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Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms are varied. It's important to be familiar with them.
We have heard about soldiers who returned from combat with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). People who have never been in a combat situation but have been exposed to stressful situations have experienced this disorder. These situations threaten their perception of personal safety with regard to events such as rape, accidents, and kidnapping. Acts of terrorism, physical abuse, natural disasters and sudden death of a loved one can trigger PTSD.
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Each person may manifest post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms in a different way but there are some symptoms that are common to all:
1. Re-living the trauma in the form of nightmares, frightening thoughts, and experiencing the original event, with or without physical symptoms such as sweating and palpitations. The triggers can include dreams, thoughts, words, sounds or situations that remind the person of the event.
2. Avoiding reminders of the trauma, whether they be places, thoughts, activities or objects.
3. Being easily startled, anxious and/or experiencing depression may be constant features that steadily increase feelings of anger or stress, and these feelings may prevent the person from doing routine tasks or they may have difficulty concentrating or falling – and staying – asleep.
4. Changes in thinking and mood such as the inability to remember key points about the trauma, feeling guilt or blame, loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities, or negative feelings about self or others or society.
Other symptoms may include substance abuse, physical aches, and pains, suicidal thoughts and feelings of distrust or betrayal.
Post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms can affect anyone at any age and could take days, weeks or months to manifest. Children may show different symptoms such as loss of previous skills, irrational fear, separation anxiety, acting out the trauma during play or story-telling, or via drawings of the trauma.
Effects Of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms On The Brain
Changes do occur within the brain matter as a result of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms. The changes occur in the areas known as the hippocampus, amygdala, and ventromedial prefrontal cortex. The areas control different responses and are affected to a greater or lesser degree:
· The hippocampus – in the medial temporal lobe – is responsible for memory function and reduces in size in people who have ongoing PTSD, causing them to lose the ability to interpret situations objectively resulting in the triggering of extreme responses to situations that slightly resemble the traumatic event.
· The amygdala – located near the hippocampus – also plays a role in memory, as well as emotional reactions and decision-making. This part of the brain becomes hyperactive in PTSD sufferers, making them overreact to stimuli and experience recurring flashbacks.
· The ventromedial prefrontal cortex – in the brain's frontal lobe – plays a role in decision-making and the inhibition of emotional responses. The decrease in size as a result of PTSD can also lead to overreaction to stimuli.
The changes need not be permanent so the sooner treatment is started, the better the prospects of reversing the damage. Why do some people get PTSD while others don't? A number of factors have been considered as precursors, such as:
· Getting hurt or seeing others get hurt and/or die.
· Feeling helpless or experiencing extreme fear.
· Having a pre-existing mental illness.
· Having little or no support after the event.
Treatment For Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptoms
Every person's experience is unique and there is, therefore, no single successful treatment for everyone. There are many different types of therapy and one type may not be effective in treating some of the people who have experienced a traumatic event, such as a terror attack or car accident. Some people will be able to recover from the event, but others won't.
And telling someone to "get over it" is not going to work. If it were that simple, PTSD would not exist. Treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder includes psychotherapy and medication.
Psychotherapy: This is a term for therapy that involves talking to a psychologist, psychiatrist or any other mental health practitioner. Various types of psychotherapy are used to treat PTSD.
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy is used to help people to recognize and challenge their own negative feelings and emotions, in order to develop coping skills that will address and eliminate their unwanted behavioral patterns, emotional problems, and/or depression.
Exposure Therapy enables PTSD sufferers to gradually face the thoughts or places they previously avoided that are related to a traumatizing event. This may either be voice-guided only or with the use of virtual reality computer programs. Gradual desensitization occurs and the PTSD symptoms decrease.
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy is an eight-phase treatment that combines cognitive behavioral therapy and specific eye movements to help the PTSD sufferer to regain their normal coping mechanisms.
Different types of drugs may be prescribed by a psychiatrist for PTSD, such as anti-depressant and/or anti-anxiety medication. These are not "magic bullets" in that they do not take effect after the first dose, but rather provide a gradual improvement in the level of depression and decreased anxiety and stress over time.
Side-effects must be reported to the doctor as soon as possible so that the medication can be reviewed and amended accordingly.
Coping with PTSD
Once you have seen your healthcare professional, you can include these steps to further your recovery:
· Follow and persevere with the treatment plan you have been given. Recovery takes time.
· Avoid alcohol, drugs, caffeine, and nicotine as these will negate your treatment.
· Take care of yourself – rest when necessary, eat correctly, exercise, get a good night's sleep and take up a hobby.
· Join PTSD support groups. Being with people who also have PTSD and understand how you feel can be reassuring.
Supporting Someone With PTSD
Although you might not be able to imagine what the person is experiencing, there are steps you can take to support your friend or family member:
· Learn about PTSD.
· Be willing to listen when they want to talk, but also accept that the memories may be too painful to recall. Don't force someone to speak if they're not able to.
· Be prepared to attend doctors' appointments and support groups if asked to. Join Post-traumatic stress disorder support groups and get help from people who have experience with the disorder.
· Plan activities to provide distractions.
· Look after yourself and do speak to healthcare professionals if you need advice.
· If the person with PTSD lives with you and has abusive or violent outbursts, have a plan to withdraw to a safe place.
Prevention of PTSD
Is post-traumatic stress disorder preventable?
There are differing points of view amongst members of the medical health fraternity regarding this question. Some think it is, whilst others think it isn't. What they do agree on is that early detection is vitally important.
Two types of preventive treatment have been identified:
1. Universal prevention: This would be aimed at people who, for example, are employed in stressful occupations – such as military personnel, policemen, firefighters, paramedics and other first responders – and all of them would receive early psychological debriefing after a particular event is recommended.
2. Targeted prevention: Although many people may be exposed to the same trauma only some people might be at high risk of developing PTSD, and both psychological and pharmacological treatment would only be used for those identified.
One of the biggest barriers to overcome in the prevention of PTSD is that of people not seeking help because they fear they will be stigmatized if anyone finds out. PTSD must never be ignored as it can have life-altering effects on the sufferer and his/her family, friends and work. The reality is, though, that the sooner treatment is started, the less intense the disorder will be and recovery will also be faster.
And Remember…
For greater insight into interacting with patients suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms or if you would like to chat with others affected by them, I highly recommend joining the app, WeAreMore.


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The last straw in Tray Matthews' dismissal from the Georgia football team apparently happened in a classroom.
(Insert joke here.)
The story goes that Matthews, a sophomore safety, disrupted a class by continuing a conversation with another Georgia athlete after the professor told him to stop. The incident occurred at a course in Children's Literature.
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Matthews tweeted news of his dismissal about four hours after the incident, which happened on Tuesday.
It should be noted, however, that Matthews had quite a bit of other baggage. He and three other Georgia football players were arrested in March and charged with misdemeanor theft by deception for allegedly attempting to cash financial aid checks twice.
Matthews' dismissal is the latest development in an off-season of attrition for the Dawgs. Personnel losses have hit the team particularly hard in the defensive backfield.
Safety Josh Harvey-Clemons was kicked off the team in February. Cornerback Shaq Wiggins left the team. Both transferred to Louisville, where former Georgia defensive coordinator Todd Grantham has relocated.
Matthews is scheduled to be arranged next week on the theft by deception charges. The three other players charged are wide receiver Uriah LeMay and defensive linemen James DeLoach and Jonathan Taylor.


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Athleisure Mag's May issue is covered by CNBC's Co-Anchor, Morgan Brennan of "Squawk Alley" (M-F 11am - 12pm). In addition to her daily show, she also continues to cover a variety of sectors including manufacturing, defense and space for the network. While her shoot showcases a number of pre-summer styles at 498 West End Ave #PH on the UWS, we sat down with her to find out how she came to working as a financial broadcaster/journalist, the stories that she enjoys covering, being a Co-Anchor on her show, as well as what she does when she is off set.
ATHLEISURE MAG: Tell us about your background. What drew you to being as a financial journalist and broadcaster?
