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Jornal Vascular Brasileiro
versão impressa ISSN 1677-5449
J. vasc. bras. vol.10 no.3 Porto Alegre jul./set. 2011
Comparative study among the physical examination, echo-color Doppler mapping and operative approaching in the recurrent lower extremity varicose veins from the saphenofemoral junction
Estudo comparativo entre os achados do exame físico, do mapeamento com eco-Doppler colorido e da exploração cirúrgica na recidiva das varizes de membros inferiores a partir da junção safeno-femoral
Gilberto Narchi RabahieI; Daniel Reis WaisbergII; Loudes Conceição MartinsIII; Mariane Martins MansoIV; Newton Eiji KitamuraV; Jaques WaisbergVI
of Health Sciences from Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (FMABC); Vascular Surgeon
at Department of Surgery of FMABC - Santo André (SP), Brazil
IIMedical student at Universidade de São Paulo (USP) - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
IIIPhD in Pathology from USP - São Paulo (SP), Brazil; Assistant Professor at Department of Public Health of FMABC - Santo André (SP), Brazil
IVMedical student at FMABC - Santo André (SP), Brazil
VMedical student at Universidade Cidade de São Paulo (UNICID) - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
VIPost-doctorate degree; Assistant Professor at Department of Surgery of FMABC - Santo André (SP), Brazil; Physician at Department of Surgery of Hospital do Servidor Público Estadual de São Paulo (IAMSPE) - São Paulo (SP), Brazil
Recurrent varicose veins of the lower limbs are a frequent complication of saphenous
vein stripping and their incidence may reach 80% of the cases.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the sensitivity of physical examination and color-Doppler flow mapping for the diagnosis of insufficiency in the greater saphenous vein stump in patients who had previously undergone saphenous vein stripping, comparing the results with the findings at reoperation of the saphenofemoral junction.
METHODS: This prospective study included 37 limbs of 30 patients who had been previously submitted to saphenous vein stripping to treat varicose veins. Color-Doppler flow mapping was performed in all patients. Results were compared with findings at reoperation of the saphenofemoral junction.
RESULTS: The sensitivity of color-Doppler flow mapping was 70.3% (26 limbs out of 37 limbs) and false negative results occurred in 11 (29.7%) limbs (p=0.03). The sensitivity of finding varicose veins in the groin and/or in the anteromedial aspect of the upper thigh was 100% (37 limbs out of 37 limbs), without false-negatives.
CONCLUSIONS: In patients previously submitted to saphenous vein stripping,, recurrent varicose veins found in the groin or anteromedial aspect of the upper thigh at physical examination are suggestive of greater saphenous vein stump insufficiency. Color-Doppler flow mapping should be performed for an adequate saphenofemoral junction reoperation.
Keywords: saphenous vein; varicose veins; recurrence; ultrasonography; ultrasonography, Doppler, color
A recidiva de varizes em membros inferiores é complicação
frequente da safenectomia e sua incidência atinge até 80% dos casos.
OBJETIVO: Avaliar a sensibilidade do exame físico e do mapeamento com eco-color Doppler no diagnóstico da insuficiência do coto da veia safena magna, em doentes previamente operados, comparando-os com os achados da exploração operatória da junção safeno-femoral.
MÉTODOS: Foram estudados prospectivamente 30 doentes envolvendo 37 membros submetidos previamente à safenectomia magna para tratamento de varizes e que foram reoperados por recidiva de varizes na região inguinal ou em face anterossuperior da coxa. Todos os doentes foram submetidos ao mapeamento com eco-color Doppler. Os dados foram comparados com os achados da exploração da crossa da veia safena magna na reoperação.
RESULTADOS: A sensibilidade do mapeamento com eco-color Doppler para a presença de insuficiência do coto da veia safena magna foi de 70,3% (26 concordâncias dentre os 37 membros) e resultados falsos negativos ocorreram em 29,7% (11) membros avaliados (p=0,03). A sensibilidade do achado de varizes na região inguinal e na face anteromedial da coxa com a presença de insuficiência do coto da veia safena magna foi de 100% (37 concordâncias dentre os 37 membros) e não houve resultados falsos negativos.
CONCLUSÕES: No doente já submetido à safenectomia magna, a presença no exame físico de varizes recidivadas em região inguinal e na face anteromedial da coxa é sugestivo de insuficiência do coto da veia safena magna, devendo-se realizar o mapeamento com eco color Doppler para o adequado planejamento da reexploração da crossa da veia safena magna.
Palavras-chave: veia safena; varizes; recidiva; ultrassonografia; ultrassonografia Doppler em cores.
Recurrence of varicose veins in the lower extremities is a frequent late postoperative complication. It is commonly associated with inadequate initial operation, although it may also occur as a result of disease progression. Recurrence may occur in up to 80% of patients within 5 to 20 years after the initial operation1. Sarin, Scurr, Coleridge Smith2 and Bradbury et al.3 showed that 20% of the patients subjected to operations for varicose veins presented recurrence. The Recurrent Varices After Surgery (REVAS) consensus document4 defined this complication as "presence of varicose veins in lower limbs previously operated upon for varices".
According to De Maeseneer et al.5, the determining factors for recurrent varicose veins are insufficient preoperative evaluation and inadequate initial operation. Those authors state that the leading cause of recurrence of varicose veins is ligation of the proximal saphenous vein too superficial or too far from the saphenofemoral junction, leaving untreated local tributary veins in the groin. An incompetent saphenofemoral valve may cause reflux into the saphenous vein stump and thus new varicose veins. Luccas, Menezes e Barel6 stated that this complication is inevitable after the operation. Franco et al.7 showed that 95% of cases of groin recurrence are caused inadequate handling of the saphenofemoral junction. Rivlin8 e Negus9 published two papers (in 1975 and in 1993), emphasizing the relevance of this subject.
In a multicenter study, Geier et al.10 confirmed the importance of an adequate treatment of the greater saphenous vein in the groin.
Neovascularization is another factor regarded as a direct cause of varicose vein recurrence on the saphenofemoral junction11-13. Some authors14,15, however, argue that angioneogenesis alone is enough to cause recurrence of varicose veins.
Ecocolor Doppler mapping is regarded as a mandatory exam in the investigation of varicose vein recurrence4,9,16-21. This exam, however, is dependent on the examiner's proficiency and, to date, there is no standardization of eco-color Doppler in the evaluation of recurrent varicose veins22,23.
The objective of the present study is to evaluate the sensitivity of clinical examination and ecocolor Doppler mapping in the diagnosis of saphenofemoral junction insufficiency in patients with recurrent varicose veins in the groin and upper thigh who had previously undergone saphenous vein stripping and to compare the results with the findings at reoperation.
The research project was approved by the Ethics Committee of Faculdade de Medicina do ABC, protocol number 088/03. This prospective observational descriptive study was carried out in patients of a private clinic in Santo André (SP) from February 2004 through November 2006.
The inclusion criteria were: adult of both sexes with recurrent varicose vein of the lower limbs with CEAP classification 2 and 3 located at the inguinal and anteromedial regions of the upper thigh24. The exclusion criteria were extrinsic compression and/or pelvic varicose veins.
Out of 312 patients who had undergone saphenous vein stripping, 89 (28.5%) were reoperated for recurrence. Thirty patients who met the inclusion criteria were selected and the sample consisted of 37 lower limbs.
This study had two phases: in the first, clinical examination and color Doppler mapping was performed, and in the second phase, surgical reintervention was performed at the saphenofemoral junction.
The patients' mean age was 53.7 years (32 to 74 years old). Twenty-seven (90%) were females and three (10%) were males. Twenty-seven (90%) were Caucasian and three (10%) were Black. Nine patients had arterial hypertension (30%), and one had diabetes mellitus (3.33%). The right lower limb was affected in 21 cases (56.8%), and the left lower limb in 16 cases (43.2%). Regarding risk factors for varicose veins, 24 women (88.9%) had had two or more pregnancies (Table 1).
Physical examination was performed with the patient in the supine and upright positions. The lower limbs were evaluated as to color, presence of edema, deformities, hemangioma, muscular hyperthrophy, hyperpigmentation, teleangiectasias, varicose veins, skin trophic changes and dermatomycosis and onicomycosis. The scars from the previous surgical incisions were evaluated as to the position at or above the inguinal crease, and varicose veins on the groin and/or on the anteromedial portion of the thigh were noted (Figure 1).
Femoral, popliteal, tibialis anterior and posterior pulses were assessed, and the limbs tested for edema. The varicose veins were palpated and the presence of superficial phlebitis was excluded in all cases.
Out of the thirty patients with recurrent varicose veins, 22 (73.3%) had been operated upon once previously, five (16.7%) had been operated twice, and three (10%) had undergone three operations (Table 2).
All patients underwent color Doppler flow mapping in different institutions, according to their health care insurance coverage. The diagnostic hypothesis of recurrent varicose veins was specified at test ordering, so the superficial and deep venous systems and the perforating veins were investigated.
After preoperative clinical evaluation the color Doppler flow mapping, the patient was subjected to operation by a 3-cm incision at the groin. The saphenofemoral junction was approached directly in 29 limbs (78.4%), and, in eight cases (21.6%), the femoral vessels were dissected.
The groins that had not been previously operated upon were intact. When previous ligation of the greater saphenous vein had been distal to the saphenofemoral junction, the groin was easier to dissect, because the region not been explored before (Figure 2). When it had been previously approached, dissection was more difficult due to local fibrosis. In those cases, the technique described by Li25 was used, consisting of extending the incision laterally onto the femoral pulse, which allows dissection of the femoral vein and of the saphenofemoral junction. The saphenous vein stump can then be sutured with 5-0 polipropilene. The subcutaneous tissue was closed with 3-0 absorbable sutures, and the skin closed with intradermal sutures of 4-0 poligalactin. After handling the saphenofemoral junction, the varicose veins were treated by the conventional technique of excision through stab incisions.
The descriptive analysis of study variables was used. Qualitative variables were expressed as absolute and relative values. The kappa test was used to correlate the findings of physical examination, color Doppler flow mapping and surgical exploration. Values adopted were: less than zero, absence of agreement; from 0 to 0.19, low agreement; from 0.20 to 0.59, medium degree of agreement; from 0.60 to 0.79, high degree of agreement; from 0.80 to 1.0, almost perfect agreement. Data were analyzed by the computer program SPSS 14.0 for Windows.
The findings of color Doppler flow mapping of the groin showed saphenous vein stump insufficiency in 22 (59.5%) cases (Table 3, Figure 3).
At reoperation, 33 of the limbs (89.2%) were found to have insufficient greater saphenous vein stumps, and in 4 limbs (10.8%), the saphenofemoral junction was intact (Table 4).
Out of the 11 limbs (29.7%) that showed no agreement between ecocolor Doppler mapping and surgical findings, in 4 limbs (10.8%) the saphenofemoral junction was intact and in 7 limbs (18.9%), an insufficient saphenous vein stump was found (Chart 1).
Two patients (5.4%) had perioperative complications. One of these patients presented lymphorrea that lasted eight days and resolved spontaneously. The other patient had an operative injury of the saphenofemoral junction that was immediately identified and treated with primary venorrhaphy.
