length of their careers. It's not really that way, however. The stars – those that have long careers – have down periods. An older Johnny Cash hit a drought that lasted until Rick Rubin rightly recognized his cultural significance and resurrected him. Frank Sinatra had his down period. Louis Armstrong was thought to be out of touch for years. The list goes on.
Photo: Richard Avedon. Copyright: The Richard Avedon Foundation
It's not that these musicians were not as great as they now are thought to be. It's that tastes change and leave them behind. A career should be seen in aggregate, which only is possible to do when it is over. This all means that keeping a working band together for five decades a pretty remarkable achievement. Apparently, Ellington's side job was writing some of the greatest music in American history.
The trend in the 1950s for smaller groups. Jeff pointed out that the Ellington band played ice shows, for instance. In addition to simply finding work, Ellington had to deal with many personalities — some no doubt tempormental — logistics and everything else that comes with running a big and highly mobile organization. The includes money. Ellington had to worry about paying musicians and support staff. The overhead — instruments, the bandstand, transportation and other things — must have been great.
It was another time. The Rolling Stones, Bruce Springsteen and others essentially sit in their palaces and wait until the creative or financial spirit moves them. They go on the road and are rewarded spiritually and monetarily. There is absolutely nothing wrong with that. They earned it. The fact is, however, that it was much harder back in the day.
Thus, Duke Ellington is a giant for his ability to keep his band together as well as for his music. I've purposely not mentioned the music in this intro. Jeff handles that very well.
The Daily Music Break has featured Duke Ellington previously. These include a five song playlist, a version of "Mack the Knife" with Ella Fitzgerald, an excerpt from the movie "Anatomy of a Murder," a note on the day that "I'm Just a Lucky So and So" was recorded and a performance of "Perdido" alongside Billy Taylor and the great Willie "the Lion" Smith.
Jeff sent some videos of his composition and playing. The site will feature them in the near future.
This video is far closer to Ed Wood than Martin Scorsese. I'm aware of its shortcomings. The audio is unbalanced, there is a bit of choppy editing and the software didn't accurately switch between Jeff and me. I learned a lot and feel that the finished products will be better in the future. The interviews are fun. The editing process, however, is very frustrating for a beginner.
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COP25: Another Lost Opportunity
Rajeesh Kumar
Rajeesh Kumar is Associate Fellow at Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses, New Delhi. Click here for detailed profile.
The 2019 United Nations Climate Change Conference, or COP25, held in Madrid from December 2-13, ended without any significant progress. Though the conference was the longest in the history of UN climate conferences, many denounced its outcome as one of the worst in a quarter-century of climate negotiations. The UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, expressed his disappointment and stated that the world "lost an important opportunity to show increased ambition on mitigation, adaptation & finance to tackle the climate crisis."1 Greta Thunberg, the new face of global climate protests, tweeted that "it seems like COP25 in Madrid is falling apart right now. The science is clear, but the science is being ignored."2 Jennifer Morgan, the Executive Director of Greenpeace, responded that she has never seen the gap bigger between the inside and the outside during the last 25 years history of COP.3 Similarly, the IPCC vice-chair Jean-Pascal van Ypersele also tweeted that "the final result is low, very low" and it is "better to have no deal than a bad deal."4
Significance of COP25
COP25 was significant as well as different from the previous conferences owing to many reasons. First, it was the last conference before 2020, a pivotal year for the Paris Agreement. The Paris Agreement signed by 195 nations in December 2015 is aimed at capping the global warming below 2 degree Celsius. It demanded all Parties to do it through 'nationally determined contributions' (NDCs) and revisit their climate pledges by 2020.5 COP25 was expected to finalise the rules for global carbon market, carry over of carbon credits, and compensate the loss and damage of climate emergency. Similarly, 2020 was also the deadline for providing $100 billion in finance to the developing countries, a promise made by the developed countries in Paris.
Second, the Madrid Summit offered a central role to the contribution of the scientific community in climate negotiations. In previous talks, when it came to climate change, the science was resoundingly clear but the way people responded to it was not. Instead of taking the scientific community seriously, mockery and disbelief of science was a common feature. Very few leaders in Madrid questioned the argument put forth by the scientific community that the difference between 1.5 and 2 degree Celsius rise in temperature is a matter of life and death. Majority of the nations were committed to paying heed of the warning of science.6 This scientific evidence on climate emergency is critical against the backdrop of countries planning to produce 150 per cent more coal than would be consistent with a 2°C pathway, and 280 per cent more than would be consistent with a 1.5°C pathway by 2030.7
Third, COP25 was the first 'Blue COP' that gave particular focus on the world's most crucial carbon sponge – the oceans. It aimed to enhance global awareness about the critical role of oceans in climate mitigation and adaptation and elevating the protection and restoration of oceans as vital to climate progress. According to the scientific community, oceans mop up more than 70 per cent of the CO2 emitted into the atmosphere by humans. However, global warming and natural disasters led to a widespread shrinking of the cryosphere and impacted the capacity of oceans to absorb the emissions.8 For the first time at a UN climate conference, the COP25 decision text recognised the importance of ocean as an integral part of the Earth's climate system, as well as highlighted the need to ensure the integrity of ocean and coastal ecosystems.9 Amid the disappointment, progress on incorporating ocean solutions into global carbon reduction efforts was one of the few positive outcomes at the Madrid.
