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Birch trees in the Artist's garden, looking down Glenmuick towards Ballater and the Craigendarroch.
Signed lithograph limited to 500 copies.
Size including white border 55 cm x 44 cm.
Printed on high quality paper this fine art limited edition lithograph is signed on the white border by the artist Howard Butterworth allowing the customer to frame the print according to their own preferences.

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Tuesday, August 19, 2008
collateral damage
when the new government came to power they decreed that no state doctor could do private work. bearing in mind almost all state hospitals were run by private doctors, in one fell swoop they got rid of almost all their senior doctors. they realized their mistake, but it was too late. those doctors did not return. the next plan was to import doctors from cuba. but having doctors from a somewhat less than free country working in an essentially free one was wrought with problems. their numbers gradually decreased as they defected. the next plan was to introduce a community service year after the intern year. they then had enough doctors but they were always junior. this is pretty much the way it has stayed up until now. then there was a change in the training of doctors. it seems that the powers that be felt that it shouldn't be so difficult. some pretty dodgey doctors were created.
the problem with having your hospitals manned by junior doctors is that they tend to be junior. junior doctors are quite often not so clued up. experience may be lacking. and this brings me to a story by way of explanation. unfortunately this is not an unusual story.
there is a physician (internist) who does a session in the state hospital in a smallish town some distance away. one day when he was there they asked him to evaluate an x-ray of a patient they said had heart failure. they had made the diagnosis largely due to laboured breathing which they attributed to pulmonary edema. they had been treating her for three days to no effect. he took one look at the x-ray and was dismayed to see free air under the diaphragm (this pretty much implied that the actual diagnosis was a perforated peptic ulcer). the physician was shocked. he told them to send the patient to some place where she could be operated.
i was doing a gunshot wound in our local state hospital as a good war doctor should when i heard the patient was on the way. i knew it would take some time, so after finishing i shot off to the private hospital to quickly do another case. after that they phoned me back to the state hospital to oversee another gunshot abdomen. while there i was informed that the patient had in fact arrived but promptly died. i suppose three days with a perforation and fluid restriction (which is part of the management of heart failure but not too good for perforation) were just too much for her to handle.
one thing i have realized is i can't change the world, much less do much about the government's policies of death and destruction. all i can do is the best where i am. just like in a war there will be people who die, people who have nothing to do with the corridors of power, because of the decisions of their leaders. it is also not really the fault of the poorly equipped (intellectually) junior doctors in these small towns. they are simply the results of political blundering. so yes in many ways i am a war doctor. sometimes that is the only way i can deal with some of the things i see.
9 comments:
- walt dandy said...
Bongi it's a fucking tragedy. Pardon my french.
- August 20, 2008 3:59 am
- rlbates said...
I second, Walt. It's good for your country that you continue to do what you can.
- August 20, 2008 5:17 pm
- Bongi said...
walt, as dit frans is dan is ek vlot.
ramona, that's not what my government believes - August 20, 2008 11:54 pm
- ÆListair said...
I'd very much like, and by like I mean it would most likely sicken me, to compare the numbers of South African victims, to Iraqi or Afgan dead over the last 7 years... Sadly I don't think War Doctor is an inacurate label at all.
- August 21, 2008 1:00 pm
- Jeffrey Parks MD FACS said...
Keep fighting the good fight, Bong. Your work represents a different kind of heroism than that seen on the battlefield, but heroic nonetheless...
- August 21, 2008 3:47 pm
- Karen Little said...
It's too horrible - I'm terrified of the big Out There. And I feel so terrible for all the people who are Out There - the patients and doctors.
- August 22, 2008 11:46 am
you are a hero keep up the good work and remain steadfast in your faith god bless
- August 22, 2008 9:01 pm
- Eish said...
Have you heard the blind chicken boy contingency plan?
"THE Department of Health is set to introduce a new programme designed to address human resources shortages at government hospitals. Today, Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang will launch the Clinical Associate Programme in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, the worst affected province in the country regarding healthcare. The programme is expected to ease the burden on already overburdened hospital staff in the public sector. According to a Health Department statement, the programme was conceived after a long process of consultations with the country's medical schools and the department as well as extensive international studies. The intention is to produce mid-level health workers within the context and guidelines of the medical schools and the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA). The workers will receive training that will qualify them to perform physical examinations, diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, interpret findings and formulate a diagnosis for common and emergency conditions, among others. The programme is not a replacement of any existing medical training offered in the country's universities. Walter Sisulu University and the universities of Pretoria, Limpopo, Witwatersrand as well as Medunsa will offer a three-year Bachelor of Clinical Medical Practice. The Department of Health will fund the programme by providing bursaries."
I sense a new surge of bombay gas abscesses & the like on the horizon! - August 29, 2008 1:52 am
- Bongi said...
skakhi, thanks for the comment. yes keep your eyes peeled for the notorious bombay gas abses.
they mention nothing about the fact that the same manto is presently actively legislating to get rid of as many private doctors in the country as possible. they (the anc) have messed up public health so much it is no longer a challenge. now they are concentrating their efforts on messing up all health care in the country. - August 29, 2008 9:13 pm


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Spiritual Aliveness
by Owen Waters
February 23rd, 2020
Spiritual Dynamics NewsletterSpiritual Growth, Vitality and Wellness
Spiritual aliveness is the result of making your spirituality the day's number one priority. Achieving this is fairly simple – as simple as being aware of one or two secrets of the universe and then setting your intention for each day.
Life is an expression of your spiritual self. You are here to gain experience on a grand scale. The small details of daily existence may not seem important, but they are all threads in the grand scheme of the life that you, as your inner self, planned before you were born.
It makes sense, therefore, to begin each day by becoming charged with the best supply of life energy available. Then you can make the most of each day's experiences as they unfold. Life energy, or etheric energy, is the main energy transmitted by the Sun. The Sun also radiates physical energy, such as light and heat, but the amount of physical energy pales in comparison to the amount of life-supporting, etheric energy which courses through our bodies.
At dawn each day, the Sun brings a great change to your local environment. The swing from darkness to light at dawn causes a turbulence in the ethers as the life energy in the atmosphere reorganizes itself for a day of new activity. Sunrise is the time of nature's awakening. It is the best possible time to recharge yourself for each new day of activity. Even if the sky is cloudy, the universal life energy comes streaming through your environment.
By beginning your day with a connection to the Sun's energy, you are actually aligning with the natural system of Creation. Infinite Being constantly feeds the universe with life energy in order to maintain all motion in the universe. Infinite Being sends the energy needed to maintain life through the central sun of the universe. From there, it works its way through the central suns of the galaxies and then through the suns of each solar system. Local suns radiate physical energy in addition to life energy.
In a world where people's main focus on life comes through their five physical senses, the Sun takes on a great significance.
The Sun is the closest thing to Infinite Being, the essence of God, within our sight.
What better way to start your day, than to breath in the power of this mighty orb as it awakens you and your surroundings to the energy of the new day?
Here's how to achieve this, with one simple addition to the Infinite Being Meditation technique:
On each in-breath, visualize white light, representing life energy from the Sun, coming into your body via your nostrils. See this white light as filling your entire body every time you inhale.
This fills your whole being with extra life energy because air is a carrier medium for etheric energy. Etheric energy is highly responsive to directed mental pressure so, once the air is inside your lungs, the power of your visualization can be used to direct the life energy to fill your entire body. The energy will automatically follow your mental direction.
Here is the Infinite Being Meditation technique, revised to include the life energy charging technique:
1. Focus your attention on the slow, even flow of breath as it passes in and out of your nostrils.
2. Visualize each in-breath as white light filling your body. Then, at the top of each in-breath, mentally repeat once the affirmation "I am Infinite Being."
3. On the out-breath, allow your attention to follow the flow of air from your nostrils. To induce an immediate calming effect, slow each out-breath and allow it to take longer than each in-breath.
4. Hold the breath out of the body for a short time. In this quiet space, don't think, just be. Become quietly aware of thoughts and impressions that may arise from your inner self. The end of each breath cycle thus becomes your personal communion space with your inner being.
