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However, I haven't been utterly bone idle. Last weekend the DC modern quilt guild had their monthly meet-up. It was the first proper meeting I've been to, and the 3rd event. The lovely Nicole of Finch Sewing Studio hosted the meeting. She very graciously saved me from carting my sewing machine with me and loaned me one of hers for the day! A Singer. It sewed beautifully. I've been rabbitting on about how lovely it was to lots of people who don't care ever since Saturday - I should have taken a picture!!
Anyway, Nicole is a lot of a garment sewing genius. I have already said here that my aim for this summer is to make clothes for me. I've bought the fabric and the patterns, but I've lacked the courage to jump in. This meeting forced me to have started so I could be right stuck in the middle of the project where all the nitty gritty questions would pop up - the problems that can't be foreseen! So last Friday, last minute, I started tracing my Lonsdale pattern and cutting it out. I got flummoxed by the measurements. Freaked out that I would ruin the fabric I bought over a year ago and have consistently not used for fear of RUINING (alá Juanita Weasel and The Bloggess).
I talked to my mother. Always a good idea. She had two awesome suggestions: 1) tins of tomatoes under the legs of the table makes it a better height for pattern cutting, and 2) make a muslin out of an old sheet. Perfect! I had just the thing, a fitted sheet that doesn't fit anything we own. By late Friday, after working through Fashion Police, I had the bodice together. I was still utterly unsure of the fit.
Which brought me to Saturday sewing at Finch! Also guilds rock. I'm still quite scared of all the expertise and awesomeness in one room/house, but it's great for passively learning, asking questions when you feel brave, and everyone's always really lovely! By the end of Saturday I had one seam and an invisible zipper to put in... Pretty good going. And the guild consensus was that without a top and bra on it would definitely fit. And they were totally right!
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This muslin/sheet ended up totally wearable! Also this pattern is brilliant. I was so glad Nicole and the ladies were there to hold my hand at times, but the pattern did a good job of taking you through the steps, even pointing out where to topstitch and bind seams so as to give a lovely finish (I didn't do all of that on the sheet). I will add some sort of applique to the front and am quite attracted to some sort of Maori tattoo design, ideally in aubergine I think.
Today I cut up the precious Dan Bennett Fabric. And laid it over the wonky dress form I have.
This is my inspiration in the corner so as I will make it soon. Though I won't get started till the weekend or next week, I have a Kate Spain quilt top to try and finish before the link-up at Blossom Heart Quilts on Friday!
Also, I didn't have enough of the cream fabric to line the bodice in the same material. The only other yardage I have lying around is this Mama Said Sew text fabric. It is just about to go in the wash so I can get it cut up too!
I'm linking up to WIP Wednesday at Freshly Pieced! Looking forward to seeing what everyone else is up to over dinner later :)


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On This Day In History February 16th
February 16th, 1918 is the day that the Kuban Cossack Republic proclaimed its independence. During the Russian Empire, the region of the Kuban was Cossack territory. The western regions belonged to the Black Sea Cossack host in 1792. The Southern and Eastern regions were made from the Don Cossacks. During the years, of the Russian Revolution, many Cossacks were able to regain their independence that was almost absolutely lost in the 18th and 19th centuries through the policies of Rusification. Thus, the Kuban Cossack Republic was organized by the Kuban Rada (Government) on January 28th, 1918 and declared its independence on February 16th, 1918. It was eventually crushed when the Bolsheviks captured the city of Ekaterindar and was dissolved in March 17th, 1920.

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Helmet of a Joseon Dynasty "Marshal", if you notice carefully at the center front of the visor is the Chinese character for Yuan Shuai(Marshal).
Late Dae Han Empire military uniforms, from 1895 to 1910, notice the rank insignias are on epaulettes and/or on sleeve. The sleeve insignias are very similar to French Napoloenic era Hussars.
Shoulder strap from Dae Han Empire. These shoulder straps was used somewhere from 1900-1907, this is a pair of shoulder strap for the rank of Lieutenant .
