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Philip "Phil" DeSimone, född 19 mars 1987 i East Amherst i New York är en amerikansk professionell ishockeyspelare som spelar för Graz 99ers i EBEL.

Innan DeSimone började studera vid University of New Hampshire spelade han tre säsonger (2004-07) med Sioux City Musketeers i juniorligan USHL. DeSimone draftades av Washington Capitals i den tredje omgången som 84:e spelare totalt i 2007 års NHL Entry Draft.

DeSimone gjorde sin professionella debut säsongen 2011-12 efter att ha skrivit ett ettårskontrakt med Hamilton Bulldogs i AHL. Efter att ha producerat imponerande 33 poäng i hans rookiesäsong, blev DeSimone den 6 juli 2012 värvad av AHL-kollegan Albany Devils. Säsongen i Devils blev dock inte lika lyckad och DeSimone fick spela ett fåtal matcher i Trenton Titans i ECHL.

Den 20 augusti 2013 lämnade DeSimone Nordamerika och skrev på ett månadslångt tryout-kontrakt med FM-ligalaget Jokerit. Provspelet resulterade inte i något förlängt kontrakt och DeSimone lämnade klubben i oktober. Samma månad fann han en ny klubb när DeSimone gjorde klart med ett ettårskontrakt med Södertälje SK i Hockeyallsvenskan.

Efter att Södertälje misslyckats att ta sig till playoff valde klubben att låna ut DeSimone till den Allsvenska kollegan IF Björklöven för resten av säsongen, med en option även för efterföljande säsong.

Han är äldre bror till Nick DeSimone.

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We all know how important regular dental care is for ourselves and our children. We don't even think twice about daily brushing, annual check-ups and professional cleanings for ourselves. However, it's just as important for our pets as well. It is so important, that February is National Pet Dental Health Month where everyone is encouraged to learn more on how early prevention and good dental care is essential for good health.
It is also very important to understand all of the consequences of poor dental health and delaying care, especially as a pet gets older. Every month is dental care month at Belle Mead Animal Hospital where we are helping protect pets daily. We just wanted to pass along some information that you can reference all year long. Keeping up with your pet's oral health is one of the most important things you and your veterinarian can do to maintain and improve a pet's well-being and longevity.
Oral disease is the number one medical disease that affects our pets today. It's now a well-known fact that 80% of dogs and 70% of cats have some form of periodontal disease by the age of two or three. Oral disease is such a huge problem because most pets don't show signs of pain or discomfort until really late stages. It's also true that most pet owners don't look in their pets mouths or know what is actually occurring. Consequently, most pets don't receive regular home care and as-needed professional care. Thankfully, more and more pet lovers are learning how important earlier preventive care can help protect every pet so they can live healthier and years longer.
Most pet dental disease occurs below the gums, where you can't see it. However you and your vet can make an educated guess of what may be going on under the gum line by "flipping the lip "and taking a good look in the mouth. Your veterinarian will help you gain a better understanding of what stage your pet's teeth are in. Scheduling yearly dental exams with your veterinarian is essential for your pet.
Gums and teeth are staged with a score or grade progressing from 0-4. Most dogs have 42 teeth, cats have 30 teeth and people have 32 teeth. Every tooth in the mouth is important and can progress from Stage 0 (normal) to Stage 4 (most severe). Every pet owner needs to know that all Stage 1-3 affected gums and teeth can be completely reversed and restored to good health with a thorough professional cleaning. Having a groomer or doggie daycare facility brush your pet's teeth once in a while is not a cleaning and is not going to help prevent dental disease.
Dental disease starts off quiet and invisible. It begins when microscopic liquid bacteria stick to a pet's teeth. This biofilm of bacteria, if not brushed away daily or professionally cleaned on a regular basis, likes to live on teeth and create disease mostly below the gum line. These bacteria push gums away from teeth and form deeper and deeper pockets in which to live in. They multiply and create red gums, which is gingivitis, and harden into brown plaque and tartar. This tartar causes bad breath which is a sign of infection.
Over time the bacteria continue to accumulate below the gum line and the infection eats slowly away at all of the underlying supporting structures of the tooth, especially the bone. When this infection destroys greater than 50% of the bone affecting that tooth root, it's considered a stage 4. Stage 4 disease is serious and painful, but pets will not cry and will continue to eat.
There are also a number of other painful conditions like cavities, tooth root abscesses, and resorptive lesions that can develop and hurt pets under the radar. Pets need digital dental X-rays even more than humans because they can't advocate for themselves. All pets are silent sufferers with hard wired instincts that push them to hide pain from everyone including their loving owners. Many times owners don't know their pets are in pain until we actually find and remove the pain.
The good news is that all the dangers of a painful infection are eliminated once the diseased tooth is gone and the bacteria are flushed away.
The mouth infection is the source that must be kept clean and protected. Long standing infection in the mouth can increase the risk for cancer of the mouth, fracture of the jaw, nasal infection and abscesses that can even result in blindness.
However, we cannot lose sight of the fact that undiagnosed and untreated dental infections can spread microscopically throughout the entire body. Studies in people and pets link and show that periodontal disease can actually directly damage internal organs, including the heart, liver, and kidneys. It's not difficult to believe or understand that the constant presence of bacteria spreading directly into the bloodstream through inflamed and compromised gums and tooth roots can actually create disease or worsen disease that already exists. This is especially true in older patients.
Senior pets greater than 7 years are at a much higher risk for developing painful mouth conditions. As people and pets age they also develop many genetic chronic conditions like heart disease, diabetes and kidney disease. Older pets have older organs and systems but they can still continue to function if we are proactive in keeping them as far away from infection as possible. We don't stop taking care of our senior parents or grandparent's teeth because they are old or have kidney or heart disease. On the contrary, all of these older age conditions that arise are easier to manage if pet parents keep up with daily home care and as needed professional cleanings.
Anesthesia is an absolute necessity for dental cleanings and dental cleanings cannot be done properly without it. Anesthesia allows us to do a thorough exam and digital X-rays of your pet's teeth and roots so that no problem is missed. Anesthesia keeps your pet safe from being harmed or scared. It allows the hygienist to properly remove tartar and ultrasonically clean deep enough under the gum line to flush out bacteria on bone and reverse disease. We also polish their teeth and they go home the same day with a fresh, pain free mouth.
The truth is that pets who receive more regular, as needed professional dentals live years longer than pets who don't get that same level of oral care. Pets who have their teeth cleaned and X-rayed on a more regular as needed basis have shorter, safer anesthetic cleanings. It's much safer to anesthetize a pet every year for a 20-40 minute (grade 1-2 dental cleaning) than to wait too long like 3-5 years where dental stage is 4. Stage 4 periodontal disease is more severe and infection can be more systemic. Stage 4 gums and teeth need oral surgery. Surgical extractions require much longer anesthetic procedures. Pet owners need to understand that if they want to minimize risks to their pet they should not wait until their pets are elderly or showing signs of pain before they are willing to schedule an anesthetized dental procedure.
Anesthesia is safer than ever before when performed following the most current AAHA Anesthesia guidelines and standards of care. However these guidelines are not mandated and regulated for pets on a national or state level. Therefore it's always a good idea to check with your vet and make sure they are AAHA accredited and ask questions before the procedure on all the safety protocols and monitors. Hundreds of dogs and cats get professional dentals at Belle Mead Animal Hospital each year. We are AAHA accredited and we do protect every pet with an IV catheter, fluids, warming blanket and by using the most up-to-date anesthetic monitoring equipment possible.
All this being said, it is still understandable for many pet parents to be anxious about anesthesia, especially in an older dog or cat. Some people may even think that some pets are too old for anesthesia. This is a misconception because age is not a disease. If the pet is otherwise healthy, then his age should not increase the patient's risk of problems. Some older patients are approached more cautiously than others because older pets are more likely to have some concurrent systemic illness. For this reason every pet that is being considered to be put under anesthesia is examined first so that a doctor can assess whether there is an increased risk to the patient. Additional tests like full senior blood panels, urinalysis, and even chest x-rays in some cases are ordered prior. If your pets test results do not detect any underlying problems than most risks are minimized. Even if there are some borderline results the risks and benefits must be weighed against poor dental health. A well trained, experienced veterinary team can safely anesthetize senior and geriatric patients with or without systemic disease.
During your pet's dental exams we can also show you how to care for and brush your pet's teeth. Brushing is the single most effective thing you can do to keep your pet's teeth healthy between dental cleanings. There are also VOHC approved dental foods and treats that we can recommend to help promote better dental health throughout the year. We want to help you be more proactive in caring for your pet's mouth so that we can reduce the need for longer and more extensive professional cleanings and surgical procedures.


