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Carolina Panthers remind fans that hope exists with a 2015-like victory against Arizona
The Carolina Panthers tried to erase six weeks of frustration in three giddy hours Sunday, beating Arizona 30-20 and reminding their fans that hope does actually exist.
Yes, it was the Panthers' first victory of October and it came the day before Halloween. Yes, the Panthers are still only 2-5. Yes, they had some anxious moments in the second half.
Still, this was a reminder of what Carolina can be. This was a 2015 sort of game for the Panthers – Carolina blasted its way to a 24-0 second-quarter lead and then never allowed the Cardinals to get closer than 10 points.
All those things that have gone wrong through a four-game losing streak? They all went right Sunday.
The Panthers' pass rush roared to life with eight sacks in Bank of America Stadium. Jonathan Stewart ground out one hard yard after another and scored two touchdowns. Helped by an iffy call, Carolina also got a defensive touchdown – the first of linebacker Thomas Davis' career – in the first four minutes. Before Cam Newton ever took a snap, he was ahead 7-0.
It was that kind of day. And it was about time for a Panthers team that simply has too much talent to ever have started 1-5 – and I don't want to hear your excuses for how it happened. It never should have happened, and it's still unlikely the Panthers can scramble all the way back into the playoffs, but there's a better chance now than there was Sunday morning.
The Panthers totally took Arizona star running back David Johnson out of the game (10 rushes, 24 yards). Arizona lost its poise and, at one point after a slew of penalties, had to face a second-and-44. The Panthers played from ahead all day, just like they did nine months ago in the NFC title game against the Cardinals.
And lo and behold, just when Panthers fans were getting nervous with Arizona down by only 10 and with the ball, defensive end Kony Ealy actually made a play. Ealy arrived seven weeks late to the season, but he finally arrived with a gorgeous interception that he tipped to himself to seal the game.
"Huge," Panthers coach Ron Rivera called all this.
"Huge," echoed defensive tackle Star Lotulelei, who had never had three sacks in a game until Sunday.
Maybe it was huge. Or maybe it was just a false alarm – a victory that will be undone a week from now by an unsuccessful trip to Los Angeles.
Notwithstanding Cam Newton's angry news conference after the game – the quarterback was mad, and rightly so, by a non-call on a low hit he said could have torn up his knee – this was a joyous afternoon for those in Panthers blue.
"It gives us our confidence and swagger back," defensive tackle Kawann Short said.
Well, not all the way back. The Panthers are 2-5, after all.
But it was interesting to see them happy again, for the first time since Sept. 18.
Stewart and Mike Tolbert dressed up as Power Rangers after the game and did interviews in costume. Players' kids wandered around in the locker room. It looked the way the locker room on many Sunday afternoons in 2015 looked.
For one week at least, the Panthers remembered how it was done – and actually did it.
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Interested in the Cold War? Then this book is for you. 80 recollections of brief snapshot moments from the Cold War by a vast range of people who lived during those tense years. American and Soviet servicemen; ordinary men and women from Germany, Hungary, the USA, the USSR, Switzerland, Britain, Vietnam....adult & childhood memories of moments of crisis, hope and despair....battlefield memories....nuclear testing....protests....so much in one book. With over 230 images and brief descriptions of the background events, this is a unique book. For teachers: see the full-colour version of the book, with the stories expressed as original modern poetry. Also available as download and CD, with full permission to copy for teaching purposes. Richard Gibbons also gives talks, seminars and lectures on World War II and Cold War topics to schools, clubs, museums and societies. For details ring C20 Studies on 07757 310455 or visit http://www.c20studies.co.uk
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Deep learning is an incredibly powerful technology for understanding messy data from the real world—and the TensorFlow machine learning library is the ideal way to harness that power.
Traditionally, deep learning has been associated with data centers and giant clusters of high-powered GPU machines. However, it can be very expensive and time-consuming to send all of the data a device has access to across a network connection. Running on mobile makes it possible to deliver very interactive applications in a way that's not possible when you have to wait for a network round trip.


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This series stands or falls, perhaps more than any other, on the quality of its contributors. They don't have to be great artists and they don't necessarily have to be the cream of the authors, but what they must have is the ability to present worthwhile ideas simply and in bite-size chunks.
Keith Fenwick has been around on the demonstration circuit for a fair number of years and that's a good a starting point as any for a book like this because, above all, you need to be able to put the idea across quickly and simply and then move on. If it was warfare, it'd be a fine quality in a sniper.
I actually think this is one of the best books in the series so far, because Keith has all the qualities it requires and he also homes in on things the beginner (and not-so-beginner), actually wants to know, such as how to rescue an ailing painting, how to get the effect of movement in water and how to handle both aerial and linear perspective (even if you're not sure of the difference between them). There's lots more, of course, and subjects include skies, clouds, trees, boats and more.
I usually say these books are something to dip into, but I think this one is worth more detailed study because there's so much in it. Do I think Keith is the best artist who's ever stalked the planet? No, to be honest, but he's a heck of a teacher.


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A new study conducted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has found that hurricanes and tropical storms, also known as tropical cyclones, have seen a striking slowdown in their speed of movement around the planet over the past 65 years. The study, published in the journal Nature, found a 10 percent slowdown in storm speed between 1949 and 2016.
The study looked at each ocean basin where tropical systems form and found a slowdown in the movement of the storms in every basin except the Northern Indian Ocean. The slowdown in the storms' travel over land was some cases even more pronounced than it was over the oceans. The study found a 20 percent to 30 percent slowdown over land areas affected by North Atlantic and North Pacific tropical cyclones, respectively.
Jim Kossin, a scientist with NOAA and the study's author, says that the finding suggests rising rainfall and storm-surge risks. Slower-moving storms rain more over a given area, cause more damage with their winds and increase storm surge as they approach shorelines. According to NOAA, inland flooding accounts for more than 50 percent of hurricane-related deaths each year. Kossin said, "Inland flooding, freshwater flooding, is taking over as the key mortality risk now associated with these storms. There's been a sea change there in terms of what's dangerous."
Hurricane Harvey, which hit Texas last year, is a good example of this theory in practice. The storm's catastrophic rains were enabled by its slow pace through the Houston area after making landfall in late August. Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 60 inches of rain on the area, affecting 4.7 million people in and around the Houston area and resulting in 68 fatalities.
If Harvey is what hurricanes will look like in the future, countries' ability to respond financially to storms will be greatly impacted. However, it is not clear just how much of the change Kossin found is attributable to human-induced climate change. There may be a natural cycle to the climate system that could be affecting the storms which has little or nothing to do with global warming. Further research on the matter is needed.


