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What Brands Will Live, What Brands Will Die, Who Will Tell Your Brand Story
November 27, 2017 Branding, UncategorizedBrand Story, Branding, David Johnson, Hamilton, Strategic Vision, Strategic Vision PR GroupPublic Relations Made Simple
In the hit Broadway musical, Hamilton, the final ensemble is called, "Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story." It recollects that all the founding fathers were allowed to grow old and tell their stories, save of course for Alexander Hamilton who died young in the famed duel and that it fell to his wife, Eliza to tell his story for another 50 years so he would be remembered and revered for all that he contributed to our nation's founding (and that without that story he would have been forgotten). The same lyrics can also apply for brands today. Today's consumers expect a brand to do more than just have the best products, services, and prices. They expect a brand to tell a story. If a brand doesn't have a brand story, it will die and be forgotten. So who tells your brand story and what is it?
Ask yourself what is my brand story. You may think that you don't have a brand story but you do. Your brand story is told by your website, social media, products, and services. It is the basic DNA of your company. It tells your vision and values. It defines what separates you from the competition. Just as in Hamilton, Eliza told Hamilton's story, his values, flaws, sacrifice, and what made him so different and special compared to his political rivals, Jefferson and Madison. The play also clearly defines that George Washington had a unique and special story that established the brand that history remembers him for and separates him from all of his compatriots even still today.
So who should be the chief storyteller of your brand? As Harry Truman, famously said, "the buck stops here.", meaning that it should be the owner, CEO, or President of the company who conveys the brand story. Successful leaders are game changers. They transform the hearts and minds of their customers, employees, vendors, Wall Street, and the media to act on their strategy, buy the latest product, or provide the latest assessment of their company. Storytelling is essential to achieve this. If the CEO or Company President isn't able or unwilling to tell the brand story, it should be another key officer who is totally familiar with the brand's DNA and convey the story to all stakeholders – employees, consumers, shareholders, and vendors. Just as in the play, Eliza Hamilton was uniquely qualified and perhaps the only person possible to convey Hamilton's story.
In today's business world, a brand story is essential in the global economy. Without one, your brand will die. With one, it will flourish and be remembered.
The Benefits Of Public Relations
September 8, 2017 Media Relations, Public RelationsBranding, David Johnson, Media Relations, PR, Public Relations, Strategic VisionPublic Relations Made Simple
Whether you are a corporate leader, author, entertainer, athlete, or seeking to influence public policy, you know that you need public relations. Yet despite this, many people are uncertain of what the benefits of public relations are.
First you have to understand what public relations is. A basic definition of what public relations does for companies, authors, entertainers, athletes, organizations, and brands is it shapes and molds their public image. It utilizes the right strategies to allow for you to be heard and seen, through media outlets.
So, what are the benefits of public relations?
Target market. A well-crafted and orchestrated public relations campaign targets the media and events that your target market utilizes. If you are a toy company making board games, a public relations campaign will target the media that people who like board games read, watch, or listen too. The campaign will also target trade shows and events that will give your product the maximum exposure, as well as, obtain celebrity endorsements that will carry weight with consumers. If you are a romance author, public relations will allow you to reach readers who purchase romance books through media interviews, book reviews, book signings, and speaking engagements.
Businesses, authors, celebrities, brands and any organization conduct public relations not just to promote something but to build a better image. Effective public relations allows your brand to attain a positive image both online and offline, which benefits you for the long haul and brands your image in the public's consciousness.
Public relations such as a media interview, review, or media profile, carries weight with the public. It is seen as a third party (the media outlet) endorsement. The public knows that such media mentions are not paid for by the company, unlike an advertisement. Studies show that consumers give a media mention over 7 times the credibility they do an advertisement.
Public relations is more cost efficient than advertising. The rates for public relations along with the results it produces, are between 30% to 50% better than doing advertising.
Lead Generation. The media placement from public relations is long lasting. This is especially true with Google, company and media outlets websites. While you will see the greatest number of leads after the media mention appears, the leads continue long after as people find the media story online during searches.
The benefits of public relations are immense. It is long lasting with the impact felt long after the initial campaign.
Do You Need A Public Relations Agency?
September 6, 2017 marketing, Media Relations, Public RelationsAtlanta PR, Branding, David Johnson, Media Relations, PR, Public Relations, Social Media, Strategic VisionPublic Relations Made Simple
A very common question asked when considering public relations is, do I need a public relations agency? The answer is yes, you do need a public relations agency for a variety of reasons (and not just because we are a public relations agency).
Why you ask do you need a public relations agency? Let us count the reasons why:
The media receives thousands of pitches a day. Having a public relations agency make the media contact adds credibility to you and what you are promoting. It shows the media that you, your company, service or product are credible and you are placing money behind it to promote it. Trying to do it yourself lessens your credibility in the eyes of the media.
It saves you money and time. In business, everything revolves around the bottom line. In this alone it is smarter to retain a public relations agency. Public relations is not just press releases, press conferences, and media appearances. It also includes the social media aspect of maintaining a company's blog, and social media pages. This would require several salaried people. In terms of salary alone, you are losing out as with a retainer with a public relations agency you have a team of professionals on your account that handle each aspect of that public relations campaign. For small and medium sized organizations, the savings is even greater. Not only are you saving money, you are saving time and remember time is money. There are not enough hours in the day for a small or medium sized business to do everything that needs to be done. And time away from your core business means lost opportunities.
The personnel at a public relations agency are the experts in their field. They bring their expertise in writing, social media, media relations, branding, and special events to the plate. They know public relations. They know how to position a client for the maximum exposure. They have the contacts with the media. They know which reporters will cover which topics and also how to package a story that the media wants. Many people think of an interview in terms of sales, it isn't. If a reporter suspects someone is just trying to sell them something through their story it will never see the light of day. An experienced public relations expert knows how to package a story so that it is newsworthy to the reporter while still being of marketing benefit to a client.
Crisis Communications. Most people think of public relations as positive news. It is, until disaster strikes. Businesses always have a plan for when a crisis strikes in how to handle things except in terms of publicity. Working with an agency means a preliminary crisis communications plan has been developed beforehand that can be altered to fit the crisis. Agency personnel have the skills and experience to objectively evaluate your business, clearly assess its strengths and weaknesses, and figure out how to use them in crisis communications.
By bringing in someone from the outside you are bringing in someone who can be more objective and doesn't have the emotional commitment and blinders that an owner or company employee has and can assess what ideas will work and what won't work.
A public relations agency tends to be more creative in developing story ideas and teasers to induce the media and can think outside the corporate box. An agency constantly monitors the news and often sees opportunities that others don't. For example, our agency represented a marriage counseling service and when the Anthony Weiner story broke during the 2016 campaign, went into pitching mode to have our client discuss why powerful men cheat which resulted in coverage on FOX News Channel, CNN, HLN, Good Morning America, People Magazine, and the New York Post.
So, based on these reasons, the answer to whether you need a public relations agency is quite simple and emphatic. Yes, you do.
August 23, 2017 Branding, Public RelationsAtlanta PR, Branding, David Johnson, Media Relations, PR, Public Relations, Social Media, start-up, Strategic VisionPublic Relations Made Simple
Businesses seek to attract attention to their newest brand, product or service. With about a quarter of a million new product and service launches globally each year, and countless established brands seeking coverage, it's not always easy for a new company get the publicity it seeks. But, it's possible to break through the clutter.
