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Forums >Suggestions and Feature Requests>Separating out Races from Courses
Eric - Just wanted to bounce this of you. When i click on courses in the left side bar, i get a laundry list of all courses i have run including the "race" courses as well. I was wondering if its possible to have a separate filter for just viewing the race courses alone, and not have them mixed with the courses i train on. Alternatively, a single click button for Races which lists all races run ; with a Personal Records button inside this view would be helpful too.
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I got that result by merely naming the race courses "z-[race name]". The alphabetical list puts them at the bottom, all packed together and not interspersed in my training courses.
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Thanks for the workaround Clive. I will do this if my original request gets turned down. I just think it would be elegant for the Races to have their own place on the Log view.
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How about adding some sort of route type classifier in the course info editor:
* race
* training
(what other classes may be needed?)
and enabling users to sort their courses by distance, type (and perhaps surface too, although that is trickier as surface isn't a one-value variable).
Admittably this isn't a perfect solution as there is some overlap between race and training routes.
Personally I work around this by preceding normal training route names with their distance, like this:
06.0 Meilahti-Keskuspuisto
12.7 Meilahti to Haaga loop
which means they will be automatically sorted by distance. Race routes and various uncommon courses lack the distance coding, which means they will be sorted at the end.
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This reminds me of the idea of separate trail runs from hard surface runs -- which quickly degenerates into a morass of possibilities, however, so I'm not sure why I even mention it. Except that it would be nice to flag a run as both trail and long.
It's a 5k. It hurt like hell...then I tried to pick it up. The end.
You can do that right now, although a bit indirectly. 'long' as a run type, 'trail' as a course property.
Having said that, it becomes evident that the current set-up is a logical one. 'Race' is not really a property of a course. You can race a course, or run the same course in training -- those of us who live near target races frequently do run the course training at least for less than full marathon distance races. I did some of my long runs on the half marathon event race course.
I don't use course properties -- b/c I don't bother entering every individual run as a course -- plus that "course property" doesn't show up in the graphs anyway -- so from my POV, it is as though there aren't course properties (b/c if I can't see them, it is as thought they don't exist for me).
You could use a loosely defined 'pseudocourse' for recording purposes. Make a course called 'Misc. TRAIL runs' with no associated path or length. This is what I do when I run with a group on mondays. They are short recovery runs for me, and the exact route changes week by week, so I don't bother to keep track of the exact route. I just have a course called 'F&S sporty 1 runs (around 6km)' which I choose for these runs ... F&S being the running club. It tells me I did run these runs with the group and the general area where I was running, without going to too much detail, and is more systematic than recording the same info in exercise comments.
Of course this doesn't help with the graphs, but at least you have a way of keeping track of the runs in a way.
EDIT: Having checked your log, Amores Perros, I see you already do this. Never mind.
A course is just a course. It's a race course because you raced on it. This is a data presentation issue in that to find a list of race courses, you can search for race entries and then sort by course names. Of course, right now, you'll get duplicates so I need to do something to filter them out.
I don't enter courses for races, because they'd just clutter up the course drop-down the rest of the time.
If you set the filter to be 1 or 3 months, you won't get too many entries in the course dropdown. Besides, the course dropdown has automatic filtering. If you typing in a few letters of the course, then the list gets pruned down quickly.
In that case, i suggest that in the "Workouts" view, instead of just sorting A-Z or Z-A, say, on the Type of workout, can you have a dropdown where if i select Races, the only entries shown are races? This is basically equivalent to running a Report searching for workouts of "Race" type ...
Eric - I agree that the race is just a "training course" that you race on. In my case, every race i have run barring two, have only been run during the time of the race itself and never in training. I am sure others have similar profiles (albeit less skewed perhaps). Thats the reason why i didnt want these race "courses" to clutter my overall courses list which i train on, where there will be significantly more number of entries that just one.
In any case, appreciate your response and thanks for creating and maintaining such a wonderful site.


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Chez-Del celebrates new flagship store with weekend-long event
WEST AKRON — Chez-Del Home Furnishings & Interior Design invites the community to attend its Welcome Home Weekend event Oct. 19 and 20 at its permanent home at 480 W. Exchange St.
The weekend-long event will feature refreshments, contests to win individual pieces — from furniture to accessories — and a chance to win a $500 Chez-Del gift card.
It also creates an opportunity for current and previous customers to become acquainted with the Chez-Del of today and its renovated, 25,000-square-foot furniture showroom located in the mid-town medical corridor, according to company officials. Featuring three floors of design and décor inspiration, the showroom is intended to cater to a new generation of clientele.
"We're offering a larger, broader range of furniture styles, textures, fabrics and accessories than ever before at competitive and economical prices," said Tim DelMedico, co-owner of Chez-Del. "With more space to discuss interior design options, we can help people visualize how their rooms can be transformed."
The Welcome Home event will run from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. tomorrow, Oct. 19, and from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Oct. 20. For additional information, call 330-867-6100 or visit www.chez-del.com.
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SUMMIT COUNTY — This is the inaugural year for a countywide awards program that will showcase the best examples of commercial energy efficiency, waste reduction and involvement of employees in three categories.
