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The Parliamentary Group for Integrated Healthcare (PGIH) is an All-Party Group based at Westminster which provides a focus for all activities relating to integrated healthcare in Parliament, stimulates well-informed debate and contributes to the development of knowledge and policies on the subject.
The PGIH has evolved since its formation in 1986 and is a well-established Parliamentary Group which looks at patient choice and provision of treatments within the NHS. It holds meetings on a wide variety of subjects and has been one of the best supported Groups in past Parliaments, with some open meetings attracting over 100 people.
Its aim is to work towards an integrated health service, which takes the best from the orthodox and the complementary, to ensure best quality care for patients. In doing this, it believes that cost savings and improved patient outcomes could bring about a more efficient and responsive NHS. In recent years it has also campaigned against restrictive EU legislation such as the EU Food Supplements Directive and for better regulation of practitioners to maintain public safety.
The open meetings it holds in Parliament discuss a wide variety of subjects. These allow individuals and organisations from outside of Parliament to meet in an open forum and exchange views. In recent years it has held many very successful meetings, with a variety of speakers. These meetings often act as a starting point for further action on a particular subject.
As the Group is an independent All-Party Group it does not have any vested interests. It has a strong latent support from MPs and Peers which it mobilises when and where appropriate, and has managed to attract a considerable number of signatures to its EDMs. The Group is in a unique position of being able to raise issues in Parliament and help to take issues forward and facilitate progress on all issues relating to integrated healthcare. It is also able to provide independent information to MPs and Peers on current issues.
View a list of past and future meetings of the PGIH

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The endocannabinoid revelation
By Rick Holmes
April 28, 2014
— The federal government has just approved the first study of the use of marijuana in treating war veterans suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, research veterans' groups have been pushing for years.
— Animal research has linked components in marijuana to an enzyme that inhibits the production of plaque in the brain — the most visible sign of Alzheimer's. Cannabis may hold the key to slowing, or even reversing, memory loss due to aging.
— Cancer patients can attest to marijuana's effectiveness in easing the symptoms of the disease and its treatment: pain, nausea, and appetite loss. Now studies in Madrid and San Francisco have found it may also prevent or even shrink cancerous tumors.
— CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta reported last year on the case of Charlotte Fugi, 5 years old, whose severe form of epilepsy – she was suffering up to 300 seizures a week — was largely cured when she was treated with CBD, a compound in marijuana that doesn't produce a high. The Epilepsy Foundation is now calling for stepped-up research on medical marijuana.
— A study, published in February in the American Journal of Public Health, tracked suicide rates in several states over 17 years. In states that had legalized or decriminalized marijuana, the suicide rate among men ages 20 to 40 declined by 10 percent.
— There is evidence from patient experience that marijuana can make smaller amounts of opiate-based painkillers more effective or even unnecessary. It may also be useful in treating addiction.
Now consider this: All these promising discoveries have been slowed for decades, causing incalculable suffering, because in 1970, politicians launching the "War on Drugs" decided to classify marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug which, by definition, has "no currently accepted medical use."
No medical use? The items on this list — PTSD, Alzheimer's, addiction, suicide, cancer, epilepsy — are among the most pressing medical challenges America faces, not to mention most expensive. And there are other areas — diabetes, stroke, Parkinson's, mental illness — in which cannabis holds promise. It's not just about glaucoma any more.
Marijuana's illegality under federal law, with marijuana for research tightly controlled by law enforcement has led to haphazard, improvised discovery process. AIDS and cancer patients had to figure out on their own that smoking pot could ease their pain and restore their appetites, for instance.
But research into how the brain works has opened up a large box of mysteries the drug war had kept locked. In 1988, federally-funded research discovered "cannabinoid" receptors in nerve cells, that work through molecules similar to those in the marijuana plant. This led to the discovery of the endocannabinoid system, which appears to be tied to raft of biological processes, including memory, pain, appetite and mood.
Some of the more interesting research in this field is happening in China, where scientists have tied the pain reduction effects of acupuncture to the endocannabinoid system. For millennia, people have known acupuncture works; only now are we finding out how.
Some of the more promising research targets Cannabidiol — CBD for short. THC is the compound in marijuana that gets you high, but CBD appears to be the cannabinoid most involved in healing. It also takes the edge off the THC high, reducing paranoia, anxiety and short-term memory loss.
Unfortunately, CBD is being "bred out of the gene pool" by marijuana growers pushing for ever-higher THC content, according to Martin A. Lee, an author and journalist who helped create Project CBD (www.projectCBD.org) to spread the word about medical marijuana research.
CBD-rich strains of marijuana, infused into tinctures, oils that can be ingested and ointments that can be applied externally, are showing promise in a wide variety of applications, Lee told me, as physicians discover what works for their patients.
It's way too early to declare marijuana the cure for cancer, Alzheimer's or anything else. The cannabinoids in the plant may turn out to be less important than what science learns about the cannabinoids within our bodies. Someday we'll know much more about maintaining a healthy endocannabinoid system, but we have barely started down that road.
The obstacles on the way are many: A medical establishment with attitudes about cannabis that range from curious skepticism to outright hostility; a marijuana industry with its roots in the counterculture and its eyes on huge profits from the recreational market; media that can't talk about cannabis without cracking jokes about munchies; a law enforcement establishment built on drug war financing and prohibitionist ideology.
Then there's Washington, D.C., which hasn't been able to have a coherent conversation on drug policy since Nancy Reagan declared "Just Say No" to be the final word.
The Obama administration could take the handcuffs off cannabis researchers by changing marijuana's Schedule 1 classification, a cumbersome but doable process involving the DEA and the FDA. But President Obama said recently he'd rather see Congress take the lead which, face it, won't happen anytime soon.
So the improvised research process will continue, with more progress likely in countries where marijuana hasn't been turned into a political football. But there's great hope that science will unlock the secret of what a Chinese pharmacist thousands of years ago dubbed one of the "supreme elixirs of immortality."
Rick Holmes, opinion editor for the MetroWest Daily News, Framingham, blogs at Holmes & Co. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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A medical alert system can provide many elderly and disabled individuals with the ability to live on their own, and exercise a high degree of independence. Here's what you need to know before signing up with a medical alert system provider.
Technically, an alert system is normally comprised of a wrist band transmitter " resembling a wrist watch " or a necklace-type transmitter that is worn at all times. If the individual should have a medical problem or accident, they can simply press a button on the worn transmitter to communicate with the medical alert monitoring center.
