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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
In a small bowl, combine the olive oil, salt, and pepper. Brush the beets with the olive oil mixture, then wrap them in aluminum foil and arrange on a baking sheet. Bake until fork tender, about 1 hour and 15 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool in the foil. Slice the beets and set aside.
Evenly divide the salad greens, orange sections, walnuts, goat cheese, red onion, and beets between 4 salad plates. Top each salad with 2 tablespoons of cacao nibs. Drizzle with Cocoa Vinaigrette just before serving.
In a small bowl, add the vinegar, cocoa powder, sugar, salt, and pepper and whisk until smooth. Slowly add the oil, whisking constantly, until blended.
Yield: about 1/2 cup
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Thursday, April 11, 2013
Grace at Home No. 54
20 comments:
- Carol said...
I can't believe I might be the first to post -- I'm usually "behind" in doing that! Thanks so much for hosting, Richella!
- April 11, 2013 at 9:43 AM
- Moni - Zuhaus at Home said...
Thanks for hosting this party!
- April 11, 2013 at 10:30 AM
- Penny @ Penny's Vintage Home said...
I can't wait to see your project using vintage tablecloths! Thank you so much for the feature...hugs, Penny
- April 11, 2013 at 10:33 AM
- Shannon @ A Cozy Place Called Home said...
Thanks so much for featuring my recipe Richella. If you decide to try it, I hope your husband enjoys it! Have a great day.
- April 11, 2013 at 10:47 AM
- FABBY'S LIVING said...
Greaqt features Richella! Hope everything is well with you. Thank you for the party and enjoy a pleasant weekend.
- April 11, 2013 at 11:00 AM
- Melissa @ DaisyMaeBelle said...
Richella, Thanks for the party! Life to the full! Melissa
- April 11, 2013 at 11:49 AM
- Leslie Harris said...
Richella, I'm just getting back to all my favorite blogs, it was a crazy week last week with the wedding etc....but I wanted to take a moment and thank you for featuring my post about Manny. I'm never really sure if there is an audience for my non-decorating posts, and it's so nice to have those recognized. I really appreciate it.
Leslie (Gwen Moss)
- April 11, 2013 at 11:51 AM
- Doreen @ Hymns and Verses said...
Your featured picks are all beautiful! I want to visit each one! Thanks so much for hosting each week!
- April 11, 2013 at 12:17 PM
- Debbie@Debbie-Dabble and A Debbie-Dabble Christmas said...
Thanks so much for hosting!!
- April 11, 2013 at 1:24 PM
- cindy the cottage chick said...
Thanks for hosing Richella...I'm trying to get back into the blogging habit, so I've been linking up stuff left and right. So glad to see you host a linky!
- April 11, 2013 at 2:31 PM
- Life Between Potato and Rice said...
thank you for hosting...! God Bless !!
- April 11, 2013 at 3:10 PM
- Diane | An Extraordinary Day said...
Hope you're having a beautiful day!!
- April 11, 2013 at 3:51 PM
- NanaDiana said...
Beautiful features- off to visit a couple of them- xo Diana
- April 11, 2013 at 4:47 PM
- Christy Our Southern Home said...
Thanks so much for hosting! Always a wealth of ideas!!
- April 11, 2013 at 8:53 PM
- Rosemary and Thyme said...
Hello Richella.. Thanks so much for featuring my Guest Room Makeover. You made me very happy. The room did turn out to be very cozy and warm and I am glad you agree.
Have a wonderful rest of the week and thank you for hosting each week.
- April 11, 2013 at 9:25 PM
- Christine said...
Thanks so much for the party! I've already got at least one awesome idea to try out!! :D
Have a fabulous weekend! <3
- April 11, 2013 at 9:27 PM
- momstheword said...
I love the links that you shared. I love cottage style! Thanks so much for hosting today.
- April 12, 2013 at 4:09 AM
- Kari at A Grace Full Life said...
Thank you so much for the feature!
It is always such an honor to be picked among the other talented bloggers!!!
- April 12, 2013 at 8:35 AM
- Donna McMorrow said...
Great features. Love that almost black bathroom!
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For some of us, the holidays can be the best of times and the worst of times when it comes to our diet. We love to indulge in those foods we probably don't eat a lot of during the rest of the year. Is that candied yams with marshmallow topping calling? Those calorie-laden treats can play havoc with our fitness and nutrition plans.
Dina Cooper, senior program director at the C.B. Pennington Jr. YMCA, offers these tips to help get us through.
1. Leading up to the holidays don't deprive yourself of desserts and the overindulge when they arrive. Eat little pieces of dark chocolate everyday, and when you're presented with dozens of dessert choices you won't eat everything in sight because you will have fulfilled that craving.
2. Before attending a holiday event fill up on lean protein and drink plenty of water to avoid snacking all night.
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The series of muscular contractions which squeeze blood through the heart. In Amphibia and higher vertebrates, blood is pumped through a double circulatory system. The right side of the heart pumps blood through the pulmonary circuit to reach the lungs, the left side pumps oxygenated blood through the systemic circuit which supplies the body. Deoxygenated blood enters the right atrium via the vena cava and is pumped into the right ventricle. The right ventricle pumps the blood into the pulmonary artery which divides and leads to both lungs. Oxygenated blood returns from the lungs via the pulmonary vein to the left atrium and in turn to the left ventricle. From the left ventricle, the most muscular of the heart chambers, the blood is pumped around the body where it becomes deoxygenated and returns to the right atrium. Amphibia have only one ventricle, which must pump blood around both circuits; deoxygenated blood is kept separate from oxygenated blood by a combination of timing and complex architecture. During the phase of muscle relaxation (diastole), blood flows freely into the atrium until it is full, whereupon the sino-atrial node sends out an electrical pulse causing the cardiac muscle of the atrium to contract (systole). Blood is forced into the ventricle, which is in diastole, until it is full, whereupon the atrioventricular node sends out an electrical pulse along the Purkinje fibres around the right ventricle and the bundle of His (specialized muscle fibres) around the left ventricle, causing the ventricle to enter systole and force blood out into the arteries of the circulatory system. Nerves of the sympathetic nervous system from the spinal cord connect to the sino-atrial node and can speed up the rate of heartbeat, while the vagus nerve from the medulla also connected to the sino-atrial node slows it down.
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Sunday Night Soirée, Pueblo's Municipal Band celebrates its 100th year of giving music back to the community
For the last 100 years, the Pueblo Municipal Band has filled Pueblo with the sounds of music.
It's Sunday evening; the weather is warm and I am relaxing in the shade outside. "Where?" you might ask. Pueblo Community College, of course. No, I'm not THAT devoted to school; I take off the summers. I'm here, along with a couple hundred other attendees, waiting for a local tradition to grace my ears with its sweet harmonic sounds: The Pueblo Municipal Band.
The Municipal Band is celebrating its 100th year in action! This band is one of the United States' oldest professional music ensembles, and the spirit that keeps this band alive stands out in each of the performers. To David Moore, trombone player for the band, the group's significant contribution to our community is that "it [Pueblo Municipal Band] gives the public a chance to embrace music that isn't on the radio."
In 1913, the City of Pueblo, along with Pueblo Local #69 of the American Federation of Musicians, started a legacy; it was called the Sinclair CowBoy Band. The band had a variety of conductors, but in 1947 L.E. "Dick" Smith took command and changed the band's name to Pueblo Municipal Band. During this year the band experienced another change and gained co-sponsorship by the Performance Trust Fund of the Federation. From here the band increased in size to 52 members. In 2003, the band hit turmoil when it experienced budget cuts by the City of Pueblo.
