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'World Music'
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Do Artists Take from Other Nations' Musical Culture Enough?
IT was quite hard coming up with a title…
that assessed and underlined what I was trying to say. I have covered a lot of musical ground over the course of the day – so will not burden and keep people too much, now. Some of the best sounds of the year, so far, have incorporated different cultures and textures. I have been awed by music from Tune-Yards and The Go! Team – both their current efforts splice in music from other continents and countries. It is hard to pinpoint exact parts of the world: there are African, Asian and North American touches here and there. I have been thinking of the albums that travel the world, as it were, and blend traditional Western elements with something lesser-heard and new. Many people consider music to be on a downward curve and slightly devalued – not quite as rambunctious, inventive and striking as previous years. There is validity to that argument but I wonder one thing: are musicians pushing boundaries enough and making music that strays beyond the walls and smoking area of the mainstream? We all hear acts who splice genres and do something that is very un-commercial and bold. I am all for that but, largely, that experimentation revolves around traditional instruments and predictable confines. That is not to say the sounds that arrive are ordinary and soft: artists like Tune-Yards are among the most arresting and sensational around right now!
I will mention a couple of 'classic' albums soon but, in new music, there are a few artists that take from various continents and communities. Before I mention one of my favourite new musicians; it is worth addressing that dreaded term: 'World Music'. I put it in upper-case because we often see the genre as an outsider and unique – maybe not in a good way. Many feel music that comes from outside Europe and North America is 'World Music' – or it is the various sounds and squawks from nations we do not usually go to regarding good and fascinating ideas. We feel anything unconventional and away-from-the-traditional is unusual and warrants exclusion. I grant there are types of music, that fall into that genre, that are quite hard to get behind. I love African beats and flavours; I am keen on the strings and eccentric elements of Asian music – little bits of Australian music and what happens in indigenous areas. It is tricky embracing all other nations because the quality does vary. What I wonder is whether artists feel everything from other parts of the world hold little value because it is not featured on the radio and in the charts – that would be a faulty assumption.
IN THIS PHOTO: Vanessa Forero
An artist I am very fond of – and have not heard from in a while – is Brighton-based Vanessa Forero. She has Colombian background/D.N.A. and has used instruments from South America in her music. One need only listen to her 2016-E.P., From the Uproar, and there are incredible touches that one does not normally get from other artists. You need only look at the E.P.'s cover to see the sort of colour and exotic she brings to the music! There are beguiling pipes and percussion; incredible strings and international, vivacious swirls. You can see my technical grasp/terminology is not exactly profound – Forero would be best-placed to answer that – but I saw pre-release videos from her home where she guided the viewer into her world. She had/has instruments everywhere and balances conventional instruments with those from South America. One hears From the Uproar and there is a mystical, spiritual elevation that I have not heard anywhere else! Forero is part of a minority who are willing to expand their minds and challenge the predictable. I am not saying all other artists lack that spirit and quality: it is difficult to integrate music from other nations and make it fit inside familiar moulds. I am finding, with a lot of the bigger, bolder albums coming from artists; they are putting unusual sounds and international flavours into the pot. Fifi Rong is another artist who manages to bring other nations into her music. She blends East with West: the delightful and engaging tones of Asia with harder, more-crowd-friendly tones of the West. The result is some of the most appealing and inspirational music I have heard in a long time. Artists like Forero and Rong not only add something unexpected and fresh into the music - they introduce the listener to other sides of music (and nations we might think of when it comes to music).
I have mentioned Vanessa Forero and her Colombian ties: others I know source from Japan and China; parts of Africa and Central/South America. Most of the accessible and quality music we hear does not stray too far from the U.K. and U.S. I wonder whether artists are doing enough to broaden the scene and inspire the new generation. We are at a time when artists are being scrutinised and judged with every move they make. I am impressed there is so much invention in music but, if we want to go beyond the expected and known – do we need to take from other parts of the world? One of the most effective ways of doing this is to travel to other nations: is this feasible and possible for any artists; let alone newer acts who struggle to afford gigs in parts of their own country?! I wanted to mention two albums that took from African rhythms and ecosystems: Paul Simon's Graceland and Blur's Think Tank. The former saw Paul Simon break barriers and pair with the Ladysmith Black Mambazo choir – at a time when there was apartheid and racial discrimination in South Africa. The role of Ladysmith on Graceland cannot be ignored. I have not addressed vocal possibilities when it comes to other continents. The stunning, harmonious blends make songs like Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes and Homeless define the album and make it sound like nothing you have ever heard!
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It is not only the African vocals that go into Graceland. Los Lobos appear on All Around the World or The Myth of Fingerprints. Aside from legal battles between Los Lobos and Paul Simon; it is the voices and strings of Los Lobos that take a song from the ordinary to the sublime. Elsewhere on Graceland; the African influences and elements make the album such a varied, interesting and intense experience – and give listeners a window into other parts of the world; music they would not ordinarily hear. Damon Albarn and Blur sojourned in Africa during the Think Tank period and would write and record in humble and simple conditions. Albarn, especially, has always been curious regards other parts of the globe. For Think Tank; you can hear Africa in titles - Moroccan Peoples Revolutionary Bowls Club – and the swoon-and-bliss of Caravan. Blur travelled to Marrakesh and Morocco and were inspired by the people there. Songs like Crazy Beat and Gene by Genre came together in Marrakesh. The vocals were sung outside – the band felt it was a breath of fresh air being out of the studio and in such splendid conditions. They would record vocals on rooftops and underneath trees; it would be a real eye-opener for the band. Not only did that experience compel Albarn to look deeper into Africa (and Asia, in later work) but it adds a real niche to Think Tank.
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The record blends Western loops and electronics with those exotic and beautiful sensations of Africa – deftly able to weave the best from the West and East without losing its solidity and purpose. The two albums I have mentioned are among the most popular and notable than feature elements of other continents. To be fair, if you did your research, there are a fair few that go beyond the confines of home and pick from other parts of the world. In my view; there are not enough modern artists taking a leap and going to other countries. You do not, actually, need to leave your home to get a sense of international music and areas parts of the globe. I think, for a band or solo artists, a recording jaunt abroad can not only revitalise and rejuvenate music – it can infuse and infect an album and bring new dynamics into the ranks! If I were a musician, I would set money aside for some time in Africa - getting involved with local communities and sounds coming from there. It does not even need to be confined to Africa and Asia. Being bold enough to go to lesser-represented part of the U.S., for instance, could introduce new sounds and people to the mind. Consider Australia and how vast the land is; the scope and wonder of South America and all the inherent choices there. The world really is open and available to eager musicians – is it being exploited as much as possible? I agree it is tough assimilating foreign sounds into a market that still relies on Western ideas and a mix of genres (rather than nations). I feel, with a little curiosity and ambition; artists who are willing to splice something international into the scene will reap the rewards and inspire other musicians…
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Kaz's Korner
NFL combine indicates Winston will be first QB drafted
Turning pro in the sport of baseball or basketball is not nearly as difficult a transition than what is required for a college quarterback to join the National Football League.
Major league baseball is the same game as the one played by colleges and universities with the exception of the use of wooden bats instead of those ultra-lively aluminum ones used by the amateurs.
And the National Basketball Association plays by the same basic rules as the collegiate game, except it is quite a bit faster with much less time to shoot a basket.
But being an NFL quarterback is as different as night and day from the game being played in college.
According to an article appearing in Sunday's Houston Chronicle, "While amateur offenses spread out farther and roll off points faster than in the past, professional franchise quarterbacks just can't be found.
"The kids with the killer arms and swift legs can't survive in the NFL, spinning in circles while the weight of a slowly-changing league drags them down."
