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Friday, August 5, 2011
To celebrate Gucci's 90th anniversary, this renowned fashion house has released, since July 2011, an entire collection devoted to GUcis' most famous and iconic items, from clothes to shoes and bags and yes, those must-have-or-die bags with bamboo handles!
Yes, they all look familiar and of course they are since they were the trendsetters when first introduced. Today, they look as fresh and au courant which simply proves a great design lasts nearly forever and when revamped to suit our current era, well, these designs should last forever!
Everything you admire and love about Gucci have been refreshed, modernised an reinterpreted so everything looks smashingly new yet have their genesis years or even decades ago! From the double G logo to horsebit to background logos, all have been given the Frida Giannini treatment and they look dazzlingly irresistible.
I particularly like the logo sewn onto the shoes and other items which reads 'G.Gucci Firenze 1921' which of course gives the impression it was made in 1921 and how magical of you to maintain them in such pristine condition! G.Gucci stands for Guccio Gucci who founded the label in 1921 before his kids and grandson lost it all to Investcorp and Domenico de Sole who brought in Tom Ford. Tom Ford, who was once a model and aspired to be an actor, dragged Gucci from the dregs to the topmost superstar layer where it is safely ensconced under the manicured hands of current Creative Director Frida Giannini.
Gucci'S 1921 Collection, an exclusive range of men's and women's ready to
wear and accessories, was conceived to celebrate the House's 90th anniversary in 2011.
"Throughout this year we are celebrating Gucci's anniversary in many different ways, and with this
special commemorative collection I wanted to pay homage to the icons, craftsmanship and luxury
materials for which the House has become renowned since its founding by Guccio Gucci in 1921,"
explained Creative Director Frida Giannini. "Each item in the collection tells a story, representing a
chapter within the House's rich narrative history."
The collection will carry a new trademark, G. GUCCI Firenze 1921, with a stamp appearing inside the
accessories, on belt buckles and printed on metal travel tags. Highlights of the 1921 collection include
special editions of the New Bamboo, the New Jackie, and the Horsebit Chain handbags, produced in
calfskin and crocodile, in dark brown, pink, khaki, cherry and bottle green. Also in calfskin are two
vintage-inspired menÊs travel suitcases, embossed with the historic Diamante pattern.
Subtle references to motifs include the celebrated Crest on zip closures and tassels and bamboo
detailing on wallets, while the original Gucci green from the archives lines the inside of the women's
and men's moccasins. A nod to Gucci's equestrian roots comes with horse-riding boots and the classic
horsebit loafer, in smoky shades of calfskin or crocodile. As one would expect, leather is the
protagonist throughout the collection, even on timepieces. Nappa covers the entire quadrant of the
1921 women's watch and a leather embossed Diamante pattern characterizes the wristband of the
men's G Coupé deluxe version. Leather also envelops the limited edition sunglasses with a metal
plaque in 18 karat gold. Meanwhile a silver and gold bangle gives a new take on the Horsebit
The horsebit, bridles swaying to form loose Gs, the Crest with its historical armor, sequences of color, a
scroll that resembles a trompe lÊoeil label, are all printed on the carré foulard and ready to wear. The
new design covers printed shirts in silk cotton blends and silk twill and also lines the double-breasted
trench and the cashmere suede blazer. The sartorial construction and meticulous handwork make for a
precious collection.
The 1921 Collection will debut in select Gucci boutiques worldwide and on gucci.com from July.
Founded in Florence in 1921, Gucci is one of the world's leading luxury fashion brands. With a
renowned reputation for quality and Italian craftsmanship, Gucci designs, manufactures and distributes
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We make a plan for all the ancient Chinese medicines we will take part in when Nate comes to Taiwan.
This episode may explain why Nate is the way he is.
The prophecy of the cold meat continues to fulfill itself.
Inside the Podcast Studio with Nate, Taylor, and Sam.
Nate regales the group with tales of sweet beans and deserts.
We finally got our hands on some auto tune technolgy. What a time to be alive
Patent pending on our genius restaurant idea. PATENT PENDING!
Eating rocks to digest food is no way to go about living.
This comes from a very long and very drunken recording session in which Sam had his internal mic on, and not the fancy podcasting one. WE ARE PROFESSIONALS!
Were we too drunk to podcast? You decide.
Nate has a lot to say about M&Ms, #unleashnate
Nate does a chilling retelling of his "goat story"
This episode contains spoilers for the movie Splice. That movie was pretty bad, so you probably don't care, but just in case, you have been warned.
Nate's Hellraiser marathon was interrupted to bring you another episode of nonsense.
Nate and I flying without a co-host this week. The McRib is back!
In this episode we come up with plans to hold the world ransom and get to the bottom of Sam's strange Japanese toilet. We invited Taylor A Crockett to be a new co-host, hopefully this episode is the beginning of a trend.
We discuss different methods that teenagers are getting high and Sam tries one out. Whether it worked or not is up for debate. It did however make him forget to point his face at the mic. Sorry for the quiet audio. Special thanks to special guest Cougan Bourbor of The Low Aims.
This was a tactical podcast strike. In and out in a half hour! It's somewhere between a nugget and a full episode. Let's go ahead and call it a nugget.
This is from an old episode with good ol' Huntsman. This one goes out to all our espanol speaking fans. I know theres at least one of you.
It's a global affair this week on The We. We've got men on 3 different continents committed to bringing you the finest in internet nonsense. Guest star: Thomas 'The Huntsman' Gibbons of The Low Aims Show. Here is a link to that store we talk about right at the beginning. Try not to get too sucked into its insanity. http://store.srulirecht.com/products/a-lasting-impression-is-sr341
We discuss our future animal/robot overlord with the resident Australian expert: Thomas Gibbons.
With the help of our esteemed guest: Amy Falcone we discuss the benefits of adopting puppies for meat.
Nathan, destroyer of crabs recants a tale of his conquest.
Guest star Taylor A. Crockett (just like Davy) joins us for another thrilling hour of nonsense. Greenbo Lakes also lays down some more train facts and has graciously agreed to take some train questions for an upcoming trainshow. You can email those to us email@example.com or hit us up on twitter (@royalwecast) #greenbo
Found an old Nate rant from an episode before the reboot. People in the chat demanded we let him talk about whatever he wanted and not to interrupt him and this is what they got. I'll probably leaf through the old episodes and pull out some clips. If there are any that you remember enjoying and want to hear send us a request at: email@example.com


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(AIG) American International Group's AGC Life Upgraded by Fitch
Fitch Ratings lifted the insurer financial strength (IFS) rating of American International Group Inc.'s (AIG) US life insurance arm – AGC Life Insurance Co. Additionally, the ratings agency asserted other credit and debt ratings of the company.
Accordingly, Fitch upgraded the AGC's IFS to "A+" from "A," while it affirmed the IFS of AIG's property-casualty (P&C) wing at "A." AIG's issuer default rating (IDR) of was avowed at "BBB+", whereas the company's senior debt rating continues to be pegged at "BBB". The outlook for all the ratings remains stable.