MORGAN BRENNAN: I didn't go to college promptly after high school since I was pursuing a career in the music industry. In my early 20s, I had a change of heart and decided to go to school and set out to be...an anthropologist. It was in my last year at New York University that I realized how similar journalism is to anthropology: research, interviews and ethnographic studies, identifying your own biases and then moving past them to realize facts and bigger societal truths, and the fact that every major trend, topic or issue has people at the heart of it. Plus, it turns out that most have a money trail as well, so examining the business or financial or economic angle is fascinating. I also think - now more than ever - it's crucial for people to have an understanding of how money works and how business drives behavior and at times, change. Finances are a key driver of our lives as human beings so I feel very passionately about the role we play at CNBC to make these sometimes jargon-laden, daunting concepts and phrases associated with financial and economic literacy accessible.
AM: Prior to coming to CNBC in 2013, tell us about where you started your career.
MB: I started my journalism career working for magazines. I interned at Newsweek International in the fall of 2008 (as I was finishing school), fact-checking articles and writing some of my own. The world was imploding, and financial news was breaking news. The following Spring I got very lucky and landed my first job two days after graduation as an assistant for the video department at Forbes Media. It was a difficult time in the world of publishing as the internet was disrupting traditional revenue streams and the industry was downsizing drastically. But that bred opportunity as well. I was able to take on extra responsibilities and work my way up the ladder, becoming a reporter and staff writer who wrote regularly for Forbes magazine and had a multimedia presence online. I also appeared on cable news programs as a guest and that experience helped catapult me full-time into the world of TV business news. Writing is actually essential to TV so in hindsight that foundation was crucial.
AM: Tell us about your different roles/positions at CNBC. How did you transition from a general assignment reporter to a reporter focused on sectors (manufacturing, defense, and space), to Co-Anchor of "Squawk Alley"?
MB: Like so many people I speak with, my path has been shaped by a trifecta of hard work, sacrifice, and luck. The transition from print to TV was tricky, since TV requires thinking in minutes and even seconds, versus days or weeks when working on a magazine feature story. Telling a story on paper is very different than telling one in 90 seconds on live television. Once I understood that, I was able to focus my efforts on more companies, more trends, more events, typically targeting sectors and industries that were little loved or perhaps little understood. It evolved from there, with instances over the years of being in the right place at the right time to cover a major breaking news event – a scenario that would then open a door to more sources and more stories. Anchoring came once I had established a strong foundation of comprehension across a number of industries. I love that I get to do both – anchoring and reporting – and I believe they bolster each other.
AM: As the Co-Anchor of "Squawk Alley," what is your day like in terms of prepping for the day's general news, going on air and after?
MB: The way I see it is I get paid to learn and then disseminate that knowledge to others. Every day involves hours of reading, as well as lots of writing, networking, sourcing – and TV and video watching. When I first started working full-time in this business the piece of advice offered repeatedly was to grab sleep whenever and wherever I could. Days can start very early, especially when traveling, and can go very long, especially when in the field reporting on a story. It takes an incredible amount of time, effort and resources to make just a few minutes of live television – and no one does it alone. I have an incredible team of producers and co-anchors that I am grateful to get to work with every day.
AM: How do you prepare for your sector coverage?
MB: Again, lots of reading. Also, I try to keep in constant contact with a wide network of sources operating in the sectors I cover, be it aerospace and defense or tech or anything else I may be tasked with covering. I make a lot of phone calls, read a lot of analyst notes and meet with as many folks as the schedule permits. Listening to its earnings calls is a great way to learn - and quickly - about a publicly traded company.
AM: What are some of your favorite CNBC stories or interviews that you have reported on?
MB: I have been blessed to be able to travel all over the U.S. to report on stories. So far I've visited 46 states. Among my favorites: being the first person to broadcast live from Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter jet factory floor as the program was facing scrutiny from President Trump due to costs; live play-by-play coverage of SpaceX's first-ever Falcon Heavy rocket launch, from Kennedy Space Center; and the short documentary I did with the CNBC Investigative unit that focused on illegal home-sharing activity on the Airbnb platform, a project that involved five months of research and reporting and required quite a number of field shoots.
AM: When you wake up, what are 3 sites/apps/platforms that you go to to connect with what is going on financially to jump start your day?
MB: First stop is CNBC.com to see where different markets are trading. Second stop is Twitter to see what's trending and what the financial and media folks I follow are talking about. After that, I start clicking through articles on the homepages of news sites like The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Washington Post, Reuters and Axios. I also receive hard copies of newspapers every day because I think it's important to visually see what's made the front page and where (and I still like to hold paper in my hands and make notes with a pen.)
AM: When you're not at work and taking downtime for yourself, what would we find you doing?
MB: When I'm not working, I'm focused on my other job: raising my amazing (and saucy) three-year old daughter. It is very much a team effort but I try to unplug from my phones for at least an hour a night on workdays to focus all of my attention exclusively on her and the family. I'm also a big Broadway buff. And recently, I've been trying my hand at cooking and baking. I make a mean muffin.
AM: Living in Westchester and working in NYC, where can we find you grabbing a meal, shopping and/or working out?
MB: When my husband and I moved out of New York City a few years ago I was nervous about the change; I had been a city dweller for the better part of 16 years. I'm happy to report what millions already know: there is great food, great culture and a great sense of community in the suburbs too. In Westchester, I'm a big fan of the Cookery in Dobbs Ferry, the Inn at Pound Ridge, and for pizza, Johnny's in Mount Vernon is a must. I currently belong to Equinox because I like the peer pressure of group classes. When shopping, I am in need of adult supervision when visiting Target, Stew Leonard's, or HomeGoods. I'm also a big fan of diners and will travel for really good coffee, which I drink black, many times a day.
AM: As someone who is a foodie, what are 3 restaurants on your list that you have yet to try, but are looking forward to?
MB: If only it were just three! Definitely Eleven Madison Park in Manhattan; D.O.M. in Sao Paulo, Brazil – which I'm hoping will happen soon since we have a family member from that city; and Osteria Francescana in Modena, a region of Italy that's highly underrated for its food and from where some of my husband's family originates. One of my favorite docuseries right now is "Chef's Table," on Netflix, which profiles renowned chefs from across the globe, so I have quite the inspired wish list thanks to that.
AM: During our photoshoot, we listened to a 90's Hip Hop playlist. What are 3 of your favorite songs in this genre?
MB: 90's hip hop is the best hip hop! But as someone who came of age during that decade I may be partial. Honestly it's too hard for me to answer because I love music, from classic rock to 80's pop to grunge. In terms of 90's hip hop though, I'd say anything by 2Pac, Notorious B.I.G., Wu-Tang Clan or A Tribe Called Quest. (I may also know all of the words to "Shoop" by Salt-N-Pepa.)
AM: As someone who is always on the move and travels often for interviews, what are 3 items you take in your carry on?
MB: I never leave home without a wireless charger. I also always pack an extra set of clothes, since there have been instances in which breaking news or a last-minute assignment has meant I was on the road for longer than initially anticipated. The other item that's especially handy is a blanket scarf because airplanes can be chilly and you can use one as a blanket or pillow in a pinch.
AM: Is there anything else you want to share?
MB: I have been very blessed to receive some great advice from accomplished individuals. But one example in particular I love is: don't take yourself seriously; do take your job seriously. I believe that's the secret to success - work hard and be willing, and try to have fun along the way.
Our cover shoot took place at 498 West End Ave #PH on the UWS of NYC. This 2 level home has great views of the city and is near a number of restaurants, shops and more! We chatted with Louise Philipps Forbes of Halstead to find out more information about this listing that is currently on the market.
ATHLEISURE MAG: The views and natural light at West End Ave #PH are amazing, tell us about the features of this unit.
