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|'Brexit and me' EuroCitizens/British in Europe video
It is vital for politicians, journalists and the general public to understand the human cost of Brexit, especially for young people. Some people think that 'everything will be all right' and ask us why we are worrying. Well, you can see the impact already; the uncertainty is profoundly affecting the lives of over four million people who have become bargaining chips. And, in the medium and long-term, Brexit could have huge effects on the education, family lives, jobs and futures of a whole generation.
EuroCitizens has produced interviews with young people and university teachers, both British and Spanish, to find out how they feel about Brexit and how it could affect their lives.
Please share them with family, friends (and enemies), colleagues, school associations etc.
- Brexit - Feelings "How do you feel about Brexit?" https://youtu.be/rb975Yz8zVc
- Brexit - Walls
"Is Brexit putting up new walls?" https://youtu.be/
- Brexit - Impact on Education "How will Brexit change life for students and universities?" https://youtu.be/f5zwkaNuyo4
- Brexit - Being European "What does being European mean to you?" https://youtu.be/D_ipEECMW98
- Brexit - European identity "How does Brexit affect European identity?" https://youtu.be/4wkuvhnHdDs


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Ehsan Elahi, PhD Research Fellow
PhD Research Fellow
Ph: +353 (0)51
Email: email@example.com
Personal Summary
Ehsan Elahi joined TSSG in February 2015. He is pursuing a PhD in Science at the TSSG in the Department of Computing and Mathematics, School of Science and Computing, Waterford Institute of Technology, Ireland. Before joining TSSG, Ehsan has worked on two R&D projects as Research engineer and Team Lead. He also possesses 5+ years of teaching experience to undergraduate students.
Current Activities / Research Interests
Ehsan is currently working on Energy Efficiency and Load Management in Data Centres.
Ehsan Elahi, J. Barron, M. Crotty, M. P. de Leon, R. Mijumbi, S. Davy, D. Staessens, S. Vrijders, "On Load Management in Service Oriented Networks", IEEE CloudNet-2016, Pisa, Italy, held in 3-5 October 2016
J. Barron, E. Elahi, M. Crotty, R. Riggio, "Towards Self-Adaptive Network Management for a Recursive Network Architecture", IEEE/IFIP Network Operations and Management Symposium (NOMS), Istanbul, April 2016
Ehsan Elahi, J. Baron, M. Crotty, Miguel P., S. Davy, "Load Balancing in Recursive Networks using Whatevercast Names", IT&T Conference, Dublin, October 2015
Ehsan Elahi, Kishwer A. Khaliq, M. Sajjad Akbar, A. Zaheer, A. Qayyum, "Congestion Avoidance Hybrid Wireless Mesh Protocol (CA-HWMP) for IEEE 802.11s" 5th Elsevier International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks, and Technologies (ANT-2014), to be held on June 2 – 5, 2014, Hasselt, Belgium
Ehsan Elahi, "Status Quo Report on Science & Technology Parks in Pakistan", International Workshop on Science and Technology Parks, Great wall Institute, Beijing China, held on September 01-08, 2013
Ehsan Elahi, Amir Qayyum, Shaneela Naz, "The Effect of Payload Length on QoS in IEEE 802.11s Wireless Mesh Networks", 18th IEEE International Conference on Networks (ICON-2012), December 12-14, 2012, Singapore
Ehsan Elahi, Amir Qayyum, "Connection Oriented Bandwidth Aggregation System", International Journal of Multi-disciplinary Sciences and Engineering (IJMSE), Volume 2, Issue 7, October 2011.
Ehsan Elahi, "Network Simulation using NS-3", Tutorial presented in
14th IEEE International Multi-topic Conference (INMIC), Karachi, Pakistan in December 2011
Ehsan Elahi, A. Sheikh, M. Rehan, M. Omer, M. Yousaf, A. Qayyum. "On the Implementation of End-to-End Mobility Management Framework", 6th IEEE International Conference on Wireless and MobileComputing, Networking and Communications (WiMob 2010), Niagara Falls Canada, 2010.
Ehsan Elahi, N. Hassan, S. Asghar, A. Qayyum, A. Rafiq. "Performance Modeling of Bandwidth Aggregation for TCP Connections", 12th IEEE Conference on High Performance Computing and Communications (HPCC'10), Melbourne Australia, 2010.
He received his Master in Computer Engineering from University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Taxila, Pakistan in 2007. During his masters, he worked on mobility management and bandwidth aggregation for mobile devices. He also has a master degree in Computer Science received in 2000 from Hamdard University Karachi, Pakistan in 2000.