I've posted this link before, but for convenience sake :wink:
Link (Dae Han Empire rank insignia): http://ghostent.new21.org/home/4military/43derank.htm
Various South Korean army uniforms from late 50's to mid-80's.
Rank insignia for officers during the Korean war.
Rank insignia for other ranks during the Korean war.
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As we learned from the Wells Fargo scandal, banks have the capacity to rob poor and working-class people. Consumers have little recourse when this occurs because they cannot afford the legal costs of fighting back, and many are bound to business-friendly arbitration clauses. In this week's Working-Class Perspective, former Ohio Attorney General Marc Dann makes the case for new regulations that could correct this profound imbalance in our financial system.
Surely better regulations could protect these vulnerable consumers, right? In Ohio, we tried to do just that. During my tenure as Ohio's Attorney General, I conducted hearings across the state that gave payday lending victims the opportunity to tell their stories. They talked about how they had been driven to financial ruin, lost homes, cars, jobs, and sadly, hope for the future. Their testimony was so shocking and heart-rending that the General Assembly passed and Ohio voters affirmed a law that capped the interest rates payday lenders could charge. Yet once again the vultures who own and operate the industry, protected by class action waivers and arbitration clauses and assisted by their lawyers and lobbyists, found a loophole in the law that enabled them to charge interest rates as high as 300% on short-term cash and auto title loans. Despite the legislation, payday lenders in Ohio and across the nation have continued to bring new products to market that entrap desperate and/or unwitting borrowers in virtually inescapable cycles of debt.
Take a moment to read the post in its entirety and check out other Working-Class Perspectives posts on our website.
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The Non-Existent Aryan Nations/Al Qaeda Connection
A post I tried to publish earlier on this topic simply disappeared. I am beginning to wonder if there isn't some kind of Federal monkeying going on. Even paranoids have enemies, you know.
First off, August Kreis is not "Aryan Nations." He's one of these self-proclaimed little mini-Fuehrers who tried to take over when Pastor Butler's health got bad. Secondly, according to several people who know him who have contacted me, August Kreis is as crazy as a shithouse rat.
Even so, this whole stupid interview will give us a very bad image, if that's possible considering the wretched image we have already. How can anyone possibly be that stupid? Is Kreis that desperate to keep the television cameras on him, even at the risk of his own life and freedom?
I sometimes publish parodies and other jokes on April Fool's Day. I won't do so this year. Kreis has trumped us all by being a joke, in the worst possible taste.


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Intel Appoints Velocity Micro CEO to Advisory Panel
Randy Copeland joins the Intel Premier Provider Board of Advisors at Intel Solutions Summit.
Las Vegas, NV — March 16, 2005 — Velocity Micro, the leading North American manufacturer of award-winning, ultra performance, custom built gaming systems, desktops, notebooks, and professional workstations, announced today the appointment of Velocity Micro CEO Randy Copeland to Intel's Board of Advisors for the Premier Provider program. As a member of the Board of Advisors, Copeland will assist the board in making recommendations on products and channel programs. The primary objectives of the board are to help shape product design and validate Intel's plan and direction for the future.
The fourteen member advisory panel reflects the current diversity of the Intel Premier Provider program, with all different segments of the market represented. On the board, Copeland will represent the interests and viewpoint of consumer-oriented channel partners, especially those geared toward gaming and PC enthusiasts.
"Being appointed to this advisory panel reflects the strong relationship between Intel and Velocity Micro. This further solidifies an excellent relationship that has been built on our history of first-to-market product launches and product testing. I'm honored to have been appointed and I look forward to the opportunity to contribute to shaping Intel's roadmap for the future," Copeland said, on learning of his appointment.
Premier Providers are identified by Intel as the preferred source for Intel products and technologies and benefit from Intel's world-class reputation and brand recognition. Membership in the program is by invitation only. Premier Providers enjoy increased support from Intel in the form of new product samples, preferred status, and increased marketing budgets.
