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The amount of folic acid in your diet will depend on many things, including what you eat and how often you consume it. You will also need to exercise to make sure you're getting enough. If you're pregnant, folic acid will be easier for your body to convert into usable folate. It's important to know if you are taking any supplements, since these can affect how much folic acid you have in your body.
How much folic acid to take during pregnancy will also depend on a woman's weight. As a general rule of thumb, a woman should take about one tablespoon a day for every five pounds of weight. This amount can change due to many factors. For example, if a woman is obese, she may need more folic acid to protect her fetus. Some women also have certain medical conditions that will affect how much they need.
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Vestige is a room-scale VR creative documentary that uses multi-narrative and volumetric live capture to take the viewer on a journey into the mind of Lisa as she remembers her lost love, Erik. Within an empty void, fragments of past memories appear of their life together. As we navigate the space to explore these moments, new memories are triggered revealing new pathways through the story. Over time the memories become entangled with a haunting vision and eventually lead us to the shocking moment of Erik's death. Every viewing will reveal a different journey towards this moment, revealing the complex world of memory and grief.
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What's a more depressing happy-hour hangout on your average Thursday: A sports club at 5 p.m., or a strip club at the same time? At Fast Eddies/Archibalds, the double threat located at 1520 K Street NW, we find out!
UPSTAIRS: Fast Eddies, sports bar. At 5 o'clock, a guy in a suit is alone at the bar, save for a Miller Light, a plate of french fries, and the bartender, who sits on the wrong side of her job to plug quarters into the video poker machine. A couple women sit in the back with coats draped over their shoulders and six-inch heels strapped to their feet. A row of televisions above the bar show no sports in this sports bar—-just some muted talking heads and an infomercial for the no-break, no-bend, money-back-guarantee "SlimClip." (You put dollars in it). When a regular comes in asking for a vodka martini, dirty, the bartender reclaims her station to tell him to reconsider: She can't make it dirty, and besides, the shot glass is bigger than the martini glass anyway. He gets a straight shot of vodka and sits down.
DOWNSTAIRS: Archibald's can make it dirty. Depression? Recession? Marriage? Not at Archibalds, where all the women all naked, garterbelts are overflowing, and everyone—-especially the eccentric man in the vest standing very close to that dancing woman—-is smiling. One middle-aged patron, who has a stripper in his right hand and a wedding ring on his left, only appears depressed when he has to say goodbye.
Archibald's is a "gentleman's club," and its bustling economy depends on the strange gender dynamics at play. Like any bar, there are about equal numbers of men and women here. The only difference is that when a woman talks to a man, he's expected to provide her a regular stream of cash. Also, boobs.
All the women here—-the women in the schoolgirl uniforms passing drinks, the ones shimmying on stage one and two, and myself—-are getting paid. When I enter, the bouncer doesn't even think to card me. Later, he asks for my ID and admits that he had mistakenly assumed that I worked there. Despite the very overt female presence, some of the men here say that they actually come to avoid women—-their wives and girlfriends, of course, but possible dates, too. I sit down at a table with four collared-shirted businessmen who are taking turns rising, trotting over to the main stage, and depositing a dollar bill in the band wrapped tight around the stripper's thigh. I apologize for ruining their game. "Don't worry—-My game just keeps on going," one of the men tells me. Later, he admits that the real game hasn't even started yet. The four men are just making a quick stop at Archibald's before happy hour. Soon, they'll head to Clarenden, where they'll actually try to pick up women.
When the main-stage stripper has finished removing her clothes and then putting them back on, she stops at our table and introduces herself as Tabbitha. She tells me I've come to the wrong place if I'm looking for an average strip club—-Archibald's employees are "prettier and nicer" than most D.C. clubs. "I've heard that Camelot is supposed to have the most beautiful girls, but I've been there, and I just don't think that's true anymore," she says. Plus, Archibald's women skimp on the attitude. "We just don't deal with the diva thing here," she says. "The dancers, the customers, everyone is very, very nice, and that's really important to me. There's no weird stuff. There's no funny business. It's just a nice place."
One of the businessmen puts his arm around Tabbitha and slips her a bill. "What, you want change?" she says, rifling through her stack of ones. The man laughs like a boy. His friend leans over and informs the table: "You know, some of the girls even meet their husbands here," he says—-indicating that not all of Archibald's clientelle come here to escape average life.