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The Cloverfield franchise has thus far turned out two solid entries that have been marketed either brilliantly or annoyingly depending on who you ask. There's a lot of intrigue generated by their advertisements, I suppose is the best way to put it. Now we've got The Cloverfield Paradox, initially called God Particle, which was supposed to come out in two months but was dropped suddenly onto Netflix without any previous advertisement or press. Well, an absence of marking is still marketing, I suppose, at least in this case. It generated more interest than a traditional campaign would have done.
The initial setup of The Cloverfield Paradox is simple, but intriguing. A group of scientists go into space to test a machine that is able to generate more energy than it uses—effectively, if it works, providing the Earth with an infinite amount of energy. It's so dangerous that they have to go to space in case the experiment goes wrong. Something like two years pass with no results, as shown during the opening credits. As the movie opens, the scientists only have enough resources to try a couple of additional times.
Not shockingly, the experiment fails—but fails in a way that hadn't seen before. Normally, nothing of consequence happens. This time, a power surge occurs and when they get everything back operational, the Earth is missing. What happened? Where did it go? Where did they go? We're left with a lot of questions, and over the course of the rest of the movie the crew, along with us, get to try to figure them out—as well as a whole host of new questions that are unveiled over its duration. Meanwhile, the ship starts to have weird things happen to it and its crew.
"Logic doesn't apply to any of this," one character says (in Mandarin) and that's a pretty good description of the entirety of The Cloverfield Paradox. It has a lot of weird things that don't make a lot of sense, especially at first. Much of it seems to be done just for the visuals, which are often creative and shocking—even if many others are borrowing from Every Space Movie Ever. And then the pieces start coming together, and after a while you kind of, maybe, figure out what's going on.
I had fun with The Cloverfield Paradox, and if you like thrillers on a space station, you probably will, too.
The film is tense, though, working with both the mysteries provided by the plot as well as the tensions among the crew. The characters aren't terribly deep, although we do get a certain sense of how all of them think and feel as the movie plays out. As the twists, turns, and reveals mount, you start to get the sense that none of it is ultimately going to matter, and that we're just here to unlock another mystery box that wasn't quite worth the time it took to open it.
Is it worth it? Well, kind of. We get some more information as to how all of the Cloverfield movies are connected, and the suspense, visuals, weirdness, and cast make it worthwhile as a solo movie. Is it able to live up to the top space ship movies ever? No, it can't. It's not better than Alien or Sunshine. And if you don't like the mystery box as a device—whether it works or not—you'll dislike that element, too. One of the things I like about this franchise is that it's allowing for good, intriguing movies to be made and only, really, tangentially tying them together under the Cloverfield brand. They work as standalone movies and they have Easter egg/Subplot aspects that connect them for the hardcore fans. And they might not have been made at all without that branding. Even if it doesn't always add up, it's a small price to pay to get these films.
One of The Cloverfield Paradox's strengths comes from its cast, which consists of a lot of great actors. Its lead—if only because she has a tangible connection to Earth that we get to see—is Hamilton (Gugu Mbatha-Raw). On the ship we've also got Schmidt (Daniel Brühl), Tam (Ziyi Zhang), Kiel (David Oyelowo), Volkov (Aksel Hennie), Monk (John Ortiz), and Mundy (Chris O'Dowd). All of them are good, even if the characters they're playing are slightly lacking.
The Cloverfield Paradox is a solid space movie with a strong cast, an interesting premise, an engaging plot, a lot of weirdness weirdness, and some strong visuals. It brings up a bunch of questions, answers most of them, and generates both more intrigue and possibilities for the future of the franchise. Does it all make perfect sense? Probably not. It's all just a loose set of connections that allow these movies to be made in the first place and "technically" be related anyway. I had fun with The Cloverfield Paradox, and if you like thrillers on a space station, you probably will, too.
Conclusion: The Cloverfield Paradox is an engaging space thriller.
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Robert Ingpen and John Howe – Two Templar Classics
17 October to 04 November 2007
The Illustration Cupboard is pleased to present two great modern day illustrators in an exhibition of original artwork from classic tales.
Wind in the Willows, The Jungle Book and Peter Pan - Robert Ingpen
is one of the world's great illustrators working today. Winner of The Hans Christian Andersen Award, his highly skilled and imaginative work can be seen in many of the Templar Classics stories. This exhibition offers a rare opportunity to acquire original published artwork from the recent Jungle Book, as well as his unique preliminary layouts for Peter Pan and Wind in the Willows. Robert's work is without parallel and a must for all serious collectors.
Beowulf – John Howe.
An illustrator of international acclaim John Howe was one of the artists working alongside Peter Jackson for the recent Lord of the Rings trilogy, and his illustrative work on Tolkein's Middle Earth series provided much of the inspiration for these blockbuster films. Beowulf, published in October, is his latest production for the Templar Classics series, and for the first time John has produced a very limited edition of gicleé prints from his original artwork to be available for purchase. These editions will be on view alongside the artwork.
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Did you know that a lot of flowers are edible. This is particularly true of fresh tasting microgreens which can add an aesthetic and tasty look to everything from cakes to soups and seafood dishes. These flowers can be used to decorate everything from tea cups to cocktails. Edible flowers can also be used for teas and cocktails. Most people do not even realize what they are eating when they eat edible flowers. Broccoli, cauliflower, artichokes and squash blossoms are all kinds of flowers, even though many of these can hardly be called candied flowers or sugar flowers.
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basil crystals. Crystallized flowers can be a great option for everyone who needs flowers, and it is for this reason that people will probably continue to use crystallized flowers for all kinds of decorations. Not everyone chooses to decorate their food before they eat it, but those who do will find that crystallized flowers are among the best options for people who need them.
It is for this reason that people who like using crystallized flowers will probably continue to do so in the future. Not everyone will enjoy the flavor of candied flowers, but they flowers are nonetheless particularly tasty to those who need them. They can even be used in condiments like vinegars and dressings to make them taste better. Much can be done with crystallized flowers that does not involve using them as a desk decoration.
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The White House has announced that President Donald Trump will not travel to Latin America this week. He was set to attend the Summit of the Americas in Peru. Trump will be the first U.S. president not to attend the Summit since it began in 1994.
CGTN's Dan Collyns reports from Lima.
It would have been President Trump's first visit to Latin America as U.S. president. Regardless, the White House announced he would not travel to the Summit of the Americas in Peru. He would also not be making a follow-up trip to Colombia, as previously planned.
In a statement, it said Trump would instead remain in the U.S. to oversee the American response to a suspected chemical attack in Syria. Vice President Mike Pence will step in to meet with leaders from across the Americas in the president's place.
The eighth summit of the Americas is seen as a key meeting point for the countries in the western hemisphere. The theme for the event: governability, democracy and the fight against corruption.
That last talking point couldn't be more appropriate in the region, as former Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva was just jailed for corruption on the weekend. Last month, the host country Peru appointed a new president after Pedro Pablo Kuczynski abruptly resigned over graft allegations.
Trump's absence will speak volumes, said leading Peruvian lawyer Jose Ugaz.
"It will have some impact on the people and the governments that were expecting to hear the word of Trump on the anti-corruption agenda," Ugaz explained. "On the other hand, it is not surprising that a president like Trump is not in a summit in which corruption is the issue because since the beginning he has showed no interest in the issue."
It's also a missed opportunity for President Trump to push the U.S. trade agenda with its neighbors to the south. China has surpassed the U.S. as the top trading partner of several countries, and continues to make massive investments in region.


