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Sex Ed in Bed Boo hoo! Sex is so much work! By Jallen Rix, Ed.D. (c). Theres a good number of people who turn up their noses when I suggest a little preplanning could spice up their sex life, especially couples. They respond with their heads down turned, Yeah, I know. As if I just suggested they study more for a trigonometry test, or that I suggested they clean the floor with their tongues. I realize that in our fast paced society, we live by such extreme schedules that we dont want to plan our sex life to death too. But thats not what I usually hear from sexual anti-planners. Im referring to a belief that preplanning makes sex somehow contrived, or less from the heart. Unanticipated sex is viewed as more genuine, as if spontaneity and passion were exclusively synonymous. I would ask those who really resist planning sexual fun, Why not? Sometimes we believe that we dont deserve pleasure or sex, much less planning ahead for it, so were used to sort of getting it on the fly. Without going all therapist and diving into the shame factors, what seems to go unnoticed is that almost everyone already does a certain amount of sexual preplanning. Have you ever gone through the unbearable process of renting a porno? How about the painstaking challenge of buying lube? Isnt it just an arduous nuisance to log onto your favorite website to download the latest set of erotic photos? Im being ironical because ultimately we do what we have to do to make sex enjoyable. Furthermore, we would be amazed to find out to what extent so many of us manage our sexual pleasure and experiences. The Institute for Advanced Study of Human Sexuality oversees the largest collection of erotological materiel in the world. Occasionally people donate their libraries to the Institute. Many of them included a variety of homemade scrapbooks, picture albums and even intricate collages of erotic images. People have taken hours cutting out their favorite photos, pasting them into displays, and organizing them. Others are proud of their magazine or video collection and keep them meticulously organized. These days, with the internet, our sexual management comes in the form of jpegs, mpegs, compressed documents and streaming video. A huge number of us take a lot of time to manage our erotic pleasure by making desktop files, labeling our favorites, and storing them in such a way for easy access. So youre thinking, Yes, but thats something I enjoy doing. And youd be right thats the point! Dont be constrained by the myth that planned sex is somehow less fun than spontaneous sex, when there are certain kinds of sexual planning that work very well the kind we enjoy! When it comes to couples, the key is still pleasure. Though it may feel overexposed and awkward at first, the overriding factor is that you both want sexual satisfaction for each other, which motivates you to do all kinds of fun and crazy things. So maybe ask yourself some serious questions if you really dont get any enjoyment from occasionally whipping up something special for your special someone. Besides, it doesnt take much effort to make an evening unique. Like on a recent date I preplanned to say at the end of dinner, I have some mango sorbet back at my place that Id like to feed to you... Oh! I mean that Id like to share with you. The joke worked on every level, and with my intentions revealed, he accepted my invitation. To be honest, we never got to the sorbet. Another way of looking at it is that we just cant drop our drawers every time we have a sexual urge. But in those instances, planning when we will satiate our desires can really be exciting. Preplanning generates and feeds anticipation. So try it one day. From the moment you wake, to the clock ticking by at work, to finally getting home, plan and anticipate a really thorough whip cream explosion (whether alone or not). Remind yourself that you can make it through this day because whatever happens, its gonna end well! When the moment comes, take your time lathering up your crotch. You might even get your right hand doing the finger dance of discovery while your left hand has a firm grip on a vibrator. Those fantasies that have all day been rolling across the wide screen of your mind are now in high definition, baby! Ill bet your orgasm will be all that you imagined and more. Thats not only taking good pleasure in yourself, thats great project development, implementation, and closure! |
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The Incas were accomplished engineers who built long-lasting structures high in the Andes Mountains, from Machu Pichu on a ridgetop to the Inca Road system that extended for thousands of miles throughout the empire. Moray is a sculpted landscape masterpiece that is less well known, located on a high plain about 20 miles northwest of Cusco. At this site, a set of large circles are lined with concentric rings of terraces; these circles began as deep natural sinkholes with unstable slopes. The Inca builders created features that are admired today, nearly five centuries later, for their precision, complexity, and beauty.
Moray was introduced to the larger outside world in aerial photographs taken in 1931. Speculation on how and why Moray was built has been ongoing in the decades since. The reasonable theories include Inca religious and ceremonial purposes, and/or some type of agricultural experiment station. There are also wacky theories, including landing pads for extra-terrestrials, as UFOs have allegedly been seen in the area (hmmm…).
The Incas didn't have a writing system we recognize, so with no written records available, new theories will likely continue to emerge. What IS clear is that sophisticated engineering knowledge was essential to construct these enormous features, control water, and successfully address the geologic challenges of unstable slopes and landslides. I had the good fortune to visit Moray on trips to Peru, and this greatly increased my admiration of the monumental engineering achievements of the Incas.
Sinkholes, Soil and Lots of Stone Blocks
Constructed during the peak of the Inca Empire, before the Spanish conquistadores arrived in 1532, the bowl-shaped circles are built around natural sinkholes called muyus (the word for circles in Quechua, the language of the Incas). The Moray region is underlain by extensive limestone deposits. The calcium carbonate and calcium sulfate in these rocks is subject to chemical dissolution that opens solution cavities and sinkholes in karst topography. Sinkholes are infamous for opening suddenly; frequently, this is due to human-induced disruptions to groundwater levels. Significant property damage, including dramatic examples of cars and buildings disappearing, happens regularly in Florida, Texas, Alabama, and other US states. (Check out a few exciting YouTube videos by searching on "sinkholes swallowing cars"!)
Volcanic rocks overlie the limestones, and within these rocks are springs that provided a water source incorporated into the muyus by the Incas. Andesite, a durable volcanic rock from a nearby quarry, provided the stone blocks that were shaped and used to build the terrace walls and structures at the site. (If the local limestone had been used in construction, it would have largely disintegrated over the past centuries.)
To build the muyus, hundreds of tons of rock and soil had to be hauled and then compacted. The largest construction is 720 feet long, 390 feet in diameter and 120 feet deep, with circular terraces of upward increasing sizes that flow out onto a large flat plaza and a series of oval-shaped terraces. Most of the retaining wall heights are around 5 feet high, and the terrace widths are typically 15 to 25 feet wide. Excavations on one of the plains connecting the muyus indicates that area was raised with more than 12 feet of imported fill.
Flying stairs, placed with geometric precision, are embedded in the walls of the terraces, allowing access between the different levels (visible in the photo below). The stair treads are quite high and far apart, requiring a bit of a leap between them (as I somewhat anxiously found out when I traversed the steps!). The smallest muyu is unfinished, and partially shaped stone blocks and tools scattered about this site indicate it was abandoned quickly, most likely when the workers learned of the Spanish conquistadores advancing into the Cusco region.
Controlling Water
Water management at Moray – collecting, transporting, and delivering water – indicates the exceptional hydraulic engineering skills of the Incas. The water that originally formed the muyus was also the medium that could have caused rapid destruction, so the Incas had to carefully control the natural springs and rainfall of about 20 inches/year. Reservoirs with stone linings were built to store water from the springs, and with a capacity of about 90,000 gallons, they were adequate to provide a consistent supply throughout the dry season. Stone-lined canals directed the water to the reservoirs and then downhill to the muyus. Vertical "drop structures" that created narrow waterfalls were used to connect each terrace level, ending at the deepest level in the depression. Carefully carved into large blocks of andesite, these drop structures were arranged in a single vertical alignment on the terrace walls in each muyu.
A significant engineering challenge was how to drain the water that flowed downward into the large depressions, as there are no surface outlets. Even after centuries of disuse, signs of subsidence at the bottom of these features are absent, indicating that precipitation and drainage from higher terraces can infiltrate in a controlled manner.
