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Minivan Mother's Kids Told Cops, 'Mom Tried to Kill Us'
Ebony Wilkerson tried to block rescuers, cops said.
March 7, 2014 -- A pregnant mother who drove her minivan filled with her three children into the Atlantic Ocean was charged with attempted murder today after the children told police, "Mom tried to kill us."
Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson said today that Ebony Wilkerson, 32, got out of the car after driving it into the ocean on Tuesday and left her kids inside. Police said a beach safety officer had to fend her off as he was trying to rescue the children.
"She tried to stop someone from going into the vehicle. That's one of the reasons you have a premeditated first degree murder," Johnson said at a news conference today.
Authorities also determined that Wilkerson did not suffer from mental illness or was under the influence of alcohol or drugs at the time she drove her children into the sea.
Wilkerson is charged with three counts of attempted murder, one for each child, as well as child abuse charges. She is being held in Volusia County jail pending a court appearance.
The mom of three children -- ages 3, 9, and 10 -- is 27-and-a-half weeks pregnant, Johnson said.
After being taken to the hospital, the children told police, "Mom tried to kill us," according to police. The oldest told officers that her mother brought them to the beach "so we could die" and that she was taking them to a "safer place." The oldest child tried to steer the car out of the surf, but his mother drove into the water.
"Ebony Wilkerson acted with premeditated design to kill her three children," investigators concluded in the charging affidavit.
Family members of Wilkerson, who is from Cross, S.C., had called police earlier in the day out of concern for the woman, but she told police she was going to a domestic abuse center with the children, police said earlier in the week.
Instead, she drove her Honda Odyssey minivan to Daytona Beach, where she rolled up the windows, told her children to go to sleep, and headed for the ocean, according to police. Bystanders who witnessed her gunning for the surf ran toward the minivan and tried to stop the woman.
"[My girlfriend] said what I thought was a joke and [I] was like, 'No, this is real', because after that her son came out the window, probably about waist high, screaming for help," Stacy Robinson, one of the men who rushed up to the van, told ABC News.
Robinson, 21, said he jumped out of his car and ran over to the minivan and started walking beside the vehicle, talking to the mother.
"The son was snatching at the wheel, trying to get her to come back toward the shore and I was asking, I was like, 'What is going on, why are you driving on the water?' I said, 'you're going to get in trouble... you're not supposed to be doing this,'" Robinson said.
"All she repeated is 'OK, we are OK, we are OK,'" Robinson said. "I was like, 'you've got to get out of the water. You're going to get in trouble. You got kids. You're scaring them. They're crying.' And she said, she was like, 'OK' as through she was coming back out the water and took off. She sped off."
Robinson said he then ran into the pounding waves after the minivan, which started to sink. The mother, he said, had rolled up the car windows and locked the doors as the vehicle was rocked by waves and pulled deeper into the water.
The three kids were screaming for help at the time, witnesses recalled.
Robinson said one of the back windows was still cracked open and he was able to reach in and open the door.
"That's when I snatched out the boy first and the little girl," he said. "Then I noticed the baby in the car seat... she was in the back behind the passenger seat."
"Once I grabbed the little girl out, I saw [the mother], she began to climb out her window," Robinson continued.
At this point, Robinson said other bystanders and lifeguards had arrived and helped rescue the 3-year-old and the mother from the sinking car, as he carried the two older children to safety.
ABC News' Steve Osunsami and Lauren Effron contributed to this report.

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GERMANTOWN, MD – 17 Jul, 2017 – Zalgen Labs, LLC (Zalgen), a biotechnology and diagnostics company focused on high-impact, neglected infectious diseases including Lassa Fever (LF) and Ebola Viral Disease (EVD), today announced that Tulane University has been awarded two five-year awards to address Lassa Fever (LF). The grants totaling $12 million to Tulane, Zalgen, The Scripps Research Institute, the University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and the Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute, were awarded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health (NIAID/NIH).
The immunotherapeutic grant will be used to complete the preclinical testing of Arevirumab-3, a proprietary immunotherapeutic cocktail developed by Zalgen to combat Lassa Fever. Arevirumab has already demonstrated 100 percent efficacy in treating infected animals using two relevant model systems. Following completion of the preclinical studies, the therapeutic is expected to advance to Phase I testing.
The vaccine grant will support development and testing of a vaccine based on recently discovered key antibody targets on the surface of the Lassa virus. The vaccine candidate will incorporate proteins already in vaccine clinical trials to combat the Ebola virus, with the hope of a combination vaccine which addresses both viruses simultaneously.
Zalgen, Tulane, Scripps and UTMB are members of both the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium (VHFC) and the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Immunotherapeutic Consortium (VIC), two renown industry and academic collaborations.
Lassa fever is a dangerous, often fatal disease endemic in regions of West Africa with children and pregnant women being the highest risk groups; initial stages of the disease are difficult to distinguish from other febrile infectious diseases. Lassa fever is characterized by bleeding and coagulation abnormalities and is spread by contact with infected rodents or human contacts. An estimated 300,000 to 500,000 people per year are infected across the endemic region, with Lassa fever deaths reaching into the tenths of thousands. Cases presenting to hospital settings capable of diagnosing the disease register between 20 to 70% lethality based on published reports.
"These awards will support the advancement of our most promising therapeutic and vaccine candidates," said Luis M Branco, Ph.D., Managing Director and Co-Founder of Zalgen Labs. "We will continue to work with our VHFC and VIC partners here in the U.S. and in West Africa to address this global need by advancing a broad range of hemorrhagic fever technologies including these and other therapeutic and vaccine agents already in our development pipeline."
This research is supported by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases of the National Institutes of Health under Award Numbers R01AI132223 and R01AI132244.
About Zalgen Labs
Zalgen Labs is a biotechnology and diagnostics company with headquarters in Germantown, Md., and an advanced diagnostic product development center in Aurora, Colo. The company specializes in the design and production of superior biological molecules critical for the development and commercialization of immunotherapeutics, novel vaccines, and reliable, rapid and affordable diagnostic platforms targeting neglected and underrepresented human infectious diseases.
For more information, visit www.zalgenlabs.com.
