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A $51 million replacement of a major transportation artery construction project in Virginia required a contractor to provide dewatering and river bypass work. The new bridge would be built in the same location. Demolition and reconstruction efforts would require dry ground to construct new pilings to support the expanded bridge.
Portadam and Rain for Rent were contracted to work together to provide a four-phase dewatering project, one for each of the center pilings across the quarter-mile wide river.
A 10-foot high diversion dam system was chosen along with extra bracing to support the weight of the variable flow rates of the large river. Depending on rain, flow rates could vary between 8,000 CFS up to 62,000 CFS when not flooded.
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The motion picture camera, invented in 1895, was still a phenomenon when Thomas A. Edison's motion picture company came to Deerfield, Massachusetts, in March of 1910. The company used motion picture actors from New York as well as local recruits to film a reenactment of the legendary 1704 raid on the English settlement of Deerfield during Queen Anne?s War. The rapid changes in technology and population at the turn of the 20th century had led many New Englanders to a heightened interest in their Colonial history, and this "Springfield Republican" article nicely portrays how the new moving picture technology was used to retell one of Colonial Deerfield?s most dramatic events. "History has a strong appeal to motion picture audiences," the article noted, "provided it is selected carefully with a view to leaving out the dry parts and presents the high colors and hair-raising thrills." The article also illustrates the changed landscape of rural Deerfield. It notes that the cameras had to avoid details such as modern buildings and telegraph and telephone poles, and that "the shriek of a locomotive" briefly delayed filming of a battle scene to avoid catching the train that would soon appear on the Baltimore and Maine railroad tracks along a side hill. The interior scenes were filmed at the New York studio of the Edison company, and the total cost of the production, called "Ononko's Vow," was estimated by the press to exceed $2000.
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maerinesbartin needed a new web page design and created a contest on 99designs.
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As unretired centers go, Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning may have preferred Jeff Saturday. But with the center position in shambles and Manning presumably interested in not having whatever warm body installed at the position thrown into the quarterback's knees, he'll likely settle for Ryan Lilja.
The Broncos have announced that Lilja has agreed to terms with the team.
Lilja, 31, has played for the Colts and Chiefs. In Indy, Lilja was a guard in the line of scrimmage that protected Peyton.
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You may have heard the stink was recently raised about the Galaxy S. Samsung announced that neither it or the original Galaxy Tab would be getting the update to Android 4.0, Ice Cream Sandwich. The company blamed it on the devices' hardware, saying that they can't handle the new version of Android with the TouchWiz UI pasted on top. After getting some bad press, Samsung's PR and software teams huddled together and came up with a solution that misses the point entirely: in place of Ice Cream Sandwich, the Galaxy S will be receiving a "value pack" full of ICS-like features.
Think of it this way: you're a big electronics manufacturer, and some of your customers are up in arms about an update that they won't be getting. The only thing preventing the update is your custom user interface that you insist on slapping on top of every version of Android. So you look at a laundry list of new Ice Cream Sandwich features, tell your software developers to come up with their own versions of them, and throw it all into your skinned version of Gingerbread.
What exactly will this "value pack" entail? Samsung will release an official statement soon, but we can look at Ice Cream Sandwich features and speculate. It could have features like Face Unlock, a panoramic photo tool, lockscreen actions, and homescreen folders.
What Samsung doesn't get is that those generic features aren't why people want Ice Cream Sandwich. They want it because it's the most refined, attractive, and advanced version of Android. They want it because of its guts, not because of its skin. A "Value Pack" just takes Samsung's face-lifted Gingerbread, and shoots a little more Botox into it.
Samsung is free to insist on using its TouchWiz UI on every phone and tablet that it releases. It's part of their branding, and is the solution their focus meetings have come up with to differentiate their mobile devices. Fortunately, Samsung's customers are also free. They are free to avoid the temptation to buy Samsung TouchWiz devices, and turn to another manufacturer that puts software quality above software branding.
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Although we do not know the situation that brought Henry Stevens to the bankruptcy that led to this auction, it is entirely possible that he was brought to that point by the great Depression of the 1890s. It had begun as early as 1891 in some parts of the country particularly those like Franklin County, Massachusetts, which were reliant on agriculture. It reached its peak from 1893 to 1896, and in many ways was as severe as the Great Depression of 1929-1940. Unlike the years of the Great Depression when people relied on the federally funded programs of the New Deal to alleviate some of the suffering, in the 1890s there were few social programs and none of them federally funded. When Mr. Stevens was forced to sell his home, his choices would have been few: relying on family charity, working at the town's poor farm, or taking his employment chances elsewhere.
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Before the Miami Marlins signed an ex-Detroit Tigers infielder to be their everyday third baseman, they inquired about a potential future cornerstone of the franchise.
ESPN.com's Jayson Stark is reporting the Marlins unsuccessfully explored trades for a trio of young third basemen, including Tigers prospect Nick Castellanos.
Miami signed Placido Polanco to a one-year contract Thursday.
The 20-year-old Castellanos moved from third base to the outfield last season, as his path to Detroit is blocked by American League MVP Miguel Cabrera.
In 134 games between Lakeland and Erie, Castellanos hit .320 with 10 home runs and 57 RBI. Tigers president Dave Dombrowski said recently he expected Castellanos to begin the 2013 season at Triple-A Toledo.
About the only desirable asset remaining on the Marlins is 23-year-old outfielder Giancarlo Stanton.
Stanton hit .290 with 37 home runs and 86 RBI last season. He isn't eligible to be a free agent until 2017, and is arbitration eligible for the first time.
Stark did not say which players Miami had discussed with Detroit. The Tigers have interest in acquiring another outfield bat, preferably a right-handed hitter.
ESPN.com's Jim Bowden, a former GM with Washington and Cincinnati, wrote Wednesday that Castellanos is among the "next top prospects to be traded."
"Although the Tigers have taken the position that Castellanos is as close to untouchable as any prospect they have, they won't hesitate to move him for a significant piece this summer if they think it will make them World Series favorites," Bowden wrote.


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BRISTOL, Tenn. – In their second season as Conference Carolinas members, the King University took home their second conference title, winning the 2013 regular season championship. The Tornado have nearly everyone back from last year's squad, and were selected to finish second in the Conference Carolinas Preseason Coaches' Poll.
Under head coach Jenn Testa, King won the Conference Carolinas regular season title with a league mark of 17-3, a season after taking the conference tournament title. The Tornado started slow a season ago, but they closed the season on fire, winning 14 of their final 17 games, including a 10-game winning streak to finish the season with an overall record of 31-26. King's season came to an end the Conference Carolinas Tournament where they dropped a pair of narrow extra-inning games to Coker College and eventual tournament champion University of Mount Olive.
Conference Carolinas Pitcher of the Year, and second team All-Southeast Region performer Hannah Light leads the group of nine returning starters for the Tornado. The senior led Conference Carolinas with 23 wins and 236 strikeouts, which also ranked 17th in all of NCAA Division II. Her 1.95 earned run average was also good enough for third in the league. Light will be challenged in the circle by Morgan Lowe who struggled with injuries during her freshman season, making three starts in eight appearances last season.
The infield group will be led by first team all-conference selections Chrissy Melcher and Cassie Ringstaff. Melcher, a shortstop ranked second in the league with a batting average of .404 while Ringstaff led the conference with 22 stolen bases on 25 attempts. The third basemen posted a batting average of .274 with six doubles. Melcher led Conference Carolinas in four offensive categories, runs (44), hits (84), doubles (18) and total bases with 130. Her eight home runs ranked fifth and her 34 runs batted in landed her sixth. The other half of the infield should be made up of second basemen Tori McComas and possibly Amber Walker at first base. McComas hit .227 while Walker made starts both at first base and designated player last season.
Outfielders Stephanie Rodriguez and Octavia Lewis-Rand both return, but the Tornado have to replace centerfielder Aubrey Hutt. Both outfielders played solid defense a season ago, and combined for 49 hits and nine stolen bases. They could be joined by senior Fallon Thomas or sophomore Allie Spell. Thomas, a second team all-conference performer, played both outfield and catcher last year while leading King with a .987 fielding percentage. The Bristol, Va., native also ranked second on the team with six home runs while hitting .258.
Sophomore Hannah Smith should see the majority of the time at catcher this season. Smith started all 57 games last season and was second on the team with a .313 batting average. Her 36 runs batted in led the Tornado and her 10 doubles ranked second on the team. She also crushed five home runs.
The solid returned group will be joined by a trio of talented freshmen, outfielders Cheyanne Delffs and Emily Morgason as well as utility player Samantha Cole.
