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The last time Ryan Imbriale grew a mustache, he was a junior in high school. Now 39, he still cringes a little when he sees that yearbook photo, showing the wispy scraggle above his lip. He was never tempted to set aside his razor again. Until now.
"I've been growing it since Nov. 1, to the dismay of my family," said Imbriale, principal at Patapsco High School & Center for the Arts and a married father of four daughters. Imbriale and 16 other faculty members at the school are growing mustaches to raise money and awareness for prostate cancer and other men's health issues, as part of a global campaign called Movember.
The rules are simple. Start Nov. 1 with a clean-shaven face and then grow a mustache for the entire month. Register on Movember.com, and seek donations. If you want, have a mustache contest, or post pictures on the Movember site, a cheesetastic ode to '70s-era facial hair.
"It's for a good cause," said Imbriale, who has crafted a modified mutton chop, with the sides of the mustache extending to his chin. "I'm always touching my face, I'm just so not used to having it," he said. "It seems like my left hand is always rubbing my mustache."
The campaign, started by 30 men in Australia in 2003, is not new to Baltimore, but it seems to have more, um, Mo-mentum locally this year. In a city and region where clean-shaven faces are the norm, mustaches now seem to be everywhere, and men are clearly having fun growing everything from glorious Tom Selleck-style 'staches to thin pencils that seem to belong above the sneering lip of a silent-movie villain (or John Waters).
Nick Jackson, 27, a Web developer who lives in Mount Washington, said he first grew a mustache for Movember in 2008, then took a hiatus while job-hunting before growing another one this year. In 2008, he said, nobody knew about Movember, and people did not react favorably to his mustache. Now, he said, "It's usually like, 'Hey, nice mustache! Are you doing Movember?'" He's also raising more money this time around, and has already netted $1,100, he said, compared to about $350 in 2008.
"It's definitely been good except for the fact that my fiancee tries to avoid kissing me as much as possible," he said. He'll probably shave at the end of the month for her sake, he said, but he's reluctant. "Excuse the pun, but I think it's growing on me," he said. "It'll be weird to have to shave it off because it feels like an accomplishment."
The story of how Movember came to be has the patina of myth but most of it is probably true. It started with a group of 30 friends in Australia who were musing about the demise of the mustache from its Burt Reynolds glory days.
They decided to have a one-month mustache-growing contest, said Donny Killian, U.S. manager for Movember, which has U.S. headquarters in Venice, Calif. As they shared their stories of "the bosses that scolded them, the significant others who thought they had lost their minds," they realized that mustache-growing was a great way to draw attention and spark conversation, Killian said.
They decided to put that facial-hair-growing energy to good use, and in 2004 began a partnership with the Prostate Cancer Foundation of Australia, said Killian. Since then, Movember, which in the U.S. gives money to Livestrong and the Prostate Cancer Foundation, has grown to 450,000 participants around the world, who raised $81 million last year, he said. "It's about doing good and having fun at the same time," he said.
Movember came to the U.S. in 2007, and had grown mostly by word of mustache-topped mouth. It appears to be getting more attention this year in part because of television advertisements by partner organizations, said Killian. This year, U.S. registration has grown to 139,000, up from 65,000 in 2010, said Killian, who has been participating since 2008 and said that during his first year, "I felt like I was the only guy in the world" with a mustache.
Tom Rowe, 34, director of Web marketing and creative services at Visit Baltimore, is one of a five-member Visit Baltimore team that has raised $955 so far. Rowe, who also participated last year, said he'll shave as soon as the month is over.
"The people who have mustaches year-round have figured out how to drink a Guinness without getting froth on their mustache, but I'm still struggling with that."
Men participating in Movember says the focus on men's health makes it a nice follow-up to Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October. The mustaches help break down reluctance to talk about men's health, typically a topic that falls well below sports and cars on the list of things men like to discuss.
"For many of us who don't have mustaches on a normal basis, it's an absolute conversation-starter," said Imbriale. "When I go to meeting or talk to parents, I have that conversation. It actually is nice. I think the community sort of appreciates what we are doing."
Though students are not officially on the Patapsco team, several are growing mustaches to support the cause, said Imbriale. The school, which expects to raise more than $2,000, is embracing the educational aspect of Movember, offering men's health facts during the morning announcements each day and planning a schoolwide party Nov. 29 to mark the end of the mustache-growing month. Students can buy fake mustaches for $1, with proceeds going to Movember, and art teacher Sherri Chambers Fisher, who was on the television show "Ace of Cakes," is making a mustache-shaped cake.
Imbriale said he hopes to expand Movember next year, "maybe even challenging some of the other high schools in Baltimore County." But he's also planning to shave his mustache as soon as November ends. "I'm certainly willing to participate again next year, maybe try a different style," he said. "I would have to get some serious permission from key members of my family."
The last time Ryan Imbriale grew a mustache, he was a junior in high school. Now 39, he still cringes a little when he sees that yearbook photo, showing the wispy scraggle above his lip. He was never tempted to set aside his razor again. Until now.


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The leading cause of death in China is cancer, followed by stroke. Conventional Western cancer therapies-chemotherapy, radiation, and surgery-have been increasingly used since the 1960s in Chinese hospitals. However, the side effects of these treatments have been, there as here, often highly debilitating. This has led the Chinese government to fund research into the traditional herbal medicines. One result is the routine use of Fu Zhen therapy, an immune-enhancing herbal regimen, as an adjunct to chemotherapy and radiation. Fu Zhen therapy is reported to protect the immune system from damage and to increase survival rates, sometimes dramatically, when used in conjunction with the modern cancer therapies. The principal Fu Zhen herbs (astragalus, ligustrum, ginseng, codonopsis, atractylodes, and ganoderma) strengthen the body's nonspecific immunity and increase the functions of the T-cells.2
Herbal antitoxin therapies, also regularly used, contain many herbs that have been found to inhibit tumor growth by a variety of mechanisms. Kelp and pokeroot are among the herbs known to dissolve tumors in Chinese herbal therapy.
In the United States, it is very rare for a person with cancer to be treated solely by Chinese medicine, even though many practitioners say that traditional Chinese medicine can often handle cancer on its own, with success in cases that proved untreatable by Western medicine.3 "For patients who desire the expertise of a conventional oncologist as well as the benefits of more natural methods," says Roger Jahnke, a doctor of Oriental medicine and director of the Health Action Clinic in Santa Barbara, California, "Chinese medicine can provide an important collaborative resource to link with conventional cancer treatment. Patients should develop a healing team that could include the oncologist, a practitioner of acupuncture and herbal pharmacology, and perhaps a nutritionist, psychologist and support group of some kind. The result is a more comprehensive and synergistic therapeutic effect." When used in tandem with chemotherapy, Chinese herbal medicine can control and minimize the side effects of chemical drugs and may enhance their therapeutic effects. Herbs also bolster immune-system functions depressed by radiation.4
In China, surgery, chemotherapy, and radiation are considered viable treatments for benign and malignant tumors by physicians who are attempting to integrate Eastern and Western methods. Conventional treatments may be required to deal with a situation within the time available to the patient, notes Zhang Dai-zhao, a specialist in cancer treatment in Beijing. Although Chinese energetic therapies such as herbal medicine and acupuncture may be able to eventually dismantle pathologic matter, "they may take more time than the patient has," he states.5 Many practitioners in China say that the best results against cancer are obtained by means of a joint attack combining Oriental and Western medicine, with the patient pursuing a suitable diet, Chinese yoga, and therapeutic exercise.
