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Manipal University Technology Business Incubator (MUTBI) has been constantly progressing with the startup companies in alignment with the Government of India initiative of 'Make in India', the recent addition of companies in MUTBI in healthcare domain has been supported by direct grants from various government ministries. These companies are developing healthcare solutions to low and middle income group population. "Such faculty start-ups especially in health care sector is common in abroad and gradually trend is picking up in India too," pointed out Manohara Pai M M, director, MUTBI.
Currently PetaVista Healthcare & IT Solutions Pvt Ltd and Visint Health Care Pvt Ltd. Petavista was incorporated this year and its Directors include faculties from various streams from health science to engineering. They are Manohara Pai M M, professor, Department of Information and Communication Technology (I&CT), Manipal Institute of Technology (MIT), Arun Maiya, professor, Department of Physiotherapy, SOAHS, Manipal, Professors Radhika M Pai, Sucheta V Kolekar, Department of I&CT, MIT. This start up is working on 'Diabetic Foot Ulceration Detection & predication System'-funded BIRAC, Biotechnology Ignition Grant.
Explaining why faculties have developed product Manohara said, in Indian population, 'Foot ulceration' is the major healthcare challenge. Foot ulceration is mainly due to diabetes; moreover treatment is very expensive which thus leads to gangrene and subsequent amputation. Type II diabetes population in the country is growing at an alarming rate and the current diabetes patient count is in the region of 50 million. 25 % of the patients with diabetes develop foot ulcers. "Our start-up is developing a low cost solution to prevent foot ulceration and amputation by predicting it in advance with a remedial solution for middle and low income population," said Arun Maiya, Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, SOAHS.
The product is likely to be launched in a year. This is the first scientific company spun out from research of MIT, Manipal University, Manipal.
While a-year-old Visint Health Care Pvt Ltd driven by enthusiastic eye care providers (Optometry, School of Allied Health Sciences, Manipal University) along with a team of experienced engineers. " VISINT coined from Vision and Intelligence, which effectively states our Vision of developing Intelligent Vision care solutions for efficient public health delivery to meet eye care needs in India and scalable globally. Our Mission is to develop cost-effective and indigenous technology solutions to enhance doctor-patient relationship," said Krithica and Dr Ramesh S Ve, directors of the start-up.


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It's the Holidays and Thanksgiving Week! This time of year all we tend to rush around a lot with holiday shopping in the Triangle at Crabtree in Raleigh, Beaver Commons in Apex or Southpointe in Durham. We go skating at Winterfest in Downtown Raleigh and we enjoy parties with friends and family from all over the Triangle Region.
But as you rush to and fro, take a moment to give thanks for many positives in your life. After all Thursday is Thanksgiving.
Here are two things to be thankful for that you may not have even thought of as the Christmas and Hanukkah Seasons begin:
1. You are reading this Thanksgiving Park Ophthalmology post. More than 3.3 million Americans age 40 years and older are either legally blind or are challenged with some form of vision loss. In the United States, the leading causes of blindness and vision issues are age-related eye diseases, such as Cataract, Glaucoma, age-related Macular Degeneration and Diabetic Retinopathy.
2. You have choices when it comes to your eye health care. In America, we have so many choices that we often take them for granted. When you visit Park Ophthalmology or your regular Optometrist, you have multiple options for consideration.
Finally, there is one more thank you we want to highlight this Thanksgiving — our thanks to you, our patients. We love what we do each and every day, and we are grateful to you for choosing us at Park Ophthalmology!
With all the holiday rush, you may feel too busy to come in for your eye exam, or you might delay some vision problems that might be cropping up. The holidays are a great time to make an appointment because we are open much of the Holiday Season.
So give thanks for your eyesight, and stop by Park Ophthalmology.
Happy Thanksgiving from Drs. Friedland and Daluvoy and our entire staff!
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I am in an airport, waiting. Airports are whirlwinds of activity with people rushing to make connections for their flights, or just to get out of the airport and back to the regular world. And like whirlwinds, they contain spaces, and people, for which they find a stillness. Today, I find myself in the still part at the center of the airport. My flight isn't for hours, and I have a time — not much time, but a time — to think and reflect on this weekend.
Seven years ago, when I first began exploring what has become the defining center of meaning around which all my life revolves, I was just coming out of the darkest period of my life, where but for the grace and love of friends, I cannot say that I would have survived. I had lost a job I hated, a woman I loved, a home that no longer felt like a home, and the only identity and life that I had ever known. I had climbed my way out of that pit, mostly crawling, and stumbling, but each day I was showing progress. I wasn't looking for meaning to redefine my identity, in truth, I was mostly following something out of idle curiosity. Eventually, I would catch a glimpse of something, and now I am chasing it every day.
Five years ago, having crafted a community, Iron Clay Shire, I met the man who would become my Lord and Friend on a swelteringly hot Labor Day weekend about an hour south of Atlanta, GA. That weekend, I self-proclaimed myself a weofodman, a priest, based on my deeds and my worth at the time. At the time, I believed I had worth, and I did, after a fashion, but it was self-crafted, self-taught, and self made. It was a thing built with clumsy hands not used to shaping it. And while it was a beautiful thing, it was a fragile one, and when it was put to the test, it cracked and shattered, leaving me to pick up the pieces and trying to figure out what flaw I introduced into the shape.
Two years ago, I was pretty sure I had knew the shape of the meaning that I wanted to create. I was sure I understood, and what I needed was technique to refine the raw meaning I was creating into something greater than it was, something greater than I was. Still, I knew to have worth is to have worthed, that to become someone of worth, one must undertake those things that make one worthy. Almost anyone can call themselves Heathen these days, even Atheists and Bast-worshipers, but to call oneself a Theodsman means that one must have become a theodsman. And so, in a mexican restaurant in Towson Maryland, I sold all the worth of the previous 5 years at a price of one lucky penny and entered into the service of White Marsh.
The thing about thralldom they don't tell you is that it is rarely the service that constrains you the most. The service is easy, because it is visible and expected. During my thralldom, my mother, who has long battled several health issues, was facing the amputation of her left leg. In my previous life, I would have offered on her behalf to the holy powers that I worship in hopes that they would speed her recovery. However, I accepted a penny and lost that penny, and losing that lost the ability to make that offering on my own behalf. I had to stand in petition to my Lord, and ask him to offer on my behalf. A small thing, but to me who is used to doing for others, doing for himself, or doing without, it was a hard thing. It was the hardest thing. It meant accepting my decisions, and admitting my vulnerability and fear. It meant leaning on others instead of simply being there to be leaned upon. It was the day I became a Theodsman and saw the worth in having a theod, because when every man is an island, then we are an Archipelago at the mercy of tides that may choose to rise.
Last year was a big year for me. I worthed my way into White Marsh's service and gave my Oath to her Lord. I watched my best friend and his lady wife ask for a penny. I took a thrall of my own and sought to teach what I had just learned.
The last year was one of the hardest and most rewarding years of my life. I learned what the Belief looked like at my Lord's knee. I learned how to live it by standing as Lord and teacher to a Thrall of my own. My experience in teaching a young mother, a ferocious and fearless intellect, and yet, someone vulnerable, needing their own strong arm to protect them while they went through the ordeals of living and worthing. While I dedicated myself to teaching her the things that I think one should know to be a Theodsman, she was teaching me what it meant to be a Theodsman. Her questions made me think about the tradition. The things she faced have taught me the nature of lordship, and breathed life and meaning into the form of our way of life.
This past weekend, we gathered in Maryland to once again celebrate our gods and each other. Like last year, I was once again looking at the culmination of a project, at enjoying the fruit of a year's long working. Ashli Thrall Autio was ready to Cheap her abraidness. She had woven hasty words into a material culture, giving birth to a gift for the Theod worthy of her freedom. Having her win her freedom so was a joy and a wonder, and I was privileged to see it done.
This Liða, two free men asked me to hear their oaths, and I in joy and duty could seen no reason not to hear them. My lord in jest and in love did terrify me by gainsaying the first oath to hight me a Thegn, and in so honoring me, terrified me even further. I have two men in my hold, another Thrall in service, and the religious education and action to oversee. Only now, some 2,000 miles and 3 days away from the event, is the ramifications beginning to settle. I am honored beyond words, terrified to the limits of good reason, and humbled by the love and respect of those whom I love and respect.
Before I was born, my parents lost a son in childbirth. Christopher would have been the firstborn, and just a year and a half older than I. But the Wyrdæ weave and all must bend to the pattern so I grew up having lost a brother I never knew. In the fullness of my adult years, I found the brother I always wanted. Derek Benton is a better man than I, stronger both in body and in morals, and in ease having beers on the back porch as he is discussing wine at a finely set table. He has been my companion for over 5 years, and has shared my joys and my pains all that time. This weekend, we mixed blood and earth and, in the witness of our Lord and folk, declared each other brother, to share our joys and our sorrows, our lines, our homes, and eventually our graves. He will never lack a man to guard his back, even if he takes forever to stab a man in the thumb.
To my Lord White Marsh, Brian Smith: your faith in me is fearless and unrelenting. For you I would move mountains and cross continents, my service is yours for as long as you so wish it.
To my Men, Jonathan Knoche and Ashli Autio: Your trust in me and your presence at my back are what keep me moving forward. I am humbled by it and will ever be your shield and shelter, in hard times and in ease.
To my new Thrall, Derek Autio: Make me proud, duder. You're capable of it so many times over.
To Hwítmerscingas eall: We are going to do amazing things together. I cannot wait to see the amazing things of which you are capable.


