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Your child will lose his teeth at some point. When that happens, it's important to know what to do to avoid dental health issues. So, let's take a look at what steps you should consider if your child loses his primary tooth or permanent tooth.
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When your child loses a primary tooth, also known as a baby tooth, you shouldn't panic. That is a natural process and part of growing up. It's advisable to allow the process to go on naturally.
Fortunately, losing baby teeth is generally not unbearably painful. When a baby tooth is about to fall out, your child will typically experience some wiggle in the tooth. It's not a good idea to pull hard on the tooth at this point.
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If don't hate Big Pharma, you're not paying attention.
They spend over $3 billion a year lobbying (bribing) politicians. This is more than twice as much as Wall Street or the Oil/Gas industry.
They spend over $30 billion a year advertising and educating (bribing) doctors.
Here's some news that came out about the "controversial" MMR vaccine just a few weeks ago.
Note: Products are "controversial" when they are clearly unsafe, but someone has the money to get the world "controversy" added to the story.
As you're watching this, ask yourself how is it this essential pubic health information could not have been all over the news given that the MMR vaccine has been the #1 story nationwide for weeks?
If you've never paid much attention to the MMR "controversy", it might be time to.
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The α2β1 integrin plays an important but complex role in angiogenesis and vasculopathies. Published GWAS studies established a correlation between genetic polymorphisms of the α2β1 integrin gene and incidence of diabetic retinopathy. Recent studies indicated that α2-null mice demonstrate superior vascularization in both the wound and diabetic microenvironments. The goal of this study was to determine whether the vasculoprotective effects of α2-integrin deficiency extended to the retina, using the oxygen-induced retinopathy (OIR) model for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP).
In the OIR model, wild-type (WT) and α2-null mice were exposed to 75% oxygen for 5 days (postnatal day [P] 7 to P12) and subsequently returned to room air for 6 days (P12–P18). Retinas were collected at postnatal day 7, day 13, and day 18 and examined via hematoxylin and eosin and Lectin staining. Retinas were analyzed for retinal vascular area, neovascularization, VEGF expression, and Müller cell activation. Primary Müller cell cultures from WT and α2-null mice were isolated and analyzed for hypoxia-induced VEGF-A expression.
In the retina, the α2β1 integrin was minimally expressed in endothelial cells and strongly expressed in activated Müller cells. Isolated α2-null primary Müller cells demonstrated decreased hypoxia-induced VEGF-A expression. In the OIR model, α2-null mice displayed reduced hyperoxia-induced vaso-attenuation, reduced pathological retinal neovascularization, and decreased VEGF expression as compared to WT counterparts.
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VICTORIA — The BC Coroners Service is launching an inquest into the death of a 36-year-old man who fell while being taken by ambulance to hospital in Quesnel, B.C.
A statement from the service says Ebony Wood was involved in a vehicle crash on Nov. 5, 2016.
The document says the RCMP arrived and put Wood in the back of a police cruiser, where he told an officer he was experiencing chest and shoulder pain.
The service says Wood was transferred to an ambulance and that on the way to the hospital he left the vehicle and fell, hitting his head and dying two days later.
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Today we will let you enjoy your barbecues and celebrating your day off, but as you do so remember that today is to honor the fallen. Thank a vet everyday, but today say a special thank you to those who didn't come home.
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Publisher: Oneworld Publications Format: Paperback Pages: 306 Rating: 2/5 Book Depository: Paperback Content Warnings: Institutional racism; abuse; violence Celestial and Roy have not been married long before Roy is arrested and jailed for a rape he did not commit. He is sentenced to twelve years in prison, which for an already struggling couple, is an eternity. The question… Continue reading Women's Prize Longlist Review – An American Marriage
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Women's Prize Longlist Review – Number One Chinese Restaurant
Publisher: ONE Format: Hardback Pages: 329 Rating: 3/5 Book Depository: Paperback // Hardback Beneath the everyday comings and goings of the Beijing Duck House in Maryland, there is a web of complex family relationships and messy feelings. When Johnny Han decides to take drastic measures to open his own fusion restaurant and turn his back on his late father's… Continue reading Women's Prize Longlist Review – Number One Chinese Restaurant
Man Booker International Shortlist Review – The Pine Islands
Publisher: Serpent's Tail Format: Hardback Pages: 180 Rating: 3/5 Book Depository: Hardback Gilbert Silvester dreams about his wife cheating on him one night and immediately launches himself on a trip to Japan. He discovers the writings of Bashō and attempts to embark on a similar journey. Along the way he takes a young, suicidal student under his… Continue reading Man Booker International Shortlist Review – The Pine Islands
Book Haul – May 2019 Part One
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Women's Prize Longlist Review – Lost Children Archive
Publisher: 4th Estate Format: Hardback Pages: 377 Rating: 3/5 Book Depository: Hardback A married couple embark on a journey from New York to Arizona with their children from previous relationships. The husband wishes to research the Apaches, but the wife wishes to research lost migrant children and find her friend's two lost daughters. There is an overwhelming sense… Continue reading Women's Prize Longlist Review – Lost Children Archive
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MD Science Olympiad team makes it to States
April 12, 2019
The sixth through ninth grade Science Olympiad Team traveled to Syracuse, New York, last Friday to participate in the Division B and C states competition, accompanied by Dean of Class of 2025 Michelle Amilicia, Middle Division (MD) science teacher Michael Degasperi, as well as club advisors Michael Epstein and Jodi Hill.
The team meets every Monday and Thursday to prepare for competition activities such as tests, labs, and "building events," in which the students construct models based on topics of their choosing, Hill said. The topics cater to a wide range of student interests, from astronomy, to thermodynamics, and each student gets to select which subject they want to focus on, she said.
Before going to states, the team placed fifth in the regional competition, qualifying them for last Friday's event, JoJo Mignone (7) said.
The states competition is similar to regionals, although its activities are more challenging. The teams who participated were also at a higher level than the school's own team. With schools that almost embed Science Olympiad into their curriculum, the competition was fierce this year, team member Louise Kim (8) said.
On top of the more competitive atmosphere, students only had one month between regionals and states to prepare, during which they studied for their tests, practiced building models, and came up with mock lab questions, Mitch Obia (6), another member of the team, said.
Each student prepared one or multiple topics of their choosing and competed in various activities. In some cases, students only had 50 minutes to complete a 125 question test, Kim, who participated in heredity, anatomy/physiology, and epidemiology (the study of disease), said.
Obia and Kim cited their general interest for science as well as their desire to learn about topics they may not get to explore inside the classroom as the reasons why they joined the team.
"Yes, you have to be passionate about science, but I also wanted them to just have fun and learn," Hill said. "I never want it to become a chore."
Though the team did not get first place overall, the students, advisors, and chaperones were very proud that they had got so far, Kim said.
"The kids represented Horace Mann so wonderfully," Hill said. "And I'm glad they had so much fun working together and cheering each other on."
For Mignone, the most memorable part of the competition was the awards ceremony, when, even if no one on the team won, all members cheered for their teammates' events as well as for the other teams, she said.
Students gained not only interesting and important knowledge about new scientific topic from this experience, but also a sense of community and friendship by being on the team, Kim said. "Having a successful team is not based on the ranking but how close we become as a team through these events," she said.
Overall, it was a positive and rewarding experience for all students, regardless of winning medals, and it will be something many students pursue in high school, Mignone said.