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Semi-Private Clay Studio
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Now available! A nice semi-private, windowed studio space located in the Creative Artists' Studios of Ames (CASA) artists' cooperative in Ames, Iowa. Perfect for the serious artist working in clay, this 10″ X 14″ space also has access to the common area in the room as well to the equipment and facilities in the Shared Clay studio. CASA is well-equipped with gas and electric kilns, slabroller, extruders, spray booth and more!
Shared Clay Studio
Please contact Greg Lamont for more info about this space and to learn more about studio membership in Creative Artists' Studios of Ames.
Studio phone (515) 292-3448 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.
*Standard membership of $200/yr or Student membership of $50/yr rates apply as does the jurying process. There are partial year memberships available.


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A well established travel agency from Kuwait has recently setup base here in Dubai and seeks to recruit 3 FEMALE Sales Executives to join immediately. Previous travel industry experience an advantage but not necessary, as long as you have some sales background. This could be a good career change!
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Salary & Benefits: Competitive.
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Aloha Crafters!! It has been a month and a half since I've last posted. Thanksgiving, Christmas and ringing in 2015 came n' went!! While I was gone, guess where my family and I headed off too? We went to Seattle, WA!!! It was our first time ever leaving the islands for Christmas. We went to our family friends home and stayed with them for nearly 2-1/2 weeks. We met our college son there too. I'm just getting back into creating and working on some digitally created pages from the pics we took during our trip. I'll be posting them as I complete them. Here are pics taken from day one, our flight out, December 19th, 2014:
I was able to complete another page before the day's end... yay
me! I love how this layout turned out. I wanted to experiment with
masking, and did it with the fireplace pic that I had taken, blending
into the background paper. I also masked the background paper with a
brick wall graphic n' grunge edges. I got the layout template from Scrap Orchard.
Thanks for stopping by!! Looking forward in sharing more of my digital creations.
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Brandon, FL 33511
p. 813-571-3400
Our Admissions process begins with a tour and an interview. We are currently accepting applications for our Infant through Primary programs. Admission to Montessori Kids Universe Brandon is a two-fold process designed to provide parents with an opportunity to learn more about our school, philosophy, policies and people. We are excited to be a part of this wonderful community!


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The Mechanical courseware progression covers equipment and systems that are key to any facility engineer or those that are pursuing a deeper rotating equipment role with your company.
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Compressor Systems - Mechanical Design and Specification: ME-46
This five day, foundation level course is for facility design engineers, operations engineers, and technicians seeking an in-depth understanding of centrifugal, reciprocating, and
screw compressors. This course provides basic knowledge of compressor types and associated auxiliary systems, mechanical design of equipment, operating and performance
characteristics, control and monitoring systems,
maintenance practices, and codes and standards.
Fundamentals of Pump and Compressor Systems
This is an intensive five day course providing a comprehensive overview of pumps and compressor systems. The focus is on equipment selection; type, unit, and station configuration;
and integration of these units in the process scheme and control strategy in upstream and midstream oil and gas facilities. The material of the course is applicable to field production facilities, pipelines, gas plants, and offshore
Piping Systems - Mechanical Design and Specification – ME-41
This five day, foundation level course for engineers and piping system designers reviews the key areas associated with the design of piping systems for oil and gas facilities. The course is focused on four areas: codes and standards, pipe materials and manufacture, piping components, and piping layout and
Mechanical Specification of Pressure Vessels and Heat Exchangers – ME-43
This five day, intermediate level course for facility engineers and project engineers reviews the key areas associated with the mechanical design of pressure vessels and heat exchangers for oil and gas facilities.
Corrosion Management in Production/Processing Operations: PF-22
This course will cover the main causes of corrosion in upstream oil and gas operations, as well as monitoring and mitigation methods. The various corrosion mechanisms give rise to a number of different forms of corrosion damage, which will all be considered. Participants will estimate the corrosivity of a given environment through analysis of the chemical and physical characteristics of the system; review approaches to selecting materials and coatings for corrosion resistance for different conditions and applications (including the use of NACE MR0175/ISO 15156); and be introduced to cathodic protection (CP) surveys, selecting the CP system type, estimating current requirements, and the design principles of simple cathodic protection systems.
Process Plant Reliablity & Maintenance Strategies: REL-5
This course is designed to teach reliability engineering skills as they apply to improving process system reliability and developing maintenance strategies. You will use modern software and analysis methods to perform statistical analysis of failures and model system performance, plus develop maintenance and reengineering strategies to improve overall performance.
Risk Based Inspection: REL-61
The risk-based approach requires a systematic and integrated use of expertise from the different disciplines that impact plant integrity. These include design, materials selection, operating parameters and scenarios, and understanding of the current and future degradation mechanisms and risks involved. Risk-based methodologies enable the assessment of the likelihood and potential consequences of equipment failures.


