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Precambrian ophiolites of arabia: geologic settings, UPb geochronology, Pb-isotope characteristics, and implications for continental accretion
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Disrupted ophiolites occur in linear belts up to 900 km long between microplates that collided during the late Proterozoic to form the Arabian Shield. UPb zircon ages and Pb-isotope data from these ophiolitic rocks help constrain the history of accretion of the Arabian Shield and thereby contribute to the definition of its microplates and terranes. Terranes of the central and western Arabian Shield are generally thought to represent intraoceanic island arcs that range in age from about 900 to 640 Ma; however, a region of the eastern Arabian Shield contains rocks of Early Proterozoic age and may represent an exotic continental fragment entrained between the arc complexes. Ophiolites of the Yanbu suture (northwestern shield), dated by UPb (zircon) and SmNd (mineral isochron) methods, yield model ages of 740-780 Ma. These are among the oldest well-dated rocks in the northwestern Arabian Shield. Ages from the Jabal al Wask complex overlap with ages of adjacent arc rocks. This overlap in age supports geologic and geochemical evidence that the Wask complex represents a fragment of back-arc oceanic lithosphere formed during arc magmatism. Older ages of about 780 Ma for gabbro from the Jabal Ess ophiolite suggest that the ophiolite is either a fragment of fore-arc oceanic crust or oceanic basement on which an arc was built. Gabbro samples from ophiolites of the Bir Umq suture (west-central Arabian Shield) yield zircons with ages of 820-870 Ma and $ ??1250 Ma. The 820-870 Ma dates overlap with ages of the oldest nearby arc rocks; this favors an intra-arc or near-arc paleotectonic setting. The older zircons suggest that middle or early Proterozoic crustal material, possibly derived from the Mozambique belt of Africa, was present during back- or intra-arc magmatism. Plagiogranite from the Bir Tuluhah ophiolitic complex at the nothern end of the 900 km-long Nabitah mobile belt was dated by the zircon UPb method at ??? 830 Ma. This date is in the range of the oldest dated arc rocks along the northern and central parts of the Nabitah suture, but is ??? 100 Ma older than the oldest arc plutons (tonalites) associated with the southern part of the belt. These age relations suggest that the northern part of the Nabitah belt contains an extension of the Bir Umq suture that was transposed parallel to the Nabitah trend during collision of the arc terranes of the northwest Arabian Shield with the Afif plate to the east. Feldspar lead-isotope data from the ophiolites are of three types: (1) lead from the ophiolitic rocks and arc tonalites of the northwestern Shield and ophiolitic rocks of the Nabitah suture is similar to lead in modern mid-ocean ridge basalt, (2) anomalous radiogenic data from the Thurwah ophiolite are from rocks that contain zircons from pre-late Proterozoic continental crust, and (3) feldspar from the Urd ophiolite shows retarded uranogenic lead growth and is related either to an anomalous and perhaps primitive oceanic mantle source, or in an unknown manner to ancient continental mantle or lower crust of the eastern Arabian Shield. ?? 1988.
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Mocafe encouraged bloggers to create recipes using their product. As I was deciding what to make, I was trying to figure out what to do with this citrus left over from our vacation week, and I found these adorable stirrers that seemed to go along with my plan:
I started with a can of Sweetened Condensed Milk, brought it just to a boil, then reduced the heat to low and stirred it almost constantly for 15 minutes until it got very thick:
In a separate container, I combined 2 cups of milk, 1 cup of heavy cream, and a tablespoon of the Matcha Green Tea Latte powder:
When my sweetened condensed milk was thick, I slowly whisked in the milk/cream/green tea mixture, keeping the very low heat going.
I then took everything off the heat and added a teaspoon of vanilla, a squirt each of fresh lemon and fresh lime juice, and a hint of fresh lemon zest and fresh lime zest. I also squeezed in a few drops of green food color to enhance the final look.
I poured the mixture into my mold (this is actually an ice tray used to make ice that will fit into water bottles):
And then I enjoyed!!
Here's the recipe (without pictures):
1 14 oz can sweetened condensed milk
2 cups milk (I used skim)
1 cup heavy cream
1 tablespoon Matcha Green Tea Latte powder
1 teaspoon vanilla
Splash of fresh lemon juice
Splash of fresh lime juice
Small pinch of fresh lemon zest
Small pinch of fresh lime zest
2-3 drops of green food coloring (if desired)
Ice Pop Mold
Bring sweetened condensed milk to a boil in a medium saucepan (stirring frequently), then reduce heat and stir constantly for 15 minutes until it is very thick.
Whisk together milk, cream, and green tea powder.
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Remove from heat.
Add vanilla, lemon/lime juices, zest, and food coloring (if desired).
Cool mixture completely (about 30 minutes).
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Great to have you along for this exciting post. It's all about making journals! I hope you will join in with me to create your very own journal from start to finish. Let's start the journey together. I would love you to share your experiences and photos once your project is complete.
I will show you how to create the cover, pages and little extras that give you the maximum area to decorate. Then all you need to add is your own creativity to make it your own personal treasure. I will share some ideas along the way.
So what is a journal… The list is endless really, but simply it's your personal place to collect your ideas and observations on any number of things. An art journal is a book kept to store visual and sometimes verbal records of thought and ideas. Whatever you want to fill your journal with, here is a good starting point.
Episode 2: 29th March
Episode 3: 12th April.
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Howard County police will conduct a sobriety checkpoint this weekend at an undisclosed location.
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According to police, the checkpoint will be clearly marked with signs, lights and uniformed officers who willutilize both marked and unmarked vehicles and will be checking for violations including driving under the influence of alcohol, failure to use seat belts and failure to use child safety seats.
In 2012, Howard County police arrested 1,174 individuals for driving under the influence. Thirty percent of Howard County's fatal collisions in 2012 were alcohol-related, police said.


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No doubt two long days, but they have arrived.
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Susan left a message and said they have been hung up by bad weather and tides. They hope to make some progress soon!
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Looks like they haven't made any progress since yesterday. Susan left a message on Sunday saying they are dealing with a lot of ice and fluctuating tides. They hoped it would clear soon, so perhaps windy weather? Summer is certainly dying slipping away up there.
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Susan called last night asking for an ice report. It has been quite cold and there is heavy ice along the shore. They are still pulling or using leads.
I checked the ice report, and it seems that it should be broken up to the south of the small peninsula they are on.
At Clouston Points the ice had completely pushed against the shore making further progress impossible. They waited until the high high tide at 2 am and were able to paddle for about 5 kms along the shoreline before being stopped once again. They decided to return to Clouston Points and begin portaging to Keith Bay, about 20 kms away.


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Therapy can help you create a life worth living
Do you want a life worth living, a life you have always imagined having?
If so, ask yourself these questions and allow yourself to be mindful of what your challenges or barriers may be:
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After reading Michael Pollan's groundbreaking book "The Omnivore's Dilemma," many people asked the food activist what they should eat. He answered everyone at once with his 2008 book "In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto." The book spent six weeks at the top of the New York Times bestseller list, and his answer can be summed up in seven words: "Eat food. Not too much. Mostly plants."
Now, "In Defense of Food" has been turned into a documentary that "debunks the daily media barrage of conflicting claims about nutrition." In the film, Pollan travels around the world visiting supermarket aisles while continuing to answer the question, "What should I eat to be healthy?"
The timing of this documentary film is beneficial. Many of us have spent
the holidays eating a whole lot of food and chances are much of it was
not plant-based. It will be a good reminder to readjust our eating
habits for the new year.
"In Defense of Food" premieres on PBS Dec. 30. Check your local listing for times.