King was selected to finish second in the Conference Carolinas Preseason Coaches' Poll behind last year's conferment tournament champion Mount Olive. The Tornado received one first place vote while Mount Olive received eight. Limestone College was selected third after finished tied for second with Mount Olive in the 2013 regular season standings.
King opens the 2014 campaign at the Columbus State University Cougar Classic on February 7-9 where the Tornado will face 25th-ranked Columbus State in their first game. Their home opener is slated for Wednesday, February 12 against Carson-Newman University before the Tornado open Conference Carolinas play on March 1 at Erskine College. The eight-team Conference Carolinas Tournament is scheduled for April 25-27 in Burlington, N.C.


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I was thrilled to see Dr Jart+ finally available at a Watsons near me. I think the company brought in four products from the Korean brand sometime end August but they were only available in the bigger outlets. I'm not sure I'll even get any of the products but I was excited because Dr Jart+'s BB creams are very popular and I think they deserve a mention now that they're readily available locally.
Suitably formulated for sensitive skin
Dr Jart+'s products are said to be developed with minimum use of preservatives, alcohol, fragrance and other irritants and hence, suitable even for those with sensitive skin. I'm not sure about this as I couldn't find the ingredients in English. But anyway, the four products introduced by Watsons here are:
– Black Label Detox Healing BB Cream(SPF 25PA+++)
– Silver Label Rejuvenating Blemish Base (SPF35/PA++)
– All Out Black Head
– Acne-X Spot Cover
Raves and reviews on Dr Jart+ BB Creams
Of the four, the All Out Black Head and Acne-X Spot Cover interest me most. The All Out Black Head is said to get rid of blackheads in 10 minutes while the Acne-X Spot Cover is said to heal acne without leaving scars. I understand that Dr Jart+ Black Label Detox Healing BB Cream(SPF 25PA++) is their best seller. Jyoan of Dreamcavern gave the product 5 out of 5 stars and you can take a look at her review on the product to get an idea of its performance. As for Dr Jart+ Silver Label Rejuvenating Blemish Base, it is specially developed for troubled and sensitive skin. You can also read a comparison of the two BB creams by Kimoko here.
However, if I am not wrong, Dr Jart+'s BB Creams are not so suitable for those with fair skin tone? Those who have tried their products may like to share your thoughts? And are there other products in the Dr Jart+ line you've tried and would recommend?
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Oloroso ("fragrant" in Spanish) sherries form the basis for "Cream" Sherry which are made from naturally dry Olorosos which have been sweetened with the rich, aged wine made from sun-dried Pedro Ximenez grapes. Oloroso sherries offer complex, fragrant and lingering flavors.
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Here's my Monday supper, a faithful recreation of the recipe for snabba vegolådan* alias quick vegetable gratin from the Swedish dairy producer Arla.
I was quite happy with the result, though I used a totally wrong dish for it (too high and too small). Cooking it in a wide and shallow dish would mean a lot faster and much more presentable dinner..
It's not as much Greek as Greece-inspired. After all, it has feta cheese in it. And tomatoes. And rocket. Which must mean it's Greek after all:)
Feta, tomato and rocket gratin
(Lihtne feta-tomativorm)
3 tomatoes, sliced (and drained, if necessary)
200 grams feta cheese, cubed
a small cup of roughly chopped rocket leaves
4 eggs
a cup of single cream
black pepper
Layer the tomatoes, feta and rocket into a buttered oven dish. (I used yellow and red mini plum tomatoes bought at the Farmers Market for extra colour).
Whisk eggs and cream together, season with salt and pepper. Pour over feta and tomatoes.
Bake in the middle of a 225˚C oven for 30-40 minutes.
Serve with salad.
I think it'll be a nice addition to my expanding list of Greek dinner staples (i.e. to accompany my deconstructed moussaka, papoutsakia, meatballs and my feta-spinach pie that I am yet to write about).
* Note that the picture on the Swedish site is wrong, so I've copy-pasted the original Arla picture here, too (top right).
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
Cooking Greek (or something like that): feta, tomato and rocket gratin
3 comments:
- banonym said...
Delicious!! warm regards from Greece! Here are some herbs: origano and thyme for your Greek inspired cooking!!
- 1:26 pm, October 12, 2005
- Shauna said...
This looks gorgeous. In fact, it looks so good that I put it in my weekly round-up of the best gluten-free recipes of the week. I'm sure that my readers will love this too.
- 4:35 pm, October 18, 2005
- Pille said...
Anthie - I have some Greek origano from Thassos and thyme from Sifnos in my kitchen, so I'm using real Greek herbs already:)
Shauna - thank you for including me in your weekly gluten-free recipes round-up!
- 8:56 pm, August 08, 2006
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With the new year around the corner we've been reminiscing on the past year and the fun things we've done!
Friday, December 28, 2012
With the new year around the corner we've been reminiscing on the past year and the fun things we've done!
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- Sara said...
Best wishes to you all in the New Year and may all the terrible things stay far.......far away:) Life can be harsh and that is why quilting is SUCH A BLESSING!!!
- December 28, 2012 at 7:23 AM
- Amber said...
Great projects girls! Love the baby ones especially (probably because I can't do anything besides quilts :)
Happy New Year!
- December 28, 2012 at 9:37 AM
- Queenie Believe said...
Wonderful quilting projects!!
Here's to 2013 full of more quilting goodness.
Have a great day.
Always, Queenie
- December 28, 2012 at 11:46 AM
- Lindsay Conner said...
It's fun to look back on the year in sewing! I had fun doing the same today, but didn't finish my post yet. :) If you'd like to join, I'm hosting a 2012 wrap-up link party, and I'd love to have you join us! http://www.craftbuds.com/craft-buds-2012-year-in-review-link-party/
- December 28, 2012 at 8:37 PM
- Sandra said...
Just signed up as a new follower to join in on the Fabric Tuesday partys. Looking forward to seeing all the lovely projects:)
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Shares of Harley-Davidson fell sharply Wednesday after the motorcycle giant's second-quarter sales figures fell short of Wall Street's estimates.
Sales were particularly weak in Europe, where dealers sold just 14,639 motorcycles, 9% fewer than last year.
"We continue to remain cautious in our expectations for retail sales globally in an environment of greater economic uncertainty, including in Europe where sales are clearly being affected by the challenging eurozone economy," said CEO Keith Wandell.
Related: Car sales stall out in July
While U.S. motorcycles sales rose 4% during the quarter, that pace of growth was much slower than the 25% jump booked in the first quarter. But Wandell said the company expected "moderated" sales growth since an unusually warm early spring in the United States pulled some sales into the first quarter.
Overall, revenue generated by motorcycles and related products rose 17% to $1.57 billion during the third quarter. But that missed analysts' targets for revenue of $1.63 billion. Harley-Davidson's profit jumped 30% to $247.3 million, or $1.07 per share, beating forecasts by 2 cents.>
During the third quarter, Harley-Davidson expects to ship 51,000 to 56,000 motorcycles, down 9% to 17% from a year earlier, due to production changes at one of its major plants.
Harley Davidson maintained its forecast to ship between 245,000 to 250,000 motorcycles to dealers and distributors worldwide in 2012, marking a year-over-year increase of 5% to 7%.
Harley-Davidson's (HOG) stock tumbled more than 12% to an 8-month low early Wednesday, before paring some of the losses. Shares were down about 4% in afternoon trading.
The stock was among 140 stocks that the New York Stock Exchange was looking at in light of a series of bizarre trading moves that occurred during early trading due to "a technology issue" at Knight Capital Group (KCG).
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As you prepare to enter your charitable contributions on your schedule A, are you thinking "I thought I gave more than this?" Well, you probably did!
Consider the following before you file:
- A charity doesn't have to issue a detailed receipt unless you gave $250 in a single contribution. So don't wait around for a letter in the mail if you didn't give that much in one pop. Search through your checks for forgotten donations, and check emails for electronic receipts for any online contributions.
- If you texted donations (for Haiti, perhaps?), you can go to the mGive Foundation website for an official donation receipt.
- Non-cash contributions can also be deducted; e.g. the old couch you brought to Goodwill or the canned corn you gave to the Thanksgiving food drive!
- While you can't write off the value of donating your time, the costs of gas and oil directly related to getting to and from your charitable work are deductible. If tracking all of that sounds like too much, you can simply use 14 cents per mile.
So search your brain, email, checkbook, and calendar for some of those missing contributions. Keep records, which are critical in the case of an audit. And take credit where credit is due (emotionally and off your tax bill)!
Give back. Do you deduct your donations?
K.M. Pittman is a CPA based in Hampton Roads, VA.
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Whether it's a room for two or a suite for seven, our hotel is designed to accommodate virtually any type of traveler. Our rooms are newly remodeled, each featuring chic design elements and an unmatched level of comfort and quality.