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Developer's Corner
dCache is an open source project that may be found on GitHub, which not only hosts the repository but is used to track contributions, copyright and issues. This page intends to summarize the basic information of interest for development, including helpful links to repositories and tools, but will also be used to document our workflows and link to the meeting notes. External contributions to the dCache project are welcome!
Getting started
The formalities on how to contribute a patch are described in our GitHub README. We use use an adapted version of the Google style guide for Java to format code before committing it. The formatting document for IntelliJ can be found in the repository root.
Another document describes how to build dCache, which not only includes how to build various packages, but also how to create the system-test deployment, which provides a quick and easy way to create a small, ready-to-start test instance. To build dCache, the following tools are required:
- Java 11 (for building and running)
- Maven 3.5.0 or newer
Workflows and best practices
Following the dCache release policy, several production branches are maintained at any point in time, including the lastest feature releases up to the newest golden release. Changes are first added to the master branch, bug fixes are then backported to supported branches and published as maintenance releases once a week.
In order to add a patch to the dCache codebase, external contributors must submit a pull request. Core team members use the Review Board software to inspect and discuss changes before allowing submission into the master branch.
Testing is an important aspect of software quality. We use JUnit for functional testing, SpotBugs for static code analysis and the Robot framework for black-box integration testing. When committing a patch to the GitHub repository, a continuous integration process is triggered via Jenkins that automatically builds dCache and runs this test suite to catch regression errors, giving feedback on the commit.
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dCache core team meeting notes
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Hyperkalaemia In Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Dear Editor, I have a brief comment on the informative 'Lesson of the week' by Moulik and colleagues, describing an association between hyperkalaemia and an ECG pattern suggesting acute myocardial infarction in a patient with diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA). One of the mechanisms of hyperkalaemia in DKA stated at the beginning of the Discussion is not strictly correct. It is inorganic acids, and not organic acids (including lactic acid), that cause hyperkalaemia as a result of potassium ions leaving cells in 'exchange' for hydrogen ion entry (and their intracellular buffering). In DKA, the key mechanism is lack of insulin, which is probably the most important short-term regulator of plasma potassium concentration (through stimulation of the cell 'sodium' pump – Na,K-ATPase) and defence against acute hyperkalaemia resulting from our daily intake of potassium (~80 mmol): The extracellular pool of potassium is around 65 mmol and could almost double after a single steak meal (~50 mmol), which is too rapid a change for compensatory renal excretion. In DKA, an additional mechanism is the osmotic shrinkage of cells as a result of the high plasma glucose concentration (and plasma osmolality), which steepens the intracellular to extracellular potassium concentration gradient and thereby causes an increase in potassium ion loss from cells. Of course, these observations do not materially alter the management of DKA, but only serve to emphasise the importance of inulin administration, glucose control and re-salination over the use (though not excluding it in severe metabolic acidosis) of bicarbonate, bearing in mind that such patients have usually become potassium depleted as a consequence of earlier increased renal losses, and therefore risk developing significant hypoka Continue reading >>
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Diabetes mellitus is the name given to a group of conditions whose common hallmark is a raised blood glucose concentration (hyperglycemia) due to an absolute or relative deficiency of the pancreatic hormone insulin. In the UK there are 1.4 million registered diabetic patients, approximately 3 % of the population. In addition, an estimated 1 million remain undiagnosed. It is a growing health problem: In 1998, the World Health Organization (WHO) predicted a doubling of the worldwide prevalence of diabetes from 150 million to 300 million by 2025. For a very tiny minority, diabetes is a secondary feature of primary endocrine disease such as acromegaly (growth hormone excess) or Cushing's syndrome (excess corticosteroid), and for these patients successful treatment of the primary disease cures diabetes. Most diabetic patients, however, are classified as suffering either type 1 or type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes Type 1 diabetes, which accounts for around 15 % of the total diabetic population, is an autoimmune disease of the pancreas in which the insulin-producing β-cells of the pancreas are selectively destroyed, resulting in an absolute insulin deficiency. The condition arises in genetically susceptible individuals exposed to undefined environmental insult(s) (possibly viral infection) early in life. It usually becomes clinically evident and therefore diagnosed during late childhood, with peak incidence between 11 and 13 years of age, although the autoimmune-mediated β-cell destruction begins many years earlier. There is currently no cure and type 1 diabetics have an absolute life-long requirement for daily insulin injections to survive. Type 2 diabetes This is the most common form of diabetes: around 85 % of the diabetic population has type 2 diabetes. The primary prob Continue reading >>
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Initial Evaluation Initial evaluation of patients with DKA includes diagnosis and treatment of precipitating factors (Table 14–18). The most common precipitating factor is infection, followed by noncompliance with insulin therapy.3 While insulin pump therapy has been implicated as a risk factor for DKA in the past, most recent studies show that with proper education and practice using the pump, the frequency of DKA is the same for patients on pump and injection therapy.19 Common causes by frequency Other causes Selected drugs that may contribute to diabetic ketoacidosis Infection, particularly pneumonia, urinary tract infection, and sepsis4 Inadequate insulin treatment or noncompliance4 New-onset diabetes4 Cardiovascular disease, particularly myocardial infarction5 Acanthosis nigricans6 Acromegaly7 Arterial thrombosis, including mesenteric and iliac5 Cerebrovascular accident5 Hemochromatosis8 Hyperthyroidism9 Pancreatitis10 Pregnancy11 Atypical antipsychotic agents12 Corticosteroids13 FK50614 Glucagon15 Interferon16 Sympathomimetic agents including albuterol (Ventolin), dopamine (Intropin), dobutamine (Dobutrex), terbutaline (Bricanyl),17 and ritodrine (Yutopar)18 DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS Three key features of diabetic acidosis are hyperglycemia, ketosis, and acidosis. The conditions that cause these metabolic abnormalities overlap. The primary differential diagnosis for hyperglycemia is hyperosmolar hyperglycemic state (Table 23,20), which is discussed in the Stoner article21 on page 1723 of this issue. Common problems that produce ketosis include alcoholism and starvation. Metabolic states in which acidosis is predominant include lactic acidosis and ingestion of drugs such as salicylates and methanol. Abdominal pain may be a symptom of ketoacidosis or part of the inci Continue reading >>
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Print Overview Diabetic ketoacidosis is a serious complication of diabetes that occurs when your body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones. The condition develops when your body can't produce enough insulin. Insulin normally plays a key role in helping sugar (glucose) — a major source of energy for your muscles and other tissues — enter your cells. Without enough insulin, your body begins to break down fat as fuel. This process produces a buildup of acids in the bloodstream called ketones, eventually leading to diabetic ketoacidosis if untreated. If you have diabetes or you're at risk of diabetes, learn the warning signs of diabetic ketoacidosis — and know when to seek emergency care. Symptoms Diabetic ketoacidosis signs and symptoms often develop quickly, sometimes within 24 hours. For some, these signs and symptoms may be the first indication of having diabetes. You may notice: Excessive thirst Frequent urination Nausea and vomiting Abdominal pain Weakness or fatigue Shortness of breath Fruity-scented breath Confusion More-specific signs of diabetic ketoacidosis — which can be detected through home blood and urine testing kits — include: High blood sugar level (hyperglycemia) High ketone levels in your urine When to see a doctor If you feel ill or stressed or you've had a recent illness or injury, check your blood sugar level often. You might also try an over-the-counter urine ketones testing kit. Contact your doctor immediately if: You're vomiting and unable to tolerate food or liquid Your blood sugar level is higher than your target range and doesn't respond to home treatment Your urine ketone level is moderate or high Seek emergency care if: Your blood sugar level is consistently higher than 300 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dL), or 16.7 mill Continue reading >>
Diabetic Ketoacidosis - Symptoms
A A A Diabetic Ketoacidosis Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) results from dehydration during a state of relative insulin deficiency, associated with high blood levels of sugar level and organic acids called ketones. Diabetic ketoacidosis is associated with significant disturbances of the body's chemistry, which resolve with proper therapy. Diabetic ketoacidosis usually occurs in people with type 1 (juvenile) diabetes mellitus (T1DM), but diabetic ketoacidosis can develop in any person with diabetes. Since type 1 diabetes typically starts before age 25 years, diabetic ketoacidosis is most common in this age group, but it may occur at any age. Males and females are equally affected. Diabetic ketoacidosis occurs when a person with diabetes becomes dehydrated. As the body produces a stress response, hormones (unopposed by insulin due to the insulin deficiency) begin to break down muscle, fat, and liver cells into glucose (sugar) and fatty acids for use as fuel. These hormones include glucagon, growth hormone, and adrenaline. These fatty acids are converted to ketones by a process called oxidation. The body consumes its own muscle, fat, and liver cells for fuel. In diabetic ketoacidosis, the body shifts from its normal fed metabolism (using carbohydrates for fuel) to a fasting state (using fat for fuel). The resulting increase in blood sugar occurs, because insulin is unavailable to transport sugar into cells for future use. As blood sugar levels rise, the kidneys cannot retain the extra sugar, which is dumped into the urine, thereby increasing urination and causing dehydration. Commonly, about 10% of total body fluids are lost as the patient slips into diabetic ketoacidosis. Significant loss of potassium and other salts in the excessive urination is also common. The most common Continue reading >>
Hyperkalemia (high Blood Potassium)
How does hyperkalemia affect the body? Potassium is critical for the normal functioning of the muscles, heart, and nerves. It plays an important role in controlling activity of smooth muscle (such as the muscle found in the digestive tract) and skeletal muscle (muscles of the extremities and torso), as well as the muscles of the heart. It is also important for normal transmission of electrical signals throughout the nervous system within the body. Normal blood levels of potassium are critical for maintaining normal heart electrical rhythm. Both low blood potassium levels (hypokalemia) and high blood potassium levels (hyperkalemia) can lead to abnormal heart rhythms. The most important clinical effect of hyperkalemia is related to electrical rhythm of the heart. While mild hyperkalemia probably has a limited effect on the heart, moderate hyperkalemia can produce EKG changes (EKG is a reading of theelectrical activity of the heart muscles), and severe hyperkalemia can cause suppression of electrical activity of the heart and can cause the heart to stop beating. Another important effect of hyperkalemia is interference with functioning of the skeletal muscles. Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis is a rare inherited disorder in which patients can develop sudden onset of hyperkalemia which in turn causes muscle paralysis. The reason for the muscle paralysis is not clearly understood, but it is probably due to hyperkalemia suppressing the electrical activity of the muscle. Common electrolytes that are measured by doctors with blood testing include sodium, potassium, chloride, and bicarbonate. The functions and normal range values for these electrolytes are described below. Hypokalemia, or decreased potassium, can arise due to kidney diseases; excessive losses due to heavy sweating Continue reading >>
Why Is There Hyperkalemia In Diabetic Ketoacidosis?
Lack of insulin, thus no proper metabolism of glucose, ketones form, pH goes down, H+ concentration rises, our body tries to compensate by exchanging K+ from inside the cells for H+ outside the cells, hoping to lower H+ concentration, but at the same time elevating serum potassium. Most people are seriously dehydrated, so are in acute kidney failure, thus the kidneys aren't able to excrete the excess of potassium from the blood, compounding the problem. On the other hand, many in reality are severely potassium depleted, so once lots of fluid so rehydration and a little insulin is administered serum potassium will plummet, so needs to be monitored 2 hourly - along with glucose, sodium and kidney function - to prevent severe hypokalemia causing fatal arrhythmias, like we experienced decades ago when this wasn't so well understood yet. In practice, once the patient started peeing again, we started adding potassium chloride to our infusion fluids, the surplus potassium would be peed out by our kidneys so no risk for hyperkalemia. Continue reading >>
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes mellitus.[1] Signs and symptoms may include vomiting, abdominal pain, deep gasping breathing, increased urination, weakness, confusion, and occasionally loss of consciousness.[1] A person's breath may develop a specific smell.[1] Onset of symptoms is usually rapid.[1] In some cases people may not realize they previously had diabetes.[1] DKA happens most often in those with type 1 diabetes, but can also occur in those with other types of diabetes under certain circumstances.[1] Triggers may include infection, not taking insulin correctly, stroke, and certain medications such as steroids.[1] DKA results from a shortage of insulin; in response the body switches to burning fatty acids which produces acidic ketone bodies.[3] DKA is typically diagnosed when testing finds high blood sugar, low blood pH, and ketoacids in either the blood or urine.[1] The primary treatment of DKA is with intravenous fluids and insulin.[1] Depending on the severity, insulin may be given intravenously or by injection under the skin.[3] Usually potassium is also needed to prevent the development of low blood potassium.[1] Throughout treatment blood sugar and potassium levels should be regularly checked.[1] Antibiotics may be required in those with an underlying infection.[6] In those with severely low blood pH, sodium bicarbonate may be given; however, its use is of unclear benefit and typically not recommended.[1][6] Rates of DKA vary around the world.[5] In the United Kingdom, about 4% of people with type 1 diabetes develop DKA each year, while in Malaysia the condition affects about 25% a year.[1][5] DKA was first described in 1886 and, until the introduction of insulin therapy in the 1920s, it was almost univ Continue reading >>
Potassium Balance In Acid-base Disorders
INTRODUCTION There are important interactions between potassium and acid-base balance that involve both transcellular cation exchanges and alterations in renal function [1]. These changes are most pronounced with metabolic acidosis but can also occur with metabolic alkalosis and, to a lesser degree, respiratory acid-base disorders. INTERNAL POTASSIUM BALANCE Acid-base disturbances cause potassium to shift into and out of cells, a phenomenon called "internal potassium balance" [2]. An often-quoted study found that the plasma potassium concentration will rise by 0.6 mEq/L for every 0.1 unit reduction of the extracellular pH [3]. However, this estimate was based upon only five patients with a variety of disturbances, and the range was very broad (0.2 to 1.7 mEq/L). This variability in the rise or fall of the plasma potassium in response to changes in extracellular pH was confirmed in subsequent studies [2,4]. Metabolic acidosis — In metabolic acidosis, more than one-half of the excess hydrogen ions are buffered in the cells. In this setting, electroneutrality is maintained in part by the movement of intracellular potassium into the extracellular fluid (figure 1). Thus, metabolic acidosis results in a plasma potassium concentration that is elevated in relation to total body stores. The net effect in some cases is overt hyperkalemia; in other patients who are potassium depleted due to urinary or gastrointestinal losses, the plasma potassium concentration is normal or even reduced [5,6]. There is still a relative increase in the plasma potassium concentration, however, as evidenced by a further fall in the plasma potassium concentration if the acidemia is corrected. A fall in pH is much less likely to raise the plasma potassium concentration in patients with lactic acidosis Continue reading >>
Diabetic Ketoacidosis Treatment & Management
Approach Considerations Managing diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) in an intensive care unit during the first 24-48 hours always is advisable. When treating patients with DKA, the following points must be considered and closely monitored: It is essential to maintain extreme vigilance for any concomitant process, such as infection, cerebrovascular accident, myocardial infarction, sepsis, or deep venous thrombosis. It is important to pay close attention to the correction of fluid and electrolyte loss during the first hour of treatment. This always should be followed by gradual correction of hyperglycemia and acidosis. Correction of fluid loss makes the clinical picture clearer and may be sufficient to correct acidosis. The presence of even mild signs of dehydration indicates that at least 3 L of fluid has already been lost. Patients usually are not discharged from the hospital unless they have been able to switch back to their daily insulin regimen without a recurrence of ketosis. When the condition is stable, pH exceeds 7.3, and bicarbonate is greater than 18 mEq/L, the patient is allowed to eat a meal preceded by a subcutaneous (SC) dose of regular insulin. Insulin infusion can be discontinued 30 minutes later. If the patient is still nauseated and cannot eat, dextrose infusion should be continued and regular or ultra–short-acting insulin should be administered SC every 4 hours, according to blood glucose level, while trying to maintain blood glucose values at 100-180 mg/dL. The 2011 JBDS guideline recommends the intravenous infusion of insulin at a weight-based fixed rate until ketosis has subsided. Should blood glucose fall below 14 mmol/L (250 mg/dL), 10% glucose should be added to allow for the continuation of fixed-rate insulin infusion. [19, 20] In established patient Continue reading >>
The Power Of Potassium
We've talked about several different minerals in past blog entries. Potassium is the mineral of choice for this week's post for several reasons, and it's a mineral that people with kidney problems should be sure to pay close attention to. What potassium does in the body First, let's explore what potassium does in the body. This mineral is often referred to as an "electrolyte." Electrolytes are electrically charged particles, called ions, which our cells use to maintain voltage across our cell membranes and carry electrical impulses, such as nerve impulses, to other cells. (Bet you didn't think you had all this electrical activity in your body, did you?) Some of the main electrolytes in our bodies, besides potassium, are sodium, chloride, calcium, and magnesium. Your kidneys help regulate the amount of electrolytes in the body. Potassium's job is to help nerve conduction, help regulate your heartbeat, and help your muscles contract. It also works to maintain proper fluid balance between your cells and body fluids. The body is a fine-tuned machine in that, as long as it's healthy and functioning properly, things will work as they should. This means that, as long as your kidneys are working up to par, they'll regulate the amount of potassium that your body needs. However, people with diabetes who have kidney disease need to be especially careful of their potassium intake, as levels can get too high in the body when the kidneys don't work as they should. Too much potassium is just as dangerous as too little. Your physician can measure the amount of potassium in your blood with a simple blood test. A normal, or "safe" level of potassium is between 3.7 and 5.2 milliequivalents per liter (mEq/L). Levels below or above this range are a cause for concer Continue reading >>
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Abbas E. Kitabchi, PhD., MD., FACP, FACE Professor of Medicine & Molecular Sciences and Maston K. Callison Professor in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism UT Health Science Center, 920 Madison Ave., 300A, Memphis, TN 38163 Aidar R. Gosmanov, M.D., Ph.D., D.M.Sc. Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes & Metabolism, The University of Tennessee Health Science Center, 920 Madison Avenue, Suite 300A, Memphis, TN 38163 Clinical Recognition Omission of insulin and infection are the two most common precipitants of DKA. Non-compliance may account for up to 44% of DKA presentations; while infection is less frequently observed in DKA patients. Acute medical illnesses involving the cardiovascular system (myocardial infarction, stroke, acute thrombosis) and gastrointestinal tract (bleeding, pancreatitis), diseases of endocrine axis (acromegaly, Cushing`s syndrome, hyperthyroidism) and impaired thermo-regulation or recent surgical procedures can contribute to the development of DKA by causing dehydration, increase in insulin counter-regulatory hormones, and worsening of peripheral insulin resistance. Medications such as diuretics, beta-blockers, corticosteroids, second-generation anti-psychotics, and/or anti-convulsants may affect carbohydrate metabolism and volume status and, therefore, could precipitateDKA. Other factors: psychological problems, eating disorders, insulin pump malfunction, and drug abuse. It is now recognized that new onset T2DM can manifest with DKA. These patients are obese, mostly African Americans or Hispanics and have undiagnosed hyperglycemia, impaired insulin secretion, and insulin action. A recent report suggests that cocaine abuse is an independent risk factor associated with DKA recurrence. Pathophysiology In Continue reading >>
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Practice Essentials Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute, major, life-threatening complication of diabetes that mainly occurs in patients with type 1 diabetes, but it is not uncommon in some patients with type 2 diabetes. This condition is a complex disordered metabolic state characterized by hyperglycemia, ketoacidosis, and ketonuria. Signs and symptoms The most common early symptoms of DKA are the insidious increase in polydipsia and polyuria. The following are other signs and symptoms of DKA: Nausea and vomiting; may be associated with diffuse abdominal pain, decreased appetite, and anorexia History of failure to comply with insulin therapy or missed insulin injections due to vomiting or psychological reasons or history of mechanical failure of insulin infusion pump Altered consciousness (eg, mild disorientation, confusion); frank coma is uncommon but may occur when the condition is neglected or with severe dehydration/acidosis Signs and symptoms of DKA associated with possible intercurrent infection are as follows: See Clinical Presentation for more detail. Diagnosis On examination, general findings of DKA may include the following: Characteristic acetone (ketotic) breath odor In addition, evaluate patients for signs of possible intercurrent illnesses such as MI, UTI, pneumonia, and perinephric abscess. Search for signs of infection is mandatory in all cases. Testing Initial and repeat laboratory studies for patients with DKA include the following: Serum electrolyte levels (eg, potassium, sodium, chloride, magnesium, calcium, phosphorus) Note that high serum glucose levels may lead to dilutional hyponatremia; high triglyceride levels may lead to factitious low glucose levels; and high levels of ketone bodies may lead to factitious elevation of creatinine levels. Continue reading >>
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (dka)
Diabetic ketoacidosis is an acute metabolic complication of diabetes characterized by hyperglycemia, hyperketonemia, and metabolic acidosis. Hyperglycemia causes an osmotic diuresis with significant fluid and electrolyte loss. DKA occurs mostly in type 1 diabetes mellitus (DM). It causes nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain and can progress to cerebral edema, coma, and death. DKA is diagnosed by detection of hyperketonemia and anion gap metabolic acidosis in the presence of hyperglycemia. Treatment involves volume expansion, insulin replacement, and prevention of hypokalemia. Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is most common among patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and develops when insulin levels are insufficient to meet the body's basic metabolic requirements. DKA is the first manifestation of type 1 DM in a minority of patients. Insulin deficiency can be absolute (eg, during lapses in the administration of exogenous insulin) or relative (eg, when usual insulin doses do not meet metabolic needs during physiologic stress). Common physiologic stresses that can trigger DKA include Some drugs implicated in causing DKA include DKA is less common in type 2 diabetes mellitus, but it may occur in situations of unusual physiologic stress. Ketosis-prone type 2 diabetes is a variant of type 2 diabetes, which is sometimes seen in obese individuals, often of African (including African-American or Afro-Caribbean) origin. People with ketosis-prone diabetes (also referred to as Flatbush diabetes) can have significant impairment of beta cell function with hyperglycemia, and are therefore more likely to develop DKA in the setting of significant hyperglycemia. SGLT-2 inhibitors have been implicated in causing DKA in both type 1 and type 2 DM. Continue reading >>
Severe Hyperkalaemia In Association With Diabetic Ketoacidosis In A Patient Presenting With Severe Generalized Muscle Weakness
Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute, life‐threatening metabolic complication of diabetes mellitus. Hyperglycaemia, ketosis (ketonaemia or ketonuria) and acidosis are the cardinal features of DKA [1]. Other features that indicate the severity of DKA include volume depletion, acidosis and concurrent electrolyte disturbances, especially abnormalities of potassium homeostasis [1,2]. We describe a type 2 diabetic patient presenting with severe generalized muscle weakness and electrocardiographic evidence of severe hyperkalaemia in association with DKA and discuss the related pathophysiology. A 65‐year‐old male was admitted because of impaired mental status. He was a known insulin‐treated diabetic on quinapril (20 mg once daily) and was taking oral ampicillin 500 mg/day because of dysuria which had started 5 days prior to admission. He was disoriented in place and time with severe generalized muscle weakness; he was apyrexial (temperature 36.4°C), tachycardic (120 beats/min) and tachypneic (25 respirations/min) with cold extremities (supine blood pressure was 100/60 mmHg). An electrocardiogram (ECG) showed absent P waves, widening of QRS ('sine wave' in leads I, II, V5 and V6), depression of ST segments and tall peaked symmetrical T waves in leads V3–V6 (Figure 1). Blood glucose was 485 mg/dl, plasma creatinine 5.1 mg/dl (reference range (r.r.) 0.6–1.2 mg/dl, measured by the Jaffe method), urea 270 mg/dl (r.r. 11–54 mg/dl), albumin 4.2 g/dl (r.r. 3.4–4.7 g/dl), sodium 136 mmol/l (r.r. 135–145 mmol/l), chloride 102 mmol/l (r.r. 98–107 mmol/l), potassium 8.3 mmol/l (r.r. 3.5–5.4 mmol/l), phosphorus 1.6 mmol/l (r.r. 0.8–1.45 mmol/l) and magnesium 0.62 mmol/l (r.r. 0.75–1.25 mmol/l). A complete blood count revealed leukocytosis (12 090/µl with Continue reading >>


