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What's the Best Water to Drink?
If you read our article last week about tap water, you know about the slew of dangerous chemicals found in our drinking water supply and maybe you've decided that unfiltered tap water just isn't for you. After all, drinking plenty of high quality water is one of the cornerstones of a healthy lifestyle. If you care about your health, it's important to make sure that you are choosing the best water possible. So what are the healthier alternatives to tap water? What type of water is really best water to drink?
Let's examine some of the options:
Bottled Water: Better Than Tap Water, but Not Environmentally Sustainable
In light of concerns about tap water safety, many people turn to bottled water for their drinking water needs. And in some cases, bottled water may be a better choice than tap water. But relying on bottled water is far from ideal for several reasons:
1. Many brands of bottled water, such as Aquafina and Dasani, are simply filtered tap water. These bottles are often cleverly labeled with words and images designed to evoke a false sense of quality and purity.
2. Plastic bottles can leech BPA and other plastic chemicals into the water. There are a few brands of spring water available in glass, such as Mountain Valley Spring Water, but you won't often find these brands at your gym or local gas station. In addition, like tap water, bottled water is often tainted with fluoride, chlorine and other chemicals.
3. The bottled water industry is not environmentally sustainable. The production and shipping of bottled water (and even the recycling of bottles) uses up unnecessary resources and contributes to pollution. If you're interested in learning more about the environmental impact of the bottled water industry, I recommend watching the movie, Tapped.
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Spring Water: Better Than Bottled Water, but Not Practical
Fresh spring water obtained directly from an uncontaminated source and stored in glass may in fact be the best water for human consumption. Spring water is naturally filtered, rich in natural minerals and is known to have incredible healing properties. If you're interested in exploring the possibility of collecting your own spring water, there is a website called FindASpring.com that can help you locate a spring near you.
Unfortunately though, for most people, collecting spring water on a regular basis (or using bottled water exclusively) is not a practical solution. Most of us live in areas where we are pretty much forced to rely on the municipal water distribution system for our drinking, cooking, cleaning and bathing needs.
Water Filters: The Best All-Around Option for Most Homes
Investing in a high quality home water filter is probably the most practical and affordable long-term solution to the problem of tap water contamination for most people. It's important to do a bit of your own research before purchasing a water filter, however, as the vast majority of the water filters on the market will not effectively remove most chemicals.
Through my research, I believe that reverse osmosis water filters specifically designed to effectively remove fluoride and other contaminants are the absolute best option. A good reverse osmosis filter will remove chemicals like fluoride, chlorine and even radioactive water contaminants. And you can install these filters in your home by yourself with not too much effort.
There are many companies that sell these types of filters. My favorite are from a company called Pure Water Freedom. These filters, which are available in a variety of forms and price levels, combine an activated alumina fluoride cartridge with a reverse osmosis system. Combining these two technologies creates what I have found to be the most effective and affordable water filtration system available. I encourage you to visit Pure Water Freedom online to learn more about their water filtration systems.
Note: A water distillation unit will also remove chemicals from your water, however many experts caution against drinking distilled water long-term, as it tends to be overly acidic and can deplete minerals in the body.
Where do you get you water? I've just begun to delve deeper into the matter of water quality and its impacts on health, and I'd love for you to share your wisdom. Please leave a comment below.
Joshua Corn – Editor-in-Chief
Josh is a health freedom advocate and veteran of the natural health industry. He has been actively involved in the natural health movement for over 15 years, and has been dedicated to the promotion of health, vitality, longevity and natural living throughout his career. Josh has successfully overcome several personal health challenges through natural means, and believes that sharing information can empower people to take control of their health so they can solve their own problems and live life to its fullest potential. Josh is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of Live in the Now. Additionally he serves as CEO of Stop Aging Now, a company that has been formulating premium dietary supplements since 1995. Josh is currently working on his first book about natural health, and is gearing up to launch the Live in the Now radio show. In addition to his work in the natural health field, Josh is an avid outdoorsman, animal lover and enjoys "living in the now" with his wife and two sons.


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The Movin' Mavs and Lady Movin' Mavs wheelchair basketball teams started their season this past Friday on Halloween by taking on the University of Alabama. Both the Movin' Mavs and the Lady Movin' Mavs played in two contests at College Park Center. The Lady Movin' Mavs played in their first games since the team was founded earlier in 2014, and through some visible nerves the team struggled to gain momentum against the Crimson Tide as they dropped both contests by double digits in regulation. On the brighter side of the weekend, the men's Movin' Mavs came out where they left off at the end of last year and dominated play through both games against Alabama, winning their first tilt by a score of 70-47, and also their second by a margin of 44 points. With high expectations this year of bringing a national championship to UTA, the Movin' Mavs look to get back on track before they host their next home tournament on November 8th and 9th.
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Comparative Mechanical Activation Mapping of RV Pacing to LBBB by 2D and 3D Speckle Tracking and Association With Response to Resynchronization Therapy
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- Received September 25, 2009
- Revision received December 1, 2009
- Accepted December 7, 2009
- Published online May 1, 2010.
Author Information
- Hidekazu Tanaka, MD,
- Hideyuki Hara, MD,
- Evan C. Adelstein, MD,
- David Schwartzman, MD,
- Samir Saba, MD and
- John Gorcsan III, MD⁎ (gorcsanj{at}upmc.edu)
- ↵⁎Reprint requests and correspondence:
Dr. John Gorcsan III, University of Pittsburgh, Scaife Hall 564, 200 Lothrop Street, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Objectives The goals of this study were to compare patterns of mechanical activation in patients with chronic right ventricular (RV) pacing with those with left bundle branch block (LBBB) using 2-dimensional and novel 3-dimensional speckle tracking, and to compare ejection fraction (EF) response and long-term survival after cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT).
Background Several randomized CRT trials have excluded patients with chronic RV pacing, and current guidelines for CRT include patients with intrinsically widened QRS, typically LBBB.
Methods We studied 308 patients who were referred for CRT: 227 had LBBB, 81 were RV paced. Dyssynchrony was assessed by tissue Doppler, routine pulsed Doppler, and 2-dimensional speckle-tracking radial strain. 3D strain was assessed using speckle tracking from a pyramidal dataset in a subset of 57 patients for mechanical activation mapping. Survival after CRT was compared with survival in a group of 46 patients with attempted, but failed, CRT.
Results Patients with chronic RV pacing and LBBB had similar intraventricular dyssynchrony, with opposing wall delays by tissue Doppler of 82 ± 45 ms versus 87 ± 63 ms and anteroseptum-to-posterior delays by speckle tracking of 225 ± 142 ms, versus 211 ± 107 ms, respectively. RV-paced patients, however, had greater interventricular dyssynchrony: 44 ± 24 ms versus 35 ± 21 ms (p < 0.01), which correlated with their greater QRS duration (p < 0.001). Sites of latest mechanical activation were most often posterior or lateral in both groups, but RV-paced patients had sites of earliest activation more often from the inferior-septum and apex (p < 0.05). EF response was similar in RV-paced and LBBB groups, and survival free from transplantation or mechanical support after CRT was similarly favorable as compared with failed CRT patients over 5 years (p < 0.01).
Conclusions RV-paced patients, when compared with LBBB patients, had similar dyssynchronous patterns of mechanical activation and greater interventricular dyssynchrony. Importantly, RV-paced patients had similar EF response and long-term outcome as those with LBBB, which supports their candidacy for CRT.
Right ventricular (RV) pacing is the only effective treatment for patients with symptomatic atrioventricular block. Several trials have shown that conventional RV pacing is associated with left ventricular (LV) dysfunction and an increased risk for heart failure (HF) and death (1–4). Although the exact cause of the deleterious effects of RV pacing, specifically from the apical site, is not known, the prevailing hypothesis is that RV pacing may create mechanical dyssynchrony, which may induce LV dysfunction and clinical HF (5,6). It remains unclear whether patients with QRS widening induced by chronic RV pacing would have a similar pattern of mechanical activation, thus a substrate for dyssynchronous HF. Cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has greatly improved symptoms and survival in HF patients with intrinsic QRS widening (7–9). A current criterion for consideration of CRT is a QRS duration ≥120 ms, typically with left bundle branch block (LBBB). Although RV-paced HF patients have been excluded from randomized CRT trials and are not part of current guidelines, upgrading of RV pacing systems to CRT devices is often performed (10). Accordingly, the objectives of this study were to compare mechanical activation patterns in patients with RV pacing–induced QRS widening to those with intrinsic LBBB using 2-dimensional (2D) and novel 3-dimensional (3D) speckle-tracking strain imaging, and to compare their ejection fraction (EF) response and long-term outcome after CRT.