Comparison between color Doppler flow mapping and surgical findings in patients with recurrence of varicose veins in the groin and antero-medial aspect of the thigh showed agreement in 26 limbs (70.3%) and no agreement in 11 limbs (29.7%) (Table 5) (kappa=0.4; medium degree of agreement). The agreement between the presence of recurrent varices in the groin and in the anteromedial portion of the thigh at clinical examination and the surgical finding of saphenofemoral junction insufficiency (with a stump) was 100% (kappa=1.0; perfect agreement).
The sensitivity of color Doppler flow mapping to the presence of an insufficient greater saphenous vein stump was 70.3% (26 agreements in 37 limbs). False-negative results were found in 11 limbs (29.7%). The sensitivity of the clinical finding of groin and anteromedial varicose veins in relation to greater saphenous vein stump insufficiency was 100% (37 associations among 37 limbs), without false-negative results.
Recurrent varicose veins are a concern for surgeons since 1940, when Stalker and Heyerdale26 and other authors27-29 pointed out the importance of this problem. The incidence of recurrence is variable, depending on the technique used in the initial operation. A high incidence of recurrent varicose veins can be avoided by careful dissection and ligation of all tributary veins of the proximal saphenous vein and at the saphenofemoral junction30-37.
Rivlin8 has stated that the leading cause for recurrent varices is dissecting the saphenous vein at a superficial level, i.e., when an inexperienced surgeon does not dissect deep enough to reach the saphenofemoral junction and performs ligation of the greater saphenous vein distally to the tributary veins draining into the it. Franco et al.7 have stated that 95% of recurrence cases are the result of incomplete surgical handling of the saphenofemoral junction. Wali et al.19, Jiang et al.20, and Zaraca e Ebner38 have also suggested that in some cases, this may happen when the surgeon mistakes the greater saphenous vein for the common femoral vein, and goes on to ligate the accessory saphenous vein instead of the greater saphenous vein. Wali et al.19 have claimed that recurrence can be avoided if the surgeon performs the dissection at the saphenofemoral junction and ligation close to the femoral vein.
Reoperation at the saphenofemoral junction can be difficult when there is intense fibrosis, and in this situation, the femoral artery and vein should be dissected, so the saphenofemoral junction can be approached from its lateral aspect25. In the present study, eight out of 37 limbs (21.6%) required this technique.
Hayden and Holdsworth39 stated that there were no cases of venous injury among the limbs they reoperated, but lymphatic injuries were frequent. According to those authors, lymphorrhea or lymphocele was the most common complication, present in 26% of the cases, followed by wound infection, observed in 16% of the population. De Maesenner et al.40 confirmed those concerns in a study with limbs submitted to saphenoplasty with silicon implants, in which they reported a complication rate of 9.5% of the patients operated: infection in 2.8% of the cases, lymphatic injuries in 3.2%, venous thromboembolism in 3.0%, and common femoral vein stenosis with hemodynamic repercussion in 0.9%. In our study, there was a case of lymphorrhea (2.7%) and a case of saphenofemoral junction injury (2.7%), both with good recovery.
In the study by Egan et al.37, neovascularization was found in 8.2% of the limbs, however all cases were associated with an insufficient saphenous vein stump or saphenous vein reflux in the thigh. In none of the cases, neovascularization was the sole cause of recurrence. Small vessels that may be present as a result of healing at the saphenofemoral junction are not large enough to be a cause of recurrence and to remodel the local venous anatomy14,15. Neovascularization as a direct cause of varicose vein recurrence at the saphenofemoral junction was not found in any of the 37 cases of the present series.
The diagnosis of recurrent varicose veins and their possible causes is made initially by clinical examination5,7-9,19,20. With the increasing use of color Doppler flow mapping, the investigation of recurrent varicose veins and their causes have easier and thorough16-20. The clinical examination now plays a secondary role in the decision-making process. Some authors17,18 claim that color Doppler flow mapping alone is enough to decide on the need for reoperation, according to the findings of whether insufficient saphenous vein stump and/or insufficient tributaries are present or not.
The color Doppler flow mapping advantages of low cost and noninvasiveness are offset by the fact that this exam is wholly dependent on the examiner´s proficiency 22,23. Besides that, one should emphasize the lack of standartization of this exam in the evaluation of recurrent varicose veins22,23.
Enrici et al.32 reported recurrent varicose veins in 15.6% of their patients. They state that the efficacy of diagnostic methods in preventing this complication was higher when a combination of color Doppler flow mapping, phlebography, phlebomanometry and bidirectional Doppler flowmetry associated with pletismography were used in combination before the initial operation. primary intervention. This thorough combination of different diagnostic methods may have contributed to the lower rate of recurrence observed in their series compared to ours.
França et al.33, using color Doppler flow mapping, showed a 27.5% prevalence of reflux in the saphenous vein stump of the patients presenting recurrence of varicose veins after saphenous vein stripping. In our study, the prevalence was 59.5% of the operated limbs.
Morais et al.30 studied the accuracy of color Doppler flow mapping to indicate surgical treatment in patients with varicose veins, using the surgical findings at operation as the gold standard. Total accuracy was 0.87 for clinical examination and 0.95 for color Doppler flow mapping, which resulted in an agreement of 87.2% between the two methods, when the varicose veins were located only in the greater saphenous vein. Those, authors have concluded that color Doppler flow mapping presents optimal diagnostic accuracy and should be performed as an adjuvant to the clinical examination before operations for varicose veins of the lower extremities. In the present series, the results of color Doppler flow mapping of limbs with recurrent varicose veins have reinforced the hypothesis that the findings of varicose veins in the groin and anteromedial aspect of the thigh at clinical examination justify reoperation of the saphenofemoral junction. That is, color Doppler flow mapping plays an adjuvant role in the decision to reoperate the saphenofemoral junction.
Color Doppler flow mapping is regarded as a reliable method to locate perforating veins and points of reflux17,18,35,36. Egan et al.37 reported that color Doppler flow mapping showed an intact greater saphenous vein despite previous saphenous vein stripping in 17.4% of the patients, a finding similar to ours (10.8%).
In the present study, the relatively low sensitivity of color Doppler flow mapping may be explained by the fact it is an exam that is dependent on the examiner´s proficiency and the exams were performed in several institutions by different examiners. We conclude that the need for reoperation of the groin and saphenofemoral junction may be decided upon the findings at clinical examination of varicose veins in the groin and anteromedial aspect of the thigh, but only the color Doppler flow mapping can confirm the presence of greater saphenous vein stump insufficiency. Nevertheless, failure of this method may be explained by fibrosis in the previously operated site, which may confuse the examiner22,23.
Color Doppler flow mapping is a noninvasive exam that is important in the assessment of venous points of reflux that may cause new varicose veins. Along with clinical examination, this method is helpful in indicating the need for reoperation on the saphenofemoral junction. Besides that, an color Doppler flow mapping of the lower limb venous system is crucial to planning the surgical treatment of varicose veins.
We conclude that, in patients previously subjected to saphenous vein stripping, the findings of varicose veins in the groin and anteromedial aspect of the thigh suggest the need for reoperation of the greater saphenous vein at the groin. Color Doppler flow mapping should be performed to confirm saphenous vein stump insufficiency and to allow adequate planning of the surgical treatment.
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Correspondence: Submitted on: 05.20.09. Study carried
out at Faculdade de Medicina do ABC (FMABC) - Santo André (SP), Brazil.
Jaques Waisberg
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CEP 09080-300 - Santo André (SP), Brasil
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Accepted on: 06.03.11
Conflict of interests: nothing to declare.
Author's contribution
Conception and design: GNR, LCM
Analysis and interpretation: GNR
Data collection: DRW, MMM, NEK
Writing the article: GNR
Critical revision of the article: JW, YU, DRW, MMM, NEK
Final approval of the article*: GNR, LCM, DRW, MMM, NEK, JW, YU
Statistical analysis: LCM
*All authors have read and approved the final version of the article submitted to J Vasc Bras
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Vermonter Poll 2013
Each year the University of Vermont's Center for Rural Studies conducts the Vermonter Poll to take the pulse of Vermonters on a variety of issues. VNRC uses this poll to track Vermonters' opinions about sprawl, development in downtowns and village centers, and the appropriateness of state and local action on these issues. Our ongoing collection of this data allows us to see, and share with our members, public opinion and trends over time. This polling continues and builds on the questions polled by the Vermont Forum on Sprawl (later Smart Growth Vermont) since 1998.
1) Do you feel that action should be taken to stop sprawl in Vermont?
Since the beginning of the "sprawl" questions in the Vermonter Poll (this one has been asked since 1998), well over half of all Vermonters feel that action should be taken to stop sprawl. The 2013 results continue this trend, with 58.6% of 2013 respondents saying "yes," up slightly from 56.8% of respondents in 2012, though down from the all time high of 78% in 2005. The level of concern dropped sharply concurrent with the economic collapse in 2008-2009. As the economy continues to recover, we expect concern to increase to pre-recession levels.
When the responses are compared with those from Question #2 (below) about where development should occur, it suggests that even those who feel no action should be taken to stop sprawl support developing in our downtowns and village centers.
2) Should the State of Vermont and local communities take actions to focus development in our existing downtowns and village centers?
In 2013, over 85% of respondents agree that the state and local communities should take actions to focus development in existing centers. Over the four years that this question has been asked, there has been a small but steady increase in the percentage of respondents saying "yes" to this question.
Focusing development in existing centers can use existing infrastructure efficiently, provide opportunities for transit and walking, and take development pressure off of our "greenfields" – which is often the undeveloped farmland, forestland, and open space.
3) Should Act 250, Vermont's state land use and development regulation, be strengthened to discourage development in outlying areas and encourage development in existing compact centers – downtowns and villages?
For the first time, this year VNRC used the Vermonter poll to ask a question about Act 250. This question stems from the recognition that incentivizing development in downtowns and villages, while an important (and thus far successful) strategy, is
not fully discouraging the outlying, sprawl-style development that chips away at Vermont's agricultural land, forests, and water quality.
About 55% of respondents felt that Act 250 could be strengthened to reinforce our villages and downtowns and to better protect outlying areas; 35% disagreed. Ten percent of respondents weren't sure.
While it is important to recognize that there are myriad factors influencing development decisions – ranging from real and perceived parking issues to the unwillingness of many larger chains to deviate from their building formulas – Act 250 is one tool that Vermont may be able to use to level the playing field between our downtowns and our outlying rural areas as destinations for development.


