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After my not-so-pleasant encounter with the attending allergist at E's soy challenge I changed my approach. I realized that I was actually more angry with myself than with the doctor. I was approaching FPIES all wrong and wasn't being true to myself. Maybe that is why it all seemed so difficult.
So I started over. I did what I always do when I have a problem. I hit the books. Well, more specifically, I hit the online databases. It occurred to me that I really didn't know all that much about FPIES. When E was first diagnosed with his IgE milk allergy I bought a book and read and researched as much as I could in the small amounts of free time and on the small amounts of sleep I had. I was able to wrap my head around IgE allergies and felt pretty confident moving forward. After it started to become clear that we were actually dealing with FPIES I never went back and researched FPIES. I'm not sure why, maybe I was just too exhausted, or in denial, who knows the reason, but I didn't do the research.
Now we had all kinds of practical questions and some information from an allergist (who wasn't E's primary allergist) and nothing concrete to go on. I considered making an appointment with E's allergist but felt like it was most important to me that I arm myself with data first. I actually started with lists of articles that the International Association for Food Protein Enterocolitis (IAFFPE) and the FPIES Foundation provided on their websites. I also used related article searches on PubMed. I spent about a week reading everything that I could.
Let's stop there for a minute. A week. I could read everything that has been published about FPIES in one week. I'm not talking about a week of 24/7 reading, either. I'm talking nap times and after E's bedtime but before mine (which is a pretty small window). A week is an incredibly short amount of time to read all of the scientific literature on a topic. For example, I have been reading about psychological factors and diabetes for about nine years and could never hope to read it all. All this is to say that there isn't much out there about FPIES.
And that is pretty much what I ended up learning: no one really has the FPIES answers.
Sadly, most of the FPIES literature is still at the point of describing the symptoms of chronic and acute FPIES. There aren't really any guidelines for living with and treating the syndrome, though the IAFFPE is working really hard to change that. There were a couple of papers that describe one doctor's or clinic's experience with FPIES and that is the best that we have to go on. At this point I was most interested in when to challenge a food that is thought to be an allergen. Specifically, I wanted to know if I should go ahead with E's rice challenge that was scheduled for February, about 11 months after his last exposure and end of chronic FPIES symptoms. I also wanted more information about food trials – how to know a food is safe. Specifically, how many days before we are in the clear. We were still basically doing 4 day trials, 7 for riskier foods, but the attending at E's soy challenge declared that 12 days of a food was necessary.
Here's what I learned from the scientific literature (by the way, a few more articles have come out since I did my research blitz in December, so I updated what I found and have included everything I could find as of June 2014):
Waiting for the IV Team at E's Soy Challenge
Best Timing for an Oral Food Challenge
Food challenges suck. It sucks that the only way to tell if your child is allergic to a food is to feed him that food and then wait and see if he reacts. But it's all we've got and when they are passed it makes it all worth it, so I guess they are a necessity. I obviously want to time food challenges so that they have the highest probability of being passed, so I was looking for recommendations about when to challenge and/or time to resolution of FPIES allergies. I was most focused on rice FPIES at the time, but also kept notes on E's other allergens so that I could make informed decisions about when to challenge all of them.
Solid Food FPIES (Rice and Oat)
There are only few articles available about solid food FPIES, as it is a relatively newly recognized syndrome (historically it was believed that you could only have FPIES to milk or soy). What I did find was not reassuring. In one sample only 40% of the participants tolerated rice at 3 years (17). The same study reported that 66% resolved FPIES to oat and 67% to vegetables by 3 years (17). Thankfully, another study reported 80% of rice FPIES resolved by age 3 (111). And a study that only contained two patients with solid food FPIES (one to rice, beef, and egg, and the other to shellfish and fish) reported that both children outgrew their sensitivities by age 2 (108), better, but we are basically talking about a case study here. Unfortunately, the most recent research suggests that the median age of resolution is much later – 4.7 years for rice and 4 years for oat (106). The authors of this study used a statistical tool called survival curves to determine the probability of outgrowing FPIES at different ages. At age 2 the probability of outgrowing rice FPIES is about 13%, and oat was not quite 20% (106). So, by the numbers, it doesn't really seem worth testing rice until at least age 2, and age 3 would be even safer. There is also some data that suggests that reactions to rice are the most severe FPIES reactions and require IV fluids most frequently (111). The closest thing I found to recommendations for when to try rice was to wait 12-18 months after the last reaction (5, 106). These data did not really make me want to rush my 17 month old into a rice challenge only 11 months after his last reaction. I decided that not enough was gained by passing rice and the chance of a fail was too high and risky at this point so I decided to postpone the rice challenge for a while.
Cow's Milk FPIES
There's more data available regarding resolution of milk and soy FPIES. Again, this question was usually addressed in terms of age of the patient. The study that examined the youngest participants reported that 27% of 6 month-olds tolerated cow's milk, 42% of 8-month-olds, and 64% of 10 month-olds. These authors reported that all participants were able to tolerate cow's milk by 20 months (108). But perhaps the most cited study on the topic reported that only 50% of children recover from cow's milk FPIES by one year, 75% by 18 months, 89% by 2 years, and 94% by 30 months. In this study, the average child outgrew cow's milk FPIES by 12 months (109). In a study that measured how long it took for the allergy to resolve (presumably after their last positive challenge), milk FPIES was outgrown in 60% of (10) patients over a median time of 24 months (ranging between 6 and 30 months (112).
Unfortunately a brand new paper that is currently in press has some pretty bleak findings regarding resolution of cow's milk FPIES (106). They report that the median age of resolution is 61 months (106)! The survival curves suggest that at age 2 the probability of outgrowing milk FPIES is only 10% (106). Based on these findings and a review of the literature, the authors of this recent study suggest challenging cow's milk between 18 and 24 months after the last reaction (5, 106).
There's also some interesting data about positive IgE tests in children with FPIES. Remember, E's initial skin prick test (a test for IgE allergies) was positive to milk, so this is relevant to us. It seems that patients who had a positive IgE test to milk at any point in their history have a more persistent FPIES course (106, 112). In that study, none of the children who had a positive IgE test resolved their milk FPIES during the study period of over 13 years (106)! Several authors recommended that a skin prick test should be conducted prior to a challenge and an IgE challenge protocol followed if there is any positive reaction to the IgE test (5, 106).
I don't really know what to make of E's positive initial skin test. All others have been negative and the result was small for the first one (but so was he – he was only 4 months old!). The majority of the data suggest that we should wait to try milk until at least 2 years. The most recent article is pretty depressing but it's also a bit of an outlier so it's hard to put too much weight on it. Besides, those authors are still the ones that recommend the 18-24 month waiting period. By age 2, E will have been dairy-free for 19 months, so I think waiting until then is a good plan for us.
Soy FPIES
The numbers for soy are a little more confusing because they are so divergent. One study reported that only 25% of their sample outgrew soy FPIES after 24-36 months (112). However, others have found that the average patient outgrew soy FPIES by 8 months (108). Some authors have reported that all of their patients were tolerant by 14 months (8) and others have said that 83% outgrow it by age 3 (111). The most recent (and dismal) data suggest that the median age of soy FPIES resolution is 6.7 years and the probability of outgrowing soy FPIES by age 2 is less than 10% (106). Again, the recommendation is to challenge soy at least 12-18 months after the last soy reaction (5, 106). Given the divergent data and that we have heard the 18 month rule of thumb before (13), we'll plan to wait until at least May 2015 to try soy again. At that point E will have been soy- (and hopefully reaction-) free for 18 months and will be almost 3 years old.
Like I said there wasn't much to go on, but there was enough to draw some conclusions and make some decisions. So I moved on to my next question – what are the guidelines for an at-home food trial? Were our 4 day trials enough? Should we be doing 7 days? Are 12 day food trials really necessary? And how much should he be eating during these trials?
How to Conduct a Food Trial
I have to say that the lack of information about food trials is one of the most disappointing thing about FPIES. I really wish someone had told me sooner about the importance of introducing foods in a controlled way and the high likelihood that E would react to more than just milk. But after my review of literature I realize that no one told me this because no one has studied it. The data here were practically nonexistent.
Length of Trial
The question of whether or not you have to be exposed to an allergen to be "sensitized" to it is a hard one to answer (16), let alone how many times you might have to be exposed or how sensitized you have to be to react. While it is generally believed that the initial reaction usually occurs on the first or second exposure (6), I only found one article that presented data to address the question. In that study, it was observed that approximately 64% of infants reacted to cow's milk within one day of regular exposure, 16% tolerated it for more than 4 days before a reaction and 11% tolerated it for 14-30 days before they reacted (109). One other paper (6) indicated that the food needs to be removed from the diet for 2-3 days to see an acute reaction (specifically after chronic FPIES). In general, when looking for a good food trial protocol we are told that "Data are limited and […] it is not possible to suggest a specific course of action applicable to all situations" (13). So it seems that a reaction will likely occur on the first day but could occur after up to 30 exposures. Weighing the pros and cons of a longer vs shorter trial period is tough. Thirty is a big time commitment, especially if only four days are necessary. But no one wants to be surprised by a reaction to a food they thought was safe… There may also be some merit to building a waiting period into a food trial to be sure that there won't be a reaction when it is next introduced, which of course makes the trail even longer and there is no indication at which point to institute the waiting period.
Dose of Food in a Trial
The best information available regarding the amount of food to give during a trial is presented in terms of oral food challenge protocol for FPIES. The guidelines proposed by Dr. Sicherer (112) are the most widely accepted and used. He recommends administering 0.6g of protein per kg of body weight (or 0.15-0.30g/kg when there was a history of a severe reaction) in increasing doses over 45-60 minutes as part of the oral food challenge for diagnosis (112). This calculation takes into account the fact that different foods contain more or less of the protein, so it is a very scientific way to determine dose. However, it obviously requires research to determine how much of the protein is in the food and then calculations of the appropriate dose based on body weight. You must also remember that these guidelines were designed based on the assumption that there are trained medical personnel available during the challenge. It may be prudent, therefore, to administer smaller doses when conducting an at-home trial. I couldn't find any recommendations in the scientific literature about how much of a protein to administer during an at-home food trial.
All of this research left me feeling frustrated by the lack of good data and recommendations. However, surprisingly, I also felt better. I finally had a decent understanding of what FPIES is and at least I knew as much as the doctors and researchers knew about when and how to try to challenge foods. I didn't have all the answers but I had more than I did the week before. I was able to make some decisions to move forward but I also knew what I didn't know. There was still going to be a lot of trail and error in my future but I felt a little more prepared to approach it an educated and scientific way, which alleviates just a little bit of stress from the process.By the way, I've updated the FPIES Journal Articles page with these studies as well as a ton more, so stop over to check it out when you have a chance or if you want more information than I present here. As always, let me know if you need help finding a specific paper or if there is a topic you'd love for me to research and write about