In classic Chinese medicine, there is no specific concept of cancer, though there is of tumors. Many nutritive tonics and herbal medicines were developed to alleviate pain and prolong survival by strengthening the body's life forces and arresting tumor progression. Chinese doctors believe the causes of cancer are multiple, including toxins and other environmental factors, called "external causes," as well as "internal causes" such as emotional stress, bad eating habits, accumulated wastes from food, and damaged organs. Two main factors are stagnant blood and a blockage or accumulation of chi, or qi (pronounced chee), the vital energy said to circulate along the meridians, or pathways, linking all parts of the body.
Illness is an energy imbalance, an excess or deficiency of the body's elemental energies. According to the ancient Chinese, chi, the life force, controls the body's workings as it travels along the meridians, completing an energy cycle every twenty-four hours. A person is healthy when there is a balanced, sufficient flow of chi, which keeps the blood and body fluids circulating and fights disease. But if the circulation of chi is blocked for any reason or becomes excessive or deficient, pain and disease can result. The flow of chi may be disrupted by an imbalanced diet or lifestyle, overwork, stress, repressed or excessive emotions, or lack of exercise. Imbalances in yin and yang-complementary forces in dynamic flux-also disturb the normal, smooth flow of chit
Cancer, like all other diseases, is regarded as a manifestation of an underlying imbalance. The tumor is the "uppermost branch," not the "root," of the illness. Each patient may have a different imbalance causing what outwardly looks like the same type of cancer. Each person is unique, so the Oriental doctor attempts to identify the exact individual pattern of excess, deficiency, or blockage that led to the disease. The doctor treats the imbalance rather than a condition known as "stomach cancer," or "breast cancer," or so on. The prescribed treatment will vary from one patient to the next, depending on the specific imbalances.
The Chinese doctor makes a diagnosis in terms of yin and yang, chi, Blood, and organ imbalance. The term Blood refers to much more than the material substance. Blood is the process of nourishing the organism; it occurs in a mutually regulating relationship with chi and Moisture (body fluids). In forming a diagnosis, the doctor is guided by the Eight Principles, which are four sets of polar categories (yin and yang, cold and heat, deficiency and excess, and interior and exterior). The Eight Principles serve as the framework for the data gathered through physical examination, tongue and pulse diagnosis, and observation of symptoms. Once the doctor forms a cohesive picture of the pattern of disharmony, he or she can formulate a treatment plan to restore balance.
The tongue is considered a sensitive barometer of human health in traditional Chinese medicine. Subtle changes in its color, texture, and coating indicate specific body imbalances and reveal the progress of the illness to the experienced doctor. In neglecting tongue diagnosis, "The West may be overlooking a highly valuable clinical tool," according to David Eisenberg, M.D., a clinical research fellow at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Eisenberg, who speaks Chinese, worked inside urban Chinese hospitals in 1979 and 1980. He concluded from his firsthand observations that "acupuncture, herbal medicine, and massage may be highly effective therapeutic tools."6
The pulse, like the tongue, is also a barometer of harmony or disorder. By feeling positions on each wrist along the radial artery, the well-trained Chinese diagnostician can detect underlying imbalances in internal organs and in the body as a whole.
Herbs and foods in Chinese medical practice are viewed energetically, that is, in terms of their influence on the body's energy field. This is also true of Indian Ayurvedic medicine (Chapter 27). The diet must be aligned with the energetics of the prescribed herbs; otherwise, the foods eaten may inhibit the herbal preparations' beneficial effects. Conversely, a diet in harmony with the herbal therapy will enhance the herbs' healing powers. The Chinese healer recognizes that what we eat can either protect and rebalance our bodies or pollute our systems. Diet is a remedy of prime importance. Chinese food therapy is a sophisticated system that recognizes six different human constitutional types and evaluates foods according to their therapeutic properties. For cancer patients, Chinese doctors frequently recommend a diet based upon whole grains, beans, and fresh vegetables.
Most Chinese healers advise patients undergoing herbal treatment to avoid all raw foods, because they are too "cold," and white sugar, because it is too rich and overstimulates the pancreas and liver. Strong spices, thought to disperse energy from within to the surface of the body, should be avoided. Cancer patients are also advised to shun coffee, because it overtaxes the adrenals; cold dairy foods, because they are too congesting; and shellfish and citrus, because they are too "cold" and "moist."
Most Chinese people prefer herbal medicines to Western allopathic drugs. Herbal preparations are thought to be more natural, much less dangerous, and slower and gentler in action, yet equally or more effective compared to synthetic chemical drugs. Herbs are nearly always used as compound prescriptions, with a single formula containing between six and twelve herbs. Remedies are often complex, combining multiple ingredients to mirror and correct patterns of disorganized chi, Blood, and Moisture. Generally, each formula contains a chief herb, one or more assistant herbs, and a "courier herb" to take the medicine to the site of the "lesion."
Studies of Fu Zhen therapy in the United States and China have demonstrated its value in treating a wide range of immune-compromised conditions, including cancer, leukemia, AIDS and ARC, and chronic Epstein-Barr virus. In a study of seventy-six patients with Stage II primary liver cancer, twenty-nine of the forty-six people receiving Fu Zhen therapy in combination with radiation or chemotherapy survived for a year, and ten survived for three years. Only six of the thirty patients who received radiation or chemotherapy alone survived one year, and all died by the third year.7 In laboratory studies, Fu Zhen herbs have prevented the growth of transplanted tumors.
The most highly praised blood tonic in the East, Tang kuei (Angelica sinensis), has been used clinically in China to treat cancer of the esophagus and liver with good results. The Chinese have claimed dramatic success using this herb both alone and in combination with other medicinal agents in treating cervical cancer and, to a lesser extent, breast cancer in women.8 It can be administered in either infusion or douche form. Many other Chinese herbs could be cited for their documented antitumor effects.9
Nearly all of the Chinese herbs used today to treat cancer and other immune-deficient conditions fall into three broad categories. Tonic herbs increase the number and activity of immunologically active cells and proteins. Toxin-clearing herbs clear the blood of germs and of waste products from the destruction of tumors and germs. Blood activating herbs reduce the coagulation and inflammatory reactions associated with immune response. Herbal therapy in cancer treatment can improve appetite, reduce nausea and vomiting, and alleviate stress.
In Japan, classical Chinese herbal formulas are prepackaged and standardized. Kanpo, the Japanese version of Chinese herbalism, has reported many successes in treating cancer. In Tokyo, many kanpo doctors work in conventional hospitals prescribing drugs but moonlight to pursue their private herbal practices. Kanpo doctors dispense with much of the conceptual framework of traditional Chinese medicine such as the division of the body into yin and yang parts.
