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How To Lose Water Weight

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<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawbyline'>By Grace Cassidy</div><br /><br />  <div class='uawarticle'>Food cycle shows the sequential process of standard usage habits customized by a living creature, which, when concerns human, can be shared now days as junk food chains. Stylish diet plans and junk food consumption by the population developed an unusual design of consuming. The ever-growing fast food joints have just help with easy temptation among the people, particularly among the teens which led to the attachment of those hazardous, sometime poisonous meals in day-to-day life and finally leading towards excessive weight, the new trend. Although numerous medications and swanky ads with models flashing their six packs are in display with assurances to shed several pounds of your extreme fat, but the truths stay obliterated.<br />  <br />  Who would not such as to flash his flat abdominals and toned torso in public? And as an outcome, going for a diet plan and planning out a weight-loss schedule is a typical practice among teens. Starting such strategies have to be rather overwhelming in the initial stage. Food experts on the other hand experienced immense variety of intense looks into and analysis and limited few of the typical practices that can be included within the daily consuming habits in order to confine body weight to some degree.<br />  <br />  The very best methods are those which basically can be enforced and sustained for a greater period of time. Few of those are as stated below:. Learn more about your requirement: Researchers forecast that as soon as a specific knows his accurate dietary requirement, he can get control of his weight. This mindful consuming strategy goes with the truth of eating in small amounts and stay clear of excessing. So you don't should stay away from your favorite food and tame your temptations.<br />  <br />  Anxiety and strain: Recent searchings for has actually seen the extremely fact that stress straight influences the Basal Metabolic Rate i.e. BMI rate to increase in individuals running under anxiety. This reciprocally presses out a tension bodily hormone, cortisol which disrupts the balanced circulation of fat within the body parts and more accumulating those in the abdomen region. So if you always remain stressed out, never ever think about getting a pair of sporty abdominals to flaunt. Sound rest: Being nocturnal will not in any means help anybody to reduce weight. Meagerly rest can increase the threat of getting a hemi-spherical protruded out belly to steer previous you. One night of less rest, according to study, multiplies the feedback to food by the brain. Thus, sleep less and you will expand a tendency to consume even more.<br />  <br />  The socio-internet age and inadequate sleep definitely plagues the new-gen society which eventually brings about obese individuals. A minimum of eight consecutive night hours of rest is ultimate requirement to stabilise cardiovascular wellness and weight issues.<br />  <br />  Water consumption: Experts suggest to feed the bile with roughly 7 glasses of water each day to maintain the water balance in the body. Intake of water before diet plan is also a tested trick to burn fat as it eats the area within the tummy to decrease the space for food storage. On various other hand, sweetened synthetic carbonated drinks are to stay clear of as these bear ingredients which contribute in gaining weight.<br />  <br />  Exercise: Last however not the least, exercise is the oldest practice embraced for toning the body and to manage the weight and improve the physical fitness level especially in seniority. This basically helps to reduce the cholesterol and pressure rates to urge a healthy metabolic process. These actions if carried out in daily consuming regimens will be a better method than drowning your money in purchasing those quick fix and fast abs appealing products. Approach with incremental possibilities of desired results for an extended run would be the simplest one to take on.<br />  <br />  </div><br />  <div class='uawresource'><br />  	<div style='font-style:italic;' class='uawabout'><br />  		About the Author:<br />  	</div><br />  	<div class='uawlinks'>This particular writer is very knowledgeable on the matter of <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qidEWS27kXA">how to lose water weight fast</a>. Please have a look at their web page for more relevant information.</div><br />  </div><br />

How To Lose Water Weight

By Grace Cassidy Food cycle shows the sequential process of standard usage habits customized by a living creature, which, when concerns ...

No guns in Starbucks

4:47 AM Tukiyooo 0

<span style="font-size: large;">As reported world wide and in the Irish Times Starbucks is asking their US customers to leave their guns at home.  </span><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">Coming from Ireland where we do not have a gun culture like the States (our police force are not armed) I find this request quite alien.  But in the USA, citizens have the right to bear arms, as written in their constitution.</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mMb_8lNYBHpHRLJNx7L6AApYeYNK1aCgda23GZZzy94tuZkrBsVRrbwzJiLBFizi8PWsOid0VdzLWeiomQfGeRtKsMNZOxh9c_v1PDDpD9Z-eD2wLGsskJOa4kSw-pSYQsWk1qgzRrgZ/s640/blogger-image-518212524.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8mMb_8lNYBHpHRLJNx7L6AApYeYNK1aCgda23GZZzy94tuZkrBsVRrbwzJiLBFizi8PWsOid0VdzLWeiomQfGeRtKsMNZOxh9c_v1PDDpD9Z-eD2wLGsskJOa4kSw-pSYQsWk1qgzRrgZ/s640/blogger-image-518212524.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitU6GFxSjT0CIuAAtL9nDLzdh-xGJ1sg3tXWavceSmeSudXsU-ZeIdx8FnQMyTx-j_clXEqgABOJsdD_wQruKdVRa_vcf7J9LifufqM4l6_oULY95249_CQQyv7HZG8zHzycf3sdJYRL4g/s640/blogger-image--1446701057.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitU6GFxSjT0CIuAAtL9nDLzdh-xGJ1sg3tXWavceSmeSudXsU-ZeIdx8FnQMyTx-j_clXEqgABOJsdD_wQruKdVRa_vcf7J9LifufqM4l6_oULY95249_CQQyv7HZG8zHzycf3sdJYRL4g/s640/blogger-image--1446701057.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

No guns in Starbucks

As reported world wide and in the Irish Times Starbucks is asking their US customers to leave their guns at home. Coming from Ireland wher...

