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Young and Rubicom, who boasts the slogan "Resist the Unusual", are owned by the WPP group, whose chief executive, Sir Martin Sorrell, told The Telegraph the advert was "unacceptable and appalling".
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In reference to the adverts location, a Falklands war memorial in Port Stanley, they said: "While we don't believe it was ever the ad's creators to desecrate a war memorial, they behave in a manner that is unacceptable to our company.
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Adrenal glands, which are also called suprarenal glands, are small, triangular glands located on top of both kidneys. An adrenal gland is made of two parts--the outer region is called the adrenal cortex and the inner region is called the adrenal medulla.
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The hypothalamus produces corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) that stimulates the pituitary gland to produce adrenocorticotropin hormone (ACTH).
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Hydrocortisone (cortisol). This hormone helps control the body's use of fats, proteins, and carbohydrates.
Corticosterone. This hormone, together with hydrocortisone, suppresses inflammatory reactions in the body and also affects the immune system.
Aldosterone. This hormone regulates the level of sodium and potassium in the body and helps maintain blood volume and blood pressure. Aldosterone is regulated by complex feedback mechanisms involving sodium and potassium levels as well as blood volume.
Androgenic steroids (androgen hormones). These hormones are converted elsewhere in the body to female hormones (estrogens) and male hormones (androgens); however, these steroid hormones are produced in much larger amounts by the ovaries in women and testes in men.
The adrenal medulla, the inner part of the adrenal gland, helps a person cope with physical and emotional stress. The adrenal medulla secretes the following hormones:
Epinephrine (also called adrenaline). This hormone helps the body to respond to a stressful situation by increasing the heart rate and force of heart contractions, facilitates blood flow to the muscles and brain, causes relaxation of smooth muscles, helps with conversion of glycogen to glucose in the liver, and other activities.
Norepinephrine (also called noradrenaline). This hormone has little effect on smooth muscle, metabolic processes, and cardiac output, but does have strong vasoconstrictive effects, thus increasing blood pressure in response to acute stress.
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"We wanted an original piece that sort of, tongue in cheek, poked fun at the idea of the end of the world, tying it end with the end of our season," says director Garry Lee Posey. "As the ideas started germinating and incubating in my mind, I knew that I wanted the final product to be something more of an experience. I knew I wanted Dance and spoken word, poetry. I assembled a team of two choreographers and a spoken word writing team. Together we created the approach. Each of the four of them will be creating individual pieces that dissect natural disasters and the experience around them. Ann Law will be creating a dance piece that addresses the calm before the storm, Brandi Alexander will be addressing the storm itself and affects/experiences that it creates, Angela Sweet will be creating a movement piece with song that focuses on the immediate aftermath, and Marcus Ellsworth is creating the finale piece which is a montage of monologues reflecting on experiences."
Brandi Alexander describes her excitement of exploring the subject matter. "Storms are beautiful. Terrifyingly beautiful. As a child I relished in the smells, sounds, and sights of storms. As an adult I still recognize the beauty, but respect its power to destroy landscape, infrastructure, and lives. Because it does. Increasingly often we are not met with a storm that conjures cleansing and healing but with one that all of us hope and pray will be followed by such. As land and life continue to be tested by the weather, corruption, greed, charity, love, hope, and the will to survive will all come into play to produce our survival, or our demise."
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Wondering, I have a droid X and can't seem to play movies on my phone to the tv using the usb connector.
Can the latest droid phones play movies from the phone to the TV?
Wondering, I have a droid X and can't seem to play movies on my phone to the tv using the usb connector.
Can the latest droid phones play movies from the phone to the TV?
Never tried that method, but I don't think it works that way, the TV doesn't have the proper drivers.
You can play it through an HDMI connection, you'll just need an MHL adapter.
I have movies on my old dx, and i play movies on my tv all the time with hdmi cable, works great!
point of origin
With the DX, HDMI only to play movies on flatscreen TV. Some TVs can see the movies on the phone thru USB and play the movies. This is very hit and miss.
I've got a Vizio TV.
It has HDMI input. (and usb, and ethernet and wireless -- no bluetooth though
Won't it work as a monitor?
(it's got apps, netflix, rapsody, etc. etc. Wonder if it's running Android?)
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As possibly alternative to USB/HDMI wired connections >>
I believe the Droid X is DLNA equipped, which should allow you to (looks at things displayed on your device on TV) play movies wirelessly over a network provided the TV is also DLNA capable. Example: I cue up a photo, movie, etc. on RAZR M and can select Samsung Flatscreen as playback device to see/watch on large screen. gMote.apk functions this way also (possibly not requiring DLNA capable devices though ...?), along with a number of other options like using device as keyboard for big-screen, using device as mouse-glide-pad for large screen, using device as remote control for large screen.