5. Return to active intention by starting the breath cycle again at step 1.
Start your twenty-minute meditation and charging session each day, ten minutes before dawn. If dawn is at, say, approximately 7:10 am, then you would plan to start your day with meditation from 7:00 – 7:20 am. Reorganize your daily schedule around the most important natural event of the day. The deeper connection to nature is well worth the effort. At least once a week, check when sunrise occurs by referring to the news media, or to weather sites such as weather.com. Then you can be in tune with the greatest cosmic forces of revitalization that occur each and every day.
Make meditation at dawn your number one priority of the day. Then everything that follows will be more energized and more in tune with who you really are.
Energetically, the highlight of every day is dawn. It is truly a magical time.
Owen Waters.
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Beyond the breadwinner: Is your household protected?
Do you think of your spouse or life partner as your "better half"? If so, you know that your relationship is more than just two people meeting halfway. In a life partnership — and in the family that grows from it — the whole becomes greater than the sum of its parts.
One spouse may go out into the world and earn a paycheck, while the other stays home and keeps the household running. Each person has an important role separately; but together, they create a family and a home. If either spouse were suddenly unable to contribute, the entire family would suffer.
Each partner brings important value
Society has been quick to acknowledge one part of the family equation: the breadwinner. But increasingly, people realize the understated value of the stay-at-home spouse. This person often handles the all-encompassing world of childcare. They may also manage household duties such as grocery shopping, arranging medical appointments and home cleaning, just to name a few.
Median stay-at-home salary: $184,820 per year
This work has a lot of value, even if it doesn't deliver a paycheck. In fact, one survey in 2021 estimated that if stay-at-home parents were paid for their work, the median salary would be $184,820 per year.1 (And that's before many parents started homeschooling during the pandemic!)
Accidents and illnesses can happen
Each spouse has a crucial role in creating the greater whole of a strong home and family life. But what happens if one of the partners can no longer contribute? Traditionally, income protection (also known as disability insurance) focuses on the income-generating spouse, but a partner who stays at home puts in a lot of work, every day, and if they couldn't, hiring out to get those tasks completed would cost a significant amount.
It's estimated that one in four 20-year-olds will suffer a significant illness or an injury before retirement age.2 This unforeseen event may make them unable to work, whether that's inside or outside the home. Further, the average disability time is over two and a half years.3 When this happens to the stay-at-home spouse, it leaves a big gap in services needed.
Spousal coverage policies now cover stay-at-home partners
Several insurance companies are now offering spousal coverage policies in tandem with income protection programs. These policies go a long way in acknowledging the critical work that stay-at-home partners provide for a family. If the home partner is unable to work due to an injury or an illness, the policy will pay for outside services, like childcare, to support the family while the partner recovers.
Specifics of spousal coverage to consider
Spousal coverage policies can vary among providers. As an overview, the policies tend to cover stay-at-home spouses within a specific age range, such as 18–45 years old. They may also offer a set benefit term, for example, between 5 and 10 years. Plus, like traditional income protection insurance, there's typically an elimination period of 90 or 180 days that must pass before the payments begin. And with some carriers, traditional and same-sex marriages as well as civil unions are eligible.
To ensure your family is protected, talk with a financial professional. They will take your whole financial picture into account, from your family's current day-to-day needs, including income protection, to lifelong goals. Financial professionals understand that every family is greater than the sum of its parts.
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by Dr. Paul Chappell
Therefore we are always confident, knowing that, whilst we are at home in the body, we are absent from the Lord: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:) We are confident, I say, and willing rather to be absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. Wherefore we labour, that, whether present or absent, we may be accepted of him.
2 Corinthians 5:6-9
One of the most precious things we have as believers is the confidence of our eternal destiny. All around us there are people who fear death because they do not know what comes next, but we do. When D. L. Moody wrote his autobiography, he began with these words: "Some day you will read in the papers that D. L. Moody, of East Northfield, is dead. Don't you believe a word of it! At that moment I shall be more alive than I am now. I shall have gone up higher, that is all; out of this old clay tenement into a house that is immortal—a body that death cannot touch; that sin cannot taint; a body fashioned like unto His glorious body. I was born of the flesh in 1837. I was born of the Spirit in 1856. That which is born of the flesh may die. That which is born of the Spirit will live forever."
Our future in Heaven is already secure. It is not something that will be weighed or judged at the end of our lives, for it is not something that depends on us. The moment we place our faith in Christ alone for salvation, the future is settled. Once we leave this life, no matter when that may be, we will be in the presence of God in Heaven. The proper Christian attitude toward the future is confidence, not fear. We did not save ourselves, and we do not keep ourselves saved. We work not to gain salvation and secure our place in Heaven, but to express our gratitude and gain God's approval for our work.
The Christian has no reason to fear the future, for we know God will keep His promises.
Old Testament Reading: 2 Chronicles 25-27
New Testament Reading: John 16
1 Amaziah was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Jehoaddan of Jerusalem. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, but not with a perfect heart. 3 Now it came to pass, when the kingdom was established to him, that he slew his servants that had killed the king his father. 4 But he slew not their children, but did as it is written in the law in the book of Moses, where the LORD commanded, saying, The fathers shall not die for the children, neither shall the children die for the fathers, but every man shall die for his own sin. 5 Moreover Amaziah gathered Judahtogether, and made them captains over thousands, and captains over hundreds, according to the houses of their fathers, throughout all Judah and Benjamin: and he numbered them from twenty years old and above, and found them three hundred thousand choice men, able to go forth to war, that could handle spear and shield. 6 He hired also an hundred thousand mighty men of valour out of Israel for an hundred talents of silver. 7 But there came a man of God to him, saying, O king, let not the army of Israel go with thee; for the LORD is not with Israel, to wit, with all the children of Ephraim. 8 But if thou wilt go, do it, be strong for the battle: God shall make thee fall before the enemy: for God hath power to help, and to cast down. 9 And Amaziah said to the man of God, Butwhat shall we do for the hundred talents which I have given to the army of Israel? And the man of God answered, The LORD is able to give thee much more than this. 10 Then Amaziah separated them, to wit, the army that was come to him out of Ephraim, to go home again: wherefore their anger was greatly kindled against Judah, and they returned home in great anger. 11 And Amaziah strengthened himself, and led forth his people, and went to the valley of salt, and smote of the children of Seir ten thousand. 12 And other ten thousand left alive did the children of Judah carry away captive, and brought them unto the top of the rock, and cast them down from the top of the rock, that they all were broken in pieces. 13 But the soldiers of the army which Amaziah sent back, that they should not go with him to battle, fell upon the cities of Judah,from Samaria even unto Bethhoron, and smote three thousand of them, and took much spoil.
14 Now it came to pass, after that Amaziah was come from the slaughter of the Edomites, that he brought the gods of the children of Seir, and set them up to be his gods, and bowed down himself before them, and burned incense unto them. 15 Wherefore the anger of the LORD was kindled against Amaziah, and he sent unto him a prophet, which said unto him, Why hast thou sought after the gods of the people, which could not deliver their own people out of thine hand? 16 And it came to pass, as he talked with him, that the king said unto him, Art thou made of the king's counsel? forbear; why shouldest thou be smitten? Then the prophet forbare, and said, I know that God hath determined to destroy thee, because thou hast done this, and hast not hearkened unto my counsel.
