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LAVAL, QUÉBEC--(Marketwired - Dec. 11, 2017) - Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc. ("Neptune" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:NEPT)(TSX:NEPT) announces, in partnership with Charles R. Poliquin's Strength Sensei Nutraceuticals, the launch of MaxSimil® enhanced Omega Drive™ omega-3 EPA and DHA product for the strength coaching community.
MaxSimil® technology mimics the biological digestive process by "predigesting" fish oils to deliver absorption-ready monoglyceride-rich omega-3 fish oils. The MaxSimil® fish oil has been clinically demonstrated1 with statistically significant results to be more than three (3) times better absorbed than regular fish oils2.
"The exclusive license with Strength Sensei Nutraceuticals for the Strength Coach's Community comes on the heels of very strong demand for a MaxSimil®-based product in the U.S. practitioner market. In the past year, MaxSimil® has been an important growth driver of our Solutions Business, and this new agreement and future ones will further support the success of this exciting technology. We are also extremely pleased to partner with Charles R. Poliquin, in light of his high profile and reputation in the high performance athletic world," says François-Karl Brouillette, Vice President of Science and Innovation at Neptune.
"Our partnership with Neptune and the exclusive license of MaxSimil® gives our community unique access to a patented lipid delivery technology and now makes it possible for us to formulate truly innovative lipid-based dietary supplement products," said Charles R. Poliquin. "The launch of the MaxSimil® enhanced Omega Drive™ omega-3 EPA and DHA product is, without a doubt, a game-changer in our channel and space today."
About Neptune Technologies & Bioressources Inc.
Neptune is a wellness products company, with more than 50 years of combined experience in the industry. The Company develops turnkey solutions available in various unique delivery forms, offers specialty ingredients such as MaxSimil®, a patented ingredient that enhances the absorption of lipid-based nutraceuticals, and a variety of other marine and seed oils. Neptune also sells premium krill oil directly to consumers through web sales at www.oceano3.com. Leveraging its scientific, technological and innovative expertise, Neptune is working to develop unique extractions in high potential growth segments such as the medical cannabis field.
Neptune is also pursuing opportunities in the prescription drug markets, through its 34% owned subsidiary Acasti Pharma Inc. ("Acasti"). Acasti focuses on the research, development and commercialization of omega-3 phospholipid therapies for the treatment of severe hypertriglyceridemia. The Company's head office is located in Laval, Quebec.
About Charles R. Poliquin and Strength Sensei Nutraceuticals
Charles R. Poliquin is one of the most accomplished strength coaches in the world. He has designed workouts for Olympic medalists, world record holders, and professional athletes. Since the early 1980s, Mr. Poliquin has given seminars to other coaches who wanted to improve their knowledge and results by learning from him. In 2013, he founded Strength Sensei, his own company to certify coaches with his methodology. These include a unique metabolic profiling method, which he invented, called Metabolic Analytics. In 2017, Mr. Poliquin founded another fitness company called Strength Sensei Nutraceuticals. To learn more about Strength Sensei, visit www.strengthsensei.com.
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The forward-looking statements contained in this press release are expressly qualified in their entirety by this cautionary statement and the "Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Information" section contained in Neptune's latest Annual Information Form (the "AIF"), which also forms part of Neptune's latest annual report on Form 40-F, and which is available on SEDAR at www.sedar.com, on EDGAR at www.sec.gov/edgar.shtml and on the investor section of Neptune's website at www.neptunecorp.com. All forward-looking statements in this press release are made as of the date of this press release. Neptune does not undertake to update any such forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. The forward-looking statements contained herein are also subject generally to other risks and uncertainties that are described from time to time in Neptune public securities filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Canadian securities commissions. Additional information about these assumptions and risks and uncertainties is contained in the AIF under "Risk Factors".
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|Unpublished double-blind crossover pharmacokinetic clinical study comparing absorption of EPA+DHA.
|These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration.This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
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Opal Creek reflections
It's easy to assume that Oregon just always looked like it does today. The beautiful forests that drape our hillsides and foothills and creep up the flanks of our volcanoes must have been like this forever, right? But this assumption is incorrect. My pioneer relatives did a rather breathtaking job of completely transforming this land from an area of massive, prehistoric forests with wide open floors and meadows, into a largely second- and third-growth "working forests," as we like to call them, cut and planted strategically for future profits, choosing the most lucrative species to propagate, the recut again as soon as the trees reached a size large enough for harvesting.
In fact, inhabitants like my great grandfather, a lumberman who traveled to deep forest camps around the Pacific Northwest to cut and clear, did such an efficient job that there is next to nothing left of the old forests. And being a couple generations removed from their existence, we hardly even remember what they were like.
This past Thanksgiving I took a few extra days off, thanks to a move at my office, decided I would treat myself to an adventure each day of the break. The first place I decided to visit was the Opal Creek Wilderness Area, the last bastion of low-elevation old growth in this state. The subject of a decade long fight between conservationists and logging interests, Opal Creek was finally won by our great former senator, Mark Hatfield. It would become the last victory in his career before retiring to Beaverton, just a mile or so from where I live today.
Opal Creek is a 34,000 acre complex, preserved for all time, for all Americans to enjoy. Its namesake is the northern-most branch of the North Fork of the Santiam River system, and is famous for it's clear blue and green waters. The hike in starts at a gate, roughly 100 miles from downtown PDX. A traveler to the area follows the old road into Jawbone Flats, an old mining town which has been converted into the Ancient Forest Center. One can rent cabins here (if one is quick with the mouse, as these fill up incredibly fast in the Summer), or use it as a jumping off point for longer backcountry adventures. The Opal Creek system connects easily to the Bull of the Woods Wilderness, giving a backpacker with lots of time a huge amount of territory to explore. And of course, there are the pools. I'm sure they would be incredible on a warm summer day, but as this was two days prior to Thanksgiving, I enjoyed more of a mix of rain and snow drizzling constantly on my head while I hiked.
The first thing I noticed upon starting down the trail was the size of the trees. There are monsters here, 500 to 1000 years old, never touched with a saw, spread far apart. Blanketed with moss (apparently this area is studied as the home of several endemic moss and lichen species), the floor is open and inviting. I spotted campsites along the way at regular intervals, perfect spots tucked just off the trail, looking soft and comfy, but far too close to the parking lot. The road follows Battle Axe Creek for a few easy miles before ending in the village of Jawbone Flats. At that point, the hiker crosses the creek and immediately is transported somehow deeper into the forest.
As I had to drive back home at some point (and get out of there before dark), I had to complete my loop and miss out on whatever lay to the left at the fork in the trail. Passing Opal Pool and the Sawmill Falls swimming hole, the color of the water was striking. By that point, goopy snow was falling fairly heavily on me. If it hadn't been so spectacular in there I might have been a bit miserable in the weather. But as it was, the pure delight of giant trees, soothing green moss carpets, and the silence of deep woods made the whole walk a meditative joy.
Considering that just 125 years ago, huge portions of the state resembled this watershed, there is an air of tragedy to this place. While we can be confident that this will be preserved for us, hundred of thousands of acres have already been lost forever. I am buoyed, however, by the thought that Oregonians came together here to show that we value the existence of wild places for more than their monetary value in the short term. The short-sightedness of our ancestors proved a lesson, at least for some of us.
Visit Opal Creek by driving east from Salem on hwy 22 for 25 miles. Make the turn toward North Fork road and Elkhart, and go another 21 miles, until you find yourself at a locked gate. Come in the Autumn for turning vine maples, in the winter for solitude, and the summer for heat relief and popular swimming holes. It's worth a day (or 3 or 5) in any season.
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The term "Language" on Erfworld refers to a language that is commonly spoken at least by some members of all sides in the geographical vicinity of Gobwin Knob. "Language" is similar to English on Earth, and more closely similar to Common in Dungeons and Dragons. Not everyone on Erfworld speaks Language. For example, Vurp informs Parson that not all the Hobgobwins in a tribe speak Language but speak a language particular to either their race or their tribe.
Many of the things that exist in Stupidworld do not exist, or just barely exist, in Erfworld. Erfworlders may or may not have words for these things. For example, the closest thing Erfworld has to children are piglets, which grow up over a number of turns. Most Erfworlders pop fully grown, and have no idea what a child is. However, they will instinctively understand what the word, "year", means, even though Erfworlders usually use hundredturns as a measurement of the magnitude of time, and Erfworld does not have any natural phenomenon that would make years a useful measurement. Similarly, even though Erfworld has imposed "croak" as a euphemism for "kill", and it will never naturally occur to an Erfworlder to use that word, they will still understand it if they hear it from a Stupidworlder, though it will feel vulgar to them.
Erfworlders are limited in how vulgar their language will become. Stupidworlders that attempt to swear will normally get forced by Erfworld to say "boop" instead. Parson managed to break through this effect, and Erfworlders who hear his crude language can get headaches.
Since Units pop as adults, they are all created knowing at least one language. The fact that they are not all created speaking the same language is probably a feature deliberately designed into the system by the Titans. Perhaps some tribal languages were designed to facilitate specific tasks. For instance, maybe Marbit and Gobwin have many terms useful in mining. It's also possible that different sides were given their own language in order to make it easier for said sides to keep secrets from other sides. It's possible that Thinkamancers can't read the mind of a unit if it's thinking in a language which the Thinkamancer does not know.