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I'm no stranger to decorating with bold marigold (as I've recently seen it described) or mustard seed yellow.
Remember my gossip bench from last year? You can check it out in my fall entryway here. That was actually my most popular post ever! And my $24.99 gold thrift store chair has been a comfy staple in my living room since I brought it home close to a year ago.
So the other day, when I sat down to look at the new West Elm catalogue, I was thrilled to see pops of this gorgeous gold gracing the pages. Here are some of my favorite marigold home accessories.
1 CB2 2 Target 3 West Elm 4 World Market
5 West Elm
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I think the thing I love most about this color is how versatile it is. It can blend just as easily in traditional décor as it does in modern or vintage and adds a playful element to any room. I'm obviously searching for ways to incorporate more of this fun color into our home, especially with summer coming!
What do you think, is marigold yellow a hit or a miss in your own home?
What do you think, is marigold yellow a hit or a miss in your own home?


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PARIS, TX-- The city of Paris has taken the first step to bring several new hangars to the city's airport.
The council unanimously approved a resolution that allows the city to enter into an agreement with TxDOT, to fund construction of a 10-unit T-hangar at Cox Field Airport.
The total project cost is about $1.2 million, but the city is responsible for only 10% of that cost which will be spread over two budget years.
"The engineering 10% is due this upcoming budget year, and the following construction money due in the following budget year after that," said Director of Engineering Shawn Napier.
Napier says the resolution will now have to be approved by the TxDOT Transportation Board. The airport currently has a waiting list of 23 who want to rent hangar space at the airport.


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According to historian Ramachandra Guha, no venture capitalist would have funded a startup called India in 1947, as it was then avery risky venture.
But here we are in 2016 — a thriving economy and the world's most populous democracy. How did the idea of India, that wouldn't have received venture funding, become the India that we know today?
There are three factors that made this transformation possible and these can also help entrepreneurs who seek to convert ideas into high-growth companies.
The first is to have a vision. The clearly defined vision of the country was that it would pay heed to the "will of the many rather than the needs of the few."
A well-defined and articulated vision which is based on the needs of the consumers (in the case of India as a start-up–its citizens) is the first step towards creating a valuable enterprise. And equally important is the problem that the company will solve. A clear definition of the problem and the target segment is a critical first step for any startup.
Next is the team. The team that was entrusted with the task of building India consisted of people with different skill sets and ideologies.
From Jawaharlal Nehru, the idealist who approached problems from a theoretical starting point to Vallabhbhai Patel, the pragmatic leader who could be iron-fisted as well, BR Ambedkar, the man who didn't agree with Mahatma Gandhi or the Congress but had a brilliant legal mind.
And finally, the execution. In the early days of nation building, our founding fathers identified the three pillars that were critical in building a thriving country.
These were — political revolution that came with independence and democracy; social revolution to build a modern India based on law; individual merit and secular foundation; and economic revolution to convert a primarily agrarian economy into a modern economy.
As with a country, the three elements of vision, team and execution need to come together in a jugalbandi for a startup to be a viable and sustainable enterprise. Our nation has made great strides in the political revolution as imagined by our founding fathers and fewer strides in the social and economic revolution.
As we celebrate India's anniversary of independence, it is the turn of our entrepreneurs to help propel the social and economic revolution as imagined in 1947.
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I'm so unhappy.
Im unhappy. A few weeks ago I was in heaven. Now, I feel depressed. I finally am with a guy who I knew growing up. Were very very close. But yesterday I noticed are relationship is nothing,NOTHING, like it was when we first started dateing. We talked through text and skype. We were so close and lovey. He wanted to kiss me and hold me every little sec. But now that we live together,it's turned into just a freinship kind of relationship. I have to ask and beg for him to hold me, I have to take his hand if I want to hold. Ask for kisses. He's picked the tv,books,ps3 over me.I love him so much. But I don't feel loved.
We live in hotels. F****** run down shady hotels his aunt is paying for while he goes to school. We made so many plans to live together in a nice apartment in Orlando, but he didnt get his money like we thought. He promised me everything is going to be fine,that if he didn't get the money he would do everything possible to get a loan so we can move.Is that bad of me for holding it against him,that he broke his promise to me. That were living in a hotel out of suit cases and a storage bin??
He talks to these girls that he says he is just friends with. But two are his ex. I get so jelouse when he's texting them. When he talks to them on facebook he won't let me see the screen. I've seen him tell one he loves her. God that killed me. He says he won't cheat, but about year ago we sexted while he was with someone else. I can't get that out of my mind, how he said that sexting is'nt cheating. Yes. It is. I'm unhappy. I have no money to just go for a drive like I used to do when I needed time to think. My money has turned into ARE money. But his money,it's still HIS. I just want him to show me love and attention. Like right now, Im siting on the floor at his aunt's he's on the couch talking to someone on facebook and texting. It's been about 30 mins since we got here and he's yet to say anything to me. What do I do?? Please help.
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Keep your money to yourself. What you earn is yours. If you have the option to go back home, then go. Don't look back, just go. You will be much better off and so much happier. This guy you're with is blatantly cheating on you. And if he hasn't yet, he will. You deserve more. Don't believe his promises, he's just not there yet to stand up and be a man and deliver. Time to put yourself first and look out for your own best interests. LEAVE.
Truthfully i think u shud walk away. its clear u love him but if hes more interested in chatting to his exs than u, u shud be hearing alarm bells


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Everywhere I go I see younger children, teenagers, and young adults snapping everything they do. My sister literally stays on Snapchat/IG so much that I do not enjoy her company because that's ALL she does. I see people dying to post on Instagram. I see old people on Facebook 247. My mom can barely get though the door before she is on the computer looking at her newsfeed, for hours. Both of my grandparents are 70 and they both are on Facebook, and they comment on EVERYTHING, it is beyond annoying.My grandma has at least 50 repost a day, seriously. About 3 in half years ago I deleted my Instagram for many many reasons. I ended up deleting my Facebook this year, because it was just too many old people and all long post that were just to annoying to take anymore. The first reason I deleted my social media was because I was always stalking someone, wanting to see what they were up to, simply being nosey and accidently liking their pictures…. embarrassing. (more…)
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A few weeks ago I enjoyed the movie No Good Deed. I was delighted to add this film to my short list of those that don't typecast black bodies. This movie was a suspense, not a "black suspense" but a gut checking suspense. After admiring Taraji Henson and Idris Elba awesome performance I approved No Good Deed distribution to homes of Americans and those overseas. I wondered about that individual that has never encountered a person of color and thought, here is a movie that you can watch. (more…)


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August 24, 2016 – Rasta Prophet Who Sells Human Body Parts To Ritualists In Ojodu Berger Lagos Busted After Police Finds Shallow Graves Of Victims
Lagos Police command has released more information about the activities of a self-acclaimed prophet Emmanuel Adeyemi who operates a healing center at his house in Ojodu Berger area of Lagos.
The suspect who resides at Olamidun Close , Oyinbo Unity Estate has been accused of selling human body parts to ritualists after police found dead bodies of victims buried in shallow graves in his compound.
28 people were rescued from his den on Friday.
When police asked him about the identities of those buried in his backyard, he said they are some of his patients who died in his care after doctors gave up on them at the hospital.
Photo of the 28 people rescued from his den on Friday
Photo of Prophet Emmanuel's wives and children…..
Lagos Police commissioner Fatai Owoseni said the suspect has been arrested.


