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We are leaving on vacation later today and I am completely out of time and have zero sitting or blogging stamina in this state of excitement (and also still have to drive the hedgehog and border collie to their respective vacation homes - MY LIFE)........ So, with that being said, here are my YA reads … Continue reading VACATION plus some Instagram YA Reviews
Month: June 2017
Before We Were Yours Giveaway
Yes, ANOTHER giveaway! This one is for one of my favorite recent historical fiction novels - I reviewed it here last week, but I'm sharing the description and my opinion again below! Giveaway information at the bottom of the post. Also, the publisher has released a brand-new digital book club kit for Before We Were Yours … Continue reading Before We Were Yours Giveaway
New Adult Releases – June 13, 2017
Someone in publishing selected this date as the date ALL AMAZING BOOKS WOULD BE RELEASED, so this is a loooooong list! Grab your coffee/tea/Coke/water and settle in...... Hunger by Roxane Gay (Harper Collins - June 13, 2017) OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION: From the bestselling author of Bad Feminist: a searingly honest memoir of food, weight, self-image, and … Continue reading New Adult Releases – June 13, 2017
Tween Review: The Nocturnals by Tracey Hecht
You may remember that my 11-year-old has entered the reviewing world......well, here is another review from the marvelous M! I was sent a middle grade animal adventure series to review called The Nocturnals by Tracey Hecht, and my daughter immediately grabbed the books and asked to read them first. I let her take them after giving … Continue reading Tween Review: The Nocturnals by Tracey Hecht
Goodreads Monday – June 12, 2017
Goodreads Monday Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren's Page Turners. If you want to participate, simply choose a random book from your TBR and show it off! Make sure you check out Lauren's Page Turners and link back to her blog and add your own links! I first learned about Goodreads Monday from Steph … Continue reading Goodreads Monday – June 12, 2017
Rating with Heart
I read a LOT of books. I rate and review a LOT of books on Goodreads. I also spend a lot of time reading other reviews of the books I read, sometimes before and sometimes after I read a book - usually all of the professional reviews and a large number on Goodreads and Instagram. … Continue reading Rating with Heart
My Mug Addiction (and a discount code)
Hi reading friends! As anyone who follows me on Instagram knows, I LOVE mugs. LOVE LOVE LOVE them. So, I reached out to an etsy shop owner (a shop with mugs that I LOVE, Maria of MariaBMakes), and proposed a partnership - she would let me pick a mug of choice to feature for you, … Continue reading My Mug Addiction (and a discount code)
YA & Middle Grade Reviews: Week of 6/5/17
Just a few for you this week! MIDDLE GRADE Matylda Bright and Tender by Holly McGhee (Candlewick - March 14, 2017) OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION: In a courageous debut novel, Holly M. McGhee explores the loss that shakes one girl's world — and the unexpected consequences of the things we do for love. Sussy and Guy are … Continue reading YA & Middle Grade Reviews: Week of 6/5/17
Book Giveaway: The Salt House by Lisa Duffy
Yes, ANOTHER book giveaway! This time I'm teaming up with a wonderful group of bookstagram friends @jessicamap @prose_and_palate @kourtneysbookshelf and @wherethereadergrows to share with you the amazing June 13 release The Salt House by Lisa Duffy! There are FIVE copies up for grabs here! Here is a little more info on the book, with the giveaway information … Continue reading Book Giveaway: The Salt House by Lisa Duffy
New Adult Releases – June 6, 2017
It's summer, and I'm out of school. That means ALL the adult books! Settle in for some great new titles that are all out today, June 6, 2017! The Sunshine Sisters by Jane Green (Berkley Books - June 6, 2017) OFFICIAL DESCRIPTION: Ronni Sunshine left London for Hollywood to become a beautiful, charismatic star of the … Continue reading New Adult Releases – June 6, 2017


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It's the middle of summer, but high school football players are hard at work, getting ready for the gridiron in the fall.
Two Airport High School linemen recently picked up some awards as a payoff for their effort in the off-season.
Airport's Collyn Richardson bench pressed 185 pounds, 35 times to win the Bench Press Award at the Big Man Challenge held at Lugoff-Elgin High School in late June. He also won the Tsunami Bar Farmers Carry at 315 pounds.
Fellow Airport Lineman JC Redmon won the Sled Pull by pulling it farther than anyone else.
Richardson is also the State High School Bench Press Champion. He bench pressed 425 pounds in the state weightlifting competition in March.
Airport head football coach Kirk Burnett said the Eagles have lots of power on the offensive and defensive lines. The lines will be a strength of the team.

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This one is mine! Gotta love that mistletoe!! :-)
This one is my younger son's- Anthony!
This one is my husband's! Love the stripes on the curled toe!
And this one is my older son's- AJ!
Love the slouch socks and curled antlers!!
Now on to another Christmas project...
the Santa wall hanging for above the mantle!
Are all your home-made holiday presents made???


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A sofa is a very prominent piece of furniture in the living room. It is easily visible because of the volume it occupies. The modern leather sofas are bulky in volume and hence form a prominent piece of furniture item.
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During CNN's midterm coverage, host Jake Tapper proclaimed that President Trump has "a big problem" after discovering that Democrats won the majority in the House.
Wolf Blitzer then stated, "This is a huge win for the Democrats—a huge setback for the president and the Republicans."
Tapper replied, "It is. And this is going to be a big problem for President Trump going forward. If he thinks that the media is annoying, wait till he meets a Democratic House that has subpoena power and actually has the legal ability to force them to turn over documents."
"We're going to look like nothing compared to that. I mean, he is going to find an opposition that he has never really encountered before."


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A New Site-Specific Work by Barbara Kruger to be Unveiled in Berlin
Known for her usage of directive slogans placed over black-and-white photographs found in magazines, Barbara Kruger is widely renowned for her visual language that perfectly blends artistic concepts with graphic design. Heavily influenced by the idea of feminism, Kruger made a career out of critiquing consumerism and human desire with her silkscreen prints and site-specific installations comprised of films, audio and projections. Her work also appeared on billboards, in public parks, train station platforms and similar public spaces. Her newest site-specific work will be presented under the banner of Sprüth Magers Berlin in an exhibition titled FOREVER.
Barbara Kruger: FOREVER
For this installation, which occupies all four walls and the floor of the Berlin gallery's main exhibition space, Barbara Kruger created one of her greatest immersive room-wraps, as well as placed a few new vinyl works in the gallery space. The definite highlight of the show is, as the case usually is with Kruger's art, boldly designed textual statements – this time, the artist tackles the nature of truth, power, belief and doubt, all conceptually deep and challenging topics human minds have a difficulty grasping. Kruger relied on her distinctive visual language, developed over the course of her forty-year career, in order to get the message across to the viewers.
A Unique Body of Work
Since the late 1970s, Kruger has established herself as one of the most influential figures in contemporary art. The central idea of her art is to spark a direct communication with the viewer with her use of image and text. Often relying on nothing more then a short declarative statement, Kruger is a master of synthesizing a critique about society, the economy, politics, gender and culture. Her language is a blend of contemporary art, graphic design and magazine culture, underlined by unexpected phrases that hook the viewer's attention almost instantly. Kruger dedicated a lifetime to turning a critical eye toward consumerism, desire, political will and the often-hidden mechanisms of power operating within contemporary society.
Barbara Kruger Art Exhibition at Sprüth Magers Berlin
FOREVER show at Sprüth Magers Berlin, set to open on the 16th of September and close on 28th of October in 2017, marks exactly three decades since Kruger's first solo show at Monika Sprüth Gallery in Cologne. The exhibition extends the artist's creative investigations, taking them to a new level by examining pseudo-facts and alternative realities. The Berlin gallery will be concurrently presenting exhibitions by Llyn Foulkes and Jon Rafman as well. FOREVER's public reception will be held on the 15th of September, starting at six o'clock.
Featured image: Barbara Kruger – All You Need Is Love. From Chagall to Kusama and Hatsune Miku, Mori Art Museum, 2013, Photography by Kioku Keizo. All images courtesy of Sprüth Magers.