Copeland is a graduate of Longwood University with a Bachelors Degree in Business Administration. In 1997, he launched the Velocity Micro brand as a high end PC manufacturer specializing in CAD workstations and gaming systems. The newly formed company quickly took off and today is one the leading manufacturers of ultra performance custom PCs and workstations in North America. Targeting digital media professionals and PC enthusiasts as well as gamers, Velocity Micro has expanded its initial consumer focus to include providing PC solutions for small businesses, including servers and mobile solutions.
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Velocity Micro, Inc. is the premier high-performance personal computer provider in North America. Founded in 1992, Richmond, Va.-based Velocity Micro custom builds award winning gaming, mobile, multimedia, small business, workstation, visual supercomputers and peripherals. Velocity Micro products are currently available at most consumer electronics retailers nationwide. For more information, please call (800) 303-7866 or visit www.VelocityMicro.com
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Almost one year after the launch of Boundary Dam CCS project, Regina hosted PCCC3 and SaskPower CCS Symposium. This special session showcased the first year operation experience from the CO2 capture facility at Boundary Dam. Delegates also had an opportunity to visit the CO2 capture facilities at Boundary Dam Power Station.
This year, Amsterdam hosted the POWER-GEN Europe and Renewable Energy World Europe Conference and Expo, June 9-11. During this three-day event, 56 sessions took place with more than 200 speakers discussing today's challenges in the energy sector.
The European Parliament and the European Council reached earlier this month an informal agreement on the establishment and operation of a Market Stability Reserve (MSR). The legislative proposal to establish an MSR in the EU Emission Trading System (EU-ETS) seeks to address the problem of an oversupply of allowances, leading to a low carbon price. The proposal foresees the reserve as a mechanism to prevent extreme fluctuation of carbon price, by reducing or increasing the supply of allowances.
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EVERY South African professional football player's stress levels rise over the next few days, because next week marks the return to football in pre-season training.
For some who have overindulged, over partied and spent too which time vegetating in front of the TV, pre-season can be summed up by waking up too scared to open your closet door for fear of the Tokoloshi coming to get you.
For others who have been keeping a low but moderate rate of conditioning and regulating their weight to where they left off last season, pre-season won't be so scary. Some clubs locally and abroad have conditioning coaches who just make you run and run.
Science is increasingly becoming the staple diet for top professional clubs and is moving to a more scientific approach in getting athletes prepared for the season. Strength, speed and conditioning are critical areas for development according to Liverpool midfielder Steven Gerrard.
Gerrard explains that training with the right performance coach on building the optimum stamina levels both on long and short distances is critical. Proper pre-season training can shape a player's season and be the difference between scoring 15 and 20 goals in the next 12 months. Pre-season training is the most critical part of a professional's development for the season, yet so many clubs get it wrong.
Clubs that can afford the science of training don't spend money on it and new clubs coming into the PSL don't spend money either. They are too busy spending their money on buying and acquiring new players on limited budgets. If all clubs introduce a mandatory scientific approach to their speed work, strength development and conditioning then perhaps Bafana Bafana wouldn't have to rely on a technical default to try and qualify for the World Cup.
How would a PSL club go about getting their players conditioned the correct way so that the athlete is scoring or defending at a 25% higher ratio?
Clubs need to search for sports scientists who have a track record both at improving individuals, teams and who have actually coached at the highest level. What is important is that the performance coach must understand the principle of speed and the principle of training. If the coach mentions anything in the first three weeks about running around the field aimlessly, my suggestion is fire him and have security remove him from the training field because he has no business being there.
Before each training session the team needs to perform the "nuts and bolts preparation". These are carefully orchestrated sequences of technique, skills and drills which include proper dynamic warm up, pre-habilitation exercises, movement preparation and muscle activation followed by technique of movement.
