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Full steam ahead as WWII ship Red Oak Victory undergoes restoration
The steamship Red Oak Victory, a vessel out of another time, is back in its home berth in Richmond after a short voyage that gave it new life.
The ship, a veteran of three wars, spent a month at the California Maritime Academy dock in Vallejo so its all volunteer crew could fire up its boilers and raise steam for the first time in 50 years.
"You should have seen it," said Alan Burns, the Red Oak's chief docent. "It was very hot and noisy and steamy here in the engine room. It came alive."
"And it was very cool," said Fred Klink, the ship's marketing manager. "You could stand here and feel the power of the engine."
Getting up steam was the first step in a long process of making the 74-year-old ship operational.
The Red Oak Victory is a survivor, the last ship of the 747 vessels built in Richmond's Kaiser shipyard during World War II. It has been on display on the Richmond waterfront for 20 years, not far from Rosie the Riveter/World War II Home Front National Historical Park. The Red Oak has been a static display, like an antique car in a museum or an airplane that doesn't fly.
"If you are restoring a car, the first step is restore the engine, and that is what we did," said Johannes Hoech, the director of ship operations.
There are many steps after this — having the ship dry-docked, for example, to make sure the hull is sound, turning over ship's 6,000-horsepower turbines, dealing with surface rust and repairs, staffing the vessel with a crew certified by the Coast Guard.
"It is like seeing the elephant," Hoech said, "one part at a time."
One of the keys, of course, is money. Hoech offered "a ballpark estimate" of $2.5 million to $3 million. The Red Oak Victory and the Richmond Museum of History, the nonprofit that owns the ship, does not have the money. Not yet.
"There is so much goodwill out there," Hoech said. "So many people want us to sail again."
The ship has been kept going by charging admission, by donations and grants, by special events, like movie nights and pancake breakfasts.
"When we took the ship up to Vallejo, we didn't have enough money to bring it back, but people came out of the woodwork to help us," Hoech said. "Complete strangers."
The move involved several tugboats and cost about $80,000.
The ship had to be moved from Richmond to Vallejo because the area around its berth is a parking facility for new cars shipped by sea from Asia. Smoke from the Red Oak's steam engine might have damaged the finish on the brand new cars.
That's a bit ironic, because the ship was built only a half mile from its berth in the days when the Kaiser organization turned a salt marsh into one of the largest shipbuilding facilities in the world in only a few months. The four Kaiser Richmond shipyards ran 24 hours a day and employed 90,000 people at the peak of operations. Many of the workers were minorities and women, remembered in wartime folklore as "Rosie the Riveter" and "Wendy the Welder." Nobody worried about smoke and noise in wartime.
The Richmond yards became famous for turning out ships quickly. The first steel for the Red Oak Victory was laid in August 1944, and the ship, complete and ready for sea, sailed out the Golden Gate four months later.
It was an example of a new kind of wartime cargo vessel, a class called Victory Ships, bigger and faster than the older Liberty Ships. "This was state-of-the-art in 1944," said Gary Piva, one of the deckhands.
"This ship and the shipyard are symbols of what the United States can do when it really wants to," Burns said. "This is living history."
The Red Oak Victory sailed as a cargo ship for 24 years, in World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam. It was laid up in 1968 and became a museum ship in 1998.
Several other World War II ships are berthed in San Francisco Bay. Two of them — the Liberty ship Jeremiah O'Brien and the former presidential yacht Potomac — are operational and offer cruises on the bay. Others, such as the submarine Pampanito and the aircraft carrier Hornet, are floating museums.
The O'Brien sailed from San Francisco to France and back to mark the 50th anniversary of D-Day in 1944.
The Red Oak, however, has never been operational for 50 years. Nor is the ship pristine; there is a lot of work ahead. But optimism is in the air.
"Will we sail? Hopefully yes," said Lorraine Regier, who runs the gift shop and cooks in the galley. "Why not? We got the boilers smoking again. Maybe six years or so from now."
The ship is berthed at the end of Canal Boulevard in Richmond and reopens to the public on Saturday. The next pancake breakfast is on Sept. 9.
Carl Nolte is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist. His column appears every Sunday. Email: email@example.com Twitter: @carlnoltesf


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The police in King William's Town, Eastern Cape, is still on the search for three prison escapees who managed to slip away from custody at the Middledrift Correctional Centre.
On Tuesday, 7 May, Aviwe Light (or Nkwalase), Andisa Vas and Sizwe Mhlana accomplished the improbable.
How did the Eastern Cape prisoners escape?
The three suspects, according to police spokesperson, Brigadier Tembinkosi Kinana, managed to orchestrate an escape without alerting correctional officers.
Related: Kensington Day Hospital closed indefinitely after robbery
Kinana confirmed that the escapees were serving sentences ranging from robbery to attempted murder highlighting that they pose a serious threat to civil society.
"The Provincial Commissioner, Lieutenant General Liziwe Ntshinga has ordered the establishment of a task team to investigate and track down the escapees," Brigadier Kinana stated.
Prison escapees linked to hijacking
Around the same time the prisoners are believed to have accomplished their escape, a blue Cadet carrying five people was hijacked in close proximity to the correctional centre.
"However, this particular incident cannot be linked to the suspects at this stage. It is alleged that five people including two women were in the hijacked car which was subsequently abandoned in the same area. No injuries were reported," Kinana added.
Related: Bo-Kaap stabbing: French tourist survives vicious robbery
The Eastern Cape's police commissioner, Lieutenant-General Liziwe Ntshinga, has called for the launch of a task team to track down the suspects before they inflict harm on innocent people.
"This is the last thing we need during this time. Lawlessness has absolutely no room and will not be tolerated within our communities," Lieutenant General Ntshinga said.
Anyone with helpful information that will lead to the arrest and prosecution of the suspect can contact Investigation Officer, Warrant Officer Matshaya at 078 456 45 71 or Crime Stop at 08600 10111. The information supplied will be treated with extreme confidentiality.

