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DUNCAN – Book Five of Vampires in America – Coming in December 2011
A few miles outside Washington, D.C.
The Learjet rolled up to the darkened hangar, a pale ghost of a plane appearing out of the shadows of a moonless night. Miguel Martinez scanned the private airfield, his vampire sight piercing the near darkness easily. The place was nearly abandoned. No one around but the lone tower controller who'd been paid well to look the other way and ask no questions.
He returned his gaze to the arriving jet. It was running nearly as dark as the night, with nothing but the gleam of the cockpit's instrument panel through the windshield to light the pilot's way into the black interior of the hangar. It should have been impossible. It would have been if the pilots had been human. But, like Miguel, they were vampires and starlight was enough to see by.
The aircraft eased to a gentle stop, its engines a loud burr of sound that hurt the ears and echoed off the flat spaces and high walls of the empty hangar. The pilot shut down the engines and the sudden silence was nearly as shocking as the noise had been.
Miguel crossed the bare concrete of the hangar, nerves singing with excitement, with the awareness that his Sire was here at last. His hands fisted at his sides and he straightened his back, determined to make a good impression, to prove himself worthy of the honor he'd been given.
The hatch opened. Miguel took one step and then another, until he was only a few feet from the open door. The stairs deployed with a hydraulic hiss.
A figure appeared in the hatchway, a tall and broad shouldered male, little more than a darker shadow against the unlit interior. He paused briefly before ducking his head to clear the low overhead, then took the stairs downward quickly and with purpose.
Miguel went to one knee. "Sire," he said reverently, pleased that his voice revealed none of the jittery nerves making his muscles twitch beneath his finely tailored suit.
"Miguel." A hand touched the back of his head. "Now, get up and give me a proper greeting."
There was laughter in his Sire's voice, and Miguel jumped to his feet with a grin, reaching out to take the proffered hand, feeling himself pulled into a quick embrace.
"Duncan," Miguel said. "It's so very good to see you."
Emma took another step inside, shivered, and closed the door behind her. It was surprisingly warm, despite the shadowy lighting. A part of her had expected it to be as cold as a tomb, like with the vampires from the movies. But there was a pleasant fire burning in the room to her right, the sight of which had been blocked by the open front door. The room had the look of a small library and was softly lit by pretty Tiffany-style lamps which were perched on a desk and on two small, round side tables. She heard the distinctive sound of someone sliding a book back onto a shelf and took a tentative step toward the doorway.
"Hello?" she called softly, somehow reluctant to announce her presence in this big empty-feeling house. She tiptoed closer to the room and shrieked, jumping back and nearly tripping on her own heels as a big, blond man suddenly stepped into view.
He eyed her curiously, his full lips curving into a faint smile. "May I help you?" His voice was smooth and easy, and it brought to mind the cool water running in gentle mountain streams back home.
Emma stared at him. He could definitely help her, but probably not in the way he meant. Emma liked tall guys, not giant tall, but tall enough that at five-six she could still wear high heels without being taller than her date. Not that she had that many dates with her work schedule, but one could always hope.
This guy was more than just tall, though. He was lovely. Late twenties, maybe a bit over six foot, with long blond hair falling loosely over broad shoulders. He had strong arms and a taut, muscled chest that filled out a dark blue, long-sleeved t-shirt and tapered down to a tight, flat abdomen. Faded denims clung to narrow hips and muscular thighs, and . . .
"Excuse me," he repeated in that same soothing voice, but with an undercurrent of amusement. "Did you want something in particular?"
Emma flushed, embarrassed at being caught ogling. What was she thinking? She wasn't here to pick up some guy, no matter how delicious he was.
Coming soon … DUNCAN
Washington, D.C. … capital of an empire. Powerful. Exhilarating. Corrupt. And in the shadows … vampires far older than the nation itself.
A power unto himself, Duncan has served at Raphael's side for nearly the entire two hundred years of his existence. But long laid plans have finally borne fruit, and the time has come for Duncan to leave Raphael and tackle the greatest challenge of his life. He will face treacherous vampires and murderous humans. He will rock the halls of human power if necessary. But Washington, D.C. will be his.
Emma Duquet cares nothing for vampire politics. She just wants to find her missing roommate and best friend, Lacey. But Lacey's been playing with vampires of a particularly dangerous kind, and Emma will have to deal with the new vampire in town if she's going to find her friend.
Battling powerful enemies who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets, Duncan and Emma will dig beneath the corruption and depravity that is Washington, D.C. and uncover the most heinous conspiracy of all …
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Duncan is the 5th and long anticipated book in the Vampires in America series, at least for me; I have been waiting for Duncan to get his own book since book one which was Raphael and Cyn's story. D.B. Reynolds is on a roll I could not put Duncan down it was full of thrills, humor and of course romance. I strongly suggest you read not just Duncan but every book in this series you will not be disappointed. Bring on Lucas!!!
70 Responses to "DUNCAN"
August 15, 2011 at 9:57 am
Can't Wait!!
August 16, 2011 at 5:26 pm
Me either your killing me MRS Reynolds no pic.yet? love u still ANYWAY fan
August 17, 2011 at 4:56 am
Can't wait for Duncan, love the sound of his character.I hope the photo of Duncan is a man with fab long blonde hair at his shoulders with a great body ha.
August 17, 2011 at 6:46 am
tracy u mean like travas femmel o yea
August 17, 2011 at 7:06 am
Ha well i can imagine the beautiful Duncan more like alexander skarsgard when he had his long hair in True blood early series ha NICE ha,
August 26, 2011 at 10:04 pm
tracy hows about orlando bloom , lord of the rings or val kimmer in the travler? u take of yourself ok
August 17, 2011 at 8:18 pm
I can't wait to read Duncan!!!
August 22, 2011 at 12:12 am
u must mean eric <3.<3 oh yes
August 23, 2011 at 11:59 pm
Bring it on. I'm not always as interested in secondary characters but Duncan is all kinds of "yes please".
August 26, 2011 at 9:55 pm
u meam like the type that says crawl on your knees if you want me my love. mrs reynolds we want duncan are atlest a cover so the battires dont die.lol ps u no in sophia when i thought cyn was dying and raphael wanted death himself u made cry like a baby. your a great witter but i need your help my eye sight is getting bad to the point were i thinking of giving up my licences cause i truly a fraied of hurting someone are killing them. if i ever hurt a child are kill one that will be the day i die myself. glacome can you get your books to the blind and braille service? sherriyln kenyon are kim daniels have also done this for me and others i,v read all my life its the only thing i love now books are my only friends i don,t want to go blind please help me. your friend and fan always ps but i would honnored to see that cover before i loose any more vision.
August 28, 2011 at 7:30 am
So looking forward to Duncan's story. Fantastic series!
August 29, 2011 at 2:18 pm
OMG! i can't wait to read about Duncan. I hope December hurries up and get's here.
September 9, 2011 at 8:18 pm
Any chance of a synopsis yet? =)
September 23, 2011 at 9:55 am
Will Duncan be available to purchase for a Kindle.
September 25, 2011 at 3:19 am
We have to wait until December…….
September 25, 2011 at 5:44 am
My birthday is December 28th, this will be my present to myself.
September 25, 2011 at 7:39 am
Love the Blurb…The cover isn't my fav. out of the series but I like it a lot! Can't wait to get my hands on it so I can read and review it!
September 25, 2011 at 7:55 am
Yay there's finally a blurb and it's a-w-e-s-o-m-e!!
