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Submit race times: https://goo.gl/8Acg2J
View schedule: https://goo.gl/Atq82g
Tournament Discord Server: https://discord.gg/KXg87gF
LADX Community Server: https://discord.gg/twyaugB
Tournament Information:
- We highly recommend you join the tournament's Discord Server to be able to contact or be contacted by other participants.
- All communication and announcements during the tournament will be published on the Discord server.
- Please keep all tournament related questions/discussion/scheduling to the tournament Discord only.
- Feel free to ask any questions about the tournament on Discord - no need to be shy ;-)
- Tournament mods are: BambooShadow, Choto, Disclude and Spiraster.
- The registration for the tournament will close on August 25th 2017.
- The tournament will start on August 28th 2017 with the Group Stage.
- Knockout Stage will start October 1st 2017.
- Players are in charge of contacting their opponent to decide a time and date for their race. (A suggested order is shown under the "Matches" tab next to each group.)
- All races must be submitted to the Google Form listed above at least 24 hours prior to the match time in order to ensure proper scheduling.
Players must complete at least 1 match per week.
- Players may ask for an extension, but anyone who has not gotten in contact with their opponent or made arrangements with the organizers during that time frame will have their match marked as a loss. Resolution of ambiguous situations will be left to the discretion of the organizers.
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- The format for the first stage of the tournament will be a Round Robin consisting of 4-person groups.
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- In the event of a tie in wins/losses at the end of the Group Stage, the average of the players' Group Stage race times will be used as the tiebreaker.
- Seeding for this stage will be determined by the rankings on the LADX "Any% No WW/OoB (No S+Q)" leaderboard on speedrun.com (http://www.speedrun.com/ladx) as it stands on August 25th @ 12:00pm EDT.
- Make sure to submit your Personal Best to the leaderboards on speedrun.com before the above date and time if you want it to affect your seeding. Runs submitted after that time will not be taking into account in the seeding.
- Runners with no ranking will be randomized and placed at the bottom of the seeding.
2nd Phase (Knockout Stage) - Single Elimination Format:
- Seeding for this stage will be determined by the average of your race times from the Group Stage.
- The Knockout Stage will be single race matches, with the exception of the finals which will be a best-of-3.
Race Details:
- You must stream your race on Twitch and enable VOD saving.
- All races will be done on the SRL IRC server in accordance with the SRL rules. The times recorded on SRL will be used as the racers' official race times.
- In the unlikely event of a tied race (i.e. identical SRL times), a match will be scheduled at a later date to be used as a tiebreaker.
- Racers must be registered on SRL to participate in their tournament matches. Failure to be registered on SRL prior to a race may result in forfeiture of the race. Please visit www.speedrunslive.com/faq ("How do I participate in SRL races?") for instructions on how to register.
- SRL racing can be done with any IRC client; however, we recommend the use of LiveSplit's built-in SRL client for the most accurate timing of races.
- If any player misses a scheduled match time, they will forfeit the match. Only schedule matches that you are SURE that you can make.
Stream Guidelines:
- Be sure to deactivate all "stream alerts" (such as follows, donations, subs, etc.) during your races, so that your game feed won't be interrupted on the restream.
- We ask all racers to not use their microphones during their races, so that we may play your game audio without interruption. We'll have the most professional commentators who will take care of commentating while you are racing! :)
- All matches of the tournament will be broadcast to either twitch.tv/speedgaming, twitch.tv/speedgaming2 or twitch.tv/speedrunslive.
- Players and commentators are encouraged to join the Discord server.
Category Rules (Any% No S+Q, No WW, No OoB):
- The tournament follows the ruleset of the main category "Any% No S+Q/WW/OoB".
- Any% means all glitches and tricks are allowed to beat the game as fast as possible except for:
- No S+Q: You are not allowed to use Save and Quit during the run, though you are allowed to bring up the Save and Quit menu. This rule also bans Death Warping - the use of purposeful deaths to return to a previous point in order to travel fewer screens.
- No WW: You are not allowed to Wrong Warp (e.g. the doghouse-glitch). All warps (i.e. entrances/exits/staircases) have to lead to the developer intended location.
- No OoB: You are not allowed to go Out of Bounds. The full explanation of the OoB rules can be found here.
- Console runs are allowed on the SGB2 or GBP (either w/ disc or GBI). Use of the SGB is banned.
- Emulator runs are allowed on the latest versions of BGB and gambatte (incl. gambatte-speedrun).
Tournament specific category rules:
- Runners should have a backup save file (NOT an emulator savestate!) in case of a softlock during Walrus Skip. If you softlock during Walrus Skip, you are allowed to load into the backup save file to continue your run.
- The backup save file should be at the first house in Animal Village just before Walrus Skip. The backup save file must contain no more than the usual items for that part of an "Any% (No S+Q/WW/OoB)" run. You can also not exceed a maximum of 20 bombs/arrows/powder (i.e. capacity upgrades are not allowed). You are not allowed to have events triggered that otherwise would not be at this point (e.g. the owl cutscene before the egg).
- Be absolutely sure if you practice with emulator savestates that you don't accidentally delete your backup save file in Animal Village.
- If you softlock in a dungeon, you may S+Q to free yourself, but you must return to the screen in which you softlocked before continuing your run, as a penalty.
- In the event of an accidental S+Q or a Death Warp you must also backtrack to the room you S+Q or died in before continuing.
Learning the game:
- If you are new to Link's Awakening DX speedrunning, don't worry!
- We have some resources (such as save states and an emulator pack) to be found at: www.speedrun.com/ladx/resources.
- We have up-to-date video guides for the current "Any% (No S+Q/WW/OoB)" route at: www.speedrun.com/ladx/guides.
- We also have a wiki with information at: www.ladx.tk. This is currently a work in progress.
- Feel free to ask on Discord if you have any questions. The LADX community is filled with friendly people who like to help :-)
For information or help with the tournament contact the moderators on Discord.
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* Flexibility within standards to allow for protection of privacy for diagnoses, associated lab tests, problem lists and any other documentation containing confidential data.
* EMR systems must be able to apply state and federal confidentiality rules when assembling aggregate data to prevent identification of individuals.
The AAP has a lot more to say, but in summary, it seems to be putting the burden for protecting adolescent privacy largely on EMR vendors, though I believe it's hoping members will advocate for these changes as well.