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Hackett to crown Beaux Arts Ball royalty
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Katherine Spencer Hackett, the 2017 Beaux Arts Ball queen, will crown her successor during this year's ball, "The Streets of Old San Juan," on April 28.
The reigning queen is the daughter of Steve and Cathy Hackett, and the granddaughter of Mr. and Mrs. Richard M. Cody and Mr. and Mrs. John W. Hackett.
Hackett is a 2013 graduate of Jacksonville High School. She graduated with honors in May from the University of Missouri with a Bachelor of Science degree in health sciences and a minor in psychology. During her time at Mizzou, she was a four-year member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority and a three-year member of the School of Health Professions student council, for which she served on the executive board for one year.
Hackett now lives in St. Louis, where she is employed by Cejka Search, a healthcare recruiting agency.
A life member of The Art Association of Jacksonville, Hackett participated in three previous Beaux Arts Balls before being crowned queen. She served as a flower girl in 2000's "Celebrate Jacksonville", as a junior attendant in 2009's "Reflections of Chicago" and as a senior maid in 2013's "Hollywood Nights."
Hackett's family has a rich history with The Art Association of Jacksonville. Her great-grandmother, the late Helen Hackett, was president of the Art Association Board of Trustees when the first Beaux Arts Ball was held, and there has been a member of her family on the board since 1939. Her mother and father are life members and participated as a flower girl and page, respectively, in 1965's "Maids in a Garden"; as junior attendants in 1973's "Centennial Ball" and as a senior maid and senior gentleman, respectively, in 1977's "Plantation Promenade." Her mother was co-chairman of the annual lawn party in 2008 and 2015, a general co-chairman of 2011's Beaux Arts Ball, "Meet Me at the Crossroads at Midnight", and is a current member of the Board of Trustees.
Hackett's grandmother, Donna Cody, co-chaired the 2008 and 2015 lawn parties, the 1977 and 2011 Beaux Arts Balls and is a past member of the Board of Trustees. Her grandfather, Richard Cody, served as master of ceremonies for a past Beaux Arts Ball, and her great-grandfather, the late Willard Cody, was master of ceremonies for two previous Beaux Arts Balls. Her great-grandmother, the late Margery Cody, was a co-chair of the 1966 ball. Hackett's great-aunt, Charlotte Cody Cave, was crowned queen of 1961's "Gay Nineties" ball.
Patron and general tickets for the Art Association's major fundraiser will be available at the JHS Bowl prior to the coronation on April 28. The coronation will begin at 7 p.m. The traditional reception for participants will be immediately follow the coronation at The David Strawn Art Gallery. Dancing will follow, continuing until midnight at Jacksonville Country Club and featuring live entertainment by the band Everyday People.
Patron tickets are $40 and include admission to the coronation, reception and dance. General tickets, which include admission to the coronation and reception, $10. An interpreter for the hearing impaired will be available at the coronation.
Call the Strawn Art Gallery office at 217.243.9390 for advance tickets and more information.


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Blanket Jackson, the youngest son of Michael Jackson, made a rare appearance with his sister, Paris Jackson. It's the first time since the 15-year-old was photographed on Paris' Instagram account on Christmas Day that he's been seen in the media. The image included all three of the Jackson children, and People reported that family friend, Omer Bhatti, was also in the image.
"Happy christmas from ours to yours," Paris wrote, adding the hashtag, "#brahdas."
Blanket, who goes by "Bigi," isn't seen publicly very often. The 15-year-old was seen in Beverly Hills having a casual lunch date with Paris, 19, and his brother, Prince, 20, Daily Mail reports. A glimpse of Bigi is seen below as he was making his way to the restaurant with Paris in a tweet posted by the news source. He's seen wearing a white baseball cap backwards, a black shirt with a sweater, and a long gold necklace. Photos posted on the site's actual article also show Prince who's holding hands with an unidentified woman.
Paris is seen in her usual hippie-chic style with a pink-and-grey tie-dye T-shirt and a loose dyed skirt. She was carrying a boho backpack and had her hair in a messy style.
Paris Jackson cuts a casual figure for dinner with brothers Prince and Blanket in Beverly Hills https://t.co/wzYSlAQGli
— Daily Mail Celebrity (@DailyMailCeleb) January 14, 2018
According to New York Daily News, Paris was robbed by two hitchhikers on Friday after she tried helping them. Paris proceed to go on a rant she recorded on video and share with her 2.4 million Instagram followers. In her expletive-filled tirade, Paris said she gave on girl her socks and took her and her pal to a fast food restaurant to have dinner. The model/actress went on to say that she drove them across Los Angeles despite the fact she's not an Uber driver, only to later learn they stole her debit card. Jackson was irate over having strangers take advantage of her goodwill, calling one of the hitchhikers "f***ked up."
The public is interested in Bigi, who no longer likes to go by the name of Blanket Jackson. People reported last May that he changed his name in 2015 after years of being bullied. The teen is shy, but is reportedly "confident."


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Dear Employer,
Finding a Foreign Domestic Worker (FDW) who perfectly fits your
and is capable of dealing with the tasks at hand can be a huge challenge.
At Cinderella we do our utmost best to make your search as smooth and convenient as possible. We see the FDW as an important addition to your family household. A good match will create a positive environment for you, your children and of course the FDW as well.
Living and working in Singapore is a great experience. Please contact us if you feel we could make this experience even greater!
Option 1: Hire from overseas, the FDW is not in Singapore
The most common option for employers in Singapore.
The FDW are selected and will undergo several courses before they will be available to work in Singapore.
FDW will only be allowed to travel to Singapore upon obtaining the In-Principle Approval from MOM, completion of the medical examination, TESDA, OWWA, PIDOS & POEA process (applicable to Filipino workers).
Option 2: Transfer, the FDW is in Singapore and is still under contract
FDW who are available for transfer are about to complete there 2 year working contract. FDW are only allowed to transfer when there current employers signs a release paper.
The "latest" and FDW can apply for transfer is 1 month before her working visa expires.
Option 3: Finished contract, the FDW is in Singapore and will finish the contract soon
Option 3 is very similar to option 1 (overseas) The FDW did work in Singapore but is to late with changing employer or her current employer does not allow to change employer.
It is common that Singaporean employers don't allow their FDW to transfer when reaching the end of the 2 year contract. Forcing the FDW to travel out of Singapore by the end of their two year contract.
Applying for a work pass while overseas is far more costly.


text: Since we were looking to just relax and keep it low-key in Antalya, we went for a leisurely boat ride on our first afternoon there. We were the only tourists on the boat which I really liked because one thing I enjoy about traveling is stepping away from the touristy things once in a while and participating in what locals do. It was a calming one hour and a half boat ride that went along the beautiful Turkish riviera. The ride was serene and the view was spectacular.


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Gilbert & Sullivan Society. The Arts Theatre. 26 Sep 2019
Drag queens wear very high heels. They prance and pivot on perilous platforms. They are big and bodacious from top to toe. But, having the substance of male bodies beneath the bling, they do need heels which are as strong and safe as they are glamorously high.
Man inherits failing north-of-England shoe factory, encounters a drag queen with a broken stiletto, and comes upon the idea of manufacturing specialised footwear for men in frocks. Of course, as the story is written by Harvey Fierstein in this popular Broadway musical, it doesn't happen without lots of hurdles of tolerance and emotion. The factory workers are a diverse crowd and their boss, Charlie, is on a massive learning curve when he brings Lola, the drag queen, into the business.
It is a heart-warming narrative, a healthy modern-day morality tale adorned by the vivid exuberance of a troupe of drag queens. And, let's face it, there is nothing to colour life more upliftingly than a drag queen or ten. The show, premiered in South Australia with this production, had winner written all over it before Cindy Lauper wrote the music and lyrics. She might have gone a bit overboard in that department. There are some very long and demanding songs.
There are also some fabulous dance numbers. It's a big show about big people. That director Gordon Combes has blind-cast a diminutive Filipino performer in the principal role of Lola speaks very highly for the skills of Ron Abelita who sings, acts and dances his way over this proportional disparity and into the hearts of his audience. He's adorable.
Also adorable is Ian Andrew as Charlie, the factory owner. His movie-star looks and his clean and powerful tenor voice make him an aptly pleasing presence. Charlie's emotional strengths and dilemmas are core to the show's credibility and Andrew supplies them all with boots on, so to speak, albeit he may never make a dancer.
Thus, with powerful principals and Paul Sinkerson directing a fabulously capable band with perfect sound balance between singers and instruments, G&S may brag another production of excellence.
There is massive cast onstage and some arresting support performances, not the least of them from Jemma McCulloch, Warren Logan, Ruby Pinkerton, Vanessa Lee Shirley, and James McCluskey-Garcia. As usual in a G&S show, the ensemble is made up of good voices giving strong choral backing. But, in this show, there also are the Angels. They are the six-strong drag queen troupe who high-step and sing, twirl and kick and flick their fancy tresses. Thomas Brodie Phillips is stand-out. Their costumes are not up to Priscilla standards but they make up for it with immense eyelashes and their own style of va-va-voom.
Not surprisingly, after the funny, razzle-dazzle closing number, the opening night audience members sprang to their feet in acclaim.
Samela Harris
When: 26 Sep to 5 Oct
Where: Arts Theatre
Bookings: gandssa.com.au


