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We've missed you, Boozers. As we finally stretch our limbs after our winter's hibernation, we're coated with a thin layer of pollen and immersed in the scents of wisteria on the vine. Dearest Persephone, it's about time you came to call.
Spring was in full force last weekend in Raleigh, and the Carolinas could not have been more welcoming, cloaked in greenery, humidity, and sunshine, a glimpse of the summer ahead. A visit to the North Carolina State Farmers Market revealed a treasure trove of truly fresh spring produce we can still only dream of in more northern climes: asparagus, ramps, frost collards, and, best of all, spring strawberries.
The strawberries of springtime recall the bittersweet story of Persephone, who was forced to spend four months of each year in the underworld, dreaming of the world she'd left behind; spring could only arrive when she was able to return above ground to be reunited with her mother. Spring strawberries, like Persephone, return hesitantly but joyously to the garden each year, the lightly sweet cousins of their summertime counterparts, holding within them the promise of carefree days ahead.
Persephone's Dream
Campari tends to be a summertime tipple, but there's no reason not to enjoy it at any time, especially to provide a slightly bitter counterpoint to the sweetness of spring strawberries. We've added a floral note with a splash of creme de violette, but you can achieve a similar quality with elderflower, rose, or even maraschino liqueur — start with smaller quantities then add more to suit your own taste.
2 tablespoons fresh strawberry purée
1 ounce Creme Yvette (or any of the substitutions suggested above)
1/2 ounce Campari
2 ounces chilled seltzer water
Fresh lime twist
Make the purée by liquefying 1/2 cup fresh strawberries in a blender or food processor with 1 teaspoon of light agave syrup and 1 tablespoon of water.
To make the drink, put the first three ingredients in a cocktail shaker with an ice cube and shake well. Remove the lid, add the chilled seltzer and stir well, then strain into a coupe. Twist the lime over the top of the drink to release the essential oils then drop the twist into the drink. Enjoy immediately.


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Twenty years ago (minus 7 months or so) I graduated from college. Since then, I had not so much as stepped a foot in a college classroom, until last August. I have made some big decisions in my life, we all have. But this one was quite different. This one involved going beyond any place I had been in the previous five years. It started with going to a NAMI Connections meeting once a week; initially a good way to get out and meet people that are in the same situation. Going back to school seemed like a logical next step on my way back to a normal life. That was until school actually started and I was thrown into classes that lasted all day and into the night. There were more people there than I was prepared for, people were everywhere. There I was, out in the open, by myself with nowhere to take cover. But that's what I was shooting for. Wasn't it? This was my way of proving to myself that I was progressing. This was my way of proving to those around me that I was able to take care of myself, at least a little bit.
I had no idea how hard it was going to be. My first few weeks were terrifying, at least on the inside. I was putting on a pretty good show on the outside. After that the outside started to match the inside. I was having a particularly hard time with two of my classes and I was seriously considering dropping out. It was starting to become impossible to keep up appearances. I muddled through and I started to figure things out. I started to understand how to keep up with the work that I needed to do for each class to make sure deadlines were met and not just met but with the best effort I could. As the time went on, the craziness of the first few weeks settled down to a low rumble in the background. I spent a lot of time, away from school, with my head buried in a book or working away on the computer. It never stopped. There were five classes pushing me in one direction or pulling me in another. If there was a weakness at the beginning of the semester, there was a strength at the end.
All that hard work paid off and I am stronger and more sure of myself than I have been in over five years. In just a few short weeks, I'll go back for my second round. I've set the bar pretty high, but then this is how I want it to go.
I'm in charge.
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Black, green and many other teas are made of leaves from the plant Camellia sinensis. How the leaves are processed is what characterizes the differences among most teas. In general, most teas contain similar caffeine levels, which are usually lower than that of coffee. Brew time accounts for the primary influence over a tea's caffeine content.
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Researchers from the University of Florida examined the caffeine content of a variety of commercial teas and published the results in the October 2008 issue of the "Journal of Analytical Toxicology." The team found that one-minute brew times yielded at least 12 milligrams of caffeine for black tea and 14 milligrams for green. Three-minute brew times yielded a minimum of 22 milligrams for black and 27 milligrams for green. Lastly, brewing for five minutes resulted in a maximum of 61 grams for black and 41 grams for green tea.
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Exact caffeine content is difficult to pin down due to mediating factors such as brew time, infusion method, serving size and whether you drink the first or second infusion. However, in general, an 8-ounce serving of black tea brewed for three minutes contains roughly 30 to 80 milligrams of caffeine, according to the Center for Science in the Public Interest. In comparison, an 8-ounce serving of green tea brewed for three minutes contains about 35 to 60 milligrams of caffeine.


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When the Marlins unveiled their new Miami logos on November 11, 2011, I was struck by how it looked simple and "off-the-shelf".
Most sports logos look and feel like they were designed with custom art and fonts and the designer put a significant effort to create something new. While the Marlins logo was a result of many iterations and careful review by the Marlins, MLB Properties and SME Design, the final result looks like a Photoshop job (yes, the Fish is more custom art but it's a small weird protrusion from the basic large word mark). In fact, many reviews of the logo by design experts suggested the logo had an "initial concept" quality to it, meaning something that was put together using widely available fonts and techniques as inspiration for creating something custom and great. You would expect this from a corporate logo, not a sports logo.
As part of my redesign of this website to match the new Marlins look and feel, I wanted to test the theory above by using my amateur Photoshop skills to reverse engineer that basic elements and design language in the new Miami Marlins style. It took a few attempts but the ultimate process turned out to be so simple that I easily created the entire alphabet in Marlins font with all its variations in a matter of a few hours.
My thoughts below represent my research, opinion and trial-and-error. Don't take these as facts but rather a process I used to "reverse engineer" the style. Maybe one day someone will tell the detailed story of how the logo was designed.
The Components
The Marlins word mark is composed of two elements: the rainbow colored M and the rest of the text ("IAMI" and "ARLINS"). The Rainbow M has an inner bevel that's red on the sides, yellow on the top and blue on the bottom. The other letters are either black with a red shadow, white with a red shadow, or white with a blue shadow.
The rules for colors appear to be:
- On a white background (home uniforms), use black fonts with a red shadow and a grey outline. The fish has a white middle and no outline.
- On a grey background (road uniforms), use white fonts with a red shadow and a black outline followed by a grey outline. The fish has a grey middle and a black outline.
- On a black background (alternate uniforms), use white fonts with a red shadow and a black outline followed by a grey outline. The fish has a black middle and no outline.
- On a red background (Sunday uniforms), use white fonts with a blue shadow and a black outline followed by a grey outline. The fish is reversed (blue on top, red on bottom) and has a black middle with a black outline.
For the record, the Marlins have been inconsitent in following these rules when they make new one-off graphics, often deviating from the color combos and fonts (look how unpolished the text appears in the Marlins Park logo below compared to the official wordmark below it).
The Colors
Much has been written about the Marlins rainbow of colors and I will, one day, write a detailed post just about the Red-Orange. My research, based on interviews I read with people involved in the the design process and my conversation with people in the know, led me to selecting the following colors:
- Red-Orange (#FD4239)
- Blue (#0077C8)
- Yellow (#FFD100)
- Grey (#8A8D8F)
- Black (#000000)
- White (#FFFFFF)
A key issue to understand is that color processes differently in fabrics, on the web and in print. The Marlins website, designed by MLBAM, turned Red-Orange into a orange despite the fact that the Marlins actually use a Pantone fabric color that is a variant of red. I've chosen a slightly warmer yellow as the Marlins fabric yellow is far too bright for web graphics.