Either way, it doesn't work well if there's a protected class (certain adolescents) whose rights simply can't be protected adequately with today's technology. Time to get on this issue, I'd say.


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DETROIT -- Jimmy Buffett is perfectly happy digging his toes in the Florida sand, as far as we know.
But after the singer-songwriter-partymeister's show Saturday night, July 28, at Comerica Park, he'd certainly be welcomed in any capacity in the Detroit metro area, up to and including mayor of whatever municipality he might choose.
A showman right down to some knowingly corny between-song patter, Buffett and his Coral Reefer Band made Saturday's concert -- a stadium extravaganza that, for one night only, brought along Lionel Richie as a special guest -- a Detroit-centric celebration not unlike those Kid Rock has staged at Comerica, albeit with fewer hooker references and more songs about booze than drugs. Buffett sported a Tigers home jersey as he introduced Roddie Romero & the Hub City All Stars, his New Orleans pals who opened the show, and kept it on when he joined Richie for "All Night Long" (Buffett guests on the re-recording from Richie's latest album, "Tuskegee"). And during his own 25-song, two-hour and 15-minute performance, Buffett dubbed Detroit "one of my favorite stops and proclaimed -- a couple of times -- that it's "always Motown, always Motor Town."
He liberally changed the lyrics of his songs to reference local totems such as sports teams, Little Caesars pizza and Pine Knob, his usual summer stop, and even recalled an early career stop at the Raven Gallery in Southfield. Buffett also incorporated a couple of local guests into the show as well: guitar hero Earl Klugh for "Jamiaca Mistaica" and "Come Monday" and, more surprisingly, hoopster Shane Battier -- the Birmingham-born, Detroit Country Day grad who now plays for the Miami Heat -- to play congas on "Margaritaville," though not well enough for him to think about hanging up the sneakers.
Each of those mentions was heartily cheered by the Comerica crowd of 39,000-plus, a legion that started partying around the stadium on Saturday morning and sported the traditional Parrothead fashions of floral print shirts, grass skirts, coconut bras and funny hats -- with at least one fan dressed as Elvis Presley and another in a full-body parrot outfit.
As Buffett noted, "the Olympics, yeah, they're in London tonight, but the party's in Detroit."
And, truthfully, it would have been a party if Buffett barely mentioned the city's name. The Parrotheads come to his shows to be transported to that fictional, laid-back, tropical world of "Margaritaville," and that's what Buffett and company delivered on top of and in addition to all the Detroit-promoting. The must-play favorites were present and accounted for, from rabble-rousers such as "Volcano," "Why Don't We Get Drunk...," "Changes in Latitudes, Changes In Attitudes" and "Cheeseburger in Paradise" -- which incorporated bits of Chris Kenner's "Land of 1000 Dances" and had the stadium literally shaking -- to more melodic fare like "son of a Song of a Sailor," "Come Monday" and "A Pirate Looks at Forty."
True Parrotheads, meanwhile, certainly appreciated Buffett and company digging deep for the likes of "Gypsies in the Palace," "Mermaid in the Night" and "Bama Breeze" as well as incorporating renditions of the Zac Brown Band's "Knee Deep" and Alan Jackson's "It's Five O'Clock Somewhere" and a selection of covers that included Sam Cooke's "Another Saturday Night," the Blue Hawaiians "Swingin' Hula Girl" and Van Morrison's "Brown Eyed Girl."
And Buffett brought back Richie -- whose 65-minute set was laden with hits from his days with the Commodores and as a solo artist -- for a reprise of "All Night Long," which was even more enthusiastically received than the first.
As he introduced the show-closing "Fins," Buffett promised to come back next year, though he didn't specify if he'd return to Comerica or to the DTE Energy Music Theatre. But he can rest assured that wherever he chooses will welcome him with open arms.
A note to Comerica Park, though; a Buffett show means more than a few Parrotheads might want cheeseburgers, and it was hardly paradise waiting 30 minutes or longer for orders to be filled at the booth in the stadium's food court. That's a mandatory fix if there's a next time.
Editor's Note: This story has been updated with corrections regarding Shane Battier.


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The Associated Press is reporting that registered sex offenders are fighting hard in the courts to try and gain access to social networking sites like Facebook — sites which they're currently blocked from using to help protect against potential abuse.
The legal battles are taking place across the US. Sex offenders are challenging restrictions to social networks by arguing that the laws "infringe on free speech and their right to participate in common online discussions".
The bans strictly forbid registered sex offenders from joining social networks or using instant-messaging software. Authorities claim the restrictions are needed to protect potential victims from future abuse.
The laws, however, are old — and campaigners point out that access to online communication tools like Facebook has become virtually indispensable for free speech. Which, well, it has. I'm just glad I'm not the judge who has to decide if that's a good enough reason to lift the bans. [Associated Press]
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Quote:there are techniques that exist in both, and sometimes the overlap may seem quite large, but the intention is different. in judo, they are used to score points. in jujutsu, they are used to hurt. that is why strikes are VERBOTEN in judo, because they are too dangerous for sport.
Quote:not taking away from judo at all! its great, and builds great exponents. but it is still a combat sport in which you score points. jujutsu is a martial art.
Quote:Aren't strikes verboten in jiu-jitsu training as well?
Quote:Quote:Aren't strikes verboten in jiu-jitsu training as well?Eh no. Strikes are done in a controlled manner to avoid injury. Hard enough to have a small effect, but soft enough to avoid lasting damage.
Quote:And any judo i have trained in or seen, it has all been geared towards competition. i was told i couldn't do things i could do in jujutsu because it was "unsafe" and a real gem: "unsportsmanlike".
Quote:So in my experience, judo is primarily nowadays geared towards sport. which is a shame, because it was once so much more than this. I agree that if it taught with the intention of teaching self defense, then it is useful. all i meant was that a lot of schools teach it as a sport.
Quote:Quote:Quote:Aren't strikes verboten in jiu-jitsu training as well?Eh no. Strikes are done in a controlled manner to avoid injury. Hard enough to have a small effect, but soft enough to avoid lasting damage. Seen that done in Judo, Brazilian jiu-jitsu as well. Dont see how Japanese jiu-jitsu is any different. Its called vale tudo.Besides, its still all pretend isnt it?