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How to fold a pocket square
Most of people who like to wear suits may know what is pocket square. But who don't know what it, they should not worry I will tell what it is and will give different tips on how to fold a pocket square in this article. POCKET SQUARE is a form of a kerchief, typically a hemmed square of thin fabric that can be carried in the pocket or purse, and which is intended for personal hygiene purposes such as wiping one's hands or face, or blowing one's nose. A handkerchief is also sometimes used as a purely decorative accessory in a suit pocket. It can be made of cotton, cotton-synthetic blend, synthetic fabric, silk, or linen.


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PEMM is a degree-granting program that encompasses five broad overlapping disciplines:
Biomedical Physiology
Cancer Biology & Molecular Therapeutics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Molecular Pharmacology, Toxicology & Experimental Therapeutics
This graduate program seeks to train the next generation of scientists and physician-scientists to engage in research in genomic, proteomic, cellular, and organ-based systems for the purpose of translating this knowledge into disease treatment and prevention. Research carried out by faculty and trainees in this program will use the most advanced experimental approaches to understand the pathophysiology of disease and to develop new diagnostics and therapeutics. Students will have the opportunity to be mentored by faculty within both the basic and clinical sciences. The research will employ a broad range of biochemical, biological, and molecular techniques, and will interface with related disciplines such as biostatistics, bioinformatics, structural biology, and chemistry. All students will be given thorough instruction in the fundamentals of cell biology, molecular biology, physiology and pathophysiology, pharmacology, and human genetics. In addition, there will be special courses on designing, implementing and analyzing clinical trials. Thus, this program is expected to provide students with a broad-based understanding of key biomedical problems and to develop their ability to carry out creative biomedical research.
Year 1
Year 2/3
Students will select a laboratory for their thesis research by the end of the first year (June 1).
All Years
ELECTIVES: All students are required to complete 4 elective course equivalents (note several courses are equivalent to 2 electives). The primary electives should be in the area of the anticipated thesis research. There are many other elective courses offered within PEMM or other programs and departments within the College. An outline of the plan for electives must be developed with the selected thesis advisor and advisory committee.
The following courses represent the primary electives within each research area.
Biomedical Physiology
Cancer Biology & Molecular Therapeutics
Cardiovascular Diseases
Molecular Pharmacology, Toxicology & Experimental Therapeutics
Each university in the Unites States of America sets its own admission standards so there isn't the same criteria for all the students and the university can decide which applicants meet those standards. The fee for each application is between $35 to $100.
After the selections of the universities you want to attend, the best of all would be to contact each university for an application form and more admission information for the international students. Moreover, for a graduate or postgraduate program it's necessary to verify the admission requirements. Some programs require that you send your application directly to their department.
Admissions decisions are based on students's academic record and different test scores, such as TOEFL, the SAT or ACT (for undergraduate programs) and GRE or GMAT (for graduate programs). Admission decision is based on your academic results and motivation.
Basic requirements for admission:
Only students who intend to pursue a Ph.D. or M.D.-Ph.D. degree full time will be accepted and could thus become eligible for candidacy for a degree in PEMM. After review of completed application materials by the Admissions Committee, selected applicants will be invited for a required on site interview.
Additional Information for International Applicants
International applications should note that we are unable to reimburse for international travel expenses. On rare occasions, we may be able to interview applicants at an international location if a department faculty member is traveling abroad at an appropriate time.
All PEMM students (regardless of country of origin) receive a Dartmouth Fellowship that provides a full tuition scholarship, a prepaid health insurance plan, and a student stipend.


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Judi had been raised in a Fundamentalist Baptist household. She accepted God's gift of salvation at the age of nine. By her mid-twenties, she strayed from seeking God's will for her life, and "wandered in the wilderness" for many years. She had always coveted her salvation, yet she was not active in the pursuit of her own personal relationship with God.
She decided, after a five-year relationship with a functional alcoholic, that she no longer cared to fill herself daily with vodka. She longed to repair damaged relationships with her family and friends, and most importantly, she decided that she wanted to become closer to God; remembering that the only times in her life when things were on track was when she actively read her Bible and attended church services regularly.
She had owned and operated, in her home town of Oswego, New York, the first skin care center as well as various hair salons over the course of 20 years. After multiple carpal tunnel and cubital tunnel surgeries on both hands and elbows, she was forced her to give up her career as an Aesthetician and Cosmetologist. She moved to Tennessee.
Still in the new stages of pursuing her personal relationship with Christ, she found herself attending services at Cumberland Worship Center in Crossville, Tennessee. In the latter part of May of 2013, she walked to the front of the church and dedicated herself to actively serve Christ in whatever it was He had for her to do...although, at the time, she had no idea what that was to be.
In July, 2013, she began working as a Customer Service Representative (Teller) for a bank whose branches are located within a chain store's super centers. For several weeks, she could only greet customers and perform superficial tasks at the branch until she was properly trained. On August 27th she was sent to Nashville for training. It was on the first evening of the training that the room she was housed in by the bank had no internet connection. She traveled to the Starbucks located across the street from the training location. She sat with her computer at the far end of a long table void of customers despite the two cups, at the opposite end, awaiting their owners to return. When the two gentlemen returned, she made very brief small talk. One of the men said that he was an author. He was vague about the book he had just published. She was polite, but had no interest in reading his, what she thought to be science fiction, book. While online that evening, she was forced to conjure up an answer to the security question, "Who is your favorite author?" Her go-to answer, "God," was too short and the system wouldn't accept it. Knowing that she would never have to access that particular website again, she asked the author what his name was so she could plug it into the slot. He gave her his name and wrote some information on one of the paper-bag-brown Starbucks napkins he found at his side. She accepted it gratefully. Before leaving, she expressed that it was a pleasure to have met the two gentlemen and told the author that she sent him a Facebook friend request.
After returning to the condo and readying for bed, she checked her Facebook page from her cellphone. There was a private message from the author. It said primarily two things, "I knew you were a believer" and "You should write." She was sent a link to samples of his first book; a series of short writings similar in style and content to her posts on Facebook. He was a Christian author! Now, she was interested in reading his work. The next day he gave her a copy of his book and they talked about the commitment it took to write for God. It was during that conversation that she knew, without a doubt, that she was to write for God. "Once you begin to write your book, Satan will do whatever he can to prevent it. You're life may become difficult; things will happen..." was the warning she received from her new author friend. She had already committed herself months earlier, and her personal life had already been launched into a tumultuous period just prior to her walking to the front of the church.
Judi had always written her thoughts. Over her lifetime, she found that writing became her outlet during times when she felt she wasn't likely to be heard or understood. As life situations arose, and her closeness with God grew, she began experiencing thoughts word-for-word in her mind for days on end. There was no peace from this until she wrote those very words down. Once written, she began to see a pattern. Within 72 hours, following the writing of these words, a person would cross her path who would share a something of which they were currently dealing. Judi found herself quoting the words she had just put to electronic paper; often she would print or email that written piece to the person. Many had expressed comfort in her writings. She quickly learned that not only were these writing pieces a release for her own burden, they were meant for the person she was yet to meet. They gave comfort to the person crossing her path as well as a comfort to her by reminding her that the burdens she was experiencing were not exclusive to her.
By November of 2013, she was forced to admit to God that she could no longer deny the evidence of what He had been revealing to her since spring. Once acknowledged, she had no choice but to act on it. She had to leave Crossville. She committed herself to go and her prayer was that, if it were God's will that she leave, that He would provide the way. Miraculously, the next day, God provided the finances for the move, as well as placing in her mind the complete format of the book she was to write once she relocated. She spoke to her employer. The bank had one opening within the region located in Gallatin, Tennessee.
On January 11, 2014 she moved to the Nashville area. At the end of April (Easter weekend) her book was published. She lives each day believing that she is "God's work in progress, never to be completed while on this earth."
Judi is honored to consider herself a usable vessel for God.
Then at the end of July/first week of August 2017, every aspect of Judi's life changed all within the same week. That which she loved was taken away, and what she counted on as financial stability was no longer there. She became crushed into dust once more. As much as it hurt to lose the familiar, she could see that God was doing a mighty work within her. The potter was remolding her into a new, thicker, stronger vessel for multiple uses.
The molding process isn't comfortable, but the potter never takes his hands off the clay. He guides it and forms it to His liking. By forcing Judi to restructure her life, she knows, without a doubt, that God is preparing her for where He's taking her writing ministry. She concluded that, without those events, she was the one in the way of God's plan for her life. She had to retrain in how to think and behave in certain situations.
It was during the tumultuous first week her transformation, that the death, burial, and resurrection representation of baptism came to her mind. To Judi, the submersion is the equivalent of the potter taking his new creation and placing it into the kiln; solidifying its usefulness. It was then that she decided to rededicate herself to the direction God is taking her life.
Watch Judi's full testimony and re-baptism in the video below. She has decided to follow Jesus. No turning back…no turning back.