September 25, 2011 at 8:01 am
Love the cover for Duncan and, just so you know, it's EXACTLY as I pictured him. I am looking forward to reading his story! Having spent over a decade in DC, it should be interesting…
September 25, 2011 at 11:00 am
I'm looking forward to Duncan's story! What a great Christmas present.
Thanks for the post about Banned Book Week. I've had a lot of people stopping by so far.
September 25, 2011 at 2:49 pm
Duncan is sooooo handsome and sexy as hell…LOVE the cover….
Can't wait for his story…
September 25, 2011 at 5:46 pm
Woo Hooo from Australia
Love the cover. Always love Duncan
Your books are the sole reason I've worn the printing off my page forward Kindle button!
September 26, 2011 at 12:46 am
I hope that we can purchase Duncan early December so that i can buy 2 copies 🙂 1 for me and the other as a Christmas gift for my mam. BIG FANS OF Ducan and Raphael. Thank you DB for your brilliant books.
September 26, 2011 at 4:34 pm
OMG!!!! Cant wait, cant wait, CANT WAIT!!! and the cover is beautiful! Now I can finally put a face to Duncan when I re-read the whole series before December LOL he looks just like I expected. SO EXCITED!!!!!! Mrs Reynolds I am so very veryyy glad Kindle put you on my recomend list. love love LOVE ur writing & this sries THANK YOU ❤
September 27, 2011 at 4:12 am
I keep re-reading the first four and can probably recite whole pages at this point.
The cover looks amazing. It's my favorite so far. Can't wait until the Kindle book is released.
September 27, 2011 at 11:08 am
Woot!! Woot! Duncan- can't wait to read!!! Thanks D.B
September 29, 2011 at 11:44 am
I was and raised in DC. I can't wait to read abt sexy Duncan in my backyard.
September 30, 2011 at 4:30 pm
I was a bit worried that the picture wouldn't have the same impact as Raphael's. But you did it. It's perfect–really can't get much better than that.
I am a late joiner, but I anxiously await Duncan.
October 1, 2011 at 7:35 am
Most excellent cover – although I am still partial to RAPHAEL. It's that tall, dark, handsome quirk of mine. Cannot wait to read Duncan's story!
October 1, 2011 at 7:51 pm
Great cover D.B. I am really looking forward to Duncan's story.
October 17, 2011 at 4:11 am
Just finished rereading all the books to be fresh & ready for Duncan….Started thinking beyond Duncan..(bad me ) quiet Juno and others made me think of their stories ? Enjoying the different parts of the country being explored and especially like the Human companions and their life adjustments being paired with their vampire mate . Thank you ….S
October 17, 2011 at 4:12 am
Thank you! Still waiting, impatiently at best.
October 17, 2011 at 7:12 am
well mrs reynolds u did it. the pic. good the story sounds great i guess your on top of the world? but my fav. will always be raphael though i just love him and cyn. ps how can u put a bookmark on a kindle? whats a bookplate? vampire
October 17, 2011 at 9:57 am
Hi, D. B., when will you tell us when Duncan will be available for pre-order at Amazon.com? Like everyone else around here I'm impatiently waiting for your next book. 🙂
October 17, 2011 at 12:10 pm
D.B. you teaser you…left me wanting more, very intriguing beginning!
October 17, 2011 at 2:46 pm
Say, how does one get these bookmarks of which you speak? Very excited for Duncan!
October 17, 2011 at 4:25 pm
You my dear D B Reynolds are a tease! Okay, so I have to wait, but your teaser could have been longer. I've enjoyed all the books and am really looking forward to Duncan.
October 17, 2011 at 6:09 pm
After reading the latest teaser on Duncan….I can't wait for the book's release. This is when Kindles are good. Just select Duncan, pay, download, and read, read, read.! :-).
October 17, 2011 at 6:44 pm
Sooo excited!!!! D.B. – you enjoy torturing us :)Hurry December!
October 19, 2011 at 7:00 am
i live to read this book.thank you for the great stories. i have a nook but i always order these in real books so i can go back and reread them.so i can collect them.cant wait. and what about a christmas vignetts
of all our favorites. like a big gift to all the readers?please?
October 19, 2011 at 2:06 pm
Deb, you are killing me slowly….
This the book I've been waiting for.
October 23, 2011 at 7:38 pm
Count me as joining the I-can't-wait-gang. And doing a happy dance cause December is not that far away!!!
October 23, 2011 at 7:47 pm
Oh, there are so many questions from such a small teaser…
Whose plane was it?
Who was piloting the plane? Rafael's or Duncan's people?
Does Rafael know of Duncan's own child "Miguel"??
I'm assuming yes; that is all part of their grand master plan???
How long ago did Duncan change Miguel???
How long have they been planning this foray into Washington????
My list goes on!
Oh, it's more than a small tease …. it's a small torture!!!
But Thanks!!!!
October 24, 2011 at 6:18 am
Yay! Can't wait!!
October 24, 2011 at 7:22 am
hot damm that 2nd teaser so good i will buy the minute it comes out cant wait yeah
October 24, 2011 at 9:38 am
LOL @ Leah! the first thing I thought as I clicked on,the comments? "can't wait". Duncan needs to get on my kindle ASAP!
October 24, 2011 at 9:41 am
October 26, 2011 at 11:52 am
love those teasers they surely keepmy interest in the story.
Looking forward to reading the book.
Thanks for sharing your talent of writing stories that we love.
October 26, 2011 at 1:42 pm
Can't wait.
November 28, 2011 at 9:10 am
Loved….Loved…..Loved Duncan. Matter of fact I love the whole series and can't wait for another.
December 12, 2011 at 9:19 pm
dear mrs reynolds damn woman are you trying to put ever other writer in the dumps,well u r doing it. duncan was great. clap/ clap we all love u expecty your,s truly p.s.are you comming up with a book called lucas hun?
December 14, 2011 at 12:07 am
just stoped by to tell you and ur family merry christmas and happy new year well i,ll have a drink for everybody and merry xmax to everybody here and h, n,y and be safe no drinking and driving guys
May 18, 2012 at 4:10 pm
When I'd Lucas coming out?
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Okie dokie, so, I have an odd hobby. It's "doing nice things for loved ones". Now that Marriage Equality is the law, I'm kind of at a loss. You see, one of the best parts of the last year and a half has been writing for Z. You see, I seem to love her to bits and now, I have to find a different way to say it. For what it's worth, it feels good to be nice to people you care about. I'm glad the blog is no longer needed. I really am. I just don't know where to go next. Being a part of a team with someone i admire has been great. Now, I gotta get creative with the things I can do. She lives a real thousand miles away, cooking dinner and inviting her over is out. *grins* What next? *editorial, I'm not sure when I'll be able to think of her and not have an "I'm so happy for you" moment as soon as she comes to mind. I'm calm but, the June 26 Ruling is a great thing and will be for a bunch of years*
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Get a couple or three lbs of shrimp. Peel them. In a skillet, put some, about a stick, butter cubes. Slice 3 lemons thin and layer them on. Add a big amount of minced garlic, 'bout a tablespoon. Layer the shrimp on next. Sprinkle the shrimps with some dried parsley. I use a couple or four tablespoons. Pour around a cup of white wine over it all. Heat on the stove top untill it foams all over the shrimp. Turn it off, cover, and leave on the warm burner for 10ish minutes. Serve it as a sammich, or over pasta or in a bowl with bread for the "dippy juice".
There ya go, a recipe to celebrate. *grins*
Anyway, Z, if you read this, it has been about you. I'm looking for the next reason to say nice things. I'm really calm. I promise not to engage the trolls. The furor will die down and normal…as normal as things ever get…will happen.