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Thursday, December 16, 2010
Which is really not much of a surprise, considering he's one big happy piece of cheesecake himself! Twitterer @amanda8713 heard that Henrik was at the Cheesecake Factory the night of Dec 14th. No word on what cheesecake he ordered. I'm partial to the turtle myself.
The Hockey News has Henrik at spot number 8 for Vezina contender this season.
8. Henrik Lundqvist - Continues to be the finest New York has to offer. Lundqvist has faced the sixth-most shots in the league and is tied with Thomas atop the NHL with five shutouts.
I, of course, would like to see him near the top of the list. I'm pretty damn sure he does too. I wouldn't be surprised though, if he moves to the top three spots by the end of the season.


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These cookies are very easy to make and are not overwhelmingly sweet. Be careful not to eat them all in one sitting! Here is what you need for these:
Makes about 30 cookies
8 fresh or 10 dried figs
1 cup apple juice
1 cup orange juice – preferably freshly squeezed
½ cup sugar
2 puff pastry sheets – thawed
Place the figs in a pan. Add the juices and bring to a soft boil. Reduce the heat and simmer for about 20 minutes until the juice has reduced considerably and the figs are soft. Cool the figs down completely and process them in the food processor.
Place ½ cup of sugar on a board and spread it out. Using a rolling pin, press a sheet of puff pastry onto the sugar. Spoon ½ of the fig mixture onto the dough. Roll it tightly into a log. Wrap the roll with plastic wrap and freeze for at least one hour and up to 2 months.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees and line some cookie sheets with parchment paper or a silicon mat.
Remove the dough from the freezer and allow thawing a little bit – until soft enough to cut. Using a serrated knife, cut the dough into ½ inch thick cookies. Place the cookies on the pan and bake for about 8 minutes.
Remove the pan from the oven and flip the cookies carefully. Bake for an additional 4 to 5 minutes until evenly browned. Remove the pan from the oven again and allow cooling for 3 to 4 minutes. Place the cookies on a wire rack and cool down completely.
Store your cookies in an airtight container for about 4 days. Enjoy!
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The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) is a professional organization of emergency medicine physicians in the United States. It is headquartered in Irving, Texas and operates an office in Washington, D.C.[1] As of 2013, ACEP has more than 31,000 physician members.[citation needed]
Role of the College
The college exists to support quality emergency medical care and the physicians who provide it. ACEP believes that "quality emergency care is a fundamental right and unobstructed access to emergency services should be available to all patients who perceive the need for emergency services." Through continuing professional education, patient advocacy at all levels, public information and research, the purposes and objectives of ACEP, as stated in its bylaws, are:
- To establish guidelines for quality emergency medical care.
- To encourage and facilitate the postgraduate training and continuing medical education of emergency physicians.
- To encourage and facilitate training and education in emergency medicine for all medical students.
- To promote education in emergency care for all physicians.
- To promote education about emergency medicine for our patients and for the general public.
- To promote the development and coordination of quality emergency medical services and systems.
- To encourage emergency physicians to assume leadership roles in out-of-hospital care and disaster management.
- To evaluate the social and economic aspects of emergency medical care.
- To promote universally available and cost effective emergency medical care.
- To promote policy that preserves the integrity and independence of the practice of emergency medicine.
- To encourage and support basic and clinical research in emergency medicine.
- To encourage emergency physician representation within medical organizations and academic institutions.
Active membership in ACEP is available to physicians who have:
- completed an ACGME-approved emergency medicine residency
- completed an AOA-approved emergency medicine residency.
- been certified by any other emergency medicine certifying body recognized by ACEP
- been practicing as emergency physicians since before 2000 (a/k/a "Legacy" physicians)
Fellows use the designation FACEP ("Fellow of ACEP"). In order to earn this designation, an ACEP member must demonstrate at least three years of active involvement in emergency medicine as the physician's chief professional activity, exclusive of training, as well as multiple additional accomplishments in the areas of organizational leadership, education, research, and administration.
ACEP is not a board certification granting organization. Board certification in emergency medicine is administered in the United States by organizations such as the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American Osteopathic Board of Emergency Medicine.
Sections of Membership
ACEP offers 32 sections of membership, which provides emergency physicians the opportunity to network with other experts in the diverse areas of emergency medicine. Members may choose one or more of ACEP's sections. They receive access to e-lists and online newsletters. Emergency medicine residents, medical students, and individuals in fellowship training programs are granted one free section membership.
ACEP was founded in 1968 by a group of physicians who shared a commitment to improving the quality of emergency care. The organization set out to educate and train physicians in emergency medicine to provide quality emergency care in the nation's hospitals. In 1979, emergency medicine was officially recognized as a medical specialty, a milestone for ACEP and its members. Board certification granting organizations soon followed, and in 1980 the first certification exam was given. In 2000, ACEP changed its governing documents to make active or full-voting membership available only to residency-trained and board-certified emergency physicians, a change that remains controversial. The organization today counts approximately 31,000 of the country's approximately 63,000 practicing emergency physicians, emergency medicine residents and medical students as members. ACEP exists to promote quality emergency care and to that end provides support and services such as:
- The development of evidence-based clinical policies
- Funding emergency medicine research
- Providing public education on emergency care and disaster preparedness
- Legislative and regulatory advocacy efforts
- Providing continuing medical education (CME) in the form of educational conferences, textbooks, internet-based training, professional references and periodicals
- Publishing Annals of Emergency Medicine, a specialty peer-reviewed scientific journal, and the monthly ACEP News magazine.
ACEP's Executive Director, Dean Wilkerson, oversees the daily administration of the College. The Board of Directors provides day-to-day management and direction to ACEP and serves as its policymaking body. Board members are elected by the ACEP Council and serve three-year terms, with a limit of two consecutive terms. The ACEP Board of Directors represents a wide variety of backgrounds and work experiences in emergency medicine. And with new members joining every year, there are different perspectives and personalities year in and year out. The ACEP Council consists of members representing ACEP's 53 chartered chapters (50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia and Government Services), its 32 sections of membership, the Association of Academic Chairs in Emergency Medicine (AACEM), the Council of Emergency Medicine Residency Directors (CORD), the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine (SAEM) and the Emergency Medicine Residents' Association (EMRA). ACEP Committees provide important leadership to ACEP members, its Board and Council. Each Committee is appointed by the President to assist with activities for the year. ACEP has more than 30 committees and task forces working on issues such as ethics, emergency medicine practice, pediatric emergency care, disaster medicine and more.
ACEP News
ACEP members receive ACEP News, a monthly publication covering clinical issues, emergency medicine practice ideas and in-depth articles on critical issues facing emergency medicine.
Annals of Emergency Medicine
ACEP's official research publication, Annals of Emergency Medicine is by the Science Citation Index in the top 11 percent by citation frequency and top 11 percent by impact factor among more than 6,000 science and medical journals. Annals is the No. 1 journal among the 13 titles in the emergency medicine category of Thomson Scientific.
See also
- American College of Osteopathic Emergency Physicians
- American Academy of Emergency Medicine
- Academic Emergency Medicine
- Society for Academic Emergency Medicine
- ^ "Contact Us". ACEP. Retrieved 15 Jul 2011.
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When our church dived into Henry Blackaby's book Experiencing God I reacted with my usual lack of expectation that it was really worth the excitement. I thought it was a typical, off-the-shelf, Christian self-help book until I read a few reviews. I then discovered a much bigger problem.
Blackaby's book undermines the authority of Scripture only to replace it with subjective measures of the work of God, mainly our perceptions and feelings. He does a lot of harm to Christians by leading them to expect God to provide a special revelation, or assignment, just for them. It's bad enough that many Christians have an unbiblical worldview (most according to many surveys). We need the kind of clarity that can only come from the Bible which is the word of God.
I thought it was a typical, off-the-shelf, Christian self-help book until I read a few reviews. I then discovered a much bigger problem.
I have heard people talk about the will of God in a mystical fashion my whole life. They told me to seek after it and ask God for it. I was supposed to follow the Holy Spirit's "leading." Of course, nothing ever happened and I wondered about what it took to gain this knowledge. And with each decision point I would reach where I hoped God would show me the way I was disappointed and increasingly frustrated.
The problem is that this is an unbiblical way of living the Christian life. I don't know where it came from but it certainly didn't come from Jesus. If we want to know the will of God then we must know the word of God. A healthy spiritual life is one where the believer is growing in the knowledge and grace of our Lord Jesus Christ. He is not passing from one emotionally stimulating experience to another.
Blackaby wants you to hear God's "voice" and that includes the scriptures but is not limited to them:
"God speaks to us through the Holy Spirit. He uses the Bible, prayer, circumstances, and the church (other believers). No one of these methods of God's speaking is, by itself, a clear indicator of God's directions. But when God says the same thing through each of these ways, you can have confidence to proceed."
What?! The Bible, by itself, is not a clear indicator of God's directions? Has Blackaby not read what Paul wrote to Timothy?
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
That the man of God may be perfect, thoroughly furnished unto all good works."
2 Timothy 3:16-17
Not only is the Bible a clear indicator but it is the ONLY clear indicator of God's "directions." Your goal is not to develop a spiritual 6th sense that will indicate when God is "leading." Everything we need to know in order to live a Godly life is found in the scriptures. Whatever help we get from others only supplements what is in the word of God. It is never a substitute for the revelation of the Bible.
Lest you think that I'm just being a negative it's important for me to say that we are so blessed to have the Bible as our guide. Peter himself said as much:
"For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.
We have also a more sure word of prophecy; whereunto ye do well that ye take heed, as unto a light that shineth in a dark place, until the day dawn, and the day star arise in your hearts…"
Peter had an actual mountaintop experience. He saw things that you and I should never expect to see in our lifetimes. And yet, years later, he would go so far as to say that the word of God was far more valuable than any of those miracles he witnessed. It is so important that we understand this because of our temptation to think that if we see a sign then our faith will be solid.
The Bible is explicit, specific, and true. Spiritual maturity comes through time spent in the scriptures. Taking Blackaby's approach means forever attributing your gut feelings to the Holy Spirit. You can see the fruit of that approach in your churches and among your family and friends.
If God did not reveal Himself to us through His word we would know nothing about Him. Hold fast to the word. It is the only firm foundation.
How firm a foundation you saints of the Lord,
is laid for your faith in his excellent Word!
What more can he say than to you he has said,
to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?