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>Tuesday evening was rather interesting if you cared enough to pay attention. Two events took place that I wish took place way more often.
In Washington DC, Former Speaker Newt Gingrich and Former Vermont Governor Howard Dean took part in a 90 minute debate hosted by the George Washington University College Republicans and College Democrats. If you watched the debate on C-SPAN, you'll probably agree with me that the issues and the substance covered was quite impressive. Obviously, your humble author here never agrees with Howard Dean, but he gave responses and opinions that allowed for substantive debate. Speaker Gingrich was, well, Speaker Gingrich. One of the top thinkers in our party, along with Paul Ryan who I will mention next, Newt offered a very sane argument for American Exceptionalism along with conservatism throughout many of his answers.
Congressman Paul Ryan, someone whose praises I sing (or blog) about regularly, hosted a nationwide conference call for his new Political Action Committee named the Prosperity Project. I joined the call and I heard Congressman Ryan hold court with callers across the nation. I was actually very impressed with the questions and I was even more impressed with Ryan's interaction as he would actually converse with the callers and he would offer real life stories to help relate the point he was trying to make.
The Congressman addressed issues from across the board, typically from the fiscal angle. There was a focus on retirement savings, real health care reform, national debt and taxes. In his usual fashion, Congressman Ryan gave answers that while complex, they made sense and they could be understood. Paul Ryan is very much the future of the conservative movement.
As I stated at the outset, this was an interesting night. In 1858, Lincoln and Douglas debated seven times for 3 hours each time. Can you imagine if we had anything similar to that today? Our Presidential debates have been dumbed down to "tell us in 90 seconds how you would handle Iran". That's not serious dialogue. We often see forums, and there is nothing wrong with forums, but typically there are 2 to 5 experts who already agree on the same thing, they just come about it different ways. The forums are often formal ways to compare notes.
We rarely see non-candidate debates between two people, just to talk out loud about ideas. Interestingly, the last debate like this that I can recall was about environmental issues in 2007, it also featured Speaker Gingrich, and he debated Senator John Kerry. I'd like to see more of this. We should demand it of our elected officials and of our political leaders who may not be elected officials. Notice that neither Gingrich or Dean is an elected official. Bravo to both of them.


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New Year Prophesy: 'Mbaka is mixing sorcery with Catholism -Onwubiko
The national coordinator of Human Rights Writers Association of Nigeria (HURIWA) Mr Emmanuel Onwubiko has described Rev Fr Ejike Mbaka of Adoration Ministry Enugu as a confused sorcerer who needed divine intervention and prayers of Nigerians to rediscover his priestly vocation.
This is coming on the heels of allegation leveled against HURIWA's national coordinator by Mbaka that Onwubiko should be among those that should be investigated over purported assassination plans against President Muhammadu Buhari.
The allegation which was published on national dailies quoted Fr Mbaka as saying that security agents should beam its searchlight on Emmanuel Onwubiko and its national Media Affairs Director, Miss Zainab Yusuf over their plans to drag him to court concerning his New Year prophesy on plot to assassinate Buhari.
The rights group had asked the Catholic Bishops Conference (CBCN) to sanction Rev Mbaka within 21 Days, " For abandoning his sacred vocation and deviating into the mundane roadside career of politics while he hid under the canopy of his priestly vocation, failing which he will be dragged to Pope Francis at Vatican City."
This was contained in a statement made available yesterday and signed by the national coordinator of HURIWA, Comrade Emmanuel Onwubiko titled, "Mixing Sorcery and Catholicism: We leave Mbaka to his Conscience."
According to him, " Our reaction to his so called prophesy was done in exercise of our freedom of expression and we are not afraid of his so called reaction advising the security officials to seek our view but based on emerging reality.
"We will not proceed to the Vatican with our petition even if the Bishops are too afraid to advise Fr Mbaka to abide by his priestly vocation and leave politics for politicians.
He wondered why Mbaka was scared of responding to the Bishops if they had written the letter adding that HURIWA never made any attempt to drag him to court except to the Bishops and Roman Curia in the Vatican.
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Onwubiko reminded Mbaka that he was free to spread his messages stressing that HURIWA never believed in sorcery nor magic except in God.
He further described Mbaka's allegations as undemocratic maintaining that nobody or authority has the power to restrain HURIWA from exercising their fundamental freedoms.
While washing his hands off the allegations, he restated the loyalty, prayers and support of HURIWA to President Muhammadu Buhari led administration.
Onwubiko insisted that Nigerians must divorce religion from politics adding that Mbaka was wrong to see HURIWA as perceived enemies of Nigeria and President Buhari.