AIG has come a long way post its financial crisis, according to Fitch. The full repayment of the government bailout loan has injected financial flexibility into the company and helped management completely focus on generating higher operating leverage from its businesses.
Subsequently, AIG's life insurance operations have been improving on account of stability in surrender activity along with recoupment of higher investment returns, aided by improved base yields due to the recovery in the financial market over the past couple of years. While the low interest rate environment continues to pose tough challenges on this business, Fitch anticipates this segment to generate higher profitability with stable operating earnings of about $4.0 billion, on an annual basis, backed by a solid statutory capital.
Moreover, the ratings agency remains confident of AIG's P&C business based on its strong brand name, underwriting capability and global expansion of a multilateral product portfolio. Although this segment has underperformed when compared with its peer group, over the past 5 years, most of the issues were related to the company have subsided now.
Concurrently, AIG has repositioned its P&C portfolio to strengthen its underwriting capacities, thereby filling loopholes to produce lower loss ratio over the past several quarters. The interest coverage ratio also improved from 4.2x at end of Jun 2012 to 4.9x at the end of Sep 2012. While the macro factors such as higher catastrophe losses continue to mar the bottom line in 2012, this segment is expected to grow as markets rebound in the future.
On the liquidity front, AIG has seen vast improvement in its financial leverage to 22% now from 31% at 2010-end. Although, the company total financial commitment (TFC) ratio improved to 1.3x now from 2.5x at 2010-end, it is still higher than the peer group. These are further expected to recover once the company culminates the sale of its aircraft leasing unit – International Lease Finance Corp. (ILFC), to a Chinese consortium by mid-2013.
While any robust growth appears overly ambitious at present, we believe a positive turnaround in the global economy and an improved macro scenario is likely to pave the way for significant growth of AIG. Currently, the company carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Meanwhile, other outperformers of the insurance industry include XL Group Plc (XL), Aegon NV (AEG) and First American Financial Corp. (FAF), all of which carry a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy).
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Have A Wedding Myrtle Beach Style That You Will Never Forget
Have A Wedding Myrtle Beach Style That You Will Never Forget
Wedding Myrtle Beach: What beach destination is better than Myrtle Beach, South Carolina? Okay, so there are tons of beach vacation spots stateside and throughout the world. However, Myrtle Beach is definitely one of the top beach vacation getaways in the US. It's a popular place for planning weddings, and if you've ever been here, you know why. There is a certain feel to the city, and its accommodations, attractions and of course the beach just create a great setting for weddings during any time of the year.
When you're planning a wedding Myrtle Beach businesses are more than ready to be helpful. In other words, don't take it upon yourself to figure everything out. The business owners here are always catering to tourists holding wedding ceremonies along the Grand Strand. If you plan your wedding during the off-season, you're likely to have their attention even more; unless you hire Simple Wedding Day, they give you their full attention 100% of the time no matter of circumstance. Plus, more venues will be available, and you will have an easier time with the weather.
It gets pretty hot an humid in Myrtle Beach during the summertime. That's when you can smell all the great food and feel the festivities in the air though. It's quite a scene no matter when you show up really. You're likely thinking about your guests and what they would enjoy, too. You want your wedding to be a big hit.
After having a wedding Myrtle Beach invites you to stay for the honeymoon, too. Earlier, I mentioned how Myrtle Beach was the best beachfront vacation destination in the US. Well, I'm biased because I live here. At the same time, I'm telling you first hand that I know for a fact that weddings here are tons of fun. If you want a recommendation, I say book close to the boardwalk. The rest will materialize as you make your plans, or you can leave it to the pros at http://www.myrtlebeachsimpleweddingday.com/


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June 13, 1946-Aug. 17, 2011
"Weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning." (Psalm 30:5)
Mr. Kenneth Darius Bagley, 65, lovingly known by his family and friends as "Ken," of 700 South Taylor St., graciously departed his life on Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011, at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Funeral services will be conducted Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, at noon at the St. Mark Church Of Christ, 700 W. Ash St., with Bishop Alton A. Smith officiating. Interment will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery, 306 E. Elm St.
Kenneth was born in Wayne County on June 13, 1946, to the late Josephine McKinley Bagley and Walter Leo Bagley.
Darius attended Wayne County Public Schools and graduated from Dillard High School in 1964.
Kenneth worked with the O'Berry Center and Wayne County Public School System.
A first public viewing will be held today at McIntyre Funeral Home, 900 S. George St., Goldsboro, from 2 until 5 p.m. Also, a second public viewing will be held on Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, at St. Mark Church of Christ, from 11 until 11:50 a.m., with the family present to receive friends and other family members.
Darius leaves to mourn his sister, Jo A. Hunter; his brother, Shelton Ray Bagley and wife, Yvonne; a nephew, Elder Andre' Raysean Hunter and wife, Brenda; three grandnieces, Daijah Hunter, J'nya Hunter and Laila Hunter; three special cousins; Jean Ward and husband, Larry, Brenda Wells and husband, Donald, and Daniel Thompson and wife, Yolanda; a special friend, Janice Armstrong; a goddaughter, Malika Thomas; and a host of other relatives and friends.
At other times, the family will receive friends and other family members at 210 House St., where family and friends will also assemble, one hour prior to the funeral, at 10 a.m., in preparation for the funeral procession.
Cards, love grams and condolences may be faxed to McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist at 731-4338 or online sign-in register book at www.mcintyrefh.com.
Flowers may be sent to McIntyre Funeral Home and Florist, 900 S. George St., Goldsboro.
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Jun 22,2006
79-Year-Old Home Owner Surprises Burglar
by K Guice
Jo Eva Lunsford had been relaxing on her patio Saturday, June 17, reading a book and thought nothing of having her garage and side door open. It is what she regularly did when she was going back and forth from the garage to her home in southwest Bend.
"I went inside and headed back towards the bathroom," Lunsford said. "I saw this man's hand on the door as he was closing it."
Lunsford said she doesn't know why, but she wasn't scared. "I was angry," she recalled. "I thought, 'Who is this man in my house? He doesn't belong here.'"
"I yelled out asking, 'Who is here? Who is this? Who is in my house?'" Lunsford said. He didn't answer so, she ran to the kitchen to get her phone and dialed 911. "It was busy," Lunsford said.
Meanwhile, the suspect who was later identified as John Eric Emmingham, 40, had made his way to the garage. "He hit the button to make the garage door raise and I got there before it had gotten up very far and hit it again to close it," she said.
There she was faced with her burglar. "He was facing me and was looking at me and I thought, 'what do I do now?' and the he ran out the side door," she said.
As Lunsford was calling 911 again, a neighbor saw Emmingham running from his neighbor's home.
Three police cars arrived within a matter of minutes. "They came and talked to me and one car had a police dog," she said. They took the canine out and began scouting the neighborhood.
According to a Bend Police Department news release, a neighbor told officers of seeing someone matching the suspect's description running toward a nearby construction site.
The Bend Police canine "Amor," located the suspect hiding under heavy bushes in a vacant lot about a block away. According to the police department, Emmingham was aggressive toward the canine and was injured by Amor when he was taken into custody.