Executive director, John Falsetto, oversees all of the group's operations and organizes each season. He has been performing with the band for the last twenty-five years on baritone saxophone and openly acknowledges that local businesses are the reason this ensemble comes back to us each summer season.
"To have had such a positive standing in the community for 100 years is practically unheard of in music groups, so it is quite the achievement for this band to have reached 100 years with the intention of moving well past this 100th year," Falsetto said. Thanks to the unwavering support of local businesses and donations, the community's band has continued to thrive.
The Pueblo Municipal Band we know today contains sixty-five non-compensated members. All of these musicians are performing because they have a passion to produce captivating sounds, and isn't everything better when it's made with love? Just like mom's chicken noodle soup; only this is music with love. The inviting scene the band creates is one in which David Moore feels fortunate to participate. "It makes me really proud to be a part of a tradition this prestigious. It's nice playing with individuals that care so much for the music."
Conductor, Mark Emery, agrees with David. One of his favorite things about this ensemble are the individuals that participate. The people that make up the band might not be whom you would expect. They are business people, teachers, students, and, of course, professional musicians; all of whom range in age from sixteen to eighty-five. Emery's enthusiasm is apparent when he says, "I just can't think of a more fun thing to do." The students that participate in this group are apprentices and many of them are well on their way to earning music degrees. They gain valuable experience performing at a professional level, but a word of recommendation is required by a qualified music teacher before one can participate. Falsetto feels strongly this is an excellent alternative for our communities' young musicians. Due to schools experiencing budget cuts, these musicians might otherwise miss out on the opportunity to perform with and for the people.
Each performance features the entire concert ensemble and every other performance highlights the Pueblo Municipal Jazz Band. For its 100th season the group is emphasizing the evolution of music through increments of time with each concert taking you through fifteen years of eclectic musical magic.
With 100 years of music contributions what Pueblo's Municipal Band does best is to fill the quiet neighborhood near Orman Avenue with music. All that's missing is a gazebo, the boater hats and a time machine, but we have the music for that.
— Vera Coleman
Last Half
Rock Art of the Purgatoire Canyon
Despite the permanency the name implies, rock art has an unexpectedly ephemeral nature. It doesn't announce itself but creeps up on you, appearing in places you'd least expect like the footprints of someone who's passed before you. It is this very transitory nature of rock art that makes it both fascinating and extremely difficult to understand. Because of the large and unique collection of petroglyphs and rock structures in Southern Colorado, archaeologists in our area may one day be able to shed a little light on the meaning of rock art images all over the world.
The Picket Wire, or Purgatoire, Canyon area just south of Lamar has a large and well-preserved concentration of rock art that archaeologist Lawrence Loendorf of the University of New Mexico predicts will "be the key to understanding North American rock art." The Purgatoire River running through the canyon is one of many tributaries that make up the Lower Arkansas River Valley, an area which extends through the southeastern corner of Colorado and into the Oklahoma Panhandle and Northwest Texas. This area has the highest concentration of rock art in North America and a cultural history going back tens of thousands of years.
Walking into the Purgatoire Canyon is like walking back in time. The canyon is huge—wide enough to be seen from space—and blanketed with long, savannah-like grasses, intersected by tall cottonwoods and tamarisk that line the river. On either side, the valley walls rise up and branch off into smaller canyons that remain largely unexplored. The canyon walls themselves are dotted with junipers and basalt boulders that run all the way down to the river bed like toys scattered in a child's playroom. Considering that less than a century and a half ago the canyon had the humid, fertile environment of a rain forest, it's not difficult to imagine the attraction of the oasis-like valley to settlers throughout history, from the Folsom Man to Spanish colonists.
And the rock art is everywhere: pieces chipped off from boulders litter the trail, and every rock seems to have some sort of petroglyph, although not in the most obvious places one would look.
Something that becomes immediately apparent when searching for rock art is how much seeing it depends on luck and subjectivity, even when the area is rich in petroglyphs. As Loendorf put it in his study of the Purgatoire Canyon, A Manual for Rock Art Documentation,
" … in practice it can be very difficult to decide if marks on a rock are the result of a tree limb blowing against the surface or the product of a human artist. It can be equally difficult to decide if a series of marks is purposeful, not fortuitous." He also points out that finding rock art can depend largely on such changeable conditions as lighting and recent rains.
Loendorf has been studying the Piñon Canyon Maneuver Site, or PCMS, since 1989 and is the world's foremost expert on petroglyphs in Southern Colorado. The PCMS itself is not part of the Purgatoire Canyon, but borders the northeast side of it.
According to Loendorf there are three major types of rock art in the area: biographic, which are incised scenes of warfare similar to ledger drawings and buffalo skin paintings; visionary and shamanistic images like handprints, which are the most common images in the PCMS; and what Loendorf refers to as "doodles," or very abstract shapes such as squiggly lines and spirals.
These types of petroglyphs are not unique to Colorado. Handprint petroglyphs can be found all over the world; and when seen in conjunction with human figures they are believed to be a sign that the art is shamanistic in purpose, as if the print is capturing the artist's soul. Spirals or concentric circles are also a worldwide phenomenon. In the Southwest they are often associated with shields, but are sometimes also connected to astronomy.
That being said, there are certain types of rock art that can only be found in the Purgatoire Canyon and PCMS site. These petroglyphs are anthropomorphs or quadruped figures who face the viewer and have knobby knees and digitate hands. They were created by the mysterious Apishapa (also spelled Apishipa) Culture, a group unique to Southern Colorado who inhabited the Lower Arkansas River Valley between 2,000 and 500 years ago. They're mostly known for building rock structures like the "Stonehenge" type ruins found in the Apishapa State Wildlife Area, about 20 miles east of Walsenburg. But there are also examples of their rock structures in the PCMS and Purgatoire Canyon.
Unlike other inhabitants of North America during this time period (between about 1050 and 1450 AD), who were developing a more sedentary lifestyle, the Apishapas remained semi-nomadic even though they were building permanent stone structures. These structures were probably used for visionary and shamanistic purposes, not as homes or shelters, and some sites have material dating from the Paleoindian and Archaic periods, suggesting the sites themselves might have been in use up to 10,000 years ago, around the time when the "Folsom Man" lived in nearby Folsom, New Mexico. No matter how long the stone structures were in use, though, one can infer from the continuity of the Purgatoire Style of rock art and archaeological evidence that there was a continuous culture existing in Southern Colorado up until about 500 years ago, when a sudden break in the style of rock art coincided with the disappearance of the Apishapas and the arrival of Plains tribes like the Apache.
No one knows what caused this break in cultures, but Loendorf speculates it was a combination of drought and the arrival of Europeans, which brought the availability of new tools such as horses and the uprising of a warrior culture. Unlike the Apishapas, the Apache (one of the first recognizable tribes to inhabit the area) liked to decorate their sacred caves with the images of their deities, as well as use caves in conjunction with cattail pollen to induce visions, which so far has not been found in the rock shelters of the PCMS. They also favored biographic images in their rock art, which is very rare in the Purgatoire Canyon. Instead, rock shelter-rich areas such as the one around the Dolores Mission and Cemetery have petroglyphs pecked or painted onto boulders outside of the rock shelters, never inside. According to Loendorf, the boulders were crude stone altars used by Apishapa shamans who drew figures "on the ground near them" to represent tribal deities.
