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Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer Had Low Self-Esteem
Everyone knows that Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer had a very shiny nose, but few realize he also had extremely low self-esteem. It is evident in the song.
Not only did these other reindeer keep Rudolph from joining in any reindeer games, they also bullied him, by calling him names. Most likely he was physically assaulted as well. And there is no mention, in the song, of Santa stepping in and stopping the bullying. He must have known.
It must have been hell for Rudolph up there in the North Pole, enduring all the bitter ostracism and bullying. And he could not even get any support at home, because of ignorant reindeer parents who shunned him because they felt he was a freak. The reindeer father actually became angry at Rudolph for having been born with such an abnormal nose, as if Rudolph had any control over his predicament.
At some point Rudolph probably wanted to commit suicide or become a homicidal maniac, but he suffered in silence, as most kids who are bullied do. That was until one foggy Christmas Eve when Santa came to say, "Rudolph with your nose so bright won't you guide my sleigh tonight?" Rudolph literally jumped at the chance to serve this man who had allowed him to be bullied. And those other eight nasty rotten reindeer, all of a sudden, just loved Rudolph. Why? Because he could be used to suit their purpose. If they loved him so much, why didn't they just apologize for their horrible treatment of him in the past? There is not one mention of an apology in the song, yet Rudolph goes right on and pulls Santa's sleigh, and gets these menaces through the worst Christmas storm ever.
What in the world was wrong with Rudolph that caused him to be such a doormat.? Why did he not stand up for himself? Why did he find it appropriate to seek the favor of a community that showed such disrespect and hate toward him? Low self-esteem! Yes, Rudolph had low self-esteem. He never stood up for himself, and, slavishly, sought the acceptance of the very people who tormented him. If Rudolph had had any feeling of self-worth when Santa asked,"Won't you guide my sleigh tonight...?"
Rudolph would have promptly responded, "Hell no! Take your eight tiny despicable reindeer and stick them up your a$$!"
Rudolph the Bullied Reindeer
This made me laugh big time!
In all fairness to the creator of the song though, it was aimed at kids. Kids can be cruel just like the reindeer in the song. Adults (Santa) can easily dismiss a child's complaining about the bullies at school. The moral of the story then, seems to be... even if you are bullied or laughed at because you are different (Like Rudolph's nose was) you are still special and one day that specialness will shine.
Not a bad creation from a marketing executive.
You are a great and imaginative writer. I just loved your synopsis on this hub. An on target, extremely sharp(ouch!), psychologically analytical hub! NO ONE could have done it better!
I enjoyed this hub it was a great and light hearted read. Rudolph will be very pleased someone is thinking of him/her!
I am still chuckling...you truly have a point here...I always loved Rudolph, he was my favorite, still is! Thanks!
This is by far the best Rudolph the red nose reindeer story i ever read, i get your morale to the story, but still it was hilarious...
Great Hub with a new twist on an old tale, however, of course you do know that Rudolph was a girl ?
As depicted in all the story books and Christmas cards with the shiny nose and a full set of altlers....
Trouble is the male shed their altlers in the winter only the female of the species retain them.
Although I do commend you for supporting Rudolph, should we not perhaps go back a little in time and find out just how Rudolph happened to get his shiny red nose. Did he do something so bad that he was sent to Coventry?
btw: Nicely written Hub I enjoyed the read very much!
Now this was a fun hub to read. Good job.

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"We're not afraid."
That's what the cast of the troubled Broadway show Spider-Man - Turn Off the Dark are saying today.
Speaking out on Good Morning America, actor Chris Tierney, who plunged 30 feet from the stage, fracturing his skull, ribs and vertebrae, says he's looking forward to returning to the work.
"I feel great. I feel fantastic. The moment I feel I'm good, I'm back in the show. I can't wait," said Tierney.
"I just tried to stay as calm as possible. I was happy to know it was Chris because he's the strongest dude I've ever met," said Domiano.
And the newest member of the Spider-Man cast is T.V. Carpio. She's replacing actress Natalie Mendoza who quit out of safety concerns after suffering a head concussion. Carpio seems pretty confident that she won't suffer the same fate, saying, "I don't have any fear in terms of safety. No, no."


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Saturday 3rd October
The Landmark Hotel, London
The London Irish Business Society is proud to announce that former Irish International, Shane Byrne will be taking the front row as the guest of honour at our 2015 gala ball.
On the eve of Ireland's World Cup clash with Italy, Shane will be sharing his insights as well as re-living his journey from the Blackrock College cabbage patch, to Donnybrook, Lansdowne Road and on tour as a British and Irish Lion.
Join us at London's Landmark hotel on October 3rd where we will be hosting a champagne reception before dinner, followed by our band for the night, The Bogus Brothers.
There will also be a charity raffle with proceeds to be divided between GOAL's appeal for humanitarian relief in the face of the growing refugee crisis and LauraLynn, Ireland's Children's Hospice.
Before the many hairstyles of Ian Madigan there was one main mop in Irish rugby, the mullet. Like rugby's most recognisable hairdo, we expect the night to be business upfront and a party in the back.
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C.U.I. is a Level 4 Professional Vendor Member of the Association for Challenge Course Technology. Our training incorporates ACCT Operations Standards. Andrew Hubert, President of C.U.I. was co-chair of the Operations Standards Committee which wrote the original & revised (May 2004) ACCT Operations Standards.
The training team at C.U.I. is comprised of people who have strong educational and experience backgrounds specializing in the use of experiential adventure learning. Each person on our team brings an eclectic background of skills that enhances training with clients who are using adventure programs recreationally, educationally, therapeutically or for training and development.
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A Tribute to Abbie
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To say a few words about Abbie is to describe the sweetest little soul I have ever known. She touched my heart the day I met her, her little tail wagging with that adorable little trot that I will always remember.
To remember her is to remember the warmth of her nuzzling, the little cooing sound she would make when her ears were rubbed just the right way, and the fun loving inquisitive nature that was just her.
To miss her is to miss the warmth of her soul, her happiness to see you, her funny habits with treats, and her giving of love. I never expected such a cute little girl to find such a big place in my heart. I miss her every day.


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Indore (Madhya Pradesh) [India], Dec 1 (ANI): The office of newspaper Sanjha Lokswami in Indore has been sealed by police in connection with the honey trap case.
Earlier on Saturday, Police and district administration conducted raids at various locations in Indore including the residence of Jitendra Soni, owner of the newspaper.
"Raids are being conducted at various locations including the residence of Jitendra Soni, owner of the newspaper, Sanjha Lokswami in Indore in connection with the honey trap case," the police had said.
Soni had videos of leaders and officials along with the women who are currently lodged in jail in connection with the honey trap case, police sources had said.
Searches were conducted at the orders of higher authorities but nothing was found. Journalists of several media houses reached the spot and opposed the police action.
According to police sources, the raids were carried out in an attempt to recover video documents related to the case.
The scandal had rocked the state and snowballed into a political controversy.
The matter came to light after an Indore Municipal Corporation (IMC) engineer filed a complaint alleging that two women were blackmailing him by threatening to make some objectionable videos viral. The engineer was later suspended from the service by the IMC. (ANI)


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This is proof positive that more expensive is not better. By Terry's new Shimmer Blush for Holiday 2011 looks absolutely divine, but leaves much to be desired in the performance department.
Absolutely and completely stunning, right? Well, I can't show you swatches because the transfer is nearly nonexistent. There's little to no product pickup… just a sheer ghost of a shimmer. This might work on the palest of skin tones, but that's about it. It's extremely sheer. I feel like it'll work best layered over a heavier blush, or to modify the color of another blush. But by itself, on my skin, it's practically invisible.
And for $70, I need it to do more than just transfer a faint shimmer. Seriously.