The suspect was taken to St. Charles Medical Center-Bend for treatment of minor injuries, then brought to the Deschutes County Jail and booked on first-degree charges of burglary and criminal trespass.
Lunsford, who celebrated her 79th birthday just the day before the incident, later learned the burglar was a neighbor. "It turned out to be the guy across the street," she said. "He hadn't been here long and he wasn't a permanent neighbor."
According to Lunsford, the homeowner had taken him in after he had recently been released from jail. "He got some of my medication," she said. "He was on probation out on from prison for drugs, so that is what he was here looking for."
"My neighbor came over; he was very hurt that the guy had broached upon my place," she said. "The guy was trying to help him get back on his feet."
She says that is the sort of neighbors she has in her quiet, close community. Lunsford says she will not let this incident change how she feels about The Parks. "Everybody has always felt very safe here and I still do. This is the kind of incident that would likely never happen again."
John Eric Emmingham
Photo Credit: Deschutes County Jail


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On December 17, 2014, as amended December 18, 2014, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued an Order to Show Cause and Notice of Proposed Penalty (Show Cause Order)1 directing Houlian (Alan) Chen, HEEP Fund, Inc. (HEEP Fund), CU Fund, Inc. (CU Fund), and Powhatan Energy Fund, LLC (Powhatan) (together, the Respondents) to show cause why they should not be: (1) found to have violated the Federal Power Act and FERC's regulations prohibiting electric energy market manipulation by engaging in allegedly fraudulent "Up-to Congestion" (UTC) transactions in the energy markets administered by PJM Interconnection, L.L.C. (PJM); and (2) assessed civil penalties and required to disgorge unjust profits totaling more than $34.5 million.
Attached to the Show Cause Order is an 84-page FERC Office of Enforcement (OE) staff report detailing OE's allegations against the Respondents. OE staff alleges that
Chen, trading on behalf of HEEP Fund and Powhatan . . . , conceived of a fraudulent scheme in connection with the UTC markets operated by PJM; that he communicated the details of that fraudulent scheme to the principals of Powhatan . . . , who knowingly encouraged him to implement it; and that he did implement it on behalf of Powhatan . . . , HEEP Fund, and, later, CU Fund.
Specifically, as we wrote in August 2014, the OE staff report alleges that Chen "devised and implemented a manipulative scheme to inflate trade volumes of UTCs . . . through a series of offsetting wash-like trades designed to wrongfully collect large amounts of market credits known as Marginal Loss Surplus Allocations," a type of rebate then available from PJM for certain types of trades. OE staff further alleges that, "with Powhatan's knowledge and encouragement," Chen cheated the market by "plac[ing] UTC trades in opposite directions on the same paths, in the same volumes, during the same hours for the purpose of creating the illusion of bona fide UTC trading and thereby to capture large amounts of" Marginal Loss Surplus Allocations. This "round-trip" trading strategy, OE staff alleges, is functionally equivalent to prohibited wash trading and similar to the infamous "Death Star" circular scheduling scheme some traders engaged in before and during the Western Energy Crisis of 2000-2001.
FERC states that its issuance of the Show Cause Order "does not indicate [FERC] adoption or endorsement of the OE Staff Report." In addition, seeking to correct what he describes as a "common misconception about one element of [FERC's] enforcement process," Commissioner Philip D. Moeller issued a statement on December 18, 2014, which he read into the record of FERC's open meeting on that date, emphasizing FERC's "long-standing practice not to pre-judge the findings made in staff reports" and that FERC "will consider the entire record . . . to determine whether the assessment of civil penalties is appropriate."2
Chen and Powhatan, through the FERC vs. Powhatan Energy Fund, LLC website, which includes video testimonials from a variety of independent energy industry experts, continue to maintain that the trading activity at issue did not constitute market manipulation but was legitimate statistical arbitrage under the PJM market rules in effect at the time. The Show Cause Order sets off what likely will be a contentious proceeding at FERC—and perhaps later in court—as Kevin Gates, one of Powhatan's co-owners, has stated that he would "rather go bankrupt than settle."3 The deadline for the Respondents to answer the Show Cause Order is February 2, 2015.4 OE staff will have 30 days to reply to the answer(s) when filed.
New FERC Commissioner Norman C. Bay, who was the director of OE when the underlying investigation of UTC transactions in PJM began, recused himself in October 2014 and, accordingly, did not vote on and will not participate in the proceeding following the Show Cause Order.
1 Houlian Chen, 149 FERC ¶ 61,261, amended, 149 FERC ¶ 61,263 (2014).
2 Statement, Commissioner Philip D. Moeller (Dec. 18, 2014), http://www.ferc.gov/media/statements-speeches/moeller/2014/12-18-14-moeller.asp.
3 Keith Goldberg, FERC Seeks $30M In Hedge Fund, Trader Manipulation Fines, Energy Law360, Dec. 19, 2014, http://www.law360.com/articles/605976.
4 Houlian Chen, Notice of Extension of Time, issued Dec. 31, 2014, FERC Docket No. IN15-3-000 (granting in part Respondents' motion for a 30-day extension of the answer deadline set forth in the Show Cause Order).


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The Two Essential Parts of a Successful Meeting
Meetings can be a chore but, they are necessary.
Regardless of what you do for your business, eventually you will have to conduct or be a part of a team meeting. I have attended meetings in multiple school clubs, so my experience is limited. However, if there is one thing I have noticed is that, not all meetings are productive.
After much consideration, I have come to the conclusion that there are two aspects of a meeting that can make it, so no one is wasting their time: an agenda and meeting minutes.
An agenda is your Gandalf, leading you to Mordor.*
When I became the secretary for my fraternity I didn't have much training, so I had no idea what was expected of me during the first executive meeting. It was a daunting experience, one that doesn't seem as scary now. I realized however that I would have a significant impact on how our team would be organized very early on when the president of our team asked me to start writing the agendas.
Now first and foremost, I am still debating over whether or not one person should ultimately decide what is on the agenda for any meeting. But, at the end of the day, there needs to be a directed discussion about something. No matter what your team's overall objectives are, they have to be organized to save time.
I have witnessed meetings that lead to nowhere because we either have too much oversight on important topics that need to be covered or because we didn't have enough time in the meeting to discuss it. I personally have adopted the Steve Jobs way of conducting meetings: if there is no agenda, please do not waste my time.
Agendas are not the end all be all; there also needs to be some flexibility for discussion on topics not on there if circumstances come to it. However, keep in mind that an agenda should consist of the essential items that need to be addressed by the team to move forward (all other items should be secondary to the team's goals). An agenda helps meetings go smoothly and saves a tremendous amount of time.
The time that can be best spent doing what is supposed to be discussed during the meeting.
Write minutes. Then read them!
We can discuss what constitutes a successful meeting for hours but, if there is anything I am convinced of is that to keep a team coordinated, it has to be writing meeting minutes and ensuring the whole team reads them after. The importance of well-constructed meeting minutes is underrated. Minutes allow for those team members who couldn't attend the meeting to stay informed and allow for your team to better organize reports for your customers and the entire staff.
One key factor to a team's success is communication, and you cannot achieve that if there aren't any meeting minutes that can be reviewed at any given time. How can you follow up on action items? How can you ensure that everyone is doing their part?