Although there have been no subsurface explorations at Moray, modern engineers believe that this drainage feat was accomplished by installing an "inverse filter" drain in each muyu. These were likely built by excavating to some significant depth (perhaps 10 to 15 feet?) and plugging the natural solution cavities with large andesite boulders, effectively stabilizing the structure while also maintaining the water flow paths between the rocks. Next, a series of layers of rock of decreasing sizes were placed, ending with a sand and gravel mixture. Since the muyus have not reverted to their rough sinkhole heritage after several centuries, it can be inferred that the placement of these below-surface drainage layers was impeccable.
Landslides are common in the region. An ancient landslide on the slopes of Wanumarka Mountain above Moray helped to sculpt the area around the muyus. The largest circle incorporates an ancient landslide, so the Incans constructed subsurface drains in this area to discharge water, a technique that modern engineers use on landslides today. Unusually heavy rains in 2009-2010 unfortunately reactivated this landslide and caused extensive damage. Repair work was undertaken, but the archaeological site is clearly at risk of further degradation. (Post-2010 Moray photos show the rocks from collapsed terrace walls collected into piles and temporary wooden shoring installed to reinforce damaged walls.)
Why did the Incas take on such a difficult construction project and how did they use Moray? While no one really knows what the Incas were thinking, there are clues about what might have happened at this site. In Part 2 of this post I'll describe some of this information – and there are a few surprises.
Atwood, R., 2007. Mystery circles of the Andes. Archaeology, 60(5), pp.55-61. http://wrightpaleo.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/Moray-Arch.pdf
Earls, J. and Cervantes, G., 2015. Inka Cosmology in Moray: Astronomy, Agriculture, and Pilgrimage. The Inka Empire: A Multidisciplinary Approach, pp.121-147.
Wright, K.R., Wright, R., Zegarra, A.V. and McEwan, G., 2011, March. Moray: Inca engineering mystery. American Society of Civil Engineers.
Feature image: Moray terraces with mountains in the background: Photo by Carlos Olaizola on Unsplash
Moray: Photo by Ana Tutui on Unsplash
Flying stairs at Moray; Photo by FH Swan
Landslide activated by heavy rains in 2009-2010: Photo by Andres Carreno on Unsplash
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A team of modders has created a rudimentary zombie mode up and running for Red Dead Redemption 2 on PC, and it looks tremendous.
One of the first glimpses of the mode showed up on YouTube just yesterday on the channel of one jedijosh920. Collaborating through a Discord channel, folks have cobbled together a handful of zombie skins and an AI that spawns in and rushes players from all angles. They're not yet biting and slashing with claws; instead they go after players with hunting knives. But it gets the job done.
There's no objective other than to survive, but what's fascinating is how adaptive and elastic the non-player characters are. The video starts out in a saloon, and patrons freak out and fight back in a realistic fashion. The action spills out onto the street, where the player and another AI end up back-to-back in the muddy ruts on the road. The action switches to a more populated town, where the undead start streaming in from the rooftops. With the lighting and the melee animations, it's all very evocative of a good zombie flick.
Some fans claim to have seen teases of an official Undead Nightmare mode in the game on consoles, but there's been no official announcement of such a thing. Rockstar missed the Halloween holiday for a proper, and seems to be mostly concerned with squashing bugs on PC than adding new modes to the game. Time will tell if that holds true through the holiday season. In the meantime, we'll be hunting down tutorials on how to get this new zombie mod up and running.


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It's bookbuild day for the market's newest top-100 contender Viva Energy, and the question is whether its brokers can get fund managers to cough up more than $2.50 a share.
Merrill Lynch, Deutsche Bank and UBS's equities desks will hit the phones on Tuesday morning, making one final pitch to get fundies to buy into the year's biggest initial public offering.
Fundies know the offer is just about covered at the bottom of the $2.50 to $2.65 a share range.
If the brokers are to be believed – which old heads know is a big "if" heading into any bookbuild although ASIC's new focus on equity capital markets deals is changing behaviours – Viva already has about $1.9 billion of the $2.4 billion it needs to hit the ASX-boards thanks to the broker firm offer and cornerstone process.
Add in early bids, and it is likely to be covered at the bottom of the price range soon after the books open. Then it will be all about how much Vitol and its fellow pre-IPO investors can sell into the offer, and at what price.
Early expectations are for a deal in the bottom half of what is a reasonably tight price range, with Vitol and co retaining close to a 50 per cent stake.
Brokers scoured the big money funds as part of the cornerstone auction, locking in support at $2.50 a share or 6.5-times forecast EBITDA. They would know that by now plenty of the big cheque writers have headed offshore for mid-year breaks, and may not be too interested at stretching their bids too far above that multiple.
Viva Energy's closet comp – Caltex Australia – is trading at 7.48-times forecast earnings, according to Bloomberg data. Fundies and analysts have spent plenty of time comparing the pair during the past month, in an effort to price the newcomer and work out what it means for the incumbent.
Macquarie analysts made a timely contribution to the debate on Monday, saying it was reasonable Caltex Australia was trading at about 8-times forward EBITDA.
The analysts said Caltex Australia was less exposed to fuel refining than Viva Energy, while its fuel volumes were growing slightly and Viva Energy's were falling. And Caltex made more of its earnings from premium fuels than the ASX-newcomer.
Viva Energy's bookbuild is scheduled to close on Wednesday. If successful, it would list with a $4.86 billion to $5.15 billion market capitalisation on Friday.
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Police in Algeria are reported to have arrested Said Bouteflika, the younger brother of Abdelaziz Bouteflika, the former president who was forced by the army to step down last month after weeks of protests against his rule. The arrest of Mr Bouteflika and two former intelligence chiefs, Mohamed Mediene and Bachir Athmane Tartag, was reported on Saturday by the private Ennahar television, which is usually well-informed on security issues. Said Bouteflika, who served as presidential adviser, wielded great power by virtue of his position as gatekeeper to his ailing brother, who suffered a stroke in 2013 which paralysed him and impaired his ability to speak. He was seen as the linchpin of an opaque clique of politicians and business leaders who influenced decision-making at the top of the gas-exporting north African country. There was speculation that he wanted to succeed his brother as president. His arrest appears to be part of a campaign by Ahmed Gaid Salah, the army chief of staff, to try to appease protesters who continue to press for an overhaul of the political system even after the resignation of the former president. Protests were sparked in February by the decision of the former president to seek a fifth term in office despite his poor state of health. Angry Algerians saw it as a sign that Mr Bouteflika's entourage wanted to continue to govern in his name.
At least four businessmen close to the former president were arrested last month in what was seen as an anti-corruption drive aimed at placating public anger. Gen Salah also suggested last month that Said Bouteflika and Gen Mediene, a retired intelligence chief, were part of a conspiracy to subvert the constitution and prevent the army from resolving the crisis in Algeria. There had been reports in the Algerian press, just before Gen Salah forced Mr Bouteflika to resign, of a meeting between Gen Mediene and Said Bouteflika to discuss arrangements for a transition. Algerian analysts said at the time that Gen Salah saw the meeting and the return on the scene of Gen Mediene, a former rival, as a plot against him. The former intelligence chief who served for 25 years until he retired in 2015 was once seen as the most powerful man in the country or "the God of Algeria" as he reportedly described himself on one occasion. He was forced into retirement after a major reorganisation of the intelligence service in the course of a lengthy power struggle pitting him against the former president backed by Gen Salah.
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So much for the WNBA being "a place for lesbians to make out when they score." I was going to write something about the Lynx's fade back into the Western Conference pack, but wouldn't you know it--80's basketball icons turned coaches Bill Laimbeer, Rick Mahorn, and Michael Cooper got the ladies from the Shock and Sparks all worked up and playing like it was Detroit-LA circa 1989. The embedded video from ESPN may suffer from undue buffering, but it gives you a pretty comprehensive idea of what went on.
