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Breast Cancer Explained
A mature human female's breast consists of fat, connective tissue and thousands of lobules – tiny glands which produce milk. The milk of a breastfeeding mother goes through tiny ducts (tubes) and is delivered through the nipple.
The breast, like any other part of the body, consists of billions of microscopic cells. These cells multiply in an orderly fashion – new cells are made to replace the ones that died. In cancer, the cells multiply uncontrollably, and there are too many cells, progressively more and more than there should be.
Breast cancer is an uncontrolled growth of breast cells. The term "breast cancer" refers to a malignant tumor that has developed from cells in the breast. Usually breast cancer either begins in the cells of the lobules, which are the milk-producing glands, or the ducts, the passages that drain milk from the lobules to the nipple. Less commonly, breast cancer can begin in the stromal tissues, which include the fatty and fibrous connective tissues of the breast.
A breast cancer that started off in the lobules is known as lobular carcinoma, while one that developed from the ducts is called ductal carcinoma.
Invasive breast cancer– the cancer cells break out from inside the lobules or ducts and invade nearby tissue. With this type of cancer, the abnormal cells can reach the lymph nodes, and eventually make their way to other organs (metastasis), such as the bones, liver or lungs. The abnormal (cancer) cells can travel through the bloodstream or the lymphatic system to other parts of the body; either early on in the disease, or later.
Non-invasive breast cancer – this is when the cancer is still inside its place of origin and has not broken out. Lobular carcinoma in situ is when the cancer is still inside the lobules, while ductal carcinoma in situ is when they are still inside the milk ducts. "In situ" means "in its original place". Sometimes, this type of breast cancer is called "pre-cancerous"; this means that although the abnormal cells have not spread outside their place of origin, they can eventually develop into invasive breast cancer.
According to http://www.medicalnewstoday.com some of the causes of breast cancer are explained below,although experts are still not sure about what causes breast cancer. Some risk factors can impact on a woman's likelihood of developing breast cancer.
Genetics– women who have a close relative who has/had breast or ovarian cancer are more likely to develop breast cancer. If two close family members develop the disease, it does not necessarily mean they shared the genes that make them more vulnerable, because breast cancer is a relatively common cancer.The majority of breast cancers are not hereditary.
Women who carry the BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes have a considerably higher risk of developing breast and/or ovarian cancer. These genes can be inherited. TP53, another gene, is also linked to greater breast cancer risk.
A history of breast cancer – women who have had breast cancer, even non-invasive cancer, are more likely to develop the disease again, compared to women who have no history of the disease.
Having had certain types of breast lumps – women who have had some types of benign (non-cancerous) breast lumps are more likely to develop cancer later on. Examples include atypical ductal hyperplasia or lobular carcinoma in situ.
Alcohol consumption – the more alcohol a woman regularly drinks, the higher her risk of developing breast cancer is. The Mayo Clinic says that if a woman wants to drink, she should not exceed one alcoholic beverage per day.
Height – taller-than-average women have a slightly greater likelihood of developing breast cancer than shorter-than-average women. Experts are not sure why.
HRT (hormone replacement therapy) – both forms, combined and estrogen-only HRT therapies may increase a woman's risk of developing breast cancer slightly. Combined HRT causes a higher risk.
Cosmetic implants may undermine breast cancer survival – women who have cosmetic breast implants and develop breast cancer may have a higher risk of dying prematurely form the disease compared to other females.
Getting older – the older a woman gets, the higher is her risk of developing breast cancer; age is a risk factor. Over 80% of all female breast cancers occur among women aged 50+ years (after the menopause).
Dense breast tissue – women with more dense breast tissue have a greater chance of developing breast cancer.
Estrogen exposure– women who started having periods earlier or entered menopause later than usual have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. This is because their bodies have been exposed to estrogen for longer. Estrogen exposure begins when periods start, and drops dramatically during the menopause.
Obesity– post-menopausal obese and overweight women may have a higher risk of developing breast cancer. Experts say that there are higher levels of estrogen in obese menopausal women, which may be the cause of the higher risk.


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Carnival Glory, Paradise Earn Perfect USPH Scores on Same Day
Cruise Line & Cruise Ship Carnival Cruise Line June 28, 2011
For the first time, two Carnival Cruise Lines ships earned perfect scores of 100 during U.S. Public Health (USPH) inspections on the same day. Carnival Glory and Carnival Paradise each earned perfect marks during inspections held June 27 in New York and Long Beach, Calif., respectively.
Both vessels received 100 scores on all 42 items that comprise the USPH's Vessel Sanitation Program checklist. The unannounced inspections, which are conducted twice a year and required for any cruise ship with an international itinerary calling at a U.S. port, evaluate vessels in a wide variety of areas, including adherence to proper food handling, preparation and storage procedures, and overall galley cleanliness. Ships' potable water supplies used in spas and pools are evaluated, as well.
The 2,974-passenger Carnival Glory is currently operating a schedule of four- to seven-day Canada/New England cruises from New York, while 2,052-passenger Carnival Paradise is offering three- and four-day Baja cruises from Long Beach. For more information, visit www.GoCCL.com.
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"The castellers" (human tower) are considered, today, as a very important manifestation of the culture and tradition of Catalonia, which is increasingly expanding overseas thanks to the enormous popularity achieved in recent years.
The "castells" (castles) are spectacular human towers built with great physical and mental effort by people who constitute a "colla castellera" (group of people who organize and carry out the "castells"). Their presence takes place during different Catalan Popular Festivals and they are accompanied of traditional music interpreted in live for them.
The origin of "The castellers" in Catalonia is found in the old "Dance of Valencianos" of the XV century, which ended with a human tower its performance. Over time, the lands of southern Catalonia adapted only the part of the human tower resulting in the birth of the Castells in Catalonia. The complication, the spirit of improvement, and the expansion of the Catalan territories, was the dynamics of the following years in which they tried to get human towers taller and more original. Already from this moment, they began to associate with the local celebrations. Thus, the first documented performance of a performance of "Els castellers" is on February 2, 1801 in the framework of the Decennial Festivities of the Virgen de la Candela in Valls, Tarragona.
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Although during the 20th century there were moments of less success, the truth is that since the 80s, "The Castellers" have followed a growing popularity that led them in 2010 to be considered Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity by Unesco.