Another component of Chinese medicine used in cancer treatment is chi gong a 3,000-year-old exercise that combines the slow, symmetrical, graceful movements of tai chi with meditation, relaxation, patterned breathing, guided imagery, and other behavioral techniques. The aim is to enable a person to regulate and direct the flow of chi, or vital force, within his or her own body. The student or patient is taught to focus his or her chi at a point in the center of the body, roughly two inches below the navel, called the dan tian, or vital center. From this center, the chi is said to emanate to distant regions of the body. Students reportedly learn to sense the presence of chi at the vital center in the form of localized warmth and then to direct the life energy to specific parts of the body. Based on the experience of students who take chi gong courses for self-treatment purposes, it usually takes about three months for the exercises to show their effect. In cancer therapy, the Chinese practitioner prescribes exercises geared to the individual patient.


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Ignoring the fact that the models used for shared/collaborative trees demonstrably do not work, there are some important questions regarding use of cloud storage:I think that I would like to respond to each of the issues raised. This might take me some time, but here it goes.
1) Who owns the data and what use will it be put to?
2) How public will it be and what about maintaining senstive information?
3) When a work involves significant investment, what about copyright?
4) What happens to the data when I become a leaf on my own tree?
5) When you're still working on a hypothesis, how do you prevent it being prematurely copied all over the place and becoming a "de facto truth"?
The commentator makes the statement that "the models used for shared/collaborative trees demonstrably do not work..." I am not certain what he refers to with this statement. I am only aware of a very few "shared/collaborative trees." For example, Geni.com has what they call " the definitive online family tree" which is designed to be collaborative and presently has over 70 million people. There are other online family trees that are inherently collaborative such as WeRelate.org and FamilySearch.org's Family Tree. It seems to me that all three of these different approaches to an online collaborative family tree seem to work very well. Since that is the case, I am not sure in what way they do not "work."
The basic issue is whether or not it is feasible to have the sole repository of your genealogical research online and publicly available? By my question in my previous post, I did not wish to imply that you could not keep your own data off the main computer and on a desktop or some other location apart from the public member trees.
Now to the questions.
No. 1: Who owns the data and what use will it be put to?
In the ideal model of an online collaborative family tree, no one owns the data. That is what is meant by the term collaborative. The tree is the sum total of all of the contributions made from all of the users. As long as there are mechanisms in place to assure the integrity of the data and provisions for sources, notes, additional documents and other supporting information, the existence of collaboration alone does not negate accuracy. If this question refers to a use of the data by others than the primary contributors of the data, the question presupposes an agenda by the host of the online tree to use the data for some purpose other than that imposed on the data by the users. I am not sure again how this would be accomplished.
No. 2: How public will it be and what about maintaining sensitive information?
This is a real concern if the only copy of the data is online. However, realistically, this only applies to living individuals who may be incorporated into the online tree. I would assume, as is the case with nearly all online family trees, that information about any living people would be blocked to anyone except the originator. I have a rather liberal view of need to consider any information about remote ancestors as "sensitive." Any information that directly impacts a living person would fall into this category, but there is no reason to include personal or sensitive information about living people. Even in collaborative trees, there is often a way to mark information private and restrict access.
No. 3: When a work involves significant investment, what about copyright?
No one should add any information to an online collaborative family tree that they wish to maintain was subject to a claim of copyright. Any copyrighted information should be immediately removed at the author's request. Just because the public tree exists does not mean that copyrighted information needs to be included. No matter whether or not the program itself is entirely online, private and owned files will always be necessary.
No. 4: What happens to the data when I become a leaf on my own tree?
This is a serious question that has no present satisfactory answer. I have written several blog posts about the disposition of online data upon the death of the "owner." I will continue to comment on this issue in subsequent posts.
No. 5: When you're still working on a hypothesis, how do you prevent it being prematurely copied all over the place and becoming a "de facto truth"?
This is likely one of the better arguments for a local database and may very well tip the scale against a totally public, and thereby copiable, database.
These are very perceptive questions in a very good comment. Thanks for the response. The topics are not exhausted and I would welcome further comments.


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Saying he never fixed a basketball game and made a "small profit" for passing along information to bettors that "he legally obtained," former University of San Diego assistant basketball coach T.J. Brown has requested probation for his role in a federal game-fixing case.
But prosecutors are recommending that when Brown is sentenced Thursday he receive 30 months in prison for being "the middle man" who "made everything possible" in a scheme that has resulted in guilty pleas from all of the major defendants.
"It is critical to acknowledge that absent Brown's willingness to prey on young college athletes the scheme would never have existed or succeeded," the prosecution wrote in a sentencing memorandum.
Brown, 34, becomes the sixth of 10 defendants indicted in April 2011 to face sentencing. Last month, Brandon Johnson, USD's all-time leading scorer and the man alleged to have fixed games at Brown's direction, was sentenced to six months in prison that he will begin serving May 31.
Like Johnson, Brown pleaded guilty without a formal plea agreement, which often narrows the sentencing range. Brown, who left USD in 2007, admitted only to introducing a current member of the
Prosecutors contend "three or four" USD games were fixed the previous year. In one, against Portland, Johnson was injured and did not play.
"Mr. Brown passed along information that Mr. Johnson was unable to play that game," Brown's attorneys wrote in their sentencing brief. "Mr. Brown knew Mr. Johnson was injured and merely asked Mr. Johnson if he was playing against the team doctor's orders. Since Mr. Johnson was one of USD's top players, bets were based off of this information. Just because Mr. Brown acquired insider information from Mr. Johnson does not make it an illegal action."
In another 2010 game, against Loyola Marymount, USD lost 72-69. Johnson scored four points, well under his average, and did not take a last-second shot that could have sent the game into overtime.
"Mr. Brown asked Mr. Johnson what he thought would happen in the game," Brown's attorneys wrote. "Mr. Johnson said that certain key players on USD's team were not going to be able to play and that Loyola's defense had shut him down before, so he believed they would lose. … Mr. Brown only passed along Mr. Johnson's opinion to the co-conspirators."
Prosecutors said Brown received about $10,000 per fixed game during the 2009-10 season and included excerpts of corroborating conversations from
In a call made on Feb. 24, 2011, Brown talks about making the bettors "a hundred grand, two hundred grand last year."
In a call with Johnson a day earlier, Brown appears to encourage him to keep his "affiliation" with the team to continue the scheme in future seasons.
"All you gotta do is find one (player)," Brown is quoted as saying, "whoever their main (player) is."
New details emerging in USD sports bribery case
The prosecutor's sentencing brief said, "Brown's conduct showed that he cared most about his own financial gain and the exploitation of college athletes meant little to him as long as he profited. Brown's conduct also showed, that absent his arrest in this case, he had no intention of stopping his conduct."
Defendants and attorneys are under a protective order from U.S. District Judge Anthony Battaglia not to discuss the case publicly.