No discussion of rock art in Southern Colorado would be complete without mentioning the work of the late William McGlone and Phil Leonard. Although not professional archaeologists, anthropologists, or art historians, they have probably done more research into the petroglyphs and stone structures of Southeastern Colorado and the Oklahoma Panhandle than anyone else in modern times. While their exploration and records are valuable, their contribution to the study of these petroglyphs is somewhat marred by their belief that the petroglyphs created by the Apishapa are actually Ogam, a form of writing developed by Irish monks sometime in the fourth century AD. They claim that reading Ogam inscriptions have led them to discover several archaeoastronomical sites, including Crack Cave in Picture Canyon and the Sun Temple, also in Southeastern Colorado. They also believe that some petroglyphs are a form of Northern Arabic writing.
The idea that petroglyphs are "saying something" is hardly surprising; as Loendorf puts it, "Art is not unlike language; when one element is placed on the wall, it plays a role in the next element." However, aside from the presence of these supposed Ogam writings, there is no evidence of Western occupation in the Americas prior to the Vikings around 1000 AD, and then only in Newfoundland. Without proof of a Western presence, the theories of McGlone, Leonard, and others like them can only be interpreted as racist. By taking Native American inscriptions and monuments and labeling them as Ogam, Mithras, Anubis, Northern Semitic, Egyptian hieroglyphic, Apollo, and so on, they are essentially taking the history of Native Americans, erasing it, and replacing it with Western history!
Their claims would be too ridiculous to even warrant discussion if they weren't regarded with so much credulity and if this practice wasn't so wide spread in regards to Native American rock art. In 1994, for example, the discovery of Chauvet Cave, an Upper Paleolithic site in France with "wondrous" multicolored paintings, was featured in every major American newspaper. That same year, the Kaibab Paiute finished a study of cave paintings in the Grand Canyon which depicted the Ghost Dance and other images every bit as impressive as those in Chauvet Cave. Instead of mainstream media press coverage, however, they were featured in Weekly World News under the headline, "4,000-year-old UFO Found in Grand Canyon!" Even if these sensational claims are the only way to generate interest in rock art in North America, any attempt to remove American Indians from Native American rock art should be met with outrage.
Petroglyphs hardly need UFOs and secret histories to be interesting. Rock art is mysterious, and beautiful, and exciting, and for scholars trying to study it, occasionally frustrating. But possibly that is what it's meant to be. One doesn't have to understand or give a single meaning to everything one sees in order to appreciate it. Petroglyphs are artworks that are living and magical in a way that paintings in environmentally-controlled museums can't match. While it is doubtful the petroglyphs and rock structures in Southeastern Colorado will ever be more comprehensively studied unless attitudes toward rock art change, the fact remains that the Purgatoire Canyon and the Lower Arkansas River Valley as a whole contains a wealth of history just waiting to be explored and admired.
by Tasha Brandstatter
Last Half
Ice Blocking
With the stress of several fires, all dry desert heat, and rainless days, I know I'm looking for unique ways to stay cool and calm.
Since it's not ideal to travel three hours to the sand dunes so you can spend a day scooting down sandy hills on plastic sleds like you're Matthew McConaughey in Sahara, I have a different method for you all. Instead, you can get a little wet, and certainly wild, with a slide down and cool down toward the end of a hot day. With what you ask? What else could you possible do to cool down besides sprinklers in your back yard, waterpark, or swimming pool? Ice Blocking of course, don't worry I'll tell you what the heck it is. Here's what you do. First, this simple fun can be easily devised using two items:
-One 10 pound block of ice (can be found at King Soopers)
-And One kitchen towel to keep your tush somewhat dry (don't be afraid to accessorize)
Second, find yourself a steep and grassy knoll (dirt does not work and you will hurt yourself), University Park in Pueblo is always a good choice, but any steep hill will do. Next, place your towel over your block of ice, situate yourself as comfortably on your ice as you can, have your friends give you a little push and… Geronimo! You'll slide down that hill faster than a fireman down a pole.
Continue to maximize your ice blocking experience in three ways. First, go on a hot day so your ice melts making you slide faster. Second, wait for the grass to get greener. As the ice melts, your block sleds down the green grass better. And third, find out if your desired hill space has a sprinkler system. If it does, find out when they kick on and go ice blocking then. Slickery is always better, in this case. Combine those three things and you'll see what I mean. And why not dress down? You don't get wet from ice blocking unless you go through the sprinklers. So get in those board shorts and bikinis and slip and slide over the hill and down a slippery slope of water.
It's too much of a scorching inferno during the day, so try going ice blocking at night when the sun disappears and the evening feels a lot cooler. With this inexpensive outlet in the sizzling summertime, who needs Waterworld anyway? Actually, that does sound nice right now… but anyway. Give this poor man's slip and slide a chance and it could create a summer memory between you and some great friends.
For a quick bit of fun on a budget, this is a great activity to let you get down while things continue to heat up.
by Kelly Branyik
Last Half
Art Coup in Cañon
Through the lightly Juniper specked cliffs cupping the slight winding roads, you can take a slow drive past the quiet residences of small towns that don't make it on the map. Drive a little further, you might find yourself cruising upstream to the rushing Arkansas River. You may even see a lonely rafter eager for some white water or an angler hungry for brown trout. Art is neither a rare spectacle. You can walk down main street and spot several art studios full of a life's work, or you can see an artist diligently completing his oil painting halfway outside of his studio door. For some, not much is really happening in Canon City for the art community but recently the Fremont Center for the Arts scored a major coup by showing an internationally-known artist's creations.
Thomas 'The Painter of Light' Kinkade's, artwork made its appearance at the Fremont Center for the Arts in Canon City. Thomas Kinkade is the American artist known for his realistic and impressionistic paintings using three elements of light: water, sunlight, and artificial light. His purpose in painting was to simply paint with his heart. Although he never searched for fame in his work, he is the most sold artist in the country and became so reputable that his art is easily spotted in St. Jude Hospitals, The White House and even the Vatican.
The FCA is a non-profit organization home to the local artists of Fremont County but also host to collections and exhibits of art ranging from Day of the Dead exhibits to the Splendor of Glass exhibits to Artist of the Tattooist. The FCA's establishment is known to the art community, but to outsiders it merely appears to be an extension of the public library across the street. To discover that Kinkade is in Canon City is a stunning piece of news, so with all this excitement, many are left wondering, how does artwork of this caliber make its way to a small town?
Art centers are struggling and it doesn't matter that Canon City has the oldest Arts Community Council west of the Mississippi. The FCA's Visual Committee has been working for two years to bring Kinkade's original artwork to Canon. It all started in March 2011 when Linda Bella brainstormed ways to get more big name artists associated with the FCA. With the help of Linda Carlson, Bella settled on attempting to contact Thomas Kinkade. The Lindas searched diligently for his contact information, eventually finding it on Google.
Once they made contact with Kinkade, they proposed he show his art in Canon City. Kinkade's response was a hearty chuckle and a "we only do shows in big cities." Carlson's logic was that big name art shows are less popular in big cities because the competition is too fierce, but in a smaller city, there will be a larger turnout of appreciative fans. Kinkade found reason in the proposition and March 2013 became the date for display. But the process took an abrupt halt when Thomas Kinkade passed away unexpectedly in April 2012, inevitably cutting off any correspondence with any and every person associated with Kinkade. "We almost didn't get it," said Carlson. For months, the Lindas had nearly given up on getting Kinkade to Canon until October when contact was resumed and the plans to showcase Kinkade continued.
