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Thank you for your visit to www.coravin.com (the "Site"). Coravin, Inc. ("Coravin") values the trust what you make it. Our Privacy Policy is designed for you to understand what information we collect about you, how we use or how we share it, and how we protect it when you visit our Site. If you have questions or would like more information about this, please contact us at the following address: [email protected] Coravin may occasionally update this policy. Check this page regularly to review our privacy policy.
Coravin uses procedures and practices designed to protect the security and confidentiality of your information. We use generally accepted safety standards to protect us, to prevent unauthorized access, to ensure data security and to ensure correct use of your personal information. However, no commercial method of transferring information over the Internet or electronic storage of data is deemed completely safe. Therefore, we can not guarantee the absolute security of this information while in transit or storage in our systems. We limit access to information about our customers to our employees and to our authorized service providers who need to carry out their activities Coravin. In addition, we train our employees to protect customer information and prevention against unauthorized access, disclosure or unauthorized use (s). We also require our authorized service providers who need the information to carry out their activities they protect against unauthorized access, disclosure or unauthorized use (s).
Coravin collects information about users as are necessary to provide better services and to manage its activities. To serve you better, we collect information about you. The specific information collected depend on the services that we must provide.
When you purchase products on the Site, we ask you if you want to voluntarily provide certain personal information (which can identify you) as your name, mailing address and email address. We will also ask you if you want to voluntarily provide us with personal information that can identify you if you sign up to our email distribution list (your name and email address) or if you choose to provide us with information about your preferences (your interests, preferences and purchasing products).
When you visit our Site, we may collect information that does not identify you. Through "cookies" on computers, we collect data such as your IP address, browser type, domain name, and specific web pages where you click. The cookies we set do not contain any personal information that identifies you (such as your name or email address) or sensitive information (like your credit card number). This data is automatically collected and used globally to help us identify trends to improve our website and your Coravin experience.
Most browsers are preconfigured to accept cookies, which facilitates and speeds up your online page views. However, you can set your computer to warn you each time you send cookie, or you can disable all cookies. To disable, go to your browser settings (eg Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or Apple Safari). Each browser is different, so check your browser's help menu to get the procedure to change cookie settings. You are not obliged to accept the use of cookies to visit our site. However, without cookies, you will be unable to make purchases or place orders on the Website. If you want to disable cookies and place an order, call Coravin the following number: 0203 6089 115.
Coravin may also be under contract with third-party ad networks that collect IP addresses and other information through cookies and web beacons on the website and in emails sent by the site. We collect such data on the pages visited website and the transactions. This process also allows us to manage marketing programs and track the effectiveness of our marketing efforts.
Coravin does not rent, sell and does not share in any way the data for its clients with external corporations.
We may share your customer information with our trusted service providers who need to access such information to provide operational or other support services. These providers must adhere to our policies for compliance and data protection. We may also provide information to regulators and law enforcement in accordance with the law or if we believe in good faith that the law requires.
When you purchase products on the Site, we ask you if you want to provide certain personal information (which can identify you) as your name, mailing address and email address. All such information will be stored. Other data, such as your billing address and your credit card will be provided to Authorize.net or other third party electronic payment systems comply with the PCI standard. Furthermore, the transmission of your credit card information will always be encrypted using standard SSL encryption protocol. Coravin does not store credit card information on its servers. Only a validation code is transmitted to us through the Internet and allows us to continue the transaction. While no computer system is completely secure, we believe the measures implemented by us reduce the likelihood of security problems to a level acceptable for the type of data concerned.
This Privacy Policy applies only to information collected by our Site. To provide an even more interesting content, we may include links to third parties on our website. The privacy policies of websites to which these links refer are separate and independent from ours. Therefore, we are not responsible for the content and activities of these sites. Nonetheless, we seek to protect the integrity of our site and are open to comment on these sites (including to report a dead link).
For the sake of privacy of children and compliance with the standards of the law to protect the privacy of children on the Internet (COPPA), we do not knowingly collect personal information from children under thirteen. The website targets a wide audience among fans and consumers of wine, it does not therefore address the children.
Furthermore, we do not sell or directly deliver any products ordered on this Site at a person that we know under the age of 18, and we do not collect personal information from individuals we know to be under the age of 18 . If you are under 18, do browse the website with the permission of a parent, guardian, and do not submit any information about yourself.
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Whatever your country of origin or your country / state or province of residence, using our site and / or by providing personal information to us, you agree and represent understand the terms of this Privacy Policy, and you give your agreement for the transfer and processing of personal data in the United States and / or in any jurisdiction of our choice.
Under the "Shine The Light" law of the State of California, California residents who provide personal data to obtain products or services for personal use, family or household are entitled, once a year calendar, to ask and get information relating to the possible disclosure of their personal information to third parties for direct marketing purposes. Where applicable, such information includes a list of categories of personal information shared and the names and addresses of all third parties with which the information was shared during the previous calendar year (for example, applications in 2014 will result in the receipt of information regarding shares made in 2013). To obtain this information from Coravin, send an email to [email protected] indicating "Request for California Privacy Information" in the subject and message body. We will provide the information requested in an email response. All forms of information sharing is not covered by the provisions of the Law "Shine the Light", only sharing activities covered by the Act will be included in our response.
The site does not meet the demands of "Do not track".
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These terms of use (together with the documents referred to in them) tells you the terms on which you may make use of our website www.coravin.co.uk (our site), whether as a guest or a registered user. Use of our site includes accessing, browsing, or registering to use our site.
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If you purchase goods from our site, our Terms and conditions of supply [insert as link to website terms and conditions of supply] will apply to the sales.
www.coravin.co.uk is a site operated by Coravin Europe B.V. (we). We are registered in the Netherlands under number 61021407 and have our registered office at Vijzelstraat 20, 1017 HK Amsterdam, Netherlands. Our VAT number is NL854169222B01. Our [GM and VP] is Maarten Dekker].
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Watch Adorable Puppies Grapple With Ducklings Over Water Bowl
Herding dogs will try to herd just about anything. Sometimes, like when they dart out the front door and attempt to round up moving cars, this can be a dangerous instinct. But other times, like when these Mini Australian Shepherd puppies try to herd ducklings, it's just plain adorable.
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Compelling reading, this book both reinforces and elevates the role of art in the exploration and analysis of the concepts of democracy, globalization and capitalism. In the book, the author describes a post-human world, a state we have already entered. But how should we think about it, given we…
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A Southeast visit is customized to meet your individual needs and interests. A sample agenda of your personal visit day may include:
Admissions presentation with an Admission Counselor
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Tour of the Southeast River Campus
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Faculty appointments are by request and are not guaranteed, but every effort will be exhausted to obtain one for you (faculty appointments are not available on Saturdays). If you would like to visit our River Campus, tours are available Monday - Friday at noon. Please mention in the additional comments section that you would like a River Campus tour.