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Fly to Wickenby Aerodrome
How to find us by air
EGNW – Wickenby Aerodrome
Latitude: N5319.02
Longitude: W00020.93
Aerodome Elevation: 84ft / 3mb
Licenced T/O runway available:
TORA 03 / 21 – 530 x 18 metres
TORA 15 / 33 – 497 x 18 metres
GA – 1000ft QFE
Microlight – 700ft QFE
All circuits are left hand unless otherwise advised
The original aerodrome is divided by a public road and only the runways to the North of the road can now be used.
Hot Spot HS1. The threshold of 21 is frequently crossed by HGV and private vehicle traffic.
Pilots must be alert to possible incursion as there is no traffic control.
Military Air Traffic Zones (MATZ). Don't be intimidated by the cluster of MATZ around Wickenby. These are not Controlled Airspace, but offer a Penetration service to separate you from military traffic. Waddington Radar (119.500) is a good place to start. If after two attempts you get no response, make blind calls and proceed through the MATZ. Do NOT enter an ATZ without making contact, even if the MATZ is cold – there may be circuit traffic. NEVER enter RAF Scampton's Restricted Area R313 without confirming its status. This protects the Red Arrow's training airspace.
Aerobatics at Wickenby. Aerobatic training takes place in one of two 'boxes' over the airfield. They stretch from 500 – 4000ft. To separate training and circuit traffic, A/G Radio will confirm if active. If active NO overhead joins are permitted, the circuit direction may be changed from standard and there may be 500ft height restriction on portions of the circuit
The warehouses on the aerodrome are not to be flown over at any time.
Departing aircraft passing 1500ft aal within the ATZ are requested to contact RAF Waddington ATC on 119.500 MHz.
During Operating Hours Drones must not be used within the ATZ, without specific approval from the Airfield Manager. Outside Operating Hours Drones are prohibited within the airfield boundaries except by advance permission.
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Wickenby A/G: 122.455
Waddington LARS: 119.500
Non-radio PPR – 01673 885000
Airfield mobile – 07435753383
ICAO code: EGNW
Aerodrome available for aircraft requiring a licenced facility by arrangement only
We have a maintenance facility on site. For details please contact them directly:
OneSky Aviators Ltd – 07955 480488
Wind: 10km/h SSE
Humidity: 97%
Pressure: 1017.27mbar
UV index: 0
Current (7/04/2022) landing fees for all visiting aircraft range from £10 for microlight and SEP types to £20 for twins. Single engine helicopters £10, twin £20.
Please avoid over flying villages to NW, NNE and E of the airfield.
The aerobatic 'box' is located on the Southern part of the disused WW2 airfield, and South of the boundary road. It stretches from 500ft AAL to 4,000 ft AAL and is promulgated by NOTAM.
When active, there are NO Overhead or Deadside joins, and runway operations are modified:
Runway 21
Right-hand circuit, remain below 500ft on climb out and crosswind legs
Runway 03
Left-hand circuit, remain below 500ft on base and final legs
Runway 15
Left-hand circuit, remain below 500ft on climb out and crosswind legs
Runway 33
Right-hand circuit, remain below 500ft on base and final legs


