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A standard treatment for prostate cancer that has spread to the bones is with a drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration known as samarium153. It contains material that gives off a tiny amount of energy (radiation) that damages cancer cells. And because radiation drugs such as samarium153 also can increase the immune system's ability to find and kill cancer cells, CINJ researchers want to combine this treatment with a series of vaccination injections aimed at helping the body's natural defenses work better.
At focus are two different experimental vaccines. PROSTVAC-V/TRICOM has a special virus added to it that produces a prostate specific antigen (PSA) protein which helps focus the body's immune response to the PSA in the prostate tumor. Other human genetic material added to this vaccine produces three other proteins that help increase an immune cell's ability to destroy its target. The second vaccine, PROSTVAC-F, contains the same genetic material as PROSTAC-V, but will be given more frequently to boost the body's immune system. Previous studies led by CINJ Director Robert S. DiPaola, M.D., professor of medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, have shown that giving the PROSTVAC-V vaccine followed a short time later by booster injections with PROSTVAC-F is more effective in increasing immune response than receiving one vaccine alone.
Mark Stein, M.D., medical oncologist at CINJ and assistant professor of medicine at UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, is the lead researcher on the new study. "Naturally, the body's immune system is designed to fight off foreign material, but falls short when it comes to recognizing cancer cells. Through this combination of radiation therapy and vaccine injections, we're trying to create a better 'bull's-eye' for the body to target by utilizing more of the body's own natural materials," he said.
Adults with metastatic prostate cancer resulting in bone lesions that are not responding to standard treatment are eligible to take part in the trial, although other criteria must be met. Prior to being accepted into the study, participants would undergo a number of tests including blood work, a bone scan and a physical.
If accepted for participation in the trial, individuals will be divided at random into two groups for treatment. Those receiving samarium153 by itself will receive the drug by vein. Those selected for the combination therapy will receive samarium153 as well as one injection of PROSTAC-V/TRICOM in the thigh and then monthly injections of PROSTAC-F/TRICOM under the skin during the course of the study. After four months on study, participants will be evaluated for how the cancer is responding to treatment and continue to be treated with the assigned treatment regimen if the disease is responding favorably and they are not having severe side effects.
Following completion of treatment, participants will be monitored for 15 years. They will be required to undergo an annual exam for five years and answer questions about their health. For the remaining 10 years, participants will be asked to answer health questions once a year by phone.
For more information on how to take part, individuals should call CINJ's Office of Human Research Services at (732) 235-8675 or e-mail [email protected]
The trial is sponsored by the National Cancer Institute through the Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program.
Clinical trials, often called cancer research studies, test new treatments and new ways of using existing treatments for cancer. At CINJ, researchers use these studies to answer questions about how a treatment affects the human body and to make sure it is safe and effective. There are several types of clinical trials that are currently underway at CINJ, including those that diagnose, treat, prevent, and manage symptoms of cancer. Many treatments used today, whether it is drugs or vaccines; ways to do surgery or give radiation therapy; or combinations of treatments, are the results of past clinical trials.
As New Jersey's only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, CINJ offers patients access to treatment options not available at other institutions within the state. CINJ currently has more than 1,000 patients enrolled in clinical trials, including approximately 15 percent of all new adult cancer patients and approximately 70 percent of all pediatric cancer patients. Enrollment in these studies nationwide is fewer than five percent of all adult cancer patients.
About The Cancer Institute of New Jersey
The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (www.cinj.org) is the state's first and only National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center dedicated to improving the detection, treatment and care of patients with cancer, and serving as an education resource for cancer prevention. CINJ's physician-scientists engage in translational research, transforming their laboratory discoveries into clinical practice, quite literally bringing research to life. To make a tax-deductible gift to support CINJ, call (732) 235-8614 or visit www.cinjfoundation.org. CINJ is a Center of Excellence of UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School.
The CINJ Network is comprised of hospitals throughout the state and provides a mechanism to rapidly disseminate important discoveries into the community. Flagship Hospital: Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital. Major Clinical Research Affiliate Hospitals: Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Morristown Memorial Hospital, Carol G. Simon Cancer Center at Overlook Hospital, Cooper University Hospital and Jersey Shore University Medical Center. Affiliate Hospitals: Bayshore Community Hospital, CentraState Healthcare System, JFK Medical Center, Mountainside Hospital, Raritan Bay Medical Center, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital at Hamilton (CINJ at Hamilton), Saint Peter's University Hospital, Somerset Medical Center, Southern Ocean County Hospital, The University Hospital/UMDNJ-New Jersey Medical School*, and University Medical Center at Princeton.
*Academic Affiliate
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) is the nation's largest free-standing public health sciences university with more than 6,000 students attending the state's three medical schools, its only dental school, a graduate school of biomedical sciences, a school of health related professions, a school of nursing and its only school of public health on five campuses. Annually, there are more than two million patient visits at UMDNJ facilities and faculty practices at campuses in Newark, New Brunswick/Piscataway, Scotch Plains, Camden and Stratford. UMDNJ operates University Hospital, a Level I Trauma Center in Newark, and University Behavioral HealthCare, which provides a continuum of healthcare services with multiple locations throughout the state.


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Our sense of smell can help us to recognize edible (or inedible) food, enjoy blooming flowers, and even recognize danger (gas leaks, fire, mold, etc.). Unfortunately, our noses are also susceptible to airborne odors of a foul nature.
When the trash is full of food waste, your dog relieves himself on the carpet, your shoes have gotten old and stinky, or the neighboring apartment houses a smoker, you're going to know, and chances are you won't be too happy about the unwanted assault on your sniffer. If you work in an auto shop, a kitchen, or other commercial or industrial facilities, you might also have to deal with olfactory affronts.
While there are plenty of products meant to mask unpleasant odors, you don't necessarily want to mix the smell of food waste with flowers or smoke with fresh pine. The only real way to eliminate offending smells is to neutralize them.
Along these lines, there are several steps you might take, whether you're trying to eliminate odors in your home, your office, or a commercial or industrial operation like a food processing plant or a sewage water treatment facility. Here are a few strategies you could try when it comes to neutralizing airborne odors.
Eliminate the Source of the Odor
Before you bother trying to neutralize an offensive odor, it's best to eliminate whatever is causing it. In the home this is usually simple enough. All you have to do is take out the trash, clean up pet waste, or smoke outdoors.
If you're working in food production or wastewater treatment, for example, it's not quite so simple. In such instances, the source of the odor has to do with your livelihood and cannot necessarily be eliminated.
Clean and Deodorize
Even if the source of the odor cannot be eliminated, efforts can still be made to control it. Frequent cleaning and deodorizing can help to reduce odor-causing agents and thus minimize the odor. From there you can begin to try different options for neutralizing remaining odor.
Proper ventilation is needed to control air quality in any enclosed structure, including private homes and commercial and industrial buildings. This is part of a larger HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) system that cycles air throughout a structure, providing both temperature control and fresh, breathable air.
HVAC systems work on a cycle that introduces new air while pulling out the old. However, the cyclical nature of the system means that some of the air that gets pulled out cycles back in, perpetuating airborne odors in living and working spaces.
The good news is that these systems generally feature one or more filters, and you can find products designed to grab and lock all manner of particulates, including those that cause foul odors. HEPA filters are a great option as they are designed to pull the finest particulates from the air, including many pollutants and even some bacteria.
Activated carbon filters are another option, and they are ideal for chemical (and other) odors because they are designed to absorb airborne pollutants. Finding the right filters for your home or business may be a matter of trial and error or it may be evident by the type of odors you're dealing with.
Likely a private home won't need the same level of air filtration as a business that relies on a water treatment system, for example. However, your HVAC professional can probably help you to find the best solution.
Ozone Machine
Certain airborne odors may linger despite your best efforts to control them. Smoke (from either smoking or fire damage, for example) is one such offender. The use of ozone (O3) treatments is an option to explore.
This treatment involves the use of specialized equipment that circulates ozone throughout affected areas, oxidizing fumes that are clinging to surfaces and circulating through the ventilation system. Whether previous homeowners were smokers, your commercial kitchen suffered a grease fire, or you own a bar or restaurant that allows smoking, ozone could neutralize lingering odors.
Industrial Solutions
Whether you work in a chemical warehouse, a food processing facility, or industrial water treatment, you may require more than the average home or business when it comes to neutralizing odors. This is where fogging and misting systems come into play.
Specialized mixtures of odor-neutralizing agents can be sprayed throughout facilities in order to attack and eliminate strong and lingering odors associated with operations. This can not only make the air safer to breathe, but also a lot more pleasant.