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During the past 34 years, Joe Cirulli, founder and CEO of Gainesville Health and Fitness Centers and the recipient of Club Industry's Lifetime Achievement Award this year, not only has built a reputation within the community of Gainesville, FL, but he also has built a reputation in the fitness industry.
Not long after Geoff Dyer opened his first Lifestyle Family Fitness club in 1982 in Lakeland, FL, he heard rumors that Cirulli was thinking about opening a club there, too. That rumor was false. Cirulli has only ever wanted to build and grow in Gainesville.
"Joe was the 800-pound gorilla," Dyer recalls. "Just to be in his presence, I got hot sweats. It intimidated me being around him."
Other companies have inquired about buying Gainesville Health and Fitness over the years. One executive of a prominent club company asked Cirulli this past spring, "What's it going to take to turn your clubs into ours?"
No deal, Cirulli replied.
"What will I do when I wake up tomorrow?" Cirulli often says in these situations.
Derek Barton knew all about Cirulli's prowess back when he was the senior vice president of marketing for Gold's Gym International, Irving, TX. Barton says Cirulli was directly responsible for putting a Gold's Gym in Gainesville out of business.
Who was this Joe Cirulli, Barton thought? Well, like Dyer, Barton got to know Cirulli a little better, and the two hit it off, so much so that Barton became Cirulli's branding consultant.
"One of the coolest guys in this industry," is how Barton describes Cirulli. "He'll tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear."
Another one of Cirulli's consultants is Rudy Fabiano, architect and owner of Fabiano Designs, Montclair, NJ. Fabiano is working with Cirulli on the interior of the main club's expansion.
"I have to give Joe a lot of credit," Fabiano says. "He could rest on his laurels, but he's continually thinking about how to deliver a more meaningful experience. He has a very strong vision of where his club needs to go."
Over the years, Cirulli has become a sought-after speaker around the country and around the world. At a conference years ago in Florida, Cirulli was asked to pinch-hit for the keynote speaker who had canceled at the last minute. Cirulli told the story of how he got started, and the speech went so well that he was asked to speak at other conferences, including Club Industry.
"Joe Cirulli was the most impressive club owner I met during my time at Club Industry and is one of the best people I have ever known in business," says Marc Onigman, co-founder of Club Industry.
Recently, Cirulli spoke to a group of Tampa, FL, CEOs upon the request of Dyer. He became the highest-rated speaker there in three years, Dyer says.
"I came to love Joe as a friend. To this day, I consider him one of my best friends," Dyer says. "Joe is a student of great thinking. He is continuously learning. He continuously reads books. He is continually challenging his staff. He doesn't try to re-invent the wheel."
Cirulli also is active in the industry's REX Roundtables for Executives, led by Will Phillips. In 19 years, Phillips says, Cirulli has not missed a meeting.
"Of the thousand CEOs I've worked with, Joe is probably at the top in terms of taking an idea, and you see him next month or next quarter, and he's figured out how to make it work in his club," Phillips says. "Joe will take a thousand ideas a year and use them to refine, improve, hone something in his club, and people see that improvement."
It was Phillips who suggested Cirulli to Bo Burlingham, editor-at-large for Inc. magazine, for a profile. Burlingham had just completed his book "Small Giants" about unique companies across the country. Burlingham liked the idea, and Cirulli and Gainesville Health and Fitness were featured in an Inc. cover story in 2008. It was one of the most popular articles in the magazine that year, Burlingham says.
Had he found Cirulli earlier, Burlingham adds, he would have included Cirulli in his book.
"He's been a great ambassador in the industry," Burlingham says. "He embodies everything that's great and admirable in the industry. Business is just a tool. Some people take that tool and they do bad things with it. And then they blame business. Joe exemplifies that it isn't business. It's them."
Jim Flanagan, a former Nautilus sales manager who later became a distributor for Med-X equipment, has been friends with Cirulli since 1979 when both were under the tutelage of Nautilus founder Arthur Jones.
"I knew he was born for superstardom," Flanagan says. "He's a top-shelf man in my book. They don't come any better than Joe Cirulli."


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The city's first gastronomical tapas tour, The Barcelona Taste is about food. And lots of it! On this 2-3 hour food tour we stop in 3-4 small food establishments in the Gothic neighborhood of Barcelona. Our venues range from high-quality specialty shops to home-style tapas restaurants, each one with its own scrumptious specialties for you to taste. A knowledgeable and very friendly guide will safely lead you through this labyrinth of a neighborhood, all the while sharing stories about Barcelona life, food, and history. You will enjoy all the cuisine, and, due to the small size of the group, you will also enjoy a more personal, relaxed experience.
Full refunds are available up to 48 hours prior to the start of the tour. We are unable to refund bookings made fewer than 48 hours before a tour begins.
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A radio ad for Proposition 32 -- the November ballot initiative that would limit, among other things, the ability of unions to raise money for politics -- asks rhetorically why you should support it. The ad's answer? Because special interests hate it.
You might think stoking hatred would be reserved for "no" campaigns, those against initiatives. You would think wrong.
Hatred, or at least intense dislike, is being offered as the reason to vote in favor of a number of the initiatives on the ballot. Many of these initiatives offer few positive reasons for their measure.
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It's enough to make you ask: Is anyone actually for anything anymore?
Just listen to the campaign ads. Why should you vote yes on Prop 30, the temporary tax initiative from Gov. Jerry Brown and the Democrats? Because you hate cuts to schools, and those cuts would be triggered if Prop 30 were to lose. And because you don't want Sacramento legislators getting their hands on local government revenue streams, which Prop 30 would protect and guarantee by enshrining them in the state constitution.
What about Prop 38, the temporary tax initiative from attorney Molly Munger that is competing with Prop 30? It's all about your dislike of Sacramento politicians, who like to control education. Vote for 38, we're told, and you'll stick it to those guys and send the dollars to your neighborhood school.
Prop 31? You should vote for it because you don't trust politicians, which is why Prop 31 imposes a host of new budget formulas. Another reason to vote yes is hatred of Sacramento; Prop 31 includes a provision permitting local governments to come together and make regional plans that could include exemptions from state law.
And you love Prop 32 because special interests, especially public employee unions, hate it.
And so it goes.
Prop 35 is being billed as response to Sacramento politicians who wouldn't get tough on human trafficking. Prop 37, an initiative to require some labeling of some genetically modified food, is a way to stick it to agribusiness and big food companies that want to make you sick with their cheaper Franken-food. Prop 39 is something you should vote for to stick it to big out-of-state companies that don't want to pay their fair share of California taxes.
