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They are off the beaten track, rarely mentioned by travel magazines, and often missing from our bucket list. And yet they definitely deserve to be explored
Have you ever thought about how many beautiful cities you have been missing so far simply because you've never even considered visiting them? Hiding in the shade of the big world capitals and sheltered by their being off the radar, these 'minor' destinations may not be top-of-mind but they are often full of surprises. From Europe to the United States and Japan, here are a few detours worth taking from your next travels. Nantes, FranceThe Capital of Western Loire, Nantes turned from a port and an industrial city into a cultural hub which attracts tourists and talents from all over the world, just like the l'Île de Nantes, a long island on the Loire that went from being an industrial district to becoming a civic and art space. The Bouffay district, around the castle, is yet another example: a maze of medieval streets full of small shops and bistros often welcoming creative intrusions from contemporary artists. Between July and August, Le Voyage festival helps visitors discover the city and its highlights, from the cathedral of Saint Paul et Pierre to the Museum of Fine Arts, featuring works by Picasso, Chagall, Kandinsky, and Monet. Lübeck, GermanyThe "Venice of the Baltic" is a city of water along the Trave river and 20 kilometers away from the sea. Accessing from Holstenstor, the ancient medieval gate that marks the entrance to the city, you will cross a maze of winding streets that open onto small squares surrounded by sloped roof houses. Lübeck's belonging to the Hanseatic League, the group of Baltic cities that dominated the trades in Northern Europe between the 14th and 16th centuries, has left marks everywhere. With its typical red brick architecture, the Buddenbrook Haus in memory of Thomas Mann and the delicious marzipan sweets, Lübeck is the ideal city for a slow weekend. Portland, USAThis vibrant Oregon city is mostly known as the home of hipsters and indie-folk music. Yet Portland is also a comaratively quiet and pedestrian-friendly town that you can explore by taking long walks, crossing the movable bridges over the Willamette River under a constant drizzle, listening to dozens of different languages and trying food from all over the world sold by the food trucks that dot the center. A multicultural college town, Portland offers tons of craft breweries, bicycles everywhere, a lively Chinatown and former industrial buldings converted into art galleries, creative hubs, and smart economy startups. Sapporo, JapanHokkaido is the northernmost island of Japan and its landscape, by nature and climate, is close to that of the European Alps or the Sierra Nevada. Sapporo is one of its largest and most vibrant cities, featuring a vast urban park and the popular Snow Festival in February, which fills the city with ice and snow sculptures. As for food and drinks, the local beer of the same name is the perfect complement to some exceptional ramen from the Susukino neighborhood or seafood from the fish market.
Tavira, PortugalAlgarve, the most renowned destination in Portugal, has recently become the target of thousands of tourists, especially from Northern Europe. Yet there is a small town that has managed to retain its century-old charm: Tavira. A few kilometers from Faro, it has a typically Moorish plant, with a narrow streets and small squares, and it offers the unspoilt nature of its beaches sheltered by the Ria Formosa Natural Park, as well as the ancient beauty of the 37 churches that dot it. Vicenza, ItalyAmong widely recognized gems such as Venice, Verona and Padua there is a Venetian city that is distinguished by a sober and composed beauty: Vicenza, the town that was (re)designed by architect Andrea Palladio (1508-1580) with consistent magnificency, from the aristocratic palaces to the villas on the Riviera dei Colli Berici onthe southern border of the city. Among its gems are the beautiful Basilica, a Unesco heritage, and the Loggia del Capitaniato, home of the local legislative and judicial power at the time of Venetian rule. The Olympic Theater is the ultimate example of the architectural matrix of the city: designed by Palladio, it has an incredible trompe-l'oeil onstage scenery - the oldest surviving stage set still in existence - designed in 1585 by Vincenzo Scamozzi and replicating long streets receding to a distant horizon. Ghent, BelgiumGhent is one of the most vibrant cities of the East Flanders. A city of water at the confluence of rivers Lys and Schelda, for centuries it has been a major trading port, and this heritage is still visible in its ancient architecture. The pleasant contrast between the thousands of students from all over the world who come here to study at the local university and the old-time grandeur of its noble palaces and Gothic cathedralsgives the impression of a place suspended in time and yet dynamic. Segovia, SpainThe symbol of Segovia is the Roman aqueduct built in the first century AD that, with its 30 meters of height and 800 of length, for centuries has been carrying water into the city from the heights of the Sierra that surrounds it. The marks left by the Romans are enriched with Medieval walls, Romanesque churches, Gothic cathedrals and the much more recent mines, making this city an example of a melting pot in the heart of the Castilla Y Leon region, north-west of Madrid, along the course of river Eresma and the route of the Camino de Santiago.
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Posted on January 6, 2016
The work involved in complying with proposed USP Chapter 800 Hazardous Drugs: Handling in Health Settings means that hospitals should start preparing now.
USP 800 will help fill the gap to protect pharmacy personnel and other healthcare workers who come in contact with hazardous drugs. It will be an enforceable chapter like USP Chapters 795 and 797, but will be wider in scope than other compounding chapters as it applies to both sterile and nonsterile compounding.
The chapter will require every facility to maintain a list of antineoplastic and other hazardous drugs it uses, including all the drugs on the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) list of hazardous drugs, and update the list anytime a new dosage or agent is added. It also outlines the responsibilities of personnel and specifies the personnel protective equipment required for handling hazardous drugs. The chapter establishes requirements for receiving, storing, compounding and administering hazardous drugs, for cleaning and ensuring environmental controls, and for medical surveillance of individuals who may come in contact with hazardous drugs.
On January 13, join Patricia C. Kienle, RPh, MPA, FASHP and Eric S. Kastango, MBA, BSPharm, FASHP in a webinar that will review the main requirements of proposed USP 800 and actions facilities can do now to prepare. The presenters will provide practical tips to assure compliance with the proposed chapter. The webinar will cover changes in facilities, use of personal protective equipment, personnel training, and environmental monitoring. In addition, the presenters will discuss the links between USP Chapters 795, 797, and 800 and how the new chapter will likely affect the previous ones, particularly in terms of storage and compounding requirements.
Patricia C. Kienle, RPh, MPA, FASHP is the Director of Accreditation and Medication Safety for Cardinal Health Innovative Delivery Solutions. Her experience includes serving on the ASHP Board of Directors and as an ASHP Fellow. She is a current member of the USP Expert Committee on Compounding, and chair of the Subcommittee and Expert Panel on Hazardous Drugs. She was named Pharmacist of the Year by the Pennsylvania Society of Health-System Pharmacists and received the Distinguished Achievement Award in Hospital and Institutional Practice from the American Pharmaceutical Association Academy of Pharmacy Practice and Management. She has also served on the on the Board of Governors of the National Patient Safety Foundation. In addition to authoring multiple guides and videos dealing with sterile compounding, Patti is a frequent presenter to professional groups, with special interests in promoting medication safety, compounding sterile preparations, accreditation and regulatory issues.