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Retail purchasing, especially in the grocery sector, has been plagued with accusations of bad buyer behaviour. So are a handful of supermarkets ruining the profession's reputation? Will Green looks at the results of SM's retail procurement survey.
Almost nine in 10 respondents to an SM survey of 1,002 buyers believe supply chain 'bullying' tactics associated with supermarkets are giving the procurement profession a bad name.
The overwhelming result comes against the background of a number of high-profile cases, including Coles in Australia and now an investigation into Tesco in the UK, and a barrage of criticism from bodies representing suppliers.
Anger has been expressed by survey respondents (nearly 10 per cent of whom work in retail themselves), with one person pointing to "the kidnap of our profession to the goal of savings" and another referring to a "stranglehold" retail buyers have on farmers.
A spotlight has been shone on practices in the sector with the admission by Coles Supermarkets that it engaged in "unconscionable conduct" by seeking rebates from smaller suppliers and asking for payments for "purported profit gaps, waste and markdowns and late and short deliveries". Under a court-agreed deal it will pay penalties of around AUS$10 million and costs of AUS$1.25 million.
Meanwhile, groceries code adjudicator (GCA) Christine Tacon has launched an investigation into Tesco's treatment of suppliers after having formed a "reasonable suspicion" that it has breached the Groceries Supply Code of Practice.
A separate poll of suppliers by the Federation of Small Businesses found almost one in five small firms has been the victim of "supply chain bullying", with the most resented practices being pay to stay, long and late payment, early payment discounts and "retrospective discounting".
At the same time, the Institute of Directors has warned that late payment is "threatening to undermine the strength of the economic recovery".
David Noble, group CEO, CIPS, says the onus sits at the top of organisations. "The ultimate responsibility must be with boards and CEOs of companies to interrogate their supply chains and understand what exactly is happening and who is responsible and accountable," he says.
"There has to be some humanity in the relationship with suppliers in the retail sector, and I hope that as the debate continues, this will come to the fore. In the end, the basic principles of good procurement practice are the same. Whichever profession practices them, procurement skills are transferable across all sectors and if other sectors can act responsibly using our Code of Ethics, retail can too."
A total of 86 per cent said it would help if professional procurement qualifications were a requirement for all involved.
Our poll found the most unpopular "bullying" tactic, by a long margin, was pay to stay, cited by almost half of respondents. In December, the Labour Party called for the practice to be outlawed.
Late payment and lengthy payment terms were the next least popular practices, each cited by just under a fifth of people. One respondent claimed supermarkets charge "at least £1,000" if a delivery is an hour late, while another said: "Most suppliers are paying between 25-30 per cent just to sell their product. [This] leaves no money left for advertising or innovation."
Ian Robinson, procurement director at Innovia Films, says: "Using leverage to drive down cost is a well-used tool in every buyer's toolkit, but it sits alongside many others. It strikes me that in the turmoil, some retail buyers have mislaid their toolboxes and are reliant on the equivalent of a sledgehammer."
Bad Press
When people were asked about the worst scandal to hit the sector in recent times, just over 30 per cent mentioned instances of modern slavery and the use of child labour. The horse meat scandal was cited by just over a fifth, closely followed by supermarkets' treatment of suppliers.
David Read, chief executive at Prestige Purchasing, says there is a lot to respect about retail supply chains. "The retail grocery sector in the UK is one of the most sophisticated and mature in the world, and there is much to admire about the way it has built highly efficient, effective and responsive supply chains."
But he adds: "The food market has been rife with rumours for years about inappropriate buyer behaviour brought on, it is suggested, by just a handful of retailers controlling a multi-billion pound supply chain."
Food critic Jay Rayner tells SM the big supermarkets have not kept up with consumer trends. "The reality is they have reaped what they have sown," he says. "Incidents like the horse meat scandal made consumers aware that the pressure on price is not necessarily a good thing. The mass retailers should not be surprised if people have lost faith in them.
"One of the reasons discounters have done so well is their economies of scale enable them to do really good deals with their suppliers. The great mistake the big full-service supermarkets made was to think the consumer would be wary of a drop off in quality. The consumer has been quite smart and worked out there was no drop-off in quality and all they were trading down to was a drop-off in choice. Choice is not the key thing. They want a good price and quality but also want to feel suppliers are not getting stiffed in the deal."
Under pressure
The rise of the discounters has added to the pressures faced by the big four supermarkets, whose market share is predicted to fall from 42 per cent currently to 34 per cent in 2019, according to Prestige Purchasing.
Robinson says: "Allegations of supply chain bullying certainly won't help the image of the procurement profession, but at the same time, we have to recognise the tremendous pressure supermarket buyers are under. The rise of discount chains and increasingly cost-conscious consumers has impacted top lines, leaving buyers with the Herculean task of bolstering the bottom line."
A repeated concern among survey respondents was the treatment of farmers and the use of milk as a loss leader. UK politicians have called for the GCA's powers to be extended to milk producers in the wake of a 50 per cent price fall over the past 12 months and National Farmers' Union warnings the number of dairy farmers could halve to fewer than 5,000 by 2025.
One respondent said: "Supermarkets' treatment of farmers is disgusting, in particular the milk industry."
Another said: "Contracts are one-sided and quality, which is an entirely judgemental process, is used to refuse to accept contracted volumes if the supermarkets are
not selling. Risk should be shared equally, not placed entirely at the lowest point in the chain, which
has the least resilience."
When it came to what retailers could do to improve their reputation, the survey produced a clear message: improve transparency and traceability in supply chains. This was cited by almost 44 per cent of people, followed by 28 per cent who said helping consumers understand the potential human cost of cheap goods.
Transparent chains
Rayner is in total agreement. "The only way you can do transparency is to have shorter supply chains," he says. "The long supply chain has to become a thing of the past. This is not about localism. It's about being able to show where your food came from. Clearness on supply is what's needed."
However, he is cautious of shoppers who profess to be driven by ethics. "Consumers being questioned in surveys about their views may well say one thing and yet go away and do entirely another," he says. "We should be wary about consumers clambering onto their high horses when they are still willing to buy the products."
Survey respondents put the issue in starker terms. "If your supplier fails to make money, they will go out of business," one said. "In the retail world, the buyers don't seem to care about this and they take the view that if they go out of business, 'who cares? We will just buy another product from elsewhere'. This attitude has to stop and they have to start behaving and sourcing responsibly."
None of the supermarkets overseen by the GCA wished to comment on the research, and nor did the British Retail Consortium. The Food and Drink Federation says relations between suppliers and retailers were good "for the most part", though it passes on anonymised information to the GCA when empowered to do so by members. "For the most part grocery suppliers enjoy productive and profitable trading relationships with their retail customers," says a spokesman. "Should companies raise cases where excessive risk and unexpected costs are passed down from retailers to suppliers, then it is for the GCA to investigate."
Tacon says having a code of conduct is "all very well", but top-down cultural change in businesses is necessary. "What objectives have you set your buyers?" she asks. "Are you actually putting them in a position where you are forcing them to break the code to achieve their objectives?
"The real sweet spot is where the buyer and supplier can resolve an issue the instant it's raised," says Tacon, though she adds: "We might need a new generation of buyers" to bring about wholesale change.
Helen Walker, a professor of operations and supply management at Cardiff Business School, says suppliers could counter the dominance of supermarkets by "joining together to form supplier consortia or hubs, which can give them a stronger position".
"Ultimately, such retail supply chains are all about getting the right product on time at the right price to customers," she says, something survey respondents admired (see Q5). "Moving towards greater transparency, commitment and collaboration between buyers and suppliers helps in sharing value along the supply chain, so that risks and rewards are shared, and not only the supermarkets come out on top."
One respondent summed up what was required in simpler terms:
"Just being a bit nicer in general."