The FCA paid $300 for shipping each original painting from California to Denver. The display consisted of both original paintings and giclee of prints like The Wailing Wall, Disney's 50th Anniversary sketch, his Fenway Park painting, Walk of Faith, and many others.
I asked Carlson what the FCA hoped to gain out of bringing a world famous artist to Canon City. They hoped to increase interest, awareness, and support for the FCA, regardless of an artist's prestigious reputation. During the one month display, the FCA sold $3,700 worth of prints, while the Denver Kinkade dealers anticipated only $200 profit. Between the splendidly detailed paintings and Patrick Kinkade's heartfelt presentation of the hysterical and historical timeline of Thomas, the Kinkade display at the FCA turned out to be a great success for Canon City. So, who's next for the FCA? The Visual Committee set July 2014 as the tentative date to showcase a Norman Rockwell display for two months.
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Hey, long time no speak! I know that I have been a bit quiet lately,
and that is basically because I have had nothing to say! I have not been
gigging in November at all apart from the not so great night in Green
Park for the Laughing Horse competition.
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has not exactly been the best preparation for next weeks Golden Jester
comedy final, but hey, shit happens! The truth is the real world took
over this month and unfortunately I had to give way to the day job. Plus
I have been moping around with man-flu. Still, there is one more gig
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night was the second semi-final for the Golden Jester so I now know
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Why are urinary tract infections in elderly women so common?
Why are urinary tract infections in elderly women so common?
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This is a complicated question, and a good one. I'll to simplify the answer. There are several reasons why women are at a higher risk of urinary tract infections (UTI) as they age.
Urine retention or incomplete bladder emptying: As women get older their bladders may not empty as efficiently, leaving urine behind. This urine can become contaminated with bacteria, which leads to infection. Many things can contribute to urine retention. These include: Gynecological problems (organ prolapse, surgeries), urethral stricture, severe constipation, medication side effects, and neurological diseases like strokes and Parkinson's disease. In particular, bladder medications used to treat incontinence can cause urine retention. What helps? Talk to a doctor or pharmacist about changing medications. Treat constipation.
Decreased ability to fight infection: After menopause, changes can occur in normal vaginal bacteria. For example, lactobacillus, a healthy and protective bacterium decreases. This decrease allows the more troublesome fecal bacteria to over-grow, which can cause infection. What helps? Check with a gynecologist and good hygiene.
Female anatomy: With women, the urethra (where urine comes from) is only a couple of inches from the rectum (where fecal infection-causing bacteria come from), so it's easy for baceria to spread. As some women age, they lose the ability to toilet efficiently. If someone is incontinent and wears diapers, it's more challenging. What helps? Women should always wipe from the front to the back. Frequent diaper changes and cleaning.
Dietary changes: Many elders do not drink enough, as they're afraid of urine accidents, can't access beverages independently, or can't express or feel "thirst" as clearly as before (especially true for women with dementia). What helps? Drinking at least eight glasses of water or clear fluid daily. Cranberry juice may also help, though the research on this is inconclusive. I's recommend trying one 8 oz. glass of 100% cranberry juice twice daily. If the frequent UTIs continue, then I'd stop.
If you know a woman who gets frequent urinary tract infections, she should see her doctor who can check for and address these issues.
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Over the last six months or so; I too have been afflicted with urinary tract infection. My doctor put me back on HTR (Harmone Therapy Replacement) but at half dosage. So far, this seems to be doing the trick. That is until now. All of a sudden, it is back again. I was wondering if I should increase the dosage to a full dose until it is back under control again. I am also wondering (after it's back under control) if I should take half of BOTH pills as they go together for the htr. I take Estradiol 1 MG Tab and Medroxyprogest 5 MG. I've been taking 1/2 of the Estradiol but a whole pill on the Medroxyprogest. Should I halve the Medroxyprogest as well? Thank you for any help you can give me.
In response to the cranberry juice aspect only, I'd skip the juice and go straight to the best canberry capusles you can find. Taken with a glass of water (you certainly don't want to dehydrate) you can take 2 capsules 4X a day for an infection and once or twice a day if you suspect.
The juice unless not mixed with anythin else for palatability is going to have more sugar than you want or need. The last thing you want is a yeast infection.
Have you talked to your doctor about natural HRT? There are some decent herbal-type blends for Hot Flash.
Are you kegeling? That will help regain some strength in the pelvic region where it is needed to aid complete emptying of the bladder. You can even do them in bed before you get up in the morning.
l went to see a doctor for vaginal discharges and after lab result everything was alright but sometime l still smell odour from my vaginal which l know is not normal. What may be the cause of this?
yamajoybot I just had a bout with Bacterial Vagninosis. This causes a fishy oder and some discharge. Need to see a doctor, and get treatment. They gave me Metronidazole. Seems to have worked. It can also cause pressure feeling and urgency.
OK, so I used to get a lot of kidney infections (skipped my bladder completely). I used to keep myself dehydrated all the time (drank tea or soda rather than plain water). I have used cranberry capsules, and have used plain cranberry juice mixed with orange juice.
As for the question about the HRT, dosages and such to take, talk to your Physician. There's a lot of hooey (crap) out there on the internet about bioidenticals, OTC's, Canadian stuff, Mexican stuff, etc - all with only anecdotal (non-research based) 'evidence' as to it's efficacy - your physician or pharmacist are the only ones with enough knowledge to guide you on HRT.
For the lack of lactobacillus, and vaginal odors, be sure to eat some yogurt, kefir, or Acidofillus milk to up the prevalence of the 'good' bacteria to keep your perineal area healthy. Only wipe front to back from birth to the end of the line!
I was shocked to see this in a 2014 article on the JAMA Network site (Journal of the American Medical Association) and to see it repeated on other reputable medical sites: "Asymptomatic bacteriuria in older women should not be treated." This means doctors have determined (and are instructing other doctors) that urinary tract infections where bacteria is clearly present but where symptoms are not recognized or not reported should not be treated. Yet, we know that UTI symptoms in the elderly are often subjective and missed by caregivers. The result of this approach simply has to be that UTIs wait until the situation becomes a serious medical problem. As a 75-year old otherwise healthy woman, living independently, I too have a UTI. I wonder what my health care will be like in future in regard to UTIs. Do we women need to unite? Now? Before we are in our 80s and 90s and are subjected to this kind of care?
Jwyck...YES!! You are SO right. I am caretaker for my 93 yr old Mom...and I have had to fight and INSIST that additional Urine samples be taken after treatment ends...usu. 48 - 72 hrs. "We just don't do that if there are no symptoms" I've been told ad nauseum...and I explain that she does not even usually show symptoms...and it's harder to tell by behavior as dementia progresses. The bacteria may not be treated immediately, but usually, when she faints or gets the shakes -- when we KNOW there is bacteria and infection, it is usually severe. And THEN you have to wait for the sample ...and then the culture to come back. More precious days lost.