I watched most of the game, and to me the blame lies squarely on the WNBA referees, who are terrible to begin with. Obviously, the physicality isn't the same as the men's, but given that 95 percent of the WNBA players could flatten ordinary guys like a pancake, there's still plenty of dangerous force involved to make calls and warn folks to keep events from getting out of hand. To me, it's another black eye for professional basketball referees. Adding injury to insult , the Shock's Cheryl Ford--Karl Malone's daughter--gets hurt trying to be a peacemaker.
Another supposed peacemaker--Detroit assistant coach Rick Mahorn--ends up either shoving or at least putting both hands on Lisa Leslie, who fell to the court. For that move, he got ejected along with Candace Parker, Plenette Pierson--the two primaries in the fracus--and DeLisha Milton-Jones, who shoved and punched Mahorn in the back after he took Leslie down.
From all that was said post game, it doesn't seem like Mahorn was intentionally trying to harm or cheap shot Leslie, but given his past as a brawler/player, and his involvement with the original Malice drama featuring one Ron Artest, maybe sitting one out might be a wise decision next time. Here's a guy who ought to know better by now.
My only other complaint was that Chris Baker wasn't there to get a shot from one of the ladies. I have a feeling that would shut him up.
Seriously, here's hoping everyone learns from this and keeps this an isolated incident. There's no need to act like a bunch of testosterone laden guys at a church league. And, to Laimbeer, Mahon, and Cooper: boys, it's time to let the old rivalries go.


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A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) has occurred on Thursday, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from Cigarogol in Indonesia. The epicenter was at a depth of 82.8 km (51 miles). Unique identifier: us10008rfv. Ids that are associated to the event: us10008rfv. Exact time and date of earthquake 11/05/17 / 2017-05-11 08:51:35 / May 11, 2017 @ 8:51 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 15:51:35 / 3:51 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 107.1836° East, latitude -7.5269° South, depth = 82.8 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Bandung (c. 1 699 700 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Cimahi (c. 493 700 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Sukabumi (c. 276 400 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Lembang (c. 183 100 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Banjaran (c. 165 000 pop), 66 km (41 miles) from Soreang (c. 150 900 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Paseh (c. 126 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wanaraja, Cicurug, Lembang (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Indonesia (c. 242 968 000 pop) (That might be effected).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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On Avg., India Had 57 Communal Incidents Per Month In The Last 4 Yrs & 8 States Accounted For 85% of These Incidents
Originally Published On Factly | Author: Rakesh Dubbudu
According to the Ministry of Home Affairs, a total of 2715 communal incidents occurred in the country from 2011 to 2014. This is an average of 57 incidents a month. Eight states Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh account for close to 85% of all the incidents. These states were ruled by various different parties and not a single party. Eight states did not report a single such incident in these four years. Seven of the Eight North Eastern states did not report a single communal incident.
The issue of communalism has attracted the center stage in Indian Politics for quite some time now. Fringe groups of all hues make statements to incite people and the result being small incidents lead to large communal disturbances. Data about communal incidents in the country provides very interesting insights into the spread of these incidents and the states where they mostly happen.
How many incidents from 2011 to 2014?
According to the data available with the Home Ministry, a total of 2715 communal incidents occurred in the country from 2011 to 2014. About 680 incidents occurred on an average per year. The lowest number of incidents occurred in 2011 (580) and the highest in 2013 (823). The number of such incidents in 2012 and 2014 are 668 & 644 respectively. The number of people killed in these incidents was more or less proportional to the number of incidents with the highest number of people getting killed in 2013 and the lowest in 2011. The same is true for the number of people injured. The increase in the number of incidents in 2013 could be attributed to the unusual rise in the number of such incidents in Bihar & Uttar Pradesh. While the number of incidents in Bihar tripled in 2013, it rose by more than twice in Uttar Pradesh in 2013 compared to 2012. Does this rise have anything to do with the end of the BJP- JD(U) alliance in Bihar is something that needs a deeper investigation. Uttar Pradesh contributed for 30% of the communal incidents in 2013, which is very high for a single state. This unusual rise just before the 2014 general election could be because of the communal politics of various political parties.
The Eight States are evenly spread across the country
Of the 35 States/UTs of India, only eight (8) states accounted for close to 85% of all the communal incidents in the country. Bihar, Gujarat, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh are part of this group. It is also interesting to note that these states are from all the regions of country. Karnataka & Kerala are from the South, Gujarat & Maharashtra are from the West, Rajasthan & Uttar Pradesh from the North, Bihar from the East & Madhya Pradesh from Central India. What is interesting is that, these eight states were ruled by different parties during this period. The Congress, BJP, NCP, SP, BSP ruled these states at various points in time.
The trend within these states
The trend within these states is vastly different. In Bihar, the number of incidents was in the 20s after which it suddenly tripled in 2013. Even in 2014, this number stood at 61. In Gujarat, the number of incidents has been continuously increasing. This increasing trend was observed from 2011 to 2014. In Kerala, the number of incidents almost doubled in 2012 compared to 2011. Since then, there has been a gradual reduction in the number of incidents. In 2014, there were just 4 such incidents in Kerala. In Rajasthan, the number of incidents came down on 2012, but, has been on the rise since then.
In Karnataka, the number of incidents more or less was close to 70 in each of these years. In Madhya Pradesh, the number of incidents increased in 2012, but, has decreased since then. In Maharashtra, the number of incidents has increased in alternate years (2012 & 2014). In Uttar Pradesh, the number of incidents more than doubled in 2013 compared to 2012, but, came down substantially in 2014.
What about the other states?
Among the other states, only Andhra Pradesh, Jharkhand, Tamil Nadu & West Bengal reported incidents in double digit in one or all of these four years. Eight of the states did not report a single communal incident in these four years. These states include Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim & Tripura. 7 of these states are from the North East.
What are the Governments Doing?
Law & Order (including Police) is a state subject. Hence the responsibility of dealing with communal incidents rests primarily with the respective State Governments. The Central Government assists the State Governments in a variety of ways like sharing of intelligence, sending alert messages, sending Central Armed Police Forces, including the composite Rapid Action Force created specially to deal with communal situations. The Central Government has also circulated revised Guidelines to promote communal harmony to the States and Union Territories in 2008, which laid down standing operating procedures to be put in place to deal with situation arising out of the communal violence. The activities of all organizations having a bearing on communal harmony in the country are under constant watch of the law enforcement agencies and requisite legal action is taken, wherever necessary.
Source: Unstarred Question No. 2251 Answered on 10.03.2015 in the Lok Sabha, Ministry of Home Affairs.
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Despite predictions otherwise, the novelty factor surrounding former fire apparatuses and first responder vehicles from overseas has not subsided. Japanese fire trucks, British rescue vehicles, Italian police cars – the list goes on. And while they are rare as heck to find stateside, it's not necessarily a guarantee of finding a buyer as appreciative as the seller of their vehicle's unicorn factor. This is a 1984 Land Rover Defender 110 that previously did duty in the UK as part of the Cheshire Fire Service. It's in Torrance, California now, but I remember seeing it closer to home when Boston-area Land Rover dealer Copley Motorcars had it in stock. Find it here on craigslist for $16,500.
Now, I for one understand some of the appeal here: you're the only one at the car show with a British market fire truck, and likely the only Defender 110, t00. But if I'm going to drive a novelty, I'd like for it to at least be useful in some other capacity. A "naked" Defender 110 is at least a truck you can use for various and sundry activities; a fire truck that presumably still has all sorts of gear inside, not to mention custom fittings that might get in the way of easily adding roof racks or a trailer hitch, becomes more of an inconvenience if you wish to use it for anything other than display purposes. And God help you if you're a wallflower, because you won't be able to drive something like this through traffic without becoming someone's Instagram post.