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March 15th 2009: The People's Premiere
Date 20th Mar 2009
Submitted by Leo Murray on 20 March 2009 - 1:56pm
On Sunday March 15th 2009 we turned over the final page of Chapter One (Book Two) in the story of Stupid: The People's Premiere. We launched the film at the greenest and biggest film event the UK has ever seen. And changed the UK Government's policy on coal while we were at it...
Watch the whole story here (20 mins):
Huge huge thanks from everyone at Team Stupid to the more than a thousand people (more than a thousand!!) who helped make the event such a success. We can now report that all your efforts have most definitely not been in vain: the ball is officially rolling, and it doesn't look like we'll be gathering any moss on the way to our 250,000,000 viewers target.
Amazing update, 26th April: We asked Ed Miliband whether we influenced his new coal policy announcement - which came just a month after we ambushed him on the subject at the premiere - to which he replied "Of course". Basically: Pete Postlethwaite threatened to give back his OBE - and never vote Labour again - if Miliband commissioned a new coal power station at Kingsnorth. See how much this hurt Milband in the video above.
This is what happened:
Eco-elements - preparations for the greenest film premiere ever
Dedication's what you need - Stupid wins the Guinness World Record for the largest simultaneous premiere in film history
The 1% Event - eco-audit explaining how we managed to produce only 1% of the emissions of a standard premiere
On the Green Carpet - Photos & video of guests arriving at the Solar Cinema
All the photos - Head to our Flickr photostream for way too many pictures
Not Stupid National Wave - pictures and viewing figures from some of the 62 cinemas up and down the country
The kids storm Fulham - Video and written report from the Youth Premiere at the Fulham Vue
Out of Eden - Video and written report from the Eden Project simultaneous event
Not Stupid - Pictures and written report of the Q&A which followed the film, including Pete Postlethwaite scaring Ed Miliband
Maldives showstopper - Exclusive video of President Nasheed committing the Maldives to go carbon neutral in ten years. First screened at the premiere.
What did they think? - video reactions from celebs at the Leicester Square solar cinema
Audience Feedback - A selection of the 1200+ emails which flooded in the next day
Word of Mouth - Official exit poll by the UK Film Council reveals overwhelmingly positive audience reaction to the film
Leicester Square Companies - details of, and links to, the fantastic organisations whose invaluable support and expertise made it all happen on the day.
Firefly Solar - the awesome outfit behind the Not Stupid Solar Cinema
This is what the press thought...
BBC's green carpet photo gallery
Guardian's green carpet photo gallery
Evening Standard's green carpet photo gallery
Channel 4 news item (video)
Sky News item (video)
BBC News item (video)
Eco-Tube item (video)
All press reviews
.... and the celebs
Gillian Anderson discusses airport expansion and coal power stations
Ed Miliband (Minister for Climate Change) interview
... and the public
Youth report from Cardiff event (personal video)
A selection of the 1200+ emails we received the following day:
"A huge cheer to TEAM STUPID. Jaw-droppingly impressive as to how such a raft of fantastic ideas were so superbly executed. From the solar-powered tent to the camera phone pictures of the audiences, from the campaign packs to The Met Office guy rubber-stamping the science, from the ultra-low transport footprint to the Big If (not forgetting Pete's OBE etc...) and topping it all with the Maldives' challenge to us all. What a night. Thank you all for showing me a way through the rest of my life."
"I feel I have shared in the making of history this evening - such a privilege"
"The build up before the film with the satellite links and attempting to take blurry camera-phone photos before hand gave us in the audience a real sense of coalition and purpose. And as for the film itself… Nothing else has ever made the issue clearer, the solutions more obvious, and the urgency more acute. Nothing else has ever shouted more loudly. I challenge anyone to watch this film and not feel compelled to take action."
"What a triumph. Impressed beyond belief."
"The audience were absolutely riveted by the film. At the end, the cutover to Leicester Square was so slick and the synchronisation perfect, it was like being transported to the cinema tent and we felt a real sense of being part of that audience -- to the extent that there was clapping at the right moments and barracking ('rubbish') at some of the stuff Ed Miliband spouted. The sense of engagement with the Premiere was palpable -- I have never experienced anything quite so intense in an audience that size. And moments like Pete saying that he would hand back his OBE were electric!"
"I work for a large corporate so I went back into the workplace on Monday filled with passion to make a difference and have set up a host of meetings to do just that."
"Brilliant night in Cambridge - sold out - people turned away - fantastic atmosphere - congratulations to all of you!"
"The film was amazing. Saw it at The Light (Leeds) which was sold-out. It was great to be "with you" at Leicester Square, and afterwards. I went with a friend who does lots of flying (holidays) and she came away very thoughtful indeed. The film had a huge impact on her and I'll be very surprised if she doesn't change her lifestyle. Pete P was such a wonderful person for the role, though clearly he wasn't acting in this case."
"The youth premiere was blazing!"
"The Age of Stupid has brought together local environmental groups from a wide area some of whom didn't know the others existed, representatives from different groups attending meetings of other groups to listen and share ideas, a new network of like minded friends who are now discussing the possibility of an autumn gathering of all local groups in one place for tea/coffee and a chin wag! Imagine then the friendships that will forge every evening when these groups meet at the showings to talk to filmgoers; the optimism here in Inverness is exciting and electric."
"It was a fantastically great evening and well worth the journey through most of Cheshire to get to Cheshire Oaks."
"The world seems a little different today."
"Congratulations on a very successful record breaking Premiere from all of us at Newcastle under Lyme! We thoroughly enjoyed an admittedly extra-cinematic experience, it was like a three-course meal and perhaps can be done more often, with live link ups both to London and the Maldives! The £10 was definitely worth it!"
"I have seen countless climate change, activist films etc and none has moved me as much as yours. I had to try and be discreet when I could no longer hold back the tears, as I was without tissues and didn't want to ask my friends for any!! And then just as I had found my composure, Pete got up on stage and gave such a rallying, passionate plea, that I began all over again!"
"Your film changed my life completely, it's hard and scary but I've been converted to full on activist status!"
"Mum brought me tea this morning [the day after the premiere] and burst into tears on my bed. She had been up since 5am thinking about the film, and how we live, and getting upset. I have been banging on about this for years (quite ineffectively I realise), but the film acted to distill, and make stark, the totally misplaced and confused framework through which we value things. It really hit the soul of this household."


Heavenly Tea Leaves is a tea company founded by Noushin Ebrani in 2006, and based in Great Neck, NY, focusing on selling loose-leaf teas online.
I thought this was an expertly-executed blend, perhaps not aptly named, however. This was the last of four samples my roommate let me try from a sampler pack she got from Heavenly Tea Leaves. It was a nice note to end on!
Yet another tea from a sampler that my roommate let me try! I was not a fan.