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CHICAGO (AP) — Hundreds of volunteers have descended on Chicago's Field Museum to read, log, digitize and preserve specimens collected by the institution.
The effort is called WeDigBio. Over the next few days, volunteers' work is expected to help scientists get a better sense of the history of life on earth.
Museum officials say it is no small task.
Matt Von Konrat is the Field Museum's head of botanical collections. He says there are nearly 40 million objects in its collection.
Von Konrat notes handwritten labels attached to decades-old specimens, some written in Latin, can hold the key to centuries' worth of data scientists can use.
And by putting that written information into a searchable database, those specimens can be used to look at climatic events and changes in the past.
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Rather than some long-winded recollection of all the bands we saw this year in Austin, or some half-baked think piece on what SXSW really means anymore, this year we decided to let the pictures speak for themselves. Whether or not the monolithic event continues to represent the same independent spirit that birthed it (it doesn't), or whether it remains worth it for bands, writers and fans to make the trek (debatable), one thing remains abundantly clear: it's still a week of ceaseless action—of movement and music, of pure and often unexpected moments of soul.
Here are our 10 favorite photos captured by our two talented photographers, Mike White and Katie Bell Moore, during their stay in Texas. Scroll back through the recent posts on our music blog, Homedrone, to find each of the photo galleries these came from and more, including some written recaps of the week's action. [Gabe Vodicka]


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While many people think business litigation and commercial litigation are the same thing, there are important differences between the two. However, they often overlap in the areas they cover, and most attorneys who practice one will also practice the other. While business law focuses on various aspects of running a business and dealing with forming a company, commercial litigation deals with employment contracts and the sale of goods.
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Disputes between a business and its shareholders can be financially devastating and impact the day to day operations of a company. These disputes can affect employee morale and can even be the cause of a business going under. In this blog, we explain the importance of hiring an attorney to handle shareholder disputes.
What Is a Breach of Fiduciary Duty?
Fiduciary duty refers to a party's obligation to act in the best interest of another party. For example, a corporate board member has a fiduciary duty to act in the best interest of their company's shareholders. When a party fails to uphold their obligation or duty to another party, it is called a breach of fiduciary duty. The person with the obligation is called the fiduciary, while the person to whom the obligation is owed is called the principal or the beneficiary.
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As a business owner, it can be difficult to face legal complications. The expense, time, and stress of these actions can place a great strain on you and your business. Litigation for businesses can be very expensive, and the proceedings will be made public record, which can harm your business and reputation. There may be other options, depending on your situation.
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There is no growth in the spiritual life without prayer. The highest form of prayer is, of course, the Mass, but the Church also offers many other ways of praying. Listed below are just a few of them. Other devotions will be added over time. God bless you and thank you for visiting my little corner of the web.
Note: The Rosary Project was posted in a separate section before I began this one. I'll leave it where it is to avoid broken links. And just so you know, this will not be an exhaustive section. There are many sites out there that specialize in the nearly infinite number of Catholic prayers and devotions. I'll add some links to those soon, too. So many talented and devoted Catholics on the web. (See what I did there?) ;)
Rosary Project: The traditional Rosary plus the optional Mysteries suggested by Pope St. John Paul II. Includes optional opening and closing prayers. I've also included the Five Special Intentions given by St. John Paul II (originally intended for use with the Divine Mercy chaplet) to help us focus our prayers on ending the culture of death.
Divine Mercy Chaplet: From the account of Jesus's appearances to St. Faustina, from the words of the Lord Himself. Includes the Five Special Intentions, too. A great devotion to offer for the Holy Souls and the dying.
Morning (or Daily) Offering: A good (and traditional) way to begin the day is by praying the Morning Offering. This way we unite ourselves and our sufferings to Christ's Redemptive Suffering. What difference does it make? All the difference in the world.
Morning Prayer: Benedictus, Canticle of Zechariah at the birth of St. John the Baptist. Part of Morning Prayer in the Liturgy of the Hours (Divine Office).
The Angelus: Composed largely of Scripture verses from the New Testament, the Angelus is prayed three times a day: morning, noon, and evening or 6:00 a.m., noon, and 6:00 p.m.
Three O'Clock Prayer to the Divine Mercy: Jesus asked St. Faustina–and through her, all of us–for "a special prayer and meditation on His Passion each afternoon at the three o'clock hour, the hour that recalls His death on the cross."
Evening Prayer: Magnificat, Canticle of Mary. The Blessed Virgin's great song of praise during her visit to St. Elizabeth. All generations will call her Blessed! Mother of Mercy, pray for us!
Night Prayer: Nunc Dimittis, Canticle of Simeon. Simeon gave his song-petition, thanksgiving, and prophecy after seeing the Christ Child. He had been promised that he would live to see the Messiah.
St Michael Prayer: Pope Leo XIII's great prayer to St. Michael the Archangel to defend us from our ancient enemy. Two versions are given here.
Guardian Angel Prayer: "From its beginning until death, human life is surrounded by their watchful care and intercession. 'Beside each believer stands an angel as protector and shepherd leading him to life.' Already here on earth the Christian life shares by faith in the blessed company of angels and men united in God." Catechism of the Catholic Church, 336.
Come, Holy Spirit Prayer: Read more about the Holy Spirit at EWTN.
Prayers, Litanies, Novenas to the Persons of the Most Holy Trinity
Prayers, Litanies, Novenas to Jesus Under Various Titles
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Finding Continued Success with Michigan Works!
by Anna White
Patricia Pavich had come to the Clinton Township Michigan Works! Career Center in the past when she was seeking full-time employment. When a recent layoff brought her back to the center, she reflected on that experience. She said,
"The best advice that I ever acted upon regarding finding employment was to go to the Clinton Township Michigan Works! Office. The expert staff provided the support, advice, and encouragement that gave me the self-confidence that empowered me to achieve. The workshops provided me with all the tools and resources that enabled me to be successful and to obtain the job of my dreams."
Looking for work again, Pat used what she had learned previously at Michigan Works! to aid in her current job search. Fine-tuning her resume and cover letters, she made it her full-time job to find stable employment. Pat shared with staff, "I accepted an offer today. In just three weeks from the time I was laid off. I couldn't have achieved this without the skills and knowledge I learned two years ago from my experience at Michigan Works! Not only do I start my new position this Monday. I am making a higher rate of pay and have benefits I did not have before; including Medical, Dental, Bonuses, 401K."


