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Your Business Quick Tip Alert – Vol 16 No#140 – 12th October 2017
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Looking for a recipe? No time to schmooze your cookbooks? Might I suggest Pinterest instead of Google Search? This is my go to place for everything from homemade dogfood (yes I do, for our two chihuahuas) to finding chicken with cumin recipes. The reason is your Pinterest search results represent the best of the best (people pinning their favourites), all with images. Try it! https://www.pinterest.com
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- Open Settings > Messages.
- Scroll down to the section labelled MESSAGE HISTORY.
- Tap Keep Messages.
- Choose either 30 days or 1 Year. This will delete messages older than one month or one year.
The Secret Gems of Google
Will you help prepare a conference or PD/training session in 2018? Would you be interested in a new, unique and valuable session? Content that every business owner, manager, sales rep, marketer would love to know? It covers how to use the little known free and easy features of Google for a significant competitive advantage.
Outcomes:– improved Sales – Productivity – Communication – Search ranking – Speed of business – Branding – Operating costs – Staff learning and development
How to View Two Docs Side-by-Side for Comparison
When you need to compare two documents on screen, you probably open them in two separate windows. Use this trick instead to "sync" the text of both so that they scroll together—making your checking easier than ever. Word 2007-2016
- Open both of the files that you want to compare.
- On the View tab, in the Window group, click View Side by Side.
- Click View Side by Side
- To scroll both documents at the same time, click Synchronous Scrolling Synchronous scroll icon in the Window group on the View tab.
- If you don't see Synchronous Scrolling, click Window on the View tab, and then click Synchronous Scrolling.
- To close Side by Side view, click View Side by Side Side by side icon in the Window group on the View tab.
If you don't see View Side by Side, click Window on the View tab, and then click View Side by Side.
Perfecting Your Elevator Perfect
"So, what do you do?" How many times are you asked that? You know how important it is to devise that perfect wee little elevator pitch, or few word summary of what you do.
For many years, I couldn't place my finger on the right button (i.e. getting the right words). Answering 'What do you speak about?' I'd say something like: 'I show how to use your everyday business tools better for more time and more income.''I talk about using everyday technology better.'
The response has always been bland. Not that 'ohhhhh, tell me more' that you are supposed to get (according to the people that teach you how to do these elevator pitches). Yet, the subject matter – email overload, smartphones, software, the Internet is something every single person uses and struggles with.
That is until I blurted out once in an offhand, but business changing remark "I show people how to get more done in less time".
On this occasion, for the VERY FIRST TIME, I got a new response. The person smiled broadly, their eyes shone with interest and engagement. They said 'wow, everyone needs that. We sure need you at our company'. I couldn't believe what I was hearing. I tried it again with the next person. Their response: 'Oh my goodness. I need you! Can you come sit with me for a week?'
The perfect pitch?
- It's their pain point
- It's their benefit, not feature
- What will they gain
- It's not the how or with what
I kept putting the word technology, and business tools in my phrase. The how. I thought it was important. A differentiator. Yet from the results described it clearly was not.
What has your experience been like? Email back with your thoughts- or how you came up with your perfect business description. I'd love to write a follow up to this. email@example.com
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Are you involved in a number of different community organizations? Do you have an interest in spreading the Democratic gospel to them?
It's very easy for us to get immersed in our own Democratic and progressive bubbles. But if we're going to win elections it's vital that we engage with people and communities outside of our bubble. Of foremost importance are those who predominantly share our values, who should be voting with us but aren't. These may be ethnic and religious minorities, civic organizations, nonpartisan activist groups, area Chambers of Commerce, and the like.
The CCDP has long had a focus on this type of outreach, and this is an ideal time for us to boost that effort. Outreach has more credibility and is more effective when we can approach people to listen, to engage them in a dialogue rather than just asking for their votes in election season.
We're currently looking for new members for our Community Outreach committee. The work of the committee includes identifying new groups and organizations that we need to engage, individuals getting involved in their work, representing the CCDP at various functions, staffing tables at events, and setting up town halls and other community meetings.
If this is the kind of volunteer opportunity that interests you, please email the County Chair using our contact form.

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Most weight loss surgeries today are performed using a minimally invasive technique (laparoscopic surgery).The most common bariatric surgery procedures are gastric bypass, adjustable gastric band and sleeve gastrectomy (often called gastric sleeve). In the last decades, the most popular bariatric surgery choices have been changing, nowadays more and more patients are opting for a less extensive gastric sleeve surgery over the traditional gastric bypass.
"Gastric sleeve surgery is one of the newest types of weight loss surgery to treat severe obesity. Historically, it was used as the first step in a two staged obesity treatment. It was found that some patients lost enough weight with a sleeve gastrectomy alone and that the second stage of the operation was not required."1
The gastric sleeve procedure is performed by removing approximately 75 to 80 percent of the stomach, causing sustainable weight loss by restricting the amount of food (and thus calories) that it can hold. It also produces less of the appetite-regulating hormone ghrelin, which may lessen the desire to eat.
Gastric Sleeve advantages:
- Feel less hungry and full sooner while eating.
- Minimal invasive technique.
- Less surgical time and recovery.
- Involves a relatively short hospital stay of approximately 2 nights.
- Easy to maintain progress and weight loss results.