The Summit of Sustainability awards program culminates in an awards luncheon Oct. 25 at The University of Akron's Student Center Ballroom. Twenty-five applications were received, and the winners were selected by a panel of judges. The 2012 Summit of Sustainability winners are:
• Companies with over 250 employees: Bridgestone Americas
• Companies with 249 employees or less: Visual Marking Systems, Sustainable Green Printing Partnership
• Nonprofit: Akron Zoological Park
The award's founding members are Akron, Summit County, Keep Akron Beautiful, the Greater Akron Chamber and the Summit Akron Solid Waste Management Authority.
According to organizers, to be sustainable is to balance economic, environmental and social concerns and to think about how actions taken today will affect future generations. It is also about helping the community save energy and money, create more transportation choices, preserve clean air and bring economic prosperity through the process.
The panels of judges for the awards competition were: Nicholas Zingale, faculty member, Cleveland State University; Stacy Willet, faculty member, The University of Akron; Sam Rubens, administrator, Akron Regional Air Quality Management District; Robert Marshall, AIA, principal, Robert Marshall Architecture; and Michele Kilroy, LEED AP, executive director, Northeast Ohio Chapter of the U.S. Green Building Council.
New concept salon opens in the Valley
MERRIMAN VALLEY — A new hair salon now is open in the RP Fitness building. Dana and Claudia Little have opened Salon Suites in the Valley at 1653 Merriman Road, saying it represents an exciting new concept in hair care.
All stylists are independent contractors offering the utmost in skill and more than 150 years of combined experience.
Clients are served in individual rooms ("suites") that are designed and decorated by each stylist. The salon includes nine suites, with seven currently rented and two available.
According to the Littles, all suites are generously sized and most include a shampoo station.
Kathy Felts' suite features original artwork by her husband, Dan, while Claudia Little's suite has a Caribbean look and feel. Preston Holmes' suite features retail offerings. Candice Anderson's corner room reflects her creative talents. Tracey Little, Karen Cottrill and Michael Oliver also have incorporated personal touches into their suites.
According to the Littles, at Salon Suites in the Valley, the emphasis is delivering great styles and a fun, refreshing experience for each client.
For more details, call Claudia Little at 330-671-2779.
Stephanie Kist contributed to these reports.
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I'm looking at the 6'5" 2 wt. forecast which is on sale now at hook and hackle, I was hoping someone could give me a review on the blank, I'm thinking of replacing the snake guides with single foots.
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I've never used the forcast blanks from Baston exept for ther spey blanks and I'm not enough of a spey fisherman yet to comment on there quality. I have on the other hand built and fished with many of the RX7 blanks including the 6'-6" 2wt and I love them. They flex through the top 1/2 of there lenght and when testing for DBI useing the common cents method are very consistent and correctly sized. I also find them quite rugged the price is hard to beat also. That is just my two cents I'm sure others will have an opinion.
Oh, I'm not a fan of sigle foots myself infact I've already replaced single foots for snakes on a couple rods. Not much weight savings and in some cases they wiegh more as they use alomost the same amount of wire and are brazed. I aslo think they hurt the action of the rod. If you are looking for decicate snakes for a light wieght rod check out "snake" brand guides as they use thinner diameter wire on there smaller guides. Again just my opinion
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Things are looking up for Hong sisters rom-com horror drama Master's Sun, with spooky posters and an eerie but funny teaser featuring Gong Hyo-jin as a heroine who can't sleep, and spends her waking hours barely living and running from ghosts. She has quite the array of odd jobs too, because her ghost-seeing ability is always getting her fired from one job or another, and she goes from once being called "the big sun" (taeyang, a play on her name, Ms. Tae) to a solitary girl with constant dark circles, who shuts herself off from the rest of the world.
The stills show her myriad of part-time night jobs, from taxi driver to gosiwon housekeeper to shopping mall janitor. The last is where she meets our hero So Ji-sub, king of shopping malls. I love that she just falls into his arms in the teaser as she croons, "I want to sleep next to you," followed by, "I want to touch you."
And of course, she literally gets the line: "I see dead people." She tells him about her ability to see ghosts (or affliction, as the case may be) and he challenges her to show them those things she sees, punctuated by a snarky, "You. Bitch."
Urg, we're going to root for her to throw a pie in his face from the start, aren't we? I do like that he's playing up the assy boss with gusto though, so hopefully the fun will be in watching all that crumble over this woman everyone else calls crazy.
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4-EVER : a Trial Investigating the Safety of 4F Endovascular Treatment of Infra-Inguinal Arterial Stenotic Disease (4-EVER)
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The objective of this clinical investigation is to evaluate puncture site complication rate as well as the short- and long-term (up to 24 months) outcome of treatment by means of Astron Pulsar / Astron Pulsar-18 stent implantation in symptomatic (Rutherford 2-4) femoro-popliteal arterial stenotic or occlusive lesions, using 4F compatible devices of BIOTRONIK and without the use of a closure device.
The hypothesis is that the primary patency at 12 months is non-inferior to the primary patency obtained in the Durability study (72.2%).
Condition | Intervention | Phase |
Peripheral Vascular Disease Claudication |
Device: 4F portfolio products from Biotronik |
Phase 4 |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Treatment |
Official Title: | 4-EVER Study - Physician-Initiated Trial Investigating the Safety of the Full 4F Endovascular Treatment Approach of Infra-Inguinal Arterial Stenotic Disease |
- Primary patency at 12 months as indicated by an independently verified duplex ultrasound peak systolic velocity ratio (PSVR) <2.5 in the target vessel with no reintervention [ Time Frame: 12 months ]Primary patency at 12 months, defined as freedom from >50% restenosis
- Technical success [ Time Frame: 1 day post-procedure ]Technical success, defined as the ability to cross and stent the lesion to achieve residual angiographic stenosis no greater than 30% and residual stenosis less than 50% by duplex imaging.