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We know music is important. And we know travel changes lives. But what can music and travel do together?
- Build ensemble and director reputation in community
- Gain community/administrative support of ensemble
- Boost recruitment numbers
- Enhance fundraising efforts
- Give ensemble a sense of purpose
- Improve member retention
- Provide extra incentive for members to do well throughout the concert season
- Explore exciting musical destinations and immerse yourself in the history, art and culture
- Participate in cultural exchanges that help you grow individually and musically
- Enhance musical abilities utilizing external cultural influences
- Perform in the world's most fascinating, renowned, and unique venues
- Add overseas performances, workshops, masterclasses, etc. to your personal resume
- Perform for audiences other than family and friends
- Bond as a group; strengthen friendships and build ensemble unity
- Builds trust between ensemble members and director
- Get outside your musical and personal comfort zone
- Expand horizons with limitless performance possibilities
- Exemplifies energetic and dynamic director and ensemble
- Boost individual self-confidence and confidence in performing
- Learn and experience independence as a person and musician (youth)
- Check it off your musical bucket list
- Share your music with the world
- Experience varying acoustical settings and learn to adapt to new performance spaces
- Get the opportunity to work with different directors and different ensembles
- Discover different musical styles from across the globe
- Create meaningful relationships with fellow musicians
- Transform yourself and your music
- Develop a unique perspective
- Challenge yourself
- Allows ensemble to try new things
- Donate concert proceeds for local charities
- Find the common bond between two cultures using the universal language of music
- Become musical ambassadors for your community
- Be inspired
The post 34 Reasons Why Your Ensemble Should Travel appeared first on Backstage at Encore Tours.
About the Author
Having grown up in a military family, Tori traveled the world at a young age and has visited over 25 countries to date. She is the former Director of Marketing and Business Development at Encore Tours and her passion for travel is matched only by her love of music. She holds bachelor degrees in Vocal Performance and Music Theory and currently performs with Chorus pro Musica in the Boston area. She also directs the Harborlight Show Chorus, a small barbershop chorus in the North Shore.More Content by Tori Cook


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You Can Win…or Be The CHAMPION
By: Houssam Makki
Author / Speaker / Life & Leadership Coach
To win; it doesn't necessarily mean that you are a champion; but to become the champion, you are definitely a winner.
There are many things in life that require from us time to pause, think and reflect deeply; to really understand its meaning and how powerful it is to change our perspective in a positive way for a better outcome..
The word champion describes a winner in a game or a race, right? That's what we've been taught; but growing through life, I've discovered that the same word has a different meaning…champion means uniqueness!
Sadly to say, in our society, we don't teach the younger generation that the word champion means uniqueness. Yes, we are all champions of God; but parents nowadays are putting so much effort to show that their kids are the best; they even tell them that. It is also strange to see parents dealing with their kids with the exchange concept! For example: a father telling his kid, "I am taking you on a vacation; so you need to get good grades. You have no excuse;" or "I am investing in you because I am expecting you to make my dream come true by becoming a doctor;" even worse, "I want you to have a better job so you can live better than X person." The concept of proving others wrong is a kind of a competition. Parents are teaching their kids that winning is the only goal to set you apart from others; not raising their awareness about the real meaning of being a champion so they can explore their uniqueness; and if the kid failed, he or she gets punished.
Not long ago I was watching a movie that I love called, "Rocky Balboa." It is a series of movies about a champion journey. All of these movies are awesome; and no matter how many times I watch them, I learn something new. Let me share with you something from what I learned from part 4 of this series. When Rocky had to fight a Russian boxer named, "Ivan Drago" who was a giant and heavily trained by the latest and highest tech equipment at that time as a machine; and taught to fight strategically, it was known that "Drago" could knock down any boxer in maximum 3 rounds, if not less; and because he is trained like a machine, his punch could kill anyone that he fought against; just like what it did with Rocky's best friend earlier in the movie.
There was the scene when Rocky traveled all the way to Russia to fight against the (Big Russian) Drago. It was obvious who was going to be the winner; both of them started their training and practices, Rocky in the nature and Drago through equipment.
Many predicted that the fight wouldn't take long; but it was surprising to everyone who was watching the fight that it went for more than 12 rounds.
The best part was when the 2 boxers were resting in between the rounds. Drago was told by his training team things like, "You are not doing what you were told to do; Rocky is small and weak;" while Rocky's coach was lifting his spirit to stay focused and keep going.
In the second time out again Drago was told things like, "How can you do this? This boxer is nothing, He is soft," but Drago replied, "He is not a human; he is like a piece of iron;" on the other hand, Rocky was motivated because he was able to shake the big Russian's system and prove that he was not a machine. He was a man; and by proving that, his coach told him that he earned the fight and repeated the words, "no pain" to keep the spirit up!