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Lobby group AfriForum says it has written to the National Prosecution Authorities (NPA) about its intention to privately prosecute EFF leader Julius Malema.
Speaking to Eusebius McKaiser, CEO Kallie Kriel clarified that the announcement on Thursday related to the group starting the process for a private prosecution.
It has been already 2 years and 8 months that have gone by without the NPA reinstating the case, that's why we decided to intervene.— Kallie Kriel, AfriForum CEO
You don't just directly ask for the nolle prosequi ['will no longer prosecute'] you ask for the NPA to do their job first.— Kallie Kriel, AfriForum CEO
READ: 'We believe that there will be substantial interest'
McKaiser asked if AfriForum had 'jumped the gun' with their announcement on Thursday.
Kriel says the press briefing yesterday was simply to indicate that they are putting pressure on the NPA.
Unfortunately we have seen the NPA not acting according to the law. We have seen that with the prosecution of former President Zuma, we have seen that with the prosecution of the Zuma's. According to the law they should have been prosecuted some time ago already.— Kallie Kriel, AfriForum CEO
When we started the private prosecutions unit, we stated clearly that we want to go after cases where there is a strong case against somebody and the NPA decides for political reasons or political contacts of people not to prosecute.— Kallie Kriel, AfriForum CEO
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On September 17th, we made publicly available two major components of our iOS 8 feature support:
iOS SDK version 5.0
API support for Interactive Notifications
Coming in October, we will launch support for the use of these features in the Airship web application as well as SDK and API support for the features on Android and Amazon with a new, combined Android/Amazon SDK. Stay tuned for more details in October. In the meantime, take a look at the notes below to see how you can get started with Interactive Notifications and Share Actions.
Introducing the 5.0 version of the Airship iOS SDK! The iOS 5.0 release is a major upgrade and the first Airship library to include support for new iOS 8 features.
Interactive Notifications
With Airship Interactive Notifications, you now have the ability to engage your audience on a more personal level. Interactive notifications are push notifications with customizable buttons or fields that prompt a user to take specific actions outside of the app.
An interactive notification will display in one of three possible styles:
Lock Screen Style: Swipe left to reveal action buttons. This style occurs on the lock screen and in the iOS notification center.
Banner Style: Swipe down to reveal action buttons. This style occurs when a user receives a message while on the home screen.
Modal Style: This style occurs when a user receives a notification while having the app open. The user must enable this display option in system settings.
No matter the display style, a user must swipe down or across to reveal the buttons on an iOS 8 interactive notification. Because the buttons are not displayed by default, you must ensure that your notification makes sense without the added context provided by the buttons.
Airship Interactive Notifications integrate with our Actions Framework, providing up to three action pathways per push: one when the user taps on the push, and one for each button included in the notification. Each pathway can take advantage of the Actions feature set to:
Direct the user to a destination: Use Landing Pages and Deep Links to send your users to specific content, or simply direct them to your app's home screen.
Set tags: Use tagging to track how users are interacting with your notifications. For example, if a user selects Shop Now in the above image, you could set a
Record a conversion event: Each button tap is counted and reported on in the per-push report, using Custom Events.
For a high-level view at interactive notifications, please see our Interactive Notification Topic Guide. Visit the iOS and API documentation for more details.
Built-in Interactive Notifications
Airship has developed 27 predefined interactive notification types with the most common use cases in mind. Give users the option to accept or decline offers, buy products, or share relevant content, all using one of our many built-in options. For a full list of the predefined types, please see our built-in interactive notification reference.
Custom Interactive Notification Support
In addition to our built-in options, Airship supports the creation of custom interactive notification types. Use the UA Actions framework or your own custom code to define interactive notifications that are tailored to your app. For more information, see the API documentation.
Share Actions
We have extended our Actions framework to include a Share option. When a user swipes a push or engages with an interactive notification, you may now pass special sharing text to a number of social media platforms, or any app with sharing functionality. The sharing text does not have to match the content of the notification. For example, if a user chooses to share your content on Twitter, the default text may include hashtags and a shortened URL. For more details on this feature, please see the Actions API documentation.
Interactive Notification Attribute
We added support for interactive notifications in the notification object of your push payload. Take a quick peek at the example payload below, and for more detail, see Interactive Notifications.
"interactive" : {
"type" : "ua_yes_no_foreground",
"button_actions" : {
"yes" : {
"add_tag" : "ios_8",
"remove_tag" : "ios_7",
"open" : {
"type" : "url",
"content" : "http://www.urbanairship.com"
"no" : {
"add_tag" : "ios_nope"
2K Push Payload Support
APNs now supports a maximum push payload size of 2K, up from a previous maximum of 256 bytes.
Although APNs accepts payloads of up to 2K, we are we are reserving 48 bytes of this space for push tracking. The maximum user-submitted payload will be 2,000 bytes.
The payload increase allows for more robust notifications:
Previously, the 256 byte limit would often inhibit sending notifications with actions and analytics tracking. With the additional space, you may combine actions, analytics tracking, and Interactive Notifications in a single push.
Double-byte characters, such as Japanese or Hebrew, no longer pose serious space difficulties. Reach audiences that may have previously been ignored due to technical restrictions.
Attach any form of custom data that may be useful to your audience engagement goals.
Custom Events
This release introduces Custom Events into the class reference. Custom Events let you track user activities and key conversions in your app, and tie them back to corresponding push campaigns. You will then be able to view the results of the event tracking via a data visualization in the Airship web application.
This release note is just a heads up to let you know that Custom Events are Coming Soon— just in case you happen to see them referenced in the iOS SDK class reference.
Much more to come on Custom Events soon, so keep watching this space for updates.
Airship Integration releases refer to the work that we do in the background to ensure smooth delivery of your messages, consistency of data flows across messaging platforms, and easier integration with customer data systems. Generally speaking, there is not much to do on your end related to these updates, but we just like to let you know what we're up to.
iOS 8 Channels Update
With iOS 8, channels can have a device token and receive background push without being opted in for user-visible notifications. Previously, iOS channels were either opted in or opted out of notifications, with no distinction made for background push. This change presents certain problems, particularly with push reporting. In anticipation of these issues, we have adjusted our channels framework to work with this new model, ensuring a smooth transition to iOS 8.