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The kids aren't the only ones who deserve an Easter basket this year. Treat yourself (or a friend) to a bundle of grown-up goodies. Just pretend to be surprised come Easter Sunday!
- Basket
- Treats (we chose Bottega Louie macarons and meringues)
- Sparkling wine (Sofia Coppola Blanc de Blancs)
- Mason jar candle (Brooklyn Candle Studio)
- Nail polish (Essie shades)
- Mini succulent (get our how-to)
- Find a basket and line it with tissue paper.
- Add the items of your choice. We went with a mix of sweets and other special items—all in a pretty pastel color palette.


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I'm spending Thanksgiving in Texas with my girlfriend, which means I'll once again be boarding a plane in the very near future. It's crazy, really, the amount of flying I've done in the past year, considering how little flying I'd been doing in the last decade. I'm not one of those people who loves or hates flying; rather, it's a means to an end. The idea of hopping a plane to get where I need to go as opposed to driving x number of hours is obviously preferable. At the same time, flying's a lie. We book these flights that are "so much faster," but when you take into account the amount of time it takes to get to the airport, check my luggage, strip my clothes off and go through security where I can argue with TSA about having my junk checked illegaly, reach my gate, line up, board the plane, taxi, take off, fly, land, taxi, claim my bags and exit the airport of my destination, there's not a goddamn "fast" thing about it. I shouldn't complain, though. After all, I get to throw on my headphones, read and sleep as opposed to concentrating on the road and screaming at idiotic drivers. Instead, I yell at idiotic passengers in my head who insist on talking to me on the flight, or feel the need to get up every 20 minutes to use the restroom, thereby forcing his entire row to once again stand up and let him through. Or maybe I'm just grumpy this morning.
With that in mind, I've chosen a poem by the great Tony Hoagland for today's Versus. This poem, "Reading Moby-Dick at 30,000 Feet," is from his collection Donkey Gospel. If memory serves, I picked this book up in a used book store in Boston about 10 years ago, and I knew immediately I loved Hoagland's wit and biting humor. He is an awfully funny writer who is at the same time brilliant and heartfelt. I love, too, that Donkey Gospel opens with a fantastic poem called "Jet," which is not, in fact, about flying, only to have "Reading Moby-Dick at 30,000 Feet" as the book's third poem. In other words, he wonderfully foreshadows the poem in an incredibly subtle manner.
Reading Moby-Dick at 30,000 Feet
At this height, Kansas
is just a concept,
a checkerboard design of wheat and corn
no larger than the foldout section
of my neighbor's travel magazine.
At this stage of the journey
I would estimate the distance
between myself and my own feelings
is roughly the same as the mileage
from Seattle to New York,
so I can lean back into the upholstered interval
between Muzak and lunch,
a little bored, a little old and strange.
I remember, as a dreamy
backyard kind of kid,
tilting up my head to watch
those planes engrave the sky
in lines so steady and so straight
they implied the enormous concentration
of good men,
but now my eyes flicker
from the in-flight movie
to the stewardess's pantyline,
then back into my book,
where men throw harpoons at something
much bigger and probably
better than themselves,
wanting to kill it, wanting
to see great clouds of blood erupt
to prove that they exist.
Imagine being born and growing up,
rushing through the world for sixty years
at unimaginable speeds.
Imagine a century like a room so large,
a corridor so long
you could travel for a lifetime
and never find the door,
until you had forgotten
that such a thing as doors exist.
Better to be on board the Pequod,
with a mad one-legged captain
living for revenge.
Better to feel the salt wind
spitting in your face,
to hold your sharpened weapon high,
to see the glisten
of the beast beneath the waves.
What a relief it would be
to hear someone in the crew
cry out like a gull,
Oh Captain, Captain!
Where are we going now?


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Ugh,dating is hard. Meeting someone, arguing, breaking up, making up,breaking up again. I mean who has the time? I've experimented with some dating app the latest one being Tinder. I arranged to meet a guy who was interested, crushed hard and then found out he didn't want a relationship. ( Okay then, I'm just gonna go ahead and cry. Thanks for wasting my time, jerk. )
I chatted with a few guys on snapchat. Again,arranged to meet with a guy,thought he was the best thing since a sliced pan, and it all went to shit. " Let's go for dinner but I want to do adult stuff afterwards and every time after that." Like seriously dude?That's your way of wooing a woman ?
After all the crying to my mam over what could have been, I was repeatedly told " well back to the drawing board" to which I wanted to scream if she said that phrase again. Dating is tough. At times, all you want to do is get out the tub of ice-cream and have a good cry while watching a romance film on this particular occasion.#heartbreak day
A lot of people keep looking for "the one". I do believe that there is someone for everyone. Someone who understands you, is faithful and kind. Maybe we just need two steps to one day finding the one.
Step 1- Learn to love yourself first. How can you love someone else if you don't love you first? Self love is so important. It may seem selfish but putting yourself first can actually be good for you.
Step 2- Keep looking. Don't give up on your search. Do your own thing but get out there,socialize, keep dating and eventually you will meet the right person for you.