Minutes are not just to keep a record of all team discussions but, are also a good indicator of how productivity over time is cataloged and assessed (in a qualitative manner). One of the secretary's greatest responsibilities is to ensure the team's minutes are accurate and well-organized. And meeting minutes can only be useful if people read them!
As an involved teammate, you should never be caught dead in a meeting that doesn't have an agenda set at least 24 hours ahead of time. Also, you have to make sure that someone is ready to take the minutes for the meeting. Everyone's time will be wasted otherwise. And then you have to ask yourself, "Why did I even add this to my schedule in the first place?"
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P.E. Credit
DISD Athletics Department allows P.E. credit for certain sports from your home school - meaning the public high school you would attend by default if you didn't attend SEM.
- Only sports at DISD schools are accepted, other school districts are excluded.
- There is no charge for this benefit
- A teacher of record must sign the grade change form, and as of 2012 all DISD coaches must be a teacher of record.
- SEM is not offering a Club Sport Option.
- SEM will not make the credit retroactive.
- Fall sports from 2013 will not be eligible for credit.
The DISD grade change form is to be completed and turned into SEM office 5 days before the end of each six-weeks grading period or the resulting six weeks grade will be a "0".
PE forms are available below:
* ignore the 1st/2nd/3rd Six Weeks dates - its the same form. Nothing changes - we go by the date entered by the teacher. - Tiffany Huitt, Principal
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In terms of stuff, we brought: gloves and winter hat and sun hat, 1-2 polypro long sleeves, 2 t-shirts, fleece jacket, rain gear (jacket and pants), tights, convertable pants (synthetic), 3 pairs of socks and underwear, a pair of running shorts, and I brought a lightweight wind jacket/vest. I also brought a soft lightweight skirt that I wore for sleeping and that I wanted for Venice. I have mid-height hiking boots and feel comfortable with those (there was a fair bit of mud, so personally, unless you are running, I'd go with waterproof boots and not trail runners) and sandals to wear in the huts in the evenings (the huts have a bunch if you forget yours, but I prefer using my own; bring ones that can get wet to keep your feet off the shower floors if you can, bring sandals you can wear with socks since it can be cold). For sleeping, we have coolmax sleeping bag liners, and brought normal pillow cases. You can also get lightweight sleep sacks with an integrated pillowcase. We also brought pack towels and I use a bandana as a wash-cloth. Aside from the usual toiletries (get biodegradeable if you can; who knows where the wastewater goes) we brought plenty of sunscreen, and we brought a tube of laundry soap for sink washing socks/ stinky hiking shirts and did so every couple days. I am not super minimalist, but I like being able to wear something less smelly in the evening, and since you don't have to bring cookwear, fuel, tents, etc. I feel like everything I brought was worth it. Except maybe that extra cheese.
While I wouldn't probably do that exact trail again (because I like variety), I had a great trip and I would very gladly go back to the Dolomites and hike one of the other Alta Via trails. Except that I got guidebooks for Greece and the Greek Islands for Christmas, and they look amazing, so I think that may be our next destination of note.


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Anconia Resources Corp. (TSX VENTURE:ARA) ("Anconia") is pleased to announce that it is has closed a non-brokered private placement offering (the "Offering"). Anconia issued 2,000,000 units ("Units") at a price per unit of $0.05 for gross proceeds of $100,000. Each Unit consists of one common share of Anconia and one common share purchase warrant (a "Unit Warrant"). Each Unit Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one common share of Anconia at a price of $0.07 per share for a period of 36 months following the date of issuance.
The common shares and Unit Warrants issued under the Offering are subject to a statutory hold period until November 5, 2016.
The aggregate proceeds raised under the Offering will be used for working capital purposes, and exploration activities as well as potential acquisitions.
The Offering remains open to other potential investors on the same terms and is subject to final acceptance by the TSX Venture Exchange.
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Grape Varieties: Chenin Blanc
Viticulture: Biodynamic
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The vines here were originally planted by cistern monks in the 12th century on the steep slopes along the Loire river in the Savennières appellation, Clos de la Coulée de Serrant is one of the greatest wine estates of the Loire valley. The soils are mainly made of schist and the vineyards of Chenin Blanc are separated by walls like in Burgundy (thus the names Clos). There are no chemical treatments in the vineyards and special care is given throughout the whole process of raising the grapes. The result is gorgeous grapes that will genuinely express the identity of the terroir through the wines and which are harvested in several sessions to ensure perfect ripeness.


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Microsoft is clearly focusing its anti-Apple advertising campaign solemnly on pricing issues alone, hoping the tactic would strike a chord with consumers who see their wallets shrink in this recession. I have to admit that I've found the software giant's series of ads dubbed "Laptop hunters" mostly amusing and (almost) effective thus far, had it not been for the fact that they talk to the wrong people.
That said, I had to scratch my head hard over the latest Zune advertising.
The ad, copied bellow, has "certified financial planner" Wes Moss pointing out that, at a buck a song, filling a 120GB iPod with à la carte tracks from the iTunes Store would set you back a whopping $30,000. The ad concludes with the argument that it only takes $14,99 a month ($179,88 a year) to get the same amount of songs ("and millions more") with Microsoft's all-you-can-eat subscription service dubbed Zune Pass, first unveiled mid-November 2008.
Since certified financial planner is doing all the hard work for you, there isn't even need to do the math yourself.
Microsoft's anti-iPod ad created lots of controversy.
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Microsoft's logic applied to Microsoft
I have a problem with this Zune ad, though. Adopting Microsoft's school of thinking, I could as well argue that it would take 250 years and $44,970 to fill a 120GB Zune with songs that would remain mine once I stop paying monthly subscription fees. Here's how.
At $14,99 a month, Zune Pass subscription service lets you download any song you like, as long as you keep paying a monthly fee, but you can also keep forever ten songs you get to choose each month. Stop paying and you lose all songs you subscribed to, except a growing selection of ten songs you chose each month. These rules of the game mean it takes 250 years to gradually fill the capacity of a 120GB Zune with songs that you actually own, not rent – or $44,970 in monthly subscription fees.
Just for the record, Zune store also carries individual DRM-free tracks that you can keep forever, just like Apple's store does. Price points in both stores are comparable, although Zune Marketplace forces users into shopping using awkward Microsoft Points that are pre-purchased in preset amounts of $5, $15, $25 and $50 using your credit card. Apple's music store charges your credit card directly when you make the purchase but you can buy yourself (or someone else) a prepaid iTunes gift card worth $15, $25 and $50 and redeem it at the store.
Now, I know that my "250 years and $44,970" logic is inherently flawed but this is to point out Microsoft's dumbed down logic childishly plotted to scare users away from iPods. If you want to get more fun out of this, head over to Microsoft's online calculator and "run the numbers with Wess" to discover "how much you're spending on music" per iPod model.
And it gets social, too!
You can post your results on Twitter, Facebook and other micro-blogging services with a convenient "Recession-proof downloads" headline and post content that reads "I can't believe I spent $xx,xxx on music!" While you're there, make sure you check Microsoft's three reasons why Zune Pass beats iTunes. While this is all cool and funny, for me, this anti-iPod campaign is one spectacular blank shot fired in Apple's general direction.
