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IFA 2019: Huawei unveils 5G chip
Photography Experience
Kirin 990 (5G) provides a new ISP 5.0 that pioneers block-matching and 3D filtering (BM3D) professional-level hardware noise reduction (NR) for capturing brighter and sharper images in low light environments. It is also the first to use dual-domain video NR for more accurate noise processing for videos. The real-time video post-processing and rendering based on AI segmentation can adjust the image colour frame by frame to bring cinematic quality.
New P30 Pro
Huawei also unveiled the newly designed P30 Pro, already one of Huawei's most popular flagship smartphones. The upgraded Huawei P30 Pro continues the P series' graceful design and innovative imaging technology, and offers two designs and colours created by a matte surface sanding process. They are a deep, Mystic Blue reminiscent of the sky reflecting the sea, and Misty Lavender, akin to a beach under the sunset.
The newly upgraded photography and video editing features provide superior function across the visual arts, while the new EMUI 10 offers the user a new level of smooth and smart life experience.
FreeBuds 3 arrive
Richard Yu also showcased Huawei FreeBuds 3, the new flagship wireless earphones of the year. It uses a delicate earphone design and comes with a round case. Huawei FreeBuds 3 provides users with more comfortable wearing experience and a good grip. It has two colour options: black and white. As the first wireless earphones running on Huawei's self-developed and powerful Kirin A1 chip, FreeBuds 3 provides stable and fast connectivity, impressive sound quality and smart noise-canceling experience. It's the world's first open wireless earphone that provides real active noise canceling performance.
Cisco unveils 'Internet for the future' silicon breakthrough
Cisco One is a new silicon architecture that can be used in any form factor, while Cisco 8000 will reduce cost of building and operating mass scale networks
Cisco today unveiled a series of innovations it says will underpin "the Internet for the Future". It launched Cisco Silicon One, a new networking silicon architecture, and the Cisco 8000 Series, the world's most powerful carrier class routers built on the new silicon.
Chuck Robbins, chairman and CEO of Cisco, said its technology strategy was to build a new internet designed to push digital innovation beyond the performance, economic and power consumption limitations of current infrastructure. It would be a multi-year approach that will define the Internet for decades to come.
"Innovation requires focused investment, the right team and a culture that values imagination," said Robbins. "We are dedicated to transforming the industry to build a new internet for the 5G era. Our latest solutions in silicon, optics and software represent the continued innovation we're driving that helps our customers stay ahead of the curve and create new, ground-breaking experiences for their customers and end users for decades to come."
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Cisco said in its announcement: "Over the next decade, digital experiences will be created with advanced technologies — virtual and augmented reality, 16K streaming, AI, 5G, 10G, quantum computing, adaptive and predictive cybersecurity, intelligent IOT, and others not yet invented. These future generations of applications will drive complexity beyond the capabilities current internet infrastructure can viably support.
"For the past five years, Cisco has driven a technology strategy that is building the internet our customers will need for the future success of their business in an advanced digital world. Aimed at solving the toughest problems that will emerge as digital transformation taxes current infrastructure to its breaking point, this strategy will lead to the next-generation of internet infrastructure that combines Cisco's new silicon architecture with its next-generation of optics.
"Cisco's strategy will change the economics behind how the internet will be built to support the demands of future, digital applications and will enable customers to operate their businesses with simpler, more cost-effective networks."
Cisco says its strategy is based on development and investments in three key technology areas: silicon, optics and software.
David Goeckeler, executive vice president and general manager of the Networking and Security Business at Cisco, elaborated: "Pushing the boundaries of innovation to the next level — far beyond what we experience today — is critical for the future and we believe silicon, optics and software are the technology levers that will deliver this outcome.
"Cisco's technology strategy is not about the next-generation of a single product area. We have spent the past several years investing in whole categories of independent technologies that we believe will converge in the future — and ultimately will allow us to solve the hardest problems on the verge of eroding the advancement of digital innovation. This strategy is delivering the most ambitious development project the company has ever achieved."
Visit the next page to read about the dramatic performance improvements in the new products.
Building the Internet for the Future begins now
By JONATHAN DAVIDSON, SVP and general manager of Cisco's Service Provider Business
"We do not remember days; we remember moments." Those words from Cesare Pavese have been one of my personal favorites. Interestingly, we remember thesesignificant, or "flashbulb" moments in our lives in vivid detail. We rememberexactly where we were, whom we were with, what we felt, or even what we werewearing. One of my flashbulb moments was 20 years ago in 1999 when Brandi Chastain made the winning penalty shot during the Women's World Cup inspectacular fashion. At the time, I was coaching my oldest daughter's soccer team.That victory felt like the start of something big. It had this wonderful feeling thatwomen's soccer was going to change for the next generation.
I believe we are having one of those "flashbulb" moments right now in the networking industry. Years from now, we will look back and remember this moment in time. Because today, Cisco revealed breakthrough innovations sosignificant and expansive, they will change the economics of the Internet forthe next generation.
Significant technological innovations have defined human history. The steamengine replaced muscle with machinery. With the telegraph, communications exceeded the speed of animals. And, with the Internet, information wasdigitized, and global communities were created.
IP infrastructure connects our world. The Internet has profoundly changed the waywe work, live, play, and learn – anything, anywhere, anytime. The results are astounding. Our ability to connect and collaborate has caused society to evolve faster than ever before. We have made more progress in mitigating wars, preventing famine, and curing disease in the last 35 years than in the previous35,000.
Today is the moment when we enter a new phase of the Internet. Technologiessuch as 5G, IoT, 3D printing, and advanced analytics are connecting more, increasing participation, and pushing digitization further. And as a result, industries like mining becomes safer, agriculture becomes more efficient, transportation becomes autonomous, and healthcare becomes wellness-driven, not crises-driven. The possibilities are endless. And service providers will be the catalysts for changing economies, countries, and the world because at the very heart of this next transformation is the network infrastructure that makes it all possible.
The route to success for service providers is not straightforward or simple. There are fundamental business challenges. Networks, which are already huge, must become even more massive. And to succeed, service providers need to transform not only their infrastructure but their operations and their business models as well.
Our current network economics will begin to break as we evolve to operate at massive scale. The physics behind our past achievements are already showing signs of slowing down, while traffic growth continues to accelerate. So far, performance increases have helped to reduce the cost of traffic at about the same rate that traffic has increased. $1 in CapEx today does eleven times the work that it did just a few years ago. However, continuing with the status quo will likely lead to a significant increase in CapEx unless we reinvent the rules.
The cost of operations must be reduced too. Today, many operators spend almost $5 in OpEx for each $1 of CapEx. With current network management technology, that situation is likely to get worse, as the larger a network becomes, the more inefficient it is to operate unless we reinvent the rules.
With innovation from a technology pioneer that spans multiple dimensions across silicon, optics, software, and systems to create entirely new network architectures, this is that "flashbulb moment" when Cisco is redefining the economics of the Internet.
Redefining the economics of the Internet has to begin at the foundation. The very "DNA" of the Internet itself. The engine to a car. Silicon.
Moore's law is stalling. While the rest of the industry slows down from the physics of traditional approaches, we have unlocked new dimensions of innovation. By rethinking silicon design entirely, we can deliver industry-leading performance today and create a "fast lane" to the future. We are excited to introduce our groundbreaking programmable silicon architecture, Cisco Silicon One. The first member of this new family, Cisco Silicon One Q100, delivers over twice the network capacity and twice the power efficiency over any other silicon. It is the first routing silicon to break through the 10Tbps barrier without compromising carrier-class capabilities (e.g., feature richness, large buffers, advanced programmability). And Cisco Silicon One is available right now; we won't make you wait for it.