The "castells" are divided in several parts and there are different types of "castells" of variable difficulty. In its parts we have the pineapple, which would be the base, and where large numbers of "castellers" participate, the trunk that would prove to be the central part of the tower, which can be multi-storey according to its difficulty and with different formation; and the "pom de dalt" or higher floor with the "enxaneta" figure, a child who must crown the highest point of the tower by raising his right hand. When this is done it is considered that the "castell" has been loaded, and it still lacks the entire download of the "castell" to be considered finished. There are optional parts present in many "castells" that are the "folre" and "manilles" that reinforce the "castell" to resist with greater security.
The greatest milestone of "The castellers" in Catalonia occurred last November 22, 2015 with the loading and unloading of a 4 of 10 with folre and manilles, in charge of the colla Minyons de Terrassa.
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Trial record 72 of 167 for: Curcumin | curcumin
Curcumin for the Prevention of Radiation-induced Dermatitis in Breast Cancer Patients
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|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01042938
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First Posted : January 6, 2010
Results First Posted : June 20, 2012
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The Vancouver-Fairview constituency office is hosting a public forum "Proportional Voting for Inclusive Communities" on proportional representation and the fall referendum. The event will include a government update from George Heyman, panel presentation/questions, and group table discussion.
WHEN: Saturday June 9th | 12:30 – 2:30pm
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The Lundy Pony is a breed of English origin. These ponies have strong, compact bodies, well muscled and with a good bone structure. The head is elegant with a somewhat convex profile, large eyes and medium sized ears. Lundies have strong jaws and well formed cheekbones. The back is strong and compact, the shoulders muscular and the chest wide and deep. Lundy ponies have short, strong legs, robust hindquarters and thick mane and tail.
Grows to about 13.2 hands
Lundy ponies come in many colors. The most common are bay, dun, liver chestnut, palomino and roan.
They are gentle natured and friendly animals. They are strong, hardworking and, like most pony breeds, patient and loyal.
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Lundy ponies are often used in shows. Their docile and friendly nature makes them excellent rides for children, among which they are extremely popular.
The breed was developed in harsh environmental conditions, therefore it has evolved to be hardy, independent and very economical to feed and keep. Ponies in general can thrive on a more inexpensive diet than most horse breeds. Lundy ponies are accustomed to pasture life and they can thrive outdoors, no matter the weather. If you keep your Lundy indoors, make sure to provide it with daily outdoors access.
The breed was developed in 1928, on Lundy island in England. Martin Coles Harman, crossed New Forest, Arabian, Connemara and Welsh Mountain breeds, and the result was the Lundy pony. The Lundy herd on the island was moved to mainland England in 1980. There the breeding continued and in 1984 the first Lundy Pony Breed Society was formed. After the society was formed, some Lundy ponies have returned to their place of origin in order to start a new herd there.
Although contemporary Lundy ponies are being taken care of much better than their predecessors on Lundy island (e.g. they are fed higher quality food, are kept safe from adverse weather etc.), they do not appear to grow any larger than older Lundy generations. On average, they live 25-30 years.
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Having friends is a great thing. They help us lighten up, get away from stress, and enjoy our lives. But the saying "you don't get something for nothing" does apply to friendships. The problem is that it can be hard to keep friendships alive in today's incredibly busy world. We're constantly picking up huge work assignments, driving the kids to activities, and, in what little spare time we have, doing all those little tasks that must be done (grocery shopping, laundry, cleaning house, etc.). Fortunately, there are a lot of little ways to keep a friendship alive during those times when neither of you can find time to get together.
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17. Highwaymen
The wagon rumbled back to the coastal village with Kane and Bronwyn riding in silence.
Weeks of trading and occasional party in their honor had left them fatigued. With hours of travel-time still left in their journey, they were far from talkative. Already on the road for several hours, Bronwyn was sleeping on Kane's shoulder when he pulled up the horses.
"We are not alone." He whispered to the groggy but waking wife.
An old man stood along the side of the road near a body of a man sprawled on the ground. The older gent was familiar to them, but he was not who they thought he was.
"Greetings slime-devil. It has been nine-years since you violated the oath of demons." The black-eyes looked into Kane's green.
"Well." Kane said carefully. "Greetings Abraxas. Perhaps you have not been aware of my mate here. This is my wife, the Angel Bronwyn."
"All of the upper ranks are aware of your betrayal and punishment. Up to now, it has been easy, the Masters have plotted against one and another and you were forgotten for a time. And you have saved me from obliteration on three occasions. Once from the Dark Lord himself, you stood up for me and defended the actions that I took." Looking at the human couple the demon pointed at prostrate form at his feet. "This man here was a lookout for soldiers that are up ahead. They will shoot you full of arrows and take her along with all your goods and wagon."
"We will head another way then. Why warn me, if you would explain once more?" Kane asked.
"I owe you three times over, this makes up for one."
"Watch out!" Bronwyn yelled as an arrow hissed out of the wood and hit the old man.
A scream like no other animal sounded out of the old man as the armed warriors emerged from behind the trees of the forest, weapons drawn.
Three more arrows hit the man as he stepped backwards, then transformed into a part-snake and part-human and began to attack the robber-warriors. The sounds were such that the horses spooked. Kane struggled with the panicked animals then spoke words to calm them.
A pull on the silver mouth-bits aimed them at a route past the battling unearthly creature and the robbers. Once the equine minds got the image of safe passage, Kane was nearly out of control as they wasted not one ounce of energy to put distance between the battling humans and the noisy, spitting giant human-snake that caught and ate the highwaymen one at a time.
Two-minutes of full gallop he pulled back on the reins, making calming noises and stopped the wagon.
"Owe you? He Owed you for saving him?" Bronwyn's voice was air-chilling. "When did you save him? What did you do?"
"It was a simple matter of witnessing that he did the right thing. It was your Lord that flooded the world. Abraxas arranged for the ark. He brought along every species of the mosquito."
"That's awful." Bronwyn laughed.
"And yet, you laugh." Kane said with a smile, wincing slightly as his wife punched him playfully in the shoulder.


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Mick Jagger Has An Autobiography But Doesn't Remember Writing It
Hey I can relate with Mick, I can barely remember what happened last week, let alone three years ago.
According to the Times.co.uk apparently the Rolling Stones frontman wrote a 75,000-word memoir in the early 1980s, and delivered it to publisher John Blake in 2014.