- Puncture site complications [ Time Frame: 10 days ]Number of puncture site complications in the absence of a closure device after intervention
- Primary patency [ Time Frame: 6- & 24-month follow-up ]Primary patency rate at 6- & 24-month follow-up, defined as freedom from >50% restenosis at 6 & 24 months as indicated by an independently verified duplex ultrasound peak systolic velocity ratio (PSVR) <2.5 in the target vessel with no reintervention.
- Clinical success [ Time Frame: 6-, 12- & 24-month follow-up ]Clinical success at follow-up is defined as an improvement of Rutherford classification at 6-, 12- & 24-month follow-up of one class or more as compared to the pre-procedure
- Stent fracture rate at 12- & 24-month follow-up [ Time Frame: 12- & 24-month follow-up ]
Stent fracture rate at 12- & 24-month follow-up (in patient who were treated with stentplacement), as determined according the following classification on x-ray:
- Class 0 : no strut factures
- Class I : single tine fracture
- Class II : multiple tine factures
- Class III : Stent fracture(s) with preserved alignment of the components
- Class IV : Stent fracture(s) with mal-alignment of the components
- Class V : Stent fracture(s) in a trans-axial spiral configuration
Enrollment: | 120 |
Study Start Date: | July 2010 |
Study Completion Date: | September 2013 |
Primary Completion Date: | May 2011 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
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The devices under investigation are the 4F portfolio products from Biotronik: Astron pulsar / Astron Pulsar-18, Fortress, Passeo-18 and Cruiser-18.
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4F portfolio products from Biotronik: Astron pulsar / Astron Pulsar-18, Fortress, Passeo-18, Cruiser-18
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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- De novo, restenotic or reoccluded lesion located in the femoropopliteal arteries suitable for endovascular treatment
- Patient presenting with a score from 2 to 4 according to the Rutherford classification
- Patient is willing to comply with specified follow-up evaluations at the predefined time intervals times
- Patient is >18 years old
- Patient understands the nature of the procedure and provides written informed consent, prior to enrollment in the study
- Prior to enrollment, the target lesion was crossed with standard guidewire manipulation
- Patient is eligible for treatment with 4F compatible devices
Angiographic Inclusion Criteria:
- The target lesions are located within the native superficial femoral artery: Distal point 3 cm above knee joint and 1 cm below the origin of the profunda femoralis.
- The target lesion has angiographic evidence of stenosis or restenosis > 50% or occlusion
- Length of the target lesion is =20 cm by visual estimation and can be covered with one stent
- Target vessel diameter visually estimated is =4 mm and =6.5 mm
- There is angiographic evidence of at least one-vessel-runoff to the foot
Exclusion Criteria:
- Presence of another stent in the target vessel that was placed during a previous procedure
- Presence of an aortic thrombosis or significant common femoral ipsilateral stenosis
- Previous bypass surgery in the same limb
- Patients contraindicated for antiplatelet therapy, anticoagulants or thrombolytics
- Patients who exhibit persistent acute intraluminal thrombus at the target lesion site
- Perforation at the angioplasty site evidenced by extravasation of contrast medium
- Patients with known hypersensitivity to nickel-titanium
- Patients with uncorrected bleeding disorders
- Female patient with child bearing potential not taking adequate contraceptives or currently breastfeeding
- Life expectancy of less than 12 months
- Ipsilateral iliac artery treatment before target lesion treatment with a residual stenosis > 30%
- Use of thrombectomy, atherectomy or laser devices during procedure
- Any planned surgical intervention/procedure 30 days after the study procedure
- Any patient considered to be hemodynamically unstable at onset of procedure
- Patient is currently participating in another investigational drug or device study that has not reached the primary endpoint
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01413139
Belgium | |
Imelda hospital | |
Bonheiden, Antwerpen, Belgium, 2820 | |
Universitair ziekenhuis antwerpen | |
Edegem, Antwerpen, Belgium, 2650 | |
AZ Sint Blasius | |
Dendermonde, Oost-Vlaanderen, Belgium, 9200 | |
Germany | |
Park-Krankenhaus Leipzig | |
Leipzig, Germany, 04289 | |
St Fransiskus hospital | |
Münster, Germany, 48145 |
Principal Investigator: | Marc Bosiers, MD | AZ Sint Blasius, Dendermonde, Belgium |
Publications automatically indexed to this study by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number):
Responsible Party: | Flanders Medical Research Program |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01413139 History of Changes |
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Study First Received: | July 1, 2010 |
Last Updated: | September 30, 2013 |
Keywords provided by Flanders Medical Research Program:
peripheral Vascular Disease claudication rest pain |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Vascular Diseases Peripheral Vascular Diseases Peripheral Arterial Disease Cardiovascular Diseases |
Atherosclerosis Arteriosclerosis Arterial Occlusive Diseases |
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The Hudson's Bay Company established the original Fort Langley in 1827. It served as part of a network of fur trade forts operating in the New Caledonia and Columbia Districts (now British Columbia and northern Washington). The fort maintained a good and peaceful trade in furs, salmon, and even cranberries with the local native inhabitants. Because of its strategic position on the Fraser River the post developed into a regional depot and forwarding centre. European trade goods and supplies destined for the interior were received from the arriving steamers, re-packaged and sent inland from this fort and the District's outgoing fur, fish, and cranberry exports were prepared for overseas shipment. Langley also blazed the first useable all-Canadian route from the coast to the interior and with its sister posts helped preserve British interests west of the Rockies.
