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My parents, who are in their late 70s, are both now using hearing aids. This makes me wonder – when should a hearing test become part of an annual checkup?
Our ears connect us to the world and yet until something goes wrong, hearing is one of the senses we seem to take for granted.
It's a good idea to have a hearing test as a baseline when you're a relatively young adult so that, if you develop a hearing issue later, the audiologist can have a useful comparison. You can talk to your family doctor about giving you a hearing test, or seek out the help of a hearing professional known as an audiologist.
The thing about hearing loss is that it usually happens so gradually you may not even be aware of it. It's not until you run into problems such as frequently asking people to repeat themselves or cranking up the volume on your TV that you realize something has changed.
Hearing is a complex process. When you hear a sound, your brain is interpreting electrical signals that it receives via the auditory nerve. These signals originate in the delicate structures within your inner ear, which receive sound – that is, vibrations – and turn them into nerve impulses.
It's important to identify hearing loss as soon as possible. Studies suggest a link between hearing loss and serious conditions such as depression or dementia. An early diagnosis and successful intervention can reduce symptoms of depression and help preserve cognitive function.
If you think you may be having trouble with your hearing, you're not alone. About 15 percent of American adults report some form of hearing problem. Signs that you may be experiencing hearing loss may include:
If you've said yes several times while reading the list, a hearing test is a good idea. It will reveal whether you have hearing loss in either ear, pinpoint the type of hearing loss, and to what degree it has progressed.
There are several types of hearing tests.
A physical exam with an instrument called an otoscope reveals any problems in your ear canal or eardrum. Additional tests include a pure tone test, which reveals how well you can hear – you guessed it – a variety of pure tones.
A speech test evaluates your ability to understand the spoken word. Tympanometry tests will reveal any problems in the middle ear, and evaluates the mobility of your eardrum.
These hearing tests are painless. Taken together, the results offer a detailed picture of your hearing, known as an audiogram. And if a problem should be uncovered, your audiogram gives you and your doctor the information needed to move forward.
Eve Glazier, MD., MBA, and Elizabeth Ko, MD., are internists and assistant professors of medicine at UCLA Health.
Ask the Doctors is a syndicated column first published by UExpress syndicate.
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Brandie Wilkerson
2018 FIVB Best Blocker
2018 FIVB World Ranking – First Overall
2018 Tom Ng Award for Excellence Recipient
2018 FIVB Chetumal Open – Gold
2018 FIBA Las Vegas Platform 1440 – Gold
2018 FIVB Gstaad Major – Bronze
2018 FIVB Warsaw Open – Gold
2018 FIVB Ostrava Open – Silver
2018 FIVB Itapema Open – Bronze
CIS All-Canadian (2012, 2013)
OUA Rookie of the Year (2011)
Social Following: Instagram, 18,000
Born in Lausanne to a father who played for the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers and a mother who's a three-time Ironman finisher, Brandie moved to Canada at just 7 years-old and blossomed into a promising athlete participating in basketball, soccer, and track and field before focusing on volleyball.
In her first year at York University she was recognized as the OUA Rookie of the Year and ended her indoor volleyball career as a CIS All-Canadian in both 2012 and 2013.
Free-spirited and creative, she turned to beach volleyball after graduation and began to develop glimpses of the game that would make her one of the most formidable forces on the FIVB World Tour.
But the secret of her success is also in her soulful approach to life. She lives by a simple maxim that's tattooed on her back:
"She is clothed with strength and dignity and she laughs without fear of the future."
And at 5-foot-10, with an exceptional vertical, she's found a perfect balance with her new partner Heather Bansley – a three-time FIVB Defensive Player of the Year.
The two first came together following Rio 2016 when Heather and her Olympic teammate Sarah Pavan decided to part ways and begin the search for different partners leading into the Swatch World Tour Finals in front of the hometown fans in Toronto.
When the event's promoter suggested that the past partners square off in a win-and-you're-in scenario, the match was set: Pavan vs Bansley.
In a one-sided win, Brandie's dominant blocking and Heather's defensive genius were the difference that led them into the main draw of the season-ending event.
More success followed for the newly-formed team of Bansley/Wilkerson with promising results in their first full season together in 2017.
It was also Brandie's first year in the FIVB World Tour's Main Draw where she battled through injuries and still managed to crack the Top 10 with a powerful belief in the potential of the partnership.
Then, in 2018, a breakthrough with back-to-back-to-back podiums.
First, there was a third-place finish at the Itapema Open in Brazil. Then a second-place finish at the Ostrava Open in the Czech Republic. And a week later, their first win as partners at the Warsaw Open in Poland.
They closed the season with four more podium finishes including wins in the final two events of the year and both Brandie and Heather earned top individual honours as the Best Blocker and Best Defensive Player of the Year.
Now, as the World Number 1, Brandie and Heather enter the 2019 FIVB Season and the Olympic qualification process with one-to-watch status as the early favourites.
Driven by an off-court friendship and another season of growth, it's clear that the two are playing for each other, and the rest of the beach volleyball world has taken notice.
And in Tokyo 2020, without fear of the future, they'll look to turn the strength of their partnership into gold for Canada.


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Henry's Majestic Heats Up Dallas Winter Season With 11 New Cocktails/
Henry's Majestic is a fitting name for a tavern with majestic, creative fare and signature cocktails, beer, and wine. This rustic restaurant may be based in a Dallas, a city known for its hot, humid weather, but it seems like the holiday season came a little early to the Lone Star State. As of November 8, Henry's Majestic added 11 new winter cocktails to its menu.