- Health improvements (Very effective at treating and even causing the remission of diabetes, high blood pressure and other medical conditions associated with obesity).
- Does not affect the absorption of calories and nutrients in the intestines.
- No adjustments or foreign bodies (like with adjustable gastric bands) that may cause obstruction, slippage or erosion.
- Reliable weight loss (patients lose about 70% of their extra weight).
Despites the high success rates, all gastric sleeve patients must stay committed to change their lifestyle in to a healthier one. Baja Surgery offers a surgical support team that takes a comprehensive approach to weight loss surgery patients. The team includes full pre-operative education, nutritional counseling, exercise guidance, and individual and group counseling opportunities.
To learn more about gastric sleeve procedure, contact us through social media or phone!
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Vivamex is a London based Data Management Consultancy.
Our consultancy practice is led by John Platten, a 20 year data management veteran who founded Vivamex following a distinguished consultancy career delivering large projects at major corporates.
John is a member of the expert panels at DataMigrationPro, DataQualityPro and also has an expert answers blog on ERP Data Migration.


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Minecraft is one of the most successful games in video gaming history. It also has its mobile version, Minecraft Pocket Edition, to the delight of iPhone and iPad users. Due to such success, nobody should be surprised about the appearance of tributes or clones of Mojang's game, and one of the best is Minebuilder.
One of the most awesome copies of Minecraft.
Just like the original, it's an open-world or sandbox block construction game. By downloading Minebuilder for iOS you'll be able to craft your universe as you which, making use of the tools provided and the raw materials available.
Main features of Minebuilder
- Open-world game based on Minecraft.
- Build during the day and fight monsters at night.
- Several weapons and tools available.
- Multiplayer and single player modes.
- Possibility to change texture packages to modify the game's graphics.
- Creative and survival modes.
- Price 5 times lower than the original game.


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bag of waters
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colostomy bag a receptacle worn over the stoma by a colostomy patient, to receive the fecal discharge.
Douglas bag a receptacle for the collection of exhaled air, permitting measurement of respiratory gases; typically used to measure dead space to tidal volume ratio (VD/VT).
ileostomy bag any of various plastic or latex pouches attached to the stoma either for collection of fecal material as a continent ileal reservoir or for collection of urine as a neobladder.
micturition bag a receptacle used for urine by ambulatory patients with urinary incontinence.
Politzer bag a soft bag of rubber for inflating the eustachian tube.
bag of waters popular name for the amniotic sac.
bag of wa·ters
colloquialism for the amniotic sac containing amniotic fluid.
bag of waters
See water bag.
bag of waters
the membranous sac of amniotic fluid surrounding the fetus in the uterus of a pregnant woman. See also amnion.
bag of watersA popular term for the fluid-filled amniotic sac.
bag of watersSee Amniotic sac.
bag of wa·ters(bag waw'tĕrz)
Colloquialism for the amnionic sac and contained amnionic fluid.
1. A sack or pouch.
2. A colloquial term meaning to support a patient's respirations with a face mask and a manually compressible source of air or oxygen.
3. To place a specimen or a used or potentially infectious item in a flexible plastic container, either for delivery to the lab or for disposal.
colostomy bag
A watertight receptacle that holds the discharge from a colostomy site.Synonym: colostomy appliance; colostomy pouch
Douglas bagSee: Douglas bag
hot water bagHot water bottle
ice bag
A flexible, watertight bag with a sealable opening large enough to permit ice cubes or chipped ice to be added. It is used in any condition requiring local application of cold. In an emergency any sturdy, flexible plastic bag can be used, with the open end sealed by a knot. A simple ice pack can be made at home by mixing 3 cups of water and 1 cup of rubbing alcohol in a resealable plastic bag and placing the sealed mixture in the freezer for 8 to 12 hours. The solution will not freeze but will attain a gel-like consistency that molds to the body part on which it is used. Alternatively, a bag of frozen peas may be used as a conforming ice bag. The usual application time for an ice bag is alternating 10 min on, 20 min off.illustration
CAUTION!Dry ice should not be placed in an ice bag.
bag of watersAmnion.
Politzer bagSee: Politzer bag
Voorhees bagSee: Voorhees bag
a sac or pouch. A farmer's term for udder.
a basic form of ventilator used in gaseous anesthesia in which an expandable bag is enclosed in a bottle. Injection or extraction of air in the bottle causes expansion and contraction of the bag and controls ventilation.
Douglas bag
a receptacle for the collection of expired air, permitting measurement of respiratory gases.
fecal bag
strapped to an animal in such a way as to catch the fecal output. Used in experimental work or clinical investigation in ambulatory animals especially sheep.
hard bag
a name given to the udder induration seen with some cases of maedi.
sterilizing bag
any of several types of paper or plastic bags used to package individual instruments in the autoclaving process.
urine bag
a bag strapped to the animal, usually an ambulatory sheep, in such a way as to collect the total urinary output.
bag of waters
the membranes enclosing the amniotic fluid and the developing fetus in utero.


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Riding high off the back of the US leg of their tour, charting at number 5 with second album 'Joy as an Act of Resistance' last month, and sharing the accolade of 'Best Breakthrough Act' at this year's Q Awards, the Manchester instalment of IDLES' recent UK tour felt like a much deserved victory celebration for the Bristolian quintet.