Today's Teamster News 09.18.13

4:30 AM Tukiyooo 0

<a href="http://www.teamster.org/audio/download/91827/Leslie%20Marshall-Fred%20Potter%209-16-13.mp3" rel="nofollow">Teamsters VP Potter Calls Out NJ Gov. Christie for Misclassification Law Veto</a>  Leslie Marshall Show   ...Teamsters International Vice President Fred Potter tells labor radio host Leslie Marshall that New Jersey Gov. Christie’s priority is not workers since port workers and others are being cheated by misclassification...<br /><a href="http://www.teamster.org/sites/teamster.org/files/JOURNAL_of_COMMERCE_Sept17.pdf" rel="nofollow">Teamsters Union Takes New Tack On Drayage Carriers</a>  Journal of Commerce   ...When long-haul and local truck drivers at Toll Global Forwarding's Cartaret, N.J., location voted this summer in favor of representation by the Teamsters, it was the union's latest successful bid to organize workers on the waterfront...<br /><a href="http://www.teamster.org/sites/teamster.org/files/091713SchoolBusNewsFall2013.pdf" rel="nofollow">Drive Up Standards Newsletter Now Available</a>  driveupstandards.org   ...Read the latest issue of the Teamsters school bus campaign newsletter <a href="http://www.teamster.org/sites/teamster.org/files/091713SchoolBusNewsFall2013.pdf" rel="nofollow">here</a>...<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/business/us-to-include-home-care-workers-in-wage-and-overtime-law.html?pagewanted=all" rel="nofollow">U.S. to Include Home Care Workers in Wage and Overtime Law</a>  New York Times   ...Advocates for low-wage workers have pushed for this change, asserting that home care workers, who care for elderly and disabled Americans, were wrongly classified into the same “companionship services” category as baby sitters — a group that is exempt from wage and overtime coverage...<br /><a href="http://timesfreepress.com/news/2013/sep/16/labor-unions-oppose-privatizing-tva/" rel="nofollow">Labor unions oppose privatizing TVA</a>  Times Free Press   ...Organized labor may have backed President Obama, but America’s biggest unions don’t like the idea he floated in April to consider selling the Tennessee Valley Authority...<br /><a href="http://www.dukechronicle.com/articles/2013/09/17/youth-takes-moral-monday-movement" rel="nofollow">Youth takes on Moral Monday movement</a>   Duke Chronicle   ...Demonstrators carrying three empty coffins led a long, silent procession of more than 200 to Gov. Pat McCrory’s executive mansion Monday...<br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/17/google-wifi-passwords-android_n_3936809.html" rel="nofollow">Google Knows The WiFi Passwords Of Every Android User: Report</a>  Huffington Post   ...Google might have access to WiFi passwords...<br />  <a href="http://www.sfgate.com/opinion/openforum/article/U-S-must-take-tobacco-out-of-global-trade-talks-4819528.php" rel="nofollow">U.S. must take tobacco out of global trade talks</a> (opinion)  San Francisco Chronicle   ...Tobacco companies continue to aggressively market their deadly products across the country and around the world, through insidious ad campaigns. And they have found a new arena to exploit their deadly products: international trade agreements...<br /><a href="http://www.courant.com/business/sns-rt-us-cyberattacks-china-20130917,0,7303361.story" rel="nofollow">Hacker group in China linked to big cyber attacks</a>  Reuters   ...Researchers have discovered a group of highly sophisticated hackers operating for hire out of China, a U.S. computer security company said on Tuesday, and it linked them to some of the best-known espionage attacks in recent years...<br /><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/09/17/the-typical-american-family-makes-less-than-it-did-in-1989/" rel="nofollow">The typical American family makes less than it did in 1989</a>  Washington Post   ...The Census Bureau is out with the annual report on incomes and poverty. And while you might think that after years of stagnant incomes and elevated poverty rates, we would be inured to the depressing facts contained therein, it still somehow has the power to shock...<br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/16/us-banks-safety_n_3937622.html?utm_hp_ref=business" rel="nofollow">U.S. Banks Say They Are Now Safer (By Their Own Measure)</a>  Reuters   ...The biggest U.S. banks, including JPMorgan Chase & Co and Bank of America Corp, said that by their own reckoning they are better equipped to withstand global downturns now than they were in March...<br /><a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/09/17/greek-doctors-strike_n_3941583.html?utm_hp_ref=world" rel="nofollow">Greek Doctors Join Civil Service Strike As Workers Protest Austerity Cuts To Hospitals, Schools</a>  Huffington Post   ...Greek hospital doctors have embarked on a three-day strike, joining high school teachers who walked off the job a day earlier in a week of public sector strikes protesting planned job cuts...<br /><a href="http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-retroactive-tax-reversed-by-legislature-20130916,0,2716602.story" rel="nofollow">California Legislature votes to end retroactive tax on investors</a>   Los Angeles Times   ...California lawmakers have sent the governor a bill that would end state efforts to collect a retroactive tax increase from investors. A signature by Gov. Jerry Brown would relieve about 2,000 taxpayers from having to pay $120 million in back taxes...<br /><a href="http://www.alternet.org/media/americans-are-110-times-more-likely-die-contaminated-food-terrorism" rel="nofollow">Americans Are 110 Times More Likely to Die from Contaminated Food Than Terrorism</a>  Alternet   ...In 2011, the year of Osama bin Laden's death, the  State Department reported that 17 Americans were killed in all terrorist incidents worldwide. The same year, a single outbreak of listeriosis from  tainted cantaloupe killed 33 people in the United States. Foodborne pathogens also sickened 48.7 million, hospitalized 127,839 and caused a total of  3,037 deaths. This is a typical year, not an aberration...<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://thinkprogress.org/sports/2013/09/16/2626101/meet-billionaires-asking-taxpayers-buy-stadiums/" rel="nofollow">Meet Three Billionaires Asking Taxpayers To Buy Them New Stadiums</a>  Think Progress   ...The NFL has 14 owners on the list, more than any other league. And three of the names should be notable, because they are asking taxpayers in their city to help foot the bill for new stadiums or massive renovation projects...<br /><a href="http://www.theguardian.com/business/2013/sep/16/us-super-rich-recover-losses-financial-crisis-forbes" rel="nofollow">US super-rich hit new wealth record five years after financial crisis</a>  The Guardian   ...the 400 wealthiest Americans are worth a record $2.02tn, up from $1.7tn in 2012...<br /><a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/16/opinion/progress-on-predatory-lending.html?_r=0" rel="nofollow">Progress on Predatory Lending</a>   New York Times   ...Payday loans have long been huge financial traps for cash-strapped, low-income borrowers. Several states have clamped down on these “quick fix” loans, which sometimes carry annual interest rates of 400 percent or more. But a lot more needs to be done...<br /><a href="http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/archives/2013/09/16/us-judge-cca-violated-idaho-contract-when-it-understaffed-private-prison" rel="nofollow">U.S. Judge: CCA Violated Idaho Contract When It Understaffed Private Prison</a>  Boise Weekly   ...Following years of controversy, private prison Operator Corrections Corporation of America, which operates Idaho's private prison, was told by a federal judge that it was in contempt of court for understaffing the Idaho Correctional Center...<br /><a href="http://cjonline.com/news/2013-09-16/kansas-wont-require-citizenship-proof-drivers-license-renewals" rel="nofollow">Kansas won't require citizenship proof for driver's license renewals</a>  Associated Press   ...Kansas no longer plans to require people renewing driver’s licenses to produce proof that they are living in the U.S. legally, Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan said Monday, confirming a policy shift with implications for the state’s administration of a separate proof-of-citizenship requirement for new voters...</div>

Today's Teamster News 09.18.13

Teamsters VP Potter Calls Out NJ Gov. Christie for Misclassification Law Veto Leslie Marshall Show ...Teamsters International Vice Presi...

Wreath time!

4:14 AM Tukiyooo 0

<span style="font-size: large;">My mother loved her new autumn wreath for her front door!  </span><br /><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_O9HllSWGGBx2k4vTACH7_IDZKnfYoquaLxmKIZjXnJKrortTfnTHhyjobSigEjuaacJ72AZw-uNs2er-7qwMPhVCZ8tudC3v-xxt60vIHth_xYb-W46dM5-S497uM1RJAjNjZwqoWAFj/s640/blogger-image--832666302.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_O9HllSWGGBx2k4vTACH7_IDZKnfYoquaLxmKIZjXnJKrortTfnTHhyjobSigEjuaacJ72AZw-uNs2er-7qwMPhVCZ8tudC3v-xxt60vIHth_xYb-W46dM5-S497uM1RJAjNjZwqoWAFj/s640/blogger-image--832666302.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">She will hang it on her newly painted powder blue front door.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">Do you have a wreath on your front door?</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><span style="font-size: large;">And here it is hanging on her front door:</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoVgINdpLUUx1JgxEc3qtLbtyF0DSLx-okKdEvwAwaLhqvaQ3CPgJAO_Hc3gmmQmB40fJaFRKWdEu3t2bdL88DymVxUhsU78ImEy8bJijg5B9b5Jv_4e8vqR3sGNDJEzYX2hrWPW1jAGp/s640/blogger-image-833442476.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoVgINdpLUUx1JgxEc3qtLbtyF0DSLx-okKdEvwAwaLhqvaQ3CPgJAO_Hc3gmmQmB40fJaFRKWdEu3t2bdL88DymVxUhsU78ImEy8bJijg5B9b5Jv_4e8vqR3sGNDJEzYX2hrWPW1jAGp/s640/blogger-image-833442476.jpg" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PlqNChqhJc832utXcxXIO739cGWEhnZ3TK-EINyg7doD0XHia2qJ5SEmhY_yyAnzEhQW7hyphenhyphenVWvSc0aTA18FDIDEo5EdKdHT6bXNG3qM1d8htvtSVuvY4aMwTIqVyBd3Ql574DMysctpU/s640/blogger-image-130710274.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_PlqNChqhJc832utXcxXIO739cGWEhnZ3TK-EINyg7doD0XHia2qJ5SEmhY_yyAnzEhQW7hyphenhyphenVWvSc0aTA18FDIDEo5EdKdHT6bXNG3qM1d8htvtSVuvY4aMwTIqVyBd3Ql574DMysctpU/s640/blogger-image-130710274.jpg" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /></div>

Wreath time!