Last, but most important, COP25 was the final conference before the official exit of the United States (US) from the Paris Agreement. The US is one of the biggest carbon polluters in history and the second largest carbon polluter today. It also uses more than twice as much energy per person as the European Union (EU). As per the latest Climate Change Performance Index, the US rated very low across almost all categories of climate protection.10 COP25 was the last opportunity for the international community to urge the US to implement the Paris pledges including Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) for loss and damage associated with climate change impacts.
Lost Opportunity
COP25 was expected to give prominence to science, streamline ambitious targets and raise trust among parties. The central purpose of COP25 was to scale up ambitions and foster the decarbonisation targets set under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement that addresses how countries can reduce their emissions using international carbon market. However, Article 6 had become one of the most significant casualties with parties failing to reach an agreement. Similarly, COP25 could not make any progress on Article 8, which focuses on loss and damage that the developing countries have suffered due to the climate crisis and how they will be compensated.
Even after a marathon two-week talks, issues such as creating an international carbon market and climate financing were pushed to the next year. Similarly, Madrid Conference was also supposed to have bridged fissures in the developing and developed blocs on various issues. However, what manifested at Madrid was the increasing gap between smaller, developing countries and major powers, which "resisted pressure to commit to emergency action and bolder emissions pledges" before the Paris process is implemented next year.11 For instance, while countries like China and India demanded billions of dollars to finance climate goals, the developed groups, including the US and EU, opposed this move.12 Furthermore, the clashes about carrying over carbon credits certified under the Kyoto Protocol to future commitments were also manifested in the conference. Due to this conflict of interest, the conference postponed all the relevant issues that the scientists highlighted as climate emergency.
India at Madrid
India is the third largest carbon emitter globally. However, its CO2 output (seven per cent) is far lower than both China (29 per cent) and the US (16 per cent). India's commitment under its NDC is to reduce the emission intensity of its GDP (GHG emissions per unit GDP) by 33-35 per cent over 2005 levels by 2030.13 Besides, India also pledged to ensure that 40 per cent of its installed power capacity is from non-fossil sources (renewables, hydroelectric and nuclear) by 2030 and introduced carbon tax on coal production.
As per the latest UNEP Emission Gap Report, India is the only major country which is on track to meeting greenhouse gas emissions target. The report, in the case of India, also projects a potential overachievement of the target by more than 15 per cent.14 Moreover, India, for the first time, ranked among the top 10 in this year's Climate Change Performance Index presented at COP25. According to Climate Action Tracker, if all countries were to follow India's approach, warming could be held below 2°C. This spectacular performance owes several ambitious measures that the country adopted for clean and renewable energy, achieving lower emission intensity in the automobile and transport sector, non-fossil based electricity generation and building sector based on energy conservation.
At Madrid, India's approach was guided by principles and provisions of the Paris Agreement, particularly the principles of equity and common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities (CBDR-RC). During the debates, India raised staunch criticism over the developed world's continuing poor record on climate action. It also argued that the country would not raise its climate ambition due in 2020 if the developed world continues its indifference towards climate emergency. Moreover, India took the lead in calling for more finance for the developing countries for climate action.
However, the failure of COP25 to finalise the rules for developing a market for trading in carbon credits is a significant setback for the Indian renewable energy industry. Carbon trading is a market-based system aimed at reducing GHG emissions. The concept is to enable developed countries to pay for the advancement of low carbon projects in developing countries. Indian companies have accumulated about 345 million such carbon credits. Nevertheless, since this happened under an earlier climate agreement - the Kyoto Protocol - COP25 was expected to frame rules for a new global carbon market before the commencement of the post-2020 framework. If the new framework does not allow to carry over the old carbon credits, it would be a serious blow not only for India but for the future of climate negotiations since it is an issue of trust. Taking all these together, COP26, next year in Glasgow, will be more difficult to negotiate for India and the rest.
Views expressed are of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the IDSA or of the Government of India.
1. Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary General, Twitter Post, December 15, 2019, 5:07 AM.
2. Greta Thunberg, Twitter Post, December 14, 2019, 12:52 PM.
3. "COP25: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Madrid", Carbon Brief, December 15, 2019.
4. Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, IPCC Vice Chair for AR5, Twitter Post, December 15, 2019, 5:28 AM and Twitter Post, December 14, 2019, 8:23 AM.
5. See "Paris Agreement", United Nations, 2015.
6. Joeri Rogelj, Drew Shindell and Kejun Jiang, "Mitigation Pathways Compatible with 1.5°C in the Context of Sustainable Development", in Global Warming of 1.5°C, IPCC Special Report, The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, United Nations, 2018; and "Draft CMA decision on the work programme under the framework for non-market approaches referred to in Article 6, paragraph 8, of the Paris Agreement", UNFCCC, Version 3 of December 15, 2019.
7. "The Production Gap: The discrepancy between countries' planned fossil fuel production and global production levels consistent with limiting warming to 1.5°C or 2°C", SEI, IISD, ODI, Climate Analytics, CICERO, and UNEP, 2019.