A 90 minute set akin to a large scale rally encapsulated the true sense of unity amongst the surprisingly diverse crowd. IDLES' brand of self-love, acceptance, and ability to call out many modern societal demons, seemed to resonate completely with the sold-out crowd.
The gig kicked off with album opener 'Colossus'. With a thundering bass which could only be described as 'subterranean', the band built up the atmosphere as each member introduced their instruments, leading to the delayed and deafening climax towards the end. Propelling the crowd to scream along with lyrics such as "I'm like Stone Cold Steve Austin, I put homophobes in coffins!", frontman Joe Talbot was in command as he enacted the IDLES mission statement in full force from the outset.
In a set featuring an array of highlights, each song flew by with the same righteous energy, helping to paint the band as one of the best live acts the UK has to offer right now. The song 'Exeter' found the crowd in a chaotic flurry as the band invited one and all up on stage to join in the outro, leading to what must have been 20+ audience members finding their way up before security had had enough. This was of course followed by a charming acapella rendition of Mariah Carey's 'All I Want for Christmas Is You', showing that the band still had time for some humour.
Being front and centre is perhaps where best to enjoy this band live. Despite an address from frontman Joe to claim that "We are not a punk band", if you're ready for a full out thrash for the best part of 90 minutes, complete with flying bodies drifting above you from both crowd and band, then IDLES will happily accommodate.
Having seen them perform in Coventry Central Library back in April, to what was one of the best gigs I've ever been to, Manchester cemented the fact that they are the real deal.
IDLES's new album 'Joy as an Act of Resistance' is out now on Partisan


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- Original investigation
- Open Access
Visceral adiposity index and risks of cardiovascular events and mortality in prevalent hemodialysis patients
© Chen et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. 2014
- Received: 21 August 2014
- Accepted: 29 September 2014
- Published: 4 October 2014
The visceral adiposity index (VAI) is a newly-derived measure of visceral adiposity with well-validated predictive power for cardiovascular (CV) outcomes in the general population. However, this predictability has not been investigated in hemodialysis patients, and whether VAI is superior to waist circumference (WC) and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in predicting CV outcomes and survival in hemodialysis patients remains unknown.
We performed a prospective study including 464 prevalent hemodialysis patients. The composite outcome was the occurrence of death and CV events during follow-up. Using multivariate Cox regression analysis, VAI, WC and WHtR were tested for the predictive power of outcomes. To evaluate the predictive performance of the VAI, WC and WHtR, time-dependent receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC) analysis was performed.
VAI, WC and WHtR positively correlated with each other. Patients with a higher VAI (tertile 3 vs. tertile 1, adjusted hazard ratio (HR), 1.65; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.12-2.42; tertile 2 vs. tertile 1, adjusted HR, 1.52; 95% CI, 1.1-2.18) had more composite outcomes. VAI had a similar predictive power of all-cause mortality to WC and WHtR, but superior predictive power of composite and CV outcomes to WC when analyzed by a stepwise forward likelihood ratio test. In time-dependent ROC analysis, VAI, WC and WHtR showed similar predictive performance for outcomes.
VAI is an optimal method to measure visceral adiposity to assess long-term CV outcomes and all-cause mortality in prevalent hemodialysis patients. VAI may provide a superior predictive power of CV outcomes to WC and WHtR.
Trial registration
ClinicalTrials.gov NCT01457625
- Visceral adiposity index
- Cardiovascular complication
- Abdominal obesity
- Survival
Visceral adiposity is associated with abnormal lipid metabolism, pro-inflammatory activity and insulin resistance in both the general population [1] and dialysis patients [2],[3]. Increased visceral adiposity can lead to incident diabetes mellitus (DM) and atherosclerosis in the general population [1],[4], and protein-energy wasting in dialysis patients [3],[5]. It can also lead to cardiovascular (CV) events and mortality [3],[4],[6],[7]. The linkage between dysfunctional visceral adiposity and CV disease has been proven; however, the best way to measure visceral adiposity in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and dialysis patients remains inconclusive [8]. Waist circumference (WC) [9]-[13] and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) [12]-[14] are commonly used in dialysis patients to assess visceral fat, and the predictability of mortality in hemodialysis (HD) patients further strengthens the role of WC [10]. Nevertheless, the predictive power of WC on all-cause mortality and cardiac death in dialysis patients depends on the body mass index (BMI) [10], and it has recently been reported to be affected by the interaction between WC and triglycerides (TG) and WC and adipokines [15],[16]. Machine-based measures of fat mass such as computed tomography [17] and dual energy X-ray absorptiometry [18] are precise and reliable, however, they also are extremely costly and complicated to perform in CKD and dialysis patients.
Recently, a newly-derived anthropometric measure of obesity, the visceral adiposity index (VAI),a sex-specific index based on WC, BMI, TG, and high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), has been shown to be an indicator of visceral adipose functionality [19]. It has also been strongly associated with cardiometabolic risks and the prediction of CV outcomes, including coronary artery disease and cerebrovascular disease in the general population [19]-[21]. However, whether VAI provides superior predictive power for CV outcomes and survival to WC and WHtR remains inconclusive. One landmark study showed that the VAI was better than BMI and WC in the prediction of CV events [19], however, a large-scale population-based study showed that the VAI is less predictive of incident CV disease than other simple anthropometric measures, such as WC or WHtR [22]. In addition, the utility and the significance of the VAI in dialysis patients have yet to be investigated.