About the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Immunotherapeutic Consortium
The Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Immunotherapeutic Consortium was established in 2014 to develop life-saving antibody therapeutics against some of the world's deadliest viruses. The VIC represents a field-wide collaboration in which leading laboratories around the world have united to understand what features lead to antibody-mediated protection against these viruses and how we can more rapidly discover ideal treatments. This collaborative effort allows each laboratory to contribute their strengths in analytical techniques towards the identification, characterization, and validation of antibodies against the filoviridae and arenaviridae families. From isolating novel antibodies and testing them in vivo, to the structural analysis of the molecular mechanisms of neutralization, VIC scientists contribute unique insights towards the overall characterization of a broad pool of antibodies. The consortium is funded through an NIAID/NIH Centers for Excellence in Translational Research grant.
For more information, visit http://vhfimmunotherapy.org.
About the Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium
The Viral Hemorrhagic Fever Consortium was established in 2010 resulting from several multi-year grants and contracts awarded to Tulane by the NIAID/NIH, to support Tulane's ongoing efforts to treat and prevent Lassa fever.
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Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute (SBP) is an independent nonprofit medical research organization that conducts world-class, collaborative, biological research and translates its discoveries for the benefit of patients. SBP focuses its research on cancer, immunity, neurodegeneration, metabolic disorders and rare children's diseases. The Institute invests in talent, technology and partnerships to accelerate the translation of laboratory discoveries that will have the greatest impact on patients. Recognized for its world-class NCI-designated Cancer Center and the Conrad Prebys Center for Chemical Genomics, SBP employs about 1,100 scientists and staff in San Diego (La Jolla), Calif., and Orlando (Lake Nona), Fla.
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Hubris (noun)
1. Pride or arrogance
2. (in Greek tragedy) an excess of ambition, pride, etc., ultimately causing the transgressor's ruin
We don't know all the facts yet about the evolving scandal at Penn State. What does seem clear, though, is that we're witnessing a humiliating end to the career of a legendary figure in college sports – a man who, until this very week, has been regarded as the epitome of uprightness and integrity throughout a 45-year run as a leader and icon for his sport.
While on the surface this is a "sports story," in reality, it isn't. It's a story about an organization, a leader, and an executive team that clearly lost their way when it came to "the most important things." The question for today is, how can other organizations – and ourselves – avoid such a fate?
Quick Summary
For those not familiar with the details, a long-time assistant coach at Penn State, Jerry Sandusky, was indicted on 40 counts of endangering the welfare of a child (and similar crimes). While he is not officially implicated in the case, Penn State's football coach, Joe Paterno, had allegations involving Sandusky reported to him on at least two occasions. Paterno – the winningest coach in Division I college football history — complied with his legal obligations by reporting the claim to his supervisor (the Athletic Director). It appears, though, that he did absolutely nothing more than was legally required and did not pursue or otherwise inquire about the matter in any way. Penn State's Athletic Director and Finance VP have also been indicted and resigned from the university. It is expected that Paterno will resign with days or weeks at the latest.
Details regarding the grand jury's report are available here. (Warning: graphic details, including child rape).
There is heartbreak in every area and on every level in this story … Continue reading


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Open House – Intro to Sivananda Yoga
December 6, 2020
Open House – Intro to Sivananda Yoga
This Sunday afternoon program is open to the community. Come and join us for a guided orientation walk, followed by an asana and pranayama class, and an organic, vegetarian meal for a nominal donation of $10. Children are free. You are also welcome to join us for satsang to have the experience of silent meditation, chanting, and our Sunday prayers.
2:00 – 02:30 pm – Arrival, welcome & registration
02:30 – 03:00 pm – Introduction to yoga
03:15 – 03:45 pm – Guided orientation walk
04:00 – 06:00 pm – Yoga Class and Relaxation
06:00 – 07:00 pm – Vegetarian Buffet Dinner
08:00 – 09:30 pm – Satsang (optional) – Guided silent meditation, chanting and lecture
The ashram, founded in 1971 by Swami Vishnu-Devananda in the Sierra foothills, is a non-profit organization run entirely by volunteers and yogis dedicated to promoting a healthy and disciplined lifestyle, which is conducive to high consciousness and individual and world peace. The ashram facility is an ideal location for all to come to learn this tradition.
"Simple living, high thinking." – Swami Vishnu-Devananda


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That's what Ra'Mon said about leaving medical school and the study of neurosurgery to become a fashion designer.
Forgive me, but did brother just say he left med school towards the END? To make clothes? If he wins this thing, I guess he'll be using the money to pay off the loans he took out to learn how to save people's lives from debilitating brain disorders.Yeah, what's the whole story on why Ra'Mon walked away from a career in neurosurgery at the last minute? I'm thinking he must have screwed up somehow, or do you think he's a brilliant artist who simply must follow his passion? And by the way, if you needed brain surgery, would you trust a doctor who said he was passionate about neurosurgery?
So, to review. The questions are:
1. Did Ram'on really leave medical school at the end of the study of neurosurgery?
2. Do you think a background in neurosurgery would help in the design and construction of clothing? Be specific.
3. Should we abandon careers into which we have poured our time, effort, and money when we detect that we lack passion, assuming there is something else about which we do feel passion?
4. When do you want the provider of goods or services to be passionate about what he or she is doing and when do you see passion as a warning sign?
Bonus topic: Is leaving neurosurgery for fashion analogous to being married and having an affair, and does that suggest that Ra'Mon has made a mistake?


text: This week's food temptation puts the trainers to the test instead of the contestants. If Bob, Kim or Jillian give into temptation, they could possibly be giving their team a 15-second advantage that will aid them in the upcoming physical challenge. As much as the trainers want the bonus time, they would not be setting a good example for their teams by choosing the easy way out. In the physical challenge, host Alison Sweeney explains the contestants must race up and down a hill to their team flag in the fastest time. But there's a catch -- the teams will have to try to outbid each other with a faster time, hoping that someone will wager lower and will be unable to succeed. This would result in knocking a team out. The reward for winning will be revealed at the weigh-in and sadly another person will be sent home.


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beef empanadas
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1 brown onion, finely chopped
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ cup fresh oregano leaves, chopped
- 400g beef mince
- ¼ cup (70g) tomato paste
- ¼ cup (60ml) water
- ¾ cup (90g) green pitted Sicilian olives, chopped
- 1 cup flat-leaf parsley leaves, chopped
- sea salt and cracked black pepper
- 4 sheets store-bought shortcrust pastry
- 1 egg, lightly beaten
- store-bought tomato relish, to serve
- Heat the oil in a large, non-stick frying pan over high heat. Add the onion, garlic cumin and oregano and cook, stirring, for 2–3 minutes or until golden. Add the mince and cook, breaking up any lumps with a wooden spoon, for 5 minutes or until golden. Add the tomato paste and water and cook for 2 minutes. Add the olives, parsley, salt and pepper and set aside to cool completely.