Great options to show a group something that's on your device.
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Winnipeg Free Press - ONLINE EDITION
Taxidermy: The Musical
Your Rating
What a messy, funny, weird, inventive mess of a weird musical about taxidermy this is. It's already got huge Fringe buzz, and rightly so. It's a riot.
It's penned by Winnipeggers Devon Gillingham and Connor Wielgosz, one of whom is still too young to get into the beer tent. They play Rusty Mounter and Herbie Shore, two young taxidermist neighbours. One's a manic formaldehyde huffer and the other hates the biz and his jerk father, but loves big gay musicals. It's intensely energetic. The music is good, with a healthy dose of parody. The singing is great. And the lyrics are sharp and funny and fast.
The cast, which also includes Arthur Holroyd and Carly Berthon, even handled two moron hecklers with aplomb on Friday night.
One half-star quibble: The show lagged a little by the time the light-saber wielding gorilla appeared. Yeah, just go with it.
— Mary Agnes Welch
From the Fringe program:
Taxidermy: The Musical is an artistic exploration of the shameless career involving the stuffing of dead animals. The story follows two taxidermists as they live their Taxidermy Days—whether they like it or not! Through a story filled with addictions, death, musical theatre, stuffed pets, imposing fathers, sexual innuendos and eternal preservation, Herbie Shore and Rusty Mounter explore the world of dead animals around them, and find out what it really means to be a Taxidermist!
Director: Connor Wielgosz and Devon Gillingham
Cast: Arthur Holroyd, Carly Berthon, Connor Wielgosz and Devon Gillingham
Recommended For: Mature Audience
Length: 90 mins.
Tickets: $10
Discount Tickets: $8 for First Performance
Warnings: Subject Matter, Language
Gratuitous Mounting
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Saturday, 11 February 2012
Lord Carey's "Terrifying Prospect"
Carey says the ruling will have "incredibly far-reaching consequences" and he gives the example: "Will the next step be scrapping the prayers which mark the start of each day in parliament?"
I am not sure what counts as a "far-reaching consequence" - let alone an "incredibly far-reaching consequence" - but it is difficult to see prayers in parliament (used often by MPs just to reserve seats) as a consequence worthy of even an adjective or an adverb, let alone the ones he chooses.
The former archbishop goes on.
"These legal rulings may also mean army chaplains could no longer serve, and that the coronation oath, in which the King or Queen pledges to maintain the laws of God and the lessons contained in the gospels, would need to be abolished. This is a truly terrifying prospect."
Well, this is a rather heady interpretation of a judgment on the scope of the Local Government Act.
It is, of course, legal nonsense.
There is no such prospect from this ruling, still less a "terrifying" - indeed, "truly terrifying" - one.
The former archbishop is simply using words which he cannot mean or does not understand.
"It is clear that these sensitive matters can no longer be left in the hands of judges."
So that's a former archbishop coming out against the Rule of Law then.
This is all hysterical silliness from someone who - worryingly - remains one of this country's legislators.
Prayers should have no part in official civic business, just as religious oaths should have no part in the practice of law.
Law and public policy should be free from the formal trappings of religion.
Perhaps one day soon they will be.
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I never expected anything less silly from a man who takes his advice from a book that advocates stoning and slavery.
The most infuriating thing about archaic figures like Lord Carey is that they consider themselves victims because they cant force their nonsense beliefs on those of other or no faith.
I look forward to the day where prayer takes no part whatsoever in anything governmental.
- 11 February 2012 22:56
What is terrifying is that an advanced nation such as the UK still has a formal role for such fantasies in our public life. What is even more terrifying is the role religion plays in public life in a powerful country like the US.
We need to stop giving people like Carey undue respect for their fantasies and dangerous opinions. Millions and millions have been murdered over the centuries in the name of religion, that's what's truly terrifying.
- 11 February 2012 23:00
- Zeno said...
It's difficult to know whether Carey just doesn't understand the law (in which case, why is he one of those who makes our laws?) or whether he does understand the law, but is quite happy to spread lies and misinformation (in which case, why does he call himself a Christian?).
- 11 February 2012 23:08
- Mike said...
Every time a bishop or archbishop makes a ridiculous statement - almost a daily occurrence these days - it just further underlines how inappropriate it is for them to have such a disproportionate role in public affairs.
They have no self-correcting mechanism, no peer review; every fantastic proposition made by one of their colleagues is allowed to pass without comment.