What should voters make of this messaging -- "You want to stick it to this guy? Vote Yes on our measure"?
Your blogger's take: be very wary of those selling hatred. They are likely doing that because the enemy they've picked is less popular than their measure would be if you understood it.
Indeed, these kinds of "yes"-side attacks are a way to deflect attention from and scrutiny of the language of measures.
But what counts in initiatives is not the interests or people on one side or the other. What counts is what is in the initiative. Because initiatives aren't issues. They are laws and constitutional amendments. The words and details matter.
I'm sorry if you hate it.


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Digging Graves Lyrics
Senseless injustice! Tread on heads like dust of the earth.
Cut off the hands of the ones that are reaching out.
Are we so calloused that these cries are going unheard?
This blood covers me just as much as you.
They say this world is what I make of it
Am I the only one that wants a change?
I've turned my back on all my brothers dying in their broken homes
I dug the graves of the ones I am called to love.
We are forsaken! Empty shells still fill our seats
How quick we choose to forget the desolation in the streets
I can't believe this; that we still won't see the truth
I won't quietly sit and choose not to be moved.
Come stand with me; I'll never walk alone
My words are not enough; I will love the unloved
Come stand with us; we'll never walk alone
Our words are not enough; we'll love the unloved.


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My kids used to like a book called The Busy World of Richard Scarry, in which animals dressed as humans scurried about, going to work or enjoying their leisure time, all being terribly busy and pressed for time.
But Richard Scarry's world is nowhere near as busy as that inhabited by Kate (Ashley Jensen) in Kay Mellor's new drama Love, Lies and Records (BBC1, Thursdays, 9pm).
Kate works at the register office in Leeds, and it proves to be full of stories struggling to make themselves heard.
There's a terminally ill woman who needs to get married and have her newborn child registered on the same day; a possible sham marriage scam; potential sex trafficking; office nookie caught on CCTV; a promotion; an embittered colleague who wanted the same job; amateur sleuthing; blackmail and, last but not least, another colleague struggling with his decision to transition from male to female.
Busy doesn't cover it.
The problem is, everything was so crammed in, none of the storylines had room to breathe. And we don't know any of these characters yet, so it's difficult to care much about their lives.
It would have been better to have introduced some of these storylines gradually, building slowly – there was more than enough in just a couple of them to carry the drama.
That said, if you didn't suddenly find something in your eye during the wedding scene you have a heart of stone, and Rebecca Front does a nice line in sour, thin-lipped frustration as the passed-over colleague.
Yes, Mellor has proved a register office is fertile ground for a story-teller – and it makes a change from a police station or a hospital – but she also needs to slow things down. Or I'll be busy watching something else.
The Detectorists (BBC4, Wednesdays, 10pm) continues to delight with its mix of slapstick, schoolboy humour, sly one-liners and a passion for the smaller things in life. Watch it, it'll do you good.
Want to know why Donald Trump is like that? Watch Trump: An American Dream (Channel 4, Thursdays, 10pm). A detailed, absorbing account of his rise, fall and rise again, America's own Reggie Perrin.


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Category: Start / Festival/Workshops/Summer Schools/Conferences / Europe
- Sites currently sorted by: Title (A to Z)
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Summer workshop supported by the Piccola Accademia.
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"The international festival of early music of the College Ghislieri starring some of the greatest European artists of ancient music. The exhibition was well received in the European Network of International Festival of Early Music ( REMA ). …" (Google Translate)
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"The Premio Bonporti is one of the most reputed early music competition around the world. Founded in 1995 by the Accademia di Musica Antica in Rovereto (Italy), the competition gives prizes in money, concerts, CDs and other oppurtunities for young concert players. Gustav Leonhardt, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Chiara Banchini, Ottavio Dantone, Gloria Banditelli, Werner Ehrhardt are just a few names of musicians who joined the Jury of the competition. over the past 15 years. The Premio Bonporti takes place every year in October in Rovereto (Italy), a small town 70km north from Verona."
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"In 1999, the Festival adopted the new identity Settimane Musicali di Stresa e del Lago Maggiore and increased its programming both in terms of concerts (from 16 in 1998 to 30 in 1999) and venues. New ancillary activities were introduced: promotional partnerships with other institutions and the extension of knowledge of classical music through involvement in other forms of artistic expresssion.
The Stresa Festival offers an annual festival replete with concerts of high artistic value: internationally renowned musicians and young prospects present works spanning baroque to contemporary styles, as well as perform original productions. In the past several young talent, winners of important international competitions, participated in the Festival and then became very renowned. .."
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Association Collegium Pro Musica: The International Festival of Chamber Music
"The Festival of Chamber Music (formerly named as "I Concerti dell'Ateneo" and then "Genova Musica Antica") is the concert event that the Collegium Pro Musica Association has been organizing for more than ten years: launched in 1994, dedicated to the great chamber music with a special predilection for the baroque and classical repertoire, it is the most important summer event in Genoa in the field of the classical and baroque music.
The Festival will take place from mid-June until the end of July in some historical or prestigious places in the centre of the cities of Genoa and Savona. Formerly organized only in Genoa, the Festival has then expanded to Savona and, today, it has consolidated itself as a concert event proposing soloists and bands of international level coming from all over Italy, from Europe and the United States.
The concert activity of the Association does not end in the city of Genoa, or in the region of Liguria. Since 2001, the Collegium Pro Musica has been organizing in the city of Turin another important event, named as "Le Vie del Barocco" ("the Baroque Ways"), a cycle of concerts dedicated to the music repertoire of the XVII and XVIII centuries, expressly thought for the city of Turin in its capacity as the Baroque capital of Northern Italy. From 2007 the Festival of Turin has been incorporated in the Genoa International Festival of Chamber Music - now taking place in the three towns of Genoa, Turin and Savona - and transfered to it his denomination "Le Vie del Barocco".
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Early music course. Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"The Amsterdam Early Music Summer School is an Early Music course targeting the historically informed performance of Baroque and Classical music. The course is open to participants of all ages (instrumentalists as well as vocalists) and will include private lessons from expert teachers from the Early Music Faculty at the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, as well as workshops, masterclasses, lectures, concerts, and lots of chances to play with fellow students from all over the world." (** More information of the 2012 summer school details are forthcoming. -- ed.)
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Early music festival held yearly in Utrecht, Holland. Visit website for more information on concerts; symposium; fringe concerts and EM exhibition. (ed.)
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WHAT DOES Huismuziek do?
- Offers a variety of courses each year; 40 music courses with 1000 students! for young and old, beginners and advanced students of classical music, early music, world music, light music and customed arrangements by our teachers. These courses are about playing together.