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The "successful experimentation with Vibrant Gujarat summit" has helped Gujarat recover from the losses it suffered after the 2001 Kutch earthquake and the 2002 post-Godhra riots, said Gujarat chief minister Vijay Rupani on the concluding day of the ninth edition of the three-day summit on Sunday.
Crediting the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, CM Rupani said, "The successful experimentation with Vibrant summit is at the very roots of Gujarat becoming the growth engine of the nation. Remember those days in 2001 when earthquake struck, and 2002 when Godhra riots happened. An entire group of people had tried to defame Gujarat. But due to Vibrant summit, Gujarat managed to stand {back on it's feet}."
Dwelling further on the loss of image that the state suffered after the 2002 riots, Rupani said, "In those days, people used to think that Kutch will not get back. People used to think that no foreigner will come for investments due to the {loss of} image of Gujarat across the world after Godhra. But today we are seeing, that the number of foreign delegates is increasing in each Vibrant summit. The entire world is leaving this Vibrant summit after thanking Gujarat. They can only invest if they have trust, belief and sustainability. The investments that are coming prove that Gujarat has maintained it's dignity."
According to an official statement issued by the deputy chief minister Nitin Patel on December 10, 2018, the previous eight editions of the summit — held since 2003 — have helped attracted investments worth Rs 13,45,873 crore and created 23,67000 job opportunities in Gujarat.
Apart from the rising number of foreign delegates coming for the summit, the number of nations who have come forward as "partner countries" have risen to 15 this year. The Indian Express has already reported how the number of Muslim-majority nations who have come forward to be partner the summit have risen from one (UAE) in 2017 to three (UAE, UZBEKISTAN AND MOROCCO) in the 2019 edition of the summit.
During his speech, Rupani also mentioned how certain spots in Gujarat are throbbing with industrial development due to the successful outcomes of the summit. "There was a time 15 years ago, that there was nothing in Sanand. Dahej was empty and there was nothing in Becharaji and Vithalapur. In Kutch, the stretch between Gandhidham and Mundra was deserted. Today due to the good efforts of Narendrabhai and his foresighted vision, all these regions have started throbbing," the chief minister said.
Rupani said that Dholera SIR {Special Investment Region} is the new showcase of the state government, where a smart city bigger than Singapore is being built.
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Anesthesia Awareness Horror Stories: Awake During Surgery
We haven't done a poll or anything, but we're pretty sure that one of the biggest shared fears in the world is the possibility of waking up during surgery. The technical term for this is anesthesia awareness or intraoperative recall, and it happens to at least 1,000 patients a year in the U.S. alone. While many of the cases are benign, consisting of hazy flashbacks, up to 70 percent of patients who experience anesthesia awareness suffer from long-term psychological distress and those are the anesthesia awareness horror stories that we've listed here for you today.
It would be a delight if we could go through life never having to hear surgery horror stories - it's one of those experiences that really gives us the heebie jeebies. After researching intraoperative recall, we've come to the realization that anesthesia doesn't always work and that we would rather never step foot in a hospital again if the possibility of waking up on an operating room table is anywhere near our cards.Even after reading the stories of the men and women on this list, we can't imagine what it must be like to be awake inside your own body, screaming without a voice. It's a little too Harlan Ellison. If this list doesn't freak you out and make you think twice about receiving a general anesthetic the next time you go under the knife, then you're definitely way braver than us.
David Biber realized that anesthesia had little effect on him in 1972, when he required a dozen surgeries after a near-fatal car accident. During one operation, he recalls hearing the muffled sounds of a conversation. He also says he's been aware during a colonoscopy and cataract surgery when he was supposed to be fully sedated.Most recently, David woke during a knee surgery to see what appeared to be a pair of forceps protruding from his leg. He told Reader's Digest, "it was very unsettling."