8. "The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate", Summary for Policymakers, IPCC, September 24, 2019.
9. "Chile Madrid Time for Action", Proposal by the President, Draft Decision -/CP.25, UNFCCC, December 15, 2019.
10. "Climate Change Performance Index 2019", Germanwatch, New Climate Institute and Climate Action Network, 2019.
11. Audrey Wilson, "Big Decisions Delayed at U.N. Climate Talks", Foreign Policy, December 15, 2019.
12. "UN Climate Action Summit: China's Position and Action", Ministry of Ecology and Environment, The People's Republic of China, September 17, 2019; and "Climate Summit for Enhanced Action: A Financial Perspective from India", Discussion Paper, Climate Change Finance Unit, Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, Government of India, September 2019.
13. "India's Intended Nationally Determined Contribution is Balanced and Comprehensive: Environment Minister", Press Information Bureau, Government of India, October 2, 2015.
14. "Emissions Gap Report 2019", UNEP, Nairobi, November 2019.
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Performing pullups with your knees raised increases demands on the core.
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Traditionally, pullups are performed while maintaining a straight body, with your legs hanging toward the floor. However, if you're interested in adding a challenge to your pullups, incorporate knee raises into the exercise. You can either keep your knees up as you perform your pullups or add a knee raise between each rep. Raising the knees requires your core to become more involved, adding even more strength-training benefits to this challenging exercise.
Begin your workout with a brief, dynamic warmup consisting of five minutes of light cardio and then movements that target your shoulders, hips and abs, including arm circles and high-knee marches. To perform pullups while maintaining a knee raise, reach up and grip an overhead bar, hands wider than shoulders, palms facing forward. With your body hanging from the bar, lift your knees until your thighs are slightly beyond parallel to the floor. Pull your body up until your chin moves beyond the height of the bar and then extend your arms to lower your body back to the starting position with control. While keeping your knees up, go into the next rep. At the end of your pullup workout, cool down with five minutes of walking, followed by brief, static shoulder stretching.
A more challenging way to add raised knees to your pullups is to mix them in between reps. Pull your body up toward the overhead bar while keeping your legs straight. Once your chin is over the bar, hold that position and lift your knees up toward your chest. Keep your body over the bar while you straighten your knees and then extend your arms to lower toward the floor, completing the rep.
Traditional pullups target the latissimus dorsi in your back, which drive your upper arms down into the sides of your torso, as well as your biceps, which bend your elbows as you pull your body up toward the bar. When you add reps of knee raises or hold your knees in an elevated position while doing pullups, you're recruiting your hip flexors and possibly your abs and obliques. To ensure you're working your abs and obliques, you've got to lift your knees so that your thighs move beyond parallel and perform a bit of waist flexion.
If performing pullups with raised knees is too challenging, break the exercises into two separate activities. For example, perform a set of regular pullups, followed by a set of knee raises. Then, move onto single-leg knee raises. Instead of lifting both knees while you're chin is over the bar, lift one, switching legs every rep.
Once you've mastered the pullups with raised knees and are looking for a way to make the exercise even more challenging, squeeze a medicine ball or a dumbbell between your feet to increase the load for your hip flexors, abs and obliques. In addition, focus more on your obliques by bringing your knees up toward the left shoulder and then the right shoulder, switching sides every rep.
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Q: cesium I have 10,000 entities, how can I do not try a loop approach to change their material? From
new Cesium.PolylineGlowMaterialProperty({
            glowPower: 0.15,
            color: Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString("rgba(42,92,170, 0.15)")
        });

To
new Cesium.PolylineGlowMaterialProperty({
            glowPower: 0.3,
            color: Cesium.Color.fromCssColorString("rgba(255,255,255, 0.15)")
        });

Is there a way to change all the materials as a whole?

A: I think you'll need to loop through all the entities, but you probably don't want to allocate a new PolylingGlowMaterial for each one, as that could be slow.  Instead, try changing the value on the existing material.  Assuming this is a "constant" (non-time-varying) property as shown above, there's a setValue available.  It goes something like this:
entity.polyline.material.glowPower.setValue(0.3);
entity.polyline.material.color.setValue(Cesium.Color.WHITE.withAlpha(0.15));

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Great post! Very pertainent points too, can't say I actually even thought of that. Imagine that actually happening. I have read some interesting comments about the 'seo blogoshpere', everything from 'so what I never really knew the guy or really read his stuff' to 'Danny *is* SEW'. I liked Matt Cutt's post too. Personally I have read SEW from almost the beginning and Danny's contribution to 'search' is so profound it's amazing. There was hardly anything around when Danny started cranking out search content. I think the main thing here is we all win. SEW will keep keeping on and hopefully Danny does something he is really passionate about and I am sure we will all benefit somehow. Best of luck to him.
Huge space. Time to get in on the ground floor. The amount of qualified traffic you can drive to a page is enormous. Like some of GrayWolf's posts where by the time he's linked up all the SMO's the whole front page is near full. Now that's qualifing and upselling traffic at it's best. Not to mention the amount of new access points for people to find to your webpage. Oppourtunities are enormous. Rep management 101 should be taught in every business (online or not) who want to maintain their good name.