Here are a few ways to achieve it:
Get key stakeholders involved early.
Use several ways to get your message out.Media Relations
Give the media various ways to cover your news.
Know your story and what makes it unique.
Utilize a variety of storytellers in getting your message out.
The challenge for any new business is getting the word out and attracting customers. That is why the roll out is so important. Without the proper public relations campaign, you may have the greatest product or service ever but nobody will know about it. Following these basic strategies will ensure that people do learn about it.
August 4, 2017 Branding, Public RelationsBranding, Business, David Johnson, PR, Public Relations, Social Media, Strategic VisionPublic Relations Made Simple
Business leaders know that their companies need public relations. It increases a company's visibility, assists in marketing efforts to increase profits, and helps establish a strong brand identity in the market. Regardless of size or type of business, public relations is essential to any business.
The benefits of public relations for business success are immeasurable. Among the benefits are:
Today's consumer is more savvy than ever before. They start their search for a product or service online. Not only do they check a company's website, but they search social media, reviews, and news stories about the business. With public relations, companies have a strong social media presence as well as credibility through media stories about the company and its products and services.
Brand Identity. Public relations creates brand identity with the public. This is done through media relations, social media, community relations, and other public relations tools. This means that that the consumer is aware of the company and what its brand stands for in terms of values and service (and today many consumers search for brands that share their values).
Public relations doesn't equal sales. What it does is reinforce marketing efforts. Studies show that companies that use public relations see an increase in the success of their marketing efforts by 45%. Don't just take our word for it though, recall what Bill Gates said, "If I was down to my last dollar, I would spend it on public relations."
Public relations is critical to business success and growth. Every company needs a public relations strategy and needs to keep it continuous to reap the benefits.
Steps On Rebuilding United's Brand
April 14, 2017 Crisis Communications, Uncategorized#NewUnitedAirlinesMottos, Branding, Crisis Communications, Crisis Management, David Johnson, Strategic Vision, United AirlinesPublic Relations Made Simple
The past several days have been a public relations nightmare for United Airlines and it does not appear that things will be improving for the embattled airline and its CEO, Oscar Munoz in the near future. The United saga began when Dr. David Dao was violently dragged off a Chicago, IL to Louisville, KY flight due to the flight being overbooked and room being needed for 4 flight crew. The entire incident was filmed by other passengers with their smartphones. Dr. Dao was so badly injured that he will need reconstructive surgery. Compounding the damage was the tone deaf response from the airline, particularly its CEO, Oscar Munoz, to the incident. Munoz originally praised United's employees and blamed Dao for the incident. After an international furor aroused, fueled on social media and late night television, Munoz apologized to Dao finally and made an appearance on Good Morning America that made him look anything but sincere.
Added to this debacle were fresh news stories of other passengers who had been threatened when United had overbooked flights, allegations that United Airlines was behind negative stories appearing in the media about Dao's past, and reports that United was considering suing passengers who had recorded the Dao incident. United is of course facing lawsuits. The company's market share has dropped by an estimated billion dollars. United's public image is in ruins.
Soon things will get even worse for United. In the next few weeks, United will announce Munoz's annual bonus that is expected to be $10 million or more. The cause for the bonus is raising United's short term profits. How did Munoz achieve this? By having the airline sell more tickets for flights than they have seats (overbooking) and refusing to pay passengers enough to voluntarily give up their seats. The core reasons that led to the crisis United is facing.
So what should United do to begin repairing its image?
Announce that it is deferring Munoz's bonus. Or even better, have him announce he is rejecting it or donating it to charity.
Announce that it will discontinue overbooking. Yes, the practice is legal and other airlines do it but this practice is now lethal for United.
Munoz needs to do more interviews apologizing not only to Dao but all customers and announce what steps the airline is taking to assure better customer service.
Announce a companywide customer service training program for all employees.
Take out full page advertisements in leading newspapers across the nation apologizing and announcing again the steps the company is doing to improve the customer experience on all flights.
United needs to realize that the damage its reputation has suffered has been severe. It isn't fatal but the longer the company takes in moving forward with its crisis recovery program, the worse its reputation will be.
Why Staying True To Your Brand Story Is Critical During A Crisis
February 20, 2017 Branding, Crisis Communications, UncategorizedAtlanta, Branding, Crisis Management, David Johnson, Strategic VisionPublic Relations Made Simple
The other day, I wrote a crisis communications strategy for the Trump White House. It was the conventional crisis communications strategy that would normally apply for any Administration facing the issues that President Trump confronts. Yet in another sense, he doesn't need a conventional crisis communications strategy and if he followed one it would actually do more harm than good.
What you say? Look at all the negative media coverage the Trump Administration is earning. It moves from one crisis to another (his press conference attacking the media was just the latest example). That is true in the conventional sense. Yet what we are forgetting is that Donald Trump's presidency, just as his campaign is anything but conventional.
Throughout the 2016 presidential campaign, Donald Trump was discounted. His attack against John McCain inferring that McCain was not a hero was supposed to doom his campaign yet his poll numbers increased. Trump's running feud with Megyn Kelly was going to be the end of the campaign, yet it reverberated in Trump's favor. There was no way he could win the Republican nomination with all of his verbal stumbles yet he emerged as the Republican nominee. Hillary Clinton was a sure winner against Trump, conventional wisdom held. The debates were viewed as a disaster and of course there was the infamous Access Hollywood tape. Yet rather than bow to traditional crisis management, Trump doubled down attacking his enemies and never backing down. On Election Night, he scored the greatest political upset since Harry Truman in 1948.
Trump's success can be attributed to one thing more than anything else – his brand. The public has known the Trump brand for decades. It is flamboyant, never backs down and bucks conventional wisdom. This is what voters bought into during the 2016 election – the Trump brand. Voters believed in the brand and that Trump was not a regular politician.
For Trump now to follow a traditional crisis management response would go against that brand story that his voters bought into. Based upon polls, Trump's base is staying with him. In many ways, Trump is like Phil Robertson of Duck Dynasty who apologized if his remarks offended anyone but never backed away from his remarks and the public rallied around him because it was consistent with his brand story. For Trump to change is strategy and eschew to traditional crisis management steps would be to go against his brand story.
Brands watching Trump should realize that consumers buy into a brand's identity during both good and bad times. During a crisis, if a brand approaches a response not consistent with its identity it runs the risk of alienating its consumers and losing its unique identity. Donald Trump understands that lesson and that is why we cannot expect to see traditional crisis management from him.
Branding Lessons From This Is Us
February 9, 2017 Branding, Public RelationsAtlanta PR, Atlanta Public Relations, Brand Story, Branding, Public Relations, This Is UsPublic Relations Made Simple
This Is Us, the drama/comedy on NBC is the breakout hit of this television season. The show centers on the fictional Pearson story and jumps back and forth from the time that Jack and Rebecca Pearson were raising three children in the late 1970s to present day following the three now grown up children. NBC has such faith in the show that it renewed the show for not one but, two more seasons. Brands when developing their brand story can learn from This Is Us on how to develop a strong and compelling brand story that resonates with consumers.
