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Let's Talk About It...
1.0 Who I Am
1.1. My Cancer
1.2. My Insight
1.3. Never far from the surface
1.4. Death
1.5. From Upright Man to Metastatic Man
1.6. Renee
1.7. Original Goodness
1.8. A Special Moment
1.9. Bite or Dodge the bullet
Less than new
1.5. From Upright Man to Metastatic Man
Years ago, 18 years ago in fact,
I wrote a book entitled "Upright Man." I was in the full midst of recovering from impotence. So I was naturally full of myself. I was going to celebrate the penis and offer ways for men to deal with and conquer impotence. I referred to the penis as one of
nature's greatest gifts; a veritable magic wand, ingeniously engineered to give pleasure, to get pleasure and to plant the seeds of future generations.
The penis is one of the strangest manifestations of the evolved male. Of course, the word, "evolved" as an adjective to man is a point of major discussion which I won't go into here.
From the moment the first man stood upright, the erect penis has been a sign of power. Just look at the cave paintings going back some 17,00 to 20,000 years ago. There's one particular one that shows a stick figure of a man facing a dead buffalo. The man's penis is erect.
The penis
transcends its physiological functions and anatomical characteristics. It lives in myths, legends, dreams and fantasies.
There's not been much in man's conscious evolution to change that image. The penis continues to be the magnetic polestar, the fulcrum, support and mainstay of a man's psyche. It has been praised, vilified, snickered about and hinted at; loved and hated, feared and revered, worshiped, envied and scorned. It's a descriptor, noun, metaphor, synonym and symbol.
Cancer, especially prostate cancer takes all that away. So where do I turn to replace my penis as the center of my power? Actually metastatic cancer is beginning to move me from being a "dick" to being … to being "all that I can be." I have been freed from my "dick" heritage. Cancer has freed me from the limited dictates of the penis.
Eugene Shapiro talks about Metastatic Cancer.
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Garbage Disposal Not Working?
When a garbage disposal is working properly, it is a very valuable kitchen tool. Unfortunately, like all mechanical items, problems can develop. A garbage disposal can get jammed, leak, become clogged and more. Even with proper maintenance and repairs, a garbage disposal may still need to be replaced after being regularly used for a number of years.
Best Garbage Disposal Repair Service in Town
Are you a homeowner in the Denver Metro area that needs a professional, reliable, and trust-worthy Denver plumbing company to handle your bathroom plumbing issues?
Every job is completed with confidence and backed by our 100% Satisfaction Guarantee, from simple repairs, annual maintenance or a quick tune-up, to larger replacement or installation plumbing projects for your bathroom.
The Denver plumbers at SWAN Plumbing, Heating & Air have over 40 years of combined experience and are standing by to resolve any bathroom plumbing issue you may be having.
Garbage Disposal Brands We Repair
- InSinkerator
- Waste King
- Frigidaire
- Whirlpool
- KitchenAid
Fixing A Garbage Disposal
When a garbage disposal is working properly, it is a very valuable kitchen tool. Unfortunately, like all mechanical items, problems can develop. A garbage disposal can get jammed, leak, become clogged and more. Even with proper maintenance and repairs, a garbage disposal may still need to be replaced after being regularly used for a number of years.
Garbage Disposal Not Working At All
If a garbage disposal won't work and doesn't make any type of sound, it may not be getting any power. The first thing to do is find out where the reset button is on the disposal and press it. This may work, but if it doesn't, it's time to unplug the disposal. Test the outlet for the disposal with another device to see if the problem is with the outlet. If it still doesn't work, it may be time to go to the circuit breaker panel in the house and reset the circuit breaker.
Clogged Garbage Disposal
You know that your garbage disposal is clogged when the motor to the unit hums, but the disposal does not grind. This could also be the case if a disposal unit is very noisy when run. It may run for a bit of time but stop before it's turned off. The problem could be a piece of debris stuck between and impeller blade and the unit's motor. This could be anything from a fruit pit to a bone and more. When this happens, it's best not to run the disposal. Doing this could burn out the motor. This may require the attention of one of our certified Denver, Colorado plumbing professional. They will unplug the disposal. They will find the hex hole in the disposal unit. They will insert a hex wrench in the hole and move it back and forth to get the impellers free. Pliers or special tongs may be used to remove what is causing the garbage disposal clog. In some cases, our plumbers may have to remove the disposal unit to eliminate the cause of the garbage disposal clogging.
Garbage Disposal Leaking
There are a number of places on a garbage disposal that can leak. One of the most common places is at the sink flange. To check this, a plumbing professional will turn off the power. The disposal will then be carefully removed from the disposer mount. The bolts will be checked to see if they are tight. The situation may require putty to be placed between the sink flange and sink. The disposal unit will then be reinstalled. If this is not the cause of the leak, the dishwasher connection will be checked. A plumbing professional will also check the discharge drainpipe for any sign of leakage.