2nd Thomas Bindl, also Shandy King, and John Andrews has put up some funny seo related content.


A few years ago I was pretty much obsessed with walking everywhere and eating normal/healthy. I lost nearly 4 stone and I was happy. I wasn't 100% confident as I was still learning to love my 'new body' and new figure. However, as years have gone by, with a third pregnancy and just being stuck in a horrible rut and suffering from depression and anxiety, I've gone downhill again. I don't like it - I hate it.
I remember all through my pregnancy with Freddie I kept saying I was going to stick to the Slimming World Plan, and although I didn't do too bad, I still gained and I was still extremely unhappy with how I felt and looked. As months went by, I kept telling myself I was going to stick to plan again and I was going to go out walking and so on, but it never happened. I did stick to plan now and then but not each week.
I kept making silly excuses for myself which stopped me getting up and going out. Either I had work to do, no time, Freddie is napping or I had the girls to pick up. When in reality I could put Freddie down a little earlier to have his nap and just move him from his pram that he naps in, to his other pram to go out for a walk. I did have time because I could go before picking the girls up from school and pick them up on my way on the walk. There's always a way around things. As for work, yes that can be difficult at times but during the day, I work when Freddie is down for his nap, so before or afterwards, again, there are no excuses.
On Monday the 8th of January I had it in my head that I wanted to go out for a walk. I was looking forward to it and looking forward to feeling good, feel healthy and start losing weight again. It could just be a phase of the new year, but I'm hoping it's the start where this year can be for me. This year can be my time to feel and look good. I am aiming to lose 8 stone and I will be happy. I'm not looking to lose all of that in this year, maybe it will take me 2-3 years, I'm in no rush or competition with no one. My journey is my journey and no one will put me down in that way.
I'm not rushing into the whole thing but I am setting myself a goal each week that I'd like to achieve. I'm aiming to walk roughly 4-5 miles per day on top of the 3 miles that I do each day by taking the girls to school and picking them up. It's crazy how good you feel after a good long walk. There are a few paths to walk around my village but they can be quiet boring at times and I am worrying already that I'll get bored of them but I'm hoping to do different walks to make it seem and feel a little bit more interesting.
On Wednesday, I decided to go for a walk after dropping the girls off at school. Half way back home, I decided to let Freddie run around - this shattered him out for nap time - I missed the afternoon walk but went for one after picking the kids up from school. The weather is the perfect weather to go for walks, although it is freezing, you warm up by walking so it's not too bad. Freddie and I had a lovely little walk back home, it was over 3 miles long, and the feeling when I reached back home was a good positive feeling.
Are you walking or running more this year?


If I have any complaints about eating a real food diet, it's that it can sometimes be really expensive. Whole Foods didn't get the nickname "Whole Paycheck" by accident.
Yes, it's a crime that an organic tomato costs more than a hamburger at your typical fast food joint. And: there are very specific strategies you can employ to make eating real food affordable.
Here are six strategies to massively reduce the cost of a real food diet.
Someone asked me recently what's the difference between a processed food and a "whole food"? My reply was simple: a processed food HAS ingredients; a whole food IS an ingredient.
While whole foods – especially if you're looking for local and organic – can be a little spendier than their conventional counterparts, what makes Whole Paycheck so darned expensive isn't just the organic tomatoes. It's the cleaner, organic versions of pre-made foods that run up the tab. Organic, gluten-free paleo crackers? Yup, that's going to run you a pretty penny. But the seeds that make them, if bought on their own – and even better, in bulk – are a fraction of the cost.
There are tons of examples of overpriced pre-made foods, but I'm going to pick three of the real foodie favorites: bone broth, kombucha, and cultured veggies.
Take bone broth for example. The most nutrient dense store-bought bone broth costs anywhere from $14 to $24 per quart. We'll make six quarts in a batch, and the cost of the bones, when bought from our local farmer in 50lb boxes is approximately $1.75 per pound. We use 4lbs per batch, which comes out to $1.16 per quart. A huge savings!
An even more cost-effective alternative to buying your own bones, is to save the bones from your roast chickens, rack of lamb, any meat you cook with the bone in (which, incidentally, is both typically more nutrient-rich AND less expensive!), stick them in a freezer bag until you have enough for your next batch of broth, and use them for your broth. No additional expense and a delicious, nutrient-dense bonus to come out of your dinner.
I wrote extensively about the cost savings of making your own Kombucha here. And homemade cultured veggies, which cost $7 and up for a 16oz bag, cost the price of a head of cabbage yielding at least twice that much sauerkraut.
"But what about the time?" You say.
Fair point. These things don't make themselves. And the primary reason these three things are such top-ticket items is because when they're properly made, they each take a lot of time to prepare (albeit most of that time is unattended). The extended prep time increases the cost of having someone else making it for you significantly.
So you're a busy person, I get that. But in my experience, it's all about establishing a system.
For bone broth, since we let ours cook for upwards of 72 hrs, we invested in a single electric burner. This allows us to make a big batch of broth without taking up a burner on the stove. In winter when bone broth is on high demand, we make this almost weekly. In the summer, maybe once a month.