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Falling from a height (SIGNED)
Photographs by Martijn Berk
Text by Oscar van den Boogaard, Christoph Tannert
Design by Sybren Kuiper
Self published, 2013
Edition of 500 copies
114 pp., b/w illustrated throughout
250 x 340 mm
Item #0823
Falling from a height tells the story of my obsession for a 20-year-old boy. At first sight, the project might seem to be just a personal document, but at a second glance the project also raises questions that could be applicable to everyone: How far do you go in the quest for intimacy, how do you deal with the primal forces that are awakened? And just how does the power play work between two people?
The book is designed by Sybren Kuiper and it contains more than 4000 photos: all photos that were shot during the obsession are included in the book as contact sheet. This makes it a book where you will discover new things in every time you read it. Apart from the contact sheets, the book contains 50 large photos and one photo as a spread. The text fragments that were selected by Oscar van den Boogaard from his own books, give the story an extra dimension. Christoph Tannert wrote an essay on the theme.
Read more:
Conscientious Photo Magazine (review), Josef Chladek on photobooks and books (review), The Photographic Image (review), I Love That Photo (interview)


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By Marcie Geffner • Bankrate.com
Mike Ryan liked what a reverse mortgage could give him: the ability to take equity out of the house, tax-free and with no monthly payments. But he was skeptical, too. He thought about it for two years.
Then, Beth Paterson, executive vice president at Reverse Mortgages SIDAC, a division of Greenleaf Financial, in St. Paul, Minnesota, told Ryan he could sell his current home and use a reverse mortgage to buy a new home.
With that in mind, he was sold
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Just a little shout out for the 2015 Hay House World Summit. 20 days to listen, watch and revel in good stuff. They have made it very easy this year to listen, and it's FREE! No need to feel pressured on those busy days, listen at your leisure. You can go back and listen to … [Read more...]
Dr. Christiane Northrup and Jessica Ortner – EFT – Beliefs about aging
Watch this short video if any part of you worries about aging, about fulfilling your purpose, about living a vibrant life. These two women are truly amazing! Just another shout out about the 2015 Tapping World Summit. A free event with some vital information. Check … [Read more...]
Jessica Ortner Stress Relief Audios – Free Download
These are GREAT little audios to listen to if you want to learn more and experience EFT. (Emotional Freedom Technique) I love Jessica Ortner. Jessica Ortner is offering you these audios for FREE. This set usually cost $19.95. You can listen to, download and save these … [Read more...]
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Here is the opportunity to get this AMAZING video for only a $1. Click on this link to find out why they are selling it so cheap for the next few days. www.thetappingsolution.com/how-it-works-for-only-1 Watch the trailer and if you are at all interested, I would … [Read more...]


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The Four Cash Mobs of Christmas: A Recap
Well, we did it. I and a group of my friends descended on four locally owned, independently operated stores with our gift-buying money this season, contributing to our local economy and avoiding, in large part, the mass merchandise that we might otherwise be tempted to give our loved ones. I wrote about the idea for the Christmas cash mob here. A couple of notes: * Originally, I had hoped for twelve cash mobs. My friends talked me down to four, which in retrospect was super smart. * "Mob" is a generous term to describe us. On our best day we had six people, which will impress the staff of a small shop but for a larger retail space just looks like Tuesday. Only three of us made it to our last store, Jeans & a Cute Top, which I think we anticipated but which was a little anticlimactic. * Technically, we didn't shop local. We cherry picked a local suburban downtown area that had enough shops to keep us motivated throughout the adventure. That locality was Downers Grove, the previous home base of our employer, InterVarsity Press, and the community my wife grew up in--so, not completely cut off from our sense of place, but a bit of a stretch, I freely admit. * We might have ventured beyond Downers Grove into Westmont (current location of InterVarsity Press) or Clarendon Hills (our neighbor to the east), but Downers Grove had these punch cards that enticed us to keep coming back. We actually won a gift bag from our first location, Gabby's Gifts, and we may still win $100 from the Downers Grove Chamber of Commerce. * I didn't do all my Christmas shopping during these cash mobs. I just couldn't find everything I was looking for. Maybe next year. All that being said, I certainly enjoyed myself and hope to make the Christmas cash mob an annual tradition. At the very least, it's a way to make Christmas shopping a communal event, rather than a solitary experience, which means you get less lost in it. If you had a similar experience this season, I'd love to hear about it in the comments below. Otherwise, I'll leave you with my favorite flash mob video, by Improv Everywhere, and simply wish you a merry Christmas.


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Spaceship Progenitor Carrier Low-poly 3D model
Attention: THIS MODEL IS NOT INTENDED FOR 3D PRINTING. The meshes are NOT WATERTIGHT. The meshes are optimized for 3d game engines, the inside faces are deleted to save on tris count.
This pack contains a Progenitor Carrier with weapons and equipment. It can be used in space RTS games or as an end boss in a sidescroller game. It can also be used in a top-down shoot'em up.
The model is unskinned, unrigged and has no animations. Almost all 3D applications/game engines have their own built-in toolset for keyframe animations. Use this to create e.g. firing animations, etc.
- carrier
- modular weapons
- 1 torpedo + 2 missile included
- torpedo and missile launchers
- 6 different texture sets
- PBR textures for specular and metalness workflow
- texture sizes are 4096 and 2048
- tris count ca. 21000
- final tris count depends on how many weapons are used for the ship
The textures can be used in a PBR environment (specular and metalness workflow) as well as a non PBR environment.
- Albedo map, PNG format
- AlbedoAO map, PNG format – this albedo map has the ambient occlusion backed into it
- Ambient Occlusion (AO) map, PNG format
- Illumination map, Targa format 32 bit with alpha channel
- Normal map, PNG format
- Specular map, PNG format
- Gloss map, PNG format
- Metalness map, PNG format
Depending on your game engine/3D application you may need to rescale the models.