LOUISE PHILLIPS FORBES: Set atop a quintessential Upper West Side landmark constructed in 1910 by Neville & Bagge, this 3,646 sf 5 bed, 4.5 bath newly constructed full-floor duplex is a rare combination of prewar craft and contemporary artistry. Thoughtfully designed by CetraRuddy Architecture to accommodate a 21st century lifestyle, this exceptional home has spectacular finishes and grand proportions. The premium grade details that grace the interiors impart a pervasive sense of quality, where space and light mix with elevated materials to infuse traditional forms with inventiveness.
The keyed elevator service to this topmost unit opens up into a warm and inviting foyer. Upon entering the penthouse, the new oversized windows welcome an abundance of light from all directions, keeping the home bright and airy, as you mentioned. The solid white oak floors in a custom 30-inch square rift-and-quartered parquet inspired pattern, accentuate the dining and living rooms.
Designed to deliver equal portions of elegance and functionality, every facet of the kitchen exceeds the highest standards while also delivering innovative design concepts - from the outstanding millwork in custom chocolate-stained oak with contrasting cream-colored ceruse, to a single-slab marble hearth wall that conceals the range hood. Outfitted for the most seasoned cooks, the kitchen also showcases Calacatta countertops, Miele appliances, a 48-inch Bertazzoni gas range, and a Gaggenau warming drawer and wine refrigerator.
An expansive wrap-around terrace, at its longest spanning close to 90 feet, makes for a covetable outdoor space ideal for lounging as well as hosting cocktails and dinner parties against the backdrop of an exquisite panorama f the Hudson River.
AM: What amenities are offered in this building for residents (common areas, services, etc.)?
LPF: Among the many amenities of 498 WEA is a fitness room with cardio workstations and an exercise area. For the younger set, a delightful activity center with an ingenious wood-peg wall allows kids to express themselves to their heart's content.
AM: Tell us about the neighborhood that is directly around this building (Wholefoods, workout studios, eateries, etc.) and what neighborhood is this considered?
LPF: Flanked by two beautiful parks, the Upper West Side is one of the greenest neighborhoods in Manhattan. A favorite with families with its great elementary schools, safe streets and plethora of playgrounds, the vibe of the Upper West Side is relaxed, yet lively. There are plenty of bars and restaurants to frequent along Amsterdam Avenue, and Broadway. The wide, tree-lined streets also host many mom-and-pop stores, some of the best Jewish delis in the city, Zabar's and Levain Bakery. Cultures abound as this coveted neighborhood is the home to the American Museum of Natural History, the Children's Museum of Manhattan and the West Side Community Garden.
AM: For those interested in this unit, how can they get more information?
LPF: For more information on this home please head over to Halstead.com/19162124
AM: Do you also represent other units in this building as well?
LPF: Yes, as the exclusive broker for new development in this building my team represents new units as they become available. We just launched a fully renovated 2,093sf 3-Bed, 2-Bath residence on the 8th floor with the same designer details and notable features.
AM: Can you tell us about the artwork that is featured in this apartment?
LPF: The artwork throughout the two-story home has been thoughtfully curated by an interior designer to help highlight its architectural features and, of course, the view.
AM: Where can readers find out about properties that you represent?
LPF: www.Louisephillipsforbes.com
Athleisure Mag's May cover story was shot by Paul Farkas, using Canon Mark IV; and selected Canon lenses: EF 50 f/1.2 L, EF 24-70 f/2.8 L II, and EF 70-200 f/2.8 L II.
MUAH Bamike Ogunrinu utilized a number of products and tools in order to create the makeup and hairstyles that are in this cover editorial with CNBC's Co-Anchor of "Squawk Alley".
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Athleisure Mag's Celeb Fashion Stylist, Co-Founder/Creative + Style Director Kimmie Smith focused on looks that incorporate a number of pieces that will become go-to's in your closet with the onset of warm weather.
OUT AND ABOUT // PG 25 + 26 | SOCIALITE CLOTHING Playsuit in Tobacco | QUPID Ankle Booties | AMATOSTYLE Domenica Cream Leather Cord with Python Tassel Necklace + Novella Python Earrings | LAGOS 18K Caviar Gold Large Dome Statement Ring + 18K Bar 7 Gold Bracelet |
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WSG #40 Top 10 Places to Get Buffalo Wings In Boston
Ten Great Places to get Buffalo Wings in Boston and North
While the annual rumors that we're running out of wings simply aren't true, wings have indeed become the most expensive part of the chicken due to their popularity when fried and covered in buffalo sauce. Few of us realize, though, that less than 50 years ago, wings were considered one of the least desirable cuts of the chicken, a throwaway part often cooked into stock.
Frank and Teressa Bellissimo, who founded the Anchor bar in Buffalo, NY in 1939, have said that the invention involved a mistake. Chicken wings were delivered, instead of necks, which the family typically used when cooking up spaghetti sauce. To avoid wasting the wings, Frank asked Teressa to concoct a bar appetizer; the result was the wing we know today.
Teressa cut each wing in half to produce a "drumstick" and a "flat," that she deep-fried without breading and covered them in a hot sauce. She served them with celery (from the house antipasto) and blue cheese salad dressing. They became popular within weeks throughout the city, where they were (and are still) simply called "wings" or "chicken wings."


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Pipe, Tube Measurement/Control Solutions for Industry 4.0
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Mergers in Extrusion, Thermoforming
Brown Machine, Lyle Industries team up. Also NDC and Beta LaserMike.
K 2013 Preview: Extrusion, Compounding, Recycling
Across all extrusion technologies, expect to see new standards in speed, quality, flexibility, and efficiency in both energy and material usage.
Extrusion & Compounding at NPE: More Output, More Flexibility, Less Energy
There won't be many blown-film lines running, but there is still much in the way of innovation going on in extrusion and compounding.
NPE News in Extrusion
This NPE show won't have a lot of extruders on the floor, either running or static. Instead, look for videos and announcements of new technology. You will also find lots of ingenious peripheral devices to improve output and quality and save resin. Some will do all three, and cost less into the bargain.


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My heart rate spiked when I read last week's High Court ruling forcing Northern Irish women to pay for NHS abortions sought in England. It's madness – and maddening – that female British citizens living in Northern Ireland still don't have access to free, safe and legal terminations like their compatriots.
The reiteration of the fact that in Northern Ireland – and the Irish Republic for that matter – women are forced to cross the Irish Sea and head to another country to seek a termination, whether free or paid for, should have us all clamouring once again for the overhaul of medieval abortion laws.
In 2012 more than 4,850 Irish and Northern Irish women had to make the tumultuous journey to England or Wales, many of them likely in a state of emotional and physical distress, in pursuit of terminations.
And that's before you consider the added stress for many women of stumping up the cash – around £900 – for the travel, accommodation and procedure.
The point is this: whether you agree with the ethics of abortion or not, you cannot stop women having them in modern times – that's the acknowledgment needed in Northern Ireland.
Once that reality is accepted, it seems a smaller step to the acknowledgement that making an abortion as traumatic and difficult as possible for a woman – forcing her overseas – is simply perverse.
Only 35 abortions took place in Northern Ireland in 2012. The nation's draconian ban on abortions, which carries a life sentence for transgressors, permits scarce exceptions. No allowance is made for women carrying babies with fatal foetus abnormalities. Nor do the authorities relent simply because a woman has become pregnant by, say, rape or incest.
Technically the only exceptions are to save a woman's life, or if there is a risk of permanent and serious damage to her mental or physical health. Whether that sounds reasonable or still too illiberal, in reality these so-called exemptions to the rule are granted at a pitifully low rate.
The British Abortion Act of 1967 was never extended to Northern Ireland; instead the country clings to an archaic 1861 law regarding Offences Against the Person to maintain its current outright ban. It is a crying shame that the issue was never brought up during the Peace Process.
After all, it is a jarring anomaly that terminations are a fundamental right in one part of the UK and a crime in another. As Genevieve Edwards, director of policy for Marie Stopes UK, has noted, abortion cannot be allowed to continue as a postcode lottery in Britain.
It seemed telling that the spokesperson offered up for comment on the High Court ruling by the provocatively named Society for the Protection of Unborn Children was a man, Liam Gibson. He even had the temerity to pronounce that the opposite ruling would have been "a bad thing for both women and children." Thanks for that Liam.