17 Then Amaziah king of Judah took advice, and sent to Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, the son of Jehu, king of Israel, saying, Come, let us see one another in the face. 18 And Joash king of Israel sent to Amaziah king of Judah, saying, The thistle that was in Lebanon sent to the cedar that was in Lebanon, saying, Give thy daughter to my son to wife: and there passed by a wild beast that was in Lebanon, and trode down the thistle. 19 Thou sayest, Lo, thou hast smitten the Edomites; and thine heart lifteth thee up to boast: abide now at home; why shouldest thou meddle to thine hurt, that thou shouldest fall, even thou, and Judah with thee? 20 But Amaziah would not hear; for it came of God, that he might deliver them into thehand of their enemies, because they sought after the gods of Edom. 21 So Joash the king of Israel went up; and they saw one another in the face, both he and Amaziah king of Judah, at Bethshemesh, which belongeth to Judah. 22 And Judah was put to the worse before Israel, and they fled every man to his tent. 23 And Joash the king of Israel took Amaziah king of Judah, the son of Joash, the son of Jehoahaz, at Bethshemesh, and brought him to Jerusalem, and brake down the wall of Jerusalem from the gate of Ephraim to the corner gate, four hundred cubits. 24 And he took all the gold and the silver, and all the vessels that were found in the house of God with Obededom, and the treasures of the king's house, the hostages also, and returned to Samaria. 25 And Amaziah the son ofJoash king of Judah lived after the death of Joash son of Jehoahaz king of Israel fifteen years. 26 Now the rest of the acts of Amaziah, first and last, behold, are they not written in the book of the kings of Judah and Israel? 27 Now after the time that Amaziah did turn away from following the LORD they made a conspiracy against him in Jerusalem; and he fled to Lachish: but they sent to Lachish after him, and slew him there. 28 And they brought him upon horses, and buried him with his fathers in the city of Judah.
1 Then all the people of Judah took Uzziah, who was sixteen years old, and made him king in the room of his father Amaziah. 2 He built Eloth, and restored it to Judah, after that the king slept with his fathers. 3 Sixteen years old was Uzziah when he began to reign, and he reigned fifty and two years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jecoliah of Jerusalem. 4 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Amaziah did. 5 And he sought God in the days of Zechariah, who had understanding in the visions of God: and as long as he sought the LORD, God made him to prosper. 6 And he went forth and warred against the Philistines, and brake down the wall of Gath,and the wall of Jabneh, and the wall of Ashdod, and built cities about Ashdod, and among the Philistines. 7 And God helped him against the Philistines, and against the Arabians that dwelt in Gurbaal, and the Mehunims. 8 And the Ammonites gave gifts to Uzziah: and his name spread abroad even to the entering in of Egypt; for he strengthened himself exceedingly. 9 Moreover Uzziah built towers in Jerusalem at the corner gate, and at the valley gate, and at the turning of the wall, and fortified them. 10 Also he built towers in the desert, and digged many wells: for he had much cattle, both in the low country, and in the plains: husbandmen also, and vine dressers in the mountains, and in Carmel: for he loved husbandry. 11 Moreover Uzziah had an host of fighting men, that went out to war bybands, according to the number of their account by the hand of Jeiel the scribe and Maaseiah the ruler, under the hand of Hananiah, one of the king's captains. 12 The whole number of the chief of the fathers of the mighty men of valour were two thousand and six hundred. 13 And under their hand was an army, three hundred thousand and seven thousand and five hundred, that made war with mighty power, to help the king against the enemy. 14 And Uzziah prepared for them throughout all the host shields, and spears, and helmets, and habergeons, and bows, and slings to cast stones. 15 And he made in Jerusalem engines, invented by cunning men, to be on the towers and upon the bulwarks, to shoot arrows and great stones withal. And his name spread far abroad; for he was marvellously helped, till he was strong.
16 But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to his destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense. 17 And Azariah the priest went in after him, and with him fourscore priests of the LORD, that were valiant men: 18 And they withstood Uzziah the king, and said unto him, It appertaineth not unto thee, Uzziah, to burn incense unto the LORD, but to the priests the sons of Aaron, that are consecrated to burn incense: go out of the sanctuary; for thou hast trespassed; neither shall it be for thine honour from the LORD God. 19 Then Uzziah was wroth, and had a censer in his hand to burn incense: and while hewas wroth with the priests, the leprosy even rose up in his forehead before the priests in the house of the LORD, from beside the incense altar. 20 And Azariah the chief priest, and all the priests, looked upon him, and, behold, he was leprous in his forehead, and they thrust him out from thence; yea, himself hasted also to go out, because the LORD had smitten him. 21 And Uzziah the king was a leper unto the day of his death, and dwelt in a several house, being a leper; for he was cut off from the house of the LORD: and Jotham his son was over the king's house, judging the people of the land. 22 Now the rest of the acts of Uzziah, first and last, did Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz, write. 23 So Uzziah slept with his fathers, and they buried him with his fathers in the field of the burial which belonged to the kings; forthey said, He is a leper: and Jotham his son reigned in his stead.
1 Jotham was twenty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Jerushah, the daughter of Zadok. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that his father Uzziah did: howbeit he entered not into the temple of the LORD. And the people did yet corruptly. 3 He built the high gate of the house of the LORD, and on the wall of Ophel he built much. 4 Moreover he built cities in the mountains of Judah, and in the forests he built castles and towers. 5 He fought also with the king of the Ammonites, and prevailed against them. And the children of Ammon gave him the same year an hundred talents of silver, and ten thousand measures of wheat, and tenthousand of barley. So much did the children of Ammon pay unto him, both the second year, and the third. 6 So Jotham became mighty, because he prepared his ways before the LORD his God. 7 Now the rest of the acts of Jotham, and all his wars, and his ways, lo, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah. 8 He was five and twenty years old when he began to reign, and reigned sixteen years in Jerusalem. 9 And Jotham slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Ahaz his son reigned in his stead.
1 These things have I spoken unto you, that ye should not be offended. 2 They shall put you out of the synagogues: yea, the time cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think that he doeth God service. 3 And these things will they do unto you, because they have not known the Father, nor me. 4 But these things have I told you, that when the time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of them. And these things I said not unto you at the beginning, because I was with you. 5 But now I go my way to him that sent me; and none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou? 6 But because I have said these things unto you, sorrow hath filled your heart.
7 Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you. 8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment: 9 Of sin, because they believe not on me; 10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more; 11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged. 12 I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. 13 Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he will guide you into all truth: for he shall not speak of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall he speak: and he will shew you things to come. 14 He shall glorify me: forhe shall receive of mine, and shall shew it unto you. 15 All things that the Father hath are mine: therefore said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall shew it unto you.
16 A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the Father. 17 Then said some of his disciples among themselves, What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me: and, Because I go to the Father? 18 They said therefore, What is this that he saith, A little while? we cannot tell what he saith. 19 Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask him, and said unto them, Do ye enquire among yourselves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not see me: and again, a little while, and ye shall see me? 20 Verily, verily, I say unto you, That ye shall weep and lament, but the world shall rejoice: and ye shall be sorrowful, but your sorrow shall be turned intojoy. 21 A woman when she is in travail hath sorrow, because her hour is come: but as soon as she is delivered of the child, she remembereth no more the anguish, for joy that a man is born into the world. 22 And ye now therefore have sorrow: but I will see you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy no man taketh from you.
23 And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Verily, verily, I say unto you, Whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, he will give it you. 24 Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name: ask, and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 25 These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father. 26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you: 27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.
28 I came forth from the Father, and am come into the world: again, I leave the world, and go to the Father. 29 His disciples said unto him, Lo, now speakest thou plainly, and speakest no proverb. 30 Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and needest not that any man should ask thee: by this we believe that thou camest forth from God. 31 Jesus answered them, Do ye now believe? 32 Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall leave me alone: and yet I am not alone, because the Father is with me. 33 These things I have spoken unto you, that in me ye might have peace. In the world ye shall have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have overcome the world.