- Allows member access to the Players Contact Bank , the Teachers Contact Bank and Musicians Bulletin Board . (Click here for more information about memberships).
- Allows Access to the Huismuziek Music Library that houses up to 8000 polyphonic music pieces. Members can borrow music against expenses (postage), but non-members can also borrow music from the library.
- Publishes the Huismuziek Newsletter , which is published twice a year, is packed with information on such matters as courses, teachers and ensemble events.
- Publishes the Huismuziek E-News; our monthly newsletter containing date information of the courses, ensemble projects and tips for the amateur musicians and singers.
- Publishes the 250 Music Annex (sheet music) that appears in each issue of the journal. This music is copyright free and free for download/print for members.
- Offers a discount for instrument insurance to Huismuziek members from the insurance company Zicht BV (ex Zuidstaete)..
- There are 25 independent regional Huismuziek associations across the country. Each "department" are connected ensembles, varying in shape and composition. Membership in a regional association is independent of the national membership.
- Contact Builder, is an important part of Huismuziek. The "Contact Builder" lists about 600 amateur builders, their knowledge and experience about building, sharing of their knowledge of maintaining and repairing musical instruments, and has its own building in Arnhem. Contact Builder organizes six annual building workshops. Contact Builder members information is published four times a year through the Construction Letter.
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"La Pellegrina was founded in 1988 by dancer Dorothée Wortelboer and musician Dirkjan Horringa for the organization of summer schools abroad. In the first years of La Pellegrina the courses were held in Italy, with historical dance and -music as subject. Since 1991 the courses have acquired a much wider scope and take place in the Czech Republic, this summer for the 22nd (!) time. …
La Pellegrina focuses on music from the Baroque, the Classical period, the Romantic era and the 20th/21st century. The courses in the Czech Republic focus on the rich Czech music culture. But there will also be attention for the German, Hungarian and Slovakian composers, who belong after all to the same cultural area. In the autumn course in France the music once played at the court of Louis XIV, at nearby Versailles, will be the main subject. …"
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"The International Competition of Wassenaer is the world's leading and oldest competition for early music ensembles. The competition has succeeded for over 20 years in young, ambitious ensembles support towards the concert stage. With top musicians in the international jury at the program and the competition has become a festival, with competitions, concerts, master classes and more." (Google translations)
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International Early Music Competition
"It is the aim of this competition
- to show the importance and the beauty of Early Music through historically informed performance.
- to draw attention to the music history of Zeeland with a special price for the best performance of a work related to this province.
- to portray the depth of the current Early Music movement as a rich source of knowledge, experience, and artistic endeavour, as well as the position held by the Netherlands within this movement.
- to create a platform for new impulses in Early Music.
- to provide stepping stones for talented international musicians during the formative period of their careers."
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"The NGO Association "Early Music in Jaroslaw" was founded in 1995. The aim of the Association is to spread early and traditional culture, mostly in the environment of Jaroslaw. Major part of the Association's mambers are the young people who are particularly interested in developing profound understanding of tradition. Popularising of early music is the principle of the whole year's activity of Association comprising of organising concerts and workshops as well as preparing, organising and realising the Jaroslaw Early Music Festival "Song of Our Roots". ...
Activities of the Association are divided into groups of people who work on particular subject and participate in meetings/seminars led by invited guests. These meetings with professionals have character of formation and are intended to acquaint the youth with traditoin and draw attention to what is tradition's most precious value. Invited specialists talk about their experience and attempts to research and arrive to the sources of tradition as well as teaching us songs and dances connected with ancient culture." Visit Early Music Festival, Jaroslaw website for more information and music programme. (ed.)
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"The Komorniki Festival of Organ and Chamber Music (Polish: Ogólnopolski Festiwal Muzyki Organowej i Kameralnej - Komorniki) is a summer series of concerts held annually in Komorniki, Wielkopolska, Poland. The festival was established with Polish conductor and organist Krzysztof Czerwinski as its Artistic Director. The festival features choral, organ and chamber music concerts among its events held in local churches including St Andrew's Church, Komorniki and St Florian's Church, Wiry. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"The Warsaw Chamber Opera was founded in 1961 by Stefan Sutkowski, who has served as its Managing and Artistic Director ever since. The company's inaugural production was G.B.Pergolesi's La serva padrona (4 September 1961).
Since October 15th 1986 the Warsaw Chamber Opera has performed in its own Theatre at Solidarnosci Avenue 76 B. It is an ancient building from 1775 having a small lovely audience with excellent acoustic. This building is entered in the register of historical monuments of Warsaw.
At present, the Warsaw Chamber Opera company consists of 2 directors, 2 designers, 7 conductors, over 75 soloists, and 2 small-size symphony orchestras (the Warsaw Sinfonietta and the Orchestra of Warsaw Chamber Opera). It also has the period-instruments ensemble Musicae Antiquae Collegium Varsoviense, a Mime Group and the 40-strong Chamber Choir. ..
he music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has long occupied a prominent place in the company's repertoire. A series of successful productions encouraged the decision to mark the 200th anniversary of the composer's death with the 1st Mozart Festival (15 June – 26 July 1991). Its programme included all of Mozart's stage works (26 productions). The Mozart Festival has been organised on an annual basis since then. Every edition of the event (15 June – 26 July) comprises Mozart complete stage output and a selection of his chamber, symphonic, and vocal-instrumental works. The Warsaw Chamber Opera is the only company in the world to have Mozart's entire operatic output in its permanent repertoire. Small wonder that this unprecedented achievement won the Warsaw's company wide international recognition. .."
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"The International EARLYMUSIC Festival, established in St Petersburg in 1998, is now recognised as one of Russia's leading musical forums. The Festival takes places annually in September-October and presents the musical legacy of the Middle-Ages, Renaissance, Baroque and Classical eras to audiences in St Petersburg, Moscow, Nizhny Novgorod, Perm, Ekaterinburg and Novosibirsk, performed by world-renowned ensembles and soloists.
Thanks to the Festival, Russian audiences have been able to hear 'live' such musical legends as: Il Giardino Armonico (Italy); Fretwork (UK); Jordi Savall & Hesperion XXI (Spain); Trio Sonnerie (UK); Freiburgbarockorchester (Germany); Akademie fuer Alte Musik Berlin (Germany); Oltremontano (Netherlands); Le Poeme Harmonique (France); L'Arpeggiata (France); Mala Punica (Italy); Il Fondamento (Belgium); Gerard Lesne & Il Seminario Musicale (France); Ensemble William Byrd (France); Orchestre Baroque de Limoges (France); Les Basses Reunies (France); Gustav Leonhardt (Netherlands); Michael Chance (UK); Paul O'Dette (USA); Andrew Manze (UK; Richard Egarr (UK); Emma Kirkby (UK); Christophe Coin (France); Bruno Cocset (France); Alla Francesca (France); Micrologus (Italy); and many others.