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Halting the disappearance of the rainforest
|Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation
|CTA. 1991. Halting the disappearance of the rainforest. Spore 34. CTA, Wageningen, The Netherlands.
|The forest is not a legacy from our forefathers - it's something we hand down in trust to our children. 'Many African countries are now trying out various means of halting the destruction of the vast expanses of dense forest which forms an invaluable and irreplaceable heritage. Structured and sensible management would enable the forest to serve many needs. Each year eight million hectares of dense rainforest, nearly the equivalent of a country the size of Benin, succumb to the chainsaw and machetes of developers and farmers in search of more land. At that rate half the skill remaining tropical rainforests will have disappeared by the end of the century. Fortunately, many tropical countries have now become more aware of this impending ecological and economic catastrophe. For a decade now conference after conference has sought ways to reverse the process of deforestation. The challenge that must be faced is to preserve an ecosystem which, although changed, is still immensely rich biologically, at the same time as producing wood and other commodities on a long-term basis. The means employed will vary from country to country, according to the characteristics of the forest, but all geared to the same result: marrying the requirements of production to those of conservation. Planting can reduce destruction Many African countries, for example the Congo, Cameroon and Zaire have already lost a large proportion of their forest wealth. In others, the entire forest mass has gone, and in these it is too late for protection or natural regeneration measures. Planting alone can replace the desired trees. But this method is limited in its effectiveness, and used only as a last resort. In the past, tree plantations were common, established by colonialists as a matter of policy in order to replenish wood stocks. They chose the best sites near ports, roads and large towns. 'In economic terms, these plantations were not a bad thing: they replaced scattered forest areas with plots which were both accessible and within certain geographical limits,' explains Rene Catinot, an international consultant. 'They were highly productive although they could not cover the entire surface area of the forest which had been destroyed elsewhere. But, a selectively cultivated and well-maintained forest produces eight to ten times more wood than wild forest and so foresters needed to plant only one hectare for every ten hectares felled.' This in a way accounts for the disappearance of forests in many countries. Only a tenth has been replanted, the rest of the area has been occupied by peasant farmers in search of new land to cultivate. But after years producing cassava, yams and taro, the land becomes barren, and the itinerant farmers move on, leaving land that can no longer sustain trees. All that is left of a once luxuriant and dense forest are patches of exhausted infertile land, prone to erosion. The objective of conservationists today is to preserve the tropical rainforest in its original state. This forest is exceptionally rich, supporting more than a hundred different tree species per hectare, compared to the 10-15 in temperate forests. Botanists emphasize the importance of this heritage, and some of the component species which make it up have yet to be catalogued. Similarly sociologists and economists endeavour to demonstrate the indispensability of the forest's secondary products: rattan, gum, resin, oils, bamboo, perfume, spices, medicines and pesticides. In some instances secondary products are more important than timber. Exploitation for conservation Given the current population explosion, a 'hands-off' policy of leaving the dense tropical forest to regenerate itself is not a viable option. 'That would be a mistake,' emphasizes Jean Esteve, a scientist with the Centre Technique Forestier Tropical. 'There are certain areas, which could be classified Plantations are no substitute for natural forest in order to preserve the forest heritage, but outside these the forest must be developed if we wish to save it, but this must be don' carefully.' Among the arguments for exploiting the forests, is that when the forest is thinner it i revitalized and becomes more vigorous Furthermore, a forest with financial interest is likely to be better protected against incur signs from farmers. Wild, untended fores is more likely to be ravaged by local inhabitants in search of agricultural land If, however, felled forest is replanted the local people can enjoy immense and sustainable resources of wood, animals medicines and fruit. Furthermore, fores management carried out on a regular basis gives the population long-tern employment. What better reasons for forest dwellers to defend it and to participate spontaneously in its conservation. Even if forests are felled heavily, they can still be regenerated as long as they are no let fallow indiscriminately or become subjected to itinerant farmers. This is why i is so vital to develop management practice which will generate income from the wood without destroying the forest. In line with the Tropical Forest Action Plan's guideline the Central African Republic has put into effect one of the most original management techniques evolved by scientists: the use of poison. The method involves artificial intervention in the process of natural selection (the 'law of the jungle') whereby trees of potential value, compete for space, water and light with those of limited economic use. Workers of the Office National de Forets (ONF) select potentially useful specimens from the virgin forest, and give them a helping hand by killing off some of the competitors with chemical arboricides. Thus the less useful trees die upright, allowing the others space for rapid growth. The ONF then adopts the stockman's technique of 'fattening up the good trees' for exploitation. The results of an experiment on 500ha of forest in Lobaya, in the south of Central African Republic, seem promising, and it will be extended to other regions and countries. Togo invests in a variety of methods Togo's forest is under extreme threat, disappearing at a rate of 12,000ha per year, and the authorities have undertaken several measures to combat this process which, if left unchecked, would destroy the entire forest area in the next 50 years. Their first step was to import timber, which is scarce in Togo, from Ghana, Benin and Nigeria to relieve the pressure on their own forests. The next step was large-scale plantation of eucalyptus for timber and fuelwood near the large coastal urban centres. The Amenagement Forestier et Reboisement Industriel (Forest management and industrial reforestation (AFRI) project, launched in 1982, now covers an area of 10,000ha about 50km north of Lome. Every four years the wood is cut and sold to charcoal burners or carpenters. The tree stump develops shoots which, another four years on, produce new trees. This 'coppicing' continues for four cycles permitting this type of 'artificial' forest to remain in production for 20 years before replanting is necessary. At the same time Togo is creating listed forest parks which are protected by law, although cases of contravening of these laws are numerous despite a total ban on felling in these zones. Finally, the Rivers and Forests authorities are moving towards tax exemptions for private businesses which replant for commercial and industrial purposes. The aim of this is to encourage landowners to invest in wood as a perennial growth industry and the Plateaux region already has large privately-owned teak plantations. So, the often-opposed interests of profit and conservation can work together if encouraged by this sort of fiscal policy. Forest demarcation is - the way of the future Despite these small glimmers of hope in the task of conserving the forest, destruction forges ahead at an alarming rate. 