For the Kombucha, we use the continuous brew system which reduces workload immensely – once you've got it started, if you have the time to boil a kettle and fill a few bottles, you're all set.
One of the most expensive ways to buy your food is to shop somewhere like Whole Foods or similar high end organic grocers. You're not just paying for the food – you're paying for the beautiful displays, the convenient location, the friendly staff, and all the extras like cooking classes and wine tastings. If you've got the budget, then go for it. But if you're trying to save some cash, there are far less expensive ways to procure healthy food that's often far yummier.
One of my favorites is to join a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). We've been doing that since moving to Portland, and not only has it saved us a ton of money, it has allowed us to explore types of produce we'd never have picked up otherwise. Garlic scrapes? Heirloom varieties of turnips? Mizuna greens? We'd never heard of them before, and now we eagerly look forward to when they appear in our box.
When we think of CSAs, we usually think of produce, but there are meat CSAs as well. Check out your farmers market or FarmMatch to find your local farmers and see who's got a CSA. Usually it will bring the cost per pound down significantly. Another way to procure clean, pastured meat cost-effectively is to get a deep freezer and buy in bulk. Many farmers will sell you a quarter cow, or half a lamb or pig, all butchered and frozen. Stock up your deep freeze and you'll be set for months at a significantly reduced price. We've now joined a chicken CSA, a salmon CSA, and another meat CSA that has a whole variety of types of meats and cuts to choose from.
For the really ambitious, a garden can be a lovely way to cut expenses. Even if it's just one or two of your favorite things, or the speedier items like herbs. We're doing some construction in our back yard, so this year we don't have a garden bed. I wanted to grow something, so I got a big plastic pot (cost: $12) a 16qt bag of organic potting soil ($14) and an heirloom tomato start at the farmers market ($4) of a particularly productive variety. That's $28 all in. I can reuse the pot and will only need to add to the soil next year, so that's a longer term investment, and overall this will save us money, yield the most delicious tomatoes, and if we do some canning of tomato sauces and salsas, save us even more money later in the year on something we might have bought in packaged form.
If you don't have the time for a full garden, consider a kitchen garden for herbs, which are really expensive when you buy them at the store. Even a little window box can give you a lovely yield and fresh flavors for your dinner.
When I say the word "forage" images of being on my hands and knees deep in the forest looking for mushrooms comes to mind (not that I've ever actually done that), but it doesn't have to be that extravagant. Here in the Pacific Northwest, we have a bit of a blackberry problem. They take over and grow everywhere. In your backyard, it's truly annoying. But if you're out and about and you find a good patch, bring a bucket and there's some free food! You'll find them along biking and walking paths, and on the edges of parks next to roadways.
That's just one example of what's available here in our area. If you do a little research, you'll find what's available near you. Take advantage of your local bounty!
Cost-efficiency in the kitchen isn't just about where you procure your food, but what you do with it. Most of us waste an enormous amount. How much of your produce drawer actually gets eaten and how much ends up in your compost pile or garbage each week? A few things will help you be more strategic with your food so that you get the most out of it.
Plan – a good meal plan goes a long way. If you get a CSA and aren't sure what's coming each week, set aside a bit of time once the box has arrived to map out your meals for the week. It will save you time during the week, it will alleviate the mental stress on busy weekdays of figuring out what's for dinner, and it will help you make much better use of what's in that box. Here's the meal planning strategy I use.
A corollary to this is to eat your fridge clean. It's those last few straggler stalks of celery, the lemons that are stuffed at the back of the bin, the parsley that's starting to wilt… If you force yourself to use these ingredients you're going to get much more creative in the kitchen AND you're going to actually eat the food you've bought, not toss it and end up spending more. Those are exactly the three things left in our fridge as I write this, and it sounds like the perfect stuffing for roast chicken, don't you think?
Get creative. If there are bits of food you'd usually throw away – like the broccoli stems for instance – see if you can find a way to use them. We like to use a peeler on broccoli stems and turn them into veggie pasta. A client of mine uses the almond pulp leftover from making almond milk for a paleo vegan faux hummus. There are lots of creative things you can do!
When it comes to eating meat, eat "nose to tail". In our culture, we favor the familiar cuts of muscle meat, but there are so many other parts of the animal that go to waste – many of them less expensive and more nutrient-dense. I already shared the tip about the bones. What about the organ meats and "odd bits"? I know this takes a big mental leap to get through, so here's a great resource to get you started and inspired.
How do you save money while eating real food? I'd love to hear your tips and strategies in the comments below.
7 real superfoods I eat everyday. And so should you.
Great article!! Thank you, Margaret! I can totally relate and have been in that exact same situation where it was actually the woman at the check out who after ringing up my 6 items and the total being over $60 asked me, "wow that added up fast, what did you buy?!" I will definitely look into some of your suggestions!
I've been wondering what the heck to do with my almond milk pulp other than compost it. That's great. thanks.
Thanks for the tips! I keep a list on the front of the fridge of what needs to be used in the fridge and in the freezer and make a weekly meal plan too. Growing our garden is a great way to save money and I find it especially helpful for not wasting herbs as you can just go out and get what you need, rather than buying a bunch that in the past would often go bad in the fridge.