The good news is the truck is very clean inside and out, aside from some paint fading on the exterior. The interior is trimmed in just the basic necessities, but what is there appears to be in good order. Apparently, no matter which side of the ocean a former fire truck is found on, the limited use these trucks see translates into fairly minty specimens. The seller claims the lights are still operable but doesn't mention any sirens. The Land Rover is powered by a carbureted V8 engine paired to a four speed manual, and of course, it is right hand drive. Shifting with your left hand isn't all that hard, but it does take some getting used to. There's no mention of rust and I don't see any bodywork needs in the photos.
The rear bulkhead is obviously a feature unique to the firetrucks and apparently offers some additional storage; however, given the traditional setup for a Land Rover Defender 110, enthusiasts may find this setup less than ideal given it blocks access to the rear-most sections of the truck. Now, I get that it's not exactly fair to consider this a 110 at the moment, given it was converted eons ago to become a firefighting rig, so most buyers would presumably go into this purchase eyes wide open. The Land Rover was apparently listed in the March 2020 auction at Mecum Glendale where it went unsold; given the seller clearly states in his listing that "…it needs to go," it would seem the novelty of a British-market fire truck has worn off.


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Many of you who would be reading this post of mine would have some own blogging experience. Many amongst them would be avid bloggers. Some have their own personal blogs, where in, they put down everything that goes in through their hearts and not the mind. Few like me put in everything for we have no mind. And all of us has friends. Now, What do such mindless blogs and sage friends have in common?
Well, sometimes our friends become our biggest foes. Sometimes, when their intelligence, loaded with sanity, soaked in logic, with a fragrance of reason, decorates our blog as a token of their liking, the blog owner's insanity turns insane. At times it leads to defeat the sole purpose of the post and turns off the very visitors whom you adore. To add appreciation to glory, if you try some legal ways (read as, settings in your favorite blog engine), these sage start expressing their wisdom vocally than in writing; at this point you only wish to be reborn.
With such instances most of us wish if there was a way to bury such friends in the deep deserts of North Pole. Some turn to hibernate in the cool comfort of the Sahara Desert. Well, I tried doing both and failed. And now, the only thought up my mind is,
May it be an evening star, Shines down upon you, May it be when darkness falls, Your heart will be true, You walk a lonely road, Oh! How far you are from home! (Enya)
Being just another good for nothing person, I am using the power of primary
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shine down upon me soon! Till time, if I could remain as sane as my thoughts above,
there would be more in here soon. Keep Watching the space!
None-the-less, if anyone has suggestions on how to bury in the North Pole, please
leave your comments, which would be highly appreciated and acknowledged with due respect.
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We have a 2 story with a metal roofover that has little support under it. We purchased this house 15 yrs ago from an estate and have no information regarding this roof. About 2 yrs ago, we discovered it was leaking into one of the rooms. A roofer then told us the roof was not supported enough to walk on, but he was able to take off a panel on the end and get in between the roofs and put a tar patch when he thought it was leaking. This worked for a short while and we have battled with it ever since. Now that we have gone thru the hurricanes, it is worse than ever. We need to find a permanent solution. We are senior citizens with limited income and are concerned that the only remedy is to tear it off and start over. Any suggestions? | |||
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Trump threatens to send Federal forces to more cities
Washington | President Donald Trump plans to deploy federal law enforcement to Chicago and threatened on Monday (Tuesday AEST) to send agents to other major cities – all controlled by Democrats.
Governors and other officials reacted angrily to the President's move, calling it an election-year ploy as they squared off over crime, civil liberties and local control that has spread from Portland, Oregon, across the country.
With camouflage-clad agents already sweeping through the streets of Portland, more units were poised to head to Chicago, and Mr Trump suggested that he would follow suit in New York, Philadelphia, Detroit and other urban centres. Governors and other officials compared his actions to authoritarianism and vowed to pursue legislation or lawsuits to stop him.
The President cast the confrontation in overtly political terms as he seeks an issue that would gain traction with voters at a time when many of his own supporters have soured on his leadership amid a deadly pandemic and economic collapse.
Trailing badly in the polls with just over 100 days until the November election, President Trump assailed the "liberal Democrats" running American cities and tied the issue to his presumptive opponent, former vice-president Joe Biden.
"I'm going to do something – that, I can tell you," Mr Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. "Because we're not going to let New York and Chicago and Philadelphia and Detroit and Baltimore and all of these – Oakland is a mess. We're not going to let this happen in our country. All run by liberal Democrats."
The President portrayed the nation's cities as out of control. "Look at what's going on – all run by Democrats, all run by very liberal Democrats. All run, really, by radical left," Mr Trump said. He added: "If Biden got in, that would be true for the country. The whole country would go to hell. And we're not going to let it go to hell."
Democrats said the President was the one out of control. Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon said he would introduce legislation to limit the role of federal agents in cities like Portland.
"This isn't just an Oregon crisis," he said. "It's an American crisis. We need to stop Trump before this spreads."
He added: "We won't let these authoritarian tactics stand."
Federal agents in Portland have snatched protesters off the streets and thrown them into unmarked vehicles without explaining why they were being detained or arrested, according to some of those who have been seized.
Oregon Governor Kate Brown has called it "a blatant abuse of power", and Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler called it "an attack on our democracy". The state attorney general has filed a lawsuit seeking a restraining order against the federal agents for what she called unlawful tactics.
The Trump administration now plans to deploy about 150 Homeland Security Investigations special agents to Chicago in the coming days, according to an official directly involved in the operations.
The special agents, known for conducting long-term investigations into serious crimes like human trafficking and terrorism, are expected to be in the city for at least 60 days to help combat violence and would be under the direction of the Justice Department.
Few are denying the city has a violent crime problem. Sixty-three people were shot in Chicago over the past weekend, 12 of them fatally. The White House referred questions to the Department of Homeland Security, which declined to comment, as did the Justice Department.
The Homeland Security Department has put about 2000 officials from Customs and Border Protection, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the Transportation Security Administration and the Coast Guard on standby to be quickly deployed to cities. At least 200 members of "rapid deployment teams" were sent to Washington, DC, Portland, Pennsylvania and Seattle, the agency said this month.
Many tactical agents from those teams from Customs and Border Protection and ICE are now in Portland.
Some cities have seen increased levels of crime since the protests over George Floyd's death while in police custody in Minneapolis, but no president in modern times has threatened to send in federal law enforcement over local opposition.
In contrast to the President's claims, many major cities remain safer than they have been in decades, despite the recent uptick in crime.
Some protesters, including in Portland, have targeted federal property and officers with rocks and fireworks, and some protests weeks ago resulted in damage to businesses and looting.
But most of the demonstrations throughout the United States have largely been peaceful.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago made clear on Monday that the federal agents would be no more welcome in her city than they have been in Portland.
"We don't need federal agents without any insignia taking people off the street and holding them, I think, unlawfully," she said at a morning news conference before reports of the deployment were confirmed. "That's not what we need."
Trump administration officials said the deployment to Chicago was separate from the operation in Portland, which ostensibly was to protect the federal courthouse there.
But the Homeland Security Investigations agents have broad authority to enforce federal laws in cities, and the Trump administration deployed them this year to so-called sanctuary cities in an enhanced arrest campaign against immigrants living in the US illegally.
The administration has also previously deployed federal officials to combat crime in Chicago, including agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The Department of Homeland Security asserted that it was acting within the law, pointing to 40 US Code 1315.
Chad F Wolf, the department's acting secretary, can deputise officers in any department agency, like ICE, Customs and Border Protection or the Secret Service "as officers and agents for duty in connection with the protection of property owned or occupied by the federal government and persons on the property", according to the law.
But the federal agents would not be limited to guarding federal property. Under the law, the agents could also conduct investigations of crimes committed against a federal property or federal officer throughout the city, Department of Homeland Security officials have said.
Governors, mayors and other officials from the cities that Trump named on Monday quickly rejected the uninvited intervention of federal agents.
