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Professor Stephen Touyz FAPS, Professor of Clinical Psychology, School of Psychology, and Director of the Centre for Eating and Dieting Disorders, Boden Institute of Obesity and Nutrition
Anorexia nervosa is a mental and physical disease that was recognised in France in the 19th Century, usurped for England by Queen Victoria's physician, and subsequently adopted by many thousands of Americans. (Beumont, 1991)
According to those grand narratives embodied in DSM-IV and ICD-10, anorexia nervosa (AN) is merely regarded as part of the spectrum of eating disorders. This categorisation not only distorts what we have since come to know and understand about the nature of this debilitating disease, but also trivialises its seriousness (Beumont & Touyz, 2003). There is now a general consensus that AN must be regarded as one of the most serious chronic diseases of adolescent girls and young women. This is a rather profound assertion to make but there is growing evidence to support it.
Anorexia nervosa meets most of the criteria which one would normally associate with the seriousness of a disease. These include its prevalence, mortality, chronicity, the impact it has on the sufferer's life, family dysfunction and its effects on society at large. On each of these measures, AN is very severe. Its point prevalence for girls aged 15-19 years is 0.05 per cent, and about half as much for women aged 20-24 years. In these groups it is ten times as common as insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. The lifetime risk of a woman developing AN is half that of schizophrenia. Long-term follow-up studies of more than 20 years duration have reported mortality rates of approximately 20 per cent. This is clearly not an acceptable state of affairs for a disease which, after all, usually starts around adolescence.
The following facts should remove any lingering doubts as to whether AN should be construed as just another eating disorder or within a transdiagnostic framework of eating disorders.
Unfortunately, those who do not go on to make a full recovery are likely to suffer from major, persistent physical abnormalities, including osteoporosis and anovulation, as well as psychiatric sequelae such as chronic dysthymia or major depressive disorder and obsessive compulsive symptoms. In addition there are debilitating and sometimes profound psychosocial handicaps, including isolation and failure to establish autonomy and independent living. The social handicap experienced by so many of these more chronic patients is as great as that found in schizophrenia. The burden that AN places on society is often underestimated and furthermore places a considerable load on existing hospital services, which often lack the highly specialised treatment services that such patients are entitled to. The National Eating Disorders Collaboration, which is funded by the Commonwealth Government, has as one of its key objectives to identify the gaps in providing treatment for patients with AN.
Professor Michael Strober, the editor of the International Journal of Eating Disorders, has provided us with a sober reminder as to what we can expect when AN is not treated or does not respond to existing treatments and goes on to develop a chronic course.
Sadly, it is only a matter of time before even the strongest bond to the person chronically ill with AN withers, frayed by years of fury, despair, and resignation, unable to hold firm against the unrelenting defense of ideas for which there is no single shred or truth or evidence. It will come when the family has endured what they consider to be the final, painful offense, when the seductive strand of hope is declared lost to madness forever. It will start as before, how she is now ready to consider her poor health with a more reasoned mind, and that she truly wishes an end to the misery brought on her by her illness. It is not that the wish for change at this particular moment is contrived, or that the dialogue in which sorrow for the agony she has caused is not reflected honestly. But when AN advances to this chronic state, the possibility that one day these splits in consciousness will cohere has passed. And so, too, will the moment of hope slip away yet again, flattened by the same well-worn litany of worries about becoming fat, of there being too much oil on her food. But no longer will anyone truly care. (pp. 227-228)
AN is an illness which is primarily defined by excessive self-induced weight loss and is characterised by an intense drive for thinness. This develops rapidly into an intense fear of weight gain, normal weight and 'fatness'. This is usually associated with a body image disturbance where the sufferer is unable to accept that there is no need for weight loss and experiences herself as 'fat'. Since the 1970s, these two psychological components have been conceptualised as central to, and invariably causal of, the pathological behaviours that ensue in AN (Maquire, 2009). These components, along with weight loss, have formed the central core of diagnostic criteria for this illness. Ancillary psychological features are present in a majority of cases but are not imperative for a diagnosis to be made. These include perfectionism, obsessionality, depression, an egosyntonic attachment to the illness like no other and a poor motivation for recovery. All these need to be taken into account when developing a comprehensive treatment approach.
Behaviourally, AN expresses itself with extreme dietary restriction often accompanied by compensatory behaviours designed to further reduce weight. These include self-induced vomiting, laxative abuse and excessive exercise. In some cases patients also engage in a more generally disordered eating pattern including binge-eating. Such patients are often referred to as having the binge-purge subtype of AN.
AN is associated with a number of worrisome physical sequelae. Relationships between the extent and nature of the core behaviours of the illness and its physical sequelae have been well established. The direct relationship between the intensity with which restrictive and compensatory behaviours are used and weight loss of course is at the heart of this illness. Physical symptoms include loss of menses, electrolyte imbalances, as well as cardiac and thyroid dysfunction.
Behaviours and the psychological distortions become reinforced over the passage of time. This comes about as a result of the interplay between the core symptoms which become more complex. These are driven by the anxiolytic effects of not only weight loss and purging but the induced effects of starvation as well. As a result, the patient engages in an ever-increasing escalation of weight inducing behaviours with the likelihood of serious adverse medical consequences.
The interplay of psychological, behavioural and physical symptoms differs between patients and results in a heterogeneity in the presentation of such patients. Symptoms vary in both kind and intensity although the significance of such variations is still the subject of much debate. With the introduction of DSM-V in 2013 and looking ahead at DSM-VI, we felt that AN would be better served if it was staged as an illness. Although staging is not commonplace in psychiatric illness, it would more accurately reflect the heterogeneity of presentations between patients.
We have now developed the Clinician Administered Staging Instrument for Anorexia Nervosa (CASIAN) (Maguire et al., 2011) to assess the severity (not unlike cancer) in AN within a four-stage model of illness severity (Stages 1-4). The CASIAN has been found to be a reliable instrument that appears to demonstrate validity and promising signs of prognostic value.
Those patients that are given a Stage 1 or 2 category by the CASIAN are likely to be treated as outpatients or day patients, whereas those with Stage 4 are hospitalised. The staging assessment also allows those with a sub-threshold presentation to be correctly diagnosed with Stage 1 illness rather than an Eating Disorder Not Otherwise Specified (EDNOS), as this often lulls both the patient and the family into a false sense of security that they do not have AN. Early identification and treatment is of the absolute importance and staging allows this to occur.
The four-stage model has the potential to provide a system of classification for eating disorders on the anorexic spectrum that can for the first time reliably deal with the full spectrum of illness presentations. Furthermore and perhaps more importantly, it has the potential to provide the framework for the development of tailored treatment approaches in AN so as to improve the outcomes for those who suffer from this most debilitating psychiatric illness, and the families and carers that support them.