The first British interest was sparked by the rich supply of sea otter pelts brought back by mariners working the Pacific coast about 1793 and the abundance of fur collected by the North West Company in its exploration of the inland trade of the Pacific Slope from 1811. The Coast Salish had some control over the maritime fur trade, as it was a reciprocal relationship. Both the natives and the fur traders agreed upon price and goods traded. Each group's satisfaction ensured the continuation of the trading relationship. See the BC Archives for more information on First Nations in BC and the BC Ministry of Aboriginal Affairs Historical References : a dateline for First Nations historical-political events.
After the union of the North West and Hudson's Bay companies in 1821, a Royal Licence was issued to the reconstituted Hudson's Bay Company, giving it a monopoly on trade west of the Rockies. The Hudson's Bay Company thus became Britain's custodian of the Pacific Northwest. This monopoly, however, could not exclude American competition. The Pacific region, then known as the Columbia District or the Oregon territory, had been jointly occupied by Britain and the United States since 1818, and commerce between latitudes 40' and 54'40' was open by international treaty. Although British traders dominated the interior, furs often found their way to American ships, which controlled the coast. See the Hudson's Bay Company website in "related links" section of this website for more information about the company.


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Ye Xie and Elena PopinaInvestors are stepping up withdrawals from emerging-market exchange-traded funds and shifting into Europe as concern mounts that growth is faltering in developing nations while advanced economies strengthen.
Withdrawals from U.S.-based ETFs investing in emerging-market equities and bonds totaled $11.3 billion this year, already surpassing the redemption of $8.8 billion for the whole of 2013, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Funds investing in European assets added $5 billion in the first two months of 2014, compared with $18 billion full-year inflows in 2013.
Returns in emerging-market stocks this year are trailing their European peers the most since 2011 as China's economy slowed, currencies from Turkey to South Africa tumbled while violent protests in Ukraine fueled geopolitical tension. In Europe, economic confidence increased for a ninth month in January, suggesting the scars from the ravages of the sovereign-debt crisis in 2011 are healing.
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The MSCI Emerging Markets Index has lost 3.9 percent this year, while the Stoxx Europe 600 Index rose 2.7 percent, the biggest divergence for the start to a year since 2011. In 2013, the developing-nation gauge slid 5 percent, compared with a surge of 17 percent for the European measure. The benchmark for emerging-market equities advanced 0.7 percent to 963.23 today.
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Total assets of emerging-market stock ETFs declined by 10 percent to $93 billion this year, while bond funds declined 2.5 percent to $8.8 billion, Bloomberg data show.
The IShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF had the biggest outflows this year among 1,962 funds tracked by Bloomberg after the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust, which consists of a portfolio representing all stocks in the Standard & Poor's 500 Index. The IShares MSCI fund lost $7.4 billion, or 18 percent of its assets, to $31 billion. The Vanguard FTSE Emerging Markets fund declined $3.5 billion to $41 billion.
Two of the European stock ETFs were among the top 10 funds that received the biggest inflows this year. Investors added $1.6 billion to Vanguard FTSE Europe ETF, boosting the fund's assets to $15.6 billion. IShares MSCI EMU ETF attracted $1.5 billion to $10 billion.
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Growth in China, which buys everything from Brazil's iron ore and Malaysia's oil, is slowing as the government curbs lending. A government report on March 1 may show that manufacturing stagnated in February for the first time since September 2012, according to the median estimate of 29 economists in a Bloomberg survey.
Central banks in Turkey, India, South Africa and Brazil have increased interest rates this year to stem currency depreciation, dimming the outlook for growth.
Political turmoil has also helped decrease demand for emerging-market assets. An interim government took charge in Ukraine as Viktor Yanukovych was ousted as president last weekend after a three-month protest in Kiev's Independence Square ended in a bloody crackdown and 82 deaths. Protests against shortages of basic goods, rising crime and the world's fastest inflation are threatening Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro's grip on power.
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"The rise in geopolitical risks" is weighing on investors' sentiment, Timothy Ghriskey, chief investment officer at New York-based Solaris Group LLC, which manages about $1.5 billion in assets, said by phone today. "What is even more important is what's going on in China, which is sending ripples across all the emerging markets. To say now is the time to buy, we're not there yet."
Data today showed that euro-area economic confidence unexpectedly rose in February, led by the services industry. Gross domestic product in the 18-nation euro zone will rise 1.2 percent in 2014, an improvement from a 1.1 percent forecast in November, the Brussels-based European Commission said Feb. 25.
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"The GDP growth in many European countries is still slow, but there is this general confidence that the pace of growth will not decline," said Bahl & Gaynor's Rodes.
This year's decline in the MSCI Emerging Market Index sent valuations to 10.3 times estimated earnings, compared with a multiple of 14.9 times for the MSCI World gauge of advanced economies, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
About 43 percent of investors surveyed by Societe Generale SA in February said they were bullish on emerging markets for the next three months, while 41 percent were bearish, the French bank said in a report today. The investors preferred dollar-denominated bonds while currencies were the least favorite, according to the survey.