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When the body and mind are tense, awareness is diminished. Your external senses are less perceptive, and you are less able to turn inwards (pratyahara). Tantra seeks to achieve expansion ("tanotti" in Sanskrit) of both sensory and internal awareness, to achieve liberation ("trayotti" in Sanskrit). The contraction of the two words "tan-otti" and "tra-yotti" forms the Sanskrit word "tantra".
Try an experiment. Slowly shake out your right arm – loosen up the muscles. Then take your left index finger, and move it gently across the hairs of your relaxed right arm, from wrist to shoulder. First do it fast, then do it exquisitely slowly. Close your eyes and repeat it.
Now try the experiment again, this time keeping the muscles of your right arm flexed hard – tense. Try it again relaxed. Notice the difference between your sensation and awareness during tension, and your sensation and awareness during relaxation.
The same thing happens when you try to make love (external senses) or meditate (internal senses) while tense vs. relaxed… you are more aware of sensation, pleasure, and all the other levels of reality when relaxed.
This is why in right hand path tantra (the solo meditative tradition) and left hand path tantra (the tradition that can include the use of sacred sexuality), practitioners are taught how to relax themselves or each other through techniques like abyangha, marma adi, sarangi, kum nye, kundalini yoga, and more.
For now, just try to relax before meditating, making love, or even self-pleasuring! You'll be more fully present during the experience, more aware! Once you have relaxation and awareness, try to follow the gross sensations back to their subtlest aspect.
Get and give massages, exercise regularly, breathe deeply and slowly, do Kundalini yoga or physical qigong. It's much harder to achieve self-realization when muscle tension and shallow breathing are preventing your mind from becoming tranquil!