'The tropical rainforest has been disappearing for years now, and during these years scientists and technologists have been working on forestry conservation techniques. But things are not improving. So what now?' asked UNESCO's Malcolm Hadley at a tropical rainforest workshop in Cayenne in 1990. Many rainforests could be managed productively, and the techniques to do this are technically and economically viable. In other words, the tools to do the job may not yet be perfect, but they exist. 'Research alone won't save the forest unless at some point the findings are applied, and that depends on political decisions,' was the opinion of John Palmer of the International Union of Forestry Research Organizations (IUFRO). Political pressure will often stop a country from enforcing legislation: in Senegal or Cote d'lvoire the authorities endorse the clearance of classified forest for firewood or agriculture. There are those who believe that a halt to this accelerated destruction of the tropical rainforest will come neither from the forest itself nor from the forest-dwellers. The most damage is caused by the slash-and burn itinerant farmers, who would fell trees for the sake of growing a handful of food, and outdo the woodcutters in their rush to sell firewood. Development alone will not solve this problem, and the only way of reducing the enormous pressure on the available land is to intensify agriculture. In the end, management is the answer. Forestry zones must be demarcated, and each one must fulfil a specific objective: classified forest must preserve the genetic variety; there must be timber forest for industrial use; zones for village needs; and plantations of trees compatible with agriculture practices. But all this effort will be worth nothing unless the forest conservation is shown to be a viable prospect for the people who live there. Saving the forest is everyone's responsibility, and this will only happen if the forest-dwellers are made to understand the need to protect their environment.
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What We Take With Us ($11.95, 152 pages, ISBN: 978-1-60381-233-7), by Susan Dworski Nusbaum, is a collection of 63 poems written over the past 15 years of the poet's life.
"In What We Take With Us, Susan Nusbaum maps our way home, always unflinchingly aware of those problems never solved, the justice never found, and the way loss too often just begets more loss. And yet she never forgets the grace of our 'glittering strand of flame-bright days,' our time spent contemplating the ordinary and extraordinary, tending gardens or a dying husband in need, listening to music or searching for lions in Botswana. These are wonderful poems that demonstrate a love of craft, especially in their command of syntax and the free verse line, and quietly declare a deeply lived, highly self-aware life. Over and over, the poems draw us into the mystery of blessing and destruction that the paradoxically sufficient and insufficient world offers."
—Robert Cording, author of Walking with Ruskin
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"If poetry is an act of preservation, Susan Dworski Nusbaum's What We Take With Us is exhibit A in its documentation of an American woman's life that is fully lived in its spectrum of passions, from reaching back to its immigrant ancestry—filled with bittersweet and wistful old world resonances—to its external and internal travels, to its courageous and passionate poems of mature love, heartbreak, and transformations. What we take with us, in turns out, is orchestral in its multi-vocal tones and tropes. Nusbaum's voice, in the tradition of Alicia Ostriker and Marge Piercy, is expansive and skillful, preserving her sacred people and places, yet compassionate in its empathic reach into often-ignored others. A voice this large is rare indeed. But what I take most with me in my reading of this extraordinary collection is the way in which it embodies a life that is wholly mature and completely realized or, in the posture of her grandson Matthew's fourth grade photo: 'ready to take it all on.' "
—Philip Terman, author of The Torah Garden
"I respond so much to the moving and finely crafted poems of Susan Dworski Nusbaum's remarkable debut collection, What We Take With Us—poems that 'overflow the silence[s]' of a richly lived and keenly perceived life. Whether she is imagining two husbands meeting in heaven, the tremors of Haiti—the ripple effects remind us of our own "power failure[s]"—or the sadness of unused things, Nusbaum displays a diamond-cutter's wit and an empathetic intelligence. Yet no matter her subject, Nusbaum's work is always about singing 'the sublime music/Mother herself might have performed if she hadn't interrupted/her singing career/to do the ironing.' If, in the end, 'Love triumphs,' it is 'through the ecstasy of [her] music' in 'memory's filtered light.' Of course, the poet herself summons us best when she says: 'Now I serve it to you, my love./Eat.' At a feast as generous and nourishing as this, why wouldn't we?"
—Rick Hilles, author of Map of the Lost World
Through the prisms of love and loss, memory, individual narratives, and the natural world, this collection of poems celebrates the bounty of life—ordinary human experience as an act of discovery. Our daily encounters with the world, universal and particular, are what breathe life into us—what we take with us and ultimately leave behind. The poems examine the common landmarks of our lives, "the careful threads that hold us together," joy and suffering, passions and disappointments, the search for identity, complexities of nature, growth and decline, the paradoxes of reality. Meaningful gifts abound in the small and often astonishing details which serve to define the human condition.
Born in Rochester, NY, Susan Dworski Nusbaum received her BA from Smith College and her law degree from the University of Buffalo Law School. She lives in Buffalo, N.Y., where she has worked as a teacher, arts administrator, and most recently as a criminal prosecutor. She has been a frequent participant in the Chautauqua Institution Writers' Festival and Chautauqua Writers' Center poetry workshops, and has served on the Board of the Chautauqua Literary Arts Friends. Her work has appeared in numerous publications, including The Connecticut Review, Poetry East, Nimrod International Journal, Chautauqua Literary Journal, Chautauqua, Harpur Palate, Wisconsin Review, The Sow's Ear, Earth's Daughters, Artvoice, and The Buffalo News. Her manuscript, What We Take With Us was a finalist in the 2014 Brittingham/Pollack Prize Competition, University of Wisconsin Press. Click here to find Susan online.
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Things so tucked away I can't reclaim them,
folded into the creases of my brain,
not lost but abandoned, useless as desire
for romance, for foolish extravagance,
useless as sweet nostalgia for the
luminous coral roses of Katmandu.
—From "The Sadness of Unused Things"
How thrilling the contest we loved as children,
taking in as much as the lungs could hold, gasping
and diving, eardrums pounding, overtaken by clouds
of silverfish swaying with the current, paddling fast
before the air ran out, to surface covered with salt
ready to plunge again into the dark water.
—From "The Length of a Breath"