The national imposition of such outmoded and oppressive laws as those of Northern Ireland on abortion have no place in the modern world, let alone in the UK. The fight now should not simply be about whether Northern Irish women should, as tax-paying UK citizens, be entitled to free abortions if they come to England. It should be about them gaining this fundamental right on home soil.


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Recent Projects
Click Various Images to Play Games!
Feed The Beet is a collaborative effort between BenStar (@BenstarDev) and Jason on a game involving "Two Elements that don't normally work together." Feed The Beet is a Rhythm Based fighting game where the player defeats various food-like enemies to create the perfect dish.
Games by GoodWarGames
GoodwarGames is an independent developer based in Miami, Florida. They have participated in notable game jams while working on producing a commercial release of their obstacle platforming title, "Hyper B.A.E."
Games by LONEBOT
Lonebot is an indie game developer group based in Tel Aviv, Israel. A few years ago, after borrowing a public track for one of their small titles, Jason has been their official composer and sound designer. Here are a few examples in the last recent years.
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Oh god.
Some I didn't like that much
but I'm so glad I did the twilight realm for the entire authors bio [[I had went through it before hand not knowing]]
The fucking castle...
This whole entire thing was amazing.
Nice Collab, The Fulls Screen option is nice, never seen that before
I would make it 5 stars, but at the authors bios in the Twilight Realm, I glitched and fell through the ground and got stuck in black. Otherwise, I loved it!
AWSOME I couldnt stop laughing I loved the credits DO MORE!!!!!


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Audioseptic Black Punk Bastards!
Saturday, June 7th 2014: Three festivals at one weekend (Wave Gotik Treffen, Rock im Park and Rock am Ring) and temperatures above 30° C, but nonetheless, about 80 Black Metalheads came to the Backstage Club in Munich to see four underground bands and have a good time.
The first band was Munich-based duo Ewigeis (the name translates as "everlasting ice", but is an artificial word in the German language that is not used this way). Last time I saw them playing as support to Von and Inquisition in 2013, and since then, their performance has become much better. Saat (Guitars/Vox) and Angsul (Drums) just released their third demo Daupuz via Greek underground label Nebular Winter Productions, and the title track was the opening song for this Saturday night. Ewigeis play not-too-melodic yet rough mid tempo Black Metal with German lyrics that is very straight forward. "Daupuz" sounds quite good, also "…wie Schnee" and the last song, "Seelensplitter", are really satisfying. Ewigeis have everything a good Black Metal band should have, and they seem to make some progress on their way. I was really content with their performance. Well done!
Setlist Ewigeis:
Im Nachtgeraune Melodien
Existenz ad absurdum
Ewiges Eis
… wie Schnee
After Ewigeis, five guys from Tyrol/ Austria entered the stage: Asphagor! I had heard the name before, and the logo looked familiar, but I never really paid them any attention. Well, this is going to change after this brilliant gig in Munich full of dark energy and chaotic dynamic! Their latest release is called ANTI (2013), and Asphagor played a lot of songs from it that night. The general pace is not too fast (though they can be fast as hell; "Cemetary (sic!) of Gods" is a good example for that), but rather moderate, so you just have to bang your head! Center point is, without any doubt, singer Morgoth who dominates both stage and audience from the first to the last minute of the gig and who is – sorry, can't say it otherwise – one really cool son of a gun! The audience was fine – after returning to the small club that felt like a sauna, it was almost a miracle nobody collapsed due to the heat while hell broke loose with "Anti", "Suffering Flesh" or "Havoc". "Oblivion", clearly awaited by the fans, was Asphagors last song and a peak in their superb performance that could have, in my opinion, gone on for another hour. I had a great time (and a sore neck for days afterwards) and I hope, they're coming back to Munich soon – I want more, more, more!
Setlist Asphagor:
Cemetary (sic!) of Gods
The Rebirth (In the Age of Nemesis)
Invoke Heaven
Suffering Flesh
Third band was the secret headliner, Selbstentleibung from Vienna, Austria. The band's name translates as "suicide", but the word "Selbstentleibung" is a rather poetic one and not used in common German. They just released their third full-length album Null|Negativ on May 30th. Also new are bassist Plague, who replaces G. Vargavind, and Drummer Severni Veter, who came in for Ördögvér. Selbstentleibung are currently on a release tour through Austria and Germany and performing a show that's just bursting with energy. The songs lead straight into the deepest abysses in the human soul, singer Tötung's screams are very high pitched and always full of emotions; cold hate, pain and depression are clearly expressed through his lyrics and the way he presents them. They celebrate extreme nihilism on stage, completed by storming guitars whose riffs are like a drill straight into your frontal lobe, and drums sounding like an artillery battery. Sometimes, a sort of recitative gives you a possibility to raise your head and take a breath during the slower, calmer passages, so Selbstentleibung never become dull, but create a very dense atmosphere that craves for a rainy, grey autumn day rather than a mild summer night. I am looking forward to see them again at the Sick Midsummer Austria Festival in July!
Last one for this night, German War Black Metal formation BlackShore attempted to set fire to the venue – literally speaking –, but failed: The audience, completely flashed by the heat and Selbstentleibung, had almost completely fled the Backstage Club, therefore BlackShore performed only for a few fans. The "crowd" also was hard to motivate, singer Hades asked several times whether or not they were still alive, but only got some half-hearted nods in return. This got somewhat better during BlackShores gig, though I have to admit that after Selbstentleibung, the rather primitive Black Metal BlackShore plays with great energy, and that concerns with war, death and annihilation, almost sounded merry and light-hearted – just not what you would want right now. BlackShore delivered what was expected of them: simple structured, but neck breaking songs, delivered with infernal speed, only slowing down to open the throttle again. Songs like "Kaiserschnitt Replikant" or the brutal "Reactor" (see our YouTube-Channel!) might give you an idea what I'm talking about. Oxygen level was already low in our small Munich sauna, so no need for time to breathe! "Troublemaker Black Metal" followed, a track that sums it up pretty good what BlackShore stands for: this snotty, rather punky, rebellious impetus that tells you not to give a fuck about anything or anyone. And normally, BlackShore would get me going with this attitude and their songs, but not this night: I was still submerged in the Selbstentleibungs-cosmos to really enjoy BlackShore's performance. Sorry, guys! They really did well, though, as expected – and they are a force to be seen on stage!
Setlist BlackShore:
Troublemaker Black Metal
Fat, White and Ugly
Frostbitten Warmachine
Puking Blood Means Cancer
Kaiserschnitt Replikant
Bitchgrinding Metal
Dimension Ärger
Overall, I saw four very good underground Black Metal bands that evening: Selbstentleibung were satsifactory, but not as superb as expected by me – sound wasn't that optimal, I guess. Still, their sound lingered in my ears all night long. BlackShore just could not reach me that night, though they performed well. Maybe it's the fact that they were the only band who talked to the audience? That just killed the mood, and after having your soul ripped apart by Selbstentleibung, BlackShore was not the right digestive. Ewigeis surprised me in a positive way, but my favourite band by far that evening was Asphagor, and I am gladly counting them amongst my musical discoveries for this year. Go out and watch those guys play – hell of a show!
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Palma Grand Prix, Round 1: Three Winners, Including MVL. UPDATED
Teimour Radjabov and Maxime Vachier-Lagrave, the two players who are in the running for the Candidates, given a sufficiently successful performance in this, the final leg of the 2017 FIDE Grand Prix, drew and won (respectively) in round 1. Radjabov drew with Alexander Riazantsev in just 12 moves - with White - which is hardly an auspicious start. Possible reply: He offered the draw because he was worse, not because he was unambitious. Rejoinder: It's true that he was a little worse (but only a tiny bit - "equal" is more accurate than "Black is slightly better"), but that just shifts the mystery around a little. He chose the opening - Jobava's/Prie's London/Veresov hybrid - he introduced the first new move of the game, 8.Ne5, and nothing after that was earth-shattering from either player. Anyway, it's early; no doubt he'll push more as the event goes on.