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The Voice vs The Blizzard
How ya doin everybody? Welcome to my new website. This is my first ever blog. I can't wait to share this first entry with all of you.
December 2017 was my best month ever. I logged over 20,000 miles in the air and was booked at more performances than December has days. Here is what December 15th was like.
That Friday I was scheduled for my sixth, seventh and eighth appearances of that week. Early that morning I had the privilege of being asked to join Scott Shannon and the kids at Blythedale Children's Hospital in Westchester, NY, then I had to be in Philidelphia, PA for an event at 5 PM followed by a 10:00 PM on eastern Long Island. My team knew it would be a challenge from the start. In order to ensure my arrival at my final appearance, a helicopter that could bring me directly to the venue was hired. Seems glamorous until God steps in and my ride is canceled 48 hours before due to the forecast of snow! "No problem" says my team, "We'll book you a charter jet out of Philly and a car will meet you at the airport to drive you to the venue." (I know what you're thinking.)
That morning was great! A little snow, not anything we can't drive through. I was inspired by the tales of pain and triumph at Blythedale Children's Hospital and the outpouring of generosity by the hundreds of people who reached out support the kids in any way humanly possible. This is definitely what kept me going the rest of the day.
I got home in plenty of time to change and catch the Long Island Rail Road to Penn Station and switch to an Amtrak for Philadelphia. I saw the snow begin to fall on Long Island as the train barreled down the tracks. The closer the Amtrak train got to Philadelphia, the darker the heavier the snow became. Arriving in Philly with time to spare I stopped at a small café for a bite to eat. No sooner did I take a seat than I received a call saying my charter flight had been grounded because of the stormy weather.
Now my wonderful team began to work on an alternative mode of transportation to get me to eastern Long Island by 10 PM (mind you it's 4:30 PM in Philly and the snow is not letting up)! Luckily, I was with a very intelligent handler who reminded me that Amtrak runs every half hour to NY during rush hour. I arrived at my event a little early and explained the situation to the client. I would sing a few songs and then I had to run (literally)! What happened after that was nothing short of a miracle. Not only did my client accept my apology but they had me escorted back to my Amtrak train to ensure I would catch the 6:38 from Philly to NYC! The devil is in the details since the train was delayed and I made it aboard just as the doors were closing!
Despite the blizzard shutting down several branches of the LIRR prior to my arriving back in Penn Station, Amtrak arrived before 8 PM and I was able to catch a train back to Bethpage where my friend was waiting at the train station with a full-sized SUV. With no time to spare we drove down the treacherous highways of Long Island with determination! By this time, the roads were empty and the snow was our only obstacle. I'm thinking where is Santa Baby when you need him? Well an angel was at my side and we arrived there safely and with five minutes for me to get into my tux! I had a blast that night!
I am very fortunate that I can work at what I love doing. My work is my passion! I could have stayed in Philly for the night, but I saw it as a challenge to my passion and took on the blizzard one snowflake at a time!
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Questions Along The Razor's Edge
I just finished reading W. Somerset Maugham's classic novel, The Razor's Edge, first published in 1943 but still very relevant in its study of human nature and spiritual longings. Maugham takes his title from an Upanishads quote: The sharp edge of a razor is difficult to pass over, thus the wise say the path to salvation is hard.
The story that unfolds is told by a first-person narrator whom one presumes to be Maugham himself, and centers around three well-defined characters: Larry Darrell, a winsome young spiritual sojourner completely absent of materialistic longings; his one-time fiancée Isabel Maturin, who never stops loving Larry even though her needs for a cushy lifestyle and a respectable reputation overpower this longing; and the unflappable socialite Elliott Templeton, who spends a lifetime building the right connections and attending the best of Parisian and British gatherings, only to find himself forgotten and lonely at the end of a life built along a rope of sand.
Maugham's narrative spans about two decades, taking the reader through the heart of the Roaring 20s and the Great Depression. We see the characters grow and develop to a degree, but in the end they have become more fully entrenched in the context they sought to cultivate at the beginning of the story. Larry (who has less page time than the other main characters, interestingly) has his spiritual peace in the midst of his simplicity; Isabel her comfortable (if romantically unsatisfying) suburban life after riding out the Depression in Europe with her family; and Elliott his one final, high-society party invitation (although a forgery), which he declines because of his impending death.
What seems particularly timeless about Maugham's story of nearly 70 years ago is the questions he subtly poses through the interplay of the characters. What truly makes for a satisfying life? How does one hold spiritual restlessness and material pragmatism in dynamic tension? To what extent should others define who we must be and what we should do?
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LOS ANGELES — For more than a decade, civic leaders and developers here have envisioned a large-scale redevelopment of downtown Los Angeles's main civic and cultural thoroughfare, Grand Avenue. This past summer, the first — and smallest — component of this vision finally opened to the public. But instead of a massive mixed-use edifice that would completely change the streetscape, it was a modest 12-acre space named Grand Park, which replaced an existing but unwelcoming civic center plaza.
The park was paid for by $50 million from Related Companies, the developer planning the nearby building projects.
Community leaders, real estate magnates and urban planners hope the Grand Avenue Development Project, which would add several million square feet of commercial and cultural space, will provide a center of gravity and excitement to an area of the city that has lacked both.
For now, Related's plans for a mixed-use building modeled loosely on its Time Warner Center in New York, which houses a hotel, retail stores, offices, condominiums and a major jazz stage, have been delayed. But a $130 million modern art museum, housing the collection of and paid for by the philanthropist Eli Broad and designed by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, was under construction and planned for completion by early 2014. Related also recently broke ground on a 24-story, 271-unit luxury rental building adjacent to the Broad museum, with 20 percent of the units designated as affordable housing.
The park was supposed to be part of a later phase of development, said Bill Witte, president and chief executive of Related California. But that changed when the recession struck, undermining the condo sales market that was a bedrock of Related's vision.Continue reading the main story
As a result, the fate of the mixed-use linchpin of the broad scheme is uncertain. Related has until February 2013 to come up with financing, which will almost certainly be prohibitively costly in the current market.
Related won the right to build the project in 2004. In theory, though, it could lose that right, and a new selection process could be started.
Gloria Molina, a Los Angeles County supervisor who is widely credited with pushing for redevelopment of the old civic center mall and for getting Related to pay for it, was doubtful that Related can move forward as planned. "I don't see the economy shaping up that quickly," she said.
Ms. Molina was, perhaps, looking for Related to alter its proposal.
"I'm hoping they will have something more realistic and attainable," she said. "I'm not sure the original vision will be sustainable."
Mr. Witte said that Related had applied for an extension on its February deadline from the city and county's joint powers authority, but declined to comment other than to say "we are very committed to getting this done."
Despite clusters of skyscrapers and civic buildings that house some half-million workers in downtown Los Angeles, the area contained fewer than 20,000 residents in the late 1990s, according to the Downtown Los Angeles Center Business Improvement District. New or renovated apartment buildings began to open early in the new decade, and today's population is just under 50,000. Downtown also has the Staples Center, which anchors the LA Live entertainment district.
The proposed Related project is meant to dovetail with the Frank Gehry-designed Disney Concert Hall, which opened in 2003 at the summit of Grand Avenue. Farther down the avenue, the Music Center also welcomed the idea of an expanded consumer base.
At present, the park stands alone. It was designed by the Los Angeles-based landscape architects Rios Clementi Hale Studios, a firm that had already directed an expansion and renovation of the sidewalks and walkways that are part of the Music Center complex.
The Music Center has a pivotal role in the future of the park: event programming. Thor Steingraber, vice president for programming at the center, said he loved the flexibility afforded by the park for things like impromptu concerts. "You can have a family event at 11 a.m. and a serious concert at 7 p.m.," he said.
To underscore the park's special characteristics, the inaugural event featured Bandaloop, a professed vertical dance company of aerialists, performing against the backdrop of Los Angeles City Hall. The event drew 5,000 spectators, said Mr. Steingraber.
As most audiences are expected to do, this one gathered on the "Event Lawn," one of several programmable spaces in the park, which drops about 90 feet in grade from its highest point along Grand Avenue to its lowest, three blocks away at Spring Street. Other spaces include a Performance Lawn, a Community Terrace and a Flag Garden.
Tony Paradowski, a designer on the project at Rios Clementi Hale Studios, said that the landscape had been divided into "24 floristic gardens" containing plants from around the globe, "based loosely on where Los Angeles' population has come from," he said. That intermingling was meant to embody the park's role as a mixing point for downtown's residents, workers and tourists. Much of the park's design was generated through a series of community meetings, said Mr. Paradowski.
"They were some pretty simple things — a place to read a book, some shade, open space, get some food," he said.
While there is a small dog run — requested by community members — there is no playground.
Ms. Molina said: "No, we don't have monkey bars. It's not that kind of a facility. The whole place is a playground."
She said she saw significant possibilities for expansion, however.
The multiple entities behind the park — city, county, Music Center — have applied for an additional $11 million in grant financing. In addition, the county was negotiating to buy a state-owned land parcel adjacent to the park.
For the future, Ms. Molina has her eye on two hulking civic buildings also adjacent to the park that she says are "old and antiquated and need to be torn down. They are compromised in many ways and not useful in any way."Continue reading the main story