Eric S. Kastango, M.B.A., B.S.Pharm., FASHP is president of Clinical IQ LLC, a health care consulting firm and CriticalPoint, LLC, a web-based education company. Eric received a coveted ISMP Cheers Award in 2015 for his work related to sterile compounding safety. He is one of four recipients of the 2013 Outstanding Service Award from the Massachusetts Society of Health-System Pharmacists and the 2014 recipient of the NABP Henry Cade Memorial Award that recognized his efforts and assistance to the states and NABP to address the compounding tragedy that occurred in 2012.

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Tuesday, December 28, 2010
2010 Favorite Projects
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I LOVE the curtains in your cupboards. It is WISE in the tablecloth one for fear of fading those beauties!!! Happy New Year to you and Yours,ReplyDelete
Hugs, Donna
Your curtains in your cupboards are a great idea~~ReplyDelete
Candy, you have such a beautiful home. Thanks so much for sharing these projects.ReplyDelete
Your dish pantry is my favorite. You have such inspiring projects! Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
I love the curtains behind the china cabinet doors to calm the view - great idea. My china cabinet is a bit stuffed and could do with some calming. I might have to try that.ReplyDelete
Love curtains in cabinet doors, they can be so appealing and as you said,'calm things down'. Happy New Year!ReplyDelete
Everyone is picking the curtains as their favorite ~ and I think it was a great idea too, to reduce the visual clutter. But I haven't tried my hand at glazing yet, and so I did love your how to's on your painting projects. Hopefully mine will be blog worthy in 2011.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year
Hello Candy,ReplyDelete
that looks all vey nice. Thank you for sharing your gorgeous projekts. I am curious, what 2011 will bring. I wish you a wonderful New Year, full of Health, Luck and Joy.
Greetings, Johanna
So many fantastic projects! You have inspired me to try and recreate a few on my own.ReplyDelete
Thank you so very much for sharing.
Have a very Happy New Year!
Thank you all for stopping by ..... what a great idea for a linky party this was! I don't feel like I was quite the "slacker" I thought. Not bad, but need to find some new great ideas for 2011.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year to all,
Hi Candy! Oh, your home is so beautiful and I wish you would show more of your rooms to us. I love all of your projects but really love those cabinet doors with fabric behind them. You have an amazing home!ReplyDelete
Happy New Year!
Shelia :)
You did great work in 2010, Candy! I'm looking forward to seeing your projects for the new year.ReplyDelete
Hi Candy, I always enjoy visiting and seeing your beautiful home and tablescapes. I look forward to seeing what wonderful things you create in 2011.ReplyDelete
Your projects are all so very lovely! I love how the chairs and table turned out! I may have to paint something gray now!:)ReplyDelete
Such a lovely home. You have done some neat things. I like the fabric on the cabinets/closets. Happy New Year, GingerReplyDelete
Your home is very pretty, I can tell you've been working hard on it. Thanks for joining the party.ReplyDelete
Your home is gorgeous Candy! I like the fabric panels in the pantry and cabinet. I love coming over to see what you have been up to and what tablescapes you have created! I cannot wait to see what you do in 2011.ReplyDelete
Happy New Year!
~ Tracy
Thank you all for coming by for a little review .... need to pull up some inspiration for some new projects, but not feeling at all inspired right now. LOL Too much holiday partying and stuff me thinks.ReplyDelete
My favorite is the striped mirror. Sweet!ReplyDelete
Thanks Cyndi!ReplyDelete
I have had it for decades! Can't remember for sure, but it came from either Horchow or Ballard.
Thanks for coming by to visit!


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Murder at the Baskervilles (1941)
Sherlock Holmes is invited back to Baskerville Hall by his old friend Sir Henry Baskerville. Holmes finds himself in the middle of a double-murder mystery and the case of a missing race horse. Now he's got to locate Professor Moriarty and the horse Silver Blaze.


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Dear Ms. Vicki,
I have a question...My husband has been a Marine for almost 20 years; However this is the 2nd marriage for us both. We have only been married for 3 years and I still don't know that much about military rules and such...We have 3 young children, boy/girl twins that are 3 and a 1-year old baby girl. I love my husband a lot but we also fight a lot...I would really like to go to marriage counseling. He says we cannot go because he would lose his security clearance for his job with the Marines. So I said I would go to therapy by myself and he said that wouldn't work either -- that he would still lose his clearance. Please help! Sometimes I feel like our marriage is great but other times I feel like we need some counseling. I don't want a divorce but I don't know what else to do...I really do love him and want it to work for our children's sake...I would really appreciate it if you could offer some advice!
Thank You, CK
Dear CK,
If either you or your husband goes to marriage or individual counseling it will not affect his security clearance. I proposed this question to several Marines and my husband too. Everyone said they are never asked questions about counseling on their security clearance updates. On the other hand, I can understand your husband's concerns. He probably don't want anyone from his unit to find out that he is talking to a professional therapist. Because of this, I would recommend that you contact Military OneSource at 800-342-9647. They will connect you with a therapist in your local community. The services are free. I applaud your willingness to seek services even if your husband does not want to. It's important for you to feel supported, gain insight and information and even grow personally too. I wish you all the best. Thank you for taking the time to write me. Stay in touch.
Sincerely, Ms. Vicki
Hi Ms. Vicki,
I am a divorced spouse of a veteran who is disabled. I am 60 years old and disabled as well, but been denied Social Security benefits which I am appealing. However, I live in a different state than my spouse, I am unable to work, and live on alimony. Recently, I was told that I could get health care through the VA. Is this true and how do I go about getting any help? I have three teeth that need to be pulled along with other medical problems. I have no health care right now and need it badly. Thanks for any help you can give.
God Bless, LZ
Dear LZ,
This is a very important question. It deeply saddens me to know that people are living without health care, especially when they really need it. I won't definitively answer the question for fear of giving you the wrong answer - I would just advise you to please contact the VA by phone or visit their website for more information (800-827-1000 or www.va.gov). When you get your answer please write me and let me know. It will be good information for me and my readers to pass on to others.
Sincerely, Ms. Vicki
Dear Ms. Vicki,
My husband has been retired from the air force since 1992 to 1994. He wants a divorce and I am his third wife. Because of the divorce I'll be losing the TRICARE Prime health insurance. Is there any hope that I can retain these benefits? Wife number 1 who was with him during his military service waived her allotment to his military retirement pay and TRICARE insurance.
Sincerely, Soon To Divorce
Dear Soon,
Thank you so much for the letter. To my knowledge, you will not be able to retain the health care benefit after the divorce. However, please contact TRICARE for more information and let me know what happens. I hope you are well and I'm sorry to hear about your divorce. The number for TRICARE is 877-874-2273.