Vachier-Lagrave played more ambitiously, defeating Boris Gelfand on the white side of an Accelerated Dragon. Gelfand sacrificed a pawn on move 8, and never got it back. Or rather, he did on move 30, but it was a different and entirely meaningless pawn he managed to pocket. Meanwhile, the extra pawn MVL collected and kept was on its way to promotion, and Gelfand resigned just four moves later. It was an impressive start to the tournament for Vachier-Lagrave.
The day's other two winners were Anish Giri, who won a very nice ending against Richard Rapport, and Ernesto Inarkiev, who obtained a fantastic position out of the opening against Li Chao and easily converted his advantage.
Could someone remind me in the comments why no outside entities are covering the event live? I thought Agon/World Chess lost their lawsuit when they tried to frighten others off from covering the last Candidates and the World Championship. At least they lost in the U.S., and I don't recall their winning anywhere else. Did everyone capitulate just to avoid legal fees from nuisance lawsuits?
UPDATE: Ah, here's the reason, courtesy of one of the many affected parties. FIDE will blacklist people who follow the law in a way they don't like for a period of up to ten years. Charming. They lost in court, in the court of public opinion, and in the realm of argumentation, so they'll simply use their monopoly powers to thuggishly cow parties into submission. There really needs to be change at FIDE (not solely because of this; this is reason 12,754), or a viable rival not fronted by a slash-and-burn personality like Kasparov. (In an assisting role, maybe, but definitely not its head.)


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We believe in one God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth
Our Pastor
"It's all right to tell a man to lift himself by his own bootstraps, but it is cruel jest to say to a bootless man that he ought to lift himself by his own bootstraps when somebody is standing the your boot ."
Message from Pastor Kelly:
We are each so different, tasked to use our uniqueness to bring together, work together, build together, worship together. Together, to gather for the Lord. We are of him, from him.
We cannot separate ourselves from those that are different. We must unwrap our gifts of the Spirit, reach out, serve, spread the gospel and do the work of Christ.
Jesus was revealed to all, for all. All because we are loved. We were each given great gifts to serve others in unique ways. To serve others in our gifted ways, to love others in all ways, is to truly reveal our Father.
Seek Him. Listen to Him and His breath upon your heart. What do you now, so naturally, easily that you could be doing for the Lord? How can you use these gifts without any prejudice or judgement upon your heart for all the children of God? Will you open your eyes to see everyone as God sees?
Today we are not together in body. I pray we are together in Spirit. May the Lord bring you safely with each other in worship next week. And may you grow to answer these questions as we explore and unwrap our gifts.
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The Architecture of Limitless Delusion, 2017
Curated by Liliana Bloch and Thomas Flynn II
Located at the Texas A&M Commerce University VisCom Gallery in Downtown Dallas
The Liliana Bloch Gallery is proud to present The Architecture of Limitless Delusion, an exhibition co-curated with Thomas Flynn II, that highlights the use of forced perspective, metaphysics and the alchemy required to create works of art that are somehow larger than the objects that sustain them.
Architecture tends to promote itself, creating self-referential components that together can create imposing structures. In the same way, the artists featured in the exhibition elevate themselves and the art objects using simple shapes, the basics of geometry and architecture. We chose objects that display the dexterity of the artist to use geometric forms that build upon the meeting of conscious choices with conceptual implications.
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Participant artists are Du Chau, Kristen Cochran, Anne Glazer, Ryan Goolsby, Lynne Harlow, Vince Jones, Alicia Henry, Kathy Lovas, Shawn Mayer, Leigh Merrill, Mi-Hee Nahm, Bogdan P. K. Perzyński, Bret Slater, Simon Vega and Sally Warren.
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David Kamau Waweru began his career in the private sector after finishing college. He had received his diploma in Agriculture and worked for 8 years before venturing out on his own. Once becoming an entrepreneur he supported himself through dairy farming and general agriculture. While running his business, he was also employed by the government as the area chief in the Boror location.
Through his business, he is able to support his wife and children, including 1 son and 2 daughters. He mentioned that the milk in his area is in high demand as are other farming products. He typically sells his products at retail but when the harvest is good he prefers to sell wholesale because this allows him to receive all of the profit at one time. David says, 'My customers like my products because they are of great quality and fresh from the garden.'
Since partnering with Zidisha, David has received 4 Zidisha funded loans. His first was in August 2012 where he obtained $500. He decided to use one third of the loan to improve his zero grazing structure with another third towards improving the pasture farm. The remaining amount was put towards artificial insemination. He was certain that these improvements would allow him to improve production and the overall standard of living for his family.
A year later, in August 2013, he found himself in need of a second loan. This time he borrowed $1,325. With this loan, he purchased a heifer and also built a zero-grazing unit with a vision for the future of constructing a bio-gas unit. He shared with lenders, 'Let me start by thanking the entire Zidisha team and for my previous loan which propelled my project. My previous loan gave impetus to my diary project. I owe this success to my lenders for faith in my project. Looking forward to my new loan.'
By August of 2014, he was ready for a new project in his business that would complement the previous loans. With this loan of $1,977 he used 58% of the loan to invest in poultry including: chicks, chick feed, drugs, and the construction of a chicken coop. The remaining 42% was put towards the construction of a calf's pen and the construction of a perimeter wall and slab of zero-grazing. David noted that, 'Security of animals is important due to increase of stock theft.'
By March of 2015, David was pleased to share that he and his family were all doing well. His children were all boarded at school and he kept busy preparing the land for planting. He mentioned that his hen project was doing well and that he had sold his first birds and was selling eggs weekly. Even with the prolonged drought, his farm was prevailing.
On August 30, 2016, David shared this inspiring update with his lenders, 'Hi Zidisha team and lenders. I take this moment to thank Zidisha. The loans I have received previously have transformed me and my family tremendously. These loans, given their low interest, have enabled me to fund my projects. I am looking forward to more loans. I salute Zidisha.'
For David's most recent loan in September 2016 he requested $2,580. He chose to put this loan towards a half acre of land along the river. The remainder of the loan was used to purchase a water pump and seeds such as lucerne, sorghum, and legumes. He said, 'My passion is skewed to farming, more so in dairy. This is an area I am comfortable doing, again and again. It is said agriculture not only gives riches to a nation, but the only riches she can call her own.'
David knows that life is full of ups and downs, but regardless of the struggles, he remains optimistic about the future. Recently, on April 7, 2017, he shared on his discussion page, 'Hi lenders. Time has really passed without saying a word. l am well, and hoping you too are well. Here we're facing the longest drought, many have lost their animals and human food is in short supply. Rivers have dried. Nevertheless I'm very optimistic that the situation will change.'
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A short-term switch-up in digital at the New York Times. Executive Editor Bill Keller is sending Managing Editor Jill Abramson on a six-month immersion course in digital news — ending just about the time NYTimes.com goes to a metered paywall. Effective June 1, as Keller explained in a staff memo, Abramson will run the news part of the site and "fully immerse herself in the digital part of our world." The aim is to "push our integration to the next level, which means mastering all aspects of our digital operation, not only the newsroom digital pipeline but also the company's digital strategy in all its ramifications."
Keller expects all kinds of "entertaining nonsense" about the move and the editor rotation that will cover Abramson's usual daily duties. Not sure how entertaining this is but here goes.
When Jon Landman switched to culture editor last fall from head of digital, he wasn't replaced. In that memo, Keller explained that Landman made the case again it because it was time fo the top leadership to take full responsibility for the integrated newsroom. He added, "the main thing to say now is that Jill and I, in particular, see this as time to rearrange our priorities and devote more of our bandwidth to digital journalism."
That was roughly eight months ago and several months before the New York Times Co. (NYSE: NYT) committed to the meter strategy. I'm not sure about Abramson but even in our much smaller news organization it can be hard to find that extra bandwidth to focus intensely on one aspect in the crush of daily duties. This is one way to solve that and not a bad one. It will emphasize the importance of online news — and continued integration.