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URUMQI, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Photos and videos of rare snow leopards have been captured by infrared cameras in China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, local authorities said Friday.
Healthy looking snow leopards were recorded in Hurimt at altitudes of 2,50 meters in January and April, but the exact number hasn't been confirmed yet.
"This is the first time that images of snow leopard have been captured in the Altai Mountains areas this year, which are helpful in understanding the distribution of this species in China, as well as the world," said Li Dehuai, an official of the administration of Altai Mountains two-river source reserve.
Both sources of the Ertix River and Ulungur River are in the reserve.
A total of 39 infrared cameras have been installed in the reserve to monitor snow leopards since 2017. Camera footage can only be collected between May and September due to high altitude and extreme cold weather in the area.
Besides snow leopards, the cameras also recorded images and videos of 32 other wild animals, including gluttons, wolves and brown bears.
"The fact that we are seeing snow leopards and many other wild animals in this area over a short period of time means there's a small but relatively stable and complete ecosystem," said He Bing, from the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Patrollers and local herders say they have seen more wild animals in the area since the government prohibited mining in the region.
The snow leopard is a Class-A protected animal in China and the International Union for Conservation of Nature classifies it as endangered-to-vulnerable.


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At the "back" command, Winchester's body catapulted five feet off the rock we were sitting on. He quickly swam to the floating duck, giving me another memorable retrieve to store in my mind's eye and relive for the rest of my life. Winchester and I were hunting old squaws from a small rock in Penobscot Bay. I had noticed it appearing quickly on the outgoing tide while I was getting considerable gunning for eiders, with guide Todd Jackson, friend Steve Kelliher and my father-in-law Bill Jakusik. Every time one of those speed demons buzzed the top of the distant rock, I promised myself a visit, when the tide pulled off far enough.I didn't have long to wait. The tide in that part of Maine is extreme--anywhere from 12 to 20 feet. And when it changes, it happens fast. That's how I found myself precariously perched on the small rock, with Winchester. There was barely enough room for the two of us. I made a point of not sliding off on the slippery sea weeds. The cold Atlantic was only 10 feet away. The best hunters and guides are conscious of the tide, as well as volatile weather. When rigging their decoys and anchoring their boats, they put some thought into being able to pick up quickly if things get nasty. Todd Jackson, proprietor of Penobscot Bay Outfitters (888-SEA-DUCK), and his guides have devised a new way of rigging on the old method of using a "mother line." The change is so simple I'm amazed no one had thought of it before.All you need to make a "Penobscot Rig" is plenty of quarter-inch Pot Wop (black nylon line favored by lobster men for durability and low cost), one large carabiner (found at most outdoor stores catering to climbers, or marine stores) and a very large danforth-type anchor. The size of the anchor depends on the size of your boat. 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Then let out the final 30 yards and place a loop on the end, for a stem anchor line if necessary. Estimating effective killing range is very simple: When the birds skirt the outside or inside of the rig, you can feel confident they are in range.The beauty of the rig is, it's one continuous line, so you don't need to motor around and snag the line to pick up. If the weather kicks up, or some other emergency arises, all you need to do is pull in the stem decoys as you wind the line into a bucket, and then pull in the decoys out on the bow. After winding in all the line, just pull up anchor and off you go.Putting out decoys is just as easy. After anchoring, just start clipping on decoys until you reach the loop for tying off the boat. Attach it to the carabiner and play out the rest of your decoys. Then load your gun and get ready for incoming birds.You don't hunt sea ducks you say? This rig works great in diver hunting where you have a large rig of decoys to put out and you want the boat anchored nearby.When Jackson and the group motored away, leaving me perched on the slippery rock, I started to second-guess my choice of shooting location. In the worst-case scenario I would be bobbing for my Ruger over/under while taking a terrible ribbing from some dry hunters in a comfortable boat. I could only hope that they'd laugh so hard they'd fall out.A trophy drake eider is retrieved from the cold Maine waters by the author's chocolate Lab during a sea duck hunt with Penobscot Bay Outfitters."Well, no guts, no glory," I said out loud, to Winchester. As a distant seal gave me a strange once-over, I noticed a group of old squaws on a tail wind, doing their best to break the sound barrier--and heading right for us. One second they were hundreds of yards away; the next, they were right on top of us. The lead drake, sporting a long tail, was 20 yards out when I fired. One shot, one squaw.As Winchester made his way to the floating drake, I couldn't help feeling a little smug. Who was the fool now? Old squaws are notoriously hard-to-decoy birds. They shy away from any type of floating blind and rarely get close to shore. A minute later, with two birds in the bag, I found myself smack in the middle of the old squaw flight path, gunning one of the most difficult flying targets a waterfowler can pursue.Passionate duck hunters are never satisfied. They are always seeking the ultimate quest. Even though they might have sufficient gunning at home--in their special, secret spot--the prime-plume drake eider, pintail, bluebill or black duck can be an insatiable goal. It might be the challenge of that particular bird coming to the gun or a beautiful addition to the collection in the trophy room.That inexplicable passion is oneof the things that prompted Steve, Bill and me to drive north to Belfast, Maine. We have eiders and scoters back home in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, but old squaws make only a brief appearance. The chance to harvest a few of the little sea ducks up north was very attractive.After a morning of unforgettable gunning, we motored back to the ramp. After giving Winchester a chance to run and air, we loaded up our gear for the drive back to Belfast.When traveling for a hunt with your retriever along, be sure to pack enough food and supplies, and a good first-aid kit tailored to help your dog in case of injury. During our hunt in Maine, deer season had just begun. My dogs rarely wear collars, but as a precaution I brought along an orange collar to be used while airing in the nearby fields.Back at the lodge, Jackson's partner, Sam Cassida, a graduate of culinary arts in one of the country's best schools, was waiting with a plate of appetizers: smoked salmon, oysters, trout, with a variety of cheeses. We shot a few games of pool, until Sam summoned us to dine on a delicious roast with all the trimmings and dessert to boot! It would be difficult to explain back home how we "roughed it" in Maine.On our second day, the weather changed for the worse. A strong wind from the northwest made for some equally uncomfortable and challenging gunning. We finished a couple of hours later than our first outing but still managed to take our limit of eiders.Winchester sits by several old squaws taken during the day's hunt in Penobscot Bay, Maine.Back at the lodge, another plate of appetizers and a wonderfully prepared eider stew. It was hard to decide if the gunning or Sam's cooking was the highlight of the trip thus far.The third morning found us at the local Irving Big Stop, where Jackson likes to meet with his hunters for breakfast. We turned the other diners' heads as we walked in sporting camo instead of blaze orange."Goin' after them sea ducks?" a local said with a smirk, looking me up and down. He was in blaze orange, head to toe. "Had to," I said. "All the stores are sold out of orange." I wished him luck at getting his deer. If You Go. . . New England offers diversified hunting opportunities, for scoters, eiders, old squaws and other sea ducks, from the Massachusetts Cape Cod region to the Maine coast. You'll need a very seaworthy boat, safety equipment, radios, and you'll be shooting 12-gauge, 3-inch magnums, with nothing smaller than No. 2 steel. Bring plenty of shells--sea ducks are challenging targets. Be prepared for fast-changing weather, too. Layering is best, and neoprene waders are a must, whether hunting from a boat or rock outcroppings. A wet retriever can soak you in a second. Booking with an experienced guide is highly advisable, especially if it's your first attempt at the sport. Our trip was with Todd Jackson of Penobscot Bay Outfitters) 888/SEA-DUCK), 118 Nickerson Rd., Searsport, ME 04974. On Cape Cod, try East Coast Guide Service 508/336-3755, in the Boston area Nor' East Sea Ducks 781/925-4772. If you are comfortable on your own, take a look at an outstanding tool I recently came across that has made all my hunting a great deal simpler and safer: electronic maps put out by Topo Scout (on the Web at <a href=http://www.maptech.com TARGET=_new>www.maptech.com). Like many of you, I have hundreds of dollars invested in bulky maps, not to mention storage space. Topo Scout puts it all in electronic form, with dozens of other useful features, such as coordinates to incorporate into your GPS and elevation measurements. The best part is, you can print a section of the area you plan to hunt on your personal printer. When the maps get torn or lost, just print another. Check out Topo Scout at Maptech, 655 Portsmouth Ave., Greenland, NH 03840; 888/433-8500. Since the weather was still nasty, our plan was to hunt a river leading into a sheltered cove and concentrate on old squaws. One way to overcome the squaws' reluctance to decoy is to set up in a narrow stretch of water leading into back bays, where the small ducks gather to feed during the day.After a quick boat ride, we set anchor and let out the decoy rig. As we loaded our guns, I looked over the angry waters kicking up whitecaps in the distant bay. I knew we had made the right decision to hunt in protected waters. Spotting a drake heading toward our waiting decoys, I called "mark off starboard side." Realizing this was to be a pass-shooting opportunity, Jackson called out, "Take 'em." The small drake made it past the first couple of shots sent hurriedly in his direction, but just as he neared the end of the gauntlet, a load of Federal No. 2s sent him bouncing on the water's surface.Carefully watching Winchester as he swam toward the floating duck, I was glad to see that the drake was not suddenly coming to life. Small as they are, old squaws have a reputation for taking solid hits and suddenly swimming away. Often, a cripple can lead a dog or boat on a long chase. Dealing with a fast current and cold water is enough for a retriever. Chasing a cripple for hundreds of yards can be downright dangerous.As Jackson helped Winchester into the back of the boat, we all settled in for the next flight. Looking over the beautiful drake's 10-inch tail, I almost missed my opportunity to take a shot at the next pair. Todd, Bill, Steve and I arose in unison, quickly dropping two sea ducks. "Can't you boys shoot better than that?" I said, as one of the drakes swam off, crippled.I wasn't sending the dog this time, so Jackson unhooked the boat and started after the swimming duck. After a couple of minutes of hide and seek we finally motored next to the drake, who was doing his best to escape by swimming for deep water.I sent Winchester after it. In the gin-clear Atlantic, we could see the old squaw trying to evade the dog by diving underneath him. It didn't take long for Winchester to figure out the game and two dives later, he grabbed the duck underwater--another retrieve that I will always treasure.With the prized duck in the bag, we quickly hooked up the decoy spread, once again appreciating the beauty and simplicity of the Penobscot Rig.The rest of the morning went on about the same, with several old squaws looking like small white beads attached to an invisible string--speeding to our waiting guns and managing to fly by, unscathed. They certainly lived up to their reputation as a challenge to the gun!Although mostly humbled, we managed to take eight beautiful drakes and had a great time doing so. If you are up to the challenge and want some memorable hunting and retrieving, travel up to the New England coast and give old squaw hunting a shot.Ruben W. Perez is an outdoor writer and photographer based in New England. When not raising puppies or running his Labrador retrievers in hunt tests or trials, he is guiding for sea ducks, Canada geese, brant and divers. To contact him call 508/336-3755. GET THE NEWSLETTER Join the List and Never Miss a Thing. Sign Me Up