Quote:Whats so wrong with judo being sport? Everybody loves sports.Still i dont know whats better for a begginer like me?
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From all appearances, Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott have had a hectic year, juggling multiple television shows and real estate transactions. Most recently, they sold their Encino home for $2.5 million.
The six-bedroom, 61/2-bathroom Tuscan-style villa, built in 2001, sits behind gates on a tree-lined street. The 6,718-square-foot home features a two-story entry, a silver-leafed coffered ceiling in the dining room, an office, a den and a master bedroom suite with a sitting area, a fireplace and a balcony. The kitchen opens to a family room. French doors from the public rooms lead to landscaped grounds with a saline pool and spa.
The house was featured in their reality show, "Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood" (2007-11). The pair bought the property in 2008 for $2.945 million. It had been listed at $3.199 million in April.
The actors also bought a house in Malibu shortly before the birth of their third child this fall for $2.4 million, public records show.
The 2,300-square-foot house sits on about 1.75 acres covered in native landscaping, organic gardens and lawn. The single-story home, built in the 1960s and since renovated, features bamboo floors, a vaulted living room ceiling, a wall of built-in book shelves, three bedrooms and 21/2 bathrooms. Custom-built sliding doors lead outside to multiple decks and sitting areas.
The property had been listed in May at $2.875 million.
Spelling, 38, made a name for herself as an actress playing Donna Martin in "Beverly Hills, 90210" (1990-2000) and reprised the role in "90210" (2009). The daughter of Aaron and Candy Spelling, she appears with her mother in the two-part HGTV special "Selling Spelling Manor."
McDermott, 45, played Constable Turnbull on "Due South" (1997-99) and appeared on the crime drama "1-800-Missing" (2003-04).
Their new series, "Tori & Dean: Storibook Weddings," aired this year.
Amy Colvin of Hilton & Hyland, Beverly Hills, and Sara Berger of Westside Estates Agency, Beverly Hills, were the listing agents on the Encino home. Dustin Brashear of John Aaroe Group represented the buyer.
Jill Reeder of Levin Group had the listing on the Malibu property. Tony Mark of Prudential Malibu Realty represented Spelling and McDermott in their purchase, according to the Multiple Listing Service.
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Producer and Mandalay Entertainment chief Peter Guber has sold a Bel-Air house for $13.8 million.
The one-story home, built in 1959, sits on two flat acres with mature trees and landscaping. The 4,324-square-foot house has high ceilings and views from downtown to the ocean. There are three bedrooms and four bathrooms.
Guber, 69, has produced such films as "The Color Purple" (1985), "Rain Man" (1988), "Batman" (1989) and "Batman Returns" (1992).
Kurt Rappaport of Westside Estate Agency was the listing agent, according to the MLS. DeDe Logsdon of Coldwell Banker's Brentwood office represented the buyer.
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The former Creative Artists Agency agent represented such stars as Heath Ledger, Jeff Bridges and Natalie Portman before joining Mosaic Media Group several years ago and returning to his origins as a producer. Vanessa Alexander did the home's interiors.
Matt Rapf of Pritchett-Rapf & Associates and Christopher Cortazzo of Coldwell Banker's Malibu West office represented the sellers.
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Radio personality Jonathon Brandmeier has parted with his Malibu estate for $4.1 million.
The nearly 6,000-square-foot ocean-view home features patios, balconies, an office, a media room, a gym, six bedrooms and five bathrooms. The 1.6-acre site includes a swimming pool, a hot tub, a sports court, an art studio and a koi pond.
Brandmeier, 55, has been heard on L.A. airwaves at KLSX-FM (97.1). However, he spent most of his broadcasting career as a staple on Chicago radio. He sold his Malibu home because he now lives in Chicago, where he is the WGN-AM morning host.
Brandmeier bought the property new in 1997 for $2.675 million, according to public records.
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EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Here is how the Oakland Raiders (3-6) graded in their 24-20 loss Sunday against the New York Giants (3-6):
Passing offense: Other than a 23-yard hookup from Terrelle Pryor to Denarius Moore on a third-down play that wound up only leading to a field goal, it was a lot of nothing. Moore dropped at least two passes. Pryor was off-target (11 of 26, 122 yards) and threw an interception that was returned 65 yards by Terrell Thomas that swung the game in favor of the Giants for good. Starting wideout Rod Streater caught one pass for six yards.
Grade: F
Rushing offense: Rashad Jennings finished with 20 carries for 88 yards and had 9 carries for 55 yards in the first half. The only other ballcarrier was Pryor, who was hobbled with a right MCL sprain and carried five times for a season-low 19 yards. Jennings ran hard and well for the second straight week and deserves more carries even when Darren McFadden returns. The Raiders ran pretty well against a defense that had been stout against the run.
Grade: B
Pass defense: Whether it was the swirling wind or the swirling defenders occasionally at his feet, Eli Maning was 11 of 22 for 140 yards and one touchdown, a perfectly thrown 5-yard pass to Reuben Randle, who was actually covered pretty well by Mike Jenkins. Safety Usama Young, barely used against Philadelphia, had a sack and breakup. Tracy Porter became the first player to pick off both Manning brothers and take it to the house with a 43-yard interception return for a touchdown.
Grade: B
Rush defense: Andre Brown, in his first game back after a broken leg, rushed 30 times for 115 yards. New York rushed for 133 yards overall but needed 38 carries to get them. Brown seemed to get a lot of yards after first contact. The Giants didn't exactly shred the Raiders but did manage eight rushing first downs.
Grade: B-minus
Special teams: Taiwan Jones, one of the Raiders' best gunners in years, forced a Jerrel Jernigan fumble and then recovered it on the opening kickoff, setting up the Raiders first touchdown. The Raiders regrettably gave it back a short time later when an unblocked middle resulted in blocked punt and a Giants touchdown from Cooper Taylor. Jones was explosive on his two kickoff returns with a 38.5 average. The Raiders had a partially blocked punt as well. Blocked punt for touchdown spoils what could have been a top-line effort.