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As we talked about in our last post on passive windows and doors, pre-certified components are a thing. They make meeting the passive house standard that much easier (whether you plan to officially certify your home or not).
Components that have been pre-certified by the International Passive House Association (IPHA) include windows and doors as well as Energy Recovery Ventilators (ERV) or what we like to call a fresh air machine. Why are these so helpful? Well, combined with our certified passive house system, it simply makes your build that much easier.
EkoBuilt's ERV of Choice
We have decided to use the Jablotron (Futura) as it is the unit able to perform reliably and effectively in the coldest temperatures. This makes it superbly suitable for Canada and parts of the United States.
The machine is frost protected down to -20°C (for our U.S. readers, this is -4F). To put this in perspective, conventional ERVs instantly freeze in below zero conditions and require recirculation of stale air to defrost, which naturally sacrifices indoor air quality and increases operation cost.
The Futura is rated at 90% efficiency for heat recovery, compared to conventional systems which are usually rated around 50-60%. This efficiency rating is extremely important as it will have a direct impact on the cost of operating the unit!
A super efficient, frost-protected unit is therefore vital during the long Canadian / northern winter season.
This blog post prompted some great questions from readers. Get the full details in our follow up blog post:
IPHA Certification
Just as with Munster Joinery for our preferred windows, the Jablotron (Futura) comes pre-certified:
In order for your home to perform as a passivehouse it does need to be certified or at least be certifiable. EkoBuilt's system has been certified by the International Passive House Association (IPHA).
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Social Marketing/Media
Join me at Aima's event next Wednesday as I moderate a panel with 3 social media rock stars!
I'm excited to announce the Aima event next Wednesday (the 21st, 6:30 – 9:30) that I'm moderating. The title of the event is, The real life of a social media marketer rock star. I have three terrific social media experts on the panel (including the guy that did this) and I'm eager to ask them…Read More
Mark your calendars: On June 19 I'll be hosting a fireside chat with Arby's social media legend, Josh Martin
I'm excited to announce that on June 19th at the Atlanta Tech Village, I'll be hosting a Metro Atlanta Chamber fireside chat with Josh Martin of Arby's. Yes, this Josh Martin. The topic is social media and Josh is the definitive #badass in this area. Need more proof? Here. I hope to see a bunch…Read More
5 Questions for a CEO: Rob Kischuk, PerfectPost
This is the fifth installment of my "5 Questions for a CEO" series. The first was with Raymond King, CEO of Zoo Atlanta; the second was with Devon Wijesinghe, CEO of Insightpool; the third with Mark Feinberg, CEO of Uruut; and the fourth with Simms Jenkins, BrightWave Marketing. Rob Kischuk is easily one of my favorite tech entrepreneurs…Read More
I enjoy social media, but Louis CK has a point…
Are marketers not taking Twitter seriously enough?
@thewordpainter certainly thinks so. In this Adotas article, he says, "As much potential as there is with the Facebook and LinkedIn inboxes, it's the power of the Twitter inbox that should get top billing." And he makes some interesting points, many of which I personally have overlooked. Read more…Read More