"It can be difficult to create a fall menu because Dallas tends to have mild winters. So, I try to keep the flavors of the season that I remember when I was young and apply them in a way that is still bearable during a warmer climate," Alex Fletcher, the corporate beverage director of Bread Winners, Inc. and Henry's Majestic lead mixologist, said in a press release.
Fletcher is a veteran bartender — borderline chef, really — known for his unique, far-out crafts and delivering to the best to Dallas drinkers. From experimenting with dried fruits and tobacco to black sesame seed vermouth and saffron martinis, this mixology master is used to thinking outside the bar. And it's a hard job.
"There is a lot of fun in this industry and I love the face time with our customers, but it can be really stressful. Especially with what we're doing with all these craft cocktails," he said to the Dallas Observer. "We're practically creating a dish in a glass, and we have to do that while 300 thirsty people watch us. It's fun, it's a great time, but it's more than you think."
So, what fun creations has Henry's Majestic concocted?
The 72nd Old Fashioned uses rye whiskey, baking spice reduction, citrus oil, and bitters. The Headless Manhattan is made with a fun pumpkin-infused rye, vermouth, amaro, bitters, and citrus oil. Yo Soy Capitan will delight palates with tequila, black plum, citrus, and Fresno cinnamon syrup. But these are just a few of Henry's Majestic's thirst-quenchers. Others feature pickled blackberries, dark cherries, egg whites, apple shrub, butter poached pear-infused brandy, and other adventurous ingredients. Check out the full menu here.
"As a city, I've noticed Dallas has become more adventurous and is starting to branch out into other flavors, such as squash and sweet potato, which is fun to see — and taste!" Fletcher said.
Henry's Majestic is more than a watering hole. Hungry guests can also swing by for an approachable menu of large and small plates, and they can even bring furry friends to enjoy their spacious, dog-friendly patio with an outdoor fireplace, pool table, and TVs. So, treat yourself to a little early holiday gift and sip on these new winter cocktails.


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Agree, really dislike the update, seems like my phone is 10 years old with those ***** icons, I thought I was using an old iphone. The white navigation bar, gross ! why take transparency away Samsung, I hate the block icons so much that I want to put my phone up for sale and get an Apple because I dont see the difference. It seems like this display is marketted for a different age group, the older generation such as my parents who find it hard to use samsung so samsung went ahead to downgrade. These phones arent cheap so stop taking the ***** and give us back the icons, transparent navigation bar, multiscreen view and close all app the "WAY IT WAS". I feel like my phone is an embrassement, Nothing unique,I thought the navigation bar looks like an Huawei !! What happen to standing out in the crowd? Been using Galaxy for 5 years including 2 televisons and this s/w upgrade was the biggest dissapointment for 2019. Please change it or you'll lose customers.
Am upset to invest in a $1600NZD phone paid cash only to see samsung load it with trash display. Hate it Samsung, hate it very much. Extremly dissapointed, icons make my eyes hurts, the colours...seriously did you let your grandpa choose the colours and shapes or was it a 3year old? Whoever designed the icons had bad taste in fashion and just too bold and boring.
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Has anyone managed to get Substratum themes working on S8 Galaxy/Note? I read that they disabled it specifically for S8 (Exynos?), for me when I try to install it (I got the addition plugin for Samsung too), it says "App not installed". I didn't like almost any of its themes anyway, but better than OneUI.
Or any working and safe alternative?
Also Goodlock app can't be used as well, tried an .apk but it only shows a connection error.
Yes, but then you have destroyed the equipment, well kinda sorta. Samsung needs to be held accountable for their actions actions against those people who purchased their products. I'm thinking that a boycott of all samsung products ; washers, driers, dishwashers, phones, everything . Then I am quite sure they would react. How many stockholders are there? They will feel a boycott. Administration would then be on the heat.
I had to download icons too. But don't know how to fix "recent apps" menu yet. Seems this awful UI was made on purpose to force people buying themes and icons from galaxy themes store or they're targeting grannies and little kids. This update has the worst android look in my android using history since 4.4.1.
I feel your pain, i tried to beautify it...this is what my screen looks like now..
I hate the new look too. What I hate even more is that when the update got pushed, it bricked my phone. Had to factory reset and despite having everything backed up to gmail with the last backup just minutes before the update, I lost a month's worth of stuff. So I've spent way too much time trying to get everything back together the way I liked it when nothing looks the same. :( Between this update and the lack of customizable text tones for contacts, I will not buy another Samsung.
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Periphery - Periphery III: Select Difficulty/
Periphery has slowly been becoming the boy band of the djent scene. Rising like a phoenix, Periphery brought the virtual reality of djent and brought it success in the realm of metal, giving it a true messenger. Their fifth record Periphery III: Select Difficulty, however, doesn't pigeonhole them into the small space that djent is commonly labeled with (those clichéd open and first fret notes, as part of the meme). It's one of the band's most diverse records, following the same elements they experimented with in the past, as well as adding new ones in.
My favorite part of this record is that it feels like the natural progression for the band. Their last releases were a double-album, Juggernaut: Alpha and Juggernaut: Omega. The albums' songs needed the context of the story of the concept of the record to really balance them out - I didn't fully enjoy Omega because of this. The songs didn't really work too great outside the context of the album. Alpha was a much more enjoyable listen, however, because while it did also have the context of a conceptualization backing it, the album made great use of melody. The melodies on that album soared and really made the songs feel a lot more powerful. Select Difficulty brought that a step further, which is exactly what I wanted.
