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Answering some fans' questions.
A chapter in the book THE TOUGH BREED
Epilogue - Answering questions
by c_lucas
The Peralt Land scandal led to violence pitting settlers against new arrivals that had fallen for the farce.
I've added an additional chapter because some of my fans couldn't figure out how Cindy got Slade in the tree. Many were also concerned if Cindy continued to be angry with Leland. I hope you enjoy the final chapter of Tough Breed.
Cindy maintained her silence with Leland as they rode side-by-side. She ignored him when he offered his bedroll blanket to cover her bare legs. Slade's shirt covered her to mid-thigh. She did not bother to see if the rest of the posse was joining them.
A couple of hours later, the group of riders reached the K-Bar. Cindy got off her horse, and walked to her father who was standing on the veranda. She hugged him and walked into the house without saying a word.
Leland dismounted and walked up the steps to his father-in-law. He shook his head. "She wouldn't talk about her capture, except she left Clay to dance with a wild cat."
"I've seen that look too many times on her mother's face. Leave her be for now. Tell me what you know."
Rebel and Cal joined Leland on the porch while the ranch hands took care of all the horses, except for Coffee's, Tea's, and Cindy's. Tea and Coffee took care of them.
It was evident to Leland the colonel was upset. A stranger might have overlooked the cold-steeled eyes and discounted them as being an old man lost in thought. He knew the colonel's temper was ready to explode.
When Coffee and Tea walked onto the veranda, the colonel led the way to his office without saying a word.
The silence was deafening as the colonel poured everyone a drink. He gave Leland a cold stare when the young man offered to pour them.
The colonel poured his drink last and sat at his desk. He stared at Rebel and Cal. "Gentlemen, why was my daughter's life put in danger?"
Leland started to answer, "Sir, it was my fault…."
The colonel held up his hand and never took his eyes off Rebel and Cal. "I am waiting for your answer."
Rebel shifted in his chair and held his glass without drinking. "I underestimated Slade. I thought he was a blow-hard coward. I never expected him to attack your daughter. I should have called him out when I had the chance."
Leland winced inwardly as his father-in-law turned his eyes toward him.
"Why did it take so long for you to go after her?"
"She told me not to come after her," Leland said weakly.
"These are dangerous times and you failed to take that into consideration."
Cal cleared his throat. "Colonel, these men acted as quickly as they could. Your head-strong daughter is as much to blame as anyone."
The colonel's icy-steeled stare was matched by the Deputy United States Marshal's.
Leland half expected the colonel to get out of his chair and strike Cal.
"Marshal, things have happened in the last two weeks of which you are unaware and all our lives are in danger."
"Sheriff Pickens had filled me in. With the evidence he has gathered, we know it was Slade who shot you and your cook."
The colonel stared at the two men. He singled out Rebel. "Slade must have been the one who shot at you."
"I can't prove it, but the evidence points to it."
The door burst open and Cookie sat in the doorway in her wheelchair. "Where's dat low life skun'?"
Leland stood and offered her his unused drink. "Cindy won't tell us. All she has said is he wanted to dance with a wild cat."
Cookie took the drink and downed it in one swallow. She handed the glass back to Leland. "I'se ain't heard that sayin' in years. Boy, you go up to her. She needs you mor' dan ever. I kno's wat happened to dat bastard."
"What…" Leland was cut off.
"You ain't got time to lollygag around here askin' questions. Get yur ass upstairs, now!" Cookie rolled her chair backward and swatted Leland on the butt as he hurried out. She rolled into the office.
Cal looked at her. "What happened to Slade?"
Cookie nodded to the colonel. "He kno's."
Leland hurried up the stairs three steps at a time. He stopped in front of their bedroom door. He didn't hear anything. After taking a deep breath, he slowly inched the door open.
A pillow crashed against the door. "Don't you dare come in here!"
Leland paused for a second and opened the door wide. "I'm sorry I made you angry…."
"You're sorry! I'm the fool who rode away and got into trouble!"
Leland closed the door and took a hesitant step toward the bed. "Is there anything I can do?"
Cindy stared at him. "Why aren't you yelling at me?"
"I have no reason to. I hope I never will."
Cindy's eyes softened. "That's true, you have never yelled at me. … It's not your fault. I was the one who didn't listen to Amanda's warning."
"Honey, you were upset with me. I should've never made the comment about the ranch business not being your concern."
Cindy looked at him. A long moment later, she smiled. "I'll forgive you if you hold me."
Leland moved closer to the bed.
"Git nekkid, first!" Cindy said, imitating Cookie's dialect.
Cal looked at the colonel. "The term, "dancing with a wild cat" means making love?"
The colonel smiled. "I use to tell Kayla that making love to her was like dancing with a wild cat. I never told Cindy any stories about it."
Cookie glared at the colonel. "Miss Kayla told me what you said, but I'se nev'r tol' Cindy."
Rebel finished off his drink. "I wondered where she heard it."
All was right with Cindy's world. She and Leland were lying face to face; her head buried under his chin. "You have any questions?"
Lightning flashed and thunder sounded. Soon, rain drops crashed against the window.
Leland pulled her tighter. "You said you hung him on a tree limb. How did you get him in the air?"
Cindy's hand slipped between them and she rested it on her favorite thing. "You gave me the idea when you told me about hanging the horse thieves upside down. Amanda was happy to help me."
"So you left Slade, hanging in the tree without his shirt?"
"Not really."
"What do you mean?"
"I took his boots off and tied his ankles together. I used one rope for Amanda to pull him up and I used what was left of the other rope to tie him in place. Then I did to him what he did to me."
"Do I want to know what he did to you?"
"He cut off my clothes, so I cut off his. I wanted a wild cat to smell his blood, so I cut off a piece of him and left it on the ground."
"What did you cut off?"
Cindy squeezed. "Guess."
Leland blanched.
Cindy and Leland did not come down for breakfast.
Consuela and Juanita took plates to them.
Rebel took a final sip of his coffee and nodded to the colonel. "We best be leaving."
Cal and the colonel stood. He offered his host his hand. "All the tracks were probably washed away last night. As far as I'm concerned, the kidnapping case is closed."
"Same for me," Rebel said, standing and offering the colonel his hand. "I hope to be back with you in ninety days."
Tea and Coffee walked out to the corrals. They saddled their horses and rode to the box canyon. Tea's men were finishing up with separating the cattle to be shipped and releasing the chosen bulls and cows for breeding.
Pecos waved at the two as they dismounted. "We're right on schedule. Thanks for your help."