When Blake attempted to get it authenticated from Jagger — after initially being told he would pen a new foreword about how the recollections were written "long ago and far away"— eventually met with the equivalent of wild horses dragging the manuscript away from publication.
According to AVClub.com Blake says the book includes details of the tedium of looking at Keith Richards' "scraggy, monkey-like bottom night after night." He also bought a mansion while high on acid, and leapt onto a stallion that roared off "like it was a Ferrari." And sure, those are the kinds of events that might be significant life events for the average human, but when you've forgotten more TV appearances than most people have watched in their entire lives, it's just another decade or so of jaw-dropping experiences to be cast aside like so many empty eight balls. Blake says it's unlikely we'll see it any time soon, but he can't confirm whether we'll all get a similar chance to forget Jagger's mid-80s solo career.


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The spa and salon industry has been experiencing a lot of new developments in it. The rate at which the innovations and new ideas are being introduced is commendable. The new changes in the industry are taking the wellness game a notch higher.
Having a proper franchising system works wonders for the business. The birth of new ideas is always needed to revive the ever growing industry and to give it new dimensions. In a conversation at The Salon and Wellness Congress 2017 with Norliza Othman, Managing Director at Teratak Spa and Training Consultant, we uncovered about her working model and new concepts in the beauty industry which are worth giving a shot.


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Can you believe this winter? One day, we're snowed in and freezing. The next, a warm rain is washing most of it away.
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Creative 360 offers craft beer lesson and tasting event
Creative 360's vision to teach, influence and inspire culminated in a Michigan-based beer studies and tasting event Saturday that presented more than 30 state-brewed and local craft beers.
Presenter Chad Anders said he chose Michigan beers to introduce new tastes and encourage Michigan and local brewing sales.
"I tried to get a good spread that would appeal to beer drinkers and non-beer drinkers alike," Anders said.
With a wealth of events this year at Creative 360, including a variety of art showings, Tuesday Tea sessions and December's Pigeon Creek Shakespeare Co. performance, the nonprofit's future appears bright in comparison to a bleaker outlook leading into 2012.
Financial issues in the organization, stemming from a lower donation base and a lack of grants written, led the board to decide last year that the best route would be to close its doors, Executive Director Carol Speltz said.
"Last year was tough," she said.
The subsequent outcry from the public to keep the center open led to its current operations, which are primarily supported through donations, fundraisers, grants and community foundation support, Speltz said.
"I think we have a great future," she said. "I think it's been a great year ... We've evolved into a very creative, powerful board."
Speltz joined the board in January 2012 following a voluntary resignation of 2011's board to bring in "new focus, new energy and new dreams," she said. Loans were obtained so that the center closed the year with a balanced book, she said.
"Community support is essential to staying open,"Speltz said. "We've come a long way. Our message to the community is we still believe there is value in sharing creativity, and (having) a safe environment to learn and grow."
At Saturday's event, Anders discussed several types and strengths of craft brews, including stouts, lagers and pale ales. With each tasting, he provided a brewing history, discussion on food pairings and offered the audience the ability to ask questions.
"I felt like people were into it; I feel like we have a good spread," Anders said. "Everybody has a smile on their face."
Attendee Lucille Chenhalls said she came to learn more about Michigan brewing. Having recently moved to Midland, she was looking for "something fun to do on a Saturday night."
"The presentation was great; I really liked it," Chenhalls said. "It's fun to see different companies' beers."
Midland Brewing Co. brought four brews to taste, brewer Cody Smith said.
"(We've had) great questions (at the event), a lot of novice beer drinkers," Smith said. "They're very interested and they like what they're tasting."
Around 35 participants attended the beer lesson and tasting, followed by a social and live music by Ike Beehr.
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Estrogens are a group of female sex hormones that in addition to central roles in reproductive functions also have profound impact on for example brain development, blood vessels, bone tissue, metabolism and the immune system. The dominant endogenous production sites for estrogens in females are the ovaries and adipose tissue, while exogenous sources include combined contraceptive hormone treatments and menopausal hormone therapy. A few decades ago, the observation that females in comparison to men seemed to be protected against cerebral ischemia, and that this benefit was partially lost during menopause, sparked the hypothesis that estrogens protect against stroke. This was later confirmed by epidemiological studies and a large number of experimental animal studies, which motivated extensive clinical trials in which estrogens and/or progestagens were administered with the intent to prevent degenerative conditions rather than to ameliorate menopausal symptoms. However, the results were generally disappointing. The largest study, the Women's Health Initiative (WHI), was discontinued due to the observation of an increased risk of breast cancer, cardiovascular disease and stroke. In parallel, a small number of animal studies in which estrogens were shown to increase damage from cerebral ischemia were published, one of these originating from our laboratory. This was, despite the WHI outcome, a surprising result, since the vast majority of previous animal studies had demonstrated protective effects.
Therefore, in an attempt to explain the discordant results, Paper 1, and later Paper 4, of the current thesis were planned, in which four 17β-estradiol administration methods were tested. Substantial differences in serum hormone concentrations resulted from the different methods. Most importantly, the commercially available slow-release pellets used in our earlier experiments resulted in extremely high serum concentrations of 17β-estradiol. In Paper 2, 66 published studies that had investigated the effects of estrogens on stroke were meta-analyzed to pin-point the methodological reasons for the result dichotomy. Strikingly, in all six studies in which estrogens had produced damaging effects, the same type of slow-release pellets had been used, although these were used in a minority of the total number of studies. Paper 3 substantially strengthened the hypothesis that administration methods were crucial by showing that repeating the earlier experiment from our laboratory in which pellets had been used, but using a low-dose regimen instead, switched the estrogen effects from neurodamaging to neuroprotective. In Paper 5, an effort was made to challenge the assumption that the dose, and not the administration method per se, was the key factor, however this failed due to large intra-group infarct size variability.
The current thesis adds evidence to the notion that differences in administration methods and their resulting serum concentrations of 17β-estradiol constitute a major factor responsible for the dichotomous results in studies investigating estrogens' effects on cerebral ischemia. Even though results from animal studies are difficult to extrapolate to humans, this has a bearing on the menopausal hormone therapy debate, indicating that the risk of stroke could be reduced if serum concentrations of estrogens are minimized.