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Periwinkle Inn offers a wide range of amenities to meet the needs of each and every guest. With daily housekeeping services, in-room kitchenettes, free Wi-Fi and a host of other offerings, our attentive and friendly staff will ensure that your stay is the perfect seaside vacation.
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Cape May's Periwinkle Inn Hotel is located on Cape May City's famed Beach Avenue. With direct access to the beach, our hotel features sweeping views of the sparkling Atlantic Ocean and access to the town's always-bustling promenade. Dotted with lush gardens, bright green lawns and our pool, there's always something to see at this resort by the sea.
This is how a new day begins at the Periwinkle Inn, so grab your coffee and head to your balcony to breathe that oceanfront breeze as you greet the morning, ready to plan another day in paradise.
The Periwinkle Inn is one of the best vacation hotels in Cape May - or anywhere in New Jersey. The sandy beaches are just steps away, so grab your chair and sunscreen as you spend an afternoon watching the dolphins frolic offshore as banner planes fly along the oceanfront.
The Periwinkle Inn is the perfect spot for a family vacation, a romantic getaway or a fun-filled weekend - and guests return year after year to enjoy the spectacular beachfront location, personal service and lush surroundings.
Several of Cape May's most popular restaurants are within walking distance of the beachfront hotel and other attractions --including Cape May Stage, trolley tours, shopping and more -- are just minutes away. And, for the nature enthusiasts, Southern New Jersey is a bird watchers paradise, so don't forget your binoculars! The oceanfront promenade provides arcade fun for the youngsters, a musical venue at the new Convention Center for the whole family and even free movies on the beach throughout the summer.
Cape May is America's first seashore resort, a delightful town known for ornate Victorian architecture, pristine beaches, sparkling ocean water... and a well-deserved reputation as THE restaurant capital of New Jersey. Over the years, presidents have vacationed in hotels along the beachfront and even today, an occasional celebrity or two enjoys a quiet dinner or an evening stroll along the oceanfront as the sun sets over Cape May Point. Your stay at the Periwinkle Inn, a boutique hotel in Cape May, New Jersey will be the best vacation ever, a time filled with sun, fun and memories.


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Motorola moots USB rechargeable phone recharger
Power ranger
Motorola has reinvented the add-on extension battery as a USB device. At the Singapore-hosted CommunicAsia 2006 event this week, it unveiled the Portable Power P970 gadget, a power pack that plugs into any device with a mini USB port either to recharge the host or provide current immediately.
The P970 is essentially a 1700mAh rechargeable battery in a curvy PEBL-like casing with a USB port on top. It weighs just 79g and measures 7.4 x 5.1 x 2.4cm. Motorola is pitching the product as an accessory for its own phones and accessories, but we'd bet it will prove handy for other gadgets that can recharge through their mini USB ports, such as phones, PDA and MP3 players.
The idea's simple: you charge up the P970 at home or work. It's then ready to be hooked up to your phone when the handset's battery runs down. Motorola said the P970 is an ideal alternative to switching batteries or carrying an AC adaptor with you - not that phone chargers weigh too much these days.
The Portable Power P970 is due to ship in Q3 in a variety of phone-friendly colours. ®


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Anecdotal suspicions that the new iPad operated at a noticeably higher temperature than the iPad 2 have been backed up now that someone has pointed an infrared camera at the thing to see what's up. After running GLBenchmark for five minutes, the new iPad ended up being much hotter than the iPad 2 - 33.6 degrees Celsius versus 28.3 degrees Celsius. The processor is likely to be the source of the additional heat, particularly the additional graphics processing units in this model.
The extra heat isn't getting to the point where new iPads are shutting down, but I would be worried about using it for an extended period of time on a hot day. Considering the new iPad is only marginally thicker than the last iPad, and they're cramming a whole lot more battery and processing power in there, it's no surprise that things are getting a little toasty inside the new iPad.
Have you been having issues with heat? Be sure to let us know about your experience with the new iPad's temperature in the forums!
Update: Apple has issued a statement on the issue to The Loop:
The new iPad delivers a stunning Retina display, A5X chip, support for 4G LTE plus 10 hours of battery life, all while operating well within our thermal specifications," Apple representative Trudy Muller, told The Loop. "If customers have any concerns they should contact AppleCare.


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A Karate Sensei went to a seminar and observed a young adult black belt student. The Sensei noticed that the student had ten stripes on his belt and could not imagine what this might represent, so he asked the young man.
"Oh these," said the student, "these are names of the ten associations I belong to." "I have been certified and approved by ten ranking and review committees. My Karate is authentic. I am a real Karate man, not an amateur."
"Ten associations," replied the Sensei, "who is your Sensei?"
"Uh, my Sensei, er, I, well, I used to..., but then, you know... I belong to 10 associations! That means something!"
"I'm sure it does," replied the Sensei.
"It must," said the student, "it's costing me an arm and a leg!"
We learn from our teachers. This is a personal relationship. You don't wear your Sensei on your belt -- you live the lessons he has taught. Having a good Sensei means more than being a member of 100 associations!
Charles C. Goodin
Who Is Your Teacher?
This is a story.
Posted by Charles C. Goodin on Friday, October 23, 2009


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Tumor lysis syndrome
- OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know
Are you sure your patient has tumor lysis syndrome? What are the typical findings for this disease?
What other disease/condition shares some of these symptoms?
What caused this disease to develop at this time?
What laboratory studies should you request to help confirm the diagnosis? How should you interpret the results?
Would imaging studies be helpful? If so, which ones?
Confirming the diagnosis
- If you are able to confirm that the patient has tumor lysis syndrome, what treatment should be initiated?
What are the adverse effects associated with each treatment option?
What are the possible outcomes of tumor lysis syndrome?
What causes this disease and how frequent is it?
How do these pathogens/genes/exposures cause tumor lysis syndrome?
Other clinical manifestations that might help with diagnosis and management
What complications might you expect from the disease or treatment of the disease?
Are additional laboratory studies available; even some that are not widely available?
How can tumor lysis syndrome be prevented?
What is the evidence?
Ongoing controversies regarding etiology, diagnosis, treatment
OVERVIEW: What every practitioner needs to know
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) is defined as the combination of hyperuricemia, hyperphosphatemia, hyperkalemia, and acute kidney injury that results from lysis of cancer cells when treatment is initiated. The syndrome can lead to fatal cardiac dysrhythmias and acute kidney injury, so all patients potentially at risk for TLS should be closely monitored and provided with appropriate preventive measures, including intravenous fluids and rasburicase in intermediate- and high-risk cases. Patient at risk include those with bulky chemosensitive cancers, especially leukemias and lymphomas.
What is tumor lysis syndrome?
Tumor lysis syndrome (TLS) occurs when tumor cells break apart (lyse) and release their contents into the bloodstream so rapidly that normal homeostatic mechanisms cannot clear the cellular contents, which then accumulate in the bloodstream. Thus, the characteristic findings of hyperuricemia, hyperkalemia, hyperphosphatemia and hypocalcemia. These electrolyte and metabolic disturbances can progress to clinical toxicities, including renal insufficiency, cardiac arrhythmias, seizures, and death due to multiorgan failure.
Although TLS can occur in patients with any type of cancer, it is most common with hematologic cancers, especially high-grade B-cell lymphomas such as Burkitt lymphoma.
Tumor lysis syndrome is defined by laboratory abnormalities (laboratory tumor lysis syndrome [
Table I.
Laboratory tumor lysis syndrome
|From 3 days before starting anti-cancer therapy until 7 days afterwards
|Metabolic abnormalities
|2 or more of the abnormalities listed must be present during the same 24-hour period
|Uric acid > 8.0 mg/dL in adults or > the upper limit of normal for age in children
|Phosphorus > 4.5 mg/dL in adults or > 6.5 mg/dL in children
|Potassium > 6.0 mmol/L
|Corrected calcium < 7.0 mg/dL or ionized calcium < 1.12 mmol/L. Corrected calcium in mg/dL is calculated by adding 0.8 x (4 – serum albumin level [measured in g/dL]) to the measured calcium concentration.
|No other explanation for the metabolic abnormalities
|If a patient has an obvious alternative explanation for a particular abnormality, it cannot be used to define tumor lysis syndrome (e.g., pre-existing hyperparathyroidism with known abnormalities of calcium and phosphorus).
Table II.