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When an individual has OCD, there is a lack of serotonin, which is a neurotransmitter in the brain. Medications used in the treatment of OCD help increase levels of serotonin, and are called Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs). In each of our brains, we have an area called the synapse between neurons in the brain. Neurotransmitters (the brain's chemicals) are sent from one neuron, through the synapse, to the next neuron. SSRIs serve to inhibit the re-uptake of serotonin from the synapse. Are you confused yet? Because of this chemical process which occurs in the brain, medication can be a helpful part of treatment.
There are certain drugs which have been found to be helpful for the treatment of OCD. The OCD Foundation lists the following medications (source, p. 10):
- Fluvoxamine (Luvox)
- Sertraline (Zoloft)
- Citalopram (Celexa)
- Escitalopram (Lexapro)
- Fluoxetine (Prozac)
- Paroxetine (Paxil)
- Clomipramine (Anafranil)
- Venlafaxine (Effexor)
It's important to remember since this medication is used to help correct a chemical problem, it takes a number of weeks for medication to reach its full capacity to work. While some people notice changes within a few weeks, it will probably take a couple of months for it to work completely. Please be patient! People experience side effects in different ways. Learn the side effects! Remember that a side effect of the medication may be less intrusive on your life then the obsessions and compulsions, and the results of these things, on your life.
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Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is a chronic infectious and granulomatous disease caused by Leishmania parasite and invades the skin. Parasite can multiply in macrophages. The clinical spectrum of the disease is due to the severity of the immune response of the host (Weigle & Saravia 1996). The cellular immune response against the disease is fundamental and vitally important (Reed & Scott 1993). Until the last decade, it was believed that free oxygen radicals were the most important part of the cellular immune response involved in killing the parasite. However, recent studies demonstrated that reactive nitrogen radicals represent the main mechanism in the elimination of parasite from the body (Liew 1992).
Studies reported hitherto have generally originated from in vitro cultures and animal experiments. Results obtained from human are very rare. In this study, the metabolisms of reactive nitrogen and oxygen intermediates (RNI and ROI) in patients with CL were investigated and compared with those of healthy subjects. In order to determine RNI metabolism, concentrations of nitrite and nitrate, oxygenated derivatives of nitric oxide (NO), were measured, whilst activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD, EC 188.8.131.52), catalase (EC 1.11. 1.6) and glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx, EC 22.214.171.124) enzymes, important enzymes in ROI metabolism, in erythrocytes were determined to evaluate ROI producing or utilizing pathways. This study is an attempt to increase the knowledge concerning the immune response against intracellular parasites.
Subjects - Patients were obtained from Leishmania Eradication Center of Sanliurfa Region which is a hyperendemic area for leishmaniasis in the southeastern Anatolia of Turkey. Subjects were 35 patients and 35 healthy individuals aged from 10-30 years from the same area. All participants gave informed consent for the present study. Subjects having secondary bacterial infection in CL lesions and other acute or chronic diseases were not included in the study.
The clinical diagnosis was confirmed by laboratory demonstration of the parasite in the lesions by direct smears. Lesions were cleaned with ethanol, and punctured at the margins of the lesion with a sterile lancet. Exudation material was smeared, dried in air and fixed by methanol. The smears were stained with Giemsa's stain for examination by light microscopy. Microscopic diagnosis was made when amastigotes were identified in the smears. In order to confirm the diagnosis, the material was also cultured in Novy MacNeal-Nicolle (NNN) medium for up to three weeks to detect leishmanial promastigotes. The blood samples were collected after diagnostic procedure. All the patients and the control subjects fasted for 12 hr before their blood was collected in order to exclude dietary differences.
Measurement of plasma nitrite plus nitrate concentrations
Plasma collection - Five ml of venous blood was drawn after overnight fasting. In order to separate plasma and erythrocytes, heparinized blood was centrifuged at 1,500 rpm for 5 min in normal tubes. Obtained plasma was centrifuged at 15,000 rpm for 5 min in eppendorf tubes. The plasma was decanted into clean tubes and stored at -81oC.
Catalyst for RNI assay - A catalyst to convert nitrate into nitrite were prepared as described by Davison and Woof (1978) and modified by Rockett et al. (1992). In brief, 1 g of powdered zinc (Merck, Germany) was washed with HCI (l mol/l) three times, then placed in 100 ml of distilled water. A saturated solution of cadmium acetate (Merck) was added drop by drop. Having stringently washed with distilled water and 100 ml of 5% CuSO4 (Merck) slowly added onto the treated zinc, it was then washed once more with distilled water. Catalyst was stored in an NH4Cl-borate buffer (Merck) adjusted to pH 8.5, at 4oC. The catalyst was always used within one week of preparation.
Assay for RNI - Plasma nitrite concentration was determined employing Griess reagent using the diasotization reaction as a colorimetric method (Green et al. 1982). Nitrate concentration in plasma (as well as nitrate standards) was measured after reducing it into nitrite using the catalyst, with incubation for 1 hr at room temperature. The absorbances were read on a microplate reader (Bio-Tek Instruments, Inc., Vernont), using a test wavelength of 540 nm and a reference wavelength of 630 nm.
Plasma nitrite was calculated by reading the absorbances directly from the nitrite standard curve, whereas reading plasma nitrate from the nitrate standard curve first required that the absorbance of the sample without catalyst be subtracted from the absorbance of the sample with catalyst. The results were expressed as micromolar concentrations of nitrite plus nitrate.
Estimation of activities of erythrocytic antioxidative enzymes - The buffy coat of the sediment was discarded. The remaining erythrocytes were washed repeatedly with an isotonic solution of NaCl until a colorless supernatant was observed. The cells were then lysed by adding four volume of cold redistilled water. The resulting suspension was centrifuged at 15,000 rpm for 10 min to eliminate all of the cell membranes. Clear supernatant was obtained as hemolysate. Hemoglobin concentration of hemolysate was measured using the cyanmethemoglobin method (Von Kompen & Zijlstra 1961). All enzyme activities were measured from the hemolysate.
Measurement of erythrocyte SOD and GSHPx activities - Erythrocyte superoxide dismutase (SOD) and glutathione peroxidase (GSHPx) activities were determined using haemolysates and commercially available kits (Randox Lab. Ltd, Ireland Cat.No. SDI 25 and RS505 respectively).
SOD activity estimation was based on the generation of superoxide radicals produced by xanthine and xanthine oxidase, which reacts with 2-(4-iodophenyl)-3-(4-nitrophenol)-5-phenyltetrazolium chloride to form a red formazan dye (Mccord & Fridowich 1969). The SOD activity is then measured by the degree of inhibition of this reaction. Erythrocyte SOD activity was expressed as U/g Hb.
GSHPx activity estimation is based on the following principle: GSHPx catalyses the oxidation of glutathione by cumen hydroperoxide (Paglia & Valentine 1967). In the presence of glutathione reductase and nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate (NADPH) the oxidized glutathione is immediately converted to the reduced form with a concomitant oxidation of NADPH to NADP+. The decrease in absorbance at 340 nm is measured. Erythrocyte GSHPx activity was expressed as U/g Hb.
Measurement of erythrocyte catalase activity - Erythrocyte catalase activity was assayed according to the modified technique of Hagglof et al. (1983)by the following the absorbance of hydrogen peroxide at 240 nm using a spectrophotometer (Cecil 2000, England). One unit of catalase activity was defined as the amount of enzyme that composes 1 mmol H2O2/min at an initial concentration of 10 mmol/l at pH 7.4 and 25oC. A standard curve was constructed by using purified bovine liver catalase (Sigma). Erythrocyte catalase activity was expressed as kU/g Hb.
Statistics - Statistical analyses were performed by using SPSS for windows version 6.0 computer program. The mean values of the groups were compared with Student's t test. All results were expressed as mean ± one SD, and significance was defined as p<0.05.
Nitric oxide, a free radical, (NO*) is an important mediator of both physiological and pathophysiological processes (Moncada et al. 1991). NO is produced in a pathway catalyzed by nitric oxide synthase (NOS; EC 1. 14.13.39), an enzyme that exists in three isoforms encoded by distinct genes (Knowles & Moncada 1994). All isoforms of NOS catalyse the conversion of L-arginin into citrulline and NO.
Neuronal NOS (type I, nNOS) and endothelial NOS (type III, eNOS) have physiological steady state activity. Inducible NOS (type II, iNOS) is not expressed under normal conditions. iNOS is induced by cytokines and endotoxins during inflammatory and infectious processes and produces huge amounts of NO for extended periods (Erbas 1997). Macrophages, neutrophils and mast cells have all been shown to be major producers of this molecule (Marletta et al. 1988). NO produced by iNOS has an antimicrobial activity and may be involved in killing tumor cells. As such, it is part of the nonspecific host defense system. Increased expression of iNOS has been demonstrated in a wide range of disorders, including sepsis, asthma, rheumatoid arthritis, atherosclerotic lesions, tuberculosis, inflammatory bowel disease, Helicobacter pylori induced gastritis, allograft rejection, Alzheimer disease, and multiple sclerosis (Moshage 1997). However, there is no report concerning patients with CL. Previous studies related to nitric oxide production in leishmaniasis have used either macrophage culture or animal models. In patients with CL, we determined that plasma nitrite plus nitrate concentrations are higher than those of healthy subjects.
CL has been continuing endemically for a long time in Sanliurfa, a city in Southeastern Anatolia of Turkey, which is the largest focus of CL in the county. The leishmanial strains described by Gramiccia et al. (1984) were Leishmania tropicawhich agrees with the clinical observations. Five hundred and fifty and 4,000 cases of CL were reported by health ministry division of Sanliurfa in 1990 and 1994 respectively (Desjeux 1997).
NO has a very short half-life. Within seconds of being produced, it is converted to nitrite and nitrate, sequentially, in the presence of molecular oxygen. Therefore, measurements of nitrite and nitrate in plasma indicate the production of NO (Archer 1993). Since the half-life of nitrate in plasma is approximately 1.5 hr, nitrate concentration may be an end-point parameter for NO production (Moshage 1997). These molecules, including NO and its oxidized forms, nitrite (NO2-) and nitrate (NO3-) are termed RNI.
Previous experimental studies have shown that interferon-g (IFN-g), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-2 (IL-2) and lipopolysaccharides (LPS) induce iNOS enzyme and lead to the elevated nitric oxide synthesis (Sessa 1994). Furthermore, it was reported that IFN-g, TNF and IL-1 levels were increased in the sera of patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis (Liew & O'Donnell 1993).
Determination of plasma nitrite plus nitrate concentrations mainly reflects NO produced by the activity of iNOS, since, NO produced by means of eNOS and nNOS is nearly a thousand times lower (Archer 1993).
The mechanism by which NO kills cells and parasite has yet to be clarified. NO can covalently react with intracellular iron, thus reacting with
Fe-S prosthetic groups of susceptible enzymes, e.g. aconitase and complex I and II of the mitochondrial electron transport chain. This results in the formation of iron-nitrosyl complexes, the inactivation and degradation of these enzymes and the cessation of DNA replication (Liew & O'Donnell 1993). It has been confirmed by several laboratories that control of leishmania infection in the murine model is NO dependent. Leishmaniacidal activity in vitro is dramatically reduced by the arginine analogue L-NG-monomethyl-arginine (L-NMMA), which is a NOS competitive inhibitor (Mcsorley et al. 1996).
On the other hand, macrophages when exposed to microorganisms or a chemotactic stimulus, exhibit a burst in oxygen consumption coincident with the generation of ROI, such as superoxide, hydrogen peroxide, through the activation of NADH oxidase (Ockenhouse & Shear 1984).
Unlike to RNI metabolites, ROI metabolism in macrophages can not be evaluated by means of plasma values. Additionally, there are already some studies to investigate the changes in RNI and ROI metabolisms in macrophages stimulated with antigens and certain cytokines (Liew & O'Donnell 1993). Immune mediators produced by the host against Leishmania as defense mechanisms effect the metabolisms of RNI and ROI. Owing to the fact that the effects of cytokines in the circulation is systemic, other cells are likely to be affected. Erythrocytes abundantly contain SOD, catalase and GSHPx enzymes, and they reflect alterations in the activities of these enzymes well. Therefore, we evaluated ROI metabolism changes in CL by determining the activities of these enzymes in erythrocytes.
In this study, we found that plasma nitrite plus nitrate levels and erythrocyte SOD activity were higher in the patient group than those of healthy subjects, and erythrocyte catalase and GSHPx activities were decreased. Gryglewski et al. (1986) demonstrated that superoxide anion diminished the effects of nitric oxide and the addition of SOD into the media negated the negative effect of superoxide anion. Li et al. (1992) reported that SOD enzyme increased and catalase enzyme decreased the leishmanicidal effect of NO, in vitro. Ding et al. (1988) reported that IFN-g led to the elevated production of nitrite and hydrogen peroxide via two independent pathways. Our report is the first report demonstrating erythrocyte SOD, catalase and GSHPx activities in relation to CL.
SOD converts superoxide radical into hydrogen peroxide. Catalase and GSHPx enzymes utilize hydrogen peroxide as substrate. GSHPx has lower a Km and higher affinity for H2O2 than catalase has. Increases in SOD activity result in the convertion of superoxide anion, which has a negative effect of the effects of NO, into hydrogen peroxide. On the other hand, decreases in GSHPx and catalase activities enable hydrogen peroxide to stay in the medium for a long time and at high concentrations. Rockett et al. (1991) in their in vitro study, demonstrated that NO derivatives, such as nitrite, nitrate, peroxynitrite, were more toxic against Plasmodium falciparum parasite than NO itself. Swain et al. (1994) obtained in vitro in a simple experiment peroxynitrite, a very toxic agent, by just mixing nitrite, nitrate and hydrogen peroxide.
It is easily predicted that ROI metabolism changes, such as increased levels of hydrogen peroxides, as we observed in the erythrocytes of leishmaniasis patients are most likely to be found in macrophages, as well. In induced macrophages, NO produced in huge amounts, with hydrogen peroxides, shows more potent leishmaniacidal effect by being converted into more toxic derivatives, such as peroxynitrite. In in vivo and in vitro studies performed to date, it has been indicated that TNF only induces SOD activity, but IFN-g stimulates both SOD and iNOS activities.
Consequently, RNI metabolism is altered in patients with CL, and, on the other hand, ROI metabolism is regulated to amplify the leishmaniacidal effect of RNIs. In CL patients, assessments of RNI and ROI metabolisms may be useful tools in the evaluation of the effector mechanisms of macrophages and clinical manifestations of patients.
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It has been a while since our last Irish festival, and it was so fun to be back, this time as headliners at the Savannah Irish fest. A quick weekend trip over to the East coast for the Savannah Irish Festival was very enjoyable and so warm and sunny !
We had a great time at the festival, playing several songs from the new album as well as Irish favorites. It was especially fun to get to chat with the fans who drove hours and hours to get to see a show - from points as far away as Tennessee, North Carolina, Florida, Texas and Quebec!
Thanks to everyone for coming out and for your kind words about the new songs - we can't wait to share our new album with you. :)