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NU says it sold nine properties last month for a total of £200m, with no acquisitions. It has sold one property in April and is in the process of exchanging contracts on a second property.
Morley head of retail property funds Philip Nell says income returns should be over 5 per cent a year at current prices.
Hargreaves Lansdown investment manager Ben Yearsley says: "It is interesting that the property investment fund saw a small rise in the latest valuations but the problem that all these firms face is that while outflows have fallen, getting new money into the sector is a completely different task."


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The basic and founding principles of the Calasanz System are extremely straightforward, intuitive and logical, yet, unfortunately, they are almost universally ignored in traditional Martial Arts training. All techniques must have three fundamental components to be effective: power, speed and focus (a technique that misses the target, is easily avoided, or is simply brushed aside clearly isn't very effective). In order to develop power, speed and focus it is absolutely essential that there be balance, flexibility and strength throughout the entire range of motion. These qualities don't mysteriously emerge. They must be systematically and carefully developed.
In most traditional schools, the drills and exercises have been passed from teacher to student and have become part of the "tradition". The techniques usually require a very advanced degree of training to do well or even partially well. Unfortunately, doing something partially right is obviously doing it partly wrong. The cumulative stress and damage to joints, tendons and ligaments in this process of "learning" frequently results in long term and /or permanent degenerative injury. This is especially true after adolescence, when the body has stopped growing.
There is another equally dangerous flaw to this type of rote practice. When techniques are done incorrectly they are simply not effective. Blind repetition won't magically transform this or make them work. Calasanz is continually reminding students that practice does not make perfect. Practice makes habit. Only perfect practice makes perfect.
Eventually, the student may approximate something that looks correct, but in actuality, the problem areas and weaknesses have only become much more subtle and difficult to correct. The end result is that the vast majority of students will never progress beyond a very mediocre level. Sadly, more practice will only compound the problem and just increase the chance of injury.
The Calasanz System was designed, among other things, to address these two fundamental and critical failings in traditional Martial Arts training. As stated above, it is a scientific and systematic approach to Martial Arts training and mastery designed to take virtually anyone to their highest potential as a Martial Artist in the shortest time possible without brutality or injury. This is a very strong statement to make, but it has been continually proven again and again with people of all ages (men and women) and in all ranges of physical condition. It is a direct result of how unique and effective the system is that helps explain why we are currently the largest school in the country and the quality and diversity of our students. Calasanz sums up the success of the school and its acclaimed international reputation in two favorite phrases: "Martial Arts for Everyone and Traditional Concept with a Modern Approach".
Hopefully, the first is clear from the discussions above. With systematic development and skillful practice virtually anyone can learn the Martial Arts. Many traditional schools feel brutality and/or intimidation is essential to develop the necessary physical and mental qualities and stamina required in the Martial Arts. This is simply not the case. There are many ways to accomplish this – brutality/intimidation being among the least effective. Some schools are run, in the name of discipline, as if they were actually para – military organizations. Again, not only is this unnecessary but ineffective for the vast majority of people. Students from other styles find the supportive atmosphere of mutual respect at the school a very welcome change. Calasanz has found over the years that "change" brought about through fear or intimidation is seldom permanent. Change brought about by cultivating and developing the requisite "inner" qualities, on the other hand, is not only permanent, but has a transforming effect that touches every aspect of an individual's life.
Calasanz Martial Arts and Fitness
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Tyrone gives Sean Bean a run for his money!
Tuesday, 05 November 2013 10:48
Tyrone had the time of his life maurading around the set of a commercial for Fairy/Make A Wish Foundation with movie star Sean Bean last month. As if acting with the A-lister wasn't enough, Tyrone also has red laser beams shooting from his eyes as he chases him through the forest, what more could a dinosaur ask for?!