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If her breast implants were any more tightly wedged into her chest, you would be able to see the plastic lining of the actual implant through her skin.
I wish someone would tell me why these women choose to get such obscenely large implants...Oh i remember, for attention.
Ladies, if you plan on getting breast implants, please choose a "natural looking" size for your body mass.


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Final Fantasy XV: Platinum Demo Gameplay (PlayStation 4)
During yesterday's Final Fantasy XV: Uncovered event, Square Enix announced a new playable demo would be available immediately for PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Naturally, like most of you, we started downloading the demo right away. Here is some footage we captured from the PlayStation 4 version. Will you be picking up Final Fantasy XV on September 30th? What were your thoughts on the Platinum Demo? Let us know in the comments below.


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Oracle Cloud applications and platform services are purpose-built to transform the oil and gas industry through innovation.
Oil and gas companies globally use Oracle Cloud solutions
Use cloud to modernize and transform financial business processes, resulting in greater operational efficiency and improved sustainability.
Manage the entire HR lifecycle from recruit to retire in the cloud to engage healthcare staff and generate critical talent insights.
Transform your supply chain from functional necessity to competitive advantage.
Turn data into usable information to drive organizational performance and improve operational outcomes with predictive decision support.
Southwestern Energy moves to Oracle to ensure long-term success.
Shelf Drilling deploys an Oracle Cloud solution to manages its fleet of rigs around the world.
ADNOC Distribution consolidates on Oracle and delivers a scalable infrastructure at reduced cost.
Oracle offers a low-risk, practical path to Oracle Cloud that is modular and configurable, based on modern best practices, and is scalable, secure, and easy to use.
Noble Energy is accelerating growth and moving major deep-water projects toward production. (6:00)
Newfield is using Oracle HCM Cloud to develop its people by ensuring that they can connect individual goals to Newfield's strategic initiatives.
"After extensive evaluation of the market, we decided to implement Aconex for a large segment of our portfolio."
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"With Oracle Cloud Infrastructure and Oracle Cloud Platform, we significantly reduced IT operational costs, cut energy consumption by 20%, simplified administration and compliance, and delivered the scalability we need to meet our sustainable growth plans in the oil and gas industry for years to come."
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"We replaced our servers with Oracle Database Appliance and our existing JD Edwards application. We selected this solution- in a box to simplify our IT environment. The performance gains and cost savings will help meet the business needs in the oil and gas industry."
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text: Trumpeting great service Eurest | Great service | 22 July 2014 THE SCOPE OF SOME THINGS IS AS HARD TO GRASP AS JELLY IN YOUR HANDS. YOU CAN HAVE A MEASUREMENT, BUT IT CAN MEAN VERY LITTLE TO YOU BECAUSE WHAT'S INVOLVED IS SO VAST IT MAKES THE BRAIN BOGGLE. For example, we can understand logically that Wembley Stadium has an interior volume of 4,000,000m3 but it means nothing to us until it's turned into an equivalent — in this case, 25,000 double-decker buses or seven billion pints of milk. We need reference points to be able to get our imaginations involved and to be able to relate to measurements. And here's where elephants come in. For some strange reason we seem to like to conceptualise things in terms of elephants; for example, the amount of stuff sent to landfill over a certain period that could have been reused weighs the same as 90,000 elephants. Setting aside the fact that elephants can weigh anywhere between two-and-a-half and seven tons, how helpful is such an abstract comparison? Surely the comparison we use should bear some relation to what we're measuring? It's all very well if you're just considering a fun fact or amusing anecdote. But when it comes to your business, it's not a one-size-fits-all situation. We need to use the right measurement and the right way of understanding that measurement — and we need to tailor it to your specific circumstances. That's why, the first thing we want to know when we start working with you is 'what's important to you?'. We want to find out what your priorities are and precisely how you'd like your foodservice to be tailored — before we do anything else. At Eurest we don't presume to know what solution's right for you from the off; we take the time to understand your needs and preferences. We listen throughout and monitor our own progress every step of the way so that we can adapt our service accordingly. We want to give you service you're happy to trumpet about. BBC News Magazine, (2014),'Small data: Why so many elephants?' BBC News [online] http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/blogs-magazine-monitor-26893638 (Accessed 11 April 2014). Back To News