The aim of this prospective study was to investigate whether the VAI is a useful tool to assess CV complications and survival, and to test whether the VAI has superior predictive power of outcomes compared to the commonly used anthropometric measures of visceral adiposity in prevalent HD patients.
Methods and procedures
Subjects and patients
This is a prospective, observational study performed in two patient cohorts. The first cohort was composed of 370 prevalent patients undergoing maintenance HD [mean age 60 ± 12 years; 162 females; median HD vintage 4.1 years (range: 0.8-19.5 years)]. Information on these patients has been described elsewhere in more detail [23],[24]. Among these 370 patients, 347 had complete data on WC, BMI, lipid profiles and high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP). The second cohort was composed of 216 prevalent HD patients [mean age: 60 ± 12 years; 103 females; median HD vintage 6.1 years (range: 0.6-25.5 years)] [25]. All 216 patients in this cohort had complete data on WC, BMI, lipid profiles and hs-CRP. The exclusion criteria for entry into the current study in both cohorts were: (1) active infection; (2) recent hospitalization within 3 months; (3) psychotic illness or other communication problems; (4) active malignancy; (5) aged less than 20 years; and (6) receiving HD for less than 3 months. There were 99 patients in both the first and second cohort, and therefore 464 patients (mean age:60 ± 12 years; 235 females) who received prevalent HD at the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, were enrolled from February 2007 (the first cohort) to October 2011 (the 1st participant enrolled in the second cohort) into the analysis. The study design of the first cohort has been reported in the previously published articles [23],[24],[26],[27]. In the second cohort, all subjects gave written informed consent, and the local ethics committees of the involved hospitals approved the study protocol (Far Eastern Memorial Hospital Research Ehics Review Committee, FEMH-IRB-099090-E; chairman Shih-Hong Huang; Oct. 12, 2010; ClinicalTrials.gov; NCT01457625; Oct. 20, 2011). The authors confirm that all ongoing and related trials for these cohorts are registered.
Measurements of clinical parameters, nutritional and inflammatory status
The demographic data and concurrent medical history of CV disease were recorded. WC was measured at the umbilical level over light clothing, using an un-stretched tape meter, without any pressure to the body surface. BMI was calculated as weight (kg) divided by the square of the height (m2). WHtR was calculated as WC (cm) divided by height (cm). Venous blood was sampled in the morning after an overnight fast of more than 8 hours before dialysis.
The nutritional status of the participants was calculated using the geriatric nutritional risk index (GNRI). This index is calculated from serum albumin level and body weight as follows: GNRI = [14.89 × albumin (g/dL)] + [41.7 × body weight/WLo], where WLo is the ideal body weight calculated from the Lorentz equation. The GNRI has been validated in dialysis patients, and a higher GNRI score indicates better nutritional status [28]. We used the immuno-nephelometric method with a Tina-quant CRP (Latex) ultra-sensitive assay (D & P Modular Analyzer, Roche Diagnostics GmbH, Mannheim, Germany) to determine high sensitive C-reactive protein (hs-CRP) levels.
Visceral Adiposity Index (VAI)
The outcomes were a composite of all-cause mortality and CV events, considered jointly or separately. The CV events were defined as the new occurrence of CV events including coronary events (non-fatal myocardial infarct, unstable angina and coronary re-vascularization), hospitalized heart failure, incident hospitalized stroke (either ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke), and incident peripheral arterial occlusion disease requiring surgical intervention. The observation period for outcomes was from February 2007 for the patients in the first cohort, from March 2011 for those in the second cohort, and February 2007 for the 99 patients who were recruited in both cohorts. Follow-up was censored on the date of the first CV event, the end of the study (November 1, 2013), the date of death or undergoing renal transplantation, or at the time the patients were transferred to other dialysis facilities and were no longer followed up, whichever came first. Initially, we constructed plots of the VAIs and hazard ratios (HRs) of the outcomes using the Lowess function. The results revealed their non-linear relationship, suggesting the need for stratification of the patients into tertiles according to their VAI scores for outcome analysis. Therefore, we stratified the patients into tertiles according to their VAI score VAI tertile 1 represented the patients who had VAI values within 0.32-1.41, VAI tertile 2 had VAI values 1.42-3.24, and VAI tertile 3 had VAI values 3.25-31.66. The VAI is a gender-specific index, and there has been reported to be a remarkable difference between genders in survival [21],[22]. In addition, the VAI, WC and WHtR have been shown to interact with nutritional status in predicting mortality [6],[11],[12],[14],[29]. Therefore, we performed pre-specified subgroup analysis (gender and nutritional status) when assessing all-cause mortality.
Statistical analysis
Continuous data were presented as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range), and categorical data were reported as percentages. Differences in baseline characteristics and biochemical parameters among the patients in tertiles of VAI were compared by ANOVA for continuous variables and the chi-square test for categorical variables. The non-parametric Kruskal-Wallis test was used for non-normally distributed continuous variables.