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Educating for Sustainability
As a school we strive to ensure that we are sustainable and teach our students the many ways that we can minimise our footprints. We utilise the Education for Sustainability in the Archdiocese of Melbourne resource that addresses a range of topics related to sustainability and it serves as a key guide for reviewing and re-envisaging a school's day-to-day operations and learning and teaching programs. As a school we have adopted curriculum programs that emphasise sustainability in all aspects.


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Electrical issues caused by flooding delays Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas
A water pipe burst onboard Royal Caribbean's Serenade of the Seas yesterday that caused electrical problems onboard the ship and delayed the ship's departure from New Orleans.
Royal Caribbean indicated the ship's critical systems, including navigation, were operational. But some areas - including the main theater and medical facility - were without power.
In addition, some guest staterooms have been affected by the flooding and an undetermined amount of guests had to have their cruises cancelled. Royal Caribbean will offer them a full refund and a certificate towards a future cruise.
Still here. @RoyalCaribbean #SerenadeoftheSeas still in #NewOrleans bcuz of electrical issue caused by burst water pipes.
— Stewart Chiron (@CruiseGuy) January 25, 2015
Royal Caribbean is working on restoring power to the ship but it's unknown when Serenade of the Seas will be able to leave New Orleans.
UPDATE: The United States Coast Guard cleared Serenade of the Seas for departure shortly after noon today. It had been scheduled to leave yesterday (January 24) but had to wait for the Coast Guard to okay the ship.


