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Serum 1,5-Anhydroglucitol Concentrations Are a Reliable Index of Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes With Mild or Moderate Renal Dysfunction
OBJECTIVE To assess the relationship between 1,5-anhydroglucitol (AG) levels, which are a marker of glycemic control, and stages of chronic kidney disease (CKD).
RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS This was a cross-sectional study with 269 subjects with type 2 diabetes who were divided into four groups based on estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) using Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (eGFRMDRD) formula: 57 in control, 111 in CKD stages 1–2, 78 in stage 3, and 23 in stages 4–5.
RESULTS The study groups differed significantly with respect to 1,5-AG and fasting plasma glucose (FPG), age, duration of diabetes, blood pressure, HDL, and percentage of antihypertension or antidyslipidemia medication use. Stepwise multivariate regression analyses showed that 1,5-AG levels in the control group, the CKD stages 1–2 group, and the CKD stage 3 group could be explained by HbA1c, age, duration of diabetes, FPG, and antihypertension medication. However, eGFRMDRD was the only independent determinant of 1,5-AG levels in CKD stages 4–5. Logarithmic transformed 1,5-AG values (ln[1,5-AG]) had significant inverse correlations with HbA1c and FPG levels for CKD stages 1–2 and CKD stage 3 (all P < 0.001). However, associations between ln(1,5-AG) and HbA1c or FPG were insignificant for CKD stages 4–5 (P = 0.274 and P = 0.080, respectively).
CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrated that 1,5-AG levels do not appear to be influenced by mild or moderate renal dysfunction, suggesting it is a reliable glycemic marker in type 2 diabetes with CKD stages 1–3.
Strict glucose control in early stages of type 2 diabetes can result in significant clinical benefits, including reduced cardiovascular mortality (1) and improved renal function (2–4). Although HbA1c levels have been the main glycemic marker in the management of type 2 diabetes since the 1980s, other measures of glycemic control are available, such as glycated albumin, fructosamine, and 1,5-anhydroglucitrol (1,5-AG). Compared with HbA1c, serum 1,5-AG levels can reflect more recent glycemic control (5) as well as postprandial hyperglycemia (6).
Measuring 1,5-AG levels has several advantages, including retained metabolic inertness, steady-state levels in all tissues, and negligible influence of sampling conditions such as collection time, body weight, age, sex, and food intake of the subjects (7). However, 1,5-AG reabsorption is competitively inhibited in the renal proximal tubule by glucosuria and is excreted in the urine when glucose levels surpass the renal threshold for glucosuria (8,9). Studies have reported that values for 1,5-AG may be influenced by several physiologic factors or diseases associated with disturbed or impaired renal function (10–14), although these studies had small sample sizes. Little information is available on the relationship between 1,5-AG levels and the mild or moderate renal dysfunction commonly found in subjects with type 2 diabetes. Therefore, this study assessed the effects of renal function on the glycemic marker 1,5-AG in type 2 diabetes using classification by chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage.
Subjects and study design
A cross-sectional study was conducted involving individuals with type 2 diabetes who had serum creatinine and spot urine analyses during at least two visits over 3 months and who had 1,5-AG levels available at the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolism of Kangbuk Samsung Hospital in Korea between 2008 and 2010.
The estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) was calculated by using the Modification of Diet in Renal Disease (MDRD) formula: eGFRMDRD = 186 × serum creatinine −1.154 × age−0.203 × [0.742 if female]. In accordance with the National Kidney Foundation Disease Outcomes Quality Initiative classification system, CKD was defined on the basis of eGFR and categorized into three groups defined by the cutoff points between stages 2 and 3 as well as between stages 3 and 4. Therefore, subjects in the stages 1–2 CKD group had eGFRs ≥60 mL/min/1.73 m2, the stage 3 CKD group had eGFRs <60 to ≥30 mL/min/1.73 m2, and the stages 4–5 CKD group had eGFRs <30 mL/min/1.73 m2 (15). Subjects with an eGFR ≥90 mL/min/1.73 m2 without proteinuria or history of kidney disease were placed in the control group. Consequently, 269 subjects were grouped as follows: 57 in control, 111 in CKD stages 1–2; 78 in stage 3; and 23 in stages 4–5. Subjects with acute renal failure, recent infection, dialysis, known renal tubular acidosis, pregnancy, type 1 diabetes (C-peptide <0.18 nmol/L), chronic liver disease, or malignancy were excluded. Subjects aged <30 years or >70 years were also excluded due to the small number of participants in these age categories and potential comorbidities. The protocol for this study was approved by the institutional review board at Kangbuk Samsung Hospital. Written informed consent was obtained from all subjects.
Laboratory data
Levels of 1,5-AG were measured using an enzymatic assay with a two-reagent system, Determiner L 1,5-AG (Kyowa Medex, Tokyo, Japan). The assay was automated with an ADVIA 1800 Automatic Analyzer (Siemens, IL) according to the manufacturer's instructions. The measurement procedures, reference intervals, and coefficients of variation (CV) for 1,5-AG were based on previously published research (16). HbA1c levels were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography (Variant II, Bio-Rad Laboratories, Hercules, CA). The CV for glucose was <1.5% and the CV for HbA1c was <3.0%. Serum creatinine was measured using the timed end point method (Unicel DxC 800, Beckman and Coulter, Krefeld, Germany). Urinary albumin and creatinine levels were determined using the DCA 2000 urinalysis device (Bayer Corp., Elkhart, IN). Intra-assay and interassay CVs were reported as being within the range of 2–8% for albumin/creatinine ratio. Serum insulin levels were measured using an immunoradiometric assay (Biosource, Nivells, Belgium) following the manufacturer's recommendations. Plasma lipids, including total cholesterol, triglycerides, and HDL and LDL cholesterol levels were measured by enzymatic colorimetric assay (Siemens, Tarrytown, NY).
Statistical analyses
Data are expressed as a median with range or number (proportions). Logarithmic transformations were applied to the 1,5-AG data before analyses. Baseline characteristics according to CKD stage were compared using a Kruskal-Wallis test with post hoc analyses or a χ2 test. Skewed data, such as 1,5-AG values, were log-transformed for further analysis. Stepwise multivariate linear regression analyses were performed to identify the independent variables associated with logarithmic transformed 1,5-AG values (ln[1,5-AG]) values. To perform these analyses, demographic variables and continuous variables that were significantly different in baseline characteristics and significantly correlated with ln(1,5-AG) values in the Spearman correlations were included in the model. The model also included dummy variables, such as smoking status, and use of antihypertension and antidyslipidemia medication. Finally, the relationships between ln(1,5-AG) levels, HbA1c, and fasting plasma glucose (FPG) levels were assessed for the control group and the three CKD categories using linear regression analyses. IBM SPSS Statistics 19.0 software (IBM, Armonk, NY) was used for statistical analyses. Values of P < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.
Comparison of baseline clinical variables among groups according to CKD stage
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics, laboratory values, and history of medication for participants are reported in Table 1. Duration of diabetes, serum creatinine, eGFRMDRD, and urinary albumin-to-creatinine ratio levels were significantly higher in the CKD groups than in the control, and increased with increasing CKD stage. There were significant differences in 1,5-AG and FPG levels but no significant difference in HbA1c levels among groups.