- Preheat oven to 200°C (400°F). Using an 11cm-round cookie cutter, cut 4 rounds from each shortcrust pastry sheet. Place 1 ½ tablespoons of the beef mixture in the centre of each round and brush the edges with the egg. Fold to enclose and press with a fork to seal.
- Place on 2 oven trays lined with non-stick baking paper and brush with egg. Bake for 15–20 minutes or until golden. Serve with tomato relish. Makes 16.
+ Great served hot or cold, these empanadas are perfect for picnics and entertaining.
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Happy New Year, gentle readers.
I wanted to write a quick post to flag up something very cool that another part of the BBC has just launched using mobile messaging (SMS). Right up front, I should say I had nothing to do with this so can't take credit for it.
Proper Messy is a mobile-phone based drama for teenagers, proudced by BBC Switch. Along with video content, the service lets users get messages from the character of their choice and lets them interact with the plot. I won't say too much more since the story is live right now but look out for some cool stuff here.
With SMS being such a pervasive and natural medium for teenagers, it seems like this could be a big hit. The messages I've seen thus far have me hooked – I'm dying to know who was involved with the fire…
In more news of things I can't take credit for, Stephen Fry (a famous BBC presenter) has been Twittering away on his journey leading up to his next series, Last Chance to See. Which is about his quest to see endangered sepcies for, perhaps, the last time before they become extinct (or not). Last week he linked one of his Tweets to the official BBC Mobile site for Last Chance to See and sent a load of traffic our way (thanks, Stephen!). Here, he talks about why he enjoys Twittering so much. He's got 50,000 followers already – Lily Allen, eat your heart out (she's only got 648 followers).
And speaking of BBC talent on Twitter, here's links to Steven's page as well as the one from BBC bad-boy, Jonathan Ross.
That said, Twitter isn't all fun and games – the BBC used it for its news coverage on US Election night by having members of the BBC bureau in Washington, DC using it. We also used it during the Mumbai attacks – here's two links to posts about it from editors here, including one about where it might not have gone so well.
Twitter and a classic picture by Rory Cellan-Jones
Mumbai, Twitter and Live Updates by Steve Herrmann


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If any camera can claim to be a 'Volkscamera' then this one has to be fairly high on the list with over 10 million made between 1968 and 1988.
The camera is a very well built, totally automatic exposure (no batteries as it has a selenium cell round lens) and scale focus. The lens is a 40 mm F2,8 Zuiko probably a 4 element Tessar clone. Round the lens is the ASA/ISO ring that is marked 25-400 which should cover most films you'd want to use.
When this camera was a current model, it was very cheap and often came in kits with a flash and a roll of film.
If you get one in good working order today, expect to pay £5-10 (about $10-$20) as a rough price guide slightly more or less depending on condition.
And a 100% crop
A really impressive little performer, not quite up to 50mm prime lens standard but very close all things considered, very sharp 8x12" (A4) prints will be no problem.
The on board auto exposure is remarkably good also, probably good enough to use slide film! (although I've not yet tried)
Certainly this model gives a better image than its price point would suggest and coupled with ease of use would make a great first camera for a child or just for pocket carry everywhere use.
Another shot this time late afternoon:
I bought this camera for my seven year old son, and he loves it. Its sturdy build coupled with ease of use and excellent results make it a bargain.
Just a note:
If you wish to buy a trip this guy has some very nice ones, some with custom leather from £30.00!
Link 'Tripman"
© Mark Smith 2008
© Mark Smith 2008


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Samsung Galaxy S5 Rumor Roundup: Taking Our Best Guesses
Making sense of way too much conflicting information.
Making sense of way too much conflicting information.
T-Mobile's offer of up to $650 for defectors still stands.
Here's the best part: Depending on your wireless carrier and current plan, you may be able to use your phone's mobile hotspot feature at no extra charge.
With the launch of a public software development kit, any developer can add Chromecast support in apps for Android, iOS and the web.
Much like Lenovo's Windows-based Yoga laptops, the Chromebook version has a screen that folds all the way around into tablet mode.
Booting to desktop by default is just another half-measure.
Google helped bring focus and restraint to Motorola's phone business. Does Lenovo care?
Don't expect magnetic camera lenses or solar-powered Macbooks on Apple's roadmap.
And he lives to tell the tale.
The brand has outlived its usefulness thanks to Google Play edition hardware and other market changes.
Microsoft's cloud storage service will be called "OneDrive" due to trademark issues.
The Padfone E comes in "Johnnie Walker Black."


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High Speed Indocyanine Green Angiography Findings in Ranibizumab Treatment for Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration
This study will use an eye imaging test called high speed indocyanine green angiography (HS-ICG), which examines leaky vessels in the eye, to try to find out why individuals respond differently to ranibizumab (Lucentis) treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The drug was recently approved by the Food and Drug Administration to treat this disease, but the response to the treatment varies markedly among individuals.
People 50 years of age and older with wet AMD and vision that meets the research protocol criteria may be eligible for this study. Participants undergo the following procedures:
Ranibizumab injections in the study eye once a month for 4 months. Additional injections are given only if the study eye shows signs of bleeding or leaking fluid. The eye is numbed before the injection and the eye area is cleaned with an antiseptic. Antibiotic drops are used for 3 days following the injection to prevent infection.
Clinic visits once a month for 2 years for evaluations to monitor the response to treatment. The evaluations may include the following examinations and tests:
- Eye examination with dilation, optical coherence tomography and photography: The examination measures visual acuity, thickness of your retina (the back of the eye) andeye pressure. Bright lights will also be used so that the doctor can see the back of your eye. Photographs of the eye may be taken.
- Fluorescein angiography to examine the blood vessels in the eye: A dye called fluorescein is injected into a vein in the arm. The dye travels through the veins to the blood vessels in the eyes. A camera takes pictures of the dye as it flows through the blood vessels. This test is done eight times during the study.