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For Immediate Release - March 12, 2007
Jimdo gives Pages to the People. Create your own website for free!
- Easiest way to create your own website
- Lots of design possibilities, lots of content-features
- 500 MB of storage space included in the JimdoFree-Page
Hamburg, March 12, 2007 - Today we'd like to announce the official international launch of our new, browser-based, and easy to use service "Jimdo – Pages to the Peoples." Jimdo allows people to create their own Jimdo-Page (website) for free!
Jimdo is extremely easy to use; within seconds users can integrate texts, photo galleries, videos (also from YouTube), change the design, and add as many pages as they want. Jimdo is probably the easiest webservice to create an own website: the user always sees the page as the visitor does. He just has to click on i.e. the text, change it, save it – done!
There are two product versions of Jimdo: The JimdoFree-Page includes 500 MB (enough for approximately 12,500 photos) of storage space and is published at www.username.jimdo.com. The JimdoPro-Page includes 5 GB of storage space and is published at an own domain.
Both versions additionally have a password-protected area, a newslettersystem, a guestbook, interfaces to YouTube, flickr, del.icio.us – and the data transfer is of course also included!
For further information and your own JimdoFree-Page please visit www.jimdo.com.
About Jimdo
Jimdo was launched in Germany on February 19. The German press tested Jimdo better than Google's Page Creator (http://golem.de/0702/50646.html), there were already several thousand users within the first days, user feedback was unbelievable and a cooperation with one major soccer-club was successfully started (official designs were integrated, fans can create their own free fan-page).
Jimdo was founded by Christian Springub (24), Fridtjof Detzner (23) and Matthias Henze (29) and is located in Hamburg, Germany.
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That first love – that first spark of lust – affects us so profoundly that we remember the ecstasy and the agony until our dying days. Abdellatif Kechiche's Palme d'Or winner Blue Is The Warmest Colour (La Vie d'Adele – Chapitres 1&2) is a French lesbian coming-of-age feature based on the 2010 graphic novel Blue Angel by Julie Maroh. It's a film that illustrates the immense power of those first throes of desire and infatuation, submerging us into their emotional depths for a hefty three hours. It will not struggle to find its place amongst the strongest and most influential films of contemporary queer cinema (the other that springs to mind is British director Andrew Haigh's Weekend, a sensitive and near perfect portrayal of two young men falling quickly and deeply in love, you really must see it if you haven't yet.)
The main focus is teenager Adéle (Adéle Exarchopoulos), a popular and intelligent girl with a fascination for literature and watching American movies, sans subtitles. It's obvious she isn't as boy-obsessed as her fellow comrades, oblivious to good looking male suitors who clearly admire her until it is explicitly pointed out. Pressurized by the relentless encouragement of her peers she starts a sexual relationship with handsome and lovesick Thomas (Jérémie Laheurte), but is tortured by her fantasies of blue-haired girl she spotted in the street. She feels there is something seriously wrong with her, and Kechiche does well at exploring the shame and guilt we place on ourselves for experiencing lust that doesn't fit into society's structured categorical norms. Adéle isn't gay necessarily, but her budding bisexuality leaves her feeling isolated and abnormal. It's admirable the way Blue Is The Warmest Colour frankly reflects the fluid nature of desire.
After a chance encounter in a gay bar with her blue haired crush Emma, (Léa Seydoux) a relationship blossoms. The scenes of their new and exciting passion and hunger for each other are sexually explicit, sure, but they are also tender. This is where the length of the film can really come into its own as it can charts not just the birth of romance but follows it through until the couple experience the daily drudgery of domesticity, doubts and wandering eyes. Kechiche studies the affects of a relationship after a number of indiscernible years; Emma is a successful painter, Adéle is a nursery school teacher, and they live together. Their romance isn't perfect. Adéle is more comfortable preparing food than discussing the works of Jean-Paul Sarte with Emma's cultivated intellectual circle, people who alienate and bore her. Kechiche playfully mocks the dialogue of French cinema when he has Adéle say "they talk about so much stuff". The tensions that develop between the couple – their changing priorities and growing dissatisfaction – are honest of the flaws and contradictions in real adult relationships.
The performances are wonderful, particularly Adéle Exarchopoulos, who plays Adéle with a real rawness. Adéle is a character with a heightened emotional sensibility, easily affected, and spends much of the film with tears and mucus running down her face. Kechiche isn't afraid to turn the drama up to the maximum level, but it's always absorbing rather than sinking into ridiculous melodrama. Blue Is The Warmest Colour is a beautifully conducted, carefully considered exploration of the elation and torture of youthful infatuation.
This review comes from a screening at the 57th BFI London Film Festival 2013 (LFF 2013).


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Nov 27, 2018
Host Galaxy chats with Beautiful Actress, Producer, Hollywood shaker and all Around Cool Gal Elysia Rotaru, Live on Comic Con Radio. They discuss her amazing roll on the CW's Arrow, life in Hollywood and Canada, Inspirations, and so much more!
Nov 16, 2018
Comic Con Radio host Galaxy chats with Z Nation's Zombie Killing Fierce Yet Lovely Bad Ass "RED" aka Natalie Jongjaroenlarp about her life, love of acting and being Red on the SYFY hit series. She opens up about her inspiration on and off set.
Z Nation airs Fridays on the SYFY channel.
Nov 14, 2018
Comic Con Radio welcomes Patrick Gilmore. Star of the Hit
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Sci-Fi, Stan Lee and much more. Travelers is back for a 3rd Season this December on Netflix.
Patrick additionally recurs as Shaun in the critically acclaimed hit comedy "You, Me,...
Nov 10, 2018
Host Galaxy dives into the world of Jennifer Cheon aka Ivory of the hit Television series Van Helsing. This cool chat style interview gives a glimpse of what it takes to be Jennifer in real life and Ivory the 300 years old Bad Assss Vampire.
Jennifer Cheon was born in Vancouver Canada and is of Mexican/ Korean heritage....
Nov 1, 2018
Comic Con Radio host Galaxy opens the season for Midnight Texas with an amazing 2 episode review and recap show. Manfred discovers the strange dreams he's having are disturbingly real just as Midnight's newfound peace is disrupted by the arrival of energy healer Kai, his wife, Patience, and an influx of followers to...


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A J Gammond Ltd is the first contractor to run Rock Hawg machines in the UK and Ireland. This method of Rock Excavation is proving a success in many different parts of the world and we are sure it can do the same here.
The primary uses for these machines are as follows:
Construction sites:
Where rock is present the site can be levelled with excavated material available to be used elsewhere on site without being put through a crusher. This eliminates the need to import new material at an additional cost.
The Rock Hawg method of excavation produces little to no vibration giving it huge advantages if buildings or existing utilities are nearby.
Road Construction:
Road grading and formation is possible in rock conditions. Type 1 material is produced directly in one pass with minimal disturbance to the surrounding rock structure.
This is the new alternative to drilling and blasting. Rock can be excavated quickly and efficiently and in areas where blasting may be prohibited. Also, haul roads can be planed without fracturing the structure of the rock below.
If you are interested in this concept of rock excavation or would like more information then please contact Bruce Gammond:
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Jennie Josephson and Roger Chang host the Producer's Choice edition of Daily Tech News Show with regular Friday team Darren Kitchen and Len Peralta. Self-driving cars! Rampaging Cows! Spin Doctors! It's gonna be a Friday, all right.
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Today's guests: Darren Kitchen, Jennie Josephson, Len Peralta and Roger Chang
TechCrunch reports that Google announced that it will begin testing autonomous vehicles on public roads in Mountain View this summer. The self-piloted vehicles will be limited to a maximum speed of 25 miles/hour, and each will include a safety driver, who can take over at any point. Google said its fleet has logged nearly a million miles of cumulative driving within its test facilities which Google says is equal to 75 years of human driving experience. Much more on this to come in the discussion section, but right now everyone gets one word: Roger? Darren?


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I've knitted a hat for my friend and yoga teacher. It's a lovely soft hat in a vintage heathery Aran. I hope she likes it. I certainly do which is a relief after the run on 'Bad idea knits' I've ended up with of late…
Today is about writing up the pattern so I can knit it again. I didn't keep any notes while knitting except the bare minimum eg number of stitches cast on, when the pattern repeat started etc so it's best I write it up quickly so I don't forget.
I've got to be honest, it's a flaming ball ache… it involves counting – lots. Have I mentioned before that I hate counting. I lose track all the time and so have created all sorts of weird and wonderful methods of annotating the work prior to writing it up in more traditional knitting terms.
Then in the middle of it all, just when I wanted to print off what I'd got so far (I'm not very good at reading from a screen) the internet went down and the printer is one of these wireless affairs. I get so cross which is I know is counterproductive and anyway it's not like it's a surprise; technology breaks down all the time. Why do I expect it to be faultless?!?!
Anyway I've done it now. Time to do some knitting and relax I think!!!