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The indictment that lead to the arrests of Hafiz Muhammed Sher Ali Khan, the Imam of a Miami mosque, and his two sons for allegedly providing material support to the Pakistani Taliban also named three other suspects that are believed to be at large in Pakistan. Amini Khan, Khan's daughter who is also known as Amini Bibi, was named as a suspect, and while she has so far evaded arrest, she's certainly not hiding from the local press. She claims that none of the defendants had ties to the Taliban and that the money Khan sent to Pakistan was meant to help his son-in-law establish a business.
The report comes from the Urdu-language daily Roznama Jang, and was noted by the Middle East Media Research Institute. An English-language version of the report can be found at The International News.
Amini claims that her father and the brothers arrested this weekend had no links to the Taliban. The report mentions that one of Khan's other sons, Ikramul Haq, was a commander in the Taliban in the Swat region of Pakistan and has evaded arrest since being connected to a raid on a military unit that left 8 soldiers dead (the report does not clarify, but it's possible the attack was against the Pakistani military).
Though, Amini claims no one else in the family has terrorist links. She said the $45,000 that Khan allegedly sent to fund the Taliban was actually meant to help support his family in Pakistan, specifically to help his son-in-law start a business.
Khan is also alleged to have helped establish an Islamic school in the Swat region that provided safe haven to Taliban fighters. Amini claims that the school educated children, including girls, about the Koran. Taliban forces in the area have tried to forbid girls from attending school.
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She says the school was registered with the government and has no ties to the Taliban.
She says her son, Alam Zeb, who is also charged in the indictment, is studying at college and has no ties to terrorism.
Though, in the indictment the U.S. Department of Justice claims that they have tapes in which Khan is heard calling for the overthrow of the Pakistani government and the death of more American soldiers.
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Holy smoke! Americans favor legalized marijuana over online gambling, according to a national survey.
Public opinion of legalized pot is high with 50 percent of those surveyed supporting it but only 27 percent of those polled favor cyber-gambling, according to a national survey conducted by Fairleigh Dickinson University's PublicMind.
"These two issues are very similar in that both internet gambling and marijuana use is taking place whether regulated or not, but Americans do not have the appetite or munchies for legalizing Internet gambling as they do for marijuana," said PublicMind director and professor Krista Jenkins in a statement.
Online betting is currently legal in only three states – New Jersey, Delaware and Nevada – but as many as 10 other states have considered allowing it, according to the report. Most Americans (65 percent) don't care enough about the issue to follow it closely, but about two thirds were still opposed to letting casinos run e-gambling sites in their states. These numbers have stayed relatively consistent over the past four years.
"More and more states may be considering it, but the public doesn't seem to be buying it. Right now, online gambling looks to be a long shot in the court of public opinion," said Jenkins.
But Americans are interested in pot's legal fate. About nine-in-ten of those surveyed said they've heard or read something about legalization efforts, with the majority paying close attention to marijuana in the media.
Democrats and Millennials are more eager to see lighting up legalized. While 63 percent of Democrats support legalization, only 32 percent of Republications agree. But when given the choice between the legalization of pot and online betting, Republicans were more torn, with 39 percent saying they'd prefer pot to be legal. Only about a third of the World War II generation would like marijuana allowed, compared to 65 percent of Millenials.
"Democrats see getting high as a lifestyle choice whereas Republicans are more likely to understand it through the prism of morality and social deviance," explained Jenkins. "However, the age differences we're seeing suggests that legal smoking up in the future is more a question of 'when' rather than 'if.'"
Two states – Washington and Colorado – have already legalized recreational marijuana use, and at least 20 states have enacted laws allowing people to smoke up for medicinal purposes.


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Travelers of the North Woods
Waters provided the highway; fur-bearing animals provided the goods; North Woods provided the materials; voyageurs provided the skill.
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Voyageurs National Park lies in the Southern tip of the Northern Boreal Forest. The mix of hardwood and conifers create the inspiring views.
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I started my recovery journey on Aug. 2 1985. I have been clean and sober for 29 years. I was devastated after I found out I had Hep C and fear set in. I kept on trudging the road and asked "why me" I'm sober.
For the past 28 years I have dedicated my life to helping others. I started shelters for abused and chemically dependent kids. I initiated a county wide Drug Court Program for kids. I have dedicated the past twelve years to addicts with Hep C, HIV and needle exchange programs to educate and stop the spread of the disease.
I am Geno type 2 and treated with Ribavarin and Interferon twice. I did 24 weeks then 48 weeks. I relapsed both times. I have also suffered from Hep B which almost killed me in the 70s but it did not become chronic. I have also had Hep A. I have progressed to late stage liver disease having the disease most likely over 44 years.
I continued to work through both treatments. I shared my experience as a human blog up front and personal with my clients as a Drug and Alcohol Therapist. I wanted to spread more hope less fear and stigma so more might get tested.
I had to quit work a year and a half ago due to the progression of the disease. I mourned deeply it was my life's work. I have since been involved in supporting those suffering with Hep C. I also started a support group for continued abstinence from substance abuse .
I have completed treatment and just had my four months post test I am undetected grateful hope dealer.
Debbie White
My Hepatitis C Story
Lucinda Porter, RN
My hepatitis C story has many beginnings and no ending. I contracted hepatitis C in 1988. In many ways, this was the beginning of a new life. Up until then, I had been severely mentally ill for more than 20 years. Unable to bear another moment, I made a final suicide attempt. It was devastating, causing multi-organ failure, including liver failure; I was told to say my good-byes, as I would not live another 24 hours.
A miracle, the kindness of others, and a blood transfusion gave me back my life. Why it took this much drama to wake me up to life, I don't know. What I do know is that my life began in 1988 in that hospital bed. That is where I slowly emerged from mental illness, physical decay, and soul-sickness.
Hepatitis C virus was part of the deal, an unintended consequence of the life-saving blood transfusion. This virus has been a great gift to me. It reminds me to take care of myself. It is like a mantra whispering, "Don't drink. Meditate. Eat well. Go to bed early. Have fun. Help others. Be grateful. Floss your teeth. Trust the process."
I went to nursing school, later working at a needle exchange site while undergoing interferon treatment. In 1998, I started writing for the Hepatitis C Support Project (www.hcvadvocate.org) and then landed a job as a hepatology nurse at Stanford Medical Center. I lectured across North America, continued to write and underwent peginterferon plus ribavirin treatment in 2003, but relapsed after treatment ended.
A patient once told me after his third hepatitis C treatment, "Never give up. Three times is a charm." While I know some patients who have been treated more than three times, the third time worked for me. In 2013, I participated in a twelve-week clinical trial using sofosbuvir, ledipasvir and ribavirin. After living with hepatitis C in my liver for 25 years, I have a 98% chance of being cured. This part of the story has no ending yet since I won't know the final results until late November.
I know hepatitis C inside and out; it is my life's work. Hepatitis C binds me to others, and walking with patients as they go through treatment is a deep privilege. This connection inspired me to write two books, Free from Hepatitis C and Hepatitis C Treatment One Step at a Time.
My new book, Hepatitis C Treatment One Step at a Time is a project that has been in my heart the longest. I wanted to find a way to walk through treatment with patients. There are daily entries offering a quote, encouragement, and practical tips to help patients stay on track.
My first book, Free from Hepatitis C, provides concrete information for patients to ease their treatment experience. I wrote it because it seemed the most expedient way to pass along the knowledge I've compiled from my personal experience and what I learned from patients.
I know that some people can't or don't want to go through hepatitis C treatment. This does not mean giving up. In fact, having hepatitis C is an argument for doing more to take care of ourselves. Free from Hepatitis C suggests ways to maximize one's health while living with this virus.
My books and my work symbolize my belief that just about anyone can endure hepatitis C and its treatment. If I, mentally ill, damaged, and hopeless, can rise from the ashes, then so can you. You don't have to be strong or special, you just have to be supported, informed, and connected to a source of hope. You don't have to be especially brave; you just need to be willing to accept a new beginning.
My Own Story
Daryl Luster
I was diagnosed with HCV after at least 3 years of having nausea,extreme fatigue, and generally feeling like crap most of the time. A couple of years before diagnosis I was admitted to ER for extreme abdominal pain, and I spent 3 days in the hospital undergoing a battery of tests. Not one of the tests were for Hep C. After being released from hospital, the tests continued, to include a Colonoscopy, Endoscopy, etc. One thing that came out of my hospital stay was that the surgeon who was attending (who kept wanting to take out my gall bladder), said I should have a hernia repaired. The following year, during screening for surgery, it was determined that my Ferritin levels were out of site high!
This was an indicator that my liver was not functioning well in respect to handling iron stored in the liver. I had too much iron stored. Subsequently, after surgery,I was in for more blood-work that found that not only were my AST and ALT levels high, but I tested positive for the HCV antibody. This in itself did not indicate that I had HCV, but the second test for viral load certainly did.
I was devastated by this news,
I was sure that I would die, and that it would be a dreadful death.
After spending some time with a good Psychologist, who helped me deal with the anxiety I felt, I immersed myself in learning as much as I could about HCV.
I eventually joined a support group in a community nearby, and I also joined an online support group, that consisted of other people who had HCV, and many who had treated, either successfully or not. Some were SVR, some were Cirrhotic, and people of all genotypes were in the group. I should mention that I was Genotype 1a.
Being in a peer support group helped me immensely. As I learned more, I realized that my diagnosis was not a death sentence-no way! There was a chance that I could be cured, but that was not a word used then, as it can be used now.
My biopsy revealed very little liver damage with a stage 0-1 finding. This was very good news indeed, and I clung to every slice of positive news I could find or learn.
My Hepatologist is involved in research, and being referred to him was a stroke of good luck for me, as he was starting a clinical trial and suggested me for it. It was a phase two trial, and there were not many people who were participating, world-wide. I agreed to be part of the trial study. It was not just for my own personal reasons that I chose to participate. I believed that I was helping in forwarding the research that would see better outcomes for people treating. I am not lying when I say that I was looking for the best possible outcome for myself, as I was only given a 30-40 percent chance with what was called SOC then. SOC was Standard of Care and was Pegylated Interferon and Ribavarin.
They now call that PR.
I did well in the extensive screening tests, and I was accepted to participate in the study trial. I had mixed emotions, as anyone would in the circumstances, but those soon faded away, as I readied to start treatment. Eight months after diagnosis I started treatment with PR and a third experimental drug.
The first month was a hell like I had never seen in my life!
I lost 14 pounds in the first 9 days of treatment (Tx) as we write an abbreviation for treatment, in the Hep C community.
The second and third month saw me drop to a very deep and dark place in my mind. This was a place I had never seen. I was an emotional wreck, and I was determined not to use an anti-depressant. At 3 months into Tx I asked for an AD as we call them. This did eventually help with my moods, and after 6 months in Tx things kind of leveled off for me. I did 48 weeks in Tx, and I am clear since week five of Tx, which means that I am undetectable for around 32 months….I am cured of HCV!
While I was in Tx I began to get involved in small ways to spread the word about HCV, and to raise awareness about this dreadful disease. Since my Tx finished I have become even more involved in advocacy, as well as being in support groups, trying to help others that were like me, scared about being diagnosed, as well as frightened about Tx.
If it had not been for the people in the groups that I joined, I honestly don't know how I could have gotten through the whole ordeal from beginning to now! There are so many wonderful people in the HCV community, and I have been fortunate to meet some of them in real life. I am a big believer in hope. I think that hope is the most important thing that we need to hang onto, even when it seems like there is none-there is!
Thanks for reading a bit about my own story, and I hope to write much more in the future. Never give up or give in-keep hope in your heart.