There has unfortunately been little controlled treatment research on AN. Why should this be for such a serious illness that we have known about for over 100 years? One of the major difficulties that nearly all researchers have encountered is the inability to recruit sufficient subjects into their treatment trials. More importantly, most trials are dogged by poor compliance, with patients either being withdrawn from treatment as they become too ill or they themselves drop out. However, there is one notable exception to this: family-based therapy for adolescents with AN. This treatment was developed at the Maudsley Hospital in London and has now been written up in a manual format.
This treatment is based upon the work of innovative family therapists such as Minuchin, but is radically different in that it elicits the parents' aid in getting the patient to eat and then gradually releasing the control of eating back to the patient. Thereafter, the therapist works with the family to help the adolescent negotiate the developmental challenges of adolescence (Lock, le Grange, Agras & Dare, 2001). There are now several multisite, collaborative randomised control trials that provide support for the efficacy of such family-based treatment. With the absence of the effective treatments for patients with AN, patients and their families are desperate to hear of a treatment that works. Positive findings are often greeted with overenthusiastic claims of overall success. Unfortunately, there is a need to dampen the claims of a panacea, in that only around 60 per cent of adolescent patients fully recover from such family-based treatment and only if they are usually treated within 3.5 years of becoming ill.
Such findings provide further support for our staging model as early identification, diagnosis and treatment is likely to be crucial in the vast majority of patients who go on to fully recover. However, what about the 40 per cent of patients who fail to respond or who present with treatment after suffering from this illness for four years or more? There is also emerging evidence that 20-30 per cent of AN patients have a more malignant form of the disease which may not respond to current treatments. Unfortunately the evidence to date regarding the treatment of such patients has been at best sobering, but all this might just be at the point of change.
Despite the absence of an effective evidence-based treatment for patients with AN (other than the Maudsley family-based approach), it is important to recognise 'insufficient evidence' and 'no evidence' are not synonymous with 'evidence of ineffectiveness' (Carney, Tait, Touyz, Ingvarson, Saunders, & Wakefield, 2006). The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists Clinical Practice Guidelines Team for AN have argued that, "in the absence of evidence, clinical consensus is a legitimate basis for action". These guidelines propose a multidisciplinary team for optimal treatment. They recommend the team include a specialist in physical medicine (i.e., a general practitioner/family physician or paediatrician depending on the patient's age), a clinical psychologist, dietitian, nurse (if in hospital), and other allied health practitioners such as occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Irrespective of who treats the patient or what treatment is provided, there is one golden rule that should never be compromised.
If one is to successfully treat a patient with AN then the restoration of nutrition is an essential first step. It is imperative to curb weight loss and then reverse it.
There is now a smorgasbord of options for treating adult patients, including well established outpatient treatments, innovative day hospital programs and highly specialised inpatient units (Touyz, Polivy & Hay, 2008). Such programs use a combination of techniques including nutritional counselling (often by very experienced dietitians working exclusively in the field of eating disorders), behavioural experiments (interventions), cognitive techniques, exercise counselling and family interventions.
Most clinicians work within a CBT framework and clinicians who already have experience or expertise in the delivery of CBT will find the principles involved to be similar, but with one major exception. Most patients with AN view their symptoms as egosyntonic and are not only petrified by the thought of change but actively plot and work against it. As a result, working with such patients poses unique challenges that ultimately make treatment both an interesting and rewarding experience.
Researchers have started to look at the newer, exciting third wave therapies such as acceptance and commitment therapy, a recent mindfulness-based behaviour therapy which has been shown to be effective with a diverse range of clinical conditions. However the evidence for its effectiveness in AN is yet to be determined. Others are going back to behavioural experimentation and in the words of Glenn Waller, a well known expert in this field, "putting the B back into CBT". Therapy is not only about 'talking the talk' but rather 'walking the walk'. Patients who are often academically very bright are prone to intellectualise without making any substantial changes in their behaviours.
Perhaps it will come as no surprise to many that Australia is now leading the world in investigating what works in the psychological treatment of AN. There are at least four major RCTs underway funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council. All four have strong international collaboration. Some of these have interesting acronyms such as SWAN (Strength Without AN), LEAP (Loughborough Eating and Activities theraPy) and C-AN (Chronic AN) and will dominate the eating disorder research landscape over the coming years not only in Australia but the world at large. We eagerly await the outcomes of these seminal studies.
With new knowledge emanating out of neuroimaging studies and being applied directly to treatment such as cognitive remediation therapy, interesting and exciting times lie ahead. There is much hope riding on these and other related trials abroad to find new effective ways to treat patients with AN. MANTRA (Maudsley AN TReatment for Adults) has been based on years of extensive research at Kings College London and the Maudsley Hospital, and comprises treatment on brain research and neuropsychology. There are clearly exciting developments in store as our understanding grows as to how undernutrition may impact on the brain. We are likely to witness new strategies to include in our armamentarium to more effectively treat patients with AN and alleviate the intense suffering of those afflicted as well as their carers.
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A FIJI man living in Australia will have to stay back in the country after his application for bail variation was refused yesterday.
Roneel Prasad, from Sydney, Australia, appeared before Chief Justice Anthony Gates on a rape charge.
Lawyer Jasvil Singh made an application on behalf of his client for the lifting of a stop-departure order placed on his client.
In his judgment, Justice Gates refused the application, stating the applicant faced a serious offence. He agreed with the prosecution that Mr Prasad was a flight risk.
Mr Prasad made the application on the ground that he had to be back in Sydney because he could lose his job; in addition he needs to pay off a mortgage on a residential property and he currently pays rent for a house he lives in.
The permanent resident of Australia had visited Fiji last year, and the court heard he along with five others were involved in a car accident in the West while travelling from Ba to Lautoka on November 27.
The court further heard the complainant was also in the car and was taken to Lautoka Hospital for medical examination. Two days later while still admitted in hospital, the complainant made the rape allegation.
Justice Gates ordered that the motion for variation of bail be declined.
He also declared that the State file information with the High Court in Lautoka by January 21, that all prosecution disclosures be served on the accused by January 22, and that an expedited trial be fixed with the notification of dates to be given to counsel on January 23.
"This application has presented difficulties of resolution," Justice Gates said.
"The accused does present a flight risk, though at present as things stand, the case against him is weak.
"At this stage I decline to allow the variation.
"Instead, I propose to make orders to expedite the trial.
"If the State is unable to comply, it is likely that a renewed application for variation will have to be allowed".
The matter has been adjourned to January 23.
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The zoo will be open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. on the weekends—Friday, Saturday and Sundays. During the weekdays the zoo will be open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The "free hour" will now be 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. During this time the Children's Zoo, Conservation Carousel and Stingrays at Caribbean Cove featuring Sharks will be open without charge. After 9 a.m. the Children's Zoo is $4 per person, the carousel is $3 to ride, and the Stingrays are $3 to visit.
Finding free street parking will be easier if you plan to visit the zoo early in the morning. Otherwise, plan on paying $15 to park in a zoo lot. (Yes, parking went up again this April.)