Melody is huge on this record. Vocalist Spencer Soleto has some truly defining moments on this record. The note he hits at the end of 'Catch Fire' is one of the most epic moments on the album. The way he belts out certain notes adds a whole other level of energy to the track. His singing style also has a certain swagger to it - it almost feels like the same pop fusions style Issues is known for. The back-half is a lot more melody-centric, and just generally less heavy in the grand scheme of things. The songs all have a softer and more alternative rock/metal sound to them. This only stays true for about every other track after the halfway mark, though. The vocals don't start making a mark on the album until the second track 'Motormouth', but they're not the focus until about 'Flatline' - the first track that feels like melody has importance and is not a backing to the thrashing instrumentals. The latter of the two songs has a massive ending to go with it, too.
Misha Mansoor is essentially the being of Periphery. His guitar work is what brought them into the spotlight, after all. Every track feels like a guitar feat - there's not one that doesn't have guitar anything less than epic. Whether it's the trashing, low-tuned pounding notes of 'Motormouth' or the sweet licks in 'The Way The News Goes...', there's always something going on. The album is full of massive instrumental movements and moments. The epic screams in the bridge of 'Marigold' are backed by a masterful metal instrumental complete with an orchestral intro and complex guitar riffs. There are layers upon layers of guitar goodness in 'Prayer Position', all of which build to an absolutely mindbending ending.
The softer moments on the record cannot be ignored, too. Massive orchestras can be easily missed if you're not careful, and they add a lot of dimension to the music. Closing track 'Lune' is half orchestral, half jamming, with beautiful symphonic pieces found interspersed within the track making it a very climactic closure to the record. 'Marigold' ends on an ambient piece for two minutes that adds a sense of aftermath to the track. The piano outro following 'The Way The News Goes...' is also a great touch.
Sadly, an album given so much acclaim does have some negatives. There are songs on this record that feels unfinished. The chorus instrumentals of 'The Way The News Goes...' are a mess, though the rest of the song leaves little to complain about. 'Habitual Line-Stepper' is another song that has great parts but feels very incohesive. And paired with their boy band position in the metal world, their lyrics sometimes don't support them. There are a lot of very cringey lyrics on the record, but one that immediately stood out that had me check the lyrics to make sure I had heard correctly are in 'Marigold': "Suck on the mother's dead tit" is a true feat of a lyric. And let's not get started on the title of 'The Price Is Wrong'...
Select Difficulty was the natural progression for Periphery. Sometimes band go in a direction that didn't fit what they were ready for, or they moved on too quickly from something they were just beginning to get a grasp of. Periphery is taking their time, and is hitting all the right stops along the way. Select Difficulty isn't a perfect album, but it's definitely up there with some of the band's best works. Lots of big moments make this album the Alpha (my personal favorite record from the band) with more riffs. There's room to grow, but the storm that is Periphery isn't going to be slowing down any time soon.
Favorite Tracks: Marigold, Catch Fire, Lune, Flatline
Least Favorite Tracks: Motormouth, Habitual Line-Stepper
Rating: 78 / 100


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To compare the abilities of high resolution optical coherence tomography (OCT) and fluorescein angiography (FA) to detect macular edema of various etiologies and explain possible discrepancies in findings between the two techniques.
A retrospective study reviewing imaging studies of eyes that underwent simultaneous conventional FA (HRA, Heidelberg, Germany)/StratusOCT (Zeiss, Dublin, CA, U.S.A.) examination over the 12 months period at one retina center. The eyes were imaged to rule out macular edema due to retinovascular diseases, exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and uveitis. A subset of patients underwent examination with extremely high-resolution (6 microns)/ultrahigh speed Spectral OCT/scanning laser phthalmoscope (SLO) (OTI, Toronto, Canada).
Out of 1272 eyes (654 patients; 36 unilateral exams) the diagnosis of macular edema was confirmed in 1208 eyes (94.96%) by both techniques. There were 49 eyes (3.85%) in which FA showed dye leakage in the macular area and OCT showed normal foveal contour and normal thickness of adjacent retina. This discrepancy was observed most frequently in eyes with diabetic macular edema (n=25) and exudative AMD (n=14). A subset of eyes of this group that were imaged with extremely high-resolution/ultrahigh speed Spectral OCT/SLO showed subtle diffuse lucencies in the retina. In 15 eyes (1.17%) OCT showed intra/subretinal fluid, which was missed on FA. This occurred most commonly in eyes with exudative AMD (n=13).Conslusions: Both the FA and OCT are highly sensitive techniques and correlate well in detection of macular edema caused by various retinal and choroidal diseases. However, there a small chance that when performed alone they might miss existing subtle macular edema. The use of extremely high-resolution/ultrahigh speed Spectral OCT/SLO can detect subtle edema correlating with fluorescein leakage which does not accumulate in cysts and therefore helps to explain the cases where FA indicates edema and Stratus OCT does not.
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Halotestin is a synthetic anabolic androgenic steroid that is consumed orally. The scientific name ofcourse is Fluoxmesterone that was in the 1950's released for the first time. Halotestin is the most famed brand of this powerful anabolic androgenic steroid and it is a derivative of testosterone. It has humongous therapeutic advantages related to it. That is how it first gained popularity in the market. Post some time Halotestin began to be prescribed for curing bone fractures, malnutrition, deficiency of androgen in men etc. Furthermore, this steroid becomes frequent in being used both for men as well as women. In men as earlier mentioned the hormone generally treated the lack or deficiency of androgen and in that of women it is still used to treat some of the breast cancer cases.