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1. Desember: Rachel Pimm's "Princesses of the Vegetable Kingdom" and "FYE-kuss e-LASS-tick-uh": plants as "A Thing Like You and Me"
Rachel Pimm's work deals with the manipulation of nature to suit our contemporary desires and demands. She examines the paradoxes of the on-trend and capitalistic fashioning of nature, whereby the appreciation of nature has become an appropriation. In our era of the anthropocene, the objectification of nature is both through biomimicry as the so-called New Natural and its language in terms of the corporate greenwashing tactic.
Princesses of the Vegetable Kingdom from rachel pimm on Vimeo.
Urgently current in her insights, Pimm grapples with how "cultivating nature out of its original habitat and into our homes, offices, leisure, retail spaces and workspaces" affects the natural world. This New Natural is a man-made version of the natural, a "natural… that imitates the artificial". It becomes a fetishized version in an unnerving utopia for of ever-demanding consumers and corporate manipulators who endlessly cater them.
In her two videos Princesses of the Vegetable Kingdom and FYE-kuss e-LASS-tick-uh, Pimm brings to the foreground, in comparable intensities, man's manipulation of the natural world to become desirable. Here, both works present the desire for a perfect image of the natural, which is a contradiction in itself. Perfecting a natural species through man's manipulation to suit an idealised image gives an unnatural product. The former video raises ethical issues of the New Natural: Who is man to engineer his own evolution? Will the objectification of nature be its demise? Furthermore, FYE-kuss e-LASS-tick-uh builds upon these issues with the capitalisation of nature.
Interestingly, language plays a major role throughout Pimm's work. It binds together the existing themes of objectification and manipulation in the works' context with the urgency of vulnerability and domination in equal measures. Possibly, it is in hope of a re-examination of our current involvement of ecology within our lifestyles.
Princesses of the Vegetable Kingdom and the manipulation of nature
In Princesses of the Vegetable Kingdom, the voiceover tells of an eager horticulturalist's quest to create the New Natural. It journeys through the imagination and possibilities of using science and technology to cultivate an aesthetically pleasing object. Simultaneously, the visual shows the "princesses", who carefully place green, natural objects around a soft and ceramic-built interior set of the horticulturalist's greenhouse.
The princesses' labour echoes the domestic setting, as they fold grass-print towels and handle fruits and vegetables as if in the kitchen. It is a reminder that the human impact of this ecology domesticates it and is in fact now far removed from the natural environment. The princesses dress in marble print, as if sculpted to support an attractively soft collision of the organic with the clinical labouring in the laboratories of the biologists, where the New Natural is engineered to the cell.
The ideas engage with eco-feminism, as Pimm's work presents ideas of the horticulturalist manipulating a feminised and vulnerable group like nature, which comparably suffers the inequality fought by feminists under patriarchal rule. Even with narration, the artist and horticulturalist Amanda Dennis, alongside Pimm, voices the male protagonist's intentions through the third person. This gives further weight to his authority, as his detachment only frames his inaccessible stance in hierarchy over the ecology of the princesses' labour and his ability to manipulate of their kingdom nature to his desires.
The New Natural originates from the scientific process of biomimicry, in which nature inspires new, sustainable solutions and innovations, as it brings "biologists to the design table". Biomimicry functions as a useful tool to enhance man's possibilities and efficiency, in fields such as science and engineering. As scientist Janine Benynus adds, with the example of nature's unmatched capabilities to deliver the arrival of spring, comes also the reminder that man, with his new technologies, does not hold the capacity to wholly replicate nature. "We're not the first ones to build" and we must acknowledge nature as a guide, not as competition.
Despite scientists' use of biomimicry as collaboration with nature, some have appropriated the innovation vainly such as fulfilling aesthetic desires and gaining capital. In terms of Pimm's work, it could be interpreted that the horticulturalist uses biomimicry to mock and possibly even patronise nature, in order to produce a natural that "imitates the artificial" purely for aesthetics.
Ethics of nature's objectification
This raises ethical problems with ecology. Must nature be standardized to follow terms of mass-production and mass-consumerism all in order to keep pace with the anthropogenic desires and trends? Must it be be fashioned to its core cells to compete with our image of the perfect natural? However, is the New Natural to be stigmatised and prevented, or is it now normalised in our morals and expectations of aesthetics?
If the reason for this "misuse" of biomimicry is due to the idealisation of nature, then perhaps its objectification should undergo examination. Questions concerning our ideas of representation can be aligned with Hito Steyerl's, in her essay "A Thing Like You and Me". Here, she discusses the need to gravitate importance towards the participation of the object in "acknowledging that this image is not some ideological misconception", but rather that it is the "material aspect of the image"[1]. She lends this as a calculated response to the common misunderstanding that the object is inferior to the subject.
Treat nature as a "thing"
Concisely put, Steyerl imagines the futility to "ask anybody whether they'd actually like to be a JPEG file" over an idealised image in the material sense. According to Steyerl, participating in the object means a direct involvement with it, thus minimising the chances it is lost in the shadows of the subject and becomes a derivative and abstract ideal of itself. We should alter our thinking of the object as inanimate and respond to it as a realistic "thing like you and me". Our involvement with nature should not be objectified through idealisation, but rather engaged with as real living organisms.
In terms of Pimm's Princesses of the Vegetable Kingdom, nature is inferior to man's grasp. Nature is voiceless, and the only language spoken is through the horticulturalist's desire and narrations of manipulative gestures. In another video, FYE-kuss e-LASS-tick-uh, which will be discussed further later, the retailer attracts consumers through manipulating the real to suit the images of what a desirable plant may be. In such ways, Pimm reminds that it is the fantasies of how nature should suit us that drives our manipulation of it towards an unnatural image. With Steyerl participating in nature is to urgently remind ourselves of its realness as opposed to our fantasies of it, that it may be an object but not inferior.
Furthermore, Steyerl and Pimm both seem to warn of the consequences of continuing to see the object as an image and not a real life "thing". Pimm comments that her work explores how "our built environment changes, becomes hybridised, privatised and homogenised, and with that, how our behaviours have adapted". In recognition that people hold the responsibilities of the changing human landscape, it is no doubt to agree we also are to blame for the anthropocentric changes to natural ecologies and how we deal with the consequences may only be elongating the problems. The "hybridised, privatised and homogenised" nature is the New Natural throughout Pimm's work. She attributes capitalistic and aesthetic desires to the defiance of unnatural reproduction of plant species, which laboratories breed a species "vegetated as clones". These vegetated clones are lifeless, and by applying Steyerl's view that the reproduction of the image, whether in Pimm's case the physical reengineering of a plant's genes to suit a consumer's preference or the image as fashionable ideal, one gathers that it is not sustainable nor is it really that ideal. Steyerl explains that an image "will never be full and glorious, as images are bruised and damaged, just as everything is in history", as if each reproduction stage alters the object to deterioration. Why do this and especially to living species? We too easily reject nature in favour of over-perfected representations. However, evolution is the result of natural processes beyond human knowledge to secure nature's longevity. Should man interfere, it risks destabilisation and in the long-term, possible extinction.
FYE-kuss e-LASS-tick-uh and the language of the New Natural in the Corporate Utopia
Another video piece by Rachel Pimm, FYE-kuss e-LASS-tick-uh, furthers the concerns of the objectification and manipulation of nature raised in Princesses of the Vegetable Kingdom, and deals with these in the context of the current, everyday consumer within the capitalist society. Pimm highlights the significance of their relationship with the retailer, who seemingly takes to replace Darwinian evolution of natural species with a man-made evolution to create the New Natural with capital-attracting qualities. She looks into the range of methods retailers use to manually mutate and also how they form a language of greenwashing to influence consumers. The split screen video installation plays audibly and visually with the language of scientific plant names in Latin and the behaviour of consumers towards nature.
One screen displays the patterning of the Ficus Elastica, a common houseplant, whilst the second screen resonates the audio through the visualisation of the running narration. The voice is translated into a fluttering graphic that imitates the Ficus Elastica's leaf pattern. As the artist and horticulturalist Amanda Dennis narrates in Pimm's video, "Just as a more attractive name may be chosen for commercial reasons, more attractive features are also chosen". The split screens are aesthetically pleasing, but intelligently, they function as a clear indication that the input of the pretty aesthetic is a text laden with concerns of the unnatural methods used to grow plants for sale.
Pimm cites the Ideal Home Show as an influence on her work and one can see the fascination with the utopian outlook of nature incorporated contemporary living quarters explored in her videos. Steyerl remarks that "the commodity…is a condensation of social forces", which returns to how the source of the New Natural is through popularised desires, helped by events like the Ideal Home Show that draw masses together.
Onomatopoeic language and manipulation
Importantly, the pronunciation of certain words such as the plants' Latin names are elongated, deconstructed, and then reconstructed with a sense of falsity. This causes the visualisation of the sound to stutter and pause, as if a reflection of the fragmented state of a voice that should in fact be natural, to become a robotic, uncertain or even damaged. Even in its title and throughout the video, the pronunciation of "FYE-kuss e-LASS-tick-uh"'s each syllable is naïve as though to teach something complicated and alien to the consumer, the producer must simplify all aspects of the plant down: including the name and variation information.
Moreover, Pimm's play with language in Princesses of the Vegetable Kingdom, takes form in overlapping voices to establish a mix of confusion and doubt in the narrative. In one case, the positive results of biomimicry grow uncertain, as the horticulturalist fashions a "…masterpiece of the artificial. Yes. He had achieved his aim. Nothing seemed real." An echo of the word "cheated" overlaps "achieved" to contest that the victory satisfies himself and scientific advancements, however questions the whether it incites a loss for natural species.
Pimm also describes the relationships between "technology and nature, onomatopoeic language and form as they mutate, breed, or hybridise" to stress the biological, aesthetic and ethical consequences of consumer-led biomimicry and mutation preferences. The list of carefully pronounced adjectives, including "glossy, plastic…engorged", reveals the Ficus Elastica as a commodity with pleasant qualities that reveal to be uncomfortably unnatural. The video piece goes onto describe the plant's colour variation, mutations and history. FYE-kuss e-LASS-tick-uh concludes with homecare instructions for the plant. It is a collection of advice that in some way hints at the futility of keeping a plant in captivity to nurture under specific guidelines. Homecare for these plants is like a paradoxical security whereby they "can be controlled and managed simply by cutting off-", just as the video piece abruptly ceases. Does nature have its own voice to in the era of the anthropocene? Is the Darwinian Natural Selection by natural evolution impossible in the anthropocene?
A monstrous Anthropocene that looks good in your living room
Rachel Pimm addresses the difficulty of nature existing unharmed and harmonious with man in the anthropocentric, capitalistic era. This is due to the fact that what we want from a capitalised nature is our idealised perfect image of what it should be. Everything else we buy, for example our kitchens and our cars, is rendered to perfection nowadays, and arguably when one must pay for it, one expects only perfection. As Pimm ends in her video "Princesses of the Vegetable Kingdom", "cloth, paper, porcelain and metal appeared to have been loaned to man from nature to enable her to achieve monstrosities". To return to representation, Steyerl asks, "what if the truth is neither in the represented nor in the representation? …Or actually – in its corporate media version – a barrage of commodified intensities?" Through Pimm's work, it seems this perfected representation of nature has a higher price tag than many are willing to come to terms with.
This post was originally published on wormaesthetics.tumblr.com by Angela Chan.
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[1]Hito Steyerl, "A Thing Like You and Me," in her The Wretched of the Screen, (Sternberg Press, 2012).