The use of animal, especially rat, models, is crucial for elucidating the biological effects and mechanisms of the widely used hormone 17β-estradiol. Unfortunately there is a lack of consensus on optimal means of obtaining and maintaining physiological 17β-estradiol concentrations in plasma. This may be the reason for varying results in several studies including the disagreement on whether 17β-estradiol is neuroprotective or not. Very few studies have been devoted to investigating the characteristics and biological relevance of different methods of 17β-estradiol administration. We therefore ovariectomized 75 Sprague-Dawley rats and, following a 2 weeks wash-out period, administered 17β-estradiol using three different methods; daily injections (10 µg 17β-estradiol/kg), slow-release pellets (0.25 mg 60 day-release pellets, 0.10 mg 90 day-release pellets) and silastic capsules (with/without wash-out periods) (silastic laboratory tubing, inner/outer diameter: 1.575/3.175 mm, filled with 20 mm columns of 180 µg 17β-estradiol/mL sesame oil). Further 45 animals were used as ovariectomized and native controls, studied in different parts of the estrous cycle. Silastic capsules produced concentrations of 17β-estradiol within the physiological range for 4-5 weeks independent of whether a prior wash-out period was included or not. The slow-release pellets, irrespective of dose or release period, resulted in initial concentrations which were an order of magnitude above physiological concentrations during the first two weeks followed by a substantial decrease. Daily injections resulted in increasing 17β-estradiol concentrations, however within physiological levels. Silastic capsules are conveniently manufactured and used, and are superior to pellets and injections in reliably producing long-term 17β-estradiol concentrations within the physiological range.
Numerous studies of the effects of estrogens for stroke prevention have yielded conflicting results in human and animal studies alike. We present a systematical analysis of study design and methodological differences between 66 studies where estrogens impact on ischemic brain damage in rat models has been investigated, providing evidence that the differences in results may be explained by high estrogen doses produced by slow-release pellets. These pellets have been used in all studies showing increased neurologic damage because of estrogens. Our data indicate that the increased neurologic damage is related to the pellets plasma concentration profile with an early, prolonged, supraphysiological peak. Neither the method of inducing the ischemic brain lesions, the choice of variables for measuring outcome, the measured plasma concentrations of estrogens at the time of ischemia nor rat population attributes (sex, strain, age, and diseases) are factors contributing to the discrepancies in results. This suggests that the effects of estrogens for stroke prevention are concentration related with a complex dose-response curve, and underscores the importance of carefully validating the experimental methods used. Future studies of hormone-replacement therapy in women may have to take dosage and administration regimens into account.
Background: Numerous stroke studies have controversially shown estrogens to be either neuroprotective or neurodamaging. The discordant results observed in rat brain ischemia models may be a consequence of discrepancies in estrogen administration modes resulting in plasma concentration profiles far from those intended. To test this hypothesis we reproduced in detail and extended an earlier study from our lab using a different mode of 17 beta-estradiol administration; home-made silastic capsules instead of commercial slow-release 17 beta-estradiol pellets. Four groups of female rats (n = 12) were ovariectomized and administered 17 beta-estradiol or placebo via silastic capsules. All animals underwent MCAo fourteen days after ovariectomy and were sacrificed three days later.
Results: In contrast to our earlier results using the commercial pellets, the group receiving 17 beta-estradiol during the entire experiment had significantly smaller lesions than the group receiving placebo (mean +/- SEM: 3.85 +/- 0.70% versus 7.15 +/- 0.27% of total slice area, respectively; p = 0.015). No significant neuroprotection was found when the 17 beta-estradiol was administered only during the two weeks before or the three days immediately after MCAo.
Conclusions: The results indicate that different estrogen treatment regimens result in diametrically different effects on cerebral ischemia. Thus the effects of estrogens on ischemic damage seem to be concentration-related, with a biphasic, or even more complex, dose-response relation. These findings have implications for the design of animal experiments and also have a bearing on the estrogen doses used for peri-menopausal hormone replacement therapy.
Original Publication: Jakob O Ström, Elvar Theodorsson, Lovisa Holm and Annette Theodorsson, Different methods for administering 17 beta-estradiol to ovariectomized rats result in opposite effects on ischemic brain damage, 2010, BMC NEUROSCIENCE, (11), 39. http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2202-11-39 Licensee: BioMed Central http://www.biomedcentral.com/
Several studies indicate that the beneficial or harmful effects of oestrogens in stroke are dose-dependent. Rats are amongst the most frequently used animals in these studies, which calls for thoroughly validated methods for administering 17 beta-oestradiol to rats. In an earlier study we characterised three different administration methods for 17 beta-oestradiol over 42 days. The present study assesses the concentrations in a short time perspective, with the addition of a novel peroral method. Female Sprague-Dawley rats were ovariectomised and administered 17 beta-oestradiol by subcutaneous injections, silastic capsules, pellets and orally (in the nut-cream Nutella (R)), respectively. One group received 17 beta-oestradiol by silastic capsules without previous washout time. Blood samples were obtained after 30 minutes, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 24, 48 and 168 hours and serum 17 beta-oestradiol (and oestrone sulphate in some samples) was subsequently analysed. For long-term characterisation, one group treated perorally was blood sampled after 2, 7, 14, 21, 28, 35 and 42 days. At sacrifice, uterine horns were weighed and subcutaneous tissue samples were taken for histological assessment. The pellets, silastic capsule and injection groups produced serum 17 beta-oestradiol concentrations that were initially several orders of magnitude higher than physiological levels, while the peroral groups had 17 beta-oestradiol levels that were within the physiological range during the entire experiment. The peroral method is a promising option for administering 17 beta-oestradiol if physiological levels or similarity to womens oral hormone therapy are desired. Uterine weights were found to be a very crude measure of oestrogen exposure.
INTRODUCTION: Estrogens' effects on cerebral ischemia have during the last two decades been the subject of intense research efforts. Notwithstanding this, the reasons that some studies indicate that estrogens are damaging while others show estrogen-induced neuroprotection has hitherto not been fully elucidated. Recent evidence indicates that discrepancies in hormone administration paradigms, resulting in highly different serum hormone concentrations, may account for this dichotomy. The current study was designed to test this ypothesis.
METHODS: Sixty ovariectomized female rats were randomized into three groups differing in subsequent 17β-estradiol regimen (vehicle, low dose and high dose respectively). Following two weeks of treatment, focal cerebral ischemia was induced via an intraluminal filament middle cerebral artery occlusion (MCAo) method. All animals were subjected to a small functional testing battery, and three days after MCAo they were sacrificed for infarct size assessment.