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SOMA, Turkey (AP) — Rescue teams recovered eight more victims of Turkey's worst mining accident on Thursday, raising the death toll to 282 in a disaster that has thrown Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan's presidential ambitions off stride.
Hundreds of people were attending funerals for the victims; dozens and dozens of graves have been dug, ready to receive the bodies.
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Erdogan, who is expected to soon announce his candidacy for presidential elections in August, was forced to take refuge at a supermarket during his visit to the area Wednesday after angry crowds called him a murderer and thief and clashed with police. Turkish newspapers Cumhuriyet, Milliyet and others on Thursday printed photographs they said were of an Erdogan aide kicking a protester who was on the ground and being held by paramilitary police during the scuffles. The papers identified the aide as Yusuf Yerel.
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Eyelids are laying on my eyelashes after two different injections to fix major frowning. Should I go back for more?
Had Botox Injections for Forehead and Under Eyebrow, Why am I More Droopy then Before?
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A drooping eye-BROW may happen in the following scenarios:
(1) When the brow-elevating muscle in the forehead, the Frontalis, receives too high a dose of Botox.
(2) The Botox is sub-optimally placed too low in the forehead -- it should typically be placed at least 1 cm above the Brow.
(3) Over-injection of the glabella area (between the brows).
(4) It may also happen if you have a low set eyebrow to begin with, in which case any Botox to the Frontalis increases the likelihood of a brow droop.
Ironically, a droopy eye-BROW from Botox can sometimes be improved with MORE Botox -- this time, the Botox is typically injected into the outside (top of the crow's feet) part of the eye (aka the lateral aspect of the orbicularis oculi muscle) to generate a bit of a brow lift in that area -- by injecting more Botox and paralyzing the orbicularis muscle that normally acts to depress the brow in that area, you may get a slight compensatory brow lift...
Please seek the services of an experienced physician injector.
I think the key with Botox lies in truly understanding the anatomy of the injected area, and more importantly the variability in the anatomy between patients -- for brows, the forehead, and anywhere else you plan on receiving a Botox injection. This includes having a firm understanding of the origin, insertion, and action of each muscle that will be injected, the thickness of each muscle targeted, how deep beneath the skin the actual muscle resides, and the patient variability therein. As an aesthetic-trained plastic surgeon, I am intrinsically biased since I operate in the area for browlifts and facelifts, and have a unique perspective to the muscle anatomy since I commonly dissect under the skin, see the actual muscles themselves, and learn "first-hand" the incredible variability between patients -- live, "on the OR table" -- as opposed to via lectures or a cadaver dissection. For me, this helps guide where to inject and where not to. However, with that said, I know many non-aesthetic trained plastic surgeons and other physicians who know the anatomy well despite not operating in that area, and get good results.
Good luck.
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The corragator muscle is interwoven with the frontalis muscle. The corragator muscle creates the vertical glabellar creases and this muscle is a depressor of the inner aspect of the brow so this muscle will cause an elevation of the medial brow. If the injection is performed too high or if the Botox spreads superiorly then the frontalis muscle can be effected and this causes the brow to drop.
Even with the best injectors, drooping may rarely occur. It seems that you had 2 areas treated. One was the horizontal forehead lines and if too much Botox is injected or if you started out with brow ptosis (drooping), you will have drooping of your forehead and eyebrows. This may be able to be somewhat corrected by elevating the eyebrows with Botox. The second treated area was your frown lines in between your eyebrows. With incorrect placement of the Botox injections, you can have drooping of your eyelids. There are eye drops that can temporarily help this until the Botox effect wears off. You should be injected by a board certified dermatologist or plastic surgeon who is experienced with injecting Botox in order to decrease your chances of drooping.
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I agree with Kenneth D. Steinsapir, MD. I think the problem that many people have with forehead wrinkles is that they are compensating for eyelid ptosis (drooping). This is usually caused by detachment of the levator muscle from the upper eyelid.
If you then inject Botox in the forehead and paralyze the frontalis muscle, you will get rid of the wrinkles on the forehead, but you will no longer be able to lift your eyelids. You may be able to get rid of your forehead wrinkles by fixing your eyelid ptosis instead, so you wont have to compensate with you forehead muscles anymore.
I very rarely inject the forehead for this reason.
Good luck.
Botox can rarely cause dropping of the eyebrow or eyelid. Treatment is available but differs for each. If the brow has drooped small additional amounts of Botox can be placed in brow depressor muscles to elevate the brow. If the eyelid is drooping there is no role for additional Botox treatment, you will require a prescription eyedrop that will raise the eyelid. It is critically important to seek an injector who can not only treat you with Boto-s but also manage the rare complications that do occur.
Thank you for your question.
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Web reference: http://weberfacialplasticsurgery.com/botox-dysport-xeomin-neuromodulators
Had Botox Injections for Forehead and Under Eyebrow, Why am I More Droopy then Before? Probably not a good idea. Seemslike your droopiness is most likely related to the action of the Botox. having more won't raise things up but could cause them to droop further as these muscles are weakened more with more Botox.
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Actually, The drops will not work unless you have a lid ptosis. In this case it sounds like you have a brow ptosis from over injecting the frontalis muscle. About the only thing you can do is make sure the corrugator complex (muscles that pull down) are completely weak, and then its just "tincture of time."
You must go to someone who understands the delicate dynamics of the muscles of the face next time.