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I don't know the exact genesis of these cookies, I only know they are my attempt to recreate the ones we get at our favorite super market, Wegmans. A google search turned up a couple of hints, but not close to what I was looking for. If anyone knows the story and the genius baker who came up with the delightful recipe, and name, please let me know.
In the mean time I made do with recreating the recipe by reverse engineering. In other words I ate a bunch of them and went by taste. I started with a simple Toll House cookie- backed out the chocolate chips, used all white sugar instead of half brown sugar and dropped the yolk in favor of just the white. Oh, and added a bit of almond flour, cause that's my thing.
While, in my opinion, the cookie is really just a vehicle for the jam and chocolate, the next time it's been suggested to make it more cake-y. Thanks hon, guess I should have left the yolk in after all. And you know that any chance I can get to use Bonne Maman raspberry preserves in a recipe I am so there. I'm guessing it's the mix of white and dark chocolate that plays into the name of these cookies. Two opposing factions that just go so good together. Happy Valentine's Day y'all!
Romeo and Juliet cookies
1/2 cup butter, room temperature
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg white
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup white whole wheat flour
2 tablespoons almond flour
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 cup raspberry preserves
4 ounces white chocolate
4 ounces dark chocolate
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a stand mixer cream butter and sugar, add egg white; scrap down the beater and bowl as necessary. Add vanilla extract.
Whisk together flour, almond flour and baking powder, add to butter mixture in a couple of additions, scraping down the bowl in between to make sure everything is mixed well.
Scoop batter onto parchment lined baking sheets by rounded teaspoonfuls (they may look small but they spread) and flatten. Bake for 8-10 minutes, or until lightly golden around the edges. Cool on wire racks.
Once cookies are cool spread the undersides of half of them with raspberry preserves and top with the other half.
Chop and melt chocolates in separate bowls using your favorite method. I used the microwave on low for 60 seconds, stirred and returned for another 60. Or you could use a double boiler with the water on a low simmer, you don't want to get any steam or moister in the chocolate.
You can dip all the filled cookies in dark chocolate or half in dark and half in white. Once cookies are dipped pour remaining chocolate into two piping bags (I just used parchment paper cones), and drizzle contrasting chocolate on each cookie. Makes about 20 cookies.


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Listed in the National Register of Historic Places, Dunaway Gardens was established by famous stage actress Hetty Jane Dunaway on what was then her husband Wayne P. Sewell's sprawling ancestral plantation. Dunaway Gardens was a theatrical training ground for producers, directors and performers of the arts during the golden years of the 20's, 30's and 40's. It was also a popular retreat for locals and celebrities alike, including Walt Disney, who frequented the gardens, and Minnie Pearl, who got her start at Dunaway Gardens. In its heyday the gardens played host to ballet troupes, indoor and outdoor theatre performances and a steady stream of fans who came to enjoy not only the spectacular shows, filled with comedic twists and cameo appearances by locals, but the delicious food at the quaint Blue Bonnet Tea Room, a popular gathering spot. When the pace of the gardens eventually slowed, Dunaway Gardens and her history began to disappear. For nearly half a century, the gardens were forgotten altogether, buried beneath a blanket of vines and kudzu until her gates reopened in 2005, ready, once again, for fans and botanical garden enthusiasts to enjoy.
Welcome back, Dunaway Gardens!
This brief tour of Dunaway offers scenes of the gardens as they were in its heyday alternating with scenes of the gardens as they appear today. Those original days were a time of spirited, carefree fun, a time when dreams and creative energy collided, giving rise to one woman's gift to humanity.
The story of Dunaway Gardens began when famous stage actress Hetty Jane Dunaway met dashing booking agent Wayne P. Sewell. Hetty Jane was a talented, vivacious actress from Arkansas, who rose to fame as one of the most popular on the Chautauqua Circuit. When her traveling show brought her in contact with the Wayne P. Sewell Production company in Atlanta, a courtship began and eventually marriage. The pair made their home on the Sewell's family plantation near Roscoe, Georgia. Here, her imagination and creativity led her to see something more in the rural landscape than just red clay, farm land and rolling cotton fields. Her dream of a storybook garden as a setting for a theatrical training center came true, painstakingly nurtured over the course of some 15 years.
Those exciting years brought many professional and world renowned groups to the gardens. The gardens were originally composed of a variety of areas such as the Arrowhead Pools, a terraced Amphitheater that would seat over a thousand people, Blue Bonnet Tea Room, the Patchwork Barn indoor theater, the Wedding Tree, and the Honeymoon House called Shangri-la. The area known as "Little Stone Mountain" is greater than one acre of solid granite.
Restoration of this memorable site began in the summer of 2000. Dunaway Gardens is now described as one of the south's largest natural rock and floral gardens. There are spring-fed pools, stone waterfalls and extensive hand-laid rock paths, walls, and staircases throughout the approximately twenty five acre tract.
Historical Interests
Click here to read an article of interest written by Danny C. Flanders of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
Click here to read an article of interest written by Doris Lockerman in 1961.
Click here to read a poem written by the owner Jennifer Rae Bigham to her husband Roger.
Theatrical History
To read and view more historical promotional flyers of Hettie Jane Dunaway and the Dunaway Concert Company click on the University of Iowa Libraries special collections department links below.
The Lady of the Decoration; published 1916
Dunaway Concert Company; published 19??
Dunaway Concert Company; published 19??, Part II
Photo Gallery
This website describes the reclamation of historic Dunaway. Browse through the galleries below to view photos from the heyday of the gardens and various scenes from the gardens through the years, including its remarkable restoration.