1 My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 2 Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou art taken with the words of thy mouth. 3 Do this now, my son, and deliver thyself, when thou art come into the hand of thy friend; go, humble thyself, and make sure thy friend. 4 Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine eyelids. 5 Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 Howlong wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. 12 A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. 13 He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; 14 Frowardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief continually; he soweth discord. 15 Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly; suddenly shall he be broken without remedy. 16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: 17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, 18 An heart that devisethwicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, 19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. 20 My son, keep thy father's commandment, and forsake not the law of thy mother: 21 Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie them about thy neck. 22 When thou goest, it shall lead thee; when thou sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, it shall talk with thee. 23 For the commandment is a lamp; and the law is light; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life: 24 To keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the tongue of a strange woman. 25 Lust not after her beauty in thine heart; neither let her take thee with her eyelids. 26 Forby means of a whorish woman a man is brought to a piece of bread: and the adulteress will hunt for the precious life. 27 Can a man take fire in his bosom, and his clothes not be burned? 28 Can one go upon hot coals, and his feet not be burned? 29 So he that goeth in to his neighbour's wife; whosoever toucheth her shall not be innocent. 30 Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry; 31 But if he be found, he shall restore sevenfold; he shall give all the substance of his house. 32 But whoso committeth adultery with a woman lacketh understanding: he that doeth it destroyeth his own soul. 33 A wound and dishonour shall he get; and his reproach shall not be wipedaway. 34 For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance. 35 He will not regard any ransom; neither will he rest content, though thou givest many gifts.


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South African airport officials say four airport staff were slightly injured when the wing of a British Airways passenger aircraft clipped a building at Johannesburg's OR Tambo International Airport shortly before taking off for London.
The Airports Company South Africa said Monday that none of the 180 passengers on board was injured in the accident which occurred late Sunday night.
The Boeing 747-400 was taxiing on one of the airport's taxiways preparing for take-off when the accident occurred.
An ACSA spokeswoman said the aircraft has since been moved to a remote location and that operations had not been disrupted as a result of the incident, the cause of which was being investigated by the South African Civil Aviation Authority.


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Link Between Sugar and Alzheimer's Strengthens
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By Dr. Mercola
Alzheimer's disease — for which conventional medicine believes there is no effective treatment or cure — currently affects an estimated 5.4 million Americans1 and prevalence is projected to triple by 2050.2,3 Within the next two decades, this severe and lethal form of dementia may affect as much as one-quarter of the U.S. population. Already, more than half a million Americans die from the disease each year, making it the third leading cause of death in the U.S., right behind heart disease and cancer.4,5
The good news is that lifestyle choices such as diet, exercise and sleep can have a significant impact on your risk. As previously noted by Dr. Richard Lipton6 of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine where they study healthy aging, lifestyle changes "look more promising than the drug studies so far." As with health in general, your diet plays a crucial role. Processed foods tend to be nearly devoid of healthy fat while being excessive in refined sugars, and this combination appears to be at the heart of the problem.
High-Sugar Diet Significantly Raises Your Risk of Dementia
One of the most striking studies7 on carbohydrates and brain health revealed that high-carb diets increase your risk of dementia by a whopping 89 percent, while high-fat diets lower it by 44 percent. According to the authors, "A dietary pattern with relatively high caloric intake from carbohydrates and low caloric intake from fat and proteins may increase the risk of mild cognitive impairment or dementia in elderly persons."
Studies also strongly suggest Alzheimer's disease is intricately connected to insulin resistance;8 even mild elevation of blood sugar is associated with an elevated risk for dementia.9 Diabetes and heart disease10 are also known to elevate your risk, and both are rooted in insulin resistance.
This connection between high-sugar diets and Alzheimer's was again highlighted in a longitudinal study published in the journal Diabetologia in January 2018.11 Nearly 5,190 individuals were followed over a decade, and the results showed that the higher an individual's blood sugar, the faster their rate of cognitive decline.
Both Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetics Have Higher Risk for Alzheimer's
The connection between sugar and Alzheimer's was first broached in 2005, when the disease was tentatively dubbed "Type 3 diabetes." At that time researchers discovered that your brain produces insulin necessary for the survival of your brain cells.12 A toxic protein called ADDL removes insulin receptors from nerve cells, thereby rendering those neurons insulin resistant, and as ADDLs accumulate, your memory begins to deteriorate.
Curiously, while low insulin levels in your body are associated with improved health, the opposite appears to be true when it comes to the insulin produced in your brain. Reduced brain insulin actually contributes to the degeneration of brain cells, and studies have found that people with lower levels of insulin and insulin receptors in their brain often have Alzheimer's disease.
According to researchers,13 "These abnormalities do not correspond to Type 1 or Type 2 diabetes, but reflect a different and more complex disease process that originates in the central nervous system."
In 2016, researchers at John's Hopkins department of biology discovered that nerve growth factor, a protein found in your nervous system that is involved in the growth of neurons, also triggers insulin release in your pancreas.14 So there appears to be a rather complex relationship between body insulin, brain insulin and brain function, and we've probably only begun to tease out all of these connections.
Case in point, even Type 1 diabetics are at increased risk for Alzheimer's, even though their bodies don't produce insulin at all. Melissa Schilling, a professor at New York University, investigated this paradox in 2016. As reported by The Atlantic:15
"Schilling posits this happens because of the insulin-degrading enzyme, a product of insulin that breaks down both insulin and amyloid proteins in the brain — the same proteins that clump up and lead to Alzheimer's disease. People who don't have enough insulin, like those whose bodies' ability to produce insulin has been tapped out by diabetes, aren't going to make enough of this enzyme to break up those brain clumps.
Meanwhile, in people who use insulin to treat their diabetes and end up with a surplus of insulin, most of this enzyme gets used up breaking that insulin down, leaving not enough enzyme to address those amyloid brain clumps. According to Schilling, this can happen even in people who don't have diabetes yet — who are in a state known as 'prediabetes.'"
Sugar Damages Brain Structure and Function
Research16 published in 2013 showed that sugar and other carbohydrates can disrupt your brain function even if you're not diabetic or have any signs of dementia. Here, short- and long-term glucose markers were evaluated in healthy, nondiabetic, nondemented seniors. Memory tests and brain imaging were also used to assess brain function and the actual structure of their hippocampus.
The findings revealed that the higher the two blood glucose measures, the smaller the hippocampus, the more compromised its structure, and the worse the individual's memory was. According to the authors, the structural changes in the hippocampus alone can partially account for the statistical link we see between glucose and memory, as your hippocampus is involved with the formation, organization and storage of memories.
The results suggest glucose directly contributes to atrophy of the hippocampus, which means that even if you're not insulin resistant or diabetic, excess sugar can still hamper your memory. The authors suggest that "strategies aimed at lowering glucose levels even in the normal range may beneficially influence cognition in the older population."
A similar study17 published in 2014 found that Type 2 diabetics lose more gray matter with age than expected, and this brain atrophy also helps explain why diabetics have a higher risk for dementia, and have earlier onset of dementia than nondiabetics.
As noted by Dr. Sam Gandy, director of the Center for Cognitive Health at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City, these findings "suggest that chronic high levels of insulin and sugar may be directly toxic to brain cells" adding that "This would definitely be a potential cause of dementia."18
Even Mild Insulin Resistance Speeds Cognitive Decline
A study19 published just last year also confirmed the link between insulin resistance and dementia, particularly among those with existing heart disease. Nearly 490 seniors were followed for two decades, and as in other studies, those with the highest levels of insulin resistance scored the worst on cognitive tests, especially tests for memory and executive function.
A take-home message here is that you don't have to be a diabetic to be at increased risk. As noted by senior study author Dr. David Tanne, a faculty member of Tel Aviv University in Israel, "Even people with mild or moderate insulin resistance … are at increased risk over time … Exercising, maintaining a balanced and healthy diet and watching your weight will help you prevent insulin resistance and, as a result, protect your brain as you get older."
Progress Made in the Development of a Blood Test for Alzheimer's
In related news, researchers have announced great strides being made in the development of a blood test to detect Alzheimer's.20 The test is designed to detect amyloid beta, the toxic protein known to accumulate in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. In a recent trial,21 the test was 90 percent accurate in detecting the disease in a pool of 370 participants.
At present, the only way to measure amyloid beta is by brain scan or a spinal tap, both of which are invasive and expensive, and can only detect the disease once it has sufficiently progressed. While promising, further trials must be done to confirm the diagnostic accuracy of the blood test before it can be released and used in medical practice.