The innovations in Cisco Silicon One bring significant value to lowering operational costs as well. In the past, multiple types of silicon have been used across a network and even within a single device. Feature development was inconsistent. Telemetry varied dramatically.
Operators had to spend too much time and effort coordinating and testing parity of new features across the network. Now, a single silicon architecture can serve different market segments, different functions, and various form factors for a unified experience that dramatically reduces costs of operations and time-to-value for new services.
Optic costs matter. At lower interface speeds, optics were roughly 10% of the total solution cost, and systems accounted for the remaining 90%. At 400G and beyond, that equation flips. Optics become the dominant part of the total spend.This dynamic needs to change, a long-term strategy is required to make it easier to deploy both short-reach and long-haul optics solutions.
Cisco is investing in technologies like silicon photonics to accelerate the adoption of 400G and prepare for the future beyond 400G. Our recent acquisition of Luxtera brings a highly automated wafer-scale manufacturing process to Cisco that improves production volumes and quality.
If silicon is the engine of a car, the software is the steering and suspension to enable phenomenal handling. Even the world's most advanced silicon can be wasted without the right software to steer correctly and operate smoothly. Imagine the ride at 400 km/h without proper steering and suspension. Any unfortunate bump or turn could be disastrous.
To redefine the economics of operating a network, the Internet of the future needs software that recognizes operations is just as important as functionality. Cisco IOSXR7, the new release of our industry-leading Networking Operating System (NOS), has been overhauled to prioritize operations – with simplicity and automation. It has been simplified to reduce required resources, install procedures, and deployment efforts (e.g. zero-touch).
Most notably, XR7 has been completely modernized. XR7 is the first-of-its-kindcloud-enhanced NOS. XR7 can leverage new cloud-delivered SaaS deployment models from Cisco Crosswork Cloud to enhance operations. Now, operations team scan optionally consume insights and analytics as a service for agile, proactive management without the risks and resources of traditional models.
Now, we get to the "car" itself. With new silicon and new software, we can build new systems that have the performance, efficiency, and operational improvements to meet the next wave of traffic demand. Today, we introduce theCisco 8000 series routers, new systems optimized for high-density 100GbE and400GbE, including:
- 2 fixed platforms – providing 10.8Tb/s of network bandwidth starting at I RU
- 3 modular form-factor platforms – 8 slots, 12 slots and 18 slots delivering upto 115 Tbps, 172 Tbps and 260 Tbps respectively
These are systems designed without compromise and with a very bright future.No oversubscription. Full fabric redundancy. Power efficiency down to as little as4 Watts/Gb. That is 1/4 to 1/5th the amount of power that our nearest competitor uses. And a "clean sheet" design allows us to grow into 1.6 TbE interfaces and beyond.
Wait, there's more. The most distinctive characteristic of the Cisco 8000 relates to trustworthiness. Networks are critical infrastructure as they connect industries,finance, utilities, and governments and service providers must maintain the integrity of their infrastructure. The chain of trustworthiness begins by knowing whether or not the hardware and software are authentic. The Cisco 8000 Series are equipped with tamper-proof hardware that serves as the root of trust to prevent any modification of the hardware or software. Next, the NOS, XR7, works with Cisco Crosswork Cloud to provide real-time visibility and control to deliver the trustworthy networks that the Internet requires.
To grow to the size and capabilities that the next generation will demand, the Internet requires fundamental changes. We reinvented from the ground up, the DNA, the performance curve, operations, trust, and even the rules. We reinvented what Cisco does best.
And these reinventions will allow us to build the future on new architectures –converged, cloud-enhanced, and trustworthy. We that work in the networking industry will hopefully remember this moment years from now. I hope it is just as vivid a memory as Brandi Chastain's winning goal 20 years ago.


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They bought Harry's school books in a shop called Flourish and Blotts where the shelves were stacked to the ceiling with books as large as paving stones bound in leather; books the size of postage stamps in covers of silk; books full of peculiar symbols and a few books with nothing in them at all. (Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
Books of magic and magical books are staples in fantasy and horror literature. With no physical laws to inhibit them, what flights of fancy may authors not conjure up to enchant us?
The granddaddy of mystical tomes is the Necronomicon, an invention of horror writer H.P. Lovecraft (1890-1937) which he employed in a number of his short stories and novels. Lovecraft endowed his grimoire (a book of magical spells and talismans) with such a detailed history that many folk have believed it real. Stories abound of library patrons requesting access to the "worm-riddled volume."
Lovecraft's descriptions of the physical book are more evocative than detailed:
[He] appeared one day in Arkham in quest of the dreaded volume kept under lock and key at the college library – the hideous Necronomicon of the mad Arab Abdul Alhazred in Olaus Wormiu's Latin version, as printed in Spain in the seventeenth century. ("The Dunwich Horror")
Another literary grimoire appears in the novel and musical Wicked.* Author Gregory Maguire (b. 1954) details both the binding and content of the Grimmerie which Elphaba consults for useful spells and information:
She went to the Grimmerie and hauled open its massive cover – leather ornamented with golden hasps and pins, and tooled with silver leaf – and pored through the tome to find what makes people thirst for such authority and muscle.
The Grimmerie described poisoning the lips of goblets, charming the steps of a staircase to buckle, agitating a monarch's favorite lapdog to make a fatal bite in an unwelcome direction.
There were elegant attenuated drawings in blood red and gold leaf, on the front and rear elevations of (it seemed) an angel, with notes in a fine hand on the aerodynamic aspects of holiness. The wings flexed up and down and the angel smiled with a saucy sort of sanctity. "And a recipe on this page. It says 'of apples with black skin and white flesh: to fill the stomach with greed unto Death."
The best examples of literary spell books play on the tradition of the written word as imbued with magic. Pre-literate populations looked on both writing and reading with deep suspicion and it is no coincidence that the word for casting an enchantment is "spell."
Elphaba's Grimmerie is clearly an enchanted book meant only for the serious reader. The witch herself must work to understand it:
"Look how it scrambles itself as you watch." She pointed to a paragraph of hand-lettered text. Sarima peered. Though her skill at reading was minimal, she gaped at what she saw. The letters floated and rearranged themselves on the page, as if enlivened. The page was changing its mind as they watched it. The letters clotted together in a big black snarl, like mound of ants."
A similar device is used in the Harry Potter books of J.K. Rowling (b. 1965), books filled with enchanted books, parchments, letters, and other printed objects. Those who have read the books or seen the movies well know that in Harry's magical world pictures come alive. So does a document known as The Marauder's Map. The map has the appearance of a "square, very worn piece of parchment with nothing written on it" until it is touched by a magician's wand and given a command, usually "I solemnly swear that I am up to no good." It then reveals its true purpose:
It was a map showing every detail of the Hogwarts castle and grounds. But the truly remarkable thing were the tiny ink dots moving around it, each labeled with a name in minuscule writing. Astounded, Harry bent over it. A labeled dot in the top left corner showed that Professor Dumbledore was pacing his study; the caretaker's cat, Mrs. Norris, was prowling the second floor; and Peeves the Poltergeist was currently bouncing around the trophy room. (Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban)
Text that moves or changes, appears or disappears is the very stuff of occult fiction. Horror writer M.R. James (1862-1936) uses mystical text frequently in his short satires – a bit of Latin schoolwork with an ominous message which disappears after reading, a slip of paper with runic symbols and a death wish, a scrapbook of medieval manuscripts that imprisons a fearful demon, a will that translates itself from an unknown language to English when in the right hands.**
The esoteric nature of magical documents requires that they be difficult to interpret. While the Grimmerie employs movable type and The Marauder's Map is cloaked in invisibility, other magical books are written in ancient – preferably dead – languages: Latin, Greek, Ancient Hebrew and Arabic are favorites; others are written in code.