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This post has been way... long due and excuse for the inconsistent update, I was drowning in juggling with all my assignments for the past two weeks. I have to say that, I ve never been that busy before in my whole entire college life. I guess i have to start getting used to it, after all is my final year, what more can i expect.
So here's a little recap of the PUMA Suede Evolution. The event was good and I had fun this time, especially along with all my closes friends that is very dear to my heart. I shall let the pictures do the talking..
Baby girl Audrey Puiyan from www.audreypuiyan.com , design :P
My aun aun's design :)
The gallery of Future PUMA Suede design :)
With felix and carmen :)
Here's the outfit I wore for the event :)
Hope you enjoy and stay tune for more outfit post.


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He broke it the first time somewhen in 2008 when he still played for Schalke. In April he had micro cracks of a bone in his left foot - so he had a surgery to stabilize it. He came back short after that surgery to play the Real match. And in the second match fractured his bone totally but played until the end.
Now it is again micro cracks - he already had surgery - but they probably will not rush it and he is supposed to be back January.


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"What is social life if not the solving of social problems, behaving properly and pursuing aims acceptable to all? [It is not] sitting side by side and hearing someone else talk…"
- Maria Montessori
What are these lessons?
2. Placing your hand on another person's shoulder when you need her attention and the person is already engaged in conversation. (This teaches the child not to yell across the room or interrupt an conversation).
3. Walking around a rug - the rug is a child's work space and by teaching a child to walk around it you are helping him understand how to respect another's space.
4. Watching a "work" - one child may watch another child's activity by placing his hands by his side or behind his back and without speaking.
In this same manner, we teach the children social skills that allow them to function independently and respectfully: how to say "excuse me" when stepping in front of one another, how to blow your nose, how to walk in a line, how to speak with an "inside" voice.
In this way, the children gradually build the social skills of a polite society. As they find purpose in activities and as their space and autonomy are respected, a sense of calm pervades the classroom.
In elementary classrooms, Montessori students are shown what it means to cooperate, how to be a friend, how to express anger in a positive way, and how to solve problems. The lessons in grace and courtesy provide a foundation on which to build and they set a tone of mutual respect and kindness.
"Life is a gift, and I try to respond with grace and courtesy."
-Maya Angelou


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Sunday, November 13, 2016
Let's go to Wildlands Zoo - part one of two
This year we went to the just recently finished Wildlands Zoo in Emmen. If you have a very good memory you may remember that last year I went to the old zoo in Emmen for a photography trip for my birthday. You can see those photographs here and here.
That zoo is now closed and in it's place has come something very different. It still is a zoo sort of, but it's much more a kind of adventure into three different worlds where there just happen to also be animals. One world has a very tropical Middle American type of atmosphere, another is more African and the third is very arctic. They went through a lot of trouble to make things look interesting and beautiful and also to give the animals a lot of space. This means there are way fewer animals than in a regular zoo, but also that everything looks just stunning.
In this post and the next I want to give you a little impression of the new Wildlands Zoo. Hope you enjoy!
I know the place seems a little deserted in my pics, but I do that on purpose. It was actually quite busy and I simply often waited for just the right moment. I never really cared for people in my photographs, haha. I did actually take quite a few pictures of my coworkers too, but I'm not putting those on the web for obvious privacy reasons. :-)
Next post I'll show you the rest of the photographs and until then I wish you all a wonderful and artsy day!
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Ziet er daar mooi uit en de moeite om er naartoe te gaan , de dieren zitten er precies in een heel natuurlijke omgeving zo te zien .ReplyDeleteReplies
Er is duidelijk heel erg over alles nagedacht. Ik denk dat het enige minpuntje is dat alles nog een beetje begroeid moet raken, het is bijna té nieuw. Maar dat gaat met de tijd vanzelf goed komen.Delete
Such beautiful pictures and oh, I especially love the ones with the animals in them [though I must say, that building is awesome too!] Thanks again so much for sharing all the pics with us, I for one am so thankful that you do and know that others are as well. (Hugs)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thank you for your sweet words, I'm so happy you enjoy my pics. ;-)Delete
I appreciate each and every comment. They make me really happy. I don't like spammers though and that's why the word verification is turned on. I know it's a pain, but I hope you understand.
I try to respond to all comments by directly replying in the comment section, but please understand that sometimes this may take some time. Know that I read them all and that they make my day.


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Sunday, December 25, 2016
- Merry Christmas
12 comments:
- Saskia van Herwaarden said...
a very merry christmas, full of joy love, not forgetting good food, amongst your loved ones
- December 25, 2016 at 7:18 AM
- Mo Crow said...
Best Wishes for much Magic & Wonder!
- December 25, 2016 at 9:11 AM
- Marti said...
May the quiet joys of family, friends and the season and most especially, the wonderfully loud joys of happy grandchildren, surround you and Don. May you continue to share your creativity, thoughts and life with all of us; a most wonderful gift. Happy Christmas as my British son in law says.
- December 25, 2016 at 10:39 AM
- grace Forrest~Maestas said...
May Peace be with you, your family, Love, grace
- December 25, 2016 at 1:05 PM
- Stephanie Jo said...
Merry Christmas, peace and joy to you and all those you love.
- December 25, 2016 at 7:00 PM
- Liz D said...
How beautiful! I wish peace and joy to you and your family.
lizzy gone to the beach....
- December 25, 2016 at 7:58 PM
- Liz Ackert said...
Thanks all ... it was a wonderful day!
- December 26, 2016 at 4:22 PM
- Susan McQuade said...
Hi Liz...glad to hear you had a great Christmas. Thinking of you and your plans for the rest of the Season. Bless you and yours.
- December 26, 2016 at 5:54 PM
- handstories said...
Wishing a very happy season for you & yours, Liz!
- December 26, 2016 at 6:02 PM
- ARTISUN said...
Would love to see all those stitched ornaments on your tree. Much love to you and Happy Hiolidays Liz xoxox
- December 28, 2016 at 1:44 AM
- Velma Bolyard said...
peace to you as well.
- December 29, 2016 at 7:48 AM
- Liz Ackert said...
Thanks to all for coming by this Christmas season. I look forward to seeing you here and at your places in the new year.
- January 1, 2017 at 1:25 PM


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In 2006, Ms. Vazirani helped the cable industry start speaking "triple slanguage" -- a term she coined for Comcast's Triple Play service -- to change the old cable-provider model. More than just a marketing slogan, it was a broader push for consumers to turn to their cable company as a single source for video, internet and wireless content.
Comcast brings some clout to the push as the largest cable operator in the U.S., with service to 21.5 million cable subscribers and 7 million high-speed-internet customers. The campaign is widely regarded as helping move the needle for cable companies to reposition themselves as broader content providers.
"We want people to just understand what our products are capable of," says Ms. Vazirani, 41. "It's not just high-speed internet. It's about what allows you to really connect with a loved one through sending pictures of your kids. It's about digital voice, watching great movies in HD through digital cable, using on-demand to work out in the morning. ... You can't look at each product in a silo anymore."
A recent exclusive content partnership with CBS involving video on demand and broadband video also helped get things going for Comcast, generating more than 75 million hits on comcast.net and Comcast VOD and helping expose the company's capabilities to a broader audience.
Pioneering the use of triple slanguage has also made Ms. Vazirani a valuable translator for her media agency, Publicis Groupe's MediaVest, New York, which has been able to tie its media-buying efforts into Comcast's newly integrated, platform-neutral marketing strategy.
"It's a fiercely competitive environment, and Kavita has core values and characteristics that make her special to work with," says Bill Tucker, the agency's CEO. "She's highly collaborative and understands the need to work closely with our vendors to enable Comcast to raise the bar in a complicated arena."
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Introduction :
Microwave radiation, in contrast with gamma, X ray, and ultraviolet radiation, falls at the longer wavelength end of the electro-magnetic spectrum. It has wavelengths of approximately 1 mm to 1 m, a range that includes television and police radar wavelengths.
Sterilization by Microwave Oven:
A specialized microwave oven has recently become available that can be used to sterilize media in just 10 minutes. It has 12 pressure vessels, each of which holds 100 ml of medium. Microwave energy increases the pressure of the medium inside the vessels until sterilizing temperatures are reached.
Applications of Microwaves:
Microwave oven frequencies are tuned to match energy levels in water molecules. In the liquid state, water molecules quickly absorbs the microwave energy and than release it to surrounding materials as heat. The molecules are set into high-speed motion, and the heat of friction is transferred of foods, which become hot rapidly. Thus, materials that do not contain water, such as plates made of paper, china, or plastic, remain cool while the moist food on them becomes heated.
Limitations of Microwave Ovens:
Other than the heat generated, there is no specific activity against microorganisms.
For this reason the home microwave cannot be used to sterilize items such as bandages and glassware. Conduction of energy is metals leads to problems such as sparking, which makes most metallic items also unsuitable for microwave sterilization. Moreover, bacterial endospores, which contain almost no water, are not destroyed by microwaves.
A final form of radiation we shall consider is light energy. When concentrated by sophisticated devices, light energy forms a laser beam. The word laser is an acronym of light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation.
Advantage of Lasers
Recent experiments indicate that laser beams can be used to sterilize instruments and the air in operating rooms, as well as a wound surface. Microorganisms are destroyed in a fraction of a second, but the laser beam must reach all parts of the material to effect sterilization.
Caution should be observed in cooking foods in the home microwave oven. Geometry and differences in density of the food being cooked can cause certain regions to become hotter than other, sometimes leaving very cold spots. Consequently, to cook foods thoroughly in a microwave oven, it is necessary to rotate the items either mechanically or by hand. For example, pork roasts must be turned frequently and cooked thoroughly to kill any cysts of the pork roundworm Trichinella. Failure to kill such cysts could lead to the disease trichinosis, in which cysts of the worm become embedded in human muscles and other tissues. All experimentally infected pork roasts, when microwaved without rotation, showed live worm remaining in some portion at the end of standard cooking time.