One of the most comprehensive assessments of Alzheimer's risk is Dr. Dale Bredesen's ReCODE protocol, which evaluates 150 factors known to contribute to the disease. This protocol also identifies your disease subtype or combination of subtypes so that an effective treatment protocol can be devised.
You can learn more about this in "ReCODE: The Reversal of Cognitive Decline," which is my interview with him. In his book, you will also find a list of suggested screening tests and the recommended ranges for each test, along with some of Bredesen's treatment suggestions. The full protocol is described in Bredesen's book, "The End of Alzheimer's: The First Program to Prevent and Reverse Cognitive Decline."22
Turmeric May Lower Alzheimer's Risk, Study Shows
Other recent developments include a study showing curcumin supplementation may lower the risk of Alzheimer's by improving memory and focus.23 The double-blind, placebo-controlled study, published in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry,24 included 40 adults between the ages of 50 and 90 who reported mild memory lapses. None had a diagnosis of dementia at the time of their enrollment. Participants randomly received either 90 milligrams of curcumin (Theracurmin supplement) twice a day for 18 months, or a placebo.
A standardized cognitive assessment was administered at the start of the study and at six-month intervals thereafter, and the level of curcumin in their blood was measured at the beginning and end of the study. Thirty of the participants also underwent positron emission tomography (PET) scans to assess their level of amyloid and tau deposits before and after treatment, both of which are strongly associated with Alzheimer's risk.
Those who received curcumin saw significant improvements in memory and concentration, while the control group experienced no improvement. PET scans confirmed the treatment group had significantly less amyloid and tau buildup in areas of the brain that control memory, compared to controls. Overall, the curcumin group improved their memory by 28 percent over the year-and-a-half-long treatment period.
Curcumin has also been shown to increase levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF),25 and reduced levels of BDNF have been linked to Alzheimer's disease. Yet another way curcumin may benefit your brain and lower your risk of dementia is by affecting pathways that help reverse insulin resistance, hyperlipidemia and other symptoms associated with metabolic syndrome and obesity.26
Preventive Strategies
According to Dr. David Perlmutter, a neurologist and author of "Grain Brain" and "Brain Maker," anything that promotes insulin resistance will ultimately also raise your risk of Alzheimer's. To this I would add that any strategy that enhances your mitochondrial function will lower your risk. Considering the lack of effective treatments, prevention really cannot be stressed strongly enough.
In 2014, Bredesen published a paper that demonstrates the power of lifestyle choices for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer's. By leveraging 36 healthy lifestyle parameters, he was able to reverse Alzheimer's in 9 out of 10 patients.
This included the use of exercise, ketogenic diet, optimizing vitamin D and other hormones, increasing sleep, meditation, detoxification and eliminating gluten and processed food. You can download Bredesen's full-text case paper online, which details the full program.27 Following are some of the lifestyle strategies I believe to be the most helpful and important:
Eat real food, ideally organic Avoid processed foods of all kinds, as they contain a number of ingredients harmful to your brain, including refined sugar, processed fructose, grains (particularly gluten), vegetable oils, genetically engineered ingredients and pesticides. Ideally, keep your added sugar to a minimum and your total fructose below 25 grams per day, or as low as 15 grams per day if you already have insulin/leptin resistance or any related disorders. Opting for organic produce will help you avoid synthetic pesticides and herbicides. Most will also benefit from a gluten-free diet, as gluten makes your gut more permeable, which allows proteins to get into your bloodstream where they sensitize your immune system and promote inflammation and autoimmunity, both of which play a role in the development of Alzheimer's. |
Replace refined carbs with healthy fats Diet is paramount, and the beauty of following my optimized nutrition plan is that it helps prevent and treat virtually all chronic degenerative diseases, including Alzheimer's. It's important to realize that your brain actually does not need carbs and sugars; healthy fats such as saturated animal fats and animal-based omega-3 are far more critical for optimal brain function. A cyclical ketogenic diet has the double advantage of both improving your insulin sensitivity and lowering your Alzheimer's risk. As noted by Perlmutter, lifestyle strategies such as a ketogenic diet can even offset the risk associated with genetic predisposition. (Estimates suggest genetics account for less than 5 percent of Alzheimer's cases. An estimated 75 million Americans have the single allele for ApoE4. Those who are ApoE4 positive have a 30 percent lifetime risk of developing the disease. Approximately 7 million have two copies of the gene, which puts them at a 50 percent lifetime risk. It's unknown how many Americans have the TOMM40 gene or others that may affect your risk.) When your body burns fat as its primary fuel, ketones are created, which not only burn very efficiently and are a superior fuel for your brain, but also generate fewer reactive oxygen species and less free radical damage. A ketone called beta hydroxybutyrate is also a major epigenetic player, stimulating beneficial changes in DNA expression, thereby reducing inflammation and increasing detoxification and antioxidant production. I explain the ins and outs of implementing this kind of diet, and its many health benefits, in my new book "Fat for Fuel." In it, I also explain why cycling through stages of feast and famine, opposed to continuously remaining in nutritional ketosis, is so important. Pay close attention to the kinds of fats you eat — avoid all trans fats or hydrogenated fats that have been modified in such a way to extend their longevity on the grocery store shelf. This includes margarine, vegetable oils and various butter-like spreads. Healthy fats to add to your diet include avocados, butter, organic pastured egg yolks, coconuts and coconut oil, grass fed meats and raw nuts such as pecans and macadamia. MCT oil is also a great source of ketone bodies. |
Keep your fasting insulin levels below 3 Lowering your insulin will also help lower leptin levels which is another factor for Alzheimer's. If your insulin is high, you're likely consuming too much sugar and need to cut back. |
Optimize your omega-3 level Also make sure you're getting enough animal-based omega-3 fats. High intake of the omega-3 fats EPA and DHA help by preventing cell damage caused by Alzheimer's disease, thereby slowing down its progression and lowering your risk of developing the disorder. Ideally, get an omega-3 index test done once a year to make sure you're in a healthy range. Your omega-3 index should be above 8 percent and your omega 6-to-3 ratio between 0.5 and 3.0. |
Optimize your gut flora To do this, avoid processed foods, antibiotics and antibacterial products, fluoridated and chlorinated water, and be sure to eat traditionally fermented and cultured foods, along with a high-quality probiotic if needed. Dr. Steven Gundry does an excellent job of expanding on this in his new book "The Plant Paradox." |
Intermittently fast Intermittent fasting is a powerful tool to jump-start your body into remembering how to burn fat and repair the insulin/leptin resistance that is a primary contributing factor for Alzheimer's. Once you have worked your way up to where you've been doing 20-hour daily intermittent fasting for a month, are metabolically flexible and can burn fat as your primary fuel, you can progress to the far more powerful five-day water fasts. |
Move regularly and consistently throughout the day It's been suggested that exercise can trigger a change in the way the amyloid precursor protein is metabolized,28 thus, slowing down the onset and progression of Alzheimer's. Exercise also increases levels of the protein PGC-1 alpha. Research has shown that people with Alzheimer's have less PGC-1 alpha in their brains and cells that contain more of the protein produce less of the toxic amyloid protein associated with Alzheimer's. |
Optimize your magnesium levels Preliminary research strongly suggests a decrease in Alzheimer symptoms with increased levels of magnesium in the brain. Keep in mind that the only magnesium supplement that appears to be able to cross the blood-brain barrier is magnesium threonate. |
Optimize your vitamin D, ideally through sensible sun exposure Sufficient vitamin D is imperative for proper functioning of your immune system to combat inflammation associated with Alzheimer's and, indeed, research shows people living in northern latitudes have higher rates of death from dementia and Alzheimer's than those living in sunnier areas, suggesting vitamin D and/or sun exposure are important factors.29 If you are unable to get sufficient amounts of sun exposure, take daily supplemental vitamin D3 to reach and maintain a blood level of 60 to 80 ng/ml. That said, it's important to recognize that sun exposure is important for reasons unrelated to vitamin D. Your brain responds to the near-infrared light in sunlight in a process called photobiomodulation. Research shows near-infrared stimulation of the brain boosts cognition and reduces symptoms of Alzheimer's, including more advanced stages of the disease. Delivering near-infrared light to the compromised mitochondria synthesizes gene transcription factors that trigger cellular repair, and your brain is one of the most mitochondrial-dense organs in your body. |