Tea smiled. "You're welcome. A few of my boys will be coming back with some horses for our new ranch. We'd appreciate any help you can give them."
"Not a problem on K-Bar's part. We'll be driving two herds to market. Slim has told us what the colonel did. Glad to have you as neighbors."
Coffee looked over at Sure-shot. "You're the new foreman of the Circle C when we take over, so you'll be staying here."
Pecos turned serious. "Is it true what Slim said about Cindy?"
Tea looked at him, dead-panned. "What was that?"
"Did she really feed Slade to a mountain lion?"
"That's the story I heard and Slade ain't around to dispute it."
"I hope the lion doesn't come this way. His farts would not be appreciated. Slade stunk worse than a skunk without the lion adding his comments."
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Wednesday, January 29, 2014
SOTU address
Because Obama can't get his 'vision' for America by working with Congress (you know, the OTHER ELECTED officials), he's going to go around them.
The last time I looked, we have three branches in the Federal government, all of which WE ELECT in the hopes that they will represent our views and vote to support what WE want.
"What I offer tonight (BLAH BLAH BLAH). Some require congressional action, and I'm eager to work with all of you. But America does not stand still, and neither will I."
"I will act on my own to slash bureaucracy and streamline the permitting process for key projects"
"The American people aren't interested in refighting old battles," This was a dig at Republicans about the Affordable Care Act, Which is Law (that he keeps illegally changing), But Barry keeps forgetting that the Second Amendment is part of the supreme law of our land.
I don't trust this man at all. Remember "if you like your health plan, you can keep your health plan"
I did not serve for 6 years in order to live in a dictatorship.
Dan Emplit WBFD
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On 19th April, Good Friday, we took a walk through the Cliveden woodlands to see the bluebells. It was a lovely sight and the smell was gorgeous.
My efforts of photography
On 19th April, Good Friday, we took a walk through the Cliveden woodlands to see the bluebells. It was a lovely sight and the smell was gorgeous.
Following all the wet weather over Christmas and the New Year Cookham Moor eventually flooded during the 2nd week of January. I went to grab some shots on the 14th when the level had dropped a bit. The weather changed from sun to overcast to heavy rain until a combination of both.
This shot of the rainbow was printed in the "Big PIcture" section of the Maidenhead Advertiser 16th January 2014!
Just updating here with some recent shots! There was no "12 Days" workshop last Christmas so the only Christmas shots I took were these few as I was packing away all the decorations on the 5th with a little help from Eden the Elf!
After a long awaited spring the summer of 2013 was on the whole sunny and warm. Autumn seems to have arrived with a vengeance so here are a few reminders of long summer days.
Happy days!
As usual it kicks off with a festive selfie. I was going for a halo effect as being such a good girl I have made CJ's Good List for the 4th year in a row!
Here are a few shots from the first week and a bit. I have missed a couple of the prompts but hope to catch up soon.
I'm not as happy with my efforts this year. I'm hoping to get some better shots over Christmas instead.
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So far I have applied the first two coats to epoxy to one side of all the bulkheads, the dagger board case and one hull side. Unfortunately there is only so much room to lay out all the pieces for coating so it is going to be done bit by bit. Because I am mixing up some larger quantities of epoxy there is a chance that this could heat up in the pot really fast and set before it is used so the tip I learned was to pour the epoxy on the wood before spreading it out quickly with a plastic squeegee or spreader. The epoxy can then be tipped off with a foam roller or brush that leave as an even coating.
The mast was epoxy and glass coated when it was built some months ago but I was never really happy with the finish, I did it on a day when it was warming up and as a result there was some out-gassing of the wood that had left a finish that really is not great and I have been thinking about sanding it all off and recoating ever since. What had been holding me back is that this is such a waste of time and epoxy but it had been annoying me. I have now run over it with a sander to clean up the first two coats and I think it will look ok-ish once it had another coat so I think I will leave it as it is for now and get the boat built. If it continues to annoy I'll have to take care of it when the boat is built.
My eldest son had been helping me this weekend, he is only 4½ but I'm pleased that he wants to be involved. We have been discussing names for the boat, I would like a play on the Goat Island Skiff name but he is more interested in Sharks, these are the options we came up with, I'll let you work out with who came up with each name.
Son of a Goat
Super Shark
Goatee boat
Shark Bite
Goating fast
Goat Afloat
Shark Killer
Vote Goat!
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PC and I went to see if we could spot any wintering eagles along the shores of Lake Mead. We went during the Superbowl. No, I didn't watch the Superbowl and I don't even know who won, yet.
We didn't see any eagles. Not surprising at the hottest part of the day, even if it was in the 60s.
We did see some gulls and ducks, though.
We went to Echo Bay first. The last time we were out there was at least ten years ago. The water used to come up around a point where the resort sits. We could park at the resort and walk down a short incline to the water. The water is now about a quarter mile away. No eagles. No wildlife. Dead, silent, scary.
Then we went to Overton Beach. There were signs that the boat launch was closed due to low water. They weren't kidding. There was very little water at Overton Beach and it was more like a river than a lake at that point. I thought it was interesting and PC was disappointed at how far the water is down. The area around Overton Beach is marshy, not like a lake at all. In fact, if you didn't look South toward the lake, you would just think it was a river.
I have some pictures from Overton Beach that I'll post, hopefully this evening, along with pictures of the drawings and watercolors I did recently. I'll post them right after Bible study, and after I finish my watercolor homework.


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Sunday, September 7, 2008
6 Teams: Montreal Canadiens
22 Steve Begin
28 Kyle Chipchura
21 Christopher Higgins
11 Saku Koivu
46 Andrei Kostitsyn
74 Sergei Kostitsyn
6 Tom Kostopoulos
27 Alex Kovalev
40 Maxime Lapierre
17 George Laraque
84 Guillaume Latendresse
14 Tomas Plekanec
41 Alex Tanguay
51 Francis Bouillon
25 Mathieu Dandenault
26 Josh Gorges
44 Roma Hamrlik
8 Mike Komisarek
79 Andrei Markov
3 Ryan O'Byrne
1 Marc Denis
41 Jaroslav Halak
31 Carey Price
As much as it pains me to say this the Canadiens are the team to beat in the East this year they added toughness in Laraque and speed in Tanguay. The Canadiens are celebrating there 100th year in the NHL and will be looking to win the Stanley Cup a record 25th time. They must do it this year as this would mark the 1st time the Canadiens would have failed to win the cup in every decade since its creation. While a lot of people unjustly voted the Canadiens out of the playoffs last year they surprised all by finishing in the top 3 of the East and making the Eastern Semi-Finals only to be beat by the Philadelphia Flyers. The Canadiens will wear a plethra of different jerseys this season to commemerate there 100th season which everyone should look forward to seeing. The only question mark the Canadiens really have is G Carey Price who collapsed in the playoffs and the last half of the season he will be the make or break player of the Canadiens roster this year. I could easily see Halak taking that #1 spot away if Price seems to be struggling at anytime this year. The 1st line should easily be the K's and Tanguay which could be an extremely dominate line! Higgins and Kovalev will quarterback the second line with Koivu possibly centering that line or the 3rd line. This team should be fun to watch!