Sincerely, Ms. Vicki
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Dear Ms. Vicki,
It would be nice to address the infidelity issue with many military relationships. Of course, this is can be a problem in the civilian side but these long separations magnifies the need for intimacy. When our men and women leave to go overseas there are so many who are unfaithful and spouses or significant others are left to cope with the emotional fallout. As a military wife for 17 yrs, this is something I continue to hear about through friends and other military spouses. Although we are a Navy family, I am sure we are not the only service that has this situation. It would be nice to see the bases offer more marriage enrichment classes or even weekend retreats to strengthen our couples. Another place to offer information, through the Family readiness group meetings? Just a thought :-)
Dear Ms. Vicki,
I am writing to you because I want the Military World to know about Pay Pal/Bill me Later creditors. My husband is deployed in Afghanistan. This is his 3rd deployment in the last 6 years. As usual, he has left me to take care of everything, and my first order of business was to make sure that I contacted all of our creditors, which were not many, and let them know of his deployment and send a certified letter asking for the reduced APR rate of 6% cap per the Soldiers and Sailors Act. After about a month I had not heard back from Pay Pal/Bill me Later, therefore I decided to give them a call and find out the status of my request. They told me that they do not honor this type of request. They said that I was making a request on behalf of my spouses deployment and that I was not being deployed therefore they did not have to abide by this law. They told me they were not obligated to contact me and let me know of their decision because I would have eventually found out when I received the statement in the mail and saw that the APR had not changed. I was appalled by the response that I received. I decided to call back and ask for a supervisor and I was told the same thing. I can't believe such a popular company such as Pay Pal would have this type of attitude especially against those in the military. If I had known they were like this I would have never even applied for their line of credit. I closed the account yesterday and told them that I would no longer need their services. Anyone who does not respect or appreciate those in the Military should not be, in my opinion, patronized by those in the military.


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Here's a sampling of recent green-tech news:
- Sony Unveils Ultrasmall Hybrid Fuel Cell -- Tech-On
Sony looks to put fuel cells in gadgets, following a prototype that Sharp demonstrated last week that uses methanol as a fuel.
- Canon patents fuel cell-powered cameras -- Crave -- CNET Asia
Fuel cells are coming to consumer electronics, it seems. Quite a bit of activity on this front in the past week.
- Oil Left in the Ground -- Technology Review
We have smart grids--why not have "smart oil fields?" Interest in existing oil fields, where as much as 75 percent of the total oil still remains, is growing for geopolitical and economic reasons.
- Administration allies strike against ethanol critics -- MarketWatch
A "smear campaign" against ethanol? Secretary of the Agriculture Department says ethanol mandates are needed to diversify the U.S.'s fuel supply. Suspending mandates wouldn't lower food prices all that much, he says.
- Reality Check: Consumers Unlikely to Pay Much More for Green -- WSJ.com
Climate change will hit our pocket books in the form of higher utility rates. What to do? Efficiency is best option, but after that, opinions seem to split.
- Ecotricity CEO's Electric Car Is "Not Another Tesla" -- TreeHugger
A British wind mogul wants to build a "wind-powered sports car." Two top requirements are that it's not "crap" like today's electric cars, has a range of 150 miles, and goes fast: "naught to 60 in 4 seconds." Here's a short video clip:
- New World Record For Efficiency For Solar Cells -- ScienceDaily
European researchers boost polysilicon solar cell efficiency from 21.9 to 23.2 percent by adding a layer of aluminum oxide. It's a significant boost done with an inexpensive material, they say.
- Chevy Volt: Traveling Public Roads and Hitting Its Mark -- AutoObserver
Chevy Volt goes 40 miles on a battery in test drives in a mule chassis. The plug-in hybrid sports car is due out in 2010.


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Today I am going to share with you, how you will speak fluently in English Language and how will get a command on the language.I will be drawing few points which will help you a lot.
- Start with simply "how are you", next day "what about you", "I was waiting for you" etc. I mean to say learn each day only single sentence which is easier to understand. After clear understanding speak the sentence as much as possible in a day but this practice should done on regular basis and I am sure that one day you will be speaking a good English, first speak slow and very clear and give time to others to understand what ever you want to speak.
- Read English news paper daily, it will improve your pronunciations, go for easy English paper.
- Watch an English movie in weekend or once in a week it will improve your listening skills.Watch movie on YouTube, few of movies are completely free on YouTube.
- Write something about yourself – start with "Tell me about yourself" and you know this is so much asked in the first interactive conversation or in the interview.In this You should cover all about you, academic achievements, technical skills, hobbies, family etc.If You don't have anything for writing then participate in any forum discussion as per your likings of subject, you can participate in Yahoo Questions and Answers, and in Google Groups and in other Forums .
- To get command on English, try to form a new sentence with a proper grammar, if you don't know grammar then refer any book or MakeMyVision.com . After forming any sentence in your way make practice of it in a day at least twice, thrice time with your analysis that I have made a correct sentences , there is no error in my sentence.
- Read and write everyday something new as per your likings on Internet or in your diary.
- Read each SMS, try to understand what says this SMS.
- Write a mail to your friend in English and try to make verbal communication most of the time with your friend in English.
- Make strong vocabulary, Read dictionary date wise. Suppose today is date 1st then dictionary alphabet should be "A" and related words should be learned with in same day . If today is 2nd then words should be learned those are starts from "B"alphabet . Make it in practice as much as possible for you, it will help you a lot in while speaking or writing.Automatic these words will come in your mind or we can say whenever anyone speak in English in front of you then you would be able to understand what have been said . In rest of 4-5 days, try to form new sentences by using these new words.
- Don't hesitates while speaking, hesitation comes because of less practice not because of your knowledge or not command on English, every one speaks after one sentence and then after he adds one more sentence, no one can form multiple sentence in single time, could not speak all at once. It is impossible actually, everyone takes little time in the forming sentences while speaking, so to reduce this time you have to do a practice of speaking in English and day to day think about forming new sentences in your way.If your speaking an English in your way then you will be introducing a your style and this will be your way of speaking in English.
- Listen English music if possible, it improves pronunciation.
- Watch YouTube English videos and again it will improve your listening skill and also way to pronounce any word.
- For making more strong vocabulary, check instantly Google Translator Tool and get the your word mean in your mother tongue and usage of that word in Google Translator .This tool also pronounce the word so it is easy to know how you will speak the same word.
- Use http://www.shabdkosh.com/ for the dictionary and get any word from Hindi to English or English to Hindi.This website updating each day a new word with a proper example of usage, focus on usage part and form a multiple sentences using this word in your way.


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Investors were reminded of last week's chaos after stocks plunged on Thursday as worries about the global economy and European debt woes dominated media headlines. Leading economic indicators grew 0.5% in July, beating analyst estimates, although investors were disappointed after the Federal Bank of Philadelphia reported a sharp drop in factory activity in the region. "The data so far that we're seeing does not indicate either we're in a recession or headed into it. The market is concerned that all the turmoil is pushing us in that direction, but at the moment, we don't see it," said Bill Stone, chief investment strategist at PNC Asset Management Group. Gold investors capitalized on uncertainty yet again, with futures prices for the yellow metal hitting all-time-highs of $1,832 an ounce towards the end of the trading session.