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ESPN Report: Rollins Needs to Lead or Leave
By Pat Gallen
(AP)
Sources tell ESPN's Buster Olney that the Phillies organization is fed up with Jimmy Rollins and would like to go in a new direction at shortstop. A source also tells Olney it about the work ethic:
"…sources indicate that some in influential positions in the Phillies' organization want Rollins to lead, by investing himself more thoroughly in daily work and setting a strong example for others. If Rollins isn't going to do that, the sentiment of some is that the team would be better off moving him as soon as possible."
Basically from the time Rollins signed a new contract with the Phillies, he's had to field questions about lifting his no-trade clause, something he will not do. J-Roll has been quoted as wanting to break Mike Schmidt's franchise record for hits, and topping other categories as well. If/when broken, the records seem to hold little value within the hearts of the fans as the team has recently been called "terrible" by scouts around baseball.
At the beginning of last season, I asked him if he would speak up more because so many of the other veteran voices were either injured or gone and flat out, he said no. Rollins said that he's always been this way, so why change now.
Manager Ryne Sandberg benched Rollins for a few games last week, perhaps sending a message to the former MVP. But Sandberg said that wasn't so, that he's just monitoring his veterans playing days.
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Enough, Jimmy


To be eligible to win Leanne Shirtliffe's book Don't Lick the Minivan, I asked people to share a naughty childhood memory (or something naughty their children did) that nearly drove them batty.
In all my years of blogging, the confessional comments that people left here (including Leanne's responses) kept me laughing for days!
Random Number Generator picked #9.
Y'all, Don set his friend's sister's dolls on fire and his friend singed his eyebrows and eyelashes off!
He was a very bad boy!
I fee like Don should share this victory with his old friend.
Is that guy still talking to you, Don?
Congratulations to Don Of All Trades! And seriously, if you laughed at Don's comment, check out his blog HERE, because he writes some hilarious stuff.
I like giving a little something back to my readers each year during my blogoversary month.
That said, I'm not done.
I have a few more giveaways that have seeped into June, so if you like winning, stay tuned.
And if you hate it, it'll be over soon.
Don, you have 48-hours to contact me; otherwise, I will pick another winner! Don't make me get the lighter fluid!
To think I used to wish I had a brother to augment The Secret SisterHood of Five. Erm. Not so much. My dolls (well, one shared doll, actually) survived.
Gloria! I had a brother and he never did anything like that. The worst thing he ever did (that I know of) was — in an effort to show school spirit — he, along with members of the tennis team, attempted to use red spray paint to cover another high school's green shed.
Um, yeah, that made brown.
Which was probably the color of his underwear when the police showed up.
Let's hope William stays away from the spray paint.
Thank you! My daughter has never been in to dolls, thankfully, and hopefully, the boys won't be either! Not that there's anything wrong with that, of course.
Oh Random Number Generator, thank you so much for picking me where I'm sure a human would have screwed this up royally by picking some comment written by a mommy. And 9 is my favorite uniform number. Coincidence? There are so many people I'd like to thank, especially my old friend Larry who I lost touch with years ago. Also, his sister, who grew up to be quite a nimrod, hopefully unrelated to the loss of most of her Barbies and Strawberry Shortcake friends. Special thanks to you too, Renee, for being such a funny, sweet, Sarah Jessica Parker lookalike. Your giveaways have given me something to look forward to these past few weeks. I look forward to reading this book while I'm taking dumps on the toilet. Know, Leanne and Renee, that I'll be thinking about the both of you while I'm doing so! Yay me!
LOL You even manage to make contest winner announcements funny, Renee. Congrats, Don! And thank you for responding in time so she didn't get out the lighter fluid. Who knows what would have happened then!!
There may have been another funny hair picture from her. Now I'm a little disappointed in myself!
Yeah, yeah, congrats to Don and all. What I want to know is why that damn number generator couldn't have just picked #5. I mean, really, is just ONE contest win too much to ask? Sigh.
Well, obviously I would have won if it had been the best instead of random selection. lol. Seriously, congrats, Don, and thanks for the chance, Renee. Guess I'll just have to buy a copy like everyone else. Wouldn't consider missing this book, since Leanne is one of the funniest people on earth.
David: No lie, your story made me laugh so hard. I can TOTALLY picture you curled up in the backseat of someone else's car! And I could totally picture your hysterical mother. I'm so glad you found her. Do consider getting Leanne's book. It really is all that.
And thank you, Michelle! I think some people bopped over from your place!
Wow, Don's pyrotechnics have me beat! Well deserved win, Sir!
Jess! It occurs to me I should be putting those pictures on my public Facebook page rather than my private one. Maybe time to shut down the private and just include everyone. Too hard for me to manage two pages!
Don should be congratulated for proving GI Joe and Barbie were both fire worthy! Oh yeah and winning!
I had a brother, I was the mash monster in the house though. None of my brothers toys were ever safe from me.
Congrats Don. Well done and well deserved.
Happy blogaversary, happy belated birthday to the hubster, happy prize-winning to Don….anything else happy going on? Oh, happy day to you, Renee!
Thanks, Peggy! It has been so gloomy yesterday and this morning, but it's looking like it's about to clear — if it does, I'm off for a walk! Enjoy your day!


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Q: iPhone: When should the network activity indicator be used I have just started including networking functionality into my apps. I know that you should use the network activity indicator when the user is actively waiting for something, but what about if it was just a subtle background communication with the server (in my case, just to update a value) - is it still good practice to let the user know that your app is connecting to the internet?
This is something I find interesting about the iOS platform - that it lets its developers tell the users whether or not the internet is being used.
UPDATE: In this specific case I'm downloading a text file which is 4 chars long!!

A: As usual a look into the HIG and the documentation is useful.
This is what apple says about the network activity indicator.

Guidelines
Display the network activity indicator to provide feedback when your
  application accesses the network for more than a couple of seconds. If
  the operation finishes sooner than that, you don't have to show the
  network activity indicator, because the indicator would be likely to
  disappear before users notice its presence.

A: Apple's own iWork apps don't use the network activity indicator, even though they are constantly uploading the changes to the server.
I think that if the user is clearly aware that the app accesses the internet (i.e. they explicitly allowed it), there is no need to show the indicator for every small network operation.
It is intended for indicating that a larger amount (>100kb) of data is being uploaded/downloaded, and keeping the user informed, that the app is still working.
If you just think of iCloud as an example, I think it would be very annoying to continuously see the network activity indicator spinning.

A: It is obviously good practice to let the user know when they are using the internet as such activities involve the use of money. Its more of an ethics thing than convention.

A: You should always let the user know if anything is going on.
Just for the sake of letting the waiting time appear shorter than it actually is.
And it just looks nice.

A: You should always show the network activity indicator whenever the internet is been accessed. Your app's users should always be indicated if the app is currently using their internet connection. Man! Don't cheat your beloved customers. Its a sin. May God bless you! ;-)

A: The HIGs state the following:

When appropriate, display the network activity indicator. The network activity indicator can appear in the status bar to show users that lengthy network access is occurring. To learn how to implement this indicator in your code, see "Network Activity Indicator."

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Display the network activity indicator to provide feedback when your application accesses the network for more than a couple of seconds. If the operation finishes sooner than that, you don't have to show the network activity indicator, because the indicator would be likely to disappear before users notice its presence.

I would probably not show the activity indicator, because it is no "lengthy" network access.
Apple Documentation

A: I would always show the user the internet or connection activity. As stated before you have to keep in mind that data plans do cost money. And have a connection means consuming exactly that money.
The activity symbol is no big deal and it even does not disturb the interaction of the app. So there is no reason why NOT to use the activity indicator.