- 11 February 2012 23:12
- caebrwyn said...
agree entirely with this post but I think wider importance is the ruling on the very broad scope of the Local Government Act, and the defining of what is, or what is not, conducive to the functions of a local authority. I wonder whether more challenges will now follow on other issues.
- 11 February 2012 23:17
- Dr Aust said...
My memory is that, when he was appointed to Canterbury some 20 years ago, Carey was not regarded as the sharpest knife in the episcopal drawer by a long way. It was much rumoured that he owed his getting the job to Mrs T's deep loathing for the kind of donnish liberals who traditionally occupied Lambeth Palace (and other episcopal seats), and who she thought of as wafflers and often instinctive lefties. Rowan Williams is very much in that don-manqué tradition, of course. Carey remains the only modern Archbish NOT to have gone to Oxbridge.
Since Carey retired his public pronouncements seems to have got progressively dottier, with this 'attack on Christianity' idea as a major bee in his bonnet lately - see his pronouncements in respect of the McFarlane v Relate Avon case.
Anyway, as to his not understanding the law, I would have suggested that was highly likely.
Personally I am amazed in this day and age that any Council would be having prayers at their meetings. Perhaps they were getting the Council chamber confused with the Masonic Lodge?
- 12 February 2012 02:57
- Stephen said...
I quite liked the ruling in terms of telling councils they can't do whatever they like. I think there are a good number of admirable public servants on councils in this country but also a good number that don't seem to have been told that nearly enough.
- 12 February 2012 03:48
- Martin Budden said...
Lord Carey is just promoting his book. The Guardian quotes Lord Carey's article in the Daily Mail, which ends with a plug for his new book. Lord Carey is also interviewed by The Telegraph, and the article ends with a plug for the book. Lord Carey was also interviewed by the Today programme on Radio 4 on the 11th of Feb. Here he plugged his book in the first sentence he uttered.
You say: "This is all hysterical silliness from someone who - worryingly - remains one of this country's legislators." I disagree that it is hysterical silliness - I tend to think it is calculated controversy with the purpose of promoting the book. I do share your worry that Lord Carey (or indeed any bishop) is one of this country's legislators.
- 12 February 2012 09:51
- Richard T said...
Surely the poor, slightly dim, former Archbishop is someone who adds to the general gaiety of life. Whenever something like this case arises, he can be guaranteed to pop up and spout about the persecution of christians. His absurd exaggerations diminish the already flimsy case he might make against the welcome moves to a fully secular country. In short I see him as one of the peculiarly British silly old men who brighten our days.
- 12 February 2012 13:06
To be honest I am not surprised that Lord Carey is talking about this as a "truly terrifying" because he regularly seems to comment that Christianity is under threat and Christians are a persecuted minority (he's doing a talk about it near me next week on this subject).
Christianity is under such threat that our monarch is also the head of the Church, that it is the only religion that has people given seats in the House of Lords (and so can influence legislation) based soley and exclusively because they are of that religion, and that all official ceremonies from the state opening of Parliament to Rememberence Day commemorations all involve at least one Christian prayer. Truly it is a persecuted religion.
- 12 February 2012 18:46
- Mike said...
@Cardinal Fang: I think that he's trying to compete with the Catholic Church who have been persecuted with official ambassadors, seats on the UN and other bodies, not to mention paid invitations to visit other countries like the UK where they can proselytise, attack its citizens and poach from Lord Carey's flock. The rest of the time is spent quivering in palatial residences in designer clothing.
- 14 February 2012 10:07
I can remember initially being very anxious about affirming rather than swearing on the bible when I appeared in court as a probation officer. People like Carey choose not to acknowledge that societal pressure is still on people to use christian 'tokens' in such situations.
- 14 February 2012 11:45
Whenever I read of Lord Carey spouting this sort of nonsense I reread from paragraph 16 of Lord Justice Laws' judgment in McFarlane vs Relate Avon Limited
ref: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWCA/Civ/2010/B1.html
It seems either that Lord Carey has a very short memory or that he fails to grasp what Lord Justice Laws wrote.
- 14 February 2012 16:14
Religious person in "believing something is true, regardless of the actual facts" shocker.
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Day 1 Johannesburg
Arrive in Johannesburg any time and make your way to the joining point hotel. Upon arrival look for information from your CEO on the hotel bulletin board regarding the meeting time (approx 6-7pm). Please make sure you have all of the necessary visas for this tour by the time of the welcome meeting. It is very important to read the Visa section in our trip details to make sure which visas you will need, if any. Please note that not all nationalities are able to obtain a visa on arrival at the border. Our starting hotel is located outside of the city of Johannesburg, but take some time on an optional excursion to Soweto or to the famous Apartheid Museum, if you arrive a day earlier or two.