Canada's Consumer Price Index is slated to come out this morning before the opening bell on Wall Street. The iShares MSCI Canada Index Fund (EWC) will likely see an increase in trading activity as investors scramble to move in and out of positions, assuming the market is surprised by the actual rate of inflation. While a weaker than expected CPI is by no means bad news, it may be interpreted by some as sign that the economy is recovering far too slowly, potentially sparking another sell-off [see Three Country ETFs That Could Benefit From Triple-Digit Oil].
Chart Analysis
EWC is in an ugly spot right now as the fund clearly failed to climb back above $30 a share, and it remains under its 200-day moving average (yellow line). Another worrisome observation is the fact that EWC has consistently made lower-lows and lower-highs since peaking at $34.57 a share on 4/6/2011 [see EWC Charts].
Another troubling piece of evidence is the sheer volume of shares that was traded during the recent sell-off, perhaps alluding to the possibility that some big investors have pulled out of this fund entirely in anticipation of further downside [consider Seven ETFs To Invest Like Peter Schiff].
Equity markets as a whole move in-tandem with one another, and it's really becomes a question of which way will the winds blow next. A CPI report tomorrow that doesn't cause investors to panic could perhaps help EWC climb higher back towards the $30 level, although if investor sentiment as a whole is negative, selling pressures will likely take over and equity markets as a whole will tumble before the weekend [see Do You Need A Canada ETF?]. In terms of upside, EWC is certainly in a very attractive spot right now from a long-term perspective given its tremendous profit potential, assuming that it can resume its previous uptrend [see EWC Fundamentals].
In terms of downside, failure to close above $28 a share will give weight to the hypothesis that EWC is due for another move lower, perhaps near $26 a share. As always, investors of all experience levels are advised to use stop-loss orders and practice disciplined profit taking techniques.
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The Praktina System
The Praktina was the first 35mm single-lens reflex camera that offered the possibility
of replacing lens, viewfinder, focusing screen, camera back and of mounting an electric motor.
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The most beautiful alpine hotel in the Jungfrau region. Creating experiences - with a great deal of passion
Welcome to Alpine Hotel Bort. The friendly three-star hotel is located 1,600 metres above sea level, adjacent to the intermediate station of the Grindelwald First cableway. Situated on the sunny side above Grindelwald, it offers views of the Bernese Alps and the Eiger north face. In summer the hotel is also reachable by car. In winter the hotel can only be reached by cable car.
The mountain lodge was built by great-grandfather Brawand in 1947 and ever since it has been in family ownership. As a fourth-generation family business, it is important to us to make your stay with us a happy one which is why we have extensively renovated the hotel in the last few years.
Action during the day - Alpine charm in the evening
We make our guests top priority. Their vacation is the most important time of the year. From Bort mountain lodge to the 3-star Alpine Hotel Bort!
As a family, we understand the needs of guests of all ages. Our unique location in the heart of the mountains offers plenty of space for carefree family holidays. Here, we can offer something for everyone – activities, nature, hiking and lots of games. And after an action-filled day, it's time to relax with family and friends. Our team will be at your service and are always happy to help you plan your perfect mountain holiday.
We are looking forward to welcoming you!
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Flawless: Contemporary Japanese Lacquer at Cavin Morris Gallery, New York through April 16
Written on April 14, 2011
Tradition meets the vanguard in Cavin Morris Gallery's current exhibition of contemporary Japanese lacquer, "Flawless: Contemporary Japanese Lacquer" on view through April 16th. The show presents work by Japanese artists working in a traditional medium using mainly traditional methods. But look again. This show isn't about tradition. It's about invention, innovation–and revitalizing a historic craft using anti-traditional forms. In this way the work can be seen as a commentary on contemporary culture.


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Meb Keflezighi of the USA crosses the finish line to win the mens during the 40th ING New York City Marathon on November 1, 2009 in New York City. (Photo by Mike Stobe/Getty Images)
NEW YORK (AP) — The reigning New York City Marathon champion boarded a plane to come defend his title, and another passenger asked, "Are you Meb Keflezighi?"
The first American man in 27 years to win the storied race is no longer an anonymous U.S. distance runner.
"It's a year that changed my life," Keflezighi said Tuesday, back in New York and suddenly the center of attention.
Before the 2009 marathon, Keflezighi flew in the Thursday of race week and told his sponsors he needed to focus on his preparations.
"When you come back as a defending champion, you can't really isolate yourself like that," Hawi Keflezighi, his brother and agent, said with a smile.
Copyright 2010 The Associated Press.


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All about fishing: Family Arabie
Members of the family Arievich are one of few kgs of fresh water left. It is usually large or medium-sized fish; the dorsal fin are short and tall, fat little. In the coastal waters of tropical seas Arabie objects small craft.
Ariely catfish (Arius heudelothi).
The dorsal and pectoral fins-dwelling ariid catfishes are armed with sharp, jagged spikes. The prick of these thorns are extremely painful and the wound then becomes swollen and inflamed. Therefore, the inhabitants of Guiana, caught on hook-dwelling ariid catfishes, primarily breaks off they have these spines.
Like most other catfish, areivim peculiar to the care of posterity. Many lay eggs in the nest-holes.
Male galeata (Galeichthys felis), bears spawn in the oral cavity. Continue reading
Turkey: worth a try! Fish dishes
Hi all!
We have talked on Foodcritic.kz the meat and soups Turkey. but today I want to tell something else about fish . After all, Turkey is, after all, a Maritime state surrounded by water and fish there is plenty.
The most common fish is, of course, crucians and perch. Only marine. Redfin, which we called Dorada (some Dorado . and English seabream ) and Almaty which is sold in supermarkets at exorbitant prices, Turkey is called Chopra . Cook the bream is often grilled, and best of all, when slightly roasted, and carp inside remains juicy and sweet.
The most delicious Dorada . I ate in Turkey was in the restaurant on the square in Ortakoy in Istanbul. The names do not remember, but to find the restaurant easily – he's in the center of the square, and this is the only place where there is a hall with a beautiful sea view on the third floor. Continue reading
The correct playing of predatory fish
If the bite has already occurred and the fish on the hook is important not to lose the predator. For this you need to properly configure the tackle, and not to make mistakes during playing.
One of the main steps of setting up a spinning tackle for fishing predator is adjust the sensitivity of the clutch coil. It is important to strike a balance, if the goal of fishing is clear, and You know the object of hunting and about his size, it should not be. If the reservoir for the first time and You have no idea who of the representatives of predatory fish may attack the lure, then you should begin fishing with a medium-sensitive setting of the clutch, and as fishing to "adjust" it under the activity of one or another predator. Continue reading
Recommendations for the feeding of aquarium fish
1. The first thing that you should know before you purchase frozen food for aquarium fish – no need to defrost.
2. Underfeeding is better to fish than to overfeed. Use a food preferably not more than 2 times per day and to throw it as much as one fish can consume in 5 min.