Perhaps the most unusual literary spell book appears in Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norell by Susanna Clarke (b. 1959), a novel crammed full of books of magic. The chief among these, the Book of the Raven King, is found written indelibly on the body of a beggar. The text, present from birth, is heavily symbolic, seemingly indecipherable, and subject to alteration:
"I have changed! said Vinculus. "Look!" He took off his coat and opened his shirt. "The words are different! On my arms! On my chest! Everywhere! This is not what I said before!" …..
"So what are you now?"
Vinculus shrugged his shoulders. "Perhaps I am a Receipt-Book!*** Perhaps I am a Novel! Perhaps I am a Collection of Sermons!"
"I hope you are what you have always been – a Book of Magic. But what are you saying? Vinculus, do you mean to tell me that you never learnt these letters?"
"I am a Book," said Vinculus, stopping in mid-caper. "I am the Book. It is the task of the Book to bear the words. Which I do. It is the task of the Reader to know what they say."
Fortunately, we readers may leave the burden of interpretation to the authors, sit a spell,**** and enjoy the story.
— Eleanor Boba
*The novel is subtitled "The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West;" the musical is subtitled "The Untold True Story of the Witches of Oz."
**From "A School Story," "Casting of the Runes," "The Scrapbook of Canon Alberic," and "The Tractate Middoth," respectively.
***A recipe book, for those who don't speak old-fashioned English.
****So to speak.
ABM Guest Blogger Eleanor Boba is a public historian who blogs about historic places off the beaten path and other curious matters. She lives in Seattle.

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Planned Street ClosuresThe City of Fredericksburg diligently tries to notify citizens in advance of planned street closures in their area. Emergencies do not always allow for this advanced notification. However, crews will work with citizens who reside on the affected streets to allow access to their homes and/or businesses in either case.
We ask citizens to please take caution in the areas of street closures as to allow for the safety of City crews, contractors, and other citizens. We also ask to please be respectful of barricades and obey traffic control signs and devices.
Schedule of Planned Street ClosuresThe following schedule is subject to change due to inclement weather and other emergencies which may arise.
|Date of Closure
|Time Duration
|E. Ufer
|South Llano to South Lincoln
|Wednesday, July 17, 2019
|8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Due to street repairs, the 200 block of East Ufer (from Llano to Lincoln) will be closed until 3:00 p.m. today, July 17th. This construction is scheduled to be a one day project. The intersections of Ufer/Llano and Ufer/Lincoln will remain open.
|S. Milam
|Intersection at Hwy 16 South
|Thursday, July 18, 2019 - Friday, July 19, 2019
|6:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
|Due to utility construction, South Milam (on the south side of Hwy 16 South - high school side) will be closed beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, July 18th, through 7:00 a.m. on Friday, July 19th. This construction is scheduled to be a one night project. Hwy 16 South will remain open, as well as South Milam on the north side of Hwy 16 South (Burger King side).


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Hi, although I'm new to Care Cure, I was an "old" New Mobility poster. Anyway, I have been a t-9 para for almost 40 years. After being blessed for years with no bladder problems I now have problems with a prolapsed uterus which makes it harder to control bladder accidents in between cathing. I do intermittent cathing. So now with the weaker pelvic floor it seems my other organs have pushed the uterus and it is putting the squeeze on my bladder. I went to a so called specialist in urogynecology who told me since I was paralyzed they couldn't operate on me because I wouldn't be able to feel an infection (!!!) Really, I'm not making this up!! He went on to recommend an indwelling catheter. When I said I was worried about the extra risk of infection and other things with an indwelling he told me there was no risk of infection. (By now I felt he really didn't know what he was talking about.) He suggested collagen around the urethra to prevent leaking in between cathing. Well, since I do cath I feel that the collagen might cause more problems than it would help. I feel it might be harder to insert the catheter.
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Winter is here and I am pretty excited. I love the first snowfall! Letting those first snowflakes settle on my face is one of my favorite winter moments. It's a great time for families and friends to get out and have some fun together walking or playing in the snow.
After one of those outdoor winter adventures, it's sure nice to come home to a hot meal. This is where a crock pot comes in handy! The recipe I'm sharing today is moose meat spaghetti sauce made in a crock pot so all you have to do is cook the pasta when you get home. Sound good? Of course, if you don't have moose meat, you can always substitute ground beef.
I know many Indigenous people and northerners who hunt or have someone who hunts for them. I had the good fortune last year to be given some moose meat from a friend. I learned a lot from him about the best way to cook the meat and make sure it is safe to eat.
The First Nations Traditional Foods Fact Sheets from the First Nations Health Authority are a great resource on traditional foods such as moose. They provide nutritional information as well as traditional harvesting and food use. Moose meat is an excellent source of protein and B vitamins (riboflavin and niacin), and a good source of iron. It's also low in saturated fat compared to modern domestic animals like beef.
I'll admit that at first, my daughters and I were hesitant to try moose meat because we had not had it before. But after a few meals, we found it hard to go back to beef! Moose meat is a healthy and delicious northern food. I hope you enjoy winter and this great tasting crock pot moose meat spaghetti!
Crock pot moose spaghetti
Serves 4
- 500 g ground moose meat
- 2 tbsp oil
- 1 onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1- 28 oz can of tomato sauce
- 1- 6 oz can of tomato paste
- 1 tsp dried basil
- 2 tsp dried oregano
- Other vegetables such as mushrooms or zucchini (optional)
- 1 package spaghetti or other pasta noodles
- Fry the ground moose meat in a frying pan with the oil until fully cooked. Put into crock pot.
- Add the rest of the ingredients except the noodles. Cook on high for 4 hours or low for 8 hours.
- When you are ready to eat, in separate pot, boil water, add the noodles, and cook as per the package directions. Drain. Serve with the sauce on top.
Serving suggestion:
- If you like, you can garnish with parmesan cheese and serve with a tossed salad. A dessert such as frozen berries is a nice addition.
About Victoria Carter
Victoria works in Northern Health's Aboriginal health program as the lead for engagement and integration. She is an adopted member of the Nisga'a nation and was given the name "Nox Aama Goot" which means "mother of good heart." In her work she sees herself as an ally working together with Aboriginal people across the north to improve access to quality health care. She keeps herself well by honouring the mental, emotional, physical and spiritual aspects of her life through spending time with her friends and family, being in nature and working on her own personal growth.


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The University of Bristol has a long tradition of excellence in Artificial Intelligence, with research groups in Engineering dating back to the 1970s and 1980s. Now all these traditions have converged to form the Intelligent Systems Laboratory (ISL), a leading research unit counting 12 members of staff (four professors) and about 50 PhD students and postdocs.
Research activities include foundational work in machine learning (many of the ISL members work in this central area of research), and applications to web intelligence, machine translation, bioinformatics, semantic image analysis, robotics, as well as natural intelligent systems. Example ISL projects include:
- tracking of flu levels in the UK by monitoring the contents of Twitter;
- constantly translating and analyzing the content of hundreds of EU newspapers in 23 languages, in order to discover patterns in their content;
- analyzing protein sequences to understand their evolutionary history;
- analyzing genes that may be related to cancer;
- predicting the risk of river floods;
- automating the design of scientific experiments;
- designing new robots;
- modeling the behavior of insect colonies, as well as decision making in human brains.