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AC44404 - Capital for Change, Inc. v. Board of Assessment Appeals ("The plaintiff, Capital for Change, Inc., appeals from the judgment of the trial court dismissing its appeal from the decision of the defendant, the Board of Assessment Appeals of the Town of Wallingford (board), which upheld the denial of the plaintiff's application for a charitable organization real property tax exemption. On appeal, the plaintiff claims that the court improperly concluded that the plaintiff's property is not exempt pursuant to General Statutes § 12-81 (7) because its mission to support affordable housing for low and moderate income persons is not a charitable purpose and, therefore, it is not organized exclusively, and its property is not used exclusively, for carrying out charitable purposes. We affirm the judgment of the trial court on the ground that, regardless of whether the plaintiff's mission to support affordable housing is a charitable purpose, the undisputed evidence demonstrates that the plaintiff's property is not used exclusively for such a purpose, as required to qualify for the exemption. . .
The judgment is affirmed.")
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As we continue to explore the connection between food and our health, we're beginning to recognize that the implications of what we put into our bodies stem beyond how we look. Nutrition can affect how our bodies function - and the need (or lack thereof) for medicine.
According to Dr. Frank Hu, professor of nutrition and epidemiology in the Department of Nutrition at the Harvard School of Public Health, "Many experimental studies have shown that components of foods or beverages may have anti-inflammatory effects." In order to set ourselves up for a healthy future, we should continue to make wise food choices and turn toward anti-inflammatory foods for nutrition and healing. On the contrary, we must recognize that unhealthy foods can have inflammatory effects, with inflammation being the body's natural alert system that arises when it perceives something as potentially harmful. It can showcase itself in the form of all sorts of unpleasant bodily responses - from joint pain and migraines to insomnia, obesity and autoimmune disorders. It can also affect the brain and nervous system, causing mood disorders such as depression, anxiety and A.D.D.
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Turmeric, green tea, flax seed and avocado are also considered anti-inflammatory. So are pineapple, broccoli and garlic.
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Palestinian Authority forces blocked afternoon Saturday a march, organized by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, against PA resumption of negotiations with Israel. Hundreds of PFLP supporters gathered near the Orthodox club in downtown Ramallah and marched toward the Muqata but were blocked at Irsal street by three human cordons of PA anti-riot forces.
Participants in the march avoided contact with the police forces and chanted slogans against the Oslo accords, the anniversary of which fall after a few days, and called for allowing resistance to operate against occupation.
MP Khaleda Jarrar, a PFLP politburo member, called on the PA to withdraw from negotiations with Israel, adding that the PA was not authorized to negotiate on behalf of the Palestinian people.
She pointed out that the negotiations were progressing amidst escalation in the Israeli settlement drive and semi-daily attacks by Jewish settlers on Palestinian citizens and property.
Hamas leader Jamal Al-Tawil, who participated among other leaders of national and Islamic forces in the march, said that the futile negotiations did not serve the Palestinian people.
He said in a statement to PIC reporter that Hamas had declared its objection to those talks from the beginning.
Tawil championed the setting up of a national strategy that would deal with all issues without allowing room for unilateral decisions in "crucial issues".
The Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms (MADA) accused the PA forces of forcing detained journalists to reveal their emails and social profiles passwords during investigation. MADA monitored during the past 20 months attacks on journalists for expressing their opinion on Facebook, and some journalists reported to MADA that security services attempted to force them during investigation to reveal their emails and social profiles passwords.
MADA said that its report sheds light on the reality of the internet in Palestine and the violations committed against journalists for expressing their opinions on the social networks.
The violations against Facebook users and bloggers confirm that the PA authorities control and follow social networks in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, with increased monitoring in the last two years after the success of the revolutions in a number of Arab countries, especially Tunisia and Egypt, where youth played a primary role in coordinating and mobilizing the masses through social networks.
MADA called on all relevant authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip to stop Internet censorship, end the infringement on the right of journalists and citizens to express their views on social networks, stop violating their privacy and pressuring them to reveal their passwords, and to respect freedom of opinion and expression guaranteed in Article 19 of the Palestinian Basic Law and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
The most significant results of MADA's study was that 67% of Palestinians who participated in answering the questionnaire and who use Facebook believed that Facebook contributes to the promotion of freedom of expression, as opposed to 33% who said it has no contribution. The content analysis of the Palestinian groups on Facebook also showed that there is no culture of accepting the opinion of others and that there is a verbal attack and intolerance during an exchange of views in these groups.
The internal division captured the attention of many, which was dominated by the style of accusations, insults, defamation, treason, and blasphemy during a lot of discussions, this wasted the opportunity of those groups for a peaceful dialogue to discuss a lot of societal issues, and try to promote civil peace, the report said.
PA security services in the West Bank arrested five Palestinians, including four on the charge of being Hamas-affiliated. In Tulkarem, Preventive Security Service re-arrested a student at Palestine Technical University- Kadoorie ours after General Intelligence Service has released him.
The student Ahmed al-Fenni has been arrested for being a member of the student offshoot of Hamas, Islamic bloc, the movement said in a statement.
Preventive Security Service has arrested Hussam al-Tamam in the same city after being beaten and word-insulted by officers, it added.
In Hebron, Preventive Security Service arrested Annan Bakri, 21, after raiding his house, and Suleiman Abu Jarour, 23, a student at Polytechnic of Palestine University, from the town of Bani Na'im east of the city, after being summoned.
The Security Service also summoned ex-prisoner Wajeeh Abu Hadid from Hebron, and ex-prisoner Mohannad Abu Mosa who was threatened with arrest if he does not head to the Intelligence office, according to the statement.
Two days ago, the Intelligence Service summoned ex-prisoner, Islamic Jihad-affiliated Ibrahim al-Najjar from al-Fawwar camp, while the security forces arrested Bahir Saleh, a member of Party of Tahrir-Information Office in Qalqiliya on the same day.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces kidnapped four Palestinian citizens due to their affiliation with the Hamas Movement and another one from Hizb Attahrir (the liberation party). In Tulkarem, the PA preventive security forces kidnapped Ahmed Al-Fanni, a leading member of the Islamic student bloc at Palestine technical university, a few hours after the PA intelligence apparatus released him from its jail in the city.
Eyewitnesses in Tulkarem also identified two PA officers who physically and verbally assaulted a young man named Husam Al-Tammam.
They said that these two officers kept beating and verbally abusing Tammam after taking him prisoner until he fainted and was transferred to a military medical center before letting him go in bad shape.
The PA security apparatuses also summoned two ex-detainees identified as Hussein Abu Hadid and Muhannad Mousa and threatened to put them in jail if they did not appear for interrogation.
In Qalqiliya, the PA security forces kidnapped Baher Saleh, a senior member of Hizb Attahrir group.
"As they were put under surveillance and then held by the security services, they turned out to have collaborated with Israel's Mossad," he confirmed.
Palestinian Authority security apparatuses arrested six citizens from the West Bank, and summoned three others for interrogation, on charges of their affiliation with the Hamas Movement. Meanwhile, the Authority courts postponed the release of four political detainees from Ramallah who have been held for 7 months despite the fact that the prosecution did not provide to the court any justification for their detention.
Opening fire against Palestinian citizens by PA forces has caused high tensions among Palestinians in the West Bank especially after the martyrdom of Amjad Odeh from Nablus by PA forces' live bullet. On August 27, the PA forces stormed Askar refugee camp to arrest the citizen Ayman Abu Salem for alleged possession of weapons. The camp's youths confronted the PA forces that fired live bullets against the protesters, where the citizen Amjad Odeh was shot directly in his head.
Meanwhile, the PA forces stormed Fara'a refugee camp north of Nablus on Sunday to arrest armed members of Fatah movement. However, local residents confronted the raiding forces where they threw stones and homemade explosive devices.
In turn, the PA forces fired live bullets against the citizens till late hours, causing state of high tension among the citizens who stoned them and burned their vehicles similar to the clashes erupting with the Israeli forces.
Local residents expressed their disappointment and anger against the PA arbitrary practices and the excessive use of force against protesters, saying that such policy aim at liquidating resistance in West Bank in favor of the occupation authorities.
According to the confessions disclosed during the conference through a video shot for one of the suspects caught, the parties involved in the plot include Israeli intelligence services, and Intelligence Service and Preventive Security Service of the Palestinian Authority in Ramallah, along with Arab Intelligence Services.
Shahwan revealed that one of the suspects –turned to be a collaborator- has been caught on his way to Gaza after meeting with Fatah-affiliated leaders of Security Services in an Arab country.
Many of Fatah members who had ranked top positions in Security Services of the pre-2006-elections Palestinian government fled the Gaza Strip to Ramallah or Arab countries during the failed Fatah-run campaign to topple the elected Hamas-led government in 2007.
The spokesman held Israel and its Palestinian and Arab tools, attempting to plot against Gaza, her people and resistance, fully responsible for all the consequences of their plotting.
"Security Services in Gaza will withstand such despicable attempts, and will not allow anybody to endanger the security and safety of our people and his resistance", he said "what Israeli occupation failed to achieve by his rockets (wars) shall not be achieved by chaos,"
The EU Missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah condemn in a press release, the death sentence issued by a Gaza Military Court on 27 August.
As in their most recent statement on 13 August, the EU Missions in Jerusalem and Ramallah recall the EU's firm opposition under all circumstances to the use of capital punishment. The EU considers that abolition of the death penalty contributes to the enhancement of human dignity and the progressive development of human rights. It considers capital punishment to be cruel and inhuman, failing to provide deterrence to criminal behaviour, and representing an unacceptable denial of human dignity and integrity.
The de facto authorities in Gaza must refrain from carrying out any executions of prisoners and comply with the de facto moratorium on executions put in place by the Palestinian Authority, pending abolition of the death penalty in line with the global trend.
Tensions have re-prevailed in Fara'a refugee camp in Nablus as clashes erupted between the residents and PA forces. The protesters have closed, last night, the main street that links between the Fara'a refugee camp and Nablus city, and prevented individuals and vehicles from passing through the road.
The protests came following the PA refusal to release political detainees from the camp as it was agreed upon before, local sources said.
The sources pointed out that the agreement states the release of all detainees who have no relation with the events that took place recently in Fara'a camp, but the Public Prosecutor refused to do so.
Meanwhile, the PA forces continued the arrest campaign against Hamas's leaders and supporters in the West Bank where 3 Palestinians were arrested and 3 others were summoned for being affiliated to Hamas.
PA court has extended the arrest of a political prisoner from Nablus, while sources in Qalqilya and Bethlehem confirmed the escalation of torture against detainees in PA jails. A student from al-Khalil has continued his hunger strike behind PA bars.
In Tulkarem, PA forces arrested three citizens including a student and two former political detainees.
In Bethlehem, PA security forces stormed and searched the house of a leader in the Islamic bloc where they asked his family to hand himself over. He is a liberated prisoner.
In Qalqilya, the Preventive Security launched a summons campaign against a number of citizens. While, reliable sources confirmed that some political detainees were subjected to severe torture in PA jails.
The Arab Organization for Human Rights in Britain (AOHR) called on the European Union to exert pressure on the Palestinian Authority "to stop arbitrary arrests and torture." The Organization said in a letter sent to the head of the European Union and to European ministers and parliamentarians that "the continued support from the European Union cannot be acceptable while the occupation and the Authority security apparatuses continue to violate the fundamental rights of Palestinians in the occupied territories."
It pointed to the campaign of arrests that started on August 14, during which the PA's apparatuses stormed houses to arrest citizens or kidnaped them from the streets or places of work without any legal justification, and held them in illegal detention centers where they are deprived of visits.
It stressed that "the continued support by the European Union to the PA represents a flagrant violation of the European Convention on Human Rights, the international treaties and conventions and the values and principles that are secured by the peoples of EU countries."
The organization's letter came after the escalation of violations in the occupied territories by the Authority security apparatuses and the occupation forces and after the Palestinian Prime Minister announced that he will hold a European tour, starting next Sunday, to demand increasing the support offered from the EU.
Arab Organization for Human Rights in UK (AOHR) sent a letter to senior EU bodies asking them to take urgent action to stop severe torture against Palestinians in Palestinian Authority (PA) prisons in the West Bank, AOHR reported. It noted that copies of the letter sent to President of European Parliament, EU foreign policy chief, EU foreign ministers and members of European Parliament.
AOHR UK explained how savage the torture the Palestinian security services put against the Palestinian prisoners in the Jericho Prison. It described prisoners being tied for several hours a day like carcasses.
As an urgent call for action, AOHR called for the EU officials to use the financial aid they offer to the PA. It asked them to put pressure on the PA to stop arbitrary arrests and torture and to respect human rights.
In the letter to the EU officials, AOHR reported accounts of families of prisoners and some prisoners who were released from the PA prisons. They described the torture as very harsh and unbearable by humans.
AOHR asserted that using the financial aid in putting pressure on the PA too much helps stopping torture and pushes PA to respect human rights.
Young Palestinian men on Wednesday evening shut off the main road between Nablus and el-Fara refugee camp in the northern West Bank urging the Palestinian Authority to release a number of young men.
The men were detained during protests after the PA security services shot dead a young man in Askar refugee camp.
Witnesses said that dozens of young men blocked off the road with rock piles and burning tires.
Local committees and mediators, he said, were exerting every possible effort to get the detainees released.
"Expel Muhammad Dahlan From the Emirates!" is a campaign slogan launched by Emirates which has been widely spread across social networks such as Twitter, to express the rejection by a wide range of people of the presence of Mohammad Dahlan in Abu Dhabi, and his work as an adviser to the Emir Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid. Dahlan is a traitor and dismissed leader from Fatah, founder of a death squad in the Gaza Strip which operated until 2006, and a spy for Israel.
PA forces have escalated the arrest and summons campaign against cadres and supporters of Hamas in the West Bank during August, where more than 100 Palestinian youths affiliated to Hamas were arrested. Hamas Information office said that PA security services arrested 57 Palestinians affiliated to the movement in various West Bank cities.
Twenty liberated prisoners, 15 University students, two journalists, three preachers, and four teachers were among the detainees.
The PA forces have also summoned 57 Palestinian citizens, and extended the arrest of 4 political detainees in violation of the court's order to release them.
Hamas movement pointed out that the occupation arrested four of the movement's leaders and supporters in the West Bank after being released from PA jails within the framework of security coordination between the PA and Israeli forces.
Five Palestinians affiliated to Hamas were arrested in Qalqilya. The PA forces have arrested a Palestinian student from Tubas after being severely beaten.
In al-Khalil, PA Preventive services arrested a Palestinian citizen after being summoned, while a student at Al-Najah University in Nablus was arrested. The student Osama Hatem Amr has refused to meet the summons by PA forces. His father and brother are detained in Israeli jails.
Preventive security forces stormed a large number of villages and towns of the West Bank and handed summonses.
PA Awqaf Ministry has forcibly prevented Sheikh Ahmad Tohme from attending Friday prayers because he prayed for Egyptian and Syrian martyrs.
Members of the Palestinian Security Forces arrested on Monday at dawn [August 1 2103] several residents in the Al-Far'a Refugee camp, following clashes that took place between gunmen and the security forces as security officers tried to enter the camp to arrest some "wanted" residents. Security sources said that at least five person have been taken prisoner in the camp, while two persons have been injured when the gunmen hurled grenades and explosives at the security forces.
The two wounded Palestinians, identified as Ibrahim Abu Qamar and Mohammad Soboh, have been moved to the Rafidia Hospital, in Nablus, suffering mild-to-moderate injuries.
Palestinian security sources have reported that a number of unknown gunmen opened fire, on Monday at dawn, at Palestinian security officers near the Al-Far'a refugee camp, in the northern West Bank district of Jenin.
The sources said dozens of security officers were trying to enter the camp in an attempt to arrest resident, but came under fire by a number of gunmen, and fired back at the source of fire.
The gunmen also threw a number of grenades at the officers causing property damage but no injuries.
The clashes came only two days after Palestinian security officers arrested Hasan At-Tayeh, believed to head an offshoot branch of the Fateh movement of President Mahmoud Abbas.
Security officers said that are trying to arrest another member of the Abu Tayeh family.
Hamas security forces raided the offices of an Egyptian community center in Gaza City on Saturday.
An Egyptian official, who wished to remain anonymous, told Ma'an that Hamas forces detained all those present at the center and confiscated documents and computers.
The Egyptian community in Gaza released a statement several days ago expressing support for the Egyptian army's ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi.
The statement is likely the motive behind the raid, the Egyptian official said.
"This is irresponsible and dangerous behavior escalating tension with Egypt," he added.
The military, which overthrew Mursi after millions took to the streets on June 30 demanding that he resign, has come under mounting international pressure to swiftly install a civilian administration to oversee a rapid return to elected government.
Palestinian Authority security forces detained four Hamas members in the West Bank, Hamas said Friday.
PA forces detained four Hamas-affiliated teachers who work at a school in Yatta, south of Hebron, Hamas said in a statement.
Forces from the Fatah-led PA also summoned several Hamas affiliates, including a former prisoner of Israel from Sair village, a young man from Ras Attiya village near Qalqiliya and the Imam of a mosque in Amatin village, Hamas said.
Samer al-Masri, a Hamas leader at Birzeit University, is on his fifth day of hunger strike in a PA jail to protest his detention, according to Hamas.
Meanwhile, a Hamas-affiliated university student from Palestine Polytechnic University has been jailed since Tuesday. He previously spent time in Israeli jails.
Fatah accuses Hamas of detaining its members and leaders in the Gaza Strip.
Both parties have agreed to end political detentions in reconciliation agreements that have yet to be implemented.
The Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces on Wednesday afternoon used excessive violence against peaceful protestors carrying symbolic coffins in procession to the headquarters of de facto president Mahmoud Abbas in Ramallah city. The protestors carried four empty coffins, representing three Palestinian young men killed on Tuesday by Israeli soldiers in Qalandiya refugee camp near Ramallah city and another one killed on Wednesday by the PA security forces in Askar refugee camp in Nablus.
More than five protesting activists sustained different injuries when they were attacked with batons by PA policemen, the Palestinian information center (PIC) reporter in Ramallah said.
The police formed human barricades of its members outside Abbas's headquarters and carried out a baton charge to disperse the protestors.
During the march, the protestors broke all verbal taboos imposed by the PA and kept chanting different slogans against Abbas and his police junta. They also described Abbas as a traitor and his authority as an ally to the occupation.
The march of coffins was led by Sheikh Khader Adnan, a public figure and ex-detainee in Israeli jails.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights (PCHR) calls upon the Attorney General's office to seriously investigate the death of a Palestinian by a live bullet to the head during an exchange of fire between members of the Palestinian Preventive Security Service (PSS) and 3 gunmen in 'Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus in the northern West Bank, which was followed by destruction of private and public property.
According to investigations conducted by PCHR, at approximately 19:45 on Tuesday, 28 August 2013, a number of PSS officers traveling in a civilian vehicle arrived in 'Askar refugee camp, east of Nablus, to arrest a wanted person. Once the wanted person noticed the security officers on the main road in the camp, he and another two gunmen fired at them, and the security officers returned fire. During the exchange of fire, Amjad Falah 'Ouda, 40, a carpenter who was in his workshop at the main road, was killed by a live bullet to the head.
Soon after, dozens of young men set fire to a guardroom of the Palestinian National Security Forces in the Industrial School near the camp, and a guardroom of the Palestinian police near Balata refugee camp. Other young men destroyed traffic lights, an ATM of Cairo-Amman Bank in Amman Street, and an ATM of Bank of Palestine at al-Ghawi intersection between 'Askar and Balata refugee camps. The protestors also set fire to the medical compound of the Palestinian security medical services in 'Askar refugee camp. In Rafidya Hospital, where 'Ouda's body was transferred, a number of young men from 'Askar refugee camp damaged a number of cars near the hospital and set fire to a security vehicle. They also threw stones at security officers. Moreover, dozens of young men closed the entrance of al-Far'a refugee camp, south of Tubas, on Tubas-Nablus road, and set fire to rubber tires in protest against 'Ouda's death.
PCHR condemns 'Ouda's killing and calls upon the Attorney General's office to investigate the circumstances of his death, and subsequent attacks against private and public property and bring the perpetrators before justice. PCHR confirms its position rejecting any attacks against private and public property.
Police on Tuesday seized a school bus transporting 12 passengers over its legal load.
The bus, designed to hold 19 passengers, had 31 teachers and students in it, a police report said. The driver was arrested and passengers were taken to their destinations by another bus.
Bethlehem police commissioner called on parents to ensure that safety measures are taken for children traveling via public transportation.
Another man was sentenced to death on criminal charges of killing three Palestinians in Khan Younis.
"I am concerned about the process by which death sentences are imposed by military and civilian courts in the Gaza Strip," she said.
"Serious concerns have also been raised about ill-treatment and torture during interrogations of persons later sentenced to death."
The PA forces have continued arrest and summon campaigns in West Bank provinces against Hamas supporters and members. Four members of Hamas movement have been arrested in Nablus and al-Khalil including a martyr's son and summoned two others in al-Kahlil and Qalqilya including the son of a leader in Hamas movement after serving several years in Israeli and PA jails.
In al-Khalil, the PA preventive security arrested the liberated prisoner Noor Shaker al-Atrash after being summoned to its headquarters.
PA intelligence service summoned the liberated prisoner Mounir Qoukas, knowing that he spent ten years in Israeli jails.
For its part, Islamic bloc confirmed that the student Mahmoud Ahmeidat, held in PA jails for two weeks, was transferred to hospital after serious health deterioration.
The PA intelligence continued to arrest the student at Birzeit University Samer Al-Masri for the fourth day in a row, knowing that he is a liberated prisoner and former political prisoner.
In Nablus, PA preventive service arrested a young man and extended the arrest of a liberated prisoner for 15 days.
In a related context, the preventive service arrested the student Osama Halawa after storming his house and summoned Qusay Maraba from Qalqilya.
Meanwhile, Wasfi Qubaha, a leader in Hamas movement, denounced Fatah-controlled PA plans to use force in undermining Hamas's rule in Gaza.
The former Minister of Prisoners Affairs Qubaha warned of PA and Fatah movement's plans to trigger war of attrition in Gaza Strip.
Declaring the Gaza Strip as a rebel territory is a direct declaration of war against the Palestinian people, he said.
In the same context, Qubaha said that PA repressive measures against Hamas supporters aim at pressuring the movement to respond to Fatah's conditions.