This helps the monitoring center specialist to better advise you in case of a medical emergency, and they may also send emergency medical help if required. Optionally, the monitoring center can be instructed to also contact one or more of your relatives whenever the help button is pressed.The price of a medical alert system can vary according to the level of service you require, but in general they are a very reasonably-priced alternative to assisted living centers.
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The experts we consulted recommend looking for a medical alert system that meets all or most of these criteria.
It works for a user's specific disability. For example, a stroke survivor may need a device he or she can activate with one hand.
It offers a choice of a wristband and/or neck pendant. Cords worn around the neck can pose a strangulation risk; wristbands may irritate those with skin ailments.
It includes help buttons that can be wall-mounted near the floor in multiple rooms in case the user falls and isn't wearing the pendant.
It offers multiple choices for whom to contact if you need help, from emergency services to a friend or relative who lives nearby.
It has a battery backup in case of a power failure.
The base station can be contacted from anywhere on your property"even in your yard or at your mailbox.
The company has its own monitoring center, in the U.S., and employs its own trained emergency operators (rather than contracting that function out).
The monitoring center has been certified by Underwriters Laboratories (UL), a nonprofit safety and consulting company.
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Does the medical alert system come with other services? Some medical alert systems come with additional services such as medication reminders, glucose monitoring reminders, and the like. It's good to know what other services can be included with the purchase of your services, so make sure you ask what's included.
7. What happens if something goes wrong with my equipment? Most of us hate reading the fine print. I challenge anyone out there to read the "terms and conditions" of the 5 or 6 medical alert devices you want to evaluate (gives me a headache even thinking about doing that again). So that in mind, I would encourage anyone making a decision on a particular device to ask; What happens if your system goes down? Does someone come out to fix it? Will they send you another one asap? Do you need to send the dysfunctional system back? etc. Also, one other point… when you have narrowed down your choice, read the fine print by looking up the terms-and-conditions of the particular provider on their websites.
8. Does the medical alert system include "automatic fall detection"? Medical alert systems have come a long way in the last 5 years. Today's advanced systems can detect when a user has fallen automatically. It's all in the advanced algorithms developed by brilliant engineers and embedded into small devices which are saving lives everyday. These smart-systems can distinguish (in most cases) between when someone has actually fallen, and when someone has decided to sit down abruptly. "The big three" that (currently) offer automatic fall detection are Halo Monitoring Systems, Wellcore Personal Emergency Response, and Philips Lifeline with auto alert.
9. Am I purchasing these devices, or leasing them, or neither? Goes back to my prior suggestion about reading the fine print… Find out (ahead of time) whether the equipment is yours or not. What happens if you no longer require the equipment? What happens if you damage the equipment?
10. What is my total yearly cost? This gets down to "brass tax"… How much does this cost me each year (total cash outflow). Enough said.
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Medical alarm systems for seniors can mean the difference between life and death. Each year, more than one-third of senior citizens living alone experience a fall. This is a terrifying event if the person has to spend hours or days on the floor with no help. This or any other type of emergency requires immediate medical attention. Receiving immediate care decreases the level of sustained injuries and increases the chances of survival.
Literally having a medical alarm system at your fingertips ensures prompt medical care in an emergency. Many seniors fear falling when no one is around. This causes many to limit their daily activities. A reduction in physical fitness and mobility can increase the risk of falling. Further, inactivity reduces the quality of life for many seniors.
The security of a medical alert system removes the daily risks for many seniors. A medical alert system from companies such as Monitor Me helps thousands of seniors regain their independence, sense of security and quality of life.
In the age of the cell phone, many seniors might think a medical alert system is redundant. Unlike a cell phone that is subject to dropped calls, a medical alert system is designed to be reliable and simple to use. Even during a stressful situation, all a senior citizen has to do is press a button. He or she is immediately connected to a certified EMT who assesses the situation and provides paramedics with pertinent information.
Everyone does not carry a cell phone constantly. However, the pendant that comes with the alert system can be worn as a necklace or bracelet. Further, not many cell phones continue to work after being submerged in water. The pendant is waterproof and can be worn in slippery places where an accident might happen.
Compared to a cell phone that requires charging, medical alert systems come with a battery backup. Even when the power goes out, the system will continue to operate. A prompt connection occurs each time the button is pushed.
How a Medical Alert System helps you?
Medical alert systems have become synonymous with the elderly, and for good reason. These wise individuals fully understand the repercussions of falling and injuring themselves. They know that installing a medical alert system will only aid them if they become injured.
But medical alert system could be used for many different age groups to address differing physical and emotional needs.
The medical alert system has not always been designated just for elderly use. In fact, the system was not originally established to aid older generations. A doctor whose daughter was suffering from a reaction to a tetanus vaccination realized something needed to be done to aid those debilitated by illness but who desired to remain independent.
Today, medical alert systems continue to have the same purpose: They provide clients with the independence they desire while also giving family members peace of mind.
Medical alert systems are also useful devices for the handicapped. Perhaps you have a child who has Down syndrome. You know that he is capable of taking care of himself. But what if he injures himself or is in need of help? The alert system is a good solution to squelching these concerns. He can wear the medical alert device – which is 100 percent wireless and is easy to track – either as a wristband or as a pendant attached to a necklace. If he is in dire need, he can press the safety button to notify the monitoring system. That way, you will not have to feel as if you need to be near him at all times for his protection.
The same can be said for the disabled. For example, if you have a spouse who is paralyzed, you might be worried something terrible could happen when you're away. With a medical alert system, if your loved one is in a situation where they are injured but can't respond verbally, they can press a button on the alert device and a dispatcher will immediately call the authorities.


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FDA recommends reclassifying Vicodin as harder drug
The Food and Drug Administration is recommending additional restrictions on prescriptions for painkillers, which could affect how patients receive the medications going forward.
The FDA has proposed reclassifying hydrocodone combination pills, such as Vicodin (which combines hydrocodone with acetaminophen), from a Schedule III drug to a Schedule II drug, which will make the meds harder to obtain.
"For the millions of American patients experiencing an acute medical need or living with chronic pain, opioids, when prescribed appropriately, can allow patients to manage their pain as well as significantly improve their quality of life," Dr. Janet Woodcock, director for the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the FDA, said in a statement posted Thursday afternoon on the agency's website. "However, in recent years, the FDA has become increasingly concerned about the abuse and misuse of opioid products, which have sadly reached epidemic proportions in certain parts of the United States."
The New York Times first reported the recommendation, which may go into effect as early as next year.