RESULTS AND DISCUSSION: The hormone administration regimens significantly affected animal weights and feeding behavior, but infarct sizes did not differ between groups. Further, random intra-group variations in infarct size were too large to allow negative conclusions to be drawn. The large variation was possibly a consequence of too large occluding filament diameter in combination with that the animals were allowed to wake up during ongoing MCAo. After correcting the large variation, the hypothesis needs to be addressed anew.


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Refinancing generally means you'll have a higher tax bill than usual, because of your new low interest rate and smaller monthly payments. But that probably won't be the only difference.
Depending on the type of refinancing plan you used, you may qualify for other deductions as well.
Deducting the points from a rate-and-term refinance
If your new mortgage is for the same principal amount as the old one (called a rate-and-term refinance, because those are the only things altered), you'll be able to deduct part of any points you paid to secure the loan. But unlike points paid on a first mortgage, they won't be fully deductible this year.
Don't worry: you will get to deduct them. Just not all at once.
Any points paid on a refinance must be deducted over the life of the new loan. If you end up selling your home or refinancing again before you've deducted all the points you paid, you can deduct the balance at that time.
Likewise, if this refinance is not your first, you will be able to claim any previously undeducted points from the prior refinanced loan this year.
That is, unless you're refinancing with the same lender, in which case any remaining undeducted points must be re-spread over the life of the new loan (whew!).
Deducting the points from a cash out refinance
If you took cash out when you refinanced (this is called "cash-out" refinancing) things can get even trickier. How you used the equity you extracted decides what your deduction will look like.
If you used all or part of the funds for home improvement (this is called home acquisition debt), you'll be able to deduct a larger amount of the points this year.
How much you'll be able to deduct is decided by what proportion of your new mortgage was used for home improvement.
Let's say you refinanced your original mortgage of $80,000 into a new 15-year loan of $100,000, and you paid two points, or $2,000 to secure the loan. You use the extra $20,000 to build a new home office.
$20,000 is 1/5 of $100,000, so you'll be able to deduct 1/5 of the points that you paid this year. 1/5 of $2,000 is $400. So $400 plus $107, or $507, is this year's point deduction.
(We got the $107 by taking the remaining point value, $1600, and dividing it by 15, the number of years in the loan.) You'll be able to deduct $107 worth of your points every year (including this one) until you pay off the loan (or sell or refinance).
If you use the extra cash for something other than home improvement, the math isn't as hard. The extra cash is called home equity debt, and points paid on equity debt always have to be deducted over the life of the loan.
All the interest on home acquisition debt (this means your mortgage plus cash out for home improvements) is deductible up to a total loan limit of $1,000,000.
All the interest on home equity debt (this means only the cash taken out, not the mortgage amount) is deductible up to $100,000. But you can't deduct the interest on any home equity debt that puts the total lien (mortgage plus equity loan) over the fair market value of your home.


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The Trials And Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife
by Del Shores, Joe Patrick Ward
Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 1m, 4f
"CRITIC'S CHOICE! A feat of breathtaking audacity." - Los Angeles Times
The Trials And Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife
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Cast Size1m, 4f
DurationMore than 120 minutes (2 hours)
AccoladesThe Ted Schmitt Award
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- Adult
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- WINNER! 2004 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Ted Schmitt Award
WINNER! More than 14 Los Angeles Theatre Awards including the Ovation Awards for Best Production and Best Playwright
"CRITIC'S CHOICE! A feat of breathtaking audacity." - Los Angeles Times, Read More
"Shores manages to fully explore Willadean's horrific plight while infusing the work with such hilarity the audience is often reduced to tears and laughter within the same breath." - Variety, Read More
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- Time Period: New Millennium/21st Century
- Duration: More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
- Setting: A small trailer house; a bar called The Spotlight; the entrance to a Super Wal-Mart (accomplished through lighting).
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J.D. WINKLER – around 50. Once the handsome quarterback, now the failed, angry, abusive, adulterous, alcoholic husband.
WILLADEAN WINKLER – mid- to late 40s. The trapped, weathered and abused housewife who has a beautiful heart and soul.
RAYLEEN HOBBS – late 30s. The much-married waitress with the great body, the hard, lived-in face who desperately needs acceptance.
LA SONIA ROBINSON – late 30s, African-American. Willadean's fleshy neighbor and best friend who speaks her mind and has little fear.
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The Trials and Tribulations of a Trailer Trash Housewife was originally produced by Sharyn Lane for The Zephyr Theatre in Hollywood, California, March 8, 2003.


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Balboa Park December Nights
Balboa Park December Nights brings families and friends together to spread holiday joy and kick-off the "most wonderful time of the year" with lights and more!
Date: Dec 1 – Dec 2, 2017
Time: 12:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Price: Free
Location: Balboa Park – House of Hospitality San Diego, CA 92101
For info. visit Balboa Park December Nights
Coronado Holiday Parade & Open House
Santa arrives via the Ferry at the Coronado Ferry Landing, a festive parade follows down Orange Avenue and Santa lights the Christmas Tree in Rotary Plaza.
Date: Dec 1, 2017
Time: 3:20 PM – 8:00 PM
Price: Free
Location: Coronado Ferry Landing – 1201 1st Street, Coronado, CA 92118
For info. call 619-435-7242 or visit Coronado Parade
53rd Annual North Park Toyland Parade & Festival
Celebrate the holiday spirit at the Annual North Park Toyland Parade with vintage cars, marching bands, dance groups, beauty queens, city officials and Santa Claus.
Date: Dec 2, 2017
Time: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Price: Free
Location: University Avenue, San Diego, CA 92104
For info. visit North Park Toyland Parade
Little Italy Tree Lighting & Christmas Village
Celebrate the season during Little Italy's Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony and see our unique Christmas Tree – a 25-foot tower of 1,000+ gorgeous Poinsettias.
Date: Dec 2, 2017
Time: 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Price: Free
Location: Little Italy – India St & W Fir St., San Diego, CA 92101
For info. visit Little Italy Tree Lighting
Encinitas Holiday Parade
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Date: Dec 2, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Price: Free
Location: Coast Highway 101, Encinitas, CA 92024
For info. visit Encinitas Holiday Parade
37th Annual OB Holiday Parade
Come find out what the locals have known for 30+ years – Santa would rather be in the quaint little surfing village of OB at the Ocean Beach Holiday Parade.