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SALTHILL CC vs PETERSFIELD 2's
On a hot and sunny day, Salthill lost the toss and Invited to bat after failing to chase down 94 last week anything could happen.
Petersfield (played 6 won 6) started at about 7 runs an over Ashley court and Ryan dawtrey contributing to funds with a couple of 10 run overs. The ball was disappearing across a "lightning" outfield to all parts. Steve King and Dave Wells offered the batsman a different challenge and under more pressure and some brilliant fielding from Patrick Elsbury the ever threatening Rice (58) was run out following a pick-up and diving throw. King dismissed the other opener, Austin (32) (an amazing one handed return catch!) , Dave Wells bowled well and gave up a miserly 18 runs from his 7 overs (match changing on the day). Anscombe batted resolutely for a deserved 51 but with the opening 3 contributing 141 the next 8 batsmen struggled to add a further 64, with Ryan Dawtrey's second spell taking 4 for 12 runs and Rupert Fisk taking 3 for 28 the innings closed on 216 all out.
Salthill started as normal Alec Wallsgrove getting a good ball 2nd up, 1 for NOUGHT! Ashley Court (48) was joined by Scott Richardson and from that point steady progress was made. Significant contributions from all, notably Luke Carter (23), Patrick Elsbury (33), Rupert Fisk (34*) and Jack Holder finishing 37 not out the target was reached with a confidence belying Salthill's recent batting horrors and with 6 overs to spare. Simpson and Rice slowed progress and Charles took 3 for 43 but to no avail. Salthill completed a 5 wicket win and adjourned to the bar. The game was played in the best of spirit with consistently fair umpiring from the first run out adjudged by Petersfield's umpires and continuing without the league blight of leg side wides –very enjoyable, though the weather and multiple drinks sessions did help.


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'Transit of Venus' crop circle discovered in Wiltshire field
A crop circle formation about 700ft long with a snake-like pattern has appeared in a field in Wiltshire.
Experts said the formation in Milk Hill represents the transit of the planet Venus across the sun, an astronomical event that started last week.
Crop circle researcher Michael Glickman said: "It's wonderful and enigmatic and I'm convinced it is not man-made.
"There are too many of these which are of such great quality for them to be dismissed as made by humans."
Microlight pilot and crop circle enthusiast Matthew Williams, who photographed the formation, disagrees and said he believes it was created by people who have improved their crop-circle-making skills.
He said: "Usually in the season, things develop from basic circles in the beginning to being much more complicated later on.
"I would say this formation is a case of people getting up their skills. There are a lot of people out there who make them.
"It's a peculiar design and I think it's the best out there this year."