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On Wednesday, India had deferred a decision on whether to go ahead with the Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan on Friday after the detention of "several individuals" of the dreaded Jaish-e-Mohammad by Islamabad although there was no confirmation of reports that its chief Maulana Masood Azhar was held.
The fate of the India, Pakistan Foreign Secretary-level talks hangs in the balance even as Pakistan has stepped up its probe into the Pathankot terror attacks. Sources said that a decision on the talks will be made only after National Security Advisor Ajit Doval returns from Paris on Thursday.
On Wednesday, India had deferred a decision on whether to go ahead with the Foreign Secretary-level talks with Pakistan on Friday after the detention of "several individuals" of the dreaded Jaish-e-Mohammad by Islamabad although there was no confirmation of reports that its chief Maulana Masood Azhar was held.
Ministry of External Affairs officials said after a two-hour meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj that it was decided to await the return of Doval from Paris before taking any decision on talks.
Earlier, reports from Islamabad said that Azhar, his brother and "several individuals" belonging to his dreaded terror outfit JeM which is suspected to have engineered the Pathankot attack, were detained and their offices sealed after India demanded action, linking it to the fate of Foreign Secretary-level talks.
However, late in the night External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Vikas Swarup said India has received no confirmation of the detention of Azhar.
Mohammad Zubair, a minister in the Nawaz Sharif government in Pakistan, told an Indian TV channel that he cannot confirm the arrest of Azhar while Lt General (Retired) Abdul Qadir Baloch, minister for frontier regions, said that "Azhar was arrested". Azhar's brother Abdul Rehman Rauf has also been detained, Geo TV said.
Swarup had also said that a decision on whether to go ahead with the talks will be taken after the meeting between Modi and Swaraj.
The Pakistani action, which was reviewed at a high-level meeting chaired by Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, came as the fate of the talks hung in balance.
A PMO statement issued in Islamabad after the meeting said it noted with satisfaction that as part of Pakistan's commitment to eliminate terrorism from its soil and the expressed national resolve not to allow the territory to be used for acts of terrorism anywhere.
It said "considerable progress has been made in the investigations being carried out against terrorist elements reportedly linked to the Pathankot incident".
"Based on initial investigations in Pakistan, and the information provided, several individuals belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammad have been apprehended. The offices of the organisation are also being traced and sealed. Further investigations are underway," the statement said.
In the night, the Pakistani government followed up with another announcement of setting up a Joint Investigation Team (JIT) comprising security and military officials to probe whether any Pakistani individual or organisation was involved in the Pathankot attack on January 2.
The JIT was set up following an order of Sharif to ensure a thorough and fair probe by Pakistan.
According to an official of the Prime Minister's Office, the JIT would be led by Additional IG Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Punjab, Rai Tahir.


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Monteverde, in english, translates to "Green Mountain", which is hilarious but also ridiculously accurate because the town is painted with all shades of green. The bus ride from the San Jose bus station to Monteverde was one of those things where no matter how good of a camera you have, no picture you take will fully capture the beauty of what your eyes can see.
It was a charter bus filled to the brim, literally. There were people who stood on the bus and sat on the floor of the bus for a 4 and 1/2 hour bus ride. The road all the way there was twisting and turning through the mountains of Costa Rica. Our emotions would range from petrified of falling off the side of a cliff to breathless and at a loss for words because of the scenery. It was definitely something one has to experience to understand-which I would say rings true of this whole country.
My friends and I went "Adventure Zipling" in Monteverde, which holds the longest zip line in Latin America. The whole afternoon consisted of 6 lines, 2 of which were "Superman" style, meaning we were locked in with two harnesses on our backs, then we just lay, with nothing below us, and holding onto nothing. Yes, this was absolutely terrifying, laying facedown above the treetops over 200 meters off the ground does that to a person, but was absolutely the most incredible thing I have ever and probably will ever do in my life. Flying above the rainforest, traveling for a mile, watching your tiny little shadow glide atop of the trees, makes one realize how small we truly are.
We are so small. And we live in a huge great big beautiful world.
I seriously suggest spending time in a place that makes you realize this.
The world is happening and changing and living and breathing and we're going to miss out on it if we don't realize that it is here for us to experience.
Which brings me to my birthday. Yes! I am 20 years old now! How exciting indeed! Nothing really changes when you turn 20, I soon realized. Other than no longer being a teenager, I feel the same. Which is fine with me, I love who I am and where I am in my life.
But what a way to celebrate no longer being a teenager- being in a different country, doing something incredible, experiencing the first thing I have ever done totally on my own.
On my birthday, I opened some gifts that my parents packed for me in my suitcase (yes, I know they are the best parents in the world). That was hard for me, only because this is the first birthday that I wasn't with my family. However, I believe with my whole heart that I am the luckiest person in the world, being gifted with the most beautiful hearts in the friends I made in Costa Rica. The whole day on my birthday they were constantly making me feel loved, I had "Happy Birthday" sang to me three times, which is more than the amount of times in a single day I think has ever happened. My friends took me out to dinner and said whatever I wanted, they would make it happen. We ended up at a restaurant called "Casita Azul", meaning "Little Blue House".
The food at this place was the best food I have had since being in Costa Rica. The night was filled with great food, so many laughs, and stories shared between all of us. Spending the night of my birthday with my new friends made me realize that the bond between friends is not time-sensitive. The 6 of us were complete strangers on Sunday, May 3rd. Strangers from all over the world, even. But the way that these friends made me feel loved on my birthday, after just meeting me on Sunday, made me feel like the most special person in the world.
I have found the most beautiful souls in Costa Rica and I know that these people will always have a piece of my heart.


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July 2015 Update: A message from Tiffany Rogers of Allergy Cookie: "I regret to inform you that you that due to a number of factors, including recent changes in the terms and dependability of our suppliers, we have decided not to sell Teal Pumpkins for our Walk Team or on our website this year. The good news is that FARE's Teal Pumpkin Project campaign is still alive and well and the food allergy community expects to continue to see a growth in support of it this year! We are excited that Allergy Cookie will be helping to promote the Teal Pumpkin Project campaign and bring more awareness to food allergies, as well as encourage more people to use non-food treats to include ALL children. Even though we won't be selling pumpkins, my family still plans to reach out in our local community and encourage our friends, family, and neighbors to get involved."
Tiffany Rogers founded a company called Allergy Cookie and they are offering specially designed Teal Pumpkins filled with non-food treats to handout on Halloween. They even have a special pumpkin available for FPIES - Food Protein Induced Enterocolitis Syndrome.
Tiffany is the mother of a 3 year old child with severe multiple food allergies. She and her husband also suffer food in tolerances. Her son's birthday just so happens to be Halloween and when he turned 3 she didn't want to think about explaining to him why on his birthday he wouldn't be able to have any of the treats from trick-or-treating. That's when she heard about FARE's 'Teal Pumpkin Project.'
Families participate in the 'Teal Pumpkin Project' by handing out non-food treats on Halloween and identifying their house as allergy-friendly by painting a pumpkin teal.
'It was such a blessing,' Rogers says, 'to have my son receive treats while trick-or-treating on Halloween night he could keep.'
Rogers points out food allergies are not one size fits all and that's where Allergy Cookie's Teal Pumpkin products come in. In June, they have been offering the pumpkins as part of a special fundraiser competition with proceeds benefiting FARE and a variety of different food allergy organizations, including the FPIES Foundation.
The hope is to raise research money and awareness. Rogers asks those without allergies to participate in the 'Teal Pumpkin Project' and think about what it could mean for a child, like her son, on Halloween.
For more information on Allergy Cookie or their Teal Pumpkin Fundraiser, and how you can order your Teal Pumpkin for Halloween, please visit their page http://www.allergycookie.com/tealpumpkinfundraiser/
This post was written by the Executive Board of The FPIES Foundation


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frenchiveruti posted a topic in RequestsHello, I've had some luck with this game that while being offline I could give myself a lot of coins thanks to the cooking levels, I would just edit the earned money in a level from like 250, get paid, 260, and then that 260 addresses edit it to like 9000 and at the end of that level I would get 9000 coins. My problem became real when I tried to edit the rubies of the game, when I found the address being offline, and changed the value, seems like the game prevented any edits of the values by making the rubies amount 0, which is awful because now I don't have any rubies and acquiring them is really difficult. So, did anyone have any luck with the rubies of this game? Thanks. I'm using game guardian 82 on a rooted device.