The Forest Park Trolley (which is really a Metro bus) connects all the park's attractions and stops one block from the Zoo's north entrance. Pick up the trolley at the Forest Park visitor center or the upper Muny lot. The trolley charges $2 for adults and $1 for kids 5 to 12 and $1 for seniors or disabled passengers. Kids under 4 are free. This ticket gives you UNLIMITED rides for one day, limited to Forest Park. You can buy your tickets on the bus.
If you plan to visit the zoo a lot—at least six visits a year—consider becoming a member. For a $65 "Zoo Goer" membership you get six parking passes and 36 tickets you can use for the Children's Zoo, train and sea lion show. For $80 a "Family" membership gives you six parking passes and 48 tickets that can be use for the Children's Zoo, train, sea lion show PLUS the carousel and stingrays.
Though $60 or $80 may seem like a lot to visit a "free" zoo, consider that parking at the zoo lot six times will now cost $90.
If you don't have a zoo membership currently, you'll want to buy your membership in advance (on line or over the phone). Otherwise you'll miss out on your free parking passes.
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The Unemployed and the Homeless. That those who are unemployed, homeless, or in any serious need may find welcome, understanding, and help in overcoming their difficulties.
We are praying this month for people in serious need, but especially for the unemployed and the homeless. Certainly Pope Benedict chose this prayer intention with the recent economic crisis in mind. Stock markets may be up somewhat, but the world economy is still fragile. An economic problem in one country affects other countries. Suddenly people find themselves in serious need of help.
The U.S. unemployment rate for the last 12 months exceeds 9.5 percent, which means over 15 million Americans don't have jobs. On any given night, there are somewhere between 700,000 and 2 million homeless people in the U.S. Conservatively estimated, there are at least 100 million homeless people worldwide.
How are we to respond to these people in serious need? First and last, we pray for them. Beyond that, Pope Benedict asks us to welcome, understand, and help them.
To welcome someone is to spend time with a person, recognizing that he or she is important to God and therefore to us. Let's remember that in welcoming anyone we are actually welcoming Jesus, for he identified himself with people in serious need. Only by spending time with someone can we begin to understand his or her situation. When we open ourselves to see each person with the Heart of Christ, we find loving and beautiful ways to respond. If we love, any action we do cannot be in vain.
Too often we think that helping the poor is simply a matter of giving money. This month the Holy Father is asking us to be more creative, to get personally involved. In doing so, we have a special opportunity to respect the worth and dignity of those in serious need. We are children of the same Father, so let us treat those in serious need as we would the members of our own family.
How will you become personally involved with someone in serious need? In what ways will you welcome, understand, and help others over-come their difficulties?
Luke 9:58 — Jesus said to them, "The foxes have lairs, the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
Mission Intention
Victims of Discrimination, Hunger, and Forced Emigration. That the Church may be a home for all people in need, opening its doors to any who suffer from racial or religious discrimination, hunger, or wars forcing their emigration.
Migration is the history of the human race. It is also the history of God's people. The Jews migrated to Egypt in time of famine, then centuries later followed Moses back to their homeland. After Jesus was born, the Holy Family too fled to Egypt to escape the murderous intent of King Herod. Jesus began his life as a political refugee.
People have always migrated to escape drought, hardship, war, religious persecution, and discrimination, and they do so still. Each year many millions leave their own countries to find food, shelter, and safety in another country. In many cases families are split as one parent leaves to find work elsewhere and to send back support. We have seen such migration to the United States since the beginning, and we see it most recently in the many Latin American immigrants who have left their homes because of severe hardship.
This month Pope Benedict asks us to pray for those who have been forced to emigrate. Jesus said that people will be judged based on whether they welcomed the stranger (Matthew 25:35). In his third encyclical, Caritas in Veritate (Charity in Truth), Pope Benedict called for policies among nations for "safeguarding the needs and rights of individual migrants and their families, and at the same time, those of the host countries."
Challenged by these and other Scriptures, the Holy Father asks us to pray with him that the Church may be a home for all people in need. He said: "Every migrant is a human person who, as such, possesses fundamental, inalienable rights that must be respected by everyone and in every circumstance." As members of the Body of Christ, our hearts should go out to those in need just as Jesus' Heart does.
Immigration is a difficult and controversial issue. How are my own views challenged by what the Pope says? Do I see ways in which welcoming the immigrant relates to the sanctity of life?
Leviticus 19: 33-34 — When an alien resides with you in your land, do not molest him. You shall treat the alien who resides with you no differently than the natives born among you; have the same love for him as for yourself; for you too were once aliens in the land of Egypt.
Prayer of the Month
St. Maximilian Kolbe, amidst the hate and lonely misery of Auschwitz, you brought love into the lives of fellow captives and sowed the seeds of hope amidst despair. You bore witness to the world by word and deed that "Love alone creates." Help me to become more like you. With the Church and Mary and you, may I proclaim that "Love alone creates." To the hungry and oppressed, the naked and homeless, the scorned and hated, the lonely and despairing, may I proclaim the power of Christ's love, which endures forever and ever. Amen.
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Twins rock Red Sox rookie Allen Webster in laugher
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If the Red Sox' appraisal is correct, Allen Webster will make plenty of memorable starts at Fenway Park.
Last night wasn't one.
With the bullpen stretched paper-thin by injuries and overuse, the Sox called up their prized pitching prospect for what they maintained was only a spot start against the Minnesota Twins. And Webster got lit up like the Citgo sign, lasting only 12⁄3 innings in a 15-8 rout, the Red Sox' fifth loss in six games.
Once the seemingly interminable slugfest finally ended, the baby-faced right-hander was called into manager John Farrell's office and likely told he will be sent back to Triple-A Pawtucket.
Thanks for the start, kid.
Now go get better.
"Rome was not built in one day," pitching coach Juan Nieves said after Webster gave up three doubles and two homers, walked three and allowed more runs (eight) than he recorded outs (five).
"Go back to square one and keep on working on whatever you have to do. Cy Young Award winners are working on their craft every day. It's no different."
Listen to team officials — including Farrell — gush about Webster and it's evident just how highly he's regarded within the organization. And surely, one wretched start isn't an indictment of his readiness for the majors, especially when lefty Felix Doubront — the starter who ceded his spot for one turn through the rotation to help bolster the bullpen — allowed six runs on 11 hits in what became a 105-pitch relief appearance.
In fact, Farrell was more critical of Doubront than Webster, although he said the Red Sox still intend for the lefty to make his next start despite his decreased velocity and continued struggles to get ahead in the count.
Doubront declined to speak to reporters after the game.
"The one thing that's a little concerning with Felix is that, while he'll get ahead of certain hitters, he lacks the ability to put guys away," Farrell said. "And we've seen that the last two outings from him."
If Webster had pitched better, he might have forced the Red Sox to consider amending their initial plan and substitute him for Doubront in the rotation permanently. Instead, they likely will use Webster's roster spot to add another fresh arm today, with knuckleballer Steven Wright being one of the few options on the 40-man roster.