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It's I4C time Covid-style. The first zoom seminar was "Learn to Taste like a Master of Wine – A Study in Chardonnay." It was conducted by Michelle Cherutti-Kowai MW and featured five wines from cool climate regions. Michelle told us to look (as Master of Wine students) at the following features of the wines: Grape variety, Origin, Winemaking or Maturation method, Quality and Commercial relevance (where sold and how). "Taste like a detective, and argue like a lawyer" was her advice when tasting blind in the MW exam.
We had been sent a box of the following wine samples:
Domaine Laroche Saint Martin Chablis 2019 (Burgundy)
Light gold with a green tint; leesy, lemony, minerally nose of green apple; medium-bodied, dry, high acid – crisp, green apple flavour with a green nut finish and a touch of bitterness. (89)
Gary Farrell Vineyards Russian River Chardonnay 2018 (Sonoma)
Golden colour; toasty, citrus, apple and peach nose with a floral note; medium-bodied, dry, richly extracted flavours of pineapple and peach with a saline note. Lively acidity with a lovely mouth-feel. (91)
Bachelder Wismer Wingfield Ouest Chardonnay 2018 (Niagara)
Bright straw colour; intense, toasty nose of vanilla, apple, apricot; minerally and lightly floral; medium-bodied, dry, elegant, well-structured flavours of apple, lemon and peach with well-integrated oak. Great length with a nutty, lemon finish. (90)
Hamilton Russell Vineyards Chardonnay 2018 (South Africa)
Straw colour; slightly reductive nose, minerally, pencil lead, toasty, apple with a funky note; medium-bodied, dry, flavours of green apple, pear and smoke with a touch of bitterness on the finish; great mouth-feel with a long, lemony finish. (92)
Kellerei Bozen Chardonnay 2019 (Alto-Adige)
Straw colour with a green tint; salty, citrus, leesy nose of green pear; medium-bodied, dry, pear and lemon flavours with a crisp, long finish of mouth-watering acidity. (90)
Second webinar: François Chartier conducted a webinar tasting entitled "Dissecting Chardonnay! – At a Molecular Level."
Participants had been sent a box of six wine samples:
Ravine Vineyard Unoaked Chardonnay 2020 (Niagara)
Pale straw in colour; minerally, lightly floral nose with a hint of toastiness, lemon peel, grass and green apple notes; medium-bodied, crisply dry, tart green apple flavour; firmly structured with lively acidity. (90)
Kellerei Bozen Chardonnay 2019 (Alto-Adige)
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Hidden Bench Winery Estate Chardonnay 2018 (Beamsville, Ontario)
Bright, light golden colour; lifted, high-toned, reductive nose of apple with well-integrated oak; slightly volatile, apple and pear flavours. (87)
Gary Farrell Vineyards Russian River Chardonnay 2018
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2027 Cellars Wismer Vineyard Foxcroft Block Chardonnay 2019 (Jordan Station, Niagara)
Bright straw in colour; toasty, leesy, tobacco leaf nose; medium-bodied, dry, lemon and apple flavours; well-integrated oak – in Chablis style, with a lemony finish. (90)
Rosehall Run Unoaked Chardonnay 2019 (Prince Edward County)
Straw colour; toasty, grapefruit and apple nose: medium-bodied, dry, rich mouth-feel, very elegant with well-integrated oak. (91)
Saturday, July 24: The I4C lunch in the Le Clos Jordanne Vineyard, prepared by Steve Sperling, Executive Chef Tide and Vine Oyster House.
At the Raw Bar Reception, we sampled Yellow Fin Tuna Tartar and Fresh-Shucked Malpeque Oysters with Le Clos Jordanne Jordan Village Chardonnay 2019. Then we sat down under a tent for a sumptuous five-course lunch, matched with Chardonnays from three continents.
Martin's Lane's New Zealand-born winemaker Shane Munn sent me his new vintages of his Riesling and Pinot Noir. A very exciting tasting!
Martin's Lane Simes Vineyard Riesling 2017
Pale straw in colour; minerally, lime and grapefruit bouquet with a light floral note; medium-bodied, crisply dry, elegant, lean and precise, with a fine spine of lemony acidity and great length. (91)
Martin's Lane Naramata Ranch Riesling 2017
Pale straw colour; still tight on the nose' crisp, green apple and grapefruit bouquet and flavours with a long, fresh finish. (90)
Martin's Lane Fritzi's Riesling 2017
Pale straw colour; minerally, apple and lime bouquet; broader on the palate than the two previous Rieslings; crisply dry with lime and tangerine flavours and a honeyed note in mid-palate. A beautifully balanced wine. (92)
Martin's Lane Fritzi's Riesling 2018 (Benjamin Whitty, who did a stage at CedarCreek, next door to Martin's Lane, brought this bottle)
Straw colour; starting to develop petrol notes on the minerally, green apple nose; still tight but very elegant; rich mid-palate with crunchy acidity and an engaging note of bitterness on the finish. (90 – 92)
Martin's Lane Simes Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016
Deep ruby colour; lovely nose of violets and mulberries with a light cedary note; medium-bodied, dry, rich, intense mulberry flavour; beautifully balanced and elegant; great length. (92)
Martin's Lane Naramata Ranch Pinot Noir 2016
Deep ruby in colour; lightly cedary nose of raspberry and cherry; medium-bodied, broad on the plate with earthy plum and cherry flavours; firmly structured with ripe tannins. (9o–91)
Martin's Lane Dehart Vineyard Pinot Noir 2016
Deep ruby in colour; floral, spicy, black cherry nose; medium to full-bodied, dry, richly extracted black cherry flavour, beautifully balanced and firmly structured. (91)
Martin's Lane Fritzi's Pinot Noir 2016
Deep ruby colour; lightly cedary, floral nose of mulberries; medium to full-bodied, dry, juicy mulberry flavour; rich and full on the palate; beautifully balanced and textured with a lovely mouth-feel. (93)
Other wines tasted:
Mission de Picpus Malbec 2018 (Cahors, $17.95, Vintages #10573)
Dense purple in colour; cedary, blackberry and black plum bouquet with oak spice; medium to full-bodied, dry, creamy, black fruit flavour; well-structured and well-balanced with a firm dark chocolate finish. (90)
Cusumano Merlot 2019 (Sicily, $12.95)
Dense purple colour; cedary, plum bouquet with oak spice; full-bodied, dry, cherry and red plum flavours with lively acidity. (87)
The Hedonist Sangiovese Rosé 2020 (McLaren Vale, $19.95, Vintages #668442)
Coppery-orange in colour; cranberry and cherry pit nose; medium-bodied, dry, sour cherry flavour with lively acidity. (88.5)
Henry of Pelham Pinot Grigio 2020 (Ontario, $14.95, #250217)
Bright, pale straw; minerally, peach pit nose; medium-bodied, dry, white peach flavour with a touch of sweetness in mid-palate. (88)
Halos de Jupiter Côtes du Rhône 2019 (Rhône, $18.95, Vintages #276956)
Deep ruby in colour; spicy, deary, blackberry nose with a peppery note; full-bodied, dry, firmly structured, savoury blackberry flavour with a herbal note and a warm alcoholic finish. (89)
Bonny Doon Le Cigare Volant 2018 (California, $24.95, Vintages #857157, to be released August 21)
52% Grenache, 35% Cinsault, 13% Syrah. Purple-ruby colour; black raspberry bouquet with a light floral note; medium-bodied, dry, fruity, black raspberry and blackcurrant flavours carried on lively acidity. (91)
Henry of Pelham Chardonnay 2020 (Short Hills Bench, $14.95)
Golden colour; lightly floral, apple nose with a toasty note and oak spice; medium-bodied, dry, apple and peach flavours with a toasty oak note and a hint of dried herbs. Good length. (89)
Speck Bros. Three of Hearts Rosé 2020 (Niagara Peninsula, $19.95, LCBO #552562)
Pale salmon in colour; strawberry and yellow cherry bouquet; medium-bodied, dry, elegant and well-balanced strawberry and cranberry flavours. (89)
Saint Roch Vieilles Vignes Grenache Blanc/Syrah/Carignan 2017 (Côtes du Roussillon, $16.95)
Straw colour; minerally, peach nose with a touch of oak; medium-bodied, dry, peach and lemon flavours, firmly structured and well-balanced. (90)
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For a while you resist it by applying pressure in the other direction; you fight, as the Welsh poet Dylan Thomas famously wrote, "against the dying of the light." At some point, though, you get tired and just want to stop. So you do, and in that letting go lies a sense of relief, almost of liberation. You go with the flow, as-it-were, and embrace the darkness surrounding you, covering everything within view in its dark-tinged hue. It is as if the whole world is suddenly at dusk. And there you sit with your empty bag of tricks, feeling very much alone until…well, until you don't. If you're lucky, the dusk will lift in hours. For me, it sometimes lasts for days.
However long it lasts, the important thing is not to do anything in that darkness that you can't undo in light. Because, as sure as we are alive, the light will return, and everything looks different when it does.
What I'm describing, of course, is depression, something many of us are fighting as this damnable pandemic lockdown lingers on. Like the invisible microbes that threaten our physical survival, the darkness of depression lurks in the shadows threatening our spiritual one, ready to strike even before its tiny microbe allies can overcome our defenses to rush in from all sides.
Depression is no stranger to me, though it had been many years since it reared its ghostly head. Back then, it was usually attached to external events much smaller than the seeming end of the world; the end of a relationship, say, or the loss of a job. There was a time in my life, in fact, when therapists were my best friends and anti-depressants part of my everyday diet.Fortunately, I'm nowhere near that state now. But, having experienced it in the past, even a little darkness these days is enough to remind me of how familiar it once was, enough to impress me again how deep is that dark lake around which we tread on such narrow shores.
Here's my advice; nourish the vision behind your eyes rather than the one that your eyes see. Focus on the little things here-and-now; eating breakfast if you have it or finding one if you don't. Visualize the faces of your loved ones, even if you can't see them for real. Think about the things you love doing and do them when you can. Talk to friends. Cook your favorite meals. Focus on the safety and well-being of others and help them if possible. Try to find an uplifting movie that makes you cry. Think about the things that you do have rather than that which you don't. Brush your teeth, take a shower and get dressed every day. And, most importantly, as I've said, don't do anything in the darkness that can't be undone in the light.
For, no matter what happens in the world or how this all shakes out, the light will surely return. Though its color may be slightly altered from that to which we are accustomed, even a different light can be beautiful once it saturates a darkened soul.
See you when the lights come on.
David Haldane is the author of an award-winning memoir called "Nazis & Nudists." A former Los Angeles Times staff writer, he is an American journalist, essayist and broadcaster whose radio work earned a 2018 Golden Mike award from the Radio & Television News Association of Southern California. He currently lives in Mindanao with his Filipino wife and their two children. This column tells the unfolding story of that adventure. http:///felixr28.sg-host.com
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Every once in a while one of the stores that I purchase my film from will get in some Japan imports. In the past I purchased Fuji Industrial 100 from them. That has since been discontinued. This time they had some Fujicolor 100 film. Since I really loved Industrial 100, I couldn't pass up the… Continue reading Fujicolor 100 – the Fuji Blues
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My First Try with Fujicolor 100
Fujicolor 100 film, otherwise known as Fujicolor Industrial, is a color film with an ISO of 100. It is used for outdoors mostly and portraits because it is said to be good for skin tones compared to Fuji Superia Xtra for example, which can be very saturated. I didn't get to take any portraits to… Continue reading My First Try with Fujicolor 100