Stand out from the competition. The whole concept of This Is Us is unlike anything else on television. The concept of jumping back and forth in time with the same family was an unique concept that viewers found compelling and original. In a television landscape that is filled with procedural dramas, sitcoms, and cop shows, This Is Us stands apart. The show is not dark and sinister nor does it tap into any of the polarization and politics that fills the news. It is a feel-good show even if it does cover some of life's tougher moments. Brands when developing their story need to follow this concept and let their story be unique and compelling that will appeal to their target audience.
Have compelling spokespersons. Part of the popularity of the show is the appeal of two characters who are spokespersons for the theme of the show. One is the Pearson patriarch, Jack. He is the father that everyone wishes they had and communicates in a simple, effective, yet fun manner. The other is the recurring character of Dr. Nathan Katowsky, popularly known in the show as Dr. K, the replacement doctor who delivers the Pearsons' children. In every appearance the character gives a quote that resonates with viewers and is tweeted and retweeted over and over again. Like Jack, Dr. K is seen as original and compelling. Brands need to make sure that the person they have telling their story is compelling and one that audiences will relate to when hearing the person speak.
Keep it simple. This Is Us tackles birth, marriage, child raising, death, illness, family conflict, and much more but it does so in a simple and easy to understand way that the message and enjoyment are not lost. Brands need to remember this when crafting their story message.
This Is Us creates an emotional connection and reaction from its viewing audience. People report coming to tears when they learned that Jack Pearson, the father, is dead in present day. Others swoon with the romance of the Toby character courting grown up, Kate Pearson. Brands need an emotional connection with their audiences as well. Consumers are not just buying the brand but the brand story and that is why the emotional connection and shared values must be present in the story.
Brands in developing their brand story and communicating with consumers should study This Is Us as it teaches news lessons weekly in communications strategies. And if your current story or strategy isn't working, it can offer a lesson on how to correct it, for as Dr. K says, "There's no lemon so sour that you can't make something resembling lemonade."
A Tale of Two Brands
November 16, 2016 Branding, Public AffairsBrand Story, Branding, Donald Trump, Duck Dynasty, Hillary Clinton, Paula Deen, Phil RobertsonPublic Relations Made Simple
One week after Donald Trump's stunning win in the presidential election, the debate is still going on, as to how he was able to pull off his stunning election victory. One reason that is being overlooked and should be studied by business communicators and CEOs is that Trump regardless of if you love him or hate him was consistent with his brand identity. In every election since Franklin Roosevelt's re-election in 1936, the candidate who came across as being more authentic with his brand identity won the election. This election was no exception.
A brand needs to tell a story. That story needs to be consistent and reflect the brands values and beliefs. It is what consumers and voters buy into and will allow a brand to develop a loyalty that will allow it to survive in hard times and flourish in good times.
Donald Trump over the years has built a brand identity based upon being brash, abrasive, in your face, decisive, and one who never backs down. This identity has been built upon countless interviews, books, product lines, and of course Celebrity Apprentice. It is why Americans felt that they knew him, the moment he announced his candidacy, while other candidates like Scott Walker, John Kasich, and even Ted Cruz were struggling to introduce themselves to the American public. This familiarity with the Trump brand is why he was able to survive incidents that would have taken down another candidate (insulting John McCain, the Megyn Kelly episode, the Access Hollywood tape). Millions of voters just saw these events as Trump being Trump and were neither shocked nor angered. They saw it as Trump being consistent with his brand.
Contrast this with Hillary Clinton. Voters were never sure what her brand identity was. She introduced more new Hillarys during the campaign, then Richard Nixon had new Nixons in his entire career. First she was the mother and grandmother breaking the glass ceiling. Next she was the most experienced candidate to ever seek the White House. After that, she was the progressive Hillary in the mode of Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders. This shifted over time to the consensus candidate who would unite America. Yet at the end voters were uncertain if she was any of these brands.
But it just isn't in politics that we see this. Recall the Duck Dynasty scandal several years ago when Phil Robertson made homophobic and racist remarks. He and Duck Dynasty survived and continue to flourish because he was seen as being consistent with the brand. Yet Paula Deen who was seen for years as a nice grandmotherly person saw her brand crumble when it was revealed she had used the 'n' word. This went against her whole brand identity and she has yet to this day to recover.
The lesson that Trump and others serve is that by being consistent with a brand identity forged over the year will allow a brand to weather the worse of scandals and allow for even greater success. Having no brand identity or going against an established brand identity is a recipe for disaster.
Keeping Your Brand Relevant With The Media
March 10, 2016 Branding, UncategorizedBrand Identity, Branding, Media RelationsPublic Relations Made Simple
Today's media world is 24/7, and reporters are hungry for breaking trends and stimulating story ideas. Pressure is high for brand communicators to create a steady stream of captivating stories.
A major challenge is that not all news is the breaking kind — and sometimes there's a drought of fresh information altogether. What's a brand to do?
Here are the tips to get the coverage you need:
Don't depend on someone to hand you newsworthy information; find it. Identify trends that have press buzzing, and figure out how your brand can add an interesting perspective to the conversation.
Media coverage is cyclic. Flip through a lifestyle magazine in January and you'll find some version of a "New Year's Resolutions", "Healthy Diet Tips" stories. April's issue? "Springtime". You can bank on the consistency of seasonal reporting and devise new hooks to sell existing content that will keep your brand relevant.
Give reporters a complete story idea with multiple points. Even consider referencing a competitor if it'll strengthen your case (strategically, of course). Journalists don't have time to take your news and find the missing pieces to make it a trend worth sharing. You have to do the work for them and reap the benefits.


Kampar regency is one of the districts in Riau province which contributes significantly to the economy in Riau Province, especially in the agricultural sector in the plantation sector. Rubber is a leading commodity in the plantation subsector that continues to be the government's attention to develop. Rubber plantations have important roles and positions, both economically, socially, absorbing labor and ecological roles. Plantation is also a source of prosperity, progress, independence, and pride of Kampar district government. Plantation management at present still relies on and relies on the abundance of human resources are relatively cheap. Efficiency, productivity, quality, sustainability are still low. Rubber farmers are generally less aware of how to use efficient production factors to obtain high rubber yields. The accuracy of the use of production inputs is important for farmers to achieve production efficiency levels both technically, allocatively and economically. This study aims to analyze the efficiency of rubber production in Kampar regency by building multiple linear regression model and production efficiency analysis. The results showed that the dominant factors affecting rubber production in Kampar Regency were number of plants, plant age, number of labor and investment. The factors of production are the number of plants, and the amount of labor is not technically efficient, allocative, and economical. The use of fertilizers tends to be technically and economically efficient, but alocatively inefficient. In order to obtain optimal production, this study recommends the need for rejuvenation of old or damaged rubber plants using superior seeds and maintained in accordance with the standards of rubber cultivation techniques. The efficient use of labor can be achieved by applying a rubber tapping system appropriately tailored to the conditions of the plant and the price of rubber. In addition, the use of balanced fertilizers (elements N, P, and K) in accordance with the recommended should be applied. Meanwhile, considering the fluctuating rubber prices and tend to vary between farmers, government intervention is required by applying a fair rubber auction market. Besides, there is an effort from farmers to maintain the quality of processed rubber.
HERIYANTO, Heriyanto; DARUS, Darus. ANALISIS EFISIENSI FAKTOR PRODUKSI KARET DI KABUPATEN KAMPAR PROVINSI RIAU. DINAMIKA PERTANIAN, [S.l.], v. 33, n. 2, p. 1-10, aug. 2017. ISSN 2549-7960. Available at: <http://journal.uir.ac.id/index.php/dinamikapertanian/article/view/790>. Date accessed: 22 apr. 2019. doi: https://doi.org/10.25299/dp.2017.vol33(2).790.