Mats Sundin is all we've been hearing but recently Gainey seems to be less optimistic about obtaining the 37 year old centerman as Mats can't seem to decide anything. There have also been rumblings that a Edmonton/ Montreal trade could take place but don't put any stock in it as Horcoff seems to be the rumored name and he is Edmontons best center.
The Canadiens will win the East in my opinion and more than likely go to the Stanley Cup finals.
The Sources Prediction:
4th to 1st in the East
8 comments:
- Anonymous said...
are you for real??....the canadiens "finished in the top three in the east"???...........they finished first in the east dip stick.
- September 7, 2008 at 6:58 PM
- Anonymous said...
Way to Narrow it down to 4 spots. That is the most detailed prediction you've ever wrote.
- September 7, 2008 at 7:28 PM
- The Source said...
I know they did but I felt like putting it that way.
- September 7, 2008 at 7:43 PM
- Simon604 said...
I really like this Habs team and it's the first time it what feels like ages I can say that. I really hope they can keep their streak of winning a cup in every decade since it's inception going....but I do have my doubts. I think we're going to see Montreal make it to the eastern finals where they will end up against a very scary looking Washington Capitals team. I'm not sure Montreal has the defense to take them all the way this year unfortunately.
- September 7, 2008 at 8:03 PM
- G said...
Very Scary Washington? After their top 2 lines and Mike Green, they don't have squat. Theo in net? Poti as your #2 d-man?
- September 7, 2008 at 8:15 PM
- Anonymous said...
Montréal a the top and Leaf at the bottom what a wonderful world.I feel sad for you Leaf fans. Montreal 6 Leaf 0 this year hi hi hi !!!
- September 7, 2008 at 8:38 PM
- corey said...
Tanguay is awesome, hes gonna be huge for MTL this year.
- September 7, 2008 at 8:46 PM
- Dewey said...
I think the Pens will finish first in the East this year, and Montreal second. The difference: a full year out of Marc-Andre Fleury, who was the best goalie in the NHL from March until the Cup Finals. Carey Price has a lot to prove to everyone this season.
- September 7, 2008 at 9:48 PM


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Monday, 4 April 2011
First airtightness test
All the windows are now in and although there are still snags and issues to be resolved, they all close well enough for the airtightness test. In the refurbished part of the house, the windows are mounted on the ouside of the original walls with the external insulation wrapping around the window frames to minimise the thermal bridging around the window edge. This also minimises the area of window frame, which helps aesthetically and improves the energy performance of the window installation because window frames are generally the poorest performing part of the window. The photo below shows a section of a window with the first of four layers of insulation attached around it.
The next photo shows another section of window with all 180mm of phenolic foam in place. The work to cut and attach the insulation was time-consuming and really unpleasant for the team - the stuff makes you really itchy. The job was made more difficult because Kingspan would not supply their product in broad sheets of 100mm and 80mm depths. Instead we had thinner (40mm and 50mm) and smaller area sheets. This meant much more glueing and cutting. We have also had to use more of the fixings than would have been needed with the broader sheets. Thank you Kingspan.
In the photo below, the airtightness tape is being applied to along the base of the window, forming a seal between the window frame and the previously parged internal window reveal. We probably have not approached this very well, as the process took longer than expected and was very fiddly. Because the parge layer was rougher than is ideal, we felt we needed to use an adhesive primer in addition to the Tescon Profil tape. It was hard to control what then becomes a very sticky combination of materials! We will need to check back with suppliers, Ecological Building Systems, to try to do it better next time.
We have two large service penetrations into the roof: for the soil vent pipe (SVP) and for the flue. We are using a small gas boiler, which modulates down to about 4kW, to provide our winter hot water - solar thermal will deliver the rest - and any residual heating we may need in the coldest weather. As well as an airtightness issue, SVPs and flues create a potential thermal bridges. The flue has a pair of concentric pipes, the inner one to vent exhaust gases and an outer ring to take in air to the boiler for the combustion process. The flue runs through a grommit/Intello, past 350mm of Warmcel, 22mm of Steico wood fibre board and through the Solitex roof underlay. It could therefore, unless insulated around the pipe within the house, be a significant thermal bridge. We are planning to enclose it, and the SVP, which presents similar issues, with sheep's wool insulation within the boxing. The lack of a need for a flue in an electricity based heating system, i.e. a heat pump, makes gas a less attractive option in a Passivhaus. However, I must admit that the extra cost of a heat pump based solution put me off a bit when we were at the design stage. The Passivhaus Institute are keen to encourage manufacturers to develop and sell "compact units". These have about the same footprint as a fridge freezer - so are super space efficient - and combine the MVHR, hot water (DHW) and space heat product functions in a single unit. One, the Compact P made by Danish manufacturer Nilan, has been Certified by the Passivhaus Institute, and is being promoted in the UK. It looks quite promising, however, most combined devices don't deliver the same performance as the "separates" units would. Our MVHR unit is almost twice as electrically efficient as the Nilan Compact P. And I think compact units need to be completely modular in design, so that parts that fail can be replaced independently of the rest of the machine. The other argument in favour of using heat pumps for DHW and space heating is that they will be better in climate/CO2 terms than gas, as the renewables portion of the electricity grid mix grows. I think that in another five or ten years, the balance - and the economics - may well have shifted in favour of heat pumps and I hope compact units.
We also have two large penetrations for the heat recovery ventilation (MVHR) unit's intake and exhaust ducts. The ducts themselves are 160mm but are wrapped in 125mm of insulation, making the penetrations 410mm each! This photo is from the inside, where the ducts meet the airtightness barrier, which in this part of the building is the internal plasterwork (parge coat). The walls are still to have their finishing layers of plaster, which will encase the grommit, intello and tescon tape. The continuation of the ducts will also have 125mm of insulation right up to the insulated surround of the MVHR unit.