Date: Dec 2, 2017
Time: 5:05 PM – 7:00 PM
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Location: Sunset Cliffs Blvd & Newport Ave., San Diego, CA 92107
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2017 SoNo Fest & Chili Cook-Off
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Date: Dec 3, 2017
Time: 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM
Price: Free Admission. Chili Bowl and 5 Tastings – $25
Location: Thorn & 32nd Streets in North Park, San Diego, CA 92104
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La Jolla Christmas Parade Holiday Festival
Spread some holiday cheer at the La Jolla Christmas Parade & Holiday Festival with marching bands, floats, vintage automobiles and Santa Claus.
Date: Dec 3, 2017
Time: 1:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Price: Free
Location: Girard Avenue & Prospect Street, La Jolla, CA 92037
For info. visit La Jolla Holiday Parade
Holiday Celebration with Laser Light Show & Santa
A spectacular holiday celebration with a laser light show set to music and falling snow, Dickens caroling quartet, refreshments, photo opportunities with Santa and Mrs. Claus.
Date: Dec 6, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:30 PM
Price: Free
Location: Del Mar Highlands Town Center – 12925 El Camino Real, J-28, San Diego, CA 92131
For info. visit Laser Light Show & Santa
Jungle Bells at the San Diego Zoo
Twinkling lights, festive foods, and merry performances transform the Zoo into a wild, glowing wonderland.
Date: Dec 9, 2017 – Jan 1, 2018
Time: Refer to website
Price: Free with admission
Location: San Diego Zoo – 2920 Zoo Dr., San Diego, CA 92101
For info. visit Jungle Bells at Zoo
San Diego Santa Run 5K and 1 Mile Race
Come out in your finest (or ugliest) Christmas attire as you take part in the annual San Diego Santa Run, a one-of-a-kind holiday experience.
Date: Dec 9, 2017
Time: 8:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Price: $20-$50
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For info. visit Santa 5K and 1 Mile Race
Poway's Christmas in the Park
Poway's Christmas in the Park is a unique way to bring holiday delights to your family this holiday season with the magic of an old-fashioned tradition.
Date: Dec 9, 2017
Time: 3:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Price: Free
Location: Old Poway Park – 14134 Midland Rd., Poway, CA 92064
For info. call 858-668-4576
La Mesa's Holiday in the Village
The Village is transformed into a Victorian Wonderland during La Mesa's Holiday in the Village with fire pits, caroling, and craft vendors to get everyone in the mood of the season!
Date: Dec 9 – Dec 10, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Price: Free
Location: La Mesa Village – La Mesa Blvd & Spring St., La Mesa, CA 91941
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Mission Bay Christmas Boat Parade of Lights
The Mission Bay Christmas Boat Parade of Lights, a distinctly California celebration, features boats decorated for the holidays that will sail around the Bay.
Date: Dec 9, 2017
Time: 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Price: Free
Location: 1215 El Carmel Place – San Diego, CA 92109
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San Diego Bay Parade of Lights
The San Diego Bay Parade of Lights is a time-honored holiday tradition with more than 80 boats lavishly decorated sailing by the shores for all to see.
Date: Dec 10 – Dec 17, 2017
Time: 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Price: Free
Location: Refer to website
For info. visit SD Bay Parade of Lights
Red Nose Run
The Red Nose Run, started by the Low and Slow Running Club of Del Mar, is a holiday 5K benefits Fresh Start Surgical Gifts and Semper Fi Fund.
Date: Dec 15, 2017
Time: 1:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Price: $35-$45
Location: Powerhouse Park – 1658 Coast Blvd., Del Mar, CA 92014
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Time: 5:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Price: $99-109
Location: Hotel Karlan – 14455 Penasquitos Drive, San Diego, CA 92129
For info. visit SD Holiday Marathon
San Diego International Auto Show
Where the cars are the stars! The San Diego International Auto Show features the widest variety of new vehicles under one roof.
Date: Dec 28, 2017 – Jan 1, 2018
Time: 10:00 AM – 9:00 PM
Price: Adults – $15, Seniors & Active Military – $12, Children 7-12 – $11, Under 6 – Free with paid adult
Location: San Diego Convention Center – 111 West Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
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Kids' New Years Eve at LEGOLAND
"Midnight" comes early for families at LEGOLAND California Resort, celebrating the New Year together without missing their bedtimes.
Date: Dec 31, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Price: Included with admission
Location: LEGOLAND California – One LEGOLAND Dr., Carlsbad, CA 92008
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New Year's Eve Yacht Party 2018
Imagine celebrating New Year's Eve aboard a moonlight cruise on a $25 Million dollar yacht almost as long as a football field. Grasp your glass of champagne upon boarding the yacht and get ready to dance the night away!
Date: Dec 31, 2017
Time: 8:00 PM – 1:00 AM
Price: Refer to website
Location: Grape Street Pier – 1800 North Harbor Drive, San Diego, CA 92101
For info. visit New Year Yacht Party
Big Night San Diego New Year's Eve Gala
Big Night San Diego is the perfect, ALL-INCLUSIVE night. Leave your wallet at home, because your ticket includes everything – all drinks included all night.
Date: Dec 31, 2017
Time: 9:00 PM – 2:00 AM
Price: Starting at $89.99
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Ole Smoky Moonshine Distillery
903 Parkway
Gatlinburg, TN 37738
(865) 436-6995
Hundreds of years mountain people hid their craft. Now celebrating the rich history, genuine moonshine is being made on Gatlinburg's Parkway. Experience sights, sounds, smells and tastes of true moonshine culture.
Visit Tennessee's first legal moonshine distillery! A mason jar of Ole Smoky Moonshine is the finest souvenir in the Smokies. Sample a centuries old family recipe and learn more about the rich history of moonshine in East Tennessee. Our authentic copper stills are always working to keep the shine flowing. Ole Smoky Moonshine offers 15 flavors for purchase in our bottle shop! Our distillery is open for self-guided tours to all ages so bring the whole family. Our holler has live bluegrass music playing every day from noon until dark. Come by, grab a jar, and sit a spell with us! Shine responsibly!
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- Located Downtown
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Gatlinburg's wide variety of attractions have visitors coming back, year after year. No matter your age or what you like to do, there's something for every member of your family in Gatlinburg. Whether you want to hike through the mountains, pitch a tent in Great Smoky Mountains National Park, ride the Aerial Tramway or hang out downtown, Gatlinburg is your perfect travel destination.