Besides these applications, research in ISL is a key enabler in a number of strategic research directions. Data Science is one of the main frontiers for modern AI, dealing with vast masses of data, both enabling their exploitation and benefiting from them (the Exabytes Informatics theme). Another key frontier for intelligent systems research is interacting with modern biology, both taking inspiration by it, and providing tools for it (Predictive Life Sciences theme). ISL research is also closely connected to research taking place at the Bristol Robotics Lab. Members of ISL are also deeply involved with the Bristol Centre for Complexity Sciences.
Bristol has a long-standing tradition in engineering and innovation. The historical photograph below depicts the Merchant Venturers Building about a century ago. Today the building houses the ISL.
Research in the general area of intelligent systems also has a long history in Bristol, dating back to the 1940s when cybernetics pioneers Gray Walter and Ross Ashby were based in the city (at the Burden Institute, now part of Frenchay hospital). In this university, it dates back at least to the arrival of Richard Gregory from Edinburgh in 1970, and in the Faculty of Engineering at least to the early work of Jim Baldwin in Engineering Mathematics (late 1970s), and then to the creation of research groups in Computer Science (early 1980s). The groups in the 2 departments grew throughout the 1980s and 1990s, to include research in logic programming, uncertainty modeling, computer vision, neural networks, genetic algorithms, and robotics.
The creation of a single laboratory, based in a single building and with a dedicated space for students, is an important step in a direction that had started with the creation of many joint activities linking the various groups. Students and staff meet weekly over pizza at IS-LabMeet to informally discuss new research directions and external seminars are held regularly.


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Recently, the local Deseret News has seen debate on its opinion page, and carried over in the Facebook-sphere, on the immigration issue, especially as it relates to whether immigration policy is the purview of states or the federal government, and in many respects, it returns to Constitutional interpretation by the political right (though I am not clear that it falls on party lines). Two opinions in particular have debate it, and because one ("Immigration a matter for the federal government, which hasn't delivered," August 8, 2010) is in direct response to the other ("Border security not federal purview," August 3, 2010), I've posted them below.
It's an interesting discussion, and I believe it reflects, in many ways, a growing disenchantment with the expanding reach of the federal government in to the lives of American citizens. However, the views expressed of the authors are their own, and I present them only as food for thought and consideration. I do not blame the growth of the federal government on either party alone; indeed, much of what the Obama Administration has been able to accomplish has only been possible because of what the Bush Administration did during its eight year tenure.
The first opinion below is by Connor Boyack (he is found on Twitter as @cboyack), a blogger, communications coordinator for the Utah County Campaign for Liberty, "a 20-something web designer, political economist, and budding philanthropist."
In the wake of Arizona's immigration law and "the list" of 1,300 alleged illegal immigrants, people in Utah and around the country are debating the ever-present issue of immigration at a fever pitch. For all the resulting discourse, however, it seems that nearly everybody has assumed that federal immigration law is proper.
This view is mistaken, although understandable. More than a century of precedent has led Americans to believe that the power to regulate and restrict immigration is a federal one. Time, however, does not confer authority; if an individual health care mandate is unconstitutional today, yet still implemented, the passage of 100 years does not make it right.
It is an interesting exercise to ask supporters of federal immigration law where the government derives its authority on this issue. The varying responses given are as numerous as those offered by the U.S. Supreme Court over the years. One would think that if such a power existed, we could at least agree on what text in the Constitution applies.
A common citation of constitutional authority is Congress' power to "establish a uniform rule of naturalization," though both a colonial-era definition of the word naturalization, as well as a litany of quotes from framers of the document in question, clarify that naturalization has only to do with the specific process that makes an alien a citizen. The stretching of naturalization to somehow encompass an individual's travel through and residence within the United States is without constitutional support.?
Some also point to Congress' power to repel invasions, arguing that the flood of immigrants crossing the border invade our country, use our resources, burden our social welfare programs and bring with them gang violence and drug warfare. However, this supposed invasion is no orchestrated campaign by a distinct group; Juan's peaceful and individual migration to America cannot reasonably be classified as being part of some coordinated effort to invade America.
James Madison argued in Federalist 43, in the Virginia Ratifying Convention, and in his Report of 1800 that the power to repel invasions only was meant for protection when a state was attacked by another state, or when the country was being subjected to a coordinated military strike. While some gang activity may possibly apply here, it is patently absurd to classify all migration as a legitimate and actual invasion.
Historically, the commerce clause was used to justify federal immigration law, but this dealt mainly with slavery or state-based migration taxes, and few would try to so twist this clause as to apply to the modern migration of individuals across our borders.
The last justification often used is a vague and boundless reference to the country's sovereignty, where it is argued that the country must "secure its borders" as a matter of "national security" and that the power to do so comes as an inherent right of being a sovereign nation. Not only are the states the sovereign entities in our federal republic, but the federal government cannot legitimately act unless it has been delegated the power to do so by the states under the U.S. Constitution.
Federal immigration laws have no constitutional authority, and unless an amendment to the Constitution is ratified by the states to delegate that power, the states should retake and affirm their power to manage immigration within their borders. Given that "illegal immigrants" have violated federal immigration laws, which exist without proper authority, the proper action for those who support and uphold the Constitution is to advocate amnesty for those whose only crime is noncompliance with these illegitimate laws.
The response to Connor Boyack's opinion piece was published in the same publication, the Deseret News, on Sunday, August 8, 2010. It was co-written by Ben Lusty, an attorney in private practice in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Daniel Burton (he is found on Twitter as @publiusdb), an attorney in Utah and the Chair of the Utah Young Republicans.
We recently read the "My View" by Connor Boyack ("Border security not federal purview," Aug. 2) with great interest, and feel it necessary to respond to Mr. Boyack's extreme views. Were we to follow his logic, we would find our country crossed and conflicted with 50 separate immigration policies, creating uncertainty and jeopardizing freedom of movement. The federal government, despite its many faults and heretofore failure to act in this arena, is best situated to secure our borders and establish uniform immigration laws. We, too, are frustrated with the federal government's immigration policy failures, and do not object to a state's right to enforce existing federal immigration law. However, upending the constitutional infrastructure of the nation is no solution.
Mr. Boyack's major flaw is his narrow-minded reading of the Constitution, especially Article I, Section 8, which includes a full grant of authority to Congress to establish rules of naturalization. Mr. Boyack argues, without citing evidence, that the framers understood this grant of federal authority absurdly narrowly and meant it only to empower Congress to grant citizenship to aliens, not as power to establish comprehensive immigration law.
Hundreds of years of Supreme Court precedent refute Mr. Boyack, but he blithely dismisses the constitutional authority of the judiciary with the aphorism that a hundred years of wrong precedent is still wrong. But Mr. Boyack's way of thinking is illogical. How can Congress logically exercise its undisputed plenary power over naturalization if it lacks the authority to admit or exclude aliens from the country in the first place? What if Congress wants to grant citizenship to an individual that the state of California refuses to admit to the nation? We doubt the Founders were so shortsighted as to create such a painfully foreseeable crisis.
Further, Mr. Boyack's analysis ignores other important constitutional language. For example, he largely ignores the commerce clause. Congress has authority to regulate interstate and international commerce, and there is no doubt that immigration affects national commerce. Moreover, Mr. Boyack completely ignores Article II of the Constitution. Article II grants the executive branch broad power to implement foreign and defense policy. Immigration affects both, but under Mr. Boyack's vision, the states would seize this authority from the federal government.
More tellingly, Mr. Boyack has not accounted for Article IV, which provides that a properly ratified treaty is the supreme law of the land. States cannot have paramount authority to exercise control over immigration if the federal government can likewise enact a treaty with a foreign nation affecting immigration policy.