Grade: C
Coaching: The Raiders were ready to play, got a quick touchdown and effort was not a question. Defensive game plan was sound, but on offense, with Pryor not himself with an MCL sprain, the Raiders seemed to too often outsmart themselves instead of putting the game in the hands of Jennings. Hindsight says run the ball on second-and-goal from the 1 instead of failed play-action. Also left out was Marcel Reece, who never carried the ball and looked good when he caught it, particularly on a 16-yard gain on a screen pass.
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I am pleased to report that Fresh Designs: Shawls is now available from Cooperative Press!
The source of my pleasedness is that a shawl design of mine is in there. I named it Iris because of the somewhat eerie resemblance its central motifs bear to eyes with long fringed lashes, some open and some closed.
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The book is available digitally or in print or both from the publisher. You can also buy the digital edition from its source page on Ravelry, where it will be conveniently added to your library.
You all know that Shannon and Elizabeth from Cooperative Press are awesome, right? With our powers combined we'll be running an Iris shawl knitalong starting up in the next few weeks, hosted in the Cooperative Press group on Ravelry. I know that lace knitted without resting rows can be complicated to follow and technically challenging to knit—but we'll go at a relaxed pace, I'll share as many tricks as I know and solicit yours, there'll be an amazing prize, and it'll be a fun project to usher us into fall.
If you want a free copy of this book among others and are a Facebook user, here's a handy contest link to click on during the month of August! One lucky dog will win all four of the newly-released Fresh Designs books, plus Audrey Knight's fascinating Reversible Scarves.
I haven't made up my mind about what yarn I will use—stay tuned for a post about factors to consider when choosing yarn for cobwebby garter stitch lace stuff!—but the strongest contender at the moment is Love Potion #3 from The Gossamer Web, which is a 36/2 cashmere/silk/merino yarn. Susan dyes beautiful vivid colours and has her bases custom-spun for her with an eye toward wedding ring shawls, and the yarns are very rewarding to knit with: they're soft but don't sag, crisp enough to hold a firm blocking and to block out huge, and variegated with discerning subtlety. This ball contains 1250m of yarn and has been patiently waiting to learn its fate for about two years; maybe its time has come! Only swatching will tell.
P.S. Another awesome thing about Shannon and her publishing company is her new magazine, Knit Edge. It's going to be a combination of interesting, challenging knitting and crochet patterns and detailed articles like you might have found in the late lamented FiberArts. To celebrate the book release, she's given me a coupon code to share—use freshdesigns when you buy a one-year subscription to Knit Edge from this page for a dollar off, and one randomly-selected subscriber will have their entire subscription cost refunded sometime this month. Hooray for free things!


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Somehow it's just not fun to work in a messy or unorganized kitchen—or at least that's my excuse. The Ekokook kitchen concept is neither though. It's organized, clean, eco-friendly, and oh-so-gorgeous.
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Saudi Arabia mulls $2 billion deal to buy German military boats
FRANKFURT - Saudi Arabia is planning to buy German patrol boats for a total of around 1.5 billion euros ($2 billion) despite some opposition in Germany, a newspaper reported on Sunday.
Germany's federal Security Council, which includes Chancellor Angela Merkel, has issued a positive response to a preliminary request for the sale by the Bremen-based Luerssen shipyard, the Bild am Sonntag said.
The boats, worth between 10 million euros and 25 million euros each, are expected to be delivered to Saudi Arabia within two years after the contract has been signed, the paper said.
Thomas Oppermann, chief whip of the opposition Social Democratic Party, voiced criticism of the project.
"The German government apparently wants to completely arm Saudi Arabia and has learnt nothing from the public protests against supplying this country with weapons," he was quoted as saying.
In December, the newspaper reported that Riyadh planned to buy at least 30 German armoured vehicles, known as Dingo 2.


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Turtles travel to nesting areas May-July
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, in conjunction with the Nature Conservancy, is asking drivers in southern York County to be on the lookout for turtle crossing areas.
Drivers who come upon roadside turtle signs should slow down and keep an eye out for turtles.
The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife said drivers who spot a turtle crossing the road and want to help are asked to safely pull over to the side of the road and move the turtle to the side of the road in the direction it was headed.
"From mid-May until July is turtle-nesting season, so a lot of females come out on the road and they lay their eggs in the same sandy spots that their mothers did and their grandmothers and their great-grandmothers. So when they started that hundreds of years ago, there weren't roads in between those two habitats, so now they have to cross roads to get to those spots," said Kristen Lamb with the Center for Wildlife Medical Clinic.
The clinic has been caring for a painted turtle that escaped death after getting clipped by a car four weeks ago.
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"As rates of development and road traffic increases in southern Maine, road mortality is becoming an ever-increasing threat. The turtle's shell is an outstanding adaptation that has served it well for millions of years, but it is no match for the tire of a 4,000-pound car," said IFW biologist Phillip deMaynadier.
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Although the bread will not be baked in school, each child will be given a kit to take home to make a loaf to keep and a loaf to return (in a special bag) to school the following week to be donated to a community organizations. The loaves will be donated to the Salvation Army and Operation Blessing.
For more info on the program, see www.kingarthurflour.com and click on "Life Skills."
DOVER — Dover Adult Learning Center is offering Adult High School and Adult Basic Education classes this fall. Call now to register 603-742-1030. DALC also offers GED preparation and testing, as well as a full array of enrichment classes in a wide variety of topics. New classes start each week. View class descriptions online at www.dalc-online.org
NORTHWOOD -- Maris Madden from the University of New Hampshire, a volunteer of the New Hampshire Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators, will be conducting a Winter Financial Aid Night on Wednesday, November 14 at 6:30 PM for students and families of Coe-Brown Northwood Academy. Allen will be providing information on the financial aid process, forms that will need to be completed, various programs that the government offers, and other available options that families can use to cover the cost of education.
NEWMARKET – Newmarket's First Annual Great American Pie Bake off & Dessert Tasting event is scheduled for Thursday, November 15th at 6:30pm at Newmarket Jr/Sr High School.
We are on the hunt for the best bakers in each of the following categories: Fruit Pie, Apple Pie, Chocolate, and Other desserts. Bakers are asked to register by contact John Bridle at the school or via e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com. A non-refundable entrant fee is $10 and must be submitted with the entry form. Entry forms must be received by Wednesday, November 14th. First place winners will receive a gift certificate and a one of a kind pie plate.