"It is deeply disturbing that President Trump is once again choosing to spread hateful rhetoric and attempting to suppress the voices of those he doesn't agree with," said Governor Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan.
John Roach, a spokesman for Mayor Mike Duggan of Detroit, said the city had not suffered through the problems that others have after Floyd's death.
"Detroit is one of the few large cities in the country that has experienced no fires, no stores looted and never requested the National Guard during the protests," he said. "Not sure where the President is getting his information."
Asked on Monday about whether he had heard the president's mention of Oakland, Governor Gavin Newsom of California – not known for his brevity – responded curtly: "No, and we'd reject it."
In Philadelphia, the district attorney likened the clash to the fight against fascism in World War II and threatened to criminally charge federal agents sent to his city if they exceeded their authority.
"Anyone, including federal law enforcement, who unlawfully assaults and kidnaps people will face criminal charges from my office," said the district attorney, Larry Krasner. "At trial, they will face a Philadelphia jury."
Mr Wolf dismissed the complaints, making clear that he had no intention to pull back regardless of the objections.
"I don't need invitations by the state, state mayors, or state governors to do our job," Mr Wolf said on Fox News. "We're going to do that, whether they like us there or not."
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As part of our effort to create good-paying jobs in Georgia, the U.S. Embassy seeks to help Georgia become an international filmmaking hub through skill building for film production and post-production work. Last week saw the launch of the 1st Annual Screenwriting Residency of Georgia, organized by local production company Terra Incognita Films, and featured a week of intensive workshops for young screenwriters at the Zaira Arsenishvili House Museum in Telavi. Through the support of the U.S. Embassy, the series included an in-person master class by writer Douglas Morris, a Zoom discussion with Hollywood icon Matt Dillon, and 2-day virtual workshops with filmmaker Blerim Gjoci and NYU Professor Kenneth Friedman. The opening event was held at Winery Rtoni and was attended by Ambassador Degnan, who met with young Georgian screenwriters, international filmmakers, the Georgian National Film Center, and the family of the late screenwriter and novelist Zaira Arsenishvili.
Other in-house mentors included German producer Titus Kreyenberg and French producer and film expert Dominique Welinski. In addition to the U.S. Embassy, the event was supported by Georgian National Film Center, the Goethe Institute, Telavi Municipality, Winery Rtoni, Badia, and Hotel Alazani Valley.


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The province's chief medical officer of health is reminding Albertans to stay safe ahead of the long weekend.
Dr. Deena Hinshaw said Friday the province is in just Step 1 of 3 for lifting public health measures, as the Omicron wave subsides and pressure on the health-care system eases.
"As we move forward, it will be vital that we find a way to respect each other's comfort levels, previous experiences, choices and risk context, as different as they may be from our own," said Hinshaw.
Alberta enters Step 2 of its plan March 1, if hospitalizations continue trending downwards.
The government of Alberta identified 619 new cases Friday — the positivity rate was 21.5 per cent on testing conducted Thursday. There are now 15,384 active cases of the virus in the province, to go along with 500,756 recovered cases.
Another eight deaths due to implications of COVID-19 were reported Friday, bringing the province's death toll to 3,830.
There are 1,933 active cases in Alberta Health Services' central zone, including 442 in Red Deer, which is 41 fewer than the 483 cases reported Thursday.
Since the beginning of the pandemic, Red Deer has also reported 12,627 recovered cases and 91 deaths.
Meanwhile, Red Deer County has 150 active cases, Sylvan Lake has 80, Lacombe County has 75, Olds has 69, Mountain View County has 67, Clearwater County has 66, the City of Lacombe has 54 and Stettler County has 38.
Wetaskiwin County, including Maskwacis, has 307 active cases, while Ponoka, including East Ponoka County, has 57 and Rimbey, including West Ponoka County and part of Lacombe County, has 27.
The City of Camrose has 100, Kneehill County has 56, Drumheller had 36 and Camrose County has 27.
Provincially, there are 1,494 people currently in hospital with COVID-19, including 116 who have been admitted into intensive care units. This is a slight drop from Thursday's update in both numbers.
In the central zone, there are 160 hospitalizations, including eight in the ICU.
Over the last week, 29.8 per cent of new non-ICU admissions are incidental cases. COVID-19 is the primary cause of admission or a contributing cause in 68.4 per cent of cases. The remaining 1.8 per cent are undetermined. For ICU, 13.3 per cent were incidental, 86.7 per cent of new admissions were due to COVID.


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Martina in the final for The Outstanding Woman in Building Services Award
We are delighted to announce that Martina Antalova, BES Design Lead is a finalist for the BESA Outstanding Woman in Building Services Award 2019.
The award, which will be presented by the Women's Engineering Society (WES), will recognise a woman who has made an outstanding contribution to engineering in the built environment and is a fitting role model for women in the building engineering workforce.
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News • October 24, 2017
White Swans On The Verge Of Title Defence
Balestier Khalsa vs Albirex Niigata (S)
(26 October, Thursday, 7.30pm, Toa Payoh Stadium)
Written by: Rashid Sulaiman
Leaders Albirex Niigata (S) will be keen to put on a good showing for their faithful when they travel to Toa Payoh Stadium in the Great Eastern-Hyundai S.League match against Balestier Khalsa on Thursday.
The defending champions are currently at the top of the standings on 53 points, six points ahead of Tampines Rovers with three matches to go.
A win against Balestier would see Albirex in pole position to defend their title as they have a vastly superior goal difference of 42 as compared to Tampinesâ goal difference of 20.
With two matches to play for after this match, the White Swans can officially start the title celebration if they collect a point against Warriors FC on 3 November at the Jalan Besar Stadium.
Seeing how his team have performed through this campaign, head coach Kazuaki Yoshinaga feels that it is timely for the players and the club to show their appreciation for the support they have received from the fans.
âI want the players to repay the faith the fans have put in us the whole season,â said Yoshinaga.
âOur good home form and unbeaten in all competitions at our homeground is the hard work of all the coaches and everyone related to the club over the last 14 years to build up the Albirex spirit.
âWhen the players come for matches, they feel the whole force of the Albirex spirit behind them and go for the win,â explained the White Swansâ tactician.
With only two losses and two draws all season and scoring a staggering 55 goals in the S.League, Yoshinaga believes that their success boils down to the playerâs character on the pitch.
âThey have come a long way and improved a lot. It is because of their performances that they are in this good position to win the title. They just have to work hard for our remaining matches and good form to finish the job. We do not care about other teams results,â added the 49-year old.
âTo be a champion, they must have the will and determination to win difficult matches no matter how bad the situation are in the match. That is important for everyone who wants to be champions.â
Both Albirex and Balestier have met twice in the league earlier in the season and it is no surprise that the former won both matches, 3-0 and 2-1.
Although the Tigers have not had the best of campaigns, they are not lacking in commitment and the desire to clock up points in the closing stages of the S.League.
This was evident from their recent run of back-to-back wins against Garena Young Lions (1-0) and Brunei DPMM (4-1). But they were brought back down to earth in their previous match as they were handed a 2-0 reverse by Home United.
âWe were playing against Home, a team fighting for the title and it is always going to be tough. I was proud of my boys and I was happy with the performance, but not the result,â said Kraljevic.
âThe first half was poor but the second half was much better.The game could have been different had we put away our chances.
âWe could also have done better defensively but thatâs football, we move on and learn from this. We have room for improvement and we try to be better in the next game,â added the former Balestier player.