Mr. Boyack, wearing a guise of "originalism," simply interprets away the plain meaning and clear intent of constitutional language, attempting to substitute the words of a few founders as definitive of the collective work of the founding generation. What Mr. Boyack posits is a radical interpretation — that states (all 50 of them) have the power to set their own immigration policy.
Despite our disagreement with Mr. Boyack's interpretation of the Constitution, we agree with the majority of the population that the federal government has not effectively addressed immigration. Most people are not sensitive to the fine distinctions between federal and state power in our Constitution, but they do care about results, which the federal government has not delivered. We suspect that many advocates for enhancing the power of states at the expense of the federal government are more concerned with the failure of federal policy generally than with Constitutional jurisprudence.
The federal government is institutionally better situated than the states to deal with immigration. The question that Mr. Boyack fails to answer is whether we want 50 immigration policies. Therefore, based on reasons of pragmatism, law, and politics — the same reasons that the Founders came together at Philadelphia to "form a more perfect union," we refute Mr. Boyack's myopic view of state authority. Immigration policy is, by and in large, the purview of the federal government. What we do to bring about the changes in the federal government to resolve our immigration policy problems is another discussion altogether.
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What are my options when considering safe sex?
There are a huge number of protective measures you can take to protect yourself during sex, depending on the type of sex you're having.
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If you and your partner have both been tested for STDs and have both proven to be clean, you may wish to switch to hormonal birth control. These will protect against unwanted pregnancies.
Sex Toys
Did you know that there are way to ensure your sex toy play is risk free? While your chances of contracting a sexually transmitting disease through a sex toy is significantly reduced, it isn't completely impossible.
The ultimate way to ensure a sex toy stays STD-free is by not sharing it, however it's understandable that you may want to share it with your partner. If you use the toy with multiple partners, try using a condom, in addition to thoroughly cleaning it with boiling water and antibacterial sex toy cleaner in between uses.
Common Sense
You may think some things may go without saying, but using a little common sense can help you stay safe. Take alcohol for instance. It's a known fact that mistakes can happen while we're drunk, so if you know you're going to be drinking, try carrying condoms and don't try anything too 'out there'.
Alternatively, if you know you're going to be in a situation that may lead to sex, try cutting back on the booze to ensure a good time with your intended partner.
Are there any other benefits to staying safe in the bedroom?
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Without the added anxiety and pressure, you'll increase your energy, performance and pleasure, leading to a far more satisfying sexual experience.Continue reading...
Most men are concerned with the size of their penis at some point or other. The media and pornography industry make it look like everyone has a gigantic penis that most men would find difficulty walking around with and this is far from a realistic portrayal of the average penis.
Is my penis too small?
The shortest penis on record was a medically diagnosed micropenis which was 0.39 inches (1 cm). The longest penis on record was 13.5 inches (34 cm) long and 6.25 inches (16 cm) wide. Medical factors like hormonal imbalance during puberty, medical conditions, and other factors can contribute to the overall length and girth of men's penises in addition to genetic factors.
The average woman's vagina elongates to approximately 4 inches when aroused from its usual 3 inch state. This means that the majority of men on the planet, with the exception of very few, do not have penises too small to get the job done. Basically, any penis the size of your ring finger is easily adequate enough for sexual intercourse with either sex. If your penis is less than 3-4 inches, fabulous sex is still possible.
Sex with a Small Penis
The first thing to do is stop worrying about it. Most women don't care about penis size as much as men do. Yoga or relaxation prior to sex can help relieve anxiety which can cause your penis to retract into your body and shorten your penis' length. Stimulate your partner thoroughly so they are really excited through whatever form of foreplay turns you both on. This will increase sensations and leave them closer to climax right from the beginning. Use ribbed condoms or condoms with less lubricant to increase sensation for your partner if you are really concerned about it.
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This position when angled correctly will make every penis feel much larger than it is. Your partner should be on their hands and knees with their back arched and their thighs drawn together. A variation on this called the antelope would be basically the same positioning but with your partners knees on the floor and their abdomen resting against the bed, couch, chair, or anywhere else you can dream of.
Your partner lies face down on the bed in a comfortable position with their legs closed. Tuck a pillow under their hips to raise their buttocks upwards and provide more comfort and less strain on their back. Straddle your partner's hips but remain upright on your knees. Slightly part your partner's thighs just enough to allow entry. This position works best if you have some way to brace yourself so you don't have to work as hard staying upright. You may choose to lean ahead slightly if this increases pleasure for you and your partner but try to keep your weight off of your partner if possible.
If your partner is not flexible, this is not the position you'll want to try as it requires your partner to be lying on their back with their knees near their ears. This position can be made more comfortable by placing a pillow under your partner's buttocks to tip their pelvis at the proper angle without straining their back. It is helpful if you help your partner hold their legs in this position as it can cause muscle fatigue otherwise.
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Sexual confidence and skill have more to do with sexual pleasure than your penis size. Using these types of positions, sex toys, oral sex, or manual stimulation combined with penetration will leave both you and your partner more than satisfied. Should you still be concerned, some individuals have found some success at lengthening their penis using penis enlargement devices such as penis extenders and penis pumps. Men who used these devices regularly and as instruction tended to see ¾ of an inch in additional length.Continue reading...
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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles, commonly known as UAVs or drones, are becoming more and more popular in a variety of commercial areas. As the FAA refines its regulations concerning drones, UAV usage will only continue to increase. UAVs are not the only form of innovative technology making its way into our businesses and communities, and in many cases, drones are being paired with high-tech photography, precision surveying and even holographic technology. One great example is how UAVs and other advanced technology are being used to help firefighters safely fight forest fires.
Fighting Fires with Technology
Fires are always dangerous, but forest fires are notoriously unpredictable, with many firefighters suffering serious injuries and even dying as they struggle to contain them. Though drones and human spotters are used to monitor the fire from above, firefighters need clear maps showing the terrain and path that the fire is most likely to take, giving them the information they need to avoid and evacuate areas that the fire is most likely to impact. Combined with weather data, these advanced maps give firefighters the tools to prevent further fire spread and contain the existing fires more quickly.
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As more and more UAVs make their way into commercial sectors, including the fire departments and forestry service, the need to protect this valuable equipment becomes even more important. Insurance companies have been tuned into this from the beginning, and they continue to work closely with drone developers, the FAA and businesses as they formulate drone insurance plans for that cover the drone itself, the operator and any people or property that could be affected by the drone in a negative way. From physical damage to privacy rights violations, insurance companies are covering all bases with comprehensive policies.
Fighting fires, documenting fire scenes and evaluating the risk of fire for an area are all examples of ways that UAVs can help firefighters to improve their ability to safely fight forest fires. Armed with the latest survey and sensor technology, UAVs are mapping terrain and documenting the dynamics of forest fires, giving firefighters the tools and the information they need to predict the path of a fire, keep fires from spreading, and even prevent fires from starting in the first place.
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Recession weapons: Can't afford guns? Use Cheetos!
No, this trend isn't part of a new prize promotion, although it is worth asking what, exactly, the company has been putting into its snacks. In Shelbyville, Tenn., for example, one of Frito Lay's products apparently inspired a couple to go face-to-face in a battle royale. Their weapon of choice? Cheetos.