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Over the recent years, several news outlets reported on the dire situation of the Uyghur Muslims in China who were being detained in camps for "re-education purposes." This was followed by in-depth research suggesting that these minority communities are subjected to violence and abuse, modern day slavery and women are subjected to forced sterilization. Chinese Communist Party (CCP) continues to deny these allegations. Despite some international focus, the alleged atrocities did not stop, and did not stop at mass incarceration, forced labor, forces sterilizations and forced abortions. Reports of rape and sexual violence followed. According to a new report by the BBC, "Women in China's 're-education' camps for Uyghurs have been systematically raped, sexually abused, and tortured."
Among the testimonies obtained by the BBC, Tursunay Ziawudun, who fled Xinjiang to the U.S., stated that "women were removed from the cells 'every night' and raped by one or more masked Chinese men." She added that she was tortured and gang-raped three times in the camp. There are more stories like that. Indeed, Qelbinur Sedik, an Uzbek woman from Xinjiang who was teaching Chinese in the camp, recalled one Uyghur woman saying that "The rape has become a culture. It is gang rape and the Chinese police not only rape them but also electrocute them. They are subject to horrific torture." Another teacher, Sayragul Sauytbay, said that guards "picked the girls and young women they wanted and took them away."
Another woman, Gulzira Auelkhan, testified that the very job she was forced to do was to "remove their clothes (…) and handcuff them so they cannot move. Then I would leave the women in the room and a man would enter – some Chinese man from outside or policeman. I sat silently next to the door, and when the man left the room I took the woman for a shower." She added that these men "would pay money to have their pick of the prettiest young inmates."
Torture and physical abuse were also common. Ziawudun, a 42 year-old Uyghur woman testified how she was subjected to abuse: "They had an electric stick, I didn't know what it was, and it was pushed inside my genital tract, torturing me with an electric shock."
The CCP has not commented on the BBC reporting yet. However, it is expected that the allegations will be denied. Indeed, in a recent statement challenging allegations of forced sterilization and forced abortions, the Chinese Embassy in the U.S. tweeted that a "study shows that in the process of eradicating extremism, the minds of Uyghur women in Xinjiang were emancipated and gender equality and reproductive health were promoted, making them no longer baby-making machines. They were more confident and independent." The tweet aims to portray the forced sterilizations and forced abortions as emancipation of women.
Despite these severe allegations that point towards international crimes, as genocide or crimes against humanity, the international community has done little to ensure that the alleged atrocities are investigated and those responsible brought to justice. International bodies, such as the United Nations, have been greatly silent, with a few meaningless statements that do not follow with decisive actions to change the fate of the targeted communities.
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H is for Hawk
by Helen MacDonald
Winner of the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize Winner of the 2014 Costa Book of the Year Award Shortlisted for the 2014 Duff Cooper Prize Shortlisted for the 2014 Thwaites Wainwright Prize `In real life, goshawks resemble sparrowhawks the way leopards resemble housecats. Bigger, yes. But bulkier, bloodier, deadlier, scarier, and much, much harder to see. Birds of deep woodland, not gardens, they're the birdwatchers' dark grail.' As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and read all the classic books, including T. H. White's tortured masterpiece, The Goshawk, which describes White's struggle to train a hawk as a spiritual contest. When her father dies and she is knocked sideways by grief, she becomes obsessed with the idea of training her own goshawk. She buys Mabel for GBP800 on a Scottish quayside and takes her home to Cambridge. Then she fills the freezer with hawk food and unplugs the phone, ready to embark on the long, strange business of trying to train this wildest of animals. `To train a hawk you must watch it like a hawk, and so gain the ability to predict what it will do next. Eventually you don't see the hawk's body language at all. You seem to feel what it feels. The hawk's apprehension becomes your own. As the days passed and I put myself in the hawk's wild mind to tame her, my humanity was burning away.' Destined to be a classic of nature writing, H is for Hawk is a record of a spiritual journey - an unflinchingly honest account of Macdonald's struggle with grief during the difficult process of the hawk's taming and her own untaming. At the same time, it's a kaleidoscopic biography of the brilliant and troubled novelist T. H. White, best known for The Once and Future King. It's a book about memory, nature and nation, and how it might be possible to try to reconcile death with life and love. Read Less
Winner of the 2014 Samuel Johnson Prize Winner of the 2014 Costa Book of the Year Award Shortlisted for the 2014 Duff Cooper Prize Shortlisted for the 2014 Thwaites Wainwright Prize `In real life, goshawks resemble sparrowhawks the way leopards resemble housecats. Bigger, yes. But bulkier, bloodier, deadlier, scarier, and much, much harder to see. Birds of deep woodland, not gardens, they're the birdwatchers' dark grail.' As a child Helen Macdonald was determined to become a falconer. She learned the arcane terminology and ... Read More
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This book is so good--uplifting while dealing with the difficult subject of death. She writes poetically, beautifully. When lauded books turn out to be as good as, or even better than, the praise, I am captured.
I enjoyed this book very much, even though I had no previous knowledge of hawking. I took a star off my rating because there are some passages in the book that I thought could have been omitted. I got very weary of hearing about EB White. I wanted more about Ms. MacDonald. The book is superbly written and for that reason alone should be read. It was moving and fascinating.
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The euro zone wobbles don't stop. Today, Italy was added to the list of countries diagnosed with ISS (increased spread syndrome). These increased spreads are a symptom of an economic problem, as I will argue in the following.
(I – Sp) is investment minus private saving, (G – T) is government spending minus taxes and (EX – IM) is exports minus imports. Alternatively, you could call (I – Sp) the private sector balance, (G – T) the government balance and (EX – IM) the external balance. Since this is all about accounting, we talk debt here. An example should clarify things.
(I – Sp) cannot turn more negative – oh.
Options one and two can in principle be influenced by government policy. In case 1, government spending can go up or taxes can go down if the government wants that. In case 2, a change in the real exchange rate can influence the trade balance. This can be done via the nominal exchange rate, or the price level… if you have control over monetary policy, that is. Ireland is part of the euro zone, so that option is not on the table. The change in the price level has to do the trick, and cutting wages and whatnot is the way to do that. The question is one of timing.
However, policy intervention is not strictly needed to bring about adjustment. Remeber that this is an ex-post identity. Maybe increasing savings won't work. If internal devaluation is very slow and nevertheless the private sector starts saving, a lot of money will be pulled out of the economy and sit idle in banks. As a liquidity cushion banks wouldn't be sad about it, and if nobody in Ireland or outside is willing to borrow this money we enter the paradox of thrift world. Saving increases, consumption decreases (nobody has borrowed the savings available and transformed them into investment, as would happen in normal times), unemployment rises, income declines, saving declines. Along the way, falling incomes reduce imports, so (EX – IM) increases and taxes are falling, so (G – T) increases as well. Government debt and external debt will increase until additional savings – which are shrinking all the while – are absorbed. The problem is, though, that this is done while income and output are falling.
Also, there might be pressure on the financial side. An internal devaluation might lead to a debt-deflation as described by Irving Fisher. Incomes are falling, but the level of nominal debt is not. It gets harder to repay your debts over time, and every try to increase savings ends in reduced output.