So I INSIST on another urine sample CULTURE...so I KNOW what bacteria are there --- even colonized --- which they love to spout ( and for good reason often)...so that I can act immediately. Now, I am trying more natural treatments(so very important to know which bacteria are lurking there) of d-mannose and wild oregano oil, and of course, a good probiotic (30-50 BILLION active strains of at least 8 - 10 different strains) to see if THIS will work, since antibiotics are making her weaker, and she is on her third bout of antibiotics, moving directly into ESBL...and after THAT treatment into VRE (both serious antibiotic resistant bacteria) ...with only ONE antibiotic left to treat it. Cranberry tabs(which contain d-mannose - rather than cranberry juice - which has sugar --- NOT something that any UTI victim should have!!) and several supplements are also being used. I have used the d-mannose and wild oregano oil along with the antibiotics...(lots of research done...some clinical trials and lots of anecdotal evidence of efficacy. I will NOT put my mom at risk--and have consulted her doctors. as well..none knows much..(don't have naturopaths around here)....but one has ok'd the usage and said he could see no harm that could be done with the naturopathics. I just need to watch her blood INR as she is on warfarin..(since wild oregano oil can thin blood) but her clinic is not concerned...we just watch it more often. There is lots of info out there...and poo=pooing anecdotal evidence is far too common. People are different..nothing works for everyone...but drug companies don't want scientific evidence...so we must search for ourselves...give heavy doses of caution to what is read online...weigh all drugs and treatments and condition of our loved ones...and proceed slowly. I am confident that this will only help my Mom...I am ready to accept it may not work...but it is certainly worth a try.And if not, I will try other natural antibiotics like Uva Ursi and garlic oil extracts, etc. And likely will rotate some of these, even if something works to avoid her body getting 'used' to anything in particular.
And the last nine days of treatment...not even giving a full dose shows improvement in her overall demeanor...so I am hopeful...but still hoping.
The REAL dangers of antibiotic overuse ..and the use of it in our soils and food chain is SO worrisome. We need to look beyond ..back to mother nature...from whence all drugs have come...But we must also be aware and careful that quality products and companies are utilized or things could be worse. Not all natural treatments are necessarily safe ...and can interact with drugs and even foods you eat. But mother nature packs her natural medications with more compounds that the body uses well...whereas drugs, including antibiotics, are simple components that superbugs find easy to 'outwit' and mutate beyond into even more harmful entities.
I am a woman of 65 years old and I have had UTI and a terrible pelvis pain in the last 4 years, It has been a very sad and very painful time for me , I have scanns fo the lower and upper Urinary system and other type of exams and apparently all Ok. What has helped me are the antibiotics that have been taking two daily doses of 500mg Cephlexin. and it works perfectly but I am worry about the long-term effects of the antibiotics. During this time I also used Ovestin 2 applications X week.
The urologist-gynecologist prescribed me Uvaxom for 6 months and only take 1 daily antibiotic and it was expected that after those 6 months everything would be fine but it was not so. Consulted my doctor and he recommended to use the Ovestin daily for 3 weeks and after that time come back to the application of 2 times per week. He did not told me but it's my body and I have to take care therefore after two weeks you get the Ovestin every day I stopped taking the antibiotics. I have 10 days now of not taking antibiotic and I'm completely fine. Could you tell me if Ovestin continuous use may increase the risk of cancer?
Having aging parents I want what is best for them.
My mom has been having reoccurring bladder infections. After several doctor visits, 2x failed antibiotic attempts, I decided to look more into over factors that cold cause this.
My mom & dad has been taking statins for several years now. They are having odd similar symptoms. In regards to this post, I have growing concerns that her recurring bladder infections may be a side effect of statin medicines.
Statins may increase risk of future diabetes. UTI can be a precursor sign of diabetes starting.
I told my mom to go to doctor and check her blood sugar levels on a more continual basis to rule that out. Waiting on results.
Info founded to support thesis: "Predisposition to urinary tract infections (UTIs) in diabetes mellitus results from several factors. Susceptibility increases with longer duration and greater severity of diabetes. [1] High urine glucose content and defective host immune factors predispose to infection. Hyperglycemia causes neutrophil dysfunction by increasing intracellular calcium levels and interfering with actin and, thus, diapedesis and phagocytosis. Vaginal candidiasis and vascular disease also play a role in recurrent infections."
In Taiwan study, " statins have immunomodulatory capabilities. Some studies have found that statins increase expressions of proinflammatory cytokines in immune cells, such as dendritic cells and macrophages. "Therefore, statin use may induce chronic inflammation in the bladder urothelium."
Taiwan Longitudinal Health Insurance Database (LHID), Li-Hsuan Wang, MD, and colleagues at Taipei Medical University compared 815 female patients with BPS/IC and 4,075 randomly selected female controls. After adjusting for numerous co-morbidities and other confounders, regular and irregular statin use were associated with a significant 58% and 53% increased odds of BPS/IC, respectively, the researchers reported in Urologia Internationalis (2015;95:227-232).
Pharmaceuticals make a lot of money selling medicines. Their studies are often self funded. So, they can be bias. The doctors are doing their best to help, however it takes time for the side effects to show up years later to come to the realization it was the medicine causing more problems.
So, when taking any medicine be careful. Read the side effects before taking. Keep a daily self health journal for several months of any new symptoms or changes that may occur. No matter if it is a small symptom or not. If you start having more weird symptoms after taking a medicine then suspect it may be the medicine and your body is reacting.
Be your own advocate & take control of what you ingest. Study what you take. Read studies and learn why some elderly have no symptoms in other countries. What medicines do they take or not. What foods do they eat or not. It's worth your health to take the time to research.
Eat well. Check your ph levels. Avoid sugars which cause inflammation. Stay positive.
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Pic of the Week: Shelby beyond the Cobra
Why Carroll Shelby was more than just a race car constructor
But Shelby wasn't just a car constructor, he was also a racer. As this picture - taken during the 1958 British Grand Prix - proves, he had a fair bit of natural car control, too.
Shelby wasn't a hugely successful F1 driver - he only made eight GP starts, and this picture captures him on the way to ninth place in the non-works Scuderia Centro Sud Maserati 250F (his best GP result was a fourth in Italy). But the very fact he was there, mixing it with the likes of Moss, von Trips et al, makes him even more of a legend to our minds.
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I was at Silverstone in 1958 to watch Mr Shelby drift that 250F as shown in the photo - at Beckets or Stowe Corner by the look of it - I met him briefly in the Paddock and did the usual 'Autograph ' thing. The Race Colours are basically as stated by other contributors - back then, there was no real sponsorship, so Grand Prix cars raced in the National Colours of the drivers or Car Owners - Blue with 2 White stripes ( or reversed White with 2 Blue Stripes ) were, and still are the official Motor racing Colours for the USA - Red was Italy ( as still used by Ferrari ) Green for England, Silver for Germany, Solid Blue for France etc etc. Now we have all the glaring sponsor colours - I am a bit old fashioned I'm afraid !! Hope this helps. R
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If the lines, the strands of thought aren't broken for you, and weighed beforehand, do you no longer see the poetry? And what is such poetry but the commodification of knowledge, for man places his own self in need and want, and he chases what he values, and shares what he wishes when he will.
Any who are lauded for the beauty and benefit of what they offer to the world are free to do so as they wish and on their own terms; to the victor go the spoils, as it were. But it is the poet who reserves the right of highest form, for he cannot be frugal in his offering, his only medium of language bares his soul, naked, and though he may hide well his aims.
Such frays the divide between tact and tactics, makes lustrous the genuine and pure, and grants distinction to society and love.


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Gudel and Green Win August CBA Night Tournament
CHATTANOOGA (WRCB) - The veteran team of John Gudel and John Green won the H & J Heating and Air August CBA Open night tournament held this weekend on Chickamauga Lake.
Gudel and Green caught a five bass limit weighing 24.84 pounds to take the win. For the victory they took home a check for $2,000 plus $100 for being the highest finishing TowBoat U.S. The win also qualifies them for an extra $2,000 in bonus money from the Stratos Boats double your winnings incentive program.
Finishing in second was the team of Barry Wingo and Jeff Hineman with a five bass limit weighing 23.40 pounds. Their catch was anchored by a giant 10.55 pound largemouth bass which won overall big fish of the tournament. They walked away with $600 for second plus $210 for the big fish.