Brown's attorneys included more than two dozen letters of support, including several from co-workers at the Stingaree, a Gaslamp Quarter nightclub where Brown is a manager. There are also letters from former San Diego State basketball players D.J. Gay, Mohamed Abukar and John Sharper, as well as Daniel Brown, T.J.'s younger brother who played at USD from 2005 to 2009.
In a letter to the judge, Brown's wife, Veronica, references the impact of a prison sentence on their two daughters.
"I know TJ's fate is in your hands and I am writing this letter to beg and plead to you not to send TJ to prison," she wrote. "Our kids would be devastated and I don't know how I would survive emotionally or financially without him."


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I looked at the list of similar questions, but none seemed to be done explicitly-enough to be helpful; sorry for the repeat, but maybe seeing more examples will be helpful to many.
So, I have a differentiable map $f: M \rightarrow S^1 $ , and I want to pullback $d\theta$ by f. Here is what I have:
Say we use the basis $\{ \partial/\partial x^i\}, \, i=1,2,3$ for the tangent space $T_xM$
i)We calculate $Jf=[\partial f/\partial x^1 \partial f/\partial x^2 \partial f/ \partial x^3]$
ii)We use i) to calculate the pushforward of the tangent vectors by f:
$ f_* (\partial/ \partial x^i) $=$ (\partial f/\partial x^i) (\partial/ \partial(\theta$))
iii)We evaluate $d\theta$ $(\partial f/ \partial x^i) (\partial/ \partial(\theta))$=$\partial f/ \partial x^i$
iv) We conclude : $f^* (d\theta)$=$ \partial f/ \partial x^1(d\theta)+\partial f/ \partial x^2(d\theta)+\partial f/\partial x^3(d\theta))$
Is this correct? Do I have to consider only chartwise representations, or is this a global representation for $f^*(d\theta)$ ?
EDIT: I appreciate both your explanations, but I've been confused with this for so long that I was hoping someone would answer this; I know pulling back a k-form is just the multilinear equivalent of calculating $T^*$ $V^*\rightarrow W^*$ given a linear map $T:V\rightarrow W$ between finite-dimensional vector spaces, so :
I'm trying to follow the formula:
$f^*= \Sigma_I (wof)d(y^{i_1}of)\wedge d(y^{1_2}of).....\wedge d(y^{i_n}of)$ (##)
But maybe I need to express $d(\theta)$ in a different basis?
The result I got using (##) is $f^*(d\theta)=(1of)(d(\theta of)=d(\theta)of+(\theta)odf$
Which does not seem to agree with neither answer
I would appreciate more than one explanation, but, out of fairness, I will admit now that I will accept the first answer I get, unless (both) the second one comes closely after the first in time and has something substantially better. Unfortunately, at my point level, I'm not allowed to give points for a good answer. Thanks.
Thanks for your help.


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Naruo Golf Club (ranked #75 in the world) is located in the hills between Kobe and Osaka. Naruo is a private golf course and you must play with a member. The course was designed by Scottish professionals Joe Crane and H.C. Crane in 1904 with revisions made by C.H. Alison in 1930. The course was founded by British expatriates and is Japan's hidden gem. Naruo is a narrow, quirky and very difficult golf course. The greens at Naruo are 'korai' grass, which is like a thicker version of Bermuda and is quite slow, running about an eight on the stimp meter.
If you haven't read the post on how structured golf is in Japan, click here to learn the proper protocol.
If you ever have the opportunity to play Naruo Golf Club I suggest you do some training beforehand. Perhaps run a marathon, enter an Ironman competition or train for the Olympics. You need to be fit to play Naruo. The course is built on terrain that is quite hilly and is one of the most difficult courses I have ever walked. As with all private courses in Japan, there are caddies and you walk the course. How difficult is Naruo to walk? So difficult that they have built in a traction system around all eighteen holes so that the caddies don't have to push the carts up and down the hilly terrain. The mechanized system works with some sort of magnets under the ground and the caddie controls it by remote control. The property at Naruo reminded me of Bel-Air Country Club in Los Angeles because it is a relatively small piece of landlocked hilly property.
The cart tram at Naruo
Almost every hole at Naruo has an out of bounds. The first hole is a good example of what you find a Naruo. Notice the narrowness of the fairway, sloping fairways and an elevated, small green in the distance on the right.
The narrow 1st hole at Naruo, par four 383 yards
The course has tiny greens, most are elevated and as is typical on an Alison designed course, well bunkered. Below are two good examples of the well bunkered greens on the 2nd and 4th holes, both par threes.
Elevated 2nd green - par three 182 yards
Elevated 4th green - par three 207 yards
Naruo has an interesting and varied routing that offers no respite. The 8th hole is a remarkable par four that doglegs more than ninety degrees. It is a 437 yard par four that is in the shape of a semi-circle.
It is a double-dogleg that sweeps around to the left with O.B. on both sides of the hole the entire way. You have to hit your drive both long and to the right if you want any hope of seeing the flag.
8th from the fairway looking at the green
The hole plays in spectacular isolation and is as beautiful as any inland hole you will ever play. The round green, seen below looking backward, is typical of many Alison greens.
The tilted 8th green looking back at fairway
View from the 9th tee
After you finish the front nine there is a little mechanized golf cart that brings you up a steep incline back to the clubhouse to have lunch. The cart seats four and is so absurdly slow that you could clearly walk up a lot faster, but at this point, most people are hurting, so it is a nice transition to lunch.
The 10th hole is the hardest par four I have ever played. It makes the Road Hole at St. Andrews look like a birdie opportunity. It plays 470 yards and it is best to hit a very long drive here since you want your second shot to be as short as possible. The forced carry is over 'death valley', a 170 to 200 yard carry over a chasm that has a thirty foot drop. If you are unlucky enough to have your ball go down into the valley of death, you can't even remotely see where the flag or hole is located.
10th hole looking back from green across ravine
We played the 10th into a wind and I was so far back that I played my second shot to a nearby fairway on another hole so that I could avoid the chasm. I made a double bogey but at least I came back alive and didn't get lost down in that un-godly thing.
The 15th, a par three, reminded me of the par three 4th hole at Royal County Down with its forced carry over heather. Here, the carry is over Japanese pines and is 175 yards, uphill.
15th, a tough par three
The 15th hole also has a typically Japanese experience. At all Japanese courses there is a structured protocol that must be followed. At Naruo we had the archetypal Japanese golf experience. The arrival and check-in, the pre-round cup of coffee, the lunch with beer and coffee. At Naruo, in addition to the usual routine, the tradition also includes a quick cup of small tea. At the 15th hole, there is a little house where you have a cup of tea before playing the hole.
tea house by the 15th hole
The sixteenth is a 378 yard par four with a blind tee shot. You can see from the picture below the steepness of the terrain at Naruo and the unusual outfits the female caddies wear.
16th approach to the green
After the round we had a shower, communal bath and another round of beers. As we were sitting in the clubhouse butchering the Japanese language the server brought out a bowl of nuts and some other munchies that looked like pretzels. Turns out they are some sort of fish cracker wrapped in seaweed. I popped one into my mouth and wish I could have spit it out, but sucked it up and told our host how delicious it was!