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Friday, December 28, 2007
Birthday celebration & Christmas Eve
Mike came home from Florida for the holidays. We saw National Treasure: Book of Secrets. It was an entertaining movie, but you could probably wait until its out on DVD. Its always nice catching up with friends!
We had Dan's family over to my house for hors devours and drinks before going out to dinner. Dan had fun opening his presents. I think his favorite was a pen that is an "As seen on tv" that opens into a fishing pole!
Here is Dan with his grandma, Helen, and his mom, Zena.
We went to dinner at the Beach Chalet in San Francisco. It is a building filled with historical information. For dessert we ordered a Sandcastle, Creme brulee, a fruit crumble of some sort and other yummies.
After dinner, Zena drove Dan, Helen, and I through San Francisco to see some of the crazy houses in San Francisco. This one is in the Castro.
My most favorite house I've ever seen (and the reason why I started sharing these photos) is here: Each year they buy something new for their outside decor. They have permits and their stuff actually lays on the house below them as well.
They have music and people outside. Its such a wonderful display of spirit. I can't even begin to imagine how many strands of lights they have to buy each year for that tree! Photo taken by Dan.
My Christmas Eve was more hectic than usual. I worked until 4pm and then I drove to Dan's house to exchange gifts with Zena and our friend Joss. I got a beautiful hand felted purse and lots of scrap embellishments from Zena. Joss gave me a carnivorous creations planter which has 10 varieties of plants like the venus fly trap. He's always giving such cool, off-the-wall gifts.
Then we drove to Dan's cousin's house for dinner and presents. I have to share Krissy's kitchen window because of how beautifully decorated it is!
Krissy & Karoline's beautiful tree and all the presents to the kids. A few were for the parents but the majority went to the 6 little ones.
Before the mayhem...I didn't get many during or after because it wasn't smart to have a camera out in that storm. Thanks to these kids, I had to run out and get a Nintendo DS. I love those things!
From Burlingame, we drove to Danville (60 minute drive) to spend the remainder of the evening at Dan's father's house with his Uncle Dave and Aunt Terry. Dan took this beautiful photo of them at the fire place. I adore the lighting.
Dan's birthday/Christmas/Valentine/St. Patrick/Easter/July 4th present from his Dad and Vicky was a beautiful HP laptop. I got a beautiful heart necklace with earrings, and a gift card to Michaels!
Celebrating his 25th birthday on Christmas Eve.
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Looks like you had a lovely christmas! Blessings hun!
- December 28, 2007 at 3:20 PM
- Misty said...
MJ the craziness has to stop! I told Wesley yesterday that I hadn't talked to you in FOREVER!! I blame both our crazy schedules. Glad to see you had a wonderful Christmas.
- December 28, 2007 at 7:50 PM
- Jessica said...
Looks like your holidays were a blast!!!
So the games I have are the newer brain age, a milton bradley board game (it has connect 4, battleship, trouble, and sorry!), the new super mario brothers, prism: light the way, and the simpsons.
ok, so all of them are addicting. i was iffy on the prism one, but i've been playing that alot. the simpsons one is cute. the super mario bros one is great too b/c it has a section of mini games you can play if you get sick of playing the normal game mode. those are my fave three games right now.
:) it's a great little toy!!
- December 29, 2007 at 4:12 PM
- Heather Turner said...
Wow, Love that house with the stockings. That picture Dan took in front of the fire place was AWESOME. I love the DS too. My hubby bought me one for Christmas. Glad you had a good holiday!
- December 29, 2007 at 5:19 PM
- Unknown said...
I love your beautiful use of the word beautiful in this beutiful post of your beautiful pre-Christmas activities.
- December 30, 2007 at 12:09 AM
- Unknown said...
awwww! Lucky guy! I want a laptop! Love the pics and that house is nuts!!!
- December 30, 2007 at 10:14 AM
- Chez said...
it looks like you had a wonderful holiday! That house is so crazy looking lol. I'm glad to see all smiles coming your way from you know who! :) Talk soon.
- December 30, 2007 at 6:34 PM
- Holly said...
Looks like a wonderful time was had by all! And, those pictures of the house with the Christmas lights...GORGEOUS! I especially love the tree photo...so many pretty lights!
- January 1, 2008 at 12:15 AM


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Hey! I'm back! Again! And I'm using a lot of exclamation marks! Today is day 26, which means that there are 24 days left in this challenge, we hit midway through the challenge yesterday, and I hope to finish this without slipping up…
Okay, today the list asks me if I believe in love at love at first sight- and why. So here is what I think about this.
The idea of 'love at first sight' is just something that is planted in out head after watching all those chick flicks.
I never really thought, that one day, a prince charming is just going to be right there. We'll spot each other from across the room and instantly fall in love. I always thought it was a stupid idea.
Out of all these people in the universe, we just spot each other and fall in love? Tell me how that happens?!
I believe in feeling a connection when people first meet, but 'love at first sight', is just idiotic.
First of all, you have not met this person, and never actually talked to them. All you know is what you heard from people, and that is if you did, and who they look.
Which is just saying: 'I only like you for your looks, I'm not going to even try to get to know you as we are already 'in love'.
There's this whole other part about feeling a connection, spark, etc, but I haven't seen it happen to anyone I know, so…
And to answer your question, if you haven't already sensed, I do not believe in love at first sight.
Read all the previous posts I wrote for the 50-day challenge.
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Keeping his fans on the edge of the seats, Rajinikanth has hinted on his entry to politics, not once but twice. What will he reveal on the last day of 2017?
Superstar Rajinikanth will on Sunday end the suspense over his political plan and announce his decision on joining politics on the 31st of December 2017.
Earlier this week, the actor, while addressing his fans in the Tamil Nadu capital, had announced that he would disclose his political plans on December end.
"I am not new to politics. I'm there since 1996. I got delayed. Entering is equal to victory. I will announce a decision on December 31," he had said.
There have been widespread speculations in Tamil Nadu that the superstar would take a plunge into politics very soon.
Rajinikanth's wife Latha had also said it was her husband's decision and would accept and respect whatever decision he takes.
Fellow actor Kamal Haasan has also hinted he was willing to work with Rajinikanth if the superstar ever decided to enter politics.
Rajinikanth, who is referred as "Thalaivar" or "Ultimate Boss" by his fans, enjoys almost demigod status among his followers.