The Fonts
Many have suggested that the logo uses a variant of the Futura font family but I believe they are using two different fonts. The Rainbow M is likely Futura, although could be a similar font such as Le Havre. As others have pointed out, the rainbow M is actually a W flipped upside down. Here it is as a W in the Safeway logo:
I don't believe the rest of the word mark is Futura because the "R" does not conform to that style. I suspect that the Marlins may actually be using a variant of Highway Gothic (or its replacement Clearview), the standard font for US traffic signs. The Marlins have stated that they wanted a brand that would sell to fans of Miami, not just fans of the Miami Marlins so using the roadsign font actually makes sense.
For my design, I tested several free fonts that were inspired by Highway Gothic (Roadgeek, Expressway) and ultimately settled on Hit the Road. It's far from perfect – the R and L are a bit too wide, the proportions of the A are a slightly off but overall, it captured the essence better than the other free alternatives. For now, I used that font for my capitals too. I though the width of the B and simplicity of the F worked better. If I were to try to replicate, would recommend Motor Oil 1937. I prefer its exaggerated W over Futura.
Designing the Rainbow Capitals
The easiest way to create the rainbow bevel is to take the letter and create a sharp "inner glow" (blending options in Photoshop). Create one in each of the three rainbow colors and then delete the unneeded parts so the yellow is on top, blue on bottom and red on the sides. The outlines should conform to the width of the outlines on the rest of the letter. The width and proportionality of all of these elements (bevel, shadow and outlines) can be easily determined by measuring pixel sizes on the real Marlins logo.
Look closely at the letter above and how really simple it is. You can draw this in Microsoft Paint.
Designing the Other Letters
Designing the remaining letters may take a bit more skill but is not a big challenge for anyone with basic design skills. Photoshop makes it easier but it can be done with less sophisticated software. Here is the process in 5 simple steps:
- 1. Create the letter in white (you may want to rasterize the layer and clean up any aritifacts)
- 2. Duplicate the letter, overlay red (via blending options) and lower it by a number of pixels to create the shadow effect (I found this more effective than using drop shadow tool)
- 3. Fill in the open areas (see the bottom corners of the red A) by copying and pasting or drawing and filling
- 4. Merge the white and red layers, duplicate them, and add a stroke to the duplicate with the black border
- 5. Duplcate the layer above and add a grey stroke
Note that Photoshop tends to round corners when you use stroke so you may need to manually clean up some of the corners.
You should now have several layers which you can easily adjust for color using color overlay. For black letters, for example, change white-red-black-grey to black-red-grey.
Putting It all Together
Now I have the entire alphabet in Miami Marlins style so I picked out the letters, lined them up tightly and then to get the Marlins curve, in Photoshop, go to Edit / Transform / Warp. Chose Arch with 20% bend and you'r done!
If you want to get really creative, you can spell out various words and even change colors. Here are some examples:
Fish@Bat logo:
Or perhaps another Team name (with a little flame on the top right):
What if the Marlins never changed to Miami and remained Florida?
Or better yet, if the 1993 Florida Marlins used the 2012 Miami Marlins font style:


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Discussion Area for Enthusiasts who practice the Ancient Art of Paperfolding
steingar wrote:If you look up US copyright statutes (you can, they're all on line) you will find that Origami isn't mentioned even once. The US uses the English system of jurisprudence which is precedent based, i.e. its legal unless it is specifically outlawed or a judge somewhere has ruled it so. To the best of my knowledge there has never been such a ruling. I've not seen one, and no one else has ever been able to direct me to such a ruling.
NeverCeaseToCrease wrote:Is it legal for me to sell an origami model that I folded but didn't design? That is, without permission from the designer.
Gerardo wrote:In most cases it isn't, particularly if there's a copyright holder.
steingar wrote:...suing someone over this could have very adverse consequences. Remember, the suit gets resolved by a judge who knows nothing more about Origami than what he or she has been told by the plaintiffs and defendants. Courts are at best unpredictable, and honestly should be avoided at all costs. Moreover, you might have to show damages, which is difficult at best.
HankSimon wrote:A bit of muddying the waters with copyrights and patents, with the analogy -
1. If you were able to build a Boeing or Lockheed plane or jet, based on plans (for example from a detailed plastic model, in addition to some aerospace education), they would send you nasty-grams, pretty quickly, and they vigorously protect their designs in the international environment. "Where ever you go, they would find you" Similarly, with auto designs ... even if you just copy a Maserati, Mercedes, Mercury, Citroen, etc. by eye.
HankSimon wrote:2. If you draw and post a picture of Mickey Mouse, the House of the Mouse has a history of seeking people out to protect its legal property. That's an extreme case for a logo, but it does extend to rides and objects that Disney owns and that people or other Corporations thought would be cool or profitable to reproduce.
HankSimon wrote:3. The point is not the ad absurdum argument that anyone can sue. The point is the historical record that someone HAS been sued for crossing a line in the Origami community. This may not be really worth the issue. But, designer's feelings Have been bruised by people folding designs or reverse-engineering without permission ... resulting in those designers no longer contributing to the Origami community. Why risk hurting someone's feelings?
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The current rules of the PYA can be read here
Using the MCA-approved Service Record Book (SRB), the PYA carefully verifies sea time on yachts, essential for anyone wishing to progress their yachting career, apply for an NoE or CoC, revalidate a ticket or prove time spent at sea to an employer. Using a Service Record Book is the preferred method by the MCA of recording and verifying sea time. In fact, the MCA announced that as from the beginning of 2017, if sea service is submitted to them that has not been previously verified, it will result in significant delays to the issue of the NoE or CoC.
In short, using the PYA's services will make the process a LOT easier and a LOT quicker for crew!
The PYA has also been appointed by the MCA to verify sea service for non-members on a pay as you go basis.
With the support and knowledge of unpaid Directors, Council members, with hundreds of years of combined yachting experience, the PYA full time staff in Antibes helps members daily by providing accurate, unbiased advice on certification, training, welfare, and regulations.
The PYA attends policy meetings with MCA and other administrators to ensure that yacht crew are being fairly represented, and works hard to ensure that the future of the Superyacht industry is being shaped to take into account the best interest of the people who actually live and work onboard yachts. The PYA ensures that the voice of yacht crew is being heard.
The PYA is the ONLY organisation committed to helping professional yacht crew in this way.
The bigger the association, the bigger our collective voice. Join today and be a part of it!
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It's been all travel scrapbooking, all the time around here lately. But I decided to mix it up and do more than pocket pages for my travel albums!
This Graphic 45 shadow box, along with some Graphic 45 Artisan Style papers, came together to make a lovely addition to my studio decor that will remind me daily of my amazing afternoon seeing San Francisco for the first time.
If you'd like to read about all the details and "how to" of this project, the full project walkthrough is over on our sister site Craft Critique. Click here to check it out!
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We've all said them, or heard them said... usually it's right before the entire party gets wiped out.
1)What could possibly go wrong?
2)Hhmmm, that looks tasty, let me try some...
4)...and really, how hard can it be?
5)Them? They look harmless.
6)Relax! I've done this a thousand times...
