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What To Do If You Contract Influenza
Including H1N1 (Swine) Flu or the Common ColdJanuary 2010
By William Faloon
With daily news reports warning of a swine flu pandemic, members have besieged our health advisors with questions about what they should do to protect themselves against the H1N1 (swine flu) virus.
The good news is that Life Extension® members obtain a considerable amount of immune support via the supplements they already use, especially those taking high-dose vitamin D.
An important question, however, is what one should do if they develop symptoms of a viral infection? As the days grow colder, the risks of contracting common flu and cold viruses increase. Each year, flu virus infections kill around 36,000 Americans and cause miseries for millions.1 An outbreak of the swine flu virus is expected this winter.
While certain supplements (and drugs) purport to shorten the duration of a viral infection, most of them fail to provide significant relief. Over the past 28 years, Life Extension® personnel have experimented with various nutrients, hormones, and drugs in order to minimize the impact of the common cold and typical flu viruses.
In this article, I will reveal what has worked for me personally to ward off common cold/flu viruses and what has been validated in the scientific literature to be effective.
I will also elaborate on some aggressive prescription drug strategies to consider in the event that you contract a severe form of swine flu or other type of influenza.
Don't Wait for Full-Blown Illness to Manifest
People often wait until they are very sick before seeking influenza treatment. This delay can preclude rapid eradication of the infectious agent. In some cases, treatment delay can be lethal.
I have found enormous personal benefit by taking aggressive actions upon the onset of the very first cold-flu symptom. I respond to a mild symptom the way some people do after they have suffered days of agonizing flu virus miseries. My strategy is to not let the virus gain a foothold in my cells. Up until now, my approach has apparently succeeded inasmuch as I have not suffered more than a day of significant cold-flu illness since January 1983.
I am going to reveal my personal program in the following paragraphs, but the key point I want to emphasize is to immediately address the very first symptom of a cold-flu viral infection like it is the most lethal agent you have ever encountered. I analogize this approach to dropping a nuclear bomb when conventional weapons might be adequate. While some people wait until full-blown viral symptoms manifest, I don't have a choice. Life Extension® is a 24-hour/day operation with no room for down time. I don't have the luxury of calling in sick just because a virus has invaded my body.
If you were to contract swine flu (H1N1) or other influenza types, it is especially critical that you immediately initiate the antiviral drug therapies I will discuss later in this letter. Antiviral drugs can be effective, but only when they are initiated within 24-48 hours of the manifestation of symptoms.
Unleashing the Nuclear Bomb
I typically work an intense schedule with frequent exposure to sick people, yet I have gone 27 years without suffering a serious cold-flu viral infection.
While it would be convenient to credit the supplements I take every day, the fact is that I follow an aggressive protocol as soon as I feel that a viral infection may be taking hold. Scientific studies substantiate the individual components of what I do, but there have been no clinical trials to support the use of this entire protocol. I'll discuss some of the research that supports my rationale later, but here are the drugs, nutrients, and hormones I take as soon as the first symptom of common cold or flu manifests:
It is important to note that I take the above doses in addition to the supplements I use every day. My personal program closely resembles the Top Ten most important nutrients, hormones and drugs Life Extension® recommends to its members plus 5,000 IU of vitamin D3 each day.11 (Refer to www.lef.org/vitamins-supplements/Top10 for the current Top Ten list.)
Garlic's Unsung Benefits
With all the high-tech advances occurring in medicine, garlic would appear to be a relic of the past. Yet the scientific literature documents that garlic has powerful effects against certain viruses.
For instance, a study tested one capsule daily of an allicin-containing garlic supplement from November thru February on a group of 146 volunteers.12 Half the group received the garlic while the unfortunate other half got a placebo. The garlic group suffered 63% fewer common cold infections compared to the placebo group. Even more significant, those in the garlic group who did catch a cold suffered symptoms for an average of only 1.52 days compared to 5.01 days for the placebo group. This placebo-controlled study corroborates the benefits I have personally derived by taking much higher doses of high-allicin garlic as soon as cold symptoms are present.
The conclusion of the doctors who conducted this garlic study was, "An allicin-containing supplement can prevent attack by the common cold virus." Considering the number of people afflicted with a common cold each year, you would think this would have been the lead news story of the day. Instead, this study remains buried in a scientific journal, while the medical establishment still states "there is no cure for the common cold."
Ribavirin is a prescription drug that has potent antiviral effects.13-26 Yet a Chinese study showed that at least in the test tube, garlic is more effective than ribavirin in inhibiting viruses that attack the intestinal track.27 Life Extension® has recommended ribavirin to treat various viral infections since year 1983, but in this particular study, garlic was shown to be superior.
A number of published studies indicate that both high-allicin garlic and aged garlic support healthy immune function while exerting antiviral effects.28-34 Low-cost garlic may be nature's most powerful weapon against certain viruses.
Cimetidine's Life-Saving Side Effect
A little-known side effect of the heartburn drug cimetidine is that it inhibits the production of T-suppressor cells.2 In doing so, it boosts immune function by preventing the immune system from turning itself down.