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Despite the generally pleasant weather, summertime introduces new risks for drivers everywhere. Many summertime car accidents are preventable, though, and diligence on the road makes everyone safer. If you do end up in a crash, contacting a car accident attorney may be the first logical step in order to getting things back to normal.
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More people are on the road during the summer, going to the beach, taking vacations and setting off on road trips. The sheer volume of traffic in warmer months is partially to blame for the increase of auto accidents. Additionally, some people may be renting cars and using car-sharing services if they don't own their own, and those people could have significantly less experience behind the wheel than those who drive every day. Chicago injury attorneys may also note that during summer, cars frequently have more passengers than usual—and more distractions for the driver. Other distractions may include driving with an unsecured pet, or driving with the windows down and the stereo turned up. In any case, you should drive carefully, as summer has an array of unique risks on the road.
Driving Safely
Ensuring that your car is in optimal driving condition before setting out for the summer could prevent certain accidents—if everything is in working condition, you won't have to worry about things like your brakes failing. Remembering to leave a proper amount of space between cars, for example, is also a good way to avoid accidents. Never drive while under the influence, and make sure that your passengers don't distract you from following the rules of the road. Even if you drive safely, though, you may still end up involved in a car crash. If this is the case, a car accident attorney can help you build a case.
When you need skilled help with a car accident or injury, contacting Chicago injury attorneys for a consultation should be one of your first steps. Call Malman Law today.


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I got this sandwich at a local shop and didn't notice until I got back home. They used the heel of the bread and faced it inward hoping I wouldn't notice. Well, I didn't at first. Such a stupid way to lose a customer. I'm sure they would replace it but I can't believe this was accidental.
One thought on "My Sandwich is Defective!"
That is serious nitwittery.