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Hi, as somebody currently trying to decide between a Paul MHRV (+heat pump for DHW) and a Nilan Compact P, I'm interested in your statement " Our MVHR unit is almost twice as electrically efficient as the Nilan Compact P." Can you expand on this a little further as the Nilan unit seems very efficient for the jobs that it does. Thanks.ReplyDelete
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In Passivhaus, the electrical efficiency of a MVHR (or the MVHR function of a "compact unit") is measured in terms of the amount of energy needed to move a volume of air through the unit. This is measured in watt hours (of electricity) consumed per cubic metre of air moved: Wh/m³.
According to the Passivhaus Institut certificate, the Paul Novus 300 unit has an electrical efficiency of 0.24Wh/m³. The Nilan Compact P is from 0.40Wh/m³.
Once in situ, the "real world" performance will depend greatly on how well the ducting has been designed and how well the units have been set up. Where a unit doesn't have automatic balancing (between incoming and outgoing air), the unit could be performing below its optimum headline electrical efficiency measure.
There are of course many criteria for choosing a MVHR or compact unit. Compact units are ideal where space is at a premium - typically they only have a floor footprint equivalent to that of a large fridge/freezer. However, as a unit that combines MVHR with domestic hot water storage, as with some other multifunctional devices there may sometimes have to be some compromises in performance compared with what individual, dedicated devices would deliver. Sometimes though combining devices can bring efficiencies. Compact units are evolving and I would expect that, as they develop, and as Passivhaus becomes more and more mainstream, they will compete well on efficiency with non-compact unit counterparts.
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It wasn't too long ago when I just fell into a mindset of doubt, not in God but in myself. I started to think that God didn't like me all that much even though I knew that wasn't the truth. I started to think that God doesn't want me. I know right? Here I am saying God loves you and thinking that maybe he doesn't love me as much as he say he does. In a way, I was doubting him and his word, which is a no no.
This is what you call double minded. There are many double minded individuals, that say one thing but do another or they say one thing or think another. There not 100% sure about what they say is what they believe in within themselves but because it is the truth they say it anyway…..Sometimes the truth could be hard to swallow. I have found myself in that boat a couple of times. In a way you can say all the right things but your mind is far from what your true heart knows. Your heart may say the truth but you mind may say something else that could spiritually affect your heart
For instance, I would say how God loves and about his never-ending mercy and how he has more compassion than everyone in the whole entire world combined. Yes, in doubt I believed that he has this for people BESIDES ME, you understand what I mean? I don't think I'm the only one who has felt this. See, this is what the devil wants you to think. He lies to you, basically telling you you're the only one that God doesn't like, or doesn't love or doesn't want. Rebuke it in the name of Jesus. It is a lie! God does CARE. He does love with a love more than we can ever imagine. A friend of mind had to remind me of that even though I already knew it. I had to hear it from someone else in order for me to receive it in myself.
Regardless of what the devil say about you or even to you, he is not your judge. GOD IS. GOD is the judge of the whole world and he shall judge the whole world. From the foundations to the ends of the earth. He is the RIGHTEOUS judge. So what I'm saying is, stop condemning yourself. Stop thinking there is no way out because GOD is the way out. Jesus is the door to salvation, peace, hope, faith, love! It is finished, your sins were paid OFF nearly 2000 years ago by God's Son, Jesus Christ! Why? Because God loves you.
Open your eyes and see yourself the way God sees you. I am not saying in vain, I am not saying don't be humble. I am not saying don't ask for forgiveness everyday you sin, you have to ask for forgiveness. God is the only one to forgive sins. I am saying, love yourself to love others. You can't love others properly if you don't love yourself. I am not saying foolishly. I am saying confidently know how much God loves you and how much he sacrificed for you. This is what I'm saying, know what you need to do before God. Go to him, lay your troubles at his feet and pray to the Lord. What ever it is, nothing is too hard for God. Something holding you back? Pray. Something you're not sure about? Read the word of God, pray, meditate.
Basically tattoo the word of God in your heart, remind yourself of his love, of his goodness, of his mercy. He said it to the prophets, to the people throughout the Bible. I'll start with (even though there are many scriptures before this book that established how much God loves his people and he blesses those who trust in him) Jeremiah 29:11 "For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end."
Yes it's hard to understand at times, when we really look deep in ourselves and we slip. Sometimes we ask ourselves, why does God love me? Why does God love her, or him? Just know, that he does. He just does. You are everything to him, you are his baby, you are his children, your are his creation. It's time for those who are willing to listen to his voice and look up, to look ABOVE. Philippians 4:8 "Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things."
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In a new study, published Wednesday in the journal Nutrition by Raj Bhopal, professor of public health at the University of Edinburgh, U.K who led the research. "Said The warning, steer clear of deep-fried and oily foods because the extra oil is bad for the heart as well as waistlines is not new, but the new study also shows that it may be the temperature we are cooking food at that is the real problem, not the amount of oil we are using, adding that "When food is heated up to a high temperature, new compounds are created, and some of them are known to be harmful to health," and "This is not to do with frying. … It is more to do with the cooking process, with the temperature."
When foods are cooked at high temperatures, they release chemicals known as neo-formed contaminants, or NFCs. This group includes trans-fatty acids – or Tran's fats – that are known to increase the risk of heart disease, and Cooking food at extremely high temperatures releases harmful chemicals.
Trans fats and other chemicals are increase risk of heart disease, new research has shown, and "When the temperature is high, (trans fats) are produced at a very high rate," Bhopal confirmed.
The researchers believe cuisines that typically involve cooking food in hot oils at high temperatures may explain why higher rates of heart disease are seen in certain populations, such as among people of South Asian descent.
The emphasis is on the temperature of your oils. "This study shows that by heating and frying, you can change what appear to be perfectly healthy oils and make them unhealthy," said Michael Miller, professor of cardiovascular medicine at the University of Maryland Medical Center, who was not involved in the research in an online report.
By unhealthy, this means the creation of these chemical byproducts, such as trans fats. "Heart disease can manifest if you (then) reuse oils that have been boiled," Miller added.
The group also looked at other byproducts of heating oil's to high temperatures, called advanced glycogen end-products. These are also known to increase the likelihood of heart disease,
Bhopal used the example of cooking a chicken to highlight the vast differences in how much of these byproducts are produced. When a chicken is boiled, this cooking process releases an average of 1,000 glycogen end-products, whereas roasting and frying produces 4,000 and 9,000, respectively. "Different forms of cooking are leading to vastly different results,"


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A Brief Introduction to Saint Mark the Evangelist
Yesterday was the feast of Saint Mark the Evangelist. I think books tend to be more interesting--and make more sense--when I know a little about the author, so here's a (brief) introduction to Saint Mark, author of the second gospel.
