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Conduct an inventory to find out how much coverage you need. Check whether your insurance company offers an inventory app, or use the Insurance Information Institute's free online software at KnowYourStuff.org to help catalog everything. Beware that standard home and renters insurance policies place dollar limits on coverage for valuables and special collections, so you might need to buy additional coverage for those items. Besides helping you determine how much coverage you need, an inventory helps the claims process go smoothly if something unfortunate happens.
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Corning, CA- Adventurous women will gather for the second annual Fly Girls Casting for Recovery Event on Saturday, May 22, 2010 at Rolling Hills Casino Resort located in California's North State region (Corning, CA). This event is all about resilient living and celebrating sisterhood for women whose lives have been challenged by breast cancer. Funds raised through the Fly Girls event will benefit the non-profit organization Casting for Recovery.
Fly Girls will cast-off with registration at the Carlino's Event Center in Rolling Hills Casino at 9:00 a.m. followed by a Fly Girls Tie It On Breakfast where attendees will network over mimosas and a scrumptious morning meal courtesy of St. Elizabeth's Community Hospital.
Next, is the Line on the Day, a series of fun-and-informative workshops focusing on everything from fly fishing instruction (taught by the Casting for Recovery team) to learning to tie flies with the help of Shasta Trinity Fly Fishers plus more fly fishing tips from local guides courtesy of Chico Area Flyfishers Club. Since attendees will not catch fish at the indoor event, for those interested two days have been set aside (June 5 or 6) for an outdoor, one-on-one fly fishing lesson provided by Chico Area Flyfishers, Shasta Trinity Fly Fishers or Clear Creek Sports Club.
While at the Fly Girls event, those who want to learn about a "second" health-enhancing sport, that is: Golf, will have a chance to meet PGA & LPGA teaching pros sharing news about the upcoming Girls Club Clinic and other Play Golf America initiatives offered in June at the resort's nationally-ranked Sevillano Links, in conjunction with American Express Women's Golf Month.
Because women care about wardrobe too, during the Fly Girls event attendees will have an opportunity to try on fly fishing gear plus visit an array of boutiques (with fly-fishing, golf, gym & leisure wear), fashion accessories, jewelry, cosmetics, wines & gourmet food products. The day will culminate with a Fly Girls: Celebrate Life with Lunch and Laughter.
"Last year we had a very positive response from participants as well as from our supporting vendors and sponsors," stated event co-founder Kate Grissom with Rolling Hills Casino Resort, "so it seemed only natural that we host another Fly Girls celebration this year. Our goal is to continue to introduce women to new sports in a comfortable, social setting where sisterhood and spirit prevail, while also raising funds for a worthy cause such as Casting for Recovery."
Event tickets are $55.00 and include indoor fly fishing clinics (plus a future outdoor fly flying lesson), on-site boutique experience, meals, entertainment, and a special Fly Girls gift. Tickets are available at //tickets.ticketforce.com. For more event information call (877) 840-0457.
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Find water, find bluewing teal
It does seem more like the beginning of summer than the beginning of fall. There was an extended winter last year with very little springtime before the hot summer began. With a cold dry fall and a hot dry summer, many of the duck ponds have disappeared. With the bluewing teal already migrating into our area, the folks that have water will have teal. There are supposedly record numbers of these little ducks coming this year, but if there is a lack of water for them to use, they will move on farther to the south more quickly than normal.
The early teal season will open locally on Saturday, Sept. 10, and continue through Sunday Sept. 25. As always, the daily bag limit is four birds per hunter. A Texas hunting license and both Texas and federal waterfowl stamps are required.
Teal hunters should keep in mind that both snakes and alligators are still active. Either or both of these critters could cause a fun hunt to become not so much fun. There are several species of snakes that inhabit our marshes and rice fields, the cottonmouth water moccasin being the main one to stay away from. There are places around the rice fields where there have been case of rattlesnakes and copperheads, but the norm are the cottonmouths. All three of these species are poisonous and should be avoided if possible.
Alligators normally do not enjoy being around people. That is the case unless some well meaning folks have been feeding them. In such cases, the 'gators will become too friendly and spend time near what they feel is a food source. It is always best to leave the alligators alone, but their constant search for food may cause a problem for hunters. That's especially the case when there has been no cold weather to put them into their semi-migration mode. Should you have your retriever, along there is the possibility that it may be injured or killed by a alligator. Most folks choose to leave the retriever at home until there has been a cold front or two.
Don't overlook the great possibility that mosquitoes and or deer flies could be around in great numbers. By taking along some repellant or a Thermacell unit, those pests will not be a real problem. Whenever you pack your repellent, don't forget to take along plenty of water to drink. Although teal hunts normally don't require lengthy stays in the blind, it is still prudent to go prepared.
The recent rains that were welcome locally will have no effect on areas farther to the west. Even so, they were welcome and saltwater fishing is continuing to be good. Most of the anglers as well as outfitters and guides canceled their trips this past weekend due to wind and the rain. The redfish and also the speckled trout are really turning on in both the inland lakes and bays. The jetty action has also been good. When the winds are not too strong, there are some specks and reds taking topwaters in the surf.
Most of the inland fish catching has been out over the reefs. This situation has been the case for several weeks. In East Bay, the better action has been over the reefs but not on the bottom. By using noise making floats with either lead-head jigs or live shrimp about 4 feet under them, the fish will be easier to locate. Some folks prefer to drift across the reefs while others will either anchor or use an electric troll motor to move around.
Both Lake Sabine and Big Lake in Louisiana have been yielding fish about the same as the other inland bays. The difference seems to be that at times there is some bird action on Lake Sabine. It only takes a single seagull feeding to show where there are also some feeding fish.
There are times when the redfish will surface in big schools. Whenever that happens, there is no need to locate gulls. There are also some shiny slicks on all the inland areas, but sometimes there are gaftopsails or hardhead catfish causing them.
The jetty and smooth surf action has been hot. The better fish seem to be taking lead-head jigs bounced near the bottom. There are some Spanish mackerel out there, also. I recommend using a 6 or 12-inch rubber coated steal leader.
Don't' overlook the surf or the short rigs. Whenever the winds allow, both are loaded with fish. The tripletails are also still around.
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Goodguys 17th Great Lakes Nationals
I am still not too sure why it's called the Midwest when it seems more like the North, but who am I to say? I wasn't sure if I was going to be fighting the heat and humidity or scraping ice off my Mustang rental car when I got to Wisconsin this past August for the Goodguys Great Lakes Nationals, but it would prove to be my lucky weekend. I landed in Milwaukee for the first time and drove around the city for an hour or so to take a quick look before heading west to Waukesha. I've heard the name Waukesha for years in reference to the Waukesha engines that have powered many industrial applications for 100 years now, and, in fact, I believe I had just missed the city's big anniversary party. Nonetheless, the weather was nicer than the tailings of the Texas-like summer we'd had back in California, and I couldn'tbe happier.
The show was held at the Waukesha County Expo Center, which seemed to stretch out for miles (why do I always wear my Converse shoes?). Friday's potential rain kept a few people away, plus many were still in route or at work still, but the grounds were filling up with some interesting cars and trucks, which got me started picking some Top Ten winners. Friday night's party in the parking lot of the Machine Shed restaurant included a hog roast and live music, which I enjoyed before hitting the hay to get a good night's sleep for Saturday.