Abramson is clearly in the running to head the NYT and at this point in the paper's trajectory, it makes little sense to consider someone who hasn't had the experience of managing the online news operations.
May 19 memo from Bill Keller
Beginning June 1, Jill is going to take a six-month detour from the traditional Managing Editor role to run the news part of the Website and to fully immerse herself in the digital part of our world. Her aim will be to push our integration to the next level, which means mastering all aspects of our digital operation, not only the newsroom digital pipeline but also the company's digital strategy in all its ramifications. During this time she will largely disengage from day-to-day news coverage.
We have invited three editors — Larry Ingrassia, Dean Baquet and Susan Chira — each to fill in for two months as acting Managing Editor for News. Larry will step up for June and July, Dean for August and September, and Susan for October and November.
No doubt this rotation will be widely analyzed, interpreted and speculated about. (I look forward to hearing and reading a lot of entertaining nonsense.) The real purpose is threefold: 1) to give us a chance to see some of our best editors applying their talents to the entire news report, in print and online, rather than to specific departments; 2) to give these editors a break, a digression, a cobweb-clearing, an adventure; and 3) to allow deputies in their departments to show what they can do with a couple months of greater authority and autonomy.
At the end of these sojourns, we expect the substitutes to return to their department a little smarter and a little refreshed. Jill will return to the ME job ready to guide the final lap of newsroom integration.


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UNMC College of Dentistry researcher receives $125,000 grant from Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research
The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research has awarded Kalipada Pahan, Ph.D., associate professor of biochemistry, UNMC College of Dentistry, a two-year $125,000 grant to study the effectiveness of a drug to stop the destruction of cells in mouse models with Parkinsons Disease.
Dr. Pahan is one of eight Parkinsons disease researcher groups whove recently received about $4 million in research grants through the new Community Fast Track research initiative, led by the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinsons Research. The program officially named 18 projects which it will fund over two years through the investigator-initiated program, designed to stimulate novel, innovative and highimpact approaches to the field of Parkinsons research.
Grant recipients were chosen from a large pool of international applicants assessed on the quality of novel science proposed as well as potential to increase understanding of Parkinsons and eventually translate findings into patient treatments. Among this years awardees, three researchers will be receiving funding specifically to investigate Parkinsons disease for the first time. These three grants represent an early success for the program, which aims to attract new scientists from other research fields to study PD.
Community Fast Track offers a channel through which Parkinsons groups can contribute to an extremely selective peer-review award process, explained Deborah W. Brooks, executive director. This collaboration is distinguished not only by the merit of each individual application funded but also by the power of the Parkinsons community as a whole to draw new researchers into the field and cultivate them for long-term development.
Parkinson's disease is a progressive, incurable neurological disorder that results from degeneration of neurons in a region of the brain that controls movement. The cause is unknown. Degeneration creates a shortage of the brain signaling chemical known as dopamine, causing the movement impairments that characterize the disease.
Im thrilled to receive a grant to study Parkinsons disease, Dr. Pahan said. Diseases of the brain affect everything. We want to know why these cells are dying and how theyre dying. Its the most fascinating area to study.
Dr. Pahans research team will study NF-kBs potential role in the Parkinsons disease process in laboratory mice models. Similar to multiple sclerosis, inflammation plays an important role in the loss of neurons in Parkinsons disease. NF-kB, a protein present naturally in the body, is involved in the production of different inflammatory molecules. Their study will focus on the role of NBD peptides, peptides shown to inhibit the activation of NF-kB, in the disease process of Parkinsons disease in animal models.
Dr. Pahan is involved in studying multiple sclerosis, another neurodegenerative disorder, and has published results of, the effectiveness of a variety of drugs on multiple sclerosis in mouse models in the laboratory.
Researchers have found when multiple sclerosis is present in animal models, the amount of NF-kB markedly increases in the brain and spinal cord. Dr. Pahan and his colleagues recently have found NBD peptides markedly inhibit the inflammatory disease process of multiple sclerosis in mouse models. The results raise the possibility that NBD peptides may turn out to be an anti-neuroinflammatory drug.
Dr. Pahan said understanding how the disease works is important to developing effective drugs that protect the brain and stop the progression of Parkinsons disease. We know this drug works in suppressing the destructive process in the brain of MS in mouse models, Dr. Pahan said. We want to know if this drug does the same thing in mice that exhibit Parkinsons disease.
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Authors: Alex Tee Neng Heng, David G. Green
The spread of a computer virus is determined by many factors. In this demonstration you can experiment with different scenarios to discover and how their impact might be minimized.
In this model, the nodes represent the computers/hubs/routers and the links represent the connectivity. To study the spreading of viruses, we generate various artificial network structures, namely the random, tree, small world (Watts and Strogatz.; 1998) and scale-free (Barabasi and Albert; 1999).
A virus is a program which has the ability to spread between computers by replicating itself. A virus works by copying itself into other clean programs and spreads to previously uninfected computers when its host is copied to them. A virus can spread when(Wikipedia; 2005)(Pastor-Satorras and Vespignani; 2004):
- a user carries it over the network;
- it is carried on a removable disk;
- another computer accesses an infected file on a network file system;
- it itself self-replicating without needing to be transferred as part of a host (worm).
How to use the simulation
On the control panel on the right, selects the type of network to generate.
- Random. Connectivity (0 – 1)
- Tree. Branches (>= 2)
- Small world. K (>= 1) and shortcut (0 – 1)
- Scale free.
You can also configure other settings:
- Number of nodes (>= 30): the number of computers
- Number of viruses (>= 1): the number of virus(s)
- Update scheme:
- Simultaneous: Parallel update. Computers states are all updated in parallel, at the same time.
- Succeeding: Random connected pair is picked at each time step
- Target node: the type of node to be infected at the release of a virus
- Richest node: Node with the highest degree
- Random node: Any node in the network
Virus settings:
- A (0 – 1): Rate of this virus infection
- B (0 – 1): Rate of recovering from this virus
- C (0 – 1): Probability of a computer is patched when after a patch is available for this virus
- Attack time: Time when the virus is released to the system
- Patch time: Time when a patch is released for this virus


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A herd whose bulk tank somatic cell count exceeds 200,000 or DHI SCC score is above 2.5-3.0, or a herd where more than 3 cows per 100 cows show clinical mastitis over a month's time has a costly mastitis problem because of significant lost milk production and reduced economic returns. Herds with elevated SCC may not have many cows that are clinical, but subclinical mastitis infections may cause permanent destruction of milk secretory cells with permanently lower milk producing ability. In other herds, short duration environmental infections may not have great impact upon SCC, but these cows also have depressed milk yields, and considerable milk may be discarded because of antibiotic treatments. Consequently, dairy herds are losing money through greater culling, increased labor intensity, and greater risk of shipping milk that may be contaminated with antibiotic residues.
The question becomes, "What caused the problem and what must be done to correct the current situation and prevent similar problems in the future?"
Bulk tank. Culturing of bulk tank milk samples can be useful to determine the presence or absence of certain bacteria which gives you some guidance in directions to look for the source of the problem (http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/404-405/). The presence of Staphylococcus aureus or Streptococcus agalactiae almost always indicates the presence of these microbial infections in the herd. These mastitis-causing bacteria usually are spread from infected to uninfected cows during milking. Collect bulk tank samples over consecutive days or weeks to get a clearer picture of a herd's problem rather than taking only one bulk tank sample. Agitate the milk in the tank for 5 minutes prior to collection (National Mastitis Council). Use a clean, sanitized dipper to collect the milk sample from the top of the tank (never the outlet). Pour the first sample back into the tank to rinse sanitizer off the dipper. Sample two consecutive bulk tanks and freeze the samples. Sample the third bulk tank load and refrigerate or freeze it until all three samples can be delivered to a laboratory. Ask the laboratory if they could plate 0.05-0.1 ml of milk rather than the customary 0.01 ml.