3. As prevent diseases associated with digestion in tropical fishes should be included in the diet of "IMMUNAL" is specifically adapted food increasing immunity.
4. The alternation of feed mixtures and is one of the important rules of feeding. This is necessary for proper development and growth of fish, as well as the guarantor of the reproduction. The menu should be full, rich and various. Continue reading
Marine aquarium – the First Line
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Florida's Secretary of Agriculture Adam Putnam addressed a gathering of community leaders and partners this week at Nap Ford Charter School in downtown Orlando.
The Orlando Magic's Bo Outlaw, Nick Anderson and "Stuff", the Magic's mascot, were all on hand to spread the word about the Summer Food Program. Florida Impact, Share our Strength, Winter Park Health Foundation, United Way and many other community based organizations were also represented.
The Department of Agriculture oversees the Summer Food Service Program which helps provide meals to children when school is not in session. Over one and a half million children statewide rely on free or reduced priced school lunches. During the summer months these children are unable to access school cafeterias.
The Summer Food Service Program is designed to fill the nutritional gap.
According to the Florida Department of Agriculture, lack of awareness is the primary factor that results in only 14% of these children benefiting from what the program has to offer. Nationally, of the 31 million children receiving free or reduced-price lunches each school day in 2011, only 2.3 million received assistance through the Summer Food Service Program.ǂ
We at Second Harvest along with The Orange County School District, The Town of Eatonville and The City of Orlando's Families, Parks & Recreation Division, serve as sponsors to provide meals at approximately 260 locations.
United Way's 2-1-1 service will provide callers with the address of the nearest feeding location. A series of public service announcements will soon start to air.
The Summer Food Program begins on June 8th and concludes on August 17th.
Second Harvest Food Bank expects to sponsor 24 sites in 3 counties and serve over 70,000 meals. For more information and to find a location near you, visit: http://www.summerfoodflorida.org .ǂ USDA, FNS Florida participation data.
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Coca-Cola Great Britain's ParkLives initiative is all about making the most of your local park with fun and free activities. To celebrate Keep Britain Tidy's Love Parks Week, we've put together ten of the top reasons why they deserve your love.
Love Parks Week celebrates our local green spaces to raise awareness of just how great they are, as well as the need to protect them for future generations. 57% of the UK population regularly use their local park, and we make 2.6 billion visits to them every year.
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Parks provide the perfect backdrop to an outdoors life. Whether it's for a leisurely stroll with the dog, a lunch break on a bench, a spot of sunbathing, or a game of rounders, spending time in a park is a great way to embrace a bit of nature and improve your mental wellbeing.
Drew Bennellick, Head of Landscape and Natural Heritage UK at Heritage Lottery Fund, said: "Our ancestors were prolific park makers and have left us a legacy of amazing historic parks, home to ornamental lakes, fountains, avenues, bandstands, monuments and promenades. Many of these beautiful examples of the UK's rich heritage are supported and opened-up for all to enjoy with funds raised by National Lottery players. There's bound to be a National Lottery-funded historic park near you!"
Riding a bike for the first time, spending quality family time, or even a first kiss; local parks are where memories are made. We can definitely recall some of our happiest times spent in a park with family, friends or pets.
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With free events throughout the year, parks and ParkLives bring people together and create new friendships. Whether you fancy a social dog walk, outdoor yoga or open water swimming – there's something for everyone.
It doesn't matter how big your family is, there's always enough space for a family get-together in your local park. The whole family can pack up a picnic, grab some games and get away from the distractions of the digital world for a day of family fun. You could join one of the ParkLives Family Tennis or Yoga sessions.
Local parks are absolutely brimming with wildlife habitats and minibeasts just waiting to be explored and discovered. Grab a magnifying glass or a pair of binoculars and channel your inner David Attenborough.
Taking a walk through your local park is a great way to keep active, but it's also hugely beneficial to your overall mental wellbeing. Even a short brisk walk in green space can help to clear your mind and set you up for the day. Swansea ParkLives even run Sunrise Beach Yoga sessions in Swansea Bay – what an incredible way to wake your body up!
Ange Pepper, a ParkLives session leader in Stoke-on-Trent, said: "Parks are the perfect places for people to visit if they want to try something different. This summer, as part of ParkLives we are launching several new sessions including themed table tennis sessions in partnership with the Ping programme, family activities such as pirate treasure hunts and family play days, as well as continuing to run our most popular activities too. Each session is completely free, suitable for all ages and abilities, and hosted by fully trained, friendly leaders and volunteers from the local area."
Councillor Anthony Munday, cabinet member for greener city, development and leisure, said: "We want our parks to be fun and welcoming places where all members of the community can go to enjoy themselves. Love Parks Week is a great opportunity to do this and the ParkLives sessions on offer allow us to spend time some quality time in our parks and try out new activities."
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18 pages. Bally Electronic Pinball Games Theory of Operation manual #FO-601. Includes FO-601-1 supplement. Dated 1 June, 1978.
This manual provides an in-depth overview of low-level operation of the AS-2518-17 and AS-2518-35 MPU boards used in early Bally solid-state (SS) pinball games from 1977-1985. it discusses what goes on behind each of the LED 'flashes' during game startup/self-test, game initialization, game play normal mode and CPU and display interrupts. Self-diagnostic test procedures and opearation of the solenoid driver module are also covered, and some IC parts listing information is also included. Great reference for any pinball owner trying his hand at low-level diagnosis and repair of MPU board issues.
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Family Physicians, Physician Assistants Join Forces
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Leslie Champlin
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American Academy of Physician Assistants
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WASHINGTON — Family physicians and physician assistants have joined forces in calling for national workforce, regulatory and payment policies that ensure Americans have access to high quality primary care in a team-oriented practice such as the patient-centered medical home.
The recommendations come in a joint policy statement, "Family Physicians and Physician Assistants: Team-Based Family Medicine," released today by the American Academy of Family Physicians and the American Academy of Physician Assistants.
The statement advocates state and national policies that recognize PAs as primary care clinicians in multidisciplinary, physician-directed teams. It also calls for educational innovations that encourage interprofessional training of medical students, family medicine residents, and PA students.
"Our nation needs a health care system that takes advantage of the clinical skills and expertise of physician assistants," said Roland Goertz, MD, MBA, president of the AAFP. "Their education trains them to work collaboratively in providing a wide range of primary care services. The expertise they bring to the health care team can improve coordination, patient satisfaction and access to care."
"The PA profession fundamentally believes that patients are best served by clinicians who combine their skills and experience to deliver coordinated, team-based care," said AAPA president, Patrick Killeen, MS, PA-C. "I can think of no better way to strengthen the physician-PA team than starting when they are students and educating them in integrated programs."