Outcome analysis was done with using a Cox proportional hazard model, in which the primary predictor variable was either VAI tertile or VAI as continuous variable, and the covariates included age, gender, vintage of HD, presence of DM, hypertension and concurrent CV disease, hemoglobin, calcium phosphate product, hs-CRP, intact parathyroid hormone and nutritional status (GNRI).We also selected WC and WHtR as the primary predictor variables and repeated the outcome analysis. We used the "Enter" method to analyze the hazard ratio of each primary predictor variable in the multivariate Cox regression model, and in order to differentiate the superiority of the predictive power of each primary predictor variable, we also used the "stepwise forward likelihood ratio test" method to analyze the outcomes in the multivariate Cox regression model.
To further evaluate and compare the predictive performance of the VAI, WC and WHtR, we used time-dependent receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves for censored data, and the area under the ROC curve (AUC) as the criterion. The time-dependent ROC curve estimation was analyzed using open-source statistical software R. All other statistical analyses were performed using SPSS software, version 19.0 (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL). A P value of less than 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.
Basic characteristics of all participants and by VAI tertiles
Baseline characteristics of all patients and patients within VAI tertiles
All patients
VAI tertiles
P value
Tertile 1 (0.32-1.41)
Tertile 2(1.42-3.24)
Tertile 3(3.25-31.66)
Age (year)
60 ± 12
59 ± 11
57 ± 13
62 ± 11
Gender (women,%)
Diabetes mellitus (%)
Dialysis vintage (years)
3.6 ± 3.7
3.6 ± 3.4
4.0 ± 4.6
3.1 ± 2.8
History of hypertension (%)
History of previous CVD No. (%)
109 (23)
28 (18)
31 (20)
50 (32)
1.6 (1.3, 1.7)
1.5(1.4, 1.7)
1.6 (1.4, 1.7)
1.6 (1.4, 1.6)
Systolic BP (mmHg)
147 ± 30
139 ± 69
147 ± 50
148 ± 78
Diastolic BP (mmHg)
85 ± 13
85 ± 26
83 ± 15
86 ± 15
Body height (cm)
160 ± 8
160 ± 8
160 ± 9
159 ± 9
Body weight (Kg)
58 12
54 ± 10
59 ± 12
62 ± 13
BMI (Kg.m−2)
22.7 ± 3.7
21 ± 2.9
22.7 ± 3.3
24.3 ± 4.0
Waist circumference (cm)
84.9 ± 11.3
79.3 ± 8.8
85.7 ± 10.5
89.7 ± 11.9
2.17 (1.17,4.12)
2.19(1.76, 2.71)
5.12(4.12, 7.11)
0.53 ± 0.07
0.50 ± 0.05
0.53 ± 0.06
0.57 ± 0.07
Laboratory data
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
11.0 ± 1.6
11.1 ± 1.5
11.1 ± 1.6
10.8 ± 1.6
K (mmol/L)
4.8 ± 0.8
4.9 ± 0.8
4.8 ± 0.8
4.7 ± 0.8
Ca (mg/dL); corrected
9.2 (8.8, 9.5)
9.0 (8.7, 9.4)
9.2 (8.8, 9.5)
9.3 (8.9, 9.8)
P (mg/dL)
5.1 (4.3, 6.2)
5.0 (4.5, 6.2)
5.4 (4.2, 6.4)
5.0 (4.1, 6.0)
47 (38, 56)
45 (39, 56)
49 (39, 59)
47 (38, 56)
T-CHO (mg/dL)
171 (145,200)
157 (137,192)
161(139, 192)
TG (mg/dL)
135 (92,212)
78 (62,98)
LDL-C (mg/dL)
89 (67, 115)
81 (66, 108)
89 (68, 116)
97 (68, 118)
HDL-C (mg/dL)
46 (36, 57)
58 (49, 74)
45(37, 53)
36 (29, 42)
iPTH (pg/mL)
234 (118, 438)
257 (131, 513)
238 (131, 423)
198(91, 412)
hs-CRP (mg/L)
3.4 (1.2, 8.2)
2.0 (0.8, 5.4)
4.1 (1.2, 10.1)
4.6 (2.2, 10.1)
Albumin (g/L)
4.1 ± 0.4
4.1 ± 0.4
4.1 ± 0.4
4.0 ± 0.4
103.3 ± 9.7
100.9 ± 8.5
103.6 ± 8.8
105.6 ± 11.0
Medications (%)
Anti-hypertensive agents
Composite outcome, all-cause mortality and cardiovascular events
During the follow-up period (median 4.2 years, range 0.3-6.8 years), 219 patients reached the composite outcome; 120 patients died and 162 experienced CV events. In the 162 patients with CV events, 15 had intracranial hemorrhage, 48 had ischemic stroke, 70 had coronary artery disease (either non-fatal acute myocardial infarct or coronary re-vascularization), 20 had peripheral arterial occlusion disease, and 9 were hospitalized for de-compensated heart failure.
In the unadjusted Cox regression model, the patients in VAI tertile 2 (HR, 1.6; 1.13-2.26) and VAI tertile 3 (HR, 2.12; 1.51-2.98) had more composite outcomes. In addition, the patients in VAI tertile 2 (HR, 1.91; 1.26-2.91) and VAI tertile 3 (HR, 2.68; 1.78-4.03) also had more CV outcomes, and the patients in VAI tertile 3 had the worst all-cause mortality (HR, 1.74; 1.11-2.74). Similarly, WC and WHtR also predicted composite and CV outcomes; however, WC and WHtR did not predict all-cause mortality.