Environmental pathogens (streptococci other than agalactiae and coliforms, usually E. coli) indicate poor hygiene either during equipment cleaning and sanitation, during milking, or between milkings. Mastitis infections should be highly correlated to cases of clinical mastitis in the herd and bacteria counts may be high while SCC could be low.
Individual cows. Once results of bulk tank cultures are known, milk samples should be collected from individual cows and cultured. Collect aseptic samples from cows with DHI SCC scores of 5 and higher or actual SCC above 300,000 (http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/404-228/). Use the California Mastitis Test (CMT) on these cows to determine which quarters are positive. Also, collect samples from cows with clinical mastitis, and fresh cows, especially heifers (http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/404-281/). Sample and culture at least 15 cows. Samples can be stored in the freezer for as long as 6 weeks. Examine teat ends for abnormalities. Palpate udders to determine extent of scar tissue development. This gives a more complete picture of the type of infection in the herd and its origination. Request a sensitivity test which will indicate which antibiotics may not be appropriate for treating these infections.
|Table 1. Major mastitis-causing pathogens and sources of infection
|Source and Control
|Staphylococcus aureus
(S. aureus)
|Lives in the udder or on wounds, milkers' hands. Transferred at milking time by milking machine or milking practices. Controlled by hygiene, milking procedures, and culling. Often resistant to treatment. See VCE Publication 404-229 (http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/404-229/)
|Streptococcus agalactiae
|Lives in the udder. Spread from cow to cow, usually by poor milking practices. Controlled by strict hygiene, teat dipping, and dry cow therapy. Can be treated successfully during lactation.
|Environmental Streptococci
(Str.uberis or Str. dysgalactiae)
|Lives in the environment. Controlled by good sanitation and hygiene, clean stalls, and environmental management. Responds to lactation and dry cow treatment. See VCE Publication 404-234 (http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/404-234/)
(E. coli, Klebsiella)
|Lives in manure, or dirty, wet, and muddy areas; polluted water; dirty milking equipment. An environment problem. Good sanitation and stall management helpful. Infections can occur between milkings, but also caused by poor milking practices. See VCE Publication 404-234 listed under environmental strepto cocci
Contagious Infections
Contagious infections are caused by S. aureus, Str. agalactiae, or mycoplasma and are usually spread from infected to non-infected cows during milking. S. aureus organisms colonize abnormal teat ends or teat lesions. Milkers' hands, wash cloths, teat cup liners, and flies are ways in which the infection can be spread from cow to cow. The organisms probably penetrate the teat canal during milking. Irregular vacuum fluctuations impact milk droplets and bacteria against the teat end with sufficient force to cause teat canal penetration and possible development of new infection (http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/404-742/). Milking practices should be reviewed (http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/404-227/). Attention should be given to the following:
- Milk with clean hands and wear nitrile gloves.
- Optimize milk let-down which requires 25 to 30 seconds of stimulation per cow, followed by attaching milkers 60-90 seconds after preparation started. This can be done by stripping 4-5 squirts of milk from each quarter.
- Examine fore-milk for clinical mastitis (flakes, clots, watery milk).
- Wash teats with only as much water as necessary to get clean; using paper or cloth towels to scrub teats when dirty. (This step may be eliminated if teats are reasonably clean).
- Pre-dip and allow 30 seconds contact time.
- Dry teats thoroughly, using single service paper or cloth towels .
- Attach milking units within 60-90 seconds. Milking units must be properly aligned on the udder to prevent liner slips or squawking.
- Avoid over-milking. Remove milking units by shutting off the vacuum.
- Dip teats covering at least the bottom half of teat.
- Backflush units or segregate cows with contagious infections.
Mastitis caused by S. aureus or mycoplasma bacteria is extremely difficult to control by treatment alone. Successful control is gained only through prevention of new infections and cow culling.
Cows infected with contagious mastitis must either be culled, segregated from the milking herd and milked last, milked with separate milking units, or teat cup liners must be rinsed and sanitized after milking infected cows (backflushed). Treated cows should be milked last to avoid antibiotic contamination of the bulk tank, even when a special milking unit is used. Overflows into the bulk tank occur too frequently (http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/404-403/).
Milking Equipment
The major factor influencing new intramammary infection is exposure of the teat orifice and duct to pathogenic organisms. Machine milking can influence teat end contamination by modifying conditions at the teat end so that bacterial colonization occurs more readily. These conditions are often referred to as teat orifice "eversion," or "hyperkeratosis." The development of lesions. hemorrhagic blisters on teat ends, and teat chapping has been associated with improperly operating milking machines. Such skin abnormalities are readily colonized by pathogenic bacteria and may lead to intramammary infections. Abrupt reduction in milking vacuum can cause backward movement of air toward the teat end, propelling droplets of milk containing bacteria directly from the exterior of the teat into the teat sinus. This "impact mechanism" results from vacuum fluctuations. Liner slip is an important event in the generation of vacuum fluctuations. The impact mechanism is the only known means by which vacuum fluctuations are capable of increasing infection rates. Milking equipment may cause trauma to the teat, rendering it more susceptible to colonization and infection. Trauma to the mucous membranes lining the teat sinus may provide an environment favoring bacterial colonization or multiplication. Local pain may lead to neurohormonal responses which suppress immune function and increase the likelihood of disease as well as interfering with milk ejection or "letdown." Milking system tests should be conducted on a regular basis by a trained serviceman using procedures outlined by the National Mastitis Council. These tests should include: Operating vacuum level; Vacuum pump capacity; System leakage; System and effective reserve and unit consumption; Manual reserve; Cluster fall-off requirement; Regulator load test; Regulator loss and Regulator response; and Individual pulsators should be graphed.
Environmental Mastitis
Environmental streptococci and E. coli are able to survive outside the udder indefinitely, although infected quarters may be a reservoir of infection resulting in mammary gland infections developing as a result of milking. The main factor in controlling infection from the environment is to keep cows clean and dry between milkings, minimizing opportunity for teats to become exposed to environmental pathogens (http://pubs.ext.vt.edu/404-234/#L4). Dirty teats and udders are difficult to properly clean and dry without upsetting the milking routine. Attention should be given to the following:
- Provide an environment that will minimize exposure to dirty, wet conditions.
- Properly design and maintain free stalls in clean and dry condition. Eliminate build-up of wet packs under cows and remove manure from stalls once or even twice a day.
- Don't let cows have access to ponds, drainage ditches, or swampy areas.
- Keep calving lots clean and dry. Rotational loafing lots are preferred.
- Enhance prevention of new infections by using dry cow therapy.
- Immunize during dry period and early lactation.
- Keep accurate treatment records.
- Use milking procedures that stimulate milk ejection and result in clean and dry teats, such as avoiding excessive water and use of pre-dipping.
- Control flies.
- Remember that new infections can be found in many first lactation cows, either at calving or in early lactation.
- Supplement the diet with vitamin E and selenium especially three weeks before calving; also supplement with vitamin A and beta-carotene; and balance dietary copper and zinc content to meet requirements.
Preventive measures include attention to detail, cleanliness and sanitation, good milking practices, a properly operating milking system, good housing and environment, and dry cow management. Preventive measures also include monitoring the herd somatic cell count and incidence of new clinical cases from month to month and culling when necessary.
Reviewed by Christina Petersson-Wolfe, Extension Specialist, Dairy Science
Virginia Cooperative Extension materials are available for public use, reprint, or citation without further permission, provided the use includes credit to the author and to Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, and Virginia State University.
Issued in furtherance of Cooperative Extension work, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia State University, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture cooperating. Edwin J. Jones, Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg; M. Ray McKinnie, Administrator, 1890 Extension Program, Virginia State University, Petersburg.
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She now lives in New York but actress Imogen Poots — star of The Look of Love and 28 Weeks Later — was born and grew up in London. In the run up to the release of her latest film Green Room, we caught up with her to get her thoughts on her hometown.
Growing up
"I was born in the now-demolished Queen Charlotte's Hospital in Hammersmith – I think it's a Starbucks now. I grew up in Chiswick, but I don't recognise it now — it's full of coffee shops."