The article points out that Baylor led the NCAA Football Bowl Subdivision in scoring last season, averaging 48.2 points and reaching 60 four times. Oregon was fourth with 45.4, breaking 50 five times.
But the Bears' quarterback Bryce Perry and the Ducks' Marcus Mariota will have to re-learn their position as pros, throwing away years of progress and hoping they can adapt to a new world in the NFL.
Mariota admits he has not been in a huddle since high school. Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians commented, "So many times you're evaluating a quarterback who has never called a play in a huddle and never used a snap count.
"They hold up a card on the sideline, the quarterback kicks his foot and throws the ball—that ain't playing quarterback. There's no leadership involved there. When you get them and they have to use verbiage and they have to spit the verbiage out and change the snap count, they are light years behind," Arians concluded.
During the last five drafts, only Indianapolis' Andrew Luck (No. 1 overall, 2012) and Seattle's Russell Wilson (No. 75, 2012) are considered among the NFL's elite quarterbacks.
Cam Newton has led Carolina to the playoffs two consecutive seasons, but was erratic last year. Cincinnati's Andy Dalton, San Francisco's Colin Kaepernick, Washington's Robert Griffin III, Philadelphia's Nick Foles and St. Louis' Sam Bradford have both shined and sputtered. Miami's Ryan Tannehill stepped forward in 2014.
There also were some draft disasters during that time period, too, like Tim Tebow, Geno Smith, E.J. Manuel, Brandon Weeden and Blaine Gabbert.
"Some were typecast and cast out. Some were rushed, thrown into the chaos of a win-now league and never given the time they needed to adjust to their new world. Some just never had it, thriving in college and quickly dying in the pros," the Chronicle article pointed out.
"The most recent potential bust was the biggest name in the 2014 draft—Cleveland's Johnny Manziel," the article concluded.
"As for the 2015 quarterback prospects, only Florida State's Jameis Winston is viewed as pro-ready. UCLA's Brett Hundley, Mariota and Petty are among the projects, with a clear drop-off after Winston, the early favorite for the No. 1 pick, and Mariota, the 2014 Heisman trophy winner," the Chronicle story predicted.
Winston completed 16-of-16 passes in drills Saturday at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis where the combine took place last week and ended Monday. Mariota, who had a better time than Winston in the 40, connected on 13-of-15 passes.
However, Winston is a semi-traditional pocket passer and is the only elite prospect at the quarterback position and therefore viewed as pro-ready and favored to be the No. 1 pick by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the 2015 NFL draft set for April 30-May2.
"The NFL is going to have to start getting used to evaluating these spread quarterbacks. It's really hard," NFL Network analyst Mike Mayock said. "When you watch Hundley and Petty within the framework of their offense, they've got a long way to go to become pocket quarterbacks.
"They don't throw with anticipation. If the first look isn't there, both of them are hesitant and indecisive, which leads to sacks and other problems.
"You want to say you're going to need at least a redshirt year as a second or third-round draft pick. But what they need is live snaps, not 7-on-7 snaps in practice," Mayock observed.
KWICKIES…While playing in a threesome with Craig Couvillion and Bob Hoepner at Sunset Grove Country Club Sunday, Couvillion observed a bird walking along the cart path of the Par 5, No. 7 hole that he didn't recognize. And Craig is really up on his bird identifications. He scouted the Internet for several minutes and saw a photo of the exact bird under the category of partridge. You never know what kind of critter you'll run across at Sunset Grove.
Twenty-four year-old Joey Logano became the second youngest driver to win the Daytona 500 Sunday and the $1.58 million for first place. He is youngest driver to win the prestigious event behind Trevor Bayne, who was 20 when he pulled off an upset victory in 2011.
Sergio Garcia, in his true form, bogeyed the final two holes and blew a chance to win last weekend's Northern Trust Open at the Riviera Country Club in Los Angeles after teeing off on No. 17 with a one-shot lead. But his bogey on 17 put him into a first-place logjam and the bogey on No. 18 took him out of playoff contention, which was eventually won by long-shot James Hahn, who sunk a 25-foot birdie on the third extra hole to defeat Dustin Johnson and Paul Casey. Hahn pocketed $1,206,000 by firing rounds of 66-74-69-69—278.
Kentucky Derby hopeful Far Right overtook a three-wide group of leaders to win the $300,000 Southwest stakes by 1¾ lengths in a driving rainstorm Sunday at Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs, Ark. Far Right was ridden by Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith and followed his come-from-behind win in last month's Smarty Jones where he also beat the favorite Mr. Z, who is trained by D. Wayne Lukas.
Adrian Peterson's agent reportedly got into a heated verbal altercation with the Minnesota Vikings' front office Monday afternoon and told them Peterson will never play for the Vikings again.
When the NFL competition committee meets in Naples, Fla. this weekend, many coaches and team officials may propose taking another look at expanding replay and possibly making penalties reviewable. Replays become a hot topic each off-season because of lingering memories of controversial plays like the non-call in the Detroit Lions-Dallas Cowboys playoff game and Dez Bryant's attempt to catch a pass against Green Bay which was ruled a reception and then overturned.
The Lamar Cardinals baseball team proved to be unruly hosts last weekend as they swept a four-game series from Manhattan at Vincent-Beck Field in Beaumont. The Cards scored 39 runs and only allowed nine in the four games as they improved their early-season record to 6-2. The Redbirds return to action this weekend with a three-game series against UT-Pan American at Vincent Beck Field.
Former Beaumont Ozen star basketball player Kendrick Perkins reportedly has signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers after being waived by the Utah Jazz Saturday. At 6-10, 280 pounds, Perkins will give the Cavs additional size and strength and a tough, physical defensive presence off the bench. Perkins played with the Boston Celtics when they won a title in 2008 and also went to the NBA Finals with Oklahoma City.
JUST BETWEEN US…The Houston Texans most likely will use their 16th pick in the first round of the upcoming NFL draft on an edge rusher, wide receiver, defensive end or offensive tackle. And they're in luck because this year's draft is loaded with talented players at those positions, according to the recently-completed combine at Indianapolis. The Texans also may need a cornerback if they lose Kareem Jackson to free agency.
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In a world where fitness and physical activity is often relegated to the dark dungeon-like machine-filled gyms, it is the inner desire to break through the status quo and challenge the human body that led John to leave conventional gyms back in 2013 to focus on bodyweight training & calisthenics. The ultimate goal? Complete bodyweight domination, taking control of all human body parts to execute complex, functional and challenging movements that make full use of the human anatomy.
Born and raised in Italy, continued his studies in London, and now currently resides in China since 2010 - John has combined his corporate life with his passion for fitness by finding a healthy balance between the two. Business professional by day, Ninja Warrior by night.
A passion for fitness that led him, after numerous years of training, to start teaching monthly Ninja Warrior classes in Shanghai, and to team up with YEYU to help this young start-up grow and thrive in the vibrant sports&fitness scene in Shanghai.
Differently from many other forms of fitness, Calisthenics and Ninja Warrior are disciplines that rely almost exclusively on your body weight to help you improve core, agility, strength, functionality while at the same time acquiring new skills and exploring the limitations of the human body. Commitment, persistence and a general desire to challenge yourself on a daily basis are the driving forces behind this type of training, where there is no space for machines, burpees or 20-minute long planks.
Wherever you live, and wherever you travel, there is no place on earth where you can't find a good spot to train or challenge yourself.
Whether at home.
At the gym.
On Shanghai rooftops.
Wandering around your hometown (Milan),
Or exploring Jeju Island's beautiful sceneries.
Remember, your fitness regime shouldn't be limited to the gym.
The World is our playground.
If you want to learn more about Calisthenics & Ninja Warrior, or simply want to challenge John at some funky and unorthodox exercise feel free to add him on the YEYU app or on WeChat (JD4000).