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The clinic Marcel Sembat, created in 1985, is a private medical establishment specialized in pediatric and adult surgery, and is located in the heart of Boulogne-Billancourt. The clinic accepts children of every age and adults in the domains as digestive, urologic, orthopedic, stomatological and reconstructive surgery, as well as endoscopies.
The clinic Marcel Sembat in numbers :
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BayCare Clinic in the News: Tide Pod Challenge
Fri, Jan 19, 2018
WHO: Dr. Jane Witman, an emergency medicine physician and toxicologist with BayCare Clinic, was interviewed on Thursday for an NBC 26 News story about the Tide Pod Challenge.
WHAT: The increasingly popular but potentially dangerous challenge encourages participants to eat Tide laundry detergent packets on camera.
WHERE: The story aired on NBC 26 News.
WHEN: It aired Thursday during the 5 p.m. and 6 p.m. broadcasts. It is available online. Watch the video.
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KYRENIA, Cyprus The
people of Kyrenia, with its perfect horseshoe harbor, know something
about invaders. Greeks, Romans, Saracens, Byzantines, Crusaders,
Venetians and Ottomans have all held this strategic and pretty spot. The
last was the army of Turkey, which landed 29 years ago and never left.
But no one here had expected the latest fleet, composed not of
galleons or helicopters, but motorbikes and cars zooming down from the
mountains behind the town.
In the past week, since Turkish Cypriots eased travel across the
buffer zone that has divided the island since 1974, 160,000 people have
rushed to visit each other's side. The majority have been Greek
Cypriots, who outnumber the Turkish population by almost 4 to 1. And
many of these travelers have come to celebrate in this little port, a
place of medieval walls and a magical reputation.
Kyrenia has not kept count, but every day the cafés along the
harbor have been full of Greeks, eating, drinking, laughing. Turks have
joined them as though there never was a war that tore them apart.
Overnight, the Jewel of the Levant, as it was known in ancient times,
has been jolted from its languid ways.
Hamit Topal, the harbormaster, was among the Kyrenians who looked
"I've not seen so many people in my life," said Topal, whose normal
duties involve registering the few British or German yachts that might
sail into town. Now he was on the quay, handing out advice, directions
and tourist maps to crowds.
Behind him, empty fishing boats bobbed in the sun. Topal pointed to
the cafés and restaurants lining the harbor. The fishermen, he said,
had all been drafted as waiters to cope with invading Greeks.
The flood of people has overtaken the long-term projects of
politicians and diplomats who have agonized about reuniting the island
with orderly plans, only to see them fail time after time. Among the
unresolved questions is the issue of how to deal with the huge economic
gap between the poor Turkish north and the rich Greek south.
This first exhilarating week, though, has produced some impromptu
answers of the kind that beat a well-planned government program.
Free-spending Greek Cypriots have already poured close to $2 million
into the tiny northern economy, according to unofficial estimates. Eager
to see their land, their birthplaces, or merely the long-forbidden,
they have spent almost $200,000 just on obligatory car insurance at the
They have shopped in the maze of back streets, paid for gasoline
and bought souvenirs and designer knockoffs, a hallmark of the region.
The waiters confide that diners have celebrated with great quantities of
freshly caught snapper and squid, accompanied by many rounds of beer
and whiskey.
"We are doing more than 20 times our normal business," said
Hussayin Mustafa, a restaurant owner here. Taxi drivers have found new
prosperity, making large sums with inflated prices. Business was up
1,500 percent in the past week, according to the taxi drivers union.
Kyrenians agree that this bonanza may fade as the excitement wears off.
But for now they are thriving on "the big bang," as some locals have
christened the sudden event.
It is hard to tell who is more excited, the Turks or the Greeks.
Some Greek families said they had spent the night in their cars at the
checkpoint in the buffer zone, afraid to lose their place in line. Now
they were telling their life stories to perfect strangers in the harbor
Kyrenians seemed eager to listen. "We are all in a dream, in a
state of shock," said Ayla Djemal, whose Turkish family had just made
friends with Greeks arriving from the southern port of Limassol. "It's
marvelous," she said. "Our lives were far apart, but we all shared the
same dividing wall."
Rauf Denktash, the Turkish Cypriot leader, has warned that "the
honeymoon season" between the two sides "may not last forever" because
difficult issues such as the return of refugees and of property still
have not been settled.
On the Greek Cypriot side, officials have made it clear they
resented Denktash's move to lift a travel ban he had imposed in the
first place. They have urged him to open additional checkpoints to
relieve the long wait at the Turkish posts where every visitor must
obtain a stamped visa before crossing.
Beneath the goodwill and newfound fraternity, though, other, less
visible emotions linger. For instance, Soulla and Irini Mathiti, two
Greek sisters, came back to Kyrenia after visiting a small village in
the mountains.
When their family fled south in the war, their father, an Orthodox
priest, insisted on staying, refusing to abandon his church and his
flock. He was never seen again.
This week, for the first time, his daughters returned to his little
church, now a mosque. The imam heard them sobbing. He apologized and
embraced them, then he led them to a small room in the mosque.
''He gave us my father's books. He gave us his Bible," said Soulla.
Now, the sisters said, they could mourn their father at last. The New
York Times
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slow burn
Also found in: Dictionary, Acronyms, Wikipedia.
Related to slow burn: do a slow burn
slow burn
A gradual development that increases in strength or power over time. It's going to be a slow burn before we start earning serious money on this app. The rebellion against the government had been a slow burn, as decades of mistreatment slowly fueled the fires of unrest.
slow burn
Slowly increasing anger. It is often put as do a slow burn, meaning "gradually grow angrier," as in I did a slow burn when he kept me waiting for three hours. The burn in this idiom comes from burn up in the sense of "make furious." The term was first cited in 1938 and was closely associated with comedian Edgar Kennedy.
a slow burn
A slow burn is a feeling or effect that develops gradually. In a single weekend the slow burn of public disgust turned into a bonfire. He promised a slow burn campaign over the next 18 months to support the idea of economic change. Note: In American English, people say that someone does a slow burn if they gradually become more and more angry. Wilson, sensing a challenge to his power, did a slow burn.
slow burna state of slowly mounting anger or annoyance. informal
slow burn
n. the act of becoming angry very slowly or being resentful for a long period of time. (see also do a slow burn.) His lips were pressed together and he was angry but just having a slow burn.


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Day 37 (Australia – Munda Biddi Day 14)
From the start of the day through to about 11am I felt like I was riding through a cloud. Unfortunately, it was more dreary than mystical. It reminded me of walking to school through the mist on a winter's day, the bush lit with spider webs glistening with moisture. I got drenched on the outside through contact with vegetation and slowly became damp on the inside too. The sun finally emerged while I was Nannup and I felt proper heat from it for the first time in what feels like weeks. The ride from Nannup to Jarrahwood was fast, owing to the fact the track follows an old railway line which was built with as little relief as possible. The hut in Jarrahwood is located within the settlement itself. Right now I am overlooking green grass being grazed by three kangaroos and various bird species. Ravens and black cockatoos are calling. My tent is laid out to dry.
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The North Kitsap School District is requesting input from our community for the 2014-15 Operating Budget through an online survey. Public feedback is a vital part of the budget development process. The survey asks for input in the areas of Basic Education, Special Programs, Instructional Programs, and Enhancing/Restoring funding.
Explanation of survey areas:
•Basic Education on the survey are the areas of funding that are expected to come to schools from the state to amply fund education by 2108. They are Transportation, Class Size Reduction, All Day Kindergarten, and Materials, Supplies and Operating Costs.
•Special Programs include both State/Federally mandated programs (example: Special Education), and programs that may be set up within a school district or school. Examples include: Dual Language Program – all classes are taught within the program. Options – classes are taught within the program. Highly Capable (AGATE) Program – subjects are taught within the program.
•Instructional Programs are the courses taught. Examples include music classes, foreign language classes, advanced placement classes.
•Enhancing/Restoring Funding identifies areas – not programs or classes – where funding has be reduced or eliminated over the past several years.
Here is the link: http://www.nkschools.org/budgetsurvey2014
The survey takes approximately 10 minutes to complete and will be open through 6:00pm Friday, February 21, 2014.
If you do not have internet access and need a paper copy of the survey, please contact Community Relations at (360) 396-3004.