- Indocyanine green angiography to examine the blood vessels in the eye: The procedure is the same as for fluorescein angiography, but it uses a dye called indocyanine green. This test is done once a month for the first year of the study and then every 3 months.
Full Title of Study: "High Speed Indocyanine Green Angiography Findings in Induction/PRN Regimen of Intravitreal Ranibizumab Injection for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration"
Study Type
- Study Type: Observational
- Study Design
- Time Perspective: Prospective
Detailed Description
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness among elderly in the United States.1 Ranibizumab, an inhibitor of all forms of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), is the first FDA-approved treatment for AMD that significantly improves vision in a quarter to a third of patients and maintains or improves vision in greater than 90% of patients. Ranibizumab decreases the vasopermeability as measured by decreased leakage and fluid on fluorescein (FA) and optical coherence tomography. However, the effect of ranibizumab on the structure and hemodynamics of the choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in AMD, as measured with high-speed indocyanine green angiography (HS-ICG), is not known. The effect or lack of effect on the physical structure of the CNV may help explain the variability of injection frequencies and visual responses among different patients. Since anti-VEGF therapy is designed to inhibit exudative CNV, it is clinically important to develop a standard reproducible method to assess HS-ICG.
In this observational study, our primary objective is to assess whether induction/pro re nata (Induction/PRN) 0.5 mg intravitreal ranibizumab-based treatment for neovascular AMD decreases the size and pattern of the CNV as measured on HS-ICG, as opposed to simply decreasing leakage and fluid as seen on FA and OCT. Although combination therapy is likely the standard treatment for AMD in the future, participants will not be allowed to receive other AMD experimental agents (e.g., immunosuppressive drugs) for either the study or fellow eye while on this study. In consultation with various reading centers, we will attempt to develop a reproducible schema for evaluation of HS-ICG by reviewing pre-treatment and post-treatment HS-ICGs. The grading system development is a secondary objective to achieve a better understanding of anatomical and functional results and an important task for future research. In this study, the first 10 cases will be used to attempt to develop a reproducible grading system. The NEI retina group will review these ICGs and attempt to identify gradable aspects of the lesions that are consistently present on the ICGs. During this time we will continue to collect additional cases for evaluation. The grading system proposed from the first 10 cases will be implemented in the next 10 cases. There will be two independent gradings for each ICG. The results of this dual grading will then be reviewed and problematic areas of grading will be identified. The grading system will be modified based on this experience and reproducibility of the modified grading system will be assessed by re-grading the images in a masked fashion. The modified grading system will be utilized in the next 10 cases. This iterative process will be continued until we have either developed a reproducible and useful grading system or completed the full participant analysis. Another important secondary objective is to examine whether an increased dose of 1 mg of intravitreal ranibizumab-based treatment (administered as 1 mg monthly or 0.5 mg bi-monthly) will decrease leakage and fluid as seen on FA and OCT and/or decrease the size and pattern of CNV on HS-ICG for participants not becoming fluid-free on the standard dose.
Clinical Trial Outcome Measures
Primary Measures
- To develop a grading system that can be used to assess the effects of (Induction/PRN) ranibizumab therapy on reducing the neovascular membrane associated with AMD as seen on HS-ICG
Secondary Measures
- Changes in vision; lesion size measured with HS-ICG and FA; leakage measured with FA; changes in retinal thickening measured with OCT; and the safety and tolerability of ranibizumab
Participating in This Clinical Trial
Inclusion Criteria
- The participant must understand and sign the IRB-approved informed consent document for the study.
- The participant must be greater than or equal to 50 years old.
- The participant must be diagnosed with AMD in at least one eye defined by the presence of drusen at least 63 (alpha)m in size.
- The participant must have CNV or associated exudation secondary to AMD as determined by the investigator.
- The participant must have visual acuity of better than 20/400 in the affected eye as measured on an ETDRS chart.
- The participant has retinal photographs and angiography of sufficient quality, allowing assessment of the macular area according to standard clinical practice.
- Women participants of childbearing potential must not be pregnant or breast-feeding, must have a negative pregnancy test at screening, must be willing to undergo a urine pregnancy test throughout the study and must practice an adequate method of birth control. Acceptable methods of birth control include hormonal contraception (birth control pills, injected hormones or vaginal ring), intrauterine device, barrier methods with spermicide (diaphragm with spermicide, condom and spermicide) or surgical sterilization (hysterectomy or tubal ligation).
The participant must be willing and able to comply with the protocol.
Exclusion Criteria
- The participant has CNV, associated with other ocular diseases such as pathologic myopia, ocular histoplasmosis or posterior uveitis, etc.
- The participant has geographic atrophy or fibrosis under the fovea that prevents visual acuity improvement at the discretion of the investigator.
- The participant has decreased vision due to retinal disease not attributable to CNV, such as nonexudative forms of AMD, geographic atrophy, inherited retinal dystrophy, uveitis, or epiretinal membrane.
- The participant has any additional ocular diseases that have irreversibly compromised or could likely compromise the visual acuity of the study eye including amblyopia, anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, clinically significant diabetic macular edema, severe non proliferative diabetic retinopathy, or proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
- The participant has decreased vision due to significant media opacity such as corneal disease or cataract, or opacity precluding photography of the retina; a tear of the RPE; a vitelliform-like lesion of the outer retina (e.g., as in pattern dystrophies or basal laminar cuticular drusen), idiopathic parafoveal telangiectasis, or central serous chorioretinopathy.
- The participant has a history of treatment for CNV in the study eye with focal laser photocoagulation (subfoveal, juxtafoveal or extrafoveal), verteporfin/photodynamic therapy, transpupillary thermotherapy, external beam radiation therapy, or other local treatment (such as submacular surgery) that has resulted in significant subfoveal atrophy or fibrosis as determined by the investigator.
- The participant has had previous ranibizumab, bevacizumab or pegaptanib sodium treatments in the study eye less than four weeks prior to enrollment.
- The participant has had prior verteporfin/photodynamic therapy in the fellow eye less than one week prior to enrollment.
- The participant has evidence of ocular toxoplasmosis; external ocular infection, including conjunctivitis; chalazion; significant blepharitis; or aphakia in the study eye.
- The participant has a history of systemic anti-VEGF therapy less than four weeks prior to enrollment.
- The participant has had intraocular surgery (including lens replacement surgery) within six weeks prior to enrollment.