VAI, WC, WHtR and baseline factors associated with outcomes in all participants analyzed by Cox proportional-hazards regression model with multivariate adjustments (with the Enter method)
Composite outcome
Cardiovascular outcome
All-cause mortality
Adjusted HR (95% CI)§
Adjusted HR (95% CI)§
Adjusted HR (95% CI)§
VAI (tertile 2 vs. tertile 1)
1.52 (1.1-2.18)
1.70 (1.1-2.61)
VAI (tertile 3 vs. tertile 1)
1.65 (1.12-2.42)
1.80 (1.1-2.8)
VAI (every 1 unit increase)
1.38 (1.08-1.98)
1.4 (1.11-1.89)
1.21 (0.99-1.29)
WC (every 10 cm increase)
1.29 (1.08-1.54)
1.36 (1.1-1.67)
WHtR (every 0.01 unit increase)
Demographic data
With DM
2.2 (1.63-3.0)
2.44 (1.5-3.5)
With CV disease history
1.48 (1.1-2.0)
1.83 (1.31-2.57)
With HTN
1.13 (0.77-1.67)
1.31 (0.82-2.1)
Age (every 10 years increase)
1.38 (1.24-1.52)
1.28 (1.1-1.4)
HD vintage (every 1 year increase)
1.02 (0.98-1.06)
1.03 (0.98-1.08)
Laboratory parameters
1.05 (0.99-1.12)
1.04 (0.96-1.12)
0.9 (0.82-0.99)
0.93 (0.83-1.05)
0.98 (0.96-0.99)
0.99 (0.97-1.01)
1.0 (0.99-1.01)
1.0 (0.99-1.02)
1.003 (0.99 ~ 1.01)
The predictive performance of the VAI, WC and WHtR on the composite outcomes, cardiovascular events and all-cause mortality
VAI, WC and WHtR in all participants analyzed by Cox proportional-hazards regression model with multivariate adjustments (with the stepwise forward likelihood ratio method)
Composite outcome
Cardiovascular outcome
All-cause mortality
Adjusted HR (95% CI)§
Adjusted HR (95% CI)§
Adjusted HR (95% CI)§
VAI (tertile 2 vs. tertile 1)
1.5 (1.07-2.08)
1.72 (1.13-2.63)
VAI (tertile 3 vs. tertile 1)
1.62 (1.22-2.32)
1.69 (1.11-2.6)
WC (every 10 cm increase)
WHtR (every 0.01 unit increase)
Taking VAI as a continuous variable
VAI (every 1 unit increase)
1.4 (1.23-2.25)
1.69 (1.3-2.2)
WC (every 10 cm increase)
WHtR (every 0.01 unit increase)
Time-dependent ROC analysis of the VAI, WC and WHtR as predictors of composite outcome, cardiovascular outcome and all-cause mortality
AUCs of ROC curves for the prediction of composite outcome, CV outcome and all-cause mortality by VAI, WC and WHtR
P-value (compare WC and VAI)
P-value (compare WHtR and VAI)
Composite outcomes
T = 4 years
60.85 ± 2.87
59.26 ± 3.09
59.98 ± 3.07
T = 5 years
59.67 ± 2.97
60.69 ± 3.09
60.79 ± 3.08
T = 6 years
62.82 ± 3.01
61.83 ± 3.17
62.42 ± 3.14
CV outcomes
T = 4 years
63.12 ± 3.06
62.23 ± 3.38
63.26 ± 3.36
T = 5 years
61.76 ± 3.16
63.06 ± 3.28
62.97 ± 3.29
T = 6 years
65.56 ± 3.15
64.31 ± 3.33
64.65 ± 3.31
All-cause mortality
T = 4 years
57.41 ± 3.51
51.87 ± 3.91
51.44 ± 3.78
T = 5 years
57.41 ± 3.51
54.74 ± 3.62
54.91 ± 3.56
T = 6 years
57.08 ± 3.28
57.56 ± 3.54
58.16 ± 3.49
Pre-specified subgroup analysis of the impacts of the VAI, WC, and WHtR on all-cause mortality
The main findings of this study are that in prevalent HD patients, the VAI could predict CV and composite outcomes as well as all-cause mortality in men and in those with a better nutritional status. Moreover, the VAI might have a better predictive performance on composite outcome and CV outcome than WC and WHtR in HD patients.
Abdominal obesity is a crucial factor when predicting CV complications, and is a major component of the metabolic syndrome in both the general population and diabetic patients [7]. In our previous cohort [25] and in another study [10], nearly 40 ~ 50% of dialysis patients had abdominal obesity according to the diagnostic criteria recommended by the US National Cholesterol Education Programme Adult Treatment Panel III (NCEP ATP III) guidelines. Associations between abdominal obesity, inflammation, atherosclerosis and consequently CV mortality and morbidity have also been reported in both dialysis [3],[5],[10],[30] and CKD patients [31],[32]. Therefore, it is worthwhile to precisely measure the severity of abdominal obesity in dialysis patients.