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Comparison of Drug-Eluting Stents in Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease
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To determine which drug-eluting stents are more effective in acute myocardial infarction (MI) patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD).
This study included a total of 3,566 acute MI survivors with CKD from the Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry who were treated with stenting and followed up for 12 months: 1,845 patients who received sirolimus-eluting stents (SES), 1,356 who received paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES), and 365 who received zotarolimus-eluting stents (ZES). CKD was defined as an estimated glomerular filtration rate < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 calculated by the modification of diet in renal disease method.
At the 12-month follow-up, patients receiving ZES demonstrated a higher incidence (14.8%) of major adverse cardiac events (MACEs) compared to those receiving SES (10.1%) and PES (12%, p = 0.019). The ZES patients also had a higher incidence (3.9%) of target lesion revascularization (TLR) compared to those receiving SES (1.5%) and PES (2.4%, p = 0.011). After adjusting for confounding factors, ZES was associated with a higher incidence of MACE and TLR than SES (adjusted hazard ratio [HR], 0.623; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.442 to 0.879; p = 0.007; adjusted HR, 0.350; 95% CI, 0.165 to 0.743; p = 0.006, respectively), and with a higher rate of TLR than PES (adjusted HR, 0.471; 95% CI, 0.223 to 0.997; p = 0.049).
Our findings suggest that ZES is less effective than SES and PES in terms of 12-month TLR, and has a higher incidence of MACE due to a higher TLR rate compared with SES, in acute MI patients with CKD.
Primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) with stent implantation is considered the standard treatment strategy in patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) [1]. Compared with bare-metal stents (BMS), drug-eluting stents (DES) decrease late luminal loss and angiographic restenosis by reducing neointimal hyperplasia. Although recent studies have demonstrated that use of DES in acute MI is safe and effective [2-4], vessel healing at the primary pathological site in patients treated with DES for acute MI is delayed compared with in patients receiving DES for stable angina [5]. However, second-generation DES, such as zotarolimus-eluting stent (ZES), may improve vessel healing and endothelial function as well as biologic compatibility [6-8].
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients are known to be at high risk of developing coronary artery disease, and CKD is significantly associated with increased mortality, MI, and restenosis [9,10]. In these patients, DES has also been shown to be superior to BMS in terms of reduction of clinical and angiographic restenosis [11,12]. There have been many comparative studies of DES [13-15], but little data are available on the relative effectiveness of particular DES in acute MI patients with CKD. This issue has important implications for the selection of the most effective treatment strategy in these high-risk patients. Hence, the objective of this study was to determine which DES are more effective in acute MI patients with CKD.
Korea Acute Myocardial Infarction Registry (KAMIR)
The KAMIR is a prospective multicenter online registry designed to describe the characteristics and clinical outcomes of Korean patients with acute MI and reflect current patient management practice. The registry included 52 community and university hospitals capable of primary PCI, and data on 13,133 patients with a 12-month clinical follow-up at the time of this study [16]. Data were collected at each site by an experienced study coordinator based on a standardized protocol. The study protocol was approved by the ethics committee of each participating institution.
Study population
A total of 3,566 acute MI survivors with CKD from the KAMIR who were treated with DES between November 2005 and January 2008 were included: 1,845 patients with sirolimus-eluting stents (SES; Cypher Stent, Cordis Co./Johnson and Johnson, Warren, NJ, USA), 1,356 with paclitaxel-eluting stents (PES; Taxus Express II Stent, Boston Scientific Co., Natick, MA, USA), and 365 with ZES (Endeavor Sprint Stent, Medtronic CardioVascular, Minneapolis, MN, USA). Data were collected for analysis during a 12-month period. CKD was defined as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) < 60 mL/min/1.73 m2 calculated using the modification of diet in renal disease (MDRD) method [17].
Definitions and clinical endpoints
Renal function was assessed by eGFR, calculated using the MDRD method [17], based on the serum creatinine level upon admission. Acute MI was defined by clinical signs or symptoms, including increased cardiac biomarkers (creatine kinase-MB, troponin-I, or troponin-T), and 12-lead electrocardiographic findings. ST-segment elevation MI (STEMI) was defined by the presence of new ST-segment elevation of at least 1 mm (0.1 mV) in two or more contiguous leads or new left bundle-branch block on the index electrocardiogram. Left ventricular ejection fraction was checked by two-dimensional echocardiography. Left main (LM) complex lesion was defined as significant stenosis of the LM trunk artery with the presence of other epicardial coronary artery stenosis. The morphology of lesion in coronary angiography was classified using criteria established by the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association [18]. The degree of coronary flow was classified according to Thrombolysis in MI (TIMI) flow grade [19].
Clinical follow-up was performed at 12 months after the commencement of the study. Major adverse cardiac events (MACE) included all-cause death, MI, and target lesion revascularization (TLR). TLR was defined as a repeat stent implantation at the initial site or within 5 mm proximal or distal to the stent [3].
Statistical analysis
All analyses were performed using SPSS version 17.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL, USA). Continuous variables are presented as means ± standard deviation and were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance. Categorical variables are expressed as percentages and were compared using chi-square contingency table tests or Fisher's 2 × 2 exact tests. All statistical tests were two-tailed, with statistical significance defined as a p < 0.05. The crude survival curves were constructed using Kaplan-Meier analysis to assess the incidence of outcomes, and log-rank tests were applied to evaluate differences among the treatment groups. Adjusted survival curves were calculated using Cox regression models. To adjust for confounding factors in Cox regression models, we included variables as covariates with a p < 0.1 in univariate regression analysis, as well as other variables that have predicted prognosis of patients with acute MI. Included variables were age ≥ 65 years, male gender, body mass index (BMI), history of hypertension, history of diabetes mellitus, history of hyperlipidemia, history of coronary artery disease, smoking, eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2, use of cilostazol and glycoprotein (GP) IIb/IIIa inhibitor, LM complex lesion, multivessel disease, type B2/C lesion, achievement of post-TIMI flow [3], stent length ≥ 25 mm, stent diameter ≤ 2.75 mm, total stent number, and STEMI patients. The results are presented as adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) with 95% confidence intervals (CIs).
Baseline clinical and procedural characteristics
A comparison of the clinical characteristics among the three DES groups suggested that age was greater in the PES group, BMI was higher and usage rate of GP IIb/IIIa inhibitor during the procedure lower in the SES group, and usage rate of cilostazol was lower in the ZES group (Table 1). A comparison of the procedural characteristics demonstrated that the incidence of LM complex lesion and multivessel disease were higher and the total number of stents was greater in the PES group. Stent length was longer, stent diameter was smaller, and achievement rate of post-procedural TIMI 3 flow was lower in the SES group. The incidence of complex lesions was also higher in the ZES group (Table 2).
Twelve-month clinical outcomes
The cumulative MACE rate after 12 months was significantly higher in the ZES group than in the SES group (SES, 10.1%; PES, 12.0%; ZES, 14.8%; p = 0.019). All causes of death and MI were similar among the three groups (SES, 3.7%; PES, 4.4%; ZES, 5.2%; p = 0.357). The TLR rate was significantly higher in the ZES group than in the SES group (SES, 1.5%; PES, 2.4%; ZES, 3.9%; p = 0.002). Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to construct crude survival curves during the 12-month follow-up period and the pair-wise long-rank test results for all comparisons are shown in Fig. 1.
Multivariate analysis
In the multivariate analysis, diabetes mellitus, LM complex lesion, multivessel disease, eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2, and STEMI and use of ZES were identified as independent predictors of 12-month MACE (Table 3). In contrast, independent predictors of death after 12 months or MI were age ≥ 65 years, BMI, LM complex lesion, and eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 (Table 4). The independent predictors of 12-month TLR included use of ZES (Table 5). Adjusted survival curves are shown in Fig. 2. The ZES group was associated with a higher incidence of MACE (adjusted HR, 0.623; 95% CI, 0.442 to 0.879; p = 0.007) and TLR than the SES group (adjusted HR, 0.350; 95% CI, 0.165 to 0.743; p = 0.006). In addition, being in the ZES group was associated with a higher incidence of TLR than in the PES group (adjusted HR for TLR, 0.471; 95% CI, 0.223 to 0.997; p = 0.049).
This study was designed to compare the 12-month clinical outcomes among ZES, SES, and PES in acute MI patients with CKD. Multivariate analyses and Cox regression models showed that ZES was associated with a higher incidence of MACE than SES, and a higher rate of TLR than SES and PES.
In patients with acute MI, primary PCI with stent implantation is considered to be the gold standard in treatment for acute MI [1]. Although PCI with stent implantation is performed in increasing numbers of patients, in-stent restenosis is an important complication. Studies of patients with acute MI treated with BMS have reported the incidence of repeated revascularization to be about 10% [2,3]. Most suggested that DES was associated with a lower restenosis and TLR rate compared with BMS [2-4]. The data reported here support the use of DES in acute MI since the TLR rate for all types of DES was 2.1%.
CKD patients are known to be a high-risk population for coronary artery disease. Cardiovascular events, especially related to coronary artery disease, remain the main cause of mortality among patients with CKD [9,10]. Furthermore, the presence of CKD increases the risk of mortality after PCI even before end-stage renal disease and dialysis dependency have developed [20]. In support of this, an eGFR < 30 mL/min/1.73 m2 in the current study was a significant independent predictor of MACE, MI, or death after 12 months.
A concern following DES implantation in acute MI patients is that vessel healing at the primary pathological site is delayed compared with in stable angina patients, which results in an increased risk of thrombotic complications [5]. ZES, which is second-generation DES and is based on a different type of polymer, is closer to BMS than first-generation DES. ZES implantation is associated with less inflammation and greater endothelialization [8], and preserved endothelial vasomotor response compared with first-generation DES [7]. The clinical outcomes of ZES treatment in acute MI patients are not significantly different than those of first-generation DES [21-23], and the use of ZES results in a lower risk of stent thrombosis [21]. In patients with CKD, DES significantly reduces clinical, angiographic restenosis compared with BMS [11,12], but there is no data comparing the different types of DES. In this study, we have determined that ZES promotes vessel healing and endothelial function compared to first-generation DES in acute MI. However, excessive neointimal proliferation might increase the TLR rate of ZES patients compared with first-generation DES. When taken together, particularly in acute MI patients who have CKD as comorbid disease, the disadvantages of ZES may outweigh the advantages. In fact, the present data demonstrate that the higher incidence of MACE in the ZES group, as compared with the SES and PES groups, is due mainly to a higher incidence of TLR and not to death or MI. However, TLR rates were around 2% and much lower than before, even though ZES was statistically inferior to the other stents in terms of TLR. Thus, the biological applicability of this result remains to be established.
This is the first study based on observational registry data. We used Cox regression analysis to correct for confounding factors, but the results may be influenced by the nonrandomized assignment. Additionally, this registry does not record information concerning hemodialysis, so it was not possible to separate hemodialysis from non-hemodialysis patients. Recent studies have also shown that DES may be associated with increased rates of stent thrombosis, as compared with BMS [24,25]. Unfortunately, in this registry, data concerning the rates of stent thrombosis were not available. As a consequence, it was not possible to assess one of the most important safety markers. Finally, we compared both first- and second-generation DES. However, the ZES in this study was not the Endeavor Resolute Stent (Medtronic Vascular) but the Endeavor Sprint Stent (Medtronic Vascular). Since some studies have already demonstrated that new-generation DES might be safer and more effective than earlier-generation types, further evaluations of new-generation DES are urgently needed.
In conclusion, our data suggest that ZES is inferior to SES and PES in terms of 12-month TLR, and has a higher incidence of MACE. The latter is due mainly to the higher TLR rate compared with SES in acute MI patients with CKD.
This study was performed with the support of the Korean Society of Circulation in the memorandum of the 50th Anniversary of the Korean Society of Circulation.
No potential conflict of interest relevant to this article is reported.