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The plenaries I'm announcing today are two men who give collaboration a good name, and are occasionally asked to discuss it in the Brazilian national press. They will be giving a collaborative talk about Shakespeare's collaborative plays, and you'd be singularly foolish to miss it.
Sharp by name as well as by nature, Dr Will Sharpe is a Visiting Lecturer at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham. He is currently editing the New Oxford Shakespeare editions of Hamlet, Much Ado About Nothing and Henry VIII. He contributed reviews to A Year of Shakespeare, a book-length compendium covering all of the plays performed as part of the World Shakespeare Festival in 2012. He has also taught at the University of Warwick and Nottingham Trent University, and completed postdoctoral work on the Cambridge edition of The Complete Works of Ben Jonson at the University of Leeds. Will is a Chief Associate Editor of the RSC Shakespeare individual volumes series, for which he co-edited Cymbeline with Jonathan Bate, and one of the General Editors of Digital Renaissance Editions. He is also a founder member of a charity in memory of Dr Lizz Ketterer, the Lizz Ketterer Trust, which provides a scholarship offering a student from the Shakespeare at Winedale programme of the University of Texas—Lizz's home state—the chance to follow in her footsteps and attend the Royal Shakespeare Company's Summer School, held at the Shakespeare Institute in Stratford-upon-Avon. Money is raised for the Trust by Ketterer's Men, a theatre company for which Will is an enthusiastic actor and director.
Dr Peter Kirwan will be joining Will at BritGrad for a discussion of their contributions to the recent publication, William Shakespeare and Others: Collaborative Plays. Kirwan is Lecturer in Shakespeare and Early Modern Drama in the School of English at Nottingham University. His publications include articles on Shakespearean authorship, book history, performance history and new writing based on Shakespeare, and he is currently working on a monograph entitled Shakespeare and the Idea of Apocrypha and an essay collection, Shakespeare and the Digital World (Cambridge, 2014), co-edited with Dr. Christie Carson (Royal Holloway), reflecting on the effects of the digital revolution on Shakespeare Studies. Since 2013, he has been collaborating with the British Library and Dr Jo Robinson (Nottingham) on a collaborative doctoral award entitled 'Provincial Shakespeare Performance', culminating in an exhibition in 2016 at the British Library. He also runs a blog, The Bardathon, dedicated to reviews of Early Modern Drama within the UK.


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Scott (Brad Armstrong) is a nice guy with good friends and a successful career. Unfortunately that also makes him the perfect target. After a night out on the town followed by a one night stand, Scott finds himself trapped in a sadistic game. He soon finds himself in a fight for his life in the seedy underworld of Los Angeles. As his nightmare comes to a close, he learns the awful truth about his ordeal... Betrayal is best fed by those closest to you.
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Croatia continues to surge for 2018
With more than 23 years' experience, Beyond Travel has cemented themselves in the Australian market as the one-stop-shop for all Croatia travel requirements giving agents the ability to offer clients the most comprehensive selection of holiday options, as produced in the new 2018 Croatia & Beyond brochure.
In addition to the hugely popular small ship coastal cruises in Croatia, the brochure features a 16-page section on escorted touring, plus self-drive tours, exciting island-hopping ferry programs and flexible tailor-made holidays.
New to the brochure is a much sought after Venice to Split package which departs Venice every Wednesday from April to October and suits perfectly for those joining a seven-night cruise departing Split or Opatija on the Saturday. It is priced from only $1030 per person twin share and includes Opatija and the stunning Plitvice Lakes- the oldest and most beautiful National Park in Croatia.
General manager, sales and marketing, Bryce Crampton said, "Agents have been requesting a simple practical transfer package for their clients to travel from Italy to Croatia for years. This three-night itinerary is a solution for Australians visiting both countries without the hassle of airports or overnight boat services whilst seeing stunning landmarks".
Beyond Travel have used their first-hand knowledge and expertise to create a selection of flexible and practical FIT tailor-made packages, designed as a guide to building personalised itineraries.
Mr Crampton reveals that each year brings greater accessibility and flexibility, along with customer confidence to explore the region independently and thus the need to provide greater options.
Beyond Travel has continued its popular "Discover More" travel credits, which are available on a choice of tours, cruises, hotels up to $500 per couple to be used towards any additional services booked with Beyond Travel until December 29, 2017. There are also savings of $300-$1000 per couple of Croatia and Greece products when deposited by December, 2017.


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With the shocking rise in emotional affairs, let me reveal why it's the most problematic of affairs.
While just about any affair will be devastating to you, emotional affairs will be in some ways more potent than the typical sexual fling. Even though the visual thought of your partner engaging in sex with another is very shocking, finding out that they've given their heart and feelings to another person throws you into the stomach twisting depths of painful disloyality and loss.
What makes an emotional affair substantially more painful is its incredibly elusive nature. Whenever your spouse has had sex with someone else, there's a sort of finality about it. After all, if they have done the misdeed then you will have to make some choices, of either to work through it, or to leave.
With emotional cheating, it proves to be a lot more difficult as nothing physical has actually happened so it becomes almost impossible to accuse, confront or prove. Nevertheless, if you are on the receiving end it can be truly devastating.
With the incredible rise of people hooking up over the online world, it has actually stemmed, or at least elevated the number of emotional affairs. Due to the anonymity provided online, it has allowed us to be at our most open and susceptible, and share our most private thoughts, problems and desires.
Being able to share our feelings in such an uncensored fashion by it's very nature can create a bond with a stranger. This is often followed by real feelings as the contact and emotional bond grows between the two involved.
But what are you to do if you're faced with a spouse or partner who you suspect is emotionally involved with someone else?
I will start by telling you what not to do. The biggest mistake you can make is to start accusing and meltdown into flaming confrontations. This will have the opposite effect of what you want. Since there has been no physical contact it is very easy for him/her to deny anything going on.
Instead of barraging them with questions, or demanding to get assurance, or making strict requests etc, you need to work on the one thing that will help him/her snap out of this bubble of emotional infidelity. And that is to make yourself more wanted.
You do that by improving yourself, by spending quality time with them and by rekindling all the areas of your relationship that made your partner fall in love with you in the first place.
While affairs are difficult, it is a chance for you to grow yourself. It will pay off in spades now and for the rest of your life. Talking about the affair is crucial to move forward.
If you want to find out the exact ways you can cope with your own emotional affair I suggest that you take a look at this website that deals with how to save your marriage in these times of trouble.