Garbage Disposal Draining Slowly
The reason for this is often the wrong types of foods being put into the garbage disposal unit. Some debris will react with water, and this makes it difficult to grind up. There can also be a problem when the disposal has sent the debris to the waste line. When this happens after the disposal is given sufficient time to run and clear the debris, the problem may be a clogged drain line. A plumbing professional will know how to resolve this issue. It is important a homeowner never use a chemical drain cleaner to clean the drain with their garbage disposal unit. This may not work, and the homeowner would have a sink filled with toxic chemicals that must be removed and disposed of as quickly as possible. A plumbing professional will remove the bolts holding the discharge pipe leading to the disposal. They will then disconnect the drain trap. The trap and the drain discharge pipe will then be removed. Any possible obstructions will be cleared. If no obstructions are found, the problem could be within the line going beyond the vertical pipe and into a home's wall.
Garbage Disposal Grinding Poorly
If a homeowner's garbage disposal is running but doesn't grind up debris well, it could be not enough water is being put into the disposal unit when it is being run. It's also important to not put debris into a garbage disposal unit that will damage it. Should the garbage disposal sound like it is running with no problem, but it is not grinding anything, the blades may be broken. A plumbing professional will be able to let a homeowner know it if is more cost effective for them to repair the garbage disposal or replace the entire unit.
Bad Odor From Garbage Disposal
There is a chance that over a period of time a bad odor may develop in a garbage disposal. This is a result of food particles accumulating in the unit's grind chamber. This buildup could be the result of insufficient water flow when the disposal is in operation and after it's used. To correct this will require turning off the disposal unit and disconnecting it from the power supply. A plumbing professional will then reach into the sink opening and clean the underside as well as the inside upper lip of the grind chamber. A stopper can then be put in the sink opening, and half of the sink can be filled with warm water. A pound box of baking soda can be mixed into the water. Once this is done, the disposal unit is turned on at the same time as the sink stopper is removed. This will remove any loose food particles.
Garbage Disposal Won't Turn Off
If a person turns off their garbage disposal and the unit continues to run, just let it run. It should stop after approximately 20 minutes or less. This could indicate a problem with the disposal unit's electrical system. A plumbing professional will know how to check for problems with the electrical system. It's possible the problem is with the outlet where the disposal is connected. In some cases, one plug is controlled by a switch and the other runs continuous. The plug for the disposal unit could be moved from one plug to the other. If the disposal still does not turn off, there is a good chance it is a problem with the unit's electrical system.
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I need you to sit down and prepare yourself for some shocking information. Someone tricked Donald Trump. He was fooled. Got played for a sucker. Had his nipples twisted. Someone pulled the hairpiece, I mean rug, over his eyes. Putin said, "pull my finger." And you know, if Putin tells Donald to do something Donald is going to do that something.
To be fair, Trump has done his share of making suckers out of other people. He's convinced three women to marry him. He's talked banks into loaning him money. He's gotten contractors to trust that he would pay them AFTER they completed the job. Why as recently as last November he conned nearly 63 million unsuspecting Americans who are still waiting on Mexico to pay for that wall (and Obamacare will be replaced with something better, taxes will be released, he'll fill his administration with the best people, defeat ISIS in 30 days, if Hillary is elected there will be constant investigations, etc.). But this time Trump is the fool, so shame on the Russians.
The White House told the American press that the Russians tricked them and that "Russians lie," which is a total shocker. They've been riding a streak of honesty ever since 1962 when they told us there weren't any nuclear missiles in Cuba.
I know you're asking yourself "how can anyone fool Donald Trump?" He assured us that he's smarter than everyone else and he has the best brain. Remember on the campaign trail he told us that the governments of Mexico, China, Russia, all of Europe, Narnia, etc., were out-smarting our politicians, and only Donald Trump could negotiate with them. Turns out that in addition to legislation, Trump can't negotiate a photo-op.
We are talking about the sort of brain that thought inviting Russians to the Oval Office, the day after he fired FBI director Jim Comey, wouldn't come off as bad optics.
You may also be asking yourself as I have, "why in the world would you invite Russians to the White House, specifically the one Russian, Sergey Kislyak, everyone in your administration has lied about meeting?" The answer is: Because Putin told him to. According to Trump, Putin asked him and Trump's statement to Lester Holt was "what? I'm going to say 'no'?".
YES! You say "no. Now is not a good time. It'll look bad. People are saying my mouth is your 'cock holster.' How could you even ask me right now? Do you not watch the news like…ever? I just fired the guy investigating me for being complicit with you, which of course I am, so maybe we should play it cool for a day or two. People will talk. My spokespeople won't be able to coordinate the lies correctly. No! No! No! No! No! And nyet!"
But no. Trump lets Russians into the Oval Office. To be fair, you don't say "no" to someone who's holding a copy of you in a Russian-hooker tape. It's why Trump won't say anything bad about Putin….or Michael Flynn. Come to think of it, he's never said anything bad about Russian hookers either. Hmmm?