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Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy
Dear Mister Essay Writer Guy
Advice and Confessions on Writing, Love, and Cannibals
by Dinty W. Moore
Ten Speed Press (c) 2015
Nonfiction (Adult)
Rating: * * * *
What a riot! The questions sent to Mister Essay Writer Guy are giggle-worthy, the responses are snort-worthy, and the essays that follow leave me laughing long after I've finished (re-)reading them.
In the vein of Ben Franklin's infamous letter to his (former) friend Mr. Strahan which was signed,
You are now my enemy, –
And I am, –
B. Franklin.
This is the kind of book to pick up in a durable format, the better to stand up to frequent use.
Thank you to Ten Speed Press and NetGalley for the Advance Reader Copy I received in exchange for an honest review.
Take that, Malfoy!
Having experienced Harry Potter this weekend – first time ever – it dawned on me that the reason I sought out the Wizard of Hogwart's this weekend was to vicariously banish my own Malfoy.
My personal Malfoy made an unwelcome appearance in my thoughts, complete with the grumpy contention that the bullies nearly always win. As Harry Potter's tale spun out, full of figurative castles to scale, wicked step-families, and the dreadful Draco Malfoy, I was reminded that the reason fairy tales appeal to us so much is the happy certainty that someone will slay the demons and remove the impediments to bliss. Although Harry is not able to banish Malfoy for good, he is able to thwart him in smaller, highly satisfying ways. My mood improved each time Malfoy got some of his come-uppance. I can do this, too…I can channel Harry Potter if I need to.
Take that, Malfoy!
On Two Fronts
On Two Fronts by Sgt. Adam Fenner and Lance Taubold
Copyright 2013 by 13Thirty Books
Rating: * * *
Sgt. Adam Fenner, deployed as a medic to Afghanistan with the Nevada National Guard, and his friend at home, Lance Taubold, write about their separate experiences of the deployment. The book, written largely during the deployment, consists of each of them writing chapters in their own style and from their own perspective. The story concludes shortly after Adam's return from Afghanistan.
I love the asides: notes from Adam included in a chapter by Lance, and vice versa. Often as simple as [Adam: Eye roll], the interactions make me chuckle. Lance's splashy style contrasts with Adam's pragmatism, making an interesting combination.
Lance is in patriotic, save-the-world mode from start to finish, as a way to support Adam. Adam is more matter-of-fact, only showing depth of emotion at one point, in the form of disillusionment following an explosion in a village thought to be friendly. Adam's chapters convey mind-numbing boredom interspersed with fierce activity, which he indicates is usual for deployments. He speaks in broad terms about friendship and love, but rarely displays the emotion with which Lance's chapters vibrate. Lance deals more directly with the fears and feelings of separation experienced by those at home, the things Adam downplays or puts out of mind in order to focus on the here and now in a combat zone.
I struggle with the timeline in the book, sometimes unable to determine what is present day and what is being recounted from earlier. All in all, an interesting read.
I received a copy from NetGalley in exchange for a review.
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry by Gabrielle Zevin
Rating: * * *
I love the title. It's difficult to resist a book whose title makes such delicious promises.
This book is a slide show: here is A.J., recently widowed, grieving, crotchety; here is Amelia, new sales rep on the bookstore's account; here is Maya, abandoned in the bookstore; here are Maya and A.J. and Amelia together.
As each slide appears, we accept on faith that what we see is true. There is no way to verify; character development occurs between slides. We see snapshots of the bookstore, its patrons and townsfolk, until we arrive at the end of the slide show, back at the beginning.
I received a copy from NetGalley in exchange for a review.
What I Would Do If I Weren't So Afraid
I bought the book List Your Self: Listmaking as the Way to Self-Discovery by Ilene Segalove and Paul Bob Velick as a means to gather some tidbits for a memoir. I got through no more than two lists (including the title of this blog post) before I started writing fictional short stories based on the lists. A very useful book!
My Year In Review
Love the studio as much as the blog! In agreement about early morning being the best time to write. Fernweh Productions
My greatest achievement this year has been consistency: I've walked out to my studio and written in solitude almost every day, sometimes only for a couple of hours, and sometimes from dawn until dark.
This year, I've put drafting Ellen ahead of everything, including sculling, one of my summer passions. But rowing requires the same early morning hours as writing, though for different reasons: The water is flat early in the morning, and there are rarely any motorboats out at that hour. Most of all, though, rowing is hot work once the sun rises.
All told, driving to the river and rowing takes a bit more than two hours. But these are the same early hours when I'm best able to tap into the fictional world I'm creating. I decided that entry into that world was more important even than sculling –for this year, at least.
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Dear Author, Are You Writing a Series?
Re-posted: Dear Author, Are You Writing a Series?. I'm not writing a series, but I do enjoy this post. Fernweh Productions


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1) Download 12.04 iso image file and create it with Startup Disk Manager in a USB stick (to avoid CD/DVD issues on the X51).
2) When booting, press F12 to choose boot via USB stick.
3) On the grub screen have your cursor over "Install Ubuntu", and then press "e" to activate booting options.
4) Locate where it says : "splash quiet" and change them for "nosplash noquiet" and add "nomodeset"
it will look like this at the end: "nosplash noquiet nomodeset"
5) Press F10 and start booting Linux and complete intallation process.
6) Reset your computer.
7) After the BIOS splash screen is over press "ESC"
8) Repeat operation 3 but instead of selecting "Install ubuntu" you will find your new Kernel.
9) Proceed with pressing "e" and changing the splash and quiet for "nosplash noquiet" and "nomodeset".
10) Log into your session and enjoy ubuntu!
11) open a terminal and type: $gksudo gedit /etc/default/grub
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="quiet splash"
GRUB_CMDLINE_LINUX_DEFAULT="noquiet nosplash nomodeset"
13) Save the new file, close gedit and run: $ sudo update-grub