Correlations among 1,5-AG, eGFRMDRD, and other clinical variables
The ln(1,5-AG) values were significantly negatively correlated with FPG and HbA1c levels, except for CKD stages 4–5. However, 1,5-AG was not associated with serum creatinine or eGFRMDRD in a simple correlation analysis (Supplementary Table S1). Analysis of stepwise multivariate regression is reported in Table 2. For the control group and CKD stages 1–3, HbA1c was a consistently explanatory variable of 1,5-AG. FPG, age, duration of diabetes, and medication of antihypertension were significantly associated with 1,5-AG (all P < 0.001, irrespective of groups and models). However, eGFRMDRD was the only independent determinant of 1,5-AG levels for CKD stages 4–5.
Correlations between ln(1,5-AG) and HbA1c or FPG levels according to CKD stages
Figure 1 illustrates that the inverse correlations between ln(1,5-AG) and HbA1c levels remain significant in the control (R2 = 0.534), CKD stages 1–2 (R2 = 0.481), and CKD stage 3 (R2 = −0.483) groups (all P < 0.001), but not for the CKD stages 4–5 group (R2 = 0.057, P = 0.274; Fig. 1). Similarly, ln(1,5-AG) is inversely correlated with FPG in the control (R2 = 0.414), CKD stages 1–2 (R2 = 0.356) and CKD stage 3 groups (R2 = 0.227, all P < 0.001), but not for the CKD stages 4–5 group (R2 = 0.145, P = 0.080; Fig. 2).
Although 1,5-AG appears to be more useful than HbA1c as a short-term marker of glycemic control and more specific in the assessment of postprandial hyperglycemia for subjects with well or moderately controlled diabetes (15,17,18), it has limitations for use in subjects with renal tubular acidosis, uremia, or end-stage renal disease (ESRD). However, the relationship between 1,5-AG levels and mild or moderate renal dysfunction, which is the most common stage of CKD in subjects with type 2 diabetes, is unclear.
The current study detected no relationships between 1,5-AG values and eGFRMDRD for CKD stages 1–3 in a relatively large sample of Korean subjects with type 2 diabetes. Moreover, the associations between 1,5-AG and HbA1c or FPG levels were strongly significant in subjects with CKD stages 1–3, but not in subjects with CKD stages 4–5. This suggests that 1,5-AG levels reflect glycemic state and might be useful for assessing glycemic control if patients are in a state of mild or moderate renal dysfunction.
This study showed that eGFRs have influence on 1,5-AG levels not in subjects with mild or moderate renal dysfunction but in those with severe renal dysfunction or ESRD. Possible contributions of renal tubular damage to serum (or plasma) 1,5-AG levels have been shown in several case–control reports. Some reports have claimed that 1,5-AG levels are not valid for subjects with uremia or chronic renal failure; 1,5-AG levels in these groups were as low as those in a type 2 diabetes group, significantly lower than those in healthy controls (19,20), and negatively correlated with serum creatinine (21). However, the numbers of study participants in these studies were small (n = 32–75). On the other hand, a study by Yamanouchi et al. (22) showed that renal dysfunction has little influence on 1,5-AG concentrations. These inconsistent results might be due to group or classification discrepancies. This study was the first to analyze 1,5-AG concentrations in type 2 diabetes classified by CKD stage.
Although some have suggested that 1,5-AG levels cannot be used as a reliable index of glycemic control when subjects are in a state of renal dysfunction (14,20,23), 1,5-AG levels in this study had significant inverse correlations with HbA1c and FPG levels when subjects had normal to moderate renal dysfunction. However, caution should be taken when using 1,5-AG values as markers of glycemic control in cases of severe renal dysfunction or ESRD. Although little information is available regarding the contribution of renal impairment to the tubular reabsorption of 1,5-AG through sodium glucose cotransporter 4 (SGLT4), a recently described candidate transporter of 1,5-AG (24,25), it may be conferred from the studies of other glucose transporters. For nephrectomized rats, expression, but not activity, of glucose transporters decreased (26), and glucose transporters in brush-border membranes diminished in spontaneous idiopathic Fanconi syndrome (27). As CKD stage or renal tubular damage progresses, it is possible that resorption of 1,5-AG would be reduced due to a decrease in SGLT4s and aggravated damage of glucose cotransporters. Until now, there were no actual data to support this hypothesis. Further understanding of the characteristics of SGLTs under renal dysfunction is needed.
FPG and 1,5-AG are correlated (r = −0.381, P = 0.080), and this relationship is stronger than the correlation between 1,5-AG and HbA1c (r = −0.238, P = 0.274) in subjects with CKD stages 4–5. Emoto et al. (14) revealed that inverse correlations between 1,5-AG and HbA1c or FPG in diabetic patients with normal renal function were not present in patients with ESRD. However, most patients with ESRD underwent dialysis, which is known to affect 1,5-AG levels. HbA1c measurements in subjects with an aggravated CKD state could be unreliable and confounded by other factors, including shortened erythrocyte life span, blood transfusion, and accelerated erythropoiesis because of anemia and use of erythropoietin. Although it is possible that the association between 1,5-AG and HbA1c could be insignificant in the CKD stages 4–5 group, the correlation between 1,5-AG and FPG should explored in future studies with a large sample size.
The main strengths of the present work are the relatively large study sample and the careful characterization of the participants, during which the relationships between 1,5-AG levels and eGFRMDRD or CKD stages were first evaluated. The limitations of this study are that subjects self-reported their medical history and subjects with renal tubular acidosis were included, which may have confounded the results. In addition, the number of participants with CKD stages 4–5 was small. A sophisticated study of a large number of subjects with severe renal impairment or ESRD would help improve the understanding of the effects of renal impairment on 1,5-AG levels.
In conclusion, this study demonstrated that mild or moderate renal dysfunction appears to have no effect on serum 1,5-AG concentrations and that the relationship between 1,5-AG and glycemic markers suggests that 1,5-AG levels may be useful for monitoring glycemic control in subjects with CKD stages 1–3.
No potential conflicts of interest relevant to this article were reported.
W.J.K. collected and analyzed the data and wrote the manuscript. C.-Y.P. coordinated the study, interpreted the data, contributed to discussion, and reviewed and edited the manuscript. K.-B.L., S.E.P., E.J.R., W.Y.L., K.W.O., and S.W.P. contributed to discussion and reviewed and edited the manuscript. C.-Y.P. is the guarantor of this work and, as such, had full access to all the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analysis.
This article contains Supplementary Data online at http://care.diabetesjournals.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.2337/dc11-1462/-/DC1.
- Received August 3, 2011.
- Accepted November 2, 2011.
- © 2012 by the American Diabetes Association.
Readers may use this article as long as the work is properly cited, the use is educational and not for profit, and the work is not altered. See http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ for details.


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We're very excited to offer the beta test of integrated voice capabilities within Second Life. Thank you for being one of the first people to bring your voice into Second Life!
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This beta viewer is one of many that will be posted over the course of a technical beta period to test in-world voice capabilities.