The recommendation dates back to 2009, when the Drug Enforcement Administration asked government health officials for a recommendation regarding whether to change the pills' classification. In January, an advisory panel of doctors had recommended to the FDA that the agency reclassify the pillsto a tougher scheduling class.
The Controlled Substances Act divides all drugs into five "schedules" based on their accepted medical uses and potential for abuse. Schedule V substances are medical preparations that have the lowest potential for abuse (e.g. Robitussin AC), while Schedule I substances have no "currently accepted medical use in the U.S.," and include heroin, LSD and marijuana.
Vicodin is currently classified as a Schedule III drug, which means it may lead to moderate or low physical dependence or high psychological dependence. It can currently be refilled up to five times before a patient has to see his doctor again.
By moving it to Schedule II -- which means it has a high potential for abuse and can lead to severe physical or psychological dependence -- the drugs can only be prescribed in 90-day amounts before a trip to the doctor. Nurses and physician assistants will no longer be able to prescribe the medications.
Examples of other Schedule II drugs include Adderall, Ritalin, OxyContin, morphine, opium and codeine.
The FDA said its decision stems from extensive research of scientific literature and reviews of hundreds of public comments solicited by the agency.
"We anticipate that the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) will concur with our recommendation," Woodcock said in the statement.
She told the Times the agency realizes the new restrictions would affect patients, but the public health impact of painkiller abuse had reached a tipping point.
Nearly three out of four prescription drug overdoses are caused by prescription pain pills, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, an "unprecedented rise" that parallels a 300 percent increase in the products' sales since 1999.
Deaths from prescription painkiller overdoses in women increased more than 400 percent since 1999, compared to 265 percent among men.
In 2010, 2 million people reported using prescription painkillers non-medically -- which includes without a prescription or taking them for the feeling they cause -- for the first time within the last year.
"These are very difficult tradeoffs that our society has to make," Woodcock told the paper. "The reason we approve these drugs is for people in pain. But we can't ignore the epidemic on the other side."


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TUESDAY, June 7, 2011 (HealthDay News) -- Mental health problems are the leading cause of disability among children, teens and young adults worldwide, according to a new study.
Researchers who analyzed global data collected in 2004 found that neuropsychiatric disorders -- including depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and alcohol use -- accounted for 45 percent of the disease burden among those 10 to 24 years old.
The next two most common causes of disability among young people were accidental injuries, most often caused by traffic accidents, at 12 percent, and infectious and parasitic diseases at 10 percent.
The researchers also found that important risk factors among young people that affect their health later in life include unsafe sex, alcohol use, iron deficiency and lack of birth control.
"The disease burden arising in early adolescence from major risk factors is low," the researchers wrote. "However, rates rise sharply in late adolescence and early adulthood for both alcohol and unsafe sex. For other risk factors that commonly start in adolescence, such as tobacco use, low physical activity, high blood pressure, and overweight and obesity, their contribution to disease becomes apparent only in mid- to-late adulthood," according to Fiona M. Gore, of the department of health statistics and informatics at the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland, and colleagues.
"Our risk factor data suggest that preventive strategies should adopt a life-course approach whereby the focus on the adolescent and young-adult years is prominent," the authors concluded in the report published online June 7 in The Lancet.
People aged 10 to 24, numbering more than 1.8 billion, represent 27 percent of the world's population, the report noted.
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I forgot to take pictures on Midsummer's Eve, two days ago. It was fun evening. Awesome friends and those awesomely retarded (funny) things we talked about. I got bitten... by mosquitoes.. a lot.
And I didn't feel great yesterday morning, I was like a zombie. But in the evening I felt better. I went to see marvellous Kake Randelin with couple of friends, he performed in Kajasteen lava, in Nurmes. And oh boy he was so great!
He sings schlager ("iskelmä") and he was very popular in the 80's. And I think he still is, of course, because he is Kake the Mighty! Hah, I felt myself like "a fangirl", when I saw him coming to the stage and especially when he sang a song "Nasta pimu"! And I even got few eyewinks from him, and again I was like melting ice.
I am sorry I don't have anything else to say to you about my Midsummer's Eve. And no photos as I promised.
I should go and concentrate on my school works. School works on summer holidays.. very fair.


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BAYFIELD, Wis. — There is something bewitching about a tiny house.
The mere idea conjures all kinds of things: desires for solitude and escape, romantic notions of Thoreau's pond-side perch, even memories of childhood fairy tales.
By their nature, they are places of retreat and simplicity. You can't take much with you. You've got to make choices. And you'd better be comfortable in your own company.
While architectural bravado tends to grab headlines, some of the most extraordinary architecture being made in the world today is small, adventurous structures, transitory buildings that take little from the Earth and give more than seems possible in return.
At their best, these pocket-size projects, sometimes called "micro architecture," do more than set standards for sustainable practices. They challenge the way we live.
One such project is the E.D.G.E., or Experimental Dwelling for a Greener Environment, designed by a small Stevens Point, Wis., firm, Revelations Architects. The abode is so bitty that it doesn't qualify as an actual house in much of Wisconsin, where 750 or 800 square feet of floor space is required.
Set on a bluff on the northernmost tip of the state, overlooking Chequamegon Bay on Lake Superior, the E.D.G.E. is a beautiful, modernist box. It is more akin to a lovingly crafted cabinet or piece of furniture than a house, really.
It is a remarkably concise and articulate structure made to make a point — that we can live better and greener lives in gorgeous, small spaces.
This is a theory that seemed worth testing. So, my significant other and I went up to Bayfield to stay in this prototype for a would-be green and glorious life. Though the largely prefabricated, modular home was recently recognized by AIA Wisconsin, the state's society of the American Institute of Architects, few people have actually stayed in it. We'd be the first, other than the architects and a few friends.
I wondered what it would be like for us to live in such tight quarters. Would we be better to each other? Could I bring my hair dryer? Would we survive without Wi-Fi?
"I hope it shows you something you didn't know about yourself," said principal architect Bill Yudchitz, who met us in Bayfield.
We drove up the driveway, flanked by tall grasses, to the little hutch, not much larger than an RV. It had the style and smarts of the international language of modernism, the stuff of big cities, of steel and glass. But it had a Japanese lightness and North Woods earnestness to it too.
A rain screen of white oak, simple slats that run horizontally around the exterior, took on a warm, honey hue in the high sun. A solitary window punctuated the side of the house with a tiny rectangle. Above, the house was topped with a dramatic, butterfly roof, a touch of Atomic Age playfulness. But it was when we came around to the front that we experienced the real triumph — a cube of light and space, a place to be.