Avoid and eliminate mercury from your body Dental amalgam fillings are one of the major sources of heavy metal toxicity, however you should be healthy prior to having them removed. Once you have adjusted to following the diet described in my optimized nutrition plan, you can follow the mercury detox protocol and then find a biological dentist to have your amalgams removed. |
Avoid and eliminate aluminum from your body Common sources of aluminum include antiperspirants, nonstick cookware and vaccine adjuvants. For tips on how to detox aluminum, please see my article, "First Case Study to Show Direct Link between Alzheimer's and Aluminum Toxicity." There is some suggestion that certain mineral waters high in silicic acid may help your body eliminate aluminum. |
Avoid flu vaccinations Most flu vaccines contain both mercury and aluminum. |
Avoid statins and anticholinergic drugs Drugs that block acetylcholine, a nervous system neurotransmitter, have been shown to increase your risk of dementia. These drugs include certain nighttime pain relievers, antihistamines, sleep aids, certain antidepressants, medications to control incontinence and certain narcotic pain relievers. Statin drugs are particularly problematic because they suppress the synthesis of cholesterol, deplete your brain of coenzyme Q10, vitamin K2 and neurotransmitter precursors, and prevent adequate delivery of essential fatty acids and fat-soluble antioxidants to your brain by inhibiting the production of the indispensable carrier biomolecule known as low-density lipoprotein. |
Limit your exposure to non-native electromagnetic fields (cellphones, Wi-Fi routers and modems) Radiation from cellphones and other wireless technologies trigger excessive production of peroxynitrites,30 a highly damaging reactive nitrogen species. Increased peroxynitrites from cellphone exposure will damage your mitochondria, 31,32 and your brain is the most mitochondrial-dense organ in your body. Increased peroxynitrite generation has also been associated with increased levels of systemic inflammation by triggering cytokine storms and autonomic hormonal dysfunction. |
Optimize your sleep Sleep is necessary for maintaining metabolic homeostasis in your brain. Without sufficient sleep, neuron degeneration sets in, and catching up on sleep during weekends will not prevent this damage.33,34,35 Sleep deprivation causes disruption of certain synaptic connections that can impair your brain's ability for learning, memory formation and other cognitive functions. Poor sleep also accelerates the onset of Alzheimer's disease.36 Most adults need seven to nine hours of uninterrupted sleep each night. Deep sleep is the most important, as this is when your brain's glymphatic system performs its cleanout functions, eliminating toxic waste from your brain, including amyloid beta. For a comprehensive sleep guide, see "33 Secret's to a Good Night's Sleep." |
Challenge your mind daily Mental stimulation, especially learning something new, such as learning to play an instrument or a new language, is associated with a decreased risk of dementia and Alzheimer's. Researchers suspect that mental challenge helps to build up your brain, making it less susceptible to the lesions associated with Alzheimer's disease. |
Source:: Mercola Health Articles


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In Uninterested in the pharmaceutical industry, reliable level monitoring is indispensable. Numerous solutions are available for this task. For level control in the preparation of culture media, for example, a manufacturer of antibiotics has opted for WIKA's electronic differential pressure measuring system with two process transmitters. It operates with high accuracy and is also insensitive to ambient temperatures.
Level monitoring in the pharmaceutical industry can act as a quality indicator
Culture media are mixed from several substances. The production of such a nutrient solution for bacteria is an elementary preliminary stage for the production of active ingredients and drugs. The level monitoring in the process doesn't only give the pharmaceutical industry an indication of the current level in the tank. It also serves as an indicator for the correct mixing ratio and thus for the quality of the culture media.
The manufacturer of antibiotics mentioned at the beginning initially used differential pressure transmitters for level monitoring. This type of instrument has two process connections for the pressures P1 and P2. For level measurement, it is necessary to bridge the corresponding distance between the two measuring points. This is done with the help of capillaries.
Capillaries susceptible to fluctuating ambient temperatures
However, such a capillary connection is susceptible to fluctuating ambient temperatures, which, in turn, can affect the measurement accuracy. The antibiotics producer also learnt this for themself. They installed transmitters from various manufacturers, but without achieving any improvement. No instrument was able to compensate for the high ambient temperatures.
Of course, there are alternative methods of measurement. But for economic reasons, the pharmaceutical company had opted for differential pressure measurement for level monitoring. It provides the required accuracy, while the investment is significantly lower than other measuring methods, such as radar. The cost advantage also applies to level monitoring by means of electronic differential pressure measurement, which now guarantees the pharmaceutical company reliable level detection.
Electrical connection between primary and secondary instrument
The measuring system developed by WIKA under the model designation DPT-EL works with two process transmitters. They are arranged as a primary and secondary instrument. The connection between the two consists of a signal cable. It is therefore purely electrical and, consequently, insensitive to the ambient temperature. The primary instrument of the DPT-EL supplies power to the secondary instrument. The second transmitter can also be parameterised via the its display of the primary transmitter or the interface. Communication is via an internal bus.
WIKA has instrumented the measuring system for the pharmaceutical customer with two model IPT-20 process transmitters. Due to hygiene and safety requirements, the measuring instruments had to be connected to the process with an appropriate diaphragm seal, in this specific case, model 990.22 with sterile connection. Such a measuring arrangement provides an accuracy of up to 0.1 percent of span.
With electronic differential pressure measurement, level monitoring in the pharmaceutical industry receives a highly accurate measuring solution which can be applied flexibly. It is particularly suitable for level measurements where differential pressure measuring instruments with capillaries reach their limits, i.e. in the case of fluctuating ambient temperatures or greater distances for pressure transmission. In cases of high static pressures versus small differential pressures, on the other hand, conventional differential pressure measurement is recommended.
Two process transmitters (model IPT-2x or CPT-2x) are available for the DPT-EL electronic differential pressure measuring system, depending on the requirements; a combination of both is also possible. With both instruments, a specific measuring span can also be individually set via the turndown function.
The DPT-EL electronic differential pressure measuring system ensures both safe and highly accurate level monitoring in applications in the pharmaceutical industry. Its process transmitters, in combination with diaphragm seals for sterile applications, are connected by a signal cable.
Further information on the measuring system described here can be found in our post "Electronic differential pressure measurement for level monitoring". On the WIKA website you can also find technical details about the DPT-EL system and the corresponding model IPT-2x and model CPT-2x process transmitters. If you have any questions, your contact will gladly help you.
Also read our posts
Gravimetric level measurement in vessels
Level sensors – the agony of choice?
Pressure monitoring in the pharmaceutical industry with a universal instrument
Diaphragm seal system with diaphragm monitoring – also digital
You can also find out more about the turndown function of WIKA process transmitters in the following video:


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Part 2 in our ongoing series. You can read about Marco Rubio's prospects here.
The candidate: Rob Portman, U.S. Senator from Ohio
The bio: Portman's resume is illustrious and lengthy: Dartmouth and Michigan Law, followed by stints practicing in both Washington and his native Cincinnati. In 1989, Portman began a stint in the White House Counsel's office under George H.W. Bush. Four years later, he won a special election to a U.S. House of Representatives seat in Ohio, where he served for 12 years, regularly racking up re-election with 70% or more of the vote. In 2005, Bush 43 tapped him to become U.S. Trade Representative; after a year at that post, he moved over to run the Office of Management and Budget. In 2010 — a perilous cycle for Washington insiders — he won election to the Senate with ease.