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Chatham-Kent Health Alliance: Board Member Recruitment
The Chatham-Kent Health Alliance (CKHA) is a two site 200-bed community hospital system with state-of-the art facilities and technologies that delivers quality of care to the communities across Chatham-Kent and surrounding areas.
At CKHA, Caring People, Caring for People is not just a slogan. It is an ongoing commitment. CKHA is seeking strategic, experienced, engaged and talented members of our community who understand the role of a board governor to join us in the pursuit of this vision by participating as a voluntary member on our Board of Directors.
As a minimum, board members should expect to devote approximately 10 to 15 hours per month of their time to our hospital business, to attend regular board and committee meetings and adhere to our board responsibilities and policies.
Board recruitment is based on vacancies and the requirements identified by the Board Skills Matrix; specific information regarding our board responsibilities, policies and required skills, can be viewed at http://www.askckha.com/governance.
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In Grade 2 we do lessons using a mixture of the Orff approach and Kodaly method. This means we use classroom instruments (like the xylophones and other percussion instruments) to learn about different music elements like rhythm, melody, form, and more. We learn solfege syllables and handsigns as a prelude to music literacy. We learn primarily folk songs from different cultures as this is an instrumental part of both Orff and Kodaly.
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I live in Redmond, WA. My house has a shingle roof. The house is 14 years old.I want to know what is the life span of a shingle roof. Also, how would I know when it is time to change?
Most Shingles are "rated as 25 year shingles". I think most start to show significant wear starting after 10 years. Depending on the pitch of your roof and how bad the weather has treated. My guess is a 14 year old home probably is starting to show wear, especially if it is the roof originally installed by builder. Historically builders don't pick the "best thickest shingle". If you have gotten 14 years out of the roof, can't guarentee it, but it is probably getting close to replacement. The only way to really know for sure is to have a pro come and look at it that you trust to be sure.
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In the simplest terms, a roof is designed to protect your home. So to add to my previous post, truly if your roof is not leaking, you really don't have to replace your roof. But, there is the aesthetic issue. If the roof does not look great, you may want to replace it and make it look nice and fix it before it fails. As I said earlier, you may still have some years left. But without someone you trust inspecting it in person, there is no tried true test other than appearance and if it is leaking. There are roofs out there that are way past there expected life and warranty and they are still doing their job, keeping you and your family dry.
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Have you ever thought of what your life would be like if you could be, do and have everything that you have ever wanted? Of course you have. These are the things you dream of.
But until you do something to manifest those dreams into reality they remain just wishful thinking.
What prevents most of us from turning these dreams into reality? Typically it is fear. Fear that we may not reach our goals. Fear that we may fail. Fear of the embarrassment that failure brings. Fear that we are asking for too much. Fear that if we did succeed it would complicate our lives. Fear that we would lose the ones we love. And probably the biggest fear of all; that if we did not succeed it would prove what we always believed about our self – that we didn't deserve to have what we were seeking.
The truth is we were created by our maker to have everything. Yes, EVERYTHING! In the book A Course in Miracles it says, "That it is not that we ask God for too much, but that we ask him for too little." And so we live lives of littleness, rather than the magnitude that we were created for.
The Law of Deliberate Manifestation goes hand in hand with the Law of Attraction. Both are universal laws that work to create the things in our lives. And to do this, to manifest our dreams, we need to change our thoughts from those of fear and limitation to those of abundance and unlimited possibilities. And here are steps you can master to do just that:
First, decide what you want. The Universe does not recognize size. It will provide you a mansion just as easily as a one room shack down by the railroad tracks. So, dream big.
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You can do this for whatever you desire; the perfect job, the perfect soul mate, the perfect business.
And third, never waiver from what you want. Hold the picture in your mind and be patient. What you ask for will manifest in your life. It has to. It's the LAW.
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Peter Ho, the Singaporean Secretary of Foreign Affairs and Head of Public Service, is heading up a transformation that emphasizes networked government, empowerment of public service officials, greater experimentation and innovation, opening up the government to co-creation with the citizens, and seeing the government "as a platform" to enable problem solving through co-creation, instead of trying to solve every problem itself. Singapore has been described as a "startup nation" that has become a most successful first world economy. Its remarkable success is viewed through its constant reinvention. We will hear from Secretary Ho on how this miracle continues to unfold.
Peter Schwartz, renowned business consultant, futurist, and author of the now classic book, The Art of the Long View, recently said, "In my view, Singapore is the Apple Computer of nations…There is a sense that what is possible here (Singapore) is not yet fully realised. It isn't that people are unhappy. Instead, there is the sense that not only are things good, but they have to be better. That is also true at Apple. They keep pushing the frontiers, like in Singapore…Part of the brilliance of your founders is the creation of the civil service, which embodies and keeps alive the values, dynamism and behaviour that make Singapore succeed. In that sense, the single most important institution in your future is the Civil Service College" Peter Schwartz will engage Secretary Ho in a conversation on the long view of Singapore2.0 and how that is taking place.
Peter Ho Hak Ean is the Permanent Secretary (Foreign Affairs) of Singapore. He also holds the posts of Head, Civil Service, and Secretary (National Security and Intelligence Coordination) in the Prime Minister's Office. He began his career as a naval officer. After holding various command and staff appointments in the Singapore Armed Forces, he transferred to the Administrative Service and was appointed Deputy Secretary (Policy) in the Ministry of Defence, Singapore (MINDEF) in 1989. In 1990, he was posted to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as Deputy Secretary. In November 1995, he was appointed Permanent Secretary (Defence Development) in MINDEF, and in July 2000, he was appointed Permanent Secretary (Defence). He assumed the appointment of on 15 July 2004. Peter Ho has also held a variety of other concurrent appointments. He was Chairman of the Board of DSO National Laboratories from March 1997 to June 1998, Chairman of the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore from February 1996 to January 2003, and Chairman of the Board of the Defence Science and Technology Agency from March 2000 to March 2002, and again from July 2002 to December 2003. He was also Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore from December 1999 to November 2003. He is currently a member of the boards of the Institute of Defence and Strategic Studies, the Institute of South Asian Studies, the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, the Institute of Policy Studies, Chairman of Value Innovation Tank Limited, and Chairman of Singapore Cooperation Enterprise. Peter Ho holds a Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in the Engineering Tripos and a Master of Arts from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom.
Peter Schwartz is cofounder and chairman of Global Business Network, a Monitor Group company, and a partner of the Monitor Group, a family of professional services firms devoted to enhancing client competitiveness. An internationally renowned futurist and business strategist, Peter specializes in scenario planning, working with corporations, governments, and institutions to create alternative perspectives of the future and develop robust strategies for a changing and uncertain world. His current research and scenario work is particularly focused on climate change and national security issues, and also encompasses energy resources and the environment, technology, telecommunications and aerospace.
Peter is a member of the Council on Foreign Relations, the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council, the World Affairs Council and, in Singapore, the Research, Innovation and Enterprise Council. He also sits on the boards of The Long Now Foundation, The Center for New American Security, and the Center for Strategic Studies.