The Festival also offers a series of public master-classes and lectures on the cultural context of the music, given by leading specialists in this field. ... "
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Nordisk Festival for medieval music.
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"A euphoric musical experience in the unbeatably atmospheric historic setting of Stockholm's old town – what more could one ask for? Fill your senses to overflowing with the magnificent sounds of the baroque, renaissance and medieval era, and let your imagination take you away to the musical world of a past era. ... "
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"Welcome to the homepage of the Radovljica Festival, the oldest early music festival in Slovenia. With ten concerts taking place in Radovljica and Ljubljana between 9 and 24 August, this year's festival will present a broad spectrum of music, from reconstructions of musical performances from before the beginnings of musical notation to Schubert's Winterreise with fortepiano accompaniment. In addition to this, one of the programmes will also feature contemporary works written under the influence of medieval music. ...
We have invited well-known musicians and ensembles, such as Andrew Lawrence-King, Manfredo Kraemer, Sequentia, Trio Mediaeval and Zefiro, but also young promising ensembles. Noted Slovenian musicians will participate at three concerts, and we will witness the first concert appearance of Harmonia Antiqua Labacensis, a new international ensemble based in Slovenia. " Visit Radovljica Festival website for more information. (ed.)
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"... Seviqc Brežice, Semper Viva Quam Creata: always live as created, is a synonym in Slovenia for old music, being one of the biggest European festivals of old music and one of the most important cultural events in this country. Our programme seeks the participation of the most acclaimed local and foreign performers, with great attention paid to young talents, education and cultural tourism. ... " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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Brezice early music festiva.
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"Bedford Early Dance and Music organises historical dance workshops and social events in and around Bedford. "
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"The Festival remains one of the cultural landmarks of the East Riding of Yorkshire – utilizing some of the Riding's finest historic venues, the Festival embraces a mix of concerts, illustrated talks and educational activites.
The Festival is administered by the National Centre for Early Music and funded by the East Riding of Yorkshire Council with support from Schroder's Financial Management and Orchestras Live. " Visit website for more information. (ed.)
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"Since its inception in the 1980s, the Biennial International Conference on Baroque Music has established itself as one of the largest and most important musicological meetings in the academic calendar. It attracts leading established scholars while fostering young and upcoming talent. Previously held in cities such as Dublin, Logroño, Manchester, Warsaw and Leeds, the event takes place for the first time in Northern Ireland. .."
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"Great concerts, international stars and exciting and inspirational programmes brought to the heart of Birmingham. Birmingham Early Music Festival (BEMF) is enjoying a growing reputation for producing creative and stimulating events enabling the people of Birmingham and surrounding areas to become better acquainted with early music of the highest calibre from around the world. " ...
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A classic Maine hotel with award-winning dining, just steps away from L.L. Bean and more than 170 upscale outlets in the shopping village of Freeport.
The Harraseeket Inn is a family owned, 93-room luxury inn located in Freeport, Maine. The hotel features two great restaurants, the Broad Arrow Tavern and the Maine Harvest Dining Room, twenty-three fireplaces, an indoor heated pool, and select pet-friendly rooms — all just a few minutes walk from the best shopping on the Maine Coast and the Amtrak Downeaster train station. We provide complimentary shuttle service to and from the train station. If you book direct with us, our rates include a full buffet breakfast and afternoon tea. Our facilities are fully handicapped accessible.
We support Maine's local farmers and fishermen and are proud to be one of Maine's Environmental Leaders, a member of the Green Hotel Association, and recipients of the following awards: Top 500 hotels in the world by Travel + Leisure magazine 2010, Top 100 Hotels in the US Conde Nast Traveler, 2011, Top 45 Hotels in the Northeast, Top 500 Hotels in the World 2015, Conde Nast Traveler Readers Poll 2012, Top 15 Best Hotels in the Northeast, Conde Nast Traveler Readers Poll 2014 and 2016.
Discover our vacation packages. See why the Harraseeket Inn is the perfect New England destination for business meetings, romantic getaways, family vacations, and the most memorable wedding venues in Maine. Join us for a meal at our two award winning restaurants, the Broad Arrow Tavern or the Maine Harvest Dining Room. Enjoy our Lobster Sunday Brunch, voted Best Brunch in the State of Maine by Down East Magazine. Find out everything that's happening right here, right now, and enjoy some of the best hospitality Maine has to offer!


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krista necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 47 diseños de 21 diseñadores freelance.
I would like a logo for "City Flavor." It will be used on business cards distributed to guests staying at hotels. It will have participating business's logos and ads on the card, so guests will patronize their businesses while they are staying in town. It will be mostly restaurants advertising on the card, but could include small town theater productions, massage, museums, special events, outdoor venues, etc.
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I want this logo designed to expand my small advertising business.
- Item 1...The business-sized cards will be printed in all color, so go for bold, good quality logos that aren't hard to read because of the small print area. The logo will be displayed on the front (roughly) half of the size of a business card. I have four sides total, as it is a folding card.
- I am flexible on colors and the look of the logo.
- I am also flexible on a tag line, such as "Places to Go", "Where to Go while out on the town", or none at all depending on the guests understanding through the graphics (I would like some kind of art with the wording).
- Item 1...I am ready to give feedback! I love the designs I see on the website! There have been a lot of great designs here! You guys are great! In saying that, I wouldn't want to state something I didn't think I liked, then loved.
- I can't wait to see what you come up with!
- Thanks!
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By DAVID GREEN
Fayette village council members moved a little closer last week in their effort to hire a village administrator.
Maintenance supervisor Tom Clemensen has served as interim administrator since the resignation of Amy Metz in October.
At the special council meeting Feb. 8, mayor Ruth Marlatt read a few proposed changes to the job description, such as the addition of the phrase "hands-on administrator." This suggests that the administrator would be expected to help with brush chipping, repairing water line breaks, snowplowing, etc., when needed.
Village fiscal officer Lisa Zuver said that approach probably wouldn't leave time for grant writing and someone else would have to be hired to do that.
Marlatt pointed out that Roberta Acosta of the Ohio Rural Community Assistance Program helps with water and sewer grants, however, Zuver said, someone will have to gather the information that Acosta needs for applications.
Marlatt also suggested inclusion of obtaining water and wastewater licensing within a three year period. With extra duties, it might take longer than three years, Zuver said.
Marlatt will present an updated job description to council members for a vote at the Feb. 22 meeting. By then, council's Finance Committee members will have time to meet with Zuver and establish a salary range for the position.