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A Clarification
I was talking with my friend Kat the other day and I realized I should probably clarify something. When I write about international development for this blog I am referring to contemporary development efforts born out of the rubble of WWII. In order to address the reconstruction of Europe the Bretton Woods Conference was convened and new ideas and agencies were employed to oversee and finance this great undertaking. After the initial successes the same agencies and ideas were plied to developing countries, the majority of which were former colonies. The ensuing mess is what we are still dealing with 60 years later.
She was responding to my entry "If I Knew Now What I Knew Then". Her point was that if we look at human development over the recorded history of man we have been very successful. I would agree. Who can argue with longer life expectancies, the renaissance, indoor plumbing and the ipod? These are all good things in and of themselves, but when we consider the externalities, the systems created and employed to produce these outcomes, we again see people's inability to create the future they would really want. Take the production and processing methods that have revolutionized manufacturing in order to make everything from pharmaceuticals to consumer goods increasingly affordable to most people. These same production and processing methods are destroying our quality of life by consuming resources at alarming rates and polluting the environment. I think most people would give up some of the "advances" they have come to live with if the industrial revolution could have developed with humankind's current environmental concerns as an influencing factor. Maybe "most" is more my hope than the reality currently, but I imagine in the next fifty years this will be true. Thanks for the food for thought Kat.


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A senior al-Qaeda leader in Pakistan, Abu Hafs al-Shahri, has been killed, say senior US officials. There has been no independent confirmation of the death, which officials said happened in the Waziristan tribal region. The US frequently carries out drone air strikes against suspected … [Read more...]
al-Qaeda leader Abu Hafs al-Shahri killed in Pakistan
Obama announces US troop withdrawls from Afghanistan
US President Barack Obama has announced that all of the 33,000 extra US forces he ordered to Afghanistan in December 2009 would be back in the USA within the next 15 months. President Obama said that 10,000 of the "surge" forces would withdraw by the end of this year, and the other 23,000 would … [Read more...]
Ayman al-Zawahiri becomes new al-Qaeda leader
Ayman al-Zawahiri has been appointed as al-Qaeda leader, says a statement allegedly issued by the organisation's general command. The move follows the US assasination of former leader Osama Bin Laden last month in Pakistan. Zawahiri was Bin Laden's deputy for years and is believed by some to … [Read more...]
Stephen Harper pays surprise visit to Canadian soldiers in Afghanistan
Canadian Prime Minister, Stephen Harper has paid a surprise visit to Canadian soldiers stationed in Kanadahar, Afghanistan on Monday. It seems to be the way of world leaders visiting Afghanistan, that they have to turn up unannounced to prevent any cunning Taliban plots to assassinate … [Read more...]
Posthumous Osama Bin Laden tape released by al-Qaeda
A 12 minute audio recording made by Osama Bin Laden shortly before he died has been released by al-Qaeda. In the message, he praises the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt and speaks of a "rare historic opportunity" for Muslims to rise up. "I think that the winds of change will blow over the entire … [Read more...]
Gates says Bin Laden raid a major humiliation for Pakistan
US Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates says the "ability of the United States to enter Pakistan, kill Osama bin Laden and leave without detection was a humiliation to Pakistanis." Gates along with the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Admiral Mike Mullen, insist there is no evidence that … [Read more...]
Pornography among items seized in Bin Laden raid
The propaganda war over the assassination of Osama Bin Laden heated up today with the revelation from US officials that a stash of pornography was among the items seized by US Navy SEALS in the 2nd May raid. The officials are at pains to point out that it is unclear who the material belonged to … [Read more...]
President Obama announces death of Osama Bin Laden in firefight with US military
Osama bin Laden is dead and his body has been recovered by US authorities, US President Barack Obama has confirmed. Obama made the dramatic announcement in a hastily called, late-night appearance Sunday at the White House. Obama said last week he determined the US had enough evidence to … [Read more...]
Report: Osama Bin Laden dead – Obama to make announcement
Osama bin Laden is dead and the US has his body, a U.S official has told media. US President Barack Obama is to make an emergency announcement at an abruptly called late-night press conference. A US intelligence official has confirmed he is set to announce Bin Laden's death, US media are … [Read more...]
US thought David Hicks was "combat-hardened terrorist"
WikiLeaks has published secret US military documents that show Australian Guantanamo inmate David Hicks was assessed by US interrogators as a ''highly trained, experienced and combat-hardened'' terrorist with the potential to become a "senior leader of extremist organisations" if released from … [Read more...]
Libya leader Gaddafi claims "all my people love me"
Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has claimed that "all my people love me" and still continues to deny there are protests going on in Tripoli. In the interview with the BBC, Gaddafi says he felt "betrayed by the world leaders who had urged him to quit." His people he said "would die to … [Read more...]
Street protests in Yemen blocked by police
Unrest continues to simmer in Yemen with hundreds of protesters attempting to march on the presidential palace getting blocked by lines of police. President Ali Abdullah Saleh has been making concessions in recent weeks in an attempt to stave off a peoples revolution similar to Egypt's and … [Read more...]
Where in the world is WikiLeaks' Julian Assange?
Where in the world is Julian Assange? Apparently in the United Kingdom according to latest reports. British intelligence even claim to know where he is hiding. But then again they claim to know a lot of things they don't really have any idea about. Swedish authorities have won a court ruling to … [Read more...]
Yemen Bomb flown on passenger plane
A bomb sent from Yemen capital Sanaa and seized in Dubai was transported on Qatar Airways passenger flights. It went on an Airbus A320 flight to Doha. Then swapped to another flight to Dubai. The bomb stuffed in a printer toner catridge was addressed to a Jewish synagogue in the US city of … [Read more...]
Condoleezza Rice admits mistakes after Iraq invasion
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice thinks mistakes were made in the aftermath of the US invasion of Iraq. Rice acknowledged a failure to focus rebuilding efforts throughout the country and attributed the problem to a lack of understanding. "I think we put too much emphasis on Baghdad and … [Read more...]


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This week our CEO Dan Kustelski sat down with Dave Weischadle, host of House of Card Radio, to offer his insight on the fast-paced sports betting landscape in the US
The pair discussed Chalkline Sport's role in the industry and the services we offer (19:16), from how casino operators should approach the post-PASPA world to the next waves of states expected to regulate.
Dave and Dan also covered how educating the market will play into sports betting moving forward (23:00), and how Chalkline helps casinos engage bettors across all levels of experience.
Next, the interview transitioned to covering Chalkline's efforts to launch Tropicana Sports all-new iGaming platform in Atlantic City (24:45). More specifically, Chalkline's strategy of employing 'Sports Betting Lite' powered by free-to-play BettorGames to accelerate customer acquisition.
The discussion then shifted to important trends in the US sports betting market (29:19), including the dominance of football, the future of live in-play wagering (34:35), along with the transition from retail to online action. Dan gave his take on each of these points, analyzing how closely each state will follow the "Las Vegas Model".
Finally, Dan recalled how the Chalkline Sports team was established (41:11), tracking its origins to his experience running a regulated sportsbook in South Africa to its current incarnation today.


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I have a few more reviews to catch up on, but I'm still reading the books in question so for today, I'm going to be lazy and just share an amazing video clip I found.
The music is composed by Mark Petrie and the video comes from Assassin's Creed. For those who are not gamers, Assassin's Creed is a video game and, wait for it, this whole sequence is an animation!
I haven't played Assassin's Creed myself, but I've seen it played and the in-game graphics are 'almost' as good as this animation. Is it any wonder that so many of us are hooked on games?


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Feature documentary Fear No Fruit chronicles Frieda Caplan's rise from being the first woman entrepreneur on the Los Angeles Wholesale Produce Market in the 1960s, to transforming American cuisine by introducing over 200 exotic fruits and vegetables to U.S. supermarkets. Still an inspiration at 91, Frieda's daughters and granddaughter carry on the business legacy. Written, Directed and Produced by Mark Brian Smith.