Jeff and Josh Reed won the biggest spot award with a spotted bass weighing 2.15 pounds and earned them $70.
The duo of Chris Coffey and Nick Pratt won the biggest smallmouth award and $70 with a smallmouth bass weighing 3.87 pounds.
The top seven teams were:
1st: John Gudel and John Green with 24.84 lbs., $2,000
2nd: Barry Wingo and Jeff Hineman with 23.40 lbs., $600
3rd: Greg Lamb and Mark Heatherly with 23.18 lbs., $450
4th: Shaun Lusk and Andy Lusk with 22.76 lbs., $350
5th: Micheal Neal and Mike Neal with 21.01 lbs., $250
6th: Buddy Gross with 20.86 lbs., $200
7th: Josh Wofford and Bruce Wofford with 20.40 lbs., $150


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Sister Wives Recap: California SeamingMatt Richenthal at . Updated at . Comments
TLC treated Meri, Janelle, Christine and Robyn to a trip to San Francisco on Sister Wives Season 4 Episode 15, forcing the women to bond and prompting Kody to remain home.
With the kids. For four full days. What could possibly go wrong?!?
"Taking this trip is kind of like us putting our relationships as sisters wives as a priority," Robyn says of the dress shopping-themed vacation, considering the wives aren't especially close.
Naturally, awkwardness ensues right away when a store only has dresses that fit Robyn's small figure.
Roles are then reserved a day later at a pluz-size clothing store, leaving the quartet with only one logical decisions: they will go to a fabric warehouse, choose material and make the outfits themselves. Point for creativity at least.
They also all agree to go with a color scheme, as opposed to the same actual color, so each will feel special/unique at the upcoming commitment ceremony.
Back at home, Kody comes up with a genius plan: he will grill up a bunch of meat and freeze it as leftovers so the women will have an easy job with dinner upon their return.
The plan is going along smoothly until daughter Ysabel stubs her toe, Kody takes a few minutes to care for her… and the meat totally burns! Oops!
The following day, it's off to the neighbors' pool with the children, a simple little excursion that becomes complicated when Kody's three oldest daughters ask for permission for dating.
"I want them to have some education," Kody says of telling his kids to wait. "I want them to go to college first."
The episode ends with an awkward call to the wives from Kody, who don't love talking to their shared husband in front of each other.
But then they come home, with everyone thrilled to be back as a family, and they can't help but admit: the vacation brought them closer. They had more fun than expected. The bonding worked. Success all around!
What did you think of the latest installment? Did it match last week's flash mob dance party? Watch Sister Wives online and sound off on the trip to San Francisco now.
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Brief Summary
If you heard about a tiny, funny-looking animal that spends its life floating upside-down on the surface (1,2,3) of the Pacific, Atlantic, or Indian Ocean(2,3,4,5) thanks to an air bubble which it swallows and keeps inside its belly,(1,2,3,5) going wherever the currents and the wind take it,(3) you would probably think it was just a harmless creature that likes to relax in the water. But this slender,(5) up-to-3-centimeter-long(4,5,6) animal, which is called the blue glaucus,(3) blue sea slug,(1) or blue ocean slug,(2) is not nearly as innocent as it seems. The first trick it's got up its sleeve is a form of camouflage called countershading that protects it from both flying and swimming predators while it floats.(2) The underside of the blue glaucus, which faces upward, is blue, helping it blend into the water's surface when seen from above, while its back, which faces downward, is a more grayish color, helping it blend into the ocean when seen from below.(2,4) The second tricky feature of the blue glaucus is even more amazing. It feeds on hydrozoans (a group of animals in the same phylum as jellyfish), especially the highly poisonous Portuguese Man-O'-War.(1,2,3,4) Although a sting by a Portuguese Man-O'-War is very painful to a human,(3) the blue glaucus, like some other sea slugs, can swallow its prey's stinging cells (known as nematocysts) without hurting itself.(1,2,7,8) It may keep itself safe from the poison by releasing protective mucus and by hard barrier-like discs inside its skin.(7,8) But the blue glaucus does more than simply protect itself against these stings. It stores the swallowed poison inside the up to 84 finger-like structures or cerata(4,6) sticking out of its body, and then uses this poison to defend itself against other predators!(1,2,3,4,6)
General Description
The blue glaucus (Glaucus atlanticus), sometimes called the blue sea slug(1) or blue ocean slug,(2) is a bizarre-looking marine creature in the group of sea slugs known as nudibranchs.(2,3) Found in the temperate and tropical waters of the Pacific, Atlantic, and Indian Oceans,(2,3,4,5) this slender,(5) up-to-3-centimeter-long(3,5,6) slug lives its life floating upside-down on the surface of the ocean thanks to an air bubble which it swallows and keeps inside its stomach.(1,2,4,5) Its color pattern, an example of a phenomenon known as countershading,(2) helps it avoid both flying and swimming predators while floating wherever the wind and the currents take it(4): its underside, which faces upward, is blue, helping it blend into the water's surface when seen from above, while its back, which faces downward, is a more grayish color, helping it blend into the ocean when seen from below.(2,3) This camouflage, however, is not the blue glaucus' only form of self-defense. It feeds on animals known as hydrozoans (in the same phylum as jellyfish), especially the highly venomous Portuguese Man-O'-War.(1,2,3,4) Although a sting by a Portuguese Man-O'-War is very painful to a human,(4) the blue glaucus, like some other nudibranchs, can swallow its prey's stinging cells (known as nematocysts) without hurting itself.(1,2,7,8) It may be able to protect itself from the sting both by secreting mucus and by hard discs in its skin.(7,8) Far from being harmed by the poison, the blue glaucus stores it in the up to 84 finger-like structures or cerata(3,6) sticking out of its body, and uses it to defend itself against predators.(1,2,3,4,6)
- can be up to 3cm in size
- the species has up to 84 cerata - outgrowths on the upper surfaces of the body
- the cerata hold the stinging cells (nematocysts) which are taken from the jellyfish they eat and are stored in special sacs called cnidosacs
- Glaucilla marginata has more cerata than Glaucus atlanticus, up to 137 in total
- the tail (metapodium) of Glaucus atlanticus is much longer than that of Glaucilla marginata
- Glaucus atlanticus is the larger of the two species - Glaucilla marginata only reaches 12mm in length
Distribution and ecology
- the blue glaucus feeds mainly on hydrozoans although they are also known to be cannibalistic
- one of the specialities of their diet is the Portugese Man-O-War, Physalia physalis (Linnaeus, 1758), best known for the very painful stings they can give if you are unlucky enough to get caught in their tentacles
- the glaucus will eat the tentacles, both the fired and unfired stinging cells (nematocysts) and will pass these stings into special pouches in their cerata which they then use for defence
- They are found throughout the tropical Atlantic, Pacific and Indians oceans
- Glaucus live a pelagic life - this means they go where the winds and currents take them
- keeping air in their stomachs helps them to stay afloat on the surface of the oceans
Physical Description
Diagnostic Description
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Glaucus atlanticus
Glaucus atlanticus (common names include the sea swallow, blue angel, blue glaucus, blue dragon, blue sea slug and blue ocean slug) is a species of small, blue sea slug, a pelagic aeolid nudibranch, a shell-less gastropod mollusk in the family Glaucidae.[1]
These sea slugs are pelagic: they float upside down on the surface tension of the water, where they are carried along by the winds and ocean currents. Glaucus atlanticus is camouflaged: the blue side of their body faces upwards, blending in with the blue of the water. The silver/grey side of the sea slugs faces downwards, blending in with the silvery surface of the sea.