Naruo is a 6,565 yard course but plays longer because of the elevation. On the negative side Naruo has too much O.B. for my game and the greens are arguably too small. The sand was like hard pan and in poor condition when I played. The traction system moving the bags around is amusing and unique but ultimately annoying since your clubs can often be far away from where you are hitting your shot. You can run the poor caddie ragged getting clubs and running back and forth in her head-to-toe polyester suit.
If you are a near scratch or better play, you will play Naruo well. If not, you will still enjoy one of the best golf courses in the world, but be prepared to be beat up both physically and mentally. Naruo is clearly worthy of its place in the world rankings.
Finishing the round at Naruo was a sad experience for me. It was the last course I played on my grand tour of Japan's top courses. I very much enjoyed playing these top shelf courses and enjoyed the politeness and hospitality of our hosts immensely. I don't know that my budget or my wife will ever permit me to return, which is too bad. I will always treasure my golfing memories here.
Check out the club's website, although it is in Japanese, they have nice video images of each hole: Naruo Golf Club's Website


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-- John Legend, nine-time Grammy Award winning recording artist, critically acclaimed concert performer and philanthropist/social activist, on the importance of higher education. Legend spoke in Eisenhower Auditorium last night (Monday, Jan. 14) and was the fourth lecturer in the 2012-13 Distinguished Speaker Series held by the Student Programming Association.


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A little over seven months ago I reviewed the Panasonic Lumix DMC-G1, an SLR-like camera using a new lens mount and body design that eliminated the bulky reflex mirror and optical viewfinder that had been a feature of all SLR cameras – film and digital – since 1949. The result was a camera not much bigger than an average super-zoom, but with an SLR-sized Four Thirds sensor and a range of tiny, lightweight interchangeable lenses.
The Micro Four Thirds lens mount and the Four Thirds sensor format were co-developed with Olympus, with the latter being used in Olympus's E-system digital SLRs, and now Olympus has also launched a camera employing the new format, the Pen E-P1.
The camera's unusual name and retro styling are a reference to the original Olympus Pen, a series of half-frame 35mm cameras first launched in 1959 and continued in one form or another until the early 1980s. The model on which the Pen E-P1 is styled is the Pen F, an innovative half-frame SLR that used a rotary shutter and porro prism viewfinder, launched in 1963 and manufactured until 1972. The Pen series were nice cameras and sold well for a half-frame, but they are hardly the sought-after classics that Olympus seems to want us to think. You can pick them up on eBay for less than £20.
Classic or not, there can be little dispute that the E-P1 has an attractive design, indeed with the 17mm "pancake" prime lens that is available it could easily be mistaken for a 1970s-era 35mm compact camera. The body is all aluminium and beautifully finished in either white and tan or the silver and black shown here, which has a nice brushed metal surface. The finger grip on the front panel is hard plastic with a retro leatherette texture.
The E-P1's overall build quality is fantastic, and it has the solid feel of a quality camera, but then it would need to have. The Olympus E-P1 is currently on sale for a rather breathtaking £598 body only, or £699 including the 14-42mm f/3.5-5.6 lens shown here. Choose the lightweight 17mm f/2.8 lens instead and it will cost you £749, while a twin lens kit will set you back a whopping £849. By comparison you can get the excellent Olympus E-620 DSLR, featuring the same sensor as the E-P1, for £498 body-only, or £674 in a twin-lens kit. Style clearly comes at a price.
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It's a brand that collectors swear by. But, what is it with Patek Philippe that makes it tick. Henry Vo answers.
Patek Philippe collectors aren?t like other watch collectors. They aren?t flashy; they don?t have to be. That?s because Patek Philippe?s understated elegance bespeaks confidence. Simply put, Patek owners know they have the very best in craftsmanship, heritage, and design sitting on their wrists ? and once you?ve owned a Patek Philippe, nothing else will do. Here are some reasons Patek owners love their watches so much, and some selections from our online-only sale at Christie?s Watch Shop.
1. The Scarcity
Patek Philippe, Wempe, 125th Anniversary, Ref. 5125. Platinum, 2003. $98,000. This watch and those below are offered in our online-only sale at Christie?s Watch Shop
It?s said that fewer than a million Patek Philippe watches have been made since 1839. That?s fewer than some very high-end Swiss manufacturers make in a year. Patek production is so detailed it takes nine months to make the most basic Patek Philippe watches in production and over two years to make some of the more complicated ones. That?s one big reason why the numbers are so low. Meanwhile, demand is growing around the world. Some Patek Phlippe watches are in such demand that buyers must submit to an application process to prove they are high caliber enough as collectors. (Or you can just call the Christie?s Watch Department and get one in a private sale tomorrow!)
2. The Design
Patek Philippe, Nautilus, "Jumbo," Ref. 3700/1. Stainless Steel, 1977. $42,000
Every year Patek Philippe continues to surprise collectors with seemingly incongruous designs that soon enough become classics. Take, for example, the Gilbert Albert asymmetrical from the 1960s; the Nautilus from the 1970s; the Aquanaut from the 1990s; and the Calatrava Pilot Travel Time, which just launched at Basel a few weeks ago: All these watches caused commotion, criticism, and excitement when they debuted.
The real beauty of Patek?s design lives in, first of all, the movements. Every individual part is hand-finished, which is excessive in obsessive detail considering that only a watchmaker can truly appreciate it. And yet, even the lay admirer is struck by its unmatched beauty. Dial design is similarly unmatched. See the faceted batons, the hand-polished hands, the little tells that make a Patek Philippe a Patek Philippe ? in many cases the person wearing the watch doesn?t even notice these things, but they all add up to something that just looks and feels right on the wrist.
3. The Investment Value
Patek Philippe, Retailed by Tiffany & co, Ref. 5170. 18k Yellow Gold, 2010. $76,000
It is tough to argue against the facts: Patek Philippe re-sale value trumps all others among both vintage and modern watches. Pieces completed and delivered within the last few months for Patek?s 175th anniversary collection are already trading on the secondary market for extraordinary prices. P...
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The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee asked the CIA for what the panel says it believes is a critical internal report on interrogations that has been withheld.
The committee's request comes in the midst of a yearlong battle with the U.S. spy agency over the panel's own report about the controversial detention and interrogation program, the New York Times reported Tuesday.
The Senate report of more than 6,000 pages was finished in December 2012 but hasn't been declassified.
People who read the study told the Times it is extremely critical of the defunct interrogation program and chronicles how CIA officials repeatedly mislead the White House, Congress and the public are divided on the value of brutal interrogation methods that ultimately produced intelligence of little worth.
Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., disclosed the existence of the CIA report during a committee hearing Tuesday, saying it was several years old and "consistent with the Intelligence's Committee's report," but conflicted with "the official CIA response to the committee's report."
"If this is true," Mr. Udall said during a hearing on the nomination of Caroline D. Krass to be the CIA's chief counsel, "this raises fundamental questions about why a review the CIA conducted internally years ago -- and never provided to the committee -- is so different from the CIA's formal response to the committee study."