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Housing in a lovely brick building built in 1900, the 3,000 foot store was a fixture for classical music fans.
Sikora's Classical Records has been a favourite haunt of local music lovers since it opened in 1979.
"It was almost a community drop-in centre for (people with a common) musical interest, with some profit on the side," laughs Ed Savenye, who started off as a customer and became a co-owner. "And not so much profit in recent years."
Against the odds, the specialty store survived while waves of larger record stores closed. But Friday, Sikora's announced it will be closing too, on Feb. 28.
Sikora's was the last classical record store in Western Canada, and one of only two classical stores in Canada. But Savenye said it was done in by the changing times, and what he calls the "five dirty D's."
The big D is digitization, "downloads, MP3s, streaming."
Another is downsizing — "people are moving into smaller places and are limited by space and can't collect the way they used to".
The third D is distribution — "getting hold of good reliable sources for import stock has been challenging").
Number four is the desertion of some customers to online retailers like Amazon.
Sadly, the last D is "the demise of a generation that supported us for 20-30 years. We're getting phone calls from their kids saying 'My dad died, what do I do with all of his CDs?'"
It was those people that Dick and Dorothy Sikora bonded with when they opened the store in a handsome heritage building at 425 West Hastings in Vancouver.
The Sikoras are now 91 and 88 years old, respectively, and no longer work at the store. But they remain partners with Savenye and Roger Scobie, who bought into the business when another partner, Rod Horsley, died in 2001.
While the Sikoras no longer work there, it was their spirit and vision that kept the store going.
"They are what you could call believers, in the sense that they wanted Vancouver to have a place like this," said Savenye.
"It's been a great 40 years. There's a huge extended family that has been part of this place. People have literally been with us for the entire 40 years. It's more of a friendship and family feel than it is a customer base."
One of the most loyal customers was Dr. Gabor Mate, who discussed his "classical music shopping addiction" in his book In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts.
"Sikora's was the scene of the crime," said Mate.
"I'll tell you, it was the greatest classical music store in the world. I've been all over Europe and North America, and there was nothing like it. The knowledge they have about the music, the selection they have of all the different recordings and works … It's a real loss."
Sikora's does have an extensive selection. Savenye thinks the current inventory is about 15,000 albums and 5,000 CDs. There are 16 bins of Bach CDs, for example, 13 bins of Beethoven CDs, and eight bins of Mozart.
"We've never had a digital Excel spreadsheet database," said Savenye.
"We've never had anything other than a manual inventory. Data entry is me entering by hand with a fine-point sharpie the ordering code information on a little plastic slip that fits over a CD in a security box. We are classically old school in that way, and damn proud of it."
The bestseller in the store is a recording of Beethoven's Fifth and Seventh symphonies by Carlos Kleiber and the Vienna Philharmonic. At Christmas time, they do a brisk business with Arvo Part's Alina.
"I call it our Christmas therapy CD," said Savenye.
"It's very minimalist, sublime music. Literally music to chill to, to meditate to. I've given it to yoga instructors, massage therapists, and they use it in the sessions in the classes. It's really meditative, mellow music."
The price of new CDs and records has been slashed 20 per cent, and used product is 50 perc ent off. But some expensive items aren't on sale, such as a 222 CD Bach collection that's selling for $699.
"It's the most expensive thing I have right now," said Savenye
"And I actually just sold that Bach box just before you came in. Last year (the most expensive item) was the big big big Herbert von Karajan box, which was $1,300.
"That's a tough call, (but) I always bring one in to represent. But it sold."


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"Hi, my kidney function has gone down from 42% to 30%. I want to avoid further damage." Indeed many patients want to stop further damage to the kidneys so as to avoid dialysis. The following information can give you some enlightenment.
Lower blood pressure
High blood pressure can cause further damage to the kidneys. If you have high blood pressure, you should try all means to bring it into normal range.
Prevent infections
When you are infected, a lot of immune complexes will come into being. With blood circulation, they come into kidneys. Because glomerular filtration rate declines, those immune complexes can not be filtered out of the kidneys timely. They deposit in the kidneys, leading to kidney inflammation, which cause further damage to kidneys as well. Therefore, in the daily you should prevent infections.
Avoid drug abuse
Some drugs, such as NASIDs, painkillers and antibiotics have renal toxicity. Do not use them without the instruction of doctor.
Follow a renal-friendly diet
Diet is a great source of waste products in your body. Improper diet intake increases the burden on kidneys so as to speed up kidney failure. For kidney patients, they should follow a low protein, low fat, low sodium, high vitamin and high fiber diet.
Have a good rest
Overwork lowers immunity, increasing your risk of infections and relapse frequency. Therefore, you should have a good rest. But at the same time you can do some gentle exercises to boost energy, improve immunity and speed up blood circulation.
Choose a suitable treatment plan
A suitable treatment plan plays a very important role in stopping kidney failure progression. Such treatment does not help you eliminate symptoms, but also repair the damaged kidneys and improve kidney function. Micro-Chinese Medicine Osmotherapy, Medicated Bath, Mai Kang mixture and decoction is such a systemic treatment plan for kidney patients to restore kidney function.
How to avoid further damage for kidney patients? I think you have got the answer. If you still have any question, please feel free to contact online doctor or leave a message below.
High creatinine level is dangerous to a kidney patientMove the mouse to enlarge the picture
If you also want to reduce your high creatinine level, please look at this patient's report. When he was just hospitalized in our hospital on Dec 11, 2018,
His creatinine:1028umol/L,
urea: 39.7mmol/L
UA : 513umol/L
After a period of our treatment,
his creatinine:331umol/L, urea:16.1mmol/L
UA :325umol/L on Jan 5, 2019.
His condition was getting better and better. You can also get better.
For a CKD patient, you can choose Chinese medicine treatments to control your condition. your creatinine level can be reduced radically, symptoms can be alleviated and more importantly, your renal function will be improved. In this way, you can stay away from end stage kidney disease and avoid dialysis.


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How Cane Sugar is Refined - Boiling
Physical chemistry assists with sugar purification during the crystallisation process because there is a natural tendency for the sugar crystals to form as pure sucrose, rejecting the non-sugars. Thus, when the sugar crystals are grown in the mother liquor they tend to be pure and the mother liquor becomes more impure. Most remaining non-sugar in the product is contained in the coating of mother liquor left on the crystals. The refiner washes this off during the centrifugation.
The mother liquor still contains valuable sugar so the crystallisation is repeated several times. However non-sugars inhibit the crystallisation. This is particularly true of other sugars such as glucose and fructose which are the breakdown products of sucrose. Each subsequent step therefore becomes more difficult until one reaches a point where it is no longer viable to continue. In some refineries this may be after only three steps while others will continue for up to 5 steps.