Council intended to advertise the position by the end of the month, but councilor Diane Brubaker said that because Clemensen is doing a good job as interim, filling the post isn't urgent.
PARKS—Council hired Nick Ramos as park director at a wage of $5,000 a year, plus benefits of $1,350.
Ramos said the old bleachers were removed through a Boy Scout's Eagle project. The metal supports were sold for recycling and the wooden planks will be stored for future use.
Old playground equipment should be removed soon and Armstrong Excavating will install new equipment.
RESIGNATION—The resignation of utilities supervisor Bob Seigneur was accepted by council. Tom Rupp, operating as TPR LLC, was hired to handle water testing, as needed. He will be paid an hourly rate.


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WD's New HD Media Center Streams Popular Movies and the Broadest Range of Personal Content
WD's New HD Media Center Streams Popular Movies and the Broadest Range of Personal Content
WD TV(R) Live Hub(TM) Media Center With 1 TB Storage Allows Users to Centralize Video, Music and Photos and Play Full-HD 1080p Video on HDTVs Throughout the Home
LAKE FOREST, Calif., Oct 26, 2010 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
Western Digital(R) (NYSE: WDC), the world's leader in external storage solutions and maker of the popular WD TV media player family, today introduced the WD TV(R) Live Hub(TM) media center (photo), a Full-HD 1080p media player with a 1 terabyte (TB) built-in network hard drive that gives users the freedom to play all their personal media on any screen in the home. The WD TV Live Hub media center brings new experiences to the WD TV family, including instantly renting or purchasing the newest releases through the Blockbuster On Demand(R) service, the same day as DVD/Blu-ray release, as well as interacting with personal Facebook(R) communities. In the U.S., the WD TV Live Hub media center is initially available exclusively at Best Buy online and at all 1,093 Best Buy stores nationwide.
The WD TV Live Hub media center plays a wide variety of media file types, including popular Full-HD 1080p video formats such as .mkv, .mp4 and .mov. The integrated, compact and quiet 1 TB hard drive enables users to centralize their digital media from multiple sources for smooth, glitch-free playback of even the highest resolution videos. Digital media can be easily transferred to the internal drive from shared folders on PCs and Mac(R)s on the network or directly from external hard drives, thumb drives, camcorders or cameras connected via one of the two USB ports. Users also can stream videos from home network drives with a DLNA/UPnP(TM) server such as the recently announced My Book(R) Live(TM) home network drive.
The WD TV Live Hub media center also is a media server: HD video, music and photos can be streamed from the onboard hard drive to any DLNA/UPnP-compatible TV or multimedia device, anywhere in the connected home, including the WD TV Live Plus HD media player, connected TVs, Blu-ray Disc(TM) players, Xbox 360(R), and PlayStation(R) 3 game consoles. Users also can stream content from their WD TV Live Hub media center to iPads(TM), iPhones(R) or Android(TM) smartphones using third-party applications.
The WD TV Live Hub media center offers unique Facebook integration, which lets users upload photos and videos, share their status, view their wall and get the latest newsfeed from their network of friends - all on the big screen TV. In addition, the WD TV Live Hub media center provides viewing of Netflix(R) for movie streaming, YouTube(TM) for user-generated videos and Flickr(R) for photo sharing, as well as listening to Pandora(R), a personalized Internet radio service. Additional content includes local and international weather forecasts from AccuWeather.com(R), and MediaFly(R) daily video podcasts from CNN(R), NBC(R), MTV(R) and ESPN(R).
The customizable WD TV Live Hub media center's user interface enables personalization of screen backgrounds and user interface themes, as well as setting of favorites and content ratings. Standard wired or wireless USB keyboards can be used for simpler text input for activities such as searches of local content and YouTube and Facebook interaction.
"The WD TV Live Hub media center lets users create a personalized media jukebox that brings your entire personal content collection and the best of Internet content to the biggest screen in the house," said Dale Pistilli, vice president of marketing for WD's branded products group. "With the WD TV Live Hub media center, consumers can take their home entertainment experience to the next level, streaming personal content to multiple rooms at the same time, so they can play a Netflix video on their HDTV screen in the family room, while sharing vacation slideshows on the computer in their home office."
"People are looking for a versatile, easy-to-use media player that gives them a smooth streaming experience regardless of where they are in the home and whether they're viewing Internet content or personal media content. That's exactly what the WD TV Live Hub media center delivers," said Frank Bedo, merchandise director in computing at Best Buy(R). "We are excited to collaborate with WD on this innovative entertainment product."
"Connected media players are an exciting new category that is helping to redefine home entertainment," said Wendy Fritz, senior vice president, computing, at Best Buy. "The WD TV media player series' broad ability with personal content has made it a leading seller. Add to that the premium content services, and the new WD TV Live Hub media center is bringing a whole new dimension to home entertainment."
Other key features of the WD TV Live Hub media center include:
Compatibility with virtually all TV sets thanks to an HDMI 1.4, composite video and component video output;
Automatic sync of shared digital media folders from PCs and Macs on the network with the internal hard drive to provide easy playback of new content;
Customizable user interface and programmable remote;
Ultra-compact design that easily fits into almost any entertainment center;
Two USB ports that allow seamless media playback from USB drives, camcorders and digital cameras;
WiFi-readiness (with adapter); and,
A 1-year limited warranty in PanAm.
The full set of features and list of file compatibility is available on WD's website.
Capacity and Compatibility
The WD TV Live Hub media center is available in 1 TB storage capacity and supports a large variety of the most popular file formats, including HD camcorder video formats. It is also compatible with Windows(R) 7, including the Windows 7 Play To feature, and any DLNA/UPnP-enabled device.
Price and Availability
The WD TV Live Hub media center is available worldwide (Netflix, Blockbuster and Pandora services are available only in the U.S.) and can be purchased in the U.S. exclusively at Best Buy and online at wdstore.com. MSRP for the WD TV Live Hub media center is $199.99 USD.
About WD
WD, one of the storage industry's pioneers and long-time leaders, provides products and services for people and organizations that collect, manage and use digital information. The company designs and produces reliable, high-performance hard drives and solid state drives that keep users' data accessible and secure from loss. Its advanced technologies are configured into applications for client and enterprise computing, embedded systems and consumer electronics, as well as its own consumer storage and media products.
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Many people with rheumatoid arthritis manage their RA symptoms with medication and regular visits to their rheumatologist. But some make major changes in their diet and exercise habits in an effort to help control symptoms and maintain a high quality of life. But are exercise and eating well safe and effective RA "treatment" options for everyone?