The case for: Portman has emerged as a leading VP contender in the eyes of many observers, and he owes part of his skyrocketing popularity to Sarah Palin. Her mangled syntax and manifest unreadiness hang heavy on the minds of Republican strategists. Many say the paramount virtue for Romney's pick is to be the opposite of the former Alaska governor: steady and ready, with an unimpeachable resume and the ability to step into Romney's shoes should tragedy strike. "Above all, he needs an anti-Palin: someone who will not overshadow him, someone who will not blow up in his face, and someone who will fit Romney's play-it-safe, buttoned-up image," wrote former Clinton adviser Paul Begala, one in a cacophony of pundits to hype Portman's chances lately. After the Palin powder keg, dull is in vogue. And while the Ohioan wouldn't be an electrifying choice, he is undeniably smart and seasoned, wise to the ways of Washington after a series of high-level posts. "You can't possibly say he isn't qualified. If he isn't qualified, nobody's qualified," says Larry Sabato, a political analyst at the University of Virginia.
(MORE: Handicapping the Veepstakes: The Case For (and Against) Marco Rubio)
Portman's background with budgets, trade and business issues would amplify the message of the Romney campaign, which wants to make the general election a referendum on President Obama's stewardship of the economy. Because he's not a buzzy pick, Portman would insulate Romney from criticism that the Bay Stater made a purely political selection — while at the same time providing a potential boost in the critical battleground state of Ohio. Portman endorsed Romney relatively early in the GOP race and helped lift him to victory in a bitter Buckeye State primary. He would be acceptable to the base. On the surface, Portman is as safe as they come in a year when "Do no harm" is the first adage out of many Republicans' mouths.
"There are a number of reasons to like him. I don't know if he delivers Ohio, but he comes from the right state. He's experienced in various aspects of government service. He's a grownup," says political analyst Stuart Rothenberg. "Rob is smart and incredibly likable, personable, not mean, not angry." Unlike several other leading contenders, he's hardly shut the door on the gig. Behind the scenes, "he's really campaigning for it," says one Republican insider.
(PHOTOS: Political Pictures of the Week, April 7-13)
The case against: Viewed through a different prism, Portman's strengths are also his weaknesses. The gilt-edged resume, the Washington expertise? Much of it was amassed under George W. Bush, who remains political kryptonite for independents. Portman's stint at OMB would help Obama deflect attention to the ballooning deficits piled up during the Bush years and remind people of the economic crisis Obama inherited. The center-right appeal and business savvy? Romney has that already. Yes, Portman would reinforce the case for competence that Romney is striving to make. But he's likely got the Chamber of Commerce crowd locked up already.
Which is why some strategists suggest that while Portman is impressive and low-risk, his selection would squander an opportunity to broaden the appeal of the ticket. "He's another preppy looking white guy. A ticket of Mitt Romney and Rob Portman is one-dimensional," Rothenberg says. "For Republicans, running against the first African-American President, when they're winning white men easily but having problems with other groups of voters, it seems to be there would be an advantage of having someone who doesn't look like they'd fit on top of a wedding cake."


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2. PIN and PUK
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3. Airtime
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Send a blank SMS to 124
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Instructions on how to leak data without getting caught Don't leave digital traces while copying data. Write stuff down on a pad which belongs to you, and take it home. Photograph your screen. Don't create files with copies of the data you are planning to exfiltrate on your work computer.
Tag: online identity
Give your web presence a more personal identity
Invariably the blog's author has a generic avatar (blech!) instead of a nice, warm and humanizing photo of their lovely face.
Or, perhaps, as a user, you've always wondered how some people qualified to have their photo included with their comment while you were left as an anonymous looking "mystery person" or a randomized identicon, monster, or even an 8-bit pixelated blob? The secret the others know will be revealed momentarily.
Which would you prefer?
Somehow, knowing how to replace that dreadful randomized block with an actual photo is too hard or too complicated. Why? In part, it's because WordPress separated out this functionality as a decentralized service called Gravatar, which stands for Globally Recognized Avatar. In some sense this is an awesome idea because then people everywhere (and not just on WordPress) can use the Gravatar service to change their photo across thousands of websites at once. Unfortunately it's not always clear that one needs to add their name, email address, and photo to Gravatar in order for the avatars to be populated properly on WordPress related sites.
(Suggestion for WordPress: Maybe the UI within the user account section could include a line about Gravatars?)
So instead of trying to write out the details for the third time this week, I thought I'd write it once here with a bit more detail and then point people to it for the future.
Another quick example
Can you guess which user is the blog's author in the screencapture?
The correct answer is Anand Sarwate, the second commenter in the list. While Anand's avatar seems almost custom made for a blog on randomness and information theory, it would be more inviting if he used a photo instead.
How to fix the default avatar problem
What is Gravatar?
Your Gravatar is an image that follows you from site to site appearing beside your name when you do things like comment or post on a blog. Avatars help identify your posts on blogs and web forums, so why not on any site?
Need some additional motivation? Watch this short video:
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Step 1: Get a Gravatar Account
If you've already got a WordPress.com account, this step is easy. Because the same corporate parent built both WordPress and Gravatar, if you have an account on one, you automattically have an account on the other which uses the same login information. You just need to log into Gravatar.com with your WordPress username and password.
If you don't have a WordPress.com account or even a blog, but just want your photo to show up when you comment on WordPress and other Gravatar enabled blogs, then just sign up for an account at Gravatar.com. When you comment on a blog, it'll ask for your email address and it will use that to pull in the photo to which it's linked.
Step 2: Add an email address
Log into your Gravatar account. Choose an email address you want to modify: you'll have at least the default you signed up with or you can add additional email addresses.
Step 3: Add a photo to go with that email address
Upload as many photos as you'd like into the account. Then for each of the email addresses you've got, associate each one with at least one of your photos.
Example: In the commenters' avatars shown above, Anand was almost there. He already had a Gravatar account, he just hadn't added any photos.
Step 4: Fill out the rest of your social profile
Optionally you can additional social details like a short bio, your other social media presences, and even one or more websites or blogs that you own.
Step 5: Repeat
You can add as many emails and photos as you'd like. By linking different photos to different email addresses, you'll be able to change your photo identity based on the email "key" you plug into sites later.
If you get tired of one photo, just upload another and make it the default photo for the email addresses you want it to change for. All sites using Gravatar will update your avatar for use in the future.
Step 6: Use your email address on your WordPress account
Now, go back to the user profile section on your blog, which is usually located at http://www.YOURSITE.com/wp-admin/users.php.
In the field for the email, input (one of) the email(s) you used in Gravatar that's linked to a photo.
Don't worry, the system won't show your email and it will remain private–WordPress and Gravatar simply use it as a common "key" to serve up the right photo and metadata from Gravatar to the WordPress site.
Once you've clicked save, your new avatar should show up in the list of users. More importantly it'll now show up in all of the WordPress elements (like most author bio blocks and in comments) that appear on your site.
Administrator Caveats
WordPress themes need to be Gravatar enabled to be able to use this functionality, but in practice, most of them do, particularly for comments sections. If yours isn't, then you can usually add it with some simple code.
In the WordPress admin interface one can go to Settings>>Discussion
and enable View people's profiles when you mouse over their Gravatars
under the heading "Gravatar Hovercards" to enable people to see more information about you and the commenters on your blog (presuming the comment section of your theme is Gravatar enabled.)
Some WordPress users often have several user accounts that they use to administer their site. One might have a secure administrator account they only use for updates and upgrades, another personal account (author/editor admin level account which uses their name) for authoring posts, and another (author/editor admin level) account for making admin notice posts or commenting as a generic moderator. In these cases, you need to make sure that each of these accounts has an email address with an an associated Gravatar account with the same email and the desired photo linked to it. (One Gravatar account with multiple emails/photos will usually suffice, though they could be different.)
Example: In Nate's case above, we showed that his photo didn't show in the author bio box, and it doesn't show up in some comments, but it does show up in other comments on his blog. This is because he uses at least two different user accounts: one for authoring posts and another for commenting. The user account he uses for some commenting has a linked Gravatar account with email and photo and the other does not.
More tips?
Want more information on how you can better own and manage your online identity? Visit IndieWeb.org: "A people-focused alternative to the 'corporate web'.