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By Tim Saunders on
Actress Taraji P. Henson is the latest star who would rather go naked than wear fur in PETA's long running campaign.
"When I realized what went into – we're not just even talking about a full-length fur coat, I'm talking about just … fur on your gloves or on your jacket – what goes into making that little piece of fur ripped my heart out," said the actress. "And as humans, we have control. What if someone said, 'Black skin is the new fur'?"
According to the charity: "Suffering and furs go hand in hand. Animals on fur farms spend their entire lives confined to cramped, filthy wire cages before meeting a painful death. Denied proper veterinary care, they languish with open wounds and sores in cages. These living conditions can cause the animals severe psychological distress, and consequently, many of the animals turn to self-mutilation and cannibalism."
To find out more and watch an exclusive behind-the-scenes video of Henson's naked photo shoot, click here.
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the one in which I ask for audience participation.
Months have passed, so many months, since I've written here, and I feel a bit like an intruder, red-cheeked and unabashedly ashamed for letting so many lovely days go by without putting down a word. Life has been happening in the most humorous, terrifying, and beautiful kinds of ways, and yet here I am, whole and fully assembled.
A few nights ago, as I was lying in bed and just about to slip into sleep, Rob nudged me unexpectedly and sweetly whispered, hey, I miss reading your blog posts and the words you write... and I just thought you should know.
My response was, of course, something like YOU ARE A TERRIBLE LIAR AND WHY IS IT SO HOT AND I WISH YOU'D STOP STEALING ALL OF THE COVERS AND WHY ARE YOU TOUCHING ME WITH YOUR COLD, GROSS FEET.
(To be fair, his feet were very VERY cold.)
But the truth is, I miss this place too. Earlier this week, on a whim, I started reading through previous things I've written and declared on the internet, and I landed on this. And this. And this. And I was simultaneously embarrassed, shaken, grateful, proud, and encouraged. Because what is sharing our thoughts with others if the words and stories we tell don't ultimately bring us straight back to ourselves?
Since I've last written here, life has sprinted and puttered and spun around at least twice. I got married. (No one is more surprised than me.) I've traveled to some incredibly beautiful places. I've created a special home with a husband who is much too nice for me but who inexplicably loves me anyhow. I've gone up a pant size and in utter desperation have begun taking indoor cycling classes. I've started eating more fish, which has been truly frightening. I've joined a book club and have listened to approximately one million podcasts. I've made new friends and have said goodbye to precious family members. I've laughed and cried, and peed my pants at least twice. Guys. A lot has happened.
I'd like to get back to telling these small stories in the hopes that one day I can look back and remember exactly what it felt like to be myself, on this day, in this space. I'd like to keep the written record going, just so I can't forget about the wonderful things that fill up the hours between the sprinting and the puttering and spinning.
But you'd know what I'd also like? I'd like to find more of a community in this place. I'd like to ponder and respond to prompts and thoughts from you all, my friends and family (and the three other strangers who read this- bless you.) What would you like to hear about? What would you like to read about? What kinds of stories can we share with one another? What kind of wonderful information can we embarrass one another with? How can we keep each other accountable for continuing to seek, create, share, and evolve? Call me crazy, but wouldn't it be wonderful if we could all put pen to paper and let the record show that though our days were ordinary, they were filled with extraordinary thoughts and big, rowdy, raucous dreams? If that sounds like your kind of jam, can we jam together? Comment here. Leave me your links to your blogs or to your portfolios. Jot down your questions and tell me your stories. Words are so powerful, and I'd love to give, share, and trade more of them, especially with all of you.


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GLARING errors riddle the country's health strategy under the recently launched 2018-2022 Medium Tern Development Plan III.
In an analysis of the document shadow treasurer Ian Ling-Stuckey said the level of planning for the health sector was "absolutely deplorable" because it contained very "embarrassing errors".
He said the plan proposed 174 aid posts to be built beginning with eight in 2018 and 10 each for 2019-2022 in PNG which only added up to 48.
He pressed home another example regarding a proposed increase in the total health workforce from 10,000 in 2018 to 37,500 in 2022. "How can the over-stretched and underfunded health teaching facilities aim to nearly quadruple the entire health workforce in only another four years?" Mr Ling-Stuckey said.
"And of course, in addition to presumably needing more hospitable beds and nurses houses for this extraordinary increase in staffing, there would also need to be a massive increase in salaries for health workers shown in the 2019 Budget Strategy."
Mr Ling-Stuckey said continuing the story of "pipe dreams" the plan claims the number of physicians per 100,000 people will increase from 5 to 50 which is over 10 times as many doctors in only five years.
He said after allowing for population increases over the five years, this would require 12 doctors for every single doctor currently. "Can someone please explain to the PNC government that it takes a long time to train doctors like more than five years – once again a planning failure," he said.
He said another planning failure was nil upgrading mentioned for the next four years but for 19 provincial hospitals, four regional hospitals and one specialist referral hospital only in 2018.
He said targets on mortality rates were not achieved as indicated under the plan and embarrassingly the recent polio and TB outbreaks dented the government's claim of improved indicators.


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I seriously love the cover art on this:
What's acceptable? Fiction that disturbs the nonlinear fabric(s) of reality. Mindbenders in the range of 1,000 to 5,000 words that could not only be classified as horror, but as psychological horror with chirality as its backbone (please query for anything longer than 5K, but if your story pushes over 5K a bit, no worries). This anthology suits stories that push the limits of the human condition. The keyword being 'human.' Strong character development is a must, and all stories must have some element of chirality, whether it is in character reflection, physical and/or mental symmetry, structure, or any other way you can manage.
They are paying pro rates of 5 US cents per word, up to 5,000 words, or $250 Max. You can query for reprints, at half that rate.
This sounds really cool and I'll likely be submitting something myself.
Check it out here: http://blog.nettirw.com/2013/07/03/chiral-mad-2/


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The Good Samaritan
The Good Samaritan
Having worked the past two months at Picabo Angler I have had the distinct pleasure of meeting some wonderful people. As a young college kid it was nerve racking starting here because I knew that people would come in with questions that I would not be able to understand and I did not want to upset someone for not being able to answer. As expected a few times I have been unable to answer a question yet instead of them becoming upset they instead taught me. While I have learned a lot from my bosses (and I have many), and from being out fishing as much as I can. I have learned the most from the kind people that come in and share their knowledge. Not only have I learned about fishing from these people but I have also learned things about life.
For example, this weekend a gentlemen came into the shop from a morning of fishing. I could clearly tell it had not been the best day from the look on his face and the beer in his hand. After asking how he was doing I learned he had been trying to avoid some bulls and fell into the river ruining his phone before he could even put out a cast. He was unsure if he wanted to go out again after such a rough morning...
In came a father of two small children. He had just purchased two spin rods for his kids and wanted to teach them how to fish, even though he had no idea how to fish himself. A fly rod was put into my hands from a young age instead of a spin rod, so I knew very little about rigging a rod with a bobber and weight. In came the previous gentlemen, who offered to help him rig up. Not only did he help the father rig up but he also gave him some pointers to on what to do. This man could have minded his own business and just of gone on with his day. Yet instead he chose to help a dad teach the joys of fishing to his children, even though he was having a bad day.
After he helped the dad he decided to go out and go fish. This man was completely self-less and have help to a stranger in need. In the process not only did he help and teach the dad, but me as well. He reminded me that fishing isn't just about catching fish. It is about going out and being at one with nature and spreading the joy of fishing to others. People like that make me proud to be a part of the fly-fishing community and remind me why I love fishing.
So I would just like to thank everyone that has come in and been so kind and patient with me. I can't wait to see you next time you stop in!
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Symphonic Orchestra Lovejoy Week Performances & Rehearsal
Sunday, November 4
Lovejoy Vesper Service
Alton 1st Presbyterian Church
(corner of Alby and 4th streets; by The Post Commons)
4:00 p.m.
Arrive by 3:40 p.m.
Concert dress and tuxedo
Free. Family and friends are welcome to attend.
Park in the lot across the street from the church
*Bring your own music stand, along with your instrument and music.
We are performing:
Banks of Bonnie Doon
One Hand, One Heart
Monday, November 5
Inscription of Hope select ensemble rehearsal @ AMS, 7:45 a.m.
Tuesday, November 6
Lovejoy Music Festival
7:00 p.m.
Lovejoy Elementary School Gym
1043 Tremont, Alton (sits behind and across from the large church by Rock Springs Park; up the hill from Alton M.S.)
Arrive by 6:30. Meet on the stage.
This concert is free. Family and friends are welcome to attend.
We stay for the entire concert. No one leaves early.
Concert is usually over by 8:30.
Absolutely NO talking during the concert. I expect you to represent Symphonic Orchestra with grace and poise at all times.
We are performing:
Inscription of Hope (select ensemble)
One Hand, One Heart
Cook It Hot or Get Out of the Kitchen (with percussion)
Symphonic Concert Attire for both performances:
Ladies: Symphonic dress, black dress shoes (flats, peep toe or closed toe shoes)
Gentlemen: Tuxedo, white tuxedo shirt, black bow tie, black socks, black dress shoes. Make sure you have clip-on suspenders if needed.