Pre-season always starts off with the weight room. This is the only real time a player has to build the size of his engine safely and progressively. During the season, you can really only hit the weight room once a week because of the amount of field-based training and games you will be playing, so use this time wisely.
Each player should undergo a three-day assessment between scheduled training sessions. Setting aside one big day for an assessment is dangerous and runs the high risk of injury during this early stages due to the intensity that accompanies assessments.
Spreading it over three days allows more accurate data collection and is less taxing on the athlete. The assessment is vital for the scientist to design individual customised programmes to purely work on weaknesses. One size does not fit all and too often teams hit the gyms and the circuit training machines without purpose.
The next secret weapon for teams is speed training. During the first three weeks, athletes will not be allowed to sprint at 100%.
If your coach is making you run at full capacity during early pre-season make sure you are saying your prayers at night because I can guarantee you, especially with weight training, that your chances of injury are off the charts.
The best speed gain comes from understanding as a player what speed really is. Understand how the body is supposed to move, operate and function. Then, through a sequence of progressive speed techniques, drills and exercises, you start to build the team's speed mechanics and fix up any possible areas that might contribute to a groin or hamstring strain during the in-season.
Four weeks in, you start increasing the intensity of speed training but still not at full sprinting capacity. Eight weeks to improve a team's speed safely is possible but only with a trained expert.
At the end of each training session the team will undergo dynamic core development, abs and lower back strengthening exercises followed by a final rest and recovery session with foam rollers, PNF stretching, rolling sticks and partnered stretching. Performance training is a science and in understanding this concept, I ask you this question. Would you allow anyone to drive your high performance Ferrari parked in the driveway?
Then why would you settle for anything less than the best and most skilled scientists training your multi-million rand team.


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This week, Bones shows us the possible consequences of fooling around on your significant (or not-so-significant) other: You could end up splashed on a reality show, you could end up buried in poop, or you could be witness to an uncomfortable meeting of your booty-call boy and your mental man. None of these options sounds pleasant.
This spoiler dropped trou to warn you about the potential dangers of meeting people over the internet — honest!
A trucker gets more than he bargained for when the outhouse he scampered into explodes. That's not the interesting part (the boom was probably just caused by the natural buildup of methane) — that honor goes to the corpse that was buried in head-down sewage up to his waist. Ew! After a mere three days of the poop treatment, the upper half of the corpse is completely eaten away. His lower half was preserved just fine.
The team gets to sift through sewage, which strikes me as even less fun than their usual activities. After plenty of ick, they find that the corpse had been wearing a toupee, that he was bludgeoned on the back of the skull, and that he had a picture crammed down his throat with enough force to break his teeth. Who could inspire that much hate?
How about a guy who hosts a reality show that catches men in the act of cheating on their wives? "Busted by Bill", a cross between "To Catch a Predator" and "Cheaters," is the sort of thing that tends to provoke some passion, especially among the men caught cheating. One in particular responded to his moment in t he spotlight by punching Bill, but even though he's mysteriously left town, he turns out to be a sad-sack gambler who's on the run from his bookie. A wife who refuses to believe her husband was actually about to cheat (even though he appeared sans pants) is another suspect, but she, too, turns up clean.
But there were plenty of tensions at work, too. Bill had argued with his producer, Arthur — Arthur would lose his megabucks franchise if Bill left, but he'd get a nice insurance payout from the death of his star. Bill wanted veronica, another staffer, fired — were they sleeping around? Nope, that honor went to Holly, one of the honeytrap girls used to lure the cheaters. A combination of a thrush infection and a tongue piercing proved that Holly was intimate with bill, but she swears they were in love. Why would she kill him? More to the point, how would she have the strength to upend a guy into an outhouse pit? But Pete, the camera guy — he lived with Holly, used to date her, and was enraged when he found photo of the two in flagrante. He lost it, and Bill was done for.