A good yogurt tutorial is on epicurious.com. You can use a good quality plain yogurt as a starter.
Make your own artisan bread….
But making your own artisan whole grain bread is a great place to start if you can't part with bread. 'Pinch of yum'has a great 3 ingredient ,no knead ,super easy artisan bread recipe. Flour, salt, yeast and water , mix in a bowl, let sit cover overnight, bake in a Dutch oven (deep cast iron pot with lid). Incidentally this bread has been well tolerated by many gluten sensitive friends and family due to lack of added gluten from commercial products and non gmo grains.
Make your own granola, mix oats, raw honey, coconut or other high quality oil, and bake on a sheet pan. Add ins are unending here!
Continuous brewer waiting for my live scoby to arrive!
Those tips could cut the healthy food costs big time.
Speaking about foraging, dandelion is my current fav. I just go out in the field and pick some young fresh leaves before each meal. Free organic leafy greens bursting with nutrients.


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Hydro Nationalism
As SAARC prepares to meet in Dhaka, they must understand that our rivers bring us together, and river engineering projects should not be used to break us apart.
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay | Nov 01, 2005
The Ganges Water
Diversion: Environmental
Effects and Implications
M. Monirul Qader Mirza
Dordrecht; Kluwer
Academic, 2004
Water Science and
Technology Library.
Political differences and mutual recriminations have long characterised the uneasy Indo-Bangladesh bilateral relationship. Among the primary issues of contention between the two states has been that of water-sharing of the Ganga River. The construction of a barrage by India at Farakka in West Bengal diverted the river water into two distributaries, thereby reducing the water inflow into Bangladesh. While India saw this construction as a sovereign right, Bangladesh held it as a violation of its own rights as a lower riparian country. In 1996, after close to two decades of political deadlock on the issue, the two countries arrived at an agreement on mechanisms of water-sharing that determined the extent of Bangladesh's right to access the river's dry season flows. But even though a political agreement has been reached, the barrage and its impacts remain hotly contested in both India and Bangladesh.
The roots of the dispute lie in the barrage's vastly different consequences on the two sides of the border. India commissioned the barrage in 1975 to make the Calcutta port navigable. By diverting the Ganga into the Hugli-Bhagirathi River, on which Calcutta is located, India hoped that the barrage would regenerate the city's harbour. However, the project also resulted in the reduction of the river's dry season flow into Bangladesh, causing a subsequent regional environmental decline. Dhaka claims that the barrage caused an adverse impact on the country's agriculture, fisheries and navigation. This emerged as the basis of opposition to the project from both Bangladeshi politicians and civil society.
Even while the political debate and acrimony has continued for decades, there has been inadequate scientific work on the barrage's impact. Monirul Qader Mirza, a scientist and editor of the 2004 The Ganges Water Diversion, is well aware that "much of the techno-political debate over the impact of the Farakka Barrage on Bangladesh is based on observations and anecdotal evidence rather than sound analyses of relevant data". Mirza's compilation deals with the environmental effects of the Farakka project, as well as that of other smaller but numerically significant lift transfers along the river; in so doing, he provides a much-needed scientific perspective. The book offers a breath of fresh air on an issue that has been reduced to a largely polemical and politicised debate, tinged with resounding hydro-nationalism.
Facts and flow
Much of the hard data that serves as the background and foundation for the book's analysis comes in the second chapter, 'Hydrological Changes in Bangladesh'. Using the flow data of the Ganga at the Hardinge Bridge in Bangladesh, the book's editor, Mirza, comes to the surprising inference that there has been a 13 percent increase in the river's peak-discharge after the construction of the barrage. A closer examination of the claim, however, reveals that the author has included the years from 1935-47 in his analysis – a period when the annual peak-flow at Hardinge Bridge was very low, inevitably bringing down the average peak-flow data for the pre-Farakka period. While there could be a multitude of reasons behind these very low pre-1950 figures, they cannot constitute a sound basis to evaluate the 1975 construction at Farakka. On the other hand, Mirza makes a stronger presentation of the impact on dry season flow at the Hardinge Bridge by exploring the average monthly discharge for March-April between 1965 and 1997.
The author also looks at the impact of the barrage on the Gorai River, a tributary of the Ganga downstream from the Hardinge Bridge. In contrast with the earlier conclusion that there has been an increased peak-flow on the Ganga, Mirza suggests that the Gorai's peak-flow has clearly declined. This incongruence is tentatively explained as a result of the Gorai River "aggrading due to sediment deposition, which results from decreasing inflow from the Ganges into the Gorai River". Indeed, such important processes need to be examined in a more intensive and extensive manner, as the data could provide an ideal basis for purposes of collaborative research and sharing of detailed hydrological knowledge between the two states.