What has happened here is your doctor injected too much BOTOX in the forehead. This has knocked out the frontalis muscle, the main eyebrow elevator. Do not get more BOTOX with this doctor. Allow your treatment to weaken. The brow will begin to recover in about 3 months. Then you can look for another injector. Check out my microdroplet BOTOX method which lifts the brows without freezing the forehead.
Web reference: http://www.lidlift.com/microdroplet-botox-dysport/
Without pictures, it is very difficult to give you specific advice. Botox injections sound easy, but Botox should really only be injected by qualified and experienced such as board certified plastic surgeons. Even with the best injectors, however, it is sometimes possible to have ptosis (drooping) of your eyebrows if too much Botox was required to smooth out all of your wrinkles. ptosis (drooping) of your eyelids is even more rare. The answer is not more Botox. You should allow your current Botox to wear off and start from a clean slate. If you eyelids are drooping, your doctor can prescribe some eyedrops which will help.
Good Luck.
Web reference: http://www.ShaferPlasticSurgery.com
Injecting Botox under the eyebrows is risky even with the most experienced of injectors. Anyone can inject Botox or Dysport but doing it safely and correctly requires a comprehensive understanding of functional anatomy to maximize outcomes. Each patient needs to be thoroughly assessed and have a specific treatment plan developed based on patient desires and a comprehensive aesthetic evaluation. It is as much an art as it is a science. And there is no substitute for experience. Injecting more Botox now can only make things worse.
Web reference: http://www.dorsetstreetdermatology.com/cosmetic-dermatology/botox-dysport/
These answers are for educational purposes and should not be relied upon as a substitute for medical advice you may receive from your physician. If you have a medical emergency, please call 911. These answers do not constitute or initiate a patient/doctor relationship.


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May 17, 1992 (Chicago Stadium) — The Bulls were taken to the brink by the thuggish tactics and slow, controlled play of the Knicks, nearly putting an end to the dynasty at just one season.
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Scientist and engineers around the world searching for a way to increase computing power in electronics are looking to the "miracle material" graphene, which is thought to replace silicon in the next five years because of its astonishing ability to out-perform current semiconductors, its strength, flexibility and cost.
According to a report published by Reuters; graphene is a one atom thick, which makes it the thinnest material ever discovered. It is a sheet of bonded carbon atoms densely packed in a honeycomb crystal lattice. Graphene is highly conductive, conducting both heat and electricity better than any other material, including copper, and it is also stronger than diamond.
The University of Technology in Sydney recently unveiled a new type of graphene nano paper that is ten times stronger than a sheet of steel. Composed of processed and pressed graphite, the material is as thin as a sheet of paper yet incredible durable — this strength and thinness gives it remarkable applications in many industries, and it is completely recyclable to boot. (Zimmer, 2011)
The uses of graphene are being compared to that of plastic; it will vary in shape, form and flexibility. It is thought that this new material will lower the price of things such as golf clubs, bio medical products, electronics and automobiles.
The major obstacle right now is the funding for R & D of graphene. But it is thought, that once this is overcome and graphene is placed on the market, it should cause for less expensive electronics. "Graphite is an abundant natural mineral and one of the stiffest materials found in nature (Young's Modulus of approximately 1060 gigaPascals (gPa)) with excellent electrical and thermal conductivity. It has better mechanical, thermal and electrical properties and lower density compared to clays. The lower cost of crystalline graphite ($1.5 U.S. dollars per pound ($/lb) to $1.6/lb and less than $5/lb for graphite nanoplatelets) compared to other conductive fillers, such as carbon nanotubes (about $100 per gram ($/g)), vapor grown carbon fibers (VGCF, $40/lb to $50/lb) and carbon fibers (about $5/lb to $6/lb), as well as graphite's superior mechanical properties compared to those of carbon black, makes graphite an attractive alternative for commercial applications that require both physical-mechanical property improvement and electrical conductivity of the final product." (Nextbigfuture, 2011)
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Small produce growers will now be able to sell their products directly to consumers, thanks to a bill signed by Governor John Hickenlooper. Dubbed the "Local Foods, Local Jobs Act," the bill exempts home kitchens from certain health inspections. Its purpose is twofold, sponsor Senator Gail Schwartz says: to boost the economy and increase access to healthy food.
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It's hard to say whether there was anything positive about it. I don't think the drugs out there were positive... We still have drug problems in this country, and we sure lost the war on drugs. I think some of them meant well. This country is based on freedom, and freedom to voice your opinion, and freedom to protest. ... They were protesting against the Vietnam War, and maybe they were right in some respects.
...They did demonstrate, I mean, they weren't breaking the law. That's the freedom, that's why we're police officers, to give people freedom to do what they want in this country. And then that's why soldiers are soldiers, so we could have freedom. Some people abuse it. These people were supportive of the anti-war movement, but on the other hand, back in the Haight-Ashbury, where they were living, their culture there -- having sex with minors and committing statutory rape and using dope and murders -- they were violating the law, so we were arresting them. I guess they were rebelling against authority.
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06-16-2010, 12:35 PM #1to the people preordering through Apple, are you charged instantly or when phone ships?
i want to preorder through Apple and get my order in, which it wont be shipped till July 14th.
however if i can get a hold of one beforehand id like to cancel - are we allowed to cancel preorders or are we charged instantly??