From 1982 to 1986, Peter headed scenario planning for the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies in London. His team conducted comprehensive analyses of the global business and political environment and worked with senior management to create successful strategies. Before joining Royal Dutch/Shell, Peter directed the Strategic Environment Center at SRI International. The Center researched the business milieu, lifestyles, and consumer values, and conducted scenario planning for corporate and government clients.
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Panthers compete in slalom race at Colby Carnival
CARRABASSETT, Maine – Freshman Freydis Halla Einarsdottir (Gardabaer, Iceland) turned in another one of the top performances in Plymouth State University's ski racing history on Saturday, bringing home fourth place overall in the women's slalom portion of the Colby College Winter Carnival at Sugarloaf.
Einarsdottir finished fourth among the 66 competitors in the first run of the women's slalom, and came back with the third-fastest time on the second run on the course to capture fourth place overall. It is the best finish for a Panther skier since the team joined the Eastern Intercollegiate Ski Association (EISA) in 2012. Einarsdottir placed fifth in the slalom last week at the Bates Carnival at Sunday River.
Einarsdottir was one of three Panther women who completed both runs, as sophomore Czarinna Cochrane (Carrabasset, Maine) placed 44th and senior Eliza Whatley (Carrabasset, Maine) came in 46th. PSU placed eighth among the 13 women's teams with 35 points, right behind Middlebury College (65) and just ahead of Saint Lawrence University (48).
Junior Jonny Kellock (Cedar Valley, Ont.) had an outstanding performance for the Panther men, capturing 15th place among 65 racers in the men's event. Kellock was 20th after the first run but moved up five spots with a strong second run. Sophomore Danny Blake (Orchard Park, N.Y.) turned in a solid day with a 44th-place overall for the two runs.
The PSU men finished ninth among 13 teams with 35 points, right behind Williams (43) and ahead of Saint Lawrence (33).
Dartmouth won the women's slalom team scoring with 136 points, besting runner-up University of New Hampshire (101) and third-place Colby College (89). The University of Vermont took the men's scoring with 116 points, ahead of runner-up UNH (109) and third-place Middlebury (107).
The EISA circuit continues next weekend at the UVM Carnival at Stowe Mountain, with the GS on Friday and the slalom on Saturday.
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Hungarian born power metallers, Wisdom, are an extremely frustrating while at the same time supremely satisfying group of fellows. On one hand, they're one of the most generic and cookie cutter power metal bands to ever grace the planet. Basically each and every song they've ever written has followed every cliche laid down by genre progenitors like Helloween, Hammerfall, and Sonata Arctica. You listen to any given album and you know exactly what you're going to get, almost down to which melodies will appear and which songs will be the more aggressive one based purely on song titles. On the other hand, they are bubbling over with songwriting talent that renders their reliance on heavy handed cliches relatively moot. Their 2013 opus, Marching for Liberty is one of the more finely crafted works of art in terms of catchy replayability in all of modern power metal, eschewing grandiloquent orchestrations in favor of a meat-and-potatoes style of muscle bound riffage underneath an immaculate sheen and pristine vocal performance. The predecessor, Judas, is no slouch either, replete with some of the catchiest numbers they'd ever pen (and even the happiest song about Silent Hill ever recorded).
Unfortunately, this review is for neither of those two albums. Their debut is nothing more than adequate in the grand scheme of things. While on the surface it isn't much different from what they'd release in the past, it stands as something of a disappointment from two different angles. In the moment, it's a solid and respectable effort by a hungry young band, but it relies so much on the crutches of the genre that very little stands out in any way. Yet when looked at through the scope of the present day, it's a weak listen because their skill is showcased so superbly on later records. As such, Words of Wisdom stands as a bland, faceless power metal album apart from the odd song or two.
"Holy Vagabond" is a phenomenal song, with a chorus that'll incessantly worm its way into your skull and refuse to leave until you listen to it several times in a row, which quickly reveals itself as the band's biggest strength. What they lack in great vocals or flashy guitar playing, they make up for with an ear for melody on par with greats like Blind Guardian and Running Wild. Most songs on the album are a flash of white noise occasionally punctuated by a stunningly crafty chorus. It may have something to do with the vocalist being exposed as fairly weak and faceless during verses when he's singing solo, but when he's layered over himself a bunch of times it stands out as being much more powerful and entertaining. Thankfully, the benefit of hindsight shows the growing pains of his rookie season, as he will only improve from this point forwards. I don't mean to imply that Words of Wisdom is softened simply because of how good Marching for Liberty is, it's more that it's just highlighting all of the band's potential as initial weaknesses. There's clearly room to develop here, as the songwriting is strong, cliche as it may be. So the silky smooth vocals end up distractingly lame on this album, and the unimaginative percussion and stock riffs do nothing to help this stand out on the merits of the playing itself.
The band's real strength lies in their songwriting skills, as mentioned. "Holy Vagabond" would be a concert staple if it was penned by Helloween (and let's be real, it might as well be), "Wisdom" carries an ohrwurm of a chorus, "Wheels of the War" stands out as being the most aggressive song on display, with a blazing fast and startlingly heavy verse riff and some cool viking styled war chants in the chorus, et cetera et cetera. The problem is that any power metal fan who's heard more than three of the classic bands has heard all of these songs before. Most of them are good songs at the very least (barring "Unholy Ghost", being the obligatory awful ballad that basically every power metal band seems determined to shoehorn into every album), so it's a fun listen every once in a while, it's just not anything you'll ever be itching to hear beyond "Holy Vagabond". They can do much better, Judas and Marching for Liberty show that in spades. Basically Words of Wisdom is an unrefined and sketchy album that has strengths in places, but overall is pretty bland. I like the band plenty, but this is solidly and indisputably their weakest album.


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Introduction The Sunshine Coast is part of the mainland, but has been treated like an island up until now. A bridge/tunnel connector is the only solution.
Once built, it would be easy to maintain. Ferries are costly to build, operate and maintain.
Ferry Terminals. Terminals should be transferred to the respective municipalities, and they in turn can lease out to any ferry operator. No more monopoly. Horseshoe Bay and Langdale are in need of upgrading. Use the money on a connector instead. And smaller faster passenger only ferries.
All ferries that can be replaced with a bridge, tunnel or concrete pipe, should be transferred to Highways, with a mandate to run the ferries until a connection is built. Run the ferries with one more shift, from earlier mornings to after midnight, no more overloads.
Crossing by Road (and Rail). The easiest way to cross Howe Sound is at Porteau Cove over to Defence Islands, owned by the Squamish Nation. A series of short tunnels, with a bridge crossing Potlatch Creek and McNab Creek, then you would have new road and rail to Port Mellon. Woodfibre can connect, and that would make their LNG project much easier.
Deep Sea Port. Port Mellon is already a deep sea port. With road and rail connections to Vancouver, this area could take a load off the Fraser River and inner Vancouver Harbour.
It could ship Coal, Grain, Sulphur, wood, chips, gravel, oil, gas, and containers. This would free up much valuable Vancouver harbour land for city use, and reduce the risk of incidents. Port Mellon can handle larger, newer and safer vessels.