The long sides of the house are dominated by glass windows and doors that make the building's midsection transparent. These glassy squares frame views down to the bay and out to the forest, from inside and out. Inside, the walls of glass define a cubelike, central space. It's a grand room, despite its size.
It's also where the E.D.G.E. departs from other micro projects, many of which just take the strategies of old '70s campers, with interlocking spaces and tucked-away tables and sleeping berths, to new levels.
Instead of complex spaces, fit together like Jenga game pieces, Yudchitz designed a singular space and singular furniture, which can redefine the room. Made of high-grade birch plywood, the modular furniture can be transformed from a seating area to a dining set to a bed in a few simple — if physical — moves.
That craftsmanship extends to every aspect of the interior, where everything was machine cut within two-thousandths of an inch. The E.D.G.E. celebrates plywood, a renewable resource that honors natural wood grain and the machine-made aspects of the material. Doors and windows are framed in the subtly striped, smooth end grain. Box joints, hidden by most construction, are exposed, revealing how the place was made and adding a distinctive design element.
The prefab ends of the house, added onto the main room like a pair of brackets, contain everything else the house needs: a bathroom, a kitchen, sleeping lofts, storage and book shelves. A wall of milky white Plexiglas turns into a lantern when the bathroom light is on. And, while one has to crouch into the lofts, even a tall man can stand and get dressed on the landings.
I love that there is space for books and art. That there was so little of it made me consider Yudchitz's choices carefully. This raises a real challenge. To truly live in a place like the E.D.G.E., everything, the furnishings and objects, would have to be chosen and designed. You'd not only have to resist buying new things, you'd have to deny yourself cherished possessions.
We slept well on a hot night. The narrow structure and open windows offered lots of natural ventilation. We woke to a muffled trumpet sound, a buck that bounded into view, framed perfectly in the picture window, looking right at us and blowing hard through his nostrils. It was startling and magical — a metaphor for this wake-up call of an experience, I suppose.
BAYFIELD, Wis. — There is something bewitching about a tiny house.


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What is a Democratic-Free School?Saturday, October 22nd, 2011
When most people think of a "school", particularly a school for young people, the image of kids sitting behind desks with a teacher at the front leading the class (as the "sage on the stage" as they say) generally comes to mind. Somewhere down the hall from this and other classrooms is an "office" including administrative staff and particularly the school principal who runs the school, including giving marching orders to and evaluating the teachers, and dealing with student disciplinary issues that are referred to them by the teachers.
The "governance model" is presumed to be completely hierarchical. Students at the bottom of the hierarchy get their lectures, assignments, evaluation, administrative and disciplinary rules from their teacher(s). Teachers are supervised and evaluated by their school principal. The principal acts as a conduit for the educational mandates on curriculum and pedagogy from the district, which is basically implementing the curricular and pedagogical standards set by the real school decision-makers, the state legislature, through the auspices of the state board of education and other related state bodies.
What is important for people to know is that there are at least two other very different models for schools existing in the real world, that are beyond the conventional imagining of most people. The better known (and more numerous) of these other models is what are often referred to as "holistic schools", which look more at educating the "whole person" beyond compartmentalized academic subjects, and are generally based on the ideas of a visionary educator like Maria Montessori, Rudolph Steiner, or John Dewey. Though elements of their educational philosophies have worked their way into conventional U.S. schools, it is an interesting discussion for another time why most conventional schools in the U.S. do not fully embrace the educational visions of these great thinkers.
The road least taken (and perhaps qualifying as the "Rodney Dangerfield" of school models), are schools that include students in the schools' governance and allow those students to completely direct their own learning. Such schools are often referred to as "democratic-free" schools, and though rare, can be found in many parts of the U.S. and in countries around the world. Though highly unorthodox they are anecdotally judged effective by most who have studied them, but the very nature of an educational content and process that can be different for every student and is not externally dictated, makes them difficult if not impossible to measure by any standard school evaluation metrics.
Here is my best shot at an overview of this democratic-free school model.


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Like Jiro with sushi, Sunny Yim dreams of ramen. Obsession might be too mild a term: Yim pores over the weather report, thinking how the next day's temperature and humidity will affect the amount of water he'll add to his noodle dough.
You quickly realize Yim, chef/owner of the new Wicker Park restaurant Oiistar, can riff ramen for hours and not run out of things to say. Here's a man who appreciates ramen on such a visceral, depths-of-his-soul level he's devoted his last five years to learning all its peculiarities. Now, he's opened perhaps the only restaurant in town that makes its ramen noodles in-house.
The centerpiece of his ramen enterprise is a $65,000 noodle-making machine by the Yamato corporation, imported from Japan. This isn't some hand-crank contraption; it's wheeled in and requires an electric outlet, with wooden dowels and metallic panels — at once old-school and futuristic — plus warning stickers throughout depicting chopped-off fingers.
Ramen, Yim tells me, is impossible to make by hand. Kneading doesn't provide sufficient downward pressure to attain the ideal density in the dough. Try, and you end up with porous noodles that absorb broth, expand in the bowl and turn soggy.
So what exactly does a machine that costs as much as a Tesla Model S electric car do? It compresses the dough — consisting of high-protein flour, egg white, filtered water and alkaline — into a pliable, taut sheet that coils itself around the dowel like a roll of paper towels. Then, it's extruded through the cutter. If you look at the individual strands, the width of capellini, you notice each noodle has four corners. The theory: A noodle with more surface area and edge clings to the broth better, adding more flavor with every slurp than a cylindrical noodle would. I think the taste difference is negligible for 99 percent of people, but an evangelist like Yim who fights for every competitive edge is admirable.
Discussing the broth requires biographical context. Yim, a Korean native, has a French and Italian culinary background and spent years at the Swissotel on Wacker Drive. Like many ramen faithful, his awakening came during a trip to Tokyo. He saw the exploding success of New York City purveyors Momofuku Noodle Bar and Ippudo, coupled with Chicago's ramen void, and pounced on the opportunity. A return visit to Japan and 50 ramen shops later, Yim decided to dive into the ramen world headfirst.
He attended a two-week ramen crash course in Japan. After taste testing nearly two dozen different broths extracted from every conceivable animal bone, Yim declared the broth from pork back rib bones to be the most delicious. At Oiistar, the base broth requires just three ingredients: pork back bones, filtered water and 18 hours of cooking. The resulting broth is the point-of-entry in Yim's house special, Oiimen, closest to the Hakata-style of ramen, distinctive in two respects: 1) thinner, more toothsome noodles, and 2) that aforementioned rich, milk-colored pork broth, known as tonkotsu.