My mother loved her new autumn wreath for her front door! She will hang it on her newly painted powder blue front door. Do you have a wrea...

The president of disconnect

3:52 AM Tukiyooo 0

A <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/17/us/shooting-reported-at-washington-navy-yard.html?pagewanted=all">tragedy unfolded on Monday in the Washington Navy Yard</a> that ended in the death of 12 victims and the 34-year-old gunman. Areas of D.C. were locked down. The Nationals baseball team postponed their game until the next day. Seven victims were identified: Michael  Arnold, 59; Sylvia Frasier, 53; Kathy Gaarde, 62; John Roger Johnson,  73; Frank Kohler, 50; Kenneth Bernard Proctor, 46; and Vishnu Pandit,  61. Families were shattered.<br /><br />Columnist Maureen Dowd was shocked that President Barack Obama seemed to basically overlook the obvious heartache that so many were feeling as he went about the business of delivering a speech, writing in the <i>New York Times</i> that he is <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/09/18/opinion/dowd-losing-the-room.html?_r=0">Losing the Room</a>: <br /><blockquote>President Obama also gave a speech Monday, talking at the White House while the drama unfolded at the supposedly secure Navy Yard nearby. He could have posted his original remarks on the White House Web site and replaced them with a cri de coeur on gun control, or comfort for the shaken city. The 12 who died were, after all, under his aegis as workers in a federal building.<br /><br />But, jarringly, the president went ahead with his political attack, briefly addressing the slaughter before moving on to jab Republicans over the corporate tax rate and resistance to Obamacare.<br /><br />Just as with the address to the nation on Syria last week, the president went ahead with a speech overtaken by events. It was out of joint, given that the Senate was put into lockdown and the Washington Nationals delayed a night game against the Atlanta Braves, noting on its Web site, “Postponed: Tragedy.”<br /><br />The man who connected so electrically and facilely in 2008, causing Americans to overlook his thin résumé, cannot seem to connect anymore. </blockquote>Noting that even Democrats are becoming increasingly dissatisfied with the President for a variety of reasons, Ms. Dowd added:<br /><blockquote>Obama still has a secret weapon: Congressional Republicans, who might yet shut down the government or cause a cataclysmic default and make the president look good. </blockquote>I sincerely hope that does not happen for <a href="http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2013/08/strong-opposition-to-government.html">reasons I have written about before</a> and <a href="http://swacgirl.blogspot.com/2013/08/ny-times-on-gop-shutdown-threat.html">opined about by <i>The Times</i></a>. Been there, done that, got our behinds kicked to the curb by the American public.<br /><br />And then there's this:<br /><blockquote>Unlike Bill Clinton, who excels at boiling down complex arguments to simple ones, Obama prefers to wallow in the weeds, reminding people that he’s the smartest man in the room and expecting their support because he feels he is only doing what’s complicated and right. </blockquote>This president, much as I've tried to see it, does not emit compassion during tragedies. Obviously Maureen Dowd sees the same.

A tragedy unfolded on Monday in the Washington Navy Yard that ended in the death of 12 victims and the 34-year-old gunman. Areas of D.C. we...

First morning of 30s in my corner of Augusta County

3:11 AM Tukiyooo 0

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpnF0u1CXybkzosX2FTii4iwVt-XYgehKEcIVBnYLQZeuVYhDWE5mdlYrMpMYb57lt6d-SgIW12nBP03PdgTNPUPNgePVjbmyyrQ35ssudb7Qk90EMjMx_xIh0xWQxjoftDdikg9DgB_U/s1600/2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidpnF0u1CXybkzosX2FTii4iwVt-XYgehKEcIVBnYLQZeuVYhDWE5mdlYrMpMYb57lt6d-SgIW12nBP03PdgTNPUPNgePVjbmyyrQ35ssudb7Qk90EMjMx_xIh0xWQxjoftDdikg9DgB_U/s400/2.jpg" width="317" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>Update:</b> On this thermometer the temperature dropped to 38.5 while an outdoor thermometer read 37. Either way, it's in the 30s which is <i>cold.</i> Fall officially arrives Sunday.</div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdy_l2bZBfsENBSSvAfXkhAc-g5jy68DYosVBVXdC-E3moPPkNCH8f1dc1r2rSwtjSxIq7Fj93_x4Ua0txbp33QF8gmHaIK6FjQqZMwYcjkavztFDDLnKcD_vF30ETM06CWYvN5gmsglX/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpdy_l2bZBfsENBSSvAfXkhAc-g5jy68DYosVBVXdC-E3moPPkNCH8f1dc1r2rSwtjSxIq7Fj93_x4Ua0txbp33QF8gmHaIK6FjQqZMwYcjkavztFDDLnKcD_vF30ETM06CWYvN5gmsglX/s400/1.jpg" /></a></div><br />By 6:00 it had dropped to 39.4 ... will it go lower? Fall's first day of temps in the 30s. Get out those sweaters because it's fall in the Shenandoah Valley....<br /><br />Photo by Lynn R. Mitchell<br />Brrrr<br />September 18, 2013

Augusta County Shenandoah Valley First morning of 30s in my corner of Augusta County

Update: On this thermometer the temperature dropped to 38.5 while an outdoor thermometer read 37. Either way, it's in the 30s which is ...