This derivative of testosterone is a carrier of strong androgenic attributes. Apart from that it also is really good and is said to have fat loosing effects on human body. In renders in most men that use it, a strong and rugged look. The intake of this particular androgenic hormone can also pump up the strength as well as endurance levels in an athlete, specifically in the case of bodybuilders. No wonder Halotestin is so very famed among heavy weight lifters and many take it just before tournaments and competitions to take their performance levels to greater heights. This one is way better than any other androgenic anabolic steroid in terms of boosted strength. The career of a body builder has immense hardships. The first step is to get the preferred and required body for which a brutal competitive bodybuilding diet is usually prescribed and one has to abide by it. More than often it leaves the athlete drained during training sessions. This is where Halotestin come to the rescue. If Halotestin is added to the strict competitive diet, the last few weeks before the tournament become will not be as much of a challenge to endure.
When looking forward to buy this particular steroid make sure that you are not confused as it comes by a handful of names like Oratestin, Androfluorene, Testoral and the previously mention Fluoxymesterone. Halotestin are extremely beneficial for weightlifters as well as bodybuilders. You will sure come across many positive online reviews about the same. It helps in gaining additional strength, enhances muscle bone density, good for endurance as well as post training healing or recovery.
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It has taken me far too long to get this anniversary gift to my awesome friends, Steve and Michelle, as their 3 year anniversary was at the beginning of the month. But that means, I also couldn't blog about it without Michelle knowing what it was, since she reads my posts most of the time. I did show off my uber simplistic wrap job yesterday. And now, for the gift reveal....
[Anyone have any tips on photographing frames without getting the glare? Those are my kitchen cabinets in the background. Grrr.]
We saw this idea at Crafty Wonderland last winter. Since then, I feel like I've seen it here and there around the blogosphere, as well as here on etsy.
I have kept it in mind to give to her as a gift because we were both in love with it and it really is just so sweet. Not to mention supremely easy to make one of your own. I even printed a few different fonts and colors to allow changing for mood/seasons. In fact, I have plans to make one more, maybe two for a couple different weddings that are coming up.
All you need to do is:
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Water is Common in Many Exoplanets, Study Says
Researchers estimate there could also be many water worlds all through our galaxy. These worlds doubtless include huge quantities of water. If that's the case, then we might be able to detect indicators of life on a few of these exoplanets in the approaching a long time.
The worlds orbiting a star apart from the solar are referred to as exoplanets and the primary such planet was detected in 1992. Since then, round 4000 confirmed or candidate exoplanets have been found, starting from fuel giants bigger than Jupiter to small, rocky planets like Mars and Earth. Scientists have been attempting to know whether or not a few of these planets round different stars are much like our personal photo voltaic system and a brand new analysis of knowledge from the NASA's exoplanet-hunting Kepler Space Telescope and the Gaia mission signifies that most of the recognized planets could include as a lot as 50% water. By comparability, Earth is simply zero.02 p.c water.
"It was an enormous shock to comprehend that there have to be so many water-worlds," said lead researcher Dr. Li Zeng from Harvard University. "Our data indicate that about 35% of all known exoplanets which are bigger than Earth should be water-rich. These water worlds likely formed in similar ways to the giant planet cores (Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune) which we find in our own solar system."
One of the essential elements in figuring out if a planet might be liveable is the presence of liquid water on its floor, which is a key ingredient for all times as we all know it. Since we can't presently go to exoplanets, scientists have used telescopes to seek for this important ingredient and located fairly a couple of with indicators of water. However, a water-world is an excessive case, which is an exoplanet fully lined with ocean.
All exoplanets or candidates found up to now fall into two dimension classes: these with the planetary radius averaging round 1.5 that of the Earth and people averaging round 2.5 occasions the radius of the Earth. By combining the mass measurements and up to date radius measurements of those exoplanets, researchers developed a mannequin of their inner construction.
"We have looked at how mass relates to radius, and developed a model which might explain the relationship. The model indicates that those exoplanets which have a radious of x1.5 Earth radius tend to be rocky planets (of typically x5 the mass of the Earth), while those with a radius of x2.5 Earth radius (with a mass around x10 that of the Earth) are probably water worlds," mentioned Li Zeng.
"This is water, however not as generally discovered right here on Earth. Their floor temperature is anticipated to be in the 200 to 500 diploma Celsius vary. Their floor could also be shrouded in a water-vapor-dominated ambiance, with a liquid water layer beneath. Moving deeper, one would look forward to finding this water transforms into high-pressure ices earlier than we reaching the stable rocky core. The fantastic thing about the mannequin is that it explains simply how composition pertains to the recognized info about these planets."


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According to the summary delivered to Congress by Attorney General William Barr, the full report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller exonerates the President of claims he and/or his people colluded with Russian agents to rig the 2016 election. The Democrats have asked Americans to respect their grief and privacy during this difficult time.
Now we finally have an answer to the age-old question: "How many Russians does it take to win an election over Hillary Clinton?" To quote Dean Wormer from the movie Animal House: "Zero. Point. Zero."
As expected, the Democrats aren't giving up hope. Senator Mazie Hirono (D-HI) gave voice to their dreams: "Just because there was not enough evidence for a criminal charge of conspiracy does not mean that there's [not] a very cozy relationship that Donald Trump has with Vladimir Putin." Sure, Maize; just because we can't see your imaginary friend does not mean that she's not standing here with you.
Who can blame the left for their increasingly desperate attempts to keep their "Trump-Russia" narrative alive? Without Mueller to load their 2020 cannon, they're left to choose between anti-Semitism, infanticide, or the always-popular communism.