Impact of diversion
In the following chapter, S K Mazumder, an engineer, explores the possible links between the barrage and the disastrous 1998 floods in the Malda District of West Bengal. The author identifies inoperable spillway gates, the deposition of sediments upstream from the barrage, drainage congestion in the Malda basin, the meandering of the Ganga and the breaching of its embankments as the primary causes of the flood. His prescription of 'training' rivers as an essential strategy for river engineering, however, is problematic: "It is of utmost importance to control the river Ganga both upstream and downstream of the barrage to arrest erosion … Considering the national importance of the project, it is desirable that the Central Government … should take the responsibility of training the river upstream and downstream of the Farakka Barrage." Indeed, such a perception of 'national' priorities needs to be reviewed – these have already been used to justify massive investments into projects that attempt to control rivers, often with questionable long-term economic gains and unaccounted-for environmental costs. Rivers are not bound by national boundaries. They need to be understood in a framework that not only involves regional priorities, but is also backed by credible scientific and economic understanding of the vast processes associated with the great Southasian rivers.
Contributors to The Ganges Water Diversion highlight several of the negative consequences of the barrage, including changes in the flow of the Gorai and the growing salinity in southwest Bangladesh. Maminul Haque Sarker, a leading river morphologist, for instance, explores the physical changes in the Ganga-Gorai river system that have necessitated upstream human interventions – a particularly important discussion for the potential it opens up for future research. A large part of the Sunderbans' fresh water supply is received from the Gorai, which connects upstream interventions to a much wider issue, given the vast number of people that rely on the mangrove ecosystem. The authors point to a "need to increase the discharge of the Ganges River at Hardinge Bridge during the dry months in order to limit salinity in the Southwest region at certain threshold limits."
M Sinha analyses the impact of the Farakka Barrage on both upstream and downstream fisheries. He notes that the barrage's construction "has adversely affected the fishery of river Ganga in its upstream, especially of the migrant fish population. But the fisheries downstream, especially of Hugli estuary, have shown a continued upsurge after the commissioning of the barrage." The downstream movement of salinity in the Hugli-Bhagirathi has been well documented. Sinha, however, does not separate the figures of increased downstream fish landings in a manner that allows the barrage's impact to be singularly identified, in comparison with the widespread changes that have come about due to the introduction of mechanised fishing practices. The chapter also fails to address the issue of the potential sustainability of the increased fish catch.
Rivers of Southasia
Some of the more indirect implications of water diversion are also addressed in these pages. Within issues of ecosystem change and agriculture, correlations become increasingly general and less quantitative, highlighting the complexity of these linkages and the lack of scientific information on them. Ansarul Karim notes that, "historically the Sundarbans has evolved under the reduced salinity, which used to be maintained by large amounts of freshwater upstream. The decline of forests is directly related to the declining flow of freshwater in the rivers." A more politically sensitive impact of water transfer has been its effects on agriculture. Mirza and Altaf Hossain seek to demonstrate the adverse effects of the Farakka Barrage on Bangladesh's agriculture, concluding that "Productivity of crop agriculture has significantly reduced." While not all of these claims are backed by convincing data, the environmental impacts addressed in these chapters are nonetheless significant.
As SAARC leaders prepare for their Dhaka summit, it is important to emphasise that river engineering cannot be allowed to disconnect Southasia: it is, after all, rivers that tie the region together in the first place. In an era when water has already emerged as a critical resource, Southasian states would do well to build a cooperative framework to deal with the issue and use it as a basis for economic advancement. The time has come to break away from the traditional ways of thinking about water and rivers within narrow, nationalist frames; instead, we need to arrive at a holistic, trans-disciplinary approach. The Ganges Water Diversion lays open gaping holes in these related knowledge bases. Along the way, it establishes the need for extensive, collaborative research on water in Southasia that is based on a new paradigm. Such an approach needs to transcend the limits of national boundaries and refrain from making water a domestic, political tool. While Mirza's book raises important issues surrounding this question, it is beyond the scope of scholars alone to accept this millennial challenge. Will the SAARC leaders read the rising tide?
Jayanta Bandyopadhyay
Topics : Indo-Bangladesh, nationalism, policy, river engineering, water


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Trauma, Healing and Gaming Part 3: The Art and Science of PTSD
Liana Kerzner | 20 May 2015 15:00
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Editor's Note: This article contains game spoilers for Spec Ops:The Line, God of War, The Darkness and Papo & Yo.
Traumatic experiences are a core part of video game stories, because peril is exciting, right? While danger and death-defying experiences are pretty standard for game narratives, an exploration of the emotional aftermath isn't.
More and more games are trying, however. Games like Dragon Age, Mass Effect, The Last of Us, Gears of War, The Darkness, Dead Space, The Walking Dead, Heavy Rain and Silent Hill 2, for example, feature signs of trauma or traumatized characters. American McGee's Alice and Psychonauts involve stories of overcoming childhood trauma.
But the game that comes first to mind for many when you mention PTSD is the 2012 third-person shooter Spec Ops: The Line. It tells the story of an instantly likable trio of soldiers who end up doing a lot of really bad things for really good reasons. As Yager managing director Timo Ullman put it, "the road to hell is paved with good intentions".
Note that "the road to hell is paved with good intentions" is an artistic vision, not a clinical opinion or policy direction. That's the difference between art and activism.