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About Yilgarnia Wines
"Yilgarnia the timeless, the mysterious, a land of such antiquity that figures alone are beyond the conceivable. Yilgarnia is the oldest lands of the world."
Yilgarnia Wines is located in the Denmark Region on the South Coast of Western Australia. Yilgarnia is the geological name for a region of Western Australia formed more than 2 billion years ago.
The property is more specifically located on the Hay River, 6 km north of Wilson Inlet. The town of Denmark is found on the shores of Wilson Inlet, which runs approx 15 km to the east and 5 km south of the town. Two major river systems discharge into Wilson Inlet, which in turn flows to the Southern Ocean.
The Vineyard has a north-facing slope with views of the Hay River Valley, Wilson Inlet and the hills surrounding Denmark. The immediate outlook on the farm is across a flat of grazing cattle.
Yilgarnia Wines is one of only 5 vineyards from the Denmark sub region of the Great Southern to be listed as a commendable vineyard in the 7th edition of the James Halliday Wine Atlas.
James Halliday nominated Yilgarnia's Sauvignon Blanc as the signature wine. A remarkable achievement given that this is only the 7th edition in 36 years by Australia's premium wine writer.


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By Patrick Lujan
GLENDALE, Arizona – For but a few minutes, the thrill of leading the cheers for the Arizona Cardinals was relived.
Guam's Maria Manibusan DeCabooter was one of about 150 Cardinals alumni cheerleaders that took part in Monday Night Football festivities today in Arizona.
The Cardinals cheerleading squad celebrated 25 years of service to the football team dating back to the years when they were known as the Phoenix Cardinals.
"It was great to be out there again," the 30-year-old DeCabooter said. "I met a lot of my old friends and the best part of it was I was able to bring my baby with me down to the field."
10-month-old Michaela – who is a New Year's baby – sported her baby cheerleading outfit as she was carried by a host of alumni cheerleaders before their big performance prior to kickoff against the Baltimore Ravens.
DeCabooter cheered for the Cardinals during the 2011-12 season and is one of only three known NFL cheerleaders from Guam. The other two are Pia Gillan with the Seattle Seahawks and Deborah Luck with the Oakland Raiders. Both Gillan and Luck were part of Super Bowl teams.
DeCabooter is a former SKIP dancer. Here is her Q&A with GSPN in November 2011.


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Treatment of Diabetes is very important as its the only way of preventing its complication. Lifestyle modification and Pharmacological treatment are thetwo main pillars of Diabetes treatment. Most studies have shown that immediately upon diagnosis if Blood Sugar levels are not very high and patients are not too symptomatic and not having other problems, they should be given an option of strict lifestyle management, which alone may bring down HbA1C by 2-3 %. lifestyle Modification consists of Dietary management and increased physical activity.
Increasing physical activity in our day to day lives and doing regular exercise has many benefits for Diabetics and works just like a medicine.
Aerobic exercise s which include plenty of muscle movements like Walking, Jogging, Swimming, cycling Outdoor games like Tennis, Football, Volleyball etc are recommended .
It is recommended to exercise 30-45 mins daily, considering your weight, Blood Sugar values,medications , co-existing diseases and levels of activity a Diabetologist would recommend the appropriate duration and type of exercise for you.
Diabetics should consult a Diabetologist or physician before initiating any intensive physical activity. Not all Diabetics are advised all Exercises and some may be harmful as well especially if they have complications like Nephropathy, Retinopathy, Foot Ulcers, CAD. But in majority of Diabetics exercise is beneficial. An extensive discussion is beyond the scope of this article.
Walking – or for that matter any aerobic physical exercise gives the benefit of reducing blood glucose, decreasing insulin resistance in the body, decreasing Diabetes medication, Decreasing Blood pressure, Decreasing blood cholesterol, Increasing blood flow to the heart, Strengthening joints, Decreasing weight – elevating mood socializing – just to name a few. Walking for 30-45 mins a day for 5 days a week is also sufficient to produce these effects, but it should be sustained. Start walking slowly- take a warm up period of 10 mins build up pace so that you feel an increase in your breath and heart rate, do not wind up instantly – slow your pace, allow for cool down period as well of 10 mins.Walking perhaps is one of the best exercises possible for Diabetics. Walk Fast- Walk more
Precautions while walking: If you've ever suffered a Heart Attack or have been Diagnosed with CAD ( Coronary Artery Disease) do not walk fast, walk slowly, if ever feel pain or heaviness in chest - consult your Doctor.
Diabetes Medicines are prescribed by Diabetologist or other Attending Doctor when Diabetic Diet and Exercise do not bring down Blood Sugar levels to Normal. The following information does not serve to be prescription or recommendation of any type , please consult your Diabetologist or Physician about individual treatment options, DO NOT INDULGE in self medication as it may be very Harmful in Diabetes. Diabetes Medicines may broadly Divided into Oral Hypoglycemic Agents ( OHA) or Insulin or other injected Hypoglycemic agents.
Make the cells of body more responsive to insulin being produced in the body thus lowering circulating Blood Sugar levels and decreasing the stress on pancreas to produce more Insulin Examples are Biguanides, Thiazolidenidiones. The Advantage of Insulin sentitizers is they almost never cause Hypoglycemia when taken alone favourably affect Cholesterol and some of them may decrease weight as well...
Stimulate the pancreas to secrete Insulin insulin when "asked " to do so.They literally "squeeze" out all the insulin stores from the Beta cells, Different types of such medicines are widely used varying in time of action, frequency of dosage, safety profile etc.. your doctor is the best judge on which one to prescribe.
They block the absorption of Glucose in the small intestine thus increasing the time period over which same amount of Glucose present in the food item is absorbed, if the Blood Sugar levels increase after meals or are not very high, these are very effective. But if a person taking any of this medicine develops hypoglycemia oral Glucose does not help as it is also not absorbed. Acarbose, Miglitol and the recent addition is Voglibose to this group of medicines.
By virtue of their complicated actions inside the intestines they do not allow Blood Sugar to rise after meals, they do not act directly on the Insulin producing Beta cells but rather their beneficial effect is due to the action on Alpha cells of pancreas by suppressing Glucagon- the Blood Sugar raising Hormone as opposed to Insulin.
This is identical to the insulin produced by the Pancreas which is deficient or ineffective in Diabetics. Insulin can only be taken by injections because it is degraded by liver if taken by mouth and rendered useless. There are different types of insulins available commercially with varying time period of action, from ultra short acting to ultra long acting. Different types of Insulin may be used together in a patient. Insulin is the only treatment option for Type I Diabetics.
Or Glucagon Like Peptide -1 analogues - Decrease Blood Sugar by lowering Glucagon levels, they are ineffective in Type I Diabetics and can only be used for the treatment of Type II Diabetes. These have been relatively recently added to the Diabetes treatment armament, major side effects noted so far are vomiting and associated Gastric disturbances. Cost of these injects is also prohibitive for the majority of Diabetes patients.
Insulin is not a monster, It's the best friend a Diabetic patient may have..
The root cause of Diabetes is lack of Insulin, wether relative or complete..all medicines that are given orally somehow try to manipulate secretion or action of Insulin, except some new agents ( like Januuvia, Trajenta, Galvus, Byetta etc.) which may to some extent be acting by other mechanisms as well, but they also are not fail safe.
Insulin is the only dependable sure shot therapy in Diabetes, When everything else fails only Insulin helps. This has become one of the drawbacks of Insulin, people have started associating Insulin with Last stage of Diabetes, as they generally start late on Insulin when everything else has failed and patients are suffering from life threatening complications of Diabetes.
When a diabetic is suffering from complications like Kidney failure, Diabetic foot, or other acute infections, oral medicines have to be stopped and Insulin is used to control Sugar levels.
One of the greatest advantage of Insulin is the possibility of dose titration, its dosage can be varied from few units to few hundred units, thus invidualized for every patients and even for the same patient may be modified depending on circumstances.
Side effects- there may be 2 undesirable side effects of Insulin, weight gain and Hypoglycemia – low Blood Sugar levels. Weight gain is moderate and avoidable- even if its there, usually 2-3 kags and not more, Hypoglycemia may also be avoided by timely modifying the dosage and taking proper meals…
Diabetes is a special disease; a Diabetes patient needs considerable time and...
Diabetes is a special disease; a Diabetes patient needs considerable time and...
Diabetes is a special disease; a Diabetes patient needs considerable time and...