MSNBC morning comedian Joe Scarborough cautioned liberals to move on, reminding them that it's "GOOD NEWS for America when someone as respected as Robert Mueller takes two years to methodically determine that the sitting president of the United States did not conspire with Russia. Take a breath." When Joe Scarborough is the smartest guy in the room, you're in the wrong room.
Celebrity lawyer Michael Avenatti's 15 minutes are apparently up. The combative attorney, who CNN pundit Brian Stelter once identified as a "serious contender" for the Democrats' 2020 nomination, has been arrested for his role in what Federal authorities are calling a conspiracy to extort $20 million from the Nike corporation. You know who I feel bad for? The poor bastard who gets stuck w/ Michael Avenatti as a cellmate. Imagine being stuck in a 6x with that gibbering buffoon.
Democrats were aghast as Israel began an operation to clear Hamas terrorists from sites in the Gaza Strip. A terrorist group has been shelling them from their own attic. Can't blame them for calling the exterminator.


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I am continuing the love at SCRAPZ.BIZ today with a fun stamping project. It wouldn't be the month of love, without some chocolate now, would it? I have made stamped chocolate sliders and a covered chocolate box. You can find all the details HERE along with all the instructions on how to make these. There is great prizes up for grabs each day. Come and join in the fun.
Friday, February 05, 2010
Scrapz.Amour Challenge 3
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- countryscrapper - aka - Helen said...
Gorgeous work there Mel, as always. And love the pics of your kids off to school, you sure have a good looking bunch there :)
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- Kerryn said...
These are gorgeous Melleny!
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Skien Red Cross Youth marked the day by promoting an environment where everyone can openly talk about HIV and related prejudice and discrimination, we unknowingly hold within us. For that we invited Karine through HivNorway, a national organisation for people living with the HIV and others affected or concerned by HIV. She came up with what it is like to live with HIV in Norway. Also she involved people by opening the floor for any kind of queries or questions regarding her life and experience. We felt along with information, it was her courage and positive spirit that we admired.
In the few days ago UNICEF new report, there are numbers saying that three times as many young people die from AIDS as in 2000. AIDS is the most common cause of death for young between 10-19 years old in Africa, and the next biggest cause of death among youths worldwide. So it should be joint concern of all to help ourselves and coming generations see zero HIV infection, zero discrimination and zero AIDS-related deaths.
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Yes my site is still alive, and so am I. It's been about a month since I posted on here, and that was in August-I only managed to write one post that entire month. And, as September is wrapping up, this is the first time I have decided to write. It's not the most efficient way to gain a following, to put it nicely. But, for the fans of my website, the few of you, not to worry. I still intend on writing for this site for a while, and I am going to make a conscious effort to finish 2017 strong in terms of blog posts. So with that out of the way:
I've been really pretty busy for the past ~ month or so. And, in a very normal sense of the term. I have no new video projects, or art pieces to describe, as it's not that I've been occupied with that sort of stuff, but the usual: work and school. I've been working close to 40 hours a week for almost two months or so now, because my job has been short staffed, and with my classes going on now, I don't have as much free time as I did say at the beginning of the summer.
I kind of like it, to be completely honest. It keeps me active, I'm making money, I'm working towards my degree, I'm doing stuff that matters. On the flip side, though, is less time for creative outlets such as my website.
One thing I did in some free time this weekend, however, is revisit the Myers-Briggs Personality test. You know, the one that everyone knows about, and the same one I took and wrote about in a post at the start of the year. It's really interesting stuff, and as I said before, it's very accurate, at least for me.
I took it again, and got the same result: INFP. The dreamer/mediator.
So, if anything, this just confirms again that I fall into this category. What was different, this time around? Well, I tried answering even more truthfully, if that makes sense. Not that I wasn't trying to be 100 percent honest the first time I took it, but I spent more time on it and thought through my responses more. Imagining more scenarios. Thinking about past experiences in which the question came up. That sort of thing. And, as a result, only one thing came back different, and that was the I part- the introversion part. First time around, I think it was something like I was 60 percent introverted as opposed to 40 percent extraverted. This time, it was a 90 percent introversion spread. Which, to be fair, I think is a bit more on the dot.
I've always been an introvert, I know it, my family knows it, and my friends know it. There is no debating it, unless something drastically changes, I am a typical introvert. I can't really be much more introverted than I already am. I mention this because I feel like a lot of people (online, in person, etc) claim they are introverted when we know they are not. They may have some traits, they might mix up 'introversion' and 'shyness', that kind of thing.
I don't know why some people are introverted and some are extraverted. It's in genetics, in part, and the other part is experiences. Growing up, what you see and do can have a pretty big impact on how you are socially.
Nothing exciting happened to cue my general quietness, sorry to disappoint. I know you were probably hoping for some juicy backstory, but there isn't one. I just always have been this way. Apparently, as a young kid, I would refuse to talk unless completely necessary- my mom said that when I wanted something, I would just point at it and grunt until I was like 5 years old. In grade school, I was always the shy kid, I always had a friend group but the ones I invited over were few and far between. Never wanted to walk in the middle of my family when we took walks. High school rolls around, I try the whole 'popular thing' with the basketball crew, and I always find myself skipping out on the dinners and being the odd one out. Present day, I accept my view more, and realize I need that alone time. Anyways.
Do you ever think that the population of extroverts is small, or at least dwindling? That might sound a bit dramatic.