Heavily inspired by Heart of Darkness, Spec Ops: The Line is by no means a clinically accurate portrayal of PTSD. As Ullman puts it, Yager wanted to explore "what war is doing to soldiers' minds and PTSD played a role in discussions... one will be able to recognize some of it. But of course we are no experts at that and so we also tried to stay away from just throwing it into the mix and taking advantage of the public discussion."
Spec Ops: The Line was, therefore, an groundbreaking game regarding military PTS being used in games. The game was deservedly praised for its narrative, even though some gamers were repelled by the deliberately horrifying white phosphorous scene. That's the thing about PTSD though: it comes from something really really bad happening.
However, a therapist I consulted for this article (who wishes to remain uncredited) suggested that in fact, Capt. Walker's symptoms in Spec Ops could actually point to schizophrenia. Walker's hallucinations and paranoia aren't re-experiencing the event; they're things that never actually happened. There is a lot of overlap between PTSD and psychosis but they're not the same thing. However, most signs of schizophrenia begin in late teens and early adulthood, about the time people enlist in the military. So Walker's condition could very well be complex PTSD. But it could be other things as well.
It's important to make these distinctions when analyzing the game, but we can't do that if devs don't make the game in the first place. Mature, open discussion of game content can be a really good thing, because it allows people who are experts to get their message out thanks to the popularity of an artistic product. However, the media collectively has a bad habit of showing too close a connection between mental health issues and violence , so it's important to discuss how to strike a balance.
Veterans I talked to who played the game were conflicted. "Spec Ops: The Line gave it a shot, but that game felt more like it was trying to give you PTSD through a narrow, single dimension, rather than cover the subject matter from multiple dimensions and explore more important concepts than simply a process of events that can cause PTSD," says Michael Stevens, a veteran with PTSD. However, he also says "Games are supposed to have some element of fun in them. If a video game wants to seriously tackle PTSD, the game behind it must be driven by solid mechanics and a story that isn't going to depress the shit out of everyone. PTSD as a central theme is a tricky space to navigate."
Full disclosure: he took a specific shot at a pair of prominent crusaders against violent games in his comments, but I'm not reproducing them since I don't want to start a war of my own.
"Some people dubbed [Spec Ops: the Line] as an anti-war game, and one can see it that way although it was not intended." Ullman says. "Of course we wanted to create a game that entertains and would be able to grab peoples attention but at the same time offer something that lets the player think and reflect about."
Fictional stories are often the first ones to humanize otherwise "scary" people, and Spec Ops: The Line definitely makes you feel for Capt. Walker's struggles through no-win situations. As long as stories like Spec Ops: The Line help build empathy for people with PTSD without a player thinking it makes them an expert on the nuances of the condition then that's great! PTSD and combat stress reaction have been woven through humankind's stories long before PTSD was added to psychiatric terminologies in 1980. During the American Civil War, "soldier's heart" was the colloquial name for a condition now linked to anxiety disorders. During and after World War I, what's now known as PTSD was called "chronic shell shock". I saw allusions to this in the comic and video game The Darkness, since Anthony Estacado massacres an invading army after accepting the Darkness into him, then loses his grip on sanity.
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This semester, we have the fortunate opportunity to be placed at John Burroughs High School with Dean Tiffany ATC as our preceptor. Home to the JBS Bombers, this site has a wide variety of fall sports including football, soccer, field hockey, swimming/diving, volleyball, cross country, golf, cheerleading and tennis.
John Burroughs is very unique in that the school mandates that all students participate in multiple sports all four years. This encourages student involvement in extracurricular activities, increases the overall health of the student population, allows for students to experience different sports, and helps students develop proper time management skills. After being in different clinical settings, it is clear that these students are positively influenced by this design. Students are generally more enthused and have more positive relationships with their teammates and coaches/teachers through this added structure.
While we cover all of the sports at John Burroughs, we spend a large amount of time with football, traveling with both Varsity and JV teams to games. This experience has given us an opportunity to see many different injuries and how to properly treat them.
We have also been able to take part in rehabilitation practices for all of the teams at a higher level. Having worked in many rehab settings before, Dean is extremely knowledgeable in many areas of rehab, which has been helpful exposure for us. Under his supervision, we are able to take a very hands-on approach in treating these athletes on and off the field. This has given us a chance to put what we learn into practice.
As the fall sports are winding down, we are looking forward to the continuation of Varsity football as they enter playoffs and are excited for the start of winter season.


I have a brilliant suggestion for a new TV detective drama. Its glamorous but sternly correct heroine is newly in charge of enforcing 'diversity' among the domes and towers of Oxford.
She lingers in its donnish common rooms, listening out for incorrect remarks and swooping righteously on those who 'stereotype minorities'.
'So anything that seemed to stereotype, show disrespect towards minorities or create a climate in which an individual might feel their dignity infringed was to be recorded,' reflected Gove.
The culprit would be warned to stop. But if he persisted, he would be 'disciplined'.
He will not name the college. But I researched and found that All Souls, famous round the world for its concentrated brainpower, does indeed have such a diversity officer. Its Warden, Professor Sir John Vickers, says he 'does not recognise the description'.
One of that official's achievements has been 'reminding colleagues of the importance of upholding equality principles in all aspects of College life'.
← Only a blind man can deny that there is great confusion in the Church.