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Random Quotes
On Business Travels
Spend half the time in tedious airport queues, and the other half alone in gawdy hotels...that's business travels for you. But of course, if you're afraid of the dark, you can always purchase some company for a small fee.
On Travel Spending
Consumer habits of tourists are limited not by the buying logic but by how much local currency they have left in the wallet. There is a compulsion to clear the currency to the last cent. If I have HK$18.50 left, and a cheeseburger that I normally wouldn't touch pass by cost exactly that, it represents a huge moral victory to my finances.
The Japs
The Japs infuriate me. They strut about in their business suits and ties, looking so prim and proper under the summer sun, that I am envious while feeling sorry for them at the same time.
On SMSes
Clearing the backlog of SMSes on your mobile is much akin to reliving the past few days of your life, depending on how backdated you are.
On Logistics
Logistics is the Archilles heel of the modern world, and terrorists are fully aware of it. How many more years can they afford to screen through air luggages so thoroughly before one bomb finally slips through?
On Logistics #2
If I miss out on indexing even a single title to my burgeoning DVD collection, it's as good as I had never owned it.
On Gifts
Why do you need to shower your loved ones with gifts? Sometimes that's all they will ever remember you by (if they don't happen to dispose of them).
On Assumptions
It's impossible to make head or tail of the world without making any assumptions. So let's assume assumptions work.
On The Little Prince
The world loves sentimental drivel like the Little Prince and Tuesdays with Morrie simply because they are fantasy--everybody wishes everybody else behaves like this, but nobody dares to make the first move, and risk being labelled self-absorbed and sanctimonious idiots.
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Memoirs of an Artic cyclist
Figure shows cycling trail in green. Started from Trondheim via Heimdal and ended in Trondheim via Flakk.
Approximately 200km total.
3 day 2 night trip around Trondelag.
...3 days 2 nights, that's the sales pitch of a typical tourist agencies marketing the latest weekend get-aways, and this is anything but!
A journey of superlatives! How could I ever forget my brush with the cold trondelag night, which left me with the bone chilling mind-numbing experience of my life. The scenery was spectacular, as usual. Miles and miles of Trondheimsfjord can dull one's senses a bit, blasphemous to say! Hope I don't utter too early, but do I regret this journey one bit? NO.
Feb 14 (Fri) 2003
Set off from Moholt Alle. Took off from Jonsvannveigen (as usual) and got down to Holteammsveien. The conditions were extremely wet for a cyclist, which was rather daunting. My heart wasn't set for such adventurous ideas as skating on ice, just yet. Confidence is key in such uncertain times. I reckoned I should walk quite a bit.
The road to Heimdal was surprisingly smooth, and so beautiful.. Here I was, cycling down slope, with about 1 m of snow piled up on its sides, and a stream flowing parallel to the path. I felt like an artic squirrel, burrowing my way through snow. The air was crisp, and smelt of spring. The white kingdom beckons.
Nice house? Think again. The nearest amenity (aka hawker centre) is miles and miles away.
My mitigation plea--The D70 wasn't yet invented back then! Classic example of how snow glare can ruin a photo.
Had a near collision with another cyclist who was coming head-on. KEEP LEFT? RIGHT? LEFT? RIGHT.....ARRRRGH! My mistake. I was supposed to keep right, or rather, as much right as I could in this narrow burrow, but didn't. A barrage of unfriendly Norwegian went my way, but this is a lesson for me to bear. KEEP RIGHT AT ALL TIMES!
Reached Heimdal! With sky high confidence! I thought if I could clock 10km in less than an hour, I could cycle to the end of the world. Grand visions about travelling to Hitra then to Brekstad came.
Travelling along Heimdalsvegen was perfect. Started referring to the map, and reached Burvika soon enough.
On the road to Orkanger (around 30 km), while the sign, somewhat comfortingly, proclaimed Alesund (or was it Kristensand) to be 250km away.
The start on E39 was great, contrary to what some websites say. Traffic was going Trondheim, and as usual, I got my morning timing spot on. It's always easier to cycle on the side of the road with few vehicles.
Visgja came soon enough. I knew the road to Orkanger was 60% complete. Started taking pictures at regular intervals.
Nearing Orkanger, my bicycle chose the most inopportune moment to dislodge. Having totally no choice, I had to fix it back, while cursing the Sykkelbua guy who fixed my bike mutteirng under my cold breath. It was surprisingly easy, but got my hands soiled with grease, and what was I to do but to deposit as much grease and as fast as I could in the snow. Bare hands in snow, not a good idea. Also, the 3rd gear seemed to be totally dislodged.
Took pictures of a kitty and soon forgot about my chain worries.
The cat must have thought me nuts to... Cats are always contemptuous of humans regardless of what we do.
Turned in 710, which was to be the crux of my journey. Gruelling 54km. A nice lady wished me, "God tur!" when I asked her where Valset the ferry terminal was. She mentioned 54km away. I wondered how could she have gotten it so accurately measured, until later when I encountered a road sign stating Valset was 54 km away. She must have driven on 710 before.
reached Valset. Replenished water supply at toilet.
Boarded ferry. Tried to bargain for a student discount, but the man good-heartedly rejected with NEI.
22 kr for the trip. So far so good.
When I touched down from the ferry, Brekstad seemed like a foreign land. The weather suddenly took a chilly turn, a forewarning of what was to come that night.
Explored the small town of Brekstad a bit. The cafes sold delicious hambergers, which I could certainly do with, but they were priced at 100 kr++(S$25++). Instead, I settled for the next best thing, 7 kr worth of bananas from Coop Mega.
Sky was getting dark, very dark. Panicking, I went out in search of Austrått. Unfortunately I never made it. It was so dark and so so cold.
Unable to withstand the bitter winds, I took refuge at a bus shelter labelled Skaun, which i was to find out later, had neither seen a single bus nor much shelter. It was strewn with rubbish, but that was the least of my worries. At least I thought it kept me from the wind, but to my horror, not from the cold!
Shivering....shivering....I had never shivered so much in my life before....my mind began to race in pulses....tried to build a fire...laid in shadows....discovered my buckle used to strap my stuffs on the bike broke....worse...it was entangled with the wheels...decided to unentagle it....
Bad idea. Took all of 10 min grappling in the dark and a lot of my body heat trying to unentagle it. Some bad beat.
Tried to sleep...but it was impossible. I wrapped myself up in layers of clothings and blankets. Just when I though I had triumphed with the next layer, that apparent warmth evaporated into the icy air, and I had to scrample for another layer... My ears were ringing, and my hands numb. This battle with the cold went on and on...until I...
...almost shivered to death. Had to leave my temporary abode and find somewhere else.
Found road to Austrått. At that point in time, it could have been Auschwitz. My hands, if I could even see in the complete darknes, (gloved of course!) were frozen to the metal bike handles. Trempled too much to balance on the bike. Had to walk.
Was there anyone who could help me out here? Ok...I realised my huge mistake in wandering off into the Artic night at a time like this. Please somebody just take me in!
Tried knocking on a few doors. No responses. Finally stumbled onto a deserted horse range, and inevitably a horse shed, which was twice as big as the bus shelter. Approached with trepidation, luckily there weren't any horses in them. Bus stops with no buses, and now, horse sheds with no horses. Anyway, I had to take it. Immediately, I was greeted with an unpleasant smell, but what choice do I have?
Parked my bike, and buried myself with the stacks of hay inside. Drifted in and out of consciousness. Dreamt about my family back in sunny Singapore, and what was I doing out here inside a stack of horse hay.
Think I even managed 2 hours sleep there.
Set off for Austrått. Was rather disappointing. What? I had struggled so hard just to make it to a deserted camp site? But the thought of spending the next night shivering in cold was enough to set me off to Rorvik at once!
Could not bear to leave Austrått. Still lingered there, even found time to deposit my Coop Mega bananas.. They came down shaped just like bananas, which I find amusing. Not so amusing was where I chose to deposit them. I wondered if the camp site people would be delighted with a early round of spring fertilizers for their garden flowers.
Was hoping to catch some spectacular sunrise photos, but they never happen in winter I guess. The sun goes down in sunrise and rises in sunsets? When you are way up north, the celestial stars simply stop behaving themselves.
About the most cheerful sunrise you can find in the North.
continued the 710 journey.
710 ends, and I took 715.
Took 718. Great scenic route, spent my film trying to capture it. My sole aim though, was to be back in Moholt Alle enjoying a hot pizza watching movies on my comp! Time was not my side. Had to rush!
Yet another ferocious waterfall? *yawn*
Took 717. The first sight that greeted me...a huge climb that took the fight out of me ON THE SPOT. Now, how high was that? I have no idea. It would be fun to know, but I know my pizza dream was ebbing away.
Cycled aimlessly up, awaiting my doom. By now, I know I have to get settled by 5:00pm, or before you know it, darkness would have already swallowed you up, trapping you helpless and defenseless against the deadliest of all monsters, the Artic winds.
Saw a church, Stadsbydha Kirke, and tried my luck. Voila! A fine modern toilet in the midst of nowhere. Trust the church goers to treat themselves well! No doubt this toilet is the high of my journey. I'm spending the night here. Went a mile further to a quiet suburb and bought some foodstuffs there, following directions by a man in his 40s who jogged faster than I could on my bike! Was grinning from face to face, all because I had found a toilet which I could bunk in.
Penning this whole entry from the comfort of the toilet. Gonna sleep soon. After cleaning and washing all the dirty linen, the bad horsey smell still cling on to my pores. Had to throw away a blanket, and lots of cloths that were making me ill. Anyway, this Stadsbyddya Kirke has certainly renewed my faith in bicycle trips.
Total spent to date:
22 + 7 + 29 + 24 = 82 kr = S$21!
Worth it?
Not a doubt.
Comfy hotel room. Though I must admit the layout is rather strange, with the toilet placed as the centrepiece of the room.
Farewell to Hotel Lavatory
Fancy being miles away from civilisation with not a single soul in sight? Then Norway awaits you.
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Vastavam web: To sharpen their skills further and get acclimatised to the conditions ahead of next month's Commonwealth Games, a four-member Indian athletics team, including star javelin thrower Neeraj Chopra, today departed for Gold Coast.National record holder triple jumper Arpinder Singh and long jumpers Nayana James and Neena Varakil also left along with Chopra, the IAAF U20 World Champion.Other members of the team will depart in different groups later this week, according to an Athletics Federation of India (AFI) release.
Super Sports Center in Gold Coast has an IAAF approved athletics track. The facility has other required amenities as well which will help our athletes in their training. Reaching Gold Coast in advance will help athletes acclimatised with the conditions and we hope we will have good results during the Games, Radhakrishnan Nair, deputy chief coach of India said.Meanwhile, a 13-member athletics team departed for the Asian Cross Country Championships, scheduled to be held at Guiyang, China on March 15.