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Men's Conditions
|Your Doctor and your Drugstore do not know how to STOP or treat 'men's conditions' like jock itch, scrotal or anal rash and itch.
They can only recommend to you anti-fungal drugs.
Emma Williams
That is like recommending a mop and bucket to somebody whose water pipes have burst and their house is flooding. It just does not sort out the cause of the problem.
I know how to sort out the cause of the problem and very soon, so will you.
But before you discover the answer for yourself, what do we mean by 'men's conditions'?
What we mean is the vast array of conditions that affect the male penis, scrotum and anus.
These are usually
jock itch,
red rash on penis,
red rash on scrotum,
red rash on anus,
red rash between legs,
dry skin or flaky skin on penis,
dry skin or flaky skin on scrotum,
dry skin or flaky skin on anus,
white deposits on penis,
white deposits on anus,
itchy penis,
itchy scrotum,
itchy backside….
The list goes on.
All these conditions are caused by a yeast or fungus that is breeding on and in your body.
PLEASE UNDERSTAND THIS (sorry for shouting, but this is important)
It is breeding there because you have a weakness of your immune system.
It can be killed very quickly, but you must not use anti-fungal drugs as these will weaken your immune system even further.
These drugs will cause your fungal infection to last for months or even years.
All of these conditions can be treated very quickly, usually in just a few days. The trick in treating these conditions is to do it so that the condition does not come back.
This is simple and straight forward; just follow the simple instructions that come with the remedy- your fungus problem will go away very quickly – and it will not come back.
Simply click on a link on the right hand side that best describes your condition and find out more how to get rid of your problem quickly and easily.