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Karl Rove on B. Hussein Obama:
Barack Obama inherited a set of national-security policies that he rejected during the campaign but now embraces as president. This is a stunning and welcome about-face.
For example, President Obama kept George W. Bush's military tribunals for terror detainees after calling them an "enormous failure" and a "legal black hole." His campaign claimed last summer that "court systems . . . are capable of convicting terrorists." Upon entering office, he found out they aren't.
He insisted in an interview with NBC in 2007 that Congress mandate "consequences" for "a failure to meet various benchmarks and milestones" on aid to Iraq. Earlier this month he fought off legislatively mandated benchmarks in the $97 billion funding bill for Iraq and Afghanistan.
Mr. Obama agreed on April 23 to American Civil Liberties Union demands to release investigative photos of detainee abuse. Now's he reversed himself. Pentagon officials apparently convinced him that releasing the photos would increase the risk to U.S. troops and civilian personnel.
Throughout his presidential campaign, Mr. Obama excoriated Mr. Bush's counterinsurgency strategy in Iraq, insisting it could not succeed. Earlier this year, facing increasing violence in Afghanistan, Mr. Obama rejected warnings of a "quagmire" and ordered more troops to that country. He isn't calling it a "surge" but that's what it is. He is applying in Afghanistan the counterinsurgency strategy Mr. Bush used in Iraq.
As a candidate, Mr. Obama promised to end the Iraq war by withdrawing all troops by March 2009. As president, he set a slower pace of drawdown. He has also said he will leave as many as 50,000 Americans troops there.
These reversals are both praiseworthy and evidence that, when it comes to national security, being briefed on terror threats as president is a lot different than placating MoveOn.org and Code Pink activists as a candidate. The realities of governing trump the realities of campaigning.You have to admit that Rush Limbaugh called this on. He said, before the election, that if Obama won that there would be no withdrawal from Iraq or Afghanistan. Once the war belonged to Obama he would not lose it and have that defeat hanging around his neck come 2012.
Democrats were eager to have the US lose the war when Bush was president and could be blamed for the defeat but now that they own the war and can claim credit for success they will give the finger to their lunatic fringe and attempt to produce a victory.
They will not do this out of any genuine sense of patriotism (they have none) or out of any genuine hatred of our Islamofascist enemy (they feel a certain kinship with the Islamofascists, after all the Islamofascists hate the same things that the American left hates - America, Israel, Christians, Jews, Capitalism, freedom). The Democrats will base their actions solely on the political calculation that their opposition to the Vietnam War gave their party an anti-military image which has done them long term damage.
As for closing Gitmo Obama wants to do it but the adults in the CIA, FBI, Defense Dept. and Congress are putting their foot down (Limbaugh predicted this too, BTW). The simple fact is that we can't try them in open court because doing so would give away too much of our intelligence gathering methods and capabilities and no other country will take them (unless it is to toss them into a cell, torture them and then put them to death - which we, for reasons I don't understand, have some kind of problem with).
Rove then goes on to talk about the bad:
We are also seeing Mr. Obama reverse himself on the domestic front, but this time in a manner that will do more harm than good.
Mr. Obama campaigned on "responsible fiscal policies," arguing in a speech on the Senate floor in 2006 that the "rising debt is a hidden domestic enemy." In his acceptance speech at the Democratic National Convention, he pledged to "go through the federal budget line by line, eliminating programs that no longer work." Even now, he says he'll "cut the deficit . . . by half by the end of his first term in office" and is "rooting out waste and abuse" in the budget.
However, Mr. Obama's fiscally conservative words are betrayed by his liberal actions. He offers an orgy of spending and a bacchanal of debt. His budget plans a 25% increase in the federal government's share of the GDP, a doubling of the national debt in five years, and a near tripling of it in 10 years.
On health care, Mr. Obama's election ads decried "government-run health care" as "extreme," saying it would lead to "higher costs." Now he is promoting a plan that would result in a de facto government-run health-care system. Even the Washington Post questions it, saying, "It is difficult to imagine . . . benefits from a government-run system."
Making adjustments in office is one thing. Constantly governing in direct opposition to what you said as a candidate is something else. Mr. Obama's flip-flops on national security have been wise; on the domestic front, they have been harmful.
In both cases, though, we have learned something about Mr. Obama. What animated him during the campaign is what historian Forrest McDonald once called "the projection of appealing images." All politicians want to project an appealing image. What Mr. McDonald warned against is focusing on this so much that an appealing image "becomes a self-sustaining end unto itself." Such an approach can work in a campaign, as Mr. Obama discovered. But it can also complicate life once elected, as he is finding out.
Mr. Obama's appealing campaign images turned out to have been fleeting. He ran hard to the left on national security to win the nomination, only to discover the campaign commitments he made were shallow and at odds with America's security interests.
Mr. Obama ran hard to the center on economic issues to win the general election. He has since discovered his campaign commitments were obstacles to ramming through the most ideologically liberal economic agenda since the Great Society.
Mr. Obama either had very little grasp of what governing would involve or, if he did, he used words meant to mislead the public. Neither option is particularly encouraging. America now has a president quite different from the person who advertised himself for the job last year. Over time, those things can catch up to a politician.Obama, or to be more accurate Mr. Obama's string pullers - you know the people who put the words on his teleprompter, could not get elected by running as a radical neo-marxist. So they crafted for him what has to be one of the greatest political swindles in the history of the world. They managed to get him to the right of his Republican opponent on economic issues, especially taxes.
Of course this would not have been possible if Obama had been facing a halfway competent GOP challenger. But the hapless RINO John McCain is incapable of offering criticism of anyone other than a fellow Republican so Hussein was able to fool a majority of the voting public into believing that he was going to cut their taxes.
The truth is that Obama is the most left wing politician to ever sit in the Oval Office. In less than six months in office he is well on his way to nationalizing the banking and credit industry, the auto industry and the health care industry.
This is all according to plan and it shows us were Obama's true interests lie. Give on national security in order to preserve the leftward push on domestic matters. Because the transformation of the American economy from free market capitalism to Marxist central planning is the key to the establishment of a permanent governing class.
And that is the goal which the left eternally lusts after, to entrench themselves into absolute and unchallenged power. The shape of the world to come if Obama, and more importantly the people whom he is fronting for, realize their dreams can be seen in current events. The attempt to shut down talk radio, the abuse being heaped on Carrie Prejean and the attempt to criminalize policy differences with the previous administration. All of these things represent a desire to go beyond mere electoral victory and achieve not just the defeat of their opponents but their utter destruction.
This inability to tolerate the bare existence of opposition is ever and always the hallmark of the tyrant. The opponent must not just be overcome he must be eliminated. The signs at the beginning of the journey with someone like Obama always say "This Way to Utopia" but the signs at the end of the trip always have names like Berglag, Gorlag, Majdanek and Sobibor.
2010 and 2012 offer chances to get off the train. Will we be wise enough to avail ourselves of the opportunity?