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Last week, I featured Joshua Kohl with Bill Russell a Dodgers legend. This week, I am featuring another blogger friend with a Dodgers prospect.
It's been a little while since Evan Chavez appeared here. Evan is a New Mexico Fan and that is the name of his site. Evan lives in New Mexico, the home of the Albuquerque Isotopes, the AAA farm team of the Los Angeles Dodgers. Evan is a huge Dodgers fan and his site reflects that. There is a lot of interesting Dodgers stuff along with excellent coverage of the Isotopes.
Earlier this year, when the Dodgers recalled Josh Lindblom, Evan wrote a great post covering Lindblom's rise to the majors. He included a picture of when he met Lindblom.
If you're a baseball fan (especially a Dodgers fan), check out Evan's site. You will not be disappointed.
Josh Lindblom and Evan Chavez in Albuquerque, NM-May2010.


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Japanese architect Shigeru Ban has created a semi temporary space in earthquake rocked Christchurch, New Zealand. In 2011, the seismic event caused over $11 billion in damages, including destroying their iconic Christchurch Cathedral — designed by George Gilbert Scott and built in 1864. Ban's new Cardboard Cathedral is just a few hundred feet from the original church's site, but miles apart in so many ways.
The original church, as most are, was created to last until the end of days. This new $4 million cathedral boasts an extra 20 to 30 years beyond the previously estimated 20 year lifespan, when the cardboard is estimated to decompose. It's structure uses 64 cardboard tubes that support a 78-foot-high A-frame. The base of the building is made up of eight steel shipping containers, the facade is decorated with stained glass, and the roof is covered in polycarbonate. The stained glass design made least impression on me. The triangle has been such an over used form in the past couple of years there is no excuse not to play with the patterns and colors to get to a more inspired stain glass design, even from the man devoted to exploring simple geometric shapes.
This is not the first cardboard structure designed by Shigeru Ban. In 1995 he designed homes and a church in Kobe, Japan after an earthquake that left the area in need of temporary structures; and in 2007, Ban designed and built a cardboard bridge in Nimes, France. He has spent years refining the technology behind the material, improving its fire resistance and strength.
Despite some minor shortcomings in the aesthetics department, the design for the Cardboard Cathedral has further developed environmentally conscious solutions, and concepts for temporary/emergency housing and building.
You can find out more about this project and other Shigeru Ban works here.


text: FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: GARRY H. DONNA February 12, 2014 (317) 925-8200HOOSIER BASKETBALL HIGHLIGHTS TOP SENIOR GIRLS Enclosed are Hoosier Basketball Magazine's Top 100 senior girls' high school players for 2013-2014 as compiled by Garry H. Donna, publisher of Hoosier Basketball Magazine. This compilation is the result of direct observation of hundreds of games during the past season as well as contact and discussion with numerous coaches, sportswriters, sportscasters, college recruiters and referees throughout Indiana. Further research and evaluation is occurring during the remainder of the 2014 IHSAA state tournament to determine a final list of 60 seniors. Those 60 girls will be invited to Hoosier Basketball Magazine's 32nd annual Top 60 Senior Girls' Workout Sunday, March 16, 2014 on the campus of Marian University in Indianapolis. Remember, only 60 of the Top 100 will be invited to the March 16th Top 60 event. All 100 will not be invited to the march 16th event. Also, do not confuse this event with the IBCA/IHSAA Top 100 showcase to be held in july at Ben davis which does not include seniors ... only freshmen, sophomores and juniors. The purposes of the Top 60 Senior Girls' Workout are 1) To enable 60 of the best seniors from the class of 2014 to meet and compete. 2) To afford these same 60 seniors significant postseason exposure in front of numerous college coaches who will be in attendance. 3) To enable the 2014 Indiana-Kentucky All-Star Game Director and his 2014 coaches to view the 60 participants for their purposes. The Top 60 Senior Girls' Workout, in conjunction with the Indiana High School Athletic Association and Indiana Basketball Coaches Association, will be divided into two sessions: 1:00-3:00 p.m. and 3:30-5:30 p.m. Both sessions are open to the public for one general admission price for both sessions. The List of Hoosier Basketball's Top Senior Girls For 2013-2014 Follows:Dzejna Ahmetovic, South AdamsKirstin Alexander, Indianapolis CathedralCassie Baird, Perry MeridianChelsea Bentley, AndersonMackenzie Boles, LapelKassidy Bonebrake, CrawfordsvilleElizabeth Bowers, RoncalliDaSha Boyd, AndersonMolly Bridges, SouthportKayla Brown, WestfieldVanessa Brown, EdgewoodSydney Buck, HomesteadCaroline Buhr, PennAllyson Bunch, Columbus EastAllison Butler, Fort Wayne LuersDejianna Butler, Evansville BosseAshley Campbell, Oregon-DavisMackenzie Campbell, RushvilleSamia Carter, AndersonVictoria Christlieb, Culver AcademiesKay Lee Clemens, TriBrittni Clopton, Fort Wayne SouthHaley Cook, Hamilton HeightsKelsey Cunningham, Columbus NorthDanielle Cuttino, Ben DavisBrandi Dawson, GarrettEmily Denhart, Lafayette Central CatholicSammy Dillman, Bedford North LawrenceBailey Dreiman, Vincennes RivetLyndsey Edwards, PikeAshley Elliott, ScottsburgKindell Fincher, Fort Wayne CanterburyGabby Fisher, MartinsvilleEllen Foster, Mt. Vernon (Posey)Hannah Gardner, Indianapolis ChatardShannon Gavaghan, Indianapolis ScecinaTayler Goodall, Columbus NorthCarly Greene, LebanonNikki Grose, WarsawMaria Gugliotta, North KnoxKyleigh Hampton, WabashEmily Harrison, Western BooneJaclyn Heath, LaPorteLauren Herman, Vincennes RivetBrooke Hinton, Floyd CentralAlex Hochstedler, FishersAlly Hunsinger, WashingtonAnna Imhoff, Brebeuf JesuitBethany Jansma, Kankakee ValleyWhitney Jennings, LogansportAshley Johnson, New WashingtonKacie Juday, TiptonKayla Kaiser, Beech GroveSydney Keene, Jac-Cen-DelHaley Kinder, Northeast DuboisKellie Kirkhoff, RoncalliJessica Kiser, NoblesvilleJenna Knepp, Barr-ReeveMadison Kolthoff, Center GroveAlivia Kruger, West CentralAbby Kvachkoff, Crown PointMaci Kyger, AtticaKendra Lambert, North HarrisonMorgan Landis, Perry MeridianJasmine Love, KokomoShelby Mann, West LafayetteHayley Martin, DeKalbAlicia McIntosh, Oregon-DavisErica Moore, Mt. Vernon (Fortville)Khadijah Moore, Elkhart MemorialMaura Muensterman, Evansville Mater DeiAllison Nash, SpeedwayKeragan Niehoff, RushvilleCaitlyn/Carley O'Neal, WesternMorgan Olson, NorthWoodNatalie Orr, Heritage ChristianAna Owens, Lawrence NorthBrooke Packer, East CentralTara Parmer, FranklinTaylor Parmley, MishawakaJenee Petersen, Indianapolis ShortridgeKelsie Peterson, West NobleAdrienne Pritchard, Terre Haute NorthKayla Pruitt, Indianapolis WashingtonCaroline Puntillo, ChestertonBrittani Rizzi, Bedford North LawrenceGrayce Roach, HobartSarah Rogian, Triton CentralJill Rosenbaum, South Central (Union Mills)Jessica Rowe, Muncie CentralOda Shackelford, Southwestern (Shelby)Kayla Shaffer, Culver CommunityCourtney Smith, Fort Wayne ConcordiaRene Spaulding, Oak HillShelby Springer, West WashingtonSydney Stein, CascadeAleah Swary, Fort Wayne NorthropKatija Tarailo, Crown PointAnnie Thomas, Southwestern (Shelby)Emily Thomas, KnightstownAbbey Titzer, Franklin CentralKyra Tucker, Lawrence CentralHaley Vogen, JeffersonvilleDestiny Washington, Lawrence NorthCali Wetli, SouthmontLauren Whitlatch, Bloomington SouthWhitney Williamson, Brown CountyAlicia Wilson, Owen ValleySELECTED, BUT INJURED — Marie Rothrock, Corydon Central