If pie baking isn't your thing, come to our Pie and Dessert Tasting event on Thursday, November 15th from 6:30-8:00pm, with admission price of $3 per person, and you can try as many sweets as you would like.
All proceeds will benefit Newmarket Junior-Senior High School's Eighth Grade Washington, DC Trip Fund.
AUGUSTA, Maine – The Maine Charter School Commission will accept applications from potential charter school operators who hope to open schools for the 2013-14 school year. The request for proposals and application are available on the Commission website, at http://www.maine.gov/csc/.
KITTERY, Maine — The Kittery Recreation Department now accepting registrations for the 2012-2013 school year for our SAFE Afterschool Program. For children in K-8th grade, offers opportunity to be supervised in a safe environment when school ends from 2:00-6:00 p.m. daily. A registration packet is available at the Recreation Office, 120 Rogers Rd., Kittery, online at http://www.kittery.org/Pages/KitteryME_Recreation/SAFEInfo or call 439-3800 for more information.
STRAFFORD COUNTY — Community Action Partnership of Strafford County's Head Start and Early Head Start programs are currently accepting applications. Contact: Call 603-516-8144 or email firstname.lastname@example.com to get started on the application process. You can also learn more at www.straffordcap.org.
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Pilgrims notch first win
Rock-bottom Plymouth claimed their first league win of the season after goals from on-loan Oldham striker Warren Feeney and Robbie Williams gave them a 2-0 victory over Macclesfield.
Argyle, with caretaker manager Carl Fletcher taking charge of his first match, attacked from the off and were rewarded when Feeney converted Connor Hourihane's 20th minute cross.
The home side, with just one point before the start of the game, doubled their lead thanks to a thumping 25 yard free-kick from left-back Williams which crashed in off the underside of the bar.
Ladjie Soukouna followed in to make sure but the assistant referee had already flagged the ball was over the goal-line before the home midfielder headed in.
Soukouna signalled the home side's intent with a thundering eighth minute angled drive that flew just wide.
Hourihane also tested Macclesfield keeper Jose Veiga as the Greens poured forward with Will Atkinson cracking a shot just wide before half time.
Sam Wedgebury had the visitors best first-half effort but the Greens began the second spell as they started the first, on the front foot, roared on by the majority of a 6,005 attendance.
In stoppage-time visiting substitute Waide Fairhurst thumped a rising drive just over.
With caretaker keeper-coach Romain Larrieu assisting Fletcher, Jake Cole kept Argyle's first clean sheet of the season.
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I am always a sucker for spiced pilafs and tasty vegetable curries. This is my latest favorite combination. The pilaf uses a mixture of brown basmati rice and amaranth, a high protein, very tiny seed. The amaranth lends a slightly nutty and sticky texture to the rice, and everything is delicately flavored with fragrant spices. Amaranth is full of amino acids and healthy protein, and this is a great way to add it to your diet. As for the curry, it is just a quick little number I whipped up, featuring tender vegetables swimming in a flavorful chickpea flour sauce. Chickpea flour is a natural for thickening curries, adding a nutty flavor and thick, creamy consistency. Full of vitamins, minerals, and loads of flavor, both these dishes are great by themselves, but are perfect served together. Enjoy!
serves 4
1 c brown basmati rice, soaked 6-8 hours
1/4 c amaranth grain
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp black mustard seeds
4 cardamom pods, bruised
2 garlic cloves, crushed and minced
4 scallions, sliced into 1/4" pieces, and white, light green, and green parts separated
2 tsp coconut oil, ghee (not vegan), sunflower oil, or other high-heat oil
1/2 tsp sea salt
water or stock for cooking (see instructions for quantity)
optional: 1 inch piece ginger, minced
optional: 1 cinnamon stick
- Rinse and soak rice for 6-8 hours in fresh water. After soaking, drain and rinse, and set aside.
- Heat ghee/oil in a saucepan or in a pressure cooker kettle over medium-low heat, then add cumin and mustard seeds, and stir to coat with oil. Heat until they start to pop. If adding minced ginger, add now, and saute.
- Add cardamom pods, white and light green parts of scallion and chopped garlic, and saute over low heat until softened, about 2-3 minutes. Set chopped green scallion tops aside.
- Add brown rice and amaranth, and saute for 2-3 minutes until fragrant and nutty smelling.
- Add water, salt, cinnamon stick (if using) and cook rice...
- If cooking in a rice cooker: transfer to rice/spice mixture to cooker and add recommended amount water per manufacturer's instructions. Cook and steam per user's manual.
- If cooking in a pressure cooker (my favorite): add 2 1/4 c water and cook at 15 lbs pressure for 12 minutes. Turn off heat and let rice steam for 20 minutes before removing cover.
- If cooking on the stove top, add 2 1/4 c water, cover, and simmer on low for 30-40 minutes, until water is absorbed and grains are tender. Turn off heat and let steam for 20 minutes.
- After rice has cooked and steamed, remove cover and fluff with a fork. Remove cinnamon stick, if added. Stir in green scallion pieces, put cover back on, and let sit for a minute or two to wilt scallion.
- Serve immediately!
- Wash and prepare vegetables as directed.
- In a dry skillet, toast chickpea flour over medium low heat until fragrant and nutty. Remove from skillet, transfer to a bowl, and set aside. If you don't want to toast it, no worries - toasting just adds a deeper flavor.
- Heat ghee/oil in a large saucepan Add cumin and mustard seeds, and heat over medium-low heat until they pop. Add turmeric, and stir until it bubbles. Add onion and stir, adding a bit more ghee if dry. Saute 2-3 minutes.
- Add carrots and zucchini, coriander, cardamom, dill, and 1/4 c water. Stir to mix, and saute for 2-3 minutes. While it sautes, dissolve chickpea flour in 2 cups of water.
- Add water to saucepan, bring to a simmer, then cover and cook for 5 minutes. After 5 minutes, add cabbage, peas, and chili if using, and cook uncovered until vegetables are tender and sauce has thickened.
- Add ume vinegar or salt to taste, and let cool 2-3 minutes before serving. Serve over pilaf or other grain dish, or with flatbreads.


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According to the company's annual report for 2012, published last week, the firm's revenue was EUR 752.8 million, an increase of 6.4% from the EUR 707.5 million reported in 2011. Pre-tax loss was EUR 11.2 million, a significant improvement on the EUR 51 million loss of the previous year.