vessel sinks - yes or no

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I've got vessel sinks on the brain.<br /><br /><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOxMf3R-PWHDDjOBbvAMm2YiDdMtH_gDPU1ea_D86sKEP7RwazBsi-i3dl9u2I1g9eh0bitgSD-snywIxuZVsA-zb-0HkRihuGDHD70NnIe4F3ZTKW7ckLAWQpZ3ADNC6VgZooA6tBBba/s1600/26d254527f578a26ae5943c62822de46.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiuOxMf3R-PWHDDjOBbvAMm2YiDdMtH_gDPU1ea_D86sKEP7RwazBsi-i3dl9u2I1g9eh0bitgSD-snywIxuZVsA-zb-0HkRihuGDHD70NnIe4F3ZTKW7ckLAWQpZ3ADNC6VgZooA6tBBba/s640/26d254527f578a26ae5943c62822de46.jpg" width="530" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/6896205652464263/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> via Passion Decor</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qjIOzm9U8IsTsuwZ2Wse20cjvOBQTksCVSk9cZCpNuef0laatGivvQ-fXf2HvrtCw6haCBbH6wQVhTyzXV6lGic-HgVOxvfYdXKQwt5gUM94-24yH9yDwpo-FrpcXhGU5dV-SW-KS08X/s1600/e61f6e7eaf1d64bedad660ad665871c2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg5qjIOzm9U8IsTsuwZ2Wse20cjvOBQTksCVSk9cZCpNuef0laatGivvQ-fXf2HvrtCw6haCBbH6wQVhTyzXV6lGic-HgVOxvfYdXKQwt5gUM94-24yH9yDwpo-FrpcXhGU5dV-SW-KS08X/s640/e61f6e7eaf1d64bedad660ad665871c2.jpg" width="400" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/6896205652318460/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> via South Shore Decorating Blog</td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmlFClObP4eV0njOxeKAccLNHMUcA_q_9YnzBotBnR8pIn3JAXwB1tgD9HOt5xS3e_lsnBaLocwoCtYCb6fDc71MLJqqgF44_QoM59vrn4f14fBCSDzXWLX9PFMo9eNgUxH4RnzhYN_Ku/s1600/9324514899b1ac7cba6d75d796b921dc.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQmlFClObP4eV0njOxeKAccLNHMUcA_q_9YnzBotBnR8pIn3JAXwB1tgD9HOt5xS3e_lsnBaLocwoCtYCb6fDc71MLJqqgF44_QoM59vrn4f14fBCSDzXWLX9PFMo9eNgUxH4RnzhYN_Ku/s640/9324514899b1ac7cba6d75d796b921dc.jpg" width="480" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://paloma81.blogspot.com/2013/03/ldv-house-tour-mark-d-sikes.html" target="_blank">Mark D Sikes</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm8cj43JNYRZXvd4p5t1RagPPEmqIxalKZxYxjqSNDpwrpk2Nu-uCWFTZQ7E5zpK_ImDD0UyK_7EnGVgZitkxhIoWM8ceUIrYptr_sfPgn26PXJ6Y7Z6LkN3bvDqYXWuq90ukxfo_5wFb/s1600/5a89efa90afec77b31e5a62c30373031.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHm8cj43JNYRZXvd4p5t1RagPPEmqIxalKZxYxjqSNDpwrpk2Nu-uCWFTZQ7E5zpK_ImDD0UyK_7EnGVgZitkxhIoWM8ceUIrYptr_sfPgn26PXJ6Y7Z6LkN3bvDqYXWuq90ukxfo_5wFb/s640/5a89efa90afec77b31e5a62c30373031.jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.houzz.com/pro/amayhg/andrea-may-huntergatherer" target="_blank">Andrea May</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf-lnARHf1o_Spq3B47JcadO5zyyfnzTQj9PDaNlvN4XSjpt6ubTXlKLM45EtMRyQjqQxRkYYUdEjhGlCfLa9ZsOMaE-56zxKyntgGSFv89m9rK1QUJSReeJMM8f0Put4cTM4_BT593YY/s1600/2c57463a1ada27052e353dce348bf381.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMf-lnARHf1o_Spq3B47JcadO5zyyfnzTQj9PDaNlvN4XSjpt6ubTXlKLM45EtMRyQjqQxRkYYUdEjhGlCfLa9ZsOMaE-56zxKyntgGSFv89m9rK1QUJSReeJMM8f0Put4cTM4_BT593YY/s640/2c57463a1ada27052e353dce348bf381.jpg" width="428" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">via <a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/6896205651392369/" target="_blank">Pinterest</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwAiqiOLMX7KOxgM5swSeVgO6T-bPVRLl_3YKd1XodcbtAsQuBc4IJxyR2_1UpbqjNkzJi0rsZoS0dYoMUEy9plHw-Co_KnvjmtoIGqVv4ZlPIJvexQtm1lv5wYeoLXuN51P2q4b7_0lQ/s1600/185b282ee4570db273c64e384e910ef2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOwAiqiOLMX7KOxgM5swSeVgO6T-bPVRLl_3YKd1XodcbtAsQuBc4IJxyR2_1UpbqjNkzJi0rsZoS0dYoMUEy9plHw-Co_KnvjmtoIGqVv4ZlPIJvexQtm1lv5wYeoLXuN51P2q4b7_0lQ/s640/185b282ee4570db273c64e384e910ef2.jpg" width="418" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.pinterest.com/pin/6896205651272037/" target="_blank">via</a></td></tr></tbody></table><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfZWoyDrpVZXusZbP_hZG7v88FUSHsB7K7L0lHBGT00IAJ2zQB5S72y8-lBo-cWlNomqQvhmvWMFtqJzBc3R8AupXFxMVSTfxyHwKYk8UUgnHIBetr-UdiVtEkpaEO-qTSMtR2j759VIi/s1600/Sarah's+House+Season+3+(2).jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQfZWoyDrpVZXusZbP_hZG7v88FUSHsB7K7L0lHBGT00IAJ2zQB5S72y8-lBo-cWlNomqQvhmvWMFtqJzBc3R8AupXFxMVSTfxyHwKYk8UUgnHIBetr-UdiVtEkpaEO-qTSMtR2j759VIi/s640/Sarah's+House+Season+3+(2).jpg" width="426" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.sarahrichardsondesign.com/" target="_blank">Sarah Richardson</a></td></tr></tbody></table>What do you think?  Do you have one? Are they messy/hard to keep water contained? Any you recommend?

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Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/18/2013

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<ul class="diigo-linkroll">      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://www.sortmybox.com">SortMyBox — Organize your Dropbox</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">If you use Dropbox for automating your assessment and grading there are so many wonderful tings you can do with Sortmy box. For example, if you have a "turnin" folder that all students can access, you could sweep the files out of there and put it in a private folder for grading. Or, you could move all picture folders to a certain place. This is a very cool app for organizing dropbox, expecially if you want to consolidate pictures or videos.</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/dropbox">dropbox</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/cloud">cloud</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bestpractices">bestpractices</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/techintegrator">techintegrator</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/au/app/dropvox/id416288287?mt=8">DropVox - Record Voice Memos to Dropbox for iPhone, iPad and iPod touch on the iTunes App Store</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">If you want to record voice memos to Dropbox, Dropvox will do that for you.</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/dropbox">dropbox</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/edtech">edtech</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a></p>                                        </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/dropbox-tools/">20+ Tools To Supercharge Your Dropbox</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">Awesome article on very cool things you can do with Dropbox. Some of these can save teachers a lot of time.</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/productivity">productivity</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/dropbox">dropbox</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/cloud">cloud</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/sync">sync</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/bestpractices">bestpractices</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/techintegrator">techintegrator</a></p>                                <ul class="diigo-comments">                  </ul>                      </li>      <li>      <p class="diigo-link">                <a href="http://www.jotform.com/dropbox/">Dropbox Forms: Receive files from your web site to your dropbox!</a>      </p>      <p class="diigo-description">This app creates a form where the data goes to your dropbox. I know that there are a lot of form makers out there, but this one is a great one if Dropbox is your go to app or if you use it to assess.</p>              <p class="diigo-tags">          <span>tags:</span>                      <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/education">education</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/dropbox">dropbox</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/app">app</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/forms">forms</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/news">news</a>            <a href="https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher/all_teachers">all_teachers</a></p>                                        </li>  </ul><p class="diigo-ps">Posted from <a href='https://www.diigo.com'>Diigo</a>. The rest of my favorite links are <a href='https://www.diigo.com/user/coolcatteacher'>here</a>.</p>

Daily Education and Technology News for Schools 09/18/2013

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Now Turn Sony Bravia T.V in to Smart T.V