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The building is a structure with a ground plan in the shape of the letter X. The cladding of the building, cast concrete, serves to enhance the dynamism and clarity of the shape (a cast letter) through its character. The cladding is perforated with round windows, chosen for their ability to create both an intimate and concentrated inner environment. The windows are situated at two spandrel height levels. They are placed in irregular fashion in accordance with the inner space (code) as part of the framework of the overall arrangement. The major glazing at the ends of the wings on Hradecká street serve to light up and bring to an end the main library spaces. The study room on the top fl oor is lit up by circular skylights. The windows on the wings with storage areas are minimal in terms of quantity. The building structure is situated on a a paved, threshing fl oor surface which connects up with the surrounding areas (the pavements, driveways) and with the green surfaces on the roof of the garage.
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Still can't believe I forgot to put a bow in my hair for this mini photo shoot. #cheercoachfail
And I'm still laughing at myself for these photos - the pom poms are a nice touch, no? Goon.
If you haven't figured it out by now, I coach high school cheerleading. I'm in my fourth year and my third year as head/varsity coach. Yes, eight months out of the year I give up my Friday nights {and several days during the week} to spend with a group of high school girls. It's amazing and challenging and eye-opening. And I love it. I was a cheerleader in middle school, high school and college, and I love having the opportunity to share my enthusiasm for this sport {yes, I called it a sport, though many do not agree with this classification} with these girls.
But there is one BIG reason that I chose to take on this gig. The opportunity to be a positive role model and source of support for a group of deserving, beautiful, talented young women.
High school may very well be one of the most challenging times in a young woman's {and man's} life. You couldn't pay me enough to do it again. There are stigmas, unrealistic expectations and peer pressure flooding hallways {not to mention raging hormones} in high schools around the world. These kids are under both real and perceived stress that can reek havoc on their self-confidence, bodies and minds. Hurtful words and acts slung absentmindedly or in vain stick in their developing brains like flies to those nasty hanging fly traps in the summer, and changing them forever.
High schools are full of negative self-images and attitudes, but if you get to know these kids, really get to know them - their talents, their dreams, their goals - you will discover young people who need and deserve a truly positive outlet in their lives. It is my hope that during the times that my cheerleaders are at practice and games that they are able to gain confidence, grow in their talent and just enjoy being at this place in their lives.
Last week, one of my cheerleaders asked if I would hand her diploma to her on stage at graduation in May. I cannot tell you how honored I am to have that opportunity and that she picked me. And it was in that moment that I felt like I had done my job as a coach. I hope that I have made a difference in the lives of the girls that I have coached over these last few years. They have touched my heart and changed my life. And for that, I am truly grateful to each and every one of them. If you ever get the chance to be a positive role model in the lives of a young person. Do it.
Today, I'm volunteering for a fourth time with Challenge Day at the high school where I coach. It is one of the most difficult and rewarding events that I get the chance to participate in, and I recommend if you ever get the opportunity to serve as an adult volunteer at this event, do it.


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ALL BALL NERVE CENTER — Interesting story today in the Deseret News, based on a recent study by Grammarly, which sounds like bad grammar itself, but whatever. ANYWAY, according to this story, Utah Jazz fans aren't very good at the whole writing/spelling/grammar thing. As the News reports…
Utah ranked dead last at No. 30 in Grammarly's NBA Grammar Power Rankings, with Jazz fans making 7.85 mistakes per 100 words. That was well below the Western Conference average of 4.28 mistakes per 100 words and considerably worse than the brainiacs from the Mensa Timberwolves. Minnesota fans averaged only 1.69 gaffes per 100 words.
Sorry, Jazz fans. You don't gotta love that.
In an effort to determine the grammatical prowess and/or pitifulness of each NBA team's fan base, Grammarly studied 100 comments from an SB Nation blog from the 30 squads. (SLCDunk.com is the Jazz's SB Nation blog.)
Grammarly proofreaders counted all of the misspellings, incorrect punctuation, misused and missing words, and subject-verb disagreement. Things like common slang, team nicknames and serial comma usage were disregarded.
Apparently, the use of their, they're and there is not subjective, after all. And let's not even get on the subject of its vs. it's. (We probably shouldn't have started that last sentence with a conjunction, either.)
For the record, Utah fans were not penalized for using the plural form of to be in relation with the Jazz.
"We were careful not to penalize fans for using conventional sports terminology," Grammarly's Michael Mager told the Deseret News. "Since 'Jazz are' is the standard, correct way to write about the team, we didn't count it as an error."


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WASHINGTON -- U.S. Rep. Dan Maffei plans to introduce a bill Thursday that would repeal cuts to military retirement benefits that are part of the bipartisan budget deal passed last week in the House.
Maffei, D-Syracuse, said he will sponsor companion legislation to a bill offered in the Senate by U.S. Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., and Mark Warner, D-Va., that repeals cuts to cost-of-living adjustments for veterans.
Maffei last week voted for the Bipartisan Budget Act in the House, which the Senate is ready to pass in a vote this afternoon.
But now Maffei and the senators say the bill was too harsh in its treatment of working-age military retirees. Those veterans would receive annual cost-of-living adjustment equal to inflation, minus 1 percent. The move was expected to save the federal government $6 billion over 10 years.
"The cuts to military pension COLAs included in the Bipartisan Budget Act unfairly target our military families and could create serious hardship for some of our veterans," Maffei said in a statement today.
"The bill I am going to introduce will fix this problem and ensure our military retirees get the benefits they have earned and deserve," Maffei said. "As a Member of the House Armed Services Committee, I urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to support this common-sense legislation."
Maffei will have at least four original co-sponsors of his Military Retirement Restoration Act, but no Republicans so far, a spokeswoman said.
The senators and Maffei propose replacing the $6 billion that would be restored to veterans by closing tax loopholes for companies that are incorporated overseas but managed and controlled in the United States. The law would prevent those companies from claiming foreign status in order to avoid U.S. taxes on their foreign income.
After Maffei publicly announced his bill today, House Republicans said they would introduce a similar measure. Rep. Jeff Miller, R-Fla., chairman of the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs, said he would introduce the GOP's repeal bill Thursday.
If Congress leaves the military retirement cuts in place, veterans age 62 and below would see their cost-of-living adjustments reduced beginning in December 2015.
Contact Mark Weiner at email@example.com or 571-970-3751. Follow him on Twitter @MarkWeinerDC