It is unclear what the CIA concluded in its internal review, the Times said.
Udall said he would not support the Krass nomination until the CIA provided the committee with more information about the interrogation program.
Krass didn't respond directly to Udall's comments about the CIA's internal review.
Agency spokesman Dean Boyd said the CIA was "aware of the committee's request and will respond appropriately."
While the agency agreed with a number of conclusions contained in the Senate report, it found "significant errors in the study," Boyd said.
"CIA and committee staff have had extensive dialogue on this issue, and the agency is prepared to work with the committee to determine the best way forward on potential declassification," he said.
Committee Chairwoman Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., recently said the panel soon would vote to adopt the report's executive summary and conclusion, which then would go through a formal declassification process before its release to the public.


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Tuesday, June 29, 2010
ISTE 2010: You Have Seen the Future
That's what came out of the presenter's mouth. He was presenting what he called the "most important" advance in education we've seen in a decade. The result of endless hours of research and development. An advance that would finally allow us to truly assess our students in a way that matters.
The advance?
The Promethean ActivExpression. Which for a cost of only $2,000 for a set of 32 of the 1990's cell-phone shaped device, will change education forever.
Because it does this thing that's absolutely incredible: it allows kids to text responses and through the exclusive Promethean software, it allows everybody to see those responses projected in real-time!
And for only $2,000+ change per classroom! Amazing! Earth shattering! I've seen the future of classroom communication!
Except that this kind of communication premiered in 2007. And it's free.
It's called Twitter.
And not only is there nothing that the Promethean ActivExpression shoe-phone can do that your kids can't do in class sending an SMS to Twitter and following the conversation with Hootsuite, it's also a closed system that only works on Promethean software (well, actually, you can run the thing without the software and use it as a glorified yes/no clicker).
For any admin even remotely considering purchasing the ActivExpression system to "engage students with formative learning", I strongly suggest you first spend the summer learning how Twitter works in the classroom. Here's a great resource for you to check out.
As for Promethean showing you the future, tell 'em you've already seen it... and it's not what they're selling.
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And, tell Promethean that Johnny Chung Lee has already hacked the Wii (and provided Open Source software) for making your own interactive white board for less than $200. http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/ReplyDelete
This a nice article about the topic.ReplyDelete
This is a good blog.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousJune 30, 2010 at 12:58 PM
While twitter is free and can do as much if not more than the ActiveExpressions system the worry about security of the web and cell phones in the classroom make Twitters use impossible in my district. Until that attitude changes our district will spend thousands of dollars for a system they can have for free.ReplyDelete
@eduhowto--I hate to admit it but Im in the same boat you are in. Until my teaching context embraces cell phones and mobile devices, I will have to go with the ridiculously extensive Promethean equipment--sad but true. But this is a GREAT point!!ReplyDelete
we have work to do... doing less and paying for it..ReplyDelete


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The Orioles sent 10 batters to the plate in a seven-run third inning that has opened up Saturday afternoon's game against the Red Sox at Fenway Park.
The Orioles lead the Red Sox 8-0 after an inning that was capped by third baseman Mark Reynolds' three-run homer over the Green Monster in left, his second in the last 24 hours after going homerless for 76 at bats. Center fielder Adam Jones also hit a two-run homer, a mammoth two-run blast that cleared the Green Monster and landed on Landsdowne Street.
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"Thank you for organising our above mentioned tour package On the whole it was a memorable & pleasant trip All hotels accomodation were comfortable, good food & friendly staff Special mention goes to our driver Tulu, he was prompt, alert & aware of our safety at all times. Will keep in touch Best wishes Kalpana & Kavitha"
Our trip to scandinavia was planned by getaway goddess. A big thanks to Tasneem and Namrata for the fab itenary. It covered all the places of interest and was not very hectic . Hotels and modes of transport were good. A dream vacation. Thanks Getaway Goddess!!!!!
"We did it , our first all ladies trip to Chennai and Pondichery .
Thanks to Cox & Kings and special thanks to Ms Bhumika .
At first we were a little skeptical about the trip . So many questions ..Is it safe to travel , will there be language problem ..and so on , But all our doubts were put to rest by the team .
The service was prompt, plane tickets bookings , hotel bookings , car , driver , everything was arranged as per our requirements . The company person was present at the airport to guide us to the car , the driver was very co operative and knew English , so we didn't have any problem , the hotels were good , sightseeing was well planned and at the end of the trip the company person helped us to check in at the airport.
Overall it was a pleasant experience and we look forward to go on another tour with Cox & kings in near future
"Our trip to thailand from your's company Cox n Kings was great experience. On reaching to phuket the hotel was good ! Your tour guide Ms Lella was a patient listener . Oh how can i forget your first surprise the green tea pillow liked and praise by all a lot. Next destination was Pattaya where hotel, food, scenario, tour guide, Alcazar show, Coral island, Gems gallery, Free foot massage each and everything was amazing and ofcourse your another surprise those thailand lablled small sling bags was so much of use all over the tour !
Overall it was nice trip to Thailand and we thankyou for all your surprise gifts and here sharing some of our moments to rejoice."
"The Trip to Bangkok & Pattaya was great, there was a pick up and drop everyday to various tourist destinations and they dropped us at the end of the day to any venue we wished to go. The services were on time and very well planned. The package was carefully planned and we experienced the best that Pattaya and Bangkok had to offer. We Enjoyed the experience with cox and kings and hope to book with them soon. Fatema Rangwalla"
"...each and everything was amazing and of course the surprise...those Thailand labeled small sling bags was so much of use all over the tour!
Overall it was nice trip to Thailand and we thank you for all your surprise gifts and here sharing some of our moments to rejoice."
Getaway Goddess holiday to Sri Lanka was one of the most amazing experiences I've ever had. From the moment we landed and started on our private tour of the island - seeing Dambulla Caves; driving through Kandy and into the Highlands through tea plantation estates at Nuwara Eliya; an early morning safari at Yela National Park; to the beach at Bentota - it ticked every box for us. Guide would always waiting for us and gave an extra insight into the activities we undertook. On the ground arrangements and accommodation could not be any better than this. Namrata took the trouble to listen to our requirements and put together a first class itinerary which worked really well for us. A well organised and wonderful holiday with full of memories.
Once again big thanks to Cox and Kings team for creating memories which will last forever.
It was a wonderful trip from the villas to the adventure sports and everything. We loved the place totally.it was soothing experience overall. The cherry on the top was the spa massage. Charm of the trip it was I would say. The place is very safe for women travellers and we didn't face any trouble at any moment. People are very sweet and cooperating over there. Our guide- mr. Sumatra from pacto and driver were also very nice and friendly. The perfect holiday plan through Cox and kings :) thank you for making our travel plans easy and sorted! Would definitely recommend it to our family and friends for future references.
I am a working women...constantly on my toes because of my profession..
Wanted to take a break since a long time..
I happen to stumble on this amazing trip online called greek goddess headed
by Tasneem sponsored by cox&kings..