Reaching to the final round, the crowd was cheering for Rocky for his stamina and determination, and this time Drago's Team Manager said to the trainer, "You trained this fool. He is a disgrace." Then he said to Drago, "Listen to our people; they are cheering for him. Go and WIN!"
At the end, Rocky won over the big Russian and earned the crowd's respect. Why? Because he wasn't focusing on winning, but on doing what he was meant to do and believing that he can do it; despite of what those surrounding him were thinking, speaking and predicting about the fight.
You may win at something. You may succeed in many areas. You may achieve high positions or receive many awards; but if this wasn't what you were meant to do on this earth; and this thing has nothing to do with your desire and passion except feeding your self-satisfaction, you will remain a winner…but never a champion.
A champion knows by heart his own lane; which if he won over, he will be automatically shining to the world.
A champion never puts the effort to grab the attention of others; but all he does is simply what is required from him to do, that is:
• Know who you are.
• Tie yourself to a goal.
• Believe in yourself; and that you and what you do matter.
• Never stand still, never look back, never look right nor left…keep moving forward.
Remember: you are a champion. You are unique.
I am Houssam Makki. I am the reborn; this is my message, and I am paying it forward to inspire others.
Be blessed!
Houssam Makki
Author / Speaker / Life & Leadership Coach


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The information session is designed to provide residents with an opportunity to meet with representatives from EPA and Honeywell, and to ask questions in an informal setting.
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Osinachi, 16 and over six foot was not pleased with the decision taken by his parents for his summer – to learn Coding. He had plans – definite plans of going out with his friends, playing video games and basketball. The SS3 student was sent to the Toolz Academy Summer Coding programme and after two […]
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Ramadan 2017 AD / 1438 AH
Friday 26th May or Saturday 27th May 2017 will be the 1st of Ramadan 1438 Hijri.
The official announcement for Ramadan will be made on Thursday 25th May 2017 around Asr time.
The Islamic Months are dependent on the sighting of the crescent of the new moon and can not be pre-determined by more then a standard deviation of 1 or 2 days.
Song: "Ramadan Kareem"
[spoken] It's great to be here, with you good Muslims,
on this fabulous night! Remember Muslims, show the world,
let them know it's Ramadan Kareem. Hit it!
I wouldn't change places
With anyone tonight
We'll carve crescent moon faces
And watch the jinni's flight
Every jinn's heart will shudder
Every ghoul will shake with fear
Tonight, the greatest
Tonight, the happiest
Tonight, the most wonderful night
ahhhhhhhhf the year!
Anything can happen on Ramadan Kareem
Your dogma could turn into Salat
Such prayer may seem bizarre
When it's turning starving people fat
Christmas time brings the snow
Summer time brings the sun
But on Ramadan Kareem evil begins to run
Something's funky going down now
This funky Soul Train's gonna be fun!
Anything can happen on Ramadan Kareem
It's better than you know
Muezzins gonna call from every minaret
From London to Idaho
April first can be fun
New Year's Eve is a bore
But on Ramadan Kareem every Muslim stands tall
Oh, I'm soaring high!
Anything can happen on Ramadan Kareem
Your beards grow long and your faith turns green
Your teacher could become less mean
Your poor fed just like a queen.
Has anybody seen my tambourine
I may start playing
Begin the begin
The holiest night you've ever seen
This happy, lovely, holy, heavenly,
Ramadan Kareem!
In 2017!!
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I write code relating to natural language, markup, and syntax trees, often for the web or Node. Most of my programming is open source. I also lecture about code, such as data visualisation and backend, and help people get into Node at NodeSchool Amsterdam.
unified – Text processing umbrella
remark – Markdown processor built on
retext – Natural language processor built on
rehype – HTML processor built on
franc – Natural Language detection
alex – Catch insensitive, inconsiderate writing
lowlight and
refractor – Virtual syntax highlighting
nspell – Hunspell compatible spell-checker
dictionaries – Spell-checker dictionaries
write-music – Visualise sentence length
readability – Visualise readability
Other than all the retext stuff, I maintain some smaller natural language things.
stemmer – Porter stemming algorithm
lancaster-stemmer – Lancaster stemming algorithm
soundex-code – phonetics algorithm
metaphone – Smart phonetics algorithm
double-metaphone – Smarter phonetics algorithm
levenshtein-edit-distance – Levenshtein edit distance
dice-coefficient – Sørensen–Dice coefficient
syllable – English syllable count
direction – Detect directionality
n-gram – Get n-grams from text
gunning-fog – Gunning fog index
automated-readability – Automated Readability Index
coleman-liau – Coleman-Liau index
flesch – Flesch Reading Ease
spache-formula – Spache Readability Formula
flesch-kincaid – Flesch–Kincaid Grade Level
dale-chall-formula – Dale-Chall Readability Formula
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To teach his own 3By Wade Kwon
I'm guest lecturing next week in a class on mass communications. Which means preparing a lesson plan, reading the textbook chapter, making PowerPoint slides and more.