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One of the if not the BEST customer service representative I've spoken to in years!
and she's from the Cebu Pacific hotline! 70-20-888
The person I spoke before her dropped my call when I asked for her name. Bad move! And so when I called back - it was Ms. Vance Collona who took my call and assisted me. She told me firs and foremost that they're NOT allowed to drop their calls! She was very patient, very helpful and very eager to finish the transaction! She's good at what she does! She even helped me track down the CSR I spoke to who dropped the call! Now, that's great customer service!
I couldn't believe that she was so willing to help me! Most of the CSR I spoke to help only to a certain extent! But Ms. Vance Collona - she exceeded my expectations!
Mabuhay ka Vance!!
I just hope I got your name right!
And because of the superb customer service given me - you deserve a SPOT here in my blog! Good work girl! It's people like you that make me believe that there are still good and helpful people out there!
For anyone who knows who she is, please tell her that I'd love to post her pic here!!
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Sunday, December 30, 2007
Colorado Daily publisher moves on
Randy Miller, publisher and former owner of the free Colorado Daily in Boulder, is leaving the paper after seven years. Miller is buying the Tucson (Arizona) Explorer, a free weekly. Miller bought the Colorado Daily in 2001 for $2.38 million after a previous owner filed Chapter 11. The Colorado Daily originally was the student-run campus paper at the University of Colorado, but it split away from the university in 1971 in a dispute with the school's regents over its Vietnam War coverage. For many years, the Daily competed for readers with the Boulder Daily Camera, that city's mainstream paid daily. In 2005, the Camera's owner, E.W. Scripps, bought the Daily from Miller but asked him to stay on as publisher. "After seven years, I think that I've accomplished most of the things that I want to do with the Daily," Miller told the Daily Camera. Al Manzi, who heads the Camera, will assume the publisher role in the interim until a new general manager is named.
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The FairyTails missionis to make pets happy.
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We truly love pets. With us, you are assured honest, reliable and professional service.
FairyTails was founded in 2013, with the belief that pets deserve the best quality care and our clients deserve a professional, reliable service that they can consistently count on. In 2015, we expanded our services to include Pet CPR, First Aid and Care training because we believe in educating our community to enhance the quality of pets lives. Because of our commitment to the hard-working, dedicated members of the rescue community, we are donating complementary seats in every Pet CPR & First Aid course we deliver to members of the rescue community. See our video intro!
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It's simple. We believe in doing what's right. This is especially important with clients who can't speak for themselves. Our clients trust us with their most precious fur-babies, and we honor that commitment with Integrity, Honesty, Professionalism, and Compassion in everything we do. We take great pride in hiring only the absolute best pet sitters who consistently go above and beyond to ensure that your pets are happy and healthy. As a team, we are committed to continually developing our skills and talents by working with all aspects of pet professionals, including trainers, nutritionists, behaviorists, coaches, etc.


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Our Speakers Share Their Experience at NODE 2017
Last week, on September 16 3D-Ace team took part in NODE – one of the most known and respected conferences in Ukraine for game developers and CG artists.
This year the conference was focused on the latest trends in 3D and 2D art and animation for games, novelties in game development world and on such emerging and exciting technologies as VR, AR and MR. The conference was organized by Kharkiv 3DMaya courses. Program-Ace, our parent company, was one of the partners of this event, along with Snapchat and Plarium.


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Basic Sweet Rolls
6-7 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar 2 tsp salt 2 pkgs dry active yeast 1 cup water 1 cup milk 1/2 cup butter 1 egg Combine 2 cups flour, sugar, salt and yeast. Blend well. In small pan, heat water, milk and butter until very warm. Add liquid and egg to flour mix. Blend low speed until moist. By hand, stir additional 3 cups flour into mixture until dough pulls away from the sides of the bowl. Knead in 1-2 cups flour until dough is smooth and elastic about 8-10 minutes. Punch down several times to remove all air bubbles. Place dough in greased bowl, let rise until doubled, about 45-60 minutes.


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Friday, May 8, 2009
Incoming In-Laws
I have the in-laws coming to visit for a week or so. They are going to look after the kids while Mrs. Sidewalker and I attend a wedding in Florida next weekend. So keep an eye on my cash trail map and hopefully you will see some markers from some Floridian finds. I have left them with strict instructions that the children's safety is paramount unless of course they see some money on the sidewalk, in which case they must do all in their power to get it!
I have found a couple of pennies since the last post, nothing stunning just your run-of-the-mill finds. I'm slowly closing in on the $9 mark. Also my Staycation is still rooted in The Netherlands, the good people of Antigua and Barbuda must be too busy relaxing in the sun to visit my blog, to be honest I don't blame them.
-Luke Sidewalker
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Bills RB C.J. Spiller appeared Thursday night at the 62nd Annual Rogers Conn Smythe Sports Celebrities Dinner & Auction.
The Patriots have planned well for the fact that the salary cap won't be spiking.
The Dolphins keep moving toward securing permission for a stadium referendum that inevitably will fail.
The Jets opted not to use a second-round tender on TE Jeff Cumberland, after all.
A Steelers fan has put the "terrible" in Terrible Towel.
Longtime Browns sideline photographer Ron Kuntz recently died at the age of 78.
The family of Bengals P Kevin Huber attends most of his games, home and away.
Former Ravens first-round WR Mark Clayton says he's healthy and ready to play again.
The Texans' annual Youth Football Camp will be held from June 24 to June 28.
35-year-old Titans K Rob Bironas doesn't plan to call it quits any time soon; "Kickers go a lot longer in this sport," Bironas said. "I got started a little bit late, but I feel I have plenty of good years left in me."
The Colts don't plan to let $43 million in cap space burn a hole in their vault.
Jaguars G.M. David Caldwell says that re-signing DL Terrance Knighton remains "a possibility."
The Broncos intend to match any offer that restricted free-agent P Britton Colquitt receives.
The Chiefs recently won an age discrimination lawsuit brought by its former maintenance manager.
Here are six questions for Raiders offensive coordinator Greg Olson. (Are you related to the Panthers tight end who spells his last name differently? Really? Really? Really? Really? Really?)
Despite signing his one-year, $10.6 million franchise tender, Cowboys LB Anthony Spender still wants to negotiate a long-term deal.
It may be more expensive to park your car in a lot at Giants games, but it won't be more expensive to park your caboose.
The Redskins are negotiating with OT Tony Pashos, who was out of football in 2012.
Eagles G.M. Howie Roseman is living a dream that was hatched when he was eight years old.
Lions DE Lawrence Jackson hopes to remain with the team.
Former Bears G Revie Sorey is still struggling to recover from a stroke.
Packers G.M. Ted Thompson remains mum when it comes to the future of DL Johnny Jolly.
Nothing better illustrates the demise of the newspaper industry than this wheel-spinning item regarding the current relationship between the Vikings and WR Percy Harvin.
The Falcons' offseason plans are being complicated by the uncertain status of TE Tony Gonzalez.
CB Chris Gamble leaves the Panthers after being a starter since his rookie season yet never making it to a Pro Bowl.
Former Saints DT La'Roi Glover has been elected to the team's Hall of Fame.
Here's a look at the Buccaneers' options on the defensive line.
Re-signing CB Greg Toler is a priority for the Cardinals.
Rams G.M. Les Snead says that his team could "easily fit a veteran" via free agency because the franchise "moved the needle" from 2-14 to 7-8-1 in one year under the new regime.
San Francisco hopes to get into the Super Bowl rotation.
Some in the Seattle media think that Seahawks CB Richard Sherman needs to tone it down.