Brennan and Booth
Brennan shocks the heck out of Booth when he discovers she's dating two men simultaneously. There's Mark, a deep-sea welder and fine physical specimen who gets invited over for sex, and Jason, a botanist and bon vivant who stimulates Brennan's mind but not her naughty bits. Booth mocks Mark, gleefully sabotages a date with Jason, and is ridiculously pleased when Mark and Jason find out about each other.
And I'm actually a bit frustrated with Booth here — Brennan has the right to live her life as she sees fit. As far as I could tell, she never told Mark or Jason that they were exclusive, so why not? It's not Booth's job to be big brother to Brennan and tell her who she can and can't date. Now, if he decided to actually act on his own feelings for Brennan, that would be different. But since he and Brennan are still in sexual-tension mode, he's really got no right to criticize.
That said, Booth was incredibly sweet when he found out Mark and Jason both broke up with Brennan — "If they don't realize how lucky they are, they don't deserve you." Ok, great, Booth. But YOU don't realize what YOU want, just like Brennan doesn't know what she wants, so you get to stop criticizing.
A last-minute quasi-session with Sweets led Brennan and Booth to realize they had a spiffy little surrogate relationship going on — and they were both fine with that. I have to say, I am too. I fear the Moonlighting syndrome — satisfy the passion, screw up the show.
Highlights, thoughts and odds and ends
- The new Zach stand-in was Daisy Wick, a hyper-competitive, hero-worshipping glory hound who couldn't shut up about herself of her admiration for Brennan. It's enough to make you want the guy who apprenticed himself to a cannibal killer to come back to the lab.
- Sweets is a perceptive guy, but he's apparently got crappy taste in women — he ended the episode asking Daisy out.
- That gang spent part of the time in Hazmat suits because they were dealing with raw sewage. Sweets was loving it — "These suits are so cool! Zzzt, zzzt — I Am A Robot." It was kind of adorable. I really didn't need to see him sneeze all over his helmet, though.
- Sweets, on the crime: "Shot in the head, punched in the face AND dumped in poop. Whoever did this did not get enough therapy."
- Things found in the sewage: Two toy cars, three cellphones, a doorknob, a rubber casing and a plastic Easter bunny head. The Easter bunny head was just freaky.
- Cam had very little patience for for Daisy — when Daisy said she just wanted to make sure they realized SHE found the wig, Cam muttered "you did everything but hire a skywriter." Latter, when Daisy kept going on about herself, Cam suggested "You might want to keep a little mystery about yourself." Alas, Daisy was oblivious. No wonder she got fired.
- Daisy did have one good line: "My boyfriend thinks it's weird that I love doing this, but I think it's weird he loves the accordion."
- Booth and Sweets analyze Jason: Booth: "That guy is gay. Please, double cheek kiss, tight Italian suit" Sweets: "Coldplay" Booth: "Never married." Sweets: "Coldplay." Hee!
- I actually enjoyed the return of stalker Noel — he definitely knew how to tail a guy, and his asides were hysterical.
- Brennan tells Cam and Angela that she's perfectly able to satisfy herself — she just needs two guys to do it. "I've done that," says Angela. "I miss college."
- Booth wants to know why Brennan is with mark: "There has to be more than sex," he insists. "Not really…" says Brennan. And sometimes, with some people… she's right. And if Booth doesn't know that… well, I wonder what his college years were like.
- OK, tell me if I'm reading too much into this (and if I am, I blame a recent sojourn recapping The Secret Life of the American Teenager, the awfulness of which broke my brain): Did anyone else get the impression that the show was implying that Brennan was some sort of oddball freak for enjoying sex, presumably because girls aren't supposed to be like that? Because if so, that's getting to be a tired storyline. Brennan likes nookie, while Booth seems to want to believe she's some sort of delicate flower. In my opinion, Booth needs to get over it, and so does the show.


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Project Safe Conduct was a collaboration between the Ireland Cancer Center at University Hospitals of Cleveland and the Hospice of the Western Reserve and Case Western Reserve University, in Cleveland, Ohio, to test a new system for end-of-life care for patients with terminal illnesses.