The big question in the euro zone is: can the economies adjust quick enough without a catastrophic event on the financial side? That depends on balance sheets of all the players, which are partly unknown. Right now, markets seem to think that adjustment will not be smooth enough. That's my take on the euro's troubles.
Looking at Germany, Ireland, Greece and Spain (should have been Italy, but I prepared this for a lecture yesterday) you can see which and how sectors borrowed in the last 10 years, and what options we have for turning the whole thing around. Since the in the short-run markets and in the medium run the growth and stability pact is in the way of increasing (G – T), this at least for now seems to be impossible.
Two options are left on the table for deficit countries: start exporting through internal devaluation, or let changes in income do the adjustment and depression reign – which is no guarantee for things to get better in the future (recent EU unemployment rates available at Eurostat [pdf]). The first option will make you unpopular with Germans (not all of them), the second one unpopular with your own people (maybe all of them). In the mean time, all financing holes will be filled by the ECB, the €750 bn crisis shield and whatever institutions necessary to do the job. This has been done for some years already. Whether this will work depends on balance sheets, expectations and the international arena.
UPDATE 01/12/2010: I have replaced "all financing holes will be filled by the ECB" in the second to last paragraph with something wider and adjusted the following sentence.
« What can we learn from looking at excess reserves?


Clearly my Mommy is slacking on keeping you all updated with my progress, so I (Krewson) will be filling you in with what's happened over the last couple of weeks. Hopefully my Mommy will get her act together soon and you'll start seeing her weekly parenthood posts again.
* I developed a beautiful case of cradle cap on my scalp. I had scales and redness galore. :) Mommy tried to help me out by rubbing Aquaphor (similar to Vaseline) into my head then giving me a bath. I don't know what she was thinking. Does she know how goopy Aquaphor is??? Well, needless to say, my baby shampoo did not get rid of the Aquaphor. After the shampooing my hair remained in sticky clumps all over my head. It was awesome. So then Mommy washed my head again, which I did not like one bit. And guess what. My hair was still gunky. Then she resorted to using baby wipes to pull the stuff out of my hair. That worked a little better. It was still a little sticky, but at least I didn't look like a total grease ball anymore.
Mommy always dresses me like a stud for church.
Being on my best behavior in the airport.
*Mommy's friend Ashley picked us up from Jaclyn's and drove us to Grandma Nancy and Grandpa Gordie's house in Indiana. I got to meet all kind of relatives; uncles, aunts, a great uncle and great aunt, great grandparents, and lots of friends. It was awesome. Grandma had a baby shower for me and I got tons of presents that I can't wait to play with and wear once I get a little older. We also went shopping a lot. Mommy and Grandma like to do that.
*During the whole trip I was sick. :( I think someone gave me a germ on the plane. I didn't want Mommy to feel left out so I gave her the germ, too. That way we could cough, sneeze, and be gunked up together. I like to share most things with my Mommy. Germs, slobber, spitup, boogers, ya know, all that stuff. She likes it I think.
*I turned two months old! Yay!
*Before Week 9 was up we flew back to North Carolina to be with my Daddy again. I think he missed us lots. I sure missed him. On the plane ride home I started swatting at my moo cow that was in front of me and grabbing it, and it was the first time I'd ever reached for a toy. Mommy got so excited she almost poked the guy sitting next to her on the plane to tell him about it, but I made her restrain herself. I didn't want people thinking we were weirdos or anything.
At the baby shower. Grandma fed me so that Mommy could spend time with all her nice friends and family.
I told my Mommy and Grandma that if they were going to drag me out shopping all day long, then they'd best be holding me the way I want to be held, facing out. I had to whine a little, but I got my way.
Mommy and Daddy didn't get to eat their wedding cake on their one-year anniversary like they were supposed to, so Mommy thought she'd have a bite of it while we were visiting Indiana. (That's where they got married, ya know.) Grandma and Grandpa appreciated it because it cleared out some space in their freezer. Mommy said the cake tasted like cardboard with frosting on it. I don't know what cardboard tastes like, but, judging by looks, it's gotta be good.
In my carseat, on the way back home to Daddy!
*On Mother's Day I also pooped through my outfit and all over Mommy while we were having lunch at Pei Wei. She took me in the bathroom and started changing me and I didn't like it one bit so of course I started crying and wriggling all over the place. Well then my cries echoed off the walls and I was crying cuz it was so loud and I thought I might go deaf. Mommy wasn't very good at cleaning me up, either, because she got poop all over my back and my arms and legs and even all over the changing table. It was disgusting. Thanks a lot, Mommy.
*I officially became awesome at grabbing my toys dangling from my playmat. I can make the frog sing music over and over and over. Mommy and Daddy like to sing along. Sometimes they even sing the songs for me when I don't pull the frog. That's how much they like my music. I must admit, it is pretty spectacular.
We go watch Daddy play ultimate frisbee every Saturday. I have studly sunglasses to protect my eyes.
I was pooping all over myself right now, and Mommy and Daddy had no clue, hehehe.
Showing off how I can (sort of) sit up in my Bumbo and how excellent I am at swatting the moo cow.
Flying like an airplane in Daddy's arms.
See the drool dripping off Daddy's arm? Yup, I'm the king of slobber.
Alright well I'm glad we're all caught up. I'll make sure Mommy stays more on top of things from now on.
Sounds like lots going on over there.
I had to LOL at the Aquaphor story. Oh no! I had cradle cap when I was a baby and according to my mom my pediatric prescribed some stinky shampoo. Emily had a bit of it and our pedi told us to just use Head and Shoulders if it doesn't irritate her scalp. On an unrelated but somewhat related note...Lansinoh also grease up when you try to wash it off your hand. I had to remember to use wipe it off.
Looking way studly in that outfit!! And very precious asleep with Jaclyn. I'm glad the ride was okay for the most part. And Grandma and Grandpa look so happy.


A paper reports on nine obese patients who completed a weight-loss program, which involved taking a commercial, very-low-calorie liquid diet under medical supervision. At the conclusion of their stringent diet, the obese subjects had lost almost 30% of their initial body weight and the percentage of their body-fat values decreased almost to that of the controls. The lean body mass (except for one subject who had an unusual increase during weight loss) did not differ significantly before and after weight loss.
The plasma tryptophan concentrations and ratios of tryptophan to large neutral amino acids in the obese subjects were, however, low at all times, with these effects persisting after weight reduction. Before weight loss, the subjects had below-normal plasma tryptophan concentrations, with concentrations of the other LNAAs moderately elevated, with the result being a low ratio of tryptophan to LNAAs. After weight loss, there was some reduction in plasma LNAA concentration, but the tryptophan ratio remained low because of persistently low tryptophan concentrations. They found no difference between the subjects and controls in the response of branched-chain amino acids to insulin infusion (uptake from the bloodstream into peripheral tissues). Plasma tryptophan ratios are also reported to be below normal in obese subjects, and the ratios may decrease with dieting—a possible reason, the authors suggest, for relapse after diet-induced weight loss.
Our Culinary Birthright: What's Wrong With Dan Buettner's Blue Zones Solutions?
Why does Buettner abandon his advocacy of traditional eating, especially at this time of modern dietary peril?