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Mathematics is a beautiful subject. It provides students with the skills to solve problems and appreciate the patterns that occur in everyday life. The maths department at Pate's Grammar school strives to develop students that have the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject. In maths at Pate's we empower our students by looking beyond the curriculum. We value problem solving and ensure that it permeates the work undertaken by all year groups. We likewise encourage risk taking when solving problems, challenging all to become confident in their own ability in mathematics. We believe our teaching is innovative, allowing students to thrive. We provide a safe and secure environment in which to learn and offer weekly support sessions for all year groups.
The maths department is very proud of the achievements of our students year on year, not only their attainment in maths (which is exceptional by any measure), but also their willingness to help others; we have fostered links with junior schools in the area enabling us to support some of the most able mathematicians within our local community. We also take the opportunity to provide our students with the challenge of external maths events, each year entering all of our year 7&8 students for the Junior UKMT maths challenge and many pupils in years 9 to 13 for the Intermediate and Senior events - with many pupils going on to compete in subsequent rounds at national level. Each year we also work with the Further Maths Support Programme (FMSP) to host the Year 10 maths feast, a yearly competition against local schools. Maths is an incredibly popular subject choice in years 12 and 13 at Pate's, with over 200 students taking A-Level mathematics and over 100 taking A-level further mathematics. Our further mathematicians in particular benefit from our links with GCHQ - weekly sessions from the mathematicians at GCHQ look beyond the A level syllabus and give those wishing to read mathematics at university an insight into topic areas they may meet. Working alongside FMSP we also provide STEP (sixth term extension paper) sessions, not only to our own students but to those in the local area, helping students to prepare for the rigorous exam that Cambridge, Warwick and other top universities require when applying for maths at University. Maths at Pate's is a popular and exciting subject, our students thrive in a culture of discovery and exploration, nurturing many to go on and study the subject (or a related field) at world class universities.
Please click here for more details of our Maths curriculum
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"Maths at my primary school was just about doing sums - now I understand it is about learning how to use a whole new language to solve problems, I love it!" (Year 8 Pupil)


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Patients of the week: Feeding time! Baby American Avocets and Killdeer
Video by Cheryl Reynolds from our San Francisco Bay center.
A few younger patients also can be seen below during feeding time in an incubator, photo by Suzi Eszterhas.
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Robyn & Sam | Bowburn Hall Hotel Wedding
They got married on the first day of this year and it definitely gave an amazing kick-start to their year, and mine, too!
Loads of happy vibes, laughter, shots and dancing! A dream of a day to be part of!
Robyn's talented mum did everyone's hair and gorgeous flowers, her sisters were on bridesmaid duties, while Sam's pals did the guard of honour as the happy couple walked out of the church, what an unforgettable moment!
The reception continued at the Bowburn Hall Hotel, where the party had an exclusive use all day and night. You could not fault the service and wedding co-ordination team in the slightest!
Venue - Bowburn Hall Hotel
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Mobile marketing is one of the newest types of marketing, yet it actually incorporates elements of some of the oldest and well proven methods. Many of the same rules that apply to other kinds of marketing will apply to mobile marketing too. However, there are some noteworthy differences. This article presents some solid advice on getting the best from this brilliant advertising medium.
You may have been aware of the ability to offer free applications to your customers, but it also easy to create those applications yourself. Improve your marketing strategy by offering a special app for your customers only. There is a ton of variety to choose from, which will help you customize your app to the fullest.
When starting out with mobile marketing you should only launch one campaign at a time to determine what approaches are most successful. Once you see some success, you need a measuring stick for your campaign's longevity as opposed to just looking at sales numbers. The use of this formula will help you create a successful campaign with long-term effectiveness.
It might be a good idea for your company to make a mobile app to market. Doing so will prompt customers to check your app for new promotions and sales. To make your brand more recognizable you need a good presence on the ground, as well. Developing applications will cost some money, however, so consult with a professional.
Your mobile marketing campaign should be compatible for use with a multitude of hand-held devices. You must take into consideration many mobile devices when you are creating a mobile marketing campaign. Making the code compatible with all these devices is important if you want to reach the largest possible audience in your mobile marketing campaign.
You could create an app related to your industry that provides tips to the users and draws them to your site for longer. Apps that help people accomplish a task stay at the top of the mobile charts. In order to monetize the app, your options include advertising and selling your products through the app, or profiting through selling the app directly.
You can attract customers with savvy mobile marketing, but flooding people with useless messages can quickly turn them away. Create an effective mobile marketing strategy with the tips you just read, especially if you're inexperienced with this field. By doing so, you are sure to attract additional clientele and generate new profits.


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An Ideal Guide to Selecting the Best Translators
When looking to improve your business and taking it to the next levels, you need to make the relevant changes and advancements. In this article, you will get to have a better understanding of the factors that you need to keep in mind when hiring translators for your business.
One of the most critical aspects that you need to consider is the levels of experience that these professionals, people who have been in the game for long enough. It is only when you are dealing with the experts that you are better positioned to receive great excellence in the results expected and in case you need technical translations.
The accuracy of translations is also a thing that you need to closely look into as you only need work that is real-time and offers exact preciseness. As you check on the accuracy, it is important for you to check the type of memory tools that they use as they can be used for later projects and ventures.
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When you read the reviews, check whether there are complaints on the issue of delivery and timeliness of the work that the professionals were offered. When you select a professional in the field, you get to see that you are at a better position to experience great quality work without violation of deadlines.
As the client, it is essential for you to ensure that your privacy and confidentiality is adhered to as you are dealing with your company information which could be sensitive and one can get more info here. In case of any uneventful occurrences that lead to information leakage, you will get a reimbursement for the losses that you have suffered.
Another thing that you need to closely consider is the kind or rather the quality of customer service that the translation professionals give you. It is critical for you to disregard companies or translators who do not pick calls in the initial stages as they prove to you that they are unreliable in their work.
You need to take your time and make comparisons so that whatever you pick is affordable and reasonable for you. You are better prepared to deal with the payments when you know what to expect.
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Made from Australian Certified Organic Cotton and printed with water based dyes this classic shopper bag features a gorgeous male and female Blue Wren embroidered over a native Australian grass print.
Dimensions: 40x40cm with 11cm side gusset. The large size is suitable for carrying groceries and everyday personal items with wide straps for comfort over your shoulder or in your hand.
The stylish packaging makes The Linen Press range especially suitable as gifts for friends and family here in Australia and overseas. Packaging is made from Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified cardboard.
Designed in Australia. The Linen Press was established in 1994 by Joan and Susy Kennedy and is a Melbourne based company. Their products are designed in conjunction with local artists.
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Every week the people at Rev Gal Blog Pals toss out a set of five questions, some stir my heart, some provoke my imagination, and some leave me wondering. So it was today. I just couldn't connect with the set of questions about technology. I confess, my addiction may be blocking my response. Besides, it's the Ides of March and I'm on a search for spring. It's something I do at this time of the year.
When I was a child in Minnesota, a mid-march search for spring was a challenge. But still I found signs of spring:
the thin black ice over puddles that had frozen during the night, the assurance that it would be at least nine months before there was another full day lived at below zero temps! the sight of people wearing shorts on the first warm day, little patches of green grass poking through the spots where sun had melted the snow, robins returning
Now I live far away from the land of deep winter. Signs of spring are different in a desert. But they're still there: birds returning to the hedge outside my window, bicyclists on the bike path, soft red dessert sunsets, daffodils (a sign of spring both here in New Mexico and in Wales– the land of my forbearers), the energy I feel returning after my annual winter hibernation


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Manor Way Primary Academy
Academy Description
Manor Way Primary Academy is a high performing one form entry school with a nursery in the Halesowen area in Dudley. With 171 pupils on role, Manor Way is small enough to ensure that every child can feel part of the school family.