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Liberian forestry sector emerges after 14 years of conflict and mismanagement
First-ever forestry policy for Liberia
5 October 2006, Rome - Liberia passed a new forestry law last night, opening a new era for the Liberian forestry sector after a long period of mismanagement and exploitation of forest resources to fuel conflict.
The new legislation will allow the implementation of Liberia's first-ever forestry policy, which FAO helped develop with numerous international partners through the Liberia Forest Initiative.
Between 1989 and 2003, revenue from forests was used to fund armed conflict in Liberia, forcing the United Nations Security Council to impose sanctions on Liberian timber exports in July 2003 for three years.
When international support to better forest management began in June 2004, the sector was in complete disarray. There was no experienced leadership, a weak understanding of the importance of good governance and no ability to enforce rules and regulations. A distorted concession system that had led to massive fraud also plagued the sector. Tasked with the challenges of reform and rehabilitation, FAO helped draft a forest policy in Liberia together with the World Bank.
"The new forestry policy aims to maximize the benefits from the forestry sector to the Liberian people and put an end to the use of forest resources to fund conflict," said Adrian Whiteman, an FAO forestry officer who worked on the project. "The Liberian Forestry Development Authority is now in a position to regain authority and control over the forest resources."
Forest resources in Liberia are important to its economy and amount to 47 percent of its land. In the late 1990s, their contribution to the gross domestic product amounted to about 20 percent and accounted for over 50 percent of the country's export earnings.
Strengths of the new policy
During the civil war years, forest resources and all forest infrastructure were destroyed through indiscriminate logging and widespread illegal trade of forest products, carried out under the protection of private armed militias. The Liberian Forestry Development Authority, the agency overseeing the management of the country's forest resources, was looted and damaged and lacked the authority to enforce rules and laws.
The new forestry policy should address these problems and bring the Liberian forestry sector back in line with international commitments and standards.
The policy balances the community, conservation and commercial uses of Liberia's forests to produce a range of goods and services for the benefit of all Liberians. It recognizes the importance of community involvement in forestry, which did not exist before. It emphasizes the importance of good governance. Its objective is to give more equitable access to forest resources to reduce the potential for future conflict. The policy is expected to maximize forestry's contribution to income, employment, trade and the national development of Liberia.
Rebuilding Liberia's forestry sector
Together with numerous international partners, FAO is successfully working to develop legitimate Liberian authorities equipped with the staff, skills and means to regain control over forest resources in order to manage them sustainably.
FAO is supporting the collection, analysis and dissemination of information to assist with policy-making and good governance. It will also train future forest operators in good forest harvesting practices together with the US Forest Service and finalize a Liberian forest harvesting code, the first ever in Liberia based on the FAO model code for Africa.
"We plan to continue supporting the Liberian forestry authorities so that their forests may again be used to benefit all Liberians and to alleviate poverty," Whiteman said.
John Riddle
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Hello. I have an HTC one m9 with SoundAbout installed. The problem is that the app keeps restarting the phone and it started to do that after I updated the Android system to 7.0 nougat. While the Android system was 6 everything was working pefectly fine. The app restarts my phone when I change the media audio device, when I plug in some headphones and even when I END phone calls. And if I uninstall the app, the phone stops restarting but I need it because for some reason my phone doesn't detect my headphones when I plug them in and this was the only app which I found doing the job. Please help?
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I have HTC 10 EVO (android 7.0) and I have this issue too.
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Job Title: Vice President of Sales
Location: Ft. Worth
Compensation: $150K base plus bonus
Working primarily from our Fort Worth, Texas headquarters, this high profile position requires the ability to drive sales through a management team. Reporting to the President, the Vice President of Sales will have complete responsibility for our North American Sales territories and oversight of our sales team. This person will have the responsibility of developing and executing an integrated sales plan that will help the company grow in terms of volume, market share and profit. The Vice President of Sales must directly expand, develop and lead the sales directors to achieve their maximum potential. This person will have "hands-on" responsibility for hiring, coaching/mentoring, training, and motivating the sales team to achieve their goals and will coordinate all appropriate departments to assure that aggressive and attainable sales plans are developed. Lastly, this person is expected to fulfill a key role on the company executive management team.
The ideal candidate will possess an undergraduate degree in marketing or business (an MBA is a plus). You must be a strong leader who has a proven track record in driving results and showing new and improved methods of relational selling. The successful candidate will possess strong analytical skills and be able to demonstrate success and over-achievement in selling and managing in a product and/or professional services environment. This person will likely have a minimum of 10-15 years of business experience of which 5-10 has been in leadership-based positions. The ideal person will have outstanding values, a commanding presence, demonstrate strong general business skills, including financial management, and the ability to communicate effectively with staff at all levels within the organization.


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All resident students at Daemen College are required to have health insurance. Students must provide proof of personal health insurance plans or health insurance may be purchased through Daemen College.
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Rockwell Automation has appointed Phillip Zhang to the role of Financial Controller, South Pacific.
Previously based in Shanghai, China, overseeing the financial activities of two principal manufacturing sites and also leading the business management of the Global Command and Indication business, Zhang has a thorough understanding of Rockwell Automation business, coupled with extensive experience, knowledge and understanding required to provide accurate financial reporting, insightful business decision support, compliance and control.
The move to Australia will allow Zhang to concentrate on his strengths as an active business partner and increase his exposure to cross cultural team management. These skills will also help him implement the tools and strategies necessary to maximise the business opportunities in the region.
Zhang's key challenge will be to provide insightful analysis of the company's business operation and performance in relation to the current economic climate.
Zhang hopes to bring to the role a deeper understanding of business operations in the Asia Pacific region, not just in finance but in products, manufacturing, business development and culture.
As Rockwell Automation continues to build its Finance Shared Service and Centre of Excellence hubs in the region, Zhang hopes to leverage the regional financial resources outside Australia, such as Singapore and China to contribute to the continued growth of the company.
Rockwell Automation is a leading global provider of industrial power, automation control and information solutions with a broad product mix that includes control logic systems, sensors, human machine interfaces, drive controllers, power devices, and software.


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Clicking through the channels (TV is such shit these days), I stumbled upon this show on PBS, thinking it'd just be some "white noise" to ease my mind. But I was pleasantly surprised that it was exactly the opposite! Do click the link below to watch, listen and enjoy...
|TEDTalks Education
In order of appearance:
- Ms. Rita Pierson -- a combination of ALL my Black, public high school teachers; my kind of self-esteem builder!
- Ramsey Musallum -- yep, he's a chemistry teacher; I'd have liked being in his class
- Shahruz Ghaemi -- "out of the mouths of babes" is all I can say about this kid!
- Dr. Angela Lee Duckworth -- perky with a point, no?
- Melissa Perez -- keep blowin' that whole pregnant teen, single mother bullshit out of the water, Chica!
- Bill Gates -- never had many warm fuzzies about him, but hey...
- John Legend -- that voice, those words!
- Geoffrey Canada -- forget Arne Duncan's ass! I thought the Changeling should have appointed him Secretary of Education (but I know, that would've been too much like right)!
- Malcolm London -- a powerful, honest reality from this young brother; he should be the Changeling's "homeboy" (but of course, we know Lincoln is)
- Pearl Arredondo -- ¡Prédica!; Así me gusta la verdad de esta hermana Latina!
- Sir Ken Robinson -- y'all betta recognize, the British are coming (back!)
I needed to see this right now Family. How 'bout you?