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Professional Mud Drill Rig
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – This past winter break, the Harvard men's golf team embarked on the experience of a lifetime, playing on some of the world's best golf courses and immersing themselves in the culture of Australia and New Zealand for 12 days.
Upon their return, the players reflected on their experiences and how fortunate they were to be able to take a trip like this as members of the Harvard golf team. Below, find entries recounting each day the team was abroad.
Opening Thoughts – Greg Royston '18
From South Africa on Christmas night it dawned on me that the time for our highly anticipated 'international trip' had arrived. Similarly, each of the players and coaches of Harvard Men's Golf were preparing to travel from their homes in the US and Belgium to Melbourne the following day with visions of what was to come.
This was to be our team's version of the trip that I learned about on my first visit to Harvard in 2014. The team members at the time were reveling in months-old memories from their excursion. Between then and now, four years of stories have created sky-high expectations for those of us fortunate to be traveling this time round.
The list of courses on the agenda for the trip can only be described as an 'embarrassment of riches'. We are forever indebted to our hosts mentioned herein who made this all possible. Of special note is Pierre Bechmann. When Aurian Capart '19 mentioned our trip to Pierre, he contacted Richard Allen and Sandy Dawson, both of whom, with seeming ease and tremendous grace, made it all happen. We are forever indebted to Pierre, Richard and Sandy. Thanks to them and their well-earned reputation in golf circles, following is a listing of the courses we played that are ranked in the "Top 100 in the World" by Golf Digest:
|Course Name
|Royal Melbourne - East
|Dec. 29
|Royal Melbourne - West
|Dec. 29
|Kingston Heath
|Dec. 31
|New South Wales
|Jan. 1
|Kauri Cliffs
|Jan. 5
|Tara Iti
|Jan. 6-7
|#29 (Golf)
Looking back on our adventure, it strikes me that the experience surpassed even my wildest imagination cultivated by the long-lived anecdotes of past trips. The courses were amazing on their own and made so much more memorable by the people we met who gave of themselves on our behalf. The warmth, hospitality and camaraderie in golf we experienced via our hosts made the two weeks truly remarkable.
The following recap cannot fully capture the memories made, nor the extraordinary hospitality we received at every course we visited. Nonetheless, my teammates and I hope it can give a sense of some of those moments, and allow us to express some of the gratitude we feel towards those who made it possible – especially the Friends of Harvard Golf whose financial support creates the opportunity for such a trip, and the club members who hosted us. To each of you: thank you for helping make this one of the best experiences of our lives.
December 28, 2017 – Greg Royston '18
Melbourne, Australia
If any city wished to proclaim itself 'Sports Capital of the World,' it would first need to prove worthier than Melbourne. It is home to some of the world's premiere sporting events and venues, including Formula 1, cricket, golf and Aussie Rules Football. Some of you may be watching the Australian Open tennis matches which are taking place now in Melbourne. During our time in Melbourne, we learned of the breadth and depth of world-class golf courses within an easy drive of the city. Yet, none of us expected our first encounter to be a sport we had never heard of. While the Americans had much to learn about cricket, the decidedly less well-known sport we viewed upon arrival was 'real tennis,' the world's oldest racket sport.
The plan for the day was to view the Boxing Day Ashes cricket match that afternoon at the Melbourne Cricket Grounds (the "MCG"). We had arranged to meet our hosts– Richard Allen and Craig Williams – at the Royal Melbourne Tennis Club which is convenient to the MCG. At the tennis club, our hosts introduced us to 'real tennis', which, as we learned, originated in France when it was a monarchy. Sometimes called "court tennis" or "royal tennis", the game is limited to play on the approximately 40 courts located in Australia, the UK, France and the United States. The sport is played on an indoor court with rules similar to 'lawn' tennis, though more complex, and a configuration that is likely to confound the untrained eye! Seemingly every part of the room is in play. The window on the far end is a target to win a point. The opening between the 4th and 5th column is also a way to score. Etc. The team members were lucky to witness a young, up-and-coming player training with one of the world's best players. We also learned that one of the few real tennis courts in the world is in Boston.
Following the pleasantly surprising introduction to real tennis, the players, coaches and their hosts walked the short distance to the MCG to experience cricket – a sport that might be as confusing to most Americans as real tennis was to our group. Fortunately, Greg and Rij were able to share their knowledge of cricket with team members during travel.
Like taking someone who knows nothing about baseball to see a World Series game, the novices in our group gained their introduction to cricket via one of the most celebrated events in the game – the Ashes Boxing Day Test Match. This event pits England against Australia and only occurs in Australia (and at the MCG) every four years. Impressed by the large, modern, comfortable facility, the team members were intrigued to learn that the MCG is more well known in Australia for Aussie Rules Football than for cricket. The team members enjoyed the match, and, thanks to Richard and Craig, were able to experience the exclusive Long Room of the Melbourne Cricket Club. As was fitting for the day, our hosts arranged for a taste of typical Australian 'cricket food' in the form of meat pies for lunch. We witnessed a bit of cricket history as the #1 batter for England, Alastair Cook, scored 244 ("an unbeaten double century"; "the tourists piled on 491 for nine at stumps", etc.) runs by batting for two full days; a new record number of runs scored by any foreign cricketer on Australian soil.
In addition to fully appreciating the new experiences in a foreign land, the team members were even more grateful for the graciousness and hospitality shown by our hosts – Richard and Craig. They set an amazing example for us to emulate in our lives.
As could be expected after the travel and full day of real tennis and cricket, "the tourists piled into bed at nine . . ."
December 29, 2017 – Aurian Capart '19
Royal Melbourne East Course | Royal Melbourne West Course
The prospect of playing a course ranked as the sixth best in the world will get any golfer out of bed – even college students suffering from jet lag. The ambitious plan for the day included four-ball matches against an experienced Royal Melbourne team in the morning on the East course followed by four-balls in the afternoon on the West course. The forecast claimed a chance of rain throughout the day so team members left the hotel hoping for sun.
Both courses at Royal Melbourne are deserving of their world renown. The West course, designed by Alistair Mackenzie typically finds itself in the top 10 of "best in the world" rankings while the East course provides plenty of challenge and is usually in the top 100 in the world. Like the Open / Championship layout at The Country Club, Royal Melbourne uses a composite layout – 12 holes from the West and 6 holes from the East – for most of its high-profile competitions. This composite layout will be used for the President's Cup which will be contested at Royal Melbourne in 2019.
We were thrilled to see our new friends – Richard and Craig – early in the morning on the range and they introduced us to their six teammates for the day; all of whom proved to be as kind, thoughtful and giving as Richard and Craig. Are all Australians this nice?
No rain in the morning. While team members were gathering their legs from the trip, they were getting all the competition they wanted from the hosts. The morning matches ended up in favor of Royal Melbourne: 3-1 at lunch. Only H-Golf assistant coach Mike Fucito '09 and captain Greg Royston '18 came out in the win column for the Crimson. Greg ended with a flourish -- birdie-birdie on 16 and 17 to help his pairing win 2&1. It was especially impressive as he holed a 35-footer downhill, swinging left to right, on 16 while the match was still square. The rest of the Harvard pairings lost close matches on 17 and 18.
After providing us with a hearty and delicious lunch in the beautiful clubhouse our hosts called us out to battle for the afternoon with the Harvard team hoping for a stronger showing. Weather won the afternoon round. Heavy rain led to the unplayable conditions. The Royal Melbourne and Harvard teams headed to the clubhouse after a few holes to share a barbecue.
Both the food and the courses were truly amazing, and it was unfortunate that we could not end such an enjoyable and competitive match. The stellar play and obvious camaraderie of the 'more mature' hosts was a nice reminder to our team members of the benefits golf can provide beyond college and/or professional play.
In just one of many, many examples of the incredible hospitality we were shown at Royal Melbourne, the members organized for us to come back the next morning to complete our West Course experience. Richard, Craig and their friends were incredibly kind to us for two days. To make such an accommodation for our team to play this prestigious course . . . after hosting us at cricket and for a full day of golf; we were blown away and left speechless. We expect to 'pay it forward' and hope a return match will one day be possible. The atmosphere between the two teams was incredible.
Following dinner, Richard Allen proved that his capacity for giving was infinite when he provided each of us a copy of his book The Spirit of Golf, a nice companion for our trip and remembrance after. I highly recommend it.
The trip could not have started in better fashion and although the weather didn't fully cooperate, it was one heck of an experience. Thank you to the Royal Melbourne members that took the time to play with us. A special thank you to Richard Allen who made all arrangements and showed us an amazing time in Melbourne by giving us the opportunity to watch the Ashes and play the best course in Australia. And, we are eternally grateful to the hospitality and generosity shown by Royal Melbourne and its members in so many ways throughout the day.
December 30, 2017 – Rij Patel '20
Royal Melbourne West Course | Metropolitan Golf Club
Much to everyone's excitement, the second day was to include finishing our round at the Royal Melbourne West Course as well as playing at the Metropolitan Golf Club, host of the upcoming 2018 World Cup of Golf.
For the morning round, we were joined by our host, Craig Williams who can deliver an easy-looking even-par round without a warmup. Word has it that he doesn't know where the practice range is.
Thanks to a sunny morning, the team was able to experience the West Course in incredible shape and perfect weather. Post-round comments were focused on the MacKenzie design which is magnificent. Friendly arguments ensued over which hole was the favorite and best design. The four holes from #4 to #7 were mentioned frequently. Watching the President's Cup will surely bring back great memories.
In the afternoon, the team arrived at the Metropolitan Golf Club to share a nice lunch with our hosts and playing partners for the day. Metropolitan is known to be the home course of some of the best amateur players in Australia and we knew we would see some great golf in the afternoon.
The beautiful afternoon led to competitive matches and strong performances from both sides. The course hallmarks demanding par 3's with bunkers that are cut with sharp edges around the firm greens, sucking in poorly struck or over curved balls.
The beginning of the round featured winds and intermittent rain that sent players scrambling under trees with towels on their heads. After only 10 minutes of rain, the bright sun came out and warmed the remainder of the day. Sunblock was applied, and birdies soon followed.
The matches were very close, but the formidable members of the Metropolitan golf club pulled through with 6 victories and 2 halves in the singles matches. We look forward to watching the World Cup on TV and re-living the day and great golf course.
We would like to thank our generous hosts Ben Jarvis, Ross Anderson and Jay Bethell for arranging the match, and the members of Metropolitan Golf Club for generously hosting us on their beautiful course. As we found repeatedly during the trip, playing great courses is fun, but experiencing those courses with the members is far better! Especially when treated so kindly.
December 31, 2017 – Grant Fairbairn '21
Kingston Heath Golf Club | Sydney, Australia
The team woke up on December 31 ready for a long, memorable day with excitement for one of the most anticipated experiences of their lives.
The day began with a beautiful early morning round at Kingston Heath Golf Club, ranked 18th in the world. Matthew Mckenna was our kind and generous host for the day at a course deserving of its many and high accolades. Matthew was kind enough to organize a match against some of the best golfers at the club; including the newest 'cadet member', Matthew's son George.
The Harvard Men's team was paired off with the Kingston Heath members in a four-ball matches. Kingston Heath's engaging layout was everything and more than we expected while the company of the members and strong play in the matches made the morning truly spectacular.
A highlight of the golf that day came from Fred Schernecker on the 15th hole, a tough uphill par 3 with no room to miss on the left. Fred found his second short short-sided, 30 yards left of the green. With no fear in his heart, he took a big swing at the ball, hoisting it straight up in the air and landing gently on the ten feet of green he had to work with. He subsequently made an impressive putt for par and with it, proved all statistical predictions incorrect! It wasn't enough, however, as George McKenna's tap-in birdie on the front nine and long birdie putt on ten had led to an insurmountable lead that withstood the late charge.
With all the matches finished, we were treated to a scrumptious lunch while sharing highlights of the day with our playing partners. The group picture memorialized the amazing experience. Sorry to cut the experience short, the team suited up to catch a plane to Sydney.
Sydney is an easy hour and a half flight from Melbourne allowing for the round at Kingston Heath, efficient travel and time to arrive in Sydney for the New Year's Eve festivities. Little known fact – the island of Tonga is the first country to ring in the New Year; 3 hours ahead of Sydney. But Sydney is the first major city to celebrate the changing of the calendar and boasts a much-heralded celebration on Sydney Harbor. Additionally, a special treat awaited. The team had obtained passes to see the fireworks from the grounds of the famous Opera House – the best possible viewing location for the display.