Cimetidine has shown other immune-modulating effects such as increasing natural killer cell activity and boosting levels of natural immune stimulants interleukin-2 and gamma interferon.35-38 Human studies demonstrate cimetidine's efficacy against herpes and viral warts.35,39-42
Since cimetidine is safe for most people,43 taking 800-1,000 mg at night (or 200 mg three times a day and then 400 mg at night) seems like an effective way to temporarily turn up the immune system. Cimetidine in 200 mg tablets can be purchased over the counter at pharmacies. The directions in the over-the-counter package insert say that up to 800 mg a day is safe, but some published studies where cimetidine is administered as an antiviral agent have used up to 1000 mg a day.44
Mother's Milk
It is well known that infants obtain protection against certain infections from components contained in mother's milk. One such component is lactoferrin, which has well-documented immune-potentiating effects.45-47
Lactoferrin may stimulate macrophages, which in turn may help to induce cell-mediated immunity.48 Although many of the studies are on animals, lactoferrin is naturally present in many mucous membrane secretions in the human, suggesting an innate human antimicrobial function.6,49
A study showed that lactoferrin inhibits viral infection by interfering with the ability of certain viruses to bind to cell receptor sites.46
Immune-Boosting Hormones
Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) and its metabolites have demonstrated powerful immune-enhancing and antiviral effects.50-54 The administration of 50 mg a day of DHEA to elderly men resulted in the following immune enhancements compared to placebo:55
One reason that influenza can be so lethal to aging people is that their immune systems are weakened. A deficiency in DHEA appears to be partially responsible for the age-related decline in immune function.56 One study showed that a metabolite of DHEA augmented activation of T-helper cells and protected mice from a lethal influenza virus infection.54
Melatonin has broad spectrum immune-enhancing effects and has been specifically shown to decrease viral load and prevent death in mice infected with certain viruses. The conclusion of one melatonin study was:
"The immunomodulatory, antioxidant, and neuroprotective effects of melatonin suggest that this indole must be considered as an additional therapeutic alternative to fight viral diseases."57
Another study examined the immune function benefits of melatonin and found that melatonin activated interleukin-2 and gamma interferon, the body's natural hormone-like agents that facilitate T-helper cell production.58
Taking high-dose DHEA in the morning (200-400 mg) and high-dose melatonin (10-50 mg) before bedtime would appear to be logical approaches to follow when battling a viral infection.
Preventing Cold Viruses From Lodging in Your Body
A number of published studies show that if zinc lozenges are taken within 24 hours of the onset of common cold symptoms, the severity and duration of cold miseries are significantly diminished.59-62
Rhinoviruses are the medical term to define viruses that typically cause the common cold. Rhinoviruses attach to cell receptor sites in sinus and throat tissues, become lodged in nose-throat cells, and then replicate out of control.63 By binding to the same cell receptor sites as do cold viruses, zinc inhibits the ability of rhinoviruses to take hold in the body.
A meta-analysis of all the published literature on zinc lozenges was conducted in 2004 and the conclusion of the report was:
"Clinical trial data support the value of zinc in reducing the duration and severity of symptoms of the common cold when administered within 24 hours of the onset of common cold symptoms. Additional clinical and laboratory evaluations are warranted to further define the role of ionic zinc for the prevention and treatment of the common cold and to elucidate the biochemical mechanisms through which zinc exerts its symptom-relieving effects."59
The key here is to suck on two 24-mg zinc lozenges at the very first symptom of a cold and continue doing this every two waking hours. Once rhinoviruses bind to their receptor sites in the nasal tissues and begin replicating, zinc lozenges lose their efficacy. Considering how inexpensive zinc lozenges are, it makes sense to keep them in the medicine cabinet so that they are immediately available if cold symptoms manifest.
One caveat to remember is that chronic use of zinc in doses over 300 mg a day may suppress immune function.64 If one were to suck on two zinc lozenges every two hours over the course of a day, the amount of total zinc intake can easily exceed 300 mg/day. This does not appear to be a problem in the short term, but if you start taking zinc lozenges and your cold miseries do not subside, you would be better off ceasing it after a few days. Remember that less than 100 mg a day of zinc can improve immune function, whereas long-term use above 300 mg a day concerns some doctors.
Dealing With Lethal Influenza Infections
Be it the swine flu or a typical influenza virus, one should not take any flu virus infection lightly.
Way back in 2003, Life Extension® advised its members to take the prescription antiviral drug Tamiflu® if flu symptoms developed. A complete description of Tamiflu® can be found in the Influenza chapter of the Disease Prevention and Treatment (Life Extension Media, 2003) book or it can be accessed online at www.lef.org/flu.
Tamiflu® may be especially effective when initiated within 24-48 hours of contracting influenza or swine flu virus. Government health agencies stocked up on Tamiflu® a few years ago and rationed it when the avian flu raised concern. There is no longer a shortage and it should be available in most pharmacies as long as you have a prescription. Another antiviral drug called Relenza® may also be considered if you contract severe flu symptoms.
Ribavirin is a broad-spectrum antiviral drug. Life Extension® discovered its unique benefits in 1983 by giving it to cats that contracted feline leukemia, a viral disease. Ribavirin proved highly effective in curing feline leukemia in our limited use of it, yet no studies have been published to validate our serendipitous finding. Since 1983, Life Extension® scientists have personally taken ribavirin when flu symptoms occur, and it has proven highly effective on an anecdotal basis.
Tamiflu® is safer than ribavirin, and ribavirin should only be considered in cases of severe viral infection that do not respond to conventional therapies.
The Life Extension Foundation® waged a multi-decade war against the FDA to get ribavirin approved in the United States. The FDA finally capitulated and approved ribavirin as an adjuvant treatment for hepatitis C.