Where do you get your music?
Even if we disregard for a moment the subtext of the ad (financial expert concerned about our spending during times of recession) and one of the most lame opening lines I have ever heard ("People worry about the capacity of the iPod. What about the capacity of their bank account?"), the message it gets across is totally out of touch with reality and flatly wrong. I mean, how many people get all of their music at the iTunes Store or any other online music store, for that matter?
The biggest portion of music found on iPods comes ripped from legally purchased CDs and – let's be honest here – from online sources that are hardly legal.
While I'm all about legally purchasing the music you like to support artists, there's no way around the fact that an average iPod holds couple of dozen songs legally purchased at online music stores, at best.
Other flavors of MP3 player probably hold even less music purchased at online stores, mostly due to their lack of integration with iTunes and inability to play the iTunes Store-purchased tracks that have up until recently been protected with Apple's FairPlay DRM that the company refused to license to other vendors.
Yes, iPod and non-iPod users alike can now shop at any online store, not just Apple's, but the iTunes Store moves three out of four digital tracks sold online.
Recent NPD Data shows that the iTunes Store holds nearly two thirds of the U.S. market share for digital music downloads, with upticks recorded in the UK, China, Australia, France and Japan. That said, Microsoft's ad skews the truth by "assuming" users commonly fill the capacity of their music players with tracks purchased at online music stores.
Renting versus buying music
As a matter of fact, this Zune ad makes me wonder if there's anyone at Redmond approving these things before they air. I honestly believe that the company unnecessarily shot itself in the foot with this ad. It won't fool anyone and will only degrade the overall campaign tone set by the amusing "Laptop hunters" ad series that successfully depicted Mac gear too pricey.
I also find it interesting that Microsoft didn't argue over iPod prices, despite the fact that there are less expensive music players out there with more features.
In fact, I'm fumed by Microsoft intentionally comparing apples with oranges in order to boo users away from iPods.
The ultimate goal of the Zune ad is perfectly illustrated with the "Don't give up music. Just change the way you pay." tagline that accompanies it.
Of course, "changing the way you pay" means dumping the iPod since the iTunes Store lacks a subscription-based model.
That, my friends, is the only viable point that I see in the Zune ad: Stripped down to its very essence, the ad represents the clash of the à la carte concept of owning purchased music versus the subscription model that entices you with all-you-can-eat music that plays as long as you're paying monthly fees. So, which one sounds better to your ear in this recession?


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As a start, the build dated Oct 13 2012 has the new bootloader and TWRP 2.3 for JB within the ROM so it can be installed on any device with a custom recovery, even if the device has the ICS bootloader or the TF300 bootloader... All future releases will not have the new bootloader or TWRP as part of the ROM.
For the most case, this ROM uses the official commits to the CyanogenMod 10 tree. The exceptions are the TF201 device specifics. Unlike the official CyanogenMod 10 builds, this ROM uses the new 3.1 Jelly Bean kernel and the new Jelly Bean drivers and proprietary files. I will stop this project once this becomes part of the official CM10. I will not release builds daily, rather ever 2-3 days.
Highlights of this ROM:
1) Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 JZO54K
2) Built using the latest CM10 changes as of 30 Oct 2012 10:00AM Pacific Time (GitHub / Gerrit)
3) Uses the latest AndroidRoot TF201 device tree with the Jelly Bean 10.4.2.15 kernel (3.1) and proprietary files & drivers with some changes and additions by me (GitHub)
4) Needs the new Jelly Bean 10.4.2.15 bootloader [IMPORTANT: Flashing over an incorrect bootloader can permanently brick you device. The Oct 13 2012 build includes the bootloader upgrade and can be flashed over any ROM/bootloader]
5) HDMI audio/video streaming and bluetooth audio streaming (AVRCP 1.3 ready)
6) Camera and microphone
7) 4-way reboot menu (Reboot, Recovery, Fastboot & APX)
8) Includes all the files and changes need for the Google Widevine DRM [untested!!]
9) CIFS and NTFS (read-only) support
10) Fully functional dock and dock battery display
11) Removed CMUpdater
12) All other features of CyanogenMod 10 and Jelly Bean (full hardware acceleration, Project Butter, HD video, customisable notification toggles & many more)
13) Some custom addons and feature ports by me (see the individual build changelogs)...
New in Oct 30 2012 build:
1) Several device overlay updates and cleanups (bunch of updates for JB)
2) Auto-brightness turned off by default
3) Expanded desktop (hide/show Combined/Status Bar using the Power menu)
4) Cleaned-up & updated release tools script (this creates the zip packages)
5) Set correct permission for BtService.sh (Bluetooth DUN) script
6) Force NV_FPS_LIMIT to 60 for all performance modes
7) Device Advanced setting menu to set Asus performance modes (defaulted to Balanced). This is not for the CPU speed, rather the Tegra performance setting (cpuX.sh like functionality)
8) Fixed Torch
9) Updated device power profile based on official JB release
Highlights of the Google Apps Pack:
1) Uses the latest Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2 JZO54K Google Apps & Services from the Nexus 7 factory image
2) Includes the latest Play Store 3.9.16
3) Does not include any Google Apps available via the Play Store (GMail, Books, Google Now, etc. are not included)
Known issues:
1) Key layouts for certain regional keyboard may not work
2) Auto-brightness is funky [Use the app Lux for auto-brightness]
3) NTFS support is read-only
4) exFAT is not yet supported
1) Wipe data/factory reset if coming from another ROM (including the official CM10 nightlies)
2) Wipe cache/dalvik cache for every update
3) After flashing a build, it is a good idea to wait for 5-10 mins after bootup to allows everything to settle in
4) If you have not upgraded to the official Jelly Bean ROM yet, you will need to flash the Oct 13 2012 build or a stock JB ROM first to upgrade your bootloader, and then you may flash the latest build here.
5) Once you upgrade to this ROM, you will no longer be able to use the official CM10 nightlies till the new Jelly Bean changes are merged
6) Make sure you use a recovery compatible with the new Jelly Bean bootloader after flashing this ROM.
The usual 9 yards:
1) Have you read this post properly. Read it again!!
2) You need to have an unlocked bootloader
3) You need to have a custom recovery (CWM or TWRP)
4) It is a good idea to have enabled nvFlash (thanks to AndroidRoot) so that you can recover from almost any brick
5) Neither I, nor the CyanogenMod team, nor the AndroidRoot team take any responsibility if anythings goes wrong. Use at your own risk
6) Always make sure you create nandroid backups regularly
cm-10-20121030-UNOFFICIAL-tf201-jbbl.zip [IMPORTANT: You need to upgrade to the JB bootloader before flashing this. Flash the Oct 13 2012 build (second post) or a stock JB ROM to upgrade your bootloader.]
Google Apps Pack 20121011
GitHub Sources:
Device Tree
Vendor Tree
Tweaks & Mods:
1. GPS Config Tweaks (Multi-Region):
This has various regionally optimized GPS configuration tweaks to inprove GPS locking.