Bridge/Tunnel. The Porteau Cove crossing is a shallow area is suitable for bridge or tunnel, and is relatively simple to construct. An engineering study would likely conclude that a bridge would cost less. Rail would pay for a sizable share.
Future Bypass road. A bypass road could eventually be built all the way to Earls Cove. A fixed link to Vancouver Island would be step 2.
Trans-Canada Highway. Trans-Canada now ends in Horseshoe Bay. This project would be a natural extension.
Financing and Pay Back. The pay back would be by tolls, which are much simpler and lower cost than the present ferries. The bridge would soon double the present traffic.
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Did you know that this week is National Ag Week?
What can an ag school do to learn about ag week?
Do something with food of course.
Our school has been collecting cans of food for a food drive. And today we went a HUGE Food Bank in Wichita to see what will happen to the food we collected.
It was an amazing day that started with a sunny 40 minute drive on a school bus.
The K, 1, and 2 classes toured the food bank (which was cool) while the 3 and 4 classes sorted food and packed food backpacks.
Here is my class with the cool, big backpack.
Next stop... a soup kitchen. This place only serves the evening meal, but cooks/prepares for 5 or so different locations. The grownups really got it--the thankfulness of having a home, kitchen, and money to buy food. The kids loved the walk-in freezers.
We ate our packed lunches here.
Our plan was to go to a park and play, but the rain came.
We settled for a noisy, sleepy bus ride back to school and some library and music time.
Yes, it was a great day. So glad we stepped out of our secure little bubble (school) and experienced two organizations that do so much with donations from people all over the USA.


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MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Gov. Scott Walker is calling on the Legislature to approve nearly $7 million to pay for a national ad campaign to bring more workers into Wisconsin.
Walker announced the new marketing effort at a meeting Wednesday of the state chamber of commerce. Walker says the campaign will focus on bringing military veterans and their families to the state as well as young professionals currently living in the Midwest, particularly in cities like Chicago, Detroit and the Twin Cities.
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We have only been in Buenos Aires for 24 hours. And yet, we have already had the chance to experience one of its "must-see" attractions: A Buenos Aires Greeter Tour ("Cicerones, un amigo en Buenos Aires"). After a crazy journey to our summerly destination on the other side of the world, an extended breakfast on the sun terrace of our "cool" Art Factory Hostel in the central district of San Telmo complete with Buenos Aires Greeter Joaquín Brenman is just what we need. Joaquín, a retired industrial engineer, has been leading the organization "Buenos Aires Greeters" with some 35 members (all of them volunteers except for one part-time employee managing website & bookings) for more than 10 years: Thanks to his iPhone, cool open-mindedness & and many a happy laughter, the fact that he is more than double our age goes unnoticed – five hours later, it is us who are rather unhappy about having to let him go. And that we "only managed to invite him for lunch" …
"If you want to write up a good story about your experience, then this is more than enough", he explains, still smiling. The Buenos Aires Greeters are part of the international Global Greeter Network and count about 30-60 personalized city tours with locals per month in Buenos Aires alone: "The idea is to give you a friendly visit. We focus on your area of interest in 8 different languages thanks to our international team of volunteers: Music, Football, Art or History."
"Walk left, then right and then continue straight ahead: It's about 12 Blocks. The street will change its name, from Florida to Perú, then at Defensa you have to turn left again and then you're there." Todo claro!?
The sheer size of Buenos Aires is literally mind-blowing. However, our walk does not give us tired feet: Rather, it increases our curious mind! Enjoying the famous San Telmo Sunday market and staying afloat atop music, market life, children's laughter and of course street tango shows finally immerses us in this city after only a couple of hours here – Bienvenidos a Buenos Aires, otra vez! 🙂
Let me express a personal word of Thankyou to the team of Hostelbookers, who have really supported us in looking for, finding and booking the perfect match to our expectations. The Art Factory Hostel and its extraordinary ambiance of art & culture couldn't be a better fit for us looking for "tips off the beaten path": Here, the lady of the house is blogging herself and each wall is decorated (painted or sprayed) with the works of art of local Buenos Aires artists – look at what we get to sleep in !!
Cool bag that blue one with Tacos name 🙂 And the tango photo is amazing!
Oohh, that Tango picture is awesome! I have a real soft spot for it.


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Society for the Performing Arts presents 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration: The Greatest Shows on Earth
Society for the Performing Arts will hold their 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration: The Greatest Shows on Earth. The event will honor Marc and Brenda Watts for all of their dedication and hard work to SPA. Wortham Theater will be transformed into a lively and whimsical circus setting for the evening, including a gourmet dinner, exclusive silent and live auctions, and fantastic entertainment by Skyrocket.
Marking the occasion of its Golden Anniversary, the gala will celebrate 50 years of "bringing the world's best to Houston" with a look back at the iconic performances of SPA's five-decade legacy as well as looking to the future of the performing arts.
Proceeds from the Gala will further SPA's mission in presenting the world's best artists and performances to Houston audiences and in expanding award-winning Education and Community Engagement programs—which reach over 70,000 students and educators each year.


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Seats from Theatre Royal Drury Lane are being offered free to "a good home" when the venue undergoes a refurbishment next year.
The theatre is closing in January for a major renovation, which aims to "restore the Theatre Royal to its place as the most important venue for musical theatre" in London.
As part of the refurbishment, LW Theatres will be remodelling the auditorium and replacing all of the theatre seating.
Seats will be available for collection in January 2019 and LW Theatres said it was keen to receive offers from interested parties requiring batches of 100 seats or more.
A spokeswoman said: "LW Theatres is keen that the seats from Theatre Royal Drury Lane go to a good home, preferably within the theatre or education communities. Therefore, we are not looking for commercial gain."


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ICEMAR project - a GMES Pilot Sea Ice Service for Maritime Operations
ICEMAR will establish a pilot service delivering sea ice information products directly to ships navigating near or in ice-infested waters in the European Arctic and Baltic Sea.
ICEMAR will provide access to a wide range of sea ice information products. Initially these will be provided by the European Ice Service and other project partners. In the future it is intended to integrate products from a wider group of partners.A number of example products are:
- DMI East & West Greenland ice charts
- Met.no regional and Svalbard ice charts
- Satellite synthetic aperture radar images
- Kongsberg Satellite Services AS (KSAT), Norway
- British Antarctic Survey (BAS), UK
- Bundesamt für Seeschifffahrt und Hydrographie (BSH), Germany
- Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI), Denmark
- Finnish Meteorological Institute (FMI), Finland
- Astrium GeoInformation Services, Germany
- Kalmar Maritime Academy (KMA), Sweden
- Nansen Environmental and Remote Sensing Centre (NERSC), Norway
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Wanna know the big numbers for Americans who indulged during the month of November '09?
170,000,000 & 31,000,000,000
No, these strings of zeroes have nothing to do with the total pounds of turkey consumed or total weight gained due to too much pie eating last November. These impressive figures reflect the number of Americans who watched video online, as well as the total number of videos viewed—respectively—for that month.
Yes, that's right! 170 million of us looked to the Internet for video, and while looking, we took in nearly 31 billion videos all told. This is according to a news release by comScore, a leading provider of digital intelligence.