- The participant has a history of (within the last six months), or current ocular or periocular infection (including any history of ocular herpes zoster or simplex).
- The participant has had a prior vitrectomy in the study eye.
- The participant has medical problems that make consistent follow-up over the treatment period unlikely (e.g., stroke, severe MI, end stage malignancy), any contraindications to performing the necessary diagnostic studies (i.e., known allergy to indocyanine green or fluorescein dyes, etc.), or in general is a poor medical risk because of other systemic diseases or active uncontrolled infections.
- The participant has had insertion of a sclera buckle in the study eye.
- The participant has clinical evidence of scleral thinning (defined as an area of blue/grey discoloration of the sclera representing visualization of underlying choroidal tissue through a thinned area of sclera) seen at the time of external eye examination.
- The participant exhibits clinical signs of myopic retinopathy, or has a refraction of > spherical equivalent 8.00D in their current prescription. Pseudophakic participants may be enrolled in this study if there is no funduscopic evidence of degenerative myopia present and if there is no medical history prior to the participants cataract surgery of either myopic retinopathy or a refraction of > spherical equivalent 8.00D.
- The participant has a history of a corneal transplant.
- The participant has infectious conjunctivitis, keratitis, scleritis, or endophthalmitis.
- The participant is currently undergoing treatment for active ocular infection.
- The participant has a shellfish allergy, iodine allergy or liver disease.
Gender Eligibility: All
Minimum Age: 50 Years
Maximum Age: N/A
Are Healthy Volunteers Accepted: No
Investigator Details
- Lead Sponsor
- National Eye Institute (NEI)
- Provider of Information About this Clinical Study
- Sponsor
- Overall Official(s)
- Henry E Wiley, M.D., Principal Investigator, National Eye Institute (NEI)
Bressler NM, Bressler SB, Fine SL. Age-related macular degeneration. Surv Ophthalmol. 1988 May-Jun;32(6):375-413. Review.
Laser photocoagulation of subfoveal neovascular lesions in age-related macular degeneration. Results of a randomized clinical trial. Macular Photocoagulation Study Group. Arch Ophthalmol. 1991 Sep;109(9):1220-31.
Pieramici DJ, Avery RL. Ranibizumab: treatment in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. Expert Opin Biol Ther. 2006 Nov;6(11):1237-45. Review.
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Alfredo Paredes is living the Ralph Lauren dream; Hell, he helped create the RL dream! As the executive VP and chief creative officer, Alfredo is responsible for guiding the company's vision of curating the evocative environments that we all want to step into.
He and his partner writer Brad Goldfarb moved into and renovated an East Village loft that was recently featured in Architectural Digest
This magnificent space was a former hospital, and then a music school. Alfredo saw beyond the flaws and challenges, as a creative mind does, and reimagined the 2,500 sq. foot penthouse. The 80's aesthetic was replaced - and with an air of history and a modern quality, an artist garret was born.
I love how you would naturally feel enveloped in warmth, and it has oooh la la, so much style
The couple's last apartment below was featured in Elle Decor some time ago. Have style, will travel. From store design to consistent product presentation, the vision is pure Ralph Lauren. From Madison Avenue to the Mountain Modern collection, I'll dip my toes into this lifestyle anytime.
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Computational phonology studies the nature of the computations necessary and sufficient for characterizing phonological knowledge. As a field it is informed by the theories of computation and phonology.
The computational nature of phonological knowledge is important because at a fundamental level it is about the psychological nature of memory as it pertains to phonological knowledge. Different types of phonological knowledge can be characterized as computational problems, and the solutions to these problems reveal their computational nature. In contrast to syntactic knowledge, there is clear evidence that phonological knowledge is computationally bounded to the so-called regular classes of sets and relations. These classes have multiple mathematical characterizations in terms of logic, automata, and algebra with significant implications for the nature of memory. In fact, there is evidence that phonological knowledge is bounded by particular subregular classes, with more restrictive logical, automata-theoretic, and algebraic characterizations, and thus by weaker models of memory.
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Puerto Rico Governor Luis Fortuno
Born: October 31, 1960, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Spouse(s): Luca Vela
Children : Mara Luisa, Luis Roberto, Guillermo
Residence : San Juan, Puerto Rico
Alma mater: Colegio Marista, Georgetown University, Univeristy of Virginia School of Law
Profession: Lawyer
Religion: Roman Catholic `
Political Career :
- 1993 – Executive Director of the Puerto Rico Tourism Company
- 1993 – President, Hotel Development Corporation
- 1994 – Became Puerto Rico's first Secretary Puerto Rico Economic Develpment and Commerce
- 2004 -Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives which in Puerto Rico has the title, Resident Commissioner and is a four year term
- 2008 – Elected Governor of Puerto Rico
Click Here to Review Fortuno's Voting Record and Positions on the Issues
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Luis Fortuno is not well known to most Americans, yet. But an intricate set of unique circumstances are likely to place Fortuno in a roll that will eventually make him a well known national Republican.
Fortuno is Puerto Rican and the first Republican to be elected Governor of Puerto Rico since 1969 and only the second elected since 1949. Prior to his rise to Governor of this American territory he served as one of only three Republicans to ever be elected to represent it in the U.S. Congress.
All of these distinctions help demonstrate Fortuno's ability to connect and relate with a Puerto Rican electorate that normally leans predominantly to the left and squarely in the arms of the Democrat Party, a quality that the Republican Party sorely needs, especially when it comes to appealing to Hispanic voters. For that reason, you can look forward to the G.O.P. raising Luis Fortuno's visibility and recruiting him to help spread the Republican message in to the fast growing Hispanic voting population.
The strategy to elevate figures to national acclaim and use an unknown, young candidate to motivate minorities is not an unusual one. Actually it is right out of the Democrat playbook. It was Democrats who in 2004 took a young unknown African-American, who unlike Fortuno, a Governor, was little more than an obscure state legislator, and gave him center stage with the opportunity to deliver a prime time keynote address. Two years later he was a United States Senator and less then a year after that, he was running a successful election for President.
While Luis Fortuno did not even consider running for President in 2012, he may soon have to consider accepting the viced presidential nomination, and for good reason. Beyond his popularity among the citizens of Puerto Rica and his appeal to Hispanics outside of Puerto Rico, Fortuno is a Reagan Republican whose conservative thinking and record will have plenty of traction among Americans of all persuasions. Fortunostates that Reagan was "clear in what he envisioned, a party that is open to ideas, the free flow of ideas and goods and services", and he has added that believes "we have to go back to those principles.