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Revenue down three per cent but profits have gone up 43 per cent year-on-year
Three UK saw year-by-year profits rise by £37 million for the first half of 2014 but overall revenue fell by three per cent.
Total revenues dropped from just over £1 billion in H1 2013 to £974 million, with handset revenues falling by a quarter on the same period last year.
Three saw the number of customers rise from 9.2 million to 9.7 million, a five per cent rise, with 381,000 new pay monthly customers joining. Churn stayed the same at 1.6 per cent.
Net customer service margin has risen by even per cent while operating expenses saw growth of -2%.
Three claimed the rise in their customer base along with an increase in data usage by their customers led to the increase in profits. They claim their customers use more data than the industry average, with the an average use of 2.6Gb per customer used in June.
Richard Woodward, Chief Financial Officer, said: "We have achieved sustained and profitable growth while introducing new tools and plans to help make mobile better for customers. The steps we have taken over the last six months have helped us attract and retain engaged and profitable customers while maintaining an efficient cost structure."


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Dreamers, Discoverers & Dynamos: How to Help the Child Who Is Bright, Bored and Having Problems in School (Formerly Titled 'The Edison Trait')
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Does your imaginative, computer-proficient daughter tune out in the classroom? Does your spirited son become headstrong and aggressive when faced with the simplest decisions? Does your bold, energetic child have trouble focusing on basic tasks?


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Former All Black Charles Piutau has no regrets about leaving New Zealand for the greener pastures of England and hopes to inspire other aspiring Kiwi players to explore lucrative opportunities overseas.
The 27-year-old is loving life in the UK and enjoying playing in the English Premiership with his new club Bristol, after previous stints with Wasps and Ulster, following his shock departure from New Zealand in 2015.
Having signed a two-year deal reportedly worth $3.38 million to become rugby's highest paid player, the 17-test All Black hopes his success can help convince other young Kiwis to broaden their horizons.
New Zealand Rugby are fighting a losing battle to keep their best players from chasing big money contracts in England, Europe and Japan, and Piutau encourages others to follow his once frowned upon career path.
"If I was to retire today, I'd say my legacy was showing that leaving New Zealand early, you can still make a career for yourself," Piutau told INews.co.uk.
"I haven't looked back and regretted it once."
Having grown up in South Auckland as the youngest of 10 children, Piutau is pleased to be in a position to help reward his parents for their hard work and support.
Of Tongan heritage, Piutau grew up idolising Jonah Lomu, and followed in his footsteps from an early age attending Wesley College in Pukekohe.
He soon realised, however, that not every player in New Zealand could be like the late great All Blacks winger, Piutau told INews.co.uk.
"Every kid saw how big Jonah Lomu was at the school," he said.
"His jersey in the dining room, the photos of what he'd done, his athletics achievements on the honours board. It gave us hope of professional rugby."
After marrying his wife Lineti last July, the former Auckland and Blues star is focused on putting further things in place to ensure his family's security.
Expanding his property portfolio is one option, but Piutau says his move abroad has helped open plenty of doors.
"We have agents and financial planners and good people around us," he said.
"If I didn't have that plan, it could all go to waste. One easy example would be investing in property. I have a couple of residential properties in Auckland, and I'm looking to get more. It has opened my eyes, coming overseas. It gives you options."
On the field, the 10th placed Bears might be battling, but Piutau's individual game is thriving. He sits among the Premiership's top 25 players for metres gained, defenders beaten and offloads this season, despite being sidelined with a shoulder injury over the opening six rounds.
With former Blues comrades Pat Lam as head coach and Steven Luatua captaining the side, Piutau is revelling in his new surrounds and hopes Bristol can improve to carve out their own legacy of success.
"I am loving this environment. I want to look back and see I was part of the Bristol team solidifying it as a strong household name in the Premiership.
"We can create something that future generations can carry on. Exeter, where they are now, are an example. You see it internationally, with what the All Blacks have done. It would be great to see the same from a Bristol Bears perspective."