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well im pretty sure at&t and apple do it the same way.
they both charge once its shipped.
the reason why it didnt accept his card (above) is because you need to be able to authorize that money immediately.
basically, the moment you give them your credit card, it leaves a -$200 in pending (meaning its not out of your account quite yet, but ready to be sent off). which is how mine is with at&t.-[r]
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Colie CVT | Bumping this cuz I can lol. |
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Thank you! And haha! I totally just caught a typo in the original post. "Bite and hold". Yeah. I meant bark and hold there lol. Leia figured the holding the bite thing out without really needing to be shown. xD Soon as she figured out that biting the tug was what was wanted, she held hard and strong, no matter if the decoy waved his hand over her, hit my car, touched her head. The day that she hurt herself, she was leaping so hard to the end of the leash that one time she literally flipped horizontal in the air and landed on her back. :/ Only way I could have prevented it was to let go of the leash, and she was so manic that day for some reason, I feared what would happen if I let the leash go. I still am not sure what would, but she -IS- trustworthy in normal situations, but can be more protective on a leash or near my car. Especially near/in the car. |
jack.torry | so cute and very inspiring |
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Thank you everyone! I really am loving it so much. Every dog that this trainer works with is different and so his approach with each of them is completely different. He loves to explain everything he is doing, he will sit and talk about the training, past dogs he has worked with, everything for hours on end. I really have learned so much about what goes into the training, the different drives, and even just about my Leia. She is a really very serious dog. Play is a rare thing for her. Even fetch is kind of a job and when we go hiking, she carries a backpack and the poo that we don't want to carry in it (she rolls in cowpies and other gross things so the smelly on her seems to cut down on her rolling in it lol). She likes having the job of protecting the car and warning bad people away. It has been a learning curve for us both, but you can just tell how happy she is in pictures now, how confident she is. I've been updating her breeders along the way, and they are so happy with how she is doing and what we do together. First summer was a hard one. She was afraid of fireworks and would try to run/completely forget I existed. Now when she hears them or gunshots, she comes running for me and will bravely stay at my side, even if she is afraid. <3 Can't ask for a better dog than that! My new puppy I hope to actually do some sport with and competing with. Leia's drives are all defense and she started rather late in her life. But I have learned so much with her and building up Doyle will be even more learning experience for me! He is such a playful clown, though he also shows he has a bit of a defense drive too. It is so much fun accomplishing something together. The end of the day it always makes me smile to look at pictures from when I first got her to now. You can truly see the change in her and I so love the dog she has become. |
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Thanks for sharing! I'm so glad you guys found something you love to do together that is so positive for the dog! Great pictures |
KathrynApril | Very cool story! She is a beauty! |
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Nice! You guys look great! Main thing is that your girl is having fun and improving, and you are having fun and learning. I started doing SchH with my shelter mixed breed because more advanced training venues where very limited for a non-registere, non-pure bred dog in my town. Blessed with good helpers that really knew how to bring out the best in a dog, Keeta's self confidence really improved. People were always commenting how she was different dog - just the way she carried herself, you could tell the difference. Great learning experience for me, and like you, just so proud of what her and I accomplished together. Great pics and nice work! |
Mary Beth | Great photo sequence! Congratulations on sticking with it and bringing out the best in her. |
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Confidence Through Protection Work I really am so very proud of my female shepherd, Leia. I never thought she would be the dog she has become or that we would share in a crazy journey together. But the way that she has changed has been for the better, and I have learned so much with her. Last May, I met with a trainer to have her instincts for bitework evaluated. I always wanted to do Schutzhund or another protection sport. Her lines aren't exactly known for being good candidates, but you never know. And I really was hoping for her to learn a bite and hold, since my only dog prior was my golden who is a big marshmallow. But her instinct test went like this... I have an abundance of pictures from that day that look like this. Leia looking at me, the distance. Not engaging the trainer or really doing anything. It was bad enough, he didn't charge me for his time. But he had a plan. He asked if she ever barked in the car. Which she had here or there, very sporadically. So the next week we gave that a try, and the results basically speak for themselves... Then devastation. She pulled her iliopsoas muscle in her right leg and for basically 4 months, she couldn't do anything really physical. I kept her swimming, still did some walks, but with how much power she hit the end of the leash with and how she just gives 110% of herself to the job, I had to keep her from things. Talked with our physiotherapist about how to warm her up and stretch her best when the limp went away. We got a game plan down and after being off, she got to get back to what she loved in November. And never missed a step. She has blossomed so much and our bond only has gotten better and better with all of this. <3 She was almost five when she had the instinct test, she had gone through obedience with someone other than me when they owned her when she was younger. I got her at age 3.5 years when it was clear she wasn't happy when her puppies got to the age to go home with other people. Anything I ask, she wants to do, and the sheer joy I have seen grow in her is a sight to see. Not sure if this is the best place to share, but I love sharing pictures of her doing what she loves to do (outside of hiking or fetch). |
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"El Bordo," the area just above the bend of the Tijuana River, was recently cleared of transients by authorities in preparation for routine maintenance; yet, it appears that the throngs of people, mainly male, have come back in droves.
If anything, the repopulation of the area seems to have resulted in a net gain. Tents and home-made shelters extend from the pedestrian bridge down to the broad curve at the end, and die-hards remain there.
According to police, at around three o'clock in the afternoon on Wednesday, September 25, gunfire was reported in the interior of the canal near the new entrance of El Chaparral.
According to Tijuana's daily Frontera, authorities said the incident occurred after a fight broke out among drug users. One person was severely beaten and sent to a local hospital, and three were arrested. A firearm was confiscated, ostensibly the one used in the shooting.