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70% dark chocolate is made from grinding fine Peruvian Criollo cacao nibs, adding crushed coffee beans, cocoa butter and organic sugar with fresh vanilla caviar.
Twenty-four hours later, a bar is born that boasts a subtle richness, that isn't too bitter (but is devilishly delicious).
- Peruvian Criollo Cacao*
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- Unrefined Cane Sugar
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- Vanilla Caviar
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Deal Pack Blog
What does a customer need in order to purchase a vehicle in Texas?
by: Rachel Jurich
This question is frequently asked and
the answer is quite important. Per
Texas law, the dealer must obtain a copy of a photo identification with an
expiration date and a unique identification number. Additionally, a copy must
always be kept on file in the dealer jacket. Lucky for Deal Pack Pro users,
they can electronically store and view all copies of identification (or any
documents for that matter) in what we call the Digital Loan Jacket. Another
option we have for storing documents is located within our cyclCRM. There you
can scan a Driver's License and the CRM will automatically fill out all
pertinent information for you.
The following are acceptable forms of identification:
- – Driver's License or State ID issued by a state or territory of the US
- – US or Foreign Passport
- – US Military Identification Card
- – US Department of Homeland Security ID Document
- – US Citizenship and Immigration Services Document
- – US Department of State Identification Document
- – North Atlantic Treaty Organization Identification
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45 Thomas Run Road, Rm. 112
Bridgeville, PA
About PACA's Concrete 101 Workshop
This class will allow those new to the industry and those who wish to learn more about concrete mix designs an opportunity to design concrete mixes with hands-on guidance from our expert faculty.
This workshop is open to PACA members and PennDOT and PA Turnpike employees only.
April 23, 2019
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81 Lab Lane
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About PACA's Concrete 201 Workshop
This one-day class is designed for those who have completed PACA's Concrete 101 Course or who have experience designing concrete mixes.


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Council of Governors Meetings
Meetings of the Council of Governors are held four times a year and members of the public are welcome to come to the meetings and listen to the discussions that take place.
Agendas and supporting papers for the meetings will be posted on the internet approximately one week prior to the meeting.
To view/download papers please click on the year and then the date of the meeting.
Council of Governors Meetings – 2019
Meetings will be held on the following dates:
- Tuesday 26th March 2019
- Tuesday 25th June 2019
- Tuesday 24th September 2019
- Tuesday 17th December 2019
All meetings will be held at 3pm in the Undergraduate Common Room, Medical Education Centre, Northern General Hospital, Herries Road, Sheffield. S5 7AU


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Pablo Erroz is a ready-to-wear fashion brand for men and women founded in 2010 by the designer Pablo Erroz. The brand uses best quality materials, has a great attention to the details, and a good taste mixing classic and modern concepts. With a product totally created in Spain, Pablo Erroz has different awards in his professional career, among them, Premio Onda Cero 2014 al diseño, Barcelona. Last year, he was selected for the prestigious award The Woolmark Company as best menswear designer in order to represent Spain in Europe.
Barbados, year 2000. A group of creative friends seeks to escape the humdrum on a crazy holiday, full of color, frenzy and ecstasy. A symbiosis between reality and fiction, bending the rules and embarking on adventures that help them escape between palm trees, the waves of the ocean and a world full of color, accommodating all kinds of mixtures and numerous eccentricities that feed a passionate creativity as well a wave of free life without prejudices, far away from the usual stereotypes, far away from the usual stimuli, allowing them to grow professionally and personally.
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The Board, management and staff of Investors Bancorp and its affiliates and/or subsidiaries (hereafter referred to as "Investors," "we," "us" or "our"), highly value our customer and consumer relationships and are acutely aware of the trust and responsibilities these relationships entail. We are committed to offering our customers an attractive menu of financial products and services to help them meet their financial goals. In so doing, however, we are mindful of our obligation to ensure that the privacy of the sensitive personal and financial information entrusted to us is not compromised.
This Online Privacy Notice (Notice) describes how interfaces (i.e., web site or mobile application) may collect, use and share information from or about you, and explains how information may be collected and used for advertising and other purposes. The Notice applies to this Investors Bank online interface and any Investors Bank affiliate and/or subsidiary online interface that links to this Notice. Investors Bank may provide other online interfaces not covered by this Notice, so please review the online privacy practices of each interface to understand how your online information may be collected, used and shared.
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Proverbs 4:23
Above all else, guard your heart, for everything you do flows from it.
What does it mean to guard your heart? If you are, like me, a young Christian female, you have probably heard this phrase countless times in the context of love and relationships. The proverb doesn't directly refer to romantic relationships – in fact, they are general directions for all of life. Perhaps people chose to use this proverb to teach about love is because it focuses on the one part of us that gets really involved in relationships – our hearts.
Proverbs 4 comprises of advice from a father to his son. It starts with seek wisdom and ends with keep your focus on the right things. And in between, guard your heart. It tackles the things that often leads us astray – our mind, our heart, and our eyes.
Humans are emotional beings pretending to be rational. Our minds process information, but our hearts are what motivate us to act. Ever been in a situation where your brain is telling you it's a bad idea, but you go and make that illogical decision anyway? That's because your heart overrides your mental faculties. "Everything you do flows from it" is not an exaggeration. Those times when you say logic ruled, it's only because your heart agreed with you in the first place (even if it's just a very small part of your heart). Else you wouldn't have gone and acted the way you did.
The father wants his son to guard his heart. He wants his son to feed his heart with the right things and to cast out the bad things. The succeeding verses tell us to keep from corrupt talk, to look directly ahead, and to keep from evil. It actually tells us how to guard our hearts – to look towards God. To have God as the focus and purpose of living. To delight in the Lord, such that everything else just becomes icing on the cake.
How does this relate to romantic love? Allow me to illustrate through my life.
I haven't been in a relationship for over six years. After my last breakup, I decided that relationships and marriage are not my thing. I kept my heart under lock and key, refusing to open up to anyone. That part of me was dead, as far as I was concerned. It was very much as CS Lewis had said in The Four Loves
To love at all is to be vulnerable. Love anything and your heart will be wrung and possibly broken. If you want to make sure of keeping it intact you must give it to no one, not even an animal… Lock it up safe in the casket or coffin of your selfishness. But in that casket, safe, dark, motionless, airless, it will change. It will not be broken; it will become unbreakable, impenetrable, irredeemable. To love is to be vulnerable.