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johndoe2012 posted a topic in Group StudiesA thread for experiences of the phenomenon called Oneness Blessing. I found a teacher who has recordings of the Oneness Blessing on youtube so you can experience it for yourself. She has live blessings on livestream every week when she is in Sweden https://livestream.com/accounts/2833063 Personally I feel the energy is different than other energies and I went deep into my heart the first time I had a live blessing. At Oneness University you can go for longer duration courses to get your brain rewired into basic awakening https://onenessuniversity.org/


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#PlayBookCHI Story Revealed & An Unboxing
As you all know from my posts here, here, and here I entered in the @BlackBerry contest on Twitter called #PlayBookCHI and eventually I did win one of the 50 PlayBooks they gave out to people who got the #PlayBookCHI hashtag retweeted with the @BlackBerry handle plus their own Twitter handle the most times.
I told you all that if/when I won I was going to road trip out to Chicago, IL for the #PlayBookCHI party and be able to blog more from the PlayBook itself once I had it in my hands. But you never saw any blog posts about a road trip to Chicago and you never heard anything from me about the device except for my Thank You post where I blogged from the PlayBook. This is because I didn't end up making the road trip to Chicago.
So here is the full explanation – at least as much as I can give – finally, along with some unboxing pics of the device you helped me win (and which I ADORE).
I was all set to go to Chicago on Thursday morning until I realized I had a very important and personal matter to attend to on Friday afternoon in the Greater Toronto Area making it very difficult for me to be able to drive to Chicago, party at the #PlayBookCHI party, and drive home in time to attend to the above stated matter. I was all the more disappointed when I found out that a breakout new DJ who I have been really wanting to see named Avicii played the #PlayBookCHI party! Epic Fail by Dan! However, there are a couple of silver linings to this sad tale of Dan not being able to take his road trip: Read more…


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Things to Consider to Get the Best Vape
When buying vapes, there are things that you need to know. Many vape products are being sold when you go to the market. You have to be sure with everything if you need the best product. In this article, there are things that you are supposed to read when buying a vape. First of all, you should know the uses of vapes. The cigarette smokers are the one who enjoys the benefits of these vapes though there are other things that you can do with them.
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You can go ahead and determine the type of budget you have and buy a vape that you can afford. The cost also differs according to the shop's that are selling these products. If you want the best at an affordable price, you should go to different shops. There are various vape that is made of numerous models. You should do good research when deciding on which model to buy. There is a different type of vape that you will get today because of various companies that are manufacturing them.
Make sure that the vape you are buying have been manufactured by the best companies in the country. After knowing all this, you should ensure that you choose the best shop where you will buy these vape. At this time, note that you want to minimize on your money and time and this will lead you to go to the online stores. When you go to the internet, note that you will get a lot of vape being sold. The website must be licensed for you to be sure with the product that they are selling.
Ensure that you shop for vape form an online store and enjoy free shipping and some discounts. You have to read the product description before you buy it. There are testimonies that the people who have bought these vapes are providing when you shop online. You will also get vape kit here you will get different products. If you have the above information, you will be able to get the best vape products.
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Publisher: Bethesda Softworks
Platforms: Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, Xbox 360
With what seems like every other game being a first-person shooter,
tries its best to step out of the crowd with a fresh visual style and an emphasis on teamwork, yet still packs a body count that would make an 80s action star blush.
If you're a shooting fan who loves the tactics and competition you can only get online, then this game is simply awesome.
With four different classes available (soldier, medic, engineer and operative) with their respective skills being key to completing missions, this is a thinking person's shooter.
But - and it's a pretty big "but" - if you're not the type of person who thinks of games in flanking patterns and sweeping strategic moves, you're more likely to find
to be a cavalcade of noise, destruction and repeated deaths that will have you hurling your controller in frustration as you repeatedly get taken down.
Online, single and multiplayer have been seamlessly combined so all your achievements and characters are easy to access regardless of the format you choose.
Graphically, the characters have a unique visual style, and stylish free-running moves make for some very cool fire fights.
Although a bit hardcore for the casual gamer to really sink their teeth into, seasoned shooting fans will find
like filet mignon.