Growing up in Chiswick would explain why Poots's favourite Underground line is the much-maligned Hammersmith & City – "it was my main route into London." Well, when it actually worked, anyway.
Going out
"I love Fawlty Towers," says Poots, on being asked on her favourite film or television series set in London. Erm ... that's not set in London, Imogen. "Oh. In that case, Spaced. But can we mention Fawlty Towers anyway?" Indeed we can.
This interview seems to be more about what Poots misses about England in general, rather than London specifically. But as we continue chatting, the memories come flooding back:
It turns out she loves the BFI and its terrace bar, the Courtauld Gallery — and her top tip is Soho's New Evaristo Club: "You enter a blue door on Greek street and there's just a woman making cold cuts, but it's actually a great bar to hang out in."
Another recommendation are the bars in the hotels around Bloomsbury: "They are strange and feel like something out of a David Lynch movie." Poots clearly misses pubs too — she's a fan of the Red Lion on Kingly Street.
Best and worst of London
The dry London sense of humour can't be beat, says Poots, but her pet hate is people who are walking and suddenly stop for no reason: "They don't deserve to be allowed to walk on the pavement." We wholeheartedly agree.
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Wine-fat ( ὑπολήνιον )
Rev., winespress. Only here in New Testament. The wine-press was constructed in the side of a sloping rock, in which a trough was excavated, which was the wine-press proper. Underneath this was dug another trough, with openings communicating with the trough above, into which the juice ran from the press. This was called by the Romans lacus, or the lake. The word here used for the whole structure strictly means this trough underneath ( ὑπό )the press ( ληνός ). This is the explanation of Wyc.'s translation, dalf (delved), a lake.
Went into a far country ( ἀπεδήμησεν )
But this is too strong. The word means simply went abroad. So Wyc., went forth in pilgrimage; and Tynd., into a strange country. Rev., another country. See on Matthew 25:14.
Of the fruits
Or, literally, from ( ἀπὸ ) the fruits, showing that the rent was to be paid in kind.
Scripture ( γραφὴν )
A passage of scripture: hence frequently this scripture; another scripture; the same scripture. Luke 4:21; John 19:37; Acts 1:16.
Catch ( ἀγρεύσωσιν )
From ἄγρα , hunting, the chase. Hence the picture in the word is that of hunting, while that in Matthew's word, παγιδεύσωσιν , is that of catching in a trap. See on Matthew 22:15.
See on Matthew 22:19.
Person ( πρόσωπον )
Shall we give, etc
A touch peculiar to Mark.
They marvelled ( ἐξεθαύμαζον )
The preposition ἐξ , out of, indicates great astonishment. They marvelled out of measure. Hence Rev., marvelled greatly. The A. V. follows another reading, with the simple verb ἐθαύμαζον . The imperfect denotes continuance: they stood wondering.
Who ( οἵτινες )
This pronoun marks the Sadducees as a class: of that party characterized by their denial of the resurrection.
Asked ( ἐπηρώτων )
Stronger. They questioned.
Therefore ( διὰ τοῦτο )
A rendering which obscures the meaning. The words point forward to the next two clauses. The reason of your error is your ignorance of the scriptures and of the power of God. Hence Rev., correctly, Is it not for this cause that ye err?
Err ( πλανᾶσθε )
Lit., wander out of the way. Compare Latin errare. Of the wandering sheep, Matthew 18:12; 1 Peter 2:25. Of the martyrs wandering in the deserts, Hebrews 11:38. Often rendered in the New Testament deceive. See Mark 13:5, Mark 13:6. Compare ἀστέρες πλανῆται , wandering stars (Judges 1:13), from which our word planet.
How in the bush God spake
An utterly wrong rendering. In the bush ( ἐπὶ τοῦ βάτου )refers to a particular section in the Pentateuch, Exodus 3:2-6. The Jews were accustomed to designate portions of scripture by the most noteworthy thing contained in them. Therefore Rev., rightly, in the place concerning the bush. Wyc., in the book of Moses on the bush. The article refers to it as something familiar. Compare Romans 11:2, ἐν Ἠλίᾳ ; i.e., in the section of scripture which tells of Elijah. There, however, the Rev. retains the A. V. of Elijah, and puts in in the margin.
With all thy heart ( ἐξ ὅλης τῆς καρδίας σου )
Lit., out of thy whole heart. The heart, not only as the seat of the affections, but as the centre of our complex being - physical, moral, spiritual, and intellectual.
Soul ( ψυχῆς )
The word is often used in the New Testament in its original meaning of life. See Matthew 2:20; Matthew 20:28; Acts 20:10; Romans 11:3; John 10:11. Hence, as an emphatic designation of the man himself. See Matthew 12:18; Hebrews 10:38; Luke 21:19. So that the word denotes "life in the distinctness of individual existence" (Cremer). See further on ψυχικός , spiritual, 1 Corinthians 15:44.
Mind ( διανοίας )
The faculty of thought: understanding, especially the moral understanding.
Well, Master, thou hast said the truth; for there is one God
All the best texts omit God.
Well ( καλῶς )
Exclamatory, as one says good! on hearing something which he approves.
The truth ( ἐπ ' ἀληθείας )
Incorrect. The phrase is adverbial; of a truth, in truth, truthfully, and qualifies the succeeding verb, thou hast said.
For ( ὅτι )
The A. V. begins a new and explanatory sentence with this word; but it is better with Rev. to translate that, and make the whole sentence continuous: Thou hast truthfully said that he is one.
Understanding ( συνέσεως )
A different word from that in Mark 12:30. From συνίημι ,to send or bring together. Hence συνίημι is a union or bringing together of the mind with an object, and so used to denote the faculty of quick comprehension, intelligence, sagacity. Compare συνετῶν , the prudent, Matthew 11:25.
Discreetly ( νουνεχῶς )
From νοῦς , mind, and ἔχω ,to lave. Having his mind in possession: "having his wits about him." The word occurs only here in the New Testament.
The common people ( ὁ πολὺς ὄχλος )
Not indicating a social distinction, but the great mass of the people: the crowd at large.
Uppermost rooms ( πρωτοκλισίας )
More correctly, the chief couches,. So Rev., chief places.
Widows' houses
People often left their whole fortune to the temple, and a good deal of the temple-money went, in the end, to the Scribes and Pharisees. The Scribes were universally employed in making wills and conveyances of property. They may have abused their influence with widows.
The treasury
In the Court of the Women, which covered a space of two hundred feet square. All round it ran a colonnade, and within it, against the wall, were the thirteen chests or "trumpets" for charitable contributions. These chests were narrow at the mouth and wide at the bottom, shaped like trumpets, whence their name. Their specific objects were carefully marked on them. Nine were for the receipt of what was legally due by worshippers, the other four for strictly voluntary gifts. See Edersheim, "The Temple."
Beheld ( ἐθεώρει )
Observed thoughtfully.
Note the graphic present tense: are casting.
Money ( χαλκὸν )
Lit., copper, which most of the people gave.
Cast in ( ἔβαλλον )
Imperfect tense: were casting in as he looked.
Much ( πολλά )
Lit., many things; possibly many pieces of current copper coin.
A certain ( μία )
Not a good translation. Lit., one as distinguished from the many rich. Better, simply the indefinite article, as Rev.
Poor ( πτωχὴ )
See on Matthew 5:3.
Mites ( λεπτὰ )
From λεπτός , peeled, husked; and thence thin or fine. Therefore of a very small or thin coin.
Farthing ( κοδράντης )
A Latin word, quadrans, or a quarter of a Roman as; quadrans meaning a fourth, as farthing is fourthing.
This poor widow ( ἡ χήρα αὕτη ἡ πτωχὴ )
The Greek order is very suggestive, forming a kind of climax: this window, the poor one, orand she poor.
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Bibliography Information
Vincent, Marvin R. DD. "Commentary on Mark 12:4". "Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament". https://www.studylight.org/commentaries/vnt/mark-12.html. Charles Schribner's Sons. New York, USA. 1887.


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