Trump not only let Russians in, he let them bring their own press people (and all that recording equipment) and prevented the American press from witnessing the event. Trump felt confident that his handshakes, hugs, smiles, and sucking up wouldn't be seen by anyone. Except, oops. The Russians released the footage showing him being practically excited to see them. Excited compared to his refusal to shake the hand of Germany's Angela Merkel.
The White House was furious with one official telling CNN's Jim Acosta "they tricked us," and "they lie." Well no duh there, Sparky. You got rolled by Putin. You're lucky if Trump still has both kidneys. Better hope Christie's are healthy.
You block the free press from covering the event and allow Putin's paid propaganda unit in. What is that expression that suits this situation? Oh yeah. Karma is a bitch. Check for that kidney.
The White House later released their own photos, but none of Trump with Kislyak, just with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov. That's totally understandable because everyone in this administration forgets they met with Kislyak.
If you still support Trump, then I have a suggestion for you. Maybe you can contact the Russian embassy and purchase an 8×10 print of Trump and Kislyak posing together in the Oval Office. It may become your most cherished possession.
I know you'll cherish it more than patriotism.
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February 10, 2008: My laser eye surgery.
After a pre-operation assessment, I was advised that I can go ahead with the LASIK treatment. Since my prescription wasn't very high, I opted out of Zyoptix laser (a more advanced form of laser used for LASIK/PRK treatment).
On the day of the operation, I was asked if I wanted a sedative before the opreation. I decided to take the sedative though you don't really need it. The pill was so small, it didn't have much affect on me. A few moments, later, I went into the operating room and met the surgeon who greeted me and asked me if I had any questions. The optometrists answered all my questions so I was ready to go under the laser.
I laid on my back on the chair and the nurse positioned me under the laser. The doctor put some eye drops in my eye. A few seconds later, I couldn't feel any sensitivity in my eyes when they placed a device to keep my lids open. Then I could see the doctor cut a small flap and lift it. My vision went very blurry. The doctor turned on the laser. I just saw the red laser beams coming from one bright red spot. I was instructed to look at the bright spot and they fired away with the lasers. It sounded like a little machine gun. Then it stopped. I was told to look at the laser again and the firing started again. This happened one more time and the doctor put the flap back on. Then he moved to the other eye and repeated the process. The eye device was lifted and the procedure was complete. The nurse help me get to a stool where I sat and waited for the doctor to check my eye. He looked through some microscopes and said everything is good and congradulated me.
When I left the operating room, I could see enough to walk and find my way around the place. I put on my eye glasses and was taken home by my designated driver. When I got home, I rested for a few hours and was able to see very well. My eye was a bit sensitive but after about 6-7 hours, I was able to see 30/20. It was incredible how clear I could see. Things seemed darker because of the sunglasses. But it was incredible to be able to see that clear after an operation. The morning after, I was seeing 30/20... did all my checkups and everything was okay.
Here's what happens to the eye...
The cornea is the transparent part of the eye that covers the iris. It is also the main light bending part of the eye.
Anesthetic eye drops are given to numb the eye and the surgeon marks the cornea with water-soluble ink to guide replacement of the corneal flap.
The surgeon performs a keratectomy which creates a corneal flap. A keratectomy is a procedure that uses a small instrument that makes a cut in the cornea as it moves across it. The flap is lifted and reflected exposing the cornea beneath.
A computer-controlled laser reshapes the cornea to the prescribed shape for clear vision.
Source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov - National Library of Medicine (National Institute of Health)


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Sharing the Cost of Healthcare Among Like-Minded People
In today's markets, the cost of healthcare is constantly rising. Insurance premiums seem to be constantly rising, yet the healthcare appears to be diminishing. For those who are looking for an alternative, Aliera Healthcare offers affordable options to meet a wide variety of healthcare needs.
You may see portions of Aliera's plans designated with a Trinity HealthShare logo. Trinity HealthShare is a healthcare sharing organization presented, marketed, and managed exclusively by Aliera Healthcare, Inc. and Trinity HealthShare have joined their respective programs together to offer quality healthcare plans.
Healthcare based upon sharing one another's needs
Medical cost-sharing is based upon the principle of sharing one another's needs. Often, the members of this plan type join together around either a common religious or ethical belief, or both. In order to join, members are required to sign a statement of belief agreeing with the healthcare organization's core tenants. Most specifically, medical cost-sharing organizations believe in "individual responsibility for health and helping others in need."
How healthcare sharing organizations differ from traditional insurance
With traditional insurance, premiums are sent to the insurance company every month. Every time a member goes to the doctor, an additional co-pay is paid. This does not go towards to the member's deductible. In addition, when a member needs labs or x-rays or has to be in the hospital, the member pays the cost until the deductible is met, and then only a portion of the bill is covered by the insurance.
Some insurance plans also have a prescription deductible that must be paid before prescription coverage starts, and every prescription has a co-pay that does not go towards the yearly deductible. The entire populace that is insured by the company must pay for the bills of those who have not taken care of themselves.