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Our institutions are in danger of being destroyed by unloving critics or uncritical lovers, John Gardner once said. To be a loving critic, one is compelled to admit that Alabama has so many positive attributes, yet, sadly, this great state is in total disrepair. Oh, it manages to keep going day-to-day and we have some successes like the Mercedes plant and the new Honda Plant in Lincoln. But systems do not work, or do not work well enough. Our potential is poorly spent. Our true destiny is not reached. Much as we love it, the Good Ship of State is afloat, moving, but hardly plowing the waters.
Consider the report of the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs at Syracuse University. With funds from the Pew Charitable Trusts, a task force dialogued with experts in state government to rank state government performance on the basis of five criteria. It tested them in Ohio, Kansas, Oregon and Florida. After fine tuning and adjusting, questionnaires went to every state in 1998, followed by 1,000 interviews with state personnel, scholars and practitioners, evaluating each state. In Financial Management, Alabama was among the poorest with a D+. In Capital Management, Alabama was the very worst, the only state to receive a D-. In Human Resources, Alabama rated C-, its highest rating, but only six states scored lower. In "Managing for Results," including performance-based measures, effectiveness, value for dollars spent and results, Alabama was the only state to score F. In Information Technology, Alabama, with two other states, scored a D. Clearly, compared to all other states, Alabama fails. This objective judgment is that we have the worst state government of any of the 50 states – even though we do not pay the lowest average salary to state employees, nor do we have the lowest number of state employees relative to the population.
I read the survey and could not poke holes in it. No one takes pride in being 50th out of 50. If this state were our business -- and if it is not, then whose is it? -- wouldn't we demand that Alabama be turned around and fast?
Without looking for people to blame, consider the Alabama Constitution, the fundamental document that shapes state government. It is estimated to be 220,000 words, about two and a half times as long as any other State's constitution. Why? Alabama's Constitution has grown primarily attempting to cope with unworkable restrictions imposed by the 1901 document on state and local governments. The result is a Constitution that is dangerously unfair because it is almost incomprehensible, and barely workable.
By 1901, there had already been five previous versions of the Constitution -- the original in 1819, in 1861, 1865, 1868, and 1875. In each era, Alabamians have done the sensible thing and updated their Constitution. A hundred years ago, still reeling from the effects of the Civil War, the writers of the 1901 version chose to place very stringent limitations on state government, to deny independence to local governments, and to limit the Legislature's ability to pass local laws. So, they put everyone in a straitjacket, far too confining as it turns out for this modern age. Making the best of an outdated Constitution, attempts have been made again and again to get around a too-restrictive Constitution by changes or amendments. In some cases the courts have struck down sections and we never coordinated what was left over.
We have changed the Constitution drastically by amendments, 660 of them, more than any other State constitution. We added 44 amendments last year alone! In fact, the amendments are about twice the size of the Constitution: "the tail wagging the dog," we have a set of amendments with a Constitution attached.
The practice has been to go around those limits, rather than redefine them. For example, (1) the Constitution of 1901 restricted local borrowing and prohibited state debt except in time of war. The limits are still in the document, but more than a hundred amendments create specific exceptions – absolutely essential so that governments can borrow. (2) The Constitution sets strict limits on property taxes.
After 99 years, those limits remain in print but, over 180 amendments authorize property taxes for city, county and school purposes. (3) The Constitution originally limited the subjects on which local acts could be adopted and the procedures to be used. While those limitations are still on the books, 118 amendments detour around those confines. (4) In 1901 the Constitution prohibited local governments from involvement with private enterprise. That language is still there, but 47 times in succeeding years, amendments have steered around those restrictions to allow cooperation for economic development of cities and counties. (5) The Constitution originally prohibited the Legislature from actions related to local court costs and the compensation of elected officials.
Today, 62 counties are exempt from one or both of those limitations through local amendments. Any one can see that local city and county government by state constitutional amendment is poor government. It is increasingly difficult even to know the status of the law in a particular county, because the Constitution may say one thing, yet that entire section can be abrogated for one county by some obscure local amendment. The confusion is even greater because amendments are numbered sequentially and not categorized in any way within the Constitution. It is a maze, but counties have so little authority, legislators end up making county and city decisions, which have to be ratified by voters state-wide.
Now, strangely, amendments providing approval after the fact are becoming more common. For example, an Amendment in 1994 sought to validate a 1982 local act in one particular county, as well as actions taken and obligations incurred in the 12 years afterward. The limits contained in a Constitution might as well be written in sand, if they have no check on governmental action before it occurs.
Our Constitution was probably not that good in 1901 and is totally inappropriate for 2001. No one would purposefully design a Constitution so convoluted as ours now is. This is not a Republican/Democrat issue. This is not a racial issue. This is not union versus non-union folks. It is not city dweller against the farmer. This is a job to be done by Alabamians for Alabamians.
Layer upon layer of barnacles encrusted to the hull of Alabama's Good Ship of State have her listing, ineffective, able to use only a fraction of her power capacity. We need to bring her into drydock, scrape the hull, recommission her, and send her out to plow the seas in the front lines of the fleet.
I wonder if we have the courage to try something that has never before been tried in the history of this Republic. Could a group of outstanding citizens form a task force, and procure some major foundation grant (so it is not "beholden" to government or people of ulterior influence)? With the help of the best experts in the world the task force could do what no other state has done: re-invent state government, correcting those problems that have plagued us and sending the strongest possible signal that Alabama plans to prosper and to lead, not just survive and follow, 50th behind the leader.
A Constitution is for all the people, and wide participation must be part of the process. But if we took the time to create understanding among our citizens, what has been a weakness could become a strength.
The world would be mightily impressed by a state taking thoughtful, decisive action to cure its obvious weakness. But more than image, Alabama citizens will have a Constitution that serves them and allows state, county and city elected officials to do their jobs responsibly, with full accountability and integrity.
The Constitution is the handle that we can and should get hold of. The dawn of a new millennium is a good time to fix what is broken, if the Good Ship of State is to sail on. Proper stewardship of Alabama, if we are to be faithful in our time, demands that we reject the cynics, that we seize this moment to transform Alabama.