Yes, Cheetos. The little orange squiggles of corn, oil, and fake cheese are, apparently, a major incitement to violence. According to Cpl. Kevin Roddy of the Bedford County Sheriff's department, 40-year-old James Earl Taylor and 44-year-old Mary S. Childers were involved in "a verbal altercation" that escalated until the two were hurling puffy cheese crunchies at each other.Roddy went on to note that "there was evidence of the assault [but there were] no physical marks on either party and the primary aggressor was unable to be determined." It is unclear what the "evidence of the assault" consisted of, but one assumes orange fingers would be a big tip-off.
Roddy charged both Taylor and Childers with domestic assault, and both were released on $2,500 bail. They will appear in Bedford County court on July 15. Hopefully, security personnel will be checking for snack foods at the door.
As if the Cheetos assault incident wasn't enough, an Oklahoma-based employee of Frito Lay ran afoul of the law when he allegedly purchased the affections of a prostitute in return for a case of Doritos.
The snack-loving woman, Lahoma Sue Smith, was parked in an area known for prostitution, and alerted police to her presence when she began "trying to catch a date" by flashing her headlights. Her customer, who hasn't been named, apparently didn't have any money. However, Smith was willing to exchange her favors for the chips, which were valued at $30.
When officers approached Smith's car, she and her passenger were partially undressed. The police charged Smith with prostitution and driving on a suspended license, to which she pleaded not guilty. She was fined $1,142, and there is no word on whether she was allowed to keep the Doritos.
Apart from the fact that Frito Lay may have just found three of its most compelling future spokespeople, there is a larger question about the increasingly powerful position that snack foods have taken in America's economy. From weapons of domestic violence to the coin of the realm, it seems like, for scofflaws at least, Frito Lay might be all that and a bag of chips!


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This year, the Georgia legislature considered a bill that would require women to prove their miscarriages "occurred naturally" and weren't secret abortions. In a similar vein, the Guardian reports that states including Mississippi and Alabama are charging dozens of women with murder or other serious crimes who have miscarried or had stillbirths:
Across the US more and more prosecutions are being brought that seek to turn pregnant women into criminals.[…]
In Alabama at least 40 cases have been brought under the state's "chemical endangerment" law. Introduced in 2006, the statute was designed to protect children whose parents were cooking methamphetamine in the home and thus putting their children at risk from inhaling the fumes. Amanda Kimbrough is one of the women who have been ensnared as a result of the law being applied in a wholly different way.[…]
The baby was delivered by caesarean section prematurely in April 2008 and died 19 minutes after birth. Six months later Kimbrough was arrested at home and charged with "chemical endangerment" of her unborn child on the grounds that she had taken drugs during the pregnancy — a claim she has denied.
"That shocked me, it really did," Kimbrough said. "I had lost a child, that was enough."
Kimbrough is now facing a 10-year sentence if her case is not reversed on appeal — a 10 year sentence that will deprive her three other children of their mother.
A common tactic by prosecutors is singling out a group of women who are unlikely to draw public sympathy — women who may have used drugs while pregnant — to blur the line between abortion and homicide. Rennie Gibbs, for example, was 15 when she became pregnant and lost her baby in a stillbirth. Prosecutors charged her with a "depraved heart murder" after they discovered she had used cocaine, although there was "no evidence that drug abuse had anything to do with the baby's death." She now faces life in prison in Mississippi.
Targeting women who use drugs while they are pregnant is exactly the wrong policy for protecting the health of their future children. When a woman who is addicted to drug becomes pregnant, she needs immediate treatment to ensure that her addiction does not lead to serious birth defects for her child. But the threat of criminal prosecution — especially for a crime as serious as murder — will only drive her into the shadows. For this reason, dozens of public health organizations including the American Public Health Association have all denounced these prosecutions as harmful to both woman and child.
Other prosecutors are twisting laws designed to protect pregnant women and their unborn children into attacks on childbearers themselves. At least 38 states have introduced fetal homicide laws that were intended to be used against violent attacks by third parties like abusive male partners. But in South Carolina, only one case has been brought against a man for assaulting a pregnant woman, while up to 300 women have been arrested under the law, according to the National Advocates for Pregnant Women.
These prosecutions are part of a much broader assault on women's reproductive rights. Indeed, it's been a banner year for the right's war on women, with state legislatures passing a slew of restrictive legislation across the country that not only impede women's constitutional right to abortions but also jeopardize their access to basic health care. Four states have defunded Planned Parenthood so far, a new Ohio law bans abortions as early as six weeks without exceptions for rape or incest, and Texas is one of several states that now forces women seeking abortions to undergo waiting periods and mandatory sonograms. Some groups and lawmakers are even pushing to outlaw contraceptives like birth control pills.


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Review: Allergen immunotherapy reduces asthma symptoms and medications
ACP J Club. 1995 Sept-Oct;123:39. doi:10.7326/ACPJC-1995-123-2-039
Source Citation
Abramson MJ, Puy RM, Weiner JM. Is allergen immunotherapy effective in asthma? A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 1995 Apr;151:969-74.
To determine whether allergen immunotherapy reduces asthma symptoms or the need for medications or improves lung function and bronchial hyperreactivity in adults with asthma.
Data sources
English-language studies were identified with MEDLINE (1966 to 1990) using the terms allergen immunotherapy, desensitization, and asthma and through bibliographies of textbooks and relevant papers.
Study selection
Studies were selected if they were double-blind (patients and investigators), placebo-controlled, randomized trials. Excluded studies compared different immunotherapy regimens, used untreated control groups, or studied allergen-antibody complexes or inhaled immunotherapy.
Data extraction
Data were extracted on asthma symptoms, medications, lung function, bronchial hyperreactivity, allergen solutions, age of participants, and adverse effects. Data extraction was done in duplicate.
Main results
20 trials were included (9 dealing with the house dust mite allergen, 5 with pollen, 5 with animal dander, and 1 with mold). Compared with placebo, dust mite immunotherapy involving 286 patients reduced symptoms (odds ratio [OR] 2.7, 95% CI 1.7 to 4.4) reduced medications (OR 4.2, CI 2.2 to 7.9) and led to a reduction in bronchial hyperreactivity (OR 13.7, CI 3.8 to 50.0). Combining data for animal dander, pollen, and mold immunotherapy involving 140 patients improved asthma symptoms (OR 4.8, CI 2.3 to 10.1) and bronchial hyperreactivity (OR 5.5, CI 2.8 to 10.7). When all studies were combined, patients receiving immunotherapy had improved asthma symptoms (OR 3.2, CI 2.2 to 4.9) and bronchial hyperreactivity (OR 6.8, CI 3.8 to 12.0). A mean of 32% of patients receiving active immunotherapy had systemic reactions compared with 18% of patients receiving placebo. Heterogeneity was shown for the effect of mite immunotherapy on symptoms but not for the nonmite studies or all studies combined. The mean effect size for immunotherapy on continuous outcomes was 0.71 (CI 0.43 to 1.00) (a mean of 7.1% predicted improvement in forced expiratory volume in 1 s).
Allergen immunotherapy improves asthma symptoms and bronchial hyperreactivity. Dust mite immunotherapy is associated with reduced medication requirements. One third of patients with asthma have adverse reactions from immunotherapy.
Source of funding: None.
For article reprint: Dr. M.J. Abramson, Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash Medical School, Alfred Hospital, Prahran, Victoria 3181, Australia. FAX 61-3-9903 0556.
Many studies during the past 40 years have shown statistically and clinically significant dose-dependent benefit with allergen immunotherapy. Most, however, focused on patients with allergic rhinitis because asthma is more multifactorial. Consequently, controversy has existed on the utility of allergen immunotherapy in asthma management (1). Recent studies show that immunotherapy can inhibit late-phase response and may work through induction of T-cell tolerance (2); in contrast to medication that affects only symptoms, immunotherapy can favorably affect the disease process that underlies asthma symptoms.