A concern with using ribavirin is that it has been shown to cause anemia in some people.65 This always puzzled us at Life Extension®, since we were not hearing of our members encountering an anemia problem in response to ribavirin. A recent study may have solved the mystery as to why our members did not suffer ribavirin-induced anemia. It turns out that ribavirin induces anemia at least partially by causing excess free radical damage to red blood cells.66 Since Life Extension® members typically take loads of antioxidants, they were unwittingly protecting themselves against ribavirin/free radical-induced anemia.
Whether ribavirin has efficacy against swine flu is unknown at this time, though ribavirin's mechanism of action against common influenza viruses indicates it might produce additive benefits to either Tamiflu® or Relenza®. If you are severely stricken with influenza that is not responsive to any other treatment, ask your doctor to consider prescribing 400 mg of ribavirin to be taken three times a day until viral symptoms subside.
Vitamin D Boosts Immune Function and Suppresses Inflammation
Flu viruses (including swine flu) can induce a massive inflammatory response that can kill the victim in rare cases. In many cases, it is not the virus that kills, but the body's hyper-reaction to the virus—in the form of uncontrolled over-production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. Vitamin D downregulates the expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines such as tumor necrosis factor-alpha.67
By downregulating excess pro-inflammatory cytokine production, vitamin D could save the lives of those stricken with acute flu viruses. Some other cytokine-suppressing agents include fish oil,68-85 green tea,85-91 borage oil,92-94 curcumin,95-107 and flavonoids.108-117
Severe swine flu infection sometimes causes dangerous Staphylococcus bacterial infections to occur in the lungs.118 In addition to the proper antibiotics, vitamin D may also help combat concomitant staph infections. Here's how:
Antimicrobial peptides are components of the immune system that protect against bacterial, fungal, and viral infections. Secreted by immune cells throughout the body, antimicrobial peptides damage the outer lipid membrane of infectious agents (including influenza viruses), rendering them vulnerable to eradication.
Vitamin D upregulates the expression of these antimicrobial peptides in immune cells,119 providing a definitive biological mechanism to explain why vitamin D confers such dramatic protection against common winter illnesses. Those who contract concomitant bacterial infections with swine flu should also be prescribed antibiotic drugs.
Symptoms of Swine Flu
According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), symptoms of swine flu infections, like seasonal flu infections, can include:120
For most people, swine flu symptoms will abate within a few days and not cause a serious problem. A tiny minority of victims, however, develop life-threatening pulmonary infections that require ICU hospital care. (Pregnant women are at increased risk of complications from flu; pregnant women with suspected or confirmed H1N1 influenza infection warrant close observation, according to the World Health Organization.)
Here are the warning signs that should signal to anyone with swine flu to seek medical care urgently.120
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Copyright Intensive Firms Are Excessively Profitable
from the that's-what-monopolies-do... deptFor all the talk from the copyright intensive companies out there lately about how they need stronger and stronger copyright laws because their business is collapsing, a new study points out that copyright intensive firms appear to be inordinately profitable.
We found that the firms in the copyright-intensive industries were significantly more profitable than the firms in the other industries in every period examined. Moreover, in this ten-year period, the copyright-intensive industries' profit margins on average grew by 3.98%, while the other industries' profit margins on average decreased by 0.75%.Actually, you can go even further than that. If entire industries are making profits well above the norm, it actually suggests an inefficiency in the market -- which is basically exactly what you'd expect when you're talking about an industry that's given a set of government-granted monopolies. What those do is limit competition, create artificial scarcity, drive up the prices for consumers, and limit innovation that might provide more consumer surplus. The fact that the industries appear to be quite profitable suggests that may be a key issue at play here. At the very least, it certainly suggests that there's no reason to strengthen copyright laws at this point.
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There's nothing easy about getting to Takoma Industrial, so you may want to do this one first, or you may want to save it for last. Either way, getting there is an arduously-annoying process, since there's only one way to do it. Takoma Industrial is located on the far eastern edge of the Capital Wasteland, at the north end of the downtown area. To get there, you have to access Tacoma Park, but to access Tacoma Park, you must take the subway tunnels from Vernon Square East, due north of the Statesman Hotel. Don't even bother trying to get there any way else, as it's impossible. The good news is that if you've already discovered the area during earlier exploration, you can teleport there instantly.
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Today: We could all stand to do some de-cluttering in the new year. And since we gained so much from this post the first time it ran -- in 2013! -- we think it deserves another look.
January is time for a fresh start. It's a time for new resolutions, healthy habits, and clearing out your clutter. Don't save spring cleaning until the spring: Start your year off right by clearing your kitchen of all the unnecessary tools and appliances that you never use.
Seven different melon ballers? Probably too many. And when will you use that bread machine that's been collecting dust for years? Probably never. One cook's trash is another cook's treasure, and many tools that are useless to one person are essential to another -- just look at the spirited discussion on this topic on our hotline. However, in an effort to help you organize and simplify, we've rounded up a few recommendations to streamline your kitchen and de-clutter your life.
And remember -- if something is in good condition, don't throw it away! Find a local organization that accepts kitchen-related donations, and start your year off on a do-gooder note. Because we all like to pay it forward, even in the kitchen.
Single-Use Appliances and ToolsAppliances and tools with just one (often obscure) use may not be worthy of counter space unless you use them often. How often do you really take out your panini press? Your quesadilla maker? Unless you're a serious grilled sandwich afficionado, get rid of them. Never use your bread machine? Let it go. Giving up large or expensive appliances can be difficult -- but if you're not going to use it, you should pull the plug.
Examples: avocado slicer, lemon reamer, panini press, garlic press
Unnecessary MultiplesThere are some things that you need more than one of: mixing bowls, measuring cups, and knives may all be used simultaneously, and it's therefore good to have a few of each. However, most of us have multiples in our kitchens that are simply redundant. Pare down your paring knives, and give your drawers room to breathe.