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Now with the help of new Bravia Smart Stick you can turn you basic Bravia in to a Smart TV. Sony unveil the smart stick for its Bravia HDTV, through this you can connect with internet. Plug the device in to Bravia’s HDMI port and go ahead to set internet connection on your TV.<br /><br />                                    <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CriB5vKHxLk/UjllHpjUuLI/AAAAAAAAAW4/oMVuFdttHow/s1600/Screen-Shot-2013-09-17-at-10_37_27-AM.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="sony smart stick" border="0" height="118" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-CriB5vKHxLk/UjllHpjUuLI/AAAAAAAAAW4/oMVuFdttHow/s1600/Screen-Shot-2013-09-17-at-10_37_27-AM.png" title="" width="320" /></a><br /><br />The Smart Stick from Sony is like the Google’s Chromecast but this device have more features in comparison of Google Chromecast.<br /><br />With the help of Smart tick you can download Apps from Google Play. Device is also capable to play videos from YouTube and have also right of entry to Amazon Instant Video. The Smart Stick have its own remote to control it. Google TV along Netflix apps and features like voice search support, browsing and picture at same time in two different window on your display are also active features of Smart Stick.<br />On the other hand in Google’s Chromecast, you should need smartphone or tablet to use as a remote for Chromecast. In chromecast you have limited options for watch video from internet. The Google’s device is currently support Netflix and YouTube with Pandora on the way.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EHPlbtNUrOI/UjllYHGY1aI/AAAAAAAAAXA/hSkY-x47rBQ/s1600/Sony-SmartStick_1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="sony smart stick" border="0" height="179" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-EHPlbtNUrOI/UjllYHGY1aI/AAAAAAAAAXA/hSkY-x47rBQ/s1600/Sony-SmartStick_1.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div><br />Sony Smart Stick’s price is $149 which is $100 more than the chormecast. Chormecast’s price is only $35. Sony’s Smart Stick will work with only Sony’s Bravia TV with the model year of 2013.<br /><br />Image: Sonyblog<br /><div><br /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/100638775997274345522" rel="author">Anil Swami</a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://plus.google.com/100638775997274345522" rel="author"><br /></a></div></div>

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There Is a Club And You Ain't In It

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Ever hear of something called "Diplomatic Immunity'?<br /><br />It's real.<br /><br />Here is a quirky example of something similar right here in Washington State,<br /><br />                    <a href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2013/09/16/it-law-washington-state-lawmakers-dont-get-speeding-tickets/?intcmp=latestnews"> <b> It's the law: Washington state lawmakers don't get speeding tickets</b></a><br /><br /><blockquote>Washington state legislators headed to work can't get speeding tickets -- or so says the Washington State Patrol and at least one local police department. <br /><br />A spokesman for WSP says Washington lawmakers are constitutionally protected from receiving noncriminal traffic tickets during a legislative session, as well as 15 days before. A spokeswoman says The Tacoma Police Department abides by a similar policy. <br /><br />State Patrol spokesman Bob Calkins says the privilege not only applies to moving violations near the state Capitol in Olympia, but potentially anywhere in the state. <br /><br />The logic? Detaining lawmakers on the road -- even for the time it takes to issue them a speeding ticket -- may delay them from getting to the Capitol to vote.</blockquote><br />Theoretically one of these weasel fuckers could be all the way across the state and get pulled over and all they have to do is lie through their teeth and say they are trying to get to the Capitol to vote. Washington isn't a little state either. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCN9ryH73LV_9fNJb_GIzawWgXqG5Xh21XvVdPVi8WftId1Zb-nLS8jkwDhbKQ_BPjDcelRDDyZ2RswubSCvz9NdUP2AUmuVmzUcMpWowbLSxsPNYjKBhCUjbSnj76OlcMNkUASMGsQqGM/s1600/12.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCN9ryH73LV_9fNJb_GIzawWgXqG5Xh21XvVdPVi8WftId1Zb-nLS8jkwDhbKQ_BPjDcelRDDyZ2RswubSCvz9NdUP2AUmuVmzUcMpWowbLSxsPNYjKBhCUjbSnj76OlcMNkUASMGsQqGM/s640/12.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Shit, in some parts of this state I wouldn't bet the cops wouldn't give them an escort to the county line.<br /><br />I'm sure this is some throwback law from when the state wasn't that old but works for a nice get out of trouble free card for the worthless bastards.

There Is a Club And You Ain't In It

Ever hear of something called "Diplomatic Immunity'? It's real. Here is a quirky example of something similar right here in Was...

Download any web video as an MP3 or an MP4!

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrEYp8HXfISZ8G3xsMg9VpWUBvigfjmSI3y5NQtJiVmtDqbBJtHDi_O-KVMqZtJ7dwOcGMP_dkhvl-XX01CW41n43FeDyXJs-zNfcghvWYXYcHLTj0yn5xwRyM4e-jEIjsvBFGSwcemYU/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3YBQNas6e6-VguF_faaWX2h3mzYVy-Lab5OKDzdZab9oLC1uxkDu3kAEQUBJGvIeBepfIoos0NrAxHshVkMKwttJzLp6luHsPxivTEDYowcXg5rycRRbamTgkv-3wMbGjlag4y_csBo/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="140" /></a><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I discovered this Freemake video converter by accident the other day, tried it out and really, it is amazing. You can download any video in a number of different formats. Thank you Freemake! Up to now I have been using Keepvid to download YouTube videos, but this Freemake application goes further in that you install it on your computer and you can download any web video (not only YouTube videos) it seems in a number of different formats depending on what you choose.</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For the example below I chose to download a YouTube video as an MP4 and also MP3 to get to grips with Freemake. Once Freemake is installed on your computer and you use it for the first time, it gives you the option for installing an audio converter where, once again, you can choose various options. </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">I must say that I got a bit confused with names at times…sometimes Freemake calls this video converter a YouTube Downloader, sometimes they refer to it as a MP3 Downloader and sometimes they call it a Video Converter. Whatever the name confusion – it works well!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="356" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" mozallowfullscreen="" scrolling="no" src="http://www.slideshare.net/slideshow/embed_code/26274688" style="border-bottom: #ccc 0px solid; border-left: #ccc 1px solid; border-right: #ccc 1px solid; border-top: #ccc 1px solid; margin-bottom: 5px;" webkitallowfullscreen="" width="427"> </iframe><br /><div style="margin-bottom: 5px;"><strong><a href="https://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal/download-web-videos-with-freemake-video-converter-free" target="_blank" title="Download web videos with Freemake Video Converter (free)">Download web videos with Freemake Video Converter (free)</a> </strong>from <strong><a href="http://www.slideshare.net/fionabeal" target="_blank">Fiona Beal</a></strong> </div></div>

Freemake Video Converter Web tools Download any web video as an MP3 or an MP4!