It helps that I like teaching, I like older kids, and I'm a ham. Not necessarily in that order.
I volunteered to talk about new media, considering that my own foray has been reasonably successful. I met new friends, learned how to set up a site, how to write for an online audience and even landed work.
Back in college, I served as a teaching assistant for a public speaking class. In some ways, it was the ideal preparation for working in the classroom. The tenets of public speaking — know your audience, rehearse, do your homework, smile — are crucial to teaching effectively.
But it's not a lock. You can have a great lesson plan and not connect. Students are distracted by all sorts of things: hormones, an exam they just failed in the class before, an exam they haven't studied for in the next period, hormones, your bad tie, the big game, and so on.
Engaging students is what teachers do best, or worst. If a teacher doesn't care about the topic — or worse, the students — it shows.
What you have to say as a teacher isn't automatically important because you happen to be standing at the front of the room. And not every student is going to come away with the same info.
It ain't perfect, but it's how we all got here.
I like teaching, especially when I don't have to read the essays or grade the tests. For me, swooping in is fun. And in the classroom, if I'm not having fun, ain't no one having fun.
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SOURCE: System Pavers
November 03, 2015 09:05 ET
DENVER, CO--(Marketwired - November 03, 2015) - When Helping Hands in Denver, CO set out to make the world a better place for a family in need, they turned to System Pavers, a company known for its charitable projects for families with challenges, physically or financially.
Each year, Helping Hands, a community outreach program of the Douglas Elbert Realtor Association in Denver, chooses a family in need and provides a home improvement project. This year, they chose Bob and Laura Thompson of Parker, Colorado, and completed improvement projects to the interior and exterior of their home. Volunteers repainted and re-carpeted the interior of their home while System Pavers completed a new, paving stone patio to enable them to spend more quality time outside.
"Working with Helping Hands was a very fulfilling experience for us," said Josh Erlich, VP of Operations for System Pavers Pacific Northwest region which includes Colorado. "It's an important part of our mission to enable people to have greater joy by enjoying a beautiful setting at home, especially those who are not able to get out much. Knowing the Thompsons can enjoy a beautiful outdoor setting every day is what gives our team joy at work."
System Pavers completed an outdoor paving stone patio with a stair access for Bob who suffers from multiple sclerosis, and his wife, Laura who has pre-frontal lobe dementia. According to Bob, caring for his wife is a full-time job and being able to spend even a little time outside in a beautiful setting is a welcome reprieve.
More information about System Pavers' charitable giving and mission can be found at www.systempavers.com, or by calling 877-728-3778.
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Over 2,500 members of the Royal Navy have a BMI of over 30, making them technically obese according to new Freedom of Information figures.
The new statistics revealed the Navy to be the heaviest service, with 7.8 per cent of serving sailors, marines, and officers classifying as obese, reports the Plymouth Herald.
Remarkably, the least obese service is the Royal Air Force, where 1,551 (4.6 per cent) were seriously overweight, a fact that will do nothing to calm inter-service rivalry.
Figures for Army obesity were made public in July, with over 30,000 soldiers supposedly putting their health at risk due to their weight, and 5,828, or 6.7 per cent being technically obese.
The military offers three cooked meals a day to troops when possible, recognising the very important morale benefits wholesome food brings. Although there are healthy options, soldiers are not always easy to resist.
The Daily Star reported the remarks of one senior officer who said of the obesity crisis: "Troops can have a fry-up for breakfast followed by pie and chips for lunch and burger and chips for dinner every day if they want.
"But they are going to put on weight and that is going to make it harder to pass fitness tests. Obesity is now a major problem in society and it is having an impact on the armed forces as well.
"We are educating troops' eating habits and offer salads at every meal time but we can't and won't tell them what to eat".
Although it has not always been the case, sailors are now required to take annual fitness tests through their careers, with those unable to hit the required level kicked out of the service. Sailors are given four warnings over the course of more than a year before they are sent on to civvy street, with each subsequent failure to improve their standard of fitness filed in their permanent record.
Over the past three years, some 32,000 have failed their fitness tests across three services, but the majority went on to improve. In the past eight years, only 68 have passed four warnings without improvement and have been released from service.