As impressive as Webster looked in his major league debut against the Kansas City Royals last month, he seemed overmatched against the Twins.
He got rocked for four runs in the first inning, including Ryan Doumit's two-run homer. And even after the Red Sox countered with Jonny Gomes' grand slam in a five-run first inning against Twins starter Pedro Hernandez, Webster gave up four more in a seven-run second.
Everything Webster threw, the Twins hit. Doumit went deep on a 97-mph fastball; No. 9 hitter Pedro Florimon homered on a fastball that registered at 94; and Trevor Plouffe knocked out Webster by hitting a 79-mph curveball for an RBI double off The Wall.
Webster's fastball lacked its usual sinking action, and he didn't have his usual command.
"The team did all they could to help me out," Webster said after the Sox fell into a first-place tie with the Baltimore Orioles. "I just went back out there, and if I had put up a zero (in the second inning), we probably would have won the game. I didn't."
Chalk it up as a learning experience for the 23-year-old. At least that's what the Red Sox hope Webster will do.
"I had to make a pitch here or there with every one of my pitches, and every time I'd miss it, I paid basically," Webster said. "Take it as a lesson learned and try to move on and do better the next time."


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No survivors have been found in the wreckage of two planes carrying 13 people that went missing yesterday in rugged eastern South Africa, a rescue official says.
Johnny Smit, of Rescue South Africa, said wreckage has been spotted from a helicopter in a mountainous area of steep cliffs near Tzaneen, from where the planes left on Sunday for a 250-mile journey to Johannesburg.
Searchers lowered from a helicopter determined the two pilots and 11 passengers - among them two children - had died.
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|Rasheed Wallace bruised his shoulder in the fourth quarter Tuesday night, but soon returned. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)
Knee surgery shelves Pierce
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The Celtics will be facing Orlando tomorrow without captain Paul Pierce, who is expected to miss the next two weeks after undergoing minor right knee surgery yesterday.
Pierce was admitted to New England Baptist Hospital for a procedure to drain an infection, the morning after scoring 21 points in a 103-94 win over Indiana.
"Paul felt fine after the game,'' said president of basketball operations Danny Ainge. "He felt great. A few hours later there was swelling and pain, and so they put him through some tests [yesterday] morning. Then they went in and they felt like they needed to clean out the infection. It's nothing structural, and it's a guess, but they are saying two weeks. I'm always worried when a player gets hurt, but the good news is there was no structural [damage].''
The status of Kevin Garnett (right thigh bruise) for tomorrow has not been determined, according to Ainge. Garnett was held out of the Indiana game, the first he has missed this season, but traveled with the team to Orlando, Fla., yesterday afternoon.
"I don't know when for KG,'' Ainge said. "He may play, but it will be a game-time decision. I think he's fine - it's not anything structural. He wanted to play [Tuesday] night but we're being cautious.''
The Celtics, also missing Marquis Daniels (left thumb surgery) and Glen Davis (left hand), called up Bill Walker from the Maine Red Claws of the Development League to replace Pierce on the roster.
"Billy has been playing well,'' Ainge said. "I didn't want to bring him up right this minute because he's making great progress and he's getting a chance to develop there. But now there may be an opportunity for him here.''
Most of the players were caught off-guard by the decision to rest Garnett against the Pacers. But Rasheed Wallace had advance warning that he might be in the starting lineup for the first time since joining the team.
"No, not really,'' Wallace replied when asked if he was surprised by getting the start. "KG was telling me his leg was a little sore. It was a 50-50 chance. So I was preparing myself mentally. And I found out anywhere between 10 and 20 minutes before our meeting started.''
Wallace took the news in stride, submitting 9 points and 13 rebounds in a season-high 36 minutes. Wallace's availability in the fourth quarter was in doubt after he sustained a bruised right shoulder. But he not only came back, he produced one of the key plays of the game - an offensive rebound and assist on a Pierce 3-pointer for a 93-86 lead with 3:33 remaining.
"It's cool, nagging injuries,'' said Wallace, whose arm was wrapped after the game. "Lord knows [how the injury occurred], scuffling around in there with those big guys. It's a little sore but I'm all right, it's normal.''
Wallace showed why he was the Celtics' No. 1 free agent target in the offseason. He has attempted to fit in as a role player, but against the Pacers he delivered a masterful, veteran performance as a starter. Wallace's anticipation and guile disrupted the Pacers' offense. He mostly held his ground near the basket, attempting only eight shots, but did get an impressive breakaway dunk out of an Indiana timeout late in the third quarter.
"That's what you have to do - it's a different preparation,'' Wallace said. "When you're coming off the bench you're looking more at the guys that they have coming off the bench. At first, I was more focused on [Tyler] Hansbrough and the guys they have, then I focused on [Roy] Hibbert and [Troy] Murphy and try and do what I can with them.
"That first half, I'm not going to lie, they were kicking our [butts]. They was beating us to loose balls, getting any shot they wanted, getting layups, fast-break points. They were able to pass it without no pressure, going to any spot on the floor. Doc [Rivers] came in here and chewed us out and we knew what we had to do - go out in the second half and apply pressure. We couldn't give them easy passes and easy buckets.''
Wallace's technical foul count this season was reduced to nine after he successfully appealed one from a game at Miami Nov. 29. "No, I'm not happy,'' Wallace said of the favorable decision. "Because there are still some more that, hopefully, they can look at. That was the only one we were talking about and that one got rescinded that fast because of the referee [Bennett Salvatore]. As for the outcome of the others, I know it won't be no time soon because of the simple fact it's on the backburner because of the [collective bargaining agreement] meetings and all that stuff. So I'm not worried about it, yet.'' . . . The Celtics' 37 successful free throws (in 40 attempts) Tuesday were their most since they went 38 for 43 in a 116-93 win over Chicago March 7, 2008.
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The maker of the Stinkpad, Lenovo has thrown its considerable weight behind Google's Chromebook plans and announced it is putting a few of its own into the shops.
Lenovo has stayed out of Chromebooks and watched while its rivals tried the concept out, but now it seems that it thinks that there is "gold in them thar hills".
Lenovo's launching two consumer Chromebook models, including a traditional clamshell N20 model and a multimode N20p featuring Laptop and Stand modes.
Both models have an 11.6-inch display with a 1366×768 resolution but the N20p has 10-point multi-touch support. Other features include an unidentified Intel Celeron processor, integrated Intel graphics, up to 4GB of DDR3L memory, up to 16GB of eMMC storage, 802.11ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.02, 1MP webcam, stereo speakers, audio combo jack (headphone and microphone), two USB ports, HDMI output, 2-in-1 memory card reader, and up to 8 hours of battery life.