7)Are you sure you speak troll?
8)Pole? Pole? Piffle, who needs a ten foot pole?
9)See, I told you I was ill! (Apologies to MR S. Milligan)
10)Mushrooms? Don't mind if I do.
11)Jump, you can make it, I promise.
12)Hey...what's that noise?
13)Dude, I'm soo charismatic... of course we can trust them.
14)What kind of thief do you take me for? Of course I checked for traps.
15)Hell's Teeth! Do you see the size of that thing?
16)That's weird, that wasn't here a moment ago...
17)Duh, do you really think I can't tell the difference between potion and poison?
18)Me? I thought you were on guard du...
19)Don't sweat it, I've GOT this!
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A lot of people believe that relationships shouldn't require "work". Others appreciate the fact that there can be difficult patches that need some delicate navigation. Sometimes outside circumstances can take action to pull you plus your spouse together, but often things can happen that move you in opposite manuals unless you work to prevent that effect.
The more emotional bond you have to a situation, event and also circumstance the more deeply it is recorded within your mind. That is why I say that these "falling in love" memories should be easy to recall.
Where there is a can there is a way. This may appear to be a cliche, but it is mostly a very true fact of your life. If you want something badly more than enough you will usually find a way when to make it happen. In that instance a relationship between two parties, you need to both need it to work.
Unfortunately, it is often the result that a couple does not recognise at the time that they are drifting apart. It is only once they believe that they are living almost separate or parallel lives make come to realize what provides happened to their relationship. Then they find themselves asking, "Where made the love go? inch or "what happened to make sure you us? "
This may sound very simple and in reality it is pretty totally obvious and straightforward. Sadly, although, few couples really center upon doing these things and they are then disappointed by the way in which their relationship drifts.
Self-hypnosis can also be very helpful when you want to relive the emotions you've got felt in the fast. With hypnosis you have access to the subconscious mind, which is the part of your mind where recollection and their attached feelings are stored. You can by means of hypnosis deliberately recall some of those loving emotions and deliver them into the forefront with the mind once more.
If you want to have a very good loving relationship, then you need to establish your minds upon doing things together that are adoring, and designed to regenerate any love in your relationship. Also, it is important to focus upon things that you love in your partner instead of the things that you might find bothersome.
When is the last time you lay down and intentionally reminisced (either alone or with the partner) over those instances? When was the last time frame you pulled out the photographs from those moments and smiled as you flicked through them? When was first the last time you on purpose set up a "date night" with your spouse?
The most important thing is usually to get back into the frame of mind for which you were in when you were first together and crazily in love. This should get easy to do. Those ended up being good times, happy times and held a high intensity of emotional impact. This means that are going to be deeply etched in your unconscious mind.
If this has happened to you, then delight be assured that you are not alone. Not does it mean that you are permanently stuck in a "loveless" rapport. It just takes a little attention and focus to generate your relationship back to normal. Needles to say, the most important and vital starting point is the fact that both parties should prefer to "get back that tender feeling".
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Monday, April 4, 2011
Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps Challenge #37
Here is my take on the challenge.
I chose to use shades of brown/earth tones with pops of red for my card. Today is also the super sweet and talented Sparkle's birthday, so this card is for you, girl! =) Hope you have a fantabulous birthday! =)
The stamp that I used is Cafe Lucy. Mmmm... Me love my coffee, too! Black coffee that is. =) After stamping and coloring Cafe Lucy on a piece of PTI's Stamper's Select White cardstock, it's then cut and embossed with a Labels 17 die. The sentiment piece is cut and embossed with the smallest die from the Petite Ovals Small die set.
The card base is stamped using the script from the Papillon set from Stampers Anonymous with vintage photo distress ink. The strip of patterned paper is from the Circa 1934 collection by Cosmo Cricket and it's cut using the new Butterfies border die from Whiff of Joy Stamps. The sentiment is from Papertrey Ink
That's all I have. Please go and check out what the other design team members came up with for this challenge and find out all the details for the challenge here. Hope you can join us this week! =)
Have a fabulous day and thanks for stopping by!
cardstock, buttons: Papertrey Ink
stamps: (Cafe Lucy) Sparkle Creations Rubber Stamps, (background) Stampers Anonymous, (sentiment) Papertrey Ink
patterned paper: Cosmo Cricket
inks: Memento Tuxedo Black, VersaFine Onyx Black, Tim Holtz Distress Ink
twine: May Arts
corner chomper: We R Memory Keepers
dies: (Labels 17, oval) Spellbinders, (Butterflies border) Whiff of Joy Stamps
die-cutting machine: Cuttlebug by Provo Craft
other: sewing machine, thread, foam tape, foam squares
Copics used:
skin: E11, E01, E00, E000, R20
hair: E59, E27, E25, E13
paints: E39, E35, E34, E31
top: E21, E51, E50
belt: E29, E27, E25
shoes: E35, E34, E31, R35, R22
headscarf: R35, R22, R32, W1, W00
flower, earring: R35, R22, R32
steam: W1, W00, 0
shadow: W9, W7, W5,W3, W1, W00, 0
card size: 5" x 5"
35 comments:
- Marlene said...
Love it! Sweet card...sweet image...breathtakingly colored to perfection, as always!
- April 4, 2011 at 9:26 PM
- Unknown said...
This is such a sweet card, Alice!
- April 4, 2011 at 10:03 PM
- yyam said...
Awww...so lovely! Love the kraft background...really bring out the awesome coloring!
- April 4, 2011 at 11:49 PM
- Unknown said...
Wow what a great card Alice :D. I love the colours you chose very nice xoxoxoxo
- April 4, 2011 at 11:55 PM
- Sanne said...
Great take Alice and lovely coloring - you rock!
- April 5, 2011 at 12:03 AM
- debby4000 said...
Love the fabulous image Alice, gorgeous card.
- April 5, 2011 at 12:04 AM
- Marja Rolfes said...
Oh yes!! I love the warm color combo!
Also love the image!!!
Dutch Tulip
- April 5, 2011 at 1:21 AM
- ~amy~ said...
Such a FUN card Alice!!! I love your pops of color!
- April 5, 2011 at 3:55 AM
- Dorcas said...
I don't know how you do it, Alice! I would like to suck just a BIT of your creativity!! I love how your cards all meld together like they were always meant to be, so effortlessly, the colors just WORK every time! Perfect image, perfect layout! Great card!
- April 5, 2011 at 4:46 AM
- BabyBokChoy said...
This is an adorable card, I swear I can smell the fragrance coming from her cup!
- April 5, 2011 at 6:28 AM
- Dotty Jo said...
Brilliant colour combo - looks amazing!!! Love that stamp and your favbulous colouring. What a peach of a card, Jo x
- April 5, 2011 at 11:03 AM
- Unknown said...
Such a gorgeous card!
- April 5, 2011 at 11:06 AM
- 1LuvnMama said...
Eeeeeek! This is fabulous Alice! I'm squirming in my seat here because I luv that splash of red in corporated into your neutral colors! Sparkle will luv this!
- April 5, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- Flip-Flop Creations said...
Gorgeous card! Such a cute image. ~jeni :)
- April 5, 2011 at 12:03 PM
- Unknown said...
Beautiful card, Alice! Love the pops of red.. just lovely!
- April 5, 2011 at 12:17 PM
- Shirley N said...
Love your color combo and your card design Alice! Your image is sweet and again colored so beautifully! Love this!!!