Day 2-3 Khama Rhino Sanctuary/Maun (2B,2L,2D)
Approximate Distance: 524 km Estimated Travel Time: 8 hrs Today's travel takes us through a very desolate part of central-eastern Botswana. We cross into Botswana and finish the day at the Khama Rhino Sanctuary, a unique community-based initiative in wildlife conservation. Opt to go on a rhino game drive in an open vehicle barring any delays on the road on the day's drive. The Khama Rhino Sanctuary is centred around the Serowe Pan, a large grass-covered depression with several natural water holes and covering about 4,3000 hectares of Kalahari sandveld. The Sanctuary lies 25km north of Serowe, one of the largest traditional villages in Africa. The Khama Rhino Sanctuary was started by a group of Serowe residents in 1989 who had conceived the idea of a wildlife reserve near Serowe. It was established to safe-guard both the white and black rhino population, which had been severely depleted by indiscriminate poaching. This area was chosen as it was an excellent habitat for rhinos, and because of its central location close to a Botswana Defence Force base, which was to provide 24-hour protection for sanctuary. In 1995, a 28 km electric fence and this was completed, and all the rhinos were released and now roam freely within the sanctuary. Serowe is one of the largest and most attractive villages in Botswana, and the traditional home of the paramount chiefs of the Ngwato people. The Khama III Memorial Museum houses memorials to the Khama family along with historical artefacts and interesting local sculpture. Serowe is well known for high quality basketry. Maun, although officially still a village, is the fifth largest town in Botswana. It is an eclectic mix of modern buildings and native huts. Maun is the "tourism capital" of Botswana and the administrative centre of Ngamiland district. It still retains a rural atmosphere and local tribesmen continue to bring their cattle to Maun to sell. Note: If you pre-booked the Okavango Delta Flight, you will be flying on Day 3.
Day 4 Okavango Delta (1B,1L,1D)
After one night in Maun and leaving some of our luggage in Maun, we begin our exciting 2 day/1 night excursion into the delta as we take a motor boat to the "dock" where we hop into a mokoro, a traditional dug-out canoe, that'll take us deep into the delta. After a couple hours in mokoro, we arrive to our basic "bush camp". Please note that there will be no shower for those two days but you will be compensated by the incredible landscape (we recommend you bring a 5L bottle of water into the Delta, for drinking and cleaning purposes). For 1 1/2 days, enjoy a game walk, mokoro rides in and out of the delta (occasionally unavailable due to seasonality), birdlife and game viewing in the pristine wilderness area, the world's largest inland delta. Don't forget to bring a book with you as there is some relaxing time in between arrival at the campsite and the afternoon nature walk. In the evenings count the shooting stars, sing with the locals or just unwind and enjoy your sun-downer and sit around the campfire. The area of the delta was once part of Lake Makgadikgadi, an ancient lake that dried up some 10,000 years ago. Today, the Okavango River has no outlet to the sea. Instead, it empties onto the sands of the Kalahari Desert, irrigating 15,000 km of the desert. The waters of the Okavango Delta are subject to seasonal flooding, which begins about mid-summer in the north and six months later in the south (May/June).
Day 5-6 Gweta/Chobe River (2B,2L,2D)
Approximate Distance: 200 km Estimated Travel Time: 3 hrs from Maun. Enjoy sunrise over the Delta, then get up early to cruise back down the crystal clear channels of the Okavango Delta. We return to Maun with some time to shower and freshen up before we continue our journey to Gweta. Enjoy the towering baobab trees found around tonight's campsite and go for a dip in the pool if you need to cool off. Day 6 Approximate Distance: 420 km Estimated Travel Time: 6 hrs Today we journey to the area of Chobe National Park, home to the largest elephant population in Southern Africa. The best way to appreciate one of Botswana's national parks and its thousands of resident elephants, crocodiles, and hippos, is on an optional sunset boat cruise on the Chobe River. You may also choose to embark on a game drive in search of lions, antelope, and of course elephants. We camp on banks of the Chobe River, near its mouth. This is where the Chobe and Zambezi rivers meet, creating a border area of four countries – Namibia, Botswana, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Chobe National Park is Botswana's first national park, and is situated along the Chobe River. It has one of the largest concentrations of wildlife in Africa and one of the world's last remaining sizeable wilderness areas. By size, this is the third largest park (11,000 sq km) of the country, though it is definitely the most diverse and spectacular. The park is probably best known for its spectacular elephant population: with over 120,000 it has the highest elephant concentration of Africa. Moreover, most of them are probably part of the largest continuous surviving elephant population on Earth. During the dry season, these elephants sojourn in Chobe River and the Linyanti River areas. During the rain season, they make a 200 km migration to the southeast region of the park.