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1104 Prospect Avenue E 505
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Delightful Downtown Cleveland condominium situated in an ultimate location in the City! This 2-story residence offers soaring ceilings, oversized windows, and has an industrial-chic style with its concrete floors and exposed brick. The kitchen features stainless appliances, granite countertops, and lots of cabinets! Two bedrooms and two full baths are perfectly separated by this condo's two stories. The first floor bedroom has a unique and super-cool sliding door for privacy. Utility room offers in-suite laundry, sink, and extra space for storage. The American Book Bindery is downtown Cleveland's newest condo conversion and is located in one of the best locations: The Gateway District. Walk to the Theatre District, Heinen's, Progressive Field, East Fourth Street, and The Q. Very close to the highway and 15 mins from the airport. The building has secure access, a fitness center, and offers affordable parking right across the street from the building. This is an impressive and attractive place to call home in the City.
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Repotting a large cactus
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I have a large cactus that needs to be repotted. It keeps following over and is now leaning on wall to support it. Do you know of anyone that can report thus?
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Good evening, I can only suggest asking a local nursery if they would repot this cactus for you. Of course you would buy the new pot and soils from them. I don't know if this is a possibility but that's what I would advise. Thank you for using Ask an Expert.


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BUSINESS INSIDER: A media company built on YouTube influencers now sees TV talent as a much safer betMike Shields for Business Insider,
- The web video firm Kin Community had previously focused on representing and creating content with digital talent, primarily YouTube stars.
- But now the company is looking to launch new digital web series with more established professional talent such as former sitcom star Tia Mowry and Cheetah Girls performer Adrienne Houghton.
- The idea is for Kin to own more of its content while providing advertisers a safe alternative on platforms like YouTube and Facebook.
Tia Mowry is a major social media influencer. She's got 5 million Instagram followers, 5.6 million Facebook fans and another 2 million Twitter followers.
But she's far from a digital native. In fact she's a "TGIF" native.
Long before Mowry was a YouTube creator, she was a legitimate TV star, as she and her twin sister headlined the ABC sitcom "Sister Sister," which was part of the network's family-friendly "TGIF" programming block in the 1990s.
Now, the web video production/ad company Kin Community is making Mowry and others like her the centerpiece of a new strategy aimed at building media brands on social platforms with more professional talent.
In her case, Mowry never stopped working in the TV business, doing shows on Cooking Channel and the long running BET series "The Game."
But over the past few years she's really taken to social media. And Kin sees her as the kind of talent that won't send CEOs and chief marketing officers into a panic any time soon over what sort of content their ads are alongside.
Indeed, Mowry's apt to share with her fans favorite recipes and beauty tips, and it's hard to imagine her going on an off color rant or making some poorly thought out Hitler joke. She's also accustomed to showing up on time, collaborating with marketers, and taking feedback from management, all pluses compared to some more unpredictable digital creators.
Reinventing and reexamining digital influencers
Kin is one of a dozen or more companies that had looked to build businesses around native digital talent over the past several years. These so called "multi channel networks"(MCNs) looked to connect brands to a new generation of consumer by rolling up deals to represent tons of YouTube channels, before eventually branching off into other channels.
But over time, the economics of such businesses proved sub-optimal (as with any business built on another company's platform), and the talent unpredictable (see former Maker studios talent PewDiePie, who's been dinged for several insensitive jokes).
At the same time, many A-list stars have proven to be less than skilled in digital media.Shaquille O'Neal's one time YouTube channel comes to mind.
So Kin is trying to forge a middle ground. It's partnering with established yet a few-rungs-short-of-superstar talent who have shown an ability to churn out digital content that resonates, while building new brands.
For example, last fall Kin and Mowry colaunched "Tia Mowry's Quick Fix" on YouTube and Facebook. The episodic lifestyle show, which features everything from Mowry making chicken and waffles to styling kids' curly hair, has reeled in over 300,000 YouTube subscribers and over 900,000 Facebook followers.. And Kin says that episodes are drawing audiences consistently that rival similarly themed cable shows.
"The MCN world was a way to scale," Kin CEO Michael Wayne told Buiness Insider. "But it was more or less talent management. And you end up managing influencers who have a lot of other people working with them."
Kin isn't completely ditching working with digital native talent. But the focus going forward will be on owning its own channels and shows, and becoming a full on programmer, said Wayne
"In addition to Mowry's channel, Kin recent rolled out the beauty and fashion-focused "All Things Adrienne" with former Disney Channel and Cheetah Girls performer Adrienne Houghton, and projects are in the works with "Dancing with the Stars" dancer Derek Hough and reality stars Nick and Vanessa Lachey.
The plan is to create seven more owned and operated Kin brands by the end of the year. "We might even accelerate that," said Wayne. Kin sees numerous ways to weave advertisers and e-commerce into these
The key will be to find mainstream talent that has fallen hard for social media. Mowry fits the bill
She said that as a kid, she remembers craving a connection with stars like Leonardo DiCaprio. "I was obsessed with Leo," she said. "I wanted to know, 'What is he eating? What is he doing right now?' And now social media kind of opened that.
With the new show, "people look at me as their girlfriend," said Mowry.