The N20 is lighter at 2.8 pounds while the N20p weighs 3.1 pounds. The N20P is hyperflexibile. Rather than stop at 120 degrees as most clamshell laptops do, the N20P can continue to curl back upon itself—a full 300 degrees—until its keyboard half is lying face down and acting as a stand for the 10-point, touch screen.
Dilip Bhatia, vice president, worldwide marketing and design, PC Group, Lenovo said that the company's first consumer Chromebooks were packed with thousands of apps. They were both fast, secure and incredibly simple for anyone to use and manage.
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With Starhotels' new Family Program, travelling with children has never been this easy, enjoyable, fun, safe, and good for you! Here the best places for kids in Saronno!
A museum offering an unforgettable panorama of the history of aeronautics and space travel.
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Via per Tornavento n.15 - Case Nuove - Somma Lombardo (Varese)
Visits to the submarine TOTI
If you're over 3, you can go aboard the submarine TOTI for an immersion in the fascinating undersea world, complete with periscope, sonar and watertight compartments.
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Via San Vittore 21 – Milano
The Pirate Bay
On board! Jump on the boat of the Bay of the pirates, an indoor amusement park for children up to 12 years old. Discover the depths of the ocean and meet funny sea creature, cross the threshold of the abandoned ship to get to the bay.
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Via Giacomo Puccini 21 - Gallarate Va
Tel: 0331 797234
Tarzan for a day at the Rescaldina Adventure Park
The Rescaldina Adventure Park, 8 km from Saronno, has a series of woodland courses featuring walkways, bridges, jumps, tree-creepers, nets and pulleys between platforms. You'll feel like Tarzan, king of the jungle.
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Via Pietro Nenni, 11 - Rescaldina Milano
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LAPAC Meeting Minutes
May 15, 2012
Members Present: Carla Brookman, Susanne Cordery-Cotter, Nancy Grice, Mandy Kotzman, Ed Ott, Paul Resseguie, Cordelia Stone, Ed Stoner.
Larimer County Planning Staff Members Present: Samantha Mott, Michael Whitley
Meeting Called to Order: Mandy Kotzman (Chair) called meeting to order at 7:04 p.m.
Agenda: Adopted as written (Ed Stoner made motion to adopt, Cordelia Stone seconded, approved).
Meeting Minutes: January 15, 2012 meeting minutes two revisions suggested by members. Adopted as revised (Cordelia Stone motion to approve, Ed Stoner seconded, approved).
Member communication items:
1. Mandy: recycle bins reappeared, no follow-up necessary.
2. Mandy: Lyons park restoration now in progress sign by river; she wrote a letter to the North Forty News suggesting that the restoration include something nice like a kayak park. If future restoration is associated with the Greeley pipeline it will likely be rip rap, we would prefer something better.
County Communication items (by Samantha Mott):
1. Commissioner Gaiter wanted to let us know he planned to be here but is required to be at a meeting regarding the Hewlett Gulch fire.
2. Several members terms end in June, members can reapply. Waiving the term limits rests with the County Commissioners. Three members have terms expiring: Ed Ott, Nancy, and Susanne.
3. Frank Lancaster, County Manager has retired, two candidates applied and are interviewing tomorrow: Linda Hoffman and Lorenda Volker. There will be a final announcement tomorrow afternoon.
Personal appearances:
Allan Leibow I have lived in LaPorte 1.5 years; if there are openings on LAPAC I would like to join. I have applied, and would like to be considered.
Action Items:
1. Bylaws change:
Two changes: pg 5: delete the sentence: Make recommendations consistent with the LaPorte Area Land Use Plan to Larimer County Boards and Commissions. Replace it with the sentence: Communicate to the County Commissioners and County Planning Commission concerns, issues or recommendations regarding development review applications received by the County for land within the LaPorte Plan Area
Ed Stoner made a motion to approve bylaws as amended and recommend that the BCC approve them. Seconded by Paul. All in favor, motion carries.
2. Atlas Tower:
Samantha Mott, on behalf of Karin Madson, gave a presentation on the Atlas Tower/AT&T Commercial Mobile Radio Service Special Review. It is for a 78 tall communication tower and associated equipment. See packet for details. The applicant held a neighborhood meeting, 3 people were in attendance, Ed Ott and 2 neighbors. Concern was about noise. Karin said she heard from one neighbor early on in the process, but did not receive any comments. Apparently the concerned person was north of the site and had concerns about visual impact.
Applicants presentation was provided by Jeff Keith with Atlas Towers. Nate Foster here also. Questions from LAPAC members directed to applicant:
Q: tower coverage?
A: Coverage by Ted's place towers provide coverage as you go north on 287 and south, but not around the turn. This tower will cover to Teds place tower, and 1.5 miles to the south. Teds and rock towers had 3 mile radius, but now towers afford about a1.5 miles because usage is increased, more data, cell sites shrink.
Q: AT&T around this corner there is no coverage, there is already coverage right where this tower is.
A: You will get full bar status now. Additional towers coming continuing more towers up to Wyoming border. Much reflectivity off rocks, much rf (radio frequency) bouncing around. Cannot say absolutely you will or will not have coverage. Bounces around and off rocks. In a forest, this would be a 200 tower.
Q: any opposition from neighbors?
A: Noise was the primary concern and light was a secondary concern. The only noise is an air conditioner. It is 175 feet to the road from air conditioner. One neighbor was concerned about trash, applicant has cleaned up the site
Q: when you add more carriers, will that add more noise?
A: Air conditioners will be installed to maintain the environment in the building for the equipment. Some carriers use cabinets only, some use buildings like this one.
Q: Will windmill be gone?
A: Yes. Karin had requested it to look more agricultural, however the windmill provides movement, it spins and makes noise.
Mandy: concern regarding agricultural appearance, would like to see windmill back on.
Susanne: it makes noise, movement draws your eye these are negatives.
Carla: does not look agricultural.
Mandy: had a comment from a non-present person: blue spruces do not belong on this landscape, use junipers and water them so they survive.
Samantha: landscape plan includes 6 blue spruces which are guaranteed for one year. Landowner to maintain.
Susanne made a motion: LAPAC recommends approval of this special review with no windmill, and junipers rather than spruces. Motion seconded.
Roll call Vote: Cordelia Yes; Susanne Yes; Carla Yes; Paul Yes; Ed Ott Yes; Nancy Yes; Ed Stoner No; Mandy No.
Majority in favor, motion carries.
3. Brownstone quarry:
Michael Whitley: Larimer County Planning staff, gave a presentation on the Brownstone Quarry Second Amendment, Special Review. This is request for an expansion onto new property from existing already approved mining operation. Operation is the extraction and processing of sandstone. No on-site sales. There is a 15-foot ridge left in place for visual and stormwater control. No additional traffic or employees. Expansion beyond this is not likely due to depth of formation. It has been in operation since 1998, no complaints. Neighborhood meeting was held for this application, no neighbor concerns. Reclamation will be to grazing. Partially reclaimed as they move. Have moved material down into the hole, but not re-seeded.