Breitbart London reported in March that the new catering regime on many Army bases had contributed to the problem of fat soldiers. The old system of army cook-houses providing sustenance to soldiers was replaced with the controversial pay-as-you-dine system in 2006, with private contractors brought in to serve meals. As prices increased, many soldiers chose to eat off-base – at unhealthy takeaways clustered around barracks gates.
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Chronic renal disease (kidney disease)
Your kidneys are responsible for filtering out waste products from your body and getting rid of them in the form of urine. They also play a part in making red blood cells, balancing the amount of fluid in your cells and controlling your blood pressure. So, if your kidneys don't work properly, it can lead to a number of serious long-term health problems.
About chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease is when the condition lasts for three months or longer. It's sometimes called chronic renal failure. Around one in ten people have the condition, and the chance of developing it increases as you get older.
If you have chronic kidney disease, you may also have other long-term diseases. For example, you're more likely to develop cardiovascular disease if you have chronic kidney disease. If you have type 2 diabetes, you're at a higher risk of developing chronic kidney disease if you're diabetes isn't controlled well. Chronic kidney disease can be life-threatening.
Symptoms of chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease is often diagnosed when you've already had it for some time, because there are usually no symptoms. It's often discovered when you have a routine check-up for another health problem. Or it can be found when you have a regular check-up for another condition, such as type 2 diabetes.
If you do have symptoms, they may include:
- feeling sick or being sick
- losing weight
- swollen feet or ankles
- feeling tired and weak
- itchy skin
- impotence (erectile dysfunction)
If you have any of these symptoms, speak to your GP.
Diagnosis of chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease, as with conditions such as diabetes, may be picked up at a routine check-up or at an appointment for another health condition you may have.
If you have a long-term health condition, such as high blood pressure or diabetes, your GP will regularly test you to see how well your kidneys are working. Your GP will also test you for kidney problems if there is kidney disease in your family.
If your GP thinks you may have kidney disease, they will do several tests. These can show how well your kidneys work, what the cause of any problem may be, and whether kidney disease has caused other health issues.
Your GP will arrange for you to have the following tests.
- Blood tests, including one for GFR. GFR stands for glomerular filtration rate, which shows how much blood is filtered by your kidneys over a set time. It also measures a chemical called creatinine. This is a waste product produced by your muscles, which is cleared out of your body by your kidneys. You'll be asked not to eat any meat for 12 hours before the test. The results of this test can help your doctor to see how severe the kidney disease is. See our FAQs about stages of kidney disease for more information.
- Urine tests, including one to check for any blood or protein.
Your GP may refer you to a nephrologist (a doctor who specialises in conditions that affect the kidneys).
You may also need to have an ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan or computer tomography (CT) scan to find out the cause of your kidney disease. You might also have a kidney biopsy. This is when a small sample of your kidney tissue is taken and sent to a laboratory for testing.
Treatment of chronic kidney disease
Chronic kidney disease gradually gets worse over time, so treatment focuses on slowing this down. Your doctor will work with you to keep your kidneys working as well as possible, for as long as possible. You will also need treatment to prevent any complications and to manage other conditions such as high blood pressure.
At any point throughout treatment, you might be asked to wear a blood pressure monitor for 24 hours to check that your blood pressure is being controlled well.
The treatment you need will depend on how severe your kidney disease is.
There are things you can do to help your kidneys work at their best. These include:
- making some changes to the foods you eat, including eating less salt
- stopping smoking
- only drinking alcohol within the recommended limits
- being regularly active
- keeping to a healthy weight
Don't take non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as ibuprofen or diclofenac, unless your doctor prescribes them for you.
Your doctor will ask you to take medicines to keep your kidneys working as well as possible and to prevent complications. You will be asked to take medicines that:
- lower and control your blood pressure, such as angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
- reduce your chances of developing heart disease or having a stroke, including medicines called statins which lower and control your cholesterol levels
- treat any underlying cause of your condition, such as diabetes and kidney infections
- ease symptoms, such as tiredness
- keep vitamins and minerals, such as vitamin D and calcium, at the right levels in your body
Some medicines can affect how well your kidneys work. Your doctor and pharmacist can check any other medicines you're taking and tell you if you need to stop them.
Always read the patient information leaflet that comes with your medicine. If you have any questions, ask your pharmacist or doctor for advice.
If you have severe kidney disease and your kidneys aren't working, you're likely to need dialysis. This acts like an artificial kidney, and gets rid of waste and excess water from your blood.
There are two types of dialysis: haemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis.
Haemodialysis is when your blood passes through a machine to filter and clean it. You need to have this done three times a week and it takes about four hours to have dialysis each time. You can have this type of dialysis done at home or in hospital.