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Two Judges Take Immediate Action on Retroactive Application of Crack Amendment
Two judges, one in the SDNY and one in the EDNY, have taken immediate action in cases affected by the reduced crack guideline, made retroactive by the Sentencing Commission on December 11, 2007.
In United States v. Wood, 88 CR 723 (CPS), 2008 WL 163694 (E.D.N.Y. 2008), the court ordered the government to state its position on the defendant's eligibility for resentencing by January 22, 2008, and produce the defendant in its courtroom on February 4, 2008. Rejecting the government's argument that the motion is premature and should not be addressed until March 3, 2008 (when the retroactive policy goes into effect), the court pointed out that since "Wood is likely to qualify for resentencing to a term of imprisonment that expires on March 3, 2008, thereby making him eligible for release on that date," early consideration of his motion for a reduced sentence is necessary to avoid "the irreparable harm that would result to him if he were to remain incarcerated for a longer period of time than necessary."
Similarly, in United States v. Polanco, 02 CR 442 (GEL), 2008 WL 144825 (S.D.N.Y. 2008), the court announced its intention to grant a two-level reduction to a defendant previously sentenced to 87 months imprisonment for crack conspiracy, a sentence, the court noted, that was "entirely attributable to the severity of the crack guidelines."
The court in Polanco, interestingly, questions the validity of the Commission's efforts to limit the resentencing process authorized by the retroactive policy, in particular, the instruction that the new sentencing would "not constitute a full resentencing of the defendant," and prohibiting a reduction to a sentence "that is less than the minimum of the amended guideline range." The Polanco court notes: "The effectiveness of these limitations is yet to be tested; it would be, to say no more, ironic if the relief available to a defendant who received a sentence that is now recognized to have been unconstitutional because imposed under mandatory guidelines based on non-jury fact findings and unwise because the guideline under which he was sentenced was excessively severe, can be limited by a still-mandatory guideline."
The court did not need to address those issues, however, since the authorized two-point adjustment would render Polanco eligible for release within weeks of the March 3, 2008 effective date.
Stay tuned for cases where these limitations will be tested.
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XSEED Games has announced that their PC port of the previously PlayStation Vita-only title Senran Kagura: Shinovi Versus will be heading to Steam on June 1, with the possibility of releasing on more PC platforms to be explored in the coming months.
The game directly follows the events of Senran Kagura Burst, revisiting the fierce rivalry between the girls of HanzÅ National Academy and their sworn enemies from Hebijo Clandestine Girls' Academy, the latter of which have now gone underground and formed a mercenary strike team known as the Homura Crimson Squad. In addition to their old adversaries, the HanzÅ girls must also face a whole new set of foes: the students of Gessen Girls' Academy, who seek to punish them for their shortcomings as shinobi warriors.
Besides just being a port of the PlayStation Vita version, the PC edition also includes all of the game's DLC free-of-charge from the start fully unlockable through gameplay, along with crisp HD textures and a smooth 60fps framerate. With over 20 playable characters, each featuring her own diverse fighting style and palette of special skills, players will have to master a vast array of abilities as they set forth upon the Path of the Shinobi. Players can also compete in three online multiplayer modes each designed for up to four players, including Death Match, Strip Battle (try to unclothe opponents), and Understorm (a race to grab the most undergarments falling from the sky).
In celebration of the game's release on Steam, XSEED Games will be discounting the game by 10% off its regular list price of $29.99, €27.99, and £22.99 (other regional pricing may vary) for the first week after launch.


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Around a hundred people attended the Armistice Day service, with two minute silence, and wreath laying at the Royal British Legion garden in Ferndown yesterday (11 November). It was followed with the blessing of a new bench in the Millennium Park. The specially designed bench was provided by Ferndown Town Council to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War Two. Here are some photographs of both ceremonies and the stunning bench, which overlooks the memorial stone in the park.
The children pictured in front of the Royal British Legion memorial with the branch chairman Grant Parrott are from Ferndown First School.