Seriously, though. I feel like more often than not, people are more and more introverted, and that socially confident person in the group is becoming less and less common. It's a gift to be naturally extraverted- to be born with a sense of wanting to socialize and doing it fairly well from the get go, I understand that. Practically everyone who wants to be more outgoing has to make a conscious effort, to a degree. Being outgoing is learned. However, the difference that I find separates someone from being categorized as a extrovert/introvert lies behind desire.
Anyone can be more sociable and improve their people skills. It's true- with some practice, maybe a little help from medication (I'm talking only if you have social anxiety or anxiety that is mentally holding you back-not recreational drug use), and some self motivation, you and anyone else can be a better talker. However, when you do this, you practice it, maybe multiple times, whether or not you enjoy it is what makes the distinction, in my eyes.
I have forced myself to go out countless times, to parties, friend-kickbacks, family gatherings, you name it. And, for some part, I always will do that- you can't be a hermit and say no to everything, even if the majority of the time you want to stay in for the night. And, not all nights do I wanna stay in- there are plenty of nights this summer that I was away from home with friends. In fact, even a majority I'd say. The catch? They were all my closest friends. The people I know best and have taken a long time to get to know, there is more desire for me because I feel way more relaxed and at home with them. My friend David mentioned something to this point the other night- he had some other friends over that he hadn't seen in a while, and when they left he said he'd honestly felt a bit 'relieved'- he felt more relaxed and calm with me since we'd been hanging out so much this summer. It was something he was used to, and because of that, it was less socially taxing to him.
I've learned that I require a lot of motivation to go hangout with new people, if there is no close friend in the group. And, if I decide to stave off my natural inclination to 'hang a different night' with the group, I find myself pretty exhausted mentally when I get back.
A sort of formula could even be made up for this phenomenon. Using made up numbers, I'll put together my quantitative definition of an introvert vs an extrovert:
An introvert is something like for every 1 hour spent with a relatively new group of friends, they need something like 2-3 hours alone to reflect or just be alone. On the opposite of this made up formula, an extrovert would take an hour with that same group and maybe need no alone time to reflect, in fact they might want more than an hour in the group in the first place. You get the point? Sure, you can go out and you can even be with friends often, but what can define you as quiet or reserved vs 'life of the crowd' is how much you desire to do it, and how much satisfaction you get from it.
So what do you think you are?
Thanks for reading
Luca DeJesu, 11:02 PM


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At my age, you'd think that I wouldn't let my ego get in my way, cause my feelings to be hurt or advance me to a level where I am beyond my capabilities — the Peter Principle.
But here I am at . . . well you know old . . . and still hurt if I don't get a byline for my column or the column doesn't make it to press. Then again, when I'm fumbling through my cumbersome cents off coupons, and someone suddenly says, "You're Dorothy Duffy! I read your column all the time!" I thank God I'm so belittled by the coupons to feed myself rather than my ego and in such enough stupor not to say, "Yes, would you like my autograph?"
My id wants what I want when I want it. My ego wants what I want when I earn it. My super-ego wants only the best that I can do or else.
You and I just have to face facts. We all have egos. Is it the good, the bad or the ugly? Does it make us self-centered? Or does it feed us to keep us going hopefully to do the things to help others that also make us feel good about ourselves. Is it wrong to have self-pride? Does having an ego mean that we have to be the master? Do it my way or the highway? If we didn't have an ego, would that mean we'd let others run roughshod with our feelings and sensitivities, be emotionally hurt in silence?
I researched a little about the ego and found some tips I need to help me maybe control my ego a little and use it sensibly.
I am not listening but planning on what I am going to say next and louder.
Stop sometimes and listen to others.
I act the bore and tell the story again in case someone didn't hear it.
Ask, do I really need to share this? What is my motive?
Must I be right?
Or would it hurt me to eat crow and spit out the feathers? Keep the peace without changing my opinion.
I did it! I did it alone . . . my way!
Was I really top dog or did I get some puppy love help?
On the defensive?
Does another view have me assuming someone doesn't like or respect me? Ouch, this hits home!
I don't always have to let someone know what I think.
Try keeping it to myself so I can concentrate on what others think.
Don't dig your own hole.
Before I bury myself deeper, would it kill me to say, "Oops, I was wrong?"
The trouble is - ego means "I". Aye, aye, aye! How do you talk if you don't say "I"? "I am a senior citizen." "I'm too sexy for my hat." "I'll help you with that." "I served in Vietnam." "I am your leader" "I love you!" "I cannot tell a lie."
Perhaps if we follow "to your own self, be true"? By the way, if I tell you a story over and over, be sure it's my age and not just my ego.
Me, myself and I
At my age, you'd think that I wouldn't let my ego get in my way, cause my feelings to be hurt or advance me to a level where I am beyond my capabilities — the Peter Principle.


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Welcome to the Gulch... funny things happen in the middle of nowhere.
Butterscotch Jones thought that living in the far north provided enough peril to contend with until a private plane crashed outside her hometown of McIntyre's Gulch, Manitoba, Canada. The treasure inside the plane soon attracted both the RCMP and the Russian Mafia. For a town built upon isolation and secrecy, the citizens faced very public exposure.
"A light, fun read with an eccentric cast of characters who bring the village of MacIntyre's Gulch to delightful life."
--Lisa Cach, author of "Wake Unto Me"
"Due North" is the first book in Melanie Jackson's bestselling Butterscotch Jones Mystery Series.
Praise for the Author
"A wickedly sexy tale!"
--Christine Feehan, New York Times Bestselling Author (on The Selkie)
"... delivers sizzling romance and ghoulish thrills at a breathtaking clip."