Day 7 Livingstone (1B,1L)
Approximate Distance: 100 km Estimated Travel Time: 3 hrs (depending on ferry crossing) Cross the Zambezi River by ferry to enter Zambia and continue onto Livingstone. We will spend the last day of our tour here, a great base to see both natural wonders and take part in some exciting activities. Get up close (and wet from the spray) while awing at the immense Victoria Falls or opt raft the whitewater of the mighty Zambezi or bungee jump with Victoria Falls in sight.
Day 8 Livingstone (1B)
Depart at any time. Livingstone is frequently used as a base for travellers wishing to participate in the many activities and excursions available in the area. Please contact your booking agent if you would like to book post-tour accommodation.


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EASD: Elevated Glucose Appears Years before Diabetes DiagnosisPosted: Monday, September 26, 2011
In patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, elevations in blood levels of glucose and glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) can be seen as much as 10 years prior to diagnosis.
Esther van 't Riet, PhD, from the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the VU University Medical Center in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, stated during a poster session, that after moderate increases, the levels rise rapidly during the few years leading up to the diagnosis, often with an increase in HbA1c preceding a rise in glucose.
Dr. van 't Riet and coworkers analyzed data from the Hoorn Study, a Dutch population-based cohort of people 50 to 75 years of age at baseline in 1989, with follow-up encounters in 1996 and 2000. The analysis consisted of 565 participants without diabetes at baseline.
At follow-up, incident diabetes was diagnosed according to World Health Organization/American Diabetes Association 2011 criteria of a fasting blood glucose of 126.1 mg/dL ( 7.0 mmol/L) or greater or a postload glucose of 200 mg/dL (11.1 mmol/L) or greater, and/or HbA1c of 6.5% or greater. Participants were categorized as no diabetes at baseline or follow-up, incident diabetes in 1996, or incident diabetes in 2000.
By 1996, 99 participants had developed incident diabetes and by 2000, 48 more had; 418 remained free of the disease. "Those who developed diabetes already had elevated levels of glucose and A1c in 1989. So up to 10 years before diagnosis, we already see an elevation of all 3 glycemic measures," Dr. van 't Riet reported. (The third measure is the postload glucose level, obtained 2 hours into an oral glucose tolerance test.)
"When we look at changes in time, we first compared those who never developed diabetes with those who had insulin diabetes in 1996. We see that all 3 glycemic measures show a steep increase from 1989 to 1996. After the diagnosis in 1996, they stabilize," she said.
Finally, the investigators compared people who never developed diabetes with those who developed diabetes in 2000. The increase in fasting glucose and postload glucose between 1989 and 1996 "is almost comparable for those who developed diabetes and those who never developed diabetes," Dr. van 't Riet reported, with no significant increase for either group. But after 1996, about 4 years before the diagnosis of diabetes, "a steep increase is observed, which was not seen in those who never developed diabetes."
The picture was somewhat different for HbA1c in people who were diagnosed with diabetes in 2000; it showed a significant increase between 1989 and 1996. "This might indicate that A1c increases earlier than glucose," she said.
In light of changes in diagnostic criteria for diabetes, the investigators performed further analyses on people with incident diabetes in 2000 who had elevated HbA1c but low glucose (n = 17) and in those with high glucose but normal HbA1c (n = 20).
"In those with diabetes based on high glucose, A1c levels tend to increase also. But in those with diabetes based on high A1c, glucose levels tend to stabilize in the follow-up period.... It might indicate that there are different developmental patterns according to the type of criteria you use," Dr. van 't Riet suggested.
Moderator Francisco Javier Novoa, MD, professor of endocrinology at Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, stated that the only feasible intervention is lifestyle changes when rising blood glucose and HbA1c are detected in the absence of a diagnosis of diabetes.
Dr. Novoa added that metformin is his drug of choice for patients with diabetes for whom lifestyle changes do not produce sufficient results, but "I think there is no evidence" for using drugs before a diagnosis of diabetes. He said he would need to see further trial results before he would recommend drug therapy in the years leading up to a possible diagnosis.
Source: http://www.diabetesincontrol.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=11506&catid=53&Itemid=8, European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) 47th Annual Meeting: Abstract 335. Presented September 13, 2011.
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As mentioned in a previous post, we've been having these black specks that are hard to clean. The plumber just called back and advised that it's actually manganese. A temporary fix is to have the anode rod replaced and the tank cleaned (with bleach) But he said that since it's a mineral in the water that reacts with the heating process it will come back.