With healthcare sharing organizations, individuals take control of their healthcare, making decisions to keep themselves healthy. Often, medical cost-sharing organization members sign agreements stating they will abstain from drinking, smoking, drugs, and behavior that will cause harm to themselves. Premiums are far lower than that of traditional insurance as members choose to live healthier, more responsible lifestyles.
How Aliera Healthcare's medical cost-sharing works
With Aliera Healthcare's and Trinity HealthShare's medical cost-sharing, members send their monthly contributions (i.e., premiums) to Trinty or Aliera. These contributions are deposited into the member's "sharebox," waiting to be matched to another member's bills. When a member visits the doctor or has a qualified medical bill, the bill is sent to be processed. All charges are reviewed to ensure that they are reasonable, and appropriate discounts are applied. Trinity then transfers money from other members' shareboxes to pay the bill.
Although Aliera Healthcare's and Trinity HealthShare's plans have various shared responsibility amounts (MSRA), the low monthly premiums allow members to set aside the savings to pay the MSRA. In addition, members are able to speak to a doctor by phone or chat 24/7 (telemedicine) without paying a co-pay—meaning, members see additional savings. Through Aliera Healthcare and Trinity HealthShare, members can have complete healthcare at a reasonable cost thanks to health cost-sharing.
For those who desire to take control of their healthcare and stop the waste of their healthcare premiums, medical cost-sharing may be exactly what is needed. Through a commitment to caring for others, individual responsibility, and healthy living, people are finding affordable healthcare to meet their needs. Bearing one another's burdens becomes very light when done in the right manner.
Some other names for Healthcare cost sharing
Health care cost-sharing organizations may be referred to by a number of different names including medical cost-sharing plans, Christian medical cost-sharing, health cost-sharing, and healthcare cost-sharing plans.


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This Was Manitoba
Manitoba urban history by the day
October 28: Royal visit to Rivers; Susan Thompson, Glen Murray elected mayor.
October 28, 1951
- Princess Elizabeth and the Duke of Edinburgh spend the afternoon at Rivers, Manitoba's Joint Air Training Centre. It was to make up for an oversight that angered many Winnipeggers,
their failure to visit Deer Lodge Veterans Hospital
while visiting the city the week prior. Three bus loads of Veterans made the journey to Rivers to meet the Royal Couple.
October 28, 1992
Susan Thompson
is elected the 40th mayor of Winnipeg. She is the first woman to hold the position.
October 28, 1998
Glen Murray
defeats Peter Kaufman to become Winnipeg's 41st mayor. He is now
an MPP in the Ontario
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Way obscure Private Press LP by this local Oklahoma artist, which looks like typical rural Xian-Country album from the cover ... until you crack it open and experience the Outsider-DIY genius of "Faith: The Better Way," one of the best undiscovered Xian Folk-Rock-Psych tracks I've heard ... the song opens with the thumping beat ripped straight off Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made For Walking" then some spidery late 1960's Psych harpsichord/organ comes creeping in along with Sanmann's high-pitched, unearthly Mountain Guru vocals ... Totally irresistible, completely out of this world and flat-out amazing.
Sanmann must have been a big fan of Lee Hazlewood because there are several other excellent cuts on here with a similar laidback, trippy "Some Velvet Morning" groove.
A really unique record that grows and grows on you ...
Who was this guy??
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I have been secretly working in the background perfecting a tasty gluten free pastry that is suitable for using as a quiche base. If you make pastry with just standard gluten free flour its rather tasteless and very crumby and grainy, I have made gluten free pastry using cheese to help bind it and create flour but was looking for something a little less cheesy (pardon the pun) so I thought I would experiment with mixing buckwheat flour with normal GF flour and voila it works, creating a more wholemeal style pastry which is tasty when used as a quiche base.
I decided to make a filling using the ubiquitus courgette, pimped by the addition of a little chopped sun dried tomato and some garden fresh herbs
Excellent hot or cold this quiche it makes a great family meal, also would be ideal in a lunch box with some salad.
What you need
- 100g plain gluten free flour
- 100g buckwheat flour (ensure gluten free - not all is)
- 125g salted butter - cold
- Few sprigs of fresh thyme - chopped finely
- 4 - 6 tbsp cold water
- Egg - beaten
- A loose bottomed quiche tin - about 24cm across - Lightly brushed with oil
For the filling
- 3 small courgettes - topped and tailed and chopped into thin slices
- 2-3 shallots - peeled and finely chopped
- Chopped sun dried tomatoes
- Thyme, oregano and rosemary - chopped
- Olive oil
- 300ml creme fraiche
- 3 eggs
- Freshly ground Pepper
- 100g cheddar cheese - coarsely grated
What you do
- Pre heat the oven to 190c
- To make the pastry its easiest by food processor, add the flours, thyme and cold butter, blitz until its a rough breadcrumb texture.
- Add the cold water little by little with the processor running until the pstry just starts to ball
- Tip onto a lightly floured surface and form a ball
- Place in the fridge for about 30 minutes before rolling to fit your quiche tin.