--Publishers Weekly (on Traveler)
"Readers of Laurel K. Hamilton will enjoy this complex tale..."
--Booklist (on Still Life)
About the Author
Melanie has been writing her entire life. In fact, one of her earliest fond memories is receiving an IBM Selectric typewriter for her birthday. After publishing romance novels (Scottish historical and paranormal) for New York based publisher Dorchester Publishing from 1999 to 2010, Melanie chose to begin self-publishing cozy mysteries. Since then she has released the Chloe Boston, Butterscotch Jones, Wendover House, and Miss Henry Mystery series.
Melanie Jackson is the award-winning author of more than seventy novels, novellas and poems published in various languages. She lives with her writer husband and bossy cat in the California wine country. Besides gardening, she is involved with animal charities.
Three times nominated for RT's Reviewers' Choice Award.
Twice nominated for RT's Lifetime Achievement Award.
***If you're looking for mysteries in other series by the same author, simply search for "Chloe Boston", "Butterscotch Jones", "Miss Henry", "Wendover House", "Kenneth Mayhew" or "Jane Blackthorn".


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Bag and Baggage has taught me to love theater. Shakespeare was never my favorite, but the way it is portrayed on Bag and Baggage stages, they bring beauty of the words to life. I can't imagine my life without theater.
Julie grew up in Washington County, attended Beaverton School district and later worked for the district for 27 years. She recently went to work for Washington County Fair Complex where she is the Exhibitor/Vendor Coordinator for the Fair. Julie is married to Dale Case and has 2 adult daughtesr, 6 grandchildren and 1 great grandson. Julie has been involved with her union when the district employed her, being the Classified Union President for the 2nd largest district in the state. Also working during the summers as a union intern across the state. Julie has been involved with 4-H for over 25 years, as a 4-H llama leader, barn superintendent for County Fair, and shows. She is currently a resource leader for the Washington County Fiber Goat members. She has served on neighborhood watch program, Cracked Pots – Recycled Art Board, and most recently Bag&Baggage Board for the last 5 years, along with Washington County 4-H Advisory Board. Julie serves as the Operations Committee Chair, where she is working on handbooks, and the planning stages for starting a Guild for the theater.


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Skip to comments.Controlling Guns - Controlling Us
Posted on 12/25/2012 8:42:36 AM PST by morethanright
By Mr. Curmudgeon:
Firemen Michael Chiapperini and Tomasz Kaczowka arrived at a blazing home in Webster, New York, when William Spangler opened fire, killing the firefighters and wounding two others. According to police, Spangler deliberately set the fire to lure first-responders to the scene. During a gun battle with police, Spangler turned his weapon on himself, ending his life.
William Spangler was released from prison in 1998 after serving 17 years for murdering his 92-year-old grandmother. Spangler's assault weapon in that case was a hammer.
"We don't have an easy reason," said Webster Police Chief Gerald Pickering of Spangler's motive for the shooting ambush of the city's firefighters, "but just looking at the history ... obviously this was an individual with a lot of problems," Pickering told the Reuters News Service.
"As a convicted felon," Reuters noted, "it was illegal for Spangler to own guns." That evades the real question: How is it that a man who murdered his elderly grandmother lives to walk the streets a free man?
The mass shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, rekindled the tired gun-control debate that insists the way to prevent such tragedies is to render every American as defenseless as the schoolchildren murdered by a Connecticut madman. Spangler's grandmother proved that a perpetrator's means of slaughter is less important than his murderous intent.
More importantly, Spangler's release from prison proved that controlling murderous madmen is less important to our authoritarian nanny state than controlling law-abiding Americans. And that gets us to the crux of the matter - state control.
The question for promoters of authoritarian control is: Does it work?
On March 23, 2010, eight elementary school children were killed and five severely wounded after a man wielding a knife entered the Nanping City Experimental Elementary School in Fujian Province, People's Republic of China. According to the Associated Press, the perpetrator was Zheng Minsheng, a community doctor with a history of mental illness, who confessed to the horrible crime saying, "life was meaningless."
Responding to American gun violence, China's Public Security Ministry spokesman Wu Heping said, "If there's no access to the weapon, people cannot commit a gun crime." However, a totalitarian China is having trouble keeping guns out of the hands of criminals. Statistics released by China's Public Security Ministry in 2007 admitted police confiscated "178,000 illegal guns, 3,900 tons of explosives, 7.77 million detonators and 4.75 million bullets," the China Daily reported.
Dr. Zheng Minsheng, who murdered eight elementary school children, was found guilty by a Chinese court and sentenced to death. He was executed by a state-sanctioned firing squad.
Just in passing, the same day Americans were shocked by the murderous rampage in Newtown, Min Yingjun, 36, stabbed 22 children and one adult at an elementary school in China's Henan Province. "Some Chinese bloggers have blamed the lack of freedom of expression for the attacks," reported CBS News, "suggesting people frustrated by their own circumstances but lacking the means to seek justice or voice their concerns with the all-powerful communist government, lash out instead at the least powerful members of society."
CBS noted that China's "mental health care facilities may also be partly to blame for the attacks. There are almost no mental health care facilities in rural communities, which have experienced dramatic changes over the last several years as China's economy has grown."
All-powerful authoritarian states are anything but. They can control the well-adjusted and law-abiding, killing individual freedom in the process, but flatter themselves by thinking they control the human heart or its twisted variations.
As China's totalitarian utopia proves, the only ones with guns in the all-powerful state are criminals and state-sanctioned firing squads. And it is impossible to distinguish one from the other.