In this webcast, HealthTalk host Ross Reynolds asked RA experts Leigh Callahan, Ph.D. of the Thurston Arthritis Research Center in North Carolina, and Lona Sandon, M.Ed., R.D. of the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, for their recommendations for healthy living with RA. Ms. Sandon, who is an RA patient, also talks about how she keeps her own rheumatoid arthritis symptoms under control.
A Rheumatologist Can Help Manage Your RA Medications
Dr. Callahan:
Individuals diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis are usually treated initially with a disease-modifying drug such as methotrexate in combination with something like a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) and perhaps low-dose prednisone. If that does not manage or control the disease, then they are often prescribed one of the newer biologic agents. The goal is to not have joint destruction and to keep the disease under control before there is a lot of joint damage.
It's very important for them to see their doctors on a regular basis, I would say a three month basis. But if somebody was having a real flare and continued problems, I would not wait until the next appointment. I would go in to make sure that things were being controlled and managed.
It's certainly okay to see a general practitioner, but the prevalence of the disease is about two percent of the population, so general practitioners do not see a large volume of individuals with rheumatoid arthritis in their practice. The majority of a rheumatologist's practice is made up of rheumatoid arthritis patients, so they have a lot of experience with the disease, a lot of experience with the medications. They are tuned in to keeping up with the latest studies and findings about the medication. So if available, I would recommend that somebody see a rheumatologist.
Is Exercise Helpful or Harmful for RA Patients?
Dr. Callahan:
Most doctors fully agree that regular exercise is very good for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis. They may not recommend it just because of the time constraints in their office visits, so that may not rise to the level to always recommend it. But there is agreement throughout the field now that regular exercise is good for individuals with all types of arthritis and definitely very good for individuals with rheumatoid arthritis.
Someone with rheumatoid arthritis may be at higher risk for some other chronic conditions such as cardiovascular disease, so you definitely want to have cardiovascular fitness. If you look at a total physical activity package – stretching and flexibility exercises, cardiovascular exercises and strengthening exercises – all three of those components are very good and important for somebody with rheumatoid arthritis.
Because of the stretching, you have flexibility, and you get a full range of motion of your joints. There are data showing that individuals with rheumatoid arthritis age at a faster level, so they are losing muscle mass more quickly. Strengthening keeps that where it should be. And then of course, we mentioned all of the benefits also help with [preventing] cardiovascular disease.
For many years, people thought they might exacerbate their symptoms (with exercise), and there have been about two decades now of pretty strong evidence of the complete opposite. I think that the best way to really get people thinking about incorporating physical activity into their lives is to introduce it bit by bit. The CDC (United States Centers for Disease Control) recommends that someone with arthritis gets at least 30 minutes of moderate physical activity at least three days a week, and this can be done in ten-minute increments.
Getting Started with Exercise When You Have RA
Dr. Callahan:
So often I think it is daunting if someone has not been exercising or engaging in a regular physical activity program. The idea that, 'Oh, I've got to get out here and go 30 minutes straight,' or, 'I have to put on my spandex and go to a gym,' becomes overwhelming.
The Arthritis Foundation has a number of programs in their Lifestyle Enhancement Series that are perfect for individuals with arthritis because they have been selected for joint protection. They always have a warm up and stretching component, and then cardiovascular activities, and then a cool down and stretching component.
There is an aquatics program that's also very nice for people in terms of not putting weight on their joints. There is the Arthritis Foundation exercise program that has a very basic level, entry program as well as some more advanced. There is a Tai Chi program, Fit for Life. So, if someone is inclined to join a group, going to one of these physical activity programs delivered by the Arthritis Foundation (www.arthritis.org/) is a wonderful way to start.
If you don't have a lot of disease activity in your feet, walking is a wonderful thing because really all you need is a good, sturdy pair of walking shoes and socks, and out the door you can go. And so that's a very good one for individuals to begin with. I would recommend walking more slowly at the beginning and warming up and then walking at a moderate pace where you feel like you are getting your heart rate up, but you can still carry on a conversation easily with someone. And then do a cool down and some stretching before and after you walk.
Getting RA Under Control with Medications Takes Time
Ms. Sandon:
I was a competitive roller figure skater for 17 years, practicing five to six days per week for two to three hours at a time if not more. I was pretty active, and it was just a way of life for me to do that.
I was 21 years old when I was diagnosed with RA, and I had been experiencing symptoms off and on for about six to nine months before actually seeing a rheumatologist. I started having problems with my left foot and then I started noticing problems in my shoulders, where I couldn't raise my arms to the outside, or I would wake up at night with a lot of pain and stiffness in my shoulders.
I went through a series of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, just trying to find one that would work. Finally we got piroxicam (Feldene) and that seemed to help more than the others, and then we added Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine) onto that. For several months I took piroxicam and Plaquenil in combination. I did quite well with just Plaquenil alone and ibuprofen here and there for over 12 or 13 years. And then last year I flared up again, and we decided we needed to go with something stronger. So then in November, I started with methotrexate and prednisone on top of the Plaquenil.
Prednisone has been great, and that has definitely helped relieve the chronic pain that I was experiencing and the exhaustion that I was experiencing as a result of the chronic pain. The methotrexate is a medication that you do have to work somewhat slowly with in terms of increasing the dose. So it's likely at the end of this month we will probably increase that dose some, ultimately trying to increase it enough to come down a bit on the prednisone.
Ross Reynolds, HealthTalk Host:
Dr. Callahan, is it pretty common that once someone like Lona finds something that works, it will last for quite a number of years as it did for her?
Dr. Callahan:
No. Actually that's wonderful that it did last that long, and it varies very much, but studies have shown that people have to change their drugs usually even after four or five years. So it was really wonderful that she got relief for that long. That's where the key is working with a physician who has a lot of expertise and can come up with the right balance and combination for the trajectory that your disease course is on.
Combating RA Pain and Fatigue
Ms. Sandon:
I didn't feel that the diagnosis of RA was the problem or the issue. More of what was a problem for me was the chronic pain that went along with it, and then the exhaustion because of trying to manage life in chronic pain. How was I going to get over experiencing the pain so that I could live my life normally, so that I could get back to physically functioning like I was used to? Normally I would walk on the treadmill at 4.2 miles per hour. Well, now I was only walking on the treadmill at 2.4 miles per hour. I would try to stay active the best I can, but it was frustrating because I couldn't physically do what I knew I was capable of doing.
If you are in chronic pain constantly and you get tired easily, it does affect you psychologically and you may be a little bit depressed. Regular daily activity can just be absolutely exhausting. Just taking a shower, something that should feel good and revive you and make you feel well, becomes exhausting. So what would normally take you ten minutes to do is now taking you 20 or 30 minutes. And so that does start to weigh on your mind after a while.