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By Shirley Vanderbilt
Originally published in Massage & Bodywork magazine, June/July 2003.
If a butterfly flaps its wings in Beijing, does it cause a dust storm in Africa? You've probably heard some variation of this question. Actually, Edward Lorenz, who theorized this interconnectedness of our universe, used as the title of his 1979 presentation at the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, "Predictability: Does the flap of a butterfly's wings in Brazil set off a tornado in Texas?"1 So what does this have to do with research, massage therapy and bodywork? Everything.
Systems theory, as a concept for our universe and our own human functioning, began taking shape in Western thought during the latter part of the 20th century, spreading from science to psychology to medicine. Sure, its an old concept if you talk to shamanic healers in the Andes, Native American medicine men and gurus of Asia. But in our European-influenced society, heaped knee-deep in modern science and technological division of entities, it was a new idea. Although not firmly embraced by all, this theory is slowly permeating modern healthcare and, in turn, bringing us back to our roots of integrative medical treatment.
The problem in research is this: We currently base our scientific data on methodologies that cling to a medical model generated by a theory of parts. A part of the body, say, an organ, is diseased. Different drugs, modalities, surgeries, etc., are tested as to their effectiveness in curing that specific, diseased part. Integrative medicine, on the other hand, not only approaches the body system as a whole, it also takes into account those systems surrounding and interacting with the body.
The paradigm of traditional clinical research, addressing the effect of one intervention on one facet of illness, is exclusionary to our growing understanding of the systemic nature of life. The challenge of researching complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatments within the context of medicine's gold standard of randomized controlled trials was addressed in a previous Somatic Research column (Oct/Nov 2002, "Are We Forcing a Square Peg into a Round Hole?"). Experts rightfully advised us of the need for control groups, randomization and more studies. But in this approach, we are still singling out aspects of a concept, much as traditional medicine would do in using a single drug. If we remove acupressure, as a technique, from the totality of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and test its effect on a symptom, are we not replicating the linear model of allopathy? As we strive to produce results about the efficacy of CAM, we have still been held to the standards and outcome goals of traditional research.
If we are to embrace this new scientific model of complex systems, an expanded research model is also called for. From the Program in Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center comes a progressive new proposal for what is termed systemic outcomes research. This treatise, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine (January 2002), focuses on the need for a new model for primary healthcare and in so doing, addresses the limitations of a reductionist approach to health outcomes studies. The team of researchers, headed by Iris Bell, M.D., M.D.(H), Ph.D., represents a range of specialties (medicine, psychiatry, psychology, neurology and pharmacology) and includes Andrew Weil, M.D., of the university's National Institutes of Health Pediatric Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. In exploring this revolutionary approach, we first start with the team's definition of integrative medicine.
Greater Than Its Parts
Within conventional medicine, we have seen an increasing acceptance of the assimilation of CAM practices into this larger body of standard care. As the study team points out, this still leaves the issue of medicine's focus on "a specific somatic disease process at the end organ rather than on healing the individual person."2 Within the integrative medicine context, that focus is shifted to empowering the person as a whole to facilitate healing from within, through the techniques of both conventional and CAM approaches. Therefore, integrative medicine is not just CAM but incorporates a partnership between integrative practitioners and the patient to "develop and implement a comprehensive treatment plan for issues that extend far beyond the immediate chief complaint and/or conventional diagnostic category."3
Multidisciplinary approaches emerging in many treatment programs and medical specialties have contributed much toward the building of an integrative model. This process has also been influenced by public demand and preference for practitioners who take a more holistic view of healthcare, as is evidenced by the growth of CAM use. And while CAM philosophy has typically emphasized the holistic approach, the addition of CAM techniques and adjunct psychological and behavioral treatment to conventional practice does not fully encompass the intentions of integrative medicine. In delineating the integrative medicine concept, the research team aligns itself with the World Health Organization's definition of health: "Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity."4 This new systems paradigm, in which the whole is more than the sum of its parts, has significant implications for the future of health outcomes research.
Redesigning Research
Combining the philosophies of CAM and conventional medicine is a challenge, as the two frameworks are often at odds with one another. What we usually see in research is a portion of a CAM approach being taken out of context and tested within a reductionist, scientific design to see if it fits into conventional care. Additionally, the traditional research model calls for homogeneity of subjects with a common denominator diagnosis by disease or symptom, while in many CAM approaches, it is not the symptom/disease but rather the person's subtype which determines the appropriate treatment (i.e., homeopathy and Ayurvedic medicine). The study team advocates an approach to gathering samples that "would involve a double selection procedure" for a specific conventional diagnosis and also for a specific CAM system diagnosis. "Research designs that ignore the diagnostic approach of a given CAM system," the team says, "can achieve only weak tests of the intervention program's ability to benefit patients."5 Researchers are not suggesting two separate models, but rather combining conventional scientific standards with "thoughtful designs honoring the philosophical foundations and clinical practices of each CAM system."6 These designs would necessarily address the effect of interventions on the entire system, rather than looking at one specific action on a separate subsystem. As the authors state, "All agents, both conventional and CAM in origin, have in common the likelihood of exerting simultaneous, multiple, interdependent actions."7
Using a system-theory basis for clinical research could lead to what the writers term an "emergent" worldview in medicine, in which the whole is more than the sum of its individual parts. In the classical model, they identify three components contributing to what is generally considered quality healthcare, all of which present a challenge in the study of CAM. Structure has to do with practitioner competency and equipment, which in any CAM treatment can vary from therapist to therapist. Process relates to "the appropriateness of the treatment in relation to its nature and quality," a point of contention because allopathic and alternative values often differ in this area. Then there is the outcome goal. Is it a cure of the disease or promotion of total well-being? Integrative medicine takes the latter approach, generally not addressed in conventional studies.8
In order to assess integrative medicine's "multicausal illnesses, multiple interventions and multidimensional outcomes (bio-psycho-socio-spiritual)" the team says a new research approach requires "multivariate design and statistical techniques." While the reductionist approach has value, its singular use without the systems orientation will only serve, as stated before, to place parts and pieces of CAM into a conventional model while ignoring the emergent properties of the whole system. And in actual clinical practice, authors point out, a single intervention prescribed in isolation is a rarity.9
A New Conceptual Framework
A systems-based research model, as outlined by the authors, can be approached from the domains of outcome design, outcome measures and outcome analysis. Adding additional arms to the well-accepted comparisons of randomized groups is recommended to allow for examination of effectiveness on the whole system, which may be different from that of individual components. In the use of multiple interventions, a multiarm approach could allow for evaluation of a positive combination effect or lack thereof, in addition to evaluating single intervention effectiveness. Additionally, it could discern when excessive overlapping of interventions is unnecessary. An example given by researchers is a pediatric study in which abdominal pain was treated by a fiber diet augmented with a variety of psychosocial interventions. Study results indicated a combination of three psychosocial interventions with the fiber diet was no more effective than adding a singular psychosocial treatment to the fiber diet.10
Individual differences in patient response to any intervention is another factor to be considered in a multiarm approach. We've addressed the need for subtyping according to the CAM philosophy in diagnostic criteria. The authors take this one step further by suggesting subtyping for the individual: "Even before applying the diagnostic subtyping of CAM treatment systems to the same individuals ... Integrative medicine researchers may need to meld the subtyping approaches both from the conventional world (i.e., psychosocial/ behavioral coping styles) and from CAM systems to optimize improvements for the largest numbers of patients."11
The study team also suggests the inclusion of observational or quasi-experimental design as an alternative to randomized controlled studies. Observational studies could lower costs, allow for individualized treatment and serve a broader range of patients. Quasi-experimental design includes use of variables but may lack controls or randomization. However, these designs should be used more frequently, authors note, "because they allow an understanding of how our healthcare interventional world operates in actual practice."12
Outcome measures in systems-based research should go beyond the conventional physiological data to include assessment of psychological, social and spiritual outcome, researchers say. In measuring the systemic effectiveness of integrative medicine, we need to include multidimensional outcome measures that address, in addition to absence of disease, the patient's view of quality of life. This is where qualitative measures can be of value by providing an interpretation of the individual patient's values regarding their own well-being.13
The study team's final recommendation regarding this new model is the use of "state-of-the-art, user-friendly advanced methods of data analysis that enable investigators to test a CAM system as a whole, and within its own context." The authors note there are available methods, such as path analysis, structural equation modeling and confirmatory factor analysis, which would indeed allow researchers to examine "complex relationships among many dependent and independent variables at the same time, consistent with the higher level of organization in a complex systems theory model."14
The Integrative Path
One month following publication of the above paper, another article appeared in the Archives of Internal Medicine addressing changes needed within medical school teaching, practice and research to accommodate a transition to an integrative approach. The words of the authors (physicians Ralph Snyderman of Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., and Andrew Weil of the Arizona study team), very neatly sum up our prospective future: "Fundamentally, integrative medicine is meant to provide the best possible healthcare, for both patient and physician, and the success of the movement will be signaled by dropping the adjective ... The integrative medicine of today will simply be the medicine of the new century."15
Shirley Vanderbilt is a staff writer for Massage and Bodywork magazine.