Balestier Khalsa – LLWWL
20/10/17 Home United 2-0 Balestier Khalsa
16/10/17 Brunei DPMM 1-4 Balestier Khalsa
20/09/17 Garena Young Lions 0-1 Balestier Khalsa
17/09/17 Balestier Khalsa 0-1 Tampines Rovers
09/09/17 Geylang International 2-0 Balestier Khalsa
Albirex Niigata (S) – WDWWW
19/10/17 Albirex Niigata (S) 1-0 Hougang United
30/09/17 Home United 1-2 Albirex Niigata (S) (RHB Singapore Cup)
27/09/17 Albirex Niigata (S) 3-1 Home United (RHB Singapore Cup)
19/09/17 Home United 1-1 Albirex Niigata (S)
16/09/17 Brunei DPMM 0-1 Albirex Niigata (S)
Head to Head (S.League)
26/07/17 Albirex Niigata (S) 2-1 Balestier Khalsa
21/04/17 Balestier Khalsa 0-3 Albirex Niigata (S)
19/08/16 Balestier Khalsa 0-1 Albirex Niigata (S)
06/05/16 Albirex Niigata (S) 6-0 Balestier Khalsa
27/02/16 Balestier Khalsa 1-1 Albirex Niigata (S)


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- Cleaning cloth
- Towel
- Baking soda (optional)
Cleaning the Exterior Surface
- When cleaning your dispenser, first unplug the machine from power.
- Prepare the soapy cleaning solution. Dip the cleaning cloth in the mixture and wring it out.
- Wipe the dispenser outside surface with the damp cloth. Rub it gently to clear any stains with focus on the water spout. Keep dipping the fabric into the solution and rubbing the surface until the appliance is clean.
- Rinse off the cloth or get a clean one to wipe off the soap left on the surface.
- When you finish rinsing, use a towel to dry the appliance. If having stainless steel, apply a small amount of steel polish to rub the surface to make it shine.
- Remember to clean the drip tray. Use a rug with soap and water and wipe down the tray.
Cleaning a Hot Water Dispenser Reservoir
Remember, before you start cleaning the reservoir, disconnect it from power. Then, again, remove the bottle and set it aside.
- If the machine has water, drain it. You can use the spigots or remove the cap to drain at the rear.
- Remove the reservoir for easy cleaning. You may still consider getting rid of other items like filters or collars. Pour some soapy water into the tank and use a cloth to clean it. Clean the reservoir under the sink and focus on the corners.
- Rinse off the reservoir and wipe it dry. Then, return the tank to the dispenser.
Descaling a Hot Water Heater
Descaling is necessary for your appliance efficiency. Removing the calcium deposits prevents the machine element from consuming more electricity. In addition, you can use several products to clean the limescale, like vinegar, citric acid, or descaler cleaners like you would use on a coffee maker.
The following technique guides you on how to clean a hot water dispenser with vinegar ;
- Make a vinegar solution in the hot water pot in the ratio of 1:1 water and white vinegar. For citric acid, use 25 grams of it in 500ml water.
- Connect the machine to power and let the solution boil or press the descaling button.
- After boiling the solution, allow it to sit overnight. Later empty the pot, check if there is limescale left.
- You can consider cleaning the remaining limescale with baking soda and rag or repeat the procedure above until the tank is clean.
- Later finally, rinse the hot water pot. Put clean water and boil it. Discard the water as it runs through the unit to clear all vinegar residues.
- It's best if you descale your dispenser every three months.
Descaling using Commercial Products
There are several products for descaling in the form of liquids, powder, or tablets. Purchase your favorite product (or our favorite) to descale your machine.
- Fill your dispenser with water and bring it to a boil.
- Draw a cup of hot water and add the descaling product to it.
- Add the cup of water mixture into the dispenser. Press the start button and let the water dispense.
- Keep doing this procedure several times until the machine is clean.
- Later you should rinse the appliance to clear the remains of the product. Put clean water in the reservoir and press the start button. Repeat the process several times for thoroughly rinsing.
How Do You Remove Calcium Deposits from a Hot Water Dispenser?
As earlier mentioned, there are two ways of removing calcium deposits: vinegar and the other descaler products. If you don't have vinegar, you can still consider using citric acid as follows;
- Fill the dispenser with water to the maximum level and boil it
- Draw some amount of water and mix with the citric acid and stir the mixture well.
- Pour the mixture into the dispenser and allow it to settle for a few hours.
- After some hours, press the start button, and water will start to pour as you discard it.
- Later rinse the tank thoroughly to clear any residue. Finally, fill the dispenser with clean water and dispense it until the tank is free of residues.
Should Water Dispenser Be Cleaned?
The water dispenser requires regular cleaning, just like any other kitchen appliance. When you clean the device, you prevent the build of dirt and germs. Cleaning protects your family from infections and also ensures you consume fresh water always. Follow the above-laid procedure on how to clean your dispenser.
How Often Should I Clean My Water Dispenser?
For a good cleansing routine, it's best to clean the dispenser every once a month. But there are other cleaning techniques you can apply before the planned deep cleaning time. For example, you can wipe out the visible dirt on the unit using the food-safe wipes daily. Focus on the areas that are highly touched and the tap. However, if you notice dirt build up inside the dispenser before one month is over, there is no harm in cleaning.
Check this too: How To Make Keurig Hot Chocolate Taste Better
Can You Get Sick from a Water Heater?
Water heaters are of great help at homes and allow you to heat bathing, cleaning, and washing water. These heaters mostly use tanks that store hot water until when needed. With the storage of water in large volumes and for a longer time, some problems may arise. Therefore, it becomes unsafe to consume this water due to the following reasons;
Excess sediment buildup
You may drink this water if the sediments are less. But with time, minerals build up as more water enters and leaves the tank. The deposits may also destroy the heating element and burn it away. Therefore, it's best to flush your tank regularly to clear away these particles.
Smelly or discolored water
If you fail to clean your tank, more dirt will accumulate, and bacteria start to grow. Bacteria can be risky to your health if you consume this water. These microorganisms also cause unpleasant smells due to the gases released when they die. Thus, always clean your water tank if you need to consume this water.
Water is too cold or extremely hot
Due to the thermostat settings, the water from the tank may have extreme temperatures. Too hot water can cause burns and again leads to high bills. On the other hand, sometimes this water may be too cold, especially if there is an issue with the heating element. So, always keep checking your water heater's temperature.
For convenient and safe water heaters, consider the following;
- Zojirushi Micom Water Boiler & Warmer
- Chefman Electric Hot Water Pot Urn
- InSinkErator H-HOT100SN-SS Instant Hot Water Dispenser
These heaters are portable and easy to maintain. You can easily follow a cleaning routine to keep your hygiene in check.
You must know how to clean your water dispenser for a healthy lifestyle. Again, cleaning will enhance your dispenser lifespan. The cleaning method is easy to follow, and you can use either home products or commercials. Your wellbeing depends on how clean you keep your dispenser.


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Helen Rawlinson has been selling her printed and machine stitched lampshades for over a decade, which includes this pebble design lampshade. The abstracted pebble pattern gives it a retro feel that is enhanced when the light is switched on and glows through the gaps in the pattern.
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Published in the January 2004 issue of Today's Hospitalist
The conventional wisdom holds that many, if not most, of the drug errors that occur in the hospital are the bailiwick not of doctors, but of the pharmacists and nurses who dispense and administer most medications. A recent report from the United States Pharmacopeia (USP), however, sheds new light on that old assumption.
Late last year, the USP released a compilation of just under 200,000 medication errors that nearly 500 hospitals reported anonymously throughout 2002. In sorting through the data, researchers found that doctors were at least partly responsible for the third most common type of hospital medication errors.
That category, "prescribing errors," refers to mistakes that can be traced back to a problem with the order itself. It alone accounted for 18.5% of all of the mistakes that were reported.
The largest two categories of medication errors each accounted for about one-quarter of all problems. The "omissions" category refers to drug orders that were never administered, while the "improper doses" category refers to medications that were administered, but in different doses or strengths from what was originally prescribed.