- April 5, 2011 at 1:13 PM
Cute card Alice! I love the red with the kraft ;)
Great job, hugs, Ruth S
- April 5, 2011 at 1:19 PM
- Kelly Booth said...
Soooooooooooo cute and colored just Alice perfect! Love her!
- April 5, 2011 at 1:28 PM
- Merry said...
That hint of red really makes the card pop...a terrific card.
- April 5, 2011 at 2:08 PM
- Karen B. said...
Your combination of stamps and colors is just amazing!
- April 5, 2011 at 3:02 PM
- Tasha said...
Oh my goodness this is so fab. Love the stamping on the base card and the fabulous design. Awesome card Alice
love tasha xx
- April 5, 2011 at 4:25 PM
- Mariana Grigsby said...
Fabulous card Alice! as always!!! Awesome coloring and design!
- April 5, 2011 at 7:53 PM
I was going to try to get by w/out getting this TH set! So much for that idea! lol Fabulous creation Alice...She's so charming and love the kraft and red!
Pam Going Postal
- April 5, 2011 at 8:07 PM
- Tiffany Ervin said...
What a pretty gal, she's so sweet and I like that fancy little chair she is perched upon!
- April 5, 2011 at 8:19 PM
- sunghee said...
Gorgeous! That chair looks so real!
- April 5, 2011 at 9:51 PM
- ivy said...
i'm loving that labels 17 die!! must put it on my wish list! fun birthday card!
- April 5, 2011 at 11:04 PM
- alexandra s.m. said...
Fantabulous Alice!!
- April 6, 2011 at 6:47 AM
- Elizabeth Allan said...
Great color mix of browns with pops of red. The buttons are so fun!
- April 6, 2011 at 7:34 AM
- Emily Leiphart said...
This is gorgeous, Alice! Love all the neutral with pops of red.
- April 6, 2011 at 10:32 AM
- sideoats + scribbles said...
Love this so much, Alice! And your coloring is just fantastic, as usual :)
- April 6, 2011 at 10:35 AM
- Stamping Cafe said...
Gorgeous card, girlie! I love that image too, and your coloring just make any image shine! I hope you are having fun with your twinkling now! ;) Hugs!!
- April 6, 2011 at 4:26 PM
- Silli said...
son very cute!
- April 7, 2011 at 8:53 AM
- Suzanne C said...
LOve the background and the border. The design of the card is wonderful and the image fun! Sweet card.
- April 8, 2011 at 3:15 AM
- Brenda said...
Beautiful image Alice, but I really love that script in the background!
- April 8, 2011 at 7:25 AM
- DustyPenny (Joy Ott) said...
So sweet!
- April 9, 2011 at 7:20 AM
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Sunday's here and so are the Weekend Writing Warriors! Continuing the scene in the coffee shop between Carrie and Liam in Once More From the Top, they're finally face-to-face after 16 years. She's determined to maintain her cool, even though inside, she's a wreck, but his cool is making that impossible…
"Mind if I join you?"
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Who we are:
We are members of Church of Christ (Ghanaian Congregation in the Bronx, New York.) We believe that Jesus is the Son of God, and He is the Founder of the only one true Bible Church, and we do not belong to any religious denomination. The members of Church of Christ (Ghanaian Congregation) belief that The True Bible Church is autonomous, and we do associate with other Churches of Christ who have same beliefs and practices. We are the One True Bible Church and Our Beliefs, Practices and Doctrine are based on the Bible alone. We are children of God, and we are proud to be called citizens of the Kingdom of God.
Anyone who seeks the truth and eternal salvation can become a member of the Church of Christ by hearing the gospel. They must believe the truth of the Gospel, repenting from their sins, confessing Christ as the Son of God and be baptized into Christ (Mk 16:15-16, Rom. 10:9-10; 6:1-6). We believe that our Lord Jesus Christ is the only one who can add the saved to the Church (Act 2:47). We worship according the method of the New Testament (2 Cor. 6:3). We are ambassadors of Jesus Christ, and our goal is to continue propagating the gospel of Our Lord Jesus Christ (Matt. 28:18-20) and through us, the world may see God and glorify His name.
What Are Our Beliefs
The Churches of Christ share the belief and practice that the Church is autonomous. The Bible is our only guide; the congregational church is organized without denominational oversight. The organization of the church is focused on Evangelism, Edification, Benevolence, and Visitation. We the members of the Church of Christ refuse to hold on to any formalized "Statement of Faith or Creeds," but rely solely on the Bible for our doctrine and practices.
We worship according to the New Testament (2 Cor. 3:6). We give as God has prospered us (1 Cor. 16:1-2). We observe and practice the Lord's Supper every Sunday, and we believe that it is the commemoration of the memorial meal commanded by Christ (Matt 26:26-28, 1 Cor. 11:23-28, Act 20:7). We believe that the Lord's Supper is for the proclamation of Christ's death for sinners; and examination of the individual's Christian commitment. It reminds us that God requires our commitment, obedience, and righteousness.
The members of the Church of Christ (Ghanaian Congregation) believe that the New Testament is our primary guide to the truth of God and the understanding to the Christian faith, beliefs, and practices. We believe that "All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness. That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works." (2 Tim 3:16-17 - KJV).
We believe that the Holy Ghost is the Spirit of Truth and the Comforter of all believers. He searches the deep things of God, brings to our minds things of the past, reveals things to come, and He is the medium by which we receive the revelation of Jesus Christ (John 14:15-18, 26, 15:26, 16:13; Micah 10:3-7).
We believe in God the Eternal Father, who is the only Supreme Being; Creator of the universe; Ruler and Judge of all; unchangeable and without respect of persons. (Isa 45:15-21; Mal 3:6; Rev 20:11-13; Micah 8:19)
We believe that all men shall be saved through the atonement of Christ by obedience to the laws of Christ and ordinances of the Gospel. We believe that salvation come by hearing the gospel of our Lord Jesus Christ, believing in the message, repentance of sins, and Baptism by immersion for the remission of sins (John 3:16-17; Mark 10:13-16; 3 Acts 8:14-17; Mark 16:17-18; Jas 5:14-16).


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Our comprehensive benefit program includes several plan options: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, long term disability, health and dependent care flexible spending accounts, employee assistance program, and a 401(k) Plan.
The information provided in this summary is intended as an overview only. The actual terms and conditions of participation and coverage are governed by the insurance contracts and plan documents. Please contact Corporate Human Resources for additional information.
We know our employees do their best when they feel their best. Our Medical Plan offers employees the choice of Aetna EPO or Aetna PPO. Our Medical Plan design includes prescription drug coverage. The PPO program includes in-network and out-of-network options.
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Flexible Spending Accounts allow employees to set aside a portion of their salary, before taxes, to pay for qualified Health Care and Dependent Care expenses.
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Antonios Tzanakopoulos is Lecturer in Public International Law at the University of Glasgow.