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Global STEMx Education Conference starts on Thursday 19th – all online

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeTbgn1v8Pr-Cb8ZbRB0HlvmxuUFQ_Zk_YctcYxO_WMhUKI-h7EXBvcjM-e_JDL1kaC_RV6e99ymNVSnu67uz3HyXNAcIyBFASS122Es7q9ZyIpOw0oAXJSi32PtuDSuZbeJ-6dAuHenk/s1600-h/image%25255B3%25255D.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="image" border="0" height="166" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHHYPbcSFJi8-BdOu44yQhzDpOlbER17uxZja6abOzqoYzjB2HaAiFRqX7RQFcTHK0kbpaxjDPHtA-iHHMvx2ldo05M8rUgqu-LlA7bg4qUIFtSjw1SXIb2QNNN0YV3v8X6VaEo08D0SQ/?imgmax=800" style="background-image: none; border: 0px; display: inline; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;" title="image" width="240" /></a></div><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The Global 2013 STEMx Education Conference is the world’s first massively open online conference for educators focusing on Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths, and more. The conference is being held over the course of three days, <strong>September 19-21, 2013</strong>, and is free to attend!</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">What can you expect?</span></strong> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Steve Harragon (http:/<a href="http://www.stevehargadon.com/">www.stevehargadon.com</a>) writes:<br />”Our first ever <a href="http://www.stemxcon.com/">Global STEMx E</a>ducation Conference starts this Thursday, and it's going to be AWESOME. We have 178 accepted practitioner sessions on science, technology, engineering, math, and more; as well as sixteen terrific keynotes; all starting 24 hours a day at 11am US Pacific Time Thursday. Don't miss out--all sessions are free, and all are being recorded as well for free viewing indefinitely afterwards. Sign up for information and the schedule at <a href="http://www.stemxcon.com/">http://www.STEMxCon.com</a> (and check out the <a href="http://stemxcon.com/page/attending-schedule">very cool page</a> that lets you see all the conference events in your own time zone!).</span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><strong><span style="font-size: large;">The Global Education Conference Network website</span></strong> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">This website gives all thee details. Visit The Global Education Conference Network at: <a href="http://www.globaleducationconference.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network">http://www.globaleducationconference.com/?xg_source=msg_mes_network</a> </span><br /><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b>How to follow the Stemx Conference</b></span><br />It's amazing how you can follow virtual conferences using technology these days. Linda Lindsay, a librarian from Hawaai has written a great post on her blog entitled ‘ <span style="font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.mauilibrarian2.com/2013/09/7-ways-to-follow-stemxcon-sept-19-21.html#.UjlA9sb8kVU">7 Ways to Follow STEMxCon Sept. 19-21, 2013’</a> in which she lists the various options for attending virtually. </span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;"></span><br /><br /></div>

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My Life as a Winner

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<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="MsoNormal">Hola winners and losers! Monday afternoon I was just hanging out, minding my own business when I heard a knock on the door. It was the FedEx delivery guy with a package from Random House. I was perplexed because I hadn’t order a book, but when I opened the package I realized what had happened. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">A few weeks ago I had signed up through Facebook for a chance to win an advance copy of Bill Bryson’s “One Summer: America, 1927.”  I’m a HUGE Bill Bryson fan so I made sure to point out on the entry form that I not only wrote for a blog, but I co-host the<a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/im-with-stupid" target="_blank"> #1 comedy show on BTR</a>. My clever plan worked and I won!!!</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQy50sdmEAvJuLRzLWHJK8CsdQejyEwUGAunwKwv7nUWpKFbkJS5Bbs04vHIF9ULaOrxkJhK7RLMmRJ94MpkEEVqKlSSzrl2r5vskH3aFdqOA_HPbBiAcZ-TEmU5GdhQQNmaaAHCMNNEy9/s1600/Bill+Bryson+One+Summer+Book.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQy50sdmEAvJuLRzLWHJK8CsdQejyEwUGAunwKwv7nUWpKFbkJS5Bbs04vHIF9ULaOrxkJhK7RLMmRJ94MpkEEVqKlSSzrl2r5vskH3aFdqOA_HPbBiAcZ-TEmU5GdhQQNmaaAHCMNNEy9/s400/Bill+Bryson+One+Summer+Book.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">After I got the book it suddenly hit me that I have a long history of winning when it comes to drawings… <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">In third grade I won a goldfish at the Halloween carnival at school. I don’t remember if I named him/her but when I got home I put him/her in a big glass bowl filled with water. In the morning the fish was dead. Poor thing was probably old and died of natural causes in his/her sleep. Over the years I’ve considered getting another goldfish but decided against it because the pain of losing old whatshis/hername was just too much. That and goldfish don’t cuddle with ya. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">My sophomore year of high school I won a prize at a football game. They would draw numbers and if any of those numbers matched the one on the program you had you won. Well, my number was called and I won a big wool blanket. Unfortunately it was sooooooo damn itchy that I ended up never using it and finally throwing it out. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">During my senior year Dr. Pepper was running a promotion where some lucky people who bought a 12 oz can from a vending machine got a t-shirt and .50 to get another Dr. Pepper. So, one day I gave it a whirl and TA-DA! I won the t-shirt. Sadly, it was a size small so I gave it to Cheri Curtis who was a sexy little thang. I didn’t get anything more than a “thanks” from her though so I was hardly worth it. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">When I was in college I actually won a truck from Don Nelms Chevrolet! Well, it was a 20 year old truck that was really beat up and wouldn’t start. They finally got it started for me and it turned out it was one of those old “three on a tree” standard shift trucks. I almost got killed trying to drive home. I sold it for $300 but it cost me $200 to get it registered and shit. Wasn’t worth it. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">After the truck though my luck improved…  <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">At an old job once I won a drawing among all the people who had perfect attendance for a 90 day period. I won a $10 gift card to Taco Bell. Oh yeah! Tacos were only .40 cents in those days so that worked out great! <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRgUXxC5d5RLTh4Qwm8qkmyLOOgaIvvMFth0V8RhEEFHtmHQU6SGvmlhq-sDbaYgKMFT3LOAS-PNJ9IYPtJrnNbt8YwE9v9Po7sywYdMD6f0srkZIoSwvqsqgOqLgKoIaVTyFfU1DNC06/s1600/Taco+Bell+Food.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSRgUXxC5d5RLTh4Qwm8qkmyLOOgaIvvMFth0V8RhEEFHtmHQU6SGvmlhq-sDbaYgKMFT3LOAS-PNJ9IYPtJrnNbt8YwE9v9Po7sywYdMD6f0srkZIoSwvqsqgOqLgKoIaVTyFfU1DNC06/s400/Taco+Bell+Food.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><o:p><br /></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal">The “Friends of the Library” held a drawing a few years ago and I won a really sweet roadside emergency kit. It has tools, gloves, a flashlight, battery charger, jumper cables and those little orange triangle things to place on the road to warn motorists of a car on the shoulder. I’m convinced my having this thing in the truck is the reason I haven’t been stranded on the side of the road lately. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">On top of all that, now I win the latest book by one of my favorite authors. Dam, things really are looking up for me. I think I’ll start buying lottery tickets. <o:p></o:p></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><br /><div class="MsoNormal"><a href="mailto:Jayman3768@gmail.com">Jayman3768@gmail.com</a><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/jayman68" target="_blank">Facebook</a><br /><a href="http://twitter.com/jayman_iws" target="_blank">@Jayman_IWS</a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal">In other news we were all treated to our first ever Canada Report last Sunday on IWS Radio. Jamie from the Hammer is our Canadian Correspondent and she was AWESOME so you should totally check it out...</div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="315" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/fRKCW2IHDaY" width="420"></iframe><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div></div>

My Life as a Winner

Hola winners and losers! Monday afternoon I was just hanging out, minding my own business when I heard a knock on the door. It was the FedEx...