Meeting the nation's need for high-quality health care depends on innovations that provide interprofessional education for medical and physician assistant students and that increase their clinical experiences in primary care, according to the AAFP-AAPA statement.
"Workforce reports have consistently warned that we're facing a growing shortage of both family physicians and primary care physician assistants," said Goertz. "We must turn that trend around. The best way to do that is by changing the way we teach both professions and the way we pay for their clinical expertise. This joint statement offers recommendations that can address both these challenges."
"The best patient care begins with the best medical education. To ensure that both professions attract the brightest, most committed students and provide them with the finest programs, we must both expand rotation sites, and attract instructors and preceptors who motivate as well as educate," said Killeen. "And that takes funding at a higher level than is currently available."
The AAFP-AAPA statement's policy positions are:
- AAFP and AAPA believe that family physicians and PAs working together in a team-oriented practice, such as the patient-centered medical home, is a proven model for delivering high-quality, cost-effective patient care. National and state legal, regulatory and payment policies should recognize that PAs function as primary care providers in the patient-centered medical home as part of a multidisciplinary, physician-directed clinical team.
- AAFP and AAPA encourage interprofessional education of medical students, family medicine residents, and PA students throughout their educational programs.
- AAPA and AAFP encourage education programs of both professions to expand family medicine rotation sites for PA students, medical students, and residents.
- AAPA and AAFP should continue to be represented on the accrediting and certifying bodies of the PA profession (ARC-PA and NCCPA, respectively).
- AAFP and AAPA believe that national workforce policies should ensure adequate supplies of family physicians and PAs in family medicine to improve access to quality care and to avert anticipated shortages of primary care clinicians.
- AAPA and AAFP promote flexibility in federal and state regulation so that each medical practice determines within a defined spectrum appropriate clinical roles within the medical team, physician-to-PA ratios, and supervision processes, enabling each clinician to work to the fullest extent of his or her education and expertise.
"The future of health care delivery will require interprofessional teams of health care professionals working together to provide patient-centered care," the statement says. "AAFP and AAPA are committed to building on the common ground that family physicians and PAs share in order to ensure an adequate, well-educated family medicine workforce to meet the health care needs of the U.S. population."
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Founded in 1947, the American Academy of Family Physicians represents 134,600 physicians and medical students nationwide, and it is the only medical society devoted solely to primary care.
Family physicians conduct approximately one in five of the total medical office visits in the United States per year – more than any other specialty. Family physicians provide comprehensive, evidence-based, and cost-effective care dedicated to improving the health of patients, families and communities. Family medicine's cornerstone is an ongoing and personal patient-physician relationship where the family physician serves as the hub of each patient's integrated care team. More Americans depend on family physicians than on any other medical specialty.
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The Uganda Cultural & Business Centre (UCBC) is a non-profit arm of UCN that has already evolved into a meeting place for the Ugandan community in the Netherlands and her friends at large through the energy and effort of dedicated volunteers in a very short time. It is a place where young and old from all walks of life can visit to experience Ugandan traditions, culture and make friends for life. The UCBC is as well a meeting place for all East Africans, local and visiting, who strive not only for progress but also to preserve and promote the African culture, community and spirit within the Benelux countries in Europe'.
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The Department of Veterans Affairs sent letters dated May 8 to 2,075 men who had the biopsies between 1989 and 2003 at the Zablocki Veterans Affairs Medical Center, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel said.
The letter cautions that equipment may not have been properly sterilized and encourages the veterans to return to the center for a free blood screening.
The risk was described as "very small," and officials said they have "no evidence that any patient who had a prostate biopsy ... has acquired an infection."
"We want to do the right thing here," medical center spokesman Chris Houterman told the newspaper. "We want to allay concerns."
Houterman said 304 men have gotten blood tests so far and none turned up positive for hepatitis C, hepatitis B or HIV, the three viruses being screened.
Zablocki is among 21 VA medical centers in the nation where potential sterilization problems were found with prostate biopsy equipment. It upgraded its equipment in 2003 and no longer is using the device in question.
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Bearish forecasts for the Singapore dollar are growing amid expectations that crude oil's recent tumble will result in looser monetary policy.
The Singapore dollar dropped more than 7 percent against the U.S. dollar over the past six months as the Federal Reserve brought its asset purchase program to an end and appears on course for further weakness given lower oil prices. Deutsche Bank believes it could weaken to S$1.40 this year, a level not seen since July 2010, while Standard Chartered expects it to hit S$1.37; the USD/SGD is currently trading at S$1.33.
Declining inflation will lend a dovish tilt to the central bank's policy bias this year amid cheaper oil prices, underpinning currency weakness, Deutsche Bank said in a recent report.
"Given the 50 percent annual plunge in oil, core inflation should fall to under 1 percent on year by April. This we believe will open up room for the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) to ease policy," it said, referring to the country's central bank.
Energy and food items combined have a weighting of 27 percent in Singapore's consumer price inflation basket. Brent crude prices have plunged more than 50 percent since August, trading around $50 presently and major banks including Goldman Sachs expect the commodity to close out the year at that level.
Monetary policy in the Southeast Asian city state is based on a trade-weighted exchange rate that comprises a basket of currencies, called the Singapore Dollar Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (SGD NEER). Meanwhile, core inflation, a measure that excludes the price of accommodation and private road transport, is the main target variable for monetary policy and is expected to average between 2-3 percent this year, according to official forecasts.
"Singapore is one of the few countries that include energy prices in her measure of core inflation, given reliance on imported energy and the direct impact of foreign exchange policy on imported prices. The dramatic decline in oil prices should therefore be considered an important input to policy here," Deutsche Bank said.


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This week the Stornoway Gazette brings to our readers a birds eye view of Stornoway, and some of the surrounding areas.
Showcasing this spread of photographs taken by reader Iain Maciver the pictures offer a rarely seen vantage point of our town and rural areas.
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What do you do when you strongly disagree with someone's actions?
What do you do when you discover someone close to you is doing something that you don't agree offends morals, beliefs or tastes?…..such as gender issues. Onlookers commonly say, "it's their business, leave them alone.. so long as they're not hurting anyone."
I work with people in change and transformation and have friends embroiled in such weighty issues, so I offer my observations.
"It's their business… so long as they're not hurting anyone." I have found this to be a simplistic platitude, real life is not like that. I find when most people come face to face with a loved one embroiled in a volatile personal issue their response is often fear-driven with little understanding; they can be embarrassed, even disgust. Too often, people reject the person when they think they are rejecting behaviour. They believe that withdrawing contact or relationship will change the behaviour or situation. This is controlling behaviour.
I don't think people really mean to reject their friend or family member. Their fear is their acceptance will mean they are condoning or agreeing with the behaviour. This misunderstanding of how the human heart works can be very damaging. Actions like this do nothing but push people away. Whereas extravagant, unconditional love and acknowledgement affirms and empowers the person, and replaces conflict.