Putting their education and varying levels of 'street smarts' to good use, the team members navigated the special New Year's Eve hours and routes for the bus and train. Then they set to the streets for the walking route while dealing with numerous road closures. The streets of Sydney were buzzing with excitement and energy. Hundreds (thousands?) of boats floated on Sydney Harbor. Over a million people were taking in the action live and it is estimated that over a billion people watch the Sydney Harbor fireworks on TV.
The players and coaches were all still taking it in when the show began. Everyone huddled to the railings along the water and held their breath. 3!… 2!… 1!… Fireworks burst over the Sydney Harbor Bridge in sync with loud music. People embraced each other all around; the moment completely exceeding all expectations (despite how high they were going into the night). We could not have asked for a better start to 2018 than this remarkable experience.
January 1, 2018 – Peter George '21
New South Wales Golf Club
Still riding high from the excitement of New Year's Eve the night before, the team made their way to New South Wales Golf Club. The uphill entrance drive is surrounded by sand and gorse bushes and we imagined we were in the outback despite being only 30 minutes from downtown Sydney. Upon arrival, we were taken with the views of the Sydney city and bay, and of the spectacular looking course. More 'wows' to come as we hadn't even see the holes on the sea yet!
We were all grateful for the impressive buffet lunch spread put on by the club and arranged by our host, Phil Bannister. During lunch we got to know and hear from our hosts that included a couple of younger members – Harry and Jess. We were once again shown remarkable hospitality, enjoying both a delicious barbecue before the round and wonderful camaraderie on the course. We were especially grateful to Phil making the effort to be there after a late night on New Year's Eve. The lack of sleep didn't appear to affect Phil's play as he proceeded to hit most of the fairways and greens while generously sharing the highlights of the course architecture and history. Impressive hosting!
New South Wales is a design deserving of its ranking as #30 in the world. Fortunately, each group had a member guide to provide the required local knowledge that was helpful on every hole. The blind shots, heavily undulating fairways and strategic design required more than the typical level of strategy. On the third hole, Harry told our group that the ideal shot was to start it over the brush and draw it seemingly farther into the thicket. Although skeptical, each of us followed his guidance and hit balls that we were sure would donated to the terrain. Upon climbing to the crest of the hill in front of the tee, we found the drives in the middle of the sharp dog-legged fairway. Thanks Harry!
There were many true pot bunkers and the greens were firm, making approach shorts difficult to judge. Despite all these factors, the primary challenge was the gusting wind that whipped across the treeless landscape. Any off-line shot was sure to be blown into hazards close (or not so close) to greens and fairways. We experienced a few great pars and a few more lost golf balls. After the round we retreated to the clubhouse for snacks and to enjoy each other's company for a little longer.
Dinner in Sydney provided an opportunity to share pictures and videos of the previous night ensuring everyone would have the great memories (and great laughs) forever.
January 2, 2018 – Ryan Rhee '20
The Australian Golf Club
The Australian Golf Club is in the shadow of the city and one of the oldest clubs in Australia. Many of the team members enjoyed a preview of the course by watching the Australian Open on TV in December. In spite of some maintenance following the Australian Open, the course was in pristine condition. The sun was shining, and the gentle breeze provided an ideal temperature. The coaches had seen the course four years prior and remarked on how well the course had matured after an extensive and successful re-design.
Grant Fairbairn '21 had an noteworthy match against one of the opposing team's best players. After an impressive par save on the 1st, Fairbairn birdied the 2nd to go 1 up. He continued the consistent play to bring himself 2-up after nine holes. Possibly inspired by the New Year's Eve show on Sydney Harbor, Fairbairn displayed some fireworks to go 3-up as a result of back-to-back birdies on the 10th and 11th. An inspired finish by Grant's opponent left the match all square.
Rij Patel '20 also had a great round with the highlight of his day coming on the 7th hole. According to Patel: "I was plugged in the face of the bunker and could only see a quarter of the golf ball. I splashed it out and made a 30-footer for par to win the hole!"
Harvard fought valiantly against their strong opponents. The final result showed Harvard's 3 and 1/2 points just shy of The Australian's 4 and 1/2 points. Despite narrowly coming short, the boys enjoyed the layout of the golf course and the conversations with their playing partners. Afterwards, the two teams shared food and laughs over another fantastic barbecue lunch.
A memorable moment was produced on the first tee. Aurian Capart had recently broken his driver and was using a driver borrowed from Greg Royston. With his opening swing, the driver head flew off, leaving the four-ball stunned. The generous staff at the Australian lent Aurian a driver for the day. Perhaps knowing Capart's recent driver history, they subsequently sold the driver to Capart for a reasonable price.
With an un-planned afternoon at their disposal, team members decided to visit the famous Bondi Beach. The boys and coaches took the chance to swim and explore the coastline. It was a great way to unwind after a lot of golf.
Special thanks to our hosts at The Australian Golf Club. Stuart Cox and Andrew Hunter went out of their way to plan a wonderful day of golf. The members and staff of The Australian Golf Club were kind and generous to open their golf course to us we appreciate their gracious hospitality. Having the opportunity to make a more personal connection with the members and join them in competition and conversation is what made the day truly special.
January 3, 2018 – Rij Patel '20
Royal Sydney Golf Club
The team arrived at Royal Sydney to a warm welcome from hosts Sandy Dawson and Ivan Haege. Treated kindly by the club to a breakfast of croissants, pastries, and fruits, we then took to the course and played Stableford matches against Royal Sydney's members and professionals.
Royal Sydney features a traditional layout with firm greens and heavily bunkered fairways. The opening six holes are challenging; especially with the strong wind. In spite of on-and-off showers, the team had another exceptional day thanks to our generous and gracious hosts.
Excitement came in the headline match, with captain Greg Royston and assistant coach Mike Fucito playing against former European Tour winner and current European Senior Tour professional, Peter O'Malley, and the current club champion, Adam Cornell. At 2-down with 2 to play, the Harvard side needed to make something happen. On cue, Fucito fired a 4-iron from 210 yards, into the howling wind. The ball settled six feet from the tucked pin. Peter O'Malley, having seen it all before, calmly nudged his approach inside of Fucito. Although Fucito produced the birdie required, O'Malley provided the clutch response to end the match.
As we learned over and over throughout the trip, the camaraderie in golf takes a fun day on a beautiful course to new heights. Such was the experience playing and then lunching with our playing partners. We were grateful for the excellent food while soaking up stories of former Australian Opens hosted at Royal Sydney. The members shared memories of standing on the clubhouse balcony watching as matches and tournaments were decided on the tight, challenging dogleg left 18th hole. Rory McIlroy defeated Adam Scott after a dramatic change of events. Jordan Spieth earned a victory in 2016. O'Malley and Cornell defeated Fucito and Royston.
The team members were floored by the hospitality shown to them by Sandy Dawson, Ivan Haege and the members of Royal Sydney. Notably, Sandy was instrumental in the planning of the trip and connecting us with other hosts. Even with the unrivaled quality of the courses played in Melbourne and Sydney, the team left Australia remembering the camaraderie, kindness shown and friendship in golf as the best part of the trip.
The day ended with an evening of travel as the players and coaches flew to Auckland and then drove to the town of KeriKeri in preparation for the experiences to come on the North Island of New Zealand.
January 4, 2018 – Rij Patel '20
North Island, New Zealand
After a late-night arrival on the back of a long day of travel, the boys enjoyed a nice morning of team-cooked breakfast. Unfortunately, the Bay of Islands cruise and swimming with dolphins experience the team had planned was cancelled due to heavy rain and winds.
After breakfast, the team made best use of the day and the foul weather by exploring the towns of KeriKeri and Waitangi. While at KeriKeri, they visited the beaches, holding their umbrellas tight. At Waitangi, the boys and coaches enjoyed dinner at "Good George's", where they cooked their own lamb, beef, and venison on sizzling hot stones.
After returning to the rented house, the team continued to be thwarted by the weather in the form of a power outage. Cards were played by candlelight and the house was lit up by laughter.
January 5, 2018 – Peter George '21
Kauri Cliffs
Part of the allure and benefit of the international trip is the shared experience and team bonding that occurs as a result. Seemingly mundane activities are filled with meaning and etched in the positive memory of the overall experience – eating breakfast together; Kevin cooking bacon and Greg making eggs; everyone chipping in by cleaning the dishes and doing other chores. We are a team.
After a day off from golf, we were ready to experience Kauri Cliffs. On arrival, we were struck by the rolling hills and valleys that flow into the beautiful bay. The front nine slithered through tropical rainforest with the back nine emerging onto the crest of a hill with breathtaking views above cliffs and of the many small (and spectacular) islands in the bay. On the few occasions that the sun peaked through the clouds, small rays falling on the bay and its islands took the beauty to a new level, one of the most magnificent sights the team had ever seen.
Within one hole of teeing off, rain arrived in sheets, driven in sideways by the gusting winds. By the third hole everyone and everything was soaked through. Fortunately, that stretch was the worst weather of the day. The 2-5 club winds continued, and rain was on and off for much of the rest of the day. Given the conditions, Aurian produced one of the rounds of the tour – a 3-over 75.
After a meal in the cozy dining room of the Kauri Cliffs clubhouse, we set off for the afternoon round. The first match featured Grant / Ryan playing against Rij / Peter. Ryan and Grant held on for a 3&2 victory over a charging Rij and Peter in spite of Rij birdieing four of the last six holes. That four-ball was followed by the highly anticipated match between Mike / Aurian versus Kevin / Greg. Greg and Kevin dispatched Aurian and Mike 3&2, highlighted by excellent putting.
We left exhausted but content with an incredible day of golf and sights.
January 6, 2018 – Grant Fairbairn '21
Tara Iti Golf Club
The players left Kerikeri filled with anticipation for their first round at one of the most talked about and difficult to access golf courses in the world – Tara Iti. Designed by Tom Doak, the course opened in 2015 and is already thought by many to be the best course in New Zealand. Many golfers encountered in Australia lauded both its brilliant design and setting. In its inaugural ranking of the course, Golf Digest placed Tara Iti 6th in the world outside of America.
It was a beautiful drive through the New Zealand countryside filled with breath-taking views, grazing animals, and rainbows. Upon arrival, we were struck by the beauty of the setting and the high standard of the facilities. Before playing, the team was given a quick tour including the club fitting area, the locker rooms, an outdoor yoga deck, and the helicopter landing pad. While these facilities were impressive, the best was yet to come.
After warming up, the boys and coaches went off in groups of four. While the players are always competitive with each other in their four-balls, the matches were largely in the back of their minds as they absorbed every aspect of one of the best golf courses any of them had played. Each hole is demanding yet fair, and the views are crafted beautifully to showcase the amazing environment. The beach is adjacent to the course and the remainder of the land is surrounded by a majestic pine forest. The spectacular view out to the crystal blue and green sea is highlighted by islands pockmarking the bay.
We were awed by the scenery and the quality of the golf course in this once-in-a-lifetime experience . . . that we would be blessed to repeat again the following day.
Thank you to Harvard Women's Golf captain, Lita Guo '18, and her beyond-generous family, who made this truly unbelievable experience possible.
January 7, 2018 – Ryan Rhee '20
Tara Iti Golf Club
The penultimate day of the trip may have also been the ultimate day of golf for many team members. Thirty-six holes at a course many would consider the best they've ever played – Tara Iti. After taking in the breathtaking views and getting a feel for the course the day before, the boys were ready to score. Lots of great shots were struck and the matches ran close.
The morning pairing of coaches Kevin Rhoads and Mike Fucito with Greg Royston '18 and Aurian Capart '19 featured 16 birdies. In the AM round, three team members – Royston, Capart and Ryan Rhee – posted scores below 70. Given the ten rounds played over the past nine days, it was not surprising that the team members looked sharp.
After the first eighteen holes, the boys enjoyed lunch overlooking the course with Harvard Women's Golf captain Lita Guo '18 and her parents Michael and Connie Guo.
The second eighteen holes was highlighted by an intense match between Rij Patel '20 and Grant Fairbairn '21 versus Greg Royston '18 and Peter George '21. Fairbairn made 3 birdies to keep his team close at 'one down' after the front nine, and brought the match to all square through 10. Brilliant play by George led his team to 2-up on the 17th tee. Patel and Fairbairn rallied to win 17 to keep the match alive. Patel had a 12-footer to square the match, but his putt narrowly lipped out.
Scattered throughout the competition were lots of laughs and great conversations. The team is playing well and looking forward to gearing up for the spring season.
We would like to thank Michael and Connie Guo for hosting us and for their generous hospitality. Tara Iti was a favorite course for several team members during this trip. This opportunity would not have been possible without the time, effort and support of the Guo family.
January 8, 2017 – Greg Royston '18
Closing Thoughts
This their final morning, the team woke early to fit in a quick trip to a beach in the nearby town of Omaha. Spending the last morning in glorious weather at a spectacular setting was a fitting close for two weeks that will live forever in our memories.
This was one of the greatest experiences that any of us have had. I can't imagine what can or will surpass it in the future. Compiling this recap has afforded me the joy of reliving each of the days of the trip. It is still sinking in. We simply cannot say thank you enough to everyone involved.