In this study, the HD patients with higher abdominal adiposity as measured by the VAI, had worse lipid profiles, higher hs-CRP levels (Table 1) and more importantly, higher CV and composite outcomes. The predictive value of the VAI for CV complications and cardiometabolic risks has been validated in the general population [19],[21],[22] and in some diseases such as non-alcoholic fatty liver disease [33], acromegaly [34] and sleep apnea syndrome [35].To the best of our knowledge, no investigation has explored the predictive power of the VAI on CV outcomes and survival in dialysis patients, and that this is the first study to clearly show that higher VAI values predicted worse composite outcomes (Table 2).This validation in HD subjects is worth emphasizing because many important CV outcomes and survival predictors in the general population such as BMI and lipid profiles have an inverse predictive power in dialysis subjects. Therefore, our results confirm that the VAI is also a reliable tool to assess abdominal adiposity dysfunction in dialysis patients, and to predict consequent cardiometabolic complications.
WC and WHtR are commonly used as measures of abdominal adiposity in the general population and dialysis subjects because they are easy to calculate, have been validated as the gold standard of visceral adiposity measures, and the correlation with CV outcomes has been established [8],[10],[11],[14]. However, there are drawbacks of WC-based assessments of abdominal adiposity. First, WC represents both visceral adipose tissue and subcutaneous adipose tissue, which correspond to different outcome results [36],[37]. Second, WC correlates poorly with changes in visceral adiposity over time in CKD patients [38]. Third, although the predictive power of all-cause mortality and incident CV events in HD patients has been validated, the predictive power only occurs after adjusting for BMI, which implies that an interaction between WC and BMI explains the outcomes [10] The same investigator also identified interactions between WC versus TG levels and WC versus adipokine levels when assessing all-cause and CV mortality [15],[16] in HD patients. Therefore, WC may be an imperfect measure of visceral adiposity in dialysis patients, and therefore other tools to measure visceral adiposity should be carefully considered. The VAI is also a WC-based measure, however it is adjusted for BMI and interactions with TG and HDL-C. Therefore, the VAI may be a better tool for measuring visceral adiposity and in assessing its impacts on CV outcomes and survival. In our multivariate Cox regression results, only VAI tertile 3 predicted a marginally higher risk of mortality, whereas WC and WHtR did not (Table 2). Further, when we applied the stepwise forward likelihood ratio method, the VAI had a better predictive performance than WC and WHtR (Table 3). In time-dependent ROC analysis, the VAI had a similar AUC to those of WC and WHtR in the prediction of all outcomes (Table 4). These results further strengthen the hypothesis that the VAI may be a superior predictor, or at least, an equal predictor compared with WC and WHtR when assessing the impact of visceral adiposity dysfunction on CV outcomes and mortality.
Over-nutrition leads to abdominal obesity and consequently incident diabetes and CV events [4]. In addition, nutritional status has been shown to be a determinant of survival in dialysis patients [39]. In our results, the patients with higher VAI values had better nutritional status (Table 1), and therefore we presumed an interaction between the VAI and nutritional status when assessing the predictive power for all-cause mortality. As shown in Figure 1, higher VAI values predicted a higher risk of mortality in the HD patients with better nutritional status (GNRI ≥ 103.6), but not in those with a worse nutritional status. We hypothesize that dialysis patients with a better nutritional status are exempt from the impacts of malnutrition and protein-energy wasting on overall survival, and therefore the impact of visceral adiposity on all-cause mortality becomes pronounced. In contrast, in patients with a relatively poor nutritional status, higher visceral adiposity predicts a higher likelihood of survival, a phenomenon called obese sarcopenia, which has been explored in dialysis patients [5],[6]. Hence, the impact of the VAI on all-cause mortality would be less in this circumstance.
The strengths of this study are its prospective nature, optimal observational period, full adjustment for multiple CV and survival factors in outcome analysis, and extended outcome analysis including both CV complications and all-cause mortality. However, there are some limitations to this study. First, we did not perform other machine-based assessments of visceral adiposity such as computed tomography or dual energy X-ray absorptiometry to validate the role of the VAI in measuring visceral adiposity in HD patients. Second, the annual mortality rate in this study was similar to our previously report [26] and to another study from Taiwan [40] in dialysis patients, but lower than reported in Western counties [10]. Furthermore, 34 patients (6.9%) in this study were censored because they were transferred to other dialysis facilities and were no longer followed up, and therefore the annual mortality rate may have been underestimated and the results of the consequent Cox survival analysis may be inaccurate. Third, the present study was based in a single center cohort in Taiwan, and therefore further investigations in multiple centers or in different ethnicities are warranted.
In summary, our results suggest that the VAI positively correlates with WC and WHtR and is an optimal method to measure visceral adiposity to assess long-term CV outcomes and all-cause mortality in prevalent HD patients. In HD patients with a good nutritional status, the VAI has a superior predictive power for all-cause mortality than WC or WHtR.
Authors' contribution
HYC conceived, designed and performed the experiments, analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript; YLC performed the experiments and contributed analysis tools; YFC analyzed the data and contributed analysis tools. YSP designed the experiments and contributed materials tools. JYY also analyzed the data. SPH and MFP contributed materials and analysis tools. All authors read and approved the final manuscript.