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"Are you packed?"
"Are you scared?"
"Can I come with you?!"
These are just a few of the questions we got yesterday morning at church when our team (from left: Jes Moore, Evy Houle, team leader Michelle Aellen, and me, Lynne Lorentsen) got the chance to participate in worship services. It was pure joy to look at YOUR faces from the stage and see YOUR raised hands (if you were in service at MCC 6/26) that, yes, you are committed to pray for us while we're in Rwanda June 30-July 13. Please do! We are just one of three teams that will be together in Kibuye, travelling out to surrounding cities with the good news on our lips and sustainable relevant training in our hands.
The last days of preparation have been a great taste of what it is like to follow God where he is moving, and get our silly selves out of the way! Smiling as I write this because it never stops being true; The heart of man plans his way, but the LORD establishes his steps. Proverbs 16:9. We received the shipment of Hope Cubes which are the teaching tool we will use to talk through the myths surrounding and methods of preventing and living with HIV and Aids, and it was a huge thrill to finally see them! The Hope Cubes, however, have different training pictures on them than the version of the Hope Cube we had trained to teach, but, no big deal. Stay flexible! That is our training and pretty good godly wisdom, as well! The Cubes bear the same great life saving message of hope, and urge us to remove the stigma and love each other well. We will prepare ourselves with the new Hope Cube between now and next Tuesday when trainings begin. Glory to God. His ways are perfect.
Thanks for your prayer support and please post to the blog! We love to see your voice here.
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The British Columbia forest industry is recognized globally for high quality wood products, sustainable forest management and leadership in advanced wood technologies and building systems. In efforts to further build on B.C.'s reputation, FII has developed a variety of research, video footage, case studies, forest factsheets and imagery for use by B.C. forest companies and associations to assist with marketing efforts at all levels.
All resources are available to the B.C. forest industry at no charge.
Access marketing and educational materials through naturally:wood
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- Wood Innovates BC. Bringing together local expertise, design resources, events and workshops, Wood Innovates BC supports the advancement of wood use by helping drive innovation and supporting wood design, building and manufacturing.
- The BC Supplier Directory connects buyers across the globe with over 400 B.C. manufacturers.
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FII has a robust online image library with over 3,000 high resolution professionally photographed images. The wide variety of photos include B.C.'s forests, forestry activities, manufacturing, building and construction, trade and overseas market use of wood products.
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Learn about the environmental benefits of building green with wood
FII has developed a Building Green with Wood Toolkit as a resource when considering building rating systems and codes. The toolkit includes 12 modules featuring a variety of topics such as LCA, energy conservation and more. As well as 10 specification sheets with information on green building rating system guides.
FII has also created a presentation from the Toolkit to highlight the environmental advantages of building green with wood including why it is beneficial to incorporate wood in green design and how wood products can be used to achieve credits under the most commonly used green building rating systems (LEED, Green Globes, BuiltGreen).
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Think Wood is not a brand or organization – it is simply the message and broad-based communications platform representing the value proposition for wood products in multi-family and non-residential applications in the U.S. market. Think Wood is designed to support and amplify consistent messaging and cross-promotion across initiatives and bringing focus to key messages, target audiences, and highly strategic outreach activities. The Softwood Lumber Board is pursuing this coordinated and comprehensive marketing and communications strategy in collaboration with Forestry Innovation Investment (FII).
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As the tallest contemporary mass timber hybrid structure in the world at 18 storeys, the construction of the Brock Commons Tallwood House offers many lessons for those interested in building taller with wood.
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This is an add-on endorsement to a Georgia teaching certificate issued by the Georgia Professional Standards Commission.
Endorsement courses are open to UGA graduate students; non-students may complete the program by applying to the UGA Graduate School for non-degree status. If you are enrolled in a master's, specialist, or doctoral program in gifted and creative education, you meet the criteria for certification upgrade in Georgia. When you take the endorsement series at the start of the program, and you are seeking a degree, you may apply to the Georgia Professional Standards Commission when you finish the program for an upgrade in your certificate.
You must have a valid teaching certificate in order to be eligible for this endorsement in Georgia. A teaching certificate is valid only in the state for which it is issued.
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The 14th Miss China-ASEAN Etiquette Pageant concluded yesterday in Bangkok, Thailand, with Esraphelle Tambong from the Philippines crowned the winner.
Chinese contestant Zhao Wenyi finished in second place, with Moukthida Souphanthachith from Laos third.
The grand final consisted of five rounds – national costume, active wear, talent, qipao and evening wear – and was contested by 28 competitors from 10 countries, including Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and China.
According to Pan Ling, head of the organising committee, etiquette is a common language. "Through the competition, people can learn more about Chinese traditional culture," she said, adding that China and ASEAN countries can also enhance their mutual understanding through the contest.
Pan revealed that a series of related activities, such as a culture and trade tour of Southeast Asian countries, the donation of children's etiquette books and an etiquette training forum, also took place alongside the pageant.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) includes 10 member countries, namely Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam.
Last week, the Miss World 2018 final took place on the Chinese tropical island of Hainan, with Mexican model Vanessa Ponce taking first place.


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Epic Burgers issues statement amid probe into CNE-linked illness
Toronto public health officials are continuing their investigation after receiving reports of nearly 100 cases of possible food-poisoning among patrons of this year's Canadian National Exhibition.
Officials announced Thursday they'd received dozens of additional reports of possible illness linked to the CNE – up from 34 on Wednesday and about a dozen Tuesday.
"As of 9 p.m. yesterday, Toronto Public Health had received close to 100 reports from individuals who experienced gastrointestinal symptoms after consuming food at the CNE from August 16 to 20," the agency said in a statement.
News of the possible food-borne illness spread after paramedics treated at least 12 CNE-goers on Tuesday for symptoms of gastrointestinal illness. Five of them were taken to hospital for further treatment.
While the cause of the illness isn't yet known, officials are focusing their investigation on the Epic Burgers & Waffles concession stand, which was selling "cronut" burgers that feature beef patty topped with cheese on a bun made with a croissant-doughnut mix.
"Based on information to date, Toronto Public Health has concentrated our investigation around one food premise located at the CNE, however, all possible sources of illness are being investigated," Associate Medical Officer of Health Dr. Lisa Berger said in the statement. "Overall risk to the general public is low."
Epic Burger & Waffles remained closed Thursday, after voluntarily shutting down so health officials could conduct their probe. According to records, the vendor was inspected on Aug. 16 and received a pass.
In a statement posted on their Facebook page Thursday afternoon, the proprietors said they have operated under a "clean bill of health" at the CNE. All staff members have been fully trained in food safety, the statement added.
"We buy our products from only the top suppliers and we've never had any issues in the past, nor do we wish to have any in the future."
Epic Burgers confirmed they would remain closed as they await the lab results and further information from Toronto Public Health.
"We thank our loyal customers, friends and family for all of their support. We are a small business that aims to bring happy times, innovative and delicious food creations to all visitors of the CNE."
Other food vendors told CTV Toronto that they feel for the owner of Epic Burgers & Waffles.
"He is an awesome guy, I've known him for years," said vendor operator Chris Kritikos. "Very reputable and (he) runs an amazing show here."
But news of the possible food poisoning didn't stop patrons at the Ex from sampling some of the fair's foods on Thursday.
"I'm not worried about whatever the food issue was. I'm sure it's going to get resolved," one female patron said.
Officials conducted a three-hour investigation of Epic's food stand on Wednesday, following the reports of vomiting, diarrhea and stomach cramps.
Food samples have been sent to the lab for testing and should be available in the next 48 to 72 hours, the agency said.
The public health agency said it offered training to the fair's 1,600 food handlers and conducted an inspection before the CNE opened. It plans to conduct another inspection before the Ex closes.
Speaking with reporters Thursday, Mayor Rob Ford expressed concern for those who fell ill, saying food poisoning is "the worst."
Ford said he hoped the issue is being resolved.
"I encourage people to go to the Ex and have some fun," he said.
CNE general manager David Bednar said organizers continue to be "very concerned" about all visitors to the park.
"We…will do whatever's necessary to prevent this in the future," he said.
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Admittedly, I've come late to the superhero game. I didn't really, truly get into The Avengers until the Marvel movie universe made everyone love superheroes (admit it: Captain America is dreamy). Growing up, I had a general awareness of Batman, Superman, and all the other biggies, and I do remember liking Superfriends (I always very specifically liked Jayna of the Wonder Twins). But in general, that whole world just wasn't my thing.
However, for a few very important and formative years of my childhood, She-Ra was a huge influence. She had long, blonde hair like I did, and I loved her. She was He-Man's twin sister, but I thought she was superior to him in every possible way. Her castle was better. Her sword was better. Her hair was way better. She was super-strong and super-fast and super-everything, even if her skirt was super-short. I saved my allowance and Christmas and birthday money for what felt like an eternity to buy the Crystal Castle playset. I even subscribed to The She-Ra Magazine. I so, so wanted to be like She-Ra. I watched that show religiously and it looms so large in my memory that I was shocked to learn as an adult that it only ran for four years (two original seasons and two years in reruns). She was the first female character I remember seeing on TV who was, as I would learn to say much later in my life, a total badass.
Fast forward about 25 years. As the mom of a daughter I'm trying to raise to be empowered and awesome, I am always on the lookout for great examples of amazing women to share with her, whether they're fact or fiction. Intrigued by the story behind perhaps the most famous female superhero of all, I read The Secret History of Wonder Woman by Jill Lepore. It's an absolutely fascinating book, and in reading about William Moulton Marston's mission to make the world feminist, I became totally obsessed with Wonder Woman.
I'd hardly spared her a thought before; she seemed so alone out there in a sea of muscled superdudes, and I had always perceived her as someone's lame attempt to make a stereotypical male fantasy also appeal to girls. Learning the story–that she was created to be a feminist icon and messenger–changed everything. Wonder Woman was girl power personified. Her strength comes from being an independent woman! How did this stuff ever fly in WWII America? I don't know and I don't care. I love her.
Like She-Ra before her, Wonder Woman arrived in my life at the right time. She has inspired me to use my own strength. About a year ago, not too long after reading the book, I was getting ready for a really difficult meeting with a client who was being completely unreasonable and rude to my team. It was going to be a tough conversation with someone I knew to be condescending and confrontational, with critical business implications. I looked at my closet that morning and my eyes lit upon a dress that I wear with a tight belt at the waist, and knee-high boots.
That's my Wonder Woman belt, I thought, and those are my Wonder Woman boots. I am Wonder Woman. I am going to fight for justice! And I'm going to win!
Melodramatic? Sure. (Melodrama is one of my superpowers.) But once I got that thought in my head, I couldn't get it out. I went into that meeting with more confidence than I think I've ever had. I was calm. I was prepared. I was not going to take any crap from anybody. When the (incidentally, male) client started to get belligerent, I thought, What would Wonder Woman do? Wonder Woman would not apologize if she knew she was right. She wouldn't cave against someone or something she knew was wrong. Wonder Woman would stand up for the truth! So I did, too. I never felt better about my performance in a work situation before or since.
I've always responded to and respected real-life female role models. But I think even, and perhaps especially, as an adult, badass female fictional characters have a lot to teach us, too. When it comes to fighting for what we believe in, going all-in, kicking butt, and taking names, superheroes are great examples.
One study showed that adopting a superhero pose (think fists on his hips, gazing into the distance, cape flapping in the breeze) before a job interview made candidates more likely to get hired. So it may seem kind of silly, but it's also true: Channeling our inner superheroes makes us more likely to be awesome. (I do the superhero pose before potentially difficult meetings or big presentations, too. Try it. It works.)
And of course, sometimes clothes do make the superhero–this is why they have costumes. I find that what I wear, and how I feel when I wear it, makes a big difference in how I tackle the day. My favorite t-shirt makes me feel like I can do anything because it has a whole host of strong, smart, sensational female characters on it (including, of course, She-Ra and Wonder Woman). They're like my Squad.
My daughter, I think, finds my obsession with Wonder Woman charming. She doesn't quite "get it" yet. She's lucky to be growing up in a time when more and more strong female characters are taking the lead, and she doesn't necessarily realize that we're still playing catch-up. She doesn't yet know about all the heroines who paved the way to the characters she sees today, and I don't think she's had the same transforming moment I had when I was her age watching She-Ra, or years later when I rediscovered Wonder Woman (or found Agent Carter, or Rey). I always knew girls could be the strongest, the fastest, the best, just as much as boys! But as a grown woman inching ever-closer to 40, I've remembered that hey, I'm a girl. That means I can be the best, too. And if I can be the best, my daughter can be the best. Maybe one day she'll want to be Wonder Woman, and I can be her mother, Queen Hippolyta.
Sounds great to me. But in the meantime, I'm keeping my belt. And my boots.