We couldn't have asked for a better day for a car show! It was mostly sunny, around 72 degrees, and the Expo Center was packed. Being the only magazine covering the event, I had the place to myself which was great, but it meant I had to really hustle to shoot all the great trucks I found. The clouds moved in for a just long enough to shoot Steve Huntington's '53 F-100, and then they decided to dump on us just enough to make a mess and the air kinda sticky, but luckily that didn't last. One of the most interesting things about the show was the number and variety of the "off-brand" vehicles. There were more Studebakers, Nashes, and International than I'd ever seen in one place, plus there were lots of 1930s trucks of all makes, which are a rare sight. All in all, it was a great trip; I ate well, shot loads of cool trucks, made new friends, and saw a new-to-me beautiful part of the country. Go to www.good-guys.com for info on the '07 events.
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Country music icon Glen Campbell will probably never perform again, according to his wife.
Kim Woolen claims the Wichita Lineman hitmaker's Alzheimer's disease symptoms have robbed Campbell of his ability to recall lyrics and play the guitar.
She explains, "He can't even tune a guitar now. If I tune one and hand it to him he can still play, (but) not like he used to. He can play a couple licks here and there, and he finds joy in that."
The singer moved into a memory-care facility near the couple's Nashville, Tennessee home earlier this year when his condition became too severe for family members to look after him.
Woolen is happy that her husband is getting the best care possible and she visits him every day.
She tells People.com, "It's a very nurturing place… (and) he feels secure there. I sit with him through his meals… (and) we hug each other and cuddle. I savor every day.
"There's a lot of sadness (but) we just continue to try to make the best of every day and keep a sense of humor."
Country music icon Glen Campbell will probably never perform again, according to his wife.


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$1,200 a Life: Clothing Company Pays Peanuts to Families of Factory Fire Victims
(NEW YORK) -- A company that makes clothes for Sean Combs' clothing brand ENYCE and other U.S. labels reassured investors that a factory fire that killed 112 people over the weekend would not harm its balance sheet, and also pledged to pay the families of the dead $1,200 per victim.
In an announcement Monday, Li & Fung Ltd., a middleman company that supplies clothes from Bangladesh factories to U.S. brands, said "it wishes to clarify" that the deadly Saturday-night blaze at the high-rise Tazreen Fashions factory outside Dhaka "will not have any material impact on the financial performance" of the firm.
The fire broke out on the ground floor of the nine-floor building as hundreds of workers were upstairs on a late-night shift producing fleece jackets and trousers for the holiday rush at American stores, including Walmart, according to labor rights groups. Fire officials said the only way out was down open staircases that fed right into the flames. Some workers died as they jumped from higher floors.
After reassuring investors about its financial health, Li & Fung's statement went on to express "deepest condolences" to the families of the dead, and pledge the equivalent of $1,200 to each family. The company also said it would set up an educational fund for the victims' children.
As reported on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer earlier this year, Bangladesh has become a favorite of many American retailers, drawn by the cheapest labor in the world, as low as 21 cents an hour, producing clothes in crowded conditions that would be illegal in the U.S. In the past five years, more than 700 Bangladeshi garment workers have died in factory fires.
"[It's] the cheapest place, the worst conditions, the most dangerous conditions for workers and yet orders continue to pour in," said Scott Nova, executive director of Worker Rights Consortium, an American group working to improve conditions at factories abroad that make clothes for U.S. companies. Nova said the fire was the most deadly in the history of the Bangladesh apparel industry, and "one of the worst in any country."
Monday, U.S. companies extended condolences to the families of the victims, and scrambled to answer questions about the dangerous factory that had been making their clothes.
Walmart inspectors had warned last year that "the factory had violations or conditions which were deemed to be high risk," according to a document posted online.
Yet Walmart clothing continued to be made at the factory, according to workers groups who found clothing with Walmart's private label, Faded Glory, in the burned-out remains along with clothing for a number of other U.S. labels, including ENYCE, Dickies and a brand associated with Sears.
Walmart confirmed Monday that its clothes were being made at the Tazreen factory. Even though Walmart is famed for maintaining tight control over its supply chain, the company said its clothes were being made at the plant without its knowledge.
A Walmart spokesman said that the Tazreen factory "was no longer authorized to produce merchandise for Walmart. A supplier subcontracted work to this factory without authorization and in direct violation of our policies. Today, we have terminated the relationship with that supplier. The fact that this occurred is extremely troubling to us, and we will continue to work across the apparel industry to improve fire safety education and training in Bangladesh." Though Li & Fung is known to supply clothes to Walmart, and to have subcontracted work to the Tazreen factory, Walmart did not name the supplier it had fired.
Sears initially told ABC News the company "does not source from this factory. In addition, Sears recognizes that fire safety is a critical international issue that we intend to address through specialized training for management in those factories that produce merchandise for Sears Holdings."
Told that lingerie labeled True Desire, a Sears brand, had been found in the burned factory, a Sears spokesman said "any merchandise found at that factory should NOT have been manufactured there and we are currently investigating further." Sears said it had not used the Tazreen factory since 2011.
The president of ENYCE clothes, which is owned by Sean Combs, extended the firm's "deepest condolences [to] the families of the victims" and confirmed that ENYCE Kids is licensed to Li & Fung, "which operates, produces and oversees all manufacturing for the brand."
"Compliance and safety are important to us," said Jeffrey Tweedy, president of ENYCE, "and we expect all our licensees to have in place compliant standards for fire and safety conditions at any factory that may produce our brand."
Labor activists also said they found garments with the Dickies label in the factory, and provided photos. Dickies said in a statement that the company's "thoughts and prayers" were those affected by the fire, but that the company had concluded its production schedule "with this vendor earlier this year."
The statement also said that "it is standard operating procedure at Williamson-Dickie to ensure the global vendors and suppliers we work with provide a safe work environment in accordance with all applicable laws and fair labor practices."
ABC News reached out to Li & Fung's New York office for comment, but messages left Monday were not returned.
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The program was developed in response to the increasing number of children and teenagers using the Internet, the proliferation of child sexual abuse images available electronically, and heightened online activity by predators seeking unsupervised contact with potential underage victims. OJJDP created the ICAC Task Force Program under the authority of the fiscal year (FY) 1998 Justice Appropriations Act, Public Law 105119. The Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to Our Children Act ("the PROTECT Act") of 2008, (P.L. 110-401, codified at 42 USC 17601, et seq.), authorized the ICAC program through FY 2013. On November 2, 2017, the Providing Resources, Officers, and Technology to Eradicate Cyber Threats to (PROTECT) Our Children Act of 2017 was signed into law, reauthorizing the ICAC Task Force Program through FY 2022.
The ICAC program is a national network of 61 coordinated task forces representing over 4,500 federal, state, and local law enforcement and prosecutorial agencies. These agencies are engaged in both proactive and reactive investigations, forensic investigations, and criminal prosecutions. By helping state and local agencies to develop effective, sustainable responses to online child victimization including responses to the online sharing of child sexual abuse images, OJJDP has increased the capacity of thousands of communities across the country to combat Internet crimes against children. For information on ICAC Task Forces by state, please visit www.icactaskforce.org.
In FY18, ICAC task force programs conducted more than 71,200 investigations and 84,700 forensic exams. These efforts resulted in the arrests of more than 9,100 individuals. Additionally, the ICAC program trained over 46,500 law enforcement personnel, over 2,900 prosecutors, and more than 14,300 other professionals working in the ICAC field.
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Project Safe ChildhoodProject Safe Childhood combats the proliferation of technology-facilitated sexual exploitation crimes against children.
Internet Crimes Against Children Task ForceThe ICAC Task Force Program develops effective responses to the online enticement of children by sexual predators, child exploitation, child obscenity and pornography cases.
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WILLINGHAM, STURGES To End JACK OF FABLES With Issue #50
After more than four years of thrilling readers with Jack's ridiculous, wild, and often borderline-offensive acts, the Vertigo series Jack of Fables comes to an end with an oversized Issue #50 next year.
Written by Matthew Sturges and Fables writer Bill Willingham, Jack of Fables was launched in 2006 as a Fables spin-off, detailing the adventures of Jack Horner after his exile from Fabletown.
Now it comes to an end with an issue the writers promise is jam-packed with just about every character that has ever appeared in an issue of Jack of Fables. And according to Willingham and Sturges, the ending is written "the only way this series could have ended."
Critically acclaimed and beloved by readers — even named by Time as one of the Top 10 graphic novels of 2007 — the series built a whole world of endearing characters outside the main Fables cast. Readers were introduced to the Golden Boughs, Gary the Pathetic Fallacy, Jack Frost, the Page Sisters, Babe the Blue Ox, and a whole list of Literals.
Then in 2009, after Jack of Fables was the driving force behind the "Great Fables Crossover," the Jack series switched focus away from its main character toward the adventures of Jack Frost, who had been introduced as Jack Horner's son.
According to the writers, Jack Frost's story was all part of their plan to take the series toward a final, oversized Jack of Fables #50. They originally wanted to surprise readers by ending it without any warning, but they've kindly been reminded by DC that retailers will want to know about a big, final issue.
In the second part of an extensive interview with Willingham about all his upcoming work — including this week's Warriors Three and December's 100-page Fables #100 — Newsarama talked to him and Sturges to find out more about the end of Jack of Fables.
Newsarama: Jack of Fables went through a huge change after the "Great Fables Crossover," making Jack Frost the main character. Now that we're heading toward Issue #50, what's the next phase for Jack of Fables?
Bill Willingham: Now we're going to find out that this mid-course change that some people grumbled and grumped about actually was setting up — because we're those guys who plan things out in advance — this big incident in Jack of Fables #50. And it's kind of cool that Jack of Fables is reaching the milestone of its 50th issue at the same time Fables is reaching 100.
Do you want to say it, Matt? I'll set it up. Jack of Fables #50 is...
Matthew Sturges: ... the final issue of Jack of Fables.
Nrama: Ouch! It's all finished after the 50th issue?
Willingham: It's done!
Sturges: It's over!
Willingham: And it all comes to an end with what we've been working toward. We've been manipulating things toward this moment for some time now.
Sturges: We've spent all this time with Jack Frost for a very specific reason. He figures very prominently in Issue #50.
Willingham: In fact, pretty much anyone who's ever been in the Jack of Fables series features prominently in Issue #50.
Sturges: We checked, and I think we got just about everybody.
Nrama: So is Jack of Fables #50 an oversized issue?
Willingham: Yes. Don't hold me to this, but I believe it's 48 pages, at least 40 of which concern the main story.
Sturges: The other eight pages contain a fully realized, self-contained, Babe the Miniature Blue Ox story.
Willingham: He gets his own story for once! For many — and I think this is a good thing — the one-page Babe stuff was the main reason to pick up Jack of Fables.
Sturges: Kind of like how you buy the newspaper just to read the funny pages.
Nrama: Are you implying there's going to be a Babe spin-off?
Willingham: God no! [laughs]
Sturges: [laughs] That would be horrible!
Willingham: We are implying nothing!
Nrama: Was the decision to end Jack of Fables the result of sales dropping? Is this actually a cancelation?
Willingham: No. Even though sales have not been comparable with Fables, sales of Jack have always been pretty strong. A lot of Vertigo series plan their endings so that they end on a high note, instead of waiting until sales are so low that you have to. So we decided to quit while we're ahead and end on a high note.
Sturges: One of the things that's always been important to us, when we've been writing Jack, is that it's a lot of fun. It's always been something we had a blast doing together. So I think that, as soon as there was any hint that it might stop being fun, we realized that would make it a terrible experience.
It was important to quit while it's still enjoyable.
Willingham: You know, we started asking ourselves, is there a slimy joke we haven't told with Jack? And once you take a guy to the point of sleeping with his sisters...
Sturges: [laughs]... not all at the same time!
Willingham: ... among other acts of depravity, where do you go from there?
Nrama: After Jack of Fables ends, will we see some of these characters incorporated into the regular Fables title?
Willingham: Well, as Matt said at the Fables panel in San Diego, we promise we're not killing everybody.
Sturges: Yes, we did promise that.
Nrama: Will we see some of the "Literals" from the "Great Fables Crossover" show up in Issue #50?
Sturges: We'll see.
Willingham: Maybe.
Nrama: I don't know how well you've memorized every character's appearance, but I imagine you guys having to dig through all the old issues as you write this, making sure everyone's included. How does it feel to look back over 50 issues of stories together?
Willingham: We have a stack of all the Jack issues here, and we're going through them, making sure we haven't missed anyone. And we're starting to reminisce. "Oh, remember this storyline?" and "Oh, how could we have forgotten this character. This character has to play a part." So yeah, we don't have this all memorized. We may be geniuses, but we're not sooper geniuses.
When you write that for the article, make sure you spell that "S-O-O-P-E-R."
Nrama: As opposed to "S-O-U-P-E-R," right?
Willingham: [laughs] Well, that'll work too.
Sturges: Either/or.
Willingham: As long as it's the way Bugs Bunny would have pronounced it, we're good.
Nrama: When does Issue #50 hit? It's early next year, right?
Willingham: Well, when we decided to end Jack of Fables, our plan was to not let anyone know that Issue #50 was the last issue.
Sturges: Until they read it.
Willingham: Until they read it, and you would have realized, when you read it, "Oh my God! This is the end!"The problem is, because of distribution, you have to let the stores have the description, and they want the stores to order a lot of Issue #50. So DC said, you can't just pretend that it's going to continue after this. There would be no solicitation for #51.
But before we decided that Issue #50 was the end, we started slowing down Jack to bi-monthly, planning it so that the solicitation for #51 might not be missed before #50 came out. We thought maybe that would help keep the surprise going.
Sturges: We even talked about doing three extra issues just to keep up the ruse.
Willingham: But the wiser heads at DC prevailed. They said, "No, if the series is ending, you kind of have to let the retailers know. It's not good to play those kind of jokes on the people who actually keep us in business."
I'm not sure that's true. I think you should play lots of practical jokes on the people who have your livelihood in your hands.
Sturges: [laughs] Keeps them on their toes.
Willingham: But that's probably why I've been fired from comics at least three times in my career.
Nrama: Those of us who read Jack of Fables would almost be expecting a practical joke.
Sturges: That's what we said!
Nrama: But you have to wonder if the retailers are with us on that.
Willingham: Well, I know a few retailers that would get the joke and think it was wonderful, but unfortunately you don't get to know all the retailers, and you don't want to create enemies among the people who are going to be selling your books.
I understand that that's a good policy.
Nrama: You never answered the question, though. When does Jack of Fables #50 come out?
Sturges: February?
Willingham: Perhaps. We're not sure. DC has this snotty attitude that they won't actually release the book until we finish writing it.
So right away, there's conflict there.
But the serious answer is that we started spreading out the issues, hoping we could sneak the ending in without anyone noticing the ending was coming, but now that we're admitting to it, I think it's going to be pushed back to January or February, only because we didn't want to steal the thunder from Fables #100.
Sturges: We didn't want Jack of Fables to obscure that.
Willingham: Because the end of Jack of Fables would steal the thunder like nobody's business.
Nrama: Matt, are you going away from the Fables world, or is there something else planned for you?
Sturges: Uhhhh... we'll have to see about that.
Willingham: That's the dirty little secret. The reason Jack is coming to an end, really, is that all of us in the Fables world are just tired to death of Matt. And we just want to ease him out the door. Just kick him out.
Sturges: When Bill says he's been fired from comics three times in his career, I'm working on my first time.
Willingham: Yes, we're working on Matt's first time being fired off comics "forever." That's what I've been told three times. But there are third and fourth acts, apparently.
But um, all I will say, in answer to your question, is that there are ideas in the works.
There are discussions. There are whispers and rumors. But not a damned thing that can be confirmed yet.
Sturges: And apparently, I have to arm wrestle Chris Roberson now for the right to work on anything related to Fables.
Nrama: Looking back at the original decision to do a spin-off from Fables, what are your thoughts on how long Jack of Fables has lasted? Obviously, doing more would be great, but 50 issues is quite an accomplishment for a Vertigo series spin-off, isn't it?
Willingham: Yes! It is! And the reason Matt and I are in a room together right now is that we're writing the final issue now.
We're both wistful in the vein of, "Oh, it's too bad this has to end," but at the same time...
Sturges: I don't think either one of us thinks it should go any further.
Willingham: Right. And if we pull the plug, if we do this just the way we plan it, the readers will have two responses: 1) This is the only way this series could have ended...
Sturges: Definitely.
Willingham: And 2) There's no way to continue it.
Sturges: There's no coming back from this ending. There will be no "After Jack."
Willingham: Wait. "After Jack!" That's a great title!
Check back later this week with Newsarama, as we talk with Willingham about Fables #100.


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DJMAX series is dead.
All DJMAX arcade online system was taken offline earlier this year.
DJMax Trilogy's server was closed too.
No DLC release for DJMAX TECHNIKA TUNE (PS Vita)
No more update for DJMAX RAY.
The only active DJMax project is DJMAX Technika Q, which is a mobile release.
This is actually quite sad as I love DJMax Technika arcade, they are never too big in Malaysia, maybe they are in Korea and Japan, but my trip to Japan last month, there are no DJMax Technika machine to be seen, all I saw was BEMANI's arcade, and SEGA's Maimai and other music game machines. Malaysia's DJMax Technika was never online, never got to unlock songs, no way to gain access to the progression system, therefore no one was actively playing it.
Some of the original DJMAX developers had gather and formed Nurijoy Inc. They had been teasing Project 736T with teaser site and slogan "WE DON'T STOP THE BEATS EVOLUTION", classic korean english.
Today we got the first look at the mystery Project 736T, and it is an arcade game!
BEATCRAFT CYCLON: Arcade The First
Below are the list of artist featured in the teaser above:
Featuring musics from:
Electronic Boutique
Rinat Arinos
Takahiro Eguchi
Paul Bazooka
Sampling Masters MEGA
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The National Weather Service is warning swimmers about possible riptide currents in Massachusetts and Rhode Island as Tropical Storm Bertha passes within a few hundred miles of southern New England.
The Weather Service says the threat of rip currents will continue into Wednesday evening for Cape Cod, Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket, the south coast of Rhode Island and Block Island.
Forecasters say Bertha will be moving east of New England through the day and is expected to bring swells of 5 to 8 feet.
The Massachusetts Emergency Management Agency is advising swimmers to check surf conditions, heed the advice of lifeguards and not swim alone.
Riptides are powerful channels of water flowing away from shore that can be dangerous to swimmers.


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Miami-Dade High Schools
Coral Gables' defense suffocates Coral Reef
Coral Gables' defensive players were as happy as anybody on their team after winning a pivotal district game last week against Columbus.
But their goal this week was to get back to completely shutting down opponents.
Sophomore Shakur Cooper, and juniors Emilio Gibbs and Jontavis Testa were just a few that helped the Cavaliers keep Coral Reef out of the end zone and defeat the Barracudas 14-3 on Thursday night at Southridge Stadium in front of approximately 2,500 fans most of which came for Coral Reef's homecoming celebration.
"We just wanted people to know that last week wasn't us on defense," Testa said. "We won, but we had to fix a lot of our mistakes."
Coral Gables (4-0), ranked 16th in the Miami Herald's South Florida Top 20 poll, shut out Southridge and Krop for its first two wins, and denied Coral Reef a touchdown Thursday.
The Cavaliers mustered six sacks, of which Cooper had three, and limited Coral Reef (3-2), ranked 19th by The Miami Herald, to only a 36-yard field goal by Christian Jacquemin with less than five minutes to go in the second quarter.
Gables had an answer for that immediately.
Senior Antiwone Johnson caught the ensuing kickoff, found an opening and raced 99 yards for a touchdown to give Gables the lead for good.
Johnson has returned two kickoffs and a punt for touchdowns so far this season.
"There's players that just line up and know what they're doing and play football, and then there's special playmakers," Coral Gables coach Roger Pollard said. "Antiwone is one of those guys. He's a weapon you love to have on your team."
Gables finally got its running game going in the second half as its defense was able to shorten the field and limit Coral Reef to shorter drives — something it couldn't do in the first half.
Senior Gregory Howell finished with 103 yards on 19 carries after being limited to only seven yards on five carries in the first half.
Senior quarterback Dijion Smith did some damage running the ball as well totaling 95 yards on 11 carries, including a 34-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter that put the game out of reach.
Coral Reef twice advanced into Gables territory on long drives in the first half, but penalties hurt potential scoring drives.
The Cavaliers had four sacks in the second half and limited Coral Reef quarterback Nico Pierre to 8-of-18 passing for 92 yards. The Barracudas rushed for only 51 yards.
"We just have each other's back on this defense," Testa said. "I think we were young last year, but we didn't really lose anybody. We focused all offseason on turning our weaknesses into strengths."


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Lobbying Resources
Are you ready to be a citizen advocate for animals? Here's how to prepare:
- Stay informed with the Washington State legislature website, which provides legislative session cut-off calendars, reviews how a bill becomes law, and explains Washington State's legislative process.
- Bookmark Washington Votes, a nonprofit organization that monitors legislation. Use this site to search for proposed legislation, check your legislator's voting record, and receive e-mail updates as bills move through the process.
- Follow Governor Inslee's bill action page for bills scheduled to be signed into law.
- Read about state and federal legislation and basics on grassroots lobbying at HSUS's Do's and Don'ts of Lobbying.
- Read Get Political for Animals, which outlines how you can become politically effective for animals. You can order this book at National Institute for Animal Advocacy.


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This Week's ChessVideos Show: Beliavsky vs. the Velimirovic Attack
If last week's show has you suffering the Berlin blues, cheer up! This week's show is as different as can be. No turgid maneuvers with a premium on flexibility, nosirree. The Velimirovic Attack against the Classical Sicilian is an ultra-sharp line requiring imagination, the ability to calculate deeply (and nowadays, of course, the ability to remember your computer preparation). White often sacs at least a piece and often more going in a straightforward and bloodthirsty manner for the poor Black king.
Sometimes it seems incredible that the aforementioned monarch could ever survive such an attack, but Black has its champions too, and we'll see a couple of nice examples of Alexander Beliavsky successfully snuffing out White's fire. The games are exciting, and I present the show so you can take it as an exercise in calculation, too. Whether you decide to take the challenge or not, you'll find the games and analyses entertaining, so have a look. The show is free, as always (free registration required), and will be available on-demand for the next month or so.


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Coast Guard releases death incident report
The U.S. Coast Guard recently released the Major Incident Investigation (MII) Report into the incident aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Waesche, which resulted in the death of Petty Officer 3rd Class Travis Obendorf.
Obendorf was a crewmember aboard the Alameda-based Coast Guard Cutter Waesche. He died in a Seattle hospital Dec. 18, 2013, as a result of injuries he sustained during search and rescue operations near Amak Island, Alaska, Nov. 11, 2013.
The report identifies causal and contributing factors, including equipment failure, placement of small boat personnel and prevailing weather conditions.
The investigation found that a capture system designed to automatically secure the small boat into the stern during recovery operations did not function as designed most of the time.
To overcome this deficiency, crew member Petty Officer Obendorf was posted in front of the small boat center console to manually assist the mechanism during recovery operations.
A wave struck the stern of the small boat as it was recovering, pinning Petty Officer Obendorf between the capture mechanism and the small boat console.
"Petty Officer Obendorf and his family are and will continue to be in our thoughts and prayers," Vice Adm. Paul K. Zukunft, Pacific Area Commander said.


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Solterra, H.G. Fenton's 114-unit apartment project nearing completion in Scripps Ranch, boasts a saltwater pool, games-filled clubhouse and stand-up tanning salon.
But what may prove to be the deal closer when the luxury project opens in May is free electricity to residents.
In San Diego County's first such "net-zero" energy project, enough solar power cells are being installed to produce all the energy needed for average users as well as the common areas at the 4-acre site just east of Interstate 15 at Mira Mesa Boulevard. If residents don't exceed the average use projected, they can expect a rebate check in the mail.
Company President Mike Neal said even at a time when vacancies are dropping, there is still stiff competition for landlords to attract tenants, especially in the luxury market.
"We want them to choose us," he said.
And it's the energy-saving features that he hopes will make the difference.
"With our apartment communities we've previously put photovoltaics on, we noticed our customers had a real interest in it," Neal said. "Some of them would say, 'How could that benefit my unit?' We took it upon ourselves to take this project and try to answer that question by providing it and see how the customer likes it."
Many developers have a short-term view of such investments, since they often build and then sell their projects. But Fenton with decades of activity in San Diego intends to build, buy and hold their properties for the long-term.
"We want them to be attractive to our customers over a long time," Neal said.
The target tenant group at Solterra draws from all over the county and from all demographic groups, he said, and the rental rate of $1,495 to $2,255 is comparable to housing costs in Scripps Ranch.
Fenton, historically a commercial land developer with a big presence in Mission Valley, got into the apartment owning and then developing business in recent years. It bought the neighboring Scripps Landing complex in the late-1990s.
"Scripps Ranch is a wonderful community and when this site became available, we bought it," Neal said.
Solterra is located on a former office building site that once was planned for redevelopment for housing. Fenton bought the property in 2008 and during the recession and real estate downturn, got city approval to build apartments.
Neal said Fenton's team worked with CleanTECH San Diego, Smart City San Diego and SDG&E to work out the technical details that promise to make this the first apartment project in the county to require no net electricity from the utility. It also will be the first in the nation to give residents instant access to their energy consumption usage via their smartphones, according to SDG&E.
Many solar installations cover just part of the electricity demand, so it's been the exception when single-family homeowners, much less multifamily developers and investors, installed big enough systems to cover all normal electrical demands.
SDG&E customers with solar systems typically generate their own power during the day from the sun and draw on the utility's network at night and in inclement weather. At the end of the year, if they have generated more power than they received from SDG&E, they get a rebate check for the value of excess power. The San Diego-based California Center for Sustainable Energy has granted construction rebates to 36 affordable-housing projects under a state program worth 2.2 megawatts
At Solterra the solar system is designed to produce more than enough daytime power to SDG&E's grid to compensate for grid power after dark -- thus achieve a net-zero demand on the grid balance overall.
The key is the installation of 1,380 photovoltaic cells, manufactured by San Diego-based Kyocera, each engineered to produce 245 watts of electricity or about 0.3 megawatt. The roughly 3-by-5-foot panels cover nearly every square inch of the roofs of the complex's four buildings. They also are mounted over carports and on a slope at the south end of the property.
Ross Williams, vice president of Home Energy Systems, said the cells were designed to generate the average power needed by the typical household, based on energy usage at other Fenton properties and other recent apartment complexes. That calculations take into account the weather, average number of people in each unit and other factors.
"This is an ideal place for photovoltaics," Williams said.
The buildings face each other in a north-south direction, the panels face east and west and the most efficient power comes from the south-facing panels on the southern slope.
Lee Krevat, director of smart grid and clean transportation programs at SDG&E, said Solterra is the first project of its kind anywhere to use new wireless technology that links residents' smartphones to electric meters. They will be able to monitor usage almost instantly.
"They would then be able to graph their usage in near-real time," Krevat said, and adjust air conditioning and other appliances to run at low-cost times.
The bonus will likely come once a year when residents receive a check if they use less energy than Solterra's system is generating for their individual apartment. The exact rebate details are still being worked out, but the goal is to cover the average electrical use for each apartment size from the solar cells and result in no electrical charge on tenants' SDG&E bills.
Of course, if residents work at home, use the air conditioning often and operate a lot of computers and TVs and other appliances, they likely will receive a monthly bill to cover the excess use. All tenants will continue to be billed for natural gas use.
Kevin Berk, 41, was hunting for a new apartment and was drawn to Solterra because of the energy features.
"I like to live as 'softly' (on the land) as possible," Berk said. "Being in a place that was eco-conscious was going to be a big draw."
He currently lives in Tierrasanta and works downtown as a web production manager for rehabs.com.
"Really, where the price point was for Solterra was a little north of what I had hoped to spend," he said. "I'm figuring I'll be able to offset a chunk of that in electricity bills."
Besides solar cells, Solterra has other energy- and water-saving saving features: a solar-heated saltwater pool, Energy Star General Electric appliances, low-water-using and drip-irrigation landscaping and prewiring in garages for charging electric vehicles. SDG&E is covering Fenton's the nearly $300 cost for special thermostats and in-home electricity usage displays.
Neal declined to say how much Fenton is spending on the solar cells but it could easily approach $700,000, based on the typical cost of $2 per watt on a cell, according to the U.S. Green Building Council. Rebates and tax credits could offset that expense. Still, he said the company sees this investment as worthwhile long-term and a possible model for future developments it undertakes.
Even though the project is clearly designed to be a model in energy efficiency and environmental sustainability, Neal said he is not seeking LEED certification -- the U.S. Green Building Council's Leadership in Education and Environmental Design program.
"Thus far it hasn't been importnat to our customers," Neal said. "We decided to spend our money on things that are important to our customers."
But he said if the project were scored under the LEED silver, gold and platinum point system, he thought it would rank "very high."
9685 Erma Road, Scripps Ranch
- Description: 114 1- and 2-bedroom apartments, 741 to 1,127 square feet
- Amenities: 3,200-square-foot Club Room with gaming center, cyber cafe, restaurant-style bar and professional culinary kitchen, sports club, stand-up tanning salon; saltwater pool and spa, sundeck,free WiFi, barbeque and fire pit lounge, free WiFi at south end of property.
- Energy saving features: Smart Thermostats and in-home Virtual Net Metering displays, Energy Star General Electric appliances, prewiring for electric vehicle charging in garage
- Projected rent: $1,495 to $2,255
- Status: 1st move ins, May; completion in June
- Developer: H.G. Fenton Co.
- Architect: Architects Orange
- Landscape architect: Gillespie, Moody & Patterson
- Contractor: Ledcor Construction
- Energy consultant: Home Energy Systems
Further information: Solterra EcoLuxutry Apartments


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Actress Sara Gilbert and singer/songwriter Linda Perry have married in California.
The happy couple became engaged last year after two years of dating, and exchanged vows in a private ceremony on Sunday.
The news was confirmed by Gilbert's "The Talk" co-hosts when the daytime show aired on Monday, with guest presenters Carnie Wilson and Marie Osmond filling in for the former child star, who has taken the week off to enjoy a honeymoon.
Sharing a few details about the wedding, comedienne Aisha Tyler gushed, "It was an amazing, amazing night… It was beautiful and it was at sunset and just overlooking the ocean…"
No further details about the nuptials were available as WENN went to press, although actress/rocker Juliette Lewis was among the guests in attendance for Gilbert and Perry's big day.
Taking to Twitter.com to share her excitement before the ceremony, she wrote, "Holiday by Madonna playin, sun is beaming, gettin ready 4 the wedding of 1 of my fave couples in the universe @RealLindaPerry @THEsaragilbert."
Gilbert was previously in a longterm relationship with TV producer Allison Adler, with whom she shares two young children.


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Swedish scientists this week may have provided yet another reason to love chocolate, suggesting that women who have a couple of small chocolate bars every week were 20 percent less prone to debilitating strokes than those who eat none.
"Even consuming a relatively small amount of chocolate had quite a large impact on stroke risk," said Susanna Larsson, from Sweden's National Institute of Environmental Medicine in Stockholm, who led a large investigation that found chocolate reduced the risk of strokes caused by bleeds in the brain (hemorrhagic strokes) and strokes caused by a cutoff of blood flow through the brain (ischemic strokes).
However, Larsson said the benefit appeared proportional to the amount of chocolate in the women's diets. Subjects who ate about two bars of antioxidant-rich Swedish milk chocolate every week had "significantly reduced risk of stroke," compared with those who ate no chocolate, "suggesting that higher intakes are necessary for a potentially protective effect."
Larsson's two-bar approximation was based on the effects associated with consuming about 66.5 grams, or about 2.33 ounces, weekly.
The latest word on the chocolate's potential to protect the brain from stroke injury came from a study that followed 33,372 Swedish women, ages 49 to 83, for about 10 years, beginning in autumn 1997. During that decade, the researchers tallied 1,549 strokes among study subjects.
Researchers reviewed participants' responses to questionnaires about their diet during the last year. They then grouped the women by the frequency of their chocolate consumption, ranging from never to more than three times a day and looked for associations between strokes and the amount of chocolate the women regularly ate.
The findings, released today, appear in the Oct. 18 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.
But before you run down to the corner store to load up on chocolate bars, be aware of some caveats. First, the Swedish findings don't prove that chocolate protects against strokes; they suggest a link. Second, the findings won't likely translate as well in this country because 90 percent of the chocolate eaten Sweden at the time the study began was Swedish milk chocolate, which contains a higher concentration of antioxidant-rich cocoa solids (about 30 percent) than American chocolate bars.
Larsson suggested that Americans might want to stick with dark chocolate, but noted that U.S. chocolate bars need only contain 15 percent cocoa to be called sweet dark chocolate. Dark chocolate, she said, typically is lower in sugar than milk chocolate and contains more of the important antioxidants that give cocoa its heart-healthy properties.
Third, the study was based on people's self-reports of what they ate, and self-reports are notoriously unreliable. Fourth, chocolate is higher in fat, sugar and calories than many other foods, so it should be consumed in moderation, Larsson suggested, echoing nutritionists' frequent reminder: Adding chocolate to an otherwise balanced diet means cutting back elsewhere. Finally, like other research into chocolate's benefits, the newest findings need more follow-up.
Past studies have found that chocolate reduces blood pressure, which applies to stroke protection because hypertension is a major contributor to stroke. It also improves the way blood vessels function and helps the body use insulin to break down sugar to fuel the muscles and brain.
In late August, researchers announced at the European Society of Cardiology 2011 that a meta-analysis of previous studies found people who ate the most chocolate had a 37 percent lower risk of cardiovascular disease and a 29 percent lower risk of stroke than those who ate the least chocolate. Those findings also appeared in the British Medical Journal.


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A Washington County native and former Commander is taking the helm of the football program.
Community members came out to welcome Washington County High School's new football coach Eric Sagrecy on April 12 at the high school.
J.T. Burton and the St. Catharine Patriots would like to invite all incoming 3rd through 9th graders to attend the Patriots summer basketball camps.
These camps have been designed to ensure that campers have an enjoyable experience, while also strengthening the skills necessary to become a better player.
Each day of camp will consist of individual teaching, repetition of fundamentals, competition in a multitude of skill contests, and a variety of live scrimmages, including 3-on-3 and 5-on-5.
The Washington County High School girls' basketball team recently announced postseason awards at their banquet.
Moriah Hourigan cleaned house with three varsity awards. She finished with the best defensive player award, the Iron Woman award and the academic award.
Shay Yocum giveth and taketh away, claiming the most assists and the most steals.
Kenya Turner was a force inside, finishing with the most rebounds and best field goal percentage.
At some point, we've all had to learn a skill.
If you're a student, you've had to learn how to write an essay or how to solve a math equation.
If you're in the work force, you've had to learn skills for your job.
In my job, I had to learn how to take pictures and write (hopefully) compelling news and sports stories.
I was lucky enough to attend school to learn these skills from some of the finest professionals around the country, with some of the best equipment.
After a slow start, the Washington County boys' and girls' tennis teams have bounced back.
"Last week was our best yet," head coach Aaron Dugger said.
The girls swept Adair County 5-0 on Thursday at Idle Hour Park, as they hosted their first meet of the season.
Three of those five matches were won via forfeit, because Adair was able to bring only three players.
In first doubles, Tiffany Graves and Erica Walker won 8-5 in an eight-game pro set.
Washington County vs. Christian Academy of Louisville
Score: 5-4 Christian Academy
When: Thursday, April 14
Where: Christian Academy
Game highlights: The Commanders (10-4) came from behind to tie the game at 4-4 in the top of the seventh inning, but Christian Academy (14-5) responded for the win.
"We came back, fought, didn't get it done, but played competitively against a good team," head coach Derek Schuler said.
Washington County vs. Adair County
Score: 12-0 Adair County
When: Thursday, April 14
Where: Adair County
Game highlights: With a 13-day lay off, the Commanderettes (5-3) were a little rusty against Adair County (6-5) last week.
Last season, Washington County High School sent track athletes to the state meet for the first time in at least five years.
Impressive, right?
Add to the equation that those athletes, like all the other county track athletes before them, did it without the 'luxury' of proper facilities, and then their feat seems highly improbable.
As many athletics enthusiasts in the county know, it's always been this way at Washington County High School.
I want to make sure you all are aware of a program we are having at our office that will be very beneficial to you.
The Kentucky State Police is partnering with the University of Kentucky along with the Washington County Extension Office to provide a "Farmer Outreach" forum that will forge enhanced relationship between law enforcement and the agricultural community.
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1. increasing diuresis (urine excretion).
2. an agent that does this, such as common substances like tea, coffee, and water, as well as medications. Types include loop diuretics, osmotic diuretics, potassium-sparing diuretics, and thiazide diuretics, with the most frequently prescribed being the thiazides. Diuretics are used chiefly in treatment of edema resulting from conditions other than kidney disease; the abnormal kidney rarely responds to them. They are most useful in relieving edema accompanying congestive heart failure. Many, especially the thiazides, are used in the management of hypertension, particularly when used in conjunction with other kinds of antihypertensive agents.
loop d's a group of diuretics that block active transport of chloride in the ascending limb of the loop of Henle, which stops coupled passive reabsorption of sodium. Some may cause ototoxicity with reversible impaired hearing, and kidney damage from nephrotoxicity; therefore these are contraindicated in renal disease. furosemide, which belongs to this group, is a sulfonamide; hence, hypersensitivity reaction can develop in persons with a specific allergy.
osmotic d's a group of diuretics that produce a rapid loss of sodium and water by inhibiting their reabsorption in the kidney tubules and loop of Henle; they also increase the osmolality of plasma, thus increasing diffusion of water from the intraocular and cerebrospinal fluids, and are used for reducing the pressure of these fluids. mannitol is clinically the most useful of this group, but it has significant side effects such as pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure.
potassium-sparing d's a group of diuretics that block the exchange of sodium for potassium and hydrogen ions in the distal tubule, causing an increase in excretion of sodium and chloride with a negligible increase in potassium excretion. They do not carry the threat of potassium loss, but they do present a potential problem of hyperkalemia. triamterene, one of the diuretics in this group, also can lead to hyperglycemia in diabetic patients.
thiazide d's a group of diuretics in the thiazide family; they decrease reabsorption of sodium by the kidney and thereby increase loss of water and sodium. They also increase urinary secretion of chloride, potassium, and, to some extent, bicarbonate ions. These are the most frequently prescribed diuretics, because they are moderately potent and have relatively few side effects. Most act within 1 hour after being taken and are excreted in 3 to 6 hours. Patients who are taking a thiazide diuretic should be monitored for electrolyte imbalances, metabolic acidosis, and, in the case of diabetic patients, hyperglycemia, which may necessitate an increase in their insulin dosage. Because gastrointestinal irritation can occur, it is advisable to take these diuretics at mealtime.
di·u·ret·ic(dī'yū-ret'ik), Do not confuse this word with dieretic.
1. Promoting excretion of urine.
2. An agent that increases the amount of urine excreted.
diuretic/di·uret·ic/ (di″u-ret´ik)
1. pertaining to or causing diuresis.
2. an agent that promotes diuresis.
high-ceiling diuretics , loop diuretics those exerting their action on the sodium reabsorption mechanism of the thick ascending limb of the loop of Henle, resulting in excretion of urine isotonic with plasma.
osmotic diuretics a group of low-molecular-weight substances that can remain in high concentrations in renal tubules, thus contributing to osmolality of glomerular filtrate.
potassium-sparing diuretics those blocking exchange of sodium for potassium and hydrogen ions in the distal tubule, increasing sodium and chloride excretion without increasing potassium excretion.
thiazide diuretics a group of synthetic compounds that decrease reabsorption of sodium by the kidney and thereby increase loss of water and sodium; they enhance excretion of sodium and chloride equally.
Tending to increase the discharge of urine.
A substance or drug that tends to increase the discharge of urine.
di′u·ret′ic·al·ly adv.
1 adj, (of a drug or other substance) tending to promote the formation and excretion of urine.
2 n, a drug that promotes the formation and excretion of urine. The more than 50 diuretic drugs available in the United States and Canada are classified by chemical structure and pharmacological activity into groups: carbonic anhydrase inhibitors, loop diuretics, mercurials, osmotics, potassium-sparing diuretics, and thiazides. A diuretic medication may contain drugs from one or more of these groups. Diuretics are prescribed to reduce the volume of extracellular fluid in the treatment of many disorders, including hypertension, congestive heart failure, and edema. The specific drug to be prescribed is selected according to the action desired and the patient's physical status. Hypersensitivity to sulfonamides prohibits use of many diuretic drugs, and diabetes mellitus may be aggravated by thiazide medications. Thus the presence of a particular condition may prohibit the use of a particular agent. Several adverse reactions, including hypovolemia and electrolyte imbalance, are common to all diuretics. Mercurial diuretics are rarely used because of their nephrotoxicity, and carbonic anhydrase inhibitors have only weak diuretic activity.
diureticHerbal medicine
A herb that stimulates urination, which includes bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi), burdock (Arctium lappa), couch grass (Agropyrum repens), hydrangea (Hydrangea arborescens), juniper (Juniperus communis), parsley (Petroselinum sativum), pellitory-of-the-wall (Parietaria officinalis), queen-of-the-meadow (Eupatorium purpureum), stone root (Collinsonia canadensis), wild carrot (Daucus carota), yarrow (Achillea millefolium).
diureticPhysiology adjective Referring to or evoking diuresis noun Water pill An agent that ↑ excretion of fluid from the renal tubules, which are most commonly used in CHF Adverse effects Hemodynamics–eg, reflex tachcardia, SNS activation with catecholamine release, activation of RAA system, renal function–eg, ↓ perfusion leading to ↑ BUN and creatinine, electrolytes–eg, ↓ potassium and/or magnesium. See Potassium-sparing diuretic.
1. Promoting excretion of urine.
2. An agent that increases the amount of urine excreted.
1. A drug or other agency that causes an increased output of urine. Diuretics are used to rid the body of OEDEMA fluid in conditions such as HEART FAILURE and kidney disease.
2. Causing a DIURESIS. See also LOOP DIURETICS.
diuretica substance that enhances DIURESIS.
Medicine that increases the amount of urine produced and relieves excess fluid buildup in body tissues. Diuretics may be used in treating high blood pressure, lung disease, premenstrual syndrome, and other conditions.
diuretic (dīˈ·y·reˑ·tik),
n a substance that promotes urination.
di·u·ret·ic(dī-yūr-et'ik) Do not confuse this word with dieretic.
1. Promoting excretion of urine.
2. An agent that increases amount of urine excreted.
1. increasing urine excretion or the amount of urine.
2. an agent that promotes urine secretion.
aldosterone antagonist diuretic
affects tubular function by blocking the sodium retention activity of aldosterone. See also spironolactone.
aminouracil d's
heterocyclic compounds similar to xanthines and with similar effects. See xanthine diuretics (below).
benzothiazide d's
exert their effect on the proximal part of the renal tubule preventing resorption of sodium. Called also thiazide diuretics. The best known members of the group are chlorothiazide and its derivatives.
carbonic anhydrase inhibitor d's
inhibit carbonic anhydrase activity and inhibit ion exchange mechanisms especially that of sodium and potassium ions. See also acetazolamide.
loop of Henle d's
affect the resorption of sodium in the ascending loop of Henle. Called also loop diuretic. See also furosemide, ethacrynate sodium.
mercurial diuretic
now largely displaced; the mode of action is to interfere with tubular enzyme systems so that tubular resorption is blocked. Overuse causes permanent renal damage.
osmotic d's
produce a very rapid loss of sodium and water by inhibiting their reabsorption in the kidney tubules and the loop of Henle. Mannitol is clinically the most useful of these diuretics, but it has some serious side-effects, such as pulmonary edema and congestive heart failure.
potassium-retaining d's
appear to act directly on renal tubular function. See also triamterene.
xanthine d's
have effect of stimulating cardiac activity but also have a direct effect on the renal tubules. See also theophylline.


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I forgot to mention that I'll be randomly choosing cakes from our archives, so there's really no telling what cakes we'll end up with. Rest assured that the commentary will be completely inoffensive, though. Promise.
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Best Camera for Product Photography
With the rise of sites like Etsy and Ebay, product photography has become much more widespread—but it is also often not very well understood. Product photography needs to represent an item in the best way possible, a way that sells, and that's no easy task. Armed with a handful of product photography tips, it is possibly to take DIY product photos. But, what are the best cameras for product photography?
Ideally, it's best to pick up a DSLR or mirrorless camera. These types of cameras have higher resolution, but more importantly, the ability to control your camera settings manually. If you're shooting product photos for a big magazine, you'll want a full frame, $1,000+ kit, but to take product images for a website, a beginner's model (around $500 or less) is usually plenty.
If your budget is more limited, or you don't take product photos very often, a sub-$300 compact camera can still get the job done. Look for an advanced compact in order to keep the flexibility of manual modes over the most basic models that only shoot with auto and scene modes.
Beyond just the camera type, the best cameras for product photography will have a large sensor for the best resolution and quality. The ability to shoot RAW files is also a positive. A good macro mode comes in handy if you take pictures of small products like jewelry.
While it's always a good idea to pick up a well-rounded camera that can be used for a variety of different shots, other features aren't as important for product photography. Since product images are typically shot with a tripod of a still object, a fast shutter speed and good image stabilization isn't necessary. Most product images are shot with a mid-range aperture like f/8 to keep the entire subject in focus, so while a camera with a f/1.8 maximum aperture is nice, it's not a must either.
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Canon EOS Rebel T7i
Canon's latest consumer DSLR updates have been mediocre attempts at bringing older high-end features to the more budget friendly line, but the new Canon EOS Rebel T7i uses a new sensor, updated dual pixel autofocus and the company's latest...
Grade: A- Price: $699.00
Pentax K-3 II
While Nikon and Canon are the most popular DSLR manufacturers, Ricoh/Pentax shouldn't be overlooked--they're continuing to prove their worth with the introduction of the Pentax K-3 II, a high-end APS-C DSLR that offers improved autofocus s...
Grade: A Price: $829.00
Nikon D7200
If the ultimate test of a good camera is low light performance, the Nikon D7200 is set up as an easy winner. The D7000 line has always been a solid DSLR, Nikon's 2015 enthusiast camera takes the fully featured D7100 and enhances the sensor eve...
Grade: A Price: $697.00
Olympus PEN E-PL7
We enjoyed reviewing the Olympus E-PL5 and gave it high marks for image quality--its replacement keeps a lot of the solid interior while giving the exterior a much welcomed makeover. The Olympus PEN E-PL7 includes advanced features like interchang...
Grade: A- Price: $570.00
Sony Alpha a5000
Sony's smallest interchangeable lens camera yet (at it's introduction in January 2014), the a5000 features a large APS-C size sensor in a body that weighs less than eight ounces. Sony is claiming the small shooter has features, including a...
Grade: B+ Price: $475.00
Nikon COOLPIX P340
The advanced compact market has long been defined by the Sony RX-100, but $600+ for a compact camera is a little bit much to ask for some consumers, considering the price of an entry-level DSLR. That's where this little sub-category of budget ...
Grade: B+ Price: $380.00
Nikon D3300
Nikon's entry level DSLRs have always been an excellent option for beginners—My first DSLR was actually the D3000, back in 2009. The D3300 is Nikon's latest addition to the line and has proven to be a solid shooter for novices.But al...
Grade: A- Price: $409.00
Fujifilm XQ1
The popular Fujifilm X line now has a compact camera, putting the company's popular X-Trans sensors in a pocket-sized shooter. The Fujifilm XQ1 is certainly an advanced compact with manual modes, RAW shooting, a 2/3" CMOS sensor with no ...
Grade: B Price: $480.00
Sony A3000
Sony's latest DSLR is a compact compromise between the size of a mirrorless and the power of a DSLR. The A3000 uses the same lenses as their mirrorless line, allowing for a much more compact system overall, yet has an APS-C sized sensor. Despi...
Grade: A- Price: $599.00
Fujifilm X-M1
Classic. Compact. Simple. There's a lot of great words to describe Fujifilm's X-M1—and very few bad ones. Fujifilm has really hit the mark with their 2013 classically styled mirrorless in two big ways—one, with the filterless A...
Grade: B+ Price: $900.00
Pentax K-50
Pentax may be considered the underdog compared to DSLR giants like Nikon and Canon, but the weather-sealed, colorful 2013 release, the K-50, isn't a model to gloss over. Sitting pretty at about $780 MSRP, the K-50 has a feature set and capabil...
Grade: A Price: $696.00
Canon EOS Rebel SL1
Advertised as the smallest DSLR on the market, the Canon EOD Rebel SL1 has received positive initial reviews. The SL1 has the same sensor and processor as the popular but larger T5i, however it's 4 fps burst speed is slightly slower than the T...
Grade: B- Price: $574.00
Pentax MX-1
Pentax's new MX-1 brings a retro styling to the small yet sophisticated advanced compact category. Introduced in February 2013, the MX-1 has the undeniable look and feel of a classic camera with a full neck strap, brass trim, textured grip and...
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Jill Dailey is a true pioneer of the dance barre fitness revolution on the West Coast. A degreed Kinesiologist, Jill soon found that her true passion was helping people transform their lives through fitness. Jill became an early trainee of the famed Lotte Berk method and fused it with her particular style ballet barre, inspired by California. Focusing on micro-movements and stretches to strengthen and condition, Jill opened The Dailey Method in San Francisco's Marina District in 2000.


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Seattle Goose Program
Canada Geese in the Puget Sound Region - a Brief History
In the late-1990s through the first few years of this decade, Canada Geese were rounded up and killed each summer in Seattle's public parks (and at other locations, such as the University of Washington campus and private golf courses) as part of regional efforts to control their numbers. Urban wildlife are understandably attracted to the lush green spaces and easy access to water that many of the parks offer. Unfortunately, geese have come to be viewed by some as nuisance animals, mainly because of the copious amounts of feces they leave on beaches, play fields, and park lawns.
A Program to Promote Humane Alternatives to Killing
The "lethal removal" of geese has been opposed by PAWS and The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS), who in 2004 developed and launched a pilot program to help Seattle Parks and Recreation explore humane methods of managing the conflict between geese and people in some of the city's most popular recreation areas. The goal of the PAWS/HSUS partnership is to see this program evolve into a permanent replacement for the "lethal removal" of geese in Seattle parks, and to serve as a model for other communities experiencing similar conflicts with wildlife.
The Seattle Goose Program wrapped up a three-year pilot project in September 2006 and continued to provide volunteers in 2007 and 2008 for work parties and other projects. PAWS is pleased to report that our combined efforts toward humanely solving human-goose conflicts at select public beaches and parks around Seattle has been deemed a success. We've laid the foundation for a program that can be fully-integrated within Seattle Parks and Recreation with continued support from PAWS and The HSUS as well as members of the community.
Permanent Parks Program
To date, it is PAWS' understanding that no program of humanely managing geese has been established in Seattle's parks, however, thanks to the work of volunteers and community members who have supported humane solutions, lethal removal of geese on parks' property has also not been reinstated. PAWS hopes that when a program is finally started, these are some of the humane methods we hope to see regularly employed.
- Locating goose nesting sites so eggs can be addled by trained volunteers and personnel (treated with corn oil in order to keep them from developing and hatching).
- Using light-emitting "laser" devices, goose-deterring kites, and trained dog teams to encourage geese to leave the most problematic areas.
- Cleaning goose poop from the beaches and recreation areas used most by people—this helps reduce complaints about geese making parks and beaches unusable by the public.
- Educating the public concerning conflict resolution with geese and effective, humane methods used.
- Exploring additional humane techniques designed to move geese away from high-impact areas, such as habitat modification.
How You Can Help
You can help by letting your Seattle and other community leaders know how important humane management of conflicts with geese and other urban wildlife is to you. Encourage your community to join in on these efforts. To learn more about humane goose management, visit the Humane Society of the United States page.


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