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A Bollywood film is incomplete without song and dance. What makes Bollywood different from other movie industries in the world is the presence of colorful song and dance sequences. The glitz and glamour in Hindi films is like no other. Bollywood songs have become a global phenomenon. This article is a showcase of the best Bollywood dance songs of the 80s 90s and 2000s.
Different types of song and dance sequences are popular in Bollywood. Right from the time the Hindi film industry came into being, both song and dance have been exceedingly popular. Over the years the type of dance songs has changed dramatically in the Hindi film industry. The new sound in Bollywood is an influence of western and Indian genres. In the 50s actors and actresses did not dance a lot in films. Most of the dance sequences in films in the black and white era were performed on Indian classical tunes by actresses.
Most dance songs in the early days of Hindi films were Indian classical.
The 60s was the decade that dance sequences got bolder. Fast tempo dance songs started gaining momentum in the 60s and 70s and ever since then dance songs have been an integral part of Bollywood. Superstars such as Shammi Kapoor and Jeetendra were known for their signature style dance moves. Cabaret dance routines became exceedingly popular in the 60s and 70s. It was Helen who took audiences by storm with her dance moves in the 60s and 70s.
The 80s paved the way for new types of dance songs. Disco songs became exceedingly popular in Hindi films in the 80s. Song and dance routines in movies became progressive in the 80s and 90s. Dance songs picturized on actresses such as Sridevi and Madhuri Dixit became exceedingly popular in these decades. Towards the end of the 90s item songs started gaining momentum in Bollywood films. In present day Bollywood item songs have become an essential element in films.
Since the year 2000, dance songs have evolved great deal. The choreographed dance moves performed by actresses have become slick. While hip movements in dance songs have been popular in Hindi films, in recent times the hip movements, pelvic thrusts in particular have taken dance moves to a new level. A number of choreographers are combining different dance styles to come up with innovative dance steps on dance songs.
Club dance songs and hip hop dance songs have become exceedingly popular in new Bollywood films. Bollywood dance songs are hugely popular on with the party circuit. In recent years the Bollywood flavor has taken the world by storm. DJs from across the globe are including Bollywood songs in their setlists when performing live. Bollywood songs of the 80s and 90s are being remixed and reworked in new ways thereby bringing in nostalgia and charm with electronic beats of the 2000s.
The lines below showcase a list of the best Bollywood songs.