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I'm so lucky this doesn't have to put food on the table.
Anyway, I went over some sections and added another page. I'm taking it page by page. I'm at 150 double spaced pages. Yay! You can read the ongoing draft, here: The Harvest.
Stop judging your first drafts. #Resist.


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I've had an iPhone 4 for quite some time now, but have yet to actually use Facetime. I've long liked iChat AV and Skype video calls, so I'm the kind of person who would probably be an obvious user of Facetime. I use video calls though to speak to the people with whom I work, and they are normally at their desks. So Facetime's incompatibility with iChatAV has been a bit of a drag.
I was happy therefore to see a beta of Facetime for the Mac. Awesome. I've tested it and it works as well as I can hope for a beta.
What caught my eye though is the aspect ratio of the video chat window. Naturally enough, it apes the aspect ratio of an iPhone. That makes sense. What I've just realised though is that this portrait aspect ratio is actually really very good indeed for video calls. Essentially, your head and torso (and preposterous sunglasses if you're sitting at my rather sunny desk right now) take up the entire frame. This gets rid of the problem of messy offices, uncool wall hangings or other extraneous clutter in the background that has been one of the things that has made video conferences suck up until now.
In short, by design or by accident, they've fixed one of the gripes about video calling and I think that's a good thing.


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Yes, you read that right… A Motion Sensor Toilet Light
I came across this last month and it's one of those gadgets you might not think you'd 'NEED' and I probably didn't, but I had to see for myself.
Picture this, you get up in the middle of the night and have to go to the bathroom. You stumble across a dark room, managing not to kick anything only to flip a switch blinding yourself making your way into the bathroom. Now imagine this… You still have to stumble across a dark room, but when you get to the bath room a dim LED comes on automatically for you to do your business and go back to bed without being blinded by bright lights.
With that said, I've put one it in the guest bathroom and my kids bathroom and I have to say, they have been a hit! After using it for the last several weeks, my guests and family have been impressed.
I am sure you could see the benefit of using this on the Head on a Boat as well as many other applications and I'll let your imagination run with those.
Here's an Amazon Link to learn more: LumiLux Advanced LED


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This trip started on Thursday afternoon when my daughter got home from school. I had gone down to her place so we could leave right away. We were headed to Pensacola Florida. Graduation was Saturday morning at 10:30. About 12 pm , Daughter pulled off into a place that advertised motels. We were fortunate to find a really nice one. I went in to see about it as I can get AARP and AAA discounts. Of course there was breakfast so we were on the road again. Oh, found out we were outside of Charlotte, N.C. So we had South Carolina , Georgia, Alabama and finally West Florida. Arrived about 5 pm and called Angela and went over and got her to go find something to eat. This shows her right after we found her. Her Mom holds some roses that her Dad had given her
This is in front of the Civic center.
This is in front of the Civic center.
The evening before we went out on the inlet with all the restaurants but Angela wanted us to see the beach
So this is Mother and daughter talking as it was taking me a while to get down the long beach.go see the sand of the famous beach. The whitest and finishest there is.
It was very hard with my back. Then later I caught Angela out getting close to the water and waves of the gulf. No that is not oil on the beach but seaweed. Just like you find on the beach at Santa Cruz, Ca.
It seems that the other two pictures have disappeared. but at least I have the two here showing where I have been.
We left after having lunch at her favorite restaurant, the New York Grill. Good food. Then she showed us all around the campus and then over to the Game store where she had been working for a couple years. They hate to see her leave. She is not sure where she will be going but wants to go on and get her Master's in her field. We left for home at 5 pm on Sat. and was home about 6 on Sunday evening. Daughter has to go back to school on Monday.
Yes, I know it has been a long time since I posted . Now I have to upload some more pictures of the last projects I have finished or worked on since I have been gone. Came home to the grass so high. Will show you some of the yard and flowers blooming so this will be it for this post. Thanks for keeping coming back .