When i first connected to Tasneem right from there we gelled really
well..she is a warm,kind lady...
Everything on the trip was as per the itinery...infact more...
The sightseeing,food.. (i tell you the food was super exotic greek cuisine)
Except she made a exception in santorini...lovely yummy punjabi food..
We had tour guides in all the places we travelled to...giving us information
on greek culture,food and their lifestyle..
I would highly recommand Tasneem's greek goddess trip..as she made us feel
like a beautiful greek goddess..
The best part of the trip was the shopping...Tasneem gave us places to do
chic nd cheap shopping also...
The whole way we shopped till we dropped and came with empty wallets
Our Getaway Goddess women special tour. The tour was very well organized and executed. This was our first experience with Cox & Kings and travel alone. There were 5 girls and one 55 years old lady who have lots of energy more than us. We have come from different state and all we met at Leh. The group companions were very friendly and helpful. We all enjoyed every moment of the tour and became friends.
Below are few points to highlight about entire tour.
- Good Hotel selection
- Good food arrangements
- Arranged for us good talk show with Drokpa community family in their traditional costumes at the hotel
- Visited Stok village a local family house for learning how to make the traditional Ladakhi tea. Got an opportunity to taste the local butter tea and also we have enjoyed Ladakhi lunch
- Ladakhi cultural dance performance
- Cox & Kings arranged the professional photographer for us to capture our good moments.
- And also our Driver was knowledgeable, Patient and drive safely
Thank you for making our tour a memorable one. We would surely recommend you within our friends/relatives and would plan our tours in future as well.
Thank you so much :)
Everything went on well as per schedule.All the arrangements including accommodation , food was good.You can forward my feedback to your office.Actually your office has arranged a professional photographer for our trip which was a pleasant surprise to all of us.
It was a wonderfully planned trip, especially for me - since I traveled solo.
A very well arranged service right from the beginning, be it in Rome, Florence or Venice. Nothing was left for me to worry for, with all the well planned service.
Trip to Venice is the highlight of the trip - fun packed days!
Loved every second of my trip:)
Thanks to Cox and Kings for making my Solo Travel hassle free.
Hi, I am mukta Rastogi, and I have just got back from an amazing trip to Egypt. This tour was completely organised by tasneem rangwala. She customised my tour, did the arrangements according to my wishes and gave me a very good deal too. I was happy with her involment and execution of the trip. During the tour too, she was constantly in touch with me, and she also upgraded my room in cairo when I told her that I was not happy with the current room. I thoroughly enjoyed and appreciate tasneem for all her efforts to make my trip memorable and fantastic in all ways possible. Kudos to her and her team. I have already started recommending her to my family and friends and wish her lots of success in her work and vision.
Another beautiful thing I adored was that she is always smiling and friendly even if I called her 10 times in a day... That's so welcoming and sweet of her to make us feel comfortable. All she says is " just go and have a wonderful and fun trip" .... That's what we did.... Thanks again tasneem. Love you and looking to have many more fun trips ....
It was a wonderful trip from the villas to the adventure sports and everything. We loved the place totally.it was soothing experience overall. The cherry on the top was the spa massage. Charm of the trip it was I would say. The place is very safe for women travellers and we didn't face any trouble at any moment. People are very sweet and cooperating over there. Our guide and driver were also very nice and friendly. The perfect holiday plan through Cox and kings :) thank you for making our travel plans easy and sorted! Would definitely recommend it to our family and friends for future references.
Girls gang!
I had a fantastic trip with Getaway Goddess! I traveled solo and had an amazing time! The trip was very well organised and we all had a comfortable experience! Would love to travel with Getaway Goddess again :)
I just completed a Rajasthan trip with Getaway goddess. We were 10 girls and this was my first experience travelling with the group. I have enjoyed the trip alot. That was an amazing experience with all the girls. Most importantly I would like to appreciate all the extra efforts of our tour manager Mr. Tabrez Khan, He was always on his toes to help all of us. He managed all the members of the group nicely and coordinated very well. He has not given a single reason to anyone to complain. He was very kind, helpful and gentle all the time.
Our whole group of 10 girls would be difinitely travelling with Cox and Kings again. And would also recommend to our friends.
Visit to Egypt and Morocco.Had a wonderful time.Everything was taken care of. Thank you Cox and Kings.


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I knew as soon as the woman was rolled into the emergency department that this was not a case that could wait.
I knew as soon as the woman was rolled into the emergency department that this was not a case that could wait.
She was leaning forward on the gurney, drooling into a waste basket wedged between her knees. She wasn�t vomiting, retching or spitting � just drooling. That could mean an airway emergency in the making.
I followed the medics into the room and greeted the patient. Then I asked her name, which was really just a way to get her to open her mouth � I had to assess her airway. She didn�t even try to answer. She shook her head and pointed to her mouth.
I listened to her breathing and didn�t note any wheezing or gasping. In fact, I heard good air movement in her lungs. At least she was able to breathe past whatever was going on.
Then I looked in her mouth. Her tongue was swollen and filled her mouth, making it nearly impossible for her to swallow.
A list of possible reasons went through my mind, but this was one of those moments when you shoot first and ask questions later.
If her tongue had swollen any more, the only option to re-establish an airway might have been to cut a hole in her neck and insert a breathing tube. That was not the way I wanted this case to progress.
I suspected an allergic reaction and ordered IV steroids and other medications to decrease swelling. Even if an infection were the cause, a single dose of steroids was not going to hurt.
Infections usually occur after a tongue piercing or some other trauma deep within the muscle of the tongue.
The tongue also can appear infected when the infection actually originated in a tooth beneath the tongue.
Neither of these scenarios seemed likely.
Then, in a great example of teamwork, the answer to the question forming in my mind floated across the room when a triage nurse said: �She is on lisinopril for hypertension.�
Lisinopril belongs to a class of drugs called ACE inhibitors that is used most frequently to treat high blood pressure, congestive heart failure and heart attacks.
ACE inhibitors are fantastic drugs used to treat hypertension. They are effective and help protect the kidneys from its deleterious effects. And lisinopril also has few side effects.
But any ACE inhibitor can cause angioedema, a type of allergic reaction that affects the tissues underlying the skin. Because of the tissue depth of the reaction, the classic hives associated with other allergies are missing in angioedema.
Instead, the reaction usually presents as swelling of the mucous membranes, most commonly in the lips or tongue. But it also can involve the entire face and sometimes the hands.
There are a number of causes of angioedema, but most are allergic in origin.
I asked the patient whether she or anyone in her immediate family had ever experienced this reaction. She shook her head no. The familial type of angioedema does not respond to the same treatment as the allergic type.
Angioedema that is related to lisinopril is puzzling. We know it is not dose-related and can occur at any time, even after years or decades of taking the drug.
Treating angioedema rapidly and aggressively could mean the difference between sending the patient home in a few hours or admitting her to the ICU on a ventilator.
A nurse already had administered steroids, Benadryl and ranitidine, a medication that decreases acid production in the stomach, which can help reduce swelling in allergic reactions.