A HERESY AGAINST THE POST-MODERN FAITH: CHURCH MATTERS

6:00 PM Tukiyooo 0

<br /><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">This is a heresy against the post-modern faith in individualism and subjectivity. I claim that Church matters – not some spiritual universal Platonic form of Church, but the flesh, blood, brick, and mortar church with budgets, property committees, altar guilds, vestries, clergy, and (to quote Kazantzakis) “the full catastrophe” – even bishops. I claim that religion – not subjective spiritual feelings but religion with its stories, traditions, rituals, sordid history, and moral confusion is good for politics, not the corrupter of intrinsically good secular souls. I claim religion makes us better.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Let’s start with a bit of history. George Washington’s farewell address was a roadmap for the future of democracy. He said, “Of all the dispositions and habits which lead to political prosperity, religion and morality are indispensable supports." Alexis de Tocqueville concluded that America’s capacity for democracy rested on our unusual level of religiosity. Even irreverent and sometimes licentious old Ben Franklin penned an essay, “On The Necessitie Of A Publique Religion.” Parker Palmer has brought the notion up to date in his book, <i>Healing The Heart Of Democracy. </i>Palmer argues that the current dysfunction in government stems from a weakness in civic associations, particularly churches. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">I base my case on the sociology of Robert Putnam in his book, <i>American Grace. </i>Putnam has verified through solid social science research that “Religious Americans are, in fact, more generous neighbors and more conscientious citizens.” We aren’t perfect. He has his criticisms of us. We ought to be considerably more tolerant of each other. But we are doing some things right. All of the facts below come from Putnam’s research. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Let’s start with how we spend our time. Should we spend our time doing good in church or real good in the secular world? It turns out to be a false dichotomy. Of those people who do volunteer work in church, 91% also do volunteer work in secular programs. Of those people do who not engage in church work, only 31% give any of their time to secular causes. Volunteering in church almost triples the likelihood of volunteering in secular civic programs. It seems the Church somehow shapes our characters in ways that change what we do. One thing Church inclines us to do is volunteer in our community. (But wait there's more).<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Now to the “M” word – money. Even those who still love the Church don’t want us talking about money, certainly not asking their people for it. Generosity is a good thing, so we might encourage people to give money to a secular charity, but not to support the work of the Church. That kind of thinking by Church folks has succeeded in secularizing charitable giving considerably. The percentage of charitable giving that goes to the Church has plummeted in the last 15 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">But do secular causes actually come out better? Or are we killing the goose that lays their golden egg? Of all givers to religious causes, 88% also contribute to secular causes. Of those who do not give to religious causes, only 40% give to secular causes. When one looks at percentage of income given away, religious people are four times as generous as non-religious people.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">It turns out religious people are more likely than non-religious people to:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">                                                                                                                                        <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Give to a charity<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Work for a charity<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Give money to a homeless person<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Give excess change to a shop clerk<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Donate blood<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Help someone outside his or her own household with housework<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Spend time with someone who is “a bit down”<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Allow a stranger to cut in font of them<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Offer their seat to a stranger<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Help someone find a job<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Look after the plant or pet of another while away<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Carry a stranger’s belongings<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Give directions to a stranger<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Let someone borrow an item of some value<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Lend money to another person.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">It is the orthodoxy of post-modernity that religious observance doesn’t matter. It’s what you do out in the world day in and day out that matters. There is a huge truth in the part about what you do in the world. But the fallacy is the part about religious observance. It’s another false dichotomy. Religious observance and doing good in the world are positively correlated. We can’t prove cause and effect. But the correlation is clear as bell. <o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">What this means for me is simple. Church matters. It makes us better than we would be without it. It is often my job to deal with Church folks at their worst. And God knows we have faults a-plenty. But Putnam convinces me that for all that is tiresome and frustrating, petty and sometimes vicious, in the life of the Church, it nonetheless makes us kinder, gentler, more generous human beings. Like St. Anselm's, my faith is often in search of a reason. This is a pretty good reason. The only proof of any religion is the moral proof, the kind of people we become through living out if it. It looks like we are doing better than I had thought.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri; font-size: 14.0pt;">Oh, another point, it looks like religion isn’t all in our heads. The behavioral changes brought about by religion don’t correlate to different dogmas or truth claims. They correlate to involvement in the faith community. You can’t do it on your own just by believing the right stuff or praying real hard or meditating your way into a zone. The hard truth is: it takes those other people.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br /></div>

A HERESY AGAINST THE POST-MODERN FAITH: CHURCH MATTERS

This is a heresy against the post-modern faith in individualism and subjectivity. I claim that Church matters – not some spirit...

CDC Threat Report: 'We Will Soon Be in a Post-Antibiotic Era' - Wired Science

3:27 PM Tukiyooo 0

<base href="data:"><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><p style="margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has just published a <a href="http://www.cdc.gov/drugresistance/threat-report-2013/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 124, 165); text-decoration: none; outline: none; ">first-of-its-kind assessment</a>of the threat the country faces from antibiotic-resistant organisms, ranking them by the number of illnesses and deaths they cause each year and outlining urgent steps that need to be taken to roll back the trend.</p><p style="margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The agency's overall — and, it stressed, conservative — assessment of the problem:</p><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: inside; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Each year, in the U.S., 2,049,442 illnesses caused by bacteria and fungi that are resistant to at least some classes of antibiotics;</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Each year, out of those illnesses, 23,000 deaths;</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Because of those illnesses and deaths, $20 billion each year in additional healthcare spending;</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">And beyond the direct healthcare costs, an additional $35 billion lost to society in foregone productivity.</li></ul><p style="margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"If we are not careful, we will soon be in a post-antibiotic era," Dr. Tom Frieden, the CDC's director, said in a media briefing. "And for some patients and for some microbes, we are already there."</p><p style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; ">The report marks the first time the agency has provided hard numbers for the incidence, deaths and cost of all the major resistant organisms. (It had previously estimated illnesses and deaths from some families of organisms or types of drug resistance, but those numbers were never gathered in one place.) It also represents the first time the CDC has ranked resistant organisms by how much and how imminent a threat they pose, using seven criteria: health impact, economic impact, how common the infection is, how easily it spreads, how much further it might spread in the next 10 years, whether there are antibiotics that still work against it, and whether things other than administering antibiotics can be done to curb its spread.</p><p style="margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">Out of that matrix, their top three "urgent" threats:</p><ul style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; list-style-position: inside; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); "><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae or CRE, a set of ICU germs that are resistant to almost all antibiotics: 9,000 infections per year, 600 deaths</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Antibiotic-resistant gonorrhea, which currently responds to only one drug: 246,000 infections per year</li><li style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; "><em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Clostridium difficile</em>, which is growing in resistance to one class of drugs, but more important, serves as a marker for the use of other antibiotics: 250,000 illnesses, 14,000 deaths.</li></ul><p style="margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">There are 12 resistant bacteria and fungal infections in a second category, which the agency dubs "serious" (requiring "prompt and sustained action"); they include the hospital infections <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Acinetobacter</em>,<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Pseudomonas aeruginosa</em>, and VRE; the foodborne organisms <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Campylobacter</em>, <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Salmonella</em> and<em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Shigella</em>; MRSA; <em style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; ">Candida</em>, a fungal infection; and TB, among others. The last category, "concerning" (requiring "careful monitoring and prevention") includes rare but potent vancomycin-resistant staph, VRSA, as well as strains of strep resistant to two different categories of drugs.</p><p style="margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">For each organism, the report explains why it is a public health threat, where the trends are headed, what actions the CDC is taking, and what it is important for health care institutions, patients and their families, and states and local authorities to do to help. It also makes explicit where the trend of increasing and more common resistance is taking the country, outlining the risks to people taking chemotherapy for cancer, undergoing surgery, taking dialysis, receiving transplants, and undergoing treatment for rheumatoid arthritis.</p><p style="margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">(The report also — and this is so important that I'll take it up in a <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/09/cdc-amr-rpt2/" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(0, 124, 165); text-decoration: none; outline: none; ">separate post tomorrow</a> — tackles the issue of how agriculture, as well as healthcare, contributes to the increase in resistant organisms nationwide.)</p><p style="margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">The report lists some serious concerns the CDC has regarding how well resistance is monitored: in "gaps in knowledge," it specifically names limited national and international surveillance, as well as the lack of data on agricultural use of antibiotics. And it calls for action in four areas: gathering better data; preventing infections, through vaccination, better protective behavior in hospitals, and better food handling; improving the way in which antibiotics are used, by not using them inappropriately in health care or agriculture; and developing not just new categories of antibiotics but better diagnostic tests so that resistant organisms can be identified and dealt with sooner, before they spread.</p><p style="margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">In an interview before the report became public, Frieden said that some of these actions are already happening. "My biggest frustration is the pace of change," he told me. "Hospitals are making progress, but it's single digits in terms of the number of hospitals that are being very proactive.  The challenge is scaling up what we know works, and doing that fast enough so that we can close the door on drug resistance before it's too late."</p><p style="margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">I talked about the report's calls for action to Dr. Ed Septimus, who is a professor of internal medicine at Texas A&M Health Sciences Center in Houston and a frequent spokesperson for the Infectious Diseases Society of America, the professional group for the physicians who usually treat resistant infections.</p><p style="margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"We have gotten some action in Congress," he said, mentioning the GAIN Act, which passed and offers incentives for drug development, and the STAAR Act, which aimed to improve surveillance and antibiotic conservation, but did not pass. "The FDA is considering regulations  that would allow a special designation for drugs for unmet needs, and resistance would qualify; and the NIH has prioritized research on resistance higher than it did 10 years ago. So there is movement — but in terms of funding, it is a slow difficult process.</p><p style="margin: 20px 0px; padding: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); ">"Still, there are things we can do without funding," he said: hospitals could create their own stewardship programs, and could work with nursing homes, whose patients bring some of the most resistant organisms into hospitals but who usually lack the budget for infection prevention.</p><p style="margin-top: 20px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-family: Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: 20px; orphans: 2; text-align: left; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: static; z-index: auto; ">"It's up to us to make the recommendations in this report happen," Septimus said. "If we do nothing but say, 'Here's the problem,' then the problem will continue to grow."</p></div><a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/09/cdc-amr-rpt1/">http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2013/09/cdc-amr-rpt1/</a><div style="font-family: Helvetica; font-size: 14px; color: black; text-align: left; "><br class="webkit-block-placeholder"></div>