Cinical tumor lysis syndrome
|Meets criteria for laboratory tumor lysis syndrome
|See Table I
|Symptoms, signs, or laboratory evidence of organ damage
|Most common clinical findings
|Acute kidney injury is defined in this context as an increase in serum creatinine of 0.3 mg/dL (or a single value > 1.5 times the upper limit of the age-appropriate normal if no baseline creatinine is available) or the presence of oliguria (average urine output less than 0.5 mL/kg body weight per hour over a 6-hour period)
|Acute kidney injury
|Cardiac dysrhythmia, sudden death probably or definitely caused by hyperkalemia
|Cardiac dysrhythmia, sudden death, seizure, neuromuscular irritability (tetany, paresthesias, muscle twitching, carpopedal spasm, Trousseau's sign, Chvostek's sign, laryngospasm or bronchospasm), hypotension, or heart failure probably or definitely caused by hypocalcemia
Are you sure your patient has tumor lysis syndrome? What are the typical findings for this disease?
A medical history typical for TLS may include a large tumor burden or a history of decreased oral intake, vomiting, and decreased urine output, but most patients with TLS or at risk to develop TLS are in fact asymptomatic.
Key symptoms and signs include:
Asymptomatic laboratory abnormalities are the most common presentation of TLS.
Nausea and vomiting
Symptoms of hypocalcemia – paresthesias (especially perioral), seizure
What other disease/condition shares some of these symptoms?
Because tumor lysis syndrome is a syndrome, it is defined as the presence of specific laboratory and clinical abnormalities (see Table I and
However, individual components of the syndrome can have many potential causes. For example, hyperuricemia can result from gout, Lesch-Nyhan syndrome, acute kidney injury, major surgery, and many other causes. Hyperphosphatemia and hypokalemia can be caused by hyperparathyroidism and other endocrine disorders. Hyperkalemia can result from excessive potassium replacement in intravenous fluids, end-stage renal disease, and other conditions. Acute kidney injury occurs in many different clinical situations and is covered in another chapter.
Fortunately, the history, physical examination, and laboratory findings provide the context sufficient to diagnosis tumor lysis syndrome with confidence.
What caused this disease to develop at this time?
Tumor lysis syndrome is the most common disease-related emergency encountered in children with newly diagnosed leukemia and lymphoma, and has been reported occasionally in children with bulky chemosensitive solid cancers (e.g., germ cell tumor, neuroblastoma). The incidence of the syndrome depends on cancer-related factors (cancer mass, cell lysis potential); patient characteristics; and the supportive care provided.
Cancer-related factors
The greater the cancer mass, the greater the quantity of cellular contents released with treatment. Cancers with high cell lysis potential (e.g., those that are very sensitive to chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and the increasingly large number of biologic therapies) include most pediatric lymphomas, acute leukemias, and other cancers that respond rapidly to chemotherapy, such as germ cell tumors.
Patient factors at presentation
High-risk patient characteristics include pre-existing chronic renal insufficiency, oliguria, dehydration, hypotension, and acidic urine at the time of presentation (which worsens uric acid precipitation in the kidney).
Supportive care provided at presentation
Supportive care dramatically affects the development of tumor lysis syndrome. Patients promptly treated with intravenous fluids and monitored carefully for electrolyte abnormalities and oliguria have a much lower incidence of clinical tumor lysis syndrome than those who remain dehydrated with hyperuricemia for a period of time, such that uric acid crystals precipitate in the kidneys and cause acute kidney injury, which then leads to poor phosphorus excretion and hyperphosphatemia that precipitates in soft tissues as calcium phosphate crystals, and further worsens acute kidney injury.
Similarly, patients at high risk for tumor lysis syndrome who are treated with rasburicase to rapidly lower uric acid have a much lower incidence of renal failure than those treated with allopurinol alone. In the 1990's, when rasburicase was available in France but not in the United States, patients with advanced stage Burkitt lymphoma who were enrolled in a 2-country study had a 15% incidence of dialysis in the United States, but only 3% in France, thus emphasizing the importance of proper supportive care to prevent clinical tumor lysis and severe acute kidney injury.
What laboratory studies should you request to help confirm the diagnosis? How should you interpret the results?
Diagnosis of tumor lysis syndrome depends on levels of serum potassium, phosphorus, calcium, uric acid, and creatinine.
If two or more of these values are abnormal (above the upper limits of normal for potassium, phosphorus, or uric acid; below the lower limit of normal for calcium; 1.5 times the age- and sex-adjusted upper limit of normal for creatinine or an increase in creatinine of at least 0.3 mg/dL above baseline if a baseline value is available).
Would imaging studies be helpful? If so, which ones?
Imaging studies are not generally useful for diagnosis of TLS, but in patients with newly-diagnosed cancer, imaging studies facilitate assessment of the extent and bulk of the cancer mass, and thus provide important information on the risk for TLS.
Renal ultrasound can identify masses compressing the kidneys, ureters, or bladder and is useful in the differential diagnosis of patients with cancer and low urine output, which could result from TLS or from external compression.
Confirming the diagnosis
Patients with newly diagnosed leukemia or lymphoma (or bulky chemosensitive solid tumors) should have immediate measurement of serum electrolytes, creatinine, uric acid, and lactate dehydrogenase (LDH). Patients are then risk-stratified based on clinical and laboratory criteria to guide treatment.
Patients who present with clinical tumor lysis syndrome and are managed most aggressively (see "Established clinical tumor lysis syndrome" in the next section).
Those who present with laboratory tumor lysis syndrome and are managed as " High risk" patients
Those who present without tumor lysis syndrome are risk-stratified based on the cancer cell mass (small, medium, large), cell lysis potential (low, medium, high), and patient presenting features (no at-risk features versus presence of one or more at-risk features). These characteristics are used to assign a risk category for clinical tumor lysis syndrome, as shown in
Table III.
Table III.
Risk stratification for patients at risk for clinical tumor lysis syndrome
|Tumor lysis syndrome status at presentation
|Cancer mass
|Cell lysis potential
|Patient presentation
|Risk category
|Clinical tumor lysis syndrome present
|Very high
|Laboratory tumor lysis syndrome present
|No tumor lysis syndrome present
|At-risk features (dehydration, acidosis, hypotension, other nephrotoxins)
|No at-risk features
If you are able to confirm that the patient has tumor lysis syndrome, what treatment should be initiated?
What prevention, treatment, and monitoring should be initiated for patients at risk for tumor lysis syndrome?
Established clinical tumor lysis syndrome – intravenous fluids, rasburicase, cardiac monitoring, intensive care unit, laboratory testing every 4 to 6 hours (more often if warranted)
High risk for clinical tumor lysis syndrome – intravenous fluids, rasburicase, cardiac monitoring, inpatient, laboratory testing every 6 to 8 hours (more often if warranted)
Intermediate risk for clinical tumor lysis syndrome – intravenous fluids, rasburicase or allopurinol, inpatient, laboratory testing every 8 to 12 hours
Low risk for clinical tumor lysis syndrome – intravenous fluids, allopurinol, inpatient, laboratory testing daily
Negligible risk for clinical tumor lysis syndrome – no prevention, treatment, or monitoring
What are the adverse effects associated with each treatment option?
Hemolysis occurs in patients with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency, and known deficiency of this enzyme is an absolute contraindication to rasburicase use. Male patients of African, African American, and some of Mediterranean origin have a 10% prevalence of G6PD deficiency, and female patients from these ethnic groups a 1% prevalence. Therefore, screening for G6PD deficiency is warranted in patients (particularly boys) of high-risk ethnic groups.
Since rasburicase is most effective when administered early in the patient's course, G6PD screening should be run STAT and rasburicase administered as soon as negative results are documented. In situations where screening cannot be performed in time, the clinician must weigh the risks of acute kidney injury from hyperuricemia against the risks of hemolysis should the patient prove G6PD deficient. A small "test dose" of rasburicase (1.5 mg) may allow for some reduction in uric acid without inducing major hemolysis; if no evidence of hemolysis is present 4 hours later, a larger dose may be administered.
Note that this strategy has not been investigated in clinical trials, but seems preferable to administration of a full dose of rasburicase to a patient with a 10% risk for G6PD deficiency, since major hemolysis is inevitable in such a situation.
What are the possible outcomes of tumor lysis syndrome?
The prognosis of patients at risk for clinical tumor lysis syndrome is excellent. If patients are risk-stratified and treated according to risk group, then most clinical tumor lysis can be prevented altogether; in the rare cases in which it occurs, patients rarely require dialysis. In countries where rasburicase is available and widely used, the need for dialysis to manage tumor lysis syndrome is rare in pediatric leukemia and lymphoma patients.
Risks of therapy for tumor lysis syndrome are very low, with the exception of rasburicase use in males from ethnic groups with a high prevalence of G6PD deficiency.
What causes this disease and how frequent is it?
The incidence depends on cancer factors (cancer cell mass and cell lysis potential), patient factors, and supportive care provided. Any association with sex, age, race, or other epidemiologic factors occurs only because the types of cancers that occur in children differ in these subgroups.