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Last weekend we were invited to explore the Liberty Science Center. We love the LSC and look forward to any opportunity to visit. This past weekend was especially fun since the LSC was playing host to a weekend-long Star Wars party. While we were there, we explored the new Sid the Science Kid exhibit as well as Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit.
Our visit started off with a private meet and greet with Star Wars characters. R2D2, Stormtroopers, Obi Wan Kenobi, it was pretty incredible for this Star Wars fan!
The Sid the Science Kid exhibit runs from now through May 15, 2016. The popular PBS kids' show comes to life in a fun and interactive exhibit where children learn and explore the fun of science. Kids have the opportunity to test out weights and measures, a pulley system, explore in the kitchen, and examine items under a microscope. The exhibit is filled with brightly colored attractions and is a delight for little ones.
I was excited about checking out the Titanic: The Artifact Exhibit. I was pleasantly surprised by how much my daughters loved this exhibit as well. Upon entering the exhibit, we were given a boarding pass with the name and personal information of an actual Titanic passenger typed on the back. We were not permitted to take photos of the exhibit, but trust me, it's definitely worth seeing. There are artifacts such as china and stemware from the voyage. You get an up close look at the different types of accommodations including first, second, and third classes.
You get an overwhelming sense of being on the ship and you can almost feel the fear that the passengers undoubtedly experienced. This exhibit runs through May 30, 2016.
One lucky Pieces of a Mom winner will win a 4-pack of tickets to the Liberty Science Center. The tickets include complimentary admission to LSC for up to 4 adults or children during normal operating hours. Tickets do not include parking, or any special programming or IMAX movies. Tickets expire December 31, 2016.
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Disclosure: I received complimentary admission to LSC for me and my family and a 4-pack of tickets to give away. All opinions are my own.
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So sad to hear about the death of Donald Bain, the wonderful and prolific author of the Murder She Wrote books, Margaret Truman's "Capital Crimes" mysteries and so much more during his lifetime. I met Donald and his wife/co-author Renee Paley-Bain at my first mystery conference for the Gil Malloy books, and they were unbelievably kind to me. Renee actually asked me to autograph a copy of The Kennedy Connection for her, and Donald surprised me by sending me an enthusiastic email afterward telling me how much he loved the book. I have proudly used one of his lines from that email ("Gil Malloy for President!) as an author blurb ever since.
This is me with them at Killer Nashville in 2015. Renee died not long afterward, and now they're both gone too soon. RIP.