When we eat carbs and sugars, free radicals destroy the appetite-controlling neurons, creating a cycle of metabolic imbalance and cravings.
As The Craving Cure's Chapter 7 makes clear, not getting enough sleep can lead to cravings for junk food. This can be a vicious cycle, as junk food can worsen sleep by not providing the nutrients the brain needs to get us to sleep.


Kratom extracts are far more powerful even in smaller doses compared to the Kratom powder and capsules. The active compounds that are active in Kratom are extracted through an extraction process to get much stronger form of Kratom. The powdered or crushed leaves of Mytraspocia are boiled for long period of time to evaporate as much water as possible. The thick dark paste that is left behind is rich in concentration of mitragynine and 7- hydroxy mitragynine which are one of most active compounds in the plant.


Calcutta, 10 February: Application of several policies to address health problems in the country has been weak and the urban population is also affected by it said a senior doctor today. "We have so many health problems and problems in the country and have health policies and programs for them. But we are very weak and poor in implementing these policies, 'national president of the Public Health Association of India, Dr. J Ravi Kumar told PTI here.
According to Dr. Kumar, who is not only the rural population suffering due to poor implementation of policies, but the inhabitants of the cities are equally affected. 70 Percent of Indians living in villages are having health problems due to misapplication. In fact, the inhabitants of cities are also suffering now, "he said (Read: The state of health in India is appalling: Amartya Sen ).
the political will and participation, he said were the most important requirements for the implementation of policies to address public health. " It is definitely the responsibility of the government to implement them. Political commitment and participation must be there. The IPHA has only medical personnel, but the government must build toilets, "he said. We can educate people and provide awareness of the need to build toilets, to maintain a clean environment and proper use of water without wasting he added (Read: agenda of President Pranab Mukherjee for India healthier ).


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As you will know, snow is forecast this evening and over night, the current intention is for DSTC to be open as usual tomorrow. This will be assessed early tomorrow morning and a decision made as near to 6.30am as possible.
Should a decision be made to close, Kent Closures website will be updated and a note put on DSTC website. In these circumstances we would expect students to spend time at home completing any outstanding homework or assignments, make appropriate revision notes and check Show My Homework for extra work that may have been set for snow days.
If there is no announcement of closure by 6.45am it is safe to assume the school will be open.


It's surprising to say so, but data privacy and regulations are juicy issues right now. Broadband privacy has made its way onto the front page, GDPR brings a flood of questions for the international digital media community, and there's much for publishers and agencies to be briefed on. Will you be prepared when the legal team come knocking?
We're at the dawn of the voice computing age, an emerging field of computer science underpinned by natural language processing, technology that both executes and learns from interactions between computers and human languages. In 2017, Apple's Siri and Amazon's Alexa are the clearest and most widely distributed examples of auditory chatbots, or voice-powered virtual assistants, but Google, Microsoft, Facebook and others are investing heavily in the technology, too. Are we witnessing the birth of a new medium? Does the emergence of voice come at the expense of other media? Will ad messaging follow closely behind? We assess the implication and application of voice for marketers.
We're witnessing a transition in the way advertisers approach media spend. Andrew Cleland characterizes this as the transition "from an impression-centric paradigm (what does this piece of media cost, how many impressions will it generate and what does the audience look like?) to a user-centric paradigm (what are the characteristics of this particular user at the point at which they encounter my brand?)." Put in simplest form, brands are increasingly demanding to get a better sense of where their customers and prospective customers reside at all possible touch points. That's one of the reasons that every drug store or other retail outlet now has a rewards program that is usually tied to an email address or phone number. And these types of rewards programs take on even more importance in an Internet of Things enabled world.
This transition will have an impact on the privacy rule set.
Here's some background on the privacy rules for digital media. Most of these rules can be traced back to 1999 when technology firm and ad network DoubleClick purchased database marketing firm Abacus Direct. Abacus had a large database that included personally identifiable information. There's some dispute about what DoubleClick was actually planning to do with the Abacus PII. For the purposes of this analysis, it is less important what DoubleClick was planning. What's important is what advocates, regulators and press THOUGHT DoubleClick was going to do with the Abacus PII: namely, that DoubleClick was going to merge the ad serving information collected via DoubleClick's network of sites with the PII collected via Abacus. To put it mildly, advocates and regulators were uncomfortable with this practice. And the fallout to the DoubleClick Abacus merger was so severe that it sent DoubleClick's stock price tumbling, among other things.
What become known as the DoubleClick Abacus privacy scandal resulted in the Adtech industry creating a set of privacy rules that were mostly focused on the third-party ad network model (i.e., DoubleClick's network of sites). Thus, our industry created a set of self-regulatory rules around privacy that so severely restricted the merger of ad serving data with PII that it was tantamount to a prohibition.
But the PII merger rules were not absolute. For example, email marketing service providers like Cheetahmail have been collecting digital data such as clicks and visits to websites for nearly 20 years. Similarly, website analytics firms like Omniture have routinely merged PII with website surfing data.
So you may ask yourself: why can one type of tech company merge PII with ad serving data, but others may not?
A key distinction was drawn in the very early days of digital media: ESP's and site analytics companies were the agents of their advertiser and publisher clients – and generally collected information across a single site. In other words, ESP's and analytics companies for the most part utilized the data they collect only as directed by their clients. Conversely, ad networks leveraged publisher and advertiser data to create interest segments for use on other publisher and advertiser's sites. By virtue of the fact that they created interest segments across multiple sites for use downstream, the ad network model was subject to a different set of rules than the agent models utilized by ESPs and site analytics firms. The Network/Agent distinction was as much about intellectual property as it was privacy. Nonetheless, this distinction has governed the digital privacy world since the year 2000.
But here's the thing. The marketplace was very different back in 2000. Convergence of ad network and service provider platforms, the growth of social networking, onboarding of first-party offline data, not to mention nearly a dozen gigantic entities collecting first party data in a third-party context across a significant portion of the Internet have stretched the digital ad framework circa 2000 almost beyond recognition.
The marketplace has changed: is it time revisit the digital privacy rule set?


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Russian stocks are likely to open higher Tuesday as investors pin their hopes on meetings by the US Federal Reserve and European Central Bank later this week.
On Monday, Russian stocks jumped amid a positive global background and rising oil prices. The MICEX added 1.6% and the RTS was up 1.1%.
European stock markets closed in the black on Monday on expectations that EU leaders will take measures to curb the Eurozone debt crisis, including buying Spanish and Italian debt. Yields on 10-year Spanish government bonds fell to 6.58%, while the IBEX 35 jumped 2.8%. The Stoxx Europe 600 rose 1.6%. France's CAC 40 added 1.2%, and Germany's DAX climbed 1.3%.
U.S. stocks closed Monday with minor declines as investors were reluctant to take major steps before central bank meetings and the release of the monthly jobs report later in the week. The Dow Jones was down 0.02%, while the S&P 500 shed 0.1% and the Nasdaq declined 0.4%.
Asian shares traded higher Tuesday as investors looked ahead to the upcoming meetings of the Fed and the ECB. Positive earnings reports from HSBC Holdings PLC, Hitachi Ltd. and Panasonic Corp. also supported the indices. Japan's Nikkei rose 0.6%, South Korea's Kospi jumped 1.8% and Australia's S&P/ASX 200 climbed 0.8%. In China, Hong Kong's Hang Seng rose 0.9% while the Shanghai Composite lost 0.1%.