Download tf201-GPSTweaks.zip and flash using TWRP recovery
tf201-GPSTweaks.zip - Dev-Host
tf201-GPSTweaks.zip - Goo.Im
2. SysCtl And DNS Tweaks:
[I]This has a set of SysCtl tweaks to improve multi-tasking and overall performance as well as makes use of the Google DNS servers which are generally faster.
Download tf201-SysCtlAndDNSTweaks.zip and flash using TWRP recovery
tf201-SysCtlAndDNSTweaks.zip - Dev-Host
tf201-SysCtlAndDNSTweaks.zip - Goo.Im
3. Build.Prop Tweaks:
A compilation of build.prop tweaks tested on the TF201
Read here
4. EXT4 Journaling Tweaks: (Advanced Users Only. Manual Steps Involved)
If you don't understand these commands, you probably should lean more about them before using these tweaks.
Read here
Useful threads:
TF201 NVFlash
TF201 nvFlash General Users Guide [Unbrick/Recover/Downgrade/Upgrade]
[ADB/FB/APX Driver] Universal Naked Driver
TWRP Recovery For JB Bootloader
Support the project:
Donate to CyanogenMod
Donate to AndroidRoot
Donate to me (craigacgomez)
CyanogenMod Team & Contributors, AndroidRoot Team, TeamWin
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I've noticed an escalation of clickjacking recently, and today it's happening at GMG in the form of a box that pops up when you click to the next page (on the ancient "Meltdown" thread, if that matters). The box says "A username and password are being requested by [website]", and "Authentication Required". I wouldn't do anything other than close the box.
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"A rollicking tale."—Stacy Schiff, New York Times Book Review, Editors' ChoiceJohnny One-Eye is bringing about the rediscovery of one of the most "singular and remarkable [careers] in American literature" (Jonathan Yardley, Washington Post Book World). In this picaresque tour de force that reanimates Revolutionary Manhattan through the story of double agent John Stocking, the bastard son of a whorehouse madam and possibly George Washington, Jerome Charyn has given us one of the most memorable historical novels in years. As Johnny seeks to unlock the mystery of his birth and grapples with his allegiances, he falls in love with Clara, a gorgeous, green-eyed octoroon, the most coveted harlot of Gertrude's house. The wild parade of characters he encounters includes Benedict Arnold, the Howe brothers, "Sir Billy" and "Black Dick," and a manipulative Alexander Hamilton.Not since John Barth's The Sotweed Factor and Gore Vidal's Burr has a novel so dramatically re-created America's historical beginnings. Reading group guide included.
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2008 News Archive
2008 Degree Shows
The Sydney College of the Arts annual Degree Shows will be on display from mid-November to mid-December 2008. The Undergraduate Degree Show opens on Tuesday 18 November, 6.00 – 8.00pm.
'I'd been driving down Sydney's Victoria Road for 50 years. I decided to walk it.'
Sydney College of the Arts PhD candidate, David Watson's exhibition Walking With Cars will run from 22 to 30 November 2008, at Brush Farm House.
New Works by Helen Pynor
PhD candidate, Helen Pynor will be exhbiting new works at Dominik Mersch Gallery until 22 November.
Shoot the Chef
Master of Documentary Photography candidate, Niobe Syme was announced the winner of the Sydney Morning Herald Shoot the Chef student art prize.
The Fertilization of Drako Vülen's cheese pizza
Tom Arthur's The Fertilization of Drako Vülen's cheese pizza will be on display at the Art Gallery of New South Wales from 6 September to 23 November 2008.
Point of Origin
SCA graduates Huseyin Sami and Rolande Souliere will showcase their work in the exhibition Point of Origin at Artspace.
Refusal of Reality: Subjective Positions in Contemporary Photography
Refusal of Reality, curated by inaugural visiting research fellow Tim Kellner, will open on Tuesday 9 September.
Chromatic Visions
Chromatic Visions, an exhibition featuring photographs of Native North American culture by Edward S. Curtis, accompanied by works of Tracey Moffatt, Fiona Foley and John Nixon, will be on display at SCA during September.
Rose Shamrock and Thistle
The 4th Annual 3 Weeds Art Prize will be announced on Wednesday 10 September.
Desperately Trying To Tell You Something
Andrew Newman and Ben Terakes explore the idea of the artist as romantic through new works on display at Firstdraft.
YokoPeace (the space between us)
In YokoPeace (the space between us), a photographic installation, PhD candidate Kim Connerton performs as Yoko Ono and herself.
New Student Galleries at SCA
Deadspace and the Abattoir will provide students with the opportunity to exhibit their work regularly in an experimental student environment.
Sydney College of the Arts Graduate, Chantal Labbe is currently exhibiting her paintings, REgurgitators, in the Tripod Café, Darlington.
U - Beaut: Utility 2008
Utility, an annual exhibition of work by Object Art and Design students at SCA, explores the theme U-Beaut and the idea of an Australian vernacular.
Fader, a new installation-based work by Ryszard Dabek, draws upon the abandoned utopian architectural projects of Mid 20th Century Warsaw while engaging the material detritus of the era.
Young Filmmaker's Debut On DVD
Julian Shaw's debut film Darling! The Peter-Dirk Uys Story will be released nationwide on DVD on August 4.
Art: Histories, Theories and Exceptions
Art: Histories, Theories and Exceptions, a book by Dr Adam Geczy, has been published through Berg Publishers, Oxford and New York.
Andrew Burrell and Trish Adams announced as the recipients of the Australia Council for the Arts collaborative massive multi-user virtual environment arts project.
Urban Jealousy
Sahar Hosseinabadi, a Master of Visual Arts candidate at SCA has been selected for the 1st International Roaming Biennial of Tehran.
Cairns to the Cape: A Photographic Journey
New photographic work by Nathan David Kelly will be exhibited at the Cairns Regional Gallery in July.
SCA at the Biennale
Professor Ross Gibson invites you to have Conversations, at the 2008 Biennale of Sydney.
2nd Biennial: 01SJ Global Festival of Art on the Edge
Joyce Hinterding and David Haines, will exhibit a new collaborative work titled Black Canyon and Earth Field, at the San Jose Museum of Art.
Without Borders, Outsider Art in an Antipodean Context
Without Borders, an exhibition curated by Glenn Barkley, a PhD candidate at Sydney College of the Arts, and Peter Fay, will be on display at MUMA, Monash University, until 21 June.
My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble
My Eyes Keep Me In Trouble, curated by the German artist Tilman, will open on Thursday 5 June.
Exquisite Corpse: A Visual Research Collaboration
Exquisite Corpse, a collaborative research project involving current students and Alumni from Sydney College of the Arts and Parsons the New School for Design, on display until 14 June.
The Fragile Absolute
The Fragile Absolute, an exhibition by MVA and PhD candidates from Sydney College of the Arts, will open this week at the Delmar Gallery.
Karin Findeis samples the Macleay Museum
samples (A Taxonomy of Objects), an exhibition by Karin Findeis, a lecturer in Jewellery and Object at SCA, will be on display at the University of Sydney's Macleay Museum until 12 June.