Peritoneal dialysis uses your peritoneum as a filter. This is the thin lining on the inside of your tummy (abdomen). Like your kidneys, your peritoneum contains tiny arteries and veins, which makes it a useful filter. During dialysis, fluid is passed into the space that surrounds your peritoneum (the peritoneal cavity). As blood moves through your peritoneum, waste products move into the dialysis fluid, which is then drained away. You can have peritoneal dialysis at home – a relative or carer can be trained to help you do this yourself. Peritoneal dialysis has to be done every day.
The type of dialysis you have will depend on how severe your condition is, your general health and your personal choice.
If you have severe kidney disease and your kidneys aren't working, the other treatment option you have is a kidney transplant. This is when a kidney from a donor is put into your body. If you do have a kidney transplant, you'll need to be closely monitored and take medicines for the rest of your life. This is because your body can reject a kidney that has come from someone else.
This treatment isn't suitable for everybody – talk to your doctor about whether it's an option for you.
Causes of chronic kidney disease
The main causes of chronic kidney disease are diabetes and high blood pressure. Other possible causes include:
- some medicines, such as lithium and ciclosporin
- recurrent kidney stones
- inherited conditions, such as polycystic kidney disease
- recurrent infections as a child, which damage or scar the kidneys
Complications of chronic kidney disease
As kidney disease gets worse, you can develop complications, including:
- severe kidney disease, which needs treatment with dialysis or a kidney transplant
- high blood pressure (hypertension)
- cardiovascular disease, including heart disease and stroke
- damage to your nerves
- malnutrition – this is when you're not getting the nutrients you need
- weak bones
- anaemia
Prevention of chronic kidney disease
If you have health problems such as diabetes or high blood pressure, which can lead to chronic kidney disease, it's important to be regularly checked by your GP. If you get treatment for conditions like these early, it can reduce your likelihood of developing chronic kidney disease.
Special considerations
Your GP and consultant will encourage you to self-manage your condition as much as you're able to. This means understanding your condition well, monitoring your progress and working with health professionals to make decisions about your care.
Living with chronic kidney disease can be challenging and difficult, particularly if you're having dialysis. If you're finding it hard to cope or need support, ask your doctor or specialist nurse for help. They can refer you for one-to-one support or counselling. There are support groups for people with kidney disease.
FAQ: What do the different stages of chronic kidney disease mean?
When you're first diagnosed, and as your condition changes, your doctor will use a 'stage' to describe how well your kidneys are working. The stages go from 1 to 5 and describe mild, moderate or severe kidney disease. Stage 1 is very mild kidney disease and stage 5 is severe kidney disease when your kidney isn't working at all (kidney failure).
If you have mild-to-moderate chronic kidney disease, you'll usually be treated by your GP. If you have more severe disease (stages 4 and 5), you'll be treated by a nephrologist at a hospital.
You'll often only get symptoms if you have stage four or five chronic kidney disease. Measuring these stages can help your doctor plan your treatment.
FAQ: How long does it take to get to end-stage kidney disease?
This is difficult to answer, as it's different for everybody. Not everyone will get to end-stage kidney disease.
Kidney disease doesn't always get worse gradually, so it's hard to predict when and if you're likely to need dialysis or a kidney transplant. Whether or when you'll get to end-stage kidney disease depends on what's causing the condition, how well your condition is managed and controlled, and your general health.
If you're diagnosed early, and have the right treatment and regular check-ups, you can prevent complications and slow down the development of the condition.
FAQ: Which form of dialysis is best: peritoneal dialysis or haemodialysis?
Deciding which type of dialysis to have can be difficult, and each has pros and cons for every individual. There are tools called decision aids that can help you to decide what's right for you, and your doctor and nurse can give you more information and advice. You can talk to your doctor about which is likely to work best for you and what the benefits and side-effects might be.
During haemodialysis, a needle is inserted into your arm and attached by a tube to a haemodialysis machine. Your blood goes into the haemodialysis machine and then goes back into your body after it has been filtered to remove waste products.
In peritoneal dialysis, a tube is permanently put into your tummy, which goes into the space that surrounds your peritoneum. A dialysis solution is put into your abdomen. The waste products from your body pass from your blood into the fluid and then the fluid is drained out again.
This process takes about 20 minutes and is called continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD). It can be done while you're awake or asleep. When you're making a choice about treatment, there are certain things to consider. Here are some main things to think about.
- Whether you or a carer will be able to do the treatment for you.
- How the dialysis will fit into your daily life, including work, study, family commitments and your leisure time.
- Whether you'll have dialysis at home, and if so whether you may need to make changes to your home.
- How far you'll need to travel for treatment and for how long.