Patients with cancer and their families often face a confusing and frustrating maze of medical and social services. Project Safe Conduct offered patients and families a guide to this labyrinth of treatments and services, emphasizing state-of-the-art symptom management as well as psychosocial and spiritual support.
The project created and studied a system for end-of-life care that allowed patients to receive life-prolonging care, including experimental therapy protocols integrated with palliative care. Palliative care emphasizes symptom relief with a holistic approach to physical, psychosocial and spiritual issues, and, when cure is no longer possible, helps with the difficult but normal challenges of life completion and closure.
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The rewrite of the national curriculum by the Abbott Coalition to bring it in line with the values of the conservative tradition was to be expected. The Coalition had explicitly promised as much, given Pyne's repeated characterization of it as leftist ideology, dumbed-down content and falling standards; and their rejection of critical literacy, whole-language and a child-centred model of pedagogy.
Conservatives in the Coalition ---- which has become the institutional face of the conservative movement --- have always been in favour of a more traditional approach to teaching: that is, one where teachers teach, students learn and there is an agreed body of knowledge, understanding and skills that need to be addressed at each year level. They are deeply opposed to the expressive or social liberalism of the 1968ers and they adhere to the principle of ordered liberty.
The 'ordered ' is crucial here as conservatives hold that the integrity of the social fabric must be ensured even when this conflicts with individual liberty. The paramount value for conservatism, then, tends to be a principle of authority.
This conservatism stands for the state having a duty to maintain order and promote virtue. Politics in this tradition is the art of achieving the maximum amount of freedom for individuals that is consistent with the maintenance of social order. They endeavour to reunite the disparate conservative factions ----traditional conservatives appalled by the secular mass society surrounding them; libertarians repelled by a Leviathan state that threatened free enterprise and individualism; and those alarmed by the rise of the Green-Left----by focusing their attention on the dangers of liberalism--or the Green Left (code for Marxism) and social conservatives.
Australian conservatism aims to fuse the basic ideas of traditional conservatism and libertarianism. The primary goal of education is to familiarize students with an existing body of truth, of which Christianity and free enterprise are the foundation. For them, the principles on which the conservative political position is base are derived from the nature of man, and from the truths that God has revealed about His creation.
Australian conservatism is not classical liberalism, which conservatives see had been significantly weakened by utilitarianism and secularism. Most classical liberals are seemingly unable to distinguish between "the authoritarianism" of the state, which suppresses human freedom, and the authority of God and truth. Conservatives see themselves as trying to save the Christian understanding of the nature and destiny of man.
The problem these conservatives have is their increasing dependence on an electorate that is largely rural, based in WA and Queensland and white. This gives rise to an entrenched strain of political paranoia; the identification of their own values with the country as a whole; and an undercurrent of racism. Pyne gives voice to this by saying that he review includes history, which, in the now familiar conservative talking point, contains too much Asia and Aborigines and not enough Anzac Day and business success stories. White colonial Australia needs to be foregrounded.
Kevin Donnelly, one of the reviewers and an educational conservative, adds to this talking point in his articles in the mainstream press, which are primarily about how the education system is getting wrecked by left wing teachers bent on undermining traditional Australian society and its Judeo-Christian values.
The conservatives increasing dependence on a largely white rural, based electorate in WA and Queensland means that this undercurrent in their base has a strand of racial distrust and an angry, bitter exclusionism in which those with different preferences and values become almost definitionally "un-Australian."
And so we have the replay of the culture and literacy wars around the review of the national schools curriculum.
Though conservatism has become the dominant political philosophy in the United States it is still not the case in Australia
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Paul |
January 20, 2014 4:27 PM
Maybe Australia is not politically conservative but it is culturally conservative.
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Mary |
January 20, 2014 4:31 PM
Conservatism emerged as a political movement in the 1960s and 1970s, and then, with John Howard, a governing movement in the late 1990s.