On 12 January 2011, the Greek Government announced its decision to apply to the International Court of Justice for permission to intervene in the sovereign immunity dispute brought by Germany against Italy (see here for Dapo's comment when the case was first brought). The Greek decision to intervene has received some coverage in the Greek and German media, but has gone relatively unnoticed in the English-speaking world. Even though the Government had been under some pressure, both by opposition parties and by public opinion (see eg here [in Greek]), to intervene in the dispute, its decision does come as a relative surprise. Greece is already engaged in one case before the ICJ, where fYR Macedonia has complained of the alleged breach of the 1995 Interim Accord between the two States with reference to Greece's conduct in response to fYR Macedonia's bid to join NATO (see here for brief comment), and is also in dire economic straits. Still, the Greek Government elected to open a new front, primarily, it seems, for 'symbolic' reasons (see the Greek PM's statement reported here [in Greek]). Needless to say, Germany was less than impressed by the Greek decision (see the comments by Foreign Minister Westerwelle here; the standard AP report as relayed by the Jerusalem Post here; and the German press here and here [in German]; but see also here for a German position in favour of Athens's intervention, which however confuses individual criminal responsibility with state responsibility [in German]).
The Greek Prime Minister noted the 'symbolism' of Greece's decision to apply for intervention in the sovereign immunity dispute. This is arguably because the dispute between Germany and Italy originated in Italian court decisions, which—inter alia—permitted the enforcement in Italy of Greek court decisions that had allowed civil claims in damages against Germany for grave violations of international humanitarian law perpetrated by its troops in Greece (in particular in Distomo village) during World War II (cf paras 10 and 14(3) of Germany's Application Instituting Proceedings [pdf]). These decisions were denied enforcement in Greece: execution of a judgment against a sovereign State is subject to the prior consent of the Minister of Justice, and this was not given in the instance (Art 923 of the Greek Code of Civil Procedure). The creditors of the Greek judgments did not manage to get relief at the European Court of Human Rights, where their claim that Art 923 CCP was in violation of Art 6(1) ECHR was rejected (see Kalogeropoulou v Greece and Germany, App No 59021/00). Around the same time, the Greek Special Supreme Court (No 6/2002) found that, under general international law, there is no accepted exception from sovereign immunity for acts that amount to war crimes or other violations of jus cogens (see 56 RHDI 199 (2003) and ILDC 87 (GR 2002) for the decision and comment). The creditors then took advantage of the liberal approach of Italian courts after Ferrini (see ILDC 19 (IT 2004) and 99 AJIL 242 (2005) for further comment), and had the relevant Greek decisions recognized and declared enforceable in Italy.
The Greek decision to intervene is notable for two reasons. First of all, Greece's timing of the intervention is not deprived of a certain feeling of suspense and drama: arguably the time-limit for applying for permission to intervene would run out on 14 January 2011, the time-limit the ICJ had fixed for the submission of the Italian rejoinder (see Art 81 ICJ ROP; Order of 6 July 2010 [pdf]; the ICJ has not yet issued a press release as to the Greek application for intervention). During the preceding weeks, calls to the Government to intervene had augmented, and the intervention was finally announced by the Greek Prime Minister himself just two days before the deadline. This seems to have given the Greek Government a bump in its domestic political capital at a crucial time when its popularity is not its strongest point: the economy is quite obviously in pretty bad shape and Germany is widely perceived by Greeks as not having helped during the crisis as much as they would have wanted or expected.
In terms of substance, Greece may be seeking—understandably—to support the judicially recognized rights of the victims of the Distomo massacre and their successors (see the Greek MFA Press Release at para 2). If so, it has chosen a particularly roundabout way of showing this support: it is intervening not only against the decision of its own Special Supreme Court of 2002 (cited above), but also against the Government's own decision to refuse its consent to the execution of the domestic judgments against Germany ten years ago. In view also of the drama surrounding the eventual intervention, speculation is easily invited as to whether Greece really believes it has any chance of putting forward a strong case for the exception from sovereign immunity of acta jure imperii in violation of jus cogens, or whether it has merely launched into a publicity stunt in an effort to appease the Greek public and, at the same time, put an end to a case that has been going on for more than 15 years (the first Distomo civil action was lodged in 1995; if the ICJ decides on the side of Germany, the Greek Government will be able to point to the International Court for having put the case to rest, while arguing that it did 'all it could' by intervening). It remains to be seen whether the ICJ will allow Greece's intervention, what arguments Greece will put before the Court, and what the political cost of this intervention will be.


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Important Things to Know about Surgical Hip Replacement
When arthritis affects the hip joint, replacing the affected hip through a surgical procedure is one of the best solutions available. Diseased or damaged hip joints are usually very painful and they limit movements in a great way. There are artificial joints available today that the doctors use for effective hip replacement. These artificial joints are made of plastic, metal or ceramic components. Most doctors will use a surgical procedure to replace your hip once the other options fail to offer adequate pain relief. You need to know several things concerning the surgical hip treatment or replacement option:
Qualified candidates for this treatment
The main objective of hip replacement surgical treatment is enabling the hip joints to work better, relieve pain and enhance walking, as well as other movements. Most of the people who find this treatment most appropriate for them are those suffering from hip joint osteoarthritis. Your doctor may recommend the surgical hip treatment if you are suffering from hip joint injury, bone tumors, osteonecrosis, and rheumatoid arthritis. However, your doctor may first suggest other treatments such as physical therapy, medications, exercise programs and walking aids before they recommend a surgical hip replacement.
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It's always important to prepare psychologically when going for a minor or major surgery. Let your doctor help you know what may happen prior to, during and after the surgical hip treatment. If you can access some booklets about hip replacement surgery, you should read them to know what awaits you ahead. Get someone who would take you to the hospital for treatment and another who would stay with you for about two weeks at home as you recuperate.
What to do after surgery
Meeting a physical therapist and respiratory therapist after a hip surgical treatment is very important. The main role of the respiratory therapist is to help you improve your breathing system. The therapist may ask you to cough, breathe deeply or even blow into a medical device to assess the health state of your lungs. Deep breathing ensures that fluid doesn't access your lungs after a hip surgery. The physical therapist helps you know how you should walk, bend over, and sit up with the new hip. All this helps in making the treatment effective. Find out more Dr. Nakul Karkare
Role of exercise after hip treatment
Most doctors advise the surgical hip treatment patients to do some exercises. Exercises are effective in reducing joint stiffness and pain, enhance joint movements and increase muscle strength. Physical therapists know the exercises that are most appropriate for surgical hip replacement patients. Such exercises include swimming, cross-country skiing and walking. These exercises also prevent injuries to the new joint and increase overall fitness and blood circulation.
It's important to have adequate information on anything you anticipate especially on surgical medication. Knowing what is ahead helps you to reduce unnecessary anxiety and fears. If you would like to know more than what has been explained above, it's important to schedule time with your doctor. You will have an opportunity to ask any question relating to the total hip replacement surgery you are about to have.


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Oxigen permeameter. Cembureau method
General description
General description
This method, which is applicable to cast and cored concrete specimens, concerns the determination of the concrete permeability to oxygen conforming to the Hagen-Poiseuille relationship.
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Compressed oxygen cylinder fitted with pressure reducer not included
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Gonzalez named new prez of S.F. Board of Supervisors
2003-01-08 16:45:00 PST SAN FRANCISCO -- The City's supervisors took seven rounds of voting to choose their new president today, finally selecting Matt Gonzalez by a narrow 6-5 to replace outgoing two-term leader Tom Ammiano.
On the deciding vote, Gonzalez bested Sophie Maxwell. The two had been locked along with Aaron Peskin in a near three-way tie during six rounds of balloting that never wavered: three for Maxwell and four apiece for Peskin and Gonzalez.