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in the Florida Criminal Procedure & Corrections , Ms. Peter & Ms. Hill; what part of this law do you not understand.
I know that this is where the remain were found. It is also private property. If Caylee was found in the backyard of my home, do you think that YOU have the right to trespass, and place crosses and othe memorials. It is obvious the Mr. Thomas Hendricks does not want this on his land.
The fact that Thomas Hendricks, might be the only thing some one
in this county/state/contry agrees with the Anthony's on this topic…
no more memorial please.
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810.10 Posted land; removing notices unlawful; penalty.–
(1) It is unlawful for any person to willfully remove, destroy, mutilate, or commit
any act designed to remove, mutilate, or reduce the legibility or effectiveness
of any posted notice placed by the owner, tenant, lessee, or occupant of legally
enclosed or legally posted land pursuant to any law of this state for the purpose
of legally enclosing the same.
(2) Any person violating the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor
of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Posted, NO TRESPASSING signs were posted to stop people from
encroaching on private property.
"If you have no business in the area, please stay away," Capt. Angelo Nieves of the Sheriff's Office said.
The sheriff's office is quoted as saying, "parked along Suburban Drive near these woods
would be towed or ticketed and Deputies also threatened to arrest anyone who goes
past the posted trespassing signs."
I had suggested to some blog readers to collectively purchase this site. I would not be one to do so, but here is the "for sale" sign. …you can't say I didn't help you justice for calyee folks out.
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The Hamilton Central School (HCS) Masquers will perform "Disney's Aladdin Jr." at 7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 13, in the school auditorium. The performance is based on the iconic animated film with an Academy Award-winning score by Alan Menken, Howard Ashman and Tim Rice.
The play tells the story of the street urchin Aladdin (Ben Pollock) vying for the attention of the beautiful princess Jasmine (Rebecca Alston). He uses a genie's magic power to become a prince in order to marry her. Their adventure, filled with magic, mayhem and the power of love, includes an ensemble of townspeople, shop owners, dancing girls and princes, all played by HCS middle school students.
The performance is directed and produced by HCS high school students Paul Schult, Kevin Schult, Franny Lucey-McCabe, Sophie von Muench, and Emma Dudrick.
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Kesley's Portrait Session
I recently had the pleasure of photographing Kesley again. After her session, Kesley was kind enough to share her thoughts on the experience for me to share with you.
As always, A huge thank you goes to Pam Butler of The Beauty Patrol for the stunning makeup!
Kesley's Thoughts on Her Portrait Experience:
I've wanted to do some natural portraits, with a little bit of glam for some time now. I am a natural redhead and adore my freckles. I wanted to feel confident in my own skin and take pride in the beauty aspects that make me, me. I had been feeling down, and not my best for quite some time. My life and my schedule have been go-go-go, and I forgot to do things for me. I needed to see myself from another perspective and learn to love me for me again.
I was scared to death, honestly, that my hair and makeup wouldn't be what I wanted it to be. I wanted to reflect on who I was as a person, while also showing off my natural features. Pam was amazing. She constantly asked how I felt about certain lip colors, and even gave me a pre-shoot lo-down about how to prepare my skin the day before the shoot. She was very professional, and bubbly, which made me feel so much more comfortable on set.
Ben made the feeling in front of the camera like a casual conversation. I wasn't left without direction and was guided with each pose. It was swift! We had some of my favorite music playing in the background, and I felt like I was carefree. It felt like me. Real laughing, real captures. As we were shooting, Ben would let me take a look at some of the shots to see how I was liking the makeup on camera, as well as the general direction of the shoot. This made me feel more confident in my images to come! My face lit up and I was almost in tears after seeing some shots. I'm in tears of joy just writing this. I'd pause at the screen and think.. "is that me, she's beautiful."
There is power in portraits. We preserve the important events and people in our lives, attended ceremonies, birthdays, weddings etc. They are recorded because they matter, so why don't we as individuals? Personal portraits are pieces of us, a feel-good event of their own importance.
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Black LGBT activists and leaders from across the country were in Washington DC for an historic reception and dedication of the Martin Luther King, Jr. National Memorial. National Black Justice Coalition Executive Director Sharon Lettman-Hicks said Black LGBTs must press for equality. "We must be proud enough to claim that we are a part of the civil rights movement. And dare anyone to challenge us on that."
"Gay activists who participated on the historic March on Washington were also recognized at the event. The evening concluded with a push to honor Dr. King's trusted openly gay advisor Bayard Rustin with a postage stamp," notes NoMoreDownLow.
"Everyone remembers Dr. Martin Luther King's 'I Have a Dream' speech from 1963. So few people know that [openly gay] Bayard Rustin was responsible for organizing the march," adds North Carolina-based activist Mandy Carter.
There has been a renewed focus on MLK's strategist as the nation prepared to dedicate the King Memorial. The Washington Post recently published an excellent profile of Rustin that stressed that most civil rights leaders and historians have ignored Rustin's legacy because of his sexuality.
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Attending events as an introvert: Make one meaningful connection
I'm definitely an introvert. I'll often choose to stay snuggled up on the couch with my laptop over attending parties or networking events. But I know (and you probably do too) that making connections and networking is one of the most valuable things you can do for your startup.
A lot of deals happen due to connections. I used to go to a lot of events a few years back and they paid off for my startup, WeddingLovely. My admittance to the Designer Fund and 500 Startups were helped in large part due to networking. I'd be willing to bet I got a YC interview back in the day mostly due to my networking done around that time. A potential acquisition (which was turned down) as well.
As my startup took off, it was easier to justify staying home and work rather than attend events. As a mostly-bootstrapped founder who is the only developer, I'd often rationalize with myself that working was a better use of my time. Really though, it really was my inner introvert that wanted to stay home. Events exhaust me. I'm naturally shy and get anxious at new events, especially ones where I don't know anyone. Gross fact — I sweat when nervous, and I'm usually feeling disgusting after attending an event. (Phone calls too, which is why I avoid phone meetings like the plague.) I have many "reasons" to justify staying home.
I'm reminding myself: Events, networking, connections, meeting people, and being social is one of the best things you can do for your startup. I'm only realizing now what opportunities I might have missed by staying home and avoiding events for the last year or so. Being out of practice, I have even more anxiety with events now that I'm trying to be social again.
I've discovered one thing that's helped me recently. I've made a pact with myself that I'll attend events to make one new meaningful connection at each. I can leave if I'm uncomfortable as long as there was one person I was glad to have met. It also forces me to get out and socialize with new folks if I go with a group of people I already know.
If I've met just one new really neat person, then attending that event was success. I could stay longer and meet more, but just achieving that goal makes going to events and networking a lot easier to swallow.
Of course moderation is key — a little bit of networking is miles ahead of no networking at all, but but a ton of networking is only slightly better than some. And it could hurt your productivity. Just make sure you're doing a little bit.
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Aer Lingus is urging shareholders to vote against a proposal by Ryanair to cut directors' pay at the Irish flag-carrier's upcoming annual general meeting.
Ryanair, a major shareholder in Aer Lingus, is to propose on 5 June that the non-executive chairman's salary be cut to €35,000 from €175,000 in 2007, stating that this cut would take the pay figure "back to the amount earned by the previous non-executive chairman in 2006".
It will also propose that non-executive directors' pay be cut from €45,000 to €17,500.
Future increases in the remuneration of both, the proposal adds, should not exceed the "general level of pay increase" agreed between Aer Lingus and its employees.
Aer Lingus, which has recently posted poor financial figures, says the board voluntarily reduced by 20% their 2009 salaries – paid through directors' fees – to €36,000 for directors and €140,000 for the chairman.
It insists these payments are "reasonable" given the "high level of board activity" and the increase in directors' responsibilities since the airline's initial public offering.
Cessna has mated the wing and fuselage of the third Citation CJ4 production conforming aircraft – the first of the six-seat light jet types to be assembled with production tooling on the new assembly line.
Three aircraft, a prototype and serial numbers 001 and 002, have clocked up more than 800h of flight-testing to date and the $8.4 million aircraft is earmarked for certification later this year and service entry in early 2010.
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"The Citation CJ4 joins the CJ1+, CJ2+ and CJ3 as part of one of the most popular families of business jets in production," says Cessna. The original CitationJet was introduced in 1993 and the family of nearly 1,400 aircraft has amassed more than 2.1 million flight hours.
Russian Helicopters' Mi-38 medium-lift utility helicopter is likely to be delayed for at least two years, due to a switch to locally made TV-7-117 engines from the originally intended Pratt & Whitney Canada PW127.
"The Mi-38 will be ready slightly later than they wished, in approximately two years. I think we will start selling it in 2012," Oboronprom director Andrei Rus said on 14 May.
Russian Helicopters general director Andrei Shibitov, in a television interview with Russia Today, said the company blames political pressure from the USA for the stalling of a deal with P&WC to make the PW127 in Russia under licence.
"Our co-operation with P&WC has been frozen practically since last summer due to political factors," Shibitov said. "As I understand it this was due to pressure from the USA. But both ourselves and P&WC are trying to resolve this. It's held up the programme by around a year."
P&WC has no comment other than "we are in discussions with the client".
The two sides signed a groundbreaking deal last year in which Russia would have produced a PW127 variant under licence in Russia for the 30-seat, 5t-payload Mi-38, which is also capable of carrying external loads of up to 7t. At that time, the plan called for Russian certification of the PW127TS for 2011 and the Mi-38 to enter into service in 2012.
This would have been the first time Western turbine engines had been made under licence in Russia since the Rolls-Royce Nene was built for the Mikoyan MiG-15 in the late 1940s.
The delay is the latest in a string of hold-ups with the Mi-38, many of them associated with its foreign partners. The programme was initially a joint venture with Eurocopter called Euromil, but Eurocopter pulled out in the early stages over concerns about intellectual property right protection.
SkyTeam members Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines believe their new transatlantic joint venture will strengthen their competitive and financial positions, shielding them from the economic downturn.
The long-term cost- and revenue-sharing venture covers 200 daily transatlantic flights to over 400 destinations in Europe and North America, representing 50,000 daily seats or 25% of total transatlantic capacity, with estimated revenues of over $12 billion.
Speaking during a media briefing to mark the signing of the agreement in Paris today, Air France chief Pierre-Henri Gourgeon said the joint venture would be a major strength for SkyTeam against its rival alliances.
"By optimising the use of our pooled resources, this joint venture will help us weather the current economic situation and protect our product offering," he says.
Delta Air Lines chief Richard Anderson adds: "We will operate as a single business where we consensually develop our strategies, and share revenues and costs."
Following the merger of Delta and Northwest Airlines, the partners say the single transatlantic venture was "the next logical business strategy".
It extends to all flights between North America and Europe, Amsterdam and India, as well as between North America and Tahiti. A second tier to the agreement extends it to include services between North America and Africa, the Middle East and several Latin American countries.
Customers will benefit from the partnership through improved flight schedules, competitive fares and harmonised services, say the partners, while corporate clients will gain from a broader offering and more efficient account management.
Governance of the joint venture will be equally shared between the three carriers, but the partnership does not include any equity stake or the creation of a new subsidiary.
It will be led by an executive and management committee. The executive committee will comprise Gourgeon, Anderson and KLM chief Peter Hartman. The management committee will define the venture's strategy, with representatives from marketing, network, sales, alliances, finance and operations.
Operational roll-out of the agreement will be overseen by 10 working groups, responsible for implementing and managing the venture's network, revenue management, brand, product and other aspects.
The venture's network will be structured around six main hubs – Amsterdam, Atlanta, Detroit, Minneapolis, New York JFK and Paris Charles de Gaulle – and four subsidiary hubs: Cincinnati, Lyon, Memphis and Salt Lake City.
Carriers' brands will be combined in advertising and at all North American and European airports, and they will codeshare flights where possible. The deal is an 'evergreen' arrangement that can only be cancelled, with three years' notice, after an initial 10-year term.
The airspeed of a Thomsonfly Boeing 737-300 on approach to Bournemouth airport, UK, dropped to 82kt (151km/h), the aircraft stalled, and the maximum pitch-up during the crew's go-around manoeuvre was 44°, according to an Air Accidents Investigation Branch report. The crew recovered control of the aircraft successfully and landed safely from a second approach.
No crew or passengers were hurt in the 23 September 2007 incident. The AAIB says the main cause was that the crew allowed the airspeed to decay to 20kt below the approach reference speed of 135kt because they did not notice the autothrottle had disconnected for an unknown reason after it had reduced the engine power to idle thrust for the early descent.
The captain eventually noticed the low speed and took control, announcing a go-around just before the stall warning stick-shaker operated. The lowest altitude reached during the recovery manoeuvre was just above 1,500ft (460m).
The result of applying maximum power was that the engines exceeded their full power setting, causing a nose-up pitch moment that exceeded the elevator authority, although the captain had applied full nose-down pitch on the control column. The low approach speed had caused the autopilot to motor the horizontal stabiliser to a high nose-up trim setting, and the AAIB notes that aircraft's quick reference handbook does not alert crews to the fact that trim may need to be applied to aid recovery from the stall or extreme attitudes.
One of the AAIB's recommendations is that crew should be made aware of this need.
A contributory cause of the incident, according to the AAIB, is that the autothrottle disconnect light, which is not associated with an audible alert on 737 classic models such as this one, failed to attract the crew's attention, and the agency recommends that Boeing, the US Federal Aviation Administration and the European Aviation Safety Agency should study whether the alert is sufficiently effective.