The study group consisted of 333 consecutive HF patients with QRS duration ≥120 ms (either LBBB or chronic RV pacing) referred for CRT with EF ≤35% and New York Heart Association (NYHA) functional class III or IV HF despite optimal pharmacological therapy. This protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board on Biomedical Research, and all patients gave informed consent consistent with this protocol. Twenty-five patients (8%) with suboptimal echocardiographic images were excluded from all subsequent analysis. Accordingly, the patient study group consisted of 308 patients (Table 1). Eighty-eight (28%) were female. The group mean age was 66 ± 12 years, EF was 24 ± 6% (all ≤35%), and QRS duration was 159 ± 27 ms (all ≥120 ms). One hundred seventy-six patients (57%) had ischemic cardiomyopathy. No patients had atrial fibrillation. The intrinsic LBBB group consisted of 227 patients, defined as QRS ≥120 ms with an RS or QS morphologic type in lead V1 and a broad R-wave without a Q-wave in either lead I or V6. Mean age was 65 ± 12 years, 68 (30%) were female, mean EF was 24 ± 6%, and mean QRS duration was 152 ± 24 ms. The remaining 81 patients had previously undergone implantation of a permanent dual-chamber pacemaker at least 1 year before enrollment. Patients with chronic RV pacing ≥90% on device interrogation at the time of enrollment were considered as having a paced QRS complex. All RV pacing devices were specifically programmed to minimize RV pacing (3). Mean age in the RV-paced groups was 69 ± 12 years, 20 (25%) were female, mean EF was 25 ± 7%, and mean QRS duration was 181 ± 25 ms. Mean duration of RV pacing was 4 ± 2 years and the indications shown in Table 2. A biventricular pacing system was routinely implanted with an RV apical lead and an LV lead positioned in a posterior or lateral epicardial vein through the coronary sinus.
An additional group of 46 patients who met standard CRT implant criteria, but in whom transvenous LV lead implantation failed and no epicardial LV lead was implanted, comprised a control group. The decision to forgo surgical epicardial lead placement was usually based on patient refusal. The failed CRT patients reflected the overall CRT population at our institution (Table 1). All CRT patients received a CRT-defibrillator device, and all failed CRT patients received a standard implantable cardioverter-defibrillator.
All echocardiographic studies were performed with commercially available echocardiography systems (Vivid 7, GE-Vingmed, Horton, Norway, and/or Aplio Artida, Toshiba Medical Systems Corporation, Tokyo, Japan). Routine digital grayscale 2D and tissue Doppler cine loops were obtained at end-expiratory apnea from standard apical and parasternal views. Specific views for the study included mid-LV short-axis views at the level of the papillary muscle, routine apical views and pulsed Doppler of the RV and LV outflow tract in all patients, and a full pyramidal 3D dataset from an apical transducer site in a subset of patients. Sector width was optimized to allow for complete myocardial visualization while maximizing frame rate. EF was assessed by biplane Simpson rule using manual tracing of digital images (11). Follow-up echocardiograms were available on 176 patients (mean 7 ± 6 months) to assess EF response. Response to CRT was defined as reverse remodeling detected by a relative increase in EF ≥15% from baseline (12–14).
Interventricular dyssynchrony analysis
Routine pulsed Doppler was used to determine interventricular dyssynchrony as previously described (15,16). Interventricular mechanical delay (IVMD) was determined as the time difference in onset of RV ejection velocity to LV ejection velocity (Fig. 1A). An IVMD of ≥40 ms was considered significant dyssynchrony (15,16).
Longitudinal tissue Doppler dyssynchrony analysis
Longitudinal dyssynchrony was determined using tissue Doppler cine loops from 3 consecutive beats obtained in 3 standard apical views as previously described in detail (16–18). Regions of interest (7 × 15 mm) were placed in the basal and mid-LV segments for 12-site time-to-peak velocity analysis. Manual adjustments were made so that the regions of interest produced the most reproducible peak velocity. Segmental time-to-peak systolic wave velocity was calculated from the onset of the QRS complex. Longitudinal tissue Doppler dyssynchrony was determined as the maximal time difference in peak systolic velocities from opposing walls in each view (Fig. 1B), with ≥65 ms considered significant (15,17,18).
2D speckle-tracking dyssynchrony analysis
Radial dyssynchrony was determined using speckle-tracking strain from routine grayscale mid-LV short-axis images as previously described in detail (12–15). Briefly, an end-diastolic circular region of interest was traced slightly within the endocardial cavity using a point-and-click approach, with special care taken to adjust tracking of all endocardial segments. A second larger concentric circle was then automatically generated and manually adjusted near the epicardium. Speckle tracking automatically analyzed frame-by-frame movement of the stable patterns of natural acoustic markers, or speckles, over the cardiac cycle. Segmental time to peak strain was measured. Radial dyssynchrony was then determined by measuring the time difference between the anteroseptal and posterior wall (Fig. 1C). A radial speckle-tracking dyssynchrony of ≥130 ms was considered significant dyssynchrony (12–15).
3D speckle-tracking dyssynchrony analysis
A subset of 57 patients was also studied by a 3D speckle-tracking strain system as previously described in detail (19). Briefly, 3D speckle tracking used a pyramidal volume from the matrix array transducer. Acquisition of a full-volume dataset required 4 smaller wedge-shaped subvolumes from 4 consecutive cardiac cycles during a breath hold, which were combined to provide the larger pyramidal volume. The 3D datasets were displayed in 5 different cross sections including standard 3 short-axis views and apical 4- and 2-chamber views that could be modified interactively. Regions of interest were placed on the endocardium and epicardium from apical views. The software automatically divided the LV into 16 standard segments (11) and generated corresponding time-strain curves from each segment. The 3D speckle-tracking radial dyssynchrony was quantified from mechanical activation opposing wall delay in time-to-peak strain and standard deviation of time-to-peak strain. The 3D cine loops of regional strain were generated and displayed with color coding of strain.
Long-term outcome analysis
Long-term outcome was assessed as survival free from transplant or mechanical circulatory support. This end point was pre-determined because only patients with end-stage HF would undergo transplant or ventricular assist device implantation in our institution. Long-term follow-up data after CRT were available in 234 patients (174 intrinsic LBBB and 60 RV-paced patients). For further comparison, a control group of 46 patients with similar baseline characteristics (Table 1) who met standard implant criteria but had failed attempted CRT and who did not undergo epicardial LV lead implantation over a 5-year period were followed.
Statistical analysis
All group data were presented as mean ± SD and were compared with the 2-tailed Student t test for paired and unpaired data, respectively. Comparisons between the LBBB and RV-paced patients were made technically to demonstrate noninferiority, and no corrections for type I error were applied. Linear regression analysis was expressed as a Pearson correlation coefficient. Event-free survival curves were determined according to the Kaplan-Meier method, with comparisons of cumulative event rates by the log-rank test. Statistical significance was p < 0.05.
The study group consisted of 308 HF patients (227 intrinsic LBBB patients and 81 RV-paced patients), with follow-up survival data available on 234 patients and EF data available on 163 patients. Baseline clinical characteristics were similar between patient groups, except that RV-paced patients had greater QRS duration than LBBB patients (181 ± 25 ms vs. 152 ± 24 ms, respectively; p < 0.001) (Table 1).
Variability of dyssynchrony measures
Intraobserver variability for determining routine pulsed Doppler dyssynchrony measures was 3 ± 4%, and interobserver variability was 4 ± 5%. Intraobserver variability for determining tissue Doppler longitudinal dyssynchrony was 6 ± 7%, and interobserver variability was 8 ± 7 %. Intraobserver variability for determining 2D speckle-tracking strain data from the identical digital cine loops used for dyssynchrony was 8 ± 7%, and interobserver variability was 9 ± 7%. The interobserver and intraobserver variabilities of 3D speckle-tracking dyssynchrony were 9 ± 8% and 9 ± 7%, respectively.