Glaucus atlanticus feeds on other pelagic creatures, including the venomous cnidarian, the Portuguese Man o' War. This sea slug stores stinging nematocysts from the cnidarian within its own tissues, which is additional protection from predation attempts, but a human picking up one of these sea slugs that has accidentally washed up on the beach may receive a very painful and potentially dangerous sting.
This species looks similar to, and is closely related to, Glaucus marginatus, which is now understood to be not one species, but a cryptic species complex of four separate species which live in the Indian Ocean and Pacific Ocean.[2][3]
At maturity Glaucus atlanticus can be up to 3 centimetres (1.2 in) in length.[4] It is silvery grey on its dorsal side and dark and pale blue ventrally. It has dark blue stripes on its head. It has a tapering body which is flattened, and has six appendages which branch out into rayed, finger-like cerata.[5]
The radula of this species bears serrated teeth.[6]
Buoyancy and coloration[edit]
With the aid of a gas-filled sac in its stomach, G. atlanticus floats at the surface. Due to the location of the gas sac, this species floats upside down. The upper surface is actually the foot (the underside in other slugs and snail), and this has either a blue or blue-white coloration. The true dorsal surface (carried downwards in G. atlanticus) is completely silver-grey. This coloration is an example of counter shading, which helps protect it from predators that might attack from below and from above.[7] The blue coloration is also thought to reflect harmful UV sunlight.
Distribution and habitat[edit]
This nudibranch is pelagic, and there is some evidence that it occurs throughout the world's oceans, in temperate and tropical waters. It has been recorded from the east and south coasts of South Africa, European waters, the east coast of Australia and Mozambique.[2]
Glaucus atlanticus was recently found in the Humboldt Current ecosystem in Peru in 2013, and in Andhra Pradesh in India in 2012. This is in line with the known habitat characteristics of the species: they live in warm temperate climates in the Southern Pacific, and in Circumtropical and Lusitanian environments off the western Atlantic coast. Before finding Glaucus atlanticus in Andhra Pradesh, these nudibranchs were documented as having been seen in the Bay of Bengal and on the coast of Tamil Nadu, India, over 677 kilometers apart.[8]
Although these sea slugs live on the open ocean, they sometimes accidentally wash up onto the shore, and therefore they may be found on beaches.[9]
Life history and behavior[edit]
G. atlanticus preys on other, larger pelagic organisms. The sea slugs can move toward prey or mates by using their cerata to make slow swimming movements.[10] [11] They are known to prey on the dangerously venomous Portuguese Man o' War Physalia physalis; the by-the-wind-sailor Velella velella; the blue button Porpita porpita; and the violet snail, Janthina janthina. Occasionally, individuals will attack and eat other individuals in captivity.
G. atlanticus is able to feed on Physalia physalis due to its immunity to the venomous nematocysts. The slug consumes the entire organism and appears to select and store the most venomous nematocysts for its own use. The nematocysts are collected in specialized sacs (cnidosacs) at the tip of the animal's cerata, the thin feather-like "fingers" on its body.[12] Because Glaucus concentrates the venom, it can produce a more powerful and deadly sting than the Man o' War upon which it feeds.[12]
Like almost all heterobranchs, Glaucus is a hermaphrodite, having both male and female reproductive organs. Unlike most nudibranchs, which mate with their right sides facing, sea swallows mate with ventral sides facing.[13] After mating, both animals produce egg strings.
Dangerous sting[edit]
Glaucus atlanticus is able to swallow the venomous nematocysts from the Portuguese Man o' War, and store them in the extremities of its finger-like cerata.[14] This protects the sea slug from predation.
People sometimes pick up these unusual blue sea slugs after they wash up on beaches. When humans are stung by Glaucus atlanticus, the venom stored in the nematocysts is injected under the skin. In stings from the Portuguese Man o' War, this venom has been shown to cause fever, shock, and problems with the heart and lungs. In very rare cases this venom has even led to death.[15]
- ^ Lalli, C. M.; Gilmer, R. W. (1989). Pelagic snails: the biology of holoplanktonic gastropod mollusks. Stanford University Press. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-8047-1490-7. Retrieved 13 Jan 2010.
- ^ a b Churchill, C. K. C.; Valdés, Á; Ó Foighil, D. (2014). Molecular and morphological systematics of neustonic nudibranchs (Mollusca : Gastropoda : Glaucidae : Glaucus), with descriptions of three new cryptic species. Invertebrate Systematics. 28(2): 174-195.
- ^ WoRMS. "Glaucus". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 5 August 2012.
- ^ "Glaucus atlanticus (blue sea slug)". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2013-04-13.
- ^ Piper, R. (2007). Extraordinary Animals: An Encyclopedia of Curious and Unusual Animals. Greenwood Publishing Group. pp. 42–43. ISBN 978-0-313-33922-6.
- ^ Thompson, T. E.; McFarlane, I. D. (2008). "Observations on a collection of Glaucus from the Gulf of Aden with a critical review of published records of Glaucidae (Gastropoda, Opisthobranchia)". Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London 178 (2): 107–123. doi:10.1111/j.1095-8312.1967.tb00967.x.
- ^ http://bluedragonslug.weebly.com/habitat.html
- ^ uribe, Roberto; Nakamura, Katia; Indacochea, Aldo; Pacheco, Aldo; Hooker, Yuri; Schrödl, Michael (September 2013). "A review on the diversity and distribution of opisthobranch gastropods from Peru, with the addition of three new records" (0341-8391). pp. 43–60. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ TAPROBANICA. Taprobanica Private Limited. April 2012. pp. 52–53. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
- ^ Srinivasulu, Bhargavi, C. Srinivasulu, and G. Chethan Kumar. "First record of the blue sea slug (Glaucus atlanticus) from Andhra Pradesh–India." TAPROBANICA: The Journal of Asian Biodiversity 4.1 (2012): 52-53.
- ^ MacLellan, Amelia "Glaucus atlanticus (blue sea slug)". The Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2013-04-13
- ^ a b Rudman, W. B. (6 November 1998). "Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777". Sea Slug Forum. Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ Debelius, H.; Kuiter, R. H. (2007). Nudibranchs of the world. IKAN-Unterwasserarchiv. ISBN 978-3-939767-06-0.
- ^ Rudman, W. B. (6 November 1998). "Glaucus atlanticus Forster, 1777". Sea Slug Forum. [1] Retrieved 26 February 2011.
- ^ Stein, Mark R.; Marraccini, John V.; Rothschild, Neal E.; Burnett, Joseph W. (March 1989). "Fatal Portuguese man-o'-war (Physalia physalis) envenomation". Ann Emerg Med 18 (3): 312–315. doi:10.1016/S0196-0644(89)80421-4. PMID 2564268
Further reading[edit]
- Valdés, Ángel; Orso Angulo Campillo (November 2004). "Systematics of Pelagic Aeolid Nudibranchs Of The Family Glaucidae (Mollusca, Gastropoda)". Bulletin of Marine Science 75 (3): 381–389. Retrieved 2008-03-04.
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Well. I am pleased/relieved/proud and a tad sore in typing that I completed an ambition today of running a marathon. Got round it in 4.51.15 and I'm still here to tell the tale.
I ran with my friend Ro – also running his first marathon today – and it was a privilege to have run Luton with him.