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"At noon darkness came over the whole land until three in the afternoon. And at three o'clock, Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eloi, Eloi, lema sabachthani?' which is translated, 'My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?' Some of the bystanders who heard it said, 'Look, he ...Read More
"Since the Passover of the Jews was near, Jesus went up to Jerusalem. He found in the temple area those who sold oxen, sheep, and doves, as well as the money changers seated there. He made a whip out of cords and drove them all out of the temple area, ...Read More
"And he said, 'Amen, I say to you, no prophet is accepted in his own native place. Indeed, I tell you, there were many widows in Israel in the days of Elijah when the sky was closed for three and a half years and a severe famine spread over ...Read More
"As Jesus was setting out on a journey, a man ran up, knelt down before him, and asked him, 'Good teacher, what must I do to inherit eternal life?' Jesus answered him, 'Why do you call me good? No one is good but God alone. You know the commandments: You ...Read More
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Snack Review
Taste test: The idea here was to take the formula for a Cadbury Creme Egg but make it into a bar instead of an egg.
This sounded like a good idea to me, as it might allow the great fun of eating a Creme Egg without the messiness. When I opened the wrapper, I saw that the bottom of the bar was flat, and it had a dome-shaped profile, with a series of 8 ribs jutting out as the thickness fluctuated along the way. I bit in to find that the chocolate was thickest at the bottom, with a thinner (but still fairly thick) chocolate shell all around the top. The filling was white along with bottom, with an orangish, sort of jelly-like substance on top. It was sweet and tasty, and it went well with a glass of cold milk. Despite having kept my hands clean while eating it out of the wrapper, the experience just wan't the same as a real Cadbury Creme Egg, and I don't think I enjoyed it nearly as much.
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Smell test: Very nice milk chocolate smell.
From the package: "Milk chocolate with soft fondant centre" ... "Contains: Milk. May contain: Peanuts, Nuts, Wheat, Egg, Soya" ... "Milk chocolate: Milk solids 20% minimum" ... "Contains vegetable fats in addition to cocoa butter"
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Company: Cadbury (United Kingdom)
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The Buffalo Bills at Midseason
by Greg Gabriel, Buffalo Sports Page NFL Expert
If we go back to August, I don't think you will find very many Buffalo Bills fans who felt that their team would be a healthy 5-3 at the midway point. As I wrote earlier in the season, most coaches divide the NFL season into four quarters. The worst a coach wants to be is 2-2 in any given quarter and obviously he strives for his team to be 4-0.
The Bills record of 5-3 translates into a 10-6 season. In most years, 10-6 gets a team into the playoffs. This team was not looked at as a potential playoff team during training camp but with eight games to go, they are a legitimate playoff contender.
Beat Up in NYC
Yes, the Bills got beat up Thursday night by the New York Jets and the question many are asking is the Thursday night version of the Buffalo Bills the "real" Buffalo Bills. I am not sure I have the correct answer but my feeling is that this game was more of an aberration than a true look at what the Bills are.
This is a young team that has just recently been put together by a new front office and coaching staff. Many on the team have not played together previously and they are just beginning to know who they are. Last week's game was on the road, on a short week against a team that is also trying to find their identity. They got beat! Those things happen in the NFL when teams are going through growing pains.
Next Up: New Orleans
While every game is important, the "next" game is always the most important. How this Bills team reacts to the Jets loss, and is able to come back against a good New Orleans Saints team will tell us much about the 2017 version of the Bills. A win over the Saints, shows us that this team is resilient and able to overcome adversity. A loss will show us that the Buffalo Bills just aren't quite ready for to be a contender.
In the first half of the 2017 season, the Bills schedule was far from easy. On paper many of those teams have losing records at this point in the season, but most are tough competitive teams that are still in the playoff hunt.
Schedule Watch
Looking at the future schedule, the Bills will also play a difficult schedule. Next week's opponent, the New Orleans Saints, are one of most improved teams in the NFL and a serious contender for the NFC South title.
Following the Saints, the Bills play at San Diego and at Kansas City. San Diego is improved, but still probably the weakest team in the AFC West. Kansas City, on the other hand, is a playoff tested veteran team. Winning in Kansas City will be a difficult task. A side bar to that game is Chiefs Head Coach Andy Reid is a mentor of Sean McDermott and because of that, this game will be extremely important to McDermott.
Following that two game road trip, the Bills host New England and Indianapolis. The Patriots are the crowned kings of the AFC East and have been for a decade. If the Bills want to get to the top, they have to beat the Pats at least once this season. The Colts are struggling with injuries to key players,including franchise quarterback Andrew Luck. That game should be a win for the Bills.
The last three games are a home game against Miami, a trip to New England, and then they close out the season with a road game at Miami. Miami is struggling and it could very well be two wins for the Bills. Winning at New England will be difficult.
Season Prediction
As I write this, I see the Bills going either 10-6 or 9-7. I feel they will lose at Kansas City and at New England and beat the Pats here in Buffalo. The key though will be what happens next week at home versus New Orleans. Beat the Saints and the Bills are back on a roll. Lose that game the season could turn south. It will be both fun and interesting to see how it turns out.
For more insights from Greg's 30 years as an NFL scout and personnel man, visit his author's section at Buffalo Sports Page.


text: They call us "heroes" but what if we had a chance to be "superheroes"? This is the episode where we imagine we had one superpower to use while on shift, and if we did, what it would be. Covering everything from x-ray vision to mutated extra arms, this is sure to please the superhero fan in all of us!


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Dobó István-Statue
The statue – the work of Strobl Alajos – was inaugurated on 18 August 1907; the inauguration ceremony was linked to the 17th National Song Festival. The series of events was opened by Archbishop Szmrecsányi Lajos; on behalf of the city, the composition of sculptures was accepted by Jankovich Dezső, mayor. The central figure is Dobó István, with sabre drawn, next to him Dobó Katica, throwing a stone, while Mekchey István is standing on his other side. The artist modelled the face of Dobó on the basis of the relief on his sarcophagus, the model of the Eger woman might have been Hajdú Róza (the regular model of Zala György, among others), while Mekchey was depicted after the eminent historian of Eger, Breznay Imre.