Prevalence and degree of dyssynchrony
The prevalence and degree of intraventricular dyssynchrony was similar in intrinsic LBBB and RV-paced patients (longitudinal tissue Doppler dyssynchrony: 73% vs. 70% and 87 ± 63 ms vs. 82 ± 45 ms; radial speckle-tracking dyssynchrony: 77% vs. 70% and 211 ± 107 ms vs. 225 ± 142 ms) (Fig. 2A). The 3D speckle-tracking strain–derived dyssynchrony indexes were also similar in both groups (SD: 120 ± 46 ms vs. 124 ± 54 ms, and opposing wall delay: 308 ± 99 ms vs. 318 ± 124 ms) (Fig. 2B). The only observed difference was that RV-paced patients had a higher degree and incidence of significant IVMD than those with intrinsic LBBB patients: 44 ± 24 ms versus 35 ± 21 ms and 58% versus 40% (p < 0.01 vs. LBBB) (Fig. 2A). The greater degree of IVMD in RV-paced patients correlated with their greater QRS duration, (r = 0.53, p < 0.001).
Mechanical activation by 2D speckle tracking
Using time-to-peak maximal 2D speckle-tracking radial strain, we determined the prevalence of the site of earliest and latest mechanical activation from 6 mid-LV short-axis views in LBBB and RV-paced patients. Overall, 75% of LBBB patients and 79% of RV-paced patients had the site of earliest mechanical activation in the anterior septum or inferior septum. However, the site of earliest mechanical activation in RV-paced patients was more often located in the inferior septum compared with LBBB patients (47% vs. 30%, p < 0.05) (Fig. 3). Despite these differences in earliest activation, the site of latest mechanical activation was similarly located in the posterior or lateral wall in 80% of intrinsic LBBB patients and 81% of RV-paced patients (Fig. 3). The EF response rate in patients with the site of earliest activation from the anterior septum or inferior septum was significantly higher at 66% compared with those in whom the site of earliest activation was posterior or lateral, which was 33% (p < 0.05).
Site of mechanical activation by 3D speckle tracking
We also determined the site of earliest and latest mechanical activation from all 16 LV sites using a 3D dataset in a subset of 57 patients (35 LBBB and 22 RV-paced patients) with time-to-peak maximal 3D speckle-tracking radial strain. Slight differences in the site of earliest mechanical activation were observed in RV-paced patients, occurring more often from the apex (28% vs. 6% of intrinsic LBBB patients, p < 0.05) and inferior septum (55% vs. 34% of intrinsic LBBB patients) (Fig. 4). Similar to the 2D strain data, the site of latest mechanical activation in intrinsic LBBB patients was similarly distributed to that in RV-paced patients (Fig. 4). Overall, the site of latest mechanical activation was located in posterior or lateral regions in 83% of intrinsic LBBB patients and in 86% of RV-paced patients at the mid- or basal levels (Fig. 5).
Ventricular functional response to CRT
There were 176 patients with follow-up EF data available. Both intrinsic LBBB and RV-paced patients had similar EF improvement (24 ± 6 to 32 ± 11 and 25 ± 8 to 33 ± 12, p < 0.001 vs. baseline) (Fig. 6). An EF response was observed in 119 patients, using an LV functional response defined as a relative change in EF ≥15% as we have used in our previous investigations (12–14). This represented an overall 68% EF response rate, which was similar in both RV-paced and LBBB patients (71% vs. 67%, respectively). An absolute 5% increase in EF response rate in LBBB patients was 62%, which was similar to RV-paced patients at 61%. Furthermore, the relative decrease in end-systolic volume ≥10% in LBBB and RV-paced patients was similar at 62% and 60%, respectively. 2D speckle-tracking radial dyssynchrony ≥130 ms predicted a 15% relative EF response in the LBBB group with a sensitivity of 77% and specificity of 72%, which was similar to the RV-paced group, with a sensitivity of 80%, and a specificity of 66%.
Event-free survival after CRT
There were 280 patients with follow-up outcome analysis available after CRT, including 174 intrinsic LBBB, 60 RV-paced, and 46 failed CRT patients. The follow-up duration was 24 ± 18 months. Survival free from transplant or ventricular assist device was similar in patients with intrinsic LBBB and RV pacing (Fig. 7). Both had a significantly more favorable prognosis than the patients with attempted, but failed, CRT (p < 0.01). Furthermore, speckle-tracking radial dyssynchrony ≥130 ms also predicted event-free survival after CRT in both the LBBB patients with a sensitivity of 55% and specificity of 69%, and in the RV-paced patients with a sensitivity of 55% and specificity of 73%.
This study of a large series of consecutive HF patients referred for CRT demonstrates that chronically RV-paced patients have similar dyssynchronous patterns of mechanical activation as those with intrinsically widened LBBB. The 2D and novel 3D speckle-tracking strain analyses demonstrated slight differences in sites of earliest mechanical activation in RV-paced patients as expected by lead positioning, but confirmed striking similarities in sites of latest mechanical activation in RV-paced and LBBB patients. The only significant difference observed between groups was a greater IVMD in RV-paced patients, which was associated with their comparatively greater QRS width. Importantly, long-term event-free survival and EF response were similarly favorable in RV-paced patients compared with LBBB patients following CRT. These results strongly support the candidacy of chronically RV-paced HF patients for upgrade to CRT.
Pathophysiology of RV pacing–induced dyssynchrony
RV pacing is performed commonly for patients with symptomatic or high-risk bradycardia atrioventricular block. Although RV pacing may be lifesaving, it may induce mechanical dyssynchrony, which may have detrimental long-term consequences (5,6). Dohi et al. (5) used an animal model to demonstrate that the pattern of dyssynchrony induced by RV pacing simulated LBBB, which was characterized by early mechanical activation of septal segments and delayed activation of free-wall segments, and was corrected by CRT. Furthermore, changes in stroke work by pressure-volume loops were correlated with changes in degrees of RV pacing–induced dyssynchrony. The deleterious effects of dyssynchrony on LV function were accentuated with decreased LV contractility in an HF model of high-dose esmolol, supporting the observation that dyssynchronous RV pacing may have more of an unfavorable effect on patients with depressed cardiac function (20). Tanabe et al. (6) more recently demonstrated a similar pattern dyssynchrony induced by RV pacing using speckle-tracking radial strain, which mimicked the pattern of LBBB seen in humans. Several trials have shown that conventional RV pacing is associated with an increased risk for development of HF and death (1,3). The DAVID (Dual Chamber and VVI Implantable Defibrillator) trial randomized 506 patients with implantable cardiovertor defibrillators and EF ≤40% to rate-responsive pacing at 70/min or RV backup pacing at 40/min and observed a lower HF hospitalization rate and mortality in those with back-up pacing (3). It is believed that RV pacing–induced dyssynchrony contributed to the less favorable outcomes in the patients with depressed EF who were RV paced more often.
Comparison to other studies of RV pacing and CRT
This study confirms previous reports describing the beneficial effect of an upgrade from RV pacing to biventricular pacing in HF patients with depressed LV function. Leon et al. (21) observed favorable effects of upgrade of RV pacing to CRT in 20 HF patients with previous atrioventricular node ablation for refractory atrial fibrillation where EF improved from 22 ± 7% to 31 ± 12%, and NYHA functional class improved from 3.4 ± 0.5 to 2.4 ± 0.6. Vatankulu et al. (22) reported similar results with CRT. Our findings also confirm the outcome benefits of RV pacing to CRT reported by Foley et al. (23) and Delnoy et al. (24). Tops et al. (20) previously studied 58 patients with His ablation and RV pacemaker dependence, and observed that 57% had dyssynchrony associated with a deterioration of LV systolic function and HF functional class over approximately 4 years. Their mean baseline HF functional class was 1.7 and mean EF was 48%, which was in contrast to our patients in the present report; all with NYHA functional class III or IV, with a group mean EF of 25%. The observed prevalence of dyssynchrony at 70% in our present study may likely be related to greater degrees of LV dysfunction and HF (5). In addition, the PAVE (Post AV Nodal Ablation Evaluation) trial prospectively compared CRT with RV pacing in patients undergoing atrioventricular node ablation for refractory atrial fibrillation (25). A significantly greater follow-up EF was observed in the CRT group compared with the RV-pacing group, and greater improvements in 6-min walk distance occurred in patients with EF >45% or NYHA functional class II/III symptoms receiving CRT compared with patients with normal EF or NYHA functional class I symptoms.