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Position Review: Linebackers
When it comes to popularity among positions, linebackers probably rank closer to the bottom. There aren't too many big-name linebackers unless you're just an absolute stud or an outside linebacker that plays more as an edge rusher. Even though that may be true, they are still one of the most important position groups in football. When it comes to the defense, they are the leaders of the defense. Majority of the time, the middle linebacker is considered the captain of the defense. So, how is the Browns' linebacker group looking?
During the 2018 season, the Browns' defense was one of the worst in total offensive yards and rushing yards given up. At times, it looked like our defense was great, but a lot of that was due to our ability to keep offenses out of the end zone and our abundance of turnovers. Unfortunately, turnovers tend to be fluky and unpredictable, so it is hard to say this will happen again next season. In that case, there needs to be some improvement in the linebacker group. Under Gregg Williams, linebackers don't always fair as well, so let's hope there will be some improvement under new defensive coordinator, Steve Wilks.
To start, Joe Schobert is the leader of the defense and should be expected to be a part of the Browns' defense for a while. When I say leader, I don't mean the best on defense. I mean leader as in a great communicator and commander. That is expected as a middle linebacker, but he does a great job in this aspect. In 2017, he got in the Pro Bowl as an alternate and continued to play well in 2018. He isn't the best in run coverage and could use some improvement in that, but as one of the cores of our defense, I expect him to be around for next season and more. He is cheap since he is on his rookie contract, but I will be looking for them to extend his contract in the next season.
The most interesting player to discuss is Jamie Collins. When the Browns acquired Collins from the Patriots, they were expected to get the Pro Bowl and Second-Team All-Pro linebacker. Unfortunately, that hasn't been the case so far. When Collins was traded to the Browns, he finished the season at a high level. This led to him getting a huge contract of $50 million for four years. At first, I was happy about it because he was someone that I felt we needed to lock down. The following season, he only played in six games due to multiple injuries. This past season, Collins was able to play and start in all 16 games, but still wasn't the same linebacker he used to be. In that case, I don't expect him to be with the Browns in 2019. He is the prime candidate for the Browns to cut in the off season due to his recent play, injuries and the fact that they would save $9 million. Thanks for the few years, but see you later, Collins.
Lastly, the longest-tenured player for the Browns is Christian Kirksey. Even though Kirksey has been a Brown the longest on the roster and is very instrumental in the city, you can't deny his play has declined. In 2016, he was one of the NFL leaders in tackles and was up there again in 2017. However, 2018 was his first year not playing in all 16 games (where he only played eight due to injury). Under Williams, he hasn't been the same, so the common hope is that he can get back to his normal self under Wilks. That is why I expect him to be around in 2019 and continue to be a starter, especially with his big contract extension in 2017 and not much salary cap benefit from getting rid of him now.
Yes, Genard Avery is listed as a linebacker, too, but he plays more as an edge rusher, so I consider him to be more of a situational player. Either way, he had a fantastic rookie season, so I'm sure we'll be seeing him for a while if he keeps it up. As for back-up linebackers, Tanner Vallejo was the only one that got considerable snaps, but he was recently waived and picked up by the Arizona Cardinals. In that case, I wouldn't say any back-up positions could be changing a lot and aren't a huge concern.
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Camping Stella Maris
- Classic camping
Pick a pitch
You can choose amongst over 450 pitches of different sizes and types. Beaches vary from concrete plateaus with ladder access to the sea, to sand pits where kids can build castles and sculptures, through to natural pebble and rock beaches further out along the coast. If you feel like exploring, rent a canoe or a paddle boat and find your perfect spot. Maybe you prefer laying by the pool, sunbathing? Or having fun with your kids at the water playground and kiddie pool?
Active holidays for everyone
Stella Maris Resort is perfect for an active holiday - there are 16 tennis courts, handball and beach volleyball courts, and stunning beaches just a stone's throw from where you put up your summer home. All you have to do is decide what you feel like doing. Maybe have a nice morning workout routine? Umag being a place of sports, our trainers are motivated and eager to explain exercises, looking after beginners and experienced participants at the same time. As with any place in Istria, your campsite is just a doorway to the entire world of rural and natural beauty that is Terra Magica, as locals like to call their peninsula. Kids have their own clubs, shows and discos - so you won't have to worry about them so much, they'll find friends and have fun for as long as you stay. Camping Stella Maris is a family place, after all.
488 pitches, including: 434 Superior pitches, 29 Superior pitches for caravans and 25 unnumbered pitches.
- Superior pitches - pitches for a car + tent; car + caravan or camper van with water and electricity hook-ups, satellite TV and Wi-Fi
- Superior pitches for caravans - pitches for a car + tent; car + caravan or camper vanwith water and electricity hook-ups, satellite TV and Wi-Fi
- Unnumbered pitches - pitches for a car + tent; car + caravan or camper van with an electricity hook-up and Wi-Fi
Find out more about Mobile Homes, visit Camping Stella Maris Mobile Homes
Pitch types sizes and capacity:
- Superior pitches: 70 - 110m2
- Superior pitches for caravans: 125 - 145m2
- Unnumbered pitches: the pitches are in an open, unnumbered zone
- Pitches can host a maximum of 6 guests simultaneously (including children)
- 5 sanitary facilities with baby/kids areas. Shower, sink, washing machines and dryers, dishwashing area, pet shower, chemical toilet. Suitable for guests with disabilities.
Additional offer in the campsite
- Wi-Fi
- Safe at the reception area (at extra charge)
- Cooler (at extra charge)
- Grill point
- Cashpoint, exchange office
- Bakery
- Fruit and vegetables for sale
- Supermarket
- Ice cream for sale
At nearby Stella Maris Resort:
- Istria Experience – info point at the resort where you can get all the information you need about services and offers in Umag and Istria
- Park and Ride bike rental system
- Restaurants, cafés/beach bars
- Pebble beach (Laguna)
- Natural and paved beach
- Sandy beach (Pinia)
- Lounge chairs and umbrellas at the beach (at extra charge)
- Pets are welcome at all pitches and in certain mobile homes (in zone B)
- Extra charge for pets is HRK 98 ~ €13 per pet per day
- Pet friendly beach in the vicinity of the campsite (700 m)
- Pet showers
- During your stay in the campsite, pets must always be under the supervision of their owners
- Pets are not allowed in the restaurant, reception area, swimming pool area, and part of the beach
Activities and entertainment
- Playground
- ACTIVITIES FOR KIDS – Mini Club for kids from 5-12 years of age
- ACTIVITIES FOR ADULTS – Sports programme including activities like stretching, keep fit and water aerobics, as well as beach volleyball tournaments
- EVENING ENTERTAINMENT – live music a few times weekly
Sport & Recreation
- Beach volleyball
- Mini golf (at extra charge)
- Adrenaline park (at extra charge)
- Running trails
Sports amenities nearby (at extra charge)
- Tennis centre with 13 clay courts and 1 hard court
- Tennis school and 3 additional tennis courts nearby
- Central Stadium for professional tennis matches
- Water sports – windsurfing, parasailing, banana boat, paddle boats, kayaks and boats for rent, jet ski, water ski
- Beach volleyball and handball courts
- Equestrian centre
- Diving centre
- Sports hall
- Football pitches
- Restaurant
- Lounge bar
Beach and swimming pools
- Large outdoor swimming pool complex – pool for adults, kiddie pool, baby pool
The reception desk's working hours regarding the invoice payment: 07:00-22:00.
Visitors in campsites: time for visit is from 8,00 a.m. to 9 p.m. and they need to be registered on reception: all visits longer than 2 hours are charged by regular price list (1 day of stay of adult person)
The Blue Flag certificateis an indication of the extraordinary quality of water and beach facilities.
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Affiliation:U Düsseldorf/ Novosibirsk/MPI
Date:Thu, 2010-10-14 15:00 - 16:00
The fundamental group of the Hawaiian Earring is not free. However it behaves like free and it can be used to develop a theory of generalized presentations of groups. We give clear generalized presentatons of any symmetric group and of the automorphism group of the free group of infinite countable rang. This is a joint work with W. Singhof.