Applicant present: Jim Striggow: and Justin Hamilton quarry manager.
Public meeting: Mandy and Ed were there, no negative comments.
Ed stoner: language not clear, no material will be sold from this site should be sold on-site.
Q: When to begin next section?
A: 3 or 5 years. Formation has been 15 thick and 200 wide. Dips to east.
Q: How do you exit from the mine? Through a neighborhood?
A: Yes, down into neighborhood. Road adjacent to ditch, to Co. road 56 there are homes along Co. Road 56.
Q: Drainage question gully to north will receive runoff from mine site?
A: No drainage is not to the gully, the excavation dips to south, so drainage will stay on site.
Q: Depth of overburden?
A: Zero on the west side, to 100 or 60 feet 175 to the east. Excavator is used. Removed in layers. High wall issues, etc.
Public Comments: Rex Kroemer. 6102 N Hwy 287. No opposition as long as skyline is maintained.
Allan Leibow: machines used?
A: 330 Hitachi excavator
Motion by Ed Stoner: Recommend approval to BCC. Seconded by Cordelia Stone.
Roll call Vote: Cordelia Yes; Susanne Yes; Carla Yes; Paul Yes; Ed Ott Yes; Nancy Yes; Ed Stoner Yes; Mandy Yes.
Majority in favor, motion carries.
Motion to adjourn: Susann
Second: Cordelia
All in favor.
Adjourned: 8:15 pm.


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The transitional Diaconate Ordinations of Capuchin friars James Watson, OFM Cap., and Jonathan Ulrich, OFM Cap., took place on Saturday, September 3, at St. Augustine Church in Pittsburgh, PA.
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Published: August 13th, 2012 at 3:46 pm ET
Title: 'Severe abnormalities' found in Fukushima butterflies
Source: BBC News
Author: Nick Crumpton
Date: August 13, 2012
Exposure to radioactive material released into the environment have caused mutations in butterflies found in Japan, a study suggests.
Scientists found an increase in leg, antennae and wing shape mutations among butterflies collected following the 2011 Fukushima accident.
The link between the mutations and the radioactive material was shown by laboratory experiments, they report. […]
the team found that areas with greater amounts of radiation in the environment were home to butterflies with much smaller wings and irregularly developed eyes. […]
Six months later, they again collected adults from the 10 sites and found that butterflies from the Fukushima area showed a mutation rate more than double that of those found sooner after the accident.
[…] the findings from their new research show that the radionuclides released from the accident were still affecting the development of the animals, even after the residual radiation in the environment had decayed. […]
Lead researcher Joji Otaki from the University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa
- "It has been believed that insects are very resistant to radiation"
- "In that sense, our results were unexpected"
- "[Because] this butterfly is found in artificial environments – such as gardens and public parks – this butterfly can monitor human environments"
University of South Carolina biologist Tim Mousseau, who studies the impacts of radiation on animals and plants in Chernobyl and Fukushima, but was not involved in this research
- "This study is important and overwhelming in its implications for both the human and biological communities living in Fukushima"
- "These observations of mutations and morphological abnormalities can only be explained as having resulted from exposure to radioactive contaminants"
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Rick Santorum must be proud of himself, despite a close finish and loss to front runner Mitt Romney in Maine. He has just pulled even with Romney in all the national tracking polls. Romney is trailing in the two areas that he really needs to make up if he is going to get anywhere in the general election. He is losing among the conservative base and among the Tea Party crowd.
Pew research has shown even worse for Romney is that, the survey contains signs that Tea Party opinion of him has worsened over the last few months on two key issues: his conservative credentials and his ideological consistency. Since November, the percentage of Tea Party supporters telling Pew that they do not believe Romney is a strong Republican has grown from 41 percent to 68 percent, and the percent saying Romney does not take consistent positions on the issues has grown from 40 percent to 56 percent.
Santorum surged int he polls after a sweep of Romney in Missouri, Colorado and Minnesota. Santorum has appealed to the Republican base form day 1 and now that he is seen as a contender his support is only increasing.
Romney on the other hand has been linked to gaffe after gaffe. First not wanting to release his tax returns because they showed he parks a lot of his money in tax havens and that he pays less than 20% of his money is capital gains (a rate he wants to slash if he becomes president). Second he said that he was not concerned about America's poor because they were lucky enough to have food stamps and medicaid and his ridiculous amounts of money that he constantly writes off as being "not so much".
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The government should do better than insult the intelligence of the nation by saying parliament attack convict's hanging had nothing to do with politics. Capital punishment per se is political — it's the state's reply to address a sore thumb and talk to its people
Shantanu Datta | February 9, 2013
Now that Afzal Guru has been hanged, buried, the press conferences addressed, and clarifications made and sought — respectively by the UPA government and the BJP — it's time to get back to the core question: why now?
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The contention that Guru's hanging, to borrow that widely used marketing-turned-media mantra, was an idea whose time might have come, and that the UPA is in a damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-don't quandary over such issues, does not really cut much ice. As BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said, the supreme court had convicted parliament attack convict Afzal Guru back in August 2005, and a Delhi court had ordered him to be hanged about a year later. Why did it take over six years for the Manmohan Singh government to bite the bullet?
The government's stock response on these issues came from information and broadcasting minister Manish Tewari — the UPA government does not look at electoral considerations when it comes to national security (read more here) and minister of state for home RPN Singh — "This is not a time for politics but calm, restraint and sobriety," he wrote on Twitter.
The first could be termed balderdash and the second, well, balderdash, in the absence of a more profound word. It's called an attempt to take the moral high ground when there's physically little ground beneath the feet.
Both statements force an agonising turn back to the last bit of the first sentence of this piece: why now?
The Manmohan Singh government had very bright reasons to do it earlier — first, it had Pratibha Patil as the country's president for the period immediately after the conviction and hanging order, and Patil was as rubber-stamp a resident of Rashtrapati Bhavan as rubber stamp residents of that estate go; second, it had the 2009 general elections; and third, it had half the world's go-ahead in the aftermath of the US Navy Seals 'encounter killing' of Osama bin laden. The government also had other reasons and opportunities in these six years but the fact that it did not grab those means not that Manmohan-Sonia-Rahul and company were waiting for Christmas, or a divine clearance.
It merely meant indecisiveness.
And the fact that it has finally bit the bullet does not mean the government has suddenly become uber-decisive. It merely means there are few other cards left to play, let alone aces.
One of the last aces the Congress played came in January, when it anointed Rahul Gandhi as the party's number two, and the de facto prime ministerial candidate for 2014. That the Gandhi scion did not raise a storm in a teacup even a fortnight after his anointment — he has said precious little since getting emotionally charged in Jaipur, and is still busy with his favourite pastime, organisation-strengthening exercises, the latest edition of which comes on February 15 — and Narendra Modi's surge and success in grabbing the national psyche, along with the coming elections in Karnataka (most likely on May 20 and 23, as Governance Now reported earlier) could have prompted the ruling party to play another card and hope for it to deliver.