Once two colleagues asked Maxwell to step aside and she refused, Peskin stood and said he wanted to free himself and his three supporters to go with their second choice. The foursome split evenly between the other two candidates, so Gonzalez took the prize.
Peskin himself voted with the majority, voicing a need for unity on the board in times of uncertainty and economic difficulty.
Gonzalez, a Green Party member who sits at the far left of the board's political spectrum, put an unusual coalition together to pull off his historic win. His vocal supporter Tony Hall, who represents the West of Twin Peaks areas and whose vote generally goes along with the 11-member body's conservative wing.
Hall repeatedly called Gonzalez a man of integrity and intelligence who would run the supervisors' meetings and make committee assignments fairly. At one point he noted that Gonzalez had sponsored a successful ballot measure that should lead to a substantial salary hike for supervisors, once the city's Civil Service Commission implements it this year.
The board's incoming president is a lawyer and former city public defender who represents District 5, centered around the Haight-Ashbury District. He said he thought supervisors could tolerate debate and even a little grandstanding. "We are politicians, after all," he said.
In thanking outgoing President Tom Ammiano, Gonzalez noted that the job of pulling a widely diverging group of elected officials together is a hard one. "It's a little like herding cats," he said.
Ammiano said he was proud of many of the board's accomplishments during the four years he has been at the helm, noting the Hetch Hetchy water system mega-repair that voters just approved and district elections that he said are providing "accessibility and accountability" to city residents.
For decades before the year 1999, supervisors were elected citywide. Whoever received the greatest number of votes in a particular election cycle automatically became the next board president.
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Sunday, 27 January 2013
Leeds United's Lionel Varney and Diego McCormack Dump Parker's Tottenham Out Of Cup!
And it was no more than Leeds deserved. Bale ripped them apart once and Dempsey glanced home the cross superbly, but that apart, Paddy Ashdown had an afternoon off, and it was Friedel who struggled to keep Tottenham in the game.
Byram was superb and Leeds fans will be relieved he signed that new contract. Unless there is a release clause in there of course. As this game showed, Spurs could do with a new full back!
Who needs Becchio eh? The Argentine must surely be on his way after being left out of the squad altogether - perhaps Wigan didn't want him cup tied? - but after this, Leeds fans won't care. Mind you, on the basis of this game Tottenham need him - their cupboard up front is bare!
Shit Brown bossed Parker in midfield, Hell Hadji linked play expertly, the defence were rock solid - Lees looks decent too - and Lionel Varney and Diego McCormack were superb.
This wasn't lucky, Leeds bossed most of the game. Mind you, Old Big Gob will be hopping mad that Mr Friend blew his whistle with Leeds' third goal rolling into the net! After this victory, Warnock might fancy his chances of taking over from Benitez in the summer!
22 comments:
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 16:16
what a sad act you are! is romania really that boring.hahahahahahahaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaReplyDeleteReplies
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 16:25
im sorry but for the first time in a while this is actually a positive regarding leeds and u still insult him? really? if he said we were luck then fair enough but hes writing about how we were a class above and still u give him shit? get off the ''we all hate hammersfan'' newsnow bandwagon and read the fkin articleDelete
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 16:35
bore off mate,you should not side with him at all.do you remember everything he has written? he deserves all the abuse he gets and i hope he gets whats coming to himDelete
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 16:44
Another dick sucking up to the hammer...what a clown.Delete
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 16:45
16.25 you sir are a first class tool.Delete
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 16:55
Too right...anyone who agrees with him is bang out of order...the man is low life scum.Delete
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 16:58
16.25 you may collect your 'knob of the year' award.Delete
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 16:32
YOUR LEEDS AND YOU KNOW YOU ARE!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 16:34
Surprised you are not saying "tin pot cup" Liam. MOTReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 16:34
At least It's positive about us, was expecting a negative twist!!! MOT.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 16:39
Nice to see you giving credit where it's due hf!ReplyDelete
Luchiano who?!
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 16:39
Who needs Van Persie, We've got Luke Varney!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 16:40
Leeds United vor ramane intotdeauna Leeds United!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 17:00
Just remember lads,it is just another bunch of loud mouthed cockneys we stuffed.Nothing much.ReplyDelete
When they run out of London teams to see win,they then support Man u.
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 17:18
Your a sack of shit liam .....you realy are a cameloen .....change your colour and tone far too much .....wanker ..f offReplyDelete
Any one for a spot of tennis ?ReplyDelete
Give me a shout on JA 606 guys so that we can practice a few back hands down the linr.
Told you that Varney is the MAN !! Awrsome today & what a finish.
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 17:42
Becchio is already cup tied. He played in 3rd rnd v Birmingham.ReplyDelete
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 18:27
Tottenham's always running.ReplyDelete
Cue for a song ?
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 18:56
What does it feel like when your sister club gets tonked by Leeds ?ReplyDelete
Yes,we all accept she is a much bigger,more prettier and smarter,wealthier sister but ............
Leeds beat better prem ' teams than you do.
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 21:13
"True the defender made it too easy for him, but the way he stopped, turned inside and bent home his shot was sheer class."ReplyDelete
And this would presumably be the defender that wet sham couldn't get past in your 3-1 defeat by spurs then?
'sheer class' is the word to desrcibe Leeds perfomance...
'sheer ass' is the way to describe you........
- Anonymous27 January 2013 at 22:48
Two numbers 2-1ReplyDelete
enough said


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How far along: 27 weeks!
Gender: Unknown, looking forward to seeing what guesses are this weekend!
Weight gain: I would say 17+lbs at this point!
Maternity clothes: I think I still have to invest in a few more tops/sweaters and pants and then I should be good to go. Thanks to Instagram, this hoodie was suggested to me. Now it's just a matter of getting to the store and buying it!
Stretch marks: They have made their presence known!
Rings on or off: I have been wearing them less and less these days. They DO still go on, but I get super nervous at the end of the day. Do I just ditch them altogether at this point,or sweat it out? I'm a little afraid of them getting STUCK.
Belly button in or out: Still in, but shalloooow.
Sleep: Good, but I have been finding that by the evening I am just EXHAUSTED. And when I get into bed I am OUT. Unfortunately, I still can't sleep past 7:30am ON WEEKENDS!?
Best moment this week: Organizing all of the wonderful gifts we got for baby into his/her nursery. Missing a few important pieces of furniture to get it ALL set up, but hopefully (weather permitting) we will be able to get them this weekend! AND taking a little trip over the border to pick up some Christmas presents and wander aimlessly around everyone's favourite happy place … TARGET.
Worst moment this week: Ugh, we had to cancel our sweet little day trip to Le Nordik Spa over the weekend because of weather … which means this Mama is in need of a local pre-natal massage. Any recommendations YGK friends?!
Miss anything: Sleeping on my back. That's all I want to do.
Movement: Movements G A L O R E. And I can feel them all the time; standing, sitting, walking, driving, laying down! It seems to still be just little jabs/kicks/punches here and there but I -think- I've started to feel rolling … like the baby is moving but cannot be felt on the outside … just sort of twirling around in there. ANYWAYS.
Cravings: Clementines and all things cinnamon and sugar. Luckily I found a wicked and relatively healthy oatmeal recipe that involves cinnamon and sugar and I have been eating it for breakfast when I have time.