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|IDYLL Trade Paperback
96 Pages, 7 x 8 x 0.07 in
Published by Drawn & Quarterly
I recently received a copy of my book and I'm really pleased with the way it turned out. The detail is excellent and all the lines are all there (always a concern). The pages have a really nice matteness to them. The embossing on the cover looks great. Copies will be in stores in mid May.
My launch is scheduled for May 18th at 7pm at the Drawn & Quarterly Bookstore, 211 Bernard West in Montreal. There will be wine and snacks and hopefully a nice window display.
Pre-order at Amazon and Chapters, and once it's in stock you'll be able to order straight from the Drawn & Quarterly website.


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It's fun to see your savings/earnings amounts all added up. It clearly shows that it's time well spent when you cut coupons, hunt for sales, and make little bits of money here and there. Here's my recap for last week, 2/21/10 - 2/27/10.
Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received
$0.13.... YouData (Paid to view ads!)
$18.49.... Ebay sales
Total: $18.62
Coupon Savings
$15.47.... Acme
Total: $15.47
No freebies received this week. I haven't signed up for too many lately.
Total 2010 Cash/Checks/Gift Cards Received: $201.24
Total 2010 Coupon Savings: $307.38
Find my previous weekly re-caps here.


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Filmmaker Alexis Gonzalez was kind enough to send me the first vignette from his anthology horror film 'Spookfield' for review. After seeing the trailer for this anthology, I was incredibly excited to check out the mans work.
Unfortunately, studying has taken a somewhat drastic turn on my reviewing, and only now have I finally got around to viewing Alexis' first vignette for Spookfield. If this vignette is anything to go by, Spookfield is going to be one hell of a nihilistic ride into hell, complete with madness, revenge and a healthy dose of gore that manages to shock and stun the viewer.
The vignettes premise is a simple one. A man named Brandon hears his neighbour abuse his son because he isn't growing up to be a 'man'. It becomes obvious that this man has suffered abuse himself, and having to constantly listen to the systematic humiliation and violence towards his neighbours son brings these memories flooding back, and he decides to take action against his neighbours abuser.
The first noticable about this film is the honesty with which events play out. There is no pretentiousness here at all. It is a stark 'Matter-of-fact' story that has no time for subtlety. Sound is used to great effect, and manages to deeply effect the viewer without the need to show the violence that is being perpertrated to the son of Brandon's neighbour, and Brandon himself during his memories of his own abuse and humiliation.
When Brandon takes out his form of justice on the abuser (who we find out is much more than what we are first allowed to witness), there is a nod to Gialli films, as he wears black gloves, black coat and wears a black mask complete with black fedora. It was a nice touch, as was Brandon philosophising his thoughts on raising a family and on humanity in general.
Although Brandon's victim is given a chance to survive, he doesn't seem to be able to stop himself from being the smear on humanity he has shown himself to be since the start of the film, and things c take a turn for the worse at the end of the segment, which was a very fitting and memorable end to an incredibly psychological and deeply unnerving horror vignette. I cannot wait to see the finished film, as 'Tears of Trauma' is an incredibly promising short, and if the other vignettes of 'Spookfield' follow suit, we are going to have a very effective and deeply disturbing film to keep us horror fans eyes fixed to the screen, and keep on following the films of Alexis Gonzalz.
Darkest regards......Dani.


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After months of sludging around in boots all winter, most of us are looking forward to more showy and open shoe styles of springtime. Some of the best things about spring fashion are the shoes. Time to get your pedicure done and show off your toes in this season's hottest sandals and other fancy footwear. Check out the latest shoe trends for spring.
Gladiator sandals
Did you think the gladiator trend was over? One of the most dominant trends of spring/summer 2008 is back again this year. Though it won't be as overwhelming as last year, you will still find plenty of Greco-Roman sandals on store shelves this spring. Gladiator sandals are alright in small doses but rather than stocking up your closet with these roman favorites, don't forget to consider other shoe styles too.
Like this trend? Read up on 8 Strappy gladiator bargains>>
Studded shoes
Studded boots were popular for fall and that trend will carry well into summer with studded shoes and sandals. Look for shoes embellished with metal studs, big buckles and shiny zippers. It's an edgy trend that has a rock 'n roll flavor, but you can tone down the harshness by wearing studded shoes with romantic ruffled tops and other floral, feminine pieces.
Jeweled thong sandals
Thong sandals are a comfortable choice for spring. This year, they get dressed up with crystal embellishments and beaded details. There's also a bit of a tribal influence with Native American-inspired beading and other tribal motifs.
For more style inspiration on thongs and other sandals, transition into summer by flipping through our gallery of the best summer sandals>>
Cut-out booties
If you thought booties were just for fall and winter, you thought wrong. For spring, booties will feature open sides and peeptoes. These cut-out shoes are a good choice if they stick around because budget-istas can wear them throughout the year. (Pictured: Steve Madden 'Daanger' Bootie)
Funky heels
High heel sandals and pumps with funky heels are definitely a hot choice. Thick, chunky heels. Architectural heels. Crystal-encrusted heels. Anything and everything that draws attention to the rear of the shoe. Wear these shoes with your favorite dresses or cropped pants to show off all the details. (Pictured: Stuart Weitzman Peeper Pumps)
Snakeskin sandals
From sky-high heels to flats, sandals are being dressed up in exotic skins. This season, look for snakeskin sandals in every color of the rainbow. Though python and other real skins are in demand, they are very expensive. Snake-embossed leather is much more common (and reasonably priced).
Graphic print shoes
Pumps, wedges, sandals and other shoes come alive with graphic prints this spring. From geometric designs to something a bit more abstract, prints are a sassy, chic option. Pretty print shoes work best when paired with solid apparel, so that they are not too overwhleming and stand out as a great fashion statement piece. Tie-dye prints will also be popular. Also check out these fabulous Manolo Blahnik's for a stylish example of a graphic print shoe.
Check out some of the cutest wedges for spring >>