Lindy Lee Features on ABC's Artscape - Artists at Work
Sydney College of the Arts senior lecturer, Dr Lindy Lee, will feature on this weeks Artscape – Artists at Work.
Sydney Underground Film Festival
Sydney Underground Film Festival, Directed by SCA Graduate Stefan Popescu, is calling for entries for 2008.
Thirty Two Heavy
Sydney College of the Arts PhD candidate, Melissa Laing's exhibition celebrates and critiques a form of movement, international air travel, that has become embedded in our social and political world.
SCA Graduate Sean Lowry Celebrates International Music Success
Celebrity Drug Disasters, a production partnership between Sydney College of the Arts graduate Dr Sean Lowry and Rob Taylor, have secured a soundtrack commission for an international promotional trailer release.
Alternate: Have our successes become our failures?
Photomedia student, Jennifer Norman explores current environmental issues through visually contradictory photographs of industry in her exhibition Alternate.
Helen Pynor wins Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photographic Award
PhD candidate, Helen Pynor has been announced joint winner of the Josephine Ulrick and Win Schubert Photographic Award.
Sydney College of the Arts Ranks High in SCEQ Results
SCA has once again proved its reputation as a provider of high quality teaching at the University of Sydney.
Julian Dashper Visits Sydney College of the Arts
New Zealand artist, Julian Dashper will be a Visiting Scholar at Sydney College of the Arts until 28 April.
Graduate Fiona Lowry wins prestigious Moran Prize
University of Sydney graduate Fiona Lowry was announced winner of the richest portrait prize in the world this week.
Home Brewed: Australian literary classics at the Sulman
Current student Vilma Bader has been selected as a finalist in the Sulman Prize for her painting Home Brewed.
Glass student sees her way clear into a design future
Glass artist Lee Mathers has won a peer award, a place in a competitive graduate exhibition and a residency in Scotland all in the space of a few months.
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Investigators into the role of the PhD in creative arts have received $100,000 towards their study.
SCA new digital artist wins Luminaires competition
Vlad da Cunha, a graduand of the University of Sydney, recently won the Luminaires competition for his photo essay, 17.07.07: a day on the life of Sao Paolo.


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You Need To Know How Weed Helps Keep Your Lungs Healthy
How does cannabis affect the lungs? Is there a way to smoke and keep your lungs healthy? We answer your questions about cannabis and lung health.
Cannabis smokers face a lot of flack for their preferred consumption method. We've known for a long time that smoking tobacco causes a variety of lung diseases. So, it's only logical that cannabis smoke would have the same effects, right? Well, not so fast. It may come as a surprise, but cannabis smoke is significantly less harmful than tobacco smoke, and can help keep your lungs healthy. Those with conditions like COPD and emphysema may even benefit from some forms of the herb. Here's what you need to know about how cannabis affects your respiratory system and how to keep your lungs healthy with weed.
Does cannabis help or hurt the lungs?
By this point, pretty much everyone knows that smoking is not good for you. Smoke is hot, irritating, and filled with toxic chemical compounds. These compounds can cause serious lung diseases when you smoke plants like tobacco. Yet, for some reason, researchers are hard-pressed to find the same connections between cannabis and lung diseases.
Though the cannabis and lung health debate persists, two pieces of recent research have really shaken things up. The first came out in 2012, from researchers working on a long-term study on the risks of cardiovascular disease. During their 20-year study, the scientists tested the lungs of 5115 young adults.
Their findings were a bit astonishing. Tobacco use was associated with lung decline. But, moderate marijuana smokers had positive results on lung function. Specifically, cannabis-lovers had an increased lung capacity. The study authors conclude:
Marijuana may have beneficial effects on pain control, appetite, mood, and management of other chronic symptoms. Our findings suggest that occasional use of marijuana for these or other purposes may not be associated with adverse consequences on pulmonary function.
It is more difficult to estimate the potential effects of regular heavy use, because this pattern of use is relatively rare in our study sample; however, our findings do suggest an accelerated decline in pulmonary function with heavy use and a resulting need for caution and moderation when marijuana use is considered. – CARDIA
The next groundbreaking study was published in 2015 from Emory University. This study looked at cumulative lifetime cannabis use and lung health. The researchers tested the exhalation capacity of light, moderate, and heavy smokers. They found that cannabis smokers were able to smoke one joint a day for up to 20 years before they showed signs of lung decline.
Lifetime marijuana use up to 20 joint-years is not associated with adverse changes in spirometric (exhalation strength) measures of lung health. – Emory
For more information on cannabis and lung volume, check out our full article here.
The effects of long-term smoking
If you're a heavy smoker, you might want to consider switching to a vaporizer. So far, the verdict on long-term, heavy cannabis use, and lung cancer is out. Thus far, studies are inconclusive. However, excessive exposure to smoke may cause other lung problems. This is true of any type of inhaled smoke, not just cannabis. If you smoke a lot, you're more likely to experience the following:
- Inflammation
- Chronic bronchitis symptoms
- Coughing
- Mucus
- Sore throat
Don't be too alarmed just yet, though. These symptoms go away if you switch your consumption method or take a smoking break. One researcher, Dr. Donald Tashkin, has spent the last 40 years researching the effects of cannabis and tobacco smoke.
He explains that cannabis smoke does cause microscopic injuries to large airways, but these injuries subside once you remove the smoke and don't seem to cause serious issue.
It's not surprising that smoke can cause tissue injury. When you smoke a bowl or a joint, you're breathing in extremely hot, ashy plant materials. If you were to accidently drop some of these ashen materials onto your arm, the skin beneath would become red and irritated from a slight burn.
When you light up a joint, you're directly inhaling these hot materials into your lungs. So, it's understandable that the tissue would get a bit tender. Ways to address this concern are outlined below.
When it comes to more serious issues like lung disease and lung cancer, researchers have been unable to conclusively draw connections between the herb and serious lung health issues. In a 2013 review, Dr. Tashkin explains:
Although marijuana smoke contains a number of carcinogens and cocarcinogens, findings from a limited number of well-designed epidemiological studies do not suggest an increased risk for the development of either lung or upper airway cancer from light or moderate use, although evidence is mixed concerning possible carcinogenic risks of heavy, long-term use. – Tashkin
Compared with tobacco, the risks of cannabis smoking are relatively low for light to moderate users. In heavy users, however, the results are a bit fuzzy. The good news is that these harms are very easy to avoid. Simply switching to a vaporizer over a joint or picking up an edible instead means that you avoid any potential harm from smoke altogether.
For more research and information on the long-term impact of smoking, read our article here.
Cannabis and COPD
Another major argument against cannabis is that smoking leads to chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Earlier research from Dr. Tashkin suggested that smoking cannabis by itself probably does not lead to COPD. However, mixing cannabis with tobacco can, especially in older consumers.
Yet, if you already have COPD, cannabis may actually help. Though, you won't be smoking the herb to reap the benefits. Anecdotal evidence suggests that cannabis oil may actually help relieve the debilitating symptoms of COPD. Medical cannabis patient, Jeff Waters, shared his story back in 2014.