The meta-analysis by Abramson and colleagues contributes to the substantial evidence that allergen immunotherapy is efficacious and safe for properly selected patients with asthma. Studies are also being done that show the cost-effectiveness of allergen immunotherapy (3); other studies are being done with modified antigens that offer less risk for anaphylaxis (1). These studies offer the promise of advancing the practice of allergen immunotherapy for asthma, which is now unambiguously established as "science" as well as "art."
Identifying patients with asthma who will benefit from allergen immunotherapy requires documenting allergic potential by cutaneous or in vitro testing, establishing a corroborative history, and determining that avoidance measures combined with appropriate medication are undesirable, unfeasible, or ineffective in achieving optimal asthma control (1, 4, 5).
In the United States, 7 to 10 million immunotherapy injections are given each year (4). Because adverse reactions are not uncommon, immunotherapy should be given only in a setting in which adequate precautions are taken and life-threatening anaphylaxis can be treated (4, 5).
David M. Lang, MD
The Medical College of Pennsylvania and Hahnemann University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
1. Platts-Mills TA. Allergen-specific treatment for asthma: III. Am Rev Respir Dis. 1993;148:553-5.
2. Varney VA, Hamid QA, Gaga M, et al. Influence of grass pollen immunotherapy on cellular infiltration and cytokine mRNA expression during allergen-induced late-phase cutaneous responses. J Clin Invest. 1993;92:644-51.
3. Creticos PS, Reed CE, Norman PS, Subcenter Investigators of the NIAID Study et al. J Allergy Clin Immunol [Abstract]. 1993;91:227.
4. Stewart GE 2d, Lockey RF. Systemic reactions from allergen immunotherapy. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1992;90:567-78.
5. Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of asthma. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Expert panel report. Publication No. 91-3042. 1991:67.
Update for 2000
In an updated meta analysis of 62 randomized control trials, Abramson and colleagues (1) found that patients with asthma randomized to receive inhalant allergen immunotherpay experienced fewer symptoms, had less medication reliance, and exhibited reductions in nonspecific and allergen-specific bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Other more recent studies have supported the contention that allergen immunotherapy can modify long-term asthma outcomes by reducing symptoms (2) and lowering the likelihood of de novo allergen sensitization (3). Recent work in this area has also provided additional insights into the immunopathogenesis of asthma and will direct development of targeted immunologic treatment approaches to asthma management (4).
1. Abramson M, Puy R, Weiner J. Immunotherapy and asthma: an updated systematic review. Allergy. 1999;54:1022-41.
2. Cools M, Van Bever HP, Weyler JJ, Stephens WJ. Long-term effects of specific immunotherapy, administered during childhood, in asthmatic patients allergic to either house dust mite or to both house dust mite and grass pollen. Allergy. 2000;55:69-73.
3. Des Roches A, Paradis L, Menardo JL, et al. Immunotherapy with a standardized dermatophagoides pteronyssinus extract. VI. Specific immunotherapy prevents the onset of new sensitizations in children. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1997;99:450-3.
4. Durham SR, Till SJ. Immunologic changes associated with allergen immunotherapy. J Allergy Clin Immunol. 1998;102:157-64.


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December 12th Concert
The Decmeber 12, 2018 City Music Cleveland Chamber Orchestra concert will be held at St. Jerome Church, 15000 Lake Shore Blvd at 7:30pm.
The concert will begin with The Magic Flute Overture by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Richard Strauss' Oboe Concerto in D Major will feature Frank Rosenwein, principal oboe of the Cleveland Orchestra. Mozaart's Symphony No. 39 will complete the program. Stefan Wilich will conduct.
In their 15th season City Music Cleveland concerts are free and family friendly, though donations are always welcome. Doors open at 7pm.
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Ford Focus ST vs Holden Astra VXRby Garage Mike February 26, 2016
Welcome to the next generation of Ford versus Holden. For some die-hard traditionalists, the fact these vehicles are no longer Australian-made makes the rivalry an irrelevance, however for the companies themselves the competition for market share is fiercer than ever.
No longer will it be a straight head-to-head contest between large sedans, though, for the 21st-century battle will be fought on many fronts: front- and rear-wheel drive; fours, sixes and eights; hatch, coupe and SUV.
First into the fray are the Holden Astra VXR and the facelifted Ford Focus ST. The Astra is an automotive Lazarus, a phoenix rising from the ashes of Opel's failed Australian experiment. With the VXR having spent two years in the wilderness, Holden finds itself in the unusual position of launching a three-year-old car.
It's an issue brought into sharp focus by the, er, Focus, which despite being of similar vintage has just received a major update consisting of revised styling, a much-needed interior update and a few mechanical tweaks to its chassis.
On paper, there's very little to choose between the two. Both are front-wheel drive hatches with 2.0-litre turbocharged four-cylinder engines, available only with a six-speed manual gearbox. The Astra's impressive 206kW and 400Nm towers over the Focus's 184kW and 360Nm, but the Holden's portly 1543kg kerb weight narrows its power-to-weight advantage to just a single kilowatt-per-tonne, 134kW/tonne versus the Ford's 133kW/tonne.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, this equality led to the two recording identical numbers on the drag strip, though neither is exactly a barrel of laughs to performance-test. With so much power feeding through the front wheels, wheelspin is easily induced, yet a far greater hindrance is the vicious axle tramp that afflicts both cars.
Try to launch with j-u-s-t the right amount of slip and both cars shake so violently you worry the dashboard will fall out of its mounts, while the tyres leave a staccato trail of rubber on the launch pad as evidence of their torture.
Still, with perseverance both cars eventually clock 0-100km/h in 6.4sec and a 14.7sec quarter mile. Impressively, the Focus manages to beat its claim by 0.1sec, though getting that number requires you to stretch second gear right to the 6800rpm cut-out (which equates to 102.5km/h), otherwise you're looking at a low-seven.
Despite the identical times the Astra is the faster car, beating the Focus to 160km/h by a clear second. It suffers against the clock by feeling to fall off boost for a fraction of a second following fast gearchanges, and it needs a shift from third to fourth just as it crosses the quarter mile mark (though not making the gearshift is slower).
It's at this point that the two begin to diverge, as for all their similarities in concept and performance they couldn't be more different in personality and the way they deliver their driving thrills. One look is all it takes to realise that Holden and Ford are approaching the hot hatch segment from totally opposite ends of the spectrum.
Like the Renault Sport Megane RS265, the Astra blurs the lines between hatch and coupe, its svelte three-door body sacrificing practicality for style. In this instance it's a trade-off worth making as the VXR looks sensational, its squat stance – from some angles it looks as wide as it is long – aided by guard-filling 20-inch wheels and crisp body creases.
Surprisingly, a glance at the spec sheet reveals the Focus is shorter (by 104mm), wider (18mm) and lower (11mm) than the Astra, something you'd never believe when looking at the two side-by-side.
Regardless of the dimensions, the Ford is unlikely to be the subject of anyone's smartphone wallpaper (the 21st century equivalent of the 1980s bedroom wall poster). Compared to the voluptuous Holden it has all the sex appeal of parliamentary question time, though its case isn't helped by being painted the colour of dirty dishwater.
Things improve little on the inside. The piano black Nokia-inspired button-fest of the pre-facelift car has disappeared, replaced by an 8.0-inch touchscreen that's home to the SYNC2 infotainment system. Unfortunately, the free space liberated by the flash new 'screen has resulted in the centre stack being swathed in hard grey plastic that looks and feels cheap.