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AZERBAIJAN CAN AVOID REVOLUTION вЂ" GEORGE SOROS
The chairman of the Open Society Institute George Soros expressed on 23 September 2005 in "The Financial Times" newspaper his attitude to the forthcoming parliamentary elections. In his article the known Maecenas calls on Azerbaijan to use the opening opportunity to show that the country can build a real democracy, without resorting to the revolution, Trend reports.
В"Revolution is destruction by its definition. Revolution gives way to democratic reforms, but does not give any guarantees to anyone. National uprisings in Georgia, Ukraine, Kirgizistan became a large move to democratization of these countries, however, after the revolutionary euphoria vanished their politicians faced the necessity to build democracy starting with null.
Georgia reached in this sense definite successes, however, Ukraine experiences now problems; the situation remains also troubled in Kirgizistan", the article reads.
In the opinion of George Soros, Azerbaijan may quite refrain from such a scenario. В"Рђzerbaijan is a poor country, although it possesses much natural wealth. Its government has already made certain moves on establishing the Oil Fund, which would ensure to work these resources for the benefit of its citizens, showing by this the readiness to be responsible to its people for their own actions and deeds, and deliberately distancionating from the majority of the oil countries leaders which fill up their pockets on the account of their own people Azerbaijan became one of the first countries where the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) Program, put forward by the United Kingdom and the World Bank commenced working and developing and establishing motivation for the authorities and the oil companies to opening their finances", George Soros notes.
To his mind, the situation cannot be changed immediately. "However, the authorities are to start even now and continue after the elections the work which would advance the country to fulfilling this task.
The civil society of Azerbaijan is also to overcome a lot of obstacles and first of all it refers to the internal demarcation.
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A Dutch animal shelter in the north of Holland has burned to the ground last Sunday.
Norma, the owner of Norma's Universe has dedicated her life to rescuing and taking care of animals that were no longer wanted by their owners or society. She housed almost 300 animals in her farm and stables, ranging from horses to reptiles.
Sunday afternoon both farm and stables caught fire, most likely because of a short-circuit in the electrical system. As soon as she discovered the fire, Norma started getting the animals out. She managed to save most of the larger animals, although some have burns and have been treated by local vets. Sadly, the smaller animals like cats, fish and reptiles who were inside have died in the fire. Some animals are still missing although luckily some cats and birds are returning now that the fire is out and the rest is returning to the land.
Norma is busy taking care of the animals that were saved, but does not have anything anymore. She didn't even get her mobile out because she spent all her time saving the animals. Her friends and followers are now starting different campaigns to collect money and supplies to take care of and feed the animals, and ultimately start building a new safe space for her and her furry friends.
Any help is very welcome, promotion and knowledge and financial help. Anything you can spare you can send to:
Foundation Help Norma
BIC INGBNL2A For images and local news coverage:
http://www.normasuniversum.nl Thank you for caring about animals!


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the -04 reunion pages are finally up..
Don't be lazy, and ask for a link, go to the main page, and find it
the -04 reunion pages are finally up..
Don't be lazy, and ask for a link, go to the main page, and find it
Eric C
SVOCA Webmaster
Nice Job Eric and everyone.
My car sure looks sshhweeet from that angle.
Chris Weber
1985-1/2 9L, #6209, original owner
Thanks man --
It was really hard for me to finish them this year..
I haven't said much about this publicly --
The Monday after the reunion started a bad 45 day stretch for me, ending with my Mom passing away on Thanksgiving.
My problem this year wasn't time, or material, just the fact that every time I started working on the pages, It was like going through it all again.
BUT -- this ain't the time or place for sob stories -- I just wanted you guys to know why it has been such a struggle for me to get the pages done this year. Next years stuff is well set, and I should have the registration pages up this week.
Eric C
SVOCA Webmaster
Eric - pages look good. Thanks!
Yup Mike -- you found a typo -- that has now been fixed.
Sorry bout that -- Most people just clicked the reunion 04 RED link on the left
Eric C
SVOCA Webmaster


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Pool Safety
Swimming Pools & Spas
Before purchasing a swimming pool or spa (including portable pools available at many shopping centres), please make sure you are aware of the pool fencing requirements and ask yourself the following questions:
- Can the pool be filled to a depth of greater than 30cm?
- Can the pool hold more than 2000 litres of water?
- Is there a filtration system?
If the answer to any of these questions is yes, a development permit for building works for the construction of a swimming pool and fencing is required. A Form 17 Final Inspection Certificate must be issued prior to filling the swimming pool.
Swimming pools should be fun, so please take a moment to read through the below information. Let's keep children safe!
Pool Safety Laws:
The Queensland Government has pool safety laws aimed at further reducing injuries and drownings. These laws affect new and existing pools. An overview is as follows:
What is a "regulated pool"?
A regulated pool is associated with:
- houses
- units and unit complexes
- motels
- hotels
- hostels
- backpacker accommodation and short term accommodations
- caravan parks
- mobile van parks
Pool Safety Register:
All pools and spas in Queensland need to be registered with the Queensland Building and Construction Commission (QBCC). If you fail to register your pool, QBCC can issue penalties which include an on-the-spot fine of $243.80 for individuals or $731.40 for companies. The court can impose a maximum penalty of up to $2438. Check whether your pool or spa is registered, or register a pool or spa, by visiting the QBCC website.
Pool Fences & Safety Barriers:
Maintenance of pool fences and safety barriers is essential to help reduce the number of children drowning or suffering immersion injuries in swimming pools. Pool owners need to ensure their pool barriers are maintained and any damaged fencing or barriers are fixed immediately. All pools or spas that can be filled to a depth of 300mm or more must have a compliant pool fence or barrier. This includes inflatable pools.
Is your pool fence or safety barrier compliant?
- The fence or barrier must be 1.2m high.
- It must contain a self-closing gate.
- The gap at the bottom of the fence must be no greater than 100mm to the ground.
- The area must be free of shrubs, pot plants, furniture (climbable objects) that will compromise the height of the fence.
For above ground pools:
- The sides of the pool must be at least 1.2m high all the way around.
- No bracing or indents on the sides of the pool which could be considered climbable.
- Any ladders or filters must have a fence with a self-closing gate.
For further information, visit the QBCC website or the QDC (Swimming Pool Barriers) Website
CPR Signs & Warning Signs
New pool safety laws require the latest cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) sign to be displayed near your pool. Ensure your pool complies with the latest CPR sign requirements. CPR signs are available from your local pool store. New rules for CPR signage
Pool Safety Inspections & Certificates:
Pool safety certificates are required when selling or leasing a property with a pool. They must be obtained from a licensed pool safety inspector. Council is registered to provide this service. Further information for pool owners and pool safety inspectors can be found on the QBCC website.
Pool safety inspectors determine whether or not pools comply with the pool safety standards. Inspectors issue a pool safety certificate or a non-conformity notice. The notice will outline what needs to be done to make the pool compliant.
An Application for a Pool Safety Certificate must be completed and returned to Council with the applicable fee.
Certificates are valid for one year for a shared pool and two years for a non-shared pool.
Pool inspections can be carried out on the following days. Please allow for 48 hours notice when scheduling inspections. Council requires payment of fees before the pool safety inspection is carried out.
Innisfail Shire Hall days (northern inspections): Mondays, Wednesdays & some Thursdays
Tully Civic Centre days (southern inspections): Tuesdays, Fridays & some Thursdays
Fees & Charges:
New Pools
A Development Application for Building Works and the application fee must be lodged with Council either by post or over the counter. For Council's postal address and the location of council offices see Contact Council.
Fees and Charges 2020/2021
Pool Compliance Inspections
An Application for a Pool Safety Certificate form must be completed and returned to Council with the applicable fee. For Council's postal address and the location of council offices see Contact Council.
For further information please call Council's Building Services team:
Innisfail: Ph: 07 4030 2242 or email firstname.lastname@example.com
Tully: Ph: 07 4043 9150 or email: firstname.lastname@example.com


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FRIENDS wants to encourage and guide you in talking about your experience with stuttering to your class, your church group, your Boy or Girl Scout troop, or any other group of which you may be a part. What follows is why and how to do that.
What if our hair turned green periodically?
Imagine if we had a unique disorder that caused our hair to turn green every once in a while. Perhaps it would happen once a week, or once a day, or five times a day. In any case, we rarely knew for sure when it would happen.
The question is, should we keep our green hair disorder a secret? Could we keep it a secret? Should we wear a hat all the time? Could we wear a hat all the time? Should we not talk about our green hair to anyone, neither our parents, our siblings, our relatives, our friends, nor people we happen to meet? Would that draw more or less attention to it? Would that make it easier or harder to be who we are in spite of this hair problem?
I think it is obvious that talking about our green hair would make things easier. First, we could talk about what the causes and nature of it were: that it may be genetic, for example; that it happens more on some days than on other days; or that it may be the result of the lack of a certain chemical in our brain. Second, we could describe what it feels like to have this happen to us: how hard it is sometimes to have the disorder; how embarrassing it is sometimes; and, last but not least, we could describe some of the humorous aspects of it, and tell some funny stories about the green hair experience.
Stuttering is much like this. It only happens to a few of us, and it is as much our fault as hair that spontaneously changes color. It is a challenge life has given us, and we just don't have control over it all the time. Also, stuttering strikes many people as strange -- perhaps not as strange as green hair, but strange nonetheless.
And it makes as much sense to try to keep it a secret!
1) There is nothing good about hiding your stuttering. While stuttering is a scary experience, and it is only natural for us to want to avoid doing it, we only makes things worse for ourselves when we try to hide it.
For one thing, it doesn't work. We cannot avoid it all the time. It does not make sense to live in fear that someone "will find out that we stutter." They will find out sooner or later, so why should we not be the one to tell them honestly and openly that we stutter. Then we can relax because we do not have that "secret" to keep anymore. It won't take the stuttering away, but it will make it easier. If the people we are talking to know that we stutter, and especially if they know because we have told them, it takes the pressure off of us. We don't have to pretend we talk just like everyone else anymore, and it gives people a chance to understand us and our stuttering.
And, hey, if you get up to present a report on stuttering, you don't have to worry so much about stuttering before that group. You can feel free to do it -- you're, in effect, just modeling what you are talking about.
2) Stuttering is the thing we know the most about. One thing we can say stuttering does for us is it gives us an experience we can "teach" others about. We can become experts in it because we already know what it feels like. We cannot say this about our knowledge of insects, the American Revolution, or any other subject we might report on.
3) People will respect us after we present our stuttering to them. The young people we know who have given presentations about their stuttering report that the most common reaction their peers have is one of respect for them. "Wow!" many have said, "you have a lot of courage to get up and talk about your stuttering like that. I don't know if I could do that." They will respect your honesty and your knowledge about the problem of stuttering.
4) It will most probably silence anyone who has teased you about your stuttering. Teasing is tough to deal with. You can try to ignore it but that doesn't always make the person stop teasing you, at least right away. If you, however, get up and openly talk about your stuttering, it does not leave much for that person to tease you about, does it? We are teased because some person feels lousy about who he or she is, and wants us to feel bad or embarrassed, too. They also want to make public something we are trying to hide. Well, once you have "announced" your stuttering to your peers, it should take all the fun out of teasing you for that person.
AND, you might gain allies in your battle with that teaser. It is very possible that your other peers will come to your aid when you are teased. They might say to the person trying to tease you: "Hey, Freddie, didn't you listen to Tom's report? He cannot control his stuttering all the time. We think he's pretty cool because he knows so much about it. What do you know a lot about? Maybe you should try stuttering so you would know what it feels like?"
5) Stuttering is a fascinating subject young people --and old ones, too -- will be interested in. Besides liking your presentation because they will respect you for doing it, your audience will also be interested in what you have to say. There are some very interesting aspects to the experience of stuttering. You can talk about the many famous people, past and present, who have stuttered, for example. (See the "What to Talk About" section below.)
As we said above, you can make your presentation to just about any group you are involved in, but most surely to your elementary or high school class.
What is very convenient is stuttering can lend itself to just about any subject. You can make a science report out of it because it has to do with how our bodies work; you can make an English report out of it because it is an experience you have; or you can work it into a social studies class because it is a universal aspect of human behavior -- every culture we have ever studied has had people who stutter in it, and stuttering goes back at least to ancient Babylon -- and because so many famous people have had the problem.
1) The most important and effective topic you want to cover is your own experience with stuttering and how it feels to stutter. This will help you lessen your fear a lot, and you will be speaking from your heart. Talk about when you first began to stutter. What thoughts went through your mind at that time? What are some of things you did -- or did not do -- because you stuttered? How hard is it for you to give this report? (You might begin by admitting the most obvious thing: "I was really scared about getting up here.") How do you want people to act around your stuttering? Talk about things you may not like people to say: "You know, if you slow down and just relax, you'll be able to talk better." Talk about what things are hard for you to do.
2) Talk about the interesting aspects of stuttering. If you are working with a speech-language pathologist, he or she can help you with this. Here are some points to present:
3) Talk about the famous people who have stuttered.
We encourage you to use the FRIENDS poster in your presentation. In fact, if you are doing a presentation and do not have a FRIENDS poster, we will send you one FREE. Just contact Lee Caggiano at 145 Hayrick Lane, Commack, NY 11725 (516-499-7504).
Not only that, but we will send you one FRIENDS postcard (each depicts one person on the poster) for everyone in your audience. You can give everyone a souvenir of your presentation. Lee can send you those, too.
You can talk about the people on it and quote from their messages for young people. One thing to point out is how many different walks of life are presented there, from actors to writers (a lot of writers) to poets to athletes to photographers to film producers to artists.
Here is a list of some of the famous people from the past who have stuttered. You might type this out and pass it out to your class or group:
4) Take a survey of the attitudes about stuttering of your class or audience or any group of people.
Either a couple of days before your presentation or at the end of it, have people fill out a survey, the results of which you can report on in Reaching Out. You may also just pass it out to a random group of people before you present and make the results part of your presentation. People are always interested how their attitudes relate to those of others. Your survey may also highlight some of the myths that people have about stuttering (for example, that it is a "psychological" problem that "nervous" people exhibit).
Here are some sample questions you might ask:
Tell us what it felt like to make the report. Were you very scared beforehand? How did it feel during it? What were the reactions of your class or group? What did your teacher or leader say? How do you feel now compared to before the presentation? If you took a survey, what were the results and what did you learn from them?
6) Suggested Readings:
In order to prepare for your stuttering presentation -- or to ease your mind about it -- we suggest the following from Listen With Your Heart:
Further, we suggest you read the articles in the December, 1998, Reaching Out by Peter Reitzes and John Ahlbach.
Remember: We will send you a FRIENDS poster and as many FRIENDS postcards as you want for your presentation.
A Final Note:
We at FRIENDS encourage you to make such a presentation on your stuttering, but we also want you to know that we respect you if you do not feel ready to do this. If you are like most of us, you have been hiding your stuttering a long time. It is not easy to change these feelings overnight.
So give yourself time. You will know when you are ready to do it.


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Dispatches from Colonia del Sacramento, Uruguay
Destination #342 in country #46
Arrived by Ferry on Friday, January 20th, 2012
An Earlier Visit to Colonia del Sacramento
|December 9th, 2011 (91 photos)
Saturday, January 21st, 2012
I've never really been fascinated by birds the way some people are. I think they're interesting as creatures, and I like to see new ones, but I'd never go on a bird-watching expedition or get excited about spotting a particular suspecies of nondescript little brown bird. That said, I've encountered


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REMEMBER the plan to charge more for a Coke on a hot day?
A few years back, M. Douglas Ivester, the chief executive of Coca-Cola, said he thought it would be fair to raise the price of soda on a summer day like today. Vending machines could be equipped with thermometers, and when demand for a cold soda rose with the temperature, the price would rise too, just as Economics 101 said it should.
It was not one of the great marketing moments in the company's history. In Internet chat rooms and newspaper editorials around the world, angry Coke drinkers denounced the idea. The word "gouging" got tossed around a lot. Pepsi gleefully accused its rival of exploiting consumers.
Coke responded by running away from the heat-seeking vending machine as fast as possible. Company spokesmen said that Mr. Ivester was talking hypothetically and there were no plans to add a summer surcharge. Coke was actually looking for ways that vending machine technology could lower the cost of a drink, they added.
With that matter cleared up, consumers then returned to doing exactly what had caused them such horror: paying more, sometimes a lot more, for all kinds of items when they were in great demand than when they were not.
They had already been buying airline tickets and electricity that way for years. Today, six years after the Coke debacle, everything from restaurant meals to clothing and books sold on the Internet to the toll on the George Washington Bridge has a price that fluctuates more than it used to.
The breadth of variable pricing "is a fairly new phenomenon," said Alexander Lintner, who runs the West Coast consumer practice of Boston Consulting Group. "And it comes from consumer behavior that has changed dramatically over the last five or eight years."
Yet Mr. Ivester's plan sounds as off-key today as it did in 1999. So how do people decide when a price change is a natural part of the economy and when they think it amounts to gouging?
The question occupies executives at nearly every consumer goods company. Even a small price increase that sticks can bring a big increase in profit because it goes straight to the bottom line. Make a misstep, though, and business-school professors will still be talking about you six years later.
The rise of high-low shopping patterns, in which the same person shops at both Whole Foods and Target, is a good place to start. The same consumer now scours the market for discounts on some items, yet pays a premium for others. The days in which shoppers chose one store for all their food or all their clothing are long over.
A home buyer might fill out a mortgage application online, where some banks charge lower fees. That seems fair because it saves labor costs for the bank.
In Chicago, you can make a reservation at Topolobampo, where the serrano-and-garlic-marinated Maple Creek Farm pork loin costs $31. To eat at Frontera Grill, a less expensive restaurant served by the same kitchen, you have to wait at the bar until a table opens.
In each case, there is an obvious tradeoff between what you pay and how you get it. The same can even be true with soda: people will spend $2 to buy a cold Coke at a convenience store when a warm one, bought in bulk, might cost 50 cents. But a Coke that comes from the same vending machine feels like the same product, whether the weather is stiflingly hot or comfortably breezy.
"Where companies get in trouble is where they base it purely on supply and demand," said Mike Marn, director of pricing services at McKinsey & Company, the consulting firm. "Those are the situations where consumers really get up in arms. If you're going to take advantage of the demand, you have to be able to say with a straight face that there's a benefit that goes with it."
Sometimes companies add the benefit later as if it, rather than level of demand, is the reason for the higher price. Airlines give bulkhead seats to fliers who buy expensive, last-minute tickets. Broadway Inner Circle, which sells marked-up last-minute tickets to hot musicals and plays, organizes dinners at which its customers can eat with a producer or actor after a show.
If anything, people seem more accepting of price changes on expensive items, where such frills are easier to add. On a can of soda - or a copy of Newsweek, which charged as much for the issue after the pope's death as last week's issue featuring dinosaurs ("Beyond T Rex: How They Really Lived") - even a few extra cents can seem like an injustice.
Part of the issue may be simple recognition: Everybody has an intuitive sense of what a soda or a magazine should cost, but determining the value of an airline ticket is trickier. On a costlier item, there is also more room for the sort of benefit that makes the markup feel legitimate.
Shoppers are so resistant to price increases on staple items that supermarkets actually cut the cost of some products at the exact moment that demand for them jumps, according to a recent study. Tuna costs less during Lent. Cheese and crackers cost less at Thanksgiving and Christmas. Beer is about 10 percent cheaper now than in the dead of winter, according to Judith A. Chevalier, Anil K. Kashyap and Peter E. Rossi, economists who studied stores in Chicago.
It is hard to imagine a more telling effect of consumers' mixed feelings about price changes. The supermarkets, rather than taking advantage of the demand, used sales on those goods to bring customers in their doors. They made the bulk of their profit from other items that people bought while in the store. So even if the final bill was the same as it would have been if the beer had been marked up, shoppers could walk out with both the items they wanted and the sense that they were treated fairly.


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A. Shuanise Washington, CBCF president/CEO
"It starts with you." That's the theme of this year's Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Caucus (ALC), attempting to inspire people to innovation in the answers to their personal and community issues.
"Throughout the centuries, humankind has been able to identify one person – an individual – who made a difference, who changed the thinking, who made an innovative discovery that led to a seismic shift in how history was written," said a release this week. This year's ALC "hopes to have the same impact on the thousands of individuals expected to attend the four-day conference."
U. S. Reps. Donna Edwards (D-Md.) and Cedric L. Richmond (D-La.) will serve as honorary co-chairs of the annual four-day gathering of issues forums, brain trusts, glitzy parties and receptions to be held from Sept. 18-21 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in D.C.
In addition to the issue forums, the annual Thursday morning national town hall meeting, the Saturday morning prayer breakfast and Saturday evening Phoenix Award dinner are also major highlights. The town hall, themed "From Poverty to Prosperity: Confronting Violence, Restoring Opportunity, and Investing in our Youth" will address the impact of poverty, juvenile justice and gun violence, the release said.
"We encourage everyone, be they political figures, leaders in industry and non-profit organizations, celebrities eager to lend their voices to a cause, or citizens with a desire to obtain information to uplift their communities, to come together to exchange ideas and create solutions to the unique issues facing African Americans today," said A. Shuanise Washington, president and chief executive officer for CBCF in a statement. "The goal of ALC is to find workable solutions to help stimulate our economy, end health disparities and improve education."


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Resurrecting this thread, I have to say I've found the past few series a real chore to get through. I'm not keen on this series arc they've been doing for the past 3 seasons. I much preferred the self contained 25 minute episodes they used to do.
I know they get a lot of praise for being able to knock out an episode in 6 days to keep it topical but that also left me cold.
Circling back to the previous season of South Park, Parker and Stone say, yes, of course the plot arc with ManBearPig (a creature used as a metaphor for global warming) and Al Gore was an attempt to atone for episodes years ago in which they joked about the former vice president's charge for climate change action. And, yes, they are aware Gore praised them for their efforts last year when he dropped by The Daily Show With Trevor Noah."We just felt like, of all of our episodes, that one has not aged very well," Stone admits. "And we came up with a funny idea how to use ManBearPig as a parable. I always felt like if we were going to rewrite that or comment on it or atone, whatever you want to call it, it's in kind. In other words, we didn't want to say in some interview, 'Well, we don't feel so great about that episode.' It doesn't feel as good as 'Fuck that, we'll do a whole two-parter.' And it is not just atoning. We beat ourselves up pretty good." Parker notes, "We could just do an entire season atoning. It's been fucking 22 years. We're pretty different people now."
Recently appeared on Prime Video if anyone's interested.
Thanks for that.Found this really interesting, especially Parker's closing remarks below.
I think the best thing to do is not to put them in the position of consistent moral arbiters.
now tv (although I don't really want to give money to Sky)
It does, but the video quality is cack.
Fair enough. In my last job we were trying to get our content into the sky/nowtv system and for their set top box system [...] their video profile rules (how hard you compress it) says you should use the lowest quality for film, so it plays quicker.
...and doesn't threaten the fully-paid-up product TOO much.
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Visit Susannah Place
By public transport
We are a short walk, about 7 minutes, from Circular Quay, where buses, trains and ferries all stop.
From Circular Quay, head west to George Street and turn right into The Rocks. Continue along George Street, then turn left onto Argyle Street and then left again into Cambridge Street. Continue until you reach the back of the museum (a row of terrace houses) and walk up the Cumberland Place steps to our entrance in the recreated shop.
For up-to-date timetables or to find the quickest public transport routes visit the Transport Infoline or call 131500
By road
We don't have parking at Susannah Place Museum, and street parking in the area is very limited. There are a number of parking stations nearby. Visitors are advised to check parking rates.
The Quay West Car Park offers a discounted all day parking rate of $30 to our visitors when pre-booking parking with Book A Bay. The discount is available Monday – Friday, exit before 5pm. To receive the discounted rate, visit Book A Bay, select your car park and enter the promo code SLM. The parking station is a 5 minute walk to Susannah Place Museum and 10 minute walk to Museum of Sydney.
Buses and cars can stop on Gloucester and Harrington streets to drop-off and pick-up passengers.
We don't have secure bike parking at Susannah Place Museum.
Please note: The Sydney Museums Pass is available to purchase however not all of our houses and museums have reopened due to COVID-19 restrictions. Customers with existing passes purchased before property closures due to COVID-19 remain valid and will be honoured as our museums and houses being to reopen. Please check the latest news for details on which museums and historic houses are now open.
General visits
You can only visit the museum in a guided tour. Our tours last for about an hour and run every day at 2pm, 3pm and 4pm. We can take a maximum of 8 people per tour. The last entry to the museum is via the 4pm tour.
Get your tickets from the museum's corner shop or pre-book online.
Gold Key Tours
An exclusive personalised tour of Susannah Place Museum, with an opportunity to visit the Parbury Ruins archaeological site, not usually open to the general public. Available seven days a week. Bookings essential.
Group bookings
We offer a range of tour options for groups of 10 or more and recommend booking in advance. Please visit our Groups page to find out about our various tours and how to book.
School bookings
We currently offer programs for primary and secondary students. Find out more about education programs at Susannah Place Museum.
The museum is a group of old terrace houses with narrow spaces and steep, narrow stairs. Visitors who join us on a guided tour will walk up and down about 79 stairs during a typical one hour tour. The museum is not accessible for people with wheelchairs. For visitors who are able to walk around the ground floor but cannot manage the stairs to the other floors, iPads with images of these areas are provided.
Hearing and vision
The video introduction to the museum is captioned.
We are always happy to try and accommodate individual visitors with specific needs into our regular guided tours, but we are best able to do that if you call ahead to let us know about any particular requirements you have. For groups with specific needs, we can develop customised tours to support those needs. Please call ahead to arrange on +61 2 8239 2211.
Other information
Children and families
Step into another time to see and hear how children and their families lived in Sydney's oldest neighbourhood. What was life like with outside toilets and bathrooms, tiny backyards and no TV? Where did they sleep, play and go to school? During the school holidays, we offer a range of holiday programs. See our Things to do at Susannah Place Museum page for details.
Corner shop
Make sure you visit our recreated 1920s corner shop for some lollies, gifts, household items and service with a smile.
Things to remember
- There are narrow, steep flights of stairs throughout the museum, and no air-conditioning.
- Parts of the tour take place outside so, depending on the weather, bring a sun hat or raincoat.
- Photography is not allowed in the museum.
- All large backpacks must be cloaked.
- There is only one outside toilet at the museum but there are modern toilets, including accessible toilets, nearby at The Rocks Visitor Centre in Argyle Street.
- Last entry to the museum is at 4pm and is by guided tour only.
Lead at Susannah Place
In Australia paint containing lead was commonly used in most buildings up until the early 1970s. These painting products are sometimes colloquially known as 'lead paint'. The original paintwork has been retained at Susannah Place as the many layers tell the story of the use, decoration and age of the four houses and contributes to their heritage significance and authenticity. SLM has an ongoing conservation and housekeeping program to assess and manage deteriorating painted surfaces. Public access to the houses is by guided tours only. The tours are designed to ensure visitor safety.
Customer Service Charter
Sydney Living Museums cares for 12 of the most important historic houses and museums in NSW on behalf of the people of NSW. Our vision is to create a living future for the past. Our mission is to cherish, protect and share our places and stories.
Please read our Customer Service Charter to learn more about our commitment to providing you with the best possible experience when you visit one of our museums and historic houses.


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Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is known as dilatations of coronary vessels which are 1.5 times greater than the adjacent healty segment and it is known to variant of atherosclerosis. Previous reports have shown that the ABO blood groups are associated with atherosclerosis. In this study, it was investigated whether coronary artery ectasia is related to genetically transmitted ABO blood groups.
This retrospective study involved 620 subjects who underwent coronary angiography in our center from 2015 to 2018. The control group of the study consisted of 310 patients whose coronary arteries were angiographically normal. Three hundred and ten patients who had ectasia in at least one of the coronary arteries were selected as the patient group. ABO blood groups were determined in two groups using standard agglutination techniques. Blood groups were compared between the patients and the control group.
There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of blood groups frequency (P > 0.05, for all).
Even though multiple studies showed an association of cardiovascular diseases and ABO blood groups, no association was determined between CAE and any blood groups in this study.
Coronary artery ectasia, ABO blood groups
CAE: Coronary Artery Ectasia; CAD: Coronary Artery Diseases; HDL-C: High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; LDL-C: Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides; TC: Total Cholesterol; STEMI: ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction; vWF: von Willebrand Factor
Coronary artery ectasia (CAE) is a coronary artery pathology defined by coronary artery dilatasyon of > 1.5 times a normal segment [1]. The incidence of this disease is between 0.3% and 5% [2,3]. The etiopathogenesis of CAE is not fully known. However, connective tissue diseases, atherosclerosis, congenital abnormalities and inflammatory tissue diseases are assumed to play a role in the etiology of this disease [4,5]. Fifty percent of CAE cases have been associated with atheroclerosis [6,7]. In addition, CAE is associated with risks of death and myocardial infarction. There are many risk factors for atherosclerosis, including increased age, male gender, hypertension, ethnicity, hyperlipidemia, smoking, emotional stress, lack of physical activity, obesity, metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance. Atherosclerotic diseases are increasing in East European and Asian countries as well as the other developing countries.
ABO blood groups antigens are glycoproteins and glycolipids located on the surface of many circulating cells as well as in saliva and body fluids [8]. Recent years, ABO blood groups have been documented to be associated with many diseases, including coronary artery diseases (CAD) [9-11]. ABO blood groups are genetically transported through chromosome 9 [12,13]. In this study, it was investigated whether ABO blood groups were associated with CAE.
The study was designed retrospectively and it was performed on patients who were admitted to our clinic between February 2015 and November 2018 and who underwent coronary angiography. Angiography images were retrospectively evaluated from medical records. Three hundred and ten CAE patients were consented for this study. Three hundred and ten subjects who have normal coronary arteries were selected as control group. Laboratory and clinical characteristics of patients such as age, gender, diabetes mellitus, blood pressure, smoking, height, weight, ABO blood groups, lipid profiles were obtained from the medical records. Echocardiography data were obtained from medical records. Patients with chronic heart failure, chronic kidney disease, severe heart valve disease, chronic lung disease, systemic rheumatic or inflammatory tissue disease, chronic liver disease, hematological disease and chronic infection were excluded from the study. Approval was obtained by ethics committee for this retrospective study and achieved based on the Declaration of Helsinki.
Coronary angiography was done using the standard Judkins technique. Coronary angiography was performed on the left and right oblique planes using caudal and cranial angles. For CAE quantitation and validity , two independent blinded clinicians were examined the coronary angiography. The patients who had a atherosclerotic plaque with > 25% stenosis were excluded from the study.
Peripheral venous blood was taken in our clinic before coronary angiography. The ABO blood groups were performed with a hemagglutination test (Biotest, Germany). High density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), Low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) and total cholesterol (TC) were anlyzed using Architect C16000 auto analyzer (Abbott Labs Inc).
For all analyses, SPSS for Windows was used (version 22.0 software, Chicago, IL, USA). And variables were given as mean ± SD. Categorical variables were given as percentage. For numerical variables, statistical analyses were made with independent samples using t-test/Mann-Whitney U-test. For categorical variables, Fisher's exact test or 2-test was used. A p-value of < 0.05 was determined to be significant.
No significant differences were determined forthe groups for age, gender, body mass index, systolic and diastolic blood pressure and echocardiographic findings (p > 0.05, for all) (Table 1). Smoking and presence of diabetes mellitus were higher in CAE group than the contol group (p = 0.015, p = 0.011 respectively) (Table 1). LDL-C, TG, and TC were elevated in CAE group when compared to the controls (p < 0.001, for all) (Table 2). HDL-C were higher in contol group than the CAE group (p < 0.001) (Table 2). The frequencies of ABO blood groups in the study groups are shown in Table 3. The frequencies of ABO blood groups were similar between the two groups (p > 0.05, for all).
Table 1: The baseline characteristics and echocardiographic findings of groups. View Table 1 Table 2: The labaratory findings of groups. View Table 2 Table 3: The frequencies of ABO blood types of groups. View Table 3
According to this study, CEA were not associated with any blood group. This study is the first study in the literature to investigate the relationship between ABO blood groups and CAE. CAE is based an over-expansive and exaggerated remodeling process [14]. The etiopathogenesis of CAE is not fully known. However, connective tissue diseases, atherosclerosis, congenital abnormalities and inflammatory tissue diseases are assumed to play a role in the etiology of this disease [4,5]. A reduction in collagen synthesis or augmented degradation may lead to CAE [15]. Although the specific pathophysiological mechanism of CAE still remains unclear, some autopsy series showed progressive atherosclerotic changes in segments with ectasia [16]. In this study, it was investigated whether CAE, a variant of atherosclerosis, is associated with any blood group. The ABO gene are located on chromosome 9q34 and ABO blood groups are genetically transmitted [13]. Several studies have shown that ABO blood groups were associated with atherosclerotic diseases and thrombosis [17,18]. However, there are conflicting results in the literature. In one study, no relationship between ABO blood groups and CAD was shown [19]. In addition, another study showed that ABO blood groups dsitributions were similar in patient with CAD [20]. However, a recent study showed that infarct and the no-reflow were greater for non-O blood groups in patients with ST Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) [21]. Similarly, according to results of another study, an association between ABO blood groups and spontaneous recanalization was shown in STEMI [22]. Moreover, in previous reports, researchers stated that non-O blood groups had high von Willebrand factor (vWF) levels, which increased vascular thrombosis and increased risk of atherosclerosis [23,24]. Although recent some studies have shown a correlation between atherosclerosis and ABO blood groups, in this study no relationship was observed for the ABO blood groups and CAE which is a variation of atherosclerosis. In additon, a recent study showed that vWF and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 were higher in CEA subjects [25]. Gill, et al. reported that O blood group had vWF levels in the plasma that were 25-35% lower than the other blood groups [23]. However, in this study, no relationship was observed between CAE and any non-O blood groups which have high plasma von Willebrand factor level.
The main limitations of this study are that its single-centered design and inadequate the number of patients.
In conclusion; although some studies showed that a relationship between ABO blood groups and CAD, in the present study no relationship was observed between CAE and ABO bood groups. However, large scale, multi-centered studies that correlate ABO genotypes with hemostatic markers are required for association between ABO blood gruops and CAE. This study is the first study in the literatüre on this issue and I hope that this study will be a beginning point for studies in the future on this issue.


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With the end of the regular season fast approaching, the Houston Aeros chose last week to play some of their best hockey of the past month, defeating the Grand Rapids Griffins, one of the AHL's best teams, by a 2-1 margin on Thursday night. And though they played an error-filled game on Saturday night, they were still able to hang on to defeat division rival Chicago Wolves 3-1.
The Aeros have 17 games now left in the season, and except for one game with the Lake Erie Monsters, every remaining game is against a division rival that will determine if the Aeros make the playoffs or not.
The key to both victories was the play in the crease of goalie Nolan Schaefer who stopped nearly shot he faced. The most difficult of the games for Schaefer was Saturday night during a game that found excessively hot on-ice temperatures interfering with the game action, especially the play of Schaefer.
"It was pretty hot. It might have been hotter than it was outside. It was pretty warm on the ice and the puck was bouncing everywhere," Schaefer said after Saturday's game. "You have to be focused a bit more...because the puck's bound to jump up on you."
The bad ice also affected the skaters. The Aeros game winning goal on Saturday came 38 seconds when Krys Kolanos got behind the Chicago defense and found himself with the puck and heading toward the Chicago goal. Only it was like watching a guy try to run in wet cement, so bad was the ice. As it was, Kolanos still got a shot, and after it was blocked, he was in just the right position to knock the puck off of his body and into the net.
"It went off my body. I saw it, and I didn't want to use my hand, so I just kept moving towards the net. I just skated into it," Kolanos said. And Kolanos gave the credit for the goal to his teammates, especially Marco Rosa. "It was just good vision by Rosa to see me breaking. I laid a hit on [Chicago defenseman Jason Rivers], and he wasn't able to recover. And I saw the lane and I was able to just shoot out, and Rosa put it right on my skate. You couldn't have asked for a better pass."
And the Aeros played perhaps their best game in a month when defeating Grand Rapids on Thursday in a win that came about when Jesse Schultz got the game winning goal on a lucky puck bounce.
"I didn't want to turn it over," Schultz said. "I just tried to go to the middle and throw it on net. I saw [teammate John] Lammers going to the net, and really it was just a lucky bounce. It [the puck] never got there. I think it hit Lammers' skate and it came back to me and I saw the goalie go down so I just tried to out wait him and go to my back hand."
Coach Kevin Constantine attributed that the win, and the team's superior play on Thursday, to fear of Grand Rapids.