He recommended a tankless water heater (or electronic heater) as a premanent fix to the removal of the black specks. These are very expensive, of course. Before we engage in considering this, I thought I'd ask for feedback from others as to whether or not this is a suitable recommendation and if it would in fact eliminate our problem.
Also, does anyone know how long these anode rods last before we might see these black specks again? Want to determine if it's worth putting the money towards replacing for a tankless heater NOW vs. dealing with the temporary fix until we can truely budget for it.
Lastly - any alternative options you would recommend?


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Dr. Reynolds G. Jarvis, director, is an associate professor of medicine and psychiatry at the Georgia Regents Medical Center and is board certified in internal medicine. A 1976 graduate of Medical College of Georgia, he completed residencies in psychiatry and internal medicine and has treated older patients throughout his medical career.
Dr. Dean Harrell is an assistant professor of Family Medicine and Psychiatry at the Georgia Regents Medical Center, attending physician in Geriatric Medicine at the Georgia Regents Medical Center for Senior Health, and medical director of the Geropsychiatry Inpatient Unit. He is board certified in Family Medicine and is board eligible in Psychiatry and Geriatrics. Training includes completion of residencies in Family Medicine and Psychiatry plus a fellowship in Geriatrics. All training occurred at the Georgia Regents Medical Center.
Cynthia McDade, a licensed clinical social worker, provides individual and family counseling; comprehensive psychosocial patient assessments; assistance to patients and families in long-term care planning and placement; and identification of community resources. Mrs. McDade graduated from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University and received her master's degree in social work from the University of Maryland.


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Prairie Rivers Network is Illinois' statewide leader in river protection, conservation, and restoration. As a registered not-for-profit organization in Illinois, Prairie Rivers Network (PRN) is governed by a dedicated board of directors and funded with the support of passionate members throughout Illinois.
Prairie Rivers Network works to protect Illinois' rivers for people, fish, and wildlife.


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Plumas Bank offers Savvy
Holiday Spending Tips
As the gift-giving season approaches, PlumasBank has tips to help consumers keep spending in check and avoid the dreaded holiday hangover.
"Basic holiday expenses can put a strain on consumers' finances—especially in an already stressed economy," said Doug Biddle, the bank's president and chief executive officer. "Being a savvy spender is key to avoiding the debt of Christmas past and having a financially happy New Year."
Plumas Bank and credit card providers encourage consumers to be of good cheer this season using the following tips:
Create a Budget
Before you start your holiday shopping, develop a realistic budget. Be as detailed as possible. Look at past banking and credit card statements as well as receipts from last year to gauge your holiday spending.
Be a Scrooge
The fewer lines of credit you have, the easier it is to keep track of bills and pay off debt on time. Use caution when you consider applying for additional cards.
Don't Let the Grinch Steal Your Holiday
Beware of fraudsters or suspicious offers to buy products. Do not enter your credit card number unless you are certain the Website is trustworthy. Keep receipts and billing statements to check for unauthorized charges. Shred documents that contain personal information.
Do You Hear What I Hear?
Understand the terms of your credit card. Credit cards are great financial tools when used with care. Fight the Temptation
Holiday shopping can be overwhelming and sale items can make it difficult to say no. Resist impulse shopping and stick to your budget.
east quincy tree lighting
The East Quincy Christmas tree lighting festivities will take place Saturday, Dec. 19, at Sports & Shorts. Preceding the tree lighting at 6 p.m. will be a complimentary tri-tip dinner at 5 p.m. For those who are game, there will be a 9-ball double elimination pool tournament beginning at 1 p.m.
closing early Thursday
The Feather Publishing Quincy offices on Lawrence Street will close 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 17, for an employee function. Business can be conducted earlier in the day or via voice mail or the outdoor drop box.
on the move…
Firehouse Thrift Store in Portola has moved to 208 W. Sierra St. in Portola. Manager Linda Robinson says the new location has a lot more room to allow for expanding inventory.
In Blairsden, Crazyblooms, the full service floral and gift shop owned and operated by Moira Swing, is celebrating its third anniversary.
x The Graeagle Lighting Company is celebrating its first anniversary this month. Owner Chris Nicholson has established himself well in the market with an extensive and rather classy inventory of lighting fixtures, flooring and window shutters.
x For 14 years Barbara and Scott Tanner have been successfully taking care of businesses with Scott Tanner Business Equipment. They service and sell copy and fax machines and supplies throughout the tri-county region.
x It's the second anniversary for Bob and Julie Hatzell's Alley Cat Café behind The Studio Gallery in Quincy. In just two short years the couple and their staff have made this one of the town's favorite gathering spots.
x Nine years—wow! That's how long Courthouse Cafe owners Dutch and Kim Morrison have been owners of downtown Quincy's popular breakfast and lunch café across from the courthouse.