Others have previously reported a similar degree of dyssynchrony in RV-paced patients and intrinsic LBBB (26,27). Witte et al. (27) demonstrated that septal-to-posterior wall motion delay by M-mode, time difference in peak systolic velocities from mitral and lateral mitral annulus, and IVMD were similar in intrinsic LBBB and RV-paced patients. Marai et al. (26) also demonstrated that longitudinal tissue Doppler dyssynchrony and IVMD were similar in both groups. Our present study extended these previous observations using the newly developed 3D speckle-tracking system that provided a more comprehensive LV dyssynchrony evaluation than previously possible (19). Although both 2D and 3D speckle tracking demonstrated differences in sites of earliest activation in LBBB and RV-paced patients, the sites of latest activation were similarly distributed in predominantly posterior and lateral sites. Since pacing the site of latest activation is thought to be the principal therapeutic effect of CRT, these results support the similar results of CRT in these 2 patient groups. Interestingly, we observed significantly greater interventricular dyssynchrony in the RV-paced patients and that IVMD was correlated with QRS duration, which was also greater in the RV-paced group. This finding suggests that the overall IVMD dyssynchrony induced by RV pacing may be even more severe than LBBB (28).
Study limitations
There are several possible technical limitations in tissue Doppler and speckle-tracking analysis, and both require a training period and experience to achieve reproducible results (16,29). A specific limitation of 2D and 3D speckle tracking is the need for careful image tracing to manually fine tune the region of interest and capture the appropriate regional strain for dyssynchrony analysis. Another limitation was that a substantial number of patients were referred to our institution for CRT implantation and received follow-up medical care elsewhere. Accordingly, we did not have access to their follow-up echocardiograms to perform quantitative EF analysis. However, patients with and without follow-up EF data had similar baseline characteristics, including similar age, gender distribution, QRS duration, prevalence of ischemic heart disease, and EF. Overall, 8% were completely lost to follow-up. Potential sites of RV pacing other than the RV apex include the RV outflow tract and the interventricular septum, or direct pacing of the His bundle. The RV outflow tract is the most extensively studied alternate site for RV pacing, and offers a good alternative for RV apical pacing due to the stability of the current active fixation leads and the good long-term pace/sense thresholds. In this study, the site of the RV pacing lead was routinely implanted in the RV apex. It is likely that the site of the RV pacing lead is associated with the site of earliest mechanical activation; however, precise localization of the lead position was not part of this study. It is an acknowledged limitation that the control group of patients with standard CRT indications failing LV lead placement may have had greater degrees of cardiac disease associated with more complex or distorted coronary venous anatomy, resulting in technical difficulties with LV lead positioning. Accordingly, a randomized trial design would be important for future confirmation.
The sites of latest mechanical activation in chronically RV-paced patients were similar to intrinsic LBBB patients by 2D and 3D speckle-tracking radial strain. However, differences in sites of earliest mechanical activation in RV-paced patients were more often from the apex and inferior septum, likely due to lead positioning. RV-paced patients had a similar prevalence and degree of intraventricular dyssynchrony as those with LBBB. The only difference between these groups was a greater IVMD in RV-paced patients. Importantly, RV-paced patients had a similar EF response and long-term outcome, and therefore appear to be suitable candidates for CRT.
The authors are grateful for the support of the entire staff of the echocardiography and electrophysiology laboratories of the University of Pittsburgh Presbyterian University Hospital.
Dr. Gorcsan was supported, in part, by National Institutes of Health National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute award 2 K24 HL004503-06, and receives modest research grant support from Medtronic, Biotronik, St. Jude Medical, GE, and Toshiba Corporations.
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- 2-dimensional
- 3-dimensional
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- ejection fraction
- heart failure
- interventricular mechanical delay
- left bundle branch block
- left ventricular
- New York Heart Association
- right ventricular
- Received September 25, 2009.
- Revision received December 1, 2009.
- Accepted December 7, 2009.
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Kevin Hart gets pranked by Jibrizy (Video)
As much as Kevin Hart makes the laughs happen, we rarely do it at his expense. So Hip Hop Illusionist Jibrizy pulls a prank on Kev and you can watch below to catch the reaction.
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Area Eligibility in Child Nutrition Programs
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The purpose of this memorandum is to provide guidance on the use of school and census data to establish area eligibility in the Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP), Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), and the Seamless Summer Option (SSO) of the National School Lunch Program (NSLP). In addition, this memorandum consolidates previous guidance and simplifies the area eligibility determination process to reduce administrative burden on State agencies and Program operators. This memorandum also includes guidance on the Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) as it relates to area eligibility determinations.


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Canterbury Park
If you are looking for Canterbury Park tickets or Canterbury Park schedule, you have found the right site. Canterbury Park is a on the infield of a one mile horse track with over 40,000 square feet of event space in Shakopee, Minnesota. Canterbury Park address is 1100 Canterbury Road, Shakopee, MN 55379. Located directly across from Valleyfair and off 169. Canterbury Park parking options include numerous free parking spots available in parking lots. Valet and Preferred parking is also available.
Canterbury Park has been around for over thirty years! Nothing beats outdoor, summer festivities in Minnesota. Escape the hustle and bustle here. Canterbury Park capacity is similar to other outdoor music festivals and often sells out. Canterbury Park tickets can be hard to find, but Ticket King has easy access to all your favorite Canterbury Park shows. Look at the Canterbury Park schedule below and buy Canterbury Park tickets today. We guarantee every Canterbury Park ticket will be authentic and will arrive in time for your event. Buy Canterbury Park tickets with reliability from Ticket King.
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Langvatn power plant is located in the town of Mo i Rana in Rana Municipality in Nordland County.
Ownership: 100 %
Production: 242 GWh
Power: 90 MW
The power plant was commissioned in 1964.
Lake Langvatnet is the reservoir for the power plant. The reservoir is regulated between 41 and 43.7 metres above sea level. The gross height of fall is 43.7 metres. The plant is equipped with two vertical Francis turbines having a total capacity of 90 MW.
Ranaelva was the first river in the Statkraft system to be covered by minimum rate of water flow regulations. Water is periodically transferred to Lake Langvatn by damming the river at Reinforsen. Reinforsen power plant was built in 1925 and also uses Lake Langvatnet as a reservoir.


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Valenciennes will welcome for the first time the Rail Industry Meetings (event organized by I-Trans and ABE) next 4 and 5 April 2018, in the Cité des Congrès.
Real exchange and meeting platform, Rail Industry Meetings is a networking event between operators, manufacturers, equipment manufacturers and the entire cluster of subcontracting or suppliers of the railway industry and public transports at an international level.
In two days, you will meet during individual targeted and preprogrammed meetings the contacts of your choice to share your needs and skills.
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does a man born to the land, on a farm in 1915 in the Vale of Evesham,
become a celebrated chronicler of life in rural England?
Tale Well Told
For Fred Archer it was partly chance. Partly the love of a true
tale well-told. And partly the sheer stubbornness of a farmer who
spent a lifetime facing the harsh winds of country life - and the
changes they brought as the shire horse gave way to the Fordson
tractor, then the combine harvester.
a nervous farmer, already half a century on the land, asked by his
local Guild to "give a talk" as a replacement speaker.
Embarrassed, but undeterred, Fred wrote a humorous story and read
it out - word for word. The laughter and applause of his friends
and neighbours were like water to a seed.
book a year...
Over the next three decades, Fred wrote almost a book a year, eventually
settling with local publishers Sutton. Within his pages are fun
and folly, the blue skies of hope and storm clouds of war, cider
and village sweethearts, and characters so real that even an Archer
pseudonym didn't always disguise their origin.
widow of one rather colourful local gentleman once remarked, "Everything
Fred Archer wrote about my husband was absolutely true."
television cameras loved him too, especially when he demonstrated
his one man revival of rural traditions like "singing the pig"
and "shin-kicking" as a participant sport.
Fred wrote about the places and people he loved most - his books
always bore them the respect he knew they deserved.
proof, look no further than his own words
felt it would be such a pity if, when these characters died, their
sayings, customs, ways of life, how they dressed, should vanish
with them."
to Fred Archer's powers of observation and memory, and above all
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Are we the only ones constantly craving ice-cream in this heatwave? Didn't think so. Therefore we're bringing you the most delicious Biccy Boms Cherry Ice Cream Sandwiches! Not only are they gorgeous with their pink filling, they're also perfectly cooling on hot summer days. We used the Salted Caramel Biccy Boms to make the most amazing crunchy biscuit crust, however we think that the Double Chocolate Biccy Boms would work wonders with the cherry as well. Enjoy straight from the freezer or leave to melt slightly, yum!!
Are you in need of more ice-cream to survive this heat? Don't worry! Try our Strawberry Ice cream Bars or our Nice Cream 3 Ways
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5 Critical Factors for Destination Center Success: A First-Hand Look
By Justin Webster, Hillphoenix
It's one thing to talk about the five critical factors for destination center success (Menu, Layout, Equipment, Merchandising, and Talent); it's another to see them in action. Conference-goers who signed up for Store Tours at last month's FMI Connect had the chance to step out beyond the show floor and see how three Chicago food retail establishments are putting these principles into practice to change the way shoppers think about the traditional grocery store.