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My husband didn't have to pack any bras. I guess that's a good thing. (It's one thing to be 52. It another to be 52 and have moobs. Luckily, he doesn't have any). I digress. His lack of having to pack any bras points to a much bigger, and much more serious issue: Packing. Packing and the battle of the sexes.
The eve of our trip, Pat was giving me a hard time due to the late hour and the detail that I'd not yet put one item into a suitcase. I didn't see it as a problem due to my nightowlyness. When asked if he'd finished packing, his response was, of course, "yes." This is because he likes to do things early. He doesn't fiddlefart around like me (I know this is what he is thinking most of the time). It is also because he owns a scrotum. Those scrotum-toters can pack for a two-week European trip in about four minutes.
When I asked what he packed he replied "Five pair of Dockers, a bunch of polo shirts, a pair of jeans, some shorts, a bunch of those colored t-shirts, a few pair of shoes and some underwear." Oh, he may have mentioned a pair of bathing trunks. Wow. The stress. He was packing for a work trip to Barcelona and the Cambridge, England area; hence the Dockers and polos. The hardest decision was whether the khaki-colored pants looked better with light blue or navy. So I ventured up the stairs to the bedroom and got a gander at his packed suitcase. It sat, mocking me. The man suitcase. Boring. Simple. Packed.
Then I ventured into my closet. And my clothes hung there, mocking me. I started putting things on the floor. Simple enough. These four skirts, and these eight shirts. These jeans and these two shirts. This sundress. This pair of capris and these shirts. A few light sweaters. These pants and these two shirts. And so on. I figured if I had a few shirt options for each bottom, I'd be set. It all seems simple enough at this point, right? It's still way more complicted than the man-pack described above, but so far, it's not too bad.
Then it hits. Reality sets in. This is when your husband walks into the closet and sees you just standing there. Or so he thinks. He thinks you are just fiddlefarting around. But, THIS is where the real packing begins. The real torture. The reason I waited until 11 PM the night before. It's time to pack the under layer. The accessories. Jewelry. All the stuff you have to think about for each outfit. All the stuff men don't have to worry about. Well, at least not my husband. (His beauty kit outweighs mine though. That's another story.)
Which bra goes with THAT shirt? Oh yeah, I need the racerback bra for that one. And a few of the packed blouses need a strapless bra. Now is not the time to become bohemian. And one shirt in particular calls for a black bra because occasionally the straps become visible. And how horrific would it be for my nude straps to show. How pedestrian! How teenager. And some of the shirts can't take a traditional bra at all – they call for a more casual, colored jog-bra type contraption. But wait – there's more – one of the blouses is so sheer that I need to pack a shelf-bra type camisole top for it! Some of you gals may be thinking "convertible bra." I think I tried one before. No thanks. I like to keep things complicated.
Now we move onto underwear. The husband has two types. Boxers and non-boxers. (The non-boxers are NOT tightie whities. They have been banned. I told him if I ever see those again I'd whip out the female version – big white briefs a la Bridget Jones.) Again, for each outfit I have to stand in the closet and think of my ass. This is a topic that gives me enough stress as-is; now I have to think of it from a pantyline POV. Which outfilts can handle regular panties? Which pants call for a thong? Do any of these skirts need a slip so I don't look like a skank-ho walking through town? Spanx. Spanx? Thank God I haven't gone there yet.
Now it's time for jewelry. By now I've decided I should have been born a scrotum-toter. This is all just a bunch of bull shit. So I just throw my most-worn jewelry into my jewelry bag. But, of course, one cannot just throw it all into a bag. It becomes a complicated system of this necklace going into this ziploc baggie, and these two necklaces going into that baggie, and so on. This, in the hopes I will not be fighting to untangle anything on the other side of the Atlantic. Earrings. Crapfest. I have to get earrings. Do I really need earrings?
Shoes. I'd been worrying about this dilemma for weeks prior to the trip. My feet, calves, and knees hurt all the time. The doc says it's just old lady syndrome. OK. That's not what he said. But I need arch support and tape on my right knee. (At the end of a few miles it all hurts nonetheless.) So, I have a few pair of shoes that are okay looking. So they are packed. I really want to wear my bright purple Asics every day, but I am loathe to look like an American tourist. Plus, I've never worn sneakers with a skirt. Never. I don't plan to start now. But on our first eve in Barcelona I did see these on a guy. He even posed for a pic. He was French. Or at least he was speaking French. After this sighting I decided I would wear my bright purple Asics as I may be the toast of the town. Or at least the toast of French teenagers in Barcelona.
I also saw these shoes on a gal. I think she wore these just to rub it in my face: "Ha, old lady American! I am petite and I have good arches. Take that!"
Back to packing: I didn't even talk about belts. That's because for this trip I only had to pack one. And I skipped over the beauty kit section. And medicine. And the purse I use when traveling. And the Clif bars I pack. At this point I'm tired of talking about packing. I really hate packing.
Unpacking is much worse.


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Friday, March 31, 2017
Simple Harmonic Oscillation - PHYSICS
In order for mechanical oscillation to occur, a system must posses two quantities: elasticity and inertia. When the system is displaced from its equilibrium position, the elasticity provides a restoring force such that the system tries to return to equilibrium. The inertia property causes the system to overshoot equilibrium. This constant play between the elastic and inertia properties is what allows oscillatory motion to occur.
The animated gif shows the simple harmonic motion of three undamped mass-spring systems, with natural frequencies (from left to right) of ωo, 2ωo, and 3ωo. All three systems are initially at rest, but displaced a distance xm from equilibrium.
Thursday, March 30, 2017
Ganymede's Shadow - UNIVERSE
Approaching opposition early next month, Jupiter is offering some of its best telescopic views from planet Earth. On March 17, this impressively sharp image of the solar system's ruling gas giant was taken from a remote observatory in Chile. Bounded by planet girdling winds, familiar dark belts and light zones span the giant planet spotted with rotating oval storms. The solar system's largest moon Ganymede is above and left in the frame, its shadow seen in transit across the northern Jovian cloud tops. Ganymede itself is seen in remarkable detail along with bright surface features on fellow Galilean moon Io, right of Jupiter's looming disk.
Image & info via APODhttps://apod.nasa.gov/apod/astropix.html
Image Credit & Copyright: Damian Peach, Chilescope
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James Cameron's 'Aliens' Recreated in LEGO
Maybe you're someone who thinks that James Cameron's big-budget, action-adventure Aliens is superior to the nuanced, claustrophobic, and downright terrifying predecessor directed by Ridley Scott. If you are, fine; I'll try not to fight you about it. Instead, I'll share these amazing recreations of scenes from Aliens featuring LEGO figures. Put together by Missing Brick, this series (spotted via Faith is Torment) captures the excitement and color palate of Cameron's film pretty perfectly.