- Chill again for about 10 minutes or so before baking the case blind for about 15 minutes, remove your baking beads (rice works well)
- Brush with a little beaten egg and then bake again for 10 minutes, remove from oven.
- Now we will make the filling , fry off the shallots and courgettes until softened, add the chopped sun dried tomatoes and herbs to the pan, allow to cool slightly.
- Add the vegetables to the quiche base, place on a baking tray ready to fill with the egg mixture
- Mix the eggs and creme fraiche together and pour over the vegetables, top off the quiche with the grated cheese.
- Bake for 35 minutes or so until golden and just a little wobbly in the middle.
- Serve slightly cooled or cold
I'm linking up to Cooking with Herbs - the theme this month being mediterrean food, this post contains thyme, oregano and rosemary. Hosted this month over at Lavender and Lovage.
And also to Tea Time Treats which is sharing the same theme as Cooking with Herbs, hosted this month by The Hedgecombers.
Lastly to Simple and in Season hosted this month by Franglais Kitchen.


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Prosecutors wield tremendous power, which is kept in check by a set of unique ethical obligations. In explaining why prosecutors sometimes fail to honor these multiple and arguably divergent obligations, scholars tend to fall into two schools of thought.
The first school focuses upon institutional incentives that promote abuses of power. These scholars implicitly treat the prosecutor as a rational actor who decides whether to comply with a rule based on an assessment of the expected costs and benefits of doing so.
The second school focuses upon bounded human rationality, drawing on the teachings of cognitive science to argue that prosecutors transgress not because of sinister motives, but because they labor under the same cognitive limitations that all humans do.
… Research on the psychological effects of accountability demonstrates that when people are judged primarily for their ability to persuade others of their position, they are susceptible to defensive bolstering at the expense of objectivity.
With these thoughts from A Situationist View of Criminal Prosecutors in mind, we turn to The Situation of False Confessions: Continue reading "Why do people confess to crimes they didn't commit? (a repost from SLABBED archives)"


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Make your will this March - and help Age UK Todmorden provide services and support for the area's older people.
Local solicitors are donating their time and expertise to write simple wills for Age UK Todmorden supporters, said a spokesman for Age UK Todmorden.
All you have to do is contact a solicitor from the list to make an appointment between March 1 and 31, 2015.
The spokesperson said: "Please say you are calling about the Age UK 'Make a Will Month'. We ask you to make a donation of £60 for an individual, £100 for a couple. Please note that this covers a simple will. If your will is complicated you will not be able to use the scheme."
Participating solicitors in Todmorden include Jayne Brearley, who can be contacted on telephone 01706 812926, and Wrigley Claydon Solicitors, who can be reached on 01706 815712.
"For general information on wills, call into our Road office," said the spokesperson. "We have useful Age UK guides, including 'Wills and Estate Planning'."


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CAS is dedicated to providing the high quality of service that is expected by our customers. Investing in technology like this makes perfect sense for us because it has a direct impact on our customer's experience.
New York, NY (Vocus) December 1, 2008
M5 Networks announced their 900th client, Cargo Airport Services USA, a full service cargo handling company. M5 Networks, the market leader and pioneer of Voice as a Service, provides a hosted network and advanced feature capabilities to clients nationwide. Headquartered at New York City's JFK International Airport, Cargo Airport Services offers ground handling and related services to the world's most renowned carriers, shippers, and freight forwarders.
Cargo Airport Services (CAS), headquartered in New York, NY and referral from M5 partner Telesis Communications Solutions. CAS relies on M5's hosted VoIP network to connect over 200 users, with plans to eventually support all 15 locations. M5's scalable solution accommodates CAS's high call volume and expansion, and seamlessly connects staff members to callers. CAS utilizes M5 Client Service Manager, which gives managers powerful indicator reports to identify call flow patterns and manage staffing. This real time tool allows CAS to manage and measure staff performance according to customer-defined service level agreements.
CAS president Mike Duffy remarked on the technology, "CAS is dedicated to providing the high quality of service that is expected by our customers. Investing in technology like this makes perfect sense for us because it has a direct impact on our customer's experience."
M5 is developing the new platform for business communications, "Voice as a Service", which continues to drive the company's rapid growth. M5's private hosted network supports one of the highest average seat numbers per location compared to other leading hosted VoIP providers, while maintaining the strictest SLAs, with extraordinary levels of location up-time. Including their latest client addition, M5 Networks supports more than 1,850 locations and 28365 seats nationwide.
About Cargo Air Services USA
Cargo Airport Services USA is a full service cargo handling company based at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Jamaica, New York. CAS provides a full range of cargo handling services such as ramp services, warehouse handling of import and export cargo, traffic handling, snow removal, and push back services for international and domestic cargo carriers. CAS is the largest U.S. based cargo handler in North America, with operations at the international airports in New York, Houston, Newark, Washington Dulles, San Antonio, Seattle, Toronto and Montreal, Canada. CAS services more than 60 international and domestic carriers from 15 facilities with three additional locations scheduled to come on line in 2008. To learn more about CAS, visit http://www.casusa.com.