The thriving Forest School is a great example of the broad and exciting curriculum taught, with the children learning to laugh, get muddy and make friends. We expect children to leave Manor Way confident, prepared and ready to succeed at secondary school.
Academy Ethos
Manor Way's vision reflects a passionate commitment to learning. It is driven by their desire to offer the best possible education for pupils in partnership with parents, the trust and the local community. Their vision is quite simply that they want their children to be the best that they can be.
Manor Way aims for all children to:
- achieve their full potential and develop lifelong learning behaviours
- learn together in a safe, caring environment
- make respectful, thoughtful and healthy choices
- feel valued and value others
- enjoy school
In short, the goal for the children at Manor Way Primary Academy is for them to be happy and successful learners.
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Gemstone of the Month: Bloodstone
Gemstone of the Month: Bloodstone
Bloodstone (also known as Heliotrope) is part of the Chalcedony family. It is a dark green gemstone with red flecks. The red flecks are actually inclusions of Hematite or Red Jasper and were said to resemble drops of blood on the stone, hence the name. Bloodstone is readily available and is found in India, Australia, Brazil, China, Russia, the Middle East, central Europe, and Scotland. Historically, Bloodstone has been believed to represent the vitality of life since it appears to have blood running through it. It's healing properties have been used for thousands of years. Many cultures would dip Bloodstone in cold water and place it on the body to increase circulation, prevent injury or disease, stop blood loss, and heal wounds. It was believed to be such a powerful healer that ancient warriors & athletes even carried Bloodstone with them during battles or competitions.
Bloodstone is the must-have stone for wellness & immunity. It stimulates the body to heal itself and to cure infections. This is the season when everyone is fighting colds, the flu, and other infections, so it's the perfect time to drape yourself in Bloodstone. It is believed to have the ability to boost your own immune system, keep you well so you do not catch illnesses from those around you, and help you get well sooner if you have caught an infection. For some people, Bloodstone can be too dense and intense for all-the-time wear, but it's strength & power make it the ideal gemstone for fighting off acute infections. Any time I start feeling sick, I immediately grab my Bloodstone jewelry!!
Bloodstone also has other amazing properties in addition to immunity boosting & wound healing. It's dense, earthy nature make it an ideal stone for grounding and stabilizing both your body and mind, allowing you to be focused and in the present moment. This translates into emotional well-being as well, as Bloodstone can stabilize your moods and heal emotional wounds, including those emotional wounds that you may have been carrying around for a while.
The next time you're at Bead World, make sure to pick up some Bloodstone to keep you healthy and grounded!
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Andrew Weldon
Senior Multiplayer Designer
You'll Shoot Your Eye Out
Feb. 2012 // Quake III Arena: Deathmatch
Former Raven colleague Matthew Breit and I re-united at LightBox Interactive in 2009. With restored co-worker status came the return of daily lunch discussions of all the side projects we wanted to do but would never find time to finish. One such project for Matt was building a Quake III level inspired by this piece by Peter Gric. Rather than tediously build the "disintegrating cubes" look by hand, he began developing a Python script that would generate cubes in Maya, then export back to Radiant. Matt's original plans called for stripping the walls off one of Bal's old Quake III DM maps and treating it as an art-only portfolio piece until I volunteered to design a new and fully-playable layout to go with it.
I began piecing together the layout in what little spare time I could find April 2010. Over the span of a few months we went back and forth on the design, settling on a monolithic concrete structure ripe for cubing. With the layout mostly done, Matt shifted his focus to finishing the CubeSpew script and began cubing the layout. That's when disaster struck. The level was so large and the cubes so dense that Quake III's renderer couldn't keep up - we'd either have to strip the layout down or build a new and smaller layout from scratch.
Rather than gut an otherwise strong level, we decided to set the original layout aside for later use and I started work on a new, slimmer design. Much like Q4DM10, I began with the idea of a central jump pad flinging players from one end of the level to the other, this time arcing through a hole in a massive chunk of concrete towering over the level. The new layout also retains a three-tiered structure from the original, this time relying more on short jump pads instead of long, size-bloating, and difficult to cube ramps. The new size played excellently in a 3-player playtest, and Matt started cubing once more.
In final form, the level still suffers from some low performance spikes due to the density of cubes (Quake III's renderer doesn't handle "throw a bajillion triangles at each core" batching the way new video cards prefer). Still, by way of Matt's cubes, textures, and lighting, this is without a doubt the most visually striking level I've ever worked on and it also stands as one of my stronger pure DM layouts.
Matt released an updated version of this level on March 19th, 2012 in which he updated the CubeSpew script to generate variable-resolution lightmap scaling on faces (for better-defined shadows) and hooked up an AAS file for basic bot navigation. While the standard Quake III bots don't handle the numerous ledges and jumps well, it does at least make the level playable offline.
For more on this level, including technical cube details, visit lunaran.com
Level Design
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Environment Art
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Don't Mess With Hexas
Jan. 2011 // Quake III Arena: Deathmatch
I built this level as part of MapCore's 20 Brush Challenge in which we had two weeks to build a level using only 20 solids (skybox and game entities such as triggers did not count toward this limit).
I blocked out a few rough passes before deciding to take a chance on the interlocking hexagon style which gave me exactly twenty platforms with which to assemble my layout. I used a mix of jump pads and func_bobbing platforms to ensure connectivity between platform clusters and different elevations, and ended up with a fairly solid loop through the level.
I had originally blocked out the level using Matthew Breit's lun3dm5 concrete textures, which were of course reserved for dm5's eventual cubing and release. Matthew was kind enough to give me a dirtier concrete set with a fancy jump pad texture, while also running the skybox through a Python script he developed for lun3dm5 to generate the sky lighting. His final contribution to the level was suggesting I take the name "Hexas" to its logical conclusion.
Level Design
Andrew Weldon
Textures + Lighting
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alejon wrote:I managed to stumble upon this article by SVT (Swedish public broadcasting company)
It's in Swedish, but what it says is basically that Gröna Lund has applied with a new plan to develop the parking lot and that it will be discussed in the city planning board of Stockholm now.
The plan is to have 2-3 stories tall buildings in classical style around the perimeter with a parking garage underground. Inside of the buildings there will be rides etc. The process of planning everything, including letting everyone have an opinion on the plans is supposed to take about two years. Gröna Lund hopes that the new area will open at around 2020-2021.
Hopefully, Robb will be able to share news about this when he returns from Europe. Mattias and Johan have always been great at utilizing Robb and TPR to promote their plans.


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Shiraz Boghani, the Award-Winning Hotelier and Entrepreneur.