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Went to church last night for the prayer group. But this was a different type of thing. They had the lights dimmed and were playing Christian worship music. The idea to basically get into the Lord's presence as a group. They have a much different type of prayer group going on Friday - not sure if I'll make that one or not.
Dunno how Caleb's first day at school went. Considering he had school, then Muay Thai and then work, I'm guessing his late night stuff playing online games with his friends are going to greatly curtailed. Then again, the only class he had yesterday was Japanese. For whatever reason, he wants to learn how to speak Japanese.
Nothing new going on here, besides a few notices that I haven't heard back from yet. Which doesn't necessariliy mean that anything bad is going to happen (ie: a tenant moving out), but I had to inform one person that he is now limited to 3 loads of laundry per week and if he wants to do more than that, it will cost him the same as at a laundromat. I'm sorry, but one person doesn't need to be doing 8,9 10 loads of laundry per week. That's more in the range of family of 8 or something.
The other notice was entitled: "Lakes of Pee". Someone has been missing the toilet so badly that there are actually puddles of urine left on the floor after they are done. I left a message in the bathroom. If the activity doesn't stop, we will find out who is doing it and that person will be given a 30 day notice. I mean, that's just plain disgusting. It's bad enough guys that don't quite hit the bowl and a bit of it goes down the side of the toilet bowl, it's an entirely different matter when you are finding PUDDLES of the stuff on the floor next to the toilet. Gross!
Who wants to clean up someone else's urine? Not me!
Well, it's time to be off to work. Hump Day - middle of the week. Life is good.
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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Man, am I having hard times with Rails and
DarwinPorts MacPorts or what? The strangest things keep happening. My Rails install broke down again. Imagine my frustration. I've been messing around with it for a few days now. And trust me, nothing wrong with rails. This time it was an incomming update on a support library called gettext. Argh!! On itself nothing wrong with updates, and that stuff breaks because of it, fine. But not all in one week please.
In hindsight the fix was real simple.
- sudo port uninstall [insert anything starting with rb-]
- sudo port install rb-rails
Oh and another one if you would want to use rb-sqlite3 on Rails. Install swig before installing the sqlite adapter. And don't forget, in your database.yml: adapter: sqlite3 Yes, with a three that is.
Just a sidenote: I officially fell in love with TextMate. This editor is soooo cool. Thank you very much MacroMates.


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New Delhi: The Central Bureau of Investigation today arrested former Chief of Air Staff S.P. Tyagi, his Cousin and an Advocate/Consultant in an on-going investigation relating to alleged irregularities in the procurement of 12 AgustaWestland AW-101 VVIP/VIP Helicopters from a UK based private company.
A case was registered on 12 March 2013 under Section 120B read with 420 of Indian Penal Code and Sections 7,8,9,12 & 13(2) read with 13(1)(d) of Prevention of Corruption Act, 1988 against the then Chief of Air Staff and 18 other accused persons and companies. It was alleged that Chief of Air Staff (CAS) had entered into criminal conspiracy with other accused persons and in 2005, conceded to change IAF's consistent stand that service ceiling of VVIP Helicopters 6000 mtrs, was an inescapable operational necessity and reduced the ceiling to 4500 meters. Such changes in Operational Requirements (ORs) made the private company based at UK, eligble to participate in the RFP for VVIP Helicopters.
It was revealed during Investigation that such undue favours were allegedly shown to a UK based private company by accepting the illegal gratifications from the accused vendors through middlemen and relatives, including his cousin and an advocate.
The arrested accused persons will be produced tomorrow before the Competent Court in Delhi.
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Combine sugar and water in pot, bring to a near boil just to dissolve sugar. Chill fully. In bowl, mix the cheese with a beater briefly just until softened and lightened. Gradually add the chilled sugar and water mixture, and lemon juice until smooth. Chill this mixture thoroughly.
Pour mixture into an ice cream/sorbet maker and churn according to manufacturers directions. Transfer mixture into small containers leaving no air in mix, cover and freeze fully. Serve with spoonfuls of fresh summer berries. Serves four.