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What happens after Malta Startup Weekend?
This post originally appeared on blog.up.co
This year's edition of Malta Startup Weekend has been put in sync with the acceleration program, delivered by MITA. It's a great opportunity for all Startup Weekend participants to keep up the momentum gained over this event and to carry on with the projects development. Here's what you can expect to happen after the event:
About the call
The MITA Innovation Hub (MIH) will offer a pre-seed investment and pro bono services of €22,000 to up to FIVE startups with the best business idea based on digital technologies.
We will privilege ideas that leverage areas of strength of the Maltese economy such as Financial Services, Health & Leisure, Tourism, Maritime and Gaming as a testbed or launchpad to global markets, and preferably use emerging technologies or disruptive models such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things and BlockChain.
As all our previous calls for startups, rules will apply. These include:
- The need to be a tech startup at an early stage of growth or in business for less than five (5) years. Startups that have not yet formalised into a Malta-registered business undertaking will be expected to do so if selected for funding and acceleration. Startups that are already formalised as a business undertaking must not exceed a headcount of nine (9).
- Each Startup must avail itself of a team composed of a minimum of three named members with complementary technical, design and business skills of relevance to the project and the chosen thematic area. One team member will be assigned the role of a Project Coordinator having specific responsibilities as highlighted in Appendix A of the Letter of Award.
- All the Startup members must have an entrepreneurial vision, be ready to pitch their project and/or business idea at a public event as part of the selection process; and then be prepared to learn and experiment using agile and rapid prototyping approaches while constantly engaging with early adopters of their solution.
Interested candidates are encouraged to follow our pre-acceleration programme to receive guidance on how to validate their business idea and eventually pitch it to our panel of judges.
Below is a timeline of the entire programme - some dates have yet to be confirmed.
Programme Timeline
Applications open - Tue 28th March 2017
Startup-meets-mentor networking event - Tue 4th April 2017 †
Pre-acceleration & Design Thinking - Wed 5th April to Mon 8th May 2017
Applications close - Tue 9th May 2017 *
Communication of shortlisted startups - Mon 15th May 2017 *
Coaching week - Tue 16th to Fri 19th May 2017 *†
Pitch ideas to panel of judges - Sat 20th May 2017 †
Start of acceleration & project kick-off - Mon 22nd May 2017
Product launch - Thu 20th July 2017 *
Submission of Business Plan & Final Report - Thu 17th August 2017 *
Demo day - pitch to investors - Thu 24th August 2017 *
* Event date and time subject to change.
† Details about the venue will be communicated through our website.
Special sessions on the following themes are also being planned. These will be held prior to application closing date:
- Registering your startup as a business undertaking according to Maltese law
- Regulating the relationship between startup founders, and why it is important to do it early
What else you should know about the call
Startups selected for acceleration are expected to sign a Letter of Award appending terms and conditions and startup responsibilities.
A call document explaining more in detail eligibility criteria, how to apply, judging criteria, state aid rules and other details will be uploaded together with the Letter of Award in the coming weeks. As a general guideline you should not expect many changes to these documents with respect to ones used for YouStartIT #1.
Should you have any further queries you can write to us on email@example.com or call +356 2599 2207.
Some events on our timeline may change, so always watch out for any updates about planned activities and related venues on this webpage.
- You attend our Startup-meets-Mentor networking event to understand better what is expected from you and what are the gains and opportunities of the acceleration programme.
- You follow our pre-acceleration programme if you want your idea to gain an edge over your competition. This programme is based on Design Thinking methodology.
If you are an EU national and a non-resident you are eligible to apply as long as you register your startup as a business undertaking in Malta. If you are a third country national (i.e. non-EU, e.g. US, Russia, Ukraine, etc.) you are technically also eligible, but you should first check residency permit requirements as these could hinder your ability to comply with the programme timeline. Check our FAQs for more details.


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An Intense Pulsed Light (IPL), a non-invasive light therapy, is designed to eliminate unwanted hair for almost any part of the face and body (certain restrictions may apply).
Laser hair removal takes multiple treatments to potentially achieve your desired result. Our patients have experienced great results but we don't guarantee the same outcome due to many factors that are out of our control. That in mind, laser hair removal is known to be one of the most effective solutions available for permanent hair removal. These treatments are FDA approved for permanent hair reduction and removal.
During your consultation, Dr. Rowekamp, D.O. and his highly-trained staff will assess the desired treatment area or areas and determine if the areas are treatable.
If the desired area or areas are treatable, they will also explain the best times to perform each treatment to help achieve the best results. Treatments need to done at certain stages of the hair growth cycle to slow further hair growth effectively.
Anyone with suitably dark hair can be a candidate for laser hair removal, unfortunately light blonde, red, or grey hair cannot currently be treated due to the similarity in color between the hair follicle and the skin. Light skin and dark hair is the best combination for optimal effectiveness.
Treatment plans are completely customized by Dr. Rowekamp, D.O. per desired treatment area, skin color, hair color, and hair coarseness. Once a thorough evaluation has been completed he will determine the number of treatments that will be necessary to achieve optimal results. Common treatment areas include legs, underarms, back, stomach and even the sensitive bikini area.
To find out if you are a candidate, please give us a call or send us an email to schedule a free evaluation.


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The CVC is currently redesigning the focus of the Carol D. Reiser Award.
Please check back in Summer 2019 for details about the future of the Award!
About the Carol D. Reiser Children's Book Award
The Carol D. Reiser Children's Book Award is given annually to the children's book or books published the preceding year that most effectively inspires community service and volunteerism in children. This award was established by the Corporate Volunteer Council of Atlanta, where Carol was co-founder and past president, and is a living tribute to Carol Reiser's lifelong commitment to community. Judges are national level experts in children's literature and in volunteerism.
Award Eligibility
Designated by its publisher as being a children's book (K – 5th grade)
Work of fiction, poetry, folklore, non-fiction or anthology
Published in the U.S.A.
Self-contained, not dependent on other media for its meaning
Hardback or paper back and of any length
Each year, the award is recognized at a CVC signature event, on the CVC website and via social media. Special recognition and PR events may be coordinated each year based on the theme of the book.
A panel of judges will include literary and community affairs experts from across the United States. All decisions of the judging panel are final.
Past Winners
2015 Katie's Cabbage by Katie Stagliano
2014 One Voice by Cindy McKinley
2013 House on Dirty-Third Street by Jo S. Kittinger
2012 Do Something! A Handbook for Young Activists by Nancy Lublin, Vanessa Martir and Julia Steers
2010 Operation Redwood by S. Terrell French
2009 Grow: A Novel in Verse by Juanita Havill
2008 Reach Out and Give by Cheri J. Meiners, M.Ed.
2007 Ryan and Jimmy and the Well in Africa that Brought Them Together by Herb Shoveller
2006 Mother Teresa by Demi and Makeovers by Marcia by Claudia Mills
2005 The Giving Book by Ellen Sabin
2004 Boxes for Katje by Candace Fleming
2003 Anna Casey's Place in the World by Adrian Fogelin
NominationsThe CVC of Atlanta will begin accepting nominations for the 2017 award soon. To submit a nomination, simply complete our official nomination form and mail 6 copies of the book to CVC of Atlanta, Attn: Cheryl Kortemeier, 1100 Peachtree Street, NE, Suite 2800, Atlanta, GA 30309.
Questions? Contact CVC Executive Director, Cheryl Kortemeier.


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Kristen McMenamy, 90s Supermodel and well-established style icon has never shied away from making a statement. In the mid-90s when she was making an estimated £20,000 a day she
made heads turn with her boyish cropped hair and shaved eyebrows (above).
Almost twenty years on and the 46 year-old mother of three shows no signs of resisting to make statements. Walking for Calvin Klein, appearing in VOGUE UK and Dazed&Confused (above) McMenamy sports long flowing grey locks.
Shunning the industry's obsession with youth, it turns out that instead of looking "old" Kristen appears effortlessly chic and sophisticated. There is an element of elegance to her appearance, she looks distinguished, confident and ethereal.
A living work of art: McMenamy at Viktor & Rolf
Unashamed of letting nature take its course, Kristen has spoken volumes to all women of a certain age. Throughout her career she has been an icon for those females worldwide who feel that they simply don't fit the mould - why should she stop now?
There's something about grey hair that can make a woman seem more comfortable with herself, more at ease in her skin and more confident than ever. For example -
Oscar winning actress Helen Mirren
Everybody's favourite fictional editor-in-chief: Meryl Streep as Miranda Priestley in A Devil Wears Prada.
And gentleman, don't dare feel left out! George Clooney may seem too "mature" but there's another George worthy of taking the grey fox throne -
Distinguished gent: 30 year-old British TV Presenter George Lamb


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January 4, 2017
Episode 3: Sharp and Pointy Things
In this episode, we ring in the New Year by talking about a couple of customers that came into our work, and we also reviewed a new sandwich from Wendy's. The three of us see who could guess the most WWE Theme Songs. Then we gave our predictions about what's going to happen this year.


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The National Security Agency (NSA) has designated UMass Amherst as a Center of Academic Excellence in Information Assurance (IA) Education for academic years 2003 through 2006. UMass Amherst joins the list of 50 universities from across the country to be awarded this distinction. This year, 14 universities were added, including UMass Amherst, and seven Centers were re-designated. The Departments of Computer Science and Electrical and Computer Engineering spearheaded this effort by collaborating with other departments on campus in preparing the proposal to NSA for this university-wide recognition. Formal presentations will be made to the universities during the annual conference of the National Colloquium for Information Systems Security Education to be held in Washington, D.C. in June.
NSA granted the designations following a rigorous review of university applications against published criteria based on training standards established by the National Security Telecommunications and Information Systems Security Committee (NSTISSC). The program is intended to reduce vulnerabilities in the national information infrastructure by promoting higher education in information assurance and producing a growing number of professionals with information assurance expertise in various disciplines. Information assurance education plays a critical role in protecting the national information infrastructure. The Centers are key to having security solutions keep pace with evolving technology now and into the future. The Centers also provide great geographic dispersion of information assurance education across the country, building expertise where the national information infrastructures reside.


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