About M5 Networks
M5 Networks is the leader of "Voice as a Service," a breakthrough solution for business phone communications. M5 Networks allows clients to acquire phone system capabilities as an on-demand, managed service over an IP network optimized for voice. M5 serves a rapidly growing base of mid-sized businesses. Our solution is distinguished by rich capabilities and unmatched service that one would expect from an industry leader.
M5 Networks provides business-strength Voice-over-IP phone systems, delivered as a disaster-proof Internet-based hosted service. M5's delivery model facilitates the rapid deployment of advanced phone system functionality and drives a consistent voice experience as businesses become increasingly dispersed, malleable and 24/7. M5's simple pricing model offers companies a low cost-of-entry to a feature set that has traditionally required large capital expenditure and dedicated IT resources. Customers offload phone system support and maintenance hassles to M5's experts. As an Internet-based application, M5's voice platform frees all voice-related data and commands to mash with other applications, driving business intelligence, improving customer service, and enhancing enterprise application effectiveness. M5 has over 900 customers, numerous industry awards and recognitions, and is headquartered in New York City.
M5 Networks has received considerable recognition and was ranked 2,065 in the 2008 Inc. 5,000 Fastest Growing Companies, awarded product of the year 2008 for Sales Engine feature and given the Excellence Aware by Internet Telephony Magazine. To learn more about M5, please visit http://www.m5net.com
Anne Ward
award @ m5net.com


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Manning and Harrison
I don't pretend to care about professional football (or football at any level for that matter), but according to my AP-wired brain, Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison became first-ever's today. Hooray…
Props to the first NFL quarterback-wide receiver tandem to hook up for more than 10,000 career yards. Tip your glasses. Well done, boys. You made American history.
Okay, hold up y'all. I want to clear your football-washed knoggins for just a sec and ramble on…Why are we so flippant about sports milestones when we can praise some GREAT news going on in our athletics-sheltered lives?
This is real, very serious.
How about the man today, who after only three years being diagnosed with AIDS, now tests negative? Yes, a London man may be carrying the cure for AIDS right now. This could mean the end of protected sex forever!
Tell me why we're not running raving mad about the lab in South Korea that perfected a cloning technique that turned a sheep into a dog? This news is flippin' tremendous! What's next? Bye bye annoying little cousin, hello quiet goldfish?
Tell me a good one why anyone should care about the Orioles dropping steroid attics Rafael Palmeiro and Sammy Sosa more than the Hubble Space Telescope bringing in photos of stars just in the process of being born!
These pictures of dozens of hot, blue, high-mass stars are 210,000 light-years away and have yet to undergo thermonuclear fusion (the phenomenon that powers stars). They're roughly 3 to 5 million years old, but still…this is outrageous and mind-boggling!
Why care about the Bears winning five straight? Or New England coming from behind twice in the second half, finally pulling off the winning scoring score with 2:16 left?
Why care about football and baseball when science is changing the world almost daily? Well, friends, you don't! There's only one underappreciated and misunderstood sport that deserves headlines amidst the things that really matter.
You guessed it, Bob. B-ball is the grand winner again! Fo sho!
Why care when extraterrestrials like LeBron James, Carter, Arenas, Marion, Bryant, T-Mac, Iverson, Wade and Ben Wallace can literally fly without the help of science?
Because even science can't explain them.


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1428P - Risk factors and features of recurrence after curative resection of gastrointestinal stromal tumor: results of the Kinki GIST Registry study
|29 September 2014
|Poster Display session
Surgical Oncology
Radiation Oncology
|Junya Fujita
|Annals of Oncology (2014) 25 (suppl_4): iv494-iv510. 10.1093/annonc/mdu354
J. Fujita1, T. Takahashi2, Y. Yamashita3, S. Sato4, K. Yamamto5, Y. Nakajima6, Y. Asao7, K. Tominaga8, T. Omori9, T. Tsujinaka10
To develop the optimal method of postoperative adjuvant therapy for gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST), it is necessary to estimate the risk of recurrence and to predict the prognosis after resection.
Patients histologically diagnosed as GIST between Jan 2002 and Dec 2007 were enrolled into the GIST registry study by the Kinki GIST study group. A total of 570 patients in 40 institutiions who underwent curative resection of the tumor and were not given adjuvant therapy were investigated in this study. The prognostic factors and features of recurrence were assessed. And the patients were stratified by the modified-Flecher's (m-F) risk classification and validated for predicting the recurrence.