Suffice to say, online video is, uh, the real deal. Just as big time advertisers are reaping the benefits of this truth, so should small and mid-size business owners. With technology and resources, the online video playing field may not be level, but it surely is open—for businesses of any size.
Many proponents and providers of online video content are still throwing around stats from a 2007 poll conducted by the Online Publisher's Association and Online Testing eXchange. After all, it is compelling data.
– Americans watch about 16 billion Web videos each month
– that's up 25% from just a year ago
– 80% of online viewers recall seeing a video
– 52% take action and
– 16% of online video viewers make a purchase
Considering the steady growth of this category since this report first came out, it's logical to presume there's continued effectiveness for online video content. More and more retailers are adding "sell" videos, showing everything from swishing skirts to blenders blending, to motivate response from viewers.
A recent story from OpenForum punctuates the role of SEO tagging to maximize video's impact on search rankings. The reports states that this targeted tagging approach will reach beyond (or around) YouTube to drive traffic more directly to marketers' sites.
In my corner of the world, video has been a cornerstone of online content for many years, but the ante is certainly getting upped in twenty-ten. More clients newly perceive video as "must" rather than "plus." What used to be an extra element is now core content.
After I finish this blog post, I'll be working on what else but a video script! This project's for a client convinced it's time to add some motivating motion and emotion to their website. For someone who earns her keep writing copy that sells stuff, these are s-e-O, such fun times indeed!
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text: Oxford Brookes spin-out company awarded £2m for vaccine development Monday, 14 May 2018 Oxford Expression Technologies (OET), a spin-out company launched jointly by Oxford Brookes University and the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) has been awarded a £2m contract from Innovate UK. It has been awarded as part of the Vaccines for Global Epidemics Round 2 competition and will allow OET to continue its ongoing work in developing the first economically viable vaccine against the Crimean Congo Haemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) virus. The Vaccines for Global Epidemics competition supports the development of candidate vaccines and vaccine platform technologies at the preclinical stage. The aim is to enable an effective and rapid response during future outbreaks of diseases identified by the UK Vaccine Network. The competition is wholly funded by the Government Official Development Assistance, through the Small Business Research Initiative and the Department of Health, with the aim that vaccines developed as part of the competition will be appropriate for use in low and middle-income countries and outbreak settings. CCHF is a severe virus disease endemic to Africa, the Balkans, the Middle East and some Asian countries. The virus is transmitted to humans via tick bites or contact with virus-infected livestock.The mortality rate of CCHF is up to 40% with survivors often being left with long term, debilitating health problems. Incidences of CCHF are increasing due to a number of factors including the geographical spread of the tick vector, associated with climate change, and trade of non-symptomatic livestock from endemic regions to other previously unaffected areas. CCHF is a serious viral disease and currently there is no widely available vaccine. With high mortality rates, there is an urgent need to develop an affordable vaccine to be able to provide protection to those living in some of the world's poorest communities.Professor Linda King, Pro Vice-Chancellor Research and Global Partnerships, Oxford Brookes UniversityThe project is being led by Professor Robert Possee, CEO of OET, together with a consortium of leading UK experts in vaccine development, CCHF virus, and baculovirus expression technologies, including Professor Sarah Gilbert from the University of Oxford's Jenner Institute, Professor Roger Hewson and Dr Stuart Dowall from The National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE), Salisbury and Professor Linda King from Oxford Brookes University. Professor Linda King, Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research and Global Partnerships at Oxford Brookes University said: "CCHF is a serious viral disease and currently there is no widely available vaccine. With high mortality rates, there is an urgent need to develop an affordable vaccine to be able to provide protection to those living in some of the world's poorest communities. The funding from Innovate UK will allow the team of experts involved to continue working on an effective solution." Oxford Expression Technologies Ltd (OET) emerged from a collaboration between Oxford Brookes University and the Natural Environment Research Council. It provides products, services and consultancy to the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries from its base in Oxford, England, which has quickly become a world renowned centre of excellence for application of the baculovirus expression vector system in insect cells. For more information visit www.oetltd.comOET works closely with the Oxford Brookes University Insect Virus Research Group (IVRG) within the Department of Biological and Medical Sciences.


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The Arizona Cardinals hired Kliff Kingsbury as their new head coach, becoming the latest team to bet on a high-flying offense to bring them success.
Kingsbury, a former head coach at Texas Tech and a proponent of the air raid offense, has worked with Patrick Mahomes, Baker Mayfield, Johnny Manziel, Case Keenum and other quarterbacks during his time as a college coach, which included stops at Texas A&M and Houston. Kingsbury's arrival comes just days after the Cardinals cut ties with Steve Wilks, a defensive-minded coach who was fired after just one season.
The Cardinals, who handed the starting job to the rookie quarterback Josh Rosen in Week 4, had a league-worst record of 3-13, and scored just 225 points, the least in the league.
Kingsbury, who signed a four-year contract according to multiple news media reports, will be expected to replicate the success that Coach Sean McVay had with the Los Angeles Rams in a similar situation: a young offensive coach being paired with a promising young quarterback (for the Rams, that player was Jared Goff). The Cardinals' announcement of Kingsbury's hiring went as far as pointing out that Kingsbury and McVay are friends.
As for Kingsbury, he made it clear that he knows what is expected of him, and that he believes he is a good fit with Rosen and the Cardinals.
"With the offensive trends these days, it felt like perfect time to be here," Kingsbury said in an interview with the Cardinals' website.
Kingsbury, who was fired by Texas Tech in November after a disappointing season, initially agreed to join Clay Helton's staff at Southern California as offensive coordinator, but now he will try to continue the trend of bringing modern college offenses to the pro level. Kingsbury's Red Raiders went just 35-40 over six seasons, but at its peak in 2015, Kingsbury's offense averaged 45.1 points a game.
The Cardinals were the first of eight teams with head coaching vacancies to officially fill the position, but the Green Bay Packers announced later Tuesday that they had hired Matt LaFleur in an apparent attempt at finding their own McVay-esque magic.
LaFleur, who most recently was the offensive coordinator of the Tennessee Titans, also served as McVay's offensive coordinator in 2017 before joining the Titans in that role for 2018 — a move spurred by his desire to call his own plays. He was quarterbacks coach in Atlanta before joining the Rams.
The 32-year-old McVay seemed excited for LaFleur but also amused, telling reporters on Tuesday when the move had been reported, "I'm too young to have a coaching tree."
For all the emphasis on young, offensive-minded coaches, older coaches with experience are not completely out of style. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers appear to be taking that strategy, announcing on Tuesday that they had hired Bruce Arians, the 66-year-old former coach of the Cardinals, as their new head coach.
In December, the N.F.L. strengthened its rules requiring teams to interview minority candidates for top coaching and front office positions. The league's commitment to hiring more minority coaches and executives is under renewed scrutiny because five of the eight coaches who were fired this season were black.
All three of the expected new coaches — Kingsbury, LaFleur and Arians — are white.
Five other teams — the Bengals, Broncos, Browns, Dolphins and Jets — remain in the market for a new head coach.


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TEN dealers behind a drugs chain which ran from Liverpool to West Howe in Bournemouth stashed class As in gift-wrapped boxes.