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Bring Home the Saltwater's Edge/
Growing up at the saltwater's edge has shaped Minnette Baker and Brandy Hollingsworth's style in repurposing found items and creating one-of-a-kind home accents.
Minnette and Brandy are true locals with family roots dating back to St. Augustine's first settlers. They are inspired by the beauty of the nation's oldest city that surrounds them daily. They strive to make creations with an organic and relaxed feel, while still being a little funky and unique.
The mother-daughter duo humbly started repurposing, revitalizing and refreshing furniture and other objects years ago as a means to redecorate on a shoestring budget. It has since turned into a life practice as well as a flourishing endeavor known as Saltwater's Edge Studio.
They see abandoned objects as the chance to transform remnants of the past into beautiful and functional statements for the home. Their mission is to bring a bit of Florida style to their clients' lives through pieces that reflect simplicity, nature and innovation.
The ladies of Saltwater's Edge Studio say home is where their creativity begins. Therefore, they work out of their homes where their imaginations can thrive surrounded by things they love and inspire them. Brandy adds that their homes are the perfect reflection of what they create: function plus style.
They even show their items out of their homes. "By purchasing one of our furnishings, you are welcoming a piece of us into your home," Brandy explains. "We believe you should be welcomed into our homes as well."
See what Saltwater's Edge Studio has for your home when you visit their booth at Made in St. Augustine.


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As a homeowner, it is very important to understand that things are going to go wrong. Therefore, it makes sense to know who to contact in case of a plumbing emergency. Don't delay in finding the contact information for a plumber in Philadelphia. A plumber is available to help with drain cleaning, backflow prevention, heating and air, as well as installing a new water heater and changing the kitchen faucet.
Many people don't understand all of the things that a plumber is capable of doing. It is well worth the money to hire someone who knows what needs to be done and is licensed and insured. Don't hesitate to contact a plumber in the middle of the night if there is the sound of running water somewhere in the family home. It is never a good sign to hear running water.
If the cold weather season is getting closer, it is very important to make sure that the family home is winterized properly. Don't take any chances of having frozen water pipes. Of course, this is also something that a plumber can help with. They can help with winterizing the home and making sure that the family is going to have water during the cold weather months.
Get in touch with a Plumber in Philadelphia today. Generally, they can offer a free quote regarding the services that are necessary. At this point, they will leave it up to the homeowner to decide steps to take. Keep in mind, plumbing problems are never something that can be ignored. They are going to continue to get worse. When this happens, an emergency plumber will be necessary.
Find a plumbing contractor who is going to work hard to make sure that this home is taken care of during the repair. Someone who has respect for their customer's property and someone who is going to get the job done right. Don't hesitate to contact city plumbing today. Someone is available no matter what time of day it happens to be. A plumber is not going to give up on getting the job done right.Add to favorites


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21 Sep You Are In The Way!
I know you have heard me say this already but I will say it again! God has a plan for your life! I would love to walk away from this message but for some reason it keeps lingering in my spirit. I prayed for you before I started typing this and this is what the Lord wants YOU to know TODAY!
As soon as stuff starts happening in our lives we try immediately to find the solution. We think we have control. Get out of the WAY! You're messing things up! If you just have to have something to do….Praise Him! That's what you should be doing anyway!
If your children can't get it together right now…Praise Him! You keep putting your hand in. Giving your advice. Running around frustrated because you feel they should have it by now. God has a plan for their lives just like he has one for yours. You are in the way of growth!
If your job isn't like you want it to be or you're in need of a job…Praise Him! While you're waiting build up your skills. Pray for the one who got the promotion if you didn't. Pray for the company! No need in trying to prove you were the better man/woman or that they made a mistake by letting you go or not picking you! Stop talking about the person who got or gave the promotion! God WILL TAKE CARE OF YOU! You are in the way of increase!
If relationships have gone bad or they are not where you need them to be…Praise Him! Go to God and ask him to reveal the parts of you that cause problems in relationships. Ask him to heal you from some of your deep dark secrets. Ask him to help you move out all insecurities and doubt! It is not always the other person's fault! Everybody is not mistreating you! Pray for your friends and love ones! You don't have to remind them of the things they have done or the things they keep doing! Go sit down somewhere with all that! You are in the way of deliverance!
If someone has hurt you…Praise Him! You will heal in time! Each day will get better if you let go and let GOD! Stop worrying about what the other person is doing and if they are hurting more than you. That is not of God. God did not say we were to pay people back or curse them. He is in charge of that! We should want the best for them because we want God to give the best to us. We should want them to be happy. Don't start wishing bad things on people. You are in the way of judgement!
Stop interfering with God's plan!