73 patients developed tumor recurrences. 5-year overall survival (OS) and disease-specific recurrence-free survival (RFS) were 89.8%, 86.0%, and 10-year OS and RFS were 73.1%, 72.5%, respectively. The independent risk factors for recurrence were non-gastric location (HR: 2.63, 95%CI: 1.49-4.65), tumor size >5cm (HR: 3.70, 95%CI: 1.96-7.04), mitotic index (MI) >5/50HPF (HR: 5.49, 95%CI: 3.40-10.0), presence of tumor rupture (HR:3.90, 95%CI: 1.72-8.85). The median period of recurrence after resection was 541 (range 34-3128) days and 67% of the recurrence occurred within 2 years, 86% within 3 years, 95% within 5 years. Patients with high mitotic count or with tumor rupture developed signifcantly earlier recurrece (MI >5 vs. <5; 370 vs. 855 days, rupture yes vs. no; 248 vs.578 days). The type of recurrence were hepatic; 48, peritoneal; 22, lymph node; 3, local site of the surgery; 2. According to the m-F classification, 5-yr RFS of low-risk, intermediate-risk, high-risk group were 97.9%, 97.3%, 54.6%, respectively. The sensitivity and specificity of recurrence of the high-risk patients by m-F classification were 89.2%, 81.9%, respectively.
Modified-F classification discriminates the risk of recurrence of GIST properly. Patients classified as high risk by m-F criteria should be given adjuvant therpy. The high MI or tumor rupture are at particularly high risk of recurrence, thus, intensive precaution should be considered for the patients meeting these criteria.
All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.


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Communicating can be difficult in whatever language. Sometimes, there is even miscommunication between two speakers of a language. I can definitely communicate much better in Spanish now than when I first arrived in Spain. I remember when I first got off the airplane and had to enter Spanish mode in Madrid. Trying to find where to buy a bus ticket was my first complication. I spent an hour in the Madrid airport trying to find my way to get to Huelva. Now I can laugh about the experience, and all of the misfortunes upon first arriving.
Two months later, sometimes I feel like my Spanish itself is getting worse, even if I can communicate better. Sometime I just cannot get my tongue to let go of the words. They aren't hard words to pronounce. They just won't come out. It has happened more than once. It will happen again. (O.K. sorry for the slight movie referencing line there.)
I still have some problems when it comes to important tasks, but general, everyday tasks such as going to a restaurant or a store are fairly simple. But it just seems a little odd I can communicate better when I feel my Spanish is getting worse. I don't know, maybe I am just becoming more aware of my mistakes? Especially considering a lot of what I notice is my pronunciation of words.
With every adventure I grow to enjoy Spain even more. Now that I am able to talk to some of the locals during the week, be it at church or at the bar during language exchange, things have greatly improved. I am much happier in Spain. The weekends are still hard because I haven't made any real close friends to do things with. And I probably won't have what I am so used to from college—a group of five or six to spend time with. My Spanish isn't quite that good—by that I mean when there are more than three people in a group speaking Spanish, my comprehension drops drastically.
I don't expect to improve my Spanish much in the next couple of days. Where I am traveling, I will hear much more Catalan than Castellano. Barcelona is in the autonomous region of Cataluña. But I will be speaking mostly if not only Spanish…Or at least my version of Spanish where I make up words hoping they are cognates (words that are very similar in English and Spanish, such as Aventura).


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Monday, September 8, 2008
Update On My Skin
I wouldn't say that it's a face that I could walk with my head up high, but I DO see improvements, which is what counts :)
Instead of the 2 Amoxycyllin (1 morning 1 night), I'm taking 2 Doxycyclines (1 morning 1 night) because I felt that the Amoxycyllin was too gentle for the severe acne I have at the moment, so I decided to do the Doxy back again to get rid of the acne, and once my face is stable, I'll reduce it down to 1 Doxy a day, and then ask my doctor what to do from there.
The amoxy definitely creates more loose bowels...and if yall don't know what loose bowels are, it basically makes your poop shoot more lubricated and makes you, well, poop. haha. I didn't have any bad bad poopage with the Amoxy, but I noticed enough of a difference....and the thing is, outside of that Amoxy is currently too gentle for me, I honestly do not want to poop at school XD. Hope that wasn't TMI, but the last thing I want is for me to take a test and my rear end decides to make me run to the ladies' room. ^^() So I opted for Doxy instead...
Right now, I feel internally a drastic difference with using 2 pills instead of one. First off, I honestly feel more nauseated. I take it at the same time as when I used to use 1 pill a day. I mean, I'm not throwing up or anything, but my body is adjusting to it and two 75mg pills is pretty powerful in that it totals up to 125mg. My doctor specifically made it 75mg to make me take it at separate times so that my body isnt overwhelmed all at once. I remember when I first tried Doxy, my dermatologist put me on 125mg pills where I take that 1 pill all at once, and let me tell you I threw up in less than 30 minutes, so Im glad my OBGyn doctor considered how powerful 125mg and considered my health!
I definitely don't want to stay on 2 pills for any form of long term cuz this nauseating feeling isn't good at all :( It's rather distracting. The 1st pill in the morning is fine, but once the 2nd dose in the evening kicks in, its like...EHHH. I'll just wait a couple days after my skin is very very stable to reduce it down to 1 pill because I'd hate to have my acne come back after trying so hard to make it go away.