The "Retail, Dining, Culinary, and Design Trends" tour started inside the Expo at the Hillphoenix booth with a look at the latest trends in store design, covering everything from lighting, to display equipment, to efficient space design. From there, tour participants set out to visit some of the most cutting-edge food retail establishments in downtown Chicago.
At Mariano's, a concept supermarket that opened its first store in the Chicago area in 2010, visitors had a first-hand look at the Italian coffee shop, the sushi bar, the wood-fired pizza oven, and the grill station, where customers can have their meat and seafood purchases grilled on the spot for no extra charge.
Tour participants saw a prime example of the five critical factors in evidence at the store's "Squeez'd" juicing station, which goes beyond traditional juice bar offerings to create a fresh destination for all times of day. The menu draws customers in from breakfast to lunch to dinner with ingredients for morning smoothies; fresh salsas, dressings, and sauces; cocktail and Bloody Mary mixes; ice creams; and healthy desserts. Refrigerated cases keep the juice station menu ingredients fresh and attractively displayed, while versatile food prep equipment chops, blends, and purees to perfection. Behind the counter, carefully selected and trained team members engage customers with samples and simple recipe demonstrations. The station's clean layout and visible location within the produce section makes it easy for customers to see the action and pick up prepared products or fresh ingredients to take home.
From Mariano's, the tour moved on to upscale Eataly, where a new gelato bar is the latest addition to the nearly 30 different dining options spread out over 63,000 square feet on two floors—plus an alfresco Italian seafood restaurant on the roof.
The tour concluded at the Lincoln Park branch of Whole Foods, one of the regional format stores for the high-end supermarket chain, where the focus is on fresh foods and beverages from the surrounding Midwest, including salumi from the West Side of Chicago, beef and pork bred in Iowa, and craft beers brewed in nearby Milwaukee.
For destination center inspiration, nothing beats a first-hand, in-person look at retailers like these who are ahead of the curve in aligning menu, layout, merchandising, talent, and, of course, equipment from forward-thinking suppliers like Hillphoenix, to give today's consumers the healthy, fresh, and convenient solutions they're looking for.
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Spring is always a nervous time for the Rutland Osprey Project team as we wait to see which Ospreys make it back from the 6000 mile round-trip to West Africa. Sadly, this year we already knew that 09(98) wouldn't be one of the birds arriving to re-claim his nest in late March. His satellite transmitter showed that he died on the northern edge of the Sahara, having been predated by an Eagle Owl during the night.
Last year 09 raised two chicks with 5N(04) – a female who fledged from the Site B nest in 2004. Unlike her mate, 5N arrived back in Rutland on 28th March and she's been waiting patiently there ever since. Over the last few weeks we have received many emails and messages from those of you who followed 09's story last September, asking if 5N has found another mate. Well, for the past few days 5N has been joined at Site N by four-year-old male 01(09); and they are already looking settled together. This is really encouraging and we'll be sure to update you with more news in due course.
01's not the only Ospreys to have returned to Rutland over the past week. Yesterday three-year-old male, 11(10), made several intrusions at the Manton Bay nest and today 28(10) has visited both his natal nest at Site B, and also Manton Bay. This brings the total of Ospreys to have retuned to Rutland so far this year, to fourteen.
Although it is too early to tell exactly how many breeding pairs we'll have this summer, it's certainly been a very encouraging start to the year. We'll update you with the progress of 5N, 01, and some of the other Rutland birds later in the season but we hope you'll appreciate the need to keep some information confidential for the time being. Sadly egg collecting and disturbance – accidental or otherwise – remains a threat. Last year, for instance, the police had to intervene when we caught two photographers underneath one of the nests.
For the time-being keep watching the webcam, check out our daily updates from Manton Bay, and if you can, come and visit us at Lyndon where you can enjoy some of the best views of breeding Ospreys anywhere in the UK. Watch out, too, for an updated Who's who of the Rutland Ospreys which we'll be posting on the site in the next few days.


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More than Just a Fashion Statement: What Our Hair Reveals About Us
Most of us are concerned about our hair–that is, how it's cut, what color it is, and if it's in style. However, according to experts our hair can reveal a lot more about us than just our fashion sense. In fact, while scientists once believed that our hair was just dead protein, they now understand that our hair is responsive to outside conditions such as stress. Read below for what your hair's condition says about your overall health:
- Overly dry, thin, limp hair: yes, hair can become dry, limp, and thin from overprocessing such as constant heat-styling or coloring. However, these hair symptoms can also indicate hypothyroidism. Other signs of hypothyroidism include fatigue, weight gain, slow heart rate, and feeling cold all the time. If you suspect that you might have hypothyroidism, check with your doctor and ask for a test to check your levels of thyroid hormone.
- Scaly, thick patches on the scalp, especially near the hairline: when a thick crust forms on the scalp, this usually indicates a condition known as psoriasis. Psoriasis is the most common type of autoimmune disease and occurs when the skin goes into overdrive and sends out false signals for the scalp to regenerate. Psoriasis can also put sufferers at a higher risk of developing diabetes, heart disease, hypertension, cancer, metabolic disorders, obesity. Check with your dermatologist for treatments for psoriasis, since there are many available and it can be difficult to know which actually work.
- Thinning hair all over the head: it's normal to shed about 100 to 150 hairs per day, but if you notice a significant amount of hair in the shower drain or on your hairbrush, it could indicate something more serious. The most common causes of hair loss are psychological stressors, such as job loss or divorce. However, another cause could be diabetes. Check for white bumps on the end of the hairs–this signals temporary, rather than permanent, hair loss. Visit your doctor for further advice, but vitamin D has also been shown to help with hair regeneration.
- Overall hair loss that appears permanent, often following traditional pattern baldness: both men and women are subject to androgenetic or androgenic alopecia, which is caused by a change in the pattern of sex hormones. However, other underlying conditions can also cause this type of hair loss by affecting the hormones, such as hypothyroidism. Talk to your doctor about any health concerns you may have related to hair loss. Sometimes taking hormone pills can help with hair loss, as well as the underlying problem.
- Dry, brittle hair that breaks off easily: most often, if you see small pieces of hair on your pillow in the morning, it means that you have damaged hair from overprocessing. However, certain health conditions also lead to brittle, fragile hair, such as Cushing's syndrome, a disorder of the adrenal glands that causes excess production of the hormone cortisol. Usually, if your dry, brittle hair is caused by an underlying health condition, you will also have dry skin.
- Hair falling out in small, circular patches: this type of hair loss happens when the body's immune response turns on the hair follicles themselves, shrinking them and causing hair to fall out entirely in small, typically round patches. This type of hair loss is known as alopecia areata and happens more often in families with other autoimmune diseases. The most proven type of treatment for alopecia areata is cortisone shots delivered directly into the scalp in the affected spots.
- Yellowish flakes and scaly, itchy patches on the scalp: what most of us consider dandruff could actually be seborrheic dermatitis, which is a chronic inflammatory condition of the scalp that causes skin to develop scaly patches, often in the areas where the scalp is oiliest. When the flaky skin loosens, it leaves the telltale "dandruff" flakes. Seborrheic dermatitis is caused by an overgrowth of yeast, which is already present on our scalp. The overgrown yeast then takes advantage of the irritated skin and inflames it more. You can tell the difference between "dry skin" and seborrheic dermatitis by noticing where the dry skin is occuring. Most often, seborrheic dermatitis happens near the sides of the nose and between the eyebrows. Talk to your dermatologist about treatments, but eating garlic also helps to get the skin back in balance.
- Gray hair: many people worry about gray hair, thinking that it indicates great stress or trauma. However, most scientists believe that gray hair is mostly genetic.


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General Education Philosophy
As productive members of a democracy, our students must accept the responsibility of making important decisions. The General Education curriculum is designed to enable students to develop the skills needed to identify problems, research and evaluate alternative solutions, and implement decisions. An ability to solve problems by using quantitative and qualitative reasoning and contemporary technologies is critical for success in the professional world and for evaluating matters of local, national, and global importance. Likewise, an ability to communicate well in a competitive and technological world is crucial to the success of our students. For communities to improve their social, economic, and physical environments, citizens must be able to express their ideas in writing and speech, listen and evaluate multiple viewpoints, and respectfully debate possible courses of action based on an informed context. The General Education curriculum at Roane State is built upon objectives that prepare students to attain these skills.