Looking forward to: Our busy weekend ahead! A concert, some (hopefully Christmas) shopping, picking out some final pieces of furniture and details for Baby L's nursery and my second baby shower that is being thrown by my side of the family! SO SO SO excited to see all my friends and family members this weekend!


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Bryn and I finally got around to climbing up Old la Honda today. It's a road that runs up to Skyline Blvd (which runs along the highpoint of the mountains on the peninsula) from Woodside. So we started at sea level (I know this since the new offices is pretty much right on the Bay) and climbed to 1461 feet. Bryn uses Old la Honda as a metric of bike fitness, and I don't feel too bad about my 29:40 time. I just made it up in under a half hour.
The worst part was that once on Skyline we then went over to Old King's Road (or something like that) to get back down, which means that on Skyline we re-climbed that last 400 feet 3 or 4 times.
I thought my legs were tired after that Page Mill run. But at least that was just short term fatigue. This is much more fully worn down on energy. That handicapped seat in the shower never looked so tempting before.
But it was a ton of fun (and that worn out feeling is always a good one). And today was a perfect day for a ride like that because the sun was out and was just the right temperature not to overheat, and not to be too cool.


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Tuesday, June 05, 2007
Defining contagiousness
As a general rule, doctors hate saying "maybe." It shows a lack of confidence and a degree of uncertainty to which medicine is unaccustomed. So, you can imagine my consternation when I had to say it repeatedly this morning on television. The question: Is Andrew Speaker contagious or not?
Well, maybe... sort of. Alright, yes is he is contagious, but not very. Make sense? There are several things doctors look at when determining whether someone is likely to transmit an infectious disease. One is whether he or she is sick (coughing, sneezing with fever). A second is whether a sputum test is positive - meaning bacteria are present in the saliva. In Andrew Speaker's case, both those tests suggested he was not contagious, and may not be now. He did, however, have a third test come back positive, which is a culture test. That means, doctors had Speaker cough onto a slide, and, although no bacteria were initially present, after a few days they did show up when placed in a culture medium. Based on all of that, the hospital where Speaker is staying issued a statement saying he is "relatively non-contagious" and may even consider taking him out of isolation, although he would still wear a mask.
To be clear, there is still a lot of concern surrounding Speaker. Here is one way of looking at it: When examining risk, you really have to balance the likelihood of transmitting the bacteria with the seriousness of the disease. In this particular case, it sounds like the likelihood of spread is low, but the potential consequence is very high. That is especially true with XDR-TB, where there are very few treatment options.
So, now after hearing all of this, which is admittedly confusing even for the medical establishment -- does it make you more or less understanding of Speaker's decision to fly internationally?
Simply the seriousness of the disease and the potential consequence should have given him pause. Even though the likelihood of transmitting bacteria and spread is low an intellegent individual should reason that there was a risk to others and the right thing to do would not to take the risk for others, especially on a plan. The public already knows how the air travel with circulated air is not the healthiest place to even avoid a common cold. This lawyer had to know this fact BUT He had a plan - yes, a very important plan - you don't get married everyday but if you can afford to get married abroad and have a spectacular honeymoon you can afford to cancel the event to keep others safe. His choice was simply an act of selfishness @ the end of the day.
Hi Dr. Gupta!
Does it make me more understanding?
I also don't really understand how you can be "relatively non-contagious". You are or you aren't. I don't like MAYBE. I like YES or NO. That he could have MAYBE infected one person out of everyone he came in contact with is simply unconscionable. He was only interested in himself and no one else, period.
It isn't just about balancing the seriousness of the disease with the chance of transmitting it. That's a silly and overly simplistic way to frame the question.
Even normal TB involves months of careful treatment, frequently observed by health agencies to ensure proper compliance. The inconvenience, expense, and stress of that is an equal factor. The chance of transmitting it, the gravity of the disease, and the burden to the person that could be potentially infected should be weighed. Quality of life does matter and I think it would be difficult to imagine your own disrupted twice every day for 6 months or more so that someone could watch you take your medicine. I would even venture a guess that Andrew Speaker would be pretty non-compliant if it wasn't XDR TB.
A parallel example is an HIV positive person choosing to wear or not to wear a condom. If their partner is healthy, each individual encounter has a relatively small risk of HIV infection. But the seriousness of the disease and the burden of treatment would lessen that person's quality of life should they become infected. The jeopardy of those two factors alone should encourage people to do the right thing for their health and the health of others.
Dr. Gupta,
Nicely put. As a second year medical student who just finished studying TB and medications for treatment of the disease, this case has been very interesting to follow. How I describe it to my family and friends: I have an albino friend, the gene for albinism is considered dominant, however the reason every other person isn't albino is the presence of that gene in the US populaton is very low (aka incidence). It stinks AS had to make a choice to get back to the US. However it would be nice if, when people argue that 1.6 million people die from TB every year - that more people would be willing to donate money to drug programs in those impoverished nations where those millions of people are dying!
That is something more news worthy than one man making a mistake.
Thanks for listening,
Ross University Medical School
Yes, I think that the statement is just reiterating of what is already known and it just makes it more clear that Mr. Speaker should not have travelled at all.
Hi Dr. Gupta!
Even though I am not into medical field, I noticed that the specialists missed something very important with the Sputum test. Following the news I heard Mr. Speaker's first two SPUTUM tests negative. The third one(a culture test) being positive.
I assume Mr. Speaker was already undergoing treatment(antibiotics administered intravenously). Is it not true that once the antibiotics are induced and then samples were taken for testing, they show negative results as the antibiotics are active in a patient?
Don't forget about the varying degrees of another person's ability to contract the disease. We musn't forget that the human body is a complex thing, and everyone is different -- medicine can never be as simple as "down to a science."
I think the break down was the tenancy for health care bureaucracies to deal with unique situation with the less than stellar judgment, total inaction, massive indecision, and incredible flank covering.
While the authorities waffled on the issue on whether he should travel or whether he was contagious or not (as if that issue could be resolved with 100% certainty with bureaucratic indecision), he, like any of us, refused to put our lives on hold for months or years. And why not?
If he was not contagious, why shouldn't he travel to Europe, maybe for the last time. If he was possibly contagious, why did they NOT say that very thing? If he was not contagious AND they didn't want him to travel, why should he be treated like he IS contagious? We don't (or we aren't supposed to) ban people with NON-contagious diseases from traveling for unreasonable fear that someone can "catch it", do we?
Even now the authorities protesting that "They warned him (warned him of what??)" are the ones changing their stories day to day while every one associated with Mr. Speaker tells one similar story. If you were an investigator, who would you believe?
He should have been told "You have a possibly drug-resistant form of TB and that you could be contagious, possibly spreading this dangerous form of TB to others. That is why you should not travel until we know for certain that you are NOT contagious". If any reasonable person was told that, I don't think they would travel until the TB contagion issue was resolved. To this day, not even the authorities said they stated that to him. They did say that they "warned him not to travel" without addressing the contagion issue.
Then when the authorities decide that "hey, he possibly could be might be contagious after all", the CDC offers NO AVAILABLE RESOURCES to get him back to the US for adequate treatment. They had the resources and chose not to make them available to him for no good reason.
Imagine that you have NOT been getting reasonable answers from authorities for weeks and they now tell you another set of different stories when you are stuck in a foreign country and can ONLY get adequate treatment in the US for a disease that you believe not to be contagious, I think I would be sorely tempted to fly back to the US as fast as possible by any means. I can't say if I would or not. I can totally understand Mr. Speaker's total confusion and frustration with authorities.