Tumor lysis syndrome has no known genetic basis.
How do these pathogens/genes/exposures cause tumor lysis syndrome?
When cancer cells lyse, they release potassium, phosphorus, and nucleic acids, which are metabolized into hypoxanthine, then xanthine and finally uric acid, which must be excreted in the urine. TLS occurs when the amount of potassium, phosphorus, nucleic acids, and cytokines released from cell lysis exceeds the body's homeostatic mechanisms to deal with them. Renal excretion is the primary means of clearing urate, xanthine, and phosphate, which can precipitate in any part of the renal collecting system and cause inflammation and obstruction.
Uric acid can induce acute kidney injury by intra-renal crystallization and by crystal-independent mechanisms, including renal vasoconstriction, impaired autoregulation, decreased renal blood flow, oxidation, and inflammation. Cancer cell lysis also releases cytokines that can cause a systemic inflammatory response syndrome. Calcium phosphate can precipitate in the renal tubules with worsening of acute kidney injury. The risk is particularly high when patients have very high serum phosphorus levels and require intravenous calcium to treat symptomatic hypocalcemia.
High solute concentration, low solubility, and slow urine flow make crystallization more likely and therefore increase the risk for tumor lysis syndrome. Higher urine pH (alkaline urine) increases the solubility of uric acid but decreases that of calcium phosphate, so use of bicarbonate is rarely helpful in patients at risk for tumor lysis syndrome. In patients treated with allopurinol, the accumulation of xanthine, a precursor of uric acid, which has low solubility, can cause xanthine nephropathy.
In addition to the renal damage caused by the above mechanisms, in patients with clinical tumor lysis syndrome, hyperphosphatemia can cause secondary hypocalcemia leading to neuromuscular irritability, cardiac dysrhythmia, and seizure; and hyperkalemia can cause serious and occasionally fatal cardiac dysrhythmias.
Other clinical manifestations that might help with diagnosis and management
What complications might you expect from the disease or treatment of the disease?
When properly managed, long-term complications of tumor lysis syndrome are rare. If acute kidney injury occurs, sequelae can include permanent loss of renal function with higher risk for recurrent acute kidney injury later. It is not known whether patients with clinical tumor lysis syndrome have other late sequelae, such as hypertension.
Are additional laboratory studies available; even some that are not widely available?
How can tumor lysis syndrome be prevented?
Early recognition of patients with cancer who may be at risk for tumor lysis syndrome and prompt referral for diagnosis and supportive care are the keys to preventing tumor lysis syndrome. Prevention of dehydration, acidosis, and accumulation of high levels of uric acid, and avoiding nephrotoxins (e.g., vancomycin) can protect renal function and prevent acute kidney injury.
What is the evidence?
These references provide detailed reviews of all aspects of tumor lysis syndrome, including useful figures and tables that elucidate tumor lysis syndrome pathophysiology, risk stratification, and management.
Howard, SC, Jones, DP, Pui, CH. "The tumor lysis syndrome". N Engl J Med. vol. 364. 2011. pp. 1844-54.
Coiffier, B, Altman, A, Pui, CH. "Guidelines for the management of pediatric and adult tumor lysis syndrome: an evidence-based review". J Clin Oncol. vol. 26. 2008. pp. 2767-78.
Risk stratification in patients at risk for tumor lysis syndrome
Montesinos, P, Lorenzo, I, Martin, G. "Tumor lysis syndrome in patients with acute myeloid leukemia: identification of risk factors and development of a predictive model". Haematologica. vol. 93. 2008. pp. 67-74.
Gemici, C. "Tumor lysis syndrome in solid tumors". J Clin Oncol. vol. 27. 2009. pp. 2738-9.
Cairo, MS, Gerrard, M, Sposto, R. "Results of a randomized international study of high-risk central nervous system B non-Hodgkin lymphoma and B acute lymphoblastic leukemia in children and adolescents". Blood. vol. 109. 2007. pp. 2736-43.
Truong, TH, Beyene, J, Hitzler, J. "Features at presentation predict children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia at low risk for tumor lysis syndrome". Cancer. vol. 110. 2007. pp. 1832-9.
The role of uric acid
Shimada, M, Johnson, RJ, May, WS. "A novel role for uric acid in acute kidney injury associated with tumour lysis syndrome". Nephrol Dial Transplant. vol. 24. 2009. pp. 2960-4.
The role of xanthine
LaRosa, C, McMullen, L, Bakdash, S. "Acute renal failure from xanthine nephropathy during management of acute leukemia". Pediatr Nephrol. vol. 22. 2007. pp. 132-5.
The potential role of cytokines
Hijiya, N, Metzger, ML, Pounds, S. "Severe cardiopulmonary complications consistent with systemic inflammatory response syndrome caused by leukemia cell lysis in childhood acute myelomonocytic or monocytic leukemia". Pediatr Blood Cancer. vol. 44. 2005. pp. 63-9.
The role of rasburicase
Goldman, SC, Holcenberg, JS, Finklestein, JZ. "A randomized comparison between rasburicase and allopurinol in children with lymphoma or leukemia at high risk for tumor lysis". Blood. vol. 97. 2001. pp. 2998-3003.
Jeha, S, Kantarjian, H, Irwin, D. "Efficacy and safety of rasburicase, a recombinant urate oxidase (Elitek), in the management of malignancy-associated hyperuricemia in pediatric and adult patients: final results of a multicenter compassionate use trial". Leukemia. vol. 19. 2005. pp. 34-8.
Cortes, J, Moore, JO, Maziarz, RT. "Control of plasma uric acid in adults at risk for tumor lysis syndrome: efficacy and safety of rasburicase alone and rasburicase followed by allopurinol compared with allopurinol alone--results of a multicenter phase III study". J Clin Oncol. vol. 28. 2010. pp. 4207-13.
Ongoing controversies regarding etiology, diagnosis, treatment
Although the etiology and diagnosis of TLS are well established, one controversy in treatment is how to identify patients as having low, intermediate, or high risk for clinical TLS. Another controversy is how to manage hyperuricemia in patients at intermediate risk, who have been treated with allopurinol, low-dose rasburicase, and full-dose rasburicase and for whom published guidelines offer conflicting recommendations. I usually use a single dose of rasburicase 0.15 mg/kg in intermediate-risk patients, then monitor for recurrent hyperuricemia.
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[46] THE EGO (Soul),
(1) An oriental type of body has one set of qualifications, and an occidental body has another set, and equally good, if I might so express it. I seek here to make this point clear, for the tendency of the westerner is to ape the oriental, and to endeavour to force his vibrations to the same key as that of the oriental. At times, this causes concern to the inner Teachers, and occasionally leads to trouble in the vehicles. There has been too much tendency to believe that to be an oriental holds the goal for all. Forget not that even the Great Ones Themselves are not all orientals, and the Masters in European bodies, are of equal accomplishment to the better known Eastern Adepts. Ponder on this. (2 - 45/6).
(2) The seething millions of the Orient, present a more serious problem to the Great Ones than do the peoples of the Occident, for ignorance is deeply prevalent among the masses of Asia, as to the trend of affairs in the world of religion, owing to the widespread illiteracy of the races, and their consequent easy exploitation and control by the religious demagogues, fervent prophets, and reactionaries.
Disciples or workers on the second ray, are now actively handling this [Page 98] problem. It is interesting to note that the reason for success in breaking down old barriers, and in bringing about a condition of spiritual readiness everywhere in the Occident, is largely due to the work of the Orientalist scholars in France, Germany and England. They have made the literature of the East available, in all its beauty, to the West, and so have linked the spiritual truths of all ages, with the truth of the Christian presentation, showing them all to be of equal progressive value. Now the masses in India, China, and northern Africa, must be awakened to the inner significance of their own faiths, and to the part that Christianity plays in the same great religious programme. This is occupying the close attention of certain second ray teachers in India, Japan, and Siria. (14 - 176/7).
(3) The Occident and the Orient are linked through the personality ray of the Occident, and the egoic ray of the Orient, and this indicates eventual understanding, once the second ray occidental soul becomes the dominant factor. When these various relationships are somewhat grasped by the peoples of the world, you will get the clue of the various happenings taking place today, and will understand the goal and the method of its attainment more clearly. (16 - 526).
(1) In the educational world an apprehension of man's true nature will bring about a fundamental change in the methods of teaching. The emphasis will be laid upon teaching people the fact of the Ego on its own plane, the nature of the lunar bodies, and the methods of aligning the lower bodies so that the Ego can communicate direct with the physical brain, and thus control the lower nature and work out its purposes. Men will be taught how, through concentration and meditation, they can ascertain knowledge for themselves, can develop the intuition, and thus draw upon the resources of the Ego. Then will men be taught to think, to assume control of the mental body, and thus develop their latent powers. (3 - 814).