RSCC General Education Mission
Roane State Community College's teaching and learning mission is grounded in a commitment to provide students with learning experiences, built on general education competencies that will prepare them to become life-long learners. As a member of the Tennessee Board of Regents (TBR) System, Roane State supports the philosophy that students should develop broad knowledge and skills in the areas of communication, humanities/fine arts, social/behavioral sciences, history, natural sciences, and mathematics. Roane State's general education core curriculum integrates these competencies into the courses for which they are appropriate.
Roane State Community College is a TBR and AA/EEO employer and does not discriminate against students, employees, or applicants for admission or employment on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, disability, age, status as a protected veteran, genetic information, or any other legally protected class with respect to all employment, programs and activities sponsored by Roane State. View full non-discrimination policy.


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I am gutted. Last week City were lucky to beat United 2-1. This week they were lucky to beat us 3-1. We were 2 down when Tevez pulled one back, making the scores level over the 2 legs. Three minutes of injury time, and United score with a minute to go. Gutted. Absolutely gutted. Will I ever see City at Wembley for a major final? Who knows?


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Advantage #1 -Video file is saved directly to your computer
There's no need to import the file from a mobile device if you need the file on your computer. Additionally, your computer will have more hard drive space than your mobile phone.
Advantage #2 - High quality, but smaller file size
While iPhones and iPads take HD quality photos, internal laptop webcams are a pretty solid way to go. While HD is great, the internal webcam on your laptop takes quality video at a much lower file size, which makes it easier to upload and share.
Advantage #3 - Still portable
Nothing beats the portability of a tablet or smartphone, but it wasn't too long ago we were all amazed by the portability of a laptop. You can still move your laptop around your classroom and put in a place to capture the action you are looking for. Even more - A laptop is much more stable.


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Welcome to the BACA Rochester Chapter!
Chapter Helpline: 585-705-5481
Address: P.O. Box 60773, Rochester, NY 14606
General Informational Monthly meetings open to the public.
Open meetings held the 2nd Sunday of the month @ 6pm at the,
American Legion, 260 Middle Rd, Henrietta, NY 14467
Executive Board:
President: Wolf
Vice President: Wolf
Security Officer: Bagheera
Secretary: Tiny
Treasurer: Tiger
'No Child Deserves to Live in Fear'


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MSNBC's Joe Scarborough blasted protesters and opponents of the new TSA screening procedures on Wednesday's "Morning Joe," only to recant his position on the show's next hour when he realized two panel members criticized the new checks. "I was saying this was a made-up debate – this is a real debate, I guess," Scarborough admitted on the second hour of his show.
While Scarborough and co-hosts Mika Brzezinski and Willie Geist, as well as MSNBC political analyst Harold Ford, sympathized with TSA workers and defended the new checks, two guests opposed the new search methods. Wall Street Journal columnist Peggy Noonan and New York Magazine columnist John Heilemann criticized the TSA procedures.
Early in the first hour of the show, Scarborough ranted against the "opt-out" protestors who would be forgoing the body scanners at airports Wednesday to be subjected to pat-down checks, deliberately frustrating and slowing down the process on one of the busiest travel days of the year. Scarborough has recently promoted civil discourse on his show with the mantra "Keep Calm and Carry On," but let loose at the protesters Wednesday.
"Stay home," Scarborough told the protesters. "And in fact, I am traveling today. Stay the hell out of my way, stay the hell out of my airport. Stay home." He also slammed the general outcry against the procedures, calling it "the most ginned-up story of the year." Co-host Willie Geist said that the procedures are "worth a little groping" since they will save lives and keep passengers safe. "It's a win-win for me. I get groped – and my plane is safe," the ever-classy Scarborough joked.
In the show's second hour, however, Peggy Noonan said the controversy is "absolutely real," questioning if the procedures crossed "the line of human dignity." New York Magazine's John Heilemann went further, claiming that the procedures are not only indecent, but ineffective.
"I've not yet heard, apart from people who are actually at TSA – a single security expert who thinks this is going to solve the problem. It's fighting the last war," he claimed.
"If this thing is going to cause people to have the kind of problems Peggy's describing, in terms of giving up their dignity, and it's not going to make us any safer, what's the argument then?" Heilemann added.
A transcript of the segments, which aired on November 24 at 6:13 a.m. and 7:01 a.m. EDT respectively, is as follows:
MIKA BRZEZINSKI: Those people getting in the way – seriously?
JOE SCARBOROUGH: Seriously. You know what? Stay home. Stay home. And in fact, I am traveling today. Stay the hell out of my way, stay the hell out of my airport. Stay home.
SCARBOROUGH: For 2010, this goes down as the most ginned-up story of the year. It – and it was ginned-up by news agencies leading into the busiest travel day of the year –
BRZEZINSKI: Ahhh –
SCARBOROUGH: I have yet to talk to an American in New York City or beyond that doesn't say "I'd rather them pat me down than let somebody blow up a plane that my kids and I are on."
WILLIE GEIST: Again –
SCARBOROUGH: This isn't a close call! And I'm tired of the TS – these TSA people are being scapegoated for doing their jobs, and what is their jobs? Keeping my little boy, my little girl –
BRZEZINSKI: Their jobs are almost impossible.
SCARBOROUGH: – my wife, and my two older boys safe. That's their job.
GEIST: ...for all the noise, less than two percent of travelers will get these pat-downs. It's not like half the country is being patted down. A tiny group of people is being patted down. You might say it violates your civil liberties, I say it's worth a little groping.
BRZEZINSKI: I don't know what else we're supposed to do.
SCARBOROUGH: And let me just say –
BRZEZINSKI: One terrorist strike, and we'll all be changing our tune.
SCARBOROUGH: It's a win-win for me. I get groped, and – and...my plane is safe.
SCARBOROUGH: So Jim Bell, who runs the "Today" show. ...basically takes issue with me saying "Just keep my family safe" --
BRZEZINSKI: Where are you going to draw the line? Are you going to have cameras down people's pants, or whatever –
SCARBOROUGH: ...but a war erupted...because I was saying this was a made-up debate – this is a real debate, I guess.
PEGGY NOONAN, Wall Street Journal columnist: Oh, I think it's absolutely real. Oddly enough I think the war over the pat-down TSA procedures is a little bit like the August, 2009 townhall uprisings. This is how – August, 2009 townhall uprisings happened on YouTube. Nobody knew what was happening until citizens started taking videos of townhall meetings with their congressmen and senators, putting it on YouTube, and you could see we've got a revolt going on in America. That is exactly what happened with the pat-downs only in the last three-four weeks.
SCARBOROUGH: But Peggy, I want to be safe.
NOONAN: When the pat-down procedures change –
SCARBOROUGH: What's wrong with the TSA –
NOONAN: At some place you have to, I think, draw a line of human dignity.
SCARBOROUGH: Where?
NOONAN: When you have TSA workers, government workers, groping around in your private areas, humiliating ladies, scaring poor little children, embarrassing grown-up men, you're doing something wrong.
SCARBOROUGH: But Peggy, you say "groping around" – they're not doing that for a thrill. They're looking for bombs. The underwear bomber, what's it called –
SCARBOROUGH: The underwear bomber wasn't called the underwear bomber because he had good-looking boxers on. He was called the underwear bomber because that's where he was trying to hide the bomb. If we say "Don't worry, women are not going to be checked from the shoulder to the midriff – well, where are they going to put the bombs?
JOHN HEILEMANN, NY Mag columnist: Well also Joe, you think that –
NOONAN: You've gotta use some common sense.
HEILMANN: You think that on the – put aside the question of the fact that the x-ray machines are essentially strip-searching you as you go through them. Put aside all the civil libertarian concerns. I've not yet heard, apart from people who are actually at TSA – a single security expert who thinks this is going to solve the problem. It's fighting the last war. You've got to – the x-ray scanners do not, for instance, as Peggy was bringing up during the break – they don't actually scan for any bomb that someone puts in themselves as opposed to on themselves. So you're a terrorist, as you were just pointing out, who looks at this thing set up – it's the same problem. You say "Well here's what the machine scans for and here's what the pat-down succeeds in doing, so I will do something else." The guy who ran for 20 years security at Ben Gurion Airport, which is the toughest, as we all know, the best security – looked at the x-ray scanning machines in this regime and said "Total waste of time, we've not solved the problem. I could blow-up an airplane anywhere in the world right now under this system."
So if it was the case that we were making civil liberties concessions for perfect security, then I think many people here would say "Okay fine, feel me up. Not a problem." But if this thing is going to cause people to have the kind of problems Peggy's describing, in terms of giving up their dignity, and it's not going to make us any safer, what's the argument then?