This came during a year when LM Windpower cut its headcount by 681 staff to just 5,122 employees at the end of 2012, with the bulk of job losses coming in the firm's US blade factories.
The firm also restructured its company divisions, including scrapping its separate Service & Logistics business, rolling its servicing functions into its Blades operations.
LM's chief executive of six years, Roland Sunden, left the company and was replaced by Leo Schot, former global supply chain CEO at Siemens Wind Power.
In his first annual report as LM Windpower chief executive, Schot wrote that in the year ahead an "exceptionally challenging market condition" was likely to remain, and he failed to rule out further restructuring and job losses.
"In a market characterized by overcapacity, slower demand and volatility, we remain focused on continuing our efforts in cash management and cost-saving initiatives to ensure we can deliver new blades at competitive prices," said Schot.


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Boker Tree Brand Straight Razor 5/8" Carbon Steel Blade, Brown Canvas Micarta Handles - 140526
BO140526: Tree Brand Brown Canvas Micarta Straight Razor
Demanding craftsmanship is one of Boker's traditions in the Boker knife manufactory, where a maximum of dexterity is necessary—like when shaving by hand. A perfect shave needs, before anything else, one thing—a perfect razor.
Since the beginnings of the Boker Manufactory in 1869, high quality straight razors were made in Solingen. Even in these early days, the focus was set on high end materials and perfect handmade quality and craftsmanship. Soon this strategy gained success, and Boker straight razors became well known. After the second World War, the production of straight razors was ended internationally, due to destruction of the plant by allied bombing.
Today, an original Boker catalog from 1906 is the oldest document in the company's archives about the lineup of straight razors of that time. More than 100 years later, a new series of straight razors is handmade in the Solingen Manufactory and revives the old tradition.
A quality check for every straight razor is the so called "thumb nail test." Only perfectly ground razor edges can be bent on the back of your thumb nail and return to their normal shape afterwards. Start the day with a true masterpiece—a straight razor from Boker.
For many years, canvas Micarta has been well established and a proven material for handles of sporting and outdoor knives. Generally, Micarta is a compound material, consisting of fabric and epoxy. To produce Micarta, many layers of the medium (canvas) are immersed in epoxy. When hardened, it can be ground in the appropriate shape, and the typical structure of the basic material comes out in a beautiful way. The handle scales of the razor model "Tree Brand" are made of the very popular brown canvas Micarta. Canvas Micarta not only has an appealing look, it also offers a lot of advantages in use. This material is extremely rugged and provides a very secure and comfortable grip, even with wet hands. The 5/8" blade is made of the best Solingen razor steel (high edge retention, non-stainless), and will provide the perfect result, on a daily basis, with the traditional hollow grind. Made completely by hand at the Boker Manufactory in Solingen, Germany.
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KENNERDELL, Pa. (AP) - A western Pennsylvania woman says her late father has received notice to register for the nation's military draft, some 102 years too late.
Martha Weaver, now in her 80s, tells The (Oil City) Derrick that the Selective Service System notice arrived Saturday in Rockland Township, Venango County. That's about 60 miles north of Pittsburgh.
Her father's name was Fred Minnick, though the notice misspelled the last name 'Minick,' and warns that failure to register is 'punishable by a fine and imprisonment.'
Trouble is, her father was born June 12, 1894, which means he would have been 18 and eligible for the draft in 1912.
Weaver suspects the confusion was spawned by the incorrect birth date on the form, which lists the birth year as 1994.
Minnick had died by then, on April 20, 1992.
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Stem Cell Transplantation to Treat Systemic Mastocytosis
|The safety and scientific validity of this study is the responsibility of the study sponsor and investigators. Listing a study does not mean it has been evaluated by the U.S. Federal Government. Read our disclaimer for details.
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00006413
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : October 18, 2000
Last Update Posted : July 2, 2017
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This study will investigate the safety and effectiveness of an experimental stem cell transplant procedure for treating mastocytosis-a disease of abnormal mast cell growth. Patients often feel faint, have skin problems, joint and bone pain, low blood counts and enlarged liver, spleen or lymph nodes. As yet, there is no cure for mastocytosis, and treatment is aimed at controlling symptoms.
Stem cells are cells produced by the bone marrow that mature into the different blood components-white cells, red cells and platelets. Transplantation of allogeneic (donated) stem cells is a mainstay of therapy for some forms of leukemia. Patients first receive intensive chemotherapy and radiation to rid the body of cancer cells. This "conditioning" is followed by transplantation of donated stem cells to generate new, healthy bone marrow. In addition to producing the new bone marrow, the donated cells also fight any residual tumor cells that might have remained in the body. This is called a "graft-versus-tumor" effect. This study will examine whether a stem cell transplant from a healthy donor can similarly target and destroy mast cells in a "graft-versus-mast cell" effect. Also, to try to reduce the harmful side effects of chemotherapy and radiation, this study will use lower dose chemotherapy and no radiation.
Patients with advanced mastocytosis between 10 and 80 years old may be eligible for this study. They will be
tested for HLA type matching with a sibling and will undergo a medical history, physical examination and several tests to determine eligibility for the study.
Participants will undergo apheresis to collect lymphocytes (a type of white blood cell) for immune function tests. In this procedure, blood is drawn through a needle in the arm, similar to donating a unit of blood. The lymphocytes are then separated and collected by a cell separator machine, and the rest of the blood is returned through a needle in the other arm. Patients will also have a central venous line (flexible plastic tube) placed in their upper chest leading to a vein. This line will remain in place throughout the transplant and recovery period and will be used to transfuse blood components, administer medicines, infuse the donated stem cells, and draw blood for tests. Patients will begin conditioning with cyclophosphamide, starting 7 days before the transplant, and fludarabine, starting 5 days before the transplant, to prevent rejection of the donated cells. From 1 to 3 days after the chemotherapy is completed, the stem cells will be transfused through the central venous line. Also, from 4 days before the transplantation until about 3 months after the procedure, patients will receive cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil-drugs that help prevent both rejection of the donated cells and attack by the donor cells on the patient's cells (called graft-versus-host disease).