Police stated that it appeared the quarrel occurred when people "who dedicate themselves to the drug trade" started a dispute; however, the incident was reportedly under investigation two days later.
Despite the fact that firearm ownership is strictly controlled in Mexico, those who work near El Bordo have noted a higher-than-usual frequency of pistol firings.
Why do I keep reading Bordo got recently cleared? I walked there everyday and I haven't seen a clearance in a few months... Actually the other way around, population seems to be growing. And though it is mostly male, there's more women than you think down there. I'm guessing it's an 80/20 situation.
It was clear for about 3 days, and then there were 3 times the usual number of people there. I wanted to write a story on that, and was denied.


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Ayalim Entrepreneurs - Pioneers in the 21st Century
By Caylee Talpert
The sun has not yet fully risen, yet there is a buzz in the usually quiet desert landscape. It's 5:30 a.m. and students are slowly beginning to emerge from the caravans and tents where they slept the night before. They sleepily spread chocolate spread onto their Matzot, while sipping Turkish coffee as they prepare themselves for another day of hard work in the hot desert sun. Despite the fact that most only made it to bed a few hours before, they wake up voluntarily, ready to spend another day "getting their hands dirty" in the true sense of the word as they lay the bricks for a new set of houses.
If the unsuspecting visitor were to happen upon this scene, it would not be surprising if he began to wonder whether he was witnessing a desert mirage. Perhaps he will pinch himself and wonder whether he has traveled back in time and woken up in the 1940's where he is witnessing a group of the Chaultzim (Pioneers) who are in the process of fulfilling the impossible dream of building the land and making the desert bloom. Perhaps our poor visitor will begin to wonder if too much time in the desert with too little water or too much Arak (a potent Middle-Eastern alcohol) has begun to muddle his mind.
However if this unsuspecting visitor would draw closer he would notice that there are loudspeakers blasting the latest Israeli tunes and that the Israeli flag hangs proudly above the building site. On closer inspection he would soon realize that these young men and women, in their standard Shoresh sandals and torn shorts, are in fact third generation Israeli "Sabras," determined to ensure that their generation plays its part in the epic story of the State of Israel and the Jewish people.
While to many this scene may seem to come out of a history book, it may actually sound quite familiar to thousands of Israeli students who have taken part in one of Ayalim's regular "Shavuot Avodah" (Work Weeks) in the past 9 years. Over a few intensive days more than 500 students from across Israel come together to build houses, plant gardens, run children's clubs and renovate one of the 12 Ayalim Student Villages that have been built by the Ayalim Association in the Galilee and Negev regions of the country since its establishment in 2002.
The last such "work week" was held this past April over Chol Hamoed Pesach. Students from across Israel, joined forces at Ayalim's first student village, Adiel in Ashalim to build another 15 more houses in the village which already houses over 60 young Israeli students who currently study at Ben Gurion University. It's hard to believe when witnessing such an event, which even included a visit from Israel's President Shimon Peres, that all this began only nine years ago with a small group of young entrepreneurs who had just finished their army service. They had a vision of developing the Negev and Galilee by harnessing the talents, energy and idealism of the best and brightest young Israeli men and women.
Today the Ayalim Association serves over 20,000 at-risk youth and children in these areas. The association runs educational and social activities in Ayalim's Ofarim Family centres, builds educational greenhouses at local schools, plants community gardens and most recently begun working with local Bedouin communities in the Negev. Beginning this year Jewish college graduates from around the world now also have the opportunity to be a part of these projects through the new Masa Ayalim Entrepreneurs Program.
The Ayalim Student Village model is based on a reciprocal relationship of social activism and entrepreneurship where the students in exchange for financial assistance for their studies engage in community service in the area and initiative projects to help develop and rejuvenate the region. These students are in many ways the Israeli pioneers of the 21 century, who have made the decision to be a part of a vision that is greater than themselves and to live in a community that is based on giving and concern for others.
Perhaps most inspiring and encouraging is the popularity of these student villages among students who go through an intense selection process to be a part of these unique communities. Another impressive characteristic of the Ayalim villages is the diversity of the students who live there which includes both religious and secular students who come from vastly different backgrounds and who often have distinctively different political views. Visiting an Ayalim village, one is in many ways reminded of the egalitarian, socialist values at the heart of the establishment of the State of Israel. No one is too important to get involved in the physical work and at the same time no one is too small to take initiative and help shape and build the future of the organisation.
Despite this seemingly socialistic mentality and camaraderie that is at the heart of the organization, perhaps one of Ayalim's most important features is its focus on entrepreneurship. Students are encouraged to initiate new projects and are given the support and guidance to make them into a reality. In this respect the organization has recently initiated a new Masa program, the Ayalim Entrepreneurs Program focusing on entrepreneurship to give Jewish college graduates from around the world the ability to be part of this unique organization as well as learn from some of the best of Israel's entrepreneurs. The program is based in the Ashalim community, in what has been described as "Israel's new pioneering frontier"- the Negev Desert.
Perhaps the greatest champion of this vision of the Negev Desert was Israel's first Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion who lived in the Negev and is buried not far away in Sde Boker. Ben-Gurion believed that,"It is in the Negev that the creativity and pioneer vigor of Israel shall be tested." The young Israeli entrepreneurs who form part of the Ayalim Association seem to have taken up that challenge in the 21st century.


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