The 'Scouse Porky' gang flooded Dorset with cocaine and heroin delivered from Merseyside.
Couriers from the group would travel from Bournemouth to the north west to deliver cash and collect drugs, sometimes staying for just 40 minutes before heading back down south.
Initially, the dealers started transporting the drugs and cash hidden in car battery packs. However, after the arrest of one of the group, they changed their tactics, instead using gift-wrapped boxes and gift bags to hide the goods.
During a police stop-check in Liverpool, £25,000 cash was seized. It had been hidden inside a wrapped box.
After that, the gang changed tactics yet again. This time, 'fixer' Olatunde Ademuyiwa arranged for a recovery company to transport a Volkswagen Golf used by Thomas Garcia and James Brown to Liverpool on the back of a low loader.
There, it was replaced with a Ford Mondeo, which was returned to Bournemouth.
Another fixer, Stephen McDonald, was awaiting its arrival with Shaun Lewis. However, so were police officers. The two tried to run off but were arrested.
When the Mondeo was searched, £100,000-worth of heroin and £50,000-worth of cocaine was found hidden in the boot space.
Eight members of the group, including 'Scouse Porky' himself, pleaded guilty to their parts in the two conspiracies. The remaining two were found guilty at a trial last July.
The convictions follow an investigation by the South West Regional Organised Crime Unit (SW ROCU), working in partnership with forces in Merseyside and Dorset. Officers investigating the gang found they exchanged up to 300 messages every day with addicts from Bournemouth.
Detective Inspector Adrian Hawkins from the SW ROCU said: "Led by Thomas Garcia and James Brown, this group went all out to try and avoid detection and keep their 'Scouse Porky line' running, exploiting vulnerable adults to transport their drugs and cash along the way.
"They were regularly exchanging between 250 and 300 messages a day with drug users in Dorset, which shows the scale of their supply and the harm they were causing.
"All of this was managed from their homes in Merseyside – and even at one point while they travelled around Europe.
"The successful conviction of all 10 – including early guilty pleas from the key players – shows the strength of the evidence we secured against them, despite their best efforts, by working closely with the police forces at both ends of the 'county line'."
Detective Chief Inspector Andy Dilworth, of Dorset Police, said the force "will not tolerate county line drug dealers who attempt to infiltrate our local communities and prey on vulnerable people".
"We will work tirelessly with partners and other law enforcement agencies to protect these communities and bring those involved to justice," DCI Dilworth said.
Merseyside Superintendent Graeme Robson, area commander for Sefton area, said: "This crime group, like many before them, saw an opportunity to take their criminal business to areas they thought were a risk-free route to easy money.
"Today's sentences show how wrong they were.
"Forces increasingly work together to share intelligence, carry out joint operations and ensure that borders are no obstacle to justice. Wherever in the country criminals attempt to operate, Merseyside Police and our partner forces and agencies will be there to investigate, and remove the risk and harm from whichever communities are affected.
"The issue of county lines is uppermost in people's minds at the moment and we want to keep it that way. Recognise the signs and tell police or Crimestoppers if you suspect someone vulnerable is being criminally exploited.
"We will do the rest."
The main members of the organised crime group were arrested in simultaneous raids in Merseyside and Dorset in November 2018, including Thomas and Sean Garcia, James Brown and David Murphy.
Merseyside men Thomas Garcia, 26, from Blackdown Grove in St Helens and Sean Garcia, 30, from Osborne Road in Liverpool, pleaded guilty to both conspiracies last January, with James Brown – or 'Scouse Porky' – 31, from Centenary Close in Liverpool, and David Murphy, 34, from Stranraer Road, Wigan, joining them the following month.
Thomas Garcia was sentenced to ten years, as was Brown. Murphy was handed five years in custody, plus a further eight months to run concurrently for possession of a stun gun. Sean Garcia was sentenced to six years in prison.
Stephen McDonald, 38, from Hanlon Close and Shaun Lewis, 27, from Leybourne Avenue – both in Bournemouth – and Richie McDonald, 35, from Granville Road in Poole, also pleaded guilty to both conspiracies in February 2019. Stephen McDonald was sentenced to eight years, while Lewis got seven years and four months and Richie McDonald was sentenced to 32 months in custody.
Dealer Carl Norton, 41, from Turbary Park Road, Bournemouth, changed his plea to guilty mid-trial. He was sentenced to 3.5 years for the drugs conspiracies and 18 months for two burglaries.
Olatunde Ademuyiwa, 31, from Purbeck Road in the West Hill area of Bournemouth and dealer Craig Biddle, 27, of no fixed abode, were convicted last July following a trial at Bournemouth Crown Court.
Ademuyiwa was sentenced to eight years in prison and Biddle's sentencing was deferred.
Natasha Richardson, 49, from Russell Road, Bournemouth, was found not guilty of both conspiracies.


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My opportunity to go to Disneyland finally arrived and I was so excited. Every kid in Southern California was talking about their adventures in the Magic Kingdom. Going to Disneyland was the thing to do. The ride that all the kids were excited about was Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Other rides were popular too, of course. I really wanted to go on the Jungle Ride.
My friend Patty's family was going to Disneyland and they had invited me. Patty and I dressed alike with brown corduroy Capri pants and beige-yellow v-neck sweaters. We arrived at the theme park early that day and had our photo taken in front of the floral Mickey Mouse at the front of the park. We headed down Main Street, taking in all of the excitement. We went through the House of the Future then headed to Adventureland and went on the Jungle Ride. Next, we headed to Frontierland, where we rode the pack mules through the wild west. We went on the Mark Twain Steamboat and took the raft to Tom Sawyer's Island. Finally, we headed to Fantasyland. Patty and I were both excited to go on the Teacups. We stood in line and once the Spinning Teacups were available, we climbed in for an exciting ride.
The Teacups operate by a small wheel in the center of the Teacup. The faster the wheel is spun, the faster the Teacup turns around. After Patty and I climbed into our Teacup, several boys climbed into our Teacup with us. As soon as the Teacups started moving, the boys started spinning the inner wheel as fast as they could move it. We were spinning around very fast and I was getting very dizzy. When we finally stopped spinning, Patty and I stumbled off weaving through the crowd as we walked towards Patty's parents. We stopped to get something to eat, and after several bites, Patty promptly upchucked.
It didn't take long for Patty's parents to inform us that since Patty had become ill we would have to leave. I was so mad at the boys who had spun the Teacup! At that moment I would have pleasantly strangled each of the boys. Instead, we made the long walk back to the car and home.


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Four defending state champions are among 18 teams competing in the Florida Prospects girls basketball Thanksgiving Invitational this weekend.
Eight games are slated for both Friday and Saturday beginning at 9 a.m. at Dr. Phillips High School.
Lake Highland Prep, back-to-back Class 4A state champs, take on last year's 5A winner Jacksonville Ribault on Saturday at 7:30 p.m. Ribault is led by Tennessee signee Rennia Davis, listed as the No. 12 senior in the nation in espnW's HoopGurlz recruiting rankings.