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Biology versus Meteorology: The 2007
View preliminary reports from the expedition.
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The hurricane names Dean and Felix may not be familiar to most people in the States, but if you were anywhere near
I had worked many times in the past with the Belize Zoo and its director Sharon Matola, always deep into the most remote parts of the country. We traveled either by helicopter or on long hikes to document the animal, and in my case, the plant life of this beautiful country. Sharon, a
After assembling the team, and with Hurricane Dean ready to make landfall, a decision was made to go in. It looked like the hurricane was veering north of our destination, but still would cause problems in the country. If we didn't move quickly in that window of opportunity, we probably wouldn't be going in this year. And so began a full day of leap-frogging across the country with immense loads of gear to meet up with Sharon and two skilled Maya guides who had gone in a few days earlier to smooth the way for us. At the end of this migration, 13 biologists, the gear, and guides were settled in the beautiful Doyle's Delight Camp at 1130 m elevation. The advance team had set up the most luxurious field camp I have been in. A throne for a pit toilet, ample tables to spread specimens out upon, comfortable folding chairs, undergrowth cleared for tents (though I don't think many were on exactly level ground) and the most important of all, an ample, well-stocked kitchen under a large tarp.
With the hurricane still threatening that night, we hunkered down to see what would happen. Being at the highest point of the country we knew flooding would not be an issue, but being at the highest point of the country, the wind was of special concern given that we were camping in a forest under trees with branches loaded full of heavy epiphytes. Epiphytes are not parasitic on their host trees, but some can hold, and store, a very large amount of water, rendering the heavy branches they are perched on as potential anvils positioned directly over our tents.
That night, the rain fell hard and the wind was fierce, some very large branches could be heard crashing down. We thought this must have been from the hurricane, but we soon found out nearly every night is hurricane-type weather on Doyle's Delight, at least at that time of year. The mornings light and calm were welcome relief. With Dean's passing and only minor damage logged in the northern part of the country, work was upon our mind the next 10 days. It is a pleasure working with a seasoned group of biologists and even more of a pleasure to work with biologists logging their first expedition. The team worked hard, ornithologists up early for the birds, botanists up late pressing plants, and working long hours in-between.
I have seen a few forests, but these
Before we knew it, our departure date was upon us, but our exit from this site would be a good deal more difficult than our entrance, largely due to the weather. Packing up such a large camp requires time and planning. After nearly a full day of preparation, we awoke early the next morning for the pickup. But, through intermittent radio contacts, we learned that a heavy storm in the area of the military base grounded all flights that day. So back down to the camp we trudged, and not-so-grudgingly set up camp for another night. Not grudgingly since most tropical biologists would pay someone dearly to spend another day in paradise. The weather was better the next day for the helicopter to take off, but much worse for us to be picked up. An amazing photo in my mind is us standing at the highest point of the country, and watching a helicopter circle around the mountain, below our position, searching for us. After much signaling with our brightest and tallest objects, along with useless "hey, over here" shouts, and double-patched radio communications, the crew found us. We learned later that the crew does not fly directly to a GPS coordinate since a mountain may be in the way, and instead relies on direct sight. After that bit of excitement, our plan called for five of us (including myself) to go out on the first flight and help unload gear from the following flights. That was difficult enough with the unpredictable clouds and the amount of gear, and the helicopter struggled to gain altitude. Fuel load also becomes a big problem with those distances; we had several flights on the way in where we just jumped out as quickly as possible and threw our gear to the ground so they could take off again. But it was the last flight that experienced even more problems. After the second group was brought out with more gear, the flight crew had to divert to another mission elsewhere in the country. But later that afternoon, when they came back to our aid, the final extraction of biologists was thwarted by fog. It was looking bad to get them out that day, meaning they would have to set up camp again and their morale was low, as we could ascertain by radio. At our end, we enjoyed a delicious hot lunch of beans and rice, chicken and beer brought in by our ground transport crew to celebrate our successes. We did feel a little guilty with our friends still up on the mountain. Finally, at the last possible hour, the helicopter pilots found a window in the fog and picked up the last group. This was the flight with the botanical specimens and I had stressed their importance. However, as they were taking off, the chopper, a bit overloaded and unbalanced couldn't gain altitude quickly enough to avoid the trees. In the ensuing seconds, the cargo operator was told "jettison" and unfortunately, my specimens were at the top of the pile and out they went to the protest of my companions. Two of the eleven bags were tossed, along with some duffel bags. Fortunately, the pilots were able to gain control of the helicopter returned to our base camp.