At that point, we needed to consider using epinephrine. Epinephrine, or adrenaline, is one of the most-potent drugs we have. Its side effects range from high blood pressure and rapid heart rate to blood-vessel constriction and heart attack.
It also is a lifesaver.
A small dose injected into the large muscle in my patient�s leg quickly made the biggest difference in her condition. Although her tongue looked the same to me, she started to swallow a little and no longer drooled uncontrollably.
After a few minutes, she was past the point of a life-threatening reaction. And four hours later, her swelling was visibly improving.
She was watched overnight to make sure her condition did not worsen once the epinephrine wore off.
She also was strongly warned never to take any ACE inhibitors again and to talk to her primary-care physician about finding an alternative medication to control her blood pressure.
Dr. Diane Gorgas is an emergency physician at Ohio State University�s Wexner Medical Center.


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The ROAR of the wild.
A hair-raising adventure, jet-boating in Taupo
So, I've had a few stressful days with the Tiny Sheriff. He has tiny teeth poking through his tiny gums and as sympathetic as I am, by Day Dot of screams and wails, I'm ready to escape to the wilderness with a fresh adventure. After some bargaining with the Cowboy, I waved him off for spring skiing up Mount Ruapehu on the Saturday, which meant Sunday was my day for unbridled fun.
Having ticked off a number of thrills on my Taupo-nian wish list since returning, I was at a loss as to what to do, I only had a half day (honestly, you leave your beloved and your baby for too long and all hell brakes loose-trust me!) but really wanted to let my hair down (or up as it turned out to be.)
It's been raining a little for the past few weeks and when I say a little I mean, a lot, which only adds to the fun of Jet-boating.
I've jet-boated a million times since I arrived in New Zealand, across lakes, along rivers and through gorges. And it never gets boring. Its such a great way to pep up your day with thrill a minute ride and in the Taupo region we are spoilt for choice with jet boating, I've done all the jet-boating Taupo has to offer, but in this particular instance, knowing the Huka Falls would be PUMPING following our rain, I picked Huka Jet to fling me about the water in style.
Jet boating is an easy choice for anyone, all you need is a sense of adventure, a love of water and if you're a self-confessed speed junky like me; there is nothing better than the purr…well.. Roar, of that engine. GROWL. All 520 horse power (!!) from V6 Buick engines, with twin Hamilton Jet units that thrust 800 litres of water per second- yes, 800. LITRES. PER. SECOND. Ah the roar of the wild.
I'm giggling before I even start- yes I really am one of those people that get ridiculously excited about noisy machines. I should mention too, and you will know by now, if you've been here a while, that a kiwi invented the jet boat, so not only are we cool but we are also super talented too. And humble to boot…
The real beauty of the ride is that the seating is tiered so you get a fantastic 360-degree view of the beautiful native bush, cliffs and crisp turquoise water. There's nothing worse than spending your hard earned cash only to stare at the back of some old geezers head the entire time. No chance of that here, there's vision-a-plenty.
So off we go, the drivers are full of fun, and the boat takes only a couple of seconds to ride the plain of water. We are going fast and I mean fast- 80kmph. It's a bit like a fairground ride, only in a much prettier setting, don't be shy though, you'll spend a large amount of time getting thrust into the lap of your neighbour at high speed and laughing the whole time, great for all you singles out there! Don't be a hero, do hold onto the handle, this is not a ride you would want to be flung from at high speed (think human canon-ball- don't panic, it's never happened.) you'll soon see the talent of the drivers as they fly up and down the river water, with just enough precision to thrill even the most-straight faced bore but gracefully enough that you know death is not imminent- generally a good thing when you've paid for the experience.
The single reason I have done this so many times and still go back for more? The signature 360-degree spins our jet- boaters are known for. The friendly staff give you a quick low-down at the start, if you spy them twisting their wrists, you're up for the spin, an exhilarating rotation the length of the boat at high speed, flinging you in a flawless circular motion, then sinking down into the water. It's an air-gasping, water splashing thrill and I LOVE IT. Yes- I was the one at the back yelling; "Do it again Bro!"
The beauty of the Huka Falls Jet, is that you get to zoom right up close to the huge Falls that our Township is so famous for, a breathtaking phenomenon where 220,000 litres of water drop 20 metres from the gorge every second. Phew.
Its, big, loud, noisy fun and it certainly blew the cobwebs from my baby brain, I don't know about letting my hair down though… it was more… hair-raising… (Take note reader: wear a sturdy hat unless you want to look like a scarecrow)
There are several jet boating companies in the Taupo region. You can view the Huka Falls up close with Huka Jet, ride the spectacular rapids of Aratiatia with Rapids Jet or enjoy a Thermal Safari with New Zealand Riverjet.
Affordable thrills, book it today.


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Have you ever wondered how some blogs have lovely photographs with floral trimmings and ribbons etc and you never understood how they did that? Well I certainly did not understand it, until now that is!
This software is a digital software programme that allows you to make lots of pretty papers and decorate your blog with the kits that can be purchased from My Memories Suite (Click link to take you to the page)
I would advise you to check out this video here as it shows you what you can do with My Memories Suite in a little more detail, and there are lots of other videos on the same page to give you lots of ideas to use this 'digital software package'.
I am offering one reader this 'digital scrapbooking softaware' for free, yes free, for you to make your blog look beautiful, as well as making the most beautiful scrapbook pages. Don't be too upset if you don't win first prize because everyone is a winner in this giveaway, all readers of my blog can use the code below to get $10 off the $39.97 price of My Memories Suite software.
Just enter the code below when you add your software package to the basket on their website and you will get $10 deducted off the price.
What do you need to do to enter?
Visit My Memories Suite website here and choose your favourite digital package, return to my blog and leave a comment stating which one you have chosen, thats all there is to it!
The giveaway closes on Sunday 2nd October 2011 and I will announce the winner shortly afterwards.
I absolutely love this software package, it is so easy to use and I am looking forward to making my blog look so much prettier! I will be back Sunday evening with another cross stitch pattern and another cute picture using this software.
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The issue of trust and truth is at the heart of our decision to require the Newberry Library to remove the NEH name from Professor Michael Bellesiles' fellowship. The authorities at the Newberry Library neglected to take seriously the many substantial questions that had been raised about the accuracy of Mr. Bellesiles' scholarship. These questions were widespread before the award committee made its decision; indeed some of them were discussed in the national press, in the letters of support for Professor Bellesiles, and on a web discussion group on which the Newberry was regularly posting notices before the award was made. It was the responsibility of the Newberry Library to have known about these charges and to have held Professor Bellesiles, or any other applicant, to the highest ethical standards. By not doing this they failed to weigh and consider all the factors surrounding Professor Bellesiles's previous research, his proposed research, and indeed the credibility of the researcher himself. By neglecting its crucial oversight responsibilities the Newberry Library failed to meet the high scholarly and ethical standards necessary for any award bearing the NEH name. Consequently we have asked the Newberry Library to remove the NEH name from Professor Bellesiles' fellowship.
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