This study was supported by two grants from the Far Eastern Memorial Hospital (FEMH) (FEMH-95-C-025 and FEMH-2011-C-006), Taiwan.
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A mask mysteriously renders our feelings, emotions and desires. It captures the other side of classical art, living in darkness and secrecy; often concealing its truthful meaning. I am fascinated by that. As a photographer, I am trying to breathe some life into a mask while revealing its soul surrounded by a warm atmosphere full of boundless energy.
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I had always wanted to be an independent fine art photographer due to that artistic dimension in which I could create own masks and photographs. This has come true and my life changed. Inspired by horror movies and Slipknot music band, I started to turn thoughts into art. The essence of an artistic expression was born with the first mask I made. It was like a symphony of an honest work and photography reflecting values of my mind.
Having been open to all around, I do consider myself a social person enjoying being connected with all fans of the art I make. It is just awesome to speak with people and get some feedback as well as to know about how they understand my work. I am delightful when the art touches people´s hearts and thrives their souls. I do all this for the fans – I am very honest here – they motivate me to progress.
Among all people in the world, there are two very special ones to whom I want to say a big thank you for everything – my fiancé Ivanka and a daughter Stela – the women of my life.
Peter Murin – Questions & Answers
When a photographer becomes an artist?
I do believe that if a photographer tries to turn own ideas and emotions into a photo, then it is on a good way towards art.
Who has influenced your photography work and thinking?
Jan Saudek - he is a worldwide recognized photographer from the Czech Republic.
Peter, tell us about the most difficult task when creating a mask.
To determine a final version. You know that situation when you have many ideas in your mind, you would like to do this and that – so, it is important to make it clear what I am about to do and follow a clear vision.
Wouldn't be easier to shoot weddings, or portraits and events ?
My destiny is a fine art photography of horror scenes expressing some really important feelings, emotions and ideas that we often oversee during our lives. I would be a terrible wedding photographer (laughing) because it is just not for me at all. To illustrate, I work a month or two on a single photograph – playing with each detail, composition and a whole scene. I need to create a mask for it. Then, I am thinking about a story I want to share.
Peter, what is such an interesting place that you´d like to take pictures at?
People all over the world know the Chernobyl disaster – so I would like to go to the abandoned city of Pripyat which is a ghost town. Imagine stories of all people who died over there or were evacuated. Mothers were crying, children screaming and the most of people hopelessly looking at each other. Can we bridge this particular disaster with a current world (Fukushima)? Do we value a life of human being more than back in 1986?
Do people enjoy your art?
Well, it was pretty bad in the beginning. I was considered as a struggling artist whose art is not up to a commercial standard. What's more, Slovakia is a very commercial country heavily influenced by the Western culture and mainstream commercials. However, more I speak with people, more followers I have. Once people understand my pictures and masks, they acknowledge me.
What happens with a mask once you finish your work with it?
Each mask contains a bit of myself and a hard work. There is a special – I can say a honorable – place in my studio where all the masks are kept. It is actually very inspirational for a further work.
Why are your masks like from horror movies?
In everyday life, people usually talk about nice things. They like to say what others want to hear. But I'm trying to discover their darker side. It is something that they do not want to speak about – it is hidden and mysterious inside them – under a mask.
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anakin went to the potty twice today! Count it! TWICE! I changed my tact a little by letting him go the full monty and relocating the potty chair to the living room but it worked! He went potty twice without being prompted. we made great progress today and I am so excited!
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Deloitte's Mass Career Customization (MCC) program is an organizational "framework" that allows each individual in the organization to collaborate with his or her manager to customize career paths over time. The framework has four dimensions:
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Workload: Choices relating to the quantity of work output.
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Role: Choices in position and responsibilities.
MCC recognizes that careers ebb and flow over time and provides a more fluid structure in response to those changes. It institutionalizes a framework and process and allows choices, makes trade-offs more explicit, provides greater transparency, and extends the bounds and consistency of what's acceptable. The program was piloted in 2005 and was rolled out to 7,500 people across the organization in 2007. It then rolled out to the rest of the Deloitte employees, including those in India, in stages starting in June 2008. (75)
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Philadelphia Public Art @philart.net
Artist: Jennie Shanker
Dewey's World
Paul Santoleri, Jennie Shanker, 2006
* big abstract idea, books, hands, machines and tools, plants
* Created with the Mural Arts Program and students from the James R. Ludlow School.
* Walls. Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library Branch. Southwest corner 6th and Girard.
* 39.970200,-75.146675 [map]
* On the Northern Liberties tour
* See also:
+blog entry about this piece from fallonandrosof.com
+Ramonita G. de Rodriguez Library Branch
See Also
+interview with Jennie Shanker from aft.org
+Jennie Shanker faculty page


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Photos / Briggs Freeman Sotheby's International Realty
As business after business relocates to or expands in Plano, Frisco and other neighborhoods to the north of Dallas, homebuyers are following suit.
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It's in the suspense of a coin flipping through the air, the fast bowling, furious batting, far-flung wickets and the fielders who boldly defy gravity. It's in the Mexican waves that rip through the crowds of proud flags and painted faces. It's in the intense rivalry that seemingly rises from the pitch and the fans who match the cries for umpires to deliver justice.
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