At its most transcendent, tonkotsu broth will curl the toes and send a warm blush from torso to extremities. Its closest approximate is perhaps a white truffle bisque, bearing that same buttery, lip-licking mouthfeel. Except tonkotsu broth resonates deeper, a flavor so dense that it tastes one click left of too salty — without any salt added.
What makes Oiistar worth seeking out is that as an entry-level tonkotsu in Chicago, the broth isn't so over-the-top rich that it makes diners feel they just consumed a prime rib. A number of ramen houses outside Chicago fortify their tonkotsu broth with extra pork fat — you can see a quarter-inch layer of oil floating on the soup's surface.
Some folks go nuts for that, the same people who eat habanero peppers whole for the thrill. But finishing off a bowl at Oiistar doesn't equate to a pit-of-the-stomach heaviness. Yim tempers the richness by skimming off excess fat throughout the stock-making process. (There's also a vegan broth on the menu.)
The end product from five years of development is its house special, Oiimen ($14) — crunchy strands of tree ear mushroom, scallion tangles, succulent coaster-size discs of pork loin, a hard-boiled egg cooked to a barely congealed yolk, each partitioned to its own section of the bowl. In lieu of additional pork fat are droplets of garlic and chili oil, and somewhere lurking in the broth are those $65,000-machine-cut noodles. Like discerning the difference between dried and fresh pasta, the taste and texture are noticeable — that fresh-flour linger, a softer through-bite while retaining some semblance of al dente.
Yim is something of a trailblazer, investing the labor so as to approach this tonkotsu ideal and make it available to the masses. Oiistar's version is a worthy introduction. Outside of trekking to Santouka in Arlington Heights (better broth, but the noodles are shipped in), you won't find a finer version within Chicago city limits.
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10 Ways to Play Catch-Up Before Retirement
Back in 2001, David Raether was a comedy writer for the TV sitcom "Roseanne," earning $300,000 a year. He and his wife and their eight children lived comfortably in a big house in an upscale suburb of Los Angeles.
That was before the recession, before Raether lost his career, his home and his marriage and found himself homeless for 18 months. Now 57, he shares a house with two 30-something graduate students in Berkeley, Calif., and ekes out a living as a freelance writer.
While his story is more dramatic than many, Raether's fall from a comfortable upper-middle-class life to unemployment and substantial loss of assets is common among Americans approaching retirement.
"I'm not the only one who's struggling," says Raether, who has heard from hundreds of people in response to his essay, "What It's Like to Fail," published last month by the website priceonomics.com.
Americans in their 50s and 60s, who expected to be at the peak of their careers before retirement, are finding themselves playing catch-up. While they may never get back the lives they had before, there are steps they can take to improve their retirement prospects.
"Focus on things you can control," advises Maria Bruno, senior investment analyst at Vanguard. You can't go back to your old life, time the market or, in most cases, recover what you've lost. But that doesn't mean you can't make a new plan. "The sooner you can get back on track, the better, because of the power of compounding," she says.
The unemployment rate for people over 55 was 4.9 percent in November, up from 3.2 percent before the recession. %VIRTUAL-article-sponsoredlinks%Research by the Pew Charitable Trusts found that early baby boomers (born between 1946 and 1955) lost 28 percent of their net worth between 2007 and 2010, late boomers (born between 1956 and 1965) lost 25 percent and Gen Xers (born between 1966 and 1975) lost 45 percent.
The important thing, experts say, is to acknowledge the new reality and do the new math. Run a retirement calculator or consult a financial adviser. And then adjust to a downsized retirement plan.
"It's so hard to recover at that point," says Liz Weston, a personal finance author and columnist for Reuters. "Their retirement isn't going to look like they thought it would."
Here are 10 tips for getting your retirement plans back on track:
Save as much as you can. If your salary has fallen from $100,000 a year to $50,000, clearly you won't be able to save as much as you did before. But that doesn't mean you can't save anything. "You don't give up in desperation," Weston says. "Save what you can."
Make sure your lifestyle reflects your new income. That could mean relocating to a cheaper area, selling the house or getting by with one used car rather than two new ones. "If you're heading for retirement and you're very far behind the goal, you're going to have to change big things," says Jean Chatzky, financial editor for NBC's "The Today Show" and a personal finance author.
Quit giving money to your adult children. "The welfare for the kids has to stop," Weston says. "Parents want to help, and I see so many of them who are subsidizing their able-bodied kids." A 2013 survey from Merrill Lynch found that 68 percent of parents age 50 and older had provided financial support to children age 21 and older during the past five years.
Plan to work longer. That could mean delaying early retirement, staying in your job past retirement age or working part-time in retirement. Vanguard calculations show that someone who could retire at age 65 with a portfolio of $169,400 could see that portfolio grow to $233,000 if he worked until age 68 or $266,300 if he worked until age 70.
Wait as long as you can to draw Social Security. For each year you delay claiming Social Security up until age 70, your payouts will grow. For example, someone whose Social Security payment at full retirement age would be $2,200 a month would get only $1,630 a month at age 62, but the amount would grow to $2,860 a month if she waited until age 70 to start receiving payments. You can get personalized estimates at ssa.gov/estimator.
Accept that your retirement lifestyle isn't going to be what you expected. Raether, once expected to sell his big house in San Marino, Calif., and buy a retirement home at the beach. Now he dreams of a two-bedroom apartment with a piano. "Realize that the stuff you thought was really important to have ... is really not that important," he says.
Review your investments. Look at the numbers, run the retirement calculators, talk to a financial advisor and see if your money is invested in the right vehicles. Conventional advice is to move into safer investments as you approach retirement, but if you expect to work longer, weigh whether it's worth the risk of keeping more money in stocks, which traditionally bring a higher rate of return. Also make sure you're not paying high investment fees.
Embrace simple living and economize where you can. Cooking more often at home and taking your lunch instead of spending $10 on takeout every day could add substantially to your retirement savings over time.
Set a goal of being debt-free by the time you retire, including paying off your mortgage. That could mean making additional mortgage payments or selling a house with a large mortgage and buying a smaller place for cash.
Contribute the most you can to tax-advantaged investments. That means 401(k)s, individual retirement accounts or Roth IRAs. If you've been forced into self-employment, look into options such as a Simple IRA plan, a SEP plan or a solo 401(k). People over 50 are allowed to make additional contributions to those plans.