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Who was Saint Mark, and why did he write a gospel?
Mark was also known as John Mark (a combination of his Jewish and Roman names). His mother was Mary of Jerusalem (Acts 12:12), and he was a cousin of Paul's companion Barnabas (Colossians 4:10). Mark traveled with Paul for part of Paul's first missionary journey (see Acts 13:4-13).
It's quite possible that Mark was the young man carrying the water jar who led Peter and John to the house where they would prepare the Last Supper Passover meal (Mark 14:13-14, Luke 22:10-11) and the young man who ran away naked when Jesus was arrested in garden (Mark 14:51-52).
At least one tradition identifies the location of the Last Supper with the house of Mary, the mother of John Mark. So it was likely Mark who was carrying water and led Peter and John to the house. This is a striking detail, because it would have been unusual to find a man carrying water--that was primarily a woman's task. This is why Jesus can give this description to Peter and John as an indication of who it is they should follow; they were unlikely to encounter more than one man carrying water. Also, we know from Acts that Mark's mother lived in Jerusalem and was known to Peter and the early Christians community, because Peter goes to this house after he is miraculously rescued from prison in Acts 12. So Mark's mother's house would have been a likely location for the Last Supper.
And many scholars identify the young man running away naked in the garden as John Mark. What a bizarre detail to encounter in the gospels, right? We only find it in Mark's gospel. So if it is an autobiographical detail it validates Mark as an eyewitness to some of the events he records. And it comes as no surprise that he doesn't name himself in the gospel--would you want to admit that you abandoned Jesus, let alone doing it naked?
But Mark wasn't one of the Apostles, so where does he get the rest of the material for his gospel?
John Mark, a disciple of St. Peter
For me, the most fascinating detail about Mark is that he was a disciple of St. Peter. We know from 1 Peter 5:13 that Mark was with Peter in Rome: when Peter passes along greetings from the other Christians in Rome at the end of his letter, he includes greetings from "my son Mark." So Mark was very dear to Peter.
Also, multiple 2nd century Church Fathers tell us that Mark served as an interpreter for Peter and recorded Peter's own apostolic teaching in the gospel that bears Mark's name (Papias, Irenaeus, Clement of Alexandria, and Tertullian).
This means that the Gospel According to St. Mark is also very much the gospel as remembered and taught by St. Peter (not to be confused with the work bearing the title "The Gospel of Peter," which is a non-canonical work written at least a century later, obviously not be by Peter, contradicting the actual gospels, and condemned by the Church). In fact, the Gospel of Mark seems to follow the same general outline as Peter's summary of the gospel to the household of Cornelius in Acts 10:36-43.
If Mark is writing his gospel in Rome, based on the apostolic teaching of Peter, then this context helps explain the sense of urgency in Mark's gospel. Mark is the shortest gospel, with only 16 chapters compared to 28 in Matthew, 24 in Luke, and 21 in John. And nearly everything in Mark happens "immediately":
- "And when he came up out of the water, immediately he saw the heavens opened...." -Mark 1:10
- "The Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness..." -Mark 1:12
- "And immediately [Simon and Andrew] left their nets and followed him..." -Mark 1:18
- "And immediately he called [James and John]; and they left their father..." -Mark 1:20
- "And they went in Capernaum; and immediate on the sabbath he entered the synagogue and taught..." -Mark 1:21
- "And immediately there was in their synagogue a man with an unclean spirit..." -Mark 1:23
- "And at once his fame spread everywhere..." -Mark 1:28 (it's the same phrase in Greek, although the RSV changes it up here for some variety)
- "And immediately he left..." -Mark 1:29
- "And immediately the leprosy left him..." -Mark 1:42
And that's just the first chapter. You get the idea.
Writing his gospel in the face of growing hostility toward and persecution of Christians in Rome, Mark communicates the urgency of faith in the gospel and encourages faithfulness, no matter what.
According to Eusebius, the 4th century Christian historian, Mark went to Alexandria after the martyrdom of St. Peter and became the first bishop of the church there. Tradition says that he was martyred by being dragged through the streets of Alexandria.
What does a lion have to do with the Gospel of Mark?
The four gospels have long been associated with the four living creatures who continually sing praises around the throne of God in Revelation 4:6-7: "And round the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, full of eyes in front and behind; the first living creature like a lion, the second living creature like an ox, the third living creature with the face of a man, and the fourth living creature like a flying eagle."
The Gospel of Mark is the roaring lion because it begins with John the Baptist crying out in the wilderness to repent and prepare the way of the Lord.
Saint Mark the Evangelist, pray for us!
The gospel message is no less immediate and urgent today than it was 2000 years ago. May we respond to it with ever greater faith and love and proclaim it boldly--and may we never run away from Christ, with or without our linen cloths!
And here's a great introduction to the Gospel of Mark from my friend and colleague, Dr. Mark Giszczek.
And here's a great introduction to the Gospel of Mark from my friend and colleague, Dr. Mark Giszczek.


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Yesterday I packed my suitcase and loaded my car. I drove to my condo at the beach.
By the time I arrived, it was dark.
I managed to get all my stuff in - losing only a box of tissues and my cell phone in the process. They called from the front desk with my cell phone, but the box of tissues never reappeared.
This morning, I awoke to the sun streaming through the sliding glass doors of my bedroom - and the sounds of the waves as they hit the shore and dissipate into the sand.
Two brave souls froliced in the waves, a few more walked the shoreline looking for shells or enjoying the exercise. There is an indoor heated pool and hot tub near the beach. That is where I plan to spend my time.
I ventured out today only for groceries.
Maybe tomorrow will be more productive.
I hate being here alone. I invited everyone I know to join me, but no takers. I don't understand that. I love the beach in all seasons.
I took some pictures to post for you, but my tech skills are severely limited. Help!
Sunday, December 14, 2008
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- Twisted Lisa said...
I'll help you, email me. And I am totally JEALOUS! One summer the boys and I stayed in a camper on the beach for 6 weeks!
- December 15, 2008 at 10:54 PM
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I feel very connected to her because of these reasons. I feel that I can relate better than most and most important of all, I choose to support her over judging her with her pregnancy complications.
I have seen it on the newstands and have read it more than a few times on the internet, that people are judging Kate for not only hiding her belly so much but also for her lack of weight gain. I cannot imagine how that must make her feel, I can remember all too well how much I disliked people talking about my belly or size with EITHER of my pregnancies. A lot of people felt that I was not gaining enough, and that it was my fault. The reality was that I was doing everything I could to gain weight and keep it on.
People has this pre-disposition about pregnant women, especially one at six months. That is MORE than halfway through a pregnancy, and so people expect women to plump and round. Otherwise, they often will think its healthy. The reality is though, every pregnancy (just like every woman) is different. To judge a pregnant woman on her size is plain stereotypical. I had two healthy babies that grew inside of me, yet I did not gain more than ten pounds each pregnancy. My body DIDN'T need to do that to support my children. My frame and body type carries children well.
The same goes for pregnant women who gain a lot of weight during their pregnancy. I believe that as long as they are healthy and baby is too, size of the belly should not matter. That goes for baby after he/she is born too, as long as they are healthy weight should be a non-issue.
Here are photos of me at six months pregnant with Anna and Kate at six months. I am a bit bigger than her but this is my second and our body types vary. But you get the idea, women's bellies can be small too! In the end, its the health that truly matters. :)


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I am migrating my application from weblogic 7.2 to Jboss 4..0.5. we have written startup class which initializes caching at serverstartup. We have written one servlet to initialize startup class and that servlet will be loaded at server startup. In the startup class we have startup method and in the startup method following methods are executed
In the log file upto "System.out.println("<<Cedera Startup>> Configuration Service and Logging initialized here")"; everything is printed , but after this statement when we are calling
System.out.println("<<Cedera Startup>> Workflow initialized");
This System.out.println("<<Cedera Startup>> Workflow initialized"); is not printed in the log which indicates that error is there in the getInstace() method.
But can anybody will tell me the exact cause of the exception and suggest me the solution.
Jul 30 15:42:06.588 INFO [localhost].[/] () - Marking servlet StartCaching as unavailable
Jul 30 15:42:06.588 ERROR [localhost].[/] () - Servlet threw load() exception
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Inverter / Charger Multi, pure sine, 500VA / 12V
with internal IUoU Battery Charger and AC Transfer Switch
for Motor home, RC, Camper car, Boat and industrial use
The Multi gets its name from the multiple functions it can perform. It is a powerful true sine wave inverter, a sophisticated battery charger that features adaptive charge technology and a high-speed AC transfer switch in a single enclosure. Beside these primary functions, however, the Multi has several advanced features that provide a range of new applications as outlined below.
Uninterrupted AC power
In the event of a grid failure, or shore or generator power being disconnected, the inverter within the Multi is automatically activated and takes over supply to the connected loads. This happens so fast (less than 20 milliseconds) that computers and other electronic equipment will continue to operate without disruption.
PowerControl – Dealing with limited generator or shore side power
With a Multi Control Panel a maximum generator or shore current can be set. The Multi will then take account of other AC loads and use whatever is extra for charging, thus preventing the generator or shore supply from being overloaded.
Digital Multi Controll (optional)
The Digital Multi Control panel (DMC) is a remote panel designed to work with all Multis.
Programmable relay
The Multi is equipped with a programmable relay that by default is set as an alarm relay. The relay can be programmed for all kinds of other applications however, for example as a starter relay for a generator.
Adaptive 4-stage charging characteristics: bulk – absorption – float – storage
The microprocessor-driven adaptive battery management system can be adjusted for various types of batteries. The adaptive function automatically adapts the charging process to battery use.
The right amount of charge: variable absorption time
In the event of slight battery discharge, absorption is kept short to prevent overcharging and excessive gas formation. After deep discharging, the absorption time is automatically extended in order to fully charge the battery.
Preventing damage due to excessive gassing: the BatterySafe mode
If, in order to quickly charge a battery, a high charge current in combination with a high absorption voltage has been chosen, damage due to excessive gassing will be prevented by automatically limiting the rate of voltage increase once the gassing voltage has been reached.
Less maintenance and aging when the battery is not in use: the Storage mode
The Storage mode kicks in whenever the battery has not been subjected to discharge during 24 hours. In the Storage mode float voltage is reduced to 2,2V/cell (13,2V for 12V battery) to minimise gassing and corrosion of the positive plates. Once a week the voltage is raised back
to the absorption level to 'equalize' the battery. This feature prevents stratification of the electrolyte and sulphation, a major cause of early battery failure.
Two DC outputs for charging two batteries
The main DC terminal can supply the full output current. The second output, intended for charging a starter battery, is limited to 1A and has a slightly lower output voltage.
Increasing service life of the battery: temperature compensation
The temperature sensor (supplied with the product) serves to reduce charging voltage when battery temperature rises. This is particularly important for maintenance-free batteries, which could otherwise dry out by overcharging.
Configuration by computer or DIP switches
All settings can be changed by means of a computer. Some settings can be changed with DIP switches. For changing settings with the computer, the following is required:
- VEConfigureII software: can be downloaded free of charge at www.victronenergy.com.
- a RJ45 UTP cable and the MK2-USB interface cable is needed.
Further help you can find here: FAQ
Technical Details:
(1) Can be adjusted to 60Hz and to 240V
(2) Protection
a. Output short circuit
b. Overload
c. Battery voltage too high
d. Battery voltage too low
e. Temperature too high
f. 230VAC on inverter output
g. Input voltage ripple too high
(3) Non-linear load, crest factor 3:1
(4) At 25°C ambient
(5) Programmable relay which can be set for: General alarm DC under voltage or generator start/stop signal function, AC rating: 230V/4A, DC rating: 4A up to 35VDC, 1A up to 60VDC
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Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Got up early this morning
I got up early this morning and drove my wife down to Conroe for surgery to remove something from her ear and a skin graft. All went well and we were back by noon. When I met the group at the park this evening, we had a light rain. However, by the time I finished 3 miles on the park roads, it had stopped. It was a little cooler, though. No rain at my house; in the last month, we have had 1/4 inch of the stuff.
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Futures traded higher about 1.5% on news that Europe would try to save Spanish banks with €100 billion. The gains started to fall back a bit in premarket, but really vanished during the session. The indices actually opened the session right at big resistance levels, only to go lower from there (see daily charts).
The Friday high initially held as support, but gave way in the afternoon for lower prices. Tech and small caps traded 1.5-2% in the red. The Dow and S&P500 followed closely but kept losses just over -1%.
5m-chart SPY:
Daily charts DIA, SPY, QQQ and IWM:
Euro, oil, metals
Metals performed well today, even with most other trading vehicles going lower.
The euro and oil had a huge opening gap to the upside (just like equities). The euro went from up more than 1% to just under breakeven. But the biggest pain was for oil bulls, from up about 2.5% to down 3%!!


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Bridging lender, Link Lending, has chosen Phoebus Software to supply its loan origination and servicing platform.
Phoebus Software has produced a bespoke version of its software suitable for Link Lending's bridging loan process, and further developments including online case tracking, decisions in principle, and KFIs are in the pipeline.
John Maclean, managing director of Link Lending, says: "We are among the first few bridging lenders to adopt a fully automated online approach and we believe that it will offer the time and cost saving benefits to bridging loan introducers that they have come to expect from lenders supplying long term mortgage loans.
"Link Lending's approach is to use its staff to add value by person to person contact with brokers, rather than being tied up in loan administration that can be automated. In the bridging loan market more than any other, service is key."


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I finally have the ultrasound from last week to post. Dad was able to scan it today and it actually looks good. Almost better than the glossy printout, since you're not competing with the glare on the paper. You can clearly see his spine and skull, almost see his ribs and get a hint of his face. Yep, he's a cutie and he's all mine and Gak's.
Today was a good day at work, or at least not a bad day. Somehow, and I'm still trying to figure this one out, I got roped into this conference call with a customer. I think it has something to do with the fact what they were calling about were initially problems/issues they showed me while I was at their site training and had brought back to the engineer and software team here. Anyhow, after an hour and a half, I ended up with a bit more work to do. Actually, it's a lot of investigative work on my end figuring out why we did certain things and working with the engineer to check out some stuff. It shouldn't be that bad, almost fun even. I'm just glad they didn't ask about me coming back for more training, since they're out near Bakersfield, CA and I really have no intention of wanting to go back any time soon.
Gak surprised me when I got home this evening. Not only was dinner ready (and not spaghetti!) but he'd attacked the closet of doom earlier. Mostly he'd rearranged stuff and put boxes up on shelves and the like. It's wonderful, I can actually get into the closet. Sunday I'll probably have him take down several of the boxes as I want to go through them and get rid of a lot of stuff that's just been sitting there not doing anything since we moved or before. I also want to try and organize some of the stuff that's in there, like the paper/computer stuff and the yarn bin. This is where I need Mom's help... to make me get rid of junk. She's merciless and will make me deal with it. Some days I need to be beat about the head and shoulders with this stuff. That's been her job for over 32 years now and she's good at it. I love her for it too. (Even if I used to complain loudly as a child...)
Well, that's it for today. Just a brief little post. Mostly I wanted to share the picture of Boo.
Peace to all and may your days be easy.


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The Weekend
I could really do a substantial post on the weekend if I felt like writing. The weekend is when I do most of my volunteering and this last weekend was no different. I volunteered with One Brick to work at the Greater Chicago Food Depository. Working at the Food Depository is always a good thing. They are very organized and they definitely put their volunteers to work. In the many times that I have been there I have repackaged pasta, repackaged frozen corn, broccoli, potatoes, separated orphans (big boxes of assorted dry goods that come from grocery stores), and paper products. This weekend we did produce. We took boxes of lettuce, canteloupe, and limes, threw away the spoiled food and reboxed the stuff that was still good. With the lettuce, this involved peeling the first couple of layers off. There was, however, some heads that were not salvageable at all. The canteloupes we tossed were moldy or soft. This was actually most of them. Most of the limes though, were good. While it was slightly disgusting at times, it was good to go because I saw several of my friends, a few that I haven't seen in about six months.
Yesterday, I spent the day at my sister's house. It was the last day my sister's inlaws were going to be around, they live in Spain and they were returning today. I really enjoy talking with them, its interesting to get a European perspective on current events.
Tom DeLay was indicted today by a different grand jury for money laundering. Again Mr. DeLay has proclaimed his innocence and claims that prosecutors are manufacturing charges. I again say that it couldn't have happened to a nicer guy. With three charges to fight now, two of which seem to be fairly serious, hopefully this ends his career.
In Iraq, the American casualty total is now 1936. 49 were killed in September and 3 have been killed in October so far. I will start catching up with those people that I have not yet named this week.


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Author Rodney William Whitaker died in the UK on Wednesday 14 December of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease at the age of 74.
The writer is most well-known under the pseudonym Trevanian and his novels include "The Eiger Sanction" (which was made into a film starring Clint Eastwood), "The Loo Sanction," "The Summer of Katya" and "Shibumi".
According to the "Los Angeles Times", Whitaker is survived by his wife, Diane Brandon Whitaker; two sons, Lance and Christian; and two daughters, Alexandra and Tomasin.
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Role of respiratory physicians in preparing for bioterrorist attacks
Bioterrorism is a "hot topic"; a search of the literature and the internet reveals an explosion of publications, government strategies, and guidelines, as well as advice for the general public. Bioterrorism differs from "biowarfare" in the sense that the threat emanates from terrorist groups rather than nation states. Unlike conventional warfare, where the enemy, underlying circumstances and likely mode of warfare are known and understood, terrorism is less easy to predict—being sometimes aimed against seemingly random targets with little regard for the lives of civilian victims or that of the perpetrator. Chemical and biological weapons are very effective agents for terrorists whose strategy is not only to injure but also to instil terror and disorder into daily life, which may have long lasting psychological, economic, and political consequences. The terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center on 11 September 2001 and subsequent deliberate release of anthrax into the community in the USA in October 2001 has focused our attention on the threat of terrorism. Thus, at the recent Winter Meeting of the British Thoracic Society, the British Association for Lung Research organised a symposium which they called "Bioterrorism: The Lung Under Attack". In addition, in this issue of Thorax O'Riordan and Smaldone address the need for preparedness by the respiratory community—particularly clinical and supporting services—to combat acts of terrorism.1
Germ warfare is not new.2,3 The Greeks and Romans polluted their enemy's drinking water with animal corpses; the dead bodies of plague victims were catapulted by the Tartars into Kaffa in the 14th century; the British distributed blankets from smallpox victims amongst local American Indian populations during the 18th century destroying a high proportion of the population; during the first World War Germany attempted to obstruct food supplies by infecting cattle with anthrax and glanders; during the second World War the British developed an anthrax bomb which was tested on the Island of Gruinard, as well as producing five million anthrax loaded pieces of cattle cake with the intention of dropping these over Germany to reduce meat supplies by 30%. Remarkably, no chemical or biological agents were used as weapons during World War II.
Bioterrorism is often taken to mean terrorist acts that involve the use of biological materials such as bacteria, bacterial spores, and viruses. This is a limited definition: terrorists could elect to use a range of agents that lie along a spectrum from classical chemical warfare agents at one extreme to biologically viable particles such as bacteria at the other. The lung is a target for all compounds that can be dispersed as gases or aerosols, and chest physicians may be among the first to recognise and deal with casualties exposed to such compounds. Understanding the effects of these substances on the lung is therefore important.
The lung's range of response to injury is limited—for example, bronchoconstriction and pulmonary oedema are the major effects of inhaled chemical compounds. This is well understood, but the absence of specific antidotes makes our therapeutic approach limited. Chlorine and phosgene are widely used industrial chemicals and, although they have been known to be very dangerous since before their large scale use in World War I, no specific antidotes to their effects have been found.3,4 It is a sad fact that our capacity to treat the effects of exposure to phosgene is little better today than it was in 1915. Why is this?
Chemical agents
One reason is that lung damaging compounds such as phosgene do not interact with a single pharmacologically defined receptor. On the contrary, they damage cell membranes and inhibit a range of vital enzyme systems.3,4 If we knew better the biochemical pathways involved, then developing specific antidotes might be possible. One line of attack is to oppose free radical generation by replacing depleted antioxidants such as glutathione. Some success has been achieved in animal models but little clinical benefit has been reported. Another approach is to treat the inflammation that may occur: the case of steroids has been strongly supported by some authorities but, again, hard evidence of efficacy in man is lacking. The increase in pulmonary capillary permeability produced by phosgene cannot be reversed by drug treatment. Support of adequate exchange of oxygen and carbon dioxide is vital and the use of positive end expiratory pressure ventilation has long been recommended. Recent animal studies have shown the value of limiting the tidal volume while maintaining an adequate minute volume in the management of respiratory failure caused by exposure to phosgene (personal communication, Dr Paul Rice, 2003).
Mustard gas (sulphur mustard) is an alkylating vesicant which may be dispersed by aerosolisation and slowly vaporises.3,4 It can be synthesised with limited equipment. Unlike chlorine and phosgene which reach the distal respiratory units, mustard gas deposits in and damages the conducting airways and adjacent alveoli. Stripping of epithelium occurs and infection may follow. Again, there is no antidote. However, although the effects may be severe, the lethality of exposure to mustard gas is likely to be low: during World War I only 1–2% of those exposed died later.
Nerve agents (nerve gases) which date from the 1930s occur as more or less volatile liquids and are the most toxic of the classical chemical warfare agents, causing death at very low doses. The case of the nerve agent sarin (GB, isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate3,4) released by a religious terrorist group in Japan in the mid 1990s showed that well organised and well funded groups can produce deadly compounds in sufficient quantities to kill or injure large numbers of people. Because the mechanism of action of nerve agents is understood, there are a number of drugs available but treatment should be rapid. Prolonged ventilatory support may be needed for those who survive the initial exposure.
The use of chemical agents by terrorists should not be confused with the potential military use of such compounds—and even more so of biological agents—as weapons of mass destruction. It is more likely that the use of chemicals by terrorists would produce a limited number of casualties, the death rate depending on the compounds deployed and the extent of exposure both in terms of the concentration–time product and the number of people affected. Development in understanding the mechanisms of action of chemicals that might be used will aid in the development of rational treatment, although this will often be mainly supportive.
Biological agents
Biological materials that may be used by terrorists include bacteria such as Bacillus anthracis (anthrax),2–4 viruses such as Variola major (smallpox),2,4 and biological toxins such as ricin.3–5 Ricin is a less well known compound but was studied extensively as a potential warfare agent during World War II and was used in the assassination of the Bulgarian journalist Georgi Markov in London in 1978. It is derived in relatively large quantities during processing of castor oil from Ricinis communis seeds.5 Ricin is highly toxic: the lethal dose in man may be less than 1 mg (injected). Importantly, it is particularly toxic when inhaled, causing fever, chest tightness, dyspnoea, and cough within 4–8 hours. It is believed that death is due to multiple organ failure. Treatment is supportive.
Bacillus anthracis occurs commonly in the environment, but terrorists would need the technical expertise to obtain virulent strains, purify spores, and develop an effective dispersal system.2 However, the events of October 2001 show that this is possible. A problem with identification of an anthrax attack involving exposure by inhalation is that the early symptoms resemble "flu" and treatment has a poor prognosis if delayed. This is complicated by the lack of clinical trials and the possibility of resistance to antimicrobial agents. Despite access to antibiotics, five of 11 patients who contracted anthrax died in the October 2001 incident. Rapid identification of anthrax exposure and antimicrobial therapy within the first week considerably improves the prognosis.
The smallpox virus would be very much more difficult to obtain as it is known to be kept in only two places in the world; however, it may be that there are other stores.2 Current stores of vaccine were produced from animal lymph and have been in storage for over 20 years. Recent use of these vaccines (by Israel and the USA) has highlighted some previously expected side effects, most notably myopericarditis.6 Consequently, new safer vaccines and safer vaccination strategies need to be developed and stockpiled to ensure effective rapid vaccination following exposure.2,6 In addition, since its eradication, smallpox might not immediately be recognised by younger physicians.
The effects of inhaled particles on the lung following the terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in September 2001 were also addressed at the BTS/BALR symposium under the broad umbrella of bioterrorism. In addition to the thousands of people who were killed immediately, there were also exceptional environmental hazards for residents and workers in New York City. The collapse of the World Trade Center released huge quantities of material into the air and the plume of debris and smoke engulfed and contaminated a large area. Although the ambient concentration of fine particulate matter (which would affect peripheral lung regions) rarely exceeded government guidelines, the larger particles—which are not subject to regulation and which contained irritants such as fibre glass and were alkaline—caused respiratory irritation (for example, "World Trade Center cough"),7 probably due to effects on the large airways. In addition, new onset respiratory symptoms are significantly higher in those who live near the World Trade Center, while a small subset displays more bronchial hyperresponsiveness.
An ongoing theme of the BTS/BALR meeting was the necessity for the emergency services, hospitals, and physicians to be prepared.4 It is important that decontamination is rapid and effective, and that none of those providing aid becomes contaminated in the process. Thus, staff must be protected and must be able to work in protective clothing. Furthermore, they must be able to use specialist equipment, which requires training and practice, and have access to appropriate therapeutic agents. O'Riordan and Smaldone1 stress the need for a cohesive strategy by respiratory societies such as the British Thoracic Society to ensure rapid identification of respiratory symptoms consistent with an act of bioterrorism, to summon a rapid and effective response, and to promote the need for respiratory research in the area. That chest physicians should be familiar with recent developments in this area is beyond doubt.
Role of respiratory physicians in preparing for bioterrorist attacks
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