"When people look at medication errors, they tend to presume the order is correct," explains Diane Cousins, vice president of the Center for the Advancement of Patient Safety at the USP. "What we are saying is that this presumption isn't always correct. Sometimes an order is created that has something wrong with it from the start."
Geriatric problems
The USP's Medmarx database of hospital medication errors gives some interesting examples of how some hospital drug errors happen. In one instance, a physician ordered 0.125 mg of digoxin every four hours for six days. When a pharmacist called to clarify the order, she discovered that the physician meant to order that same amount, but for six doses.
That case, like 15.6% of all medication errors reported to the USP that year, turned out to be a near miss and was caught before being implemented. Another 35.2% of errors actually occurred, but never reached the patient.
The USP found that even when errors did reach patients, they rarely caused harm or killed anyone. In fact, only 1.7% of all medication errors caused patient harm, and less than 1% contributed to or resulted in a patient death.
With older patients, however, the data tell a different tale. Medication errors were more likely to hurt the geriatric population than the general population (3.5% vs. 1.7%).
Perhaps most disturbingly, Ms. Cousins says, more than half of the deaths caused by a medication error in the hospital involved geriatric patients. (Seniors, she notes, made up one-third of the hospital population studied.)
"Elderly patients are less likely to be able to manage an error," she says, "so you end up with more serious outcomes."
Performance vs. knowledge
One common misconception is that prescribing errors are likely to be due to a "knowledge deficit," which means the person simply didn't know any better. In reality, Ms. Cousins explains, many errors are due to what she calls "performance deficits." This category refers to mistakes that occur when educated or trained individuals do something they should have known was wrong.
The distinction is critical because performance deficits and failing to follow a procedure or protocol were the top causes of medication errors in the study. Together, these two categories accounted for more than half of all errors reported. Illegible or unclear handwriting, by comparison, caused only 2.8% of reported errors.
"The drugs most commonly involved in errors "insulin and heparin "usually have protocols guiding their use," Ms. Cousins explains. Yet insulin, morphine, heparin and potassium chloride together contributed to 21% of the errors that cause harm, the report found.
The data lead to an obvious question: Why aren't those protocols being followed? "Sometimes," Ms. Cousins says, "physicians and nurses aren't aware of them. Sometimes, they are moving from one unit to another where different protocols are used for the same drug. And sometimes, it gets down to the issue of workload, and hospital staff are looking for shortcuts."
Not surprisingly, the USP concluded that a stressful work environment was a major contributing factor to medication errors. Staffing issues like shift changes, floating staff and workload increases were commonly cited as contributing to drug mistakes caused by "performance deficits."
Ms. Cousins says that physicians, particularly hospitalists, "need to be aware of these data. They don't always know that the handoffs aren't happening at the other end. ER docs presume that when a patient is being admitted, the order they wrote in the ER is going to make it up two floors, but we found that it didn't always." Surgeons similarly think the order they wrote is going to make it to the medicine floor.
Other misconceptions
Another misconception, Ms. Cousins says, is that computers can solve the problem of drug errors, particularly when it comes to making sure that the patient receives the right drug. Nearly 5% of the errors reported to the USP involved the patients getting the wrong drugs.
In one case, for example, a physician using a computerized order entry system selected the wrong patient "a father (Sr.) instead of the son (Jr.). Other problems occurred when test results or orders for one patient were entered into another's electronic file because the two had similar account numbers or were in rooms with similar numbers.
"Physicians often are just not aware that these kinds of basic things are going on," Ms. Cousins says. "They are focusing on protocols, but there are still a number of cases of the wrong patient getting the drug."
A related misconception, she explains, is that patient identification problems occur at the bedside. The report found that identification snafus occur at all stages, from prescribing to dispensing and delivering.
Communication glitches
The USP report also confirmed what patient safety advocates have argued for a long time: Poor communication contributes to drug-related patient safety problems.
After the categories for "performance deficits" and "protocol not followed," the category "communication" was a leading cause of harmful errors. Communication breaks down when physicians use abbreviations, when drugs have similar-sounding names and when physicians give orders verbally "and vaguely.
Ms. Cousins describes one instance in which a physician ordered "10 of K." "Did that person want vitamin K or potassium chloride?" she asks.
In other cases, she says, the orders were vague, like "resume previous meds." Even worse, patient orders were sometimes lost in a handoff.
Communication problems were often to blame when patients were being cared for by more than one physician. "We found that there were contraindicated or duplicative therapies because of multiple physicians," Ms. Cousins says.
The USP report on medication errors reported in 2002 was released in November 2003. More information is online at the USP's Web site.


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Saturday evening saw Montpellier HSC Féminine host Olympique Lyonnais Féminin for the first time this season. It was to be a true test of just how far Montpellier had come this season as they looked to chase down the top two in France for a UEFA Women's Champions League place and stake their claim as one of France's top teams. The weather was abysmal and so was the home side's performance.
From the first whistle it was essentially one way traffic. Leonie Pankratz was left with her head spinning once the game was over as Delphine Cascarino ran circles around the German defender every chance she got. The first goal of the game saw Cascarino muscle Pankratz off the ball before picking out Dzsenifer Marozsán who was unmarked near the penalty spot. The German midfielder then headed goalwards powerfully in the fifth minute to give OL the lead. If you were looking for a reaction after going down so early from the hosts, none was forthcoming. Marozsán then turned provider in the seventh minute when her free kick found the head of Amandine Henry who couldn't miss at the back post. Pankratz' bad night continued when in the 21st minute, she was spun by Cascarino who then picked out Eugénie Le Sommer for her third goal of the season.
The visitors were three-nil up at half-time and Montpellier had wilted at the first sign of danger. In fact, Sarah Bouhaddi could have brought out a chair and warmed herself up in the cold, that's how unaffected the Lyon backline was by anything Montpellier put together in attack.
The second half was no different except that OL decided to slow down the tempo and see out the game without putting in much more effort. That didn't stop them from finding two more goals though to make this an emphatic victory for the champions. Sara Björk Gunnarsdóttir picked up a goal for herself in the 72nd minute after Cindy Perrault's punch didn't land far enough away from goal and Kadeisha Buchanan found the back of the net in stoppage time as she deflected in Henry's header from another set piece.
Montpellier had looked to prove themselves this season but after heavy defeats to Paris Saint-Germain Féminine and now Olympique Lyonnais, they know they have a lot more work to do before they can challenge either of these teams. The gulf in quality was all too apparent on Saturday night and seemingly will not be minimised any time soon.
- A brace from Marie-Antoinette Katoto along with goals from Kadidiatou Diani and Irene Paredes ensured a four-nil win for PSG against FC Fleury 91. Despite being away from home, not many expected anything less from the Parisiennes as they look to keep pace with Lyon at the top.
- FC Girondins des Bordeaux Féminine bounced back from their previous loss with a five-one win over Dijon FCO. Claire Lavogez' 11th minute goal and Maëlle Garbino's 87th minute goal bracketed a hat trick from Khadija Shaw. Rose Lavaud put the away side ahead in the fifth minute before Lavogez pulled Bordeaux back on level terms six minutes later. A red card for Léna Goetsch in the 31st minute made things harder for Dijon who had managed to stave off Bordeaux up until that point. The second half saw Bordeaux take advantage of the extra player and thus find the back of the net four more times.
- Paris FC found a big win for themselves against Reims Football Féminin thanks to a hat trick from Clara Mateo. Mateo put the hosts ahead in the 14th minute but Rachel Corboz drew Stade de Reims level again when she converted a 34th minute penalty. Mateo then made sure of the points for Paris with two more goals in the 40th and 56th minutes of the game.
- The game between En Avant de Guingamp Féminines and Le Havre AC Féminine started off quickly. Faustine Roberts put Guingamp ahead in the second minute but Berglind Björg Þorvaldsdóttir brought Le Havre right back in it with a goal two minute later. Sarah Cambot scored what proved to be the game winner in the 79th minute when she made her way past a defender before firing low into the corner.