Coming back won't be easy, warns Raether, who has written a memoir, "Tell Me Something, She Said," about his experience, He wrote in his essay:
Still, Raether says he counts himself lucky to have his health and good relationships with all eight of his children, who are now in college or older. Plus, he will get a pension from the Writers Guild once he's 65. Most baby boomers will not have pension income in retirement, making savings even more important.
"What happens when you hit bottom? I can tell you one thing: You don't bounce back. You crawl back, fighting every step of the way. It isn't a straight arc back up either; there are dozens of setbacks every step of the way. And the place you land isn't anywhere near where you were when you slipped off the cliff."
While older workers have less time to save for retirement than workers in their 20s, they still have time, especially if retirement comes later. "If you're in your 40s or early 50s, you're not that close to retirement. You've got a lot of time," Chatzky says. "Thinking you're so close to retirement that you can't do anything is a defeatist attitude, and it's not going to help you."
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The family of a Brisbane boy who died in Fiji while celebrating schoolies have described him as a beautiful, kind and fun-loving young man.
Harrison Kadell, the 17-year-old vice-captain of St Thomas More Catholic College, was found floating in a resort swimming pool on Fiji's Plantation Island on Tuesday morning.
The cause of his death is unknown but there are unconfirmed reports he was playing a "breath dare game".
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) released a statement from the boy's family.
"Obviously, our hearts are breaking," they say.
"Harrison was a beautiful, kind, well-respected and fun-loving young man."
They say it was a "privilege" and a "joy" to have Harrison as part of their family.
"We are proud that he is ours and very grateful that he was with us for almost 18 years," he said.
"We have been enveloped by love and support by our family and friends and feel truly blessed."
The family thanked the Australian and Fiji governments, the Queensland Police Department, their solicitors, airlines Air Pacific and Virgin Pacific for their support.
They say they are also grateful for the respect we have been shown by the media.
"Our concern now is for Harrison's mates still here in Fiji as well as returning our son home to Australia," they said.
"We request privacy at this difficult time."
Earlier, St Thomas More Catholic College principal Peter Elsome said the family was in a state of shock and grief.
"Harrison ... was an outstanding young man and someone that the family were extremely proud of. To take that horrible phone call, it certainly has ripped the family apart," Mr Elsome told the Seven Network.
Asked about reports Harrison was playing a dare game when he died, Mr Elsome said he wouldn't speculate and his focus was on supporting the school and the community.
"All I can say is that Harrison was an outstanding student, a very, very sensible young man," he said.
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At approximately 8:35 pm on the evening of Thursday, November 14, a sheath of papers and an undeveloped roll of film were recovered by a custodian working in the Posters section of the Exhibit Hall at McCormick Place in Chicago. Tucked snugly under a (still warm) seat cushion, the yellowed, tattered handwritten manuscript and frayed film were rushed to the Leader's office in Rockville, where they were subject to the most intense scrutiny and interrogation. Satisfied with the integrity of contents, astonished at the revelations contained therein, and aflame with ardent desire to share a unique eyewitness account of a quintessential ASHA convention event, the Leader presents the discovered manuscript in its entirety. For intelligibility, we've translated from the original Most Distant, Really Dullest, and Certainly Deadest Tongue.
DEAREST READER: Months of arduous sojourn across twilight epochs and treacherous terrain have brought me to this place, this moment, to this gathering of likeminded intrepid explorers poised to shatter the boundaries of convention and assail terra incognita. Mine is a wandering soul consumed by curiosity and troubled by siren calls beckoning through forbidden entryways. Standing and milling with hundreds of students and professionals outside the Exhibit Hall before it opens on the first day of ASHA convention, I am at last after all these long years among my own kind, again. We all want in, through that entrance blocked by McCormick Place staff. Right now. We're just not always sure of the reason.
Someone pray tell—why are we here, waiting?
Huddled on the carpet some 20 feet away from the others, three students rapid-fire last night's anecdotes and today's possibilities while flipping through convention programs. Purses, askew tote bags and half-drunk cups of coffee ring them. Hmmm…perhaps their obviously keen attention to detail lends insights into why hundreds of us are all just, well, standing here ready to spring into whoknowswhat beyond yonder guarded entranceway.
After a lengthy, cross-city quest for a men's restroom to change from elegant breeches and ruffles into roughen jeans and a too-plain button down shirt, I approach, ever hopeful, pen poised.
"So, are you waiting to get into the Exhibit Hall?"
Two nods, one dismissive glance back to the program.
"If you don't mind me asking, why?"
Smiles and a chorus of replies. "I hear there's lots of cool stuff in there—giveaways." "My friend's in charge of a poster session." "I want to visit the bookstore."
The latter speaker pauses, leaning forward. "We didn't realize," she hiss-whispers, "that there'd be so many people here when it opens!"
"Um…" I try to reassure. "You do know it's open for all of convention, right?"
Shrugs. Blank stares. Heads return to programs and chatter resumes.
I next squirm, dodge, and dart my way mightily to the front, hoping to converse with those possessing a vast reservoir of experience with such opening day events. One of the security staff is more than happy to chat.
(Me out of breath after crowd-tunneling extravaganza) "Why…in the world…are there so many people waiting… to get in?"
(Chuckle) "It's always this way, sir."
"Any reason for it?"
(Slight shake of head and sigh). "It's just the way these things go." (Mt. Vesuvius yell eruption) "MAKE SURE YOU ALL HAVE YOUR BADGES READY FOR INSPECTION!!!"
I scuttle-crawl away, none-the-wiser and God help me, somewhat deafened.
It's now about 10 minutes before the opening of the Exhibit Hall, and a most fascinating ritual is occurring. The crowd without prompting or dispute is self-organizing into a single, momentously long, serpentine line that curls and stretches into the distance across the palatial hall. Sitters and standers fall into place; no disputes, just a low murmur of expectancy rippling up and down the line. Calling upon fifth-column skills well-honed for decades in His Majesty's Most Glorious Topsy-Turvy Revolution, I slip into line, one-third back, without incident.
There's still time to uncover the answer. Hmm…perhaps another direction. My laborious research en route here did uncover the venerable Black Friday tradition of frenzied mob trampling while seizing limited time deals. Maybe exhibitors likewise promise opening hour deals?
"Hey, is anyone here to nab a bargain?" I call forward and back.
Universal acknowledgment of query but a stunning silence of reply. A few shakes of heads; one roll of eyes.