I heard the bad news upon their arrival, but was relieved that our friends were able to join us that day for the trip back to the zoo where another feast awaited us. To further complicate matters, we learned that one of the large British ground transports crashed on its way to pick up our gear. Fortunately, a replacement was found in time. With all personnel out, the specimens left behind were the biggest problem, though we learned that the helicopter would be able to make a quick pass in the following days to recover them and some remaining gear.
Cue Hurricane Felix
A few days later, while visiting the beautiful
As a final aside, while standing in line at the airport during my departure from
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Jacksonville officials say the county board has nothing to worry about.
Mark Jones, president of the council, said the city has looked into the possibility of absorbing Whites Gap Estates, a subdivision located on Whites Gap Road in an area bordering the city on three sides.
"We're just in the discussion phases," said Jones, noting before any action could take place the council would need to advertise and hold a public forum.
The reason the city wants the subdivision is simply convenience, Jones said. Students living in the Whites Gap Estates subdivision already attend Jacksonville public schools.
Jon Paul Campbell, the superintendent of Jacksonville City Schools, said that the subdivision — the only part of the city school district to lie outside city limits — has school bus service.
"That's been that way since before I was here," Campbell said.
Jones said the arrangement also predates his time on the council, and doesn't know why the subdivision is the only area outside the city to bus students to Jacksonville schools.
"That's one of the reasons we're trying to get it into city limits," Jones said. "It just makes sense."
Typically, students living in areas south of Jacksonville go to either White Plains schools if they live on the east side of Alabama 21, or Weaver on the west side of the highway. Areas north of Alabama 204 are zoned for Pleasant Valley schools.
Annexation talk, however, has caused some concern for members of the Calhoun County Board of Education, who worry extension of Jacksonville's city limits could run into the county school district, including areas where students attend Alexandria, Weaver, Pleasant Valley and White Plains schools. Calhoun County Superintendent Joe Dyar said loss of enrollment would cause the county schools to lose funding from the state.
"This sitting board is not going to let that happen," Dyar said Wednesday.
Dyar said he's also concerned new district lines would uproot the lives of families in those areas and disrupt students' education.
"These are families that have been going to these schools their whole lives," Dyar said. "And now suddenly they have to go to a new school."
But Jones said the board's fears are unfounded. They're based, he said, on a rumor that Jacksonville wanted to extend its city limits to match its the police jurisdiction boundary, which extends three miles beyond the city limit.
"There's no truth to that," Jones said.
Campbell said the Jacksonville Board of Education isn't involved in any discussions about extending city limits, but he doesn't see any advantage of extending the school district lines.
"Students in those areas would have the option to go to Jacksonville schools," Campbell said. "But I don't know if that would be an advantage or disadvantage."
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The No. 2 Golden Bears are back on the road to face No. 13 Cal Poly Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. at the Cal Poly Sports Complex on campus in San Luis Obispo.
Scoring 11 tries but yielding the final three scores of the night, a mostly frosh-soph Cal team defeated Santa Rosa JC, 65-19, Wednesday night on Witter Rugby Field.
A lineup replete with first- and second-year players takes on Santa Rosa Junior College Wednesday night on Witter Rugby Field at 6:30 p.m. in Cal's second-to-last home match of the regular season.
No. 2 California defeated No. 17 Arizona, 78-7, to move into first place in the PAC Rugby Conference Sunday afternoon at the Rincon Vista Sports Complex.
The No. 2 Golden Bears stayed unbeaten both overall and within the PAC Rugby Conference with their 76-18 victory at No. 11 Arizona State Friday night.
The upcoming match between Cal and Cal Poly has been rescheduled for one day after the original fixture, and will now take place Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m. in San Luis Obispo.
No. 2 Cal travels to Arizona State and Arizona to continue its PAC conference schedule, facing the No. 11 Sun Devils Friday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. MT, and the No. 17 Wildcats Sunday, March 2, at noon MT.
A capacity crowd and a national TV audience on Pac-12 Networks saw Cal overcome a halftime deficit with five unanswered second-half tries to beat UCLA, 32-10, Saturday afternoon at Homecoming.
When No. 2 Cal welcomes No. 7 UCLA to Witter Rugby Field Saturday, the Bears and Bruins will also be welcoming Pac-12 Networks for a live TV broadcast 3-5 p.m. PT.
Cal scored 55 unanswered second-half points to shut down Santa Clara, 74-13, Wednesday night on Witter Rugby Field. Ten Bears scored a total of 12 tries as Cal ran away with the match.
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The Golden Bears will dial up a Starting XV peppered with youth to face Santa Clara on Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. under the lights on Witter Rugby Field.