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The Project Management Tool You've Probably Never Heard Of
October 19, 2017	0 Comments
By Leslie Brokaw
Branding, a process used by marketers, can also be used internally to build excitement for projects.
Branding. Usually only marketing teams think about brand building and how to create an atmosphere around a product or service.
But that's shortsighted. The branding process is one that can also be used internally, to build excitement for projects among staff.
Most of us are familiar with how branding works in marketing — surveying the competition, identifying a distinguishing message, developing strategies to present the message. "Over time, as consumers come to associate a brand with a specific benefit, the brand acts like a stake in the ground, claiming territorial rights over its value proposition," Niraj Dawar noted in a 2004 MIT Sloan Management Review article.
We're less familiar with branding as an operational tool. But savvy project managers are using branding to entice buy-in for projects from internal audiences. Branding helps managers "sell" the importance of projects and get staff to participate in ways that increase a project's chances of success.
So argued Karen A. Brown (then of the Thunderbird School of Global Management), Richard Ettenson (Thunderbird), and Nancy Lea Hyer (Vanderbilt University's Owen Graduate School of Management) in "Why Every Project Needs a Brand (and How to Create One)," in the Summer 2011 issue of MIT SMR. "Project leaders, when they are able to rally teams, often focus too narrowly on the work to be done," the authors note. "In their preoccupation with task accomplishment, project leaders frequently overlook the importance of establishing, maintaining, and communicating to key stakeholders a clear, consistent, and compelling vision of project purpose, goals, and benefits." Project managers who want to "be in stronger positions to achieve their goals, advance their careers, and deliver on the company's business objectives" should adopt the principles of traditional brand management.
Some suggestions for how to put branding to work on internal projects:
Develop a strong pitch for the project. "The pitch represents the project champion's initial effort to position and sell an idea by persuading key decision makers of the importance of the underlying problem or strategic opportunity the project will address," the authors write. "Without answers to the question 'why?' those with approval power will have little interest in the 'what.'" The pitch is a critical moment for any project: It creates a first impression that will influence all future perceptions about how relevant the project is and how valuable it will be to the company.
Take advantage of the inherent attributes a project has that can get people enthusiastic about working on it. In looking at dozens of companies, the authors identified four factors that they say appear to contribute most to a project's natural, inherent branding: its strategic importance, the reputation of the project leader, the project's viability, and the status of the client. "Although project leaders do not fully control all of these, project sponsors should bear them in mind when initiating new projects," the authors note. It's probably no surprise that projects closely linked to high-level strategic goals generally attract more enthusiasm than those whose strategic links are less clear, or that those with effective leaders, likely viability, and high-profile clients (internal or external) do, too. Still, project leaders should be sure to highlight these factors when they can.
Develop the project plan in the open. Clarifying goals, plans for who is going to do what and when, and what could go wrong should all be done transparently, maintain the authors. "If the planning process is thorough and incorporates careful analysis of risks, involves input from representative individuals and groups, and produces a clear, accessible road map, stakeholders will feel a sense of confidence in its feasibility. If the plan is created behind closed doors with little or no input, the project is likely to come out of the gates with a less-than-attractive brand."
Bring the right level of effort to the branding (sometimes a quick email will suffice). Branding efforts should be tailored to fit the project and the company culture. The authors point out that for straightforward projects at the operating level, a brief email from the project sponsor or an announcement within a meeting that covers several other topics can be ample. For larger, strategic-level projects, a more formal branding effort such as an all-company webcast might be appropriate.
Acknowledge the results of the project and close it out when it's done. The authors call this the "payoff" step, the culmination of the entire branding effort. "It represents an opportunity to solidify, enhance, or diminish the perceptions of the project brand created in the earlier stages," they write. "Activities include closure celebrations and, in some organizations, failure parties that applaud worthwhile endeavors that did not yield the hoped-for business results. If there is no clear end point, everyone grows frustrated."
At its core, project branding is an exercise in leadership. The authors point out that project leaders, sponsors, and team members all have the power to build brand-related messages that clearly convey the project's intended promise while they work to garner needed support. We invite you to revisit this article from our archives.
Editor's note: Karen A. Brown, one of the coauthors of "Why Every Project Needs a Brand (and How to Create One)," died last year, after a battle with pancreatic cancer. Brown was a coauthor on the MIT Sloan Management Review articles "The Question Every Project Team Should Answer," published in 2013, and "Protect Your Project From Escalating Doubts," published earlier this year. Some of her writing about project management is archived at teambasedapproach.com.
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