As Governor, Fortuno is practicing those core Republican principles to tackle a record $3.2 billion deficit. He has cut expenses across the board, instituted salary reductions of 30 percent for himself, department heads and political appointments. He has also been implementing policies such as cutting taxes and creating new private-sector jobs in the place of government handouts.
At the moment, a G.O.P. ticket with Puerto Rico's Governor Fortuno on it may seem far fetched, but it's called history folks, and stranger things have made history and eventually come to be seen as quite natural.


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GovSales is an example of the Federal Asset Sales initiative, which is one of the President's Expanding Electronic Government initiatives, and it is one of the five E-Government initiatives managed by GSA. GovSales's mission is to create a secure, efficient, and effective online marketplace that will serve as a single-point for the public to find and buy federal assets.
Each year the federal government sells billions of dollars of surplus, seized, forfeited, and exchange/sale assets. GovSales is a centralized, citizen-centered website created to make it easy for people and businesses to locate government assets for sale. It also enhances the visibility of those assets.
GovSales objectives are to:
- Make it easier for citizens and businesses to find and buy government assets;
- Increase agencies' net proceeds from asset sales;
- Decrease agencies' expenses related to asset sales;
- Accelerate asset sales time;
- Leverage economies of scale and reach a broader customer base; and
- Take advantage of market driven "best in class" practices and solutions.
All agencies now sell their unwanted assets using the Sales Center (SC) market-driven approach for asset sales. For more information on the GovSales initiative, please refer to the "Contacts" box to the right.
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DETROIT – The Detroit Tigers have released their first round schedule for their series against the Oakland A's.
The Tigers will head to Oakland for the first two games against the Athletics on Friday and Saturday.
Games three and four are in Detroit on Monday October 7th and on Tuesday October 8th. Game five would be back in Oakland on Thursday October 10th.
The start times will be determined later.
Meantime Henderson Alvarez pitched one of baseball's most bizarre no-hitters, celebrating in the on-deck circle when the Miami Marlins scored on a two-out wild pitch in the bottom of the ninth inning to beat the AL Central champion Detroit Tigers 1-0 Sunday.
After Alvarez finished off the ninth with the game scoreless, he had to wait to see if it would become an official no-hitter. A Major League Baseball ruling in 1991 said only complete games of nine or more innings with no hits would count.
The Marlins loaded the bases and with pinch-hitter Greg Dobbs at bat, Luke Putkonen threw a wild pitch that let Giancarlo Stanton score. Alvarez was on deck, and he took off his batting helmet and started to celebrate while still wearing his batting gloves.
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Sunday, June 10, 2012
Study Digs Into Secrets of Keeping HIV in Check
These fortunate patients, known as "elite controllers" or "long-term non-progressors," are quite rare. They've long fascinated scientists who want to understand the secrets lurking inside their immune cells. Researchers trying to develop an AIDS vaccine are especially interested in these special patients.
The key seems to be that certain cells in the immune systems of these people are better able to detect and kill cells that are infected with HIV, the virus that causes AIDS, said study co-author Dr. Bruce Walker, a professor at Harvard School of Public Health.
In essence, he said, they have better "glasses" than the same cells in patients who can't fight off the virus as well. These cells are better able to "see" signs of trouble from infected cells that send out a kind of distress signal.
The new research shows that "there's a way to measure what's good vision and what's bad vision," Walker said. "We can immediately start looking at vaccine candidates to see if our techniques of training these killer cells are leading to really good vision or not. We can also try to understand what it is that's impaired the vision in some of these patients and allowed for good vision to develop in others."
The researchers came to their conclusions after studying the blood of five "elite controllers" and five normal HIV patients.
Only about one in 200 or 300 HIV patients is able to naturally keep the virus from developing into AIDS without the help of medications, Walker noted. One person has been fending off AIDS since 1978.
"We can't be sure that everybody who achieves this state is actually going to persist in it, but it certainly looks like the vast majority of them will," he said.
Nitin Saksena, head of the retroviral genetics division at Westmead Millennium Institute's Center for Virus Research in Sydney, Australia, said the study needs to be confirmed by other research, and it has limitations, such as the small number of patients involved. It's important to consider that "elite controllers" are quite different from each other, Saksena added.
Dr. Mark Connors, chief of the HIV-specific immunity section with the Laboratory of Immunoregulation of the U.S. National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, questioned the study results, saying they don't demonstrate why the killer immune cells work more effectively in the elite controllers. Essentially, Connors doesn't think the study authors discovered why the cells have better "vision."
Study co-author Walker, however, said the research is valuable: "This is another example of HIV revealing its secrets. Having been in this field for 30 years, the remarkable thing is that we just keep learning more."
The study is published in the June 10 online edition of Nature Immunology.
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So for the past month or so I've been tinkering around with building a VR pinball (+ mame) cabinet controller. The cabinet was made locally by someone who makes professional grade restoration pinball and MAME cabinets, it's made exactly to the specs of the first 10" of a real pinball cabinet. I primed the cabinet, sprayed it a metallic blue color and then clear coated it. Wiring up the buttons wasn't too difficult and thanks to the Teency-LC with PinSim software installed the whole thing is plug and play once everything is wired up. Below are links for the cabinet instructions (thanks Jeremy @ Tested.com!), the buttons I used (recommended by cabinet maker, they work great) and the type of wired I used for wiring up the buttons.
I did add a few more items to make the cabinet feel more like a real pinball machine. I added a real lockdown bar and coin door. I also plan to add side rails using some old side rails off of one of my real pinball machines.
This morning I was able to give the cabinet a try in Pinball FX2 VR. Just wow. Pinball FX2 with a VR cabinet controller is easily the best virtual pinball experience I've had. I can't wait to try more tables once they are released.


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The way Google+ Circles works is a differentiator from how other social networks (say, Facebook) organize a user's contacts.
It also just got easier to do.
Google has tweaked the Circles page-design, adding a left-hand navigation menu -- making it easier to get to email address books. The icons also scale better for small screens.
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A larger improvement is a more robust search. Users can find people and brands they have an interest in, with a list of related suggestions from Google that the user may want also to add to their Circles.