Shiraz Boghani is a famous entrepreneur in the hotel industry, and his three-decade career portrays commitment, professionalism, and deep passion. Currently, Boghani Chairs the Splendid Hospitality Group and he has succeeded tremendously in the hotel industry for many years. The hotel industry has stiff competition, but Shiraz has overcome the competition in a big way. The award-winning hotelier won the Hotelier of the Year Award granted to him in a ceremony dubbed the Asian Business Awards 2016. The award indicated the executive's effort in the industry because of his leadership style. Those who took part in the judgment included the Shailesh R Solanski, Richmond MP Rishi Sunak, Jitesh Gadhia an investment banker, and Amit Roy, a journalist. The managing editor of AMG, Klapesh R Solanski who is also the group managing editor, was in the panel. Read more on https://medium.com/@ShirazBoghani/hotelier-shiraz-boghani-shines-at-the-asian-business-awards-2016-282659c7a533
In his acceptance remarks, Shiraz Boghani expressed his joy and noted that he was happy to elevate Splendid Hospitality Group to one of the top privately owned companies in the hotel industry. He was however quick to note that his family, management staff and the executive board contributed significantly to the group's success. The Splendid Hospitality Group Chief Executive Officer, Stuart Bailey, congratulated and thanked Shiraz for his contribution towards the company's success. Boghani is a chartered accountant who settled in the United Kingdom from Kenya in 1969 and has 19 hotels under his management in the United Kingdom since the early 1990's. Recently, Shiraz launched the £121 Million project consisting of Conrad London St. James and the Hilton London Bankside. He is also the founder of Sojourn Hotels and serves as its Chairman. Visit Hospitalitynet.org
Besides banking, Shiraz Boghani has interests in the health sector. He founded the 500 beds capacity Sussex Healthcare in 1985. The home is spread across Sussex and has 18 facilities where it caters for the old generation in need of general care, treatment of old aged related conditions as well as the ones with disabilities. Additionally, Shiraz contributes greatly to charitable organizations especially the Aga Khan Foundation, which caters for the poor people. Shiraz Boghani coordinates with the National Council and the National Conciliation in development matters. In the Aga Khan University, he is a member of the Arbitration Board.


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Does your dog have allergies? If so, your conventional veterinarian may offer you a popular allergy drug called Apoquel®.
It's touted as "a fast-acting and safe treatment for the control of acute and chronic canine pruritus."
Pruritus means itching … and if you've got an itchy dog you're probably desperate to make your dog more comfortable and stop his constant scratching. Apoquel is said to ease your dog's itching in as little as 4 to 24 hours. And dog owners report that it does relieve their dogs' itching.
Sounds like something you might want to try, right?
Well, not so fast …
Before you expose your dog to the risks associated with this drug, read on. And if your dog is already on Apoquel you'll probably want to stop the drug as soon as you can, once you find out how it demolishes essential parts of your dog's internal disease fighting systems.
Allergies And The Immune System
An allergy is an exaggerated and inappropriate response of the immune system. Conventional medicine loves to suppress symptoms.
Suppressing can be defined as getting rid of the symptoms without helping the body to rid itself of the illness or disease. So if allergies are an improper response of the immune system, what are the kinds of drugs that have typically been used to suppress and destroy that same immune system?
The History Of Dog Allergy Drugs
First came prednisolone, prednisone and other steroids, which work by suppressing the functioning of the immune system.
Then, when allergic dogs stopped responding to steroids, veterinarians started using Atopica (cyclosporine). Cyclosporine was initially developed to prevent organ transplant rejections in humans. It works by suppressing the immune system so that the patient doesn't reject the transplanted organ.
And then they started using it for dogs with allergies. Atopica has a devastating and destructive effect on the immune system. Read what I wrote about Atopica back in 2012.
Atopica is still harming dogs today. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has 17 pages of adverse events (starting on page 452) that have been reported for oral use of Atopica (cyclosporine) in dogs!
Here are just the top 12 from the first page!
Those are some pretty alarming numbers … and it's ironic that the fifth side effect on the list is pruritus, which means itching – the very thing the drug is designed to stop! And now, there's another scary allergy drug called Apoquel® (oclacitinib maleate) that suppresses your dog's immune system in a different way.
Read on to learn what it does.
What is Apoquel And How Does It Work?
Apoquel affects kinases. Kinases are important signaling compounds that the body's cells use to communicate with each other.
In the 1980s, an Australian chemist discovered some new ones, known as JAK1, JAK2, JAK3 and TKY2.
JAK initially stood for Just Another Kinase but was later renamed Janus Kinase.
JAKs are key elements in controlling both growth and development. These particular JAKs do the work of:
- Policing the body against tumor formation
- Controlling body growth and development
- Forming white and red blood cells
- Providing immunity with proper functioning of your dog's antibody-producing cells (B cells) and the "policing" cells (T-cells)
- Regulating inflammatory response
Recognizing the epidemic of dogs with allergies, pharmaceutical companies saw the opportunity to create a drug would stop these JAKs in their tracks.
They sure succeeded.
Oclacitinib maleate, under the brand name Apoquel®, is a Janus kinase inhibitor. That means it stops JAKs from doing their job.
Life-Sustaining JAKs
Apoquel's mechanism is to interrupt JAKs and prevent them from working.
Without JAKs your dog's immune system, along with other systems, cannot function correctly.
Without JAKs your dog's immune system, along with other systems, cannot function correctly.
JAK1 is vital for the constant surveillance within your dog's body to find and destroy abnormal cells that have become cancerous before they form tumors.
JAK1 also is an imperative messenger necessary for destroying invading parasites, fungi, bacteria and viruses.
JAK2 is central to the production of bone marrow stem cells that then become red and white blood cells and platelets.
Your dog's antibody system (B cells) and its killer-cell system (T cells) need JAK3 in order to work well.
These JAKs all talk to each other and share information to keep your dog's body healthy. So you can see that by preventing JAKs from working, Apoquel seriously undermines your dog's immune system.
What The Research Says
Of course there's research done to see how dogs react to these drugs. The problem is that the researchers are determining the timelines based on previous studies.
This is what happens … the pharmaceutical company does a very quiet study and notes when problems occur. As an example, if liver problems pop up 12 weeks into the study or tumors start to form 16 weeks into the study, these are carefully logged.
After they know all this they prepare their formal public study and make sure the study ends before the problems show up. If the problems occurred at 12 weeks they publish a 10-week study.
Apoquel research is no different.
A study conducted by the manufacturer to test the drug's safety and efficacy stated:
"There were no fatalities and no abnormal health events that necessitated hospitalization in either the study phase [day 0–7 (+3 days)] or the continuation phase [day 8–28 (±20 days)] of the study. Given that the majority of dogs in the placebo group withdrew after the completion of the study phase, the incidence of abnormal clinical signs was similar in both groups (Table 3)."
So, it seems from these comments and Table 3 showing adverse effects that the drug is fairly safe …
… but did you notice the duration of the study? That's right – only 7 days!
There was a "continuation phase" after the 7 day study period, from 8 to 30 days. The researchers report:
"Six dogs (four oclacitinib and two placebo group) were withdrawn from the study during the continuation phase for abnormal health events. Abnormal health events were reported in 11 of 179 oclacitinib-treated dogs post-study. These were as follows: diarrhoea (four dogs; severe enough to warrant cessation of treatment in one dog); vomiting (four dogs); fever, lethargy and cystitis (one dog); an inflamed footpad and vomiting (one dog); and diarrhoea, vomiting and lethargy (one dog)."
So about 6% of dogs tested had abnormal health events. That doesn't seem very high.
But that was only for 30 days!
If your dog takes this drug, he could be on it for years!
Years when his immune system will be compromised by the drug – because that's how it works!
And although the manufacturer quotes a study that says it is safe for long term use, the study results say something different. Here are some of the serious side effects:
- One dog was euthanized after developing abdominal ascites and pleural effusion of unknown etiology after 450 days of APOQUEL administration.
- Six dogs were euthanized because of suspected malignant neoplasms.
- Two dogs each developed a Grade II mast cell tumor after 52 and 91 days.
- One dog developed low grade B-cell lymphoma after 392 days.
- Two dogs each developed an apocrine gland adenocarcinoma (one dermal, one anal sac) after approximately 210 and 320 days.
- One dog developed a low grade oral spindle cell sarcoma after 320 days.
Is it worth the risk? I don't think so.
Does Age Matter?
The manufacturer has limited Apoquel for use only in dogs over 12 months old.
That's because, when they conducted "margin of safety" studies on 6 and 12 month old dogs, they had to discontinue the study for 6-month old dogs when the dogs developed bacterial pneumonia and demodectic mange infections!