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The One Year RuleSome people use their garlic press every day; some people think that owning one is useless. Kitchen tools and their necessity are quite the divisive topic! But in general, there's just one cardinal rule: If you haven't used it in a year, get rid of it. Exceptions should be made, of course, for what Amanda calls "big feast" cookware that you use every few years -- like a paella pan or a turkey fryer. Family heirlooms fall into this category as well.
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A Little Vanity is OkayAnother tip from Amanda? "Gadgets go, beautiful objects stay." You may have one too many wooden spoons, but do they make your kitchen more beautiful? Do you smile every time you see their smooth finish? If it's something that's not taking up too much space, and you really love it, don't feel bad about hanging on to it. Being emotionally tied to kitchen objects is certainly something that we can all relate to.
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This evening I had a discussion with a friend of my about a mathematical riddle and the concept of 'infinite'
The riddle
Imagine a hotel with an infinite amount of rooms, and all of the rooms are occupied. At that moment a bus arrives with an infinite amount of people who all want a room in that hotel. Possible or not, and how?
Possible answer (according to friend)
The owner of the hotel lets everyone who is currently sitting in a room, move to a room further. In that way the first chamber will be available.
To be honest I am not really knowledgable at math, but something tells me that this is equivalent to shifting the problem. Thanks to this 'solution' there is always somebody without a room, or not? After all, if someone moves to the room further one will never find an empty room. The person after him also has to move and the person after him also etc. etc.
I think there can never be more people in that hotel as all (infinite) rooms were already filled with an infinite number of people. (infinite + 1 is impossible, right?)
Is it because of my limited understanding of the term 'infinity' and am I missing something, or is something wrong with the riddle?
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Royals one Barbarians nil !!
Posted 26 December 2016 - 07:55 AM
Lucky for me I bought a Steam Controller last summer so I can usefully fill in time and do some physio on me wrists and fingers whilst exercising me grey cell, thank goodness for a well stocked Steam Library.
Posted 22 January 2017 - 08:12 AM
I remembered that Tenby had a great fish and chip shop from when I was house hunting. As the sun was shining yesterday with a clear sky I thought, why not pop over to Tenby, only 6 miles away, get some super fish and chips and take some pics of the sunset over the ocean.
Well the chip shop was shut till February. I stood on the cliff top looking left and no sunset,
an looking right,
the blooming curve of the bay gets in the way. A whole half hour of me life just frittered away on a goose chase.
Click on th epics for full size.
Posted 22 January 2017 - 12:49 PM
Yeah yeah I know it needs a bit of tidying up, give us a chance I have only been here a month an fitting the cat flap took a while.
Posted 22 January 2017 - 02:45 PM
Edited by ebrke, 22 January 2017 - 02:46 PM.
Posted 22 January 2017 - 04:50 PM
I see there is a stair lift which is nice for older folks with a 2 story dwelling. My husband and I are fortunate to live in a one story "ranch" type home. I could host all the holidays and not have to worry about our aging parents getting into and moving around our home.
Posted 22 January 2017 - 06:24 PM
ebrke, on 22 January 2017 - 02:45 PM, said:
You do not get much around here either or in any of the nicer and handy sort of places. I could have bought nearly the same further inland into the valleys or up the coast for almost half the price but they did not have the views or the nearness of services. I am pretty lucky and am thankful to me mum and dad, shame they can not be here.
Fitting two more interior cat flaps so his highness can wander at will.
zlim, on 22 January 2017 - 04:50 PM, said:
I see there is a stair lift which is nice for older folks with a 2 story dwelling. My husband and I are fortunate to live in a one story "ranch" type home. I could host all the holidays and not have to worry about our aging parents getting into and moving around our home.
I did try for some one storey dwellings, we call them bungalows. But most were out of my price range and the three derelicts I bid on went for silly money, mind you they had drop dead gorgeous settings and views.
The stair lift, hmmmmmmmmm. Took me a while to figure out how to move it. Made a test run all the way up and down the stairs with an empty chair. Then I took a ride which was very strange due to the corners, most unusual. Tried to move it the next day and it moved nine inches and stopped. I will make time to sort it out someday as it will probably be very useful in the future.
Edited by abarbarian, 24 January 2017 - 02:45 PM.
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Capt.Crow, on 22 January 2017 - 07:21 PM, said:
If you ever sail across the seas yer welcome to tea and scones anytime. (as long as you bring a keg of real Dublin Guinness with you)
Posted 06 March 2017 - 12:09 PM
Now all I have to do is get all the locked up muscles working again and toned up.
Looks like it will be a decent year no matter what the weather is doing.
Posted 06 March 2017 - 01:26 PM
Posted 10 July 2017 - 11:51 AM
That said I can ride me luverly battered girl again.
Entrance to the show ground above.
Rode out to the Llandovery Motorcycle weekend show on Sunday which is around a 130 mile trip. Started of in the damp as it rained but stopped before we left. Luckily the rain stayed away and the sun came out so the roads were dry in no time.
Good day out but me right arm was darn tired by the end of the day. The old girl is easing up engin wise and much nicer to ride, not so grabby and power is much smoother and responsive. Well if you can describe an old girl as having power. Me neighbour who rode out with me was on a 500 Suzuki and disappeared in the blink of an eye when he opened her up on the few straight stretches. He did wait for me to catch up which was nice of him.