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- Kidney Research UK
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- Chronic kidney disease. BMJ Best Practice. bestpractice.bmj.com, last updated October 2016
- Cardiovascular disease in chronic kidney disease. Medscape. www.medscape.com, published 2013
- Chronic kidney disease in adults: assessment and management. National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), January 2015. www.nice.org.uk
- Chronic kidney disease. PatientPlus. patient.info/patientplus, last checked September 2014
- Map of Medicine. Chronic kidney disease. International View. London: Map of Medicine; 2016 (Issue 3)
- Assessing renal function. PatientPlus. patient.info/patientplus, last checked June 2015
- Edey, MM. Male sexual dysfunction and chronic kidney disease. Front Med 2017. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2017.00032
- Personal communication, Raj Persad, Consultant Urologist, Spire Bristol Hospital, February 2017
- Chronic kidney disease – not diabetic. NICE Clinical Knowledge Summaries. cks.nice.org.uk, last revised May 2016
- Renal replacement therapy and transplantation. PatientPlus. patient.info/patientplus, last checked May 2016
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Altercation Following "Finger Trick" Gone Wrongby Jeremy Dobski February 24, 2015 0 comments
On Monday morning, police were called to the house of a New Orleans man after neighbors complained about shouting and a possible physical altercation. When the police arrived on the scene, Bob Walters, 55, was found straddling and choking Raymond James, 60. Reportedly, Walters was repeatedly yelling "How did you do it? How did you do it?" until subdued by the officers at the scene.
While there were no immediate witnesses, James stated that he was merely attempting to amuse his old friend with the classic parlor trick where an individual makes it appear as though he is removing the top of his finger, while really concealing both the top of the finger and his thumb (in place of the missing finger top). Watch this demonstration.
James reported that as the trick grew more and more believable (as Walters asked for it "again" and "again"), Walters grew further upset. James said, "I've never seen anything like it, except years ago when I got the nose of a friend. Luckily I gave it back in time. But this, being attacked, I've never experienced that before. I guess, I'm just a great magician. I really didn't mean to rile him up, but now I know how good the trick is, and with great power comes great responsibility, as Shakespeare once said."
Both men were taken into custody, but Walters has yet to calm down. He is currently seeking legal and magical council. He has hired an attorney against the state of existence, and he is trying to find a counterspell against his long time friend.
"It's just tragic," said arresting officer Doug Hout, "This is why we warn people against hacky parlor tricks, they just make people lose their minds. Now these two friends may never reconcile."
The Voodoo community has spoken out in the midst of all of this magic talk. A shaman, who wishes to go unidentified, said, "This is detrimental to us practicing real magic. I can kill a man…I mean, help a man, with a doll that takes days of laboring and collecting his DNA…I mean, flowers…collecting flowers, and this guy does a simple finger illusion and gets the credit for the magic he does, while mom and pop businesses like mine are seen as mumbo-jumbo and even regular sized mumbo."
James does not want to charge his friend, but Walters insists on a "courtroom showdown" as he is calling it.
This article is entirely satirical and is not intended as real news, reportage, or journalism. Not that you would have thought that, anyway.


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Conference Highlights to Include:
Plenary sessions, luncheons, breakout sessions for adults and teens, and a Youth Speak-Up Speak-Out session.
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After May 18, 2018, participants must register on-site (May 30 - June 1, 2018). Luncheon tickets cannot be guaranteed for participants who register after May 18, 2018. Cancellations and requests for refunds must be received in writing no later than May 4, 2018. Refunds will not be processed until after June 29, 2018.
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LTC dementia residents are remaining in hospice longer
Susan Miller
Dementia patients are increasingly using hospice care benefits, according to an analysis of nursing home records. The investigation also revealed that 40% of nursing home residents suffer from some degree of dementia at their time of death.
The study is the first to estimate the percentage of people who die in nursing homes with mild to moderately severe, or an advanced degree, of dementia. Results appeared in the December issue of the American Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias.
The research team issued a statement expressing its concern that Medicare policymakers will see this as a reason to cut costs. Although people die from dementia, caregivers and family members don't always recognize it as a terminal illness, noted lead researcher Susan Miller.
"Initiatives focusing on reducing long hospice stays could disproportionately and adversely affect the timing of hospice referral for persons with dementia," wrote Miller and co-authors Julie Lima and Susan Mitchell. "It is critical that the creation of any new policy explicitly consider the challenges inherent in the timing of hospice referral for nursing home residents dying with dementia."The study was conducted by researchers at Brown University and Hebrew SeniorLife/Deaconess Medical Center in Boston.


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- January-March: 83°F day, 60°F night
- April-June: 80°F day, 38°F night
- July-September: 79°F day, 38°F night
- October-December: 83°F day, 56°F night
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