(2) The true education is consequently the science of linking up the integral parts of man, and also of linking him up in turn with his immediate environment, and then with the greater whole in which he has to play his part. Each aspect, regarded as a lower aspect, can ever be simply the expression of the next higher. In this phrase I have expressed a fundamental truth which embodies not only the objective, but also indicates the problem before all interested in education. This problem is to gauge rightly the centre of the focus of a man's attention, and to note where the consciousness is prima-[Page 99] rily centered. Then he must be trained in such a way that a shift of that focus into a higher vehicle becomes possible. We can also express this idea in an equally true manner by saying that the vehicle which seems of paramount importance, can become and should become of secondary importance, as it becomes simply the instrument of that which is higher than itself. (12 - 6).
(3) Towards this consummation all education should tend: Response to the Thinker or the soul. With the registration of this response, the man enters into his kingdom. The above and the below become as one. The objective and the subjective worlds are unified. Soul and its mechanism function as a unit. (12 - 12).
(4) The Atlanteans had no educational system as we understand the term. The kings and priests intuited; the masses obeyed. (12 - 40).
(5) The world itself is a great fusing pot, out of which the One Humanity is emerging. This necessitates a drastic change in our methods of presenting history and geography. Science has always been universal. Great art and literature have always belonged to the world. It is upon these facts that the education to be given to the children of the world must be built - upon our similarities, our creative achievements, our spiritual idealisms, and our points of contact. Unless this is done, the wounds of the nations will never be healed, and the barriers which have existed for centuries will never be removed. (12 - 46).
(6) Two major ideas should be taught to the children of every country. They are: the value of the individual and the fact of the one humanity. (12 - 47)
(7) The first effort of education to civilise the child, will be to train and rightly direct his instincts.
The second obligation upon the educators will be to bring about his true culture, by training him to use his intellect rightly.
The third duty of education will be to evoke and to develop the intuition.
When these three are developed and functioning, you will have a civilised, cultured and spiritually awakened human being. A man will then be instinctively correct, intellectually sound, and intuitively aware. His soul, his mind, and his brain will be functioning as they should and in right relation to each other, thus again producing co-ordination and correct alignment. (12 - 50).
(8) One of our immediate educational objectives must be the elimination of the competitive spirit, and the substitution of the co-operative consciousness. (12 - 74).
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(9) What. . . should be the effort on the part of parents and educators? First, and above everything else, the effort should be made to provide the atmosphere wherein certain qualities can flourish and emerge.
1. An atmosphere of love, wherein fear is cast out and the child realises he has no cause for timidity, shyness or caution, and one in which he receives courteous treatment at the hands of others, and is expected also to render equally courteous treatment in return. . . . Love always draws forth what is best in child and man.
2. An atmosphere of patience, wherein the child can become, normally and naturally, a seeker after the light of knowledge; wherein he is sure of always meeting with a quick response to inquiry, and a careful reply to all questions, and wherein there is never the sense of speed or hurry. . . . This impatience on the part of those upon whom they are so pathetically dependent, sows in them the seeds of irritation, and more lives are ruined by irritation than can be counted.
3. An atmosphere of orderedactivity, wherein the child can learn the first rudiments of responsibility. The children who are coming into incarnation at this time, and who can profit by the new type of education, are necessarily on the very verge of soul consciousness. One of the first indications of such soul contact is a rapidly developing sense of responsibility. This should be carefully borne in mind, for the shouldering of small duties and the sharing of responsibilities (which is always concerned with some form of group relation) is a potent factor in determining a child's character and future vocation.
4. An atmosphere of understanding, wherein a child is always sure that the reasons and motives for his actions will be recognised, and that those who are his older associates will always comprehend the nature of his motivating impulses, even though they may not always approve of what he has done, or of his activities . . .
It is the older generation who foster in a child an early and most unnecessary sense of guilt, of sinfulness and of wrongdoing. So much emphasis is laid upon petty little things that are not really wrong, but are annoying to the parent or teacher, that a true sense of wrong (which is the recognition of failure to preserve right relations with the group) gets overlaid and is not recognised for what it is. The many small and petty sins, imposed upon the children by the constant reiteration of "No", by the use of the word "naughty", and based largely on parental failure to understand and occupy the child, are of no real moment. If these aspects of the child's life are rightly handled, then the truly wrong things, the infringements upon the [Page 101] rights of others, . . . the hurting or damaging of others in order to achieve personal gain, will emerge in right perspective and at the right time. (12 - 75/8).
(10) In the future, education will make a far wider use of psychology than heretofore. (12 - 84).
(11) A better educational system should, therefore, be worked out which will present the possibilities of human living in such a manner that barriers will be broken down, prejudices removed, and a training given to the developing child which will enable him, when grownup, to live with other men in harmony and goodwill. This can be done, if patience and understanding are developed and if educators realise that "where there is no vision, the people perish". (12 - 87).
THE EGO (Soul)
(1) For a long period of lives the Ego remains practically unconscious of the Personality. The magnetic link exists, but that is all until the time comes when the personal life reaches a point where it has somewhat to add to the content of the causal body - a body at first small, colourless and insignificant. But the hour comes when the stones are first brought perfected from the quarry of the personal life, and the first colours are painted in by the man, the builder and the artist. Then the Ego begins to give attention, rarely at first, but with increasing frequency, until lives come around in which the Ego definitely works at the subjugation of the lower self, at the enlargement of the communicating channel, and at the transmission to the physical brain consciousness, of the fact of its existence, and the goal of its being. Once that is accomplished, and the inner fire is freer in its passage, lives are then given to the stabilising of that impression, and to the making of that inner consciousness a part of the conscious life. The flame radiates downward more and more, until gradually the different vehicles come into line, and the man stands on the Probationary Path. He is ignorant yet of what lies ahead, and is conscious only of wild and earnest aspiration, and of innate divine longings. He is eager to make good, longing to know, and dreaming always of someone or something higher than himself. All this is backed by the profound conviction that in service to humanity will the dreamed-of goal be reached, will the vision become reality, the longing fructify into satisfaction, and aspiration be merged in sight.
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The Hierarchy begins to take action, and his instruction is carried out as aforesaid. . . . Until now the Teachers have only watched and guided, without definitely dealing with the man himself; all has been left to the Ego on his own plane. The Ego bends every effort to quicken vibration, and to force the oft-rebelling lower vehicles to respond and measure up to the rapidly increasing force. It is largely a matter of increased fire or heat, and consequent intensification of vibratory capacity. The egoic fire waxes ever greater until the work is done, and the purificatory fire becomes the Light of Illumination. Ponder on this sentence. As above, so below; on each rung of the ladder the process is repeated; the Monad, at the third initiation, begins itself to be conscious of the Ego. The work, then, is more rapid owing to the rarity of the material, and to the fact that resistance is a factor in the three worlds, but not elsewhere. (2 - 35/7).
(2) The factor of periodicity. Egos that are in incarnation, and egos that are out of incarnation, are differentiated and capable of different work. Egos whose reflections are in incarnation, are more limited than those who are not. It is almost as if the Higher Self were directed downwards, or willingly circumscribing itself to three-dimensioned existence, whereas the egos out of incarnation are not so limited, but work in another direction or dimension. (2 - 38). See also: "The Soul", and (5 - 762).
(1) Exoteric science is slowly, yet steadily, finding out the nature of phenomena, and discovering for itself the character of electrical manifestation. In their slowness of discovery lies safety. It is not wise nor right yet for the true nature of these different forces and powers to be fully known. (3 - 641).
(2) In the manipulation of electricity lies hid much that concerns the vivification of the bodies, especially just now of the etheric. The principal use of the sun is electrical force adapted to the need of the great average majority, in all the kingdoms of nature. As progress is made, an intensification of this force will be possible in individual cases. Herein lies one of the secrets of initiation. (2 - 336).
(3) The electricity of the solar system is threefold: There is fire by friction, solar fire, and electric fire - fire of body, of soul, and of spirit. Fire by friction is coming to be somewhat understood by the scientists of [Page 103] the world, and we are harnessing to our needs the fire which heats, which gives light, and which produces motion. This is in the physical sense of the words. One of the imminent discoveries will be the integrating power of electricity, as it produces the cohesion within all forms, and sustains all form life during the cycle of manifested existence. It produces also the coming together of atoms, and of the organisms within forms, so constructing that which is needed to express the life principle. (14 - 373/4).