After all of this media circus dies down, I hope that Congress has a serious hearing on finding out the real story behind this TB fiasco.
By the way, HOW did he contract this uncommon and dangerous form of TB? Nobody in the CDC talks about that. I think that is the most scary part of this story.
I understand that HIV is an infectious disease that is transmitted via blood, semen, or breastmilk. Will the hearings currently going on in Congress affect persons living with HIV and who are at greater risk for drug resistant strains of TB?
This does make more sense to me now, but it also makes me wonder if the patient knew that the test would take a few days, and so that's why he changed his departing flight to a few days earlier... perhaps he was aware that a positive test would keep him in the US and prevent him from travelling. In any case, I think his actions are negligent and dangerous, and I can't think of anything he could say that might change my opinion.
What Mr. Speaker did is of a potentially far more serious consequence, but this makes me think of all the employees who trudge into work even when they are ill and running a fever, or the parents who send their children to school even when they know the child is very sick. Even if they are sent back home later in the day, dozens of people are still exposed, and possibly infected in the meantime, yet I don't see such a public outrage for these daily scenarios. Our culture takes good health and the body's ability to recover for granted.
Regarding the Speaker story and his explanation of his travels with T.B.: Speaker talked about (on Anderson Cooper interview tonight; 6/6/07) the old movies that feature the symptoms of the disease --- therefore he has a least of heard of it (T.B.). Even asymptomatic, this bright attorney, who knows he has a diagnosis of tuberculosis - how could he even think about going on a plane! If I had a diagnosis of TB. (any variety), I would be on the web or pulling out my medical book and learning more about the disease. Anyone who has even heard of t.b. would have that much common sense; one would ASSUME he could be contagious - that would be enough to know to quarantine him or herself. I don't buy his explanation -he is at least guilty of being selfish. [I certainly wish him and his family well, but please don't excuse away your ignorance of being "contagious", whether that be "highly" contagious, "partially" contagious, "perhaps" contagious, or "not at all" contagious. Wouldn't you lean on the side of caution with a diagnosis of tuberculosis?] (Comment by Veronica H. of Cols., Ohio.
There seems to be a lot of hysteria over this. If Speaker was told he wasn't contagious, was told he could continue working as a lawyer, going to court, seeing clients, etc. -- i.e., if he wasn't told that he should be remain home under quarantine -- then I don't see why he couldn't fly.
It is hard to believe that if he had been told he was contagious that he would have put his fiance, daughter and others at risk. It just doesn't pass the smell test. So I believe Speaker.
The only real issue here is did the CDC consider him contagious or not? And what was Speaker told? If the CDC felt he was contagious, then they should have made it clear!
We should stop blaming Speaker and start blaming how the CDC handled this whole thing.
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|"Do not to be discouraged by your present circumstances but be encouraged by the knowledge that God loves you and cares for you."
It was a lively celebration which was attended by a huge number of refugees who fully participated in the liturgical activities. Refugees from different nationalities led prayers of the faithful in their own local languages, praying for the African continent, for peace in their home countries, for the church, the families, the well being of fellow refugees and the sick. The refugees also offered symbolic gifts during the offertory, such as crafts, a map of Africa, different flags representing the refugees' countries and two doves as a sign of peace which were released immediately.
Finding hope in God
During his homily, Archbishop Lele encouraged refugees and Kenyans to live in harmony. "Do not to be discouraged by your present circumstances but be encouraged by the knowledge that God loves you and cares for you," he said. He asked Kenyans to continue being real neighbours to the refugees since they too might find themselves in similar circumstances in the future. He further suggested that Kenyans should organise themselves in order to assist refugees financially especially those who may be willing to go back to their countries.
After the Mass, refugees and Kenyans together with the Archbishop, the parish priest and the invited guests from various agencies assembled at the parish hall for entertainments which had been organised by various refugee groups. Traditional dances, poems and a skit with the theme "Respecting Strangers: Replacing Fear with Welcome" by the parish youth gave an impression of their various talents.
By the end of the day, the plight of refugees had become clearer to the Kenyans present and refugees had had the opportunity to come together and spend the day as a united family.


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Peter catches an early flight back from Paris and surprises Tina on her birthday. Tyrone reassures Fiz that Roy will surface when he's ready but she's not convinced. Michelle gives Tina the rest of the day off "to spend time with mates"; in reality she's spending the afternoon with Peter, who hasn't told anyone else he's back. Amy wants to go to a Victorian day at the Museum of Science and Industry and gets Tracy and Steve to agree to take her. Tyrone and Chesney continue the search for Roy. Peter gives Tina a bracelet for her birthday. They have sex in the flat again. Amy tells Tracy and Steve they have to dress up for the day at the museum. The cafe takes a delivery for Roy. Fiz wants to open it as it might provide a clue to his whereabouts but Julie and Jenna stop her. Dennis grovels to Rita, insisting there's nothing going on between him and Gloria. Gloria encourages Dennis not to bother with Rita and enjoy the high life at their gigs. Steve tells Michelle he's seen the light on in Peter and Carla's flat even though it's supposed to be empty. Michelle gets him and Lloyd to check it out. The police find Roy's bag in the canal in Castlefield. Steve and Lloyd catch Tina in the flat, having just had a shower.
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An ongoing traffic headache could be coming to the Pennsylvania Turnpike's Northeast Extension in Montgomery County starting Monday night.
Even though the $151-million project is supposed to alleviate traffic in the long run by expanding the turnpike from two lanes in each direction to three lanes each way, in the meantime it could cause traffic troubles for commuters.
The improvement project's target area is the six-mile stretch of road from Mid-County to Lansdale.
Breaking news and the stories that matter to your neighborhood.
Starting Monday night at 8 the northbound right lane of the Northeast Extension will be closed overnight until 6 a.m. Tuesday. Expect the same closure Tuesday to Thursday night and Friday night starting at 10 p.m. and going until 7 a.m. Saturday.
Of course all the construction is weather permitting.
The right lane closures are also only the beginning. The expansion project is set to last for three years.
During the next month or so expect the right lane closure so that crews can install temporary barriers. After that there will be different phases of the construction project that should cause some lane restrictions, variable signage, speed restrictions and increased fines, said officials.
Despite the travel headaches, Turnpike officials feel the construction should be a long-term benefit to drivers.
"This stretch of I-476 between Mid-County and the Lansdale Interchange is the busiest four-lane section of highway across the entire Turnpike system, with average traffic exceeding 65,500 vehicles per day," Turnpike COO Craig Shuey said. "What's more, traffic volumes here are expected to surpass 100,000 vehicles per day by the year 2030, so this improvement project is vitally needed to safely accommodate rising traffic."
It also could be considered rather overdue.
"This project is also significant because it represents the first total-reconstruction initiative undertaken on the Northeastern Extension since it opened more than 56 years ago on Nov. 23, 1955," Shuey added.
And don't expect construction along the Keystone State to stop with this improvement project.
"We're not stopping here," Shuey said. "Once we've completed this project, we'll begin a similar reconstruction and widening of the Turnpike to the north, from Berks Road to the Lansdale Interchange."
The best bet is that before you get in the car for a trip or commute over the next couple of years it would probably be a good idea to check the Pa. Turnpike's Travel Conditions Map and drivers should call 1-877-855-2545 for project-specific questions.
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