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Good credit is a type of financial trustworthiness that affects your ability to make big lifetime purchases such as buying a house.
Boston, MA (PRWEB) October 11, 2017
Many Millennials struggle to build their credit. If Millennials are not improving their credit, they often can't access the lowest interest rates which can limit financial opportunities such buying a house or car. National nonprofit American Consumer Credit Counseling provides Millennials with tips so they can start improving their credit now.
"It is important for Millennials to establish good credit because it dictates their purchasing power and can result in thousands of dollars of additional savings – or costs – down the road," said Steve Trumble, President and CEO of American Consumer Credit Counseling, which is based in Newton, MA. "Good credit is a type of financial trustworthiness that affects your ability to make big lifetime purchases such as buying a house."
According to a new survey by LendEDU, 25 percent of Millennials don't know what a credit score is. Although the majority understand the definition of a credit score, few know how to improve it. Of the respondents, 44 percent say that increasing credit utilization will improve their score and 36 percent believe that maxing out their credit card and paying it back on time will improve their credit score.
American Consumer Credit Counseling helps Millennials improve their credit:
1. Create a plan to improve your credit score – look at any problem areas and address them one at a time.
2. Pay ALL your bills on time – not paying bills on time or paying them late can hurt your credit score.
3. Pay bills early or twice a month –pay down all of your bill before the statement period ends, even if that means making two monthly installments.
4. If you have a missed payment, catch up – be sure to make any lost or missed payment fast in order to bring your bills up to date.
5. Don't hit your credit limit – use no more than a third of your credit limit if you don't want to hurt your score.
6. Don't apply for every credit card – too many credit inquiries in a short period of time can hurt your credit score.
7. Only spend what you can afford – don't use credit cards to live beyond your means. One rule is to limit spending to what you can afford to pay back in full each month.
8. Work on creating a credit history – to establish a solid credit history, you want to have credit accounts that are open for 10 or more years.
9. Pull a credit report from each of the three credit bureaus – spot any potential errors and dispute these errors immediately.
10. Limit the amount of credit inquiries on your file – soft inquiries, such as a background check, don't impact your score. Hard inquiries, when a lender reviews your credit report, will lower your score.
ACCC is a 501(c)3 organization that provides free credit counseling, bankruptcy counseling, and housing counseling to consumers nationwide in need of financial literacy education and money management. For more information, contact ACCC:
- For credit counseling, call 800-769-3571
- For bankruptcy counseling, call 866-826-6924
- For housing counseling, call 866-826-7180
- Or visit us online at http://www.ConsumerCredit.com
About American Consumer Credit Counseling
American Consumer Credit Counseling (ACCC) is a nonprofit credit counseling 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to empowering consumers to achieve financial management through credit counseling, debt management, bankruptcy counseling, housing counseling, student loan counseling and financial education concerning debt solutions. To help consumers reach their goal of debt relief, ACCC provides a range of free consumer personal finance resources on a variety of topics including budgeting, credit and debt management, student loan assistance, youth and money, homeownership, identity theft, senior living, and retirement. Consumers can use ACCC's worksheets, videos, calculators, and blog articles to make the best possible decisions regarding their financial future. ACCC holds an A+ rating with the Better Business Bureau and is a member of the National Foundation for Credit Counseling® (NFCC®). For more information or to access free financial education resources, log on to ConsumerCredit.com or visit http://www.consumercredit.com/financial-education.aspx


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text: By Jon Frandsen, Senior Editor January 13, 2009 President Bush's curtain-closing news conference was classic Bush: He appeared by turns confident, defiant and charming. But along with those characteristics, he displayed one of his most stubborn and least admirable traits, simply not believing things he doesn't want to believe. Or at least pretending not to.Bush was asked what he thought of the view that the United States had lost considerable standing in the world during his two terms. And he responded with: "I strongly disagree with the assessment that our moral standing has been damaged. It may be damaged amongst some of the elite. But people still understand America stands for freedom; that America is a country that provides such great hope."I understand how much Bush would like that to be true, but it simply isn't. The Pew Global Attitudes Project last month released a study of international polls that showed that views of America from nearly every corner of the world dropped in the eight years of Bush rule, in some cases dramatically. (Just for example, favorable attitudes in Germany fell from 78% in 2000 to 31% in 2008. In Turkey, America's strongest Muslim ally, favorable views plummeted from 52% to 12%.) The study reinforces what is one of the saddest aspects of Bush's legacy -- the way American conduct and policy squandered the global good will, sympathy and cooperation engendered by the Sept. 11 attacks on New York and Washington. Through the war in Afghanistan and even during the brief period when it appeared that saber-rattling about Iraq was more rhetoric than actual strategy, European, Asian, Arab and African nations deplored the attacks and vowed to unite in a battle against terror. America was seen as a victim. Even Iran cooperated in the war in Afghanistan and reconstruction talks and efforts.But when Bush could not muster the same kind of global support and military alliance for a war in Iraq that he did for Afghanistan (and that his father did in ousting Iraq from Kuwait), Bush was impatient and would not be deterred. Rather than try to find and and go along with an international consensus, the United States decided to strike virtually in its own. What had been a unified front against terror became a unified front against the United States. And that's a sorry state of affairs to leave for a new president -- and not a fact turned away by simple wishing. Sponsored Content


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One clear point raised in this article is,
"Although Germany has basically scrapped EU rules and opened its doors to refugees travelling through Europe, France continues to send them back to Italy."
Every state not wanting these muslim settlers, should feel the liberty in violating EU law like the Germans (and the EU itself, remember they violated the law saying no member state will be held accountable for another states' debt) are doing, but in reverse. All people's seeking refuge must be returned to the state of entry, and processed there.
France won't open arms to refugees like Germany
Around 8,000 pro-refugee protesters demonstrate in Paris at the weekend. Photo: AFP
Published: 07 Sep 2015 15:01 GMT+02:00
While refugees were applauded upon arrival at Munich rail station at the weekend it was business as usual on the French–Italian border.
Although Germany has basically scrapped EU rules and opened its doors to refugees travelling through Europe, France continues to send them back to Italy.
The French president vowed on Monday to take in thousands of refugees but on the Italian border police said they are sending up to 200 refugees and migrants back to Italy each day, in line with the Dublin accords that state refugees must seek asylum in the EU country of arrival.
"This changes nothing," said Philippe Castanet from the town of Grasse in France's southern region of Provence, referring to Hollande's call for binding refugee quotas. He vowed to turn back any foreigner who wasn't holding the necessary papers.
It wasn't the only contrast between France and Germany's stance towards the ever-growing refugee crisis in Europe.
On Monday, Germany announced that extra housing would be built to accommodate refugees. There would also be language training and extra police, paid for out of an extra €6 billion that will be spent on dealing with the crisis.


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By Barani Krishnan
Investing.com – Gold bugs await their next stab at $1,300, but the veil over the U.S.-China trade talks — and where that could be headed — has to be lifted first.
Bullion and futures of gold traded again in $1,300 territory on Wednesday after U.S. President Donald Trump dialed back some of his tough talk on negotiations with Beijing, saying he expected a "very fruitful meeting" with China's leader Xi Jinping at the G20 next month.
Unlike many assets, gold is in an unique position over the U.S.-China trade war. A positive development on that means bullion could benefit from more jewelry and other bullion-related consumption in China, while a negative outcome could bolster gold's standing as a safe-haven hedge against further weakening in Chinese growth.
, reflective of trades in bullion, slid by 68 cents, or 0.7%, to $1,296.31 per ounce by 2:45 PM ET (18:45 GMT). Its session high was $1,300.93. Spot gold reached a one-month peak of $1,303.35 on Tuesday after China countered higher U.S. tariffs on its goods by announcing duty hikes of its own on American merchandise.
for June delivery, traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, settled up $1.50, or 0.1%, at $1,297.80 per ounce after touching a session high of $1,301.65. June gold soared to a one-month high $1,304.15 on Tuesday.
Wednesday's steady performance in gold came despite a rally in the stock market and U.S. dollar, both counter trades to the yellow metal.
On Wall Street, the managed a triple-digit rise for a second day in a row. The , which measures the greenback against a basket of six currencies, rose by 0.1% to 97.37.
Gold has also been supported in recent days by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East associated to oil after Saudi Arabia reported drone and other attacks to its tankers and pipelines.
Elsewhere in metals, palladium climbed for a third day in a row to hold on to its mantle as the world's costliest traded metal.
was up $5.40, or 0.4%, at $1,344 an ounce. The silvery-white metal, used for purifying gasoline emissions, traded above $1,600 at one point in early March.
Trades in other Comex metals as of 2:45 PM ET (18:45 GMT):
up $5.25, or 0.4%, at $1,338.25 per ounce.
down $11.70, or 1.4%, at $847.40 per ounce.
down 2 cents, or 0.1%, at $14.79 per ounce.
up 2 cents, or 0.8%, at $2.75 per pound.


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