Dearest reader, I…still don't understand. But, what the heck, let's go along for the ride.
11 am, zero hour. The line begins moving into the Exhibit Hall past security staff…steady…steady…the quick-stepping of hundreds of feet…we're a millipede slowly picking up steam…and then the hounds unleash. Back segments of the line press forward and come alongside; we're now four—nay, eight—across and coming on strong.
Faster. Faster. Oh boy.
A backpack-toting student a few millipede steps in front turns to me, brown eyes flashing and giggling. "Hey mister, you know why we're here?? Because…it's FUN!" Bursts of laughter.
We've just zipped past security and through the entranceway…rows upon rows of exhibits (staffed by some who seem rather startled by the human torrent) flash by to the right.
Goodness—most of us are surging left, a millipede in mad pursuit of the Poster sessions. Or NSLHA. Sustenance, perhaps? Wafts of downright delicious offerings pour in from 2 o'clock.
Pant. Pant. Fasterfasterfaster. Woops–someone's foot. Ouch—stand back, good sir. I must confess it's most difficult to pen this narrative and properly capture visuals while honoring the press and pace of the crowd.
Oh my God, I can't believe it! There's hundreds of–
The narrative unfortunately breaks off at this point. The Leader has no reason to suspect that the author came to a grim, bone-crunching, nasty little end. We suspect that the tantalizing offerings of the Exhibit Hall were enough to draw him away from his sordid tale.
Gary Dunham, PhD, is the director of publications at ASHA. He can be reached at email@example.com.


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Shepard Fairey, the Los Angeles street artist, has received a sentence of two years' probation and a $25,000 fine in his criminal contempt case involving his "Hope" poster of Barack Obama. The sentence was handed down Friday morning in a New York court.
The sentence included 300 hours of community service. Fairey will not have to serve jail time.
In February, Fairey pleaded guilty to one count of criminal contempt for destroying documents, manufacturing evidence and other misconduct. The artist admitted in 2009 to destroying documents and submitting false images in his legal battle with the Associated Press.
Fairey's "Hope" poster of Obama was inspired by a 2006 AP photograph of the former senator. The AP subsequently accused the artist of copyright infringement; Fairey maintained that the use of the photo falls under fair-use laws.
The artist had faced a maximum sentence of six months in prison and a maximum term of supervised release of one year.
Last year, the artist settled his civil case with the AP out of court. Fairey's "Hope" image has been reproduced extensively in numerous media, including posters, stickers and on apparel.
[Updated 9:00 a.m.]: In a statement released on Friday, Fairey said that he accepts the judge's sentencing and is looking forward "to finally putting this episode behind me."
Fairey said that his actions have been not only "financially and psychologically costly to myself and my family, but also helped to obscure what I was fighting for in the first place —- the ability of artists everywhere to be inspired and freely create art without reprisal."
On Friday, Gary Pruitt, the president and CEO of the AP, said in a statement: "After spending a great amount of time, energy and legal effort, all of us at the Associated Press are glad this matter is finally behind us. We hope this case will serve as a clear reminder to all of the importance of fair compensation for those who gather and produce original news content."
Throughout his legal troubles, Fairey has maintained an active public schedule. He contributed to the exhibition "Art in the Streets" at the Museum of Contemporary Art in 2011. This year, he put in a vocal guest appearance as himself on Fox's "The Simpsons" and teamed up with Neil Young to create art for the album "Americana."


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The Kansas House has approved a bill that lessens the state's regulation of telecommunications companies and begins phasing out a special charge consumers pay each month to ensure universal land line service.
The House's 118-1 vote Monday sends the measure to the Senate.
The bill resulted from a compromise between AT&T Inc., the state's largest telephone service provider, and other telecommunications companies. It follows up on a 2011 law that allowed companies to avoid state by state price caps on local land line service.
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Pattern includes 22 sizes in 1 package.
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Every cosmic phenomenon deserves its own unique claim to fame, but Abell 2052 deserves better than this. Its gas jerks back and forth like a drink sloshing around in a glass. It's like the cosmic equivalent of a tipsy uncle.
Astronomers at the Naval Research Laboratory spotted the bizarre movement of the giant hot gas clouds in Abell 2052, which is located 480 million light-years away. NASA's Chandra X-Ray Observatory is studying the gas, which reaches temperatures of 16 million Kelvin with the help of optical data from the Very Large Telescope in Chile. NRL astronomer Dr. Tracy Clarke says they've seen "gas sloshing like liquid in a glass", although this particular glass would need to be a million light-years across to fit in all that gas. Here's how the NRL explains the sloshing phenomenon:
The gravitational attraction of the smaller cluster drew the hot gas out of the central cluster toward the smaller cluster. Once the smaller cluster passed by the central cluster core, the gas movement reversed and it was pulled back toward the center of the main cluster. The hot cluster gas overshot the cluster center, creating the "sloshing" effect that is like the sloshing that occurs when a glass holding a liquid is quickly jerked sideways. In the cluster, gravity pulls back on the gas cloud, creating the spiral pattern.
All this sloshing by Abell 2052 might look a bit embarrassing, as though it's trying and largely failing to stagger home after a wild night with all the other galaxy clusters or something, but this weird movement serves some pretty key purposes. For one thing, the sloshing helps move gas away from the core, where it can cool down to a relatively cool 5.5 million Kelvin. This keeps the core of the galaxy nice and hot, which in turn means fewer stars will be able to form.
The sloshing also redistributes iron, oxygen, and other elements created in supernova explosions that are vital to the formation of new stars and planets. So, even if Abell 2052 doesn't look particularly dignified, it's evolved some seriously brilliant ways to make sure stars form in the most advantageous places. I'm starting to think our own galaxy could stand to slosh about much more often. I mean, we're already called the Milky Way and everything...
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- Circuit type Race
- Circuit Length 5.554kms
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- Circuit Direction anti-clockwise
- Capacity 50,000
- Established 2009
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|Abu Dhabi Grand Prix
|November 1, 2009
|Sebastian Vettel (GER)
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|November 25, 2018
|Lewis Hamilton (GBR)
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|December 1, 2019
The circuit is one of very few on the F1 calendar to run in an anti-clockwise direction, and it is also unique as the only track with an underground pit lane. Leaving the track on the right, it crosses underneath and rejoins on the left. Concerns were raised that the tunnel was too narrow and dangerous, and any accidents would be difficult to clear quickly.
Granted the final go-ahead by the FIA in 2009, Bruno Senna was the first driver to complete a test lap during the GP2 testing. When the teams arrived in Abu Dhabi for the season finale in October 2009, not a single driver had driven the track.