The greatest pain we feel as humans is lack of value. High achievers are particularly susceptible as they tend to build lives on performance. The most capable, intelligent people are often plagued with a pervading sense of emptiness from this lack of value.
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The principle works like light and dark. To remove darkness, you have to switch on the light. Analysing the dark or telling it to leave gets us nowhere (there are no "Dark-Busters!") For instance, you cannot ask a person to 'give up' something without offering something better to fill the need. A vacuum is a terrible, destructive thing to be left with. The opposite – surrounding a person with unconditional love – is like 'light incarnate'.
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He's home for 2 days!!
Posted by Steph in
Chemo Round 2, Home during Treatment, on Wednesday, September 6. 2006 at
Lots of time with sisters
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 2, Family, on Monday, September 4. 2006 at
Asher's also been in a good mood most of the time and his sisters stopped by for several hours each day to play with him and in the playroom.
Sunday was the first time we had a little "Group Playdate" in the hallway. Asher, Alexa and two other little girls who are admitted here. They played for a couple of hours if I remember correctly between times that the playroom closed and reopened. They kept busy playing dora, puzzles, coloring, dolls, and taking turns running around with the stroller with a dolly in it.
Today, the girls visited for several hours again. Asher was a bit more agitated than Sunday, but that was because he didn't get enough sleep I think. Last night he wouldn't go to sleep until about 12:30 and I think it's because I forgot that Atavan makes him an insomniac! He had some ativan for his anxiety and almost-vomiting at about 6pm. Anyway, so Alexa and I went out to have some time together, stopping at McDonald's and then at a little Labor Day celebration in the hospital cafeteria. During this time, Mommy had Aubree snuggling with Asher and they both fell fast asleep in his bed!
Today, they have discontinued the last antibiotic, so no more cefepime. Kidney test and hearing test are still scheduled for tomorrow and then we'll be starting Chemo round 3 as soon as his platelets hit 100,000.
today, his ANC was 6624, wbc=7.2, platelets=44,000, weight=15.6kg
His ANC is still artificially high, but it should drop over the next few days as we're now done with the neupogen shots for this cycle.
He's still not eating or really drinking. I was able to get him to take a couple of sips of milk and water yesterday, but he really seems to have an aversion to eating. yesterday, when Alexa brought in her pancakes from McDonalds, Asher took one whiff and threw up some mucus. Today, he vomited after having his stool softener by mouth. I think he throws up every time he tries to clear his throat or get a taste out of his mouth that he doesn't like there. Gotta teach him how to do it the right way. We'll be on TPN until such a time as he decides to eat.
We've had a couple of brand-new-to-us nurses the last two days. Asher has liked them pretty well, so that's a good thing because since he'll be getting pretty sick with the chemo this coming round, it's going to be important that he "likes" the nurses and can handle their high-touch-nature if needed when he's being sick.
Quick recovery from fever
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 2, on Sunday, September 3. 2006 at
Anyway, no culture has grown in the 72 hours since they cultured his lines, so they dropped the Venkomicin antibiotic today. They'll probably drop the Gentamicin tomorrow if there continues to not be a fever.
His little pokes (neupogen) and oral med (fluconozol) is going really well and he's pretty much accepted that he gets them each night.
It appears that Chemo of round 3 will probably start wednesday night according to the oncologist. We'll stop the neupogen monday night at 8pm if his counts are around 3000 and platelets are good enough. Tuesday would be kindey glofil test and we'd have the results by wednesday afternoon.
Asher was taken off of room lockdown today so we walked the halls and played in the playroom a little bit. Or, actually, I walked the halls and he rode....
Lots of fun yesterday
Posted by Steph in
Chemo Round 2, on Friday, September 1. 2006 at
Asher just made me smile so much while I was with him. He's quite the little boy! I thought to myself, "I won't forget the things he said," but now I realize I did forget a lot that I was going to journal about. I'm glad I remembered these:
"Dinosaur, I love you" as he looked into dinosaur's eyes and then hugged him!
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"I want to be cute" as he holds up the puppy tail for me to put on him!
"I want to hug something"...later..."Give me dinosaur, I want to hug him" while dressed in his doggie costume.
"Take a picture, Mom" while in his doggie costume hugging his dinosaur (caught on video, which I then stopped so I could take his picture).
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At 11am this morning I swapped back with Scott and came home. Now I'm about ready to get some sleep. I'm still not able to sleep at all at the hospital. One roommate went home yesterday at 6pm and we got a new one at 8pm cuz he had decided to switch rooms and he must have needed a lot of care as his nurse was in every 20 minutes and every time she opened the door I "woke" up (was I even back to sleep yet?). Sigh....I guess Scott said he does sleep and does't really even wake up (even without ear plugs), so I think he's going to be on night duty most of the time. Guess it makes the most sense in the end.
Asher didn't run a fever while I was with him. He didn't throw up, but he acted like he was going to and made horrible noise for almost 4 minutes after the nurse insist he have something to eat for dinner. Unfortunately, he had diarrhea from 1pm - 7pm, but he didn't through the night at least. He took mouth meds for the night nurse, who he seems to adore, even swallowing and not throwing up.
This morning Asher's ANC was 130-something and WBC .3. When I left at 10:45am he still hadn't woken up for the day. He actually had some dreams in the night (disrupted sleep, too, I guess even though he never fully woke up) even talking in his sleep. At one point said something about a "bad guy." I think he is playing too many video games....I really hope he starts doing more educational things and not so many games, although that is hard when he is in isolation. Just hope he can play more age appropriate games....
Will have another fun day with him soon....now I must sleep!
A good night
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 2, on Thursday, August 31. 2006 at
Fever might be coming back as it's gone from 37.4 to 37.8c in the last 30 min. If it comes back, we'll just give some tylenol and watch.
No word on the bacteria from yesterdays cultures yet. We'll be getting blood today as his hemoglobin is down to 8.5.
Platelets=75,000 (a good boost from the transfusion)
UPDATE: 0900 - 37.9c (100.2F)
UPDATE: 1015 - 37.7c (99.8F) - maybe the fever is licked ?
Fever started
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 2, on Wednesday, August 30. 2006 at
His counts went up a tish today as the last remaining white cells die off.
wbc=0.3, hemoglobin=9.0, platelets=20,000
Tomorrow, we expect his ANC to be zero and then start climbing back up to recovery level in time to start Chemo round 3.
UPDATE: 5:10pm - Temperature up to 39.2 (102.6F) - They started Venkomicin and are going to give him platelets as soon as they are available along with regular fluids. Asher took 225ml of childrens tylenol.
UPDATE: 5:45pm - Temperature up to 39.7 (103.4F)
UPDATE: 6:00pm - Temperature 39.4 (103.0F)
UPDATE: 7:15pm - Temperature 39.1 (102.4F)
UPDATE: 8:00pm - Temperature 38.2 (100.8F)
Chemo does the trick
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 2, Scans, on Tuesday, August 29. 2006 at
There is still no indication in the spinal area that tumor has spread.