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Our History
The Founding of a Jamaican Nation: After a long history of colonial rule, Jamaicans joined together to turn their island into their own nation.
One of the earliest agents of change was Marcus Garvey, honoured today as Jamaica's first National Hero. The political and cultural activist inspired his followers to develop self-confidence and to organise themselves in the fight against racial oppression and economic and social injustice.
The 1938 Upheaval, when workers on sugar plantations and Kingston docks rose up to demand more equitable wages and better working conditions, turned out to have far-reaching results, as two other 20th-century heroes supported the workers in their struggles. The flamboyant and courageous Alexander Bustamante stepped in to become their steadfast spokesperson. Meanwhile his cousin, Norman Washington Manley — a brilliant lawyer— joined him to represent the workers. They would become the architects of independence.
The next big development would be the granting of full internal self-government from Britain, but that would not come until 1959.
A New Era
At midnight on August 5, 1962, in the National Stadium, full independence finally came to Jamaica. Princess Margaret — who represented Queen Elizabeth II at the ceremony — stood witness as the British Union Jack was lowered for the last time and the Jamaican flag was unfurled. The official meaning of the flag's colours is: "Black depicts the strength and creativity of the people; gold, the natural wealth and beauty of sunlight; and green, hope and agricultural resources." The prayerful national anthem, "Eternal Father Bless Our Land," was then performed publicly for the first time.