Waters was first diagnosed with COPD when he was 36-years-old. He had taken several different medications to manage his condition, but nothing seemed to help. He had two trips to the ER. Eventually, his condition landed him in the intensive care unit (ICU). Waters could not walk up a flight of stairs without running out of breath, and he relied on his oxygen tank to get by.
Then came cannabis oil. After his stay in the ICU, Waters needed a change. After doing some research online, he stumbled across a group of people who have had success in treating COPD with Rick Simpson Oil. Waters decided to give it a try.
Since making the switch to cannabis, Waters now walks 3 to 5 miles a day and no longer needs an oxygen tank. He's off of all pharmaceutical medications. Cannabis oil drastically changed the course of his life.
Though this evidence is anecdotal, there are a few reasons why cannabis oil may be an effective treatment for COPD. First, the herb contains extremely potent anti-inflammatory and antioxidant compounds. It calms down the immune system, relieving chronic inflammation.
Cannabinoids also help protect cells and DNA from damage. Research from the '70s has found that psychoactive THC is an effective bronchodilator, opening up vessels in the lungs and allowing for better air flow.
While you may be on the fence about whether or not smoking causes harm, there is still some very interesting evidence that cannabinoids can help treat the lung diseases caused by smoking. A little peculiar, isn't it?
For more information on cannabis and COPD, check out our article here.
Cannabis and emphysema
Emphysema is often thought of as a smoker's disease. Yet, not all smokers develop the condition. There is actually thought to be a genetic component to the disorder that makes some people more susceptible to this debilitating condition than others. But, does cannabis increase the risk for developing this disease?
If you look on common medical resources like Mayo Clinic, you'll quickly find articles that suggest that it does. Another study suggests that 36 cases of emphysema have been attributed to cannabis smoke in prolonged, heavy users. However, no population-based reports have been able to confirm a clear correlation.
Further, recent research suggests that cannabis has not yet been linked to debilitating lung diseases. Here's what Dr. Mark Ware from McGill University had to say:
Cannabis smoking is not equivalent to tobacco smoking in terms of respiratory risk… [C]annabis smoking does not seem to increase risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) or airway cancers. In fact, there is even a suggestion that at low doses cannabis may be protective for both conditions…
This conclusion will affect the way health professionals interact with patients, parents with teenagers, and policy makers with their constituents… Efforts to develop cleaner cannabinoid delivery systems can and should continue, but at least for now, [those] who smoke small amounts of cannabis for medical or recreational purposes can breathe a little bit easier. – Ware
Emphysema is a precursor to COPD, so it seems as though moderate cannabis use is not related to increased risks of progressive respiratory illnesses. Some medical cannabis patients even use the herb to ease emphysema symptoms. Vey Linville is one of those patients. His emphysema became so bad that his doctors urged him to accept a double lung transplant to save his life.
I went out and joined a collective. At the time, I could barely drag my tank behind me. It was quite difficult to walk and I was plainly dying. With the compassionate help of several local collectives, and because at that time there was a large robust community of collectives, more than 200 in the county available, I was able to obtain at very low cost more than a quarter pound of kief which I put in a small amount of alcohol according to [a recipe] and consumed that over the next 10 weeks.
That's a great deal of medicine. I mostly need to stay in bed. When you have a serious internal condition like that that you're recovering from, you need to rest and [cannabis] helps you to do that. But, I improved dramatically. And although I am still taking oxygen, I'm clearly not dying and clearly don't need a transplant.
For more information on cannabis and emphysema, check out our article here.
How to keep your lungs healthy and smoke weed
So, moderate cannabis smokers can rest assured that they're not at high risk for respiratory diseases. However, if you're a medical patient or simply love to smoke cannabis all day long, there are a few things you can do to lessen the body burden of cannabis smoke. Here's what they are:
1. Change your consumption method
The risks debated above are all attributed to smoke. So, want to avoid the risks? Cut out the smoke. Investing in a vaporizer eliminates many of the harms of smoking. Vaporizers work by heating compounds like THC and CBD to their boiling point. This means that you get the benefits of activated cannabinoids without burning the plant. Charred plant material contains toxins and releases harmful smoke. Vaporization uses just enough heat to get the job done, but not enough to actually burn the cannabis.
This means you get to inhale a nice, creamy vapor rather than harsh, ashen smoke. Of course, edibles are another great option. If you're attached to smoking a joint or a daily bowl, simply swapping in an edible a few times a week will help cut back on the amount of smoke you're consuming. Opting for natural, unbleached rolling papers, or using a bong rather than a pipe will also reduce some of the harmful toxins in smoke.
2. Exercise your lungs
Making sure your lungs get a workout will also help keep them nice and clean. Smoke of any kind leaves behind tar from ash particles. For truly healthy lungs, you've got to get that stuff out. The best way to clear your lungs is through intense exercise or deep breathing. Basically, anything that forces you to take long, hard, and full exhalations.
Both deep breathing and exercise increase the amount of clean oxygen you're taking into your lungs. They also force you to breathe through your whole lung, rather than just the shallow top-half. This helps clean out any gunk that's left deep down in the lung tissue.
For complete details on how to keep your lungs healthy while smoking weed, check out our article here.
Cannabis and lung health are topics of hot debate. Medical professionals will advise you against smoking pretty much without fail. In all honesty, smoking cannabis is not the healthiest thing you could be doing for your lungs. But, moderate amounts of smoke seem to be less harmful that most of us anticipated.
If you're concerned about any potential impact on your lung health, simply switching to a vape will help you avoid the risks while still enjoying the blissful benefits of the herb.
How do you keep your lungs healthy while smoking cannabis? Share your story with us on social media or in the comments below. We'd love to hear from you.


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Ambulatory surgery center (ASC) coders are often very niche in an already niche industry, according to a recent article in For the Record Magazine. AAPC member Stephanie Ellis, CPC, RN is one such rare coder who was able to shed some light on the world of ASC coding.
"You don't have the opportunity like you do in a hospital to capture physicians and query them about [what] they did," she says. "Physicians are in and out of an ASC quickly."
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Oh-Yes! Apolo Anton Ohno Wins Dancing with the StarsMatt Richenthal at . Comments
Apolo Anton Ohno received an extra special 25th birthday gift Tuesday: The two-time Olympic medalist became the latest Dancing with the Stars champion.
"I feel amazing," the speed skater said after learning he'd won the competition, beating out singer Joey Fatone and boxer Laila Ali. "From day 1 I feel like everyone here has been champions."
"I'm so excited to see Apolo win," judge Carrie Ann Inaba told People magazine after the finale. "He took it so seriously. He truly mastered the dances. He was the best technical dancer. Apolo and Julianne brought a whole new energy to the dance floor. You never quite knew what they were going to do."
Runner-up Fatone kept up his signature good spirits saying he felt "like a winner" and calling the show "one of the best things I've ever done in my life."
Ali and Maksim Chmerkovskiy, who started the evening in third place, ended up in the same position after performing the mambo. When asked about balancing boxing and dancing, Ali said, "I think you can be strong and sexy and beautiful."
But not a winner. That honor now belongs to Ohno, as he follows in the footsteps if last year's champ, Emmitt Smith.
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