To help beautify your web presence a bit, if you notice that your photo doesn't show up in the author block or comments in your theme, you can (create and) use your WordPress.com username/password in an account on their sister site Gravatar.com. Uploading your preferred photo on Gravatar and linking it to an email will help to automatically populate your photo in both your site and other WordPress sites (in comments) across the web. To make it work on your site, just go to your user profile in your WordPress install and use the same email address in your user profile as your Gravatar account and the decentralized system will port your picture across automatically. If necessary, you can use multiple photos and multiple linked email addresses in your Gravatar account to vary your photos.


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text: Pittsford undertook an update of its Parks and Recreation Master Plan in 2012. A major component of the updated plan consists of a study of field use and recommendations arising from the study. Those recommendations marked the start of the Town's Athletic Field Improvement Initiative, which you can see HERE. Ballard King and Associates, one of the top recreation consulting firms in the country, served as consultant for the Master Plan. An Executive Summary of the master plan update relevant to the fields assessment is available on the Town website by clicking HERE. An excerpt of the Parks and Recreation Master Plan 2012 Update relevant to the Fields project can be found HERE.


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Michelle Obama's School Lunches In Pictures: "Is That Photo Taken From Death Row?"
Mac Slavo
April 9, 2014
One of the purported successes of Michelle Obama's tenure as First Lady of the United States has been to help Americans get fit and eat right.
She's launched a wide array of initiatives targeting Americans receiving government nutritional benefits, as well as school lunch programs across the nation. Nowhere have the First Lady's efforts been more visible than in the cafeteria's of America's schools.
Within days of Obama's new USDA regulations taking hold parents and schoolchildren launched complaints surrounding the rationing of meals, a move that left kids hungry and school districts frustrated with all of the additional paperwork and program expenses. The USDA subsequently upped the rations to assuage frustration.
But according to America's kids Michelle Obama has been "out to lunch" when it comes to satisfying hunger. It's so bad, in fact, that black markets for food have popped up in schools and kids are taking to their social media pages to share their outrage.
Do you want to see what Michelle Obama considers eating right? Check out these pictures and comments – sourced directly from government run cafeterias around the country.
As you see what passes for health food these days keep in mind that school's are increasingly restricting children from bringing their own lunches from home, often citing nutritional requirements as the reason.
An appetizing ham and cheese tortilla wrap:
Thanks Michelle Obama @BrytonDaniels pic.twitter.com/ETkwXYIJCf
— S. (@Ssssarahv) April 2, 2014
Chili cheese dog with a side of veggies:
You call this a fucking "lunch"? @BarackObama @MichelleObama pic.twitter.com/jsKW70A1xw
— Tanner (@T_Wilss) March 31, 2014
Can I get another scoop of brown with a sprinkle of yellow? Oh, and don't forget my biscuit!
@MichelleObama so this is the "healthy school lunch"… pic.twitter.com/qgxL5ez9zh
— Tyler Clements (@TylerClements6) April 3, 2014
Seconds anyone?
All we get for lunch today. Thank you Michelle Obama pic.twitter.com/1rACNXM9aP
— . (@BradyJustice2) March 12, 2014
Students weigh in:
I'll never forgive Michelle Obama for this school lunch.
— Anthony Gallimore (@gallimore25) April 3, 2014
@Ssssarahv @brytondaniels Did they have a name for that…that THING they served? Remember, it's for your own good. LOL
— George Carl (@georgecarl1955) April 5, 2014
#youknowyoureamericanwhen sorry michelle obama but i dont wanna eat crusty ass broccoli for lunch at school
— breanna (@narrysnight) April 3, 2014
@TylerClements6 @IowaDawg @MichelleObama is that photo taken from death row? Wtf???
— Neil Jones (@FunkymonkNeil) April 5, 2014
@FunkymonkNeil @TylerClements6 @MichelleObama Our prisoners eat better than our kids in school!
— BOSSY GG PA (@IowaDawg) April 5, 2014
Thank you Michelle Obama for being a health freak and making our school lunch even worse than it already was
— ϲɑíԵӀíղ Եɑցղҽɾ (@ctagner1) March 17, 2014
lunch use to be my favorite subject in school. thanks Michelle Obama for ruining my life.
— Hannah-Mae Campbell (@h_mae15) March 31, 2014
Michelle Obama needs to fix our shitty school lunch
— Devon.Divine (@Ddivine13) April 1, 2014
When mom joined her daughter for lunch, here's the wonderful meal prepared by the caring cafeteria staff:
@MichelleObama my school lunch while eating with my daughter. Only other choice was a scoop of salad. This is sad! pic.twitter.com/5iPvg2nsAa
— Megan Howell (@Howelady) March 14, 2014
On the flip side, here is what Michelle Obama's children enjoy for lunch at the Sidwell Friends school attended by her daughters Sasha and Malia. In this particular case the school was paying a tribute to Pearl Harbor Day and the kids feasted on Asian Mushroom Soup, Oriental Noodle Salad, Teriyaki Marinated Chicken Strips, Garlic Roasted Edamame, Vegetable Fried Rice and Fortune Cookies for dessert:
And of course, how can we talk about healthy eating, school lunches, and Michelle Obama without mentioning the White House organic vegetable garden? The First Lady shows of her green thumb in the picture below. It turns out, however, that because of her busy schedule she didn't actually grow any of her food. The White House gardeners did, and they did a heck of a job.
Straight from America's organic gardens to school lunch tables coast to coast.
Tags: Michelle Obama's School Lunches, Obama's Scandals, school lunches
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Giant inflatable pumpkin rolls through the streets of Peoria
PEORIA, Ariz. (KSAZ) - A giant, inflatable pumpkin rolled through the streets on Peoria on Thursday after escaping from the Peoria Center for the Performing Arts.
The 14-foot inflatable pumpkin began to roll near Grand Avenue and Peoria after breaking loose. Diego Ramirez captured the rolling pumpkin on his cell phone and posted it to YouTube.
Rain and wind in the valley on Thursday may have contributed to the pumpkin's escape.
The giant jack-o-lantern took out two street lights before coming to a stop at a nearby park. The City of Peoria says the pumpkin was deflated, and in bad shape afterwards and people were working to roll it back up.
Happy Halloween everyone.


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Some $597.5bn was lost to the banks in the last quarter of last year alone, after a modest positive inflow in the summer, but a massive $682.5bn haemorrhaged in the second quarter of 2008 – a record. About 15 per cent of the monies held by foreigners in the UK were withdrawn over the period, leaving about $6 trillion. This is by far the largest withdrawal of foreign funds from the UK in recent decades – about 10 times what might flow out during a "normal" quarter.The Independent concludes correctly "The revelation will fuel fears that the UK's reputation as a safe place to hold funds is being fatally compromised by the acute crisis in the banking system and a general trend to financial protectionism internationally."
While one could argue that there is little downside at this point in British capital markets, a full blown downgrade of its sovereign credit rating which many speculate could be mere days away would only perpetuate the capital outflows and terminally destabilize the eurozone (of which the UK along with Germany are unfortunately the strongest members). The article continues:
The Bank of England said that there had been a large fall in deposits from the United States, Switzerland, offshore centres such as Jersey and the Cayman Islands, and from Russia.Of course a strong dollar tends to do miracles for the trade balance of the U.S., however as the last time the U.S. exported any actual relevant products (let alone those fabulous Detroit moving contraptions) was some time in the 20th century, this is likely the last thing on economists minds in a world where the U.S., whose CDS trades at an 8% implied probability of default in 5 years, is considered the safest haven.
Paranoia that the UK could follow Iceland into effective national insolvency and jibes about "Reykjavik on Thames" will find an unwelcome substantiation in these statistics – which also show that stricken British banks are having to repatriate similar sums back to Britain. This is scant consolation for the authorities, however, as it means the UK and sterling are, like some emerging markets and currencies, suffering from a flight of capital. By contrast some financial centres and currencies – notably the US dollar and the Swiss franc – are enjoying a boost as "safe havens" in a troubled world.
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