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By Amy Reiswig, February 2013
Susan Musgrave's new novel illustrates our potential for endurance.
I started reading Susan Musgrave's new novel Given on the day newspapers announced the elementary school shooting in Newtown, Connecticut. The book's opening epigraph of "We lose our children not once, but over and over again" (Neil Gordon, The Company We Keep) was, on that day, particular indication that I was in for a heart-squeeze of a read.
Centred around a trio of women, one living and two dead, who met in prison after being convicted of killing their children, Musgrave's book would be a punch in the gut no matter what was in the news. But the book's dealing with so much love, loss and grief means it's open, and benefits from being open, to the importation of each reader's own emotional experience—threads we pull through the fiction like guide ropes in a dark forest.
Published by Thistledown Press (November 2012), Given is the sequel to Musgrave's novel Cargo of Orchids (Knopf, 2000) but is easily read on its own. It begins with the car-crash escape of Musgrave's unnamed narrator, a 12-year prisoner on death row in the US, during transfer to another facility. She makes her way to the fictionalized BC island of Kliminawhit (which in Chinook jargon means "the lie") for a kind of homecoming where she reunites with her husband Vernal, the spring-monikered lawyer who drives an old hearse, as well as former prison-mates Rainy and Frenchy, now unshakeable ghosts accompanied by the manifestations of their dead children.
An emotional first-person narrative, it's a story of crazy characters and adventures in which getting around Kliminawhit means going quite literally around the Bend, where the narrator helps care for the pregnant addict sister of love-interest Hooker Moon (a man who feeds ravens with a rooftop roadkill feeder). There are also road trips to Vancouver, ghosts in tow, to clean out her dead mother's empty apartment in a gated community as scary in its soullessness as the urban areas it tries to shut out. Throughout, while not visibly visited by the ghost of her own son, the narrator's experience of the seen dead underlines her emotional haunting by the absence of her child.
"There's nothing you can invent that isn't happening in the world in terms of aberration," the red-spectacled Musgrave tells me over honeyed coffee at Murchie's, "and I know it's a risk to write this." But despite that risk—and the long delay wrangling with Knopf, whose editors insisted she edit out the "yuck factor," before turning to Thistledown—Musgrave felt the need to write the book she wanted. Therefore, she stares dead on, so to speak, at what most of us would prefer to pretend doesn't exist: addiction, rape, murder, the almost infinite variety of man's inhumanity to man and the equally various ways people try to cope—often unsuccessfully. For example, the narrator notes that "Rainy's definition of a good mother was one who left her baby in a dumpster but then had a change of heart." We also learn that "Normal people, when they burn, they burn with a blue flame. When a heroin addict burns…the flames are green."
But while the book is filled with dense, dark matter, including graphic brutal imagery, it is, like life, a bizarre blend of the unexpected, including humour amidst the horror. A multi-award-winning poet, essayist, editor, UBC lecturer, novelist and children's writer (Musgrave's board book Kiss, Tickle, Cuddle, Hug, Orca, October 2012 was named to the Toronto Public Library's 2012 First & Best Booklist), Musgrave is deft at shifting emotional gears and provides moments of light, light that both highlights and counters the gruesome realities of her characters' lives. For example, the dead friends provide a Tim Burton Beetlejuice-esque absurdity: Frenchy's ghost explores the 12-step program AfterLife Anonymous on the Internet and Rainy's slang-talking spirit sweeps moonlight from the walls and styles her hair into shapes, like a helicopter with moving rotors that Edward Scissorhands would love. Small details, too, elicit smiles, like Aged Orange, the narrator's old marmalade cat, and Vernal's moustache experiment which "looked like a caterpillar paralyzed by stage fright halfway across a melon."
No stranger to difficulty and controversy in her writing and her own life, Musgrave tackles tortuous subjects with a combination of strength, honesty, compassion, humour and beauty. "I don't want to preach to people, to say: 'Open your eyes,'" she tells me. "I don't write planting [messages]. I just write what is."
And what is, in terms of human existence, is the good, the bad and the ugly, and grisly scenes share time with tenderness. Of Hooker Moon, the narrator says, "he looked at me with an expression of such stony sadness I half expected a tear to drop from his eye and bounce across the hood of the hearse like a marble dancing on a drum." And of a child who reminds her of her dead son, she observes his "eyes that at first looked warm, but which, like little windows in furnace doors, only gave a glimpse of the heat inside." I couldn't help but think of Musgrave's own hard life experiences when the narrator asks, "Was it possible you had to be hurt to see anything at all?"
"It's hard to remember where things came from—what's personal, what's made up, what comes from things I've read," she admits. "I've never had a baby die. I do have a child who is addicted and on the street, but that's just recent, so maybe it's a fear thing," she muses. Now living most of the time on Haida Gwaii, Musgrave says the brutalities of life have left her without much faith, "but I believe in a kind of spirituality that says you try to do good and do no harm."
Whether in cities or more rural Gulf Islands, in this fiction or in real life, people share the common experience of suffering—and also the potential for endurance. "People should suffer less than they do," Musgrave says solemnly. "But we survive things—it's amazing what we survive."
Having taught college trauma literature courses for several years in Montreal, writer and editor Amy Reiswig applauds those who attempt to represent what cannot otherwise hope to be explained.


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Rutgers suspends freshman Corey Sanders
PISCATAWAY, N.J. (AP) Rutgers star freshman Corey Sanders has been suspended from basketball activities for two weeks for a violation of team rules, coach Eddie Jordan said in a statement released by the school.
Sanders will miss Rutgers' next four games.
Jordan said in a statement Monday: ''Although I am disappointed to announce this suspension, I believe that it will serve as a valuable learning experience for Corey. The team will continue to work hard in his absence and looks forward to his return.''
Rutgers' next game is Tuesday night at Illinois. With big men Deshawn Freeman, Shaq Doorson and Ibrahima Diallo out for the season with injuries, the Scarlet Knights were down to eight scholarship players prior to Sanders' suspension.
Sanders ranks first among freshmen in the Big Ten in points (16.2) and steals (1.6) per game and is second in assists (4.1).


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Finding old film cameras and making them work again is much like fixing up old, quirky cars, only with the important distinction that cameras take up much less space than cars. Once I've got another old camera that was state-of-the-art in 1899 or 1933 or 1974, I'll take it to a big car graveyard and capture some shots with it. Sometimes I get old cameras that weren't state-of-the-art when new, cameras that were sold for cheap to allow families to document picnics and weddings, and that's the kind of hardware I took to the U-Pull-&-Pay just north of downtown Denver last week.
The Starmite II was one of the later iterations of the long-lived Kodak Brownie line of cameras, which originated in 1902 and continued in production into the 1980s. It used 127 roll film (which is wider than 35mm but narrower than 120) and took single-use flashbulbs for indoor photography. The Starmite II first appeared in 1962 and stayed in production until nearly the end of the 1960s (when the easier-to-use 126-film Instamatic took over). Image quality wasn't great, but the Starmite II could get you that treasured family snapshot most of the time.
I picked up a Starmite II at a thrift store for a quarter when I was about eight years old, and I used it to capture the family's '73 Chevy Sportvan Beauville van. This isn't the same Starmite, but it gets the same sort of vintage-looking images. This yard had two International Harvester Scouts in stock, including a super-rare 1976 Scout Terra, so I made sure to get a couple of snaps of those doomed, rusty trucks.