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In addition, good people charged with crimes must have qualified and experienced representation. Criminal defense attorneys must be willing and able to try cases and have a reputation for doing the same otherwise the prosecutors can keep that leverage they try to obtain during the charging phase. If the prosecutor stretches themselves too thin in their charging decision, clients need a criminal defense attorney willing and able to push back by preparing a coherent and effective defense that negates the leverage a prosecutor may gain by over-charging.
In short, if you are facing felony charges, choosing an experienced and aggressive criminal defense attorney may be the most important decision you can make. An experienced criminal lawyer can walk you through the complicated ins and outs of the criminal justice system so that when it comes time to make the ultimate decisions like trial or plea, you are informed and can make the best decision for your particular situation. This is paramount because that decision is going to affect your life for the foreseeable future, and possibly, even longer – especially if it is the wrong one. Let Douglas Green's experience, reputation, and preparation help you through this important, difficult, and stressful process by putting you at ease and clearing up questions and concerns.
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Autoimmunity; Immunology; Neurobiology
My research is aimed at understanding the roles of the innate and adaptive immune systems in health and disease. The organs of my interest are the two specialized filtration units, glomeruli and blood-brain barrier, of the kidney and brain respectively. Recently, our understanding of the immune system has undergone a substantial paradigm shift: researchers now recognize that the innate immune system, the body's first line of defense, assesses the level of danger of a particular event and initiates an adaptive immune response that subsequently confers protection. My studies focus on the role of an important arm of the innate immune system, the complement cascade in inflammatory conditions such as glomerulonephritis and lupus. For both disease conditions, the perfect therapy remains an enigma. Using a gamut of techniques, we are attempting to define the molecular mechanisms involved and the resulting behavioral aberrations. Once molecular targets are identified, therapeutic strategies will be defined. I teach in UB's Discovery Seminar Program, which is geared for first- and second-year undergraduates. The seminars are taught in a small-class environment to students who share common goals and similar interests, in ways that enhance their academic, civic and personal growth. I teach "The Yin-Yang of Biology" and "Brain: Day and Night," and I teach as well in UB's Honors College. I also mentor students through the CLIMB-PRO program. One of my recent students conducted research that resulted in a publication in the journal Kidney International.
Rheumatology; Immunology; Autoimmunity
My research revolves around IL-14 and its role in immunological memory. Studies delve into 3 areas - vaccination, autoimmunity and lymphoid malignancies. The majority of my current work involves studies examining early events in Sjogren's syndrome. We have identified new autoantibodies that occur early in the course of the disease. We are examining mediators involved in the early injury to the salivary and lacrimal glands. We are studying events that result in the transition from the autoimmune disease to lymphoma.
Autoimmunity; Bioinformatics; Genomics and proteomics; Immunology; Infectious Disease; Molecular and Cellular Biology; Molecular genetics; Neurobiology
My primary research is in the field of biomedical ontology development. An ontology is a controlled, structured vocabulary intended to represent knowledge within a particular domain. Terms in an ontology have logical relationships to each other and to terms in other ontologies, to allow for reasoning and inference across the ontology. Biomedical ontologies allow annotation and integration of scientific data within particular fields of science and medicine, and their careful curation and logical structure facilitate data analysis. My work in biomedical ontology is strongly informed by my earlier experience in laboratory research in immunology, genetics, molecular biology and virology. My research group works on ontologies for both basic and clinical applications, in collaboration with researchers both at UB and other institutions. I led efforts to revise and extend the Cell Ontology, which is intended to represent in vivo cell types from across biology. We worked extensively to bring it up to community-accepted standards in ontology development, placing particular emphasis on improving the representation of hematopoietic cells and neurons. We are developing the Cell Ontology as a metadata standard for annotation and analysis of experimental data in immunology in support of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) ImmPort Immunology Database and Analysis Portal and Human Immunology Project Consortium. We have also developed ways to use the Cell Ontology in support of the analysis of gene expression data linked to cell types and have contributed to the Functional Annotation of the Mammalian Genome (FANTOM) 5 Consortium's work on identifying gene transcription start sites across multiple cell types and tissues. My research team is also developing the Neurological Disease Ontology to represent clinical and basic aspects of neurological diseases in order to support translational research in this area. In collaboration with clinical colleagues at UB, we are initially focusing on Alzheimer's disease and dementia, multiple sclerosis and stroke. We have as well developed a companion ontology, the Neuropsychological Testing Ontology, to aid in the annotation and analysis of neuropsychological testing results used as part of the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease and other neurological diseases. I am a long-term member of the Gene Ontology (GO) Consortium and have a particular interest in the representation of immunology and neuroscience in the GO. I am also involved in UB's contribution to the Protein Ontology and contribute as well to the work of the Infectious Disease Ontology Consortium, Immunology Ontology Consortium and Vaccine Ontology Consortium. I teach and mentor students at the master's and doctoral levels, and advise undergraduate, graduate, and medical students in summer research projects as well.
Autoimmunity; Cell growth, differentiation and development; Gene Expression; Immunology; Molecular and Cellular Biology; Molecular genetics; Signal Transduction; Transcription and Translation; Transgenic organisms
Cardiology; Cardiovascular Disease; Internal Medicine; Radiology; Cardiopulmonary physiology; Autoimmunity; Cardiac pharmacology; Gene Expression; Immunology; Stem Cells
I am a cardiologist with specialized training in advanced cardiac imaging. I see outpatients at the Heart and Lung Center of Buffalo General Medicine Center (BGMC), and I care for inpatients through the cardiology consult and inpatient services at BGMC. As an advanced imaging cardiologist, I am responsible for developing and advancing the cardiac computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) programs at the Gates Vascular Institute (GVI) and providing these services to patients. These advanced, noninvasive imaging techniques allow physicians to perform in-depth, 3-D evaluation of the coronary tree, myocardium, heart valves, pericardium and great vessels. These imaging tools allow for the best possible diagnoses and care of patients. My research spans basic science, translational and clinical fields and combines the cross-discipline expertise on magnetic resonance (MR) technology with molecular biology. My overall goal is to study the consequences of ischemia-induced myocardial injury, with a focus on their therapeutic reversal. My research laboratory at UB's Clinical and Translational Research Center (CTRC) is devoted to the development of novel time-and-tissue-targeted MRI methods for integrative understanding of cardiovascular pathophysiology in preclinical models. We have several interesting research projects, e.g., we have recently discovered that the presence of high-risk plaques in the carotid arteries predict future incidence of myocardial infarction and stroke. The results emphasize that the nature of atherosclerosis and the use of comprehensive non-invasive computed tomography angiography (CTA) will help identify patients who are at higher risk of developing ischemic stroke. These research results will help physicians employ early therapeutic strategies for these high-risk patients. I mentor medical students, residents and fellows both in clinical and research settings, and I precept cardiology fellows at the Heart and Lung Center at BGMC. In addition, I am deeply engaged in furthering the research and clinical education of our house staff. Our trainees have published their research in highly esteemed peer-reviewed journals, and many have routinely presented their work at national and international scientific conferences. I am committed to facilitating the career goals of my mentees while I continue to advance my own career as a clinician, researcher and mentor.
Dermatology; Autoimmunity; Gene Expression; Genomics and proteomics; Immunology


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Shopping for the negatives and positives of each New Orleans Condo….
October 28th, 2011 categories: Buyers Agent, Market Trends
In ans a market where almost all clients are very picky they will view each condo they see with positives and negatives. Everyone does seem to want it all and people become less picky when the units are bargains. I tend to think that way as well as I am thinking about resale value as I go through the listings.
Some negatives can be made into positives such as paint, older appliances, light fixtures and such. Some negatives such as floor plans, no parking, odd views, high condo fees cannot be overcome. Sellers can make their unit have more positives as well. Overpricing is a huge negative and agents will just pass them buy as they do not compete as well.
I had a client call me today to see condos in the Warehouse District between 180k and 300k. I could only find four that I thought they would like to see. One they had already seen. One is not available till next week. Two that would have been a winner was sold this past week. Both were "winners" in my book and far as positives and price. That leaves two units to see. In the Warehouse District this is becoming the norm.
Business is not booming but there is not a lot of the nicer things for sale. It is a supply issue when all you can show are two or three condos. The buyers can expand their search to other areas or wait for the right one. More than one buyer will be doing this so you begin to have a buildup up in demand of the nice condos that are priced correctly and have a bunch of positives.
There have been several foreclosures this year and all three were sold in a couple of days with mutiple bids. Fannie Mae generally lists the condos 20% below market value and you take it as it is. There were several bids on each. They take the highest bid from someone who is going to live there for the first 15 days. Then investors get a shot. Very few have gotten any shots in 2011 Warehouse District.
There are other areas that are going to be like this but they are not quite there as yet. Happy Halloween ……Eric