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February, 1946. World War Two is over, but the recovery from the most intimate of its horrors has only just begun for Annaliese Lange, a German ballerina desperate to escape her past, and Simone Deveraux, the wronged daughter of a French Resistancespy. Now the two women are joining hundreds of other European war brides aboard the renowned RMS Queen Mary to cross the Atlantic and be reunited with their American husbands. Present day. Facing a crossroads in her own life, Brette Caslake visits the famously haunted Queen Mary at the request of an old friend. What she finds will set her on a course to solve a seventy-year-old tragedy that will draw her into the heartaches and triumphs of the courageous war brides--and will ultimately lead her to reconsider what she has to sacrifice to achieve her own deepest longings.
This book was a total surprise. I thought I was getting a typical WWII historical fiction book about war brides and their stories 0f survival during the war. There is one thing the premise does not mention: there is a huge supernatural element. The main character from the present, Brette, can communicate with "Drifters" (i.e. ghosts). Even one of the POVs is that of a ghost. Pretty freaking awesome really. Brett comes from a family of people who can see Drifters. She has never gotten involved and she sees this as more of a curse than a gift. She avoids talking with them and even avoids eye contact if she can help it. But then she gets involved with a Drifter haunting the RMS Queen Mary (a site I really want to visit now that I have read this book) and she feels that solving this mystery will help with her own feelings about her abilities.
The mystery in this book went in a direction that I was really not expecting. Besides the present day Brette, we meet two very different women whose stories collide on the ship. Annalise is German and is running from a secret past. It also isn't easy to be German at the very end of the war because people's feelings are running high. Then there is Simone, the daughter of a French Resistance fighter in search of a fresh start after the trauma she has endured. The story kind of goes back and forth between the Drifter and the present day and the women on the ship and we get glimpses of the women's stories before the war and what led them to the ship. It sounds confusing, but the author did a great job and I never got confused with the characters or the timelines. It's hard to speak much more about the plot because I really don't want to give it away, but I will say that the mystery was so well done and the characters were so well developed. There was such a great blend of historical fiction with the supernatural. There were a few times when I thought I knew the identity of the Drifter or that I knew what happened on the ship, but I ended up being totally wrong. I loved that the ending surprised me. This was a great read and not as emotional as other WWII books, which is a really good thing. The book actually focuses most of the mystery on the events on the ship and those events take place right after the war. This is a great read and I highly recommend it.
Buy/Borrow/Skip: Buy this one.
Wednesday, March 22, 2017
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Sometimes starting a new business just takes a good idea and a little "moxie."
Deb Amorde and Brooke Freiborg, ardent bicyclists, decided a few years ago that the industry needed jerseys designed for women.
"I did a hand-sewn prototype in 2009," recalled Freiborg, 29. "Women riders have unique needs and other sports have made significant strides in women's' apparel.''
This year, Freiborg expects Moxie Cycling to sell about 1,000 of its locally made jerseys in each of 10 styles at $58 apiece through its website, www.moxiecycling.com, and Teamestrogen.com, and at local races and bike shops across 12 states.
Amorde and Freiborg, who has cut back her hours at her day job at Hot Dish Advertising, knew they were on to something when they sold 200 Moxie jerseys in eight hours at the 2011 RAGBRAI, the annual week-long ride across Iowa.
Freiborg and Amorde, 40, who works for TN Marketing in Wayzata, have developed a product that's a hit with women willing to spend a couple of hours or all day in the saddle.
The features include a moisture-transport fabric, ergonomic seams, a U-shaped neckline for style and comfort, removable bra cups and a longer silhouette that prevents upward "jersey creep."
Women appreciate the designs and men compliment the look, Freiborg said about the stylish jerseys that are manufactured locally.
Minnesota Commerce Commissioner Mike Rothman was hanging out last week with TC Bear, the Minnesota Twins mascot, and a bunch of St. Paul kids.
Rothman, kicking off a statewide financial literacy essay contest for school kids, is Gov. Mark Dayton's point man on improving Minnesotan's understanding of the language of consumer finance, how to manage a checkbook, budget, handle credit and how to avoid getting snookered.
The effort is supported by other state agencies, school districts, businesses and consumer groups.
The department is working with business educators, the department of education, financial planners and others on everything from a basic curriculum for school kids to tips for senior citizens and help for military families. Every Minnesotan should understand the hidden dangers of consumer credit cards, as well as the power of budgeting and thrift.
The grade school essay contest was announced at Mississippi Creative Arts Magnet Elementary School in St. Paul. All Minnesota kids in grades three through five are encouraged to participate. The questions?
"What three steps can you take this month to make smart decisions with your money?" I've known lots of guys in $1,500 suits who flunked that one. The winner will receive Twins tickets and other valuables. More information: mn.gov/commerce/consumers/financial-literacy.
Veteran lawyer Cathy Haukedahl will receive the Minnesota State Bar Association's 2012 David Graven Public Service Award, which goes to the lawyer who best exemplifies the high standards of the profession in combination with a commitment to public or community service.
In 2011, Haukedahl took over as executive director of Mid-Minnesota Legal Assistance (MMLA), which provides legal access to the disadvantaged in 20 counties, including Hennepin. She also runs three statewide programs: the Minnesota Disability Law Center, the Legal Services Advocacy Project and the Minnesota State Support Center.
Haukedahl served eight years as MMLA deputy director for the Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis. Before joining Legal Aid, she was solicitor general and a constitutional litigator for the state attorney general and worked in employment and commercial law at Felhaber, Larson, Fenlon & Vogt.
"I was a [legal] volunteer throughout my three careers in private practice, government service and legal assistance," Haukedahl said.
Haukedahl, a 1979 graduate of the University of Minnesota Law School, will be honored at the state bar association meeting on April 26.
Haukedahl also will host MMLA's annual Law Day Dinner for about 900 people on May 8, the key fundraiser for the nonprofit that provides legal services to thousands through government grants, law firm and personal philanthropy. More information: www.mylegalaid.org.
•Minnesota's oldest brewer, August Schell of New Ulm, also maker of Grain Belt, has chosen venerable Padilla Speer Beardsley as its agency of record.
These two have been at the dance so long it's kind of sweet to see them get together. And, if memory serves, every DeLaSalle High graduate, at least back in the old days, after reaching legal age, took his first sip of Golden Grain Belt at Elsie's, in the shadow of the old Grain Belt Brewery on Marshall Avenue NE.
"Schell's was making craft beer before the term was coined, and we consider it a privilege ... to help build market share," said Tom Jollie, a Padilla executive.
•Sue Gardner, executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation, which operates Wikipedia, will explain "Why Wikipedia Matters" at the annual Hendrickson Forum at St. Mary's University of Minneapolis at 3:30 p.m. on Thursday, April 19. The online encyclopedia, written by contributors, is considered the largest collection of collaborative content ever and, with half a billion readers.
The event will be hosted by Fred de Sam Lazaro, director of the Project for Undertold Stories at St. Mary's and a correspondent for PBS NewsHour.
Yvonne Cheung Ho, CEO of Metropolitan Economic Development Association (MEDA), will get the 2012 Hendrickson Medal for Ethical leadership.
The event takes place in the old Zurah Shrine Center event center. More information is at: www.smumn.edu.