(4) As yet the mystery of electricity, and the true nature of electrical phenomena (than which there is naught else) is at this time an unrevealed secret, even to the most advanced of the modern scientists. . . . That there is such a thing as electricity, that it probably accounts for all that can be seen, sensed and known, and that the entire universe is a manifestation of electrical power - all this may be stated and is, today, coming to be recognised. But when that has been said, the mystery remains, and will not be revealed, even in partial measure, until the middle of the next century. Then revelation may be possible, as there will be more initiates in the world, and inner vision and inner hearing will be more generally recognised and present. When man arrives at a better understanding of the etheric body and its seven force centres . . . then some further light can intelligibly be thrown upon the nature of the seven types of electrical phenomena, which we call the seven rays. (15 - 82/3).
(5) Electricity, in relation to human ills, is as yet an infant science, but it has in it the germs of the new techniques and methods of healing. (17 - 48).
(6) Towards the close of this century, and when the world situation has clarified, and the period of reconstruction is drawing to a close, discoveries will be made which will reveal some hitherto unrealised electrical potencies. I know not what other word to use for these electrical rays, which will make their presence felt, and lead to possibilities beyond the dreams of investigators today. The coming science of electricity will be as different next century, as the modern usages of electricity differ from the understanding of the Victorian scientist. (17 - 376).
(7) People frequently are so preoccupied with the tangible instrument on this side of the veil, that they neglect the factor of what must be contributed from the other side, by those who have passed over.
The work will be done from there, with the material aid which as yet has not been provided in the outer scientific field.
To bring this about, collaboration of a conscious medium (not a trance medium, but someone who is consciously clairvoyant and clairaudient) will [Page 104] be required. There are many such growing up among the children of today, and the next generation after them, will provide still more. The separating veil will disappear through the testimony of the thousands of those who can see phenomena, and hear sounds which lie outside the range of the tangible.
. . . Everything in Nature is electrical in nature; life itself is electricity, but all that we have contacted and used today, is that which is only physical, and related to and inherent in, the physical and etheric matter of all forms. (17 - 377)
(8) As regards the use of radio as a means of communication with the "spirit world", the present electrical instruments are too slow in vibratory activity (if I may use such an unscientific term) to do the work; if astrally clothed "spirits" approach them, they are apt to have a shattering effect. Yet the first demonstration of existence after death, in such a way that it can be registered upon the physical plane, will come via the radio, because sound always precedes vision. Think on this. However, no radio now exists which is sufficiently sensitive to carry sound waves from the astral plane.
Future scientific discoveries, therefore, hold the secret. This is no evasion on my part, but a simple statement of fact. Electrical discovery is only in the initial stage, and all that we have is simply a prelude to the real discovery. The magic of the radio would be completely unbelievable to the man of the eighteenth century. The discoveries and developments lying ahead in the twenty-first century, will be equally unbelievable to the man of this century. . . . February 1944. (17 - 378).
On a lower scale of the evolutionary ladder, are other groups of lives, wrongly entitled devas, which work in obedience to the law, and are controlled by the higher entities. There are, for instance, the denser forms of gaseous life, termed often salamanders, the elementals of fire. These are directly under the control of the Lord Agni, Lord of the mental plane, and, in this mental age, we have the element of fire entering into the mechanics of living as never before. Eliminate the products which are controlled by heat and you will bring our civilisation to a stop; you will bring all means of transportation to an end and all modes of lighting; you would throw all manufactories into the discard. Basically again, these fiery lives, are found in all that burns, and in the warmth that holds all life formation on earth and causes the flourishing of all living things. (4 - 389).
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We will now consider the activity of the inner spiritual man, who has discarded his physical and etheric bodies, and now stands within the shell of the subtle body - a body composed of astral or sentient substance and of mental substance. Owing to the strongly emotional and sentient polarisation of the average man, the idea has taken hold that man withdraws, after true death, first of all into his astral body, and then, later, into his mental vehicle. But this is not actually the case. A body constructed predominantly of astral matter is the basis of this idea. Few people are as yet so developed that the vehicle in which they find themselves after death is largely composed of mental substance. Only disciples and initiates who live mostly in their minds, find themselves, after death, immediately upon the mental plane. Most people discover themselves upon the astral plane, clothed in a shell of astral matter, and committed to a period of elimination within the illusory area of the astral plane.
As I have earlier told you, the astral plane has no factual existence, but is an illusory creation of the human family. From now on, however, (through the defeat of the forces of evil and the disastrous setback suffered by the Black Lodge) the astral plane will slowly become a dying creation, and in the final period of human history (in the seventh rootrace) it will become non-existent. Today this is not the case. The sentient substance which constitutes the astral plane, is still being gathered into forms of illusion, and still forms a barrier in the path of the soul seeking liberation. It still "holds prisoner" the many people who die whilst their major reaction to life is that of desire, of wishful thinking, and of emotional sentiency. These are still the vast majority . . .
The art of elimination falls into three categories:
1. As practised by those people who are purely astral in quality and constitution. These we call "kamic" people.
2. As practised by those balanced people who are integrated personalities, and who are called "kama-manasic" individuals.
3. As practised by advanced people and disciples of all grades, who are mainly mental in their "living focus". These are called "manasic" subjects.
The same basic rules control them all, but the emphasis differs in each case. I would have you bear in mind that where there is no physical brain, and where the mind is undeveloped, that inner man finds himself practically [Page 106] smothered in an envelope of astral matter, and is for a long time immersed in what we call the astral plane. The kama-manasic person has what is called the "freedom of dual life", and finds himself possessed of a dual form, which enables him to contact at will the higher levels of the astral plane, and the lower levels of the mental plane. I would again remind you that there is no physical brain to register these contacts. Awareness of contact is dependent upon the innate activity of the inner man, and his peculiar state of apprehension and of appreciation. The manasic person is possessed of a translucent mental vehicle, with a light density which is in proportion to his freedom from desire and emotion.
These three types of people all use an eliminative process of similar nature, but employ a different technique within the process. For the sake of clarity, it might be stated that:
1. The kamic person eliminates his astral body by means of attrition, and vacates it via the astral correspondence to the solar plexus centre. This attrition is brought about because all the innate desire and inherent emotion are, at this stage, related to the animal nature and the physical body - both of which are now non-existent.
2. The kama-manasic individual uses two techniques. This would naturally be so because he eliminates, first of all, his astral body, and then his mental vehicle.
a. He eliminates the astral body by means of his growing desire for mental life. He withdraws gradually and steadily into the mind body, and the astral body esoterically "drops away" and finally disappears. This takes place usually unconsciously, and may require quite a long time. Where, however, the man is above the average, and on the verge of becoming a manasic person, the disappearance is brought about suddenly and dynamically, and the man stands free in his mental body. This takes place consciously and rapidly.
b. He shatters the mental body by an act of the human will, and also because the soul is beginning to be slowly aware of its shadow. The inner man is therefore attracted towards the soul, though still only in a somewhat feeble manner. This process is relatively quick, and is dependent upon the extent of the manasic influence.
3. The manasic man, focussed now in his mental body, has also two things to accomplish:
a. To dissolve and rid himself of any astral sediment which may be discolouring his translucent mental body. The so-called astral body is now practically non-existent as a factor of expression. This he does by [Page 107] calling in increased light from the soul. It is soul light which, at this stage, dissolves the astral substance, just as it will be the combined light of the soul of humanity (as a whole) which will dissolve finally the astral plane - again so-called.
b. To destroy the mental body through the use of certain Words of Power. These Words are communicated to the disciple via the Ashram of his Master. They bring in soul power to a greatly enhanced extent, and produce consequently such an expansion of consciousness within the mental body, that it is broken up and no longer constitutes a barrier to the inner man. He can now stand, a free son of mind, within the Ashram of his Master, and "shall no more go out". (17 - 486/90).


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Saturday, October 13, 2012
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11 comments:
Great camera! I'm happy about updating your blog ;)ReplyDelete
Very understandable !!ReplyDelete
nice, i love analog camera. i use fujifilm mdl 9 because it has panoramic feature :) but recently i just find another interest; toy camera. do you use toycam? if so, it would be nice if you share the photographs... :)) btw, i use Recesky TLR :))ReplyDelete
there´s a reason terry is using it! ; )ReplyDelete
i got one, too and it´s the "best point and shoot", ever!
- AnonymousOctober 16, 2012 at 6:16 PM
Dear Pascal,ReplyDelete
does the Yashica T4 really have a f2.8 lense? I can only find f3.5 ones..Replies
oh, my bad! it only exists with f/3.5 aperture lens..Delete
- ChetsonJOctober 17, 2012 at 2:50 AM
keep posting pascal! we miss you.. btw have you bought any new shoes/sneakers recently?ReplyDeleteReplies
thank you! yes i have...some nike safari deconstructed ones in black suedeDelete
i should buy one of thoseReplyDelete
Please update your bits and bobs, Pascal. We miss you.ReplyDelete
where did you get this camera?ReplyDelete


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Grey Is Back!