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Find me a Supplier for Valtrex (Indian Pharmeceutical company would be best)
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I am after a supplier of valtrex (Valacivir) for a website. They would most likely come out of India and have the ability to process orders regularly and drop ship around the world.
I require a price per pill for both the 500mg and 1000mg. The prices should be for amounts of 10 at a time, up to 200 at a time.
This research would probably not just be a google search and require some knowledge of the pharmecuetical market in India, I have been on google etc and already have one supllier I found elsewhere.
As a guide price per pill should be less than AUD$0.85 for the 500mg and less than AUD$1.00 for the 1000mg. I already get cheaper prices than this so this should be the top end.
I require a reliable supplier who has done this before and can provide a sample to have checked out.
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Hawley House (c.1878) offers guests quintessential Northern Tasmanian hospitality, hosting wedding receptions, intimate conferences and overnight guests, in a unique and spectacular seaside setting, at Hawley Beach via Port Sorell, a short drive East of Devonport. Hawley is the original homestead of the 150 hectare Rubicon Estate, which has been the Houghton family's home for three generations. Hawley unashamedly embraces the patina created by her 130 year history, and the idiosyncrasies that come with being first and foremost a family home, not least of which is her unique rooftop bath.
Guests are accommodated in a range of spacious and individually appointed rooms, all with ensuite bathrooms and breathtaking views, eclectic original artworks and furnishings. Homegrown produce is featured in the daily dining experiences, accompanied by estate-grown wines or a selection from our extensive wine cellar. Tailored menus and function packages cater for Wedding Receptions, Conference functions, family celebrations and Corporate Events for up to 150 guests, if you are interested in hosting an event, please contact us.
Hawley is a veritable nature lover's paradise, and pets are welcome by arrangement. The property is home to a vast array of endemic animals, including nearby fairy penguin and muttonbird rookeries, It is a short drive to the famous wombats of the Narawntapu National Park, and the shy Wedge-tailed eagles, and Tasmanian Devil pawprints can sometimes be sighted when exploring kilometres of nature trails that meander through our extensive wildlife reserve of coastal heathland and peppermint forest.
Easily accessible from the 'Spirit of Tasmania' or Devonport and Launceston airports, why stay in town when you can experience the true wonders of Northern Tasmania at Hawley Beach? The seaside village of Port Sorell, known as the Port of Golden Beaches, is a popular place frequented by locals for its wide offerings of water-based activities, including wading to the islands at low tide, collecting oysters or fishing, or even bring your own yacht!


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This week, The British School of Beijing, Shunyi is hosting an open morning, Roundabout is hosting an INN Coffee Morning (and a chance to donate your used items), O'le Sports offers rollerblading instructors, Human in Motion publishes its new summer schedule, and we spotlight places to watch the World Cup in Shunyi.
Early Years Open Morning
The British School of Beijing, Shunyi will host an open morning on Thursday, June 19 from 8.30-10am. The morning will give parents and their children the opportunity to see the school's Early Years Foundation stage facilities, join a range of activities, and meet the teachers and other parents. It is a "stay and play" session; kids will have a range of equipment, games, activities, and a story session available to them. Drinks and snacks will be provided. The BSB classes are:
Teddies 1 – children from 1 year (who are walking)
Teddies 2 – children 2-3 years
Nursery – children 3 – 4 years
Reception – children 4 – 5 years
RSVP at 8047 3558 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
INN Shunyi Coffee Morning
After that, perhaps you'd like to join the INN Shunyi Coffee Morning at Roundabout on Thursday, June 19 from 10am-noon. Coffee mornings are held every third Thursday of the month, so come along for coffee, chat, and some cake. It's a great opportunity to meet other locals in Shunyi and at the same time you can shop at the Roundabout store or drop off any donations you may have.
Rollerblading Classes
Rollerblading is a great sport that can be done all year round and pretty much anywhere that has a large space. O'le Sports has English-speaking skate instructors who can arrange a variety of activities. Rollerblading can be taught as a weekly private lesson, or you can start a group along with a few friends. Participants are required to buy their own skating equipment and gear. O'le currently provides skating after-school activities for a number of Beijing international schools, so if your school is looking for a new ASA contact 186 1045 3101 or email@example.com.
Human in Motion Summer Schedule
The HIM Studio will have a reduced timetable for the summer. Circuit classes will be held on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 9-10am. The River Garden circuit classes will instead take place at the HIM Studio 8.30-9.30am. Saturday and Sunday spin classes will be by appointment only. Text Ruben at 136 7129 4008 to reserve your spot.
2014 FIFA World Cup
Don't miss out on all the action from this year's World Cup, as Shunyi has a few options for watching the big games. You can head over to The Garage Bar and Grill between now and July 12 to enjoy a cool beer and a bite to eat whilst you cheer on your home country (or someone else's if yours have failed to qualify).
Joining in the action is the Long Bar at the Hilton Beijing Capital Airport. Located by Beijing Airport's Terminal 3, the Long Bar will have big screens showing the games live, as well as a late happy hour from midnight to 2am with buy-one-get-one free on their draught Tsingtao.
beijingkids Shunyi Correspondent Sally Wilson moved to Beijing in 2010 from the UK with her husband and son. Her daughter was born here in 2011 and both her kids keep her happily busy. In her spare time, Sally loves to stroll through Beijing's hutongs and parks. She is a (most of the time) keen runner and loves reading: books, magazines, news, and celeb websites – anything really. Sally is also a bit of a foodie and loves trying out new restaurants.
Photos of BSB and chichacha, Thu Wu's Photo Land (Flickr)


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According to report for Q3 2013 by IDC's Mobile Tracker, Windows Phone shipments have surpassed those of Apple iphone family in Latin America. In the region, Microsoft continues its great performance and over an entire continent, this is the first case where its platform has climbed to second place.
IDC's report shows that year-on-year growth for the OS stands at the impressive 156% and Windows Phone has achieved a quarterly growth of 20% for each of the last three quarters.
Windows Phone is in fact the second most popular mobile OS in Colombia, Chile, Mexico, Peru and the region. The quartet-over-quarter growth is the highest around in Chile alone, which is 50%.
Regional Manager for Mobile Phones at IDC Latin America, Oliver Flores says that in Latin America market, delivering smartphones with full features in low cost devices has been a major success of Windows Phone. For the users that have just begun their journey in the smartphone world, low range devices like Nokia Lumia 520, offer a complete experience.
According to Gartner, Windows Phone takes 3.6% of the market for Q3 2013 with nearly 9 million smartphones running the OS shipped on a global scale. Compared to the same quarter in 2012 when the OS held a market share of 2.3% with 3.9 million units shipped, that's a significant jump.