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Go talk with Big Sh*tty firemen and policemen - you will find that fire alarm response in a black or Latino ghetto being met with gunfire aimed at them is hardly a new thing.
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Evolutionary responses to variable and unpredictable environments
– Ratikainen Lab
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Carlos Botero (Ass. Professor, Washington University St. Louis)
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Carlo Laurenzi
Which sound is special for you?
Every sound which has a complex vitality, an inner life, and that tells a story in itself is special. An interesting sound should be like a living organism, including other microorganisms inside, which follow a common destiny.
Which skill, that you've learned by working with ensembles, helps you in everyday life?
The ability to play with other musicians and to create a perfect balance between electronic and acoustic sounds is the most important to achieve the best musical result during a performance. And even when creating a piece, learning how to interact at the finest level can help to imagine the electronics sounds for a piece.
Is music science? Why (not)?
Of course music is science. It is based on scientific principles, and even though creating is sometimes more an intuitive process, a lot of research, investigation and experimentation is involved. Science comes before and after, and in the middle there is the imagination.


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Skyrim:Ruins of Bthalft
|Respawn Time
|Never (storage is safe)
|Min: 6
|Console Location Code(s)
|The Rift
|Southeast of Ivarstead
|Ore Veins
|# of Corundum
The Ruins of Bthalft are Dwemer ruins located south of Ivarstead. They are found to the east of Rift Imperial Camp. Three bandits call this place home. The hidden entrance to the Aetherium ForgeDG can be found here.
Related Quests[edit]
- Arniel's Endeavor: Uncover an ancient Dwemer secret. (radiant)
- Fan FavoriteCC: Track down a fugitive Arena combatant.
- Lost to the AgesDG: Search for the Dwemer's Aetherium Forge.
- Note: This location is one of many potential targets for one or more of the radiant quests found on this page.
Ruins of Bthalft[edit]
This location is used by three (two without Dawnguard installed) bandits as their base camp. Due to their proximity to the Rift Imperial Camp they can often engage each other. There are arches at both the northern and southern ends of the camp with a couple of bone chimes hanging down. Between the arches is a stone floored area with several crates, barrels, and sacks lying around. A third arch to the southeast leads up to the statue containing the machinery to gain access to the Aetherium Forge. Near the northern end are wooden stairs leading up to an adept-locked wooden chest, along with some crates, a barrel containing ingredients, and a food sack. There is a Dwemer Convector, used for Arniel's Endeavor, which is found behind the wall, to the north between the two arches.
With Dawnguard installed, a tower can be raised after finding all four Aetherium Shards during Lost to the Ages. It gives access to the Aetherium Forge.
- One corundum ore vein is located east of the circular area.
- Without Dawnguard installed the ruins will respawn every 10 days, or 30 if you clear it.


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A surge of H7N9 avian flu activity in China that began in December shows no sign of tailing off, with 61 new cases reported last week, pushing the mainland's total to at least 419 cases—100 more than the previous high reported during the second wave in 2013-14.
Recent cases in 10 provinces
The latest numbers are from an update today from Hong Kong's Centre for Health Protection (CHP) covering mainland cases reported from Feb 6 to Feb 12. The pace of cases reported for February so far puts the month on track to top the high number of cases seen in January.
The CHP said the 61 newest cases were reported from 10 of China's provinces, about half of them reported from Hubei, Zhejiang, and Jiangsu. Illness onsets range from Jan 6 to Feb 8. Patient ages range from 22 to 85 years, and investigations so far reveal that 25 patients had been exposed to poultry or live-poultry markets before they became ill.
A spokesman for the CHP said in the statement that the number of cases in this wave are much higher than the same time last winter. "This shows that the situation is abnormal." The CHP said the big rise in H7N9 cases in the mainland has also resulted in imported cases detected in Hong Kong, Macao, and Taiwan.
Yesterday Hong Kong officials met to discuss the global avian flu situation, including bird outbreaks involving the H5N6 and H5N8 strains, and plans to enhance precautions in Hong Kong.
In a statement, the CHP said it will send letters to doctors urging them to be alert for avian flu illnesses in humans. Other steps include thermal imaging at boundary checkpoints to detect fevers in inbound travelers and the activation of an electronic portal to help with early identification, testing, and notification.
Poultry testing, market closures
Chinese researchers have said that increased levels of H7N9 in poultry are likely driving the increase in human cases. Unlike other avian flu strains that cause disease in humans, H7N9 is a low-pathogenic strain in poultry, and infected birds don't usually show signs of illness.
An update yesterday from the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) provided a glimpse of recent poultry test findings, as well as an update on poultry market closures—a tactic used to stem past outbreaks.
The FAO said the Chinese agriculture ministry, as part of January surveillance, collected about 102,000 blood samples and about 55,000 virus swabs from birds at about 6,600 locations across 26 provinces. Twenty-six swabs tested positive for H7N9, most of them samples from market poultry in four provinces: Guangdong, Guizhou, Hunan, and Jiangsu. Serum sampling yielded 33 H7-positives from Guangdong and Shandong provinces.
Testing by provincial officials has also turned up positive tests that led to poultry market closures in cities in Guangdong and Hunan. After four human cases were detected in Sichuan province, authorities in one city shuttered 280 live-market stalls. On Feb 11, officials in Zhejiang province closed all poultry markets until further notice.
See also:
Feb 16 CHP statement
Feb 15 CHP statement
Feb 15 FAO report
Feb 10 CIDRAP News story "China now in its worst H7N9 avian flu season on record"