Much more spectator-friendly than soulless near-neighbour Bahrain, some drivers have complained the circuit is too safe. "The car can go everywhere, cutting off corners, and you don't ever lose time," moaned Adrian Sutil after the 2009 grand prix. "That can make racing very boring. There's no real flow." Purists also lamented the need to build chicanes on a new track given their only purpose was to slow down cars on existing circuits.
Yas Marina made history when the 2009 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix hosted F1's first day-night race, starting at twilight with the race finishing in the dark. Floodlights were used from the start of the event to illuminate the circuit and ensure a seamless transition from light to dark. Lewis Hamilton started the race on pole but was forced to retire with brake problems. Sebastian Vettel won the race, the fifth victory of his F1 career, beating team-mate Mark Webber and 2009 champion Jenson Button to seal second place in the championship.
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Astronomical objects or celestial objects are naturally occurring physical entities, associations or structures that current science has demonstrated to exist in the observable universe.[2] The term astronomical object is sometimes used interchangeably with astronomical body. Typically, an astronomical (celestial) body refers to a single, cohesive structure that is bound together by gravity (and sometimes by electromagnetism). Examples include the asteroids, moons, planets and the stars. Astronomical objects are gravitationally bound structures that are associated with a position in space, but may consist of multiple independent astronomical bodies or objects. These objects range from single planets to star clusters, nebulae or entire galaxies. A comet may be described as a body, in reference to the frozen nucleus of ice and dust, or as an object, when describing the nucleus with its diffuse coma and tail.
The universe can be viewed as having a hierarchical structure.[3] At the largest scales, the fundamental component of assembly is the galaxy, which are assembled out of dwarf galaxies. The galaxies are organized into groups and clusters, often within larger superclusters, that are strung along great filaments between nearly empty voids, forming a web that spans the observable universe.[4] Galaxies and dwarf galaxies have a variety of morphologies, with the shapes determined by their formation and evolutionary histories, including interaction with other galaxies.[5] Depending on the category, a galaxy may have one or more distinct features, such as spiral arms, a halo and a nucleus. At the core, most galaxies have a supermassive black hole, which may result in an active galactic nucleus. Galaxies can also have satellites in the form of dwarf galaxies and globular clusters.
The constituents of a galaxy are formed out of gaseous matter that assembles through gravitational self-attraction in a hierarchical manner. At this level, the resulting fundamental components are the stars, which are typically assembled in clusters from the various condensing nebulae.[7] The great variety of stellar forms are determined almost entirely by the mass, composition and evolutionary state of these stars. Stars may be found in multi-star systems that orbit about each other in a hierarchical organization. A planetary system and various minor objects such as asteroids, comets and debris, can form in a hierarchical process of accretion from the protoplanetary disks that surrounds newly formed stars.
The various distinctive types of stars are shown by the Hertzsprung–Russell diagram (H–R diagram)—a plot of absolute stellar luminosity versus surface temperature. Each star follows an evolutionary track across this diagram. If this track takes the star through a region containing an intrinsic variable type, then its physical properties can cause it to become a variable star. An example of this is the instability strip, a region of the H-R diagram that includes Delta Scuti, RR Lyrae and Cepheid variables.[8] Depending on the initial mass of the star and the presence or absence of a companion, a star may spend the last part of its life as a compact object; either a white dwarf, neutron star, or black hole.
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- ^ "Three Planets Dance Over La Silla". ESO Picture of the Week. Retrieved 5 June 2013.
- ^ Task Group on Astronomical Designations from IAU Commission 5 (April 2008). "Naming Astronomical Objects". International Astronomical Union (IAU). Archived from the original on 2 August 2010. Retrieved 4 July 2010.
- ^ Narlikar, Jayant V. (1996). Elements of Cosmology. Universities Press. ISBN 81-7371-043-0.
- ^ Smolin, Lee (1998). The life of the cosmos. Oxford University Press US. p. 35. ISBN 0-19-512664-5.
- ^ Buta, Ronald James; Corwin, Harold G.; Odewahn, Stephen C. (2007). The de Vaucouleurs atlas of galaxies. Cambridge University Press. p. 301. ISBN 0-521-82048-0.
- ^ "Stars Rain over ALMA". www.eso.org. ESO Picture of the Week. Retrieved 22 April 2015.
- ^ Elmegreen, Bruce G. (January 2010). "The nature and nurture of star clusters". Star clusters: basic galactic building blocks throughout time and space, Proceedings of the International Astronomical Union, IAU Symposium 266. pp. 3–13. Bibcode:2010IAUS..266....3E. doi:10.1017/S1743921309990809.
- ^ Hansen, Carl J.; Kawaler, Steven D.; Trimble, Virginia (2004). Stellar interiors: physical principles, structure, and evolution. Astronomy and astrophysics library (2nd ed.). Springer. p. 86. ISBN 0-387-20089-4.
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Former Labor minister Ian Macdonald has denied receiving $30,000 worth of kickbacks from a mate who stood to make $60 million from a coal deal linked to the Obeids, a corruption inquiry has heard.
Mr Macdonald is in the witness stand for a third day at the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) inquiry into the opening up of coal mining in the Bylong Valley in 2008.
He was questioned on Wednesday about notes handwritten by his friend, businessman Greg Jones, which the ICAC alleges indicate Mr Macdonald stood to receive millions of dollars for favours done when he was a minister.
"Do you deny that you received about $30,000 in cash and gifts from Mr Jones or entities associated with him," Commissioner David Ipp asked.
"Yes," Mr Macdonald replied.
Mr Macdonald conceded he had received a wedding present and birthday presents from Mr Jones but said $30,000 seemed "an extraordinary amount".
"I haven't received anything like that," he said.
Mr Macdonald is alleged to have rigged a tender process for coal mining exploration licences to benefit his former Labor colleague Eddie Obeid, whose family owned land in the Bylong Valley.
The inquiry has heard that Mr Jones stood to make $60 million from his stake in Cascade Coal, the company that ultimately won the controversial tender for the critical Mt Penny tenement.
The inquiry has heard that Cascade had a $60 million deal with the Obeids to buy out their stake in a mining venture in the Bylong Valley.


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I instinctively translate it "as best as you can", however this makes no sense. What is the real structure behind this phrase?
I'll include an Ngram to illustrate the historical presence of this phrase:
Whatever the structure is, I'm guessing that it has something to do with 19th century grammar.