I met some amazing people and heard some amazing stories from runners around the track, including a man dressed up as Superman, who has apparently run 285 marathons at the rate of 1 a week and raised a stack of cash for charity. And when I crossed the line, I met another man who has run 71 marathons. Not to mention all the amazing runners who absolutely pelted it around that course with true style and athleticism. All very inspiring.
As for me, I'm pleased to have my slippers on and be sitting down on my sofa! Certainly not planning on joining Superman for another marathon next Sunday, but who knows – there may be more in me yet. London is still calling…
Thanks to all the race organisers, marshalls and water stand people of the Luton Marathon. You guys really were very encouraging and supportive to a lowly marathon newbie such as I. The kind words that came from so many different people were immensely helpful and got me through some of the tougher spots and hills!
Last, but by no means least, a massive thanks to my amazing gadget man husband, who used an I-phone app to track my progress around the course and popped up in multiple hedgerows, lay-bys and car parks all around the course to cheer me on. Thanks also to the amazing Zoe and Harry, Adam, Margaret, Graham, Claire, Andy, James and mum and Baz for all the support all through the route. It was just such a boost. You guys rock.


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Sparrow in Hand
"Sparrow in hand is better than pigeon on tree".
This old proverb probably motivated France, Russia, Germany and all other Old Europe politicians when they decided to bury old hatchets and make sure that UN resolution about Iraq goes without any problems.
Some people in Bush-bashing and USA-bashing crowd might be disappointed. Some might even accuse Putin, Schroeder and Chirac of treachery. But this move makes perfect sense in strictly political terms.
At this time anyone who ever wanted to extract concession from US government – French, Russians, Germans, Chinese, Iraqi Kurds, Iraqi Shiites, even North Koreans and Baathists – can see their dreams come true.
Current US administration is in desperate need of some good news from Iraq. Even the hint of some kind of light at the end of tunnel would be helpful. Handover of sovereignty – after which pullout of US troops becomes distant but palpable certainty – could be interpreted as a sign that the worst days for Americans are over.
Of course, some may ask why Chirac, Schroeder, Putin and rest of the anti-war crowd decided to ultimately help Bush get re-elected. Was it more prudent to let Bush sink in Iraqi mud and have to deal with Kerry in January?
Wise men of Old Europe decided that the short term benefits of rescuing Bush were more apparent than long term benefits of helping Kerry get to White House.
Five months of American president telling "Hey fellows, you dropped your soap, would you let me pick it up" are preferable to four years of "How dare you ask any further favour after I've saved the world from such Texan monstrosity".


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Techni-Lux Inc of Orlando, FL announces an Open House for Pioneer Pro Audio on Thursday February 21st from 1pm to 5pm. The Open House will take place in the State of the Art Techni-Lux showroom and will feature the newest Pioneer professional DJ Controller, the DDJ-SX. Hands on demonstrations will also be available for the latest technology from Pioneer DJ, with factory authorized representatives taking you through it all at 3pm. Refreshments will be served and there will be show day specials and door prizes.
The Pioneer DDJ-SX is the first DJ controller to truly perform on a professional level. Paired up with the technology of the brand new Serato DJ hardware, the possibilities of what the user can do with this controller are endless. When connected via USB to a computer you can perform at a high level with 16 velocity pads for sampling, beat editing, on-the-fly remixing and so much more. The DDJ-SX also features a top quality soundcard and balanced outputs for a true professional sound that you would get out of their industry standard line of DJ mixers. The platter control of the DDJ-SX mirrors that of their legacy CDJ products, and the added 4 channel line mixer allows the SX to act as a stand alone mixer as well. With its premium uni-body finish, lightweight design and industry standard list of features, the DDJ-SX has taken the controller market to an entirely new level, and once again, showed that Pioneer DJ has set the standard for yet another product market area.
Registration is free but it is recommended that you sign up for the 3pm training. For more information or to register contact Techni-Lux at www.techni-lux.com or 407-857-8770.
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On the market: A custom home that's grand and comfortable
The unusual house at 2 Hazelnut Road in the Coleytown section of town is an intriguing mix of a classic Nantucket shingle-and-stone home and the simple artistry of an Arts-and-Crafts Movement-influenced structure.
On the website www.architecture.about.com, the Arts-and-Crafts Movement is defined as one that "celebrated handicrafts and encouraged the use of simple forms and natural materials." It began in England in the 1880s with the vision of several renaissance men, among them Victorian-era art and architecture critic John Ruskin, textile designer and poet William Morris and architect Philip Webb.
The house was built in 2009 by the current owners, who achieved their own vision by creating a 7,100-square-foot, three-level living space that is at once grand and casual. They would throw in the word "comfortable," as well. The easy floor plan gives the house a natural flow and a great space that's perfect for entertaining small gatherings as well as large groups.
It sits on a 1.11-acre level property, a corner lot along North Avenue that enjoys the convenience of being a school bus stop and commuter shuttle pick-up location. It is also fairly close to town and local train stations.
This is a pet-friendly house and it also has some handicapped-accessible features. It has 32-inch minimum doors, hallways that are 36-inch-plus wide, and hard/low nap floors. There is invisible pet fencing and the mudroom features access to a special dog room. Also found in the mudroom, which has a slate floor, is a half bath, a walk-in pantry, the command center or computer station with a built-in desk for the whole house, and access to the heated three-car attached garage.
The two-story foyer has Wainscoting on the lower walls and the hardwood floor planks are arranged in a herringbone pattern. The office or library has a bay window, custom paneling and built-in cabinetry. In the formal living room the first of the two interior fireplaces comprises quarried stone and an unusual polished marble. There are two doors to a wood deck. The second fireplace is a fieldstone fireplace in the family room. Outside, there is a third fireplace on the stone patio near the wood deck.
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STYLE: Custom Nantucket-style/Arts-and-Crafts house
ADDRESS: 2 Hazelnut Road
FEATURES: corner lot, Energy Star rated, extra insulation, heated in-ground swimming pool, deer fencing, invisible pet fencing, balconies, wood deck, stone patio, outdoor fireplace, two interior fireplaces, stone wall, wood fence, built-in audio system, walk-up attic, ceiling fans, front and rear staircases, enormous walk-in linen closet, shed, fenced-in raised vegetable gardens, six bedrooms, six full and two half baths
SCHOOLS: Coleytown Elementary, Coleytown Middle, Staples High
MILL RATE: 18.09 mills
A tray ceiling crowns the formal dining room, and the gourmet kitchen has granite counters, a long rectangular center island, farm sink, a glass tile backsplash, eat-in area and a hardwood floor. Appliances are high end, including a Viking Professional commercial refrigerator and six-burner, gas-fueled cooktop with a quilted stainless steel backsplash behind it.
On the second floor there are six bedrooms, two of which share a Jack-and-Jill-style bath. The others are all en suite. The master bedroom is housed in a separate wing and has a vaulted ceiling, sitting area, his-and-hers walk-in closets with organizers including built-in dresser drawers and shoe racks, and sliding divided light doors to a private balcony that looks over the pool. The honed marble master spa bath has a floor arranged in a basket-weave pattern.
The spacious finished, walk-out lower level has wall-to-wall carpeting and a full bath with laundry hook-up, which would make it an ideal cabana for the pool as there are French doors that provide access to the pool area. It could also be an au pair suite.
This house also has a sewing or crafts room.
For more information or to make an appointment to see the house, contact Jeanette Dryburgh of Jeanette Dryburgh & Associates, an affiliate of William Raveis Real Estate, at 203-246-1168 or firstname.lastname@example.com.