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The famous Estwing Geo/Paleo Pick GP100 has made a grand reentry after being out of production for several years. The handle has been beefed up to make the unit even stronger. It is 25 inches long with a total weight of 3 pounds. Painted steel with a soft vinyl grip. The light weight but great strength of this makes it a great field tool for any geologist or rockhound.
Not only is this a great digging tool but I use mine to help me navigate the steep slopes of mine tailings. Jab the tip in and pull yourself up then use the hoe end to cut a quick shelf to work from.
Limited to stock on hand. Estwing has eliminated the ERC line of rockhounding chisels. A new line will be available in a few months.2 3/8" wide blade chisel.
Estwing's Cushion Grip drilling chisel. Foam cushion grip to reduce impact. Heavy duty wide Hard Cap minimizes chips from flying off the chisel head and provides a wider head to help protect the hands from missed blows. Even has a centering target! This Estwing rock chisel has a bull or pointed edge. The tip is square, 4 sided, with each side tapering to a point. The bull point chisel for drilling into rock. Use it to gain accuracy when trying to remove specimens from the country rock. Maximum design hammer head weight: 3 lbs.
Chisel edge rock hammers are typically used when you want to split layers of rock apart when looking for fossils.
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Isoelectric Trapping and Mass Spectrometry: Tools for Proteomics
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Mass spectrometry (MS) has played a major role in the proteomic analysis of an array of biological samples. Even so, inherent limitations exist such as sample complexity and the dynamic range. In an attempt to overcome these limitations, prefractionation is typically performed followed by reversed phase liquid chromatography coupled with MS. Pre-fractionation can be performed in several formats including chromatographic or electrophoretic based methods. Solution-based isoelectric point (pI) fractionation, specifically isoelectric trapping (IET), provides an attractive alternative for pre-fractionation in bottom-up proteomic studies. A recently developed device, membrane separated wells for isoelectric focusing and trapping (MSWIFT), provides rapid separation on the basis of pI and resulting solutions are MS compatible without the need for extensive sample cleanup. Initial experiments demonstrate fractionation using MSWIFT, of peptide mixtures ranging from standards to a yeast lysate where resulting fractions are analyzed using matrixassisted laser desorption/ionization (MALDI) – MS or further separated using reversed phase liquid chromatography followed by tandem MS (MS/MS) analysis. Identified yeast proteins range in size, pI and copy number illustrating an ability to increase the depth of proteome coverage when using MSWIFT. Extensive studies were also performed using MSWIFT in a multi-stage fractionation platform to improve peptide and protein identifications for the first large-scale proteomic study of the model fungus, Neurospora crassa. A second focus of this work is the development of a new sample preparation method for proteolytic digestion and high-throughput separations using MSWIFT. Histidine is used as a neutral pH, isoelectric, sample buffer for tryptic digestion of proteins and also assists in rapid separations using MSWIFT owing to the low conductivity. Tryptic digests of individual standard proteins and a mixture of standard proteins are used to illustrate these advantages. Finally, the histidine buffer sample preparation method is incorporated into a two-dimensional separation strategy. Tryptic peptides are fractionated using MSWIFT and resulting solutions are further separated using capillary electrophoresis (CE) coupled with MALDI-MS/MS. Performing the two-dimensional strategy allows for increased confidence in peptide and protein assignment owing to experimentally determined in-solution charge states and estimated pI values.
SubjectIsoelectric Point
Mass Spectrometry
Cologna, Stephanie Marie (2010). Isoelectric Trapping and Mass Spectrometry: Tools for Proteomics. Doctoral dissertation, Texas A&M University. Available electronically from http : / /hdl .handle .net /1969 .1 /ETD -TAMU -2010 -12 -8593.