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Private equity backed Proximity Malt has started construction on two regional craft malting plants in Colorado and Delaware.
Proximity Malt partnered with NGP Global Agribusiness in October 2015, securing $60 million in capital to bring the two malting plants into operation. NGP GAP is an affiliate of NGP Energy Capital Management with portfolio companies in the commodity storage, fertiliser, agri transport, and other midstream agribusiness sectors. The firm was carved out of NGP Fund X and reached a $402 million close in April of 2014, exceeding its target of $320 million.
The company aims to provide craft brewers with locally-sourced specialty malts, offered in smaller quantities than the macro-brewer operations that dominate the market. Craft brewing has experienced tremendous growth in recent years. Since 2010, craft beer has doubled as a share of US beer production from 5 percent to 11 percent in 2014.
Proximity Malt hopes to tap into this growing market by serving as a responsive supply partner for brewers within about a 250 mile radius of the company's Monte Vista, Colorado and Laurel, Delaware facilities, chief financial officer Dale Bugajske told Agri Investor. The company will cater directly to this geographically consolidated group of smaller breweries, he said, by using brewer feedback to develop custom malts, structure small-scale purchase agreements and working with local farmers to obtain uncommon strains of barley. Bugaijske added that the company's Delaware facility will be the only US malting plant east of Milwaukee.
"The real benefit is you have a shorter, more responsive supply chain," he said. "When you purchase malt from the other side of the country, its kind of hard to sit down with your malter and have a conversation."
Despite the growth in craft brewing, the US malt sector has yet to see large-scale realignment toward small brewers, says Bart Watson, chief economist at the Brewers' Association. But few distributors will provide long-term contracts at the volumes most craft brewers need.
"The malt system is not built around the needs of small brewers at all," Watson told Agri Investor. "The malt industry has never really scaled down to craft brewers. So unlike the hop market where you can call a distributor and arrange a contract, you're most likely going to be dealing on the spot market [for malt]."


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I look for material that allows us to create an engaging essay that rounds out your overall profile. For example, if your resume clearly portrays you as highly quantitative, I'll steer you towards an essay that allows us to highlight complementary qualities (qualitative achievements, inter-personal skills, leadership moments etc.).
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The lawn maintenance dudes – I call them lawn ninjas. They are dressed from head to toe, with only an eye slit, to protect themselves from the sun. They come wielding lawn mowers and weed whackers, to keep the jungle on the other side of the fence.
Over this past weekend, I got 12 radials laid out around the tree that will be the future home of my 80 and 160m "TEE" vertical. I know the cut the grass short, so I use a lawn edger and small pick ax to groove the soil, to bury the wire in about an inch of soil. There are currently 16 radials around the tree, all but two in a 100 degree arc as I work my way around the circumference.
Today the lawn ninjas came, with their tractor driven large deck mower. They took out 3 of the 16 radials in one shot. As the mower bounces on the uneven ground, the edge of the deck will dig into the ground, taking out any radial that might be laying there.
Even worse was the sight at the base of the tree. The lawn guy took a sharp turn around the tree, gouging the soil in a 270 degree arc. Fortunately, this was the side where I only have gotten two radials down, made of heavier gauge wire that survived.
I was able to get the three cut radials repaired, but with bare stranded copper wire, once it oxidizes in a few days I will be out of luck. It was disappointing, but something I will have to live with.
What to do?
I first need to drag a bunch of dirt down and place 3-4″ of soil around the base of the tree, out 10ft or so, to try to protect the radials once I've got them down. I also need to make a more conscious effort to bury the future radials a little deeper. Another 1/2 inch and the three that were cut would have survived. Finally, I will need to switch to #18 copper clad steel. Not only is it stronger than the #18 stranded I'm using now, it's still relatively cheap. Another bonus is that I can clean the oxidation off with some steel wool and repair any that get damaged.
I'm going to proceed with the #18 stranded I have now, and get the first 30 radials down. I will probably add another 30 later in the year, using the copper clad steel, near the end of the rainy season in October when the grass won't need as frequent mowing.