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Power in Christ
The Voice of Healing Magazine (Issues from 1948 to 1966)
The Healing Revival of the mid 1940′s to late 1960′s was an incredibly far reaching movement. Wonderful amounts of independent evangelists and ministers filled huge auditoriums and massive tents. It made it possible to help countless hundreds of thousands be saved, healed and delivered by the power of Christ.
At such an incredible time in modern Church history, Gordon Lindsay stepped forward to chronicle what Yahweh was doing. He published "The Voice of Healing" magazine featuring revival leaders and their ministry efforts. He made it possible for subscribers to know where they could go and experience Yahweh's touch for themselves and also see and read testimonies, sermons and stories that changed their lives.
The key leaders featured in the Voice of Healing Magazine were Oral Roberts, Jack Coe, A. A. Allen, William Branham, T. L. Osborn, Raymond T. Richey, W. V. Grant, plus many other less prominent ministers.
Each magazine is filled with stories, sermons and testimonies that do not age with time. Yahweh is the same yesterday, today and forever. Christ has poured out the ruah (spirit) of Yahweh upon his Body, the Church, enabling each member to speak: in tongues, interpret and prophesy; to receive word of knowledge, word of wisdom and discerning of ruahs (spirits); enabling each member to operate aman (faith), the energizing of power and the gifts of healing; freely we have received, freely we shall give.
One issue will be presented the Monday of each week, beginning with April 1948. If you desire to purchase all 100 issues, go to The Revival Library:
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"Thousands came to Christian faith in his meetings, hundreds were
healed of serious illnesses and diseases as supernatural signs
followed his ministry. A deep intimacy with his heavenly Father
and an unquestioning faith in Yahweh's Word brought spectacular
results and provided an example for all true believers of the
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Put that Milk Down and Eat Some Jerky!
"There is rejoicing in Heaven when someone is born again into the Family of Yahweh. We begin our spiritual lives as babes in Christ. As babies of Yahweh, we feed on the milk of
His Word for our spiritual growth. This diet of milk must be changed to strong food if we
are expected to mature into adults in Christ. Every Christian's aim should be to grow up
into the Body of Christ which is to become Spiritual [pneumatikos]. Why? So we can build
up one another as members of the Body of Christ. So we can extinguish every fiery dart of
the wicked one. Yahweh's will is for us to mature by eating and putting on the meat of His
wonderful Word. Yahweh has given us the instruction book for spiritual growth. The
Greek word "teleios" expresses Yahweh's will for us to grow up." Read Complete PDF Article
Speak unto the Mountain
"The Egyptians were pursuing the children of Israel, whose backs were against the sea. Fear
and unbelief rose up into the hearts of the children of Israel. They cried out to Moses,
while Moses cried out to Yahweh for deliverance. Yahweh told Moses to "quit crying to
me," and split the sea. Moses believed the words of Yahweh, thereby entering into the
supernatural, which released his supernatural authority and power given to him by
Yahweh. The sea obeyed Moses! "And Yahweh said unto Moses, What outcry would you
make unto me? Speak unto the sons of Israel, that they go forward; and, you, lift high your
staff and stretch forth your hand over the sea and cleave it asunder" (Ex. 14:15-16). In
order to live out our lives for our Father, in the fullest capacity, we must know who we are
and what authority and power we have been given. Moses learned about his supernatural
authority and power from his teacher, who was Yahweh. As children of Yahweh, do we
exercise our supernatural authority over a problem with a command, as Yahshua did to the great tempest, or do we ask our Father to solve our problem in a prayer? Christianity does
not question the supernatural power and authority that spirit beings have but when these
same individuals examine their own lives, they are fully aware that they lack supernatural
authority and power; they doubt their authority as children of Yahweh. We will see in the
scriptures that our Father has placed His children into a sacred position, just below
Himself. If you believe and act upon these truths in the Word of Yahweh, you will release
supernatural authority and power upon the earth. As Christ said, "All things, are possible,
to him who believes."Read Complete PDF Article
Stoking the Fire
"The spirit of Yahweh is our lifeline to Yahweh. It can change a coward into a mighty man
of valor. Deborah, Gideon, David and Yahshua lives, to name a few, have illustrated the
spiritual deliverance that is available when you act according to the spirit of Yahweh. You
too can be more than a conqueror. The spirit of Yahweh has clothed you with power as it
clothed Gideon. Ordinary people with a heart to serve can be transformed into heroes if
they will but stoke the fire and obey the spirit of Yahweh." Read Complete PDF Article
Supernatural Deliverance through the Spirit
"Father has empowered us with nine manifestation of the spirit. This is in order that the
Body of Christ is fully equipped to impart supernatural deliverance to mankind, by way of
this spirit. This is the same spirit we received when we were born again. The three
manifestation of the spirit we are going to examine is faith, gifts of healings and the
energizing of powers, but especially faith. We are going to look at three kinds of faith that
I see in the Bible. I will call these natural faith, supernatural faith and revelation faith.
Natural faith will be classified as, "performing natural actions and expecting natural
results." For example, when I commit my body to sit in a chair I am exhibiting faith (trust)
that the chair will hold me up and I will not go crashing down to the floor. Natural men
exhibit this kind of faith, which is not supernatural." Read Complete PDF Article
The Miraculous Healing of Betty Baxter
"Betty Baxter was a young girl who was horribly bent and twisted and crippled for fifteen years. She endured enormous suffering because of her multiple infirmities. According to the doctors there was no hope for her deliverance. Her mother and she believed the scriptures that all things are possible to those that believe. Reading, as well as listening, to Betty Baxter's testimony is an extremely moving experience that has a miraculous ending." Read Complete Article OR Listen to MP3 OR For a DVD


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CoolerMaster MasterLiquid Pro 280 AIO Review
Packaging and Contents
Published: 19th April 2017 | Source: CoolerMaster | Price: 99.95 |
Packaging and Contents
The Pro 280 comes in the now familiar CoolerMaster Black White and Blue packaging.
As would be expected, there are graphics of the contents, and multi language details with regards to key features
Inside, the Pro 280 is cocooned in cardboard, with it all being put together by a sadistic origami master. Still, at least it's all held safe and secure, even if it is a sod to work out how to get it out without destroying the packaging.
Inside you get everything you need to fit it to a whole host of Intel and AMD CPUs. That is, with the exception or Ryzen. The Pro 280 will fit Ryzen, but requires a bracket. This can be had for free from CoolerMaster, but you will require proof of purchase of both the cooler and the Ryzen, and we suspect will set you back a few quid for shipping.


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Accounting and audit in business management (english)
Choosing Master's degree study at Accounting and Taxation Department Accounting and Economics Faculty gives you more than just a high-quality education. Our program provides excellent opportunities to form a global network of professional and academic colleagues - invaluable throughout your future career.
The goal of the Master's program «Accounting and Audit in Business Management» is to develop system knowledge and practical skills in the field of accounting, audit and taxation with the purpose of formation of accounting and analytical data for decision-making in business management.
If you choose to specialize in «Accounting and audit in business management», you will gain a deep understanding of how domestic and international companies control and evaluate performance, design incentives and allocate resources to facilitate innovation and value-creation, reach business goals and report financial information to shareholders and stakeholders.
Teaching is provided by specialists with practical experience and teaching experience in foreign educational institutions. Throughout the program you have the opportunity to apply your learning to practical examples and simulations with case studies, projects, team work and live presentations. Lectures are given by specialistswith extensive teaching, research and consultancy experience.
Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:
Сareer opportunities: Graduates from the Master's program in Accounting and audit in business management will typically pursue a career in accounting, audit, analysis, financial services, financial management, or related sectors of the economy requiring an in-depth understanding of accounting.
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101 Best Blackberry Apps is a showcase for the best free and paid for Blackberry applications.
The all new WordPress for BlackBerry app allows you to write posts, upload photos and videos, edit pages, and manage comments. Both WordPress.com and self-hosted WordPress (2.7 or higher) sites are supported. Download the app and start blogging on…
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With so many applications for the Blackberry phone it's hard to know what the best to use, we have set up 101 Best Blackberry Apps to help you get the most from your mobile. We've split out our showcase into helpful cateogries or why not use the search to find exactly what you're looking for?
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Thursday, July 14, 2016
Filthy day in Ilfracombe
It is 10am Friday the 15th, sitting in my van looking out the window on a miserable day. It has been raining all night and the weather radar shows that it is clearing, so is the caravan park. The rain is light now but there is a south-westerly blowing which makes it much colder than it should be.
I imagine that if you were free camping in the area last night you wont be going anywhere for a while. A little rain makes the soil soft, slippery and boggy. Out here you don't drive off the bitumen if it has been raining.
I will be leaving tomorrow morning for Winton and I hope that the rain and wind ease up a little more later today so that I can do a few things to be ready to leave in the morning. Better go make another cup of hot coffee.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Audiences for Conan O'Brien's much-hyped new TV talk show dropped by one-third on his second night out and some critics began to tire of jokes about his bitter departure from rival NBC.
Some 2.8 million people watched Tuesday night's "Conan," down from 4.2 million viewers for the red-haired comedian's debut on TBS one night earlier, the cable network said on Wednesday.
Audience figures for NBC's "The Tonight Show" — which O'Brien quit in January in a showdown with veteran comedian Jay Leno — were not available but Leno has been averaging 3.6 million viewers nightly so far this season.
O'Brien's return to late night television after a nine month absence had been hotly-anticipated, particularly by his younger fans. The average age of the "Conan" viewer is 30 years-old.
But many critics said the same old late night format put on by O'Brien in his early shows — opening monologue, desk, guests and banter — was uninspiring.
By Wednesday, some were already bored with O'Brien's jokes about his split with NBC and his new home on cable television, and they hoped for more humor directed at current events.
"Conan O'Brien just won't drop the NBC thing", said the headline on the Los Angeles Times showtracker blog.
Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch writer Jennifer Armstrong said she was "looking forward to...a time when he (Conan) dispenses with the self-reverential humor about losing his NBC gig."
Reporting by Jill Serjeant; Editing by Bob Tourtellotte