I had lived with a mother who was always chronically ill and had medical conditions. She was a very good role model of someone living with a chronic illness who didn't let the disease get her down or affect her ability to live her life. And so I had that to look to and say, if she can do it, I can do it too.
Finding Motivation to Stay Active with RA
Ms. Sandon:
I started doing things like yoga or Pilates and sticking with things that were low-impact or no-impact like walking or riding a recumbent bike or swimming.
Just this morning I went to the gym, and I did a half hour on the treadmill and 15 minutes on the recumbent bike. Yesterday, I did an hour and a half of yoga. The day before that I did the recumbent bike for about a half hour, and then I did some hand weights for upper body strengthening for about 15 or 20 minutes followed by some stretching. Most days of the week I am putting in at least an hour of some combination of activity.
The exercise makes me feel better physically as well as mentally. For me exercise is probably more of a mental pick me up than it is necessarily a physical thing.
HealthTalk Host, Ross Reynolds:
What keeps you motivated?
Ms. Sandon:
One, I am determined to prove them wrong - the studies that say I am going to be debilitated in five years. Initially when I was diagnosed, someone told me that in 15 years you can expect to be in a wheelchair. I am not going to let that happen, and so that's part of what keeps me motivated.
The other piece is I am a registered dietician. I preach good nutrition and physical activity to my students as well as to my clients. I don't feel like I can preach that and tell people to do it if I am not going to make an effort to do it myself either. And so there are a lot of motivating factors.
I've looked at the studies that say, yes, physical activity is helpful. Keeping bones strong, keeping joints flexible, keeping the muscles strong is all beneficial for people with rheumatoid arthritis. And so I want to keep up with that and do what I can to prevent decline. So many of the medications, the prednisone in particular, can lead to bone loss, and we know that physical activity helps to prevent bone loss. So why not do that and counterbalance some of those potential side effects?
How Much Exercise Is Too Much for RA Patients?
Ms. Sandon:
My initial doctor was very supportive of me continuing to do what I could, to keep my mental outlook positive. But then I had to get a new doctor, and the first rheumatologist I went to was not on board with it. Just sticking to range-of-motion exercises was not satisfying to me. So I fired that rheumatologist and got a new one. My current doctor is very much on board with staying physically active.
Dr. Callahan:
I think Lona is a role model for all of us, RA or not. No one would discourage someone who is capable and has the self-efficacy that Lona has to listen to her body. She is doing all the right things in terms of not pushing herself if the symptoms are really bad some days. And that's what a physician would want their patient with RA to do. You want people to keep and maintain as close to their pre RA lifestyle as possible for all the reasons that Lona said, including the psychological benefits.
I think if someone has never been physically active, they certainly would tell them to take a slower pace, but not discourage them that they could not build up to this kind of activity level if that was something they wanted to and did it appropriately.
Ms. Sandon:
I absolutely agree with that. I am probably a bit unusual in terms of RA patients and the activity level that I do. I am a bit unusual compared to most Americans in terms of the activity level I do. But you definitely have to know your body and know when to say when. You don't need to go by the motto 'No pain, no gain.' That needs to be thrown out the window. But you definitely have to listen to your body and what it's telling you and what can you handle that day. There are some days I just can't handle a rigorous workout, and then I will do something milder like the Pilates or the yoga. So I still get that benefit of doing the exercise and the stress relief of the exercise, but I am not putting my body under distress.
So know your body well enough to know, is this just exercise, stress and strain on my muscles, or have I gone too far? And that's hard for people who are not used to doing regular activities to determine until they start out slow.
I would recommend people find a good pair of shoes, a good pair of socks, and get out and walk. The same thing as Dr. Callahan said earlier. You have to start with something that everyone can do, and walking is an exercise that most people can do. But also find something that they enjoy doing. Some people don't really enjoy walking. They find it boring. So maybe take a dance class, a swing dance class or something at your local community center, anything that you will enjoy that will get you moving and up off the couch.
I personally find, at least when I am in a flare state, that as long as I am standing, I am feeling better. But as soon as I sit down on the couch or lie down on the floor for a few minutes and then try and get back up, I feel worse. So if I can stay moving and stay active, I do better.
Is There a Dietary "Magic Bullet" for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients?
Ms. Sandon:
I grew up in a household where nutrition had a very important role in everyday life. What has changed with RA is that I started looking at specific research related to RA and nutritional benefits, particularly using omega 3 fatty acids or increasing intake of fish and its benefits with rheumatoid arthritis, or the Mediterranean-style diet that is also relatively high in fish but also olive oil. These healthy fats could possibly help to decrease inflammatory symptoms.
I believe that following a general healthy diet, a balanced diet, is the best thing to do, but I also notice that I feel better when I am doing those things, and including healthy oils in my diet, whereas when I eat foods that are high saturated-fatty foods, I don't feel as well the next day. Now, there is no specific diet for rheumatoid patients, other than the omega 3 fatty acids, which has the most research behind it. You will read a lot of stuff on the Internet saying sugar causes inflammation and stiffness, tomatoes will cause you to be inflamed and stiff, or potatoes. But everyone reacts differently to different foods, so there is no one, specific diet. But the best research out there supports a plant based diet of whole grains, whole fruits and vegetables, and then healthy fats and oils.
Ross Renolds, HealthTalk Host:
So is that to say that this notion that there is an anti-inflammatory diet that could work for everyone simply is not true, Dr. Callahan?
Dr. Callahan:
Well, there simply are not data to support such a diet in studies.
Ms. Sandon:
Right. There is a concept of an anti-inflammatory diet, but that anti-inflammatory diet is basically what I've described, eating fresh fruits and vegetables so that you are getting things like vitamin C, and you are getting things like vitamin A. Using olive oil or canola oil so you are getting the monounsaturated fatty acids which promote the anti-inflammatory types of leukotrienes (one of a group of chemicals that act as mediators of inflammation and allergic responses) in the body, as well as the omega-3. But you are not just going to go out there and eat this diet and suddenly feel better. I can tell you last October when I was in a flare, there wasn't enough fish oil in the world that was going to cure that. I needed different medications at that time.
The rheumatoid disease itself can cause some nutrient deficiencies. The medications - methotrexate, prednisone - upset how our body uses different nutrients, so it's important for people with rheumatoid arthritis to be sure that they are getting all the nutrients that their body needs from a variety of foods. There's not a magic bullet out there.
More Information About Rheumatoid Arthritis Success Stories
If you'd like to know more about living well with rheumatoid arthritis, listen to Taking Control of RA: Real Life Success Stories, hear how our experts answered questions from the audience, and learn more about Ms. Sandon's personal experience with RA.
For more information on rheumatoid arthritis, check out these HealthTalk resources: