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Friday, December 31, 2010
Happy New Year!
Friday, December 24, 2010
Happy Christmas!
- Wednesday 29th = 5.30am & 9.30am
- Friday 31st = 5.30am, 6.30am & 9.30am
- Back to normal as of Monday 3/1/11 with the addition of Mondays at 7am (technique session) and Tuesdays at 6.30pm (technique / endurance work)
Friday, December 17, 2010
Additional Lane Space & Room at the Inn?
- Tuesday 6.30am to 7.30am
- Friday 5.30am to 6.30am
Tuesday, December 14, 2010
Christmas Training Times & This Weekend
- all as normal up to and including Christmas Eve, i.e. 5.30am, 6.30am and 9.30am at Claremont Pool. Sessions will all run with a special Christmas "twist" - it'll be a lot of fun!
- Christmas Day - nothing apart from lots of turkey and mince pies!
- Boxing Day (26th) - 8am Cottesloe to Swanbourne (or thereabouts) and back. Casual swim...do as much or as little as you like. Meet on grass bank in front of the Pylon at Cottesloe.
- 27th and 28th December (public holidays) - no early morning lanes available at any pool. Will keep you posted as we may meet for some more OW swimming.
- 29th December - 5.30am and 9.30am sessions as normal at Claremont Pool (both sessions open for anyone to attend as numbers are likely to be quiet)
- 30th December - 5.30pm rough water swim at Trigg Beach (meet at the SLSC tower)
- 31st December - 5.30am, 6.30am and 9.30am sessions as normal at Claremont Pool (all sessions open for anyone to attend as numbers are likely to be quiet)
- 1st January - 9am, 10km swim at Trigg Beach (5km out and back with paddlers) - this is not a race, just a training session and hangover remedy!
- 2nd January - 8am, 5km Leighton Beach race
- 3rd January - all back to normal from here forwards - refer to http://www.swimsmooth.com/perth_timetable.html for full details.
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
Guinea Pigs needed...
I'm looking for two male "Arnies" from the squad (i.e. those with Sinky Leg syndrome who swim much quicker with a pull buoy / wetsuit than without) who both own their own wetsuit, preferably one which is a few years old. We have been given two Blue Seventy "Axis" wetsuits to run some trials on. These suits are designed specifically with Arnie's in mind - the way the suit works is that it features less buoyancy in the upper torso and added buoyancy in the legs. This is Blue Seventy thinking outside of the box and the conventional of just having more buoyancy all over which just lifts the swimmer higher overall without correcting the Sinky Leg issue. I've tried this suit myself and was very impressed with it's performance.
The test will be to do three 400m trials in a) your old suit, b) the new suit and c) in normal bathers to compare the results. The two suits are sized appropriately for someone ~70kg and 5'7 to 5'10" and another for someone ~85kg and 6'0" to 6'3".
Please let me know if you're keen to partake. Testing will take place in the next two weeks.
Just a quickie...
Tuesday, December 7, 2010
Stunning Weekend Results
Great start this week at the newly refurbished Claremont Pool - all is going well and it's great to be back. See you down there soon.
I haven't had full reports through yet, but there were some scintillating results at the weekend from members of the squad.
The big news was Kate Bevilaqua's superb overall race win at Ironman Western Australia in front of initial race favorite and previous winner, Rebekah Keat. I'm so gutted I missed seeing Kate race as by all accounts it was totally inspiring! More results at ironmanlive.com. Kate was joined in her win in the mens event by other local hero Courtney Ogden proving that they build them tough over here in WA!
Also racing were Paul McQueen, Matt Biddle, Hannah McKerrchar, Ron Sammut (who scooped another race win in his age group), Daniel Tarborsky, Jane Day, Matt Illingworth and Guy Crawford. I'm sure I've missed a few people from the listings and if I have and you have any race stories from the day, please email them through and I'll compile a full report. I'm very keen to see Dan T's improved GPS plot of a much straighter swim than May - well done Dan!
The day before was the Swim Thru Rotto which I was very sad to have missed myself. Again I haven't seen the full reports yet but know that the Pocket Rocket Ceinwen Williams scooped up another impressive win in her age group so I am told and that the event was very enjoyable for everyone who journeyed across.
So this weekend there is the Fremantle Ports Swim Thru in Saturday and then the Champion Lakes Swim on Sunday which quite a few of us will be attending. Maybe see you there...?!
Saturday, December 4, 2010
Update on Squad Applications
- most of the 9.30am squad (M / W / F) and also the Saturday 1.00pm open water skills squad
- Hannah McKerrchar
- Bonnie Tollafield
- Jeremy Buttsworth
- Christine Lowe
- Michael S (?)
- Marie-Therese Hunter
- Helen McKinnon
- Nick (?)
- Lawrence Stubbs
- Steve Wilson
- Fiona (?)
- Kim Smith
- Looking at the interest in the new squad sessions (Monday at 7am, Tuesday at 6.30pm and Wednesday at 5.30am) I am happy to confirm that certainly Monday at 7am will commence from Monday 3rd January and Wednesday at 5.30am will commence from this Wednesday 8th December. I will wait to see if we get more interest in the Tuesday evening session before committing to this one...of course, please let me know if you'd like to do that one!
- IMPORTANT: Rottnest SOLO and DUO swimmers who have been either doubling up the 5.30am and 6.30am sessions on a Tuesday and Thursday at Challenge just recently (or maybe just doing an extra 1-2km into the second session) are kindly advised that it will no longer be possible for you to do this sadly as we get squeezed down to 3 lanes at the new venue. I apologise for the inconvenience of this, however, we have added the Wednesday morning session and will be requesting an extension on this to 7.30am to allow you to get a 2hr totally specific endurance set in mid-week, coupled with our Rottnest Pace Awareness Session and Volume Builder on a Saturday at 5.30am up at Challenge Stadium (if you're not on the email list for this specific session - non-coached - but would like to be, email me back please advising this) and also the Sunday morning long ocean swim. This I feel is more than enough volume for you during the week and should allow you to really focus on the quality of your performance on a Friday morning in particular. Of course, if you're attending at 5.30am and want to pop into another public lane to finish off at 6.30am, then this will be fine.
- The 5.30am and 6.30am sessions will go back to starting at these times (as opposed to 5.35am and 6.35am) as usually Claremont are pretty good at letting you through at about 5.26am and obviously you only have a 30s walk to the pool now - yipee! Please be ready to start on time.
- I have allocated 8 people per lane in all the sessions, with an additional 3 "buffer" spaces per lane as well. If you are on the buffer list, you can attend. The way this system works is a little "give and take" - we have decided to maintain the flexibility of our Pay As You Go Card system (PAYG) to allow you maximum payment flexibility at the sessions - don't fancy swimming one day and your name is on the list? Not a problem, we won't penalise you for it! This often means that the squad operates with fewer people per lane than we anticipate. Again, this is great for you guys. However, at peak times (i.e. the next 2 weeks and January / February 2011), we do anticipate times when the sessions will be a little busier when everyone nominated may turn up for a session. I hope that you can understand and support this as it all balances out in the wash (as they say), leaving everyone happy, i.e. you the swimmers and us the coaches. Below I have detailed my top tips for good lane swimming etiquette at the busier sessions.
- I will still be pushing for that 4th lane in the earlier sessions, and like last summer, I am hoping that this might be possible from 6.45am - I'll keep you posted!
- Unless otherwise advised, please use the clock and set-off exactly 5 seconds behind the person in front of you. You do not (and should not) try to catch them up immediately, as whilst this gives you a draft and makes it feel easier, you're not getting the best possible workout that you could and it also annoys the person in front. The coach will announce when drafting is actively encouraged, but especially on drill / technique sets, please keep your distance to allow everyone to perform at their best.
- Always keep to the left and swim in a clockwise direction (like you would on the road). Stay close to the lane rope and avoid swimming in the middle of the lane as this is when head-on collisions occur or whacking of arms. This is especially important in Lane 3 (fastest lane) as there is a good range of ability within this lane especially in the faster, harder sessions.
- If someone is catching you up and you are aware that they wish to get past you, either pull right over to the left (keep swimming), or better still, when you reach the end of the pool pull off to the left, stop, and let them past here.
- Be vigilant when you are pushing off in the middle of a set - is someone coming up to the wall to effectively lap you? If so, don't push off immediately in front of them as this is very frustrating. Let them through and then when it is clear jump into a spot behind them.
- Aim to start each and every lap with a good torpedo push off. If you don't know how, check it out here: http://www.feelforthewater.com/2010/03/sunk-without-good-torpedo.html - it will really pay dividends and make you look quite the "pro"!
- When using fins or pull buoys, chances are the speed order (pecking order if you like) of the lane often changes. If you know that you are particularly quick with fins on, don't be afraid to ask to go in front of the person in front of you.
- Aim to pace yourself well, this is ultimately what keeps the lane flowing really well and makes the most out of your own practice time. See how here: http://www.feelforthewater.com/2010/07/poor-pace-awareness-and-how-yours-may.html
- Aim to do your drill and technique work to the best of your ability. Don't feel pressured to rush through this aspect of the session. I will quite regularly slide to the back of the lane in the squad which I swim with when working on my technique, even if it means missing the odd lap. A drill worth doing is a drill worth doing well - please always remember that.
- Try to keep all your kit neatly organised on the pool deck - a mesh kit bag is highly advisable and prevents other swimmers mistakenly walking off or using your kit. Also, naming your kit in bold black marker is ALWAYS worth doing!
- Lastly, be nice to your fellow lane swimmers...it might be early in the morning and you might be a little grumpy normally at this time, but there's never an excuse to get irritable with anyone in the lane. If there's a problem, let the coach know or just diplomatically address it with your swimming buddy. We're all here to have a good time and not feel pressured when we swim.
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Applications are now open for the new timetable!
- There will be no squad swim session on Saturday at 1pm due to the Busselton Ironman and the Rottnest Swim Thru both taking place. Apologies for any inconvenience here, but I figured most of you would be involved in some capacity in either of these two events. We'll resume Saturdays at 1pm next week (11th December) at the newly opened Claremont Pool. See you then. I won't be at Rotto as previously planned as I'll take the weekend to shake off this sore throat for a good (loud) return to Claremont next week!
- We are going to keep the squad going pretty much right over Christmas for those of you to keep up your fitness for the Rottnest Channel Swim in particular. We'll be having swimming as normal right up until Christmas Eve, take the 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th off and then resume on the 29th, 30th and 31st December. Saturday 1st January will also be cancelled, but then we'll resume on Monday 3rd January to take us into the New Year. Hope that all sounds appealing! I'll remind you all of this closer to the date.
- It has been decided that we will move ALL the sessions back to the Claremont Pool as of Monday 6th December, i.e. next week. Wahoo!
- Thursday's early morning sessions at 5.30am and 6.30am will be moved to Friday as they were originally at this location. I apologise for the inconvenience that this may cause some of you, but despite me having that all locked away since May and confirmed, it seems that we have to run this session on a Friday. I hope you can all still make this "Fresh and Fruity Friday" in the new pool with the awesome new diving blocks (hint, hint...I might just teach you all how to dive over the next few months!)
- Wednesday's 5.30am session will recommence as of next week (8th December) so please be sure to nominate for that if you wish to attend. It's a great session. We'll start off with a little land-based stretching (~10mins) and be in the water then for ~1h20. You can of course get out after 1hr if you so wish. I have put in a request to the pool for us to extend this session to 7.30am and thus make for a 2hr session for you SOLO swimmers if you're keen. My concern for the soloists is doubling up in the Tuesday / Friday sessions with only 3 lanes will leave us tight on space, so if we can offer this long session on the Wednesday and then the long sessions on a Saturday (pool) and Sunday (open water) this will be more than OK. If you just want to develop your endurance as well, this is a great session, so don't think you have to be an aspiring SOLO swimmer to attend!
- Subject to your interest in the new Monday 7am technique swim and the Tuesday 6.30pm session, we should be starting these on the 3rd and 4th of January 2011 respectively. Again, please ensure you nominate for these sessions if you wish to attend.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Dilemas, dilemas
- If we move back to Claremont we will have to change the Thursday 5.30am and 6.30am sessions to a Friday morning (as they originally were before we left). Many of you have liked the balance in the week that a Tuesday / Thursday combo gives you and I am worried that some of you won't be able to make the Friday mornings with such short notice before next week?
- We cannot get more than 3 lanes in any session. At Challenge Stadium we have only officially had 3 lanes booked, but Paul (Head Coach at WAIS) has been very kind to afford us an extra lane from his quota in the last two months as people have started to return after their winter hibernation. Going back down to 3 lanes is going to cause some issues with lane overload and again this is something I want to avoid completely.
- We will be resuming the Monday 7am swim technique session as of 3rd January 2011 (subject to demand, with a minimum of 12 swimmers required).
- We will be resuming the Tuesday 6.30pm squad session as of the 4th January 2011 (subject to demand, with a minimum of 14 swimmers required).
- We will be resuming the Wednesday 5.30am to 7am squad session as of 8th December 2010.


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7th meeting of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation Council
The Council of the Auschwitz-Birkenau Foundation met for the seventh time on the 25rd of June 2015 at the Office of the Prime Minister of Poland in Warsaw. The primary task of the Foundation is to finance the preservation of the authentic remains of the former Nazi German Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp.
During the session, a minute of silence was held to commemorate Professor Władysław Bartoszewski, founder and chairperson of the Council, who passed away on 24 April 2015. The Council decided to appoint Marcin Barcz as a member of the Council. Marek Zając was elected as the new chairperson.
To date, 35 countries have contributed to the Perpetual Capital managed by the Foundation. As part of the campaign "18 Pillars of Memory" seven individual donors, renowned philanthropists and their families, have each contributed 1 million euros to the Foundation. In total, the financial declarations now amount to approx. 113 million of the planned 120 million euros.
'In 2014 Liechtenstein, the Vatican and Italy became donor countries of the Foundation while Turkey and Sweden increased its contribution to the Perpetual Fund. Intensive talks are ongoing with several other countries and individual donors who wish to join the Pillars of Memory. According to our forecasts, the target of 120 million euros should be achieved by the end of 2016,' said the president of the Foundation Dr. Piotr M.A. Cywiński.
For three years now, capital gains from the Perpetual Fund have been used to finance preservation works at the Auschwitz Memorial. In 2014, the amount stood at PLN 4.6 million while estimates for 2015 is PLN 6,4 million for conservation works. The primary focus is on securing 45 brick barracks located on the grounds of the former Birkenau camp.
'We are nearing the completion of a more than two-year, multi-faceted research work, as a result of which we have obtained comprehensive information on the degradation mechanisms, geological and structural problems, as well as the preservation status of the barracks,' said Rafał Pióro, vice-president of the Foundation's Management Board and deputy director of the Auschwitz Memorial responsible for preservation.
'We are about to commence comprehensive conservation works on the first historic buildings. These works are by nature unprecedented and are the first of such type of conservation practice worldwide. It is not only unprecedented because of the uniqueness and history of the buildings but mostly because the preservation of the authenticity of each of the elements is of utmost concern in this particular case. Usually, such types of structures are demolished, and new ones built in their place. They are not subjected to painstaking, specialized restoration works,' Pióro added.
Also, thanks to the financial support of the Foundation one of the warehouses in which post-camp textiles are stored is being modernized. It will be equipped with special cabinets appropriate for such type of material. Besides, several preparatory works are being conducted on the premises of the former Birkenau camp related, among others to the regulation of water regimes.
Members of the Council also approved the substantive report on the works of the Foundation for 2014, the financial statements for 2014, as well as the annual action plans and financial plans. The results of the external audit for 2014 conducted by KPMG was also presented during the session. KPMG for a consecutive time had no reservations to the financial statements submitted by the Foundation.

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Q: What will I see while polar diving?
While snorkelling or diving along the bergy bits, you will be amazed and never forget these deep blue colours. In the Antarctic and Arctic waters we may observe typical marine life such as sea squirts, squat lobsters, many species of starfish, spider crabs, soft corals, anemones, peacock worms, and dogfish.
Diving in the Polar areas does not only offer ice, but also an interesting marine life, such as kelp walls, sea-snails, crabs, sea butterflies, various Arctic fish, shrubby horse-tails, jelly-fishes, sea-hedgehogs and starfishes. You may have the possibility to snorkel or dive with Fur seals, Leopard seals and penguins.
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Saturday, February 25, 2012
Day one
We left Christchurch at around 6am and had wet roads all the way up SH1 and onto the Lewis Pass. Picked up our first photo at the Engineers Camp and the off into some light drizzle on our way to Springs Junction.
After gassing up at Murchison we had a navigational error that meant we missed the Mangles Valley checkpoint and did an extra 70km. Luckily we were going back through Murch again later so could get it then.
Riding through to St Arnard we picked up the Rainbow Station photo and carried on up the Wairau Valley to also get the Waihope pic. (You'll probably understand all this a lot better when I get back and can post a map and all the pics).
Then we were off again as far as Havelock where we had some lunch and fueled the bikes again. After crossing the Whangamoa Saddle again we picked up the Pipen Island photo and got filmed by a news crew - more on that later too.
Next stop was a Pupu Springs after tackling the mighty Takaka Hill. Photo taken we did the Hill again before stopping in Motueka for fuel and a drink (see pic). We then got to do the magnificent Motueka Valley highway before finally getting that Mangles Valley pic.
Our day ended by riding the brilliant (if wet) Buller Gorge before calling it a day in Westport. A pretty good day except for the slight navigational error...
More tomorro!
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Can't wait to see your pics when your get back to your computer. How many Km's did you do on the first day?ReplyDelete
13 hours in the saddle, my butt hurts thinking about it.ReplyDelete
Sounds like you are having fun though, and if there was a news crew does that mean your famous now?
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Santiago Ortiz-Perez, Elena Martinez-Lapiscina, Iñigo Gabilondo, Elena Fraga-Pumar, Sara Llufriu, Albert Saiz, Bernardo Sanchez-Dalmau, Pablo Villoslada; Association between retinal impairment and disease severity in Multiple Sclerosis. Invest. Ophthalmol. Vis. Sci. 2013;54(15):2347.
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To study the association between retinal lesions, including retinal periphlebitis (RP) and microcystic macular edema (MME), and disease severity in multiple sclerosis (MS).
We studied a prospective cohort of 100 patients with MS. Neurological and ophthalmic examination as well as MRI and Optical Coherence Tomography (OCT) were done in all participants. We compared clinical features, MRI and OCT parameters among participants with and without retinopathy in our cohort. We used general lineal models to evaluate adjusted means of T1-MPRAGE total lesion volume, Retinal Never Fiber Layer (RNFL) thickness and EDSS (baseline and change after 1 year follow-up) among patients with and without RP.
7 out of 100 MS patients had retinopathy, 5 had RP (5%) and 2 had MME (2%). We only identified 2 cases of MME; therefore our study was underpowered to assess the association between MME and clinic-radiological MS severity. Clinically, patients with RP had a non-significantly higher adjusted-mean of EDSS score at baseline [adjusted differences: +0. 46 95% CI (-0.49 to +1.41);p=0. 341] and EDSS progression after 1 year of follow up [adjusted differences: +0.32 95%CI(-0.03 to +0.66),p=0.072] compared to patients without retinopathy. These patients had also a significantly higher adjusted-mean of T1-MPRAGE lesion volume [adjusted differences: +10453 95%CI(+549 to +20357);p=0.039] and lower mean of RNFL thickness at baseline [adjusted differences: +13.4 95%CI(-24.4 to -2.3); p=0. 018]
Full ophthalmic assessment is mandatory in MS patients in order to study the visual pathway impairment and its possible relation with others impaired systems. Retinal lesions, especially RP is more frequent in MS patients with more severe disease suggesting that it can become a biomarker of disease severity. More studies are needed to establish the role of the different ophthalmic findings as possible biomarkers in MS.
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And a happy new year to everyone!. What better way to bring in the new year than how i plan to continue it, with a tasteless, purile, childish, idiotic greeting of flatus.
Thanks to everyone who sent messages and gifts over the holiday season, i read, welcomed, and cherished each one. I've drawn a line under 2012, and i really do feel 2013 is onward and upward.
I'm away on summer vacation at the moment, after an incident with a damp and funky gusset, i have a rash that is benefiting from me having my legs elevated, bathed in the rays of the sun. Fear not, all is well, and i'll be back posting a lot more when i get home, and I've wiped the last smear of Calamine lotion away from my nethers.


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Celebrate National Holistic Pet Day
National Holistic Pet Day may come once a year, but owners should take measures to prioritize the health of their pets from a holistic perspective on a year-round basis.
As the body functions best as a sum of its individual parts, it's crucial that all systems are kept working optimally for consistent day-to-day health to be achieved.
Having been in veterinary practice for 16 years, my focus has shifted as a result of my clinical experiences and continuing education. I am now more aware of how each body system functions as an individual unit and collectively after witnessing the downward spiral that occurs when one or multiple parts don't ideally function.
To promote your pet's best quality of life, I've put together my top holistic pet tips.
Prevent Obesity by Employing Calorie Restriction and Engaging in Daily Exercise
The Association for Pet Obesity Prevention (APOP) reports that 98 million pets (54% of dogs and cats) living in the United States are overweight or obese. Obesity has a variety of potentially irreversible health consequences, but the condition is very preventable with a holistic wellness strategy to keep the body from accumulating excess weight.
When pets maintain a normal body condition on a lifelong basis, arthritis, cardiovascular disease (heart failure, high blood pressure, etc.), metabolic disorders (diabetes, inflammatory bowel disease, hypothyroidism, etc.) and other conditions can be avoided or minimized. Dogs consuming a calorie-restricted diet have been proven to live two years longer than those lacking calorie restriction are less-prone to experiencing conditions related to inflammation, like arthritis.
During a pet's annual wellness examination, owners should become aware of their pet's Body Condition Score and have their veterinarian determine an appropriate weight-loss or maintenance plan. Exercise burns calories and provides behavioral stimulation that satisfies a pet's need for interaction and strengthens the pet-owner bond. As a result, weight loss or maintenance benefits both pets and people.
Feed Whole Foods over Processed Pet Diets and Treats
Nature creates food for people and animals in a format that maintains the structural integrity of the nutrients. Humans then process nature's ingredients to create nutritionally complete and balanced diets for dogs and cats that can be conveniently dispensed from a bag or can.
Most pet foods and treats are made with feed-grade ingredients that have been deemed unfit for human consumption and are permitted to have a higher level of toxins, such as mold-produced mycotoxins (aflatoxin and vomitoxin). Only small amounts of mycotoxins need to be ingested to damage the gastrointestinal tract (stomach, small and large intestine), kidneys, liver, pancreas, and immune system. Mycotoxins are even carcinogenic (cancer-causing).
A variety of chronic ailments correlate with the regular consumption of grain and protein 'meals and by-products', artificial colors and flavors, preservatives, and other ingredients found in many commercially-available pet foods and treats.
Human-grade (such as food from The Honest Kitchen), whole-food, commercially available or home-prepared diets having undergone minimal refinement should replace processed dry (kibble) or canned pet foods and treats. Such is the way nature intended our pets to eat.
Resolve and Prevent Periodontal Disease to Protect Whole Body Health
If your dog or cat's mouth exudes an unpleasant odor, then periodontal disease is likely present.
Millions of bacteria thrive in the mouth that can enter the bloodstream through inflamed gums (gingivitis) and other mouth structures (fractured teeth, open sores, tumors, etc.). The heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, joints, and other body systems are susceptible to potentially irreversible damage from oral cavity bacteria.
Like in humans, periodontal disease in pets is very preventable. Unfortunately, most pet owners make little to no effort to regularly clean their dog or cat's teeth. Failing to prevent or resolve a pet's periodontal disease actually indicates neglect on behalf of the pet owner.
Seek your veterinarian's guidance about the best way to address your pet's current periodontal disease. Anesthetic or non-anesthetic dental cleaning and daily home care are common options. Gently brushing teeth with a moistened, soft-bristle brush safely and inexpensively reduce mouth bacteria and protects internal organs from bacterial damage.
Reduce Your Pet's Need to Consume Medications Potentially Having Serious Side Effects
Many veterinary and human medications are prescribed to treat infection, reduce inflammation, minimize pain, and kill cancer cells. As we strive to cure, the potential exists for mild to severe side effects to occur. Therefore, it's crucial that owners reduce their pets' reliance on prescription medications.
When a holistic approach to whole body health is taken, many ailments can improve or resolve. One example pertains to dog's pain from arthritis, trauma, surgery, and cancer, which can be managed while reducing reliance on prescription medications by taking a multimodal approach, including:
- Environmental modification (making your home, yard, and car 'pet-safe', etc.)
- Healthy weight management (dietary modification, exercise, calorie restriction, etc.)
- Nutraceuticals (fish oil-derived omega fatty acids, joint support products, antioxidants, etc.)
- Physical Rehabilitation (massage, stretching, range of motion, acupuncture, laser treatment, etc.)
When whole body health is maintained, then medication requirements can be minimized regardless of a pet's age or history of illness.
Vaccinate Judiciously and Pursue Antibody Titers
As pertains to preventing potentially life-threatening diseases, I'm pro-vaccination. Yet, health consequences can be associated with vaccine administration. Even a single vaccination can cause a Vaccine-Associated Adverse Event (VAAE), including:
- hypersensitivity ('allergic') reactions
- worsening of inflammatory conditions (skin, digestive tract, etc.)
- emergence of immune system diseases (immune-mediated disease, cancer, etc.)
- organ system failure
- seizure activity
- death
I recommend owners take a judicious approach to the administration of canine and feline vaccinations so pets incur less risk for VAAEs, including:
- Only vaccinate when an animal is healthy and exhibiting no detectable signs of illness on physical exam or diagnostic testing (blood, urine, and fecal tests, x-rays, etc.).
- Administer vaccines individually. If VAAE occurs and more than one vaccine is given then determining which vaccination is the culprit is impossible.
- Perform blood tests called antibody titers to determine a pet's current level of immunity produced by previous vaccinations. When antibody levels are sufficient, a pet will likely be able to fend off future infections. According to the American Veterinary Medical Association (AVMA), "revaccination of patients with sufficient immunity does not necessarily add to their disease protection and may increase the potential risk of post-vaccination adverse events." VacciCheck offers veterinarians a means of testing their canine patients' antibody levels for Canine Distemper Virus, Infectious Hepatitis, and Parvovirus that takes only 30 minutes and can be done before a vaccination may be unnecessarily administered.
Consideration of whole-body health is vital in determining the most appropriate vaccination protocol for our canine and feline companions.
Our animal companions' health isn't guaranteed for life. Therefore, owners should take a holistic approach starting in the puppy and kitten months to promote the healthier lives of adult and senior pets.


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A small group of the scientists, lawmakers, and other concerned citizens behind this blog are planning to jump into the Anacostia River this coming Thursday, June 30, 10 a.m., to mark the passing of yet another year that we as a nation have failed to meet the deadline set by the Clean Water Act to have all rivers fishable and swimmable by July 1, 1983.
(I don't know about you, but I get the cold shakes if I miss a deadline by a day. It takes a certain kind of chutzpah to miss a deadline by 28 years.)
If you are in the area, we hope you'll come out to watch the action, and to listen to some of the luminaries behind the Chesapeake Bay Action Plan discuss what must be done if we are to restore the Chesapeake Bay, and all of our nation's waterways.
Our little group plans to take a dip in a still toxic–if recovering–river here in our nation's capital. It's not safe, and possibly not wise. We hope to awaken a public far too used to the status quo.
Clean water should not be a luxury, should not be something you have to buy, or import in a water jug. Clean water is a fundamental human and civil right. And we're here to remind people of that fact.
Please join us on Thursday. Invite your friends!
Where: Bladensburg Waterfront Park
For more info, contact: Contact: Jim Foster, president, Anacostia Watershed Society, (301) 699-6204 ext. 105; (443) 994-9377(c); firstname.lastname@example.com.
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"It did not, however, do a convincing job of frontal localization, which is incredibly hard to accomplish."
it's not their fault, it's your head ;)
mono needs to be EQed specifically as there is very little else for the brain to work with at the exact center(no ITD).
you've mentioned that issue often, maybe you should get in touch with David Griesinger for this frontal image matter specifically. he has made a tutorial video and even a little app to facilitate the process of EQing by ear.
when it comes to 3D, center is only one position obviously, but I wonder if you go EQ the Mobius to have the center image that works for you. could it be enough to make the rest of the standard HRTF become more convincing?
I wished to try that with the Waves NX tracker, but I just never could make any proper use of that little crap toy outside of the buggy android app. and I never got to buy a good enough webcam for the PC app. so I have yet to answer my own question on this.


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Mother Hopes To Use Frozen Eggs Of Her Deceased Daughter To Undergo IVF
In vitro fertilization is a highly sophisticated, meticulously timed procedure, which involves removing a ripened egg or eggs from the female's ovary, fertilizing it with semen, incubating the dividing cells in a laboratory dish and then replacing the developing embryo in the uterus at the appropriate time.
In the cases of divorce, custody, or possession, IVF can make legal matters extremely complex and oftentimes challenging to make clear definite rulings on.
One such example is the story of a British woman who passed after freezing her eggs. In 2011, just before her death from bowel cancer, a woman had her eggs frozen. Her 60-year-old mother, known only to the public as "Mrs M", wanted to undergo fertility treatment using her daughter's frozen eggs via IVF, but a UK high court ruling declared that she would not be allowed to move forward with the procedure.
"It was clear [her daughter] wanted her genes to be carried forward after her death," Mrs. M told the court.
According to the woman, her daughter, who was 28 when she died, had said: "I want you and Dad to bring them up, they will be safe with you," as seen in a statement released at the time of the ruling.
The Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority (HFEA) had concluded there was not sufficient evidence to prove that her deceased daughter wanted her mother to carry her children, as claimed by Mrs. M, but she was granted permission by the court of appeal to challenge the high court decision in February.
In recent news, three judges – Sir James Munby, Lady Justice Arden, and Lord Justice Burnett – ruled in her favour and said the HFEA must reconsider Mrs M's plea to gain access to her daughter's frozen eggs.
Jenni Richards QC, who represented Mrs. M and her husband, said that "all available evidence" suggests that the deceased would have wanted her mother to carry her child.
In a counter-argument, Catherine Callaghan, counsel for the HFEA, had argued it was not the court's role to make a decision on whether or not Mrs. M should be allowed to use her dead daughter's eggs in fertility treatment, though she acknowledged it was natural to feel sympathy for parents wanting to keep their child's memory alive.
Mrs. M hopes to travel to New York to seek IVF treatment using donor sperm if the eggs are released by HFEA. Mrs. M aims to fulfill the dying wish of her beloved and only child, and fears the eggs will perish soon if permission is denied.
According to HEFA, they will reconsidered the case as soon as possible.
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Lessons from the Manger – Humility
Lessons from the Manger
Christmas is the season we can learn so much about Christlike humility, how Jesus entered this world, lived His life and how He completed His course. Even though He was God the Creator come to earth in the flesh He did not come with pomp, flaunting His wealth and power in an arrogant way. He was born in a manger, which represents He came in humility. Think about it, the Highest Being in the universe humbles himself to get on our level, born in a manger. Even though He was born in a manger, Jesus did not live in poverty (see 2 Corinthians 8:9). He was prosperous enough to fund His ministry. Jesus said I am meek and lowly of heart (see Matthew 11:28-30). He is Humility in it's purest form.
Now jump ahead to today. Have born again believers in North America as a whole grasped this? If we searched our hearts, would we be able say this is the way believers behave today? Jesus said of the end times in Matthew 24:10 "many will be offended." The Greek meaning, "many will be scandalized." There are more scandals amongst Christians than ever before. We have many Christian leaders and Christians falling into sexual immorality like no other time in Christianity. Then there are preachers and Christians pointing the finger at those who are falling. Many pointing the finger are full of themselves, exaggerate, embellish or outright lie to make themselves look good and think "no big deal" at least I am not immoral. Christianity has been losing it's relevance in our society because we do not live what we preach. Ghandi said if it wasn't for the Christians and the way they lived He would have become one himself. Immorality, competition, strife, exaggeration, embellishing, lying and outright religious hype is a turn-off causing society to find Christianity not very relevant. Newsboys sing "Don't believe the hype. It is such a let down." Let's get back to the One it is all about – Jesus and not us. Checkout Proverbs 6: 16-19, 8:13, 11:2, 12:9, 13:2, 16:5,18, 18:12, 21:2, 25:6-7,27, 27:2, 29:1, 29:23, 30:13,32 & James 4:6.
With so many Christians falling from grace it looks bleak. Despite this God is getting ready to move in ways we have not witnessed before, to reap the end-time harvest of souls. The miracles, healings, signs and wonders will only be picking up with more intensity. In light of all that is going on God is raising up a 'people' for such a time as this. People who will live their lives before the audience of ONE (see Matthew 6:1-6).
Many are falling by the wayside as there are no checks in their life. When nobody can speak into your life WATCH OUT you have the recipe for a fall from grace. For some who continue to harden their heart with no repentance of immorality or arrogance that fall will be great (see Proverbs 29:1). Yet God is a God of restoration. He can restore somebody who has fallen and truly repented. Galatians 6:1 say Brethren, if a man is overtaken in any trespass, you who are spiritual restore ( Greek- restore to a place of usefulness) such a one in a spirit of gentleness(humility), considering yourself lest you also be tempted. We have spent much time this year praying for restoration of leaders who are falling and don't even see it and for those who have fallen.
We can learn entering into 2011 not to let the gifts that God has put in us to surpass our character. I believe in the days to come God is raising up a people who have Christ-like character and will be connected with others in the Body to bring about a powerful move all over the world. Character, such as humility, integrity and honor will play an important role to release a tremendous move of God in the coming years.
Are we on God's side? We may think we are on God's side because we are Christians or conservatives but consider Psalms 138:6 which says Though the LORD is on high, Yet He regards the lowly (humble); But the proud He knows from afar. Jesus came to earth the greatest example of humility. That is the side we should take. Jesus went even further. The HIGHEST BEING IN THE UNIVERSE humbled Himself to the point of being severally tortured, mocked by His creation, becoming sin for us and dying a humiliating death on a cross (see 2 Corinthians 5:21, Phillipians 2:3-11). We can take His resurrected life in us, infused with His humility and change nations in 2011. Let's get back to it!
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December 23, 2010 at 1:46 pm
Good stuff, Mark. I love your exhortation to not let our gifts surpass our character.


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Aortic Stenosis Grading and OutcomeNew Categories, New Therapeutic Challenges
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- Published online November 1, 2016.
Author Information
- Patrizio Lancellotti, MD, PhDa,b,∗ (plancellotti{at}chu.ulg.ac.be),
- Laurent Davin, MDa and
- Raluca Dulgheru, MDa
- aUniversity of Liège Hospital, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, Departments of Cardiology, Heart Valve Clinic, CHU Sart Tilman, Liège, Belgium
- bGruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy
- ↵∗Reprint requests and correspondence:
Prof. Patrizio Lancellotti, Avenue de l'hôpital, n1, Department of Cardiology, University Hospital, Université de Liège, CHU du Sart Tilman, 4000 Liège, Belgium.
Corresponding Author
The current understanding of severe aortic stenosis (AS) has changed considerably. Transthoracic echocardiography is the cornerstone noninvasive technique to assess severity. Evaluation of AS severity should integrate the transvalvular flow, in the form of stroke volume index (SVi), to mean pressure gradient (MPG) and aortic valve area (AVA) measurement (1–3). As underpinned by Bavishi et al. (4) in this issue of iJACC, the SVi has become a barometer in the interpretation of the relationship between MPG and AVA (5,6). Only a modest decrease of flow may, in fact, lead to an important reduction in MPG (square function of flow) and to misinterpretation of AS severity, which may potentially lead to inappropriate delay of aortic valve replacement (AVR) in symptomatic patients. SVi is an estimate of left ventricular (LV) pump function and is influenced by the LV contractility and geometry, and the global afterload (valvular + arterial). It suffers from imprecise means of estimation because the Doppler method through which it is assessed may be prone to measurement errors (underestimation of LV outflow tract diameter, misplacement of pulsed-wave Doppler sample in the outflow tract, underestimation of MPG by misalignment with flow direction or very eccentric jets) (7). Despite these limitations, SVi still proved to be an independent predictor of mortality in patients with severe AS (AVA <1.0 cm2) and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF >50%) (8). In these patients, 4 flow-gradient patterns have been described: normal flow/low gradient (NF/LG, i.e., SVi ≥35 ml/m2 and MPG <40 mm Hg), normal flow/high gradient (NF/HG, i.e., SVi ≥35 ml/m2 and MPG ≥40 mm Hg), low-flow/high gradient (LF/HG, i.e., SVi <35 ml/m2 and MPG ≥40 mm Hg) and low-flow/low gradient (LF/LG, i.e., SVi <35 ml/m2 and MPG <40 mm Hg). These patterns stand for different pathophysiologic forms of severe AS with different outcomes and management strategies (Figure 1) (7,9–15).
Impact of Flow-Gradient Pattern Classification on Outcome and Treatment
Our group was among the first to report that the clinical outcome of patients (normal exercise test) with an AVA <1.0 cm2 varied significantly according to the flow-gradient relationships (7). When compared with other AS categories, patients with NF/LG had the best cardiac event–free survival. Conversely, both LF/LG and LF/HG AS were associated with a poorer outcome, whereas patients with NF/HG, the pattern without discordant MPG and AVA, displayed an intermediate prognosis.
Since our report, several other studies have confirmed these findings or raised controversies (7–12). Most of them agreed on the fact that the NF/LG pattern is likely associated with a better prognosis, with little benefit or none after AVR (7,8). Although these patients are believed to have a less severe degree of AS (inherent inconsistency contained in the guidelines about AS grading), no or minimal sub-endocardial dysfunction, and lower brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) level (7), a substantial proportion may nonetheless have severe AS as suggested by the increased aortic valve calcium score on cardiac multislice computed tomography (13), and the survival benefit after AVR (13). The NF/LG pattern is observed in one-third of AS patients and might be categorized as Heart Valve Clinic International Database (HAVEC) stages C4 (asymptomatic) and D4 (symptomatic) according to the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) disease staging (14). Yet, the current guidelines do not provide any recommendation on the specific management of these patients (1,3).
LF/HG and NF/HG AS patterns raise less controversy and are encountered in up to 70% of patients. In these categories, AVR improves outcomes when patients are symptomatic according to the ACC/AHA guidelines and European Society of Cardiology guidelines Class I indication for AVR (1,3), whereas when asymptomatic, the management of these patients underlines the need for optimized risk stratification with multimodality imaging and biomarkers assessment (14). No separation between NF/HG and LF/HG AS patterns is made in the current guidelines (1,3). However, the outcome of LF/HG AS patients tends to be worse both before and after AVR (5,7,15). So, these patients deserve closer follow-up and prompt referral for AVR when symptoms develop.
The LF/LG AS pattern raises the most controversy. Although little is known about its natural history, LF/LG AS with preserved LVEF seems to have a distinct pathophysiology characterized by severe LV concentric remodeling with smaller LV diastolic cavity size, depressed LV longitudinal systolic function, restrictive LV filling physiology, higher BNP levels, lower arterial compliance, and higher arterial and valvular load, altogether translating into a decreased SVi and a poorer outcome (7). Other causes of low transvalvular flow may be identified in patients with LF/LG: significant mitral regurgitation, atrial fibrillation, constrictive pericarditis, or severe pulmonary hypertension with right heart failure. These patients may not exhibit the echocardiographic features of LF/LG AS, including a relative wall thickness >0.5, an end-diastolic volume index <55 ml/m2, and a global longitudinal strain <16%. Based on a worse prognosis and improved survival after AVR, it seems that among the 4 flow-gradient groups with small AVA and preserved LVEF, the LF/LG AS represents a more advanced stage of the disease (8,9,15). It remains uncertain what is the proportion of patients who evolve directly from moderate AS to LF-LG AS (i.e., those who never reach the HG stage) versus those who evolve from moderate AS to NF-HG, and then to LF-LG. In contrast, other reports suggest that LF/LG AS characterizes moderate AS and is merely an intermediate form to HG AS, with outcomes similar to moderate AS (10–12).
Bavishi et al. (4) further clarified the prognostic impact of the flow-gradient AS patterns. In their meta-analysis, the authors confirmed that the prognosis of patients in the LF/LG group is compromised in the absence of diagnosis and appropriate treatment. All of this emphasizes that the evaluation of AS should be comprehensive, and when conflicting results in AS grading exist, multimodality imaging assessment is required to confirm disease stage and guide therapeutic decision-making (14).
↵∗ Editorials published in JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging reflect the views of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of JACC: Cardiovascular Imaging or the American College of Cardiology.
Dr. Lancellotti is supported by the Belgian National Fund for Scientific Research. (F.R.SFNRS T.0028.14). All other authors have reported that they have no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.
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Guys Apple decided that it's time to enable running Windows shit on it's Macs.
Now every body can install run and use Windows and Windows based programms on there Macs.
This feature is called "Boot Camp" and will be a main feature in the next official OSX 10.5 version code named " Leopard" .
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Done in acrylic on canvas.
I feel she must be praying 'O God protect my children from Thy followers who kill in Thy name.'
I saw today in news a mother from Cannanore telling the camera man that her son left the house on the tenth day of Ramzan saying he was going "to learn the religious text" and never came back home.He was killed in Kashmir recently while trying to cross the border ...had become a tool in the hands of terrorists.


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Debt Relief – Insolvency – Bankruptcy Information » Insolvency » Dealing With Taxes on Your Settled Debts
Dealing With Taxes on Your Settled Debts
One of the biggest drawbacks of settling debts is dealing with the tax implications of having your debt cancelled. The IRS requires you to include cancelled debt as taxable income on your tax return and requires businesses to report cancelled debts over $ 600. If your creditor cancels at least $ 600 of debt, the IRS will know about it. They'll be expecting you to claim this as income on your taxes. You could face an audit if you don't include the cancelled debt on your tax return.
Increasing your taxable income by adding in cancelled debt can decrease your tax refund – that's if you still get a tax refund after increasing the amount of taxes you're liable for. The worst-case scenario is that you end up with a tax bill after you've settled your debt.
The IRS does allow an exception to reporting cancelled debt as income on your tax return.
You'll still have to report the income, but you'll be allowed to exclude it from your taxable income. To qualify for the exclusion, you must have been insolvent at the time your debt was cancelled. Insolvent means the total amount of your debt was greater than the value of any assets you owed. If the amount of the debt cancelled was less than the amount by which you were insolvent, you won't have to pay taxes on the cancelled debt.
Insolvency Examples
You are insolvent by $ 100,000 and your cancelled debt was $ 30,000. Since your cancelled debt is less than your insolvency amount, you don't have to pay taxes on the cancelled debt.
You are insolvent by $ 20,000 and your cancelled debt was $ 30,000. You can only exclude debt up to the amount of insolvency.
So in this case, you can exclude $ 20,000 of cancelled debt, but still are liable for taxes on the remaining $ 10,000.
You are not insolvent. In fact, your assets exceed your liabilities by $ 40,000. You would have to include the entire $ 30,000 as income on your tax return.
Taking the Insolvency Exemption
To claim the exemption, you'll have to file IRS Form 982, Reduction of Tax Attributes Due to Discharge of Indebtedness.
You'll also need to keep detailed records about your insolvency status each time you settle a debt. When you send the final payment for your settlement, you should also calculate your net worth – a number that shows whether or not you are insolvent.
To calculate your net worth, first add up all your debts including mortgage and credit card debt that's still owed. Then add up the value of all your assets, include any equity you've accumulated in your home. Subtract the value of your assets from the amount of your liabilities and that is your net worth. If the number is negative then you are insolvent by that amount. If the number is positive then you are not insolvent and you can't take the insolvency exemption. Keep each calculation on a separate piece of paper and file it away with your tax documents.
This is a post by Frank Collins. Frank is a personal finance writer who specializes in topics related to credit, savings and debt relief options like debt settlement.
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One historic use of the Fell Pony was as a pack pony before roads improved in the north of England to support the use of wheeled vehicles. "At one time over 300 Fell ponies left Kendal every working day for destinations all over the country carrying cargo as diverse as woolen stockings, fresh fish, tanned hides, live chickens and bolts of cloth." (1)
An artifact in today's Cumbria of those bygone days is pack horse bridges. These bridges are usually narrow by today's standards, just what was necessary to allow the passage of the ponies, and they had low side walls so that the packs wouldn't get hung up as the ponies crossed them. "[For] several hundred years the tracks and bridle-ways of the Lakeland fells, now largely the province of walkers and cyclists, were thronging, night and day, with strings of laden packhorses, the crags echoing the jingle of the leader-bells, the shouts and curses of the men who drove them and the eerie clatter of a hundred hooves…. At every crossing point [over becks and rivers] a packhorse bridge had to be built – and in the well watered fell country this required a great many such bridges. Today approximately one quarter of all known pack horse bridges in England are to be found in the county of Cumbria; they are indisputably a treasured feature of the Lakeland landscape, graceful, aesthetically pleasing in their architecture, their natural weathered stone blending perfectly into the scenery." (2)
In an attempt to bring the past and present together again, a competition was launched in 2007 to encourage photographs of modern day Fell Ponies on these historic pack horse bridges. Sadly there was little interest in the competition, and the prize was never awarded. Being a working pony enthusiast, when I heard about the competition recently, I couldn't help but be captured by the vision of a Fell Pony being photographed on each of the known ancient bridges. Sadly, living on this side of the pond has so far been an impediment to helping this dream become a reality.
An article in the latest issue of Cumbria magazine provides a glimmer of hope to Fell-Ponies-on-pack-horse-bridges dreamers like me, though. Lakeland Pack Pony Holidays uses Fells in its business to transport client meals and supplies on routes in the Lake District, including those across pack horse bridges. While their website doesn't yet have any pictures of Fells on bridges, they do have some stunning photographs of bridges as well as loving pictures of their ponies. Louise has supplied the picture here of a bridge near Hardknott Pass, including the following information: Hardknott Pass is an old Roman road, used by pack ponies carrying goods such as wool and grains from the market town of Kendal to the little Roman port of Ravenglass. It is also said that the pack ponies were used by smugglers to collect illegal goods brought to the port and, quietly, in the dark of night, then would disappear into the fells carrying their loads. (3)
I hope to include an outing with Lakeland Pack Ponies on my next trip to Cumbria. In the meantime, I'll keep an eye on their photo gallery and add their recommended readings to my library!
(1) Richardson, Clive. The Fell Pony. J.A. Allen, Allen Guides to Horse and Pony Breeds, 2000, p. 5.
(2) Gambles, Robert. "Cumbria's Forgotten Bridges," The Fell Pony Society Newsletter, Spring 2005 Volume 11, p. 56-58.
(3) http://www.lakelandpackponies.co.uk and email dated 11/02/11.
(c) Jenifer Morrissey, 2011


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Florida is a haven for millions of senior citizens who love our state's beauty and wonderful weather. Sadly, all too often aging comes with mental disorders and the inability to make decisions on one's own. If a senior citizen has the incapacity to make sound financial decisions on his or her own, it can be easy for scam artists to zero in. Florida residents have lost millions of dollars to foreign scammers who prey on vulnerable seniors.
A man found out that his mother was being repeatedly victimized by Jamaican scam artists, when her financial advisor called to let him know she had withdrawn $40,000 from her bank account. The Buena Vista woman, suffering from dementia, had previously lost about $300,000 to Jamaican scam artists promising her lottery winnings and other prizes. She'd pawned her car and wedding ring and maxed out 11 credit cards, and authorities even suspected her of money laundering. Her son said they sent the lonely widow constant mailings and called her home dozens of times a day, before he moved her to a Brevard County assisted living facility for her protection.
Two Florida senators are pushing for Jamaican diplomats to allow the extradition of scam artists to the U.S. for prosecution. Last month, the AARP mailed millions of postcards warning seniors of scams, and Western Union is training employees about fraud victim abuse.
Because scam victims are most likely to be single seniors living alone and suffering from a mental impairment, relatives who wish to protect them may want to discuss conservatorship with an estate planning attorney. By protecting a loved one's assets when he or she is no longer able to function independently, it can ensure a senior family member lives through the retirement years in comfort, as well as protecting the family estate.
Source: Florida Today, "Nelson targets Jamaican scam artists," Ledyard King, April 22, 2013


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The Montenegrin Foreign Investors Council on March 28th organized the Press Conference with the purpose to present to stakeholders the eight edition of the White Book: Investment climate in Montenegro 2016-2017.
This publication is a key document produced by the Council, in which foreign investors evaluate the business environment based on their personal perception and point out to the challenges they are facing in Montenegro.
The key speakers at the presentation were Mr. Christoph Schoen, the MFIC President and Chairman of the MFIC Board of Directors (CEO of Addiko bank), Mr. Pal Kovacs, Member of the MFIC Board of Directors (CEO of CKB bank) and Mrs. Marija Šuković, the MFIC Executive Director.
During the presentation, it was stated that the years 2016 and 2017 indicated a period of stability "with the slight increase of ease of doing business index", what gives reasons to be optimistic in terms of economic development direction, but also in terms of the room for further improvements in relevant business area that keep stagnating in previous period.
The White Book presents the MFIC Index, the evaluation of simplicity and effectiveness of doing business in Montenegro, based on the experiences of the MFIC members. The MFIC Index for 2016 amounts to 6.35 and the MFIC Index for 2017 was 6.47, at the scale of 1 to 10 (where 1 is the lowest score). When evaluating the environment, the ease of performing daily operations and difficulties faced by the investors due to general business climate and regulatory environment were taken into account.
The 2016 rating indicates stability, especially when compared to 2013 and 2014 and slight increase in comparison to 2015, when the rating was 6.2. The 2017 Index is the highest since this kind of evaluation has been introduced.
Telecommunications and ICT have the highest score among all sectors (6.86 for 2016 and 7.14 for 2017) followed by banking/finance sector (score 7 both in 2016 and 2017), tourism and production/energy.
In addition to the areas traditionally evaluated since 2011 such as labor market and employment, property development, taxation/contributions, corporate governance, rule of law, the eight edition of the White Book includes several new categories – important areas that should be in the focus of the public institutions: grey market and inspection, regulations on public and private partnership, public procurement, digitalization of public services, regulations on personal data protection, human resources. The scores for those categories are relatively low, what should be a signal for the Government to include them in their Work Program for 2018 to be reformed in accordance with the best international standards and practice. The Council is ready to support the Government in its efforts to improve the business climate.
By publishing the eight edition of the White Book, the MFIC celebrates its ninth anniversary as a non-governmental and non-profit organization that represents and expresses the opinions of its members for promotion of joint interests and for stimulation of foreign direct investments, and for improvement of communication and cooperation with the official bodies in Montenegro.


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Website: www.mic.ul.ie/adminservices/chaplaincy
Facebook: www.facebook.com/chaplaincy.maryimmaculate
Fr. Michael Wall
Contact Number: 061-204331or 086 2550436
The role of the Chaplaincy:
- Daily drop in service (the kettle is on for a cup of tea and a chat).
- Provides religious services and opportunities for faith information (Daily mass Mon-Thurs 1pm, Friday @ 8.25am)
- Provide services for non-Catholic Students (everyone is welcome).
- Supports students during times of bereavement, illness and during occasions of personal or family upheaval
- Fosters social justice and provides opportunities for Volunteer work.
Chaplaincy Venues on campus:
- College Chapel
- Meditation Room (behind Chapel)
- Symbol free meditation room G33B
- Chaplain's Office G48
- Chaplaincy Hospitality Room T.1.08


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From A Wiki of Ice and Fire
© Fantasy Flight Games
|House Greyjoy
A Clash of Kings (appears)
A Storm of Swords (mentioned)
Stygg is a bald ironborn raider sworn to House Greyjoy.[1]
Recent Events
A Clash of Kings
Stygg is among the ironborn who raid the Stony Shore.[2] He is a member of the crew of the Sea Bitch,[3] and also part of Theon Greyjoy's force that captures Winterfell, during which he slays Mikken. After the capture, Theon sends Stygg to request aid from Asha Greyjoy at Deepwood Motte.[4] Stygg is among those who abandon Theon when Rodrik Cassel's northmen arrive to retake Winterfell.[5]
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 46, Bran VI.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 37, Theon III.
- ↑ A Storm of Swords, Appendix.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 50, Theon IV.
- ↑ A Clash of Kings, Chapter 66, Theon VI.


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…of why I had to change my blogging address.
This blog is for my friend, Nets, all the way over there in hottie filled England because she was looking for me yesterday and I wanted her to know why I had to change my blog URL and why she couldn't find me when she went to my old link…so, Nets sweetie pie, this blog's for you…=)
A while ago, I blogged anonymously because I didn't want people to know about this blog, this blog was going to be my outlet for when I was pissed, sad, hurt and whatever else I was feeling at any given moment but the very people that I was hiding this blog from, found it and became my biggest readers and supporters, so I came out of the anonymous closet.
Since, I wasn't really blogging about anything personal on this blog, I added the link to my blog on my myspace. I didn't care who read it and I didn't care if anyone knew about my blog….
..up until I started posting about Cool Guy.
Since it had been months since I linked my blog on my myspace, I completely forgot about the links and everything….
…until my friend Juju decided to actually READ my myspace and follow the yellow link road over to my blog where he read all about my moments with Cool Guy and read enough about my relationship with Cool Guy to put the pieces together and gather enough amunition to razz the hell out of me and blackmail me to keep his silence. I had not yet told Cool Guy about my personal blog, though he did know about my book blog. So, I had to tell Cool Guy that I was talking about him on my blog and that Juju and Miah aka BIG MOUTH were blackmailing me and teasing him about it all.
Now, everything was said in good fun and whatever, but we all agreed that maybe it was a good idea for me to change my URL because a certain person we all didn't want to be reading my stuff because she's kind of….well, shady so I agreed to change my URL anyway…just in case because, of all people, I didn't want her to read my blog, just because, well…I'm not very fond of her.
So, because of all that drizama, I had to change my URL and I'm now tootin' that thang, here at http://tootthatthang.blogspot.com/". So, I hope you guys all change your URL addresses for my new blog home and I hope you guys will journey with me through all the rest of my drama's and reviews and what not…
…so change those links por favor and let's keep the party going, shall we?


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I need to copy log files from our web servers (only 14 servers) to HDFS. Before deploying Kfaka or Flume, I just want to provide a simple solution to our TechOp guys using NFS or HTTP with which they are familiar. My questions are: 1. Compared with NFS/HttpFS, which one is faster? 2. If I start a NFS or HttpFS gateway on each DataNode, can I setup a load balancer for those gateways? Does NFS work with load balancer? 3. If use NFS and load balancer doesn't work with NFS, can "automounter + DNS round robin" help? 1. Different servers will write different files into HDFS. 2. A cron job will be invoked every hour to copy the archived log file of the previous hour to HDFS. 3. I expect it works like this if it is possible: 1. The cron job tries to copy a file into the mounted NFS directory; 2. autofs get one of NFS gateway's IP address and mount it, 3. After copying the log file, the NFS directory will be idle. And autofs umount the directory. 4. Next hour another NFS gateway is mounted. 5. Different servers will mount from different NFS gateways at the same time so that throughput will be better. If you setup a system like this, using either NFS or HttpFS, could you share what need to be done by TechOp guys? I can setup those gateways on Hadoop Cluster, but I am not familiar with load balancer and DNS stuff. Thanks a lot.
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Sell your stuff at The Official PhilMusic-Ads Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/PhilmusicAds/
gonna join soon
yet another acquisation..
That's a bad ass Gibson V sir. Congrats!Just curious lang, how many guitars do you have? I have a feeling that you have a fine collection of awesome axes!
i have only 7 with me now..you have nicer Vs.. how's the dean compared to the jackson?
Wow 7!!! Awesome...The Dean is a no contest over the Jackson, I mean particularly these two. The Jackson is the entry-level JS32T MII Bolt-On Construction Maple Neck Rosewood Fretboard axe, while that Dean is the VMNT MIK Set-Neck All Mahogany Ebony Fretboard, a version used by Mustaine himself so many times live (most notably on their Blood on the Water Live DVD). The Jackson eventually became just my back-up guitar after I got the VMNT. However both are using Seymour Duncan Dave Mustaine LiveWire pickups.The VMNT though may be comparable to a Jackson KV2. But by then, the KV2 will win unanimously.
oowww.. so i assume you'd be aiming for a kv2 next? or will you go for the usa vmnt?
thanks! ill demo with my 333xl once my 12at7 tube arrives..
Nice one bry.
can't wait for the demo. just asking but, how much did it set you back?
i love how the body edges are painted blood red. prang gusto ko gayahin sir for my guitar
Just started using VsI'm having a hard time going back to lps now..A Dean VX Brazillia Burst with a Gibson 496r pup for bridge and Jackson J90c (newly rewound hotter) for neck. Elixir nanos 11s.Planning to mod the hell out of this vx, graphtech nuts, saddles up next.Ang hirap nga lang ng gigbag!
DROOOOOOOOOLIt looks good on this pic but when I saw it at the site looks bad lol.
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DAY 2: Auckland-Waitomo-Rotorua (B)
Pick up by Great Sights coach and cross the rich Waikato farmland for Waitomo. Enjoy a guided tour of the Waitomo Caves and a short boat ride through the famous Glow-Worm grotto. See twinkling lights emitting from the ceiling like stars in a dark night. Journey up bush clad Mamaku Range to arrive at the thermal resort of Rotorua.
DAY 3: Rotorua (B)
Join Great Sights coach for morning tour of Rotorua's top attractions – Rainbow Spring to see wildlife and trout swimming in crystal clear water, enjoy an entertaining farm show at Agrodome highlighting sheep farming industry with sheep shearing demonstration. At Te Puia Thermal Reserve, you will see boiling mud pools and the mighty Pohutu geyser. Be enthralled by the Maori culture of wood carving, flax weaving demonstration and the replicas of the Maori buildings here.
Other sights in Rotorua includes the lakeside boulevard and the iconic Government Gardens. Afternoon free.
DAY 4: Rotorua-Auckland (B)
Free morning to relax. You board the Newmans express coach back to Auckland in the afternoon.
DAY 5: Depart Auckland (B)
Pick-up and transfer to the airport by shuttle service.


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Archive for May 6th, 2010
[Note: This is a re-post from Ploked from 4/28/10] More, more, more. In the tech world, who doesn't want more megahertz in their CPUs? Faster and more powerful GPUs for the increasing demand of high definition video from 1080p. Moore's Law states that every two years the number of transistors on a circuit board can […]
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Says he's gonna teach me just what fast is
I feel like there was a time in my life when I tried to get into Lana Del Rey but (maybe that was Bat for Lashes?)
Anyways this thing just goes round and round in my head.
round and round and round…
you know usually
I can forget men,
I can forget them
fast, express-mailed
amnesia, neither snow nor
for every natural disaster that
began with a sunrise
there is a deep calm where I
keep myself
spidercaught in my headweb
you are either better
than the rest, or far, far


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Gates and Jobs to make History
(Shawn's Comment: "Make history"? You're kidding, right? Jobs and Gates have been on stage with each other many times)
"Neither executive is a stranger to the conference, but this will be first time they will appear together at D, a fairly rare occurrence."
(Shawn's Comment: Um...actually, the D5 conference *isn't* a "fairly rare occurrence". It happens every year. Maybe you meant that Jobs and Gates appearing together was fairly rare. Well, in that case - write better!)
On February 27th, 2007 Ryan says:
Shawn, I agree with your comments.
"D, a fairly rare occurrence."
Wow, do a little research buddy.


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Welcome to the Bangladesh Health Project
Since 2003, volunteers from the Mid-Main Community Health Centre in Vancouver, Canada have been working with Dhaka's IUBAT- International University of Business Agriculture and Technology to launch a nursing school (BScN degree). The first cohort of students graduated in September 2009. IUBAT alumni are now working in Bangladesh and Nepal as front-line nurses, instructors and leaders. In addition, we work in partnership with some of the best hospitals in Bangladesh to provide upgrading for their nurses. Due to the critical shortage of local faculty, volunteers from Canada and elsewhere do most of the teaching. Our next priority is to "train the trainers" and to develop local educators. Our overall goal is to develop nursing leaders who can contribute significantly to improve population health.
The Bangladesh Health Project offers stimulating and meaningful volunteer work for nurses and other health care professionals to contribute to sustainable change in the health care system through nursing education. We recruit RNs, LPNs, Physicians and Allied Health Professionals to teach lectures and clinical placements in a BScN program at a local university in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
If you or someone you know is interested in spending a "semester abroad", please see our Volunteer page and read testimonials from previous volunteers. Please do not hesitate to contact us with any questions you may have.
The Bangladesh Health Project is a not-for-profit organization with no government funding. It is sustained through private donations, such as monetary, volunteer and nursing education supplies, with very low overhead. All donations are used directly toward the project and the students.
Take a look at our Donations page to learn more about ways you can contribute. Your contribution towards the future of nursing in Bangladesh is greatly appreciated.


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At Riccall CP, we believe that young children learn best when they are stimulated by an exciting and challenging curriculum which motivates them to learn. We actively encourage children to be inquisitive about the world around them and we celebrate every child's success. Our aim is to create a lifelong love of learning in every child.
We are happy to provide paper copies of all documents free of charge. Please contact the school office.


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Chlamydia on the rise in Europe: new ECDC report on sexually transmitted infectionsArchived
They are young, mostly female and their number is constantly growing: with nearly 344 000 notified cases in 2009 chlamydia is the most frequently reported sexually transmitted infection (STI) across Europe.
Syphilis notifications in the EU/EEA up by 70% since 2010
The number of syphilis cases has been consistently going up across Europe since 2010, mostly affecting men who have sex with men living in urban areas. In 2017, notification rates reached an all-time high in the EU/EEA countries with more than 33 000 reported cases. An in-depth ECDC study published today describes the factors behind this increase and outlines the evidence-based options for public health control of syphilis, including case finding and management as well as educational activities.


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So I totally dropped the ball on keeping this blog updated. I know not many people read it, or anything, but I like to have it so I can look back on just how far we've come on this clubfoot journey. Someday I hope I can share it with Lilybear so she will know how many obstacles she has overcome on this journey!
So Surgery was December 13th. Everything went very well surgically speaking. Our older daughter had a hard time seeing Lilybear when she had a sedative to relax her before surgery. She was giggling and slurring her words etc, and our older girl had a good cry, and explained that she was nervous for Lilybear as she was acting not herself. We managed to get through that, and Lilybear was much more herself coming out of recovery. We were moved up to Unit 7, and given a room, and then the long day became longer. The hubby, and our older daughter went back to Ronald McDonald house for the night, and Lilybear and I settled into our room. . . only to discover that the lights wouldn't turn off! This realization came just as the nurses were changing over from day to night staff, and were doing report. So we ended up waiting about an hour to get moved to another room. Once we were in that room Lilybear fell asleep fairly quickly. She woke up several times through the night and needed the bathroom, or had an accident while sleeping (which was due to the blocker they gave her, she couldn't feel the need to pee for a while).
Several bedding changes, and being up every two hours with the nurses to stay on top of her pain meds! It was a long night! The next morning Lilybear had her breakfast, and Hubby and Sissy came back to help us pack up for the long ride home. Lilybear did really great most of the way home. The last hour or so was very rough for her. We believe it was due to swelling inside her casts from being in a sitting position for too long with out her legs elevated enough. We were very blessed when we arrived home that my mom and dad had come over to set the couch all up with lots of cozy pillows and blankets for her. We got her nestled in with her legs up, and the relief for her was nearly immediate!
Fast forward to Christmas Day. Lilybear was still not weight bearing on her double leg casts, and we thought it would put a damper on the day, but by this point she was scooting around on the floor, and in her wheel chair. She had a great morning, and then when we were at our big Family Christmas dinner she decided to start walking around!!!! And then she didn't stop. It was the best Christmas gift I have ever received.
She started back to school in January, and as she was able to walk on the casts she could attend school with out an EA to assist her. The only real limitation she had was that she couldn't go outside for recess (we live in Canada, so it was cold and snowy!). She was allowed to pick a friend each day to stay in with her to play. She didn't really mind at all.
After 6 weeks had passed, we headed back over to IWK to have Lilybears Casts removed. I was amazed by the tiny incisions that they had done all the work through! I think this was the hardest party for all of us during the whole ATTT surgery! When the casts came off. No one really prepared us for the sensation overload that she would experience! The Casting Tech gave us a heads up just before the casts came off, but we were not expecting what happened next. Lilybear was crying so hard, and wouldn't let anyone touch her legs or feet. She wouldn't stand, or even put socks on. We were so worried that we opted for staying an extra night in Halifax in a hotel rather than making her drive the 4.5 + hours home. She was ok once we got to the hotel and settled her in bed for the night. She fell asleep shortly after and slept all night. By the next day she was willing to stand up for a few seconds at a time, and even took a few steps when we stopped for some breakfast on the way home!
By a few days later she was walking around a lot more :)
It was wonderful to have our girl back! Though for the first few days she wouldn't wear anything on her feet other than her slippers! A few days after we got home we started Physio. We went to an AMAZING Physiotherapist on PEI named Jenny! She was absolutely amazing with our girl! After attending physio, most people can't wait to leave, but Jenny made it so much fun that Lilybear always wanted to stay! After 6 weeks of physio, twice a day, every day, and Jenny advised that she felt we were ready to just work on our own at home going forward. Lilybear was so sad that she didn't get to see Jenny every week anymore, but I told her that some day she will understand that this is a good thing.
Lilybear has had one more follow up since with Dr. Logan, and he advised that everything looks great, and Lilybear was doing much better than he thought she would be!
Since then, we have been keeping up with physio at home, though only once a day. Lilybear is signed up for soccer this summer, and is so proud of her new cleats that we bought for her! Everytime I see her running around my heart just about explodes with joy!
For anyone starting on this journey, the road is long. . . sometimes it just plain old sucks, a big bucket of suck, that no one that hasn't gone through it would even understand. . . but at the end of this road is your child running and playing, and skipping, and jumping for joy and you realize. . . it is worth every. . . single. . . . second!