SCARBOROUGH: We've got to move on. I've got to say though, if the bomb had gone off on Christmas Day, we wouldn't be having this discussion now.


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LDM is the latest team to drastically change their colours early on. For Symmons Plains (awesome circuit by the way), the team will be sponsored by ABRO, an American company that makes various automotive products, hence the red, white and blue.
The livery is pretty basic, with some standard shades of red and blue and the main design being an off centre pair of red and white stripes along the top. This is supported by similar but smaller red and white lines along the sides under the main logo, which venture all the way to the front above the splitter. The splitter itself is black, which importantly breaks up the monotony of the blue and could have used some more elsewhere on the car.
It's a little bit logo heavy and the I'm sure it may be confused with Bright's BJR Commodore from a distance. It's OK, but I prefer the old livery and who knows how long this one will last.


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Foreclosure Listings Canada
People who suffer financial reverses may find themselves in a situation where they know they can't continue making their mortgage payments. If this happens, you should develop a game plan before you become delinquent. Here are the major components of such a plan.
Document your loss of income. This will position you to demonstrate to the lender that your inability to pay is involuntary, should this be necessary later on.
Estimate your equity in the house. Your equity is what you could sell it for net of sales commissions, less the balance of your mortgage. This will help you develop a strategy for dealing with the lender.
Determine realistically whether your financial reversal is temporary or permanent. A temporary reversal is one where, if you are provided payment relief for up to 6 months, you will be able to resume regular payments at the end of the period, and repay all the payments you missed within the following 12 months. Set down the case for the reversal being temporary in writing.
If you can't meet these conditions, your financial reversal is considered permanent by the lender. If the change in your status is permanent, it means that you can resume regular payments only if the payment is permanently reduced. This requires modifying the loan contract: reducing the interest rate, extending the term or both.
You need to understand the position of the lender. While some actions you can take on your own, such as selling your house, other actions have to be negotiated with the lender. You do better in any negotiation if you know where the other party is coming from.
The lender's objective is to minimize loss. The action that minimizes loss to the lender depends on the equity in your house, on whether your financial reversal is temporary or permanent, and on whether or not you are dealing in good faith.
Substantial Equity. If you have substantial equity in your house, the least-costly action to the lender may be foreclosure. While foreclosure is costly, the lender is entitled to be reimbursed from the sales proceeds for all foreclosure costs plus all unpaid interest and principal.
While foreclosure makes the lender whole, it is a disaster for you. Your equity is depleted, you incur the costs of moving, and your credit is ruined. Hence, you must avoid foreclosure, if necessary by selling your house.
If your financial reversal is temporary, and you can persuade the lender of this, the lender may be willing to provide payment relief. The lender will probably prefer to keep your loan, rather than to foreclose on it, but only if it is a good loan. The burden of proof is on you in this situation to demonstrate that the relief will really work. It also helps if your state has an assistance program for borrowers experiencing mortgage hardship, which assumes some or all of the risk of providing payment relief.
If your financial reversal is permanent, sell the house before you begin accumulating delinquencies. In a high-equity situation, there is little hope that the lender will agree to modify the loan contract, so don't waste time trying. If you sell, at least you retain your equity and your credit rating.
Little or No Equity. If your financial reversal is temporary and you have little or no equity in your property, it will be easier to persuade the lender to offer payment relief. With no equity, the foreclosure alternative is more costly to the lender.
If your financial reversal is permanent, the lender probably will be willing to accept either a "short sale"
or a "deed in lieu of foreclosure." In the first, you sell the house and pay the lender the sales proceeds while in the second the lender takes title to the house. In both cases your debt obligation usually is fully discharged. (They do appear on your credit report, but are not as bad a mark as a foreclosure.) The lender who can get all or most of his money back in these ways probably will not be willing to modify the loan contract.
The lender will turn a wary eye on borrowers who have the means to continue making payments but would like to rid themselves of their negative equity through short sale or deed-in-lieu. While these options are less costly to the lender than foreclosure, lenders view borrowers as responsible for their debt, regardless of the depletion of their equity. How they respond depends on how convinced they are that the borrower's problems are truly involuntary, and on the likelihood of success in collecting more if they elect to go after the borrower for the deficiency.
If your equity in the house is negative but you want to remain there, the lender may be favorably disposed to payment relief, or to contract modification if necessary to make the payment manageable. With negative equity, these may be the least-costly options for the lender.
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A North Carolina author has won the 2019 Southern Book Prize in Fiction. David Joy of western North Carolina won the prize in Fiction for The Line That Held Us (Putnam & Sons). Bookmarks in Winston-Salem had this to say about it: "With the Southern grit of Daniel Woodrell and the rich Appalachian cadence of Ron Rash, David Joy […]
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David Joy Wins Southern Book Prize in Fiction
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Wiley Cash Wins 2018 Southern Book Prize
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North Carolina author Wiley Cash has won the 2018 Southern Book Prize in "Literary" Fiction for his novel The Last Ballad. Books that win the Southern Book Prize are: Nominated by booksellers and their customers, vetted by bookstores and selected by a jury of Southern booksellers, these are the Southern books that Southern bookstores were […]
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The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance has announced the finalists for the 2017 Southern Book Prize. The finalists include NCWN members: Taylor Brown, for Fallen Land (St. Martin's Press) Ross Howell, Jr., for Foresaken (NewSouth Books) Sheryl Monks, for Monsters in Appalachia: Stories (West Virginia University Press) Robert Morgan, for Chasing the North Star (Algonquin Books) […]
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Winter is the coldest season of the year in temperate climates, the days are shorter and the nights are longer. We believe winter is one of the most beautiful times of the year, and even if you hate the cold harsh weather it's hard to deny its incredible beauty. Today we will showcase thirty beautiful winter photographs that will make you wish you were there. The photographers behind these photos ventured into remote places in search of the perfect shot. Without a doubt they did an outstanding job of sharing Mother Nature's beauty. Enjoy!
Sun through a dark winter forest by Fredde Nilsson
LeCrans Hotel & Spa, Switzerland
A Winter Road by Jaro Miscevic
Snowfall in Eden
Pietrapertosa Village, Italy
Couple by Izidor Gasperlin
Mt. Douglas Caldera @ Alaska Peninsula
Zermatt, Switzerland
Midwinter Dream by Peter Bolman
Peyto Lake @ Alberta, Canada
Winter Sunset by Brin
Matterhorn Mountain, Switzerland
Glacier Express, Switzerland
Midnight Sun in Lofoten, Norway by Christian Bothner
1,000 feet Above the Alps by Dominic Kamp
Winter by Svetlana Bekyarova
A cold morning in early winter by Stefano Ciocchetti
Wallberg Chapel by Christoph Hessel
Winter's Grip by Ian Plant
Pushing the limits by Christer Lindh
The Endpoint by Jeannette Oerlemans
Camping at 10,000 Feet by David Kaplan
National Park Berchtesgadener Land
Langjokull Glacier, Iceland
Aiguille du Midi @ Mont Blanc, France
Prague at Winter
Crater Lake
Optimism by Jernej Lasic
Winter Sunset by Pawel Uchorczak
What Lies Behind by Roeselien Raimond
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Praised by critics for her "admirable fluidity of line and limpid touch", Dr. Chia-Lin Yang is a multidimensional artist, appearing in concerts throughout the United States, Canada, and her native country, Taiwan, as a concert pianist and a chamber musician. She has appeared at Rolston Recital Hall as part of the Banff Centre's Music and Sound Residency program in Alberta, Canada, and at Benaroya Hall in Seattle, Washington, as the second-prize winner of the 2008 Seattle International Piano Competition. As a recipient of the Helen von Ammon Fund for Emerging Artists, her solo performances in the Noontime Concert Series in San Francisco were highly acclaimed for her variegated voices and multifaceted interpretation. She was also invited to play in the soundtrack of an award-winning independent movie, "Hide," directed by Robert Shelby.
She made her orchestral debut in 2002 with the Indiana University Concert Orchestra, performing Beethoven's Second Piano Concerto as the winner of the IU Jacobs School of Music Concerto Competition. Since then, she has frequently appeared with various orchestras, performing Sergei Prokofiev's Third Piano Concerto, Camille Saint-Saëns's The Carnival of the Animals, and Francis Poulenc's Concerto for Two Pianos with Canadian pianist Scott Meek. Her performance of Liszt's First Piano Concerto with the Camerata Symphony Orchestra was acclaimed by critic Peter Jacobi as possessing "the requisite touch of poetry that eludes so many pianists.