Patients will stay in the hospital about 20 to 30 days after the transplant. After discharge, they will continue to take antibiotics, cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil at home. If the mastocytosis progresses, cyclosporine and mycophenolate mofetil will be tapered over 4 weeks. If the mastocytosis persists, patients may receive additional transfusions of donor lymphocytes to help kill the mast cells.
Patients' progress will be followed weekly or twice weekly for 3 months, then at 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 48 and 60 months after transplant, and then twice a year for various tests, treatments and examinations.
|Condition or disease
|Procedure: Stem cell transplantation
|Phase 2
Mastocytosis is a disease characterized by excessive numbers of mast cells in skin, bone marrow and internal organs such as liver, spleen and lymph nodes. Its genesis appears to be related to somatic mutations in c-kit, the receptor for mast cell growth factor. Although most patients present with the indolent form of the disease, approximately one-third of the patients have an associated hematologic disorder such as a myeloproliferative state or myelodysplastic syndrome. Patients with advanced forms of the disease, including those with an associated hematologic disorder have a poorer prognosis than those with indolent disease. There is no treatment known to cure or improve the natural course of mastocytosis. Since mast cells arise in the bone marrow from a CD34+ progenitor, bone marrow transplantation may offer the only hope for a cure.
In this protocol, we propose to treat patients with advanced forms of mastocytosis with an allogeneic stem cell transplant from an HLA-identical sibling, using a low intensity non-myeloablative regimen. This approach has the advantage of decreasing the transplant-related toxicity while allowing adequate immunosuppression to establish stem cell and lymphocyte engraftment. Donor derived CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes, which are important in killing of leukemic cells by mounting a "graft versus leukemia" effect, should be useful in the elimination of aberrant mast cells and their progenitors, that is "graft-versus-mast cell effect". This mechanism may be particularly relevant in mastocytosis as point mutations of c-kit may constitute an antigenically distinct T-cell target for recognition by the engrafted donor cells.
The primary end point of this study is regression of mastocytosis. The secondary end points are engraftment, hematologic response, degree of donor-host chimerism, incidence and severity of acute and chronic GVHD, transplant related morbidity and mortality, relapse, disease free survival, and overall survival.
|Study Type :
|Interventional (Clinical Trial)
|Enrollment :
|25 participants
|Primary Purpose:
|Official Title:
|Low Intensity Preparative Regimen Followed by HLA-Matched, Mobilized Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation for Systemic Mastocytosis
|Study Start Date :
|October 13, 2000
|Study Completion Date :
|December 14, 2006
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study. To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contacts provided below. For general information, Learn About Clinical Studies.
|Ages Eligible for Study:
|2 Years to 80 Years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
|Sexes Eligible for Study:
|Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
Ages greater than or equal to 2 to 80.
Wt greater than 40 kg.
Patients with systemic mastocytosis proven by a bone marrow biopsy and one of the following:
Category I disease with poor prognosis secondary to extensive bone marrow involvement of mast cells (i.e. greater than 50 percent of the bone marrow cavity replaced by mast cells) and evidence of a bone marrow failure state defined as presence of one of the following for greater than or equal to 2 months:
- Neutrophil count less than 500/ mm3.
- Platelet count less than 20,000/mm3.
- Dependency on transfusion of RBC or platelets.
Category II disease with an associated hematologic disorder:
- Myelodysplastic syndromes.
- Myeloproliferative states except essential thrombocytosis or polycythemia vera.
- Increased blasts in peripheral blood or bone marrow greater than 10 percent.
- Bone marrow failure states as described above.
Category III disease with enlarged peripheral lymph nodes with histopathological evidence of the replacement of the entire lymph node architecture with mast cells and/or accompanying peripheral eosinophilia. We also consider aggressive systemic mastocytosis with local tissue invasion as category III disease.
Category IV disease with mast cell leukemia, characterized by the presence of malignant mast cells in the peripheral blood, which constitute greater than 10 percent of the nucleated cells.
No major organ dysfunction precluding transplantation.
DLCO greater than or equal to 65 percent predicted.
Left ventricular ejection fraction of greater than or equal to 40%.
ECOG performance status of 0 or 1.
Life expectancy of more than 3 months.
HLA-identical sibling available as donor.
Patients or their parent(s)/responsible guardian(s) must be able to comprehend the investigational nature of the study and be willing to sign an informed consent.
HLA identical family donor, (only HLA identical).
Weight greater than or equal to 18 kg.
Age less than or equal to 80 years old.
Informed consent given.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA: PATIENT (Any of the following)
Pregnant or lactating
Age less than 2 or age greater than 80 years.
Weight less than or equal to 40 kg.
ECOG performance status of 2 or more.
Psychiatric disorder or mental deficiency severe as to make compliance with the BMT treatment unlikely, and making informed consent impossible.
Major anticipated illness or organ failure incompatible with survival from PBSC transplant.
DLCO less than 65 percent predicted.
Left ventricular ejection fraction less than 40%.
Baseline GFR less than 50ml/min: measured or calculated by the following formula: GFR = {(140-age) x body weight in kg}/72 x serum creatinine (for females, multiply by 0.85).
Serum bilirubin greater than 4 mg/dl, transaminases greater than 5 times the upper limit of normal.
Other malignant diseases liable to relapse or progress within 5 years.
Life expectancy of less than 3 months.
EXCLUSION CRITERIA: DONOR (Any of the following)
Pregnant or lactating.
Donor unfit to receive G-CSF and undergo apheresis (Uncontrolled hypertension, history of congestive heart failure or unstable angina, thrombocytopenia).
HIV positive. Donors who are positive for HBV, HCV or HTLV-1 may be used if the risk-benefit ratio is considered acceptable by the patient and investigator.
Weight greater than 18 kg.
Age greater than 2 or less than 80 years.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the contact information provided by the sponsor.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00006413
|United States, Maryland
|National Institutes of Health Clinical Center, 9000 Rockville Pike
|Bethesda, Maryland, United States, 20892
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00006413 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
|First Posted:
|October 18, 2000 Key Record Dates
|Last Update Posted:
|July 2, 2017
|Last Verified:
|December 14, 2006
Peripheral Blood Stem Cells
Non-Myeloablative Bone Marrow Transplantation
Graft-versus-host Disease
Graft-Versus-Mast Cell
Donor Apheresis
Mast Cells
Mastocytosis, Systemic
Neoplasms, Connective Tissue
Neoplasms, Connective and Soft Tissue
Neoplasms by Histologic Type
Skin Diseases
Immune Complex Diseases
Immune System Diseases


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Well, I finally sent the third of 3 articles to Deanna this morning! Sorry the last of three articles on my Cuba trip took so long. If it passes muster, it should be up in 1 week or two.