There are other issues. While SYNC2 can no doubt be made to work reasonably well if you wade through the encyclopedia that is the instruction manual, it's about as intuitive as patting your head and rubbing your tummy while cooking an omelette and juggling a chainsaw.
Case in point: to input a sat-nav destination using voice activation (which you have to use while on the move) you have to know a street in the town you're travelling to. If you only know the town name, tough luck. It might seem like a small thing, but its obstinance will drive you up the wall.
That said, the driving position is good, the soft-touch dash is nice, the steering wheel is a delight to hold and the snug Recaro seats hold you tightly in place. At least they do if you're very slim – more than one passenger complained that they didn't really 'fit' in the seats, and these weren't large people.
Don't think this means it's an easy win for the Holden, though. The Astra's centre stack is an ergonomic disaster, a bamboozling assortment of buttons and dials. And while the infotainment unit is familiar from the Commodore, it lacks touchscreen functionality, so adjusting audio/sat-nav etc. is now slow and clunky.
Its driving position is set a little too high, but its seats are much more adjustable than those in the Ford and the squared-off steering wheel is similarly pleasing to hold. For some, that the Focus has rear doors will make it the only choice, though once you've contorted yourself into the back of the Astra there is actually plenty of room. The Holden also has the bigger boot with 380 litres playing 313.
But it's what happens when you sink the slipper that matters far more than what you put in the boot. And once again, in concept and execution, these are two very different hot hatches. GM threw the kitchen sink at the Astra VXR, stuffing it with so much brand name gear that it almost needs a 'shopping list' written on the front guards, Japanese tuner-car style.
There's the clever torque reducing HiPerStrut front suspension system, Brembo supplies the brakes, Sachs the electronically-adjustable dampers, Drexler the limited-slip differential, and it was all set up at the Nürburgring Nordschleife.
In contrast, the Focus ST couldn't be simpler. In fact, there's not much to talk about – no limited-slip diff, adjustable suspension or tricky front suspension. Ford claims that its electric power steering system is so good at compensating for torque steer that it doesn't need any mechanical help, but Ford is telling furphies.
The Focus ST is all too eager to spin up an inside wheel and you're guaranteed to find yourself wrestling with the steering under full throttle on anything less than a perfectly smooth road. The engine itself is a gem, though, with a broad spread of power, great response and a rorty (though artificial) soundtrack. It's matched to a gearbox with well-spaced ratios and a light, reasonably accurate shift.
It's not the world's slickest 'box, but it's far preferable to that of the Astra, which is long-throw, vague and has synchros that are easily beaten on quick shifts. Crunch. Thankfully, the longer ratios both limit the number of shifts required and make the most of the Holden's relatively narrow power band.
Breathing in 21psi of boost, the turbo takes a while to come on song yet progress feels to slow dramatically beyond 5500rpm. There's nothing wrong with the speed of the Astra, but its workmanlike character and industrial soundtrack mean it's not the most exciting engine around.
The corners themselves, however, are far more entertaining. With 245/35 Michelin Pilot Super Sports at each corner, the grip levels the Astra can generate are astounding. In fact, it's difficult to think of a front-drive hot hatch that could live with the VXR, particularly in tricky conditions. In faster corners the LSD nails the front end to the ground, while providing excellent traction exiting tighter bends.
As you'd expect from a car developed at the 'Ring, its chassis errs towards stability – though it will still slide the rear in certain circumstances – but it inspires confidence rather than inducing boredom, allowing you to push the Astra right to its limits.
Unfortunately, fairly severe steering kickback rears its ugly head over mid-corner bumps and the brakes, while powerful, also feel awful, with a large dead spot in the first couple of centimetres of pedal travel.
However, these flaws fail to detract from what is an impressive performance, and in terms of speed at least, it's one the Focus can't match. But the Ford has other tricks up its flat grey sleeves.
Y'see, whereas the Astra is like the model student sitting attentively in the front row, the Focus ST is the class clown, reclining on its chair at the back of the room blowing spitballs and making rude signs at the teacher. It's not particularly interested in going fast, that's too boring, it just wants to have fun, swinging its tail about like a dog that hasn't seen its owner in a month.
If you're not familiar with the phenomenon of lift-off oversteer, the Focus ST is likely to give you a crash course – possibly literally if you're not very experienced. With its extremely fast steering rack (just 1.8 turns lock-to-lock) the Ford doesn't have a lot of lock, which not only gives it the turning circle of a semi-trailer but also means it can only go so far sideways before it's beyond saving.
Still, you're extremely unlikely to reach such limits on the public road, instead you'll revel in the way the chassis adjusts to every movement of your right foot. The steering is more communicative than the Holden's and the brakes are no more powerful, but inspire much more confidence underfoot.
Its damping is excellent with great body control, though the price you pay is a ride that might be unacceptable for some; it could get wearing on long journeys. With its adjustable dampers set to 'comfort' the Astra has a pillowy pliancy over larger bumps that few other sports-focused cars can match. Its secondary ride isn't quite as flash, as there's only so much dampening 35-series tyres can do, but the VXR is a comfortable car to drive day-to-day.
So why does it finish second? Despite myriad differences, these two are incredibly closely matched, and it's tempting to call the contest a tie. But even though the Astra's sheer ability is a real surprise, it can't match the Focus's depth of dynamic ability.
The Holden is a very enjoyable car, but also one you figure out quite quickly. We suspect you could live with the Ford a long while and still feel you were learning more about its abilities (and your own). And for that reason, it takes first blood in Holden versus Ford 2.0. Roll on, Round 2.
|5-door, 5-seat hatch
|3-door, 5-seat hatch
|2000cc inline-4, DOHC, 16v, turbo
|1998cc inline-4, DOHC, 16v, turbo
|87.5 x 83.1mm
|86.0 x 86.0mm
|184kW @ 5500rpm
|206kW @ 5300rpm
|360Nm @ 2000-4500rpm
|400Nm @ 2400rpm
|6-speed manual
|6-speed manual
|A-arms, anti-roll bar (f); multi-links, coil springs, anti-roll bar (r)
|struts, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar (f); multi-links, adaptive dampers, anti-roll bar (r)
|1559/1549mm (f/r)
|1584/1588mm (f/r)
|electrically-assisted rack-and-pinion
|hydraulically-assisted rack-and-pinion
|320mm ventilated discs, 2-piston floating calipers (f); 271mm solid discs, single-piston floating calipers (r)
|355mm ventilated discs, 4-piston calipers (f); 315mm solid discs. single-piston calipers (r)
|18 x 8.0-inch (f/r)
|20 x 8.5-inch (f/r)
|235/40 R18 (f/r); Goodyear Eagle F1
|245/35 ZR20 (f/r); Michelin Pilot Super Sport
|Hilariously playful handling; superb engine; value for money
|Searing pace; great ride/handling balance; looks sensational
|Firm ride; torque steer; interior ergonomics; turning circle
|Uninspiring engine; average gearshift; heavy; confusing dash
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Making the Most of the Weekend
Get Outside and Get Active!
Welcome to Active Weekender! I'm Shawna and I'm all about traveling to cool places and getting active outside.
Here you'll find resources on how you can plan your own outdoor adventures. From gear recommendations to beginner tips, it's pretty much everything you need to plan for a fun outdoorsy weekend.
Hiking is my favorite outdoor activity, but you'll see tips on all sorts of fun things that you can get into out there.
I'm not the most outdoorsy person you'll ever meet, so my articles are geared towards the beginner and the occasional outdoors enthusiast instead of the hardcore outdoorsman.
I hope that I inspire you to embark on your own outdoor adventure!