Can you spot the Royal in the poster ? no not the bike the real Royal.
Can you spot the barbarian riding in the town ride ? video quality is not great.
Edited by abarbarian, 10 July 2017 - 11:55 AM.
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V.T. Eric Layton, on 10 July 2017 - 11:59 AM, said:
Yer welcome to ride the royal any time mate.
Did you spot me on the ride ?
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V.T. Eric Layton, on 10 July 2017 - 07:26 PM, said:
I know what you mean. I had to think hard when I visited the states. Mind you you have bigger wider roads over there so more room to recover from errors.
I'd love to see your reaction to some of our fine "C" class roads out in the boonies.
Did you spot me on the ride ?
Posted 11 July 2017 - 03:20 PM
Nah... all you bikers look alike to me.
Posted 13 July 2017 - 06:42 AM
V.T. Eric Layton, on 11 July 2017 - 03:20 PM, said:
Nah... all you bikers look alike to me.
Ah but I am a mod on a motorcycle
Posted 15 September 2017 - 01:36 PM
ROYALS 2 v BARBARIANS 0
Not been too bad a summer. Managed a few rides out on the old cycles motorised and manual.
Sun was shining on Bank Holiday Monday a couple of weeks ago so of we went for a ride to New Quay about 50 miles away. Luverly ride with little traffic despite the holiday sightseers.
Arrived at New Quay which has a steep hill road down to the beach, this is the only place to park for free. Spotted an opening between two cars big enough to park in, wheeled the bike in and started to pull it on to the centre stand. As I did so the bike started to fall away down the hill and would have fallen on to the parked car. I made a huge effort to pull the bike back upright but it was very difficult to do. I did feel some strain on my back but there was no sharp pain, just a small tug at the base of the spine.
Walking away I felt no after effects and of we went for sit down fish and chips and a pot of tea.
Riding home my right leg felt as though it was cramping up. Not wanting to stop I rode for a short way with the leg extended and made it home. I felt a bit stiff the next day but spent most of the day and the next day sorting out me sisters pc, so a lot of sitting at the desk.
Woke up Thursday and the leg was giving me excruciating shots of pain every time I tried to move it let alone walk on it. So for three days all I managed to do was get up and down the stairs at the start and end of the day, make two ready meals and several cups of tea or coffee, and the rest of the time I spent trying to find a position standing or sitting where I could get some relief from the pain.
By the following Monday I could manage to stand and walk for a couple of minutes before the pain kicked in again. So at least I could fill a kettle , make a cup of tea and take it to the front room without having to sit down between each action.
Five days later, today, I can manage to walk without a stick and have made it the the supermarket but I still have to keep on sitting down as if I stay on my feet too long the pain washes in again.
Typically we have had some very nice days this last fortnight unlike the previous month of almost constant wind and wet. Also I was due, after waiting for almost five months, to go for a driving test for the Welsh Ambulance so I could become a voluntary driver with them. Luckily they have made another appointment for me in ten days time.
The doc came to see me at home and has given me some new pain killers as the dihydrocodein wreaked havok with my internals.it appears that I have nipped or trapped a nerve somewhere in the small of my back, possibly the sciatic nerve but it could be one of several. So here I am happily spaced out as I have been for the last ten days on Gabapentin. Which is much kinder to my internals but makes me drift of frequently and makes it hard to concentrate.
So if I have not been so active or my posts have seemed odder than usual that is the reason. Looks like it will take quite a few weeks for me to recover and I have to take it steadily as it is quite easy to cause a relapse.
The really bad news is that I should be busy planting bulbs and sorting the garden out for next year. That ain't going to happen for at least a month if at all. It does depend on how quickly and well I heal up. After the terrible weather which has held me up in the garden and the high winds me garden is not at its best. I never got netting up for the sweet peas. The nasturtiums went wild and took over the path. I never got to plant on the carnations and pinks. The tomatoes and greenhouse never got sorted, but I have been eating home grown toms for a few weeks and it looks like I will be for a few more. The raised veg border went wild and was sort of a disaster. I did get quite a few mange touts, then peas, some french beans but not many, radishes,a few various salad greens, some luverly young spinach and I may get a couple of coloured beetroot. So not a bountiful harvest but at least I have a bed ready for next year.Oh and I had wild and cultivated strawberries too, very yummy they were and there will be even more next year.
all is not doom and gloom though as I have some perennials that look as though they have established and I have two beds that will be better next year. Not quite what I had planned but then thats the way with plans.
Here are a few pics of the garden from when I moved in to today.
Posted 15 September 2017 - 07:07 PM
Fortunately, I don't have issues with pain; just the normal over-50 stiffness and aches occasionally. I'm lucky. I have many friends with chronic pain. It's not a fun thing to deal with, I wouldn't think.
Keep hangin' tough, Erik. It's worth it. Just enjoy all you can everyday!
Posted 16 September 2017 - 03:14 PM
Posted 19 September 2017 - 07:36 AM
ebrke, on 16 September 2017 - 03:14 PM, said:
Sorry to hear about your woes too, hope you make a full recovery.
The doc thinks I have trapped or strained some nerves in the top of my right leg/pelvic/lower right side of the back. I asked him about chiropractic relief and he gave me a detailed explanation of the possible damage and advised against chiropracty. He did advise gentle movement and not to sit in the same position for any length of time. I have a folder with several hundred yoga style exercises from my Chinese health arts days and have been trying some of them out with some measure of success.
The secret is as with almost all things in life, steady as you go.
Or in my case do not be a silly old git and buy a motorbike
Posted 01 June 2018 - 07:17 AM
Bank holiday Monday this week, that is where the whole country gets a day of work. So you are obliged to take a traditional trip to the coast if you are workin class like me.
It was a glorious sunny day, blue sky with nary a cloud to be seen. Me and two buddies decided to ride out to Dale,
Where we refueled at the Griffin Inn sitting outside on the raised decking area. Great local real ale and tremendous views.
Refuelin done, shame we could only partly fill up with just the one pint, we decide that cooling down was most necessary. As we did not wish to frighten the children and tourists with our superbly muscled , tanned and fearsome bodies as we strode into the sea to swim, we decided to ride to another quieter beach.
Monk Haven is a small sheltered cove near to the village of St Ishmaels. The rocks are out in full sun all day and as the tide comes in, which luckily for us was the case as we arrived, warms up the water. Which was needed as even though it was the hottest day of the year so far the water was shall we say just a tad cool. Naturally I did not spend too long in the water but did manage to swim about ten lengths. As the day was so warm I dried of in just a few minutes and hardly need to use my towel. It was most pleasant sitting drying in the sun listening to the sounds of nature, munching on Welsh cakes and sipping blueberry juice that someone had thoughtfully brought along.
Regretfully we left behind this lovely scene and rode home. Rather tired as the swim had, even though brief, rather drained energy reserves, but happy and contented.
Posted 01 June 2018 - 11:12 AM
This weekend had a Scotland-England football match at Wembly so the powers that be shut down the Tube on Saturday to keep the Scots at bay. I had to take buses everywhere - that would be insane today. The next two days I had the Tube, fortunately.
Back then London was British to the core. Not so much on my last visit in 2013. There was a big game in London then as well - Champions League final and two German sides in it. Germans were taking London to pieces as I recall.
Posted 02 June 2018 - 05:46 AM
raymac46, on 01 June 2018 - 11:12 AM, said:
This weekend had a Scotland-England football match at Wembly so the powers that be shut down the Tube on Saturday to keep the Scots at bay. I had to take buses everywhere - that would be insane today. The next two days I had the Tube, fortunately.
Back then London was British to the core. Not so much on my last visit in 2013. There was a big game in London then as well - Champions League final and two German sides in it. Germans were taking London to pieces as I recall.
Travelling through London on the top deck of a double decker bus is probably the best way to see the city, an the cheapest.
Sounds like you had a very interesting career.
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The BlackBerry Z10 is a decent phone for leisure and business with a smart operating system, great virtual keyboard and sharp display. The uninspiring design, limited choice of apps and lack of killer features let it down.
It's taken a year, but finally BlackBerry has come into 2013 with a new operating system (BlackBerry 10) and a new phone – the Blackberry Z10. It's the first official BB10 phone, so does it live up to expectations?
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It feels good to hold, with a decent heft – it weighs 130g so is a good enough weight to sit well in the palm. Plus there's a soft-touch reverse to help grip.
The power buttons sits in the centre, which seems a bit strange at first, but actually it means it is good for both right and left-handers. Flick up the screen and this will wake up the handset too. The volume controls can be found on the right edge, while between them sits a button for firing up BlackBerry's version of Galaxy Voice and Siri – called Voice Control.
The Z10 is of the typical BlackBerry design, with no fancy stuff – very businesslike in its all-black chassis. The plastic frame runs around the edge and the back has a rubbery feel. The display measures 4.2 inches and sits right in the centre of the handset. There are wide bezels around it.
The handset is more chunky and longer than the Apple iPhone 5 – it's more in line with the LG Nexus 4 sizewise. In fact it's not much different in size to the Samsung Galaxy S III although it is thicker, measuring 9mm.
The back of the phone can be prised off easily to gain access to the SIM card and microSD memory card slots and battery. The back plate doesn't feel that secure though, and doesn't seem to sit quite right – we suspect if you dropped the handset the back would come flying off. In fact it even popped off when we had the handset in our pocket.
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Anyone who's used to Android or iOS will find the swipes required for Blackberry 10 a little strange at first. For instance, instead of pressing a button, you swipe up from the bottom of the screen to get to the home screen. We got used to it after a while – although you need to carry out quite a long swipe to get out of the lock screen, and sometimes it took a couple of attempts.
Setup is quite simple – you can sign into your BlackBerry ID or create one if you don't have it already. Then set up accounts such as LinkedIn, Facebook, Twitter and so on. It took us a couple of goes to get Google calendar to register but we put this down to it being the first day.
Go to the home screen and you'll see that in actual fact it is a grid of the eight last-used apps, which you can scroll down. Pretty handy if you use two or three a lot. Swipe left to see all your app icons – these can be arranged as you wish.
Swipe right and you end up at BlackBerry hub, the core of the OS, where you can see all of your notifications at the same time – so Facebook, emails, calendar and so on.
Other neat features include Story Maker and BBM. Mind you we were hoping to see something really different that would make the BlackBerry OS stand out from the competition. Instead most of the offerings are variations on tools found in iOS and Android.
The hub lets you type a quick tweet or email – but if you want to go into account profiles or see what your contacts are up to you'll need to go into the specific Facebook, Twitter or whatever accounts. That said, we still like the way the Hub is presented, and it is possible to switch on or off accounts as you wish. Swipe up and along from any app to easily see incoming alerts. Although this didn't work so well when we were in Touch Typist.
The keyboard is full of features. It's well laid out and has the usual massive range of smileys. Start to type and you'll see words pop up above some of the keys. Type 'hap', for instance and 'happy' will appear above the 'p' key. Flick up from the key to input the whole word. Slower typists will find this useful.
If you tire of typing you can always use voice commands. The Voice Command facility is like Siri, as it lets you fire up apps and get to features - simply hold down the Voice button and speak to your handset! It did a decent job of understanding commands (even with an accent). But you have to be very specific – 'open camera' works, but 'open the camera' doesn't, for example.
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The new operating system runs smoothly on the Z10 – we popped in and out of menus easily, and surfing the net was especially speedy. Pages loaded almost instantly thanks to the 4G connection or a good Wi-Fi signal. We did experience a little bit of slowdown when scrolling through sites.
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There are now 70,000 apps on BlackBerry World, with 1,000 more added every week, but compared with Google Play and iTunes choice seems limited. Many games titles are unknown or old and cost between £2 and £5. Social media apps are well represented but categories such as books and sports are sparse.
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Battery life is a tad disappointing. The battery will die after 24 hours if you have Wi-Fi turned on, and the brightness up on your screen. Video streaming sees it run out of juice after only four and a half hours – we expect at least five from smartphones these days.
Getting snappy
The eight megapixel snapper does a good job in daylight. Tap the screen or hit the volume key to take a shot. Auto focus works well too, and is speedy enough for you to catch those impromptu pictures. In lower light we needed the flash to capture the shot.
Time Shift lets you take two seconds of video and then choose a still image. You can rewind so that the face is separate from the rest of the shot – nice if you want to avoid those gurning or eyes shut shots. You need to hold the handset steady – and your subject needs to stay still too for this to work properly
There's a nice choice of editing tools – including crop, contrast, brightness and rotate. You can also share the final image by social media, BBM, email – even NFC. This flexibility is great for anyone who uploads lots of photos of family and friends. Plus there's a front-facing lens for video calls – and you can grab full HD video.
On display
The display is a great media screen, which is unusual for a business handset. The resolution of 1280x768 results in 365 ppi – that's sharper than the iPhone 5's Retina display. You'll notice the difference when streaming HD video. The screen is pretty bright – not quite on a par with the Samsung Galaxy S III or iPhone 5, but still enough to cope with most glare. Viewing angles also impress – picture quality doesn't disappear when you tilt the screen away from you.
Our conclusion
There's plenty to like on the BlackBerry Z10 – the sharp 4.2in screen, the decent snapper – but it doesn't really wow the user. Once more features and apps are available, the BB10 operating system will be one to look out for, but at the moment, the uninspiring phone design and limited choice of apps make it hard to really recommend.
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Serbia coach Zoran Terzic: "First of all congratulations to the Italian team. Like them, my players are a bit disappointed that we must play for fifth to eight place. For me it's a little strange but we have young players, some have never played in the World Championship before. I expect us to be better in the next game, more motivated, and with more courage than we showed tonight. We played well till the end of the first set, but at the end, we played without courage, without making even one good attack. It was easy for them to block and defend. I cannot be satisfied about this game, but we have another tomorrow and I hope we play better.(On playing Germany tomorrow) "What can I say? The Germany team are very good, of course. As usual they will play at a 100 per cent. It will be a difficult game for us, but I hope and wish to play our best game tomorrow. This is important for us and I hope the girls realise this."
Serbia captain Jelena Nikolic: "Today we couldn't show our best, we could not get into the game. There was no game from us today. I wish Italy the best of luck for fifth place."
Italy coach Massimo Barbolini: "Today I'm happy, I think we played a good match. It's important for us to reach fifth. Today we played a strong team and we played good Volleyball, without making many mistakes. We won a very important match. We started hoping to be playing in the other round, but we have to give our best still and play for a good World Championship.(On playing Turkey tomorrow) "I think that it will be a difficult match, Turkey have a strong team, and they've played very well. They had two good rounds and today they beat Germany. We know they're strong and we know tomorrow will be a difficult match."
Italy captain Eleonora Lo Bianco: "It's not been easy to play on (after missing out on a medal chance) but we want to be fifth, so we tried to do our best against a strong team like Serbia, and I think we played a good game."


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If he looks a little familiar to you, like say....Tom Cruise...it might be because he did a dead-on impression of him in the movie, Superhero Movie. Sometimes, he resembles Christian Bale and even parodied his American Psycho role in a video for his remake of the Talking Heads song, "This Must Be The Place". And sometimes, he looks like a walking Polo ad as seen in the picture below, taken in Nantucket.
Miles has starred in television shows such as Gossip Girl, Mad Men, and The Cleaner as well as films such as Gods & Generals and was just cast in the next installment of Final Destination. He's also a musician and performed with the Harvard Krokodiloes (yes, this true prep went to Harvard, where he was chosen by his classmates to deliver the Harvard Oration for his commencement). Here he is on the set of Mad Men:
He has a great sense of style and a great eye, which can be seen on his blog of inspirational images, Leslie Miles.
Miles is the childhood friend of my sister, Bo, and I'll never forget when I met him when they were younger. My roommate and I took Bo and her friends to a football game at her brother school, St. Marks (where Luke & Owen Wilson and Tommy Lee Jones also attended school). Miles introduced himself to me and my roommate and then he wrapped up our conversation by saying he needed to get back to the ladies at the bar. He was maybe in the 7th grade. He was charming way back then and I'm still smitten, especially since he was kind enough to answer the following questions:
PERSONAL STYLE: Understated with a nod to tradition and an eye to quality.