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Arthroscopic Knee Surgery Procedure – 7 Important Things To Know!
When the pain and discomfort associated with serious knee injuries can no longer be managed, arthroscopic knee surgery may be necessary. This relatively new procedure works to repair knee injuries in a way that is minimally invasive. Surgeons make a series of tiny cuts on and around the knee, then a microscopic camera is inserted so that all damage can be repaired. Everything from arthritis pain relief to torn tendons can be aided with this procedure, so here are seven important things that you need to know going in.
1. Choose your type of anesthesia carefully – While Knee manipulation surgery using the microscopic camera technique will allow you to recover more quickly, there may also be some pain involved during the procedure itself.
2. Aftercare is vital – When topical joint pain remedies are no longer effective, the most logical solution is to have arthroscopic knee surgery performed. However, you need to carefully dress and clean all incision sites in order to avoid infection, swelling and help to expedite the recovery process.
3. Only effective for certain knee injuries – Anyone that has ever had a debilitating knee injury understands just how frustrating it can be to become immobilized for an extended period. Unfortunately, arthroscopic knee surgery is not suitable for all injuries. Serious fractures of the knee and large areas of scar tissue cannot easily be repaired with this procedure.
4. Potential for future knee pain and tenderness – Consider that arthroscopic surgery on the knee can immediately relieve pain, but it doesn't mean that it won't come back. Some patients have reported constant swelling and damaged cartilage after having the arthroscopic procedure performed.
5. Physical therapy is required to get the best results – If your meniscus tear surgery is a success, you should have a much greater range of mobility. Remember that you will get the maximum benefit if you regularly schedule appointments with a licensed physical therapist in the months after your procedure.
6. Downtime will vary – Some people are able to get back on their feet and engage in low impact physical activities just a week after having arthroscopic knee surgery. Others may need to continue to recoup for as long as a month before they are able to walk unassisted.
7. Results may not be permanent – You can still experience injuries to the knee after surgery, especially if you are a professional athlete or work perform rigorous work related activities. Bend at the knee and never pick up more weight than you are comfortable with carrying in order to prevent unnecessary stress to your newly repaired knee.


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PH4 #857: Jolly Grass-Shoots Humpin Hash
What? PH4 #857: Jolly Grass-Shoots Humpin Hash
Who? your hares are Shoots and Grassy Ass (or an Asian we decide to call Grassy Ass)
Where? SE Jolly Roger. 1340 SE 12th Ave, Portland, OR 9721
When? Wednesday, August 16th. Pack meets at 630. Hares take off at 7 (as everyone scrambles to put their finger on their nose in honor of our visiting hare), pack takes off shortly thereafter.
Why? Come enjoy a summer romp through inner SE PORTLAND. Do you Ladds edition? You will!!! Who put the ADD IN LADDS? SHOOTS DID. we have Captain Morgan is sponsoring a rum tasting and we will all be Jolly. Virgins, Lamps and maps of Ladds Edition. Trail is A to A prime.
Hare Raiser Notes: bring $5 hash cash, yo.
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Violence Against Women Act trips up another GOP lawmaker
Last year, we helped uncover an unfortunate pattern: at least nine congressional Republicans voted against the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), but after President Obama signed its reauthorization, these same lawmakers issued statements suggesting they supported the law.
This year, the problem hasn't gone away.
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R) recently unveiled a remarkably deceptive campaign ad about his record on VAWA, and as Samantha Lachman reported, the Kentucky Republican isn't alone.
Rep. Steve Southerland (R-Fla.), who faces a strong challenge from Democrat Gwen Graham, released a new ad [late last week] in which a campaign supporter says Southerland "is advocating for things like the Violence Against Women Act." A banner in the ad says "Southerland: Voted for the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act."But the ad doesn't tell the full story. Southerland voted for the House GOP's version of the reauthorization, which left out expanded protections for LGBT, Native American and undocumented immigrant victims of domestic violence. He did not vote for the Senate's bipartisan version of the bill, which passed the Senate by a 78-22 vote and eventually became law.
It was the Senate bill that the Republican-led House eventually passed, which Southerland voted to kill, and which President Obama ultimately signed.
In other words, when it came to the Violence Against Women Act, there was one bill, which Southerland joined many other conservative Republicans in opposing. When his ad says the congressman supported "things like" VAWA, it's obviously misleading.
Which leads to the larger question: if all of these Republicans are so embarrassed by their vote, why didn't they just support the Violence Against Women Act in the first place?
VAWA has, after all, traditionally enjoyed broad bipartisan support. For that matter, it was a Democratic priority in the Senate and White House, putting Republicans in an awkward position.
By the time the Senate bill reached the House floor last year, and Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) said he would ignore the so-called "Hastert Rule," it was clear VAWA would pass rather easily. Republicans had a choice – join the bipartisan majority and vote for a bill that was slated for approval anyway, or stand on principle and vote to kill a popular measure.
Most GOP lawmakers took the latter path.
That was, of course, their right. But if they opposed VAWA that strongly, why deliberately mislead voters now? Why pretend to support a proposal they tried to kill?
As we've discussed before, if Southerland and his colleagues can't defend their votes, maybe they shouldn't have cast those votes. The congressman's task during the election season should be to make his case to voters about why he opposed the legislation, not pretend he supported it.
If Southerland regrets his vote, that's fine, too – he can apologize and tell the public he'll do better next time. But deception is the wrong way to go.


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How to Tell Whether a Cut is Infected
Cuts on the skin can range from minor scrapes to deep gouges that require stitches and surgery. The epidermis is an amazing organ, because it protects the body from infection. Once it is punctured, however, the risk of infection increases greatly. There are some easy ways to determine whether your cut is infected, or if it might become infected. Following a few tips can also avoid having it become so.
If you are experiencing serious medical symptoms, seek emergency treatment immediately.
Determine how serious the original cut is. How deep the cut is usually determines how serious it is. This does not mean that a shallow cut cannot become infected or won't be a serious hazard; sometimes the smallest of cuts can be overlooked as threats when they really are. A deep cut, however, can become infected more easily. In either case, disinfect the cut with soap and water or iodine as soon as you are able. Cover the cut once it is disinfected with a sterile bandage. If the cut is small, use an adhesive bandage. If it is large, use gauze and medical tape. Then watch it closely over the next several days for signs of infection.
Look for redness and swelling. The first sign of infection in a cut is puffiness in the skin surrounding the cut and a streaky redness on the cut itself and the area around it. This is not necessarily a bad thing. It means that your body's immune system is doing its job and is repairing the damaged tissue. If the swelling and puffiness continue for more than four or five days and worsen instead of getting better, seek medical attention.
Watch for discharge. Your body's white blood cells are like your circulatory system's army. They march in where there is infection, then fight and die. The dead white blood cells are what make up pus that comes out of an infected cut. Again, this is not necessarily a bad thing. It means that your white blood cells are doing their job. It does mean, however, that the cut should start looking and feeling better shortly thereafter. If it doesn't, contact your physician.
Know when to go to the hospital. There are certain kinds of cuts that require immediate attention by a doctor, even before you have a chance to look for infection. If a metal object pierces your skin, and if you have not had a shot for temporomandibular joint disorder or lockjaw in the past five years (tetanus inoculation), you must seek immediate medical treatment. Lockjaw can set in from internal exposure to dirty metal objects, and it is easy to avoid if you have a shot administered right away. Also, if your cut is from an animal that you do not know, especially a wild animal such as a squirrel or a stray dog, you must get a rabies shot. These shots are not a lot of fun, but they will prevent you from a great deal of anguish in the long run.
If you have diabetes or issues with circulation, you may be more likely to get an infection even from an insignificant cut, or have trouble with the cut healing. If you suffer from either condition, consult your health care provider.
- If you have diabetes or issues with circulation, you may be more likely to get an infection even from an insignificant cut, or have trouble with the cut healing. If you suffer from either condition, consult your health care provider.
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Songs of Our Fathers, a recent CD by Columbia doctoral candidate Aaron J. Johnson, has just been cataloged and added to the collection. It features Aaron as composer and trombonist. It's available under call number CD16170, and is a great listen. Check it out!
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'Art of the States' – American music in streaming audio
"Art of the States" is an interesting website, showcasing American composers and performers, and providing streaming audio (in RealPlayer format) of many works. You can search by composer, performer, instrumentation, time period, or genre. There is also an extensive list of links related to composers, performers, labels, and publishers (it is somewhat buried, under "About Art of the States>>Resources").
The site also offers some interesting feature presentations, which cover some aspect of music in the collection. For example, the most recent feature offers composer John Harbinson providing an overview of his String Quartet No.3. This item dates from May 2008, so it appears that updates are infrequent. RSS feeds are offered on the website, allowing users to subscribe and be notified with updates when new content is added to the site (for a good intro to using RSS feeds, see this link).
One feature of interest to composers and performers is that the site accepts submissions, for inclusion on the website, and for distribution via broadcast radio networks. Note that Music Dept. faculty Fred Lerdahl and Arthur Kampela have works included on the site. Take a listen!