Here's the warning on the company's website:
In the margin of safety study on 12-month old dogs, some of the symptoms that were considered likely to be related to Apoquel included:
- Papillomas (warts)
- Interdigital furunculosis (cysts) with related dermatitis symptoms (local alopecia, erythema, abrasions, scabbing/crusts)
- Edema of feet
- Pneumonia
- Lymphadenopathy (abnormal or swollen lymph nodes) in peripheral nodes
Yes, you read right … the side effects include various types of skin disease in dogs who are being treated for allergies!
The drug was also found to lower white and red blood cell count and affect certain types of lymphatic tissue and lymph nodes as well as bone marrow.
Detailed information about the studies is provided under the Prescribing Information tab on the company's website … and if you're considering giving your dog Apoquel, you (and your vet) should read it before you make a decision.
Sometimes I feel that the world of modern medicine has gone mad. One in two dogs is getting cancer.
[RELATED] Do you know which foods can help protect your dog from cancer? Click here to find out!
And yet here is a new anti-itch drug that not only opens up the door to cancer – but hangs up a welcome sign as well.
Real Life Experience Speaks Volumes
When cases of cancer come to me and the dogs have been on Atopica (cyclosporine) or Apoquel the oncologist records that are sent to me always note that the oncologist got them right off the Apoquel or Atopica.
Of course it's too late for that to make any difference at all but it is a good indication of the fact that the problems with these drugs are well known.
Here's another example from April, whose dog died of cancer:
Dr Khalsa,
In 2013 I took my dog to a veterinarian in PA that does clinical trials for all kinds of diseases in dogs. I trusted this vet to guide me in the right direction for my dog. I work in the medical field as a trauma nurse so I'm not new to health care. When this vet recommended Apoquel, I was excited to hear that there may be hope for my dog.
I specifically asked the vet multiple times before giving my dog this medication how the clinical trials turned out: side-effects, long term use, adverse effects, etc? I was assured over and over again that this drug was safe and wasn't known to have any harmful effects in dogs.
I started giving my dog this medication and before you knew it I found a mass on my dog's abdomen. I took my dog to the vet as soon as I noticed the mass and she was sent in for surgery the next day to have the mass removed and biopsied. I found out she had adenocarcinoma of the mammary glands. Long story short, I went through surgery and chemo with my dog and in the end the cancer spread to her lungs and I had to euthanize my dog. I was devastated!
After a few weeks I contacted the vet who ran the clinical trial only to be told that this medication was known to cause abdominal tumors. ANGER is the only word to describe how I feel. I strongly believe this drug should be taken off the market.
I don't know how this pharmaceutical company is getting away with essentially killing dogs.
– April
Apoquel Alternatives
There are better and safer alternatives to this dangerous allergy drug.
Allergies have become an epidemic. When we use the word "allergy" we really mean food sensitivities and intolerances as well as food and environmental allergies. Food sensitivities and intolerances are about 15 times more common than true allergies.
It's exhausting for owners to continually read ingredients on bags of dog food and try therapy after therapy to handle the problem. Therapies like acupuncture and homeopathy can sometimes help. However, acupuncture results tend to be short term and have to be repeated every couple of weeks, while homeopathy can be a slow process, as you try a series of remedies until you find one that hopefully will do the trick. I do use homeopathy, but I use it in addition to my tailored Allergy Elimination 4 Pets Program – based on the original work in NAET (Nambudripad's Allergy Elimination Technique) and it works incredibly well for over 90% of the patients I treat.
[RELATED] I've created a list of safe Apoquel alternatives in another post. Find it here.
A good analogy for this technique is doing a virus search with a disc or program on your computer to clean up the glitches in it. The system I use works to clean up and straighten out your pet's "computer."
Over my many years, holistic modalities, experience, and learning, that's what I've found works best. It's non-invasive, non-toxic and helps create a stronger immune system that will fight off cancer and disease.
Meanwhile, this new drug that stops that worrisome and at times intolerable itching, causes low white cell count, low red cell count, stunted growth – and can increase your dog's risk of cancer.
When I became a veterinarian I vowed to protect the health of our pets. I wanted to make them healthier and help them live longer and happier lives.
Sometimes, with all these new and confusing drugs that pet owners rush to without understanding, I feel like I'm swimming upstream.
[RELATED] What's really causing your dog's itching? Read this to see if it could be a man-made problem.


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Hidden agendas, unresolved conflicts, crucial issues never discussed : these examples of drama in the office are what the author calls "interpersonal mush." Conflicts or issues can dominate the workplace and hamper honest communication. Clear Leadership directly tackles these issues by providing specific tools and techniques, as well as personal stories of individuals who have put the principles and practices of Clear Leadership into action.
Beginning with exploring interpersonal qualities, employees can achieve outstanding results for themselves and their organizations. Expanding on the powerful concepts that made the first edition a success, this fully revised edition looks beyond what it takes to lead performance. Clear Leadership now includes 23 skill-building exercises, dozens of case examples and alternative thinking about approaches to conversations.
Additional chapters put a sharper focus on ways the original model of the four selves (the Aware Self, the Curious Self, the Appreciative Self and the Descriptive Self) can help us all learn from our collective experiences, avoid miscommunication and cut through the "mush."
Preface to the Revised Edition
About the Author
1 Where Interpersonal Mush Comes From and What It Does to Organizations
2 Introduction to the Organizational Learning Conversation
3 Understanding the Foundations of Clear Leadership
4 The Four Elements of Experience
5 The Aware Self
6 The Descriptive Self
7 The Curious Self
8 The Appreciative Self
9 The Learning Conversation in Depth
Conclusion: Learning to Sustain Collaborative Organizations
Appendix: Research on the Impact of Clear Leadership in Organizations
References Index
About the author :
Gervase Bushe's career spans three decades of working with organizations to transition their structures, culture and processes away from command and control toward more collaborative work systems. He has published over 50 papers and three books in the areas of organizational change, leadership, teams and teamwork, and his work on organizational change is cited in all contemporary organization development textbooks. He is internationally recognized for helping develop the, appreciative inquiry, approach to change. Prior to joining Simon Fraser University in 1983, he was employed in the organizational research and development department at General Motors in the U.S., where he focused on developing better union-management relations in the transition to team-based manufacturing. Past consulting clients have been as diverse as Shell Oil, American Airlines, Business Objects, Ensign Management, PeaceHealth, MacMillan Bloedel, Citizenship and Immigration Canada, BC Research, Telus, Novellus, Fraser Health Authority and the Vancouver Art Gallery.
Over the past 15 years, he has been studying the leadership and organizing processes needed to make these new organizational structures function effectively. www.gervasebushe.ca www.clearleadership.com www.linkedin.com/pub/gervase-bushe/0/6b7/b34 "There is great power in his idea that we construct the world and become effective when we get this, share this, and get interested in the stories of others. This book makes leadership accessible to all, even the quiet, shy, avoid-eye-contact ones among us. It is also written with elegant simplicity. Buy it, read it, pass it around." - Peter Block, Partner at Designed Learning; author of Community, the Structure of Belonging "devoted to helping people communicate effectively and was written very, very clearly. It was not pedantic or condescending; in it, the author seems to genuinely respect his audience." - Kristina Grob, Feminist Review August 26, 2009


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This week, #NephJC will be handed over to #AskASN as we discuss pre-eclampsia and sFLT-1. Please join us Tuesday, May 30 at 9 PM EDT for the chat.
For this week's #AskASN chat we are lucky to have three experts in pre-eclampsia joining us: Dr. Karumanchi is a nephrologist and Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School and Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. Dr. Tangren is a nephrology fellow at Massachusetts General Hospital and we discussed her article on pregnancy outcomes after AKI during a recent #NephJC chat. Finally, we have Dr. Rana, who is section chief of maternal-fetal medicine at the University of Chicago who is also joining us!