text: wesleyjohnson Posted March 1, 2014 Update Map19 version 09 I have tested this to the point that I am no longer a good judge of how difficult it is. It has been tested with prboom too. johnson_map19_09.zip (241.83KB) Download Link: http://www.sendspace.com/file/iam8fw CHANGES Rev9, by Wesley Johnson: Extensive changes to lower levels. Gave each tower a foundation and lower levels, and used those to replace many of the underground rooms. Established relationships between underground tunnels and the foundations, with exposures and shared elements. Kept the central monster lair and only one ring of the surrounding corridors. Integrated most of the tricks and traps into the one remaining ring corridor, removing the lift and putting everything on one level. Combined several secrets into one secret area. Moved the library to the new main tower lower level. Moved the dungeon to be adjacent the main gate lower levels. Moved the secret switches to a sub-hallway off the remaining ring corridor. Moved the switch to lower the courtyard water prize, to a lower level room under the courtyard. Gave it a visible mechanism so the player can deduce they need a return visit to the couryard. Removed the rising staircase that went through the same 3d space as lower rooms. Along with the ring corridors, it lacked interest and was just a place to run through quickly. Provided two authentic castle style staircases. One from the main tower mid room to the lower tower room, and another from the red tower lower room to the sub-levels. Distributed the color barriers to the new stairs and a lower corridor. Expanded the lava theme at the exit, with it showing on the earth surface. Moved the exit area to an unused area to facilitate this. It is visible from the south castle wall. Removed the maze near the exit and moved the item to a water-drainage channel behind a secret. Added several water-drainage tunnels that are similar to a maze. The riverside tower was changed to a low rampart with a moat because of the sight lines down the river from it. The nearby wall was lowered to be just adequate to block the pathway, again to reduce the view of the joins of sky and river. The riverside rampart and wall now has a progressive defense that can be explored, with several level changes, that adds interest to the castle design. Cacodemons were added nearby so the player can defend this rampart. The fallen wall structure at the path was simplified to just a fallen archway over the path. Raised hills around the outside of the castle to block views of the lower edges of the city sky. The high vantage points on the castle required many high hills and sight control constructions. Needed to reduce the size, so removed the duplicate map18 area. It was only seen if the player looked back at the start. A tie-in to map18 now is the bridge over the water. This is easier to maintain. Added many monsters to fill the spaces, with more ammo and health to survive it all. Removed the extraneous Keen. 0 Share this post Link to post


text: In the tradition of Black Dog & Leventhal's successful Chinese Natural Cures, Healing Secrets of the Native Americans brings the age-old knowledge and trusted techniques of Native-American healing to a wider audience. From this clear, reliable, and beautifully packaged book, learn how Native Americans have used the bountiful gifts of nature to heal the mind, the body, and the spirit. Discover how the Native-American tradition uses plants and herbs, heat, movement and sound, visualization, and spirituality to heal dozens of everyday ailments and illnesses–from back pain to insect bites to flu and sore throat and much more. Broken into sections, the book covers such topics as "The Healing Spirit" (including dream therapy, spirituality, and prayer), "The Native American Spa" (healing with heat, massage, sound and movement, and nutrition), "The Native American Pharmacy" (including more than 40 herbs and plants, how to obtain them, and how to use them), plus remedies for more than 40 ailments from acne to wrinkles.


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Update and Book Review
Firstly, it has been a while since I've updated anything here. I have updated the Links page to clean out the stale and, most importantly, to add David Cowen's blog "Hacking Exposed – Computer Forensics Blog". David has been putting up a tremendous number of articles and hosts a lunch webcast every Friday at noon central. Guest speakers are encouraged to respond and give a brief talk, but David Cowen and Matt Seyer hold their own just fine when interaction drops.
Now for the book review. I am a bit of a sucker for cheap and short books on staying anonymous. The latest disaster is "How to be Anonymous Online". The book really does not live up to its name, but that's expected for a $5 purchase weighing in at 35 pages. If it had a table of contents, it would look like this:
- Obtaining TAILS
- Burning TAILS
- Configuring TAILS
- Installing TAILS to USB
- Anonymous Email
- Setting Up PGP
- Using PGP
- Updating TAILS
- Bitcoins
Upon closer inspection, the majority of the book revolves around TAILS. The Amnesic Incognito Live System ("TAILS") is a TOR enabled, Linux LiveCD. Their download page covers everything that the book covers, even setting up persistent volumes. The page also links over to a documentation page. It's at this point that the author starts laying down "fact" without any references to support their claims.
The first issue lies in persistent volumes. If one it attempting to be as anonymous as possible, as the book leans towards, then having persistent data is far from ideal. The author does acknowledge that the volume is encrypted, but seems to be satisfied with "it's encrypted." TrueCrypt is not mentioned at all; only the magical and unnamed system (LUKS in this case).
And that's where the book falls hard. The re-publishing of the TAILS documentation, mention of Plop Boot Manager without any discussion of Plop, or the flat statement that Bitcoin is not anonymous are bad. But, anonymity is not about being absent and leaving no trace as the book suggests. It is about not revealing the true identity. Learning to minimize one's tracks and to misrepresent what is left is key. The book does not delve into this point with any recognition or authority.
In short, use TAILS. Use their documentation to get up an running. But, follow up with more education and know that software can not fix wetware (your thinking and habits) mistakes. Anonymity requires conscious actions that deviate from our typical human interactions.


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All investors are different but trends and habits make them more or less attracted to certain kinds of projects. How do you know whom to contact?
|Sorry but you won't get money if your business idea isn't suiting your investors' minds
If you have a project that requires early stage investments in order to achieve scaling targets, it'll be very hard to find investors outside of the Silicon Valley. Tip: if you live in Europe, don't waste too much time trying to convince everyone your risky idea is worth it and focus on validating your business model as early as possible.
In the end, make sure you know what the ecosystems expect from projects like yours so that it can be your daily goal, from making money on day 1 to gaining significant market share as early as possible.


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Brain Stream Podcast Ep. 1: Colin Fausnaught & Harrison Canning
Join Colin and Harrison on our first ever podcast episode! Brain Stream will cover a wide range of topics in Neurotechnology, ranging from ethics to cutting edge technology. Join us as we explore a wide range of topics and discuss the future of the field! Future episodes will feature prominent figures in the Neurotechnology field.
Brain Stream Podcast Ep. 2: Dr. Stephen Grossberg - How Each Brain Makes a Mind
This week we spoke to Dr. Stephen Grossberg, who is the author of the book Conscious Mind, Resonant Brain: How the brain makes a mind (which you can purchase here: https://amzn.to/3ni34sS). Dr. Grossberg is widely regarded as an important founding member of the fields of computational neuroscience, connectionist cognitive science, and neuromorphic technology. His work has focused on developing theories and supporting equations that can predict and understand the mechanisms behind learning, memory, and behaviors. He received his Bachelor's Degree at Dartmouth University in mathematics and psychology. He then went on to receive his Masters at Stanford and his PhD at the Rockefeller University which were both in mathematics.
Brain Stream Podcast Ep. 3: Nicolas Vachicouras - NeuroSoft
Dr. Nicolas Vachicouras is the Founder and CEO of NeuroSoft Bioelectronics, a neurotechnology company developing, in their words, the next generation of soft implantable electrodes to interface seamlessly with the nervous system. He received his bachelors of science in micro engineering in 2012, his Master of science in microengineering with a minor in biomedical engineering in 2014, and his Ph.D. in stretchable CNS neural interfaces in 2019 all from EPFL in English known as the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne.
Brain Stream Podcast Ep. 4: Nathan Copeland
This week we spoke to Nathan Copeland, an individual who has received a Blackrock brain-computer interface implant in both his somatosensory cortex and motor cortex. Nathan is an invasive brain-computer interface user and neurotechnology consultant. In 2004, he was in a car accident that left him with a C5 spinal cord injury and resulting quadriplegia. He later joined the Rehab Neural Engineering Lab at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center to test brain-computer interface devices to control a robotic arm, an exoskeleton glove, play video games, and make art. His work over the last 7 years has resulted in major contributions to science. Currently, Nathan is working as a neurotechnology consultant for Blackrock Neurotech and, on his own time, has started making and selling NFTs on OpenSea drawn entirely with his brain-computer interface!