A top Reserve Bank of India official had waved the red flag, a year back, regarding the SWIFT messaging system. SWIFT was used in a fraud amounting to Rs 11,000 crore at a Punjab National Bank branch that benefited billionaire diamond jeweler Nirav Modi. Former RBI deputy gover
Delhi chief secretary Anshu Prakash's claim that he was manhandled by Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) lawmakers in the presence of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal has kicked up a storm. Here is what transpired on Monday night and the events that unfolded through Tuesday.
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Diagnosing what ails India's governance, Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar used to name three units or offices that are so corrupted that they are beyond redemption: village patwaris, police station darogas and Railways ticket collectors. In his stint as executive head of Bihar, he seems to have incl
Could RTI have saved banks from scams?
The Right to Information (RTI), used efficiently, could have helped activists and bankers expose irregularities much before they snowballed into full-fledged scams – the one at Punjab National Bank (PNB) being only the latest example. That is the argument coming from Shailesh Gandhi, f


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How did militarism help to cause WWI?
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I would define militarism as the glorification of the military. In a country that is militaristic, people think that the military is superior to civilians and that the military should be respected and glorified. This contributed to WWI by giving the military more control over the policies of various countries and by making those countries think that military power was what made them great.
During the time before WWI, many nations started to define their national greatness militarily. They thought that having a strong military made them great. This led, for example, Germany trying to build a much stronger navy to show its power. Germany's naval building programs scared and threatened England and so it tried to increase its navy. This arms race made the two countries more and more suspicious of each other and made war between them more likely.
If you don't like long answers, I can sum the other person's reply up for you.
It might not be completely accurate, or short enough for you, though.
Basically, militarism, a country's glorifying of its own military, can cause countries to become arrogant and power-hungry, as well as competitive for such power. In the years preceding WWI, many nations wanted to show off their military power.
An example is Austria-Hungary, who wanted to keep their reputation after realizing that if Slavs in the Balkans rebelled against the weakening Ottoman Empire for their freedom, they might do the same in Austro-Hungarian colonies. Therefore, Austria-Hungary went out and annexed two countries, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This enraged the Balkan Slavics, and the tensions came to a breaking point on June 28, 1914, when Black Hand member Gavrilo Princip (a Serbian nationalist) assassinated Archduke Franz Ferdinand and his wife Sophie.
Btw, reports state that Sophie jumped in front of the first bullet that was meant to kill the Archduke, and because she was pregnant, (some of) the Archduke's last words were reportedly "Sophie, Sophie! Don't die! Live for our children!".
^ This is the only part that I had to reference Wikipedia for. The rest is from what I learned in almost three years' worth of history.


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Whats in the West End Buildings future?
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The West End Building faces an uncertain future.
Two weeks after Lake Oswego voters approved retaining the building, city officials say they don't have any immediate plans for the 89,000-square-foot facility on Kruse Way, formerly known as the Safeco building.
'I don't know what the city council is going to want to do,' said Lake Oswego Mayor Judie Hammerstad. 'When we do, we'll talk about the process leading us into making decisions on the building, based on community response.'
City officials said they're unsure about increasing the number of city workers in the building. Already, the Parks and Recreation staff is using the facility and sponsoring public classes there. But only a fraction of the spacious building is being used.
'Nothing is set in stone,' said Councilor Kristin Johnson, who proposed the Nov. 6 vote on whether to keep or sell the building.
In that vote, about 54 percent wanted to keep the building, which the city bought in July 2006.
'The biggest criticism of 3-273 (the Nov. 6 measure to keep or sell the West End Building) is that we didn't specify uses for the building,' said Johnson. 'To be honest, I wanted to have a plan to take to voters.'
Although the Nov. 6 vote gave the city permission to keep the building, it didn't include a funding mechanism to purchase it.
To buy the building in 2006, the city received a three-year line of credit and is paying off an interest-only loan. The city makes semi-annual payments of $500,000 for the interest. The next loan payment will be Dec. 1.
At the end of the three-year period, the city could extend the line of credit for another several years, according to Finance Director Richard Seals.
Another option is to hold an election and ask voters if they will approve a bond to pay off the building.
But Johnson said it makes more sense to come to voters with a package that includes a funding proposal for improvements to the building.
'If we're going to be retaining Safeco it makes sense to give a good, hard look at the facilities we have, particularly city hall,' she said. 'Maybe we should move city hall and sell that property.'
Indeed, there are many options for the West End Building, including moving police and the 9-1-1 dispatch center, opening a satellite library or a public/private partnership to redevelop the property and use part of it as a community center.
'We need to make a decision about how to best serve the needs of the city,' said Johnson.
In the aftermath of the Nov. 6 vote, Hammerstad and proponents of keeping the building said they hoped to mend the divisions between those who wanted to keep and those who wanted to sell the West End Building.
But opponents of selling the building, including the group Ask Lake Oswegans, haven't taken a conciliatory stance.
'They might want us to go away, but that might be wishful thinking on their part,' said Ask Lake Oswegans spokesperson John Surrett. 'We're waiting to hear what they say.'
The city could bring a funding proposal to voters in March, but that election will have other funding measures on it and will be a super-majority election.
Further complicating things is the fact that the city council has a packed agenda in the next few months, according to Johnson.
The council must select a new city manager, consider new annexations, make decisions regarding the $100 million sewer interceptor project as well as a potential deal with the city of Tigard for upgrades to the water treatment plant.
'I think the biggest challenge in the next few months is going to be at what point do we take a plan that is complete to the voters,' she said. 'That's the hard part.'


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Shoals Cycling Club began many years ago as the Wildwood Rundlers a mountain biking group. To get in better shape for their mountain bike rides, the group began to ride road bikes. Later the name was changed to the Northwest Alabama Cycling Club as some of the riders became interested in racing. In January 2004, the name of the club was changed to the Shoals Cycling Club to link it in a definite way to the regional name of the area in which the majority of the members live The Shoals.
In September 2005, the club began a process of reorganization by writing and ratifying a constitution and by-laws and is developing ways to fulfill its mission statement Promoting Cycling in Northwest Alabama.
Across the years, the club has helped to sponsor and organize various rides - most notably the W. C. Handy Music Festival 3 State Century. In 2005, the Club was co-sponsor of the first Muscle Shoals Music Cityfest Ride.
Shoals Cycling Club is a blend of cyclists with various interests and skill levels. Members of our club are involved in riding road bikes, mountain bikes, and riding for the sheer joy of being on a bicycle. We seek to involve everyone who loves cycling and want to provide the means by which the members can become better cyclists.
If are looking for a cycling club that is family friendly and open to anyone, Shoals Cycling Club is that club. We would love to have you as a member!


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Emotional blackmail is something that I had to learn to deal with on an unthankful costumer service job.