As for beauty-related stuff, I can't review some of the stuff I'm using right now cuz I just want my face totally off-limits from other products, so no Aspirin Mask review until after my skin is fully fully fully fully better, and no makeup stuff until this is all overwith. I'm sorry but I just gotta take care of my skin right now, and also school is taking up time, so once I get everything managed correctly, I'll come back with a vengeance and blog away! :D I honestly feel that once I get everything together, I'll probably only be able to post 1 or 2 posts a week.
Right now blogging is rather distracting, as you can see I typed this post despite that Im supposed to do my Calculus HW and read my Govt book! XD
I'm almost done with my Calc anyway..i just have 2 more questions so it's no biggie on that...but dear god I gotta read govt cuz I got a test this friday!
so I'll see yall later! :)
10 comments:
- ilurvemakeup said...
"I didn't have any bad bad poopage" Bwhahahahahaha xD I was cracking up at the poopie parts, I think I farted a little too xD jkjk I'm glad things are working out slowly and you're right 2 pills a day doesn't sound like something anyone would want long term. My body is still adjusting to depo and damn I hate feeling like I'm sick when I'm not. I told the hubby I sorta miss my monthly cramps cuz the adjustment sucks lol
GL on your test this Friday! :)
- September 8, 2008 at 7:47 PM
- REI 麗 said...
I'm glad that you skin is improving, though the side-effects sound horrible. Well it has to get worse before it gets better. <3
- September 8, 2008 at 7:56 PM
- StilettoRed said...
awww, i hope your skin clears up in no time!! The urge to take a dump in the middle of a test can be quite a pain in the a$$ *chuckle* get it? no? ok, lame. :)
- September 8, 2008 at 7:58 PM
- fuzkittie said...
LOL! I got what you're saying about having to take a crap when you're in the middle of a test... xD
Sorry it's making you feel nauseous, but hopefully your skin will get better REAL soon!!!
- September 9, 2008 at 8:50 AM
- Fabuless Beauty said...
I know how you feel about taking antibiotics. I've been on and off of them for years.
As for your Buff'd question, I will definitely review the difference between the two once I purchase them. Staying power? I have the original formula and I never touch up my makeup throughout the day. I do admit that it does stay longer with primer. I have to admit that I like Buff'd slightly better than EDM.
- September 9, 2008 at 10:04 AM
- jewels said...
hey, good the your acne is clearing.
lol cuz i read your blog at work during lunch. I tried not to crack up to loud on your poopage paragraph ^_^
I know waht you mean. sometimes I got those mornings, travelling to work...uh....having the urge for #2 is so bad...
I hope there are other ways you don't need pills
- September 9, 2008 at 10:06 AM
- Nic Nic said...
glad your skin is improving, keep up updated ^^
- September 9, 2008 at 10:30 AM
- Agnes said...
weeee "your poop shoot more lubricated "... LOL!!!!
xDD you'll be alrite real soon! I can foresee some great reviews coming up xD
- September 10, 2008 at 2:19 AM
are you taking 100 mg tabs of doxy twice a day or 50 mg tabs? do you eat with the pills?
- September 12, 2008 at 7:03 AM
- IchigoBunnie said...
I am taking two 75mg pills a day. Once in the morning, and once at night.
Yes, i do eat, BUT I take Doxycycline approximately 1.5hr AFTER I eat because Doxy has a side effect that if you take the pill on an empty stomach, during/while you're eating, or a little bit after you're done eating, then you'll throw up.
1 to 1.5 hr after eating a meal is best from what I experienced. Trust me, this pill is powerful if you don't take it at the right time. I threw up 3 times in a week once before because I took the pill too late after eating when all my food has digested already.
- September 12, 2008 at 7:27 AM


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The rooms in L'Agnata are named after plants and flowers loved by De Andre and Dori Ghezzi.
The rooms in L'Agnata are named after plants and flowers loved by De Andre and Dori Ghezzi. Each room is different from the other, with its own soul and personality. The commonality that all rooms share is a style defined as "Arte Povera "along with comfort and the attention to detail. During the day, the rooms are illuminated by the warm light of Sardinia's splendid sun and by night they become silent microcosms with a feel of tranquil freedom. Divided into two architectural structures that make up the hotel, eight of them are situated in the new building with a separate reading room at the entrance of the building plus a warming fire place. Another two bedrooms are situated in the old Manor house, on the second floor with a beautiful balcony which offers a wonderful view and a bath. The bedrooms are all equal in size except of one quadruple and three triple rooms where an additional bed could be added for children , they differ in being generously sized.


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Anyone who owns a home has plenty to worry about. There are lots of things that can go wrong and you need to know how to minimise the risks associated with owning a home.
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If you have an infestation, you need to have a look at the full extent of the problem first. Then, you should contact a pest control agency and let them take control of the situation. It's not usually a good idea to try and solve the problem by yourself.
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No homeowner wants to see the price of their house fall. It can have a negative effect on your finances, and it's incredibly worrying too. For the vast majority of us, our main asset is our house, so we want its value to be high.
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