Grey Is Back!
2016-03-03 - Mix and match with other colors – or go for a neutral, all-grey stroller this year. Grey Mélange Tailored Fabric Sets are now available for all strollers. Will you go for grey?View gallery
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2015's most popular color for the Bugaboo Bee³, Grey Mélange, will soon be available as a Tailored Fabric Set for the Bugaboo Cameleon³, the Bugaboo Buffalo and the Bugaboo Donkey. We asked two stylish mothers to share their love for grey.
Stephanie Duval, the self-proclaimed creative strategist, traveler, design geek and now mother, has impeccable taste for both interior design and fashion. "You could say my style is understated and minimalistic. The color grey is omnipresent in my home and in my closet. The Grey Mélange color was exactly what we were looking for to complement our iconic Bugaboo Cameleon³; the stroller fits so perfectly in our lives!"
Grey Mélange is a three-tone blend, a mix of different grey tones which gives the material a sense of depth. The neutral tone combines perfectly with all colors - and has a modern, yet timeless look. It's the perfect way to update your stroller.
Founder of Ministrikk styles and mother of two, Charlotte Pettersen, seamlessly integrates shades of grey in her daily life. "The Grey Mélange fabric is classy and timeless." She has styled the Grey Mélange Tailored Fabric Set with her black-on-black Bugaboo Buffalo, the stroller she considers perfect for her family. "It's a light-weight stroller and easy to maneuver in the city of Oslo yet robust enough to handle snow in the winter and walks in the woods in the summertime."
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We introduced the first Bugaboo stroller in 1999, with the idea to create the perfect all-in-one: a stroller that's flexible enough to go anywhere and everywhere. This was the blueprint for today's Bugaboo Cameleon³. Loved by generations of parents, the Bugaboo Cameleon³ has become the most iconic stroller out there.
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Food Australia, who should know better, published an article earlier this year titled "Contaminated reusable grocery bags pose health risks" (63 (5) - May 2011). It was based on an article by Gerba & Sinclair entitled "Assessment of the Potential for Cross Contamination of Food Products by reusable Shopping Bags". You can download the full article here.
The article suggests bacteria, including E. coli, flourish in the green bags.
And the are probably right. The same way bacteria can flourish in pretty much any environment. Because bacteria is IN the environment. If they had done their survey by swabbing the jeans of the shoppers rather than the bags, they would have got similar results.
And as for soaking the shopping bags in meat juices and leaving them in a car boot (trunk) for two hours - well, duh!, of course bacteria levels will increase.
It was all a bit odd and I had a niggling suspicion, which is why I chased down the original article rather than relying on the summary in Food Australia. My suspicion was confirmed in the following line:
"The authors would like to acknowledge and thank the American Chemistry Council for providing funding to support this study."
So, the American Chemistry Council, a body that includes all the plastic (bag) manufacturers of America in its ranks funded the research.
Doesn't mean it's wrong but there are flashing lights all over it!


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Members of the U.S. Armed Forces have answered the call to duty and served with distinction around the world—from hitting the beaches in World War II in the Pacific and Europe, to the cold and difficult terrain of Korea, the steamy jungles of Vietnam and the desert sands of the Middle East. Americans owe a tremendous debt to those who gave so much of themselves for our country. These include the millions of disabled veterans who continue to live with the wounds and scars of military service; those who have died after living with those wounds and scars; and those who gave their lives while defending our principles of democracy.
The American Veterans Disabled for Life Commemorative Coin Act (Act) was passed by Congress and signed into law on July 17, 2008, as Public Law 110-277. The Act authorizes the United States Mint to mint and issue commemorative silver dollar coins in proof and uncirculated versions to honor these heroes. A surcharge of $10 from the sale of each 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar is authorized to be paid to the Disabled Veterans' LIFE Memorial Foundation to support the construction of the American Veterans Disabled for Life Memorial in Washington, D.C., authorized by Congress in 2000.
The images on the 2010 American Veterans Disabled for Life Silver Dollar capture the service of the brave men and women who have honored us with their selfless duty to defend our country. These veterans often carry permanent life-altering disabilities that serve as strong reminders of the price of freedom.
The coin designs are emblematic of the many stories of our disabled veterans' courage, loyalty and sacrifice. The obverse features an image of the legs and boots of three veterans. The inscription in the banner along the upper rim, THEY STOOD UP FOR US, pays tribute to our courageous disabled veterans who have survived military service injuries for our freedom. Additional inscriptions are IN GOD WE TRUST, 2010 and LIBERTY.
The reverse design depicts a forget-me-not flower at the base of a wreath wrapped in a ribbon that cradles and supports clusters of oak branches. The oak branches represent strength, while the forget-me-not is a widely recognized icon that first served as a reminder of those who fought and became disabled in World War I. The significance of the small blue flowers is attributable to an image conveyed by World War I soldiers who had seen them growing on the graves of comrades and allies who had been killed. After the war, the flower became the accepted symbol for commemorating those who had fallen. The inscriptions are Take This Moment to Honor Our Disabled Defenders of Freedom, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, E PLURIBUS UNUM and ONE DOLLAR.
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Like every college basketball coach in the nation, Lipscomb Coach Scott Sanderson is not able to watch his team practice over the summer, per NCAA rules.
And heading into a season like the upcoming one, when his roster will be stocked with so many talented newcomers, he wishes he could.
But the yearly waiting game just works to build up anticipation for his 13th season at Lipscomb, Sanderson said.
"We're looking forward to getting started. It's exciting since you've got six new guys coming in and a couple more that redshirted last year. Half the team has not played a Division 1 college game.
"You've got new blood coming in and all of them are here over the summer."
A summer full of hard work can be valuable experience for any player, but especially for a team's newest members. They can get ahead on their studies and earn six credit hours from summer courses. They can also familiarize themselves with the campus, the weight room and their new teammates.
While their coach can't watch, players are permitted to play pick-up basketball with one another and ideally lay the beginning foundation of a strong team chemistry that can carry with them into the new school year.
"I think camaraderie amongst the players is important for any team," Sanderson said. "And I think they can build that together since they're all here for the month of June."
The most difficult task for the upcoming season, though, could be replacing all-conference leaders Adnan Hodzic and Josh Slater, who both completed their college careers last season. While Sanderson believes his team can overcome those key losses, he said it won't be easy.
"You don't just replace those guys with one guy," he said. "We're going to have to replace those guys by committee with several guys. We have three seniors coming back—Justin Glenn, Brian Wright and Jordan Burgason—who'll have to step up their leadership role and that's very important.
"But you don't replace those guys in one year. It'll be by committee by our entire team."
With some of the new guys coming in, though, there is plenty for Sanderson and Lipscomb fans to get excited about heading into the new season.
The team will have its first set of twins in the Sanderson era with the addition of Malcom and Martin Smith of Clarksville Academy, giving this year's roster four Clarksville natives.
Sanderson also landed one of the Atlantic Sun's most-heralded recruits in JUCO transfer Deonte Alexander, who averaged 18 points per game last season for East Mississippi Community College.
"Alexander's got an opportunity to come in here and make an impact," Sanderson said. "We sign one JUCO guy maybe once every four or five years. He's played college basketball. He's got two years under his belt in junior college. We look for him to be able to contribute right away."
For now Sanderson will be counting down to when he can begin watching this year's Bisons squad, just like many of the team's fans.
"It's difficult not being able to watch because you can't in the summertime," said Sanderson. "So far I've talked to some guys individually so I know they're playing everyday and developing some team chemistry. I'd prefer to be able to watch them play, but it won't be too long."
Coach Sanderson's player-by-player analysis of this year's newcomers:
--Deonte Alexander (JUCO transfer/Glencliff HS): "I think he's a very good shooter and we want his perimeter shooting. He shoots extremely well. He's very athletic and should be able to be a good defender and ball-handler."
--Stephen Hurt (Siegel HS): "He's a big inside player around the basket. He's just got to get in better shape, but he's got a good feel for how to play."
--Malcom Smith (Clarksville Academy): "He's a big strong kid that can play inside or out. He's very athletic and versatile he can score from the inside or out."
--Martin Smith (Clarksville Academy): "I think he's more skilled than people give he credit for. He can shoot the basketball and can guard multiple positions."
--Marvin Williams (White Station HS): "He's another big kid that's very skilled around the basket. He's a pretty good rebounder and a very, very good passer."
--Zavion Williams (West Creek HS): "I think he'll be one of the fastest guards on our team from end line to end line. He's extremely quick and highly competitive. He loves to play at a high level and should be a very good player for us."
Like every college basketball coach in the nation, Lipscomb Coach Scott Sanderson is not able to watch his team practice over the summer, per NCAA rules.


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