Google is working on new algorithims "to match users based on friend connections and interests," according to The Next Web.
Given Google's immense amount of marketing, sales and advertising -- as well as user behavior and impressions -- these tweaks could lead down a quite robust and lucrative path.


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Chewie, the script to a behind-the-scenes tale about Star Wars' Wookiee, was one of our favorite screenplays on the 2011 Black List — now it has a director! Kyle Newman of Fanboys has signed on to helm the odd story of Peter Mayhew, hospital worker turned Wookie smuggler. Via Mayhew's Twitter account:
Yes, we're working with Kyle Newman and the team on CHEWIE, The Movie and are hopeful it can move forward. Rumors can begin now, Forcecast!
The Hollywood Reporter confirmed both this news with Newman and that he had purchased the rights, but there's no word on him directing. Either way, having Newman attached to this project is a very good thing. Newman already has a good relationship with George Lucas and was granted use of Star Wars sound effects and more for Fanboys.
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Sunday, June 26, 2011
Q & A: The Coach
(And plenty of questions of my own, but that is neither here nor there. Not today.)
I just want to know:...did you...or didn't you?
Did. Do. Yes. For sure.
Can you give some deets on the Coach's looks?
Oh, he's so cute. I know I've written that exact phrase describing his looks a dozen and a half times. It's because he is. So cute. I've never asked, but I imagine that he's been told that his whole life. I know a lot of girls who know The Coach: they all think that he's cute. His friends tease him and call him vain. I don't think that he's vain, but he cannot be ignorant to how very, very handsome he is.
He's attractive in a very all-American way. Over 6' tall. Broad shoulders. A mischievous smile. His hair is a sandy brown; his eyes are brown, too. And his nose reminds me a little bit of my sister's nose. He's in fantastic shape, but not intimidating, Greek God, 1% body fat, unattainably good shape and I like that about him.
The Coach is the best looking guy I've ever been with. It's actually a little bit intimidating, more so when this all started than it is now, but I'm still very aware of it. I'm simply not as effortlessly and classically attractive as he is. And it feels like an odd imbalance. (Although I don't feel cute enough for him, I do know what his ex-girlfriend looks like, I definitely fit into his "type," which is undoubtedly tiny blonde girls.)
Is he an "older" gent?
Yes. He's older than I am. He recently turned 33, so he's four years and some change older than me.
Does he blow Colin and The Groomsman out of the water?
That's a hard comparison to make. But, in every way that you can compare The Coach to Colin and to The Groomsman: yes. Absolutely.
It wasn't something that I thought about until now, actually, but The Coach has that confident, fun personality that attracted me to The Groomsman and he has that athlete's demeanor like Colin. But he actually likes me, unlike The Groomsman. And he doesn't have the issues or the excuses or the fondness for professional wrestling or the drinking problem that Colin always had.
Where he really, really blows Colin and The Groomsman out of the water is my comfort with him. With Colin and The Groomsman, I never took my guard down. I was never totally myself and totally comfortable. Ever. But with The Coach? I'm just myself. Not a panicked, uptight, trying-too-hard-to-be-perfect, afraid-to-make-a-mistake, terrified version of myself.
And also he's way more fun to make out with. So he is obviously the best.
Are you just having fun or do you think it could be something more?
We're just having fun.
If he were game for trying for something more, I would wholeheartedly support giving it a go. I think that our temperaments and intellect and personalities and interests are very complimentary. I think that he is a legitimately awesome, kind, fun, good guy. I like him a lot. And I'm really not sure he's ready to grow up and be accountable and let go of the bachelor lifestyle.
In terms of me being the one in the relationship (totally using that term loosely) who is calling the shots, yes, I think I'm doing more of that with The Coach than I have with any other guy. It's a combination of my growing up a bit from the days of Colin and The Groomsman and Luke, I think, and the fact that The Coach has made his interest in me very clear from the very beginning. It's a lot easier to set the direction of the ship when you know the the other party is securely on board.
Why is there an expiration date on this?
This whole business of an expiration date is related to his job. Because he is climbing up the ladder in coaching, he's pretty much obligated to go wherever he gets his best offer. And, simply due to the number of collegiate programs in the state, it isn't likely that he'll end up somewhere terribly close to where I live. I've always assumed that, when his season starts and he makes his move, we will be done.
That's not to say that we will be - I actually probably heard from him more when he was on campus (and lonely) in the winter than I hear from him now (in terms of text messages and phone calls, I mean) - but I'm compelled to remind myself of that reality on a regular basis.
Where do you think his head is with all of this? Do you KNOW he doesn't want more than just fun?
I have a hard time with this. Mostly, I think he's in it for the fun. Sometimes, he'll do or say something that strikes me as a little too sweet or a little too tender to be coming from a guy who is in it only for the fun. It makes my head spin.
We haven't had The Talk or any variation in which we discuss our status. Therefore, I don't know with certainty that he doesn't want more than just fun and, truthfully, I dislike entertaining that idea because it gets my hopes up.
And with that, friends, our humble little Q & A is a wrap!
Thanks for your questions. Attempting to put together a coherent answer to each of them was good for me, actually, in terms of thinking about this whole thing with The Coach in a way that isn't as raw and as immediate and as emotional as I normally approach thinking about what we have. This little exercise has cleared up a few things for me and, hopefully I've cleared up a bit for you, too.
Follow up questions? Leave 'em in the comments.
10 comments:
- Susan said...
Oh! That was a fun read! Thanks so much for sharing. He sounds like a great, fun, HOT guy and it's great that you seem to be having such a good time with him.
- Teagan B. Sawyer said...
Awesome awesome responses to the questions! I'm so glad you are having fun with the Coach...and I can't wait to see how it will all unfold :)
- Its Just Me said...
I picture The Coach as Bradley Cooper in my mind for some reason!
- Lauren said...
These were awesome! I'm really glad to see you out there just having fun and playing things by ear. It sounds like it's just working for you. And I'm with "it's just me" I keep picturing him as Bradley Cooper too...from Hangover...in the sexy black suit.
- k said...
Now I can't get Bradley Cooper out of my mind :) I totally wasn't picturing an older man.
Love this.
- OC said...
I picture Bradley Cooper too!
Can I ask a question? Does he or has he ever spent the night?
Does he coach at a different location during the season and then return home?