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$80 for a seat on Fremantle City Council
Ward and District info Pros and Cons
General facts/info
I find it quite disturbing to see a council with intent to delay our democratic process to put in place a system more amenable to them
Based on Fremantle's current 6 wards x 2 councillors + a popularly elected Mayor
Districts 1 with 12 councillors elected by the whole district each elector gets to have 12 votes.
Popular vote no preferences
Each councillor swears same oath to office whether ward or district
If current council disagreed with the amalgamation they had the option of calling for a poll, not trying to fiddle about with the new system.Each elector in a district election would vote for all 12 candidates opposed to just 2 from their ward
Ward pros
• Each ward has councillors elected to represent their views
• Each ward has 2 representatives
• Cheaper for candidates perhaps making it more attractive to a the wider community
Ward Cons
• Allows self interest groups to place pressure onto ward councillor for support for minority interests
• Allows councillor to be elected unopposed
• Allows councillors to be elected without putting forward their position
• Allows underperforming councillors to be re-elected if unopposed.
• Fremantle has had recent elections where 50% of councillors were elected with not 1 vote.
• Allows councillors to horse trade on issues, 1 vote for an issue to keep their electors happy the rest vote against it, allowing no accountability or visa versa
• Under performing councillors not held accountable to whole city district
• Majority of residents don't even know of ward system or how it works
• If no one challenges for a seat electors have no say in the democratic process at all
• If 4 really good candidates run for the same ward, we as a collective city, we could lose 3 good people as only one may be elected each rotation.
• Just because a candidate runs for a ward doesn't mean they have to live in that ward or even know anything about it.
• To establish a ward system before the Oct 2015 we would need delay democracy and leave a state government appointed commissioner in charge of the city with little or no oversight.
• Fremantle is undergoing substantial residential developments which will cause unbalance in the ward elector's system, a district system would allow this to happen with no effect on balanced (fair) representation.
Clearly the cheaper ward option has not attracted many candidates as we see from the number of elections with councillors elected unrepresented
District Pros
• Allows the whole district to judge the performance of each councillor
• Ensure no councillors are elected unopposed if we need 6 and seven stand all must contest the election to win.
• Ensures all candidates will have to have a platform to run on, ie the public get an opportunity to see what they believe in.
• Exposes all candidates to the greater city district scrutiny
• Nullifies effects of small self interest groups
• Allows the system to give the best candidates a opportunity to be elected
• If ward contacts are desirable this could be achieve by elected councillors drawing them out of hat at random.
• Allows the voters not to lose good candidates i.e. 1 ward gets 5 great candidates, only one is elected, then another ward has 2 candidates both poor but one is guarantee to be elected.
• Allows for residential developments to proceed with no effect on the boundary make up saving money and time.
• If groups (precinct) identify with a candidate ward or no ward they can still vote for them.
• District system will have no effect on the precinct groups currently operating, we just have to make new ones for all the incoming suburbs.
District Cons
• Harder for individuals to get out to the whole district cost would be an issue.
• Political parties may have an advantage but Fremantle is politicised already it would make little difference.
• No ward representatives but could be quickly organized, by drawing for wards.
Interesting discussion on the pro wards, anti-district issue at council chambers
Again only councillor Massie looked at the situation from an unbiased point of view, perhaps it's because if the amalgamation goes ahead, he has nothing to lose as he will be merged with Melville no longer eligible for Fremantle council.
Interesting that several councillors spoke about the importance of ward representation and the voice of the ward being heard, good point? Well not really if u look back at the history of elections in Fremantle.
2009 for examples, 50% of the councillors took seats without a single vote, as no one opposed them.
So effectively 50% of the Fremantle electorate had no say in the formation of its council so the argument that wards system gives true representation is rubbish, in fact it took away 50% of the electors rights to even participate in the electoral process of their so called representative
2007 councillor Fittock was elected not one vote cast
2009 councillor Sullivan was elected with not one vote cast.
2011 councillors Massie, Strachan and Fittock elected with not one vote cast.
2013 councillors, Wilson and Coggin elected with not one vote cast.
In fact councillor Fittock has not been voted for in 2 elections, not one vote in 2007 or 2011 elections.
So how this system ensures representation I'm not sure as they don't even need to hand out a flyer saying what they are thinking or believe in.
Certainly has nothing to do with democracy if anything the ward system has the ability to take away your democratic vote in the case of candidates running unopposed, it's like winning pass the parcel because u are the only one who showed up.
It's seems to be quite clear why they oppose districts, as then every candidate would be on a level playing field, having to front up for the electoral process in its entirety.
Looking at this the district system is the only way to guarantee that all electors are given a voice in the electoral process.
Facts from the counted votes at the 2013 election.
% of cast votes counted in Fremantle's local government election
Mayoral 38.2%
Beaconsfield 0%
City 37.3 %
East ward 0%
Hilton ward 32.6%
North ward 37.6%
South ward 41.0%
2011 highest was 36%
2009 most wards above 40%
2005 most wards high 40's to 55%
So since 2005 we have seen a decline in voter turn-out, typically mayoral elections bring a higher turn-out than non-mayoral elections.
The most concerning issue is the lack of candidates for wards, so u can buy a seat on council for $80 bucks and just turning up if there is no other candidates running for that ward seats, districts elections will help stop this.
The district system is East Freo's best opportunity as all their councillors could run for council, if they all stuck to the ward system just one East Freo ward, the best they would get is 2 seats.
Let's be clear just because a councillor runs for a seat in a ward doesn't mean they live in that ward, they could come from anywhere in the district.
District voting it allows the whole electorate to judge all councillors performance, not just the 2 from their ward. Perhaps this is a concern for them?
If we get say 10 to 12 from Freo, 5 or 6 from east Freo, 4-5 from the old Cockburn areas and another 1/2 dozen from old Melville areas we could have a really good election.
That alone could lift the veil of apathy.
End of the day a district election show a truer form of democracy and if the electors decide they prefer the ward system after the next election they can ask to have the boundaries adjusted as is their right under the ACT.


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Educate yourself further on the GMO agents:
Lets cut through the minor arguments and get to the end game issue at hand. Most leading supporters of GMO are financed by GMO lab affiliates and pocket politicians who know this is the most effective way to slow down population growth. Placing a birth restraint on families would not pass into law in our democracy and leaves the obvious option of food injection. How do you feel ethically about the population control objective of GMO foods?
How do you respond to the multiple test results showing a direct relation between GMO ingredients and reproductive organ/systems failure? (Bacillus thuringiensis BHT, calcium disodium, hydrogenated oil, modified corn/starch,sugar, syrup and soy lecithin to name a few)
*This is one of the ways the government is using large business to control population. It is the easiest way to keep the US from reaching the problems CHINA has had to deal with. It is less aggressive and more accepting by the citizens then enacted Child birth limits on families.
When addressing a GMO supporter, start your rebuttal by reading off their accomplishments and then ask…
With all your education, how have you not concluded the obvious fact, that ALL the problems you are trying to solve with your work are caused by man made GMO products in the first place? (Our earliest creations created the modern problems for which you are trying to create new solutions. The creator created natural pests to maintain balance of life just as the creator created a predatorial presence to restrain those pests. Remove your unnatural presence from the equation and life will be restored in due time.)
Above all other arguments, how do you defend altering mother nature's biology?
When supporting arguments cite GOLDEN rice potential to save lives…
1. Co-inventor Potrykus himself admits that the level of Vitamin A in the cooked product is too low to measure results.
2. Increased levels of beta-carotine include Vit A blocking compounds as well.
3. The storage life of nutrients has not been proven and results remain to be published for most all concerns.
4. It is more efficient to grow natural sources of Vitamin A that have been tested safe.
How do you defend GMO use of agents that sterilize pollen resulting in honey bee genocide?
*Studies show Mites and paracites are not a significant cause of the Honey Bee decline! A quick search will show current studies in progress.
How do you defend gene Escape which spreads into neighboring vegitation spiraling beyond control?
How do you support companies that force neighboring growers into using a monopolistic product because largely of this gene escape and their brute force removing organic seeds from our local Coop seed sellers?
*Gene Escape is a primary cause of the death of small farms. Forcing them to sell or face giant legal expenses.
How do you support companies that kill our historic farming culture by using tactics which help them take over small farms, bulldoze their historic buildings and increase their own land holdings?
How do you defend the practice of creating seeds that only germinate when mixed with the same companies fertilizer and insecticide? Yet again supporting in itself the definition of a monopoly.
How do you defend the unethical use of terminator seeds which rob farmers of their natural right to harvest seed?
The increased expense in un-neccessary purchase of seed, additives, treatments and transportation expenses far out weigh your arguement in favor of increased yield profit margins.
How do you defend the use of pesticides that kill natural pest removers like garden snakes, spiders and lady bugs but yet spare the Asian beetle?
GM Maize Starlink is for animal feed. It has been found in human products.
How do you stand behind a technology that has already shown no respect for human consumption safety laws.
How do you defend the use of Antibiotic resistant marker genes which cause alterations with consumer and antibiotic medicines?
Side notes on Processed foods:
*Flame Retardent in Citrus flavored Mountain Dew banned in UK/Japan is Brominated Veggie Oil
BIBLE Retractions:
Isaiah 7:15
He shall eat curds and honey when he knows how to refuse the evil and choose the good.
Proverbs 30:8
Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me
Ecclesiastes 5:10
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.
1 Timothy 6:10
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
Proverbs 22:16
Whoever oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to poverty
Leviticus 23:22
"And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not reap your field right up to its edge, nor shall you gather the gleanings after your harvest. You shall leave them for the poor and for the sojourner: I am the Lord your God."