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Table of Contents
- Definition of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Epidemiology of Neurotrauma
- Pathophysiology of Neurotrauma
- Traumatic Brain Injuries
- Diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Progression and Special Forms of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Pathology of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Therapy of Traumatic Brain Injury
- Prognosis of Traumatic Brain Injury
Definition of Traumatic Brain Injury
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is an injury to the brain that is due to external factors and neither due to degenerative changes nor due to congenital factors. This results in altered levels of consciousness and disturbed brain functions like cognition, physical and psychosocial functions.
Trauma is a common presentation in the emergency department and can result in skull fractures and parenchymal injuries like a concussion, contusion, and diffuse axonal injuries.
Traumatic vascular injury causes rupture of blood vessel and bleeding. Traumatic vascular injury can be broken down into epidural, subdural, subarachnoid and intraparenchymal injuries.
Concussion is defined as a clinical syndrome of altered mental status secondary to head injury, typically brought about by a change in momentum of the head.
Contusion is defined as a direct parenchymal injury to the brain.
- A Coup contusion injury is a cerebral injury at the point of impact (compact with brain tissue).
- A Contrecoup injury is damage to the brain surface opposite to the point of impact.
Clinically, these differentiations are not hugely important. Whilst it is good to know them, they are not correlated well with patient outcomes like recovery and are not used in discussing traumatic brain injury often.
Diffuse axonal injury (DAI) is an injury to white matter caused by acceleration and deceleration of the head.
Epidemiology of Neurotrauma
Intraparenchymal (intracerebral) hemorrhage causes around 15% of strokes. Subarachnoid hemorrhage has an incidence of 9/100,000 per year. Patients are usually between 35 and 65 years old. TBI has a higher incidence among males as compared to females, occur at a younger age below 45 years, low socioeconomic groups, minority groups, unmarried, people with a history of substance abuse, and people with a past history of neurotrauma are at high risk to receive TBI.
Pathophysiology of Neurotrauma
Epidural hematoma
Trauma can cause rupture of the middle meningeal artery which is a branch of the maxillary artery. This can be caused by a fracture of the temporal bone. The rapid expansion because arterial pressure can lead to transtentorial herniation.
Subdural hematoma
A subdural hematoma is caused by trauma leading to the rupture of bridging veins which go through the dura. As they have low pressure, the hematoma can develop more slowly and presentation is chronic or subacute in many instances.
Intracerebral hemorrhage
Intracerebral or intraparenchymal, hemorrhage causes around 15% of strokes. It is often caused by the rupture of microaneurysms (for instance Charcot-Bouchard aneurysms) or degeneration of deep arteries.
Hemorrhage is usually massive and can be fatal. It is usually associated with hypertensive patients, although patients without hypertension can also have an intracerebral hemorrhage. These patients are typically older than 60 and the bleed often occurs in one of the lobes of the cerebral cortex.
There is a genetic component to these patients, those with particular polymorphisms in the apolipoprotein E gene are at risk of re-bleeds and typically have a worse long-term prognosis.
Traumatic Brain Injuries
Traumatic brain injuries are concussions, contusions, and diffuse axonal injuries. Pathophysiologically, traumatic brain injury and mild traumatic brain injury are complex syndromes and are not well understood.
Classically, the concussion has been separated from contusion (which means physically brain bruising) but its clinical use has come under question. Mechanisms of traumatic brain injury are varied and include diffuse axonal injuries where shearing causes neuronal cell death. Other mechanisms can include raised intracranial pressure from edema, hypoxia and ischemia.
Diagnosis of Traumatic Brain Injury
Mild traumatic brain injury
Concussions, contusions, and diffuse axonal injuries will show a history involving a knock to the head and a period of unconsciousness or being "dazed". They may develop headaches after the injury.
Ask if they have any amnesia post-traumatically (i.e. do they remember the interval after the concussion). If they do not, this indicates a more severe traumatic brain injury and recovery is longer and more complicated.
Epidural hematoma
Patient history will include trauma of the head. There will often be a lucid interval. Make sure you consider epidural hematoma, especially if the patient was initially conscious after the trauma and has subsequently lost consciousness or is losing consciousness.
Remember that epidural hematomas often occur via damage to the middle meningeal artery (MMA) behind the temporal and parietal bones. Patients will typically become worse, with more vomiting, a severe headache, confusion and fits if left to deteriorate. Patients can have contralateral hemiparesis and ipsilateral pupillary dilation. On examination, patients may have a cranial nerve III palsy which will show as the eye being in a "down and out" position.
Subdural hematoma
As mentioned previously, bridging veins tear and bleed in a subdural hematoma. History may be chronic (weeks) or subacute (days) as the bleed is slow due to the low pressure in the venous system.
Consider a subdural hematoma in patients who have a fluctuating level of consciousness (as defined by markers like the Glasgow coma scale), even if the patient cannot remember significant trauma. Patients may suffer from seizures as the size of the hematoma increases.
They can also have focal neurological deficits (so make sure you perform a full neurological examination including cranial nerves); however, this often occurs late on in the presentation, many weeks or months after the original bleed.
High-risk individuals include the elderly, alcoholics and people with a history of blunt trauma. Remember – in the elderly, the patient may not present with a history of trauma and it is important to rule out a subdural hematoma. On CT, there will be a biconcave (often described as lentiform) and dense blood collection.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
This is typically caused by the rupture of a cerebral aneurysm. There will be an acute history, usually with a presentation of "the worst headache of my life". On spinal tap, there will be bloody or yellow CSF. CT is the most effective investigation for diagnosis.
Intraparenchymal (hypertensive) hemorrhage
Patients with hypertensive hemorrhage will show signs of stroke, but it is difficult to differentiate them from infarct strokes. Patients with an intraparenchymal bleed will usually have a very severe headache. If left, they are more likely to succumb to coma. CT is the main diagnostic factor in these cases. If intraventricular, intraparenchymal or subarachnoid blood is seen on CT, then a hemorrhagic stroke can be diagnosed.
The instantaneous onset of transient neurological dysfunction. This can include loss of consciousness, temporary respiratory arrest and loss of reflexes. Patients may present with amnesia.
Progression and Special Forms of Traumatic Brain Injury
Epidural or extradural hematoma
If left, patients will have a decreased Glasgow coma score (GCS – a measure of consciousness) and suffer more headaches, vomiting until fitting and eventually they succumb to a coma. Death occurs if the coma causes respiratory arrest. Late signs to look out for include bradycardia and raised blood pressure.
Subdural hematoma
If left untreated, a subdural hematoma will gradually raise the intracranial pressure (ICP), resulting in herniation (typically tentorial) and coning.
Pathology of Traumatic Brain Injury
The histological section will show white matter axons swelling above their normal size. This is indicative of a diffuse axonal injury.
Therapy of Traumatic Brain Injury
Patients with mild traumatic brain injury recover quickly (they may have headaches, lack of concentration and other cognitive deficits for a few days to a week) but a more severe traumatic brain injury can take months to recover from.
A GCS below 5 at 24 hours post-injury implies a serious injury. 50% of these patients die or go into a permanent coma. Some patients will not recover fully and will be left with cognitive impairment. Others may develop post-traumatic epilepsy or a post-concussional syndrome. This syndrome will cause patients to have dizziness, malaise and other vague symptoms.
Management is supportive and rehabilitative in nature. Intracranial pressure monitoring and assisted ventilation can be useful in severe cases of TBI. Rehabilitation is wide-ranging and dependent on the specific symptoms of the sufferer.
Epidural hematoma
Neurosurgery is needed immediately. The patient will need clot evacuation and ligation of the vessel that is bleeding.
Subdural hematoma
A subdural hematoma is relatively treatable compared to other bleeding disorders of the CNS. Typically, patients are sent for irrigation and evacuation using a burr twist drill and craniotomy to relieve pressure and remove blood.
Intracerebral (intraparenchymal) hemorrhage
Under no circumstance should antiplatelet drugs be prescribed to patients suffering from hemorrhagic stroke. These are obviously contraindicated. In these patients, control their hypertension (if they have hypertension). Neurosurgical clot evacuation is the immediate first step, especially if patients are coning.
Prognosis of Traumatic Brain Injury
The prognosis for traumatic brain injuries like concussions, contusions, and diffuse axonal injuries is highly dependent on the damage they have caused. Good clinical indicators are a lack of post-traumatic amnesia and good Glasgow coma score (GCS) indicating executive functioning is intact.
Patients with contusions (bruising of the brain) and diffuse axonal injuries (shearing and death of neurons) will typically have poorer clinical outcomes. Some patients may never fully recover from a coma if the TBI is severe. Others may die.
Patients that do not enter coma, or wake up from coma post-TBI have poor outcomes. They can recover, but will often complain of post-concussive syndromes and give diffuse and non-specific cognitive symptoms like short attention span and headache. These are clinically difficult to deal with and patients may never return to "normal". Depression is a common complaint amongst these patients.
Epidural hematoma
If the patient is identified and diagnosed quickly, then prognosis is excellent; however, patients that are in a coma and have pupil abnormalities pre-operatively do poorly.
Subdural hematoma
Again – this is a treatable condition and patients that are diagnosed quickly will do well.
Subarachnoid hemorrhage
Mortality in subarachnoid hemorrhage is high in those with any of these signs: neck stiffness, cranial nerve palsies, and drowsiness etc. Patients in a coma that is prolonged, approach 100% mortality. Those that survive one month have a better prognosis, with 90% of them being alive at one year.
Intracerebral hemorrhage
This has a very poor prognosis. It can quickly cause death and is difficult to treat surgically or otherwise. Patients who do survive may have neurological deficits and need significant recovery – not all of which will be possible. Patients with mutations in APOE gene are at risk of having further bleeds.


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