In the mean time, I realized that many of the photos didn't get into the artcle, so I put them in an album here:
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6 Fixes for Holiday Skincare Issues
'Tis the season for holiday parties and social gatherings. And what's worse than waking up on the day before or day of an event with an unsightly skincare emergency? Have you ever cancelled an invitation because a cold sore erupted? How about cystic acne on your chin that appears New Year's Eve? While neither of these are "life threatening" conditions, it might feel that way in the moment. Fortunately, there are solutions. Denver Board Certified Plastic Surgeon Dr. Manish Shah offers these six insights to get you through the holidays looking your best.
Problem: Cold Sore
Solution: Dr. Shah offers cortisone injections to patients who want to look better faster. "Very diluted cortisone into the cold sore, this can bring the inflammation down quite rapidly," he says. If you are afraid of needles, call your doctor and ask him/her to call in a prescription for Valtrex, Famvir, or Acylovir, Dr. Shah says. You can pick up Abreva, an over-the-counter medication. If you can't make it to the pharmacy, you can try some old-fashioned remedies: Visine will help take the red out. You can also use a cold compress and Tylenol or ibuprofen.
Problem: Allergic Reaction
Solution: The first thing you need to do is stop eating or using whatever is causing the allergic reaction. If the reaction happens a few days before an occasion, Dr. Shah recommends using hydrocortisone cream twice a day and taking Allegra, Claritin or Zyrtec which are longer acting and less sedating than Benadryl. Try a whole-milk compress for 10 minutes twice a day. For allergic reactions, use the hydrocortisone cream and then cover up redness by canceling it out entirely. The opposite of red is green, so apply green tinted concealer on the red area. The combination will create a flesh-toned hue. A good quality tinted moisturizer naturally has green/yellow undertones and also provides moisture to dry skin. "If this type of reaction is something you have never experienced before, go immediately to your dermatologist," says Dr. Shah.
Problem: Cystic Acne Breakout
Here's a secret that many a supermodel or actress use: Steroid shot. Dr. Shah explains that, "when we discuss treating acne with cortisone or 'steroid' shots, we are referring to the process of gently placing a very dilute quantity of a 'glucocorticoid' steroid into the cyst. Glucocorticoids are a class of steroid molecules that are naturally produced by our bodies and have numerous functions including the regulation of human metabolism, immunity, and inflammation. They have very potent anti-inflammatory effects, so they are often used to treat inflammatory diseases in medicine. They can be formulated as creams to treat skin rashes or as pills to treat systemic disease. They can also be injected directly into local areas of inflammation such as in arthritic joints and inflamed acne cysts. Within one or two days of injection into a cyst, the steroid will shrink the inflammation producing relief of pain and almost immediate cosmetic improvement."
Problem: Puffy Eyes
Solution: The key to reducing puffy eyes is having something cool applied to them. "A cool compress or cooled cucumber slices applied for five to ten minutes can constrict blood and lymph vessels," says Dr. Shah. You can also use cool tea bags, which contain tannins that will help reduce swelling. And since puffy eyes can be caused by a high salt diet or alcohol, try to cut out both before an important occasion.
Problem: Sunburn
Solution: Take a cool bath or shower. Set the water to a cool temperature that's just below lukewarm and relax for 10 to 20 minutes. The temperature will ease the pain, and the water will stop your skin from becoming as irritated. Repeat as often as you need to. Avoid using soap, bath oils, or other detergents as you bathe — they'll irritate your skin and possibly make it even worse. If you have blisters forming on your skin, take a bath instead of showering. The pressure from the shower might pop your blisters. When you get out, don't rub your skin dry with a towel. Instead, let yourself air dry, or pat the towel over your skin in small, gentle movements.
Apply cold compresses to your skin. If you're not in a situation where you can bathe, or you'd just prefer not to, you can instead apply cold, wet compresses to your skin. Dampen a washcloth or other piece of fabric with cold water and lay it over the affected area for 20 to 30 minutes. Re-wet it as often as you need to. Apply aloe vera to burned skin. Using the pads of your fingers, gently apply the aloe to your sunburn. Don't massage it like you might with a regular lotion. Leave it a bit goopy and moist on top of the burn, this helps prevent the skin from drying out and becoming more irritated. Reapply as often as necessary. Treat inflammation with cortisone cream (optional). Cortisone creams contain a small dose of steroids that can work to reduce inflammation to your sunburn.
Problem: Too Much Filler
The Solution: Dr. Shah suggests doing fillers no sooner than one month before a big event to allow time for healing and touch ups. One of the reasons Dr. Shah leans toward hyaluronic acid fillers such as Restylane, Juvederm and Perlane is because they are easily reversed with Hyaluronidase. This product dissolves and degrades the Restylane, Juvederm or Perlane so as to reverse the results of the initial injection. It's a great insurance policy when choosing a practitioner. Make sure yours has it at his/her disposal.
Most patients find the immediate results of soft tissue filler treatments very satisfying. If an undesirable result occurs, your treatment provider should be able to discuss and carry out all of the treatment options. Removing the effects of a "filler" treatment can be difficult. This is why any filler treatment needs to be done carefully, conservatively and only by very experienced and Board-certified specialists. Hyaluronic acid based dermal fillers have the additional benefit of being partially or completely reversed with time or with the injection of a commercially available enzyme known as Hyaluronidase.
Holidays 2018
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Menus are anchored locally in the seasons and our Flavours of Fiji team starts each morning at the markets ensuring the freshest produce is available. In a modern custom designed air conditioned cooking facility, guests enjoy the finest dishes our islands have to offer.
Flavours of Fiji also caters to the Groups & Incentive Markets with fun & exciting team building activities and also hosting special & private events.
As well as our skilled homestyle cooks, our warm & engaging hosts share their traditional cooking techniques, helpful hints & entertaining stories highlighting the medicinal & nutritional value of ingredients used througout the day!
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