- Issy FF pushed themselves off the bottom of the table with a one-nil win over ASJ Soyaux Féminine. Batcheba Louis was picked out by a long ball forward and she used her pace and skill to beat a defender before firing over the goalkeeper for the only goal of the game in the 12th minute. It was a moment of brilliance in game that lacked overall quality.


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There are myriad ways for the healthcare industry to better address racism and inequities, officials said last Friday.
Plenty of reports have noted the need to address disparities, but the healthcare industry has overall "failed to act," said Aunt Martha's Health and Wellness Center CEO Raul Garza, who moderated a panel hosted by the Institute of Medicine of Chicago.
"The racial and ethnic disparities that we've seen so clearly over the past year, and made clear by the COVID-19 pandemic, really show the disproportionality and the impact of the pandemic on communities of color," Garza said. "And this, I believe, is a direct result of the pre-pandemic realities that are really driven by this legacy of structural discrimination that has limited access to health and wealth for people of color." See the full article here.
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WASHINGTON – The comment period on the Food Safety and Inspection Service's (F.S.I.S.) Draft Guidance: H.A.C.C.P. System Validation is being extended until June 19 to allow adequate time for distribution and comment by interested parties, according to the American Meat Institute (A.M.I.).
The draft guidance to aid small and very small plants in meeting H.A.C.C.P. validation requirements was provided for public comment in a March 19 letter to A.M.I. and other industry trade associations. After the initial comment period, F.S.I.S. is expected to publish a revised guidance document in the Federal Register that will provide an additional opportunity for public comment.
Concern has been raised by the guidance document regarding potential additional requirements imposed on plants. "A.M.I. is pleased that the agency has given the industry an opportunity to express its concerns during the development of its validation guidance," said James Hodges, A.M.I. executive vice president. "A.M.I. looks forward to working with the agency to develop a workable document that provides clarity for both the industry and F.S.I.S. personnel. It is important that all parties have a clear understanding of the regulatory requirements and how they should be implemented."
Signed by F.S.I.S. Administrator Almanza, the March 19 letter responds to an earlier Sept. 22, 2009 letter sent by meat and poultry trade associations containing suggestions for clarifying existing validation requirements. The draft guidance and associated information can be found at http://www.fsis.usda.gov/PDF/HACCP_Validation_Ltrs.pdf.


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Chaofeng Zhang (张超锋)
Email: zhangcf[@]dicp.ac.cnPh.D. in Organic Chemistry (2016)Graduated from Dalian Institute of Chemical Physics, CAS
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1. Lignin conversion; 2. Two-dimensional materials synthesis and application; 3. Heterogeneous catalysts used in the HTR.
Chaofeng Zhang, Jianmin Lu, Xiaochen Zhang, Katherine E MacArthur, Marc Heggen, Hongji Li, Feng Wang*. Cleavage of lignin β-O-4 ether bond via dehydroxylation-hydrogenation strategy over a NiMo sulfide catalyst. Green Chem., 2016,18, 6545-6555.
Chaofeng Zhang, Xu Wang, Mingrun Li, Zhixin Zhang, Yehong Wang, Rui Si, Feng Wang*. Chemoselective transfer hydrogenation to nitroarenes mediated by oxygen-implanted MoS2. Chin. J. Catal., 2016, 37(9), 1569-1577.
Chaofeng Zhang, Zhixin Zhang, Xu Wang, Mingrun Li, Jianmin Lu, Rui Si, Feng Wang*. Transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes to arylamines catalysed by an oxygen-implanted MoS2 catalyst. Appl. Catal. A: Gen., 2016, 525, 85-93.
Chaofeng Zhang, Jianmin Lu, Mingrun Li, Yehong Wang, Zhe Zhang, Haijun Chen, Feng Wang*. Transfer hydrogenation of nitroarenes with hydrazine at near-room temperature catalysed by a MoO2 catalyst. Green Chem., 2016, 18(8), 2435-2442.


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Up, Up and Away! Fill up their imaginations with the colourful Balloon Festival design. Beautiful hand-painted watercolour Hot Air Balloons give a playful pop of traditional colour to any nursery.
There's something so special about designing your baby's nursery. Every element from the colour on the walls to the fabric of the baby blankets are thought through carefully. This is where they will spend countless hours dreaming peacefully and while awake, learning about the world around them.
The Gilded Bird's range of stunning changing mats, featuring unique hand-painted patterns, will make your changing area a place of beauty. A cozy corner to sing, speak and interact with your little one while they're being changed. Your baby will love the softness of the extra thick foam and you'll love how easily wipeable these mats are while bringing a classic style to your nursery.
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Mixed doubles takes the stage on World Curling Tour
After Christmas and New Year's, most people spend the last few days over the holiday weekend sitting on the couch, watching movies and trying to recover from too much food, drink and family time.
Competitive curlers, however, are a different breed. With all the presents and celebrating behind them, many of the world's top players descended on Canmore and Banff, Alta., for the Qualico Mixed Doubles Classic.
While their four-player teams weren't in action, stars like Rachel Homan and John Morris, Jennifer Jones and Brent Laing, and Laura Walker and Kirk Muyres turned their sights to the mixed doubles game along with 33 other teams from across Canada and around the world.
Ten of the 36-team field qualified for playoffs, with the top four getting a direct berth to the quarterfinals. Homan/Morris, Jones/Laing, Marlene Albrecht and Matt Wozniak (playing out of Switzerland), and Kristin Moen Skaslien and Magnus Nedregotten (Norway) earned those spots. Homan/Morris and Albrecht/Wozniak met in the semifinal while Jones/Laing and the Norwegians fell in the quarters.
Homan/Morris met USA's Sarah Anderson and Korey Dropkin in the final. Although the Canadians popped a big 5-ender in the second end, the nature of mixed doubles curling allowed for a few big ends and some steals, which led to a tie-game after six ends.
Homan and Morris were able to score two in the seventh, and take two more in the eighth to nail down the championship – which came with an $8,500 payday. Anderson and Dropkin earned $6,500 for the runner-up finish.
Albrecht/Wozniak and Shannon Birchard/Catlin Schneider earned $2,000 for reaching the semifinals.
The World Curling Tour teams that decided to stick to the four-player version were in Scotland, playing in the Mercure Perth Masters. Mike McEwen (Winnipeg) and Brad Gushue (St. John's, N.L.) were the only two Canadian men's teams in the field, while no Canadian women decided to make the trip across the pond.
While Gushue lost a tiebreaker to Scotland's Glen Muirhead and failed to reach the playoff round (with a 3-2 pool record), McEwen went through the round robin with a 4-1 record.
The Winnipegers defeated Scots Ross Paterson in the quarterfinals, then Ross Whyte in the semi. McEwen met yet another Scot, Bruce Mouat, in the final. Mouat took four in the third end and didn't look back, earning the championship and roughly $12,000 CDN.
McEwen earned $6,880 and 38.575 points – which may be valuable as playdown season approaches. With the abundance of good Manitoba teams, McEwen would still have a good chance to reach the Wild Card game at the 2020 Tim Hortons Brier in Kingston, Ont., should he fail to win the provincial championship.


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Progetto Fuoco 2022 has come to an end and we would like to relive with you some moments of those days, by sharing a few snapshots from our stand.
From the 4th to the 7th of May 2022, our Group took part in Progetto Fuoco 2022, the most important international trade fair on biomass heating systems.
On this occasion we presented this year's wood and pellet novelties, new and state-of-the-art models to heat the home (and life) while respecting the environment and which add to our wide range of stoves, range cookers, fireplaces and heating products.
Thanks to all of you who came to see us and who contributed to making these days so special!
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