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Inreach Committee
The Mission of the InReach Committee is to provide assistance to members of our church family through friendship, prayer, and support.
FLOWER DELIVERY- When flowers are available from the altar and font they are delivered to shut-ins, people who are ill, have a special birthday or special occasion such as an anniversary or birth of a child.
CARDS- Cards are mailed monthly to shut-ins, those who are ill, in need of sympathy, and also those who have a milestone such as a big birthday, anniversary or birth of a child. We encourage members of the Parish who are aware of such events or needs, to inform someone on the InReach Committee.
TELEPHONE VISITS- Checking up on a parishioner for a variety of reasons
CARE PACKAGES- Care packages are sent to students who are away from home during exam time or in the middle of winter, which include home baked goodies. Gift cards are also sent to those who live at home or are so far away that baked goods don't make sense.
DINNER DELIVERIES- Dinners are delivered monthly through Supper with All Saints. When soup is available that is delivered as well. As with cards, parishioners are encouraged to volunteer for these opportunities, and to provide names of those who might appreciate being included among the recipients.
We especially encourge men of the parish to join us. If you're not able to join us, please keep us apprised of anyone who could use our support and friendship.
Church Directories
Everyone who receives email blasts via their email address should have received a digital copy of the Church Directory. This is a new service that will occur about every six months. So, no more waiting two years for an updated directory. Anyone who did not receive a digital copy, and would like a copy of the Church Directory, can contact the church office and receive a hard copy printed out for you and/or provide an email address and have a digital copy sent to you. This is not an 'either/or' service it is a both/and. That is, you can still request the usual hardcopy and receive a digital copy.


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Actor Alan Thicke stands by his star during Canada's Walk of Fame induction ceremonies in Toronto, September 21, 2013.
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Authorities released actor Alan Thicke the official cause of death on Wednesday, revealing that the 69-year-old suffered a torn aorta and a standard type A aortic dissection. The Canadian native had been playing hockey with his youngest son, when he complained about pain in the chest, in which the question of whether the sport contributed to his demise.
"People can have aortic dissections when they are at rest or when they are active," Dr. Jean Starr, a vascular surgeon at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, told FoxNews.com. "They can happen at any moment, at any place, and they can be related to a sudden increase in the blood pressure or chronic high blood pressure."
Aortic dissections occur when there is a separation in the lining of the aorta, the main artery of the body. Starr noted that they can occur if an individual has a congenital problem such as a connective tissue disorder, but that would probably have been diagnosed earlier in Thicke's life.
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"Type A aortic dissections are surgical emergencies that require surgery very quickly and have a high percentage of death," Starr said.
Aortic dissections most commonly occur in men between 40 and 70, and occurs in approximately two of every 10,000 people, according to the U. S. National Library of Medicine. Actor John Ritter died of an aortic aneurysm rupture in 2003 at the age of 54.
"It is not recognized, but it is rare enough that people don't hear about it until something like this happens," Starr said.
Aortic dissections are difficult to prevent, she added, but the control of blood pressure is important.
Thicke was a big, old hockey fan. In 1979, he recorded the hockey fight parody song, "Hockey Sock Rock" with former NHL players Ron Duguay, Dave Maloney and Phil Esposito.
"If a boy plays hockey every day of his life, [aortic dissection] was probably not the cause," Starr said. "If someone is not physically active and all of a sudden is physically active, that would, in theory, their blood pressure and might be the cause."


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My first plane flight (and Little Berry's too!) ever was yesterday. We were in bed super late last night and up at the wee hours of morning heading to Atlanta on a two something hour drive in the dark, cool dewy summer light.
We flew from Atlanta to DC, and from DC to NYC. Little Berry and I struggled to keep up much of the time, but overall this was onelarge rush of adrenaline. From NYC, we flew nonstop to London. I stayed awake the entire flight, holding my daughter and watching Pappa Starbucks sleep in front of me. We were blessed with a light plane and plenty of room, and as I watched the light change across the world and the sky became unfamiliar, I realized I was on the cusp of a huge moment for myself.
The babe and I were both quite overwhelmed and I am clearly under-packed (not one single long-sleeve shirt in my bag!!) but right now, I am finally no longer STARVING, I've had a nice shower, Little Berry and Pappa Starbucks both are sleeping and I am fighting a losing battle with a new routine, as well as jetlag.
The trains (right outside our window) are loud, everything seems to be covered in graffiti, but so far everyone has been extremely helpful- twice yesterday I was helped with the stroller up a flight of (huge) stairs (what's with all the stairs here, anyway?) by a complete stranger, and our hotel clerk let us in our room 3 hours early because of just how dagum tired we were.
AND fed us breakfast for free.
Tomorrow begins our first day of exploring and we will see just how lost we manage to get exploring Europe with a baby in tow. For now I will be happy if we manage to not hurt ourselves or stick out like crazy tourists.
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The sun shone! We got away from Crayford by quarter to ten. We arrived safely and Mike got a great deal on the entrance tickets, apparently we were all senior citizens!.
A wander round the RNLI lifeboats to start us off, Steve was on form and on "display" – déjà vu?
After a few poses for "The midwife," Steve was there and he was joined by Guy and Tony because of their cycling expertise!
Then a stroll up to the Victorian ropery, Steve was then the first in the queue to volunteer and again joined by Guy to help with the rope making demonstration, making the rope the "old fashioned " way, it suited them well. They came away with a piece of the rope they made. Clever Boys!
Then we had a nice lunch in the Railway workshop.
The bravest of the bunch went to do the "OCELOT" submarine and came out thinking they were qualified sub mariners. The less adventurous of us had a walk round "HMS CAVALIER" battle ship. We then regrouped and all visited the fascinating "HMS GARNET" with a guide on board who made it so interesting. A whistle stop tour of the "OLD SMITHY" where the children of the group (Steve and Liz) made rockets!
Finally after a coffee break we did the "HEART of OAK" display learning all about the history of the dockyard and the great wooden ships that were built there.
We then headed home with Gavin making his maiden voyage on BATS which we all survived. Well done Gavin! John kept on about it being the best day out he has ever had. It was a great day, great company and lots of fun.


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Map of Conservation Lands
The Chocorua Lake Conservancy owns and manages almost 1,000 acres of conservation land across 20 properties in the Chocorua Lake Basin. You are welcome to explore the area on foot, or on skis or snowshoes. However, no fires of any kind, no camping, and no motorized vehicles are permitted on these Conservancy conservation lands or on the access trails, which cross private property. Please treat this special part of our environment with care!
To support our efforts to preserve the Chocorua Lake Basin and provide public access to visitors to the lake and nearby conservation lands, please click HERE.


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Bonhoeffer Abridged: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas is a deeply thought-provoking look into the life of Dietrich Bonhoeffer. But it's also more than that, because it tells the story of how Bonhoeffer's entire family was effected by the tumultuous years between World War I and World War II. His father, Karl Bonhoeffer, was a famous psychiatrist and outspoken opponent of Freud. Dietrich's twin sister, Sabine, married a man of Jewish decent and fled Germany to escape persecution. The Bonhoeffers were elite intellectuals, but neither money nor power was able to protect them from Hitler.
The heart of this book is how so many Germans risked and sometimes forfeited their lives to speak up against evil. Before I read Bonhoeffer Abridged, I did not know about the German Confessional Church which broke away from the National Church and objected to the Nazi regime. Bonhoeffer was a leader in this movement. As a spiritual thinker he was very ecumenical in nature. Bonhoeffer believed that Christians could benefit from spiritual practices from many denominations, including the Catholic church. I feel like he could preach at my United Methodist Church tomorrow, and fit right in.
As Hitler consolidated his power, the Bonhoeffer family was privy to information about SS atrocities that was still hidden from the rest of the world because there were so many Bonhoeffer relatives in high places. Dietrich was a committed pacifist, but as time wore on he joined the anti-Hitler resistance movement.
Tragically, Dietrich was killed at Flossenburg concentration camp, which my grandfather helped liberate two weeks later as part of the 741st Tank Battalion. So for me, this book had personal significance because I knew my grandpa was coming to help, but would not get there in time to save Dietrch's life.
If you are at all interested in World War I or World War II history, you will love Bonhoeffer Abridged: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy. I received a free copy from BookLook in exchange for my honest opinion and review.