The residual tumor that was still around after the 2nd surgery (which showed up on one frame in the July MRI - one frame every 5mm) is now 1/4 of the size that it was when we started chemo!
So, bottom line is that the chemo is working and it has removed 75% of the residual tumor, so far.
Thank you for all of your prayers; Asher seems to be making awesome progress!
We'll have another MRI after the 5th course to see if the tumor is 100% gone prior to transplant.
Whooooo Hooooooo
This image shows the original tumor location. This image quality is much less than what they look at to do the diagnosis, but there is apparently just a little bit left
Tuesday Medical Update
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 2, on Tuesday, August 29. 2006 at
Depending on how he acts, we'll probably need platelets today.
He's doing pretty good so far, had a good nights sleep and we're confined, so just hanging out in bed. Going to try to eat. He's hooked up until about 12:30 to his TPN and then they might run fluids after that.
MRI Update
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 2, Scans, on Tuesday, August 29. 2006 at
The neuroradiologist will be reading the MRI and discussing with our oncologist so that we can hear the real results tomorrow sometime.
Asher will be confined to his room until his counts come back over 250 in a few days. That'll really thrill him when I tell him he can't go to the playroom tomorrow. We'll just have to keep playing playstation throughout the day and reading books, and maybe playing dinosaurs or something.
He had a great nap for almost 3 hours after his MRI and is in a much better mood. He appears rundown, but 'normal' tonight.
His lips won't be healing until he gets white blood cells back, so that will be a few days from now. Hopefully we can keep vaseline on it to stop infection from getting in there.
Because his hemoglobin and platelets are low, he might get blood and a platelet transfusion again tomorrow. We'll see how he does and may wait until wednesday.
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 2, Scans, on Monday, August 28. 2006 at
I'm awaiting a copy of the MRI Scan on CD so that I can take a look at it before the neuroradiologist gets it.
Asher awoke from Anesthesia pretty good today, but about 45 minutes later (now) is pretty angry and won't calm down.
Update: 2:15pm - Okay, we got some Benedryl in Asher to help him calm down and sleep through the rest of the Anesthesia recovery period.
Asher split his lip while recovering today. His lips got SOOOO dry from wearing the oxygen mask that when he started to cry, his bottom lip split. This concerns me a little bit because his counts are sooo low now and this is an open wound. We're keeping vaseline on recommendation of the Nurse Practitioner on it to have a barrier.
Hemoglobin=8.9 (we might need blood again)
Platelets=55,000 (we might need platelets soon)
I can't wait to get my MRI CD!
Off to MRI
Posted by Steph in
Chemo Round 2, Scans, on Monday, August 28. 2006 at
I've been praying so hard that these first two rounds of chemo have attacked and destroyed that residual tumor (which showed up in one 5mm frame from the MRI before he started chemo) and that nothing has been growing back....guess we're finding out soon!!
UPDATE - 2006-08-28 12:29: Two hours and 15 minutes later, still not done?! Not sure what's going on....
Sunday Evening Update
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 2, on Monday, August 28. 2006 at
Basically, Asher appears to get irritated faster, has no energy - lethargic, and doesn't want to do anything but sleep and whine.
We'll probably give him blood in the morning to give him a boost for the day, but that depends on what the doctors say and how Asher is acting.
He's refusing all types of food now after he threw up again at lunch time. He was having broccoli and liking it when all of a sudden he got that look on his face like he does, and up came the broccoli.
He has taken a few sips of milk, but won't drink very much at a time and loses interest after about 3-4 sips over a 10-15 minute period.
He's back on the TPN tonight, so at least he's getting his nutrition
Oh yeah. That nurse who double-poked him last night (and sprayed blood all over Asher and his bed from the line two nights ago)....we requested that she not be assigned to us anymore. She's now on our own personal PCH "no fly" list (first time we felt we had to do this).
A decent night
Posted by Scott in
Chemo Round 2, on Sunday, August 27. 2006 at
The neupogen shot went okay, but that nurse needs to go back for some remedial training I think. She also needs a lesson in working on her quiet voice when talking to a 3 yr. old.
Neupogen (little poke) fun.
Step 1. Get Neupogen, but find out that it doesn't have a needle on it
Step 2. Go and get a needle. needle is 2 times as long and a little fatter than normal
Step 3. Poke Asher with the huge needle, but don't squirt the
neupogen before the needle falls back out of his leg.
Step 4. Get a new needle, and poke Asher AGAIN, this time getting it right.
Sigh. Poor Asher. He was cranky almost the entire night, but we did play playstation a while (the Incredibles) and gameboy and with some modelling clay before bed.
His counts have dropped pretty dramatically today. His ANC is right around 1000 I heard and wbc=3 and his hemoglobin is 8.5. The doctor will decide whether or not to give the blood today or in the morning depending on how lethargic and "like himself" Asher is today.... Also, his platelets are down to 80,000 which could signal platelets sometime in the next few days too.
The room feels so much more airey since I took 4 wagon loads of stuff home and only brought back one. I redecorated a little bit last night and it feels like our room again. I just need to put back up the Asher cutout and we'll be done decorating until Asher makes more stuff in the playroom this week. He'll start to be confined to his room when his ANC is < 250, so we need to play as much as Asher is up to it today.
Our roommates were pretty quiet except for an occasional fussy baby after 11pm. We got decent sleep. Sounds like Steph took the brunt of this roommate so far! One thing is for sure - that lady SURE DOES TALK LOUD ON THE PHONE. YES, I CAN HEAR YOU NOW!!!!!
Final Saturday update before bed
Posted by Steph in
Chemo Round 2, on Sunday, August 27. 2006 at
Asher threw up at 9pm (I'm sure hoping they start giving the Zofran before he throws up since he has thrown up once every 6-7 hours today and then is okay between because they give Zofran after). Asher freaked when he saw the nurse (same one as last night) and basically started screaming, "I don't want blood. I don't want little poke." Took about 45 min to calm him and he was pretty good when he got his neupogen shot. Asher is just not in a very good mood. Still whiney. Tired. Not eating or drinking. Same as this morning. Doesn't help that the roommate's parents are very loud (loud voices when talking to each other, their baby, on the phone, and TV....constant noise) and Asher isn't able to get a decent rest/sleep the last two days at night or during the day. Oh, and TPN didn't get ordered for tonight so he will just get fluids so he doesn't get dehydrated from not drinking and eating. He may need blood again tomorrow or Monday if hemoglobin is under 9 again.
I hope tonight goes okay. I feel for them and might have to take another turn at sleeping there again tomorrow if Scott gets little to no sleep tonight like I did last night. Good night...
Drank but Puked
Posted by Steph in
Chemo Round 2, on Saturday, August 26. 2006 at