I don't know is we have a term for a team of Tuxemon so will use 'swarm' from Nanovor.
Nanovor was a monster collecting game from 2009 that didn't have a RPG but focused on PVP battling.
Rather than having a wild west free for all, which would allow a player with the starter swarm go up against a player with a swarm of high level monsters, they gave each monster a swarm value and you made your swarm to have a total swarm value under a limit.
I think it would be good to have some kind of rating system for Tuxemon swarms to give an impression of how powerful they are.
I'm thinking something like Average Damage Per Turn times Hit Points. But it gets hard to calculate DPT with status effects.
Anyone got any clever ideas on how to calculate Swarm Values?
Hmm, an interesting topic and I think not one we've really tackled before.
I would say that for PVP matches that are arranged between the two players, there should be no rules. They can set things up however they like.
1. Setting all tuxemon to the same level. For example, a level 100 or level 50 match, or a level 5 match with special rules (like Pokemon's "Little Cup").
This is the most basic and easy to implement system, but of course it doesn't account for differences in power of tuxemon of the same level.
2. The community puts different tuxemon in different tiers, as happens in Pokemon. If a match is "Elite Level", you can use any tuxemon. But if it's "Advanced Level", you can only choose from a smaller pool of tuxemon.
3. Some kind of dynamic weighting system that seeks to handicap popular tuxemon. For example, if Legko is chosen more often than average, then maybe you can only choose a level 95 Legko, even though you can pick a level 98 Cateye and a level 100 Nudiflot M. If Legko is still chosen more than average, it keeps dropping in level.
4. As you suggest, a score calculated based on their stats, techniques, etc. This seems quite difficult to calculate, but could be quite simple to implement (and works better with a low volume of games played than option 3).


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Join Great American Downtown, as we celebrate NH Eat Local Month! We are excited to share that the Nashua Farmers Market, recently named #1 in the State of NH, is in full swing! Tickets are now on sale for our annual farm-to-table Dinner on Main Street, and registration is now open for the 2019 Gate City Community Garden season! You'll find more information on these great programs at the links below!


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Cutthroat Kitchen Already Green-Lit For 4th and 5th Seasons
Cutthroat Kitchen has already been green-lit for its fourth and fifth seasons despite the fact that it is currently airing its second season on the Food Network.
While in its first season, Cutthroat Kitchen was already casting for its third season, and the third season was filmed in December of 2013.
Alton Brown recently revealed in an interview with Broadway World that the 4th and 5th seasons were green-lit and that the filming will take place in April-May. The casting website for the show also is accepting applications for season 4.
Here is the excerpt from the Broadway World interview that references Cutthroat Kitchen:
VB: Would you share a little bit about Foods That Made America? When will that series air?
AB: Unknown at this point, and the reason for that is that no one at the time we started planning that program, no one realized that the show Cutthroat Kitchen was going to become a big hit. As a matter of fact, we were gearing that show up before Cutthroat Kitchen even went to pilot; now we've been green-lit for the fourth and the fifth seasons, so it eats up a huge amount of my production time. The short answer is, I don't know, because right now Cutthroat Kitchen is going great guns on Food Network and it's everybody's big emphasis right now.
VB: Well, my next question was "Will Cutthroat Kitchen be returning [for another season] in 2014?" - so there's my answer! Congratulations!
AB: Thanks very much! We're still in the second season, the shows from the second season are still premiering. The third season was shot in December, and four and five will be in April and May, so it's a good year.
It looks like the Food Network is going "all-in" with Cutthroat Kitchen by green lighting an additional 26 episodes of the show (13 per season). Add in the rest of season 2 and all of season 3, there will be over 40 new episodes of Cutthroat Kitchen that still need to air.
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autumndandelion February 17, 2014 at 11:37 PM
Good news! I love this show!
Anthony February 18, 2014 at 1:30 PM
Tommy February 18, 2014 at 2:24 PM
What is allure of this show? Cooking with some jerk-O creating stupid hurdles??
Milk it baby, milk it. Why develop *good* new programming when you can rely on cheap fare like this? Blech
I like the strategy involved in the bidding process and the creativity the chefs show to overcome those stupid hurdles.
rgg February 19, 2014 at 12:05 AM
The Foods That Made America sounds like an intriguing show..... More educational (like Good Eats used to be) than reality, a historical perspective I hope...not a Diner review in the manner of triple D.
Michael Lindeen Jr. February 19, 2014 at 10:25 PM
they can be on for 22 seasons. It won't take away the fact that it's a terrible show. I'm sorry but if "the one who cooks best wins" isn't the criteria, it's pointless. I love Alton Brown, but I cringe every time I see an ad for this show. It's like an entire show built around the selfish jerkasses that Chopped gets sometimes.
Quiki February 23, 2014 at 2:20 AM
I simply can't tolerate Alton Brown. He has either become too smug or he always was and I didn't notice until a year ago.
Hels February 25, 2014 at 10:57 PM
As much as I like Chopped, I did not care for this show. On Food Network, I want to see good cooking. If I want to see bidding strategy, I can watch poker (which is as boring to watch as it is fun to play).
hoppy1913 March 7, 2014 at 6:18 PM
This is the most ridiculous show ever! I was shocked that Alton Brown would even agree to host this show.
He's always been very smug. I used to absolutely hate to see a show with him in it, but grew to like him for the knowledge he shared in his show where he'd show WHY certain things worked in the kitchen.
margot March 8, 2014 at 12:56 PM
I love this show! It's not as good as Chopped but its better than most of the shows on FN.
carter April 30, 2014 at 8:09 PM
That sounds like a scam to get more money for the sale.they used the show to get the make over.smh!
Nanette Lagasse Gaither May 15, 2014 at 3:47 AM
If you insist on spreading gossip, learn to spell first at least! It doesn't sound like you are too good of a person either. Talk about a pot calling a kettle black! Wow! When you point your finger at someone, look at the other fingers on your hand--who are they pointing back at? That's correct--they are pointing back at you!
Wow, what a nasty, small minded gossip you are! Kick someone when they are down and you will someday find God's foot kicking you in the backside!
Ramsey? I think you have the wrong show, Michael. Robert Levine is the host and chef of this show NOT Gordon Ramsey. Ramsey is on a different show and different network. Before you post, you might want to make sure you are posting about the correct show, okay? :-)
Herbert, I guess it's because the shows are so much alike, but on different networks. I think that Gordon's show was out first and Food Network wanted a show just like the BBCA'S successful one. FN tends to copy successful food shows and that's true of other TV networks. I actually prefer Robert Irvine's personality over Gordon Ramsey's high temper cursing. They are both British and maybe that confuses people who aren't regular viewer's, too.
Jc July 23, 2014 at 11:14 PM
You guys act like getting 10000 dollar makeover is a big prize. In the grand scheme of how much money they probably lost it is very little.
Jl November 2, 2014 at 7:52 PM
This show is AWFUL and Alton brown is ANNOYING. WORST person on food network.
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Support for Genital Surgery for Children…
Bombs are falling on Syria again, the kids are still in the cages, the $2,000 checks are AWOL.
But hey, at least Mr. Potato Head is now gender neutral!