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As more and more businesses are shifting to cloud applications and taking advantage of all the latest technologies, they are faced with trying to work out – What mobile device should they use for their business? As one of the main reasons for moving to the cloud in the first place is ease of use – accessibility and mobility will play key roles in their decision.
We can just use our existing smartphones or tablets, right? Isn't that the easiest option accessing your systems from anywhere? Unfortunately, that is not the case in many situations.
The mobile devices you choose whether it be consumer or rugged, will determine the return on investment (ROI) in your mobility strategy. If you select the wrong device, this could result in frustrated users, decreased productivity, increased costs, and potentially introduce safety risks. However, the right device will not only maximise your productivity, but also the efficiency and accuracy with the tasks at hand.
In this post, we'll look at the differences between consumer and rugged devices and some tips on how to choose between them.
What is a Consumer Enterprise Mobile Device?
A consumer enterprise mobile device is a smartphone, tablet, or other electronic handheld that is used for business, but can also serve as a personal device. An example would be a personal smartphone that a manager also uses for business purposes such as looking up inventory data or pulling sales reports.
What is a Rugged Enterprise Mobile Device?
A rugged enterprise mobile device is a smartphone, tablet, or mobile handheld that is built with the rigors of commercial use in mind. These devices have options like high performance barcode scan engines, hot swappable and longer lasting batteries, as well as higher IP ratings against water and dust.
What are the main differences between Consumer & Rugged?
Compatibility & Connectivity
A disadvantage of consumer mobile devices is that the operating systems such as your base Android and iOS, for example, may not include the business extensions and APIs you require, resulting in you having to manually install additional components on every potential device.
A rugged enterprise mobile device, on the other hand, could provide a single build designed specifically for all your mobile system needs. Without all the variations that consumer devices entail, these units are streamlined and efficient in what they need to do.
All Wi-Fi radios are not created equally. Wi-Fi radios in enterprise class devices are designed to maintain connectivity and application performance for workers who are constantly moving – something the typical consumer class radio doesn't offer.
Ruggedised devices also include support for most Mobile Device Management (MDM) solutions, whilst consumer devices can include security features that make it difficult to centrally provision certain applications. The rugged devices can also provide additional targeted information about device health and user activity that do not exist in consumer grade devices.
Security & Safety
Consumer device mobile solutions has its flaws when it comes to security as you are relying on each individual user to safeguard the proprietary information being accessed and utilised through their device – potentially putting your business at risk.
A rugged mobile device is typically designed with enterprise level security in mind. Multiple users and logins are easy to implement. They'll also be less susceptible to hijacking, viruses, and other forms of data theft.
With new versions of consumer phones and operating system updates occurring annually, it is challenging to provide a consistent set of hardware and software across all devices in an environment for an extended period of time.
Rugged devices can also provide extra levels of safety in hazardous areas, such as volatile chemicals. Consumer grade devices are often not even permitted anywhere near these areas.
Life and Durability
Ruggedised devices are tested to withstand shock, vibration, drops to concrete floors, and exposure to dirt, dust, moisture, and chemicals. They are less likely to fail in commercial environments than a consumer device that relies mainly on third party protection such as screen shields and cases. While these may be adequate in some situations, consumer devices could present additional repair costs.
Rugged devices are also built with longer battery power whilst consumer devices can't compete on a single charge and don't have the option of a swappable battery pack. For mobile devices to remain in service for a full shift, you need two things: a battery with the capacity to last and a removable battery that can be swapped – instead of taking the device out of service for charging.
Price and the Total Cost of Ownership
Consumer devices are cheaper, it's true. And that's why many companies stick with them, despite all the advantages of more rugged devices. But what companies fail to take into account is the fail rates, repair and replacement costs, and "soft costs" such as lost productivity and sales, time spent on tech support, and device maintenance against a rugged device.
While consumer devices might be cheaper in the short term, purchasing rugged mobile handhelds for your business needs will save you thousands of pounds in the long run.
Enterprise Application Requirements
Last, most consumer devices can't handle the requirements of high volume applications. Ruggedised devices have faster, more accurate barcode scanners; longer battery life; support for multiple wireless networking options; screens that can be read easily in both daylight and dark conditions; enterprise level security features; and additional options to support RFID scanning, GPS, and other technologies.
For fast paced, time critical applications, a camera scanner simply does not perform accurately and fast enough, decreasing worker productivity. Consumer devices simply can't compete because they were designed for much lighter usage and different applications.
In Summary
At first glance, choosing consumer devices over rugged devices might appear to be a viable low cost solution, with BYOD solutions further reducing costs by eliminating the need to purchase and support devices altogether. However, upon further examination, it would seem rugged devices deliver the best ROI over time and are able to better meet commercial business requirements.
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"Recent Advances in Multimedia Signal Processing and
Mislav Grgic, Kresimir Delac, Mohammed Ghanbari
To be published by Springer Verlag in the series
"Studies in Computational Intelligence"
DEADLINE (title and abstract): NOVEMBER 17, 2008
DEADLINE (full chapters): JANUARY 19, 2009
With the continuous increase in the volume of multimedia
content in our everyday lives, multimedia signal processing
is becoming a more and more important research area. It is
the basis for creating content based on video, audio, images,
and text. High quality multimedia content delivery and
applications are making challenging demands on both
processing (high computing power needed) and management
(storing and delivering via various communication protocols)
data. For all these reasons, existing signal processing and
communication techniques are constantly being challenged and
improved by employing advanced computational intelligence
We have envisioned this book as a survey of multidisciplinary
advances made in combining multimedia signal processing and
communication techniques with various computational
intelligence methods. Papers and studies which couple
theoretical advances with real-life application scenarios are
cordially invited. We shall also readily welcome high quality
survey articles that emphasize the research and application
of multimedia signal processing in a particular domain
(medicine, entertainment industry etc).
Topics to be addressed in the book include, but are not
limited to:
---> Multimedia Database Systems
---> Man-Machine Interfaces for Multimedia
---> Data Mining for Multimedia
---> Mobile Multimedia
---> Multimedia Content Analysis and Understanding
---> Multimedia Standards
---> Multimedia Information Systems
---> Multimedia Tools and Architectures
---> Multimedia Broadcasting Systems
---> Multimedia Communication Systems
---> Multimedia Networking and Protocols
---> Distributed Multimedia Systems
---> Content-Based Multimedia Retrieval
---> Multimedia Technologies and Games
---> Medical and Biomedical Applications
---> Virtual Environments and Multimedia Systems
---> Virtual Reality and Multimedia-Based Training and
---> Broadband Multimedia
---> Watermarking and Security
Authors are kindly invited to send their proposals
and chapters by e-mail to Prof. Mislav Grgic:
Chapter proposals (title and abstract) are to be sent
before NOVEMBER 17, 2008. All chapter proposals will be
peer reviewed.
Full chapters will be expected by JANUARY 19, 2009.
All submitted chapters will be peer reviewed.
Careful preparation of the manuscripts will help keep
production time short and ensure satisfactory appearance
of the finished book. Please prepare the manuscript as
instructed in the Springer Verlag's author's guidelines
for the series "Studies in Computational Intelligence" at:
Deadline for chapter proposals
(title and short abstract):___________NOVEMBER 17, 2008
Notification of acceptance/rejection
of chapter proposals:_________________NOVEMBER 30, 2008
Deadline for submission of full
chapters:_____________________________JANUARY 19, 2009
Notification of acceptance/rejection
of full chapters:_____________________FEBRUARY 23, 2009
Deadline for submission of final
chapters:_____________________________MARCH 23, 2009
Mislav Grgic
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Department of Wireless Communications
Unska 3/XII, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
URL: http://www.vcl.fer.hr/mgrgic/
Kresimir Delac
University of Zagreb
Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Computing
Department of Wireless Communications
Unska 3/XII, HR-10000 Zagreb, Croatia
URL: http://www.vcl.fer.hr/kdelac/
Mohammed Ghanbari
University of Essex
Department of Computing and Electronic Systems
CO4 3SQ, Colchester, Essex, United Kingdom
URL: http://privatewww.essex.ac.uk/~ghan/
The series "Studies in Computational Intelligence" (SCI)
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of computational intelligence - quickly and with a high
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There are many reasons why someone may choose to seek counselling, but the fact that you are reading this means that you have already taken an important first step towards getting the help or support that you need.
I offer confidential and non judgmental counselling in which my clients can talk freely and openly giving a safe place to explore and work through, thoughts, feelings, behaviours and situations which maybe affecting them. I have over fourteen years of experience working within a counselling environment and over twenty years experience in working with children, young people and adults in many different settings, including schools. As a counsellor I have experience in working with charities, agencies, schools and private practice.
In addition to running my private practice I also work in schools offering counselling to students and staff as well as running group sessions. I offer an initial session at a reduced rate where we can discuss your individual needs, giving you the opportunity to ask questions and explore together the best way forward for you. I also offer a limited number of weekend and evening appointments and some concessions.
I am a qualified and experienced practitioner who is covered by professional indemnity insurance and who always works according to the ethical framework and guidelines set out by the BACP. In accordance with best practice, I regularly attend professional training courses and workshops as an ongoing commitment to my development and training as a therapist.
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Seventh album by instrumental doom band from Chicago, Illinois. The album was recorded, mixed and mastered by Bongripper's Dennis Pleckham at Comatose Studio with artwork from Sam Alcarez, the artist behind the band's merchandise throughout the years.
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MTS Management Group is happy to announce Ed Roman will be performing at the 8th annual Singer Songwriter Cape May Festival. The award-winning Folk-rock singer-songwriter will perform on Friday, March 27th at Aleathea's at the Inn at Cape May, located at 7 Ocean Street in Cape May. The show starts at 7pm, with Roman performing at 8:30pm. Also on the bill are Mary Roth, Paul Saint John, Jiggley Jones, Amanda Tillman, and Scotty Cameron. For more information, call (609) 884-5555.
The 8th Annual Singer Songwriter Cape May features two afternoons of music business panels, workshops, clinics, mentoring & demo listening sessions and musical keynotes at the historic Congress Hall Hotel & Harrison Conference Center. SS Cape May celebrates new music as showcase acts and artists will shine with night time performances at 15 select local venues. The festival will also feature headline performances from Patty Larkin and Dan Navarro. For more information, visit http://www.sscapemay.com.
Ed Roman recently performed at the Millennium Music Conference in Harrisburg, PA. He will also perform at the Red Gorilla Music Fest in Austin, TX, on March 18th.
Ed Roman is an Award-winning singer/songwriter, performer and multi-instrumentalist from Shelburne, Ontario, Canada. Blurring the lines between pop, rock, folk, and country music genres, Ed's uniquely crafted songs have received regular rotation on more than 100 terrestrial radio stations across North America. Ed is a 2014 Artists Music Guild Heritage Award Nominee and a 2014 Artists In Music Award Nominee. He is also a 2014 International Music and Entertainment Association Award Winner. His current album, Letters From High Latitudes (an homage to his Ontario home) is a critically-acclaimed vehicle for Ed's socio-political, earthly-conscious and globally-aware messages. This earthy, funky and magical mix of music has earned Ed Roman airplay chart recognition and won over legions of fans around the world, known as "Ed Heads." For more information, visit http://www.edroman.net