Now a good friend of mine is facing it, though in a very different context. I made this video for her, and publishing it in the hopes that you may find it useful too.
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So besides interfering with your sleep, snoring also puts you at great risk of developing health complications. What's more, if you have a partner, you'll be affecting their sleep too, and this may mean double tragedy in the long run.
ZYPPAH snoring device is nothing other than a patent-pending elastic system that holds the tongue in place so that it doesn't fall back to block the airway.
You see, snoring is caused by your tongue moving in your mouth as a result of gravity. Ideally, it should freely fall backward when you sleep facing upwards. This automatically causes snoring.
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Why should you choose ZYPPAH?
There are many reasons why people suffering from snoring should choose this product. First, its an inexpensive solution that guarantees results.Secondly, the dual action mechanism of this product adds extra effort in controlling the snoring process. That is the reason why this product will win if compared to other products of the same category.
Again, you should buy it if you feel that your snoring is affecting your partner in a negative way. Lastly, the obvious reason why this product has caught the attention of the masses is that it puts an end to snoring, thus contributing to better sleep.
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(a) ZYPPAH has been approved and recommended by doctors as a safe solution to snoring
(b) It does not get in the way to comfortable sleep at night
(c) Its a cost-effective solution that still gives you results
The cons
Telling you that Zyppah anti-snoring device is 100% perfect would be a lie. However, telling you that it has helped many people solve their snoring problems is pure truth!
Its a fact that some people have held on to myths about jaw-advancing devices that prevent snoring. They say one would suffer from jaw alignment problems, or even pain if used in for a long time. Therefore, for those who have this fear, the product may not be ideal for them.
How ZYPPAH has gained an edge over competitor products?
Most snore-prevention systems only advance the jaw without holding the tongue. The result is poor and ineffective product that only wastes your money.On the other hand, ZYPPAH snoring device combines the two elements mentioned above to give excellent results, which is why it will win in the list of the most recommended snoring devices to buy.
Therefore, if you have the urge to stop bothering your partner and increase intimacy, using Zyppah snoring device is your only solution for now not unless another revolutionary product appears in the market. But again, no one knows when that will be.


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text: (Please CC me on replies since I'm not subscribed.) Hi all, Many thanks to everyone who offered suggestions as to what might be going on with the regina-normal/arm crash that I wrote about in late December / early January. An update: It seems that the crash only appears in the presence of compiler optimisations (-O2). As a result I've done a fresh upload that uses -O0 for arm only, so that at least the archive has a version that is built and appears to be behaving itself. I'm still digging around with the -O2 case though in the hope of finding out in more detail why it's breaking. Thanks again to Martin Guy for both his help and his hardware. :) Ben.


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Like all things, good or bad must come to an end, the life cycle of the Nexus 5 too has been done away with. In a report published on The Verge it is clear to read that a Google spokesperson told their publication that while some stocks of the Nexus 5 still exists, the main focus of Google and their retail partners would be on the Nexus 6 and that the Nexus 5 will officially be retired. The US Play Store no longer has the Nexus 5 listing either, so the only Nexus device you can pick up as of today in the States is the newly announced Nexus 6.
The story is same for the Indian Play Store too, and the only devices you can pick with the Nexus moniker are the Nexus 6 and Nexus 9. You can pick up Android Wear as well as the Chromecast from the Play Store. Surprisingly, there is no more listing of the Nexus 7 either, which means that they too have been taken off the market by Google and the focus will only be on this year's high end models. With the life of about 16 months, you would not say that the Nexus 5 lived as long as it should have.
Take an example of an Apple for that matter where a few generations older iPhone 4s still continues to sell at a reasonable price, you would be hard pressed to argue that Google could well have kept the Nexus 5 but at a lower price point, just to give the customers enough options. Oh well, to each their own we guess.


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In 1989 I traveled to India with my then-boyfriend, Pat. It was his crazy idea to go and I know that if he had any inkling as to what we would be getting into, he would never have considered traveling to this overpopulated swarming country of curry, chai, and lassis.
For my part, I was so interested in getting out of New Jersey where I grew up, that I was up for any adventure.
We started our journey by driving to Alaska and working in a fish camp, processing salmon in Bristol Bay. While that's an experience deserving of its own blog, I will say that we were able to save enough money for our travels because there was nothing to buy in this very desolate area.
We left the car in Seattle (my first visit to the city) and flew off for a week in Thailand and then 3 months of backpacking in India and Nepal.
We were armed with the Lonely Planet guide that describes India this way: "the poverty is confronting, Indian bureaucracy can be exasperating and the crush of humanity sometimes turns the simplest task into an energy-zapping battle".
You have NO idea.
The minimum daily wage today is approximately $1 but in reality is far lower for many. As a result, walking the streets of any city or rural village is an assault on your senses with hawkers, beggars, and sellers of crafts vying for your attention.
Deformities beyond your imagination are more prolific than espresso stands in Seattle. Children hunched over like monkeys walking on all fours, starving infants, and men with missing limbs. You'll see these while you're stepping over human excrement left in the middle of the sidewalk and while men stop on their way to work to pee against a wall.
I won't tell you that Mumbai (then Bombay) was any different than Delhi or Varanasi in this regard. But my memories of Bombay were more pleasant than the other cities. Perhaps because I had already been on the subcontinent for two months and was getting the hang of it. Perhaps because I knew our next destination was Goa, one of the jewels of India's beaches.
In Bombay, the wealth and sophistication of the city and its inhabitants was obvious. I saw beautiful five star hotels and high end restaurants. I watched out our hotel room window as a wedding procession danced and sang in the street below. And the desperation that was so outwardly confronting in Delhi was more subtle here. Of course, we were assaulted by everyone and their uncle to come look at rugs at their shop but there was more hope and pride in this financial and entertainment center of India.
For all that I could complain about with regards to India, it is equally as brilliant, intriguing, fascinating, and exciting. I recognize that much of my frustration with the country in 1989 was due in part to my very tight backpacker budget (hostels in Mumbai today start at about $3/night) and in part to my relationship with Pat which was quickly deteriorating under India's heat and the strain of travel in a country where you could spend hours waiting in line for a railway ticket.
Today, my partner, Jon and I have a circle of Indian friends whom we cherish. We have connected with them through Jon's work in the hi-tech industry. They are savvy, sophisticated, friendly, fun, and relaxed. Not at all representative of my raw experience 17 years ago.
I think these friends are a little surprised to learn that I spent time in India. We exchange knowing glances and nods of what life is like there for the poor (and the backpackers).
It is said that travelers either love or hate India. I don't know that my feelings are that strong either way. But I do know that I have to go back to find out. I'll be returning there this winter with Jon. With more dough in our pockets than I had in '89, a solid relationship that can withstand hours of the inevitable bureaucratic red tape, and a list of friends and family of friends to connect with when we get there, we'll be making our way to India this winter. And we WON'T be backpacking!
Happy Travels!