The Highlanders, ranked No. 1 in the Sentinel Super Six, plays its first game against 3A semifinalist Seffner Christian on Friday at 3 p.m.
No. 4 Winter Park tips off the event Friday morning against West Port at 9 a.m. On Saturday the Wildcats take on South Carolina commit LaDazhia Williams, ranked No. 47, and Class 7A runner-up Lakewood Ranch at 1:30 p.m.
In all, four teams ranked in the Super Six will play out-of-area opponents.
No. 2 Colonial, which opened the season last week with a 55-52 loss to Port Orange Spruce Creek, plays Lakewood Ranch on Friday at 1:30 p.m. and Tampa Catholic on Saturday at 3 p.m.
The only matchup featuring area teams takes place between 6A semifinalist Edgewater and Lake Minneola on Friday at 10:30 a.m.
No. 6 Jones has perhaps the toughest trek of any area team.
The Tigers tangle with Class 7A state champion Winter Haven on Friday at 7:30 p.m., then go up against three-time defending Class 3A state champion Miami Country Day on Saturday at 6 p.m.
Country Day, which plays Ribault on Friday at 6 p.m., is guided by Illinois signee Channise Lewis, ranked No. 77, and Miami signee Kelsey Marshall (No. 81).
6th Annual Thanksgiving Invitational schedule
All games played at Dr. Phillips High School
Friday – Winter Park vs. Ocala West Port, 9; Edgewater vs. Lake Minneola, 10:30; Ocoee vs. Tampa Catholic, 12; Colonial vs. Lakewood Ranch, 1:30; Lake Highland Prep vs. Seffner Christian, 3; Wekiva vs. Hollywood South Broward, 4:30; Miami Country Day vs. Jacksonville Ribault, 6; Winter Haven vs. Jones, 7:30.
Saturday – West Port vs. Edgewater, 9; Seffner Christian vs. Dr. Phillips, 10:30; South Broward vs. Ocoee, 12; Lakewood Ranch vs. Winter Park, 1:30; Tampa Catholic vs. Colonial, 3; Montverde Academy vs. Winter Haven, 4:30; Jones vs. Miami Country Day, 6; Ribault vs. Lake Highland Prep, 7:30.


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Trend Spotting… (Stream of Consciousness - Part #1)
Ok, so I'm going to take an offshoot of the typical LGF pages that are focused more on news and current events. Consider this part 1 of an ongoing series of posts chronicling some more general themes that I've been meaning to put down on paper.
I've been planning on doing this for some time now, but the Sherrod meltdown has prompted me to take a more active look at what is going on in the tea parties. I don't know why I do this to myself, but I wanted to look a little deeper into the larger causes of the nationalism that we are seeing with the tea party today.
I'll preface by saying that, I'm really not a fan of crying "fascist." This exercise should be considered more of a fact finding mission, than a trial and sentencing.
The article below was written in 2002 (well before the inception of the tea parties) regarding the far right political factions that formed in Western Europe in past decades. That said, even with just a casual read through the article, it's nearly impossible not to make any connections to the modern political issues in the US. See if you spot any trends…
The Rebirth of the "Extreme Right" in Western Europe by Roger Eatwell
The similarities are blatant and go a long way towards explaining why the tea parties have taken such strong stances on immigration, civil rights, business rights, etc. I'll highlight a few points from the treatise:
"Whereas many party families are characterised (sp) by common names - such as 'communist', 'green' or 'socialist' - the extreme right is more of an extended family in which different nomenclatures abound. Some of the parties do not even accept that they are right-wing, often claiming that they represent a 'neither left nor right'/'third way' position. A further classificatory problem stems from the fact that many of the parties, especially with fascist factions, have good reasons to hide their exact paternity. Partly as a result of this, there can be a disjunction between what is said in public and what appears to hold sway in a party's inner circles…"
"Arguably the most common claim is that these parties are 'anti-system.'
"Partly as a result of these problems, there has been a growing tendency to use the term 'populist' to refer to a subgroup of extremists parties or to a separate family. Most typically, the term 'populism' denotes a particular political style, including charismatic leadership and anti-establishment rhetoric… Both the emphasis on style and voter-oriented approaches divert attention from the fact the extreme right family of parties does have a common core doctrine. This is nationalism - which is often expressed through a demonisation (sp) of the 'Other' as much as by a precise definition of the sacred homeland. Indeed, this nationalism is sometimes implicit more than explicit, a reflection of the taboos which until recently have surrounded proselytising nationalist doctrine in some countries."
"In some countries, where the state has arguably taken on too great a role in economic management, extreme right parties stress economic salvation through a more market economy."
The article wraps up by pointing out the reasons why political movements and voters turn right:
"The above analysis points to three broad motives for turning to the extreme right. These are: the desire to find a new sense of belonging; the belief that it is economically rational to support at least some extreme right policies; and the influence of community norms… Turning the focus towards individual views of party and the political system reveals three further triggers. The extreme right tends to gather strength when: the insurgent party is perceived as in some ways legitimate; voting for it is seen as some way efficacious; and there is a notable loss of trust in the mainstream parties, even the entire system. The last of these - declining trust - has been a necessary condition for recent extremist breakthroughs…"
The portions quoted here don't really do justice to just how thorough and well thought out this article is. Well worth a read of the full 18 pages.
As I mentioned, I'm not a fan of painting every tea party attendee or even all of the leadership as "Nazis" or "fascists" but I do believe it is important to learn from history and spot the trends. When the economy turns south, public sentiment starts to turn towards nationalism and the utter breakdown of the GOP has lent credibility to this far off the reservation movement pushing ideology and extremes, in lieu of actual solutions for the real world.
I also owe an apology to LVQ, as we've argued before on this topic. While I still hold that broad stroke accusations are not entirely helpful, I'm starting to see where that sentiment is coming from…


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Eiza Gonzalez has reportedly shared footage of rumoured boyfriend Josh Duhamel undressing by accident.
The Baby Driver star was first linked to the Transformers star in February, and they have been spotted enjoying a number of dates ever since. It appeared their romance was hotting up when they were photographed sharing a kiss while enjoying a boat ride to the Muyil Lagoon, near the Mayan ruins, during a vacation in her native Mexico on Sunday.
On Monday, Eiza filmed herself posing in front of a mirror of their open plan holiday home, showing off her toned body in a grey bikini. She posted it to Instagram, without realizing that she had accidentally captured a man, who appeared to be Josh, 45, in the mirror's reflection.
According to People, she moved the camera around and eagle-eyed fans could see a man, pulling down his trousers and struggling to get them off one of his legs. Once he'd removed his pants, he inadvertently turned towards the camera and it appeared as if he didn't have any underwear on, but his modesty was kept intact by a conveniently placed decorative pot.
"Feel comfortable in your own skin. No one can take that away from you," Eiza, 28, captioned her video, which she then deleted, before cropping the footage and posting it again.
They were first seen together in public in early June, when they went on a date to Matsuhisa restaurant in Beverly Hills.
Neither of them have confirmed the news about their relationship, which would be Josh's first since his split from wife, singer Fergie, the mother of his four-year-old son Axl Jack. They announced in September that they had separated earlier that year after eight years of marriage.