CDC Threat Report: 'We Will Soon Be in a Post-Antibiotic Era' - Wired Science

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<span style="font-size: large;">Half price breakfast in Marks & Spencer's, Grafton Street all this week.</span><br /><div><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></div><div><span style="font-size: large;">I will be partaking in breakfast this Friday after 6.30am Bikram Yoga Class! (Wish me luck - it's the first time I've done yoga this early)</span></div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ9VE1CReqsvkl4sidnEgq61aF2cIpEIHHu3fYOIt3FnCsAQZ5-H7WzZIqmhGtIkFlc-S_K5IIvzhwIVZil9UnbJV6OGYxbme29GGDREPGU9NoijNlCgG7PJVrvOqaGsaNGPDKktzGNvY/s640/blogger-image-1353647689.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMJ9VE1CReqsvkl4sidnEgq61aF2cIpEIHHu3fYOIt3FnCsAQZ5-H7WzZIqmhGtIkFlc-S_K5IIvzhwIVZil9UnbJV6OGYxbme29GGDREPGU9NoijNlCgG7PJVrvOqaGsaNGPDKktzGNvY/s640/blogger-image-1353647689.jpg" /></a></div><br /></div>

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Marquez workers to continue fight for Teamsters

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<span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Anti-union bosses at the Marquez Brothers cheese facility in Hanford, Calif., have thrown everything at their Teamster workers in an effort to crack their resolve. But employees there are not backing down.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Though the unscrupulous employer recently decided against recognizing the union, </span><a href="http://www.hanfordsentinel.com/news/local/marquez-union-supporters-press-on-despite-setbacks/article_2247ffe6-1fb0-11e3-a9ef-0019bb2963f4.html" rel="nofollow"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">workers on Oct. 4 will vote</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> to continue their fight for fair wages and safe working conditions. The company has not bargained in good faith since workers decided to join the union in August 2012, and talks have stalled. Marquez went so far as to </span><a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/08/marquez-brothers-now-stalling-in.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">spread lies that Teamsters were going to call a strike</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">, even though such an action is up to the workers themselves.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Most workers make $9 an hour at the plant. The union’s bargaining unit initial sought $12 hour, but later lowered it to $11.50. The company, however, never budged beyond $9.10.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If sabotaging negotiations wasn’t bad enough, Marquez went further. </span><a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/04/employers-brutal-union-busting-tactics.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">They hired an expensive union-busting law firm to tail a worker who testified</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> at a legislative hearing in Sacramento back in March. Although lawmakers called out the company and attorneys for their actions, the worker – a mother of four – was later fired.<o:p></o:p></span></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> Partly because of that case, </span><a href="http://teamsternation.blogspot.com/2013/09/teamsters-tout-approval-of-worker-intimidation-bills.html"><span style="color: blue; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">state legislation was enacted earlier this month</span></a><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> that bars employers from intimidating immigrant workers for reporting illegal pay or working conditions by threatening to call immigration officials.<o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><br /><div class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Marquez workers said they are ready to continue their fight. Cheese weigher Juan Cruz said:<o:p></o:p></span></div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq"> <span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">If we win, we’ll be sending a very strong message to the owners.<o:p></o:p></span></blockquote></div><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;"> </span><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">Teamster strong!<o:p></o:p></span><br />

Marquez Brothers Teamsters union worker intimidation Marquez workers to continue fight for Teamsters

Anti-union bosses at the Marquez Brothers cheese facility in Hanford, Calif., have thrown everything at their Teamster workers in an effor...

Today's archidose #706

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Here are some photos of the <a href="http://sokolblosser.com/visit-us/experiences.html">Sokol Blosser Winery Tasting Room</a> (2013) in Dayton, Oregon, by <a href="http://www.alliedworks.com/">Allied Works Architecture</a>, photographed by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archkiter/">stvdg</a>. For more on the project see this week's <a href="http://www.world-architects.com/en/projects/42778_Sokol_Blosser_Winery_Tasting_Room">Building of the Week feature</a> at World-Architects.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archkiter/9744060924/" title="#sokolblosser #alliedworks by stvdg, on Flickr"><img alt="#sokolblosser #alliedworks" height="612" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7295/9744060924_619e4676b7_z.jpg" width="612" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archkiter/9752613404/" title="#sokolblosser #alliedworks by stvdg, on Flickr"><img alt="#sokolblosser #alliedworks" height="612" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7439/9752613404_09c41fc045_z.jpg" width="612" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archkiter/9752671183/" title="Untitled by stvdg, on Flickr"><img alt="Untitled" height="612" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7362/9752671183_378813475f_z.jpg" width="612" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archkiter/9741614721/" title="#sokolblosser #alliedworks by stvdg, on Flickr"><img alt="#sokolblosser #alliedworks" height="612" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7437/9741614721_ed8904623d_z.jpg" width="612" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/archkiter/9756225676/" title="#sokolblosser by stvdg, on Flickr"><img alt="#sokolblosser" height="612" src="http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5496/9756225676_e334a2105a_z.jpg" width="612" /></a><br /><br />To contribute your Flickr images for consideration, just:<br /><blockquote>:: Join and add photos to the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/archi-dose/">archidose pool</a>, and/or<br />:: Tag your photos <span style="font-style: italic;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tags/archidose/">archidose</a></span></blockquote>

Today's archidose #706

Here are some photos of the Sokol Blosser Winery Tasting Room (2013) in Dayton, Oregon, by Allied Works Architecture , photographed by stvd...