- A said...
Bradley Cooper! OMG, you guys, I love it. I mean, we all know that he's not Bradley Cooper's twin because I, like, leave my bed on a regular basis (could I do that if he was BCoop's twin, um, NO NOT ALLOWED) but Bradley Cooper is definitely...in the same family in terms of looks. If that makes any sense.
- A said...
@OC (Hey girl! I miss you and I miss your blog!) - no, no sleepovers. I haven't pushed for it; he hasn't hung around so long that I've felt obligated to suggest it.
I guess it is sort of my way of keeping it categorized as fun rather than fun-but-I-want-it-to-be-more-so-badly-that-it-is-a-little-pathetic. Otherwise known as protecting myself.
- A said...
@togethertheycome Right on. Basically, guys in his situation live wherever they're coaching at for the duration of the season (plus a couple weeks before and after) and then they go to wherever "home" is during the summertime so that they can golf and hang out and be irresponsible and not have to work. ...sounds good, right?


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Muffins made with beer have great depth of flavor
Beer and muffins -- now there are two words you don't often see in the same sentence, let alone in the same recipe. Most muffin batters, even savory ones, are moistened with milk or buttermilk. But beer will do the same job, adding flavor and a bubbly lift.
Beer is more often used in quick bread. Its carbonation helps the bread rise, and its yeasty flavor mimics the flavor and aroma of "real" bread in a fraction of the time it would take to make a yeast-risen bread.
I will never turn down a loaf of beer bread, but I like muffins better. With no slicing, and no crumbs, they are easier and neater to serve. They also are easy to save. Leftover bread goes stale quickly, but you can keep leftover muffins fresh by wrapping them in plastic and freezing them. Defrost on the countertop, rewarm in a 300-degree oven for 5 minutes, and they will be indistinguishable from a freshly baked batch.
For my beer muffins, I started with the simplest beer bread recipe, adapting it to fit my muffin tin. Some beer bread recipes rely solely on the carbonation in beer to raise the bread. In my experience, the result is a little bit gummy and heavy, so I added some baking powder to lighten up the dough. I filled each muffin cup just halfway, and the combination of baking powder and beer caused my muffins to rise impressively. For the tallest muffins, get them into the oven as soon as you mix the dough and before the beer's bubbles have a chance to pop.
Some shredded Cheddar cheese and melted butter mixed into the batter and sprinkled and drizzled on top just before baking lend richness to the muffins. Take care to grease your muffin tin well for an easy release. If the cheese sprinkled on top has melted onto the pan, run a sharp paring knife around each muffin to loosen it before removing from the tins.
Blue Point Toasted Lager gave my muffins terrific flavor. The beer's warm, roasted malt taste became concentrated during baking and stood up well to the assertive flavors of the Cheddar cheese and chopped dill. Using different beer, cheese and herb combinations will give you an entirely different effect. With some imagination and what you have in the refrigerator, you could come up with a custom muffin for every night of the week. Here are a few variations using beers of different styles and from around the world to get you started:
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Sweet muffins benefit just as much from the bubbly flavor of beer (and hard cider). For breakfast or teatime, try one of the following combinations:
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* Raspberry ale, some crumbled goat cheese, 3/4 cup frozen raspberries and 6 tablespoons sugar
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I served my beer muffins with some cream of tomato soup. They would have been equally good with chili or a beef and beer stew.
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Communication is a critical component of our life; it allows us to express who we are and relate to one another. Communication is more than talking and listening, it involves understanding and interpreting.
How does dementia affect communication?
Dementia affects how people express themselves and understand what is being communicated to them. For the person with dementia, maintaining relationships can be a complex process, especially when verbal communication is affected. The following changes are common:
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You may find that the person with dementia has good days and bad days - this can depend on the quality and amount of sleep, stress levels and other medical conditions.
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The Tenrō Clan (天狼一族, Tenrō Ichizoku) is a clan of shinobi that hail from Yumegakure.
The Tenrō clan was responsible for sealing and controlling the Three-Headed Guardian Beast which resulted in them gaining control of Yumegakure. The village's current chief, Enzo, hails from this clan.
The Tenrō clan ninja fighting style revolves mainly around the use of taijutsu and some use of ninja tools. Some members have been shown to use a combat based transformation technique, allowing them to take on a wolf-like creature that enhances their strength and speed, which emphasises their main focus of taijutsu and close combat. Some members of the clan also used unconventional weaponry in the form of large dual-wielded drills, capable of swiftly boring through the earth, thus surprising the opponent, alongside using them as thrusting weapons when battling above ground. Like the Inuzuka clan of Konohagakure, the Tenrō clan makes use of canines in combat by using wolves with a pair of large bladed weapons strapped to their back. The canines use their blades by rearing up onto their hind legs and jump at their targets and spinning around.
Aside from combat skills, the clan also boasted knowledge of a high level sealing technique, which in the past enabled them to imprison the Three-Headed Guardian Beast. While the seal was not shown, its abilities were similar to the Eight Trigrams Sealing Style in that it allows for an opening of the seal with a special key. The key itself, is held by the leader of the village, Enzo.
- 天狼 (Tenrō) is the Japanese name of Sirius, the Dog Star, the word can also mean Heavenly Wolf, a reference to the clan's wolf-like transformation.
- There's a boss level that appeared twice, named Tenrō Chūnin, referencing both clan and rank.


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I hadn't actually planned on launching Hightechnocracy as soon as I did, but when the need for a blog that combined two disparate blogging worlds I followed presented itself, I felt I couldn't wait. But that has led to what can only be called an ironic cluster of failures. For a blog that wants to showcase exactly what changes technology is wreaking in the political science world, the theme I've chose has a series of horrible shortcoming that I don't know how to address….yet. I'll either figure it out when I have some free time (*snicker) or I will have to change themes (likely).
I also haven't had time to explain exactly what the goal of this blog is and I haven't posted anything like what I expect the meat of the blog will consist of. So at this early stage, it's probably hard to tell just yet what my "point" is. That will come, implicitly over time, and explicitly in an About page in the next few days.
I should also quickly note, until I can find time to write about it, that the banner is from the excellent work of Daniel Maliniak at the University of California, San Diego and Ryan M. Powers at the University of Wisconsin, Madison visualizing the International Relations academic universe. You can go to their website to see it for yourself and read about what they've done.