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The island of Kaua'i is where the Kōloa Rum Company is located. Their rum is distilled from crystallized sugar and is not aged. Their spiced offering is made with a proprietary spice blend and caramel color.
Spiced RumRum that is flavored with a variety of spices, natural or artificial. They can be aged, though there is no requirement to do so.
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"The nose is mild compared to the sweet vanilla bomb found in many spiced rums. The usual vanilla, cinnamon, and clove flavors are there but are very well integrated. Lots of vanilla on the palate, but the real hit here is the strong spice on the back end along with some heat due to the higher proof. This spiced rum is not nearly as sugary sweet as contemporaries and finishes spicy and somewhat dry."
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September 3, 2002-- Newsletter #196
Goodies to Go (tm)
September 3, 2002--Newsletter #196
This newsletter is part of the internet.com network.
Goodies Announcement
Just in case you missed it before, the new Beyond HTML Goodies book has just been released!
Go beyond the basics and learn how the pros add and use dynamic HTML features and advanced JavaScript techniques. Beyond HTML Goodies demonstrates dozens of new and different features readers can add to their existing Web pages using HTML and JavaScript. The book starts with simple text and image tips, such as adding a clock to a Web page or causing text to appear when the mouse moves over an image. It gradually builds to more complex tricks, including manipulating forms or working with cookies behind the scenes. Throughout the book, readers enjoy Joe's snappy style and "to the point" discussion of each "goody" in the book.
Goodies Thoughts - What should I put on my Website?
It surprises me how often I hear it. Someone has decided to get themselves a web site, whether its for business or personal, and they say but what should I put on it? Put on it whatever you want to, I think to myself outwardly I try to be a little more helpful! It is an interesting thing, though, because the moment you try to reply you find yourself fumbling: Umm, I dunno.. maybe you could I thought Id try a semi-formal approach that can help to define content for starting a site.
Information is the key. A website is to inform. When it comes to effectively informing somebody about something there is a tried and true formula: Who? What? When? Where? Why? The five Ws. This old formula will work just as well for a website as it does for anything else. Lets take a closer look as we compare the application of this thought process thats really what this formula is all about to the website for a small business and to a family website.
Who? When it comes to the family site theres not much doubt as to the answer! We do need some clarification though. For example, in my case I might need to explain that my site is about the family of Vince Barnes of Central Florida, not the Vince Barnes of Oshkosh Wisconsin (even though he has a really cool name and lives in a town with one of the coolest names in the US!) For a small business this is a very important matter. Jacks Bits, inc. may be clear enough to somebody in the horse business but could be confusing to a tool and die person or even a computer memory manufacturer. Who we are talking about on this website needs to be explained very clearly, right away. We now have start of the content for the first page.
What? A small business offers products, services or both. We need to tell our visitor what we have. From Goldfish and other snacks to rocket fuel to accounting, what we have to offer must be clearly explained next. If our visitor is looking for bar snacks, they dont need to hang around if our goldfish are the kind you put in water. On the family page, what do we have to offer? Do we have a family tree that goes back to Adam? Are there photos of that episode up at the lake? (I do hope so!) Can we take a look at Ted and Alices new baby? You get the idea. Our business site will likely involve more What? than everything else combined. It is critically important that our potential customers fully understand our products and services. For our family site, dont forget what are our plans? Some form of calendar of events can be very useful in deterring Aunt Mabel from one of her surprise visits.
When? When can we deliver your rocket fuel? When is our new book coming out? When are we open? When will we see the results? Business runs by the clock and calendar. Explaining all timing options lets our customers know that we can provide that what they need within their schedule.
Where? Geography is important too. If our site is to offer well drilling services our service area is likely to be fairly small if our wells supply houses with water but may be much larger if we drill oil wells. For a retail store or a restaurant its important that potential customers know where the store is and how to get there. Maps are great try using a link to mapquest.com or a similar mapping site. I explained earlier the importance of location in defining which family we are talking about on our family site. There can also be a down side. It is probably not a good idea to have your website say that you live at 123 4th street and youll be on vacation in Aruba for the first two weeks in September. You may not have much furniture on your return!
Finally there is Why? For our business, this is the opportunity to explain why our potential customer should buy from us instead of elsewhere. What is it that differentiates us? Why are we the best? For our family site, why might not be the most important question but it can certainly be an interesting one: Why are Grandpas earlobes so long? Why dont we have more family gatherings? Creativity can run amuck answering the question Why?!
Using these five questions in this manner will usually result in a good supply of material for the new website. Once the site has been up for a few days with this content in place, there are frequently many suggestions offered as to new content that should be added. Once its on the web, the world can review it and put in their two cents worth.
Thanks for reading!
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Q. I am very new to HTML. I am having to create a 4 page web site and I have completed my first page. How do I begin the next page?. I'm sure it's extremely simple but I can't find any tags or codes that say, "This is how you begin page two in your web site."
A. Just make a new html page and name it something different than your first page, for example page2.html.
To be able to link to it from your first page just add this html code where you want the link to be on your first page:

Page 2

Just remember to change "page2.html" to whatever you name your page and place the second page in the same directory or folder as the first one.
Q. I have a website and I change the links on left a lot, and when I do that, I have to change them on all the other pages. That's too much work. Is there any way that I can change a link and all the other pages links change too?
A. There is a way to do that using Server Side Includes (SSI). There is a
tutorial using Active Server Pages (ASP) here:
About half way down the page it starts:
A Useful ASP Example: SSI
The trouble you may run into is that your host may not allow SSI. The server does the work and these will not run with static HTML pages. In this particular case using ASP, your server must support ASP which usually means that the server must be a Windows server. Find out from your host if they support SSI first before doing all the work.
*** and an alternative answer:
A. You could use frames with the top frame having your links in it. You might also try creating an external JavaScript that would write the links out when the page was loaded. You could then include the external javascript in each page. You could also try using a server side language such as PHP that allows you to include a snippet of code into a page. If you have access to PHP that might be the easiest way.
Q. Is there anyway that you can refresh two frames at once with a link? I need the code.
A. Here is a link to the htmlgoodies section on frames. This code refreshes 3
frames so just edit it to only refresh the 2 you need.
News Goodies
Its all over for Napster
Napster to be put out to pasture after a Delaware court blocks Bertelsmann's attempts at taking over the bad boy of music file swapping.
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Bush Administration to call for
Privacy Czar.
[September 3, 2002] The Bush administration is expected to call for the creation of a federal chief privacy officer to help minimize criticism of increased electronic surveillance capabilities attached to its National Strategy for Securing Cyberspace.
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A Blatantly Optimistic Outlook on
Only a short while ago, cable seemed to the the clear front runner for home and small-office broadband connectivity in the U.S. Digital subscriber line (DSL) service seemed in shambles: the leaders in deployment were struggling for survival.
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And Remember This . . .
On this day in...
1992, The first PowerPC chips arrived at Apple Computer in Cupertino CA. The PowerPC chip, which was an Apple/IBM/Motorola joint venture, became the basis of the PowerMac.
1991, Italian-born film director Frank Capra (1897-1991) died. Frank Capra's best known films include "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946) and "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington" (1939).
1926, The murder trial of gangster Lefty Lewis started in Cook County, IL. More than a thousand jurors were rejected in this trial, most because they claimed they had already made up their minds. Some of the witnesses received death threats; the house of one was even bombed. On November 18, 1927 the jury acquitted him despite the overwhelming evidence against him.
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