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For any of you who read my bit about Kurtis Foster several weeks ago, you might be happy to discover that Foster played his first NHL game in nearly a year on Saturday afternoon. Foster, who still quite isn't in NHL playing condition was forced into action through injury and illness on Saturday.
****************** Jesse Schultz' goal on Thursday night was his 20th goal of the season. That gives the Aeros three 20-goal scorers as he joined Krys Kolanos with 22 and Corey Locke with 20. The last time the Aeros had more than two skaters with 20-plus goals for a season was in the 2005-2006 season.
****************** The Aeros head into this week in second place in the AHL's West Division, and they are one point up on the third place Rockford IceHogs and three points ahead of the fourth place Chicago Wolves. The Aeros four games in the next seven days, starting tomorrow night at Toyota Center against the Quad City Flames. They also play the Flames in Toyota Center on Friday night, then they play the San Antonio Rampage in San Antonio on Saturday night before closing out the stretch on Sunday with an afternoon game in Toyota Center against Rockford.


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Famous quotes, university courses, the example of business all tell us that the arts are therapeutic. At the cancer centre that I go to, there's soft music in the background. A volunteer wanders the various floors with her shih-tzu dog for people to pat and admire. Art made by cancer patients fills every floor, in addition to beautiful and expressive paintings by professional artists.
In prison – nothing. No music in the halls, no music in the elevators (actually, no elevators), no inmate art on the walls, no drama programs, no art classes, no theatre, no band, no woodworking, no pets, no anything. And most of all no music.
Yes we've managed to keep a few writing programs going in three federal prisons in our area, but nothing in two of the biggest prisons. And the system does little to help.
Prison officials believe in programs, angry management, substance abuse etc. These programs have value, but they are not the whole picture. The arts are the way into some people's souls. Programs are forced on the inmates – they do not participate in deciding what programs they need, so from the beginning their attitude is not the best. And there's some ass-covering going on for the prison system. "Well, right here in the notes on April something, Instructor X told Mr. Y not to commit break and enter, so if he ever does it when he's released, don't blame the prison system."
Put the arts back in prison. I've seen men find themselves through writing. Music works, the arts work.
How can we ordinary citizens help?
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Family traditions counter alienation and confusion. They help us define who we are; they provide something steady, reliable and safe in a confusing world.
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Family Closeness
The aim of this game is not to laugh when someone is snorting in your face. The person going first, gets in front of whoever is on their left and snorts trying to make them laugh. When the person laughs they are out. But you only have 30 seconds to try and get the other person to laugh! To make the game different each time you can have family members do something other than snort, such as squeak, meow, moo, bark.
Questions for stimulating discussion in your family.
Being left out makes me feel . . .
The people who I see most often left out are . . . and this is because . . .
Helping people who are different be included is hard because . . .
With your family read: John 20.19-31
Questions for Discussion:
Why do you think Jesus showed the disciples his hands and side?
Why do you think Thomas wouldn't believe?
How do people come to believe in Jesus even if they haven't "seen"?
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Praying through the Lord's Pray
The prayer Jesus taught is a great model for how we might pray and how we might teach our children to do so. Each week we will look at a line of the Lord's prayer and discover what we can learn about prayer from it.
Our Father in Heaven,
When we begin to pray we address God. There are many different ways we can do this. Jesus used a very intimate word "abba" which means father or dad. What do you use when you pray?
Spend some time with your children thinking about the different ways we can name God in prayer. What difference does it make calling God, father or creator or almighty God. Look online at some of the names for God in the Bible. Discuss with your family which ones you like the most and why. Use a different title for God when you pray at the dinner table this week.
How can I give power to the other? Let this question send you on your quest to serve – the imitation of Jesus through action. The link between question and quest is helpful. Let a question guide your action.
Start in the home. Ask your children, what do they need? How can I give them power? (Asking the question itself gives power. Listen to them carefully. Respond thoughtfully, faithfully.) Ask the same question of your partner. If someone was to ask you the question, how would you respond? Let your answers to your questions guide your actions.
Bonus Family Activity
Bubble Catching Contest
Get a small bottle of bubbles for each member of the family. Let everyone blow bubbles until they fill the sky. Now let everyone try to catch them with the round part of the bubble blowing sticks.
(This material is based on and draws from earlier Faithful Families emails by Stephen Harrison & Richard Browning: An Unless Ideas Production.) Unless otherwise noted all material on this blog is copyright Stephen Harrison and Richard Browning


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The Vietnam War Casualties Who Never Got to Vietnam
These lost men have never had their names added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington. Even more oddly, no government agency — not the Army, Air Force, Pentagon, State Department, National Archives or CIA — admits to possessing any records about the mission. Yet in March 1962, Flying Tiger Line Flight 739, containing 93 U.S. military advisers, three South Vietnamese officers and 11 crew members, vanished between Guam and the Philippines on the way to Vietnam. No wreckage was ever found, though some witnesses reported seeing a vapor trail and explosion in the sky on the night it disappeared [source: Burke].
Some speculate that the aircraft was downed by Viet Cong sabotage, which would make the passengers among the first casualties of the Vietnam War. Others believe it was brought down by friendly fire. Eerily, at least three soldiers told their family members they had a premonition that they would not return from this mission alive [source: Burke].


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How is Lane Kiffin working out as Alabama's offensive coordinator? Alabama head coach Nick Saban described what former USC head coach is bringing to the Crimson Tide football program.
"Well, I think anytime anybody has knowledge and experience, it certainly contributes a lot of value in your organization," Saban said. "I think it kind of goes both ways. I think you learn a little from them, I think they learn a little from you. I think you can make subtle changes in what you do to make it more effective because of the input you get from your staff.
"The more experience that your staff has, obviously I think the better they understand the big picture and have the kind of foresight that you need to have that you know when you make changes, what the cause and effect of those changes are going to be. Lane certainly has been helpful in a lot of those areas."
Kiffin was hired as Alabama's offensive coordinator in January, four months following his being fired as head coach of USC in September of 2013.
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One of the questions most often asked at Burpee Museum is "How do you know Jane was a girl?" You see "Jane" is the juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex discovered by field crews in 2001 and the star of the Museum's Diary of a Dinosaur exhibit. "Jane" was named after Jane Solem, wife of Robert H. Solem, a major benefactor and lifetime member of the Museum.
Currently it is unknown if "Jane" the dinosaur was male or female. In fact, determining the sex of dinosaur specimens is a question that paleontologists have long been trying to find a method or skeletal indicator that would allow specimens to be defined as male or female.
Scott Persons, paleontologist at University of Alberta at Edmonton, Canada, has recently proposed a new idea that may allow the sex of some dinosaurs be determined. His most recent study, published in Scientific Reports, suggests that skeletal traits of some dinosaurs tails may show sexual dimorphism (a distinct morphological difference between males and females) and could be applied to other specimens.
Persons' study examined two oviraptorosaurs, nicknamed Romeo and Juliet, that were found in Mongolia in the 1990's and first described in 2001. Through this study differences in bones called chevrons at the base of the oviraptorosaurs tails were discovered. One specimen had longer chevrons with broader tips. Persons hypothesizes that males may have had longer chevrons with broader tips for increased muscle attachments, whereas chevrons in females may have been smaller to facilitate egg laying.
As Thomas Holtz, University of Maryland, has pointed out, it will be very interesting to see if these differences are borne out in further, larger studies of chevron shape of small to mid-sized dinosaurs.
Perhaps someday soon we will be able to confidently answer the question of " Is "Jane" a boy or girl?"
To read more about Person's study check out these resources:
Tails Tell the Tale of Dinosaur Sex, Nature News