The World Is In Big Trouble, for Those That Believe We Will Go Back to Some Sense of Normal Life Here on Earth, You Will Be Sadly Disappointed, Seven Years of Hell on Earth Which Began January 1, 2020
One of President Joe Biden's top health nominees on Thursday was pressed about stating in the past support for children getting puberty blockers and genital surgery.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) questioned Dr. Rachel Levine on the past support, noting that data from the American College of Pediatricians shows that 80 percent to 95 percent of children who believe they're a gender different from their birth sex will see a dissolution of those feelings by late adolescence, if they're not exposed to medical intervention and social affirmation.
"American culture is now normalizing the idea that minors can be given hormones to prevent their biological development of their secondary sexual characteristics. Dr. Levine, you have supported both allowing minors to be given hormone blockers to prevent them from going through puberty as well as surgical reconstruction of a minor's genitalia," Paul, a physician, said, noting that the latter can permanently alter a person's body, comparing it to genital mutilation.
"Do you believe minors are capable of making such a life changing decision of changing one's sex?" he asked during the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee hearing.
"Senator, thank you for your interest in this question. Transgender medicine is a very complex and nuanced field with robust research and standards of care that have been developed. If I'm fortunate enough to be confirmed as the assistant secretary of health, I will look forward to working with you and your office and coming to your office and discussing the particulars of the standards of care for transgender medicine," answered Levine, who was born a male but presents as a female.
Paul noted that he had asked specifically about minors.
"Let's be a little more specific since you evaded the question," he said. "Do you support the government intervening to override the parents' consent to give a child puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones, and/or amputation surgery of breasts and genitalia?"
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"Transgender medicine is a very complex and nuanced field and if confirmed to the position of assistant secretary of health I would certainly will be pleased to come to your office and talk with you and your staff about the standards of care and the complexity of the field," Levine said.
"Let it go into the record that the witness refused to answer the question. The question is a very specific one: should minors be making these momentous decisions," Paul said. He wrote on Twitter after the hearing, "Biden nominee refuses to answer my question about whether the government should override a parent's consent to allow a minor to receive puberty blockers or surgical amputation of breasts or genitalia."
Paul referenced Keira Bell, who got an operation as a teenager but later regretted it.
"I made a brash decision as a teenager, as a lot of teenagers do, trying to find confidence and happiness, except now the rest of my life will be negatively affected," Bell told a court in the UK last year.
Paul said that he was concerned about the drugs being prescribed to children and cited possible infertility and the inability to get puberty back if the drugs and operations are used.
"There's no longterm studies. We don't know what happens to them. We do know that there are dozens and dozens of people who have been through this who regret that this happened. And a permanent change happened to them. And if you've ever been around children, 14-year-olds can't make this decision. In the gender dysphoria clinic in England, 10 percent of the kids are between the ages of 3 and 10. We should be outraged that someone is talking to a 3-year-old about changing their sex," Paul told Levine.
Levine said during a lecture in 2017 that some children, if they received counseling, could start receiving hormones and puberty blockers. Levine has also said that some surgical treatments could be done before the age of 18.
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Anna Peck Sill, (born Aug. 9, 1816, Burlington, N.Y., U.S.—died June 18, 1889, Rockford, Ill.), American educator who opened and administered a girls' school that would become Rockford College.
Sill began teaching school at the age of 20, and in 1843 she opened a seminary in Warsaw, New York. From 1846 to 1849 she headed the female department of the Cary Collegiate Institute in Oakfield, New York. For some years she had wavered between teaching and foreign missionary work; deciding at length in favour of teaching, in 1849 she accepted an invitation to open a girls' school in Rockford. It was the hope of Rockford's citizens that such a school would grow into the female seminary for which the Society for the Promotion of Collegiate and Theological Education in the West (founder of Beloit College) had already obtained a charter.
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The school opened with 60 pupils, and in 1850 it was indeed chosen as the foundation for the seminary. Sill was confirmed as the principal of the Rockford Female Seminary in 1852. She exercised firm discipline over her students and was always primarily concerned with education as a tool of religion. Nonetheless, she maintained high academic standards and made the school a leader in women's education in the Midwest. During the 1870s she began urging that the school be raised to collegiate status. Although it became a degree-granting institution in 1882, the name was not changed to Rockford College until 1892. Sill retired in 1884 and continued to live on the campus until her death.


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New England Journal of Medicine, 11/20/14: Civil Disobedience and Physicians — Protesting the Blockade of Medicaid
On it's surface, this article isn't anything terribly special (although it is well-written). It's a piece by a physician who has been protesting North Carolina's refusal to expand Medicaid under the ACA.
The reason I'm calling attention to it is because The Graph was cited in the 3rd paragraph (see that tinly "1" footnote at the end of the first sentence):
Since passage of the ACA, 23 million to 28 million Americans have gained access to health insurance through insurance exchanges, Medicaid expansions, and the mandate that children be allowed to remain on their parents' policies until the age of 26.1 Several studies have shown a very concrete benefit of expanding insurance: reduced mortality.2 If a Medicaid expansion in North Carolina achieved similar results, hundreds of deaths per year could be prevented. Less tangibly, millions of citizens have had a weight lifted from their shoulders and can now feel free to change jobs or pursue less lucrative careers as entrepreneurs or artists, assured that they won't have to go without health insurance.
Again, nothing particularly unique here; ACASignups been cited by a lot of different publications over the past year, including healthcare/health insurance trade publications and the like.
However, the NEJM holds special meaning for me. My father was a family physician himself. He passed away from a brain tumor when I was 18, and I decided to go into pre-med at Michigan State, partly because I honestly didn't know what else to do with my life, but partly as a sort of tribute to him. (Oh, and no, he had never pressured me to follow in his footsteps or anything like that; I chose to do this on my own).
Unfortunately, after a year and a half of struggling in pre-med, I realized that I just wasn't cut out to be a doctor, so I gave up pre-med and switched to Science & Technological Studies at the Lyman Briggs School.
Anyway, the point is that along with JAMA and the other staples of the doctor periodical library, the NEJM was a big deal to my dad. He read every issue, and held it in very high regard.
So, while I never became a doctor, I'd like to think that doing what I can to help people be able to afford healthcare--even if it's only documenting & educating people about the impact of the ACA--might be a reasonable next-best-thing. Being cited (even literally as a footnote) by the NEJM means a lot to me.


2013 was a great year for our family and it was a great year for Ben. Below are some of the highlights from emails we've sent throughout the year!
Ben walked a mile for the first time at the UCP Race to Empower in May. We were so thrilled with this accomplishment we made a video about it!
We had a great vacation in Myrtle Beach and spent a lot of time at the pool this summer. Ben's progress allowed our family to do normal family things.
Ben played BASEBALL in a league with other special needs kids. In one of the more memorable moments a young boy with Down Syndrome named James recognized Ben and helped walk Ben across home plate.
Continuing his great progress, Ben walked a MILE and a HALF at the Cleveland Triathlon in August and made the news again.
Friends, family and supporters gathered in Youngstown, Cleveland and Columbus at fundraisers to support United Cerebral Palsy. Together we raised over $40,000 this year to support children like Ben reaching their full potential. Our family thanks you all for your continued generosity, support and friendship!
In October we went to DISNEY! Ben walked around our hotel room like he OWNED it.
In November, Ben celebrated his 10th birthday. Happy Birthday Ben!
Thank you again for your support and best wishes on a Happy New Year for you and your family.
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