MUST-HAVES: A breast pocket on a button down shirt. No matter how small they get, phones are still a little clunky. In my pants pockets, I can't always feel it ring or vibrate. Rather than take it out of my pants each time I get in and out of my car (don't want to sit on it), I've got it right where it's easy to reach.
DAILY ESSENTIALS: Until the next iPhone includes a great pair of glasses, buys my groceries, and unlocks my car, it's the four things I can't leave home without: iPhone, wallet, glasses, keys.
ULTIMATE LUXURY: Unconditional support from one's family.
ARTIST/PERFORMER YOU MOST ADMIRE: Paul Newman. Being a great actor is one thing. Doing great things with that talent off screen is another. He's unmatched in both arenas.
INSPIRATION FOR YOUR BLOG: Mood boards and OCD. Designers keep mood boards for things that inspire them for a current season. A color, a fabric texture, a certain look. My whole life I always tore out pages of magazines that looked cool (in part because I tend to file EVERYTHING). Leslie Miles is a look at what I think is hip right now.
FAVORITE MOVIE: Like a good beer, it all depends on the audience, the mood, and the time of day. But take another look at Three Amigos. If you can't laugh at that, I'll enjoy my beer with somebody else.
FAVORITE CITY: At the moment, Malibu, CA.
FAVORITE LA HAUNT: This town isn't short on good haunts, but Father's Office in Culver City is a win each time.
FAVORITE HOLIDAY: Boxing Day. Kidding. Kind of...
Are you smitten now as well? I don't think it's far-fetched to say Miles IS the next Tom Cruise. Or Paul Newman for that matter. (The name "Fischer" seen in the background is not lost on me):


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"Just as we learned to look both ways before crossing the street, we want children to learn to make smart choices when using the Internet," says McAfee Senior Vice President of Global External Affairs, Michael Busselen. "Through McAfee Cares – Online Safety for Kids, we mobilize our employees to go into classrooms to teach kids about the positive steps they can take to use their digital devices safely."
The partnership leverages what McAfee volunteers are doing in the classrooms with Everloop's kid-friendly online social network to help reinforce and broadcast the online safety messages to more than 50,000 school children by 2013.
"We are dedicated to children's safety and recognize the need for free and readily-available online safety education not only for concerned parents, but also in response to what kids today are voicing as their own concerns," says Hilary DeCesare, CEO of Everloop. "On Everloop, children share their many thoughts including their online fears. A recent Everloop poll showed kids top online fears include stranger danger (22%), privacy protection (20%), and cyber bullying (13%). We are proud to partner with McAfee, the top name in technology security, to bring timely solutions and important news to a generation that both needs and wants it."
The McAfee Cares – Online Safety for Kids school initiative employs volunteers to help train school-age children on ways to stay safe and secure, as well as maintain good ethics in their online behavior. Each session provides students with content and materials based on the STOP.THINK.CONNECT™ national cybersecurity awareness campaign. This campaign was developed by the STOP. THINK. CONNECT. Messaging Convention, a public-private partnership established and led by The Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG) and National Cyber Security Alliance (NCSA), of which McAfee is a founding member.
Kids can continue to engage with the topic after the assemblies on Everloop.com, while also accessing the content and resources that they've learned about. This unique internet component ensures kids can revisit and utilize the tools that have been created specifically for them to stay safe and protected.
The McAfee Cares – Online Safety for Kids program is currently scheduling school seminar visits through 2012. To learn more about McAfee or to inquire about setting up a seminar in your community, please visit www.mcafee.com/onlinesafety. To access additional safe internet resources and to find information from this program online, please visit www.everloop.com.
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Everloop's mission is to give kids under 13 a protected space where they can connect with friends, send messages, play games, and learn. Everloop introduces state-of-the-art privacy protection and monitoring to guard young users against bullying, bad language and sharing private information. Patent-pending technology lets kids communicate and collaborate in closed "social loops" of their friends and others who share their interests. Kids get to be in the loop and parents get peace of mind. Everloop partners with leading innovators and brands to provide both entertainment and educational activities designed for kids and tweens. For more information, visit www.everloop.com.
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McAfee, a wholly owned subsidiary of Intel Corporation (NASDAQ:INTC), is the world's largest dedicated security technology company. McAfee delivers proactive and proven solutions and services that help secure systems, networks, and mobile devices around the world, allowing users to safely connect to the Internet, browse and shop the Web more securely. Backed by its unrivaled Global Threat Intelligence, McAfee creates innovative products that empower home users, businesses, the public sector and service providers by enabling them to prove compliance with regulations, protect data, prevent disruptions, identify vulnerabilities, and continuously monitor and improve their security. McAfee is relentlessly focused on constantly finding new ways to keep our customers safe.
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Italy coach Massimo Barbolini:"I'm happy and proud of my team for this performance against one of the top teams in the world. We had good defending and blocking tonight. We played well when we were behind."Italy captain Eleonora Lo Bianco:"I'm really happy with the way my team played tonight. It was a good showing. It is tough to win against a strong team. Our blocking and defence were good and we had a good attitude about this game."
USA coach Hugh McCutcheon:"They played a good match and deserved to win. Italy was defensively very good tonight. They outdug us. That was the difference. We will regroup and get ready for our next match with the Netherlands."USA captain Jennifer Tamas:"Italy played a great match. It was tough to put a ball away on their court. We are still trying to improve on the little things. We will put in our best effort from here on. We are a good passing team. We need to focus on that the rest of the tournament."


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Raleigh, the capital of North Carolina, is indeed a Southern city, but winters can get chilly. The city gets an average of five inches of snow per year.
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