Pre-eclampsia has been described as the most common glomerular disease in the world. It complicates 5% of all pregnancies. The risk of preeclampsia in women with CKD, dialysis, and prior transplant is significantly higher than the general population. In addition, pre-eclampsia increases the risk of ESRD, making it both an important topic of conversation with our female patients from a counseling standpoint as well as an important piece of history to obtain when assessing the underlying cause of CKD.
Currently pre-eclampsia is diagnosed based upon clinical guidelines from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists as shown in their table below:
It can be difficult to make the diagnosis of pre-eclampsia in women with CKD or atypical presentations. I once heard a talk on pre-eclampsia where the speaker estimated we only get the diagnosis right 50% of the time in patients with CKD. Fortunately, our understanding of the pathogenesis of pre-eclampsia has come a long way since then and has led to sFLT-1 as a potential biomarker as well as a potential treatment target.
During pregnancy, normal development of the placenta requires extensive angiogenesis. To achieve this, the placenta produces a balance of proangiogenic (VEGF, PlGF) and antiangiogenic factors (sFlt-1). sFLT-1 antagonizes circulating VEGF and PIGF and prevents their interaction with endogenous receptors and is found in significantly higher concentrations in women with clinical pre-eclampsia as well as in women who ultimately developed pre-eclampsia. PIGF levels are also significantly lower in the same population.
The recognition of the role of sFLT-1 in pre-eclampsia has led to the proposal of using the ratio of sFLT-1:PIGF to aid in diagnosis. Indeed, PROGNOSIS (Prediction of Short-Term Outcome in Pregnant Women with Suspected Preeclampsia Study) was able to determine a ratio level of 38 or less that had a negative predictive value of 99.3%! That is, in women in whom there was a clinical suspicion of pre-eclampsia, if they had a ratio of 38 or less, it was able to predict the absence of the development of pre-eclampsia over the next week extremely well. While these results are exciting, more research is needed prior to this ratio being used routinely in clinical practice, as succinctly pointed out in the editorial written by Dr. Seely and Dr. Solomon.
sFLT-1 is also being assessed as a potential therapeutic target in pre-eclampsia. The cure for pre-eclampsia remains delivery of the infant. This is not always the best option for the fetus: significant prematurity carries with it a high risk for death and disability of the infant. This has led to attempts to prolong the pregnancy by removing sFLT-1 using a dextran sulfate cellulose column. There have been two pilot studies published by the same group utilizing this technique. The first pilot was published in Circulation in 2011 and the second pilot study was published in JASN in 2015. Between the 2 pilot studies, a total of 19 women were treated with the apheresis technique one or more times leading to a reduction in circulating sFLT-1 and proteinuria without significant adverse effects to mom or child. Will this be a future treatment in severe preterm pre-eclampsia? Time will certainly tell! A search on ClinicalTrials.gov revealed that there is at least one trial, SAVE, currently recruiting to assess the use of a sFlt-1 antibody adsorption column in pre-eclampsia.
I hope you'll join us this Tuesday, May 30 at 9:00 pm EDT to talk more about the exciting advances being made in this field! It is sure to be a stimulating discussion! Also, don't forget: hashtag is #askASN, not #nephJC!
Suggested Reading
1. Predictive Value of the sFlt-1:PlGF Ratio in Women with Suspected Preeclampsia
N Engl J Med. 2016 Jan 7;374(1):13-22. Link
2. Pregnancy Outcomes after Clinical Recovery from AKI
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2017 May;28(5):1566-1574. Link
3. Removal of Soluble Fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1 by Dextran Sulfate Apheresis in Preeclampsia
J Am Soc Nephrol. 2016 Mar;27(3):903-13. Link
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Team "A" part of a certain process app for which no manager is configured, is showing in the Team Performance Dashboard.
The team has no manager nor in the active snapshot or the older inactive snapshots.
The team shows for any user, even if the user is not part of a manager team
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It's possible a team (e.g. ibmTeamA) exists (but has 0 Members & 0 Tasks) is due to the fact that the data does not exist on the server. The twx file was most likely exported from a different server (e.g. server1) and then deployed onto a separate server (e.g. server2). Alternatively another possibility is that there dependencies not being met preventing the respective data to be available to the ibmTeamA team.
My findings show me that I was able to find the groups in the DB table LSW_USR_GRP_XREF. The solution I'm proposing is to manually alter the database. CAUTION Therefore before making any changes to the DB, make sure to back up all the data or you risk losing the entire database.
BACKUP THE DATABASE. Then Go to the LSW_USR_GRP_XREF table.
Search for the Team of interest (e.g. ibmTeamA) under the column labeled DISPLAY_NAME.
In the same row as the DISPLAY_NAME, find the corresponding GROUP_ID. There may be more than 1 entry so make sure to find them all.
Now go to the LSW_PARTICIPANT_GROUP table and find the entry based on the GROUP_ID noted earlier.
Again ensure the DATABASE has been successfully BACKED UP. Then remove these entries by deleting the entire row. The reason for doing this step first is it's a child directory of the LSW_USR_GRP_XREF table and restricts the deletion of dependent data.
After doing this save your changes.
Now go back to the LSW_USR_GRP_XREF table. Again delete the entire row based on the GROUP_ID.
Save the changes again to reflect the LSW_USR_GRP_XREF deletions.
Finally go to the Process Admin Console and you should see the ibmTeamA should no longer exist.
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Let me introduce myself. My name is Krystal Nanette Cooper Meldrum. I am 40 years old and I am a happily married artist to my high school sweetheart Jeremy Meldrum and we have 6 beautiful children in Payson, Utah.
I graduated in 2001 from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration. I love to paint very colorful, fantasy paintings that have powerful motion and rhythms. My dream is to create art that teaches, enlightens, and inspires!
I put my art on a shelf for several years when my children were young so I could train them to run the house when I was ready to start painting again. I got myself and my family organized and built a home organizing business which may help you get organized as well at www.house-organization.com. I love organizing because it opens up time to paint!!!
Finally, 2 years ago I started painting again!
At first, I was scared. I hadn't painted for years. What if I'd lost my talent? What if my family couldn't support my dreams? What if my children became vagabonds because they're mom became a famous artist! Anyway, you can probably tell I am a worrier (and a little nutty.)
Anyway, I found strategies to paint that I would like to teach you - even if you have a busy life as a mother, caregiver, employee, business owner, student, etc.
You can paint!
You can draw.
And it can bring you a lot of joy and satisfaction!
Here's my first tip! Sketch or Paint 15-20 hours a week and log it on an logging app on your phone or keep track in a notebook. 15-20 hours a week may seem crazy, but it's surprisingly doable! Keep track of your hours for 90 days.
When I started logging my hours, I found that by Friday usually I'd only painted 5 hours so I started carrying my sketch bag with me all day Saturday and I'd somehow get my 15 hours finished!
Always carry a sketch bag with you is my other tip!
I remember one week my son said, "Mom, you have painted 60 hours this week! I am struggling and I think I will have psychological damage. I need you to clean my kitchen!"
I listened to him and wondered, 'did I really paint 60 hours this week?' I checked my log.
I calmly responded, "Son, I only painted 17 hours this week. I've been home the whole time and I think you are going to be ok. Go and clean the kitchen." He wandered out of the room and cleaned the kitchen.
BooYah!!! I am a mom and I can have a LIFE!!! I can do something for myself and the house will not fall apart! I became a lot happier developing my talents and my children eventally, were happy that their mom was more happy too!
So, remember my tips:
1- Log your sketching hours for 90 days
2- Always carry a sketch bag with you wherever you go!
Your friend,
Krystal Meldrum
The Color Dancer
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