A dynamic chamber musician, Dr. Yang has worked with many emerging artists. Besides being the founder of the Aristo Trio and the Yang-Shin-Bate Trio, she was invited to perform with the Queen Elizabeth Violin Competition Laureate and IU Professor Ik-Hwan Bae, Long-Thibaud Violin Competition winner Frederieke Saeijs, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra principal violist Andrew Ling, and renowned Polish violinist Bartosz Cajler, winner of the A. Postacchini Violin Competition and faculty at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. Her chamber music performances have been heard worldwide in venues ranging from The Forum in Taipei, Taiwan, to the Beatrice Friedman Symphony Center in Sarasota, Florida. She has toured the States, presenting chamber music recitals at many major universities and community performing centers. Her most recent performances include chamber music collaborations with San Francisco Symphony violinist Florin Parvulescu at the Tateuchi Hall in Mountain View and with Mission College violin faculty Dr. Chag-Hee Lee in the Fortnightly Music Club Concert Series in Palo Alto. She was also featured in the 2015 annual concert of prominent Bay Area string orchestra, The Sonnet Ensemble, playing both harpsichord and piano.
Dr. Yang's First Prize win at the 2003 Kingsville International Isabel Scionti Piano Solo Competition in Texas paved the way for her future competition success at the national and international levels. Her second-prize win at the WAMSO Young Artist Competition in Minnesota gave her the opportunity to perform on the national broadcast as a featured artist on WQXR. Some of her additional recognitions include top awards in the National Arts and Letters Competition, the Wideman Piano Concerto Competition, and the Camerata Orchestra Solo Competition.
Dr. Yang received her degrees of Doctor of Music and Master of Music from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University Bloomington as a student of André Watts and Evelyne Brancart. She has worked with Marc Durand, Robert Levin, Joseph Kalichstein, Seymour Lipkin, Arnaldo Cohen, William Wolfram, André Laplante, and Jacob Lateiner in public master classes. After graduation, Dr. Yang joined the faculty at West Valley College Music Department from 2008 to 2010. She co-established the Young Artist Concert Series at WVC and played both at the inaugural recital and subsequent concerts, bringing classical music to reach a new peak in the communities of Silicon Valley.
Dr. Yang is currently on piano faculty of the Music Department of University of California-Santa Cruz and the San Francisco Conservatory of Music Pre-College Division. She is a frequent adjudicator in piano competitions in the Bay Area. As a member of Music Teachers' Association of California, she conducts a private teaching studio and devotes a significant amount of time to music education of the younger generation.


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Perhaps some of the worst words you can hear as an athlete is, "you need to rest." Stopping your favorite activities, such as running, boot-camp style classes, or other forms of activity puts a serious damper on your happiness. You can't imagine life without the sport you love, yet with Achilles tendonitis, you don't have much of a choice. Or do you?
What Caused Your Achilles Tendon to Become Inflamed?
When you're participating in your favorite sports, your muscles become tired and fatigued. As you power through the pain to get in that extra mile, point, or lap, you put extra burden on an already stressed muscle.
Stretching your muscles immediately after this push helps stimulate blood flow in your calves and tendons. Still, when you over-train or train too quickly, you do more damage than a little stretching, ice, or anti-inflammatory medication can resolve. When that happens, you could develop tendonitis.
How to Keep Moving After This Common Sports Injury
Being diagnosed with Achilles tendonitis isn't the end of the world. The key is to catch it early and do the work it takes to prevent your condition from worsening.
If you've experience any reduction in your ankle mobility, redness, heat, or a cracking sound in your ankles around the Achilles tendon, take a few days to rest. While resting, you can still stay active by doing the following sports:
Running in the pool
Bicycling in a low gear
During this rest period, try some of these at-home treatments to see if your condition improves.
Ice the area for 15 minutes until the inflammation is reduced.
Take an over-the-counter anti-inflammatory medication.
Stretch your calf muscles by raising your feet up and down. Don't start running again until you can do this without pain.
If that does not work after a few weeks, you might need more intensive treatment from a foot and ankle doctor. As an athlete, Dr. Evan Merrill understands the frustration of being taken off your feet by Achilles tendonitis. If you're frustrated, it's time to seek help from a foot and ankle doctor who gets it.
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New Release Today – Latent Image: A Xandra Carrick Novel | About Xandra
It's been a couple of years in the making, but the next Xandra Carrick novel (Latent Image) is finally out!
A couple of interesting tidbits about this book.
Xandra Carrick (the protagonist) first appeared my Simon & Schuster thriller DARKROOM. She's an award winning photojournalist who had worked for the New York Times and garnered international accolades for her piece on Female Suicide Bombers in Iraq (post Saddam era). She discovered that she possesses the remarkable ability of Second Sight, which in her case means that through her photography she is able to discern hidden knowledge and secrets of things past, present and future. This "gift", however uncovers deadly secrets and plots which only she can help solve.
As you can imagine, this puts Xandra in the crosshairs of powerful forces to which she is now a threat.
In previous titles (Darkroom, Flight 12), Xandra struggles to come to terms with her extraordinary abilities and the consequence into which they lead her. Now, in Latent Image, Xandra has been recruited to work "officially" as the Chief White House Photographer (The President's Photographer) and as a Assistant Clandestine Operative for the Secret Service. In light of all the loss she's suffered as a result of her Precognitive abilities, she accepts this new assignment with mixed feelings.
Of course, now she will face peril at a level far greater than ever before. Will she be able to handle it, or will she buckle under the weight of murderous schemes targeting the nation at the highest level?
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Joshua Graham is a USA Today bestselling author, Winner of the International Book Award and Forward National Literature Award. His thrillers include DARKROOM and BEYOND JUSTICE, and TERMINUS. Graham's works have been characterized as thought-provoking page-turners.
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Will Uber's Latest Feature Be The Final Nail In The Taxi Coffin?
Ride-hailing app Uber has launched a new feature which will let third party app developers deliver content to passengers while they're travelling.
The feature called "Uber Trip Experiences" would be specifically tailored to the passengers location and the length of their ride. The third party app will ask permission from the Uber user to get details about their trip including:
- That they may have free time (they are on a trip with Uber)
- The state of their trip (arriving/in progress)
- How much time they have (estimated time to pickup and destination)
- Where the Uber is at the moment (current location)
- Where they're coming from (pickup location)
- Where they're going (destination location)
Using this context, the developer can send innovative experiences to the Uber user while they're on a trip. Some examples of experiences include sending news bulletin, a playlist which last the duration of the trip or reviews for the restaurant or bar you're travelling to.
Head of product for Uber's development platform Chris Saad said in the company's blog post: "During the holidays, we completed our billionth trip. Added together that's a lot of time riders spend in an Uber. Which got us thinking … what if developers could also offer users of their apps new ways to enjoy themselves — or get stuff done — while they're on the road?
"We know that people's time is precious and sometimes passengers just want to sit back and relax in peace. So users will be in complete control. They will need to give permission before any app can connect to Uber and access their trip details."


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Wild Thailand Ryder is a cross between a pure strain from the islands of the Ko Chang archipelago (Thailand) with one of the highest THC levels in the world and a Ruderalis. Crossing with an excellent Cannabis Ruderalis specimen over several generations through backcrossing produces a strain with Asian sativa characteristics that is programmed to flower automatically. Wild Thailand Auto can be grown indoors or outside where she can easily expected to reach a height of 150cm, or more. As flowering is not dependent on photoperiod, she can be grown at any time of the year though the better the climatic conditions, the higher the yields. This strain is very strong with a highly euphoric, almost exhilirating, effect that can be highly medicinal. The taste and aroma, like her ancestor, is citrussy floral with a hint of incense.
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How to Draw a Vulture for Kids
Yes I have another bird for you all and it is going to be on a species that is not often seen, at least not in anywhere I have ever been. Today I will be teaching you guys "how to draw a vulture for kids", step by step. Vultures are probably a father figure to other scavenger birds like crows, seagull, and even pigeons. Even though it may not seem like it now, you will definitely be able to teach yourself the secrets to making a vulture using this lesson. I should actually stop talking so you can get busy drawing a vulture for kids. I hope you enjoy what I made for you all, and when you're done with you sketch, be sure to upload it to your profile so all can see how you did. Thanks guys and peace out!....
Step 1
Make a round shape for the head and then make the neck line, as well as the egg shape for the body.
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Draw the spread out feathery collar around the vulture's neck, and then draw in the shape of the wing like so.
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