I refused to be vulnerable again. Was that guarding my heart? In a very flawed human understanding, perhaps it was. But it was a selfish, protectionist way of guarding my heart. I was concerned only with not getting hurt. And so I refused to love others in the process.
Fast forward to today. God in His grace has taught me to open my heart to His love. And with that, I have begun to open my heart and love others. And just when my heart is almost fully restored, in walks a man who wants to share his love.
Perfect, you might think. Well… not so fast.
Was I sure that this was the man God has intended me to love and honour? Should I start investing my time and my emotions into this budding relationship?
I looked to God. I wanted to please God and I wanted to make sure I would do what was right. I also remembered all the past hurts and I knew I couldn't go through them again. In the process of seeking God – of keeping my eyes focused on Him – I guarded my heart.
It was easy to let this man woo me into submission. He was from my church, focused on his walk with the Lord, serving and leading others to Christ. He was very sweet and said all the right things that would make any woman's heart flutter. But one fundamental thing bothered me – I did not know what the Lord has planned for me.
I will be honest – there is a part of me that has already started giving my heart to this man. There are strange feelings that surface when we talk. My imagination – as it has been wont to do – has started running away from me. That was when I decided to rein it back in. (Mind you, logic also kicked in and started pointing out things that would not make the relationship work.) I decided to cut off all interaction for a time. I sought the Lord, and continue to seek His will regarding this part of my life.
Ladies, if there is one thing I would like to impart to you, it is this – keep your emotions in check. Question them. Ask why you feel the way you do, and whether these feelings are true or just momentary. And always, always – seek the Lord's confirmation. Do not allow yourself to fall when God hasn't told you it is time. He has great plans for you – you are His cherished possession. He will not give you something that will not be for your own good. So wait. Wait patiently. Wait expectantly. Love will come when God chooses.
I adjure you, O daughters of Jerusalem,
that you not stir up or awaken love until it pleases
Songs of Solomon 8:4


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Mark Twain: A Skeptic's Progress
by Dawn Eshelman Published December 30 2010
What would Mark Twain think of today's experiential museum, filled with gadgets and interwoven with social media? I imagine a huff, a puff on a cigar, and a head of disheveled white hair turning away to gaze out over the porch while crafting a...


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Hear the untold stories of enslaved people and learn about historical and contemporary slavery.
Historical and contemporary slavery.
A beautiful building housing one of the UK's finest collections of fine and decorative art.
Paintings, Wedgwood and Chinese ceramics.
Uncover objects from the Titanic, find out about life at sea and learn about the port of Liverpool.
The Titanic, life at sea and Liverpool's port.
This museum tells the story of Liverpool with diverse exhibits housed in a stunning building.
Liverpool's history and popular culture.
Explore a Victorian merchant's house with its period furniture and beautiful paintings.
Paintings, vintage fashion and furniture.
Beautiful paintings, sculpture and decorative art from the 13th century to the present day.
Paintings, sculpture and decorative art.
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World cultures, space and live creatures.
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The Beatles' clothing was an important part of their image. Many fans would try to copy their style, while others declared their love for their heroes by wearing Beatles related merchandise, like the sneakers and stockings shown here.
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Oh, it's pretty big! Just days after Carrie Underwood announced her pregnancy, the American Idol 2005 winner has debuted her baby bump at the Grand Ole Opry.
The country crooner, 35, took to Instagram on Friday, August 10 to share a picture of the outline of her growing belly before she took the famed stage in Nashville.
Along with three red heart emojis, the Carried captioned the photo, "Opry".
Here's the post, check it out.
As we previously reported, on Wednesday, August 8, the songstress announced via Instagram that she and her husband Mike Fisher, who already are parents to son Isaiah Michael Fisher, 2, are expecting their second child, with a short video clip.
In the clip, she said
Mike, Isaiah and I are absolutely over the moon and excited to be adding another fish to our pond. We're just so excited and glad you guys can share this with us and be a part of it. Love you guys! We will see you on the road in 2019!
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Carrie joked in April 2017 that Isaiah (born in March 2015) isn't used to share his parents.
She told ET at the time, "If a dog climbs up on my lap, I feel like he gets a little jealous!"
Carrie and Mike, who first met at one of her concerts in late 2008, became engaged in December 2009.
They got married on July 10, 2010, at The Ritz-Carlton Lodge, Reynolds Plantation in Greensboro, Georgia. The wedding ceremony was attended by more than 250 people.


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Tackling the curse: Novel methods for high-dimensional approximation
The motivation – An important challenge in scientific computing – one driven by numerous applications ranging from engineering to seismology and biology – involves problems with many parameters. Mathematically, these problems can often be recast as that of approximating an unknown, high-dimensional function from a finite set of samples. While simple to state, however, this problem is rendered challenging by the famous curse of dimensionality, a term coined by Richard Bellman in the 1960s.
Despite over fifty years of research, the curse of dimensionality persists as a bane of scientific computing. As scientific problems become increasingly complex (i.e. higher dimensional), there is a pressing need for new approaches. Fortunately, new insights came from a seemingly distant source: signal processing. In the last five to ten years, novel approaches (referred to as compressed sensing) appeared in the field of signal processing for tackling the problem of identifying low-dimensional structure in high-dimensional objects. With this in mind, the purpose of this study was to modify, adapt and implement compressed sensing techniques as new methods for addressing the curse of dimensionality in high-dimensional approximation.
The discovery – Simon Fraser University's Ben Adcock demonstrated that a suitable weighted l1-minimization procedure mitigates the curse of dimensionality in high-dimensional approximation to a substantial extent. Indeed, as he proved, the complexity of this new approach depends only logarithmically on dimension, as opposed to exponentially for classical approaches. This is a significant improvement.
Its significance – While there was some previous work in this direction, Adcock's discovery is the first to prove conclusively the extent to which such approaches could ameliorate the curse of dimensionality, and also to provide a complete numerical recipe for doing so. The potential impact of this work lies in any field that deals with the approximation of smooth, high-dimensional functions; in particular, uncertainty quantification, optimization and control, and numerical partial differential equations.
Read the paper – "Infinite-Dimensional Compressed Sensing and Function Interpolation" by Ben Adcock. Foundations of Computational Mathematics 18(3):661-701 (2018). DOI: 10.1007/s10208-017-9350-3
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