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Do you own a smartphone? Do you post photos online on a regular basis? If so, you need to know about a new technology threat that lets hackers find your school, home, or work address by simply viewing your photo. An innocent picture lets hackers find you or your children's locations. There's a full thread available online regarding this activity; it's the biggest online risk today.
Location-based data, in the form of Longitude and Latitude, is contained in images when Geotagging. Geotagging is where you tag your photographs with the geographic location. Most people aren't aware that this takes place on their smartphones. In most instances it's enabled by default and the user has no idea. As a result, information about their location is revealed publicly and to hackers.
In addition, you can find someone's favorite places to visit. Smartphones leave a visible trail using the same geotracking technology that enables the social network website Foursquare. There's even a website that details how photos from Twitter or Facebook can be translated into actual addresses and maps.
You can disable Geotagging on your smartphone. For iPhone users, Apple has simplified the way to turn off location settings on a per-application basis. To do so, go to your Settings, General, and then Location Services. From there, set which applications can access your GPS coordinates, or disable it completely.
With the variety of smartphones on the market, you'll have to do a quick Google search and find instructions for your specific phone. You can also look in the Options menu of the camera. If it's not there, check for any "Location" or "GPS" menu in your phone's control panel or settings option.
It's much better to be safe than sorry, and it's worth taking the time to figure out how you can disable the Geotagging on your smartphone.
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In terms of development trend, the most likely dominant position in the market in the next 20 to 30 years should be electric vehicles, and the current energy battery solutions for new energy vehicles include fuel cells and lithium-ion batteries. Compared with traditional fuel vehicles, electric energy vehicles have the advantages of being more environmentally friendly, more economical and easier to maintain. It is an inevitable trend that fuel vehicles will disappear completely and new energy vehicles will be installed in the future, and tungsten could make a big difference in this energy revolution.
It is well known that most of the energy supply schemes currently used in electric cars are lithium-ion batteries. Because of its long service life, low self-discharge rate, high power bearing capacity, and energy ratio, lithium-ion battery has become the mainstream of current electric energy vehicles. However, the development of lithium-ion batteries is close to the limit at the present level of technology, as well as lithium-ion batteries have poor safety, high cost and high risk of explosion, so it can be said that lithium-ion batteries will not play a leading role in the future market of new energy vehicles. As a result, both Tesla and BYD, the industry's leading American company and a rising star in China, have been working on new plans for power batteries.
In fact, the first choice and development of European and American countries have been fuel cells since the development of new energy vehicles, and most of them did not expect lithium-ion batteries to become the mainstream. However, the future development direction of energy batteries may return to fuel cell orbit with the increasingly obvious bottleneck of lithium-ion batteries. At present, vehicle fuel cell with more mature technology is known as hydrogen fuel cell scheme and methanol fuel cell scheme. In terms of the whole industrial chain, hydrogen energy and other fuel cells drive and promote the overall level of related industries at a higher level than the lithium-ion battery industry.
Of course, the cost problem with early fuel cells is obvious that platinum metals must be used as catalysts. Platinum is expensive, needless to say, and platinum is toxic in the catalytic process, which goes against the original intention of clean energy. So the catalyst is the biggest obstacle to the commercialization of fuel cells, which gives lithium batteries a chance to take advantage of it.
Scientists have been looking for catalysts that can replace platinum. In recent years, scientists have discovered that tungsten carbide also has the most platinum-like catalytic properties, a boon for fuel cells. Tungsten carbide not only has good electrocatalytic performance but also does not produce toxic by-products, which is a real green catalyst. Compared with platinum, the only drawback of tungsten carbide is that it is not conductive enough. However, it is not hard to find highly conductive materials for modern industry, and graphene is a great choice. It is agreed by scholars at home and abroad that the catalytic performance of nanometer tungsten carbide + graphene composite is no less than or even more than that of platinum group, which means that tungsten-based fuel cells will drastically reduce the cost of fuel cells and affect the price of cars sold, and makes the future of new energy vehicles to replace existing fuel vehicles will no longer be empty talk.


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Bulova Women's Sutton Diamond Stainless Steel Watch - 98R263
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Havering Council launches new carers hub in Romford town centre
PUBLISHED: 11:16 13 June 2018
The hub in High Street opened on Monday and will provide information and advice, emotional support, peer support, social activities and training to carers.
Havering Council has launched a carers hub in Romford that will offer support to carers of adults with mental health issues, dementia, learning disabilities, physical disabilities and frailty.
The hub in High Street opened on Monday, June 11 and will provide information and advice, emotional support, peer support, social activities and training to carers.
Havering Carers Hub will also be hosting a carers' forum for carers to take time out, meet others, and hear from speakers.
To celebrate National Carers Day on Wednesday, June 13 (today) carers and professionals are invited to the Romford YMCA in Rush Green Road from 10am – 2.30pm to participate in free yoga and mindfulness exercises, hand massages, a sing-along by Music for the Mind, and free health checks.
A council spokeswoman said: "Havering aims to support as many carers as possible, and by launching the Carers Hub during Carers Week we hope to raise awareness of this new service and celebrate and support carers.
"We understand the challenges they face and recognise the contribution they make We hope that by attending events during carers week they can see the positives of the new services."
A carer who has recently been supported by the Carers Hub said, "I find the Havering Carers Hub very thoughtful, it's nice getting a call asking how I am.
"A lot of carers need time to talk about their own needs sometimes and it's not easy talking to friends and family.
"Carers need care too."
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