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There are so many questions that one gets regarding when it comes to take digital marketing course. Is it really worth taking it? What are the advantages of learning this course? Are there any advantages of getting a certificate of digital marketing course? There are plenty of questions related to the same. And the short answer to all of these questions is YES! Digital marketing courses are indeed beneficial and thus it is worth taking or learning them. By profession, I have worked as a digital marketing professional for number of years and that is why I have been engaged in training of digital marketing. Plenty of courses have been reviewed by me and I have interacted with bunch of students. I did end up making my own courses.
The long answer is it depends on your aim to take this digital marketing course. Do you want to learn digital marketing? Are you looking to update your resume with certification? Increasing your chances to attain a digital marketing job? Factors like expenditure and time investment are also important for the same. In this article, I am going to help you to come to a conclusion if you really should go for digital marketing course or not. I am going to talk about details in depth, about the course, expenses and what things need to be considered before you choose one.
Advantages of Digital Marketing Courses
No doubt, there are number of benefits of taking an online course, eBooks etc. And I am going to list several of them. So here we go:
Learn in a better way
If you are someone who doesn't know what digital marketing is and wants to know about it, then it would be great for you to enroll for a course. There are so many courses that are designed for beginners to help them with basics and to give them insights on the working of digital marketing.
Quite efficient
In this era of digital world, whenever we want to learn something, the first thing that comes to our mind is Google! No doubt, it is good but you can't trust it all the time. It is not the most reliable source to acquire information. And that is where digital marketing course comes in! A well designed, structured digital marketing course has everything that you are looking for. You will get each and every information here in the course. It is a great way to save your time as you don't have to waste your time on countless blogs etc.
Good for your future
Though a certification can't make you a specialist, but overall it is good for your career. Most of the employers push their employees to learn new skills that will help them to work efficiently. Certification of digital marketing course has the potential to open doors of new career opportunities.
Interact and learn from professionals
Going for a digital marketing course gives you a great opportunity to be in touch with professionals and experts. These experts will help you to know the applications of the course along with the theoretical knowledge. It is a golden chance for you to learn tips, secrets and in depth information from the experts.
Acquire the required skills
When I surveyed large number of students regarding the reason to take digital marketing course, most of them answered that they want to have skills to start their own digital marketing agency. Industry of digital marketing is growing at a fast pace every day and there are lots of students who are actively involved in it. It leads to spike in the demand and need of professionals.


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"I ask forgiveness from those who thought that I offended them in any way," Outgoing Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Sfeir said during a ceremony and mass in Bkirki on Saturday in his honor.
All my calls were aimed at strengthening cooperation between the Lebanese people, Sfeir added.
Sfeir asked God to take care of Lebanon and thanked all those who attended
President Michel Suleiman, Speaker Nabih Berri and PM -designate Najib Miqati attended the ceremony. Outgoing PM Saad Hariri did not attend because he is in Riyadh , Saudi Arabia
Cardinal Leonardo Sandri represented Pope Benedict XVI at the event held on the occasion of Sfeir's 25-year tenure. Ministers, MPs and other officials were also present.
The Papal ambassador to Lebanon, Gabriel Caccia, said during the mass that Lebanon won't be able to become strong and a mediator for peace in the world without the Christian presence in the country.
He also lauded Sfeir for his role in consolidating national identity in Lebanon.
Politics as usual
Caretaker Ministers Fadi Abboud, a member of the Free patriotic Movement which is headed by MP Michel Aoun and Youssef Saadeh, a member of the Marada Movement which is headed by MP Suleiman Franjieh left the mass as soon as it started over the alleged adoption of wrong seating protocol at the church. Caretaker Minister Gebran Bassil ( Aoun's son-in-law) did not even attend the mass.
New Patriarch
The outgoing patriarch prayed during the mass for bishops to make the right choice in the election of the new leader of the Maronite church.
Sfeir, 90 had asked several months ago to be relieved of his post because of his age. Sfeir's resignation was accepted last Saturday during a meeting with the pope on the sidelines of a visit to the Vatican to unveil a statue of the Maronite Church founder Saint Maroun on the outer wall of Saint Peter's Basilica.
According to local reports , the 39 Christian Maronite bishops will gather on March 9 to elect the new patriarch during a spiritual conclave which will be held at Bkirki . The spiritual conclave lasts 3 days and will be followed by deliberations . The name of the new patriarch will reportedly be announced 15 days later.
"Maronite Patriarch Nasrallah Boutros Sfeir has the wisdom and courage that his position requires," Labor Minister Boutros Harb said last Tuesday after meeting the patriarch in Bkirki. .
"Sfeir will be recognized as one of the great patriarchs throughout the history of the Maronite sect, thanks to the national role he played," Harb said
In a statement released by the Vatican last Saturday, Pope Benedict said that Sfeir's decision was an "expression of great humility."
"You have decided to step down from your post as the head of the Maronite church under very particular circumstances. Now I receive your free and magnanimous decision, which is an expression of great humility and deep detachment," the statement said.
Sfeir denied last Sunday that he had a preferred candidate to assume the post. "I did not nominate anyone to the post," he said.
Asked whether he had advice to convey to the bishop likely to assume the post, Sfeir said he would share some thoughts with the new patriarch once the latter is elected.
Even though he is not a politician, Sfeir is not afraid of speaking out for the cause of justice. This is why he is feared by some, resented by some, loved and respected by many who know him well.
While the Outgoing prime minister Saad Hariri who is a Muslim Sunni calls Sfeir "The conscious of Lebanon." Christian leaders like Free Patriotic Movement chief MP Michel Aoun and Marada Movement leader Suleiman Franjieh are very critical of Sfeir for being so outspoken against their allies: The Hezbollah militant group and the Syrian regime.
Sfeir who is Lebanon's top Christian spiritual leader predicted last December that Hezbollah is planning to seize power in Lebanon.
During an interview on Dec 21 with MTV he said : "The way Hezbollah is acting gives the impression that they might seize power in Lebanon."
Less than a month later Hariri's government collapsed
The Iranian- and Syrian-backed Hezbollah brought down PM Saad Hariri's government on January 12 over the Special Tribunal for Lebanon's imminent indictment which is widely expected to implicate Hezbollah members in the assassination of former PM Rafik Hariri in 2005 .
Sfeir said during the same December MTV interview : "We hope no Lebanese were involved in Hariri's murder , but if those involved are Lebanese, every criminal must face punishment."
Mikati, who was backed by Hezbollah and its March 8 allies including MP Walid Jumblatt and Mohammad Safadi, was appointed on January 25 by president Michel Suleiman as PM-designate to form and head the next cabinet , giving Hezbollah and its allies increased leverage in the country and provoking widespread protest.
Mikati, Jumblatt, Safadi and their blocs were elected on March 14 electoral lists during the 2009 parliamentary elections


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Local detection of entanglement
Departamento de Raios Cósmicos e Cronologia, Instituto de
Física Gleb Wataghin, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, C.P.
6165, cep 13084-971, Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil
Corresponding authors: a firstname.lastname@example.com - b email@example.com
Revised: 28 June 2005
Published online: 16 November 2005
We construct an explicit model where it can be established if a two mode pure Gaussian system is entangled or not by acting only on one of the parts that constitute the system. Measuring the dispersion in momentum and the time evolution of the dispersion in position of one particle we can tell if entanglement is present as well as the degree of entanglement of the system.
PACS: 03.67.-a – Quantum information / 03.65.Ud – Entanglement and quantum nonlocality (e.g. EPR paradox, Bell's inequalities, GHZ states, etc.)
© EDP Sciences, Società Italiana di Fisica, Springer-Verlag, 2005


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d-Rich TV Camp
The D-Rich TV Camp has had players in attendance from 38 states in the past four years. The players that attended have included some of the top young players in the Country. Platforms such as Ballislife, MSHTV, Hoop Diamonds, OVERTIME,Elite Mixtapes, HWBD Hoops, BUCKEYE Prep, Uncle Drew Productions, City League Hoops and many more have been in attendance to give top performers exposure.
The goal of the D-Rich TV Camp is to provide an competitive atmosphere and help players gain national exposure. The camp will give players the opportunity to see where there game stands and also meet new players from across the Country. The D-Rich TV Camp is an exposure camp so it will be no drills, only games. Each game will have media and evaluators in attendance.
The 2021 D-Rich TV Camp will be held in Akron, Oh on August 21-22 at the Tallmadge Recreation Center which is a beautiful four court facility in a nearby Akron suburb.
This years camp will be for the classes of 2025- 2029. Each player will play 4 Games throughout the weekend and a chance to make the All Star Team. Each player will receive a full uniform at check-in. come ready to compete!


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Embrace the hybrid workplace of the future. Digital workflows let your teams do their best wherever they choose to work.
Organizations are quickly realizing that work is no longer just a place, but an activity, accelerating the need to digitally transform. The future of work will be hybrid and distributed.
Juliana Beauvais
Research Manager, IDC