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January 20, 2014 4:32 PM
Social conservatives work to shore up traditional family values.
They oppose abortion, same-sex marriage, and sexual permissiveness. They also advocate strengthening traditional standards in education, and a larger role for religious faith in public life.
Does that mean more of the Bible in the national curriculum?
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January 20, 2014 4:37 PM
Australian conservatism lacks philosophical continuity and maturity. Its development has been choppy and fragmented, intellectuals of different orientations showing little interest in really learning from their predecessors and each other.
Even though it instinctively resisted utilitarian liberalism it is mostly concerned with practical politics and free markets and it has got by got by with a partly jerry-built intellectual structure inherited from US conservatism.
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January 20, 2014 4:41 PM
Conservatives believe that teachers should teach the basics well and not focus so much on other topics that often end up being political in nature, leaning towards liberal points of view.
Colonial history and the destruction of aboriginal society is political in nature.
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January 20, 2014 5:04 PM
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> Acute interstitial nephritis
Acute interstitial nephritis
Also listed as:
AIN, Nephritis, Interstitial nephritis
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Acupuncture, acute renal failure, allergic, allergic nephritis, allergic reaction, allergy, chelation therapy, collagen vascular disease, drug-induced, gallium scan, glomeruli interstitial, immune defense system, immune system, immune-mediated, interstitium, inflammation, kidney biopsy, kidney damage, kidney disease, kidney disorder, kidney failure, kidneys,
Legionella pneumophila
, oliguria, peritubular, renal biopsy, renal damage, renal disease, renal failure, T-cells, tubules, tubulointerstitial nephritis, urinalysis, urine.
The kidneys, a pair of organs located on the left and right side of the abdomen, are an essential component of the urinary tract. The kidneys are responsible for removing toxins, chemicals and waste products from the blood. They also regulate acid concentration and maintain water and electrolyte balance in the body by excreting urine.
Acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is a kidney disorder characterized by inflammation of the tubules and the spaces between the renal (kidney) tubules and the glomeruli (tiny structure in the kidney made of capillary blood vessels).
Strong evidence suggests that acute interstitial nephritis is an immune-mediated tubulointerstitial injury, which is initiated by medications or infections.
Nephritis may be acute (lasting only a few weeks) or chronic (long-term). If the condition is chronic, kidney damage can become progressively worse. Chronic nephritis is more common among the elderly and often results in permanent kidney damage.
About 15% of kidney failure cases are related to acute interstitial nephritis. In rare occasions AIN may cause permanent damage, including chronic renal failure.
Most patients who have drug-induced AIN recover soon after the medication is discontinued. These patients are expected to recover to normal or near-normal renal function within a few weeks. Patients who stop taking the offending medications within two weeks of the onset of AIN are more likely to recover completely than individuals who continue to take the medication for three weeks or longer, according to researchers.
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Strong evidence suggests that acute interstitial nephritis (AIN) is an immune-mediated tubulointerstitial injury that is caused by medications, infections and diseases. Most AIN cases are drug-induced. Medications that commonly trigger the allergic reaction include nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), methicillin, penicillins, cimetidine, allopurinol, rifampin, phenytoin, cephalosporins, aminoglycosides, vancomycin and ciprofloxacin. The disorder may occur two or more weeks after exposure to the medication.
AIN is also associated with certain infections and diseases, including
Legionella pneumophila
, collagen vascular diseases (disease that damages connective tissues), streptococcal infections and transplant rejection.
While there is strong evidence that AIN is immune-mediated, the exact mechanism of the disease is unclear. The presence of helper-inducer and suppressor-cytotoxic T-lymphocytes in the inflammatory infiltrate suggests that T-cell mediated hypersensitivity reactions and cytotoxic T-cell injury are involved in the pathogenesis of AIN. Further research is necessary to confirm the exact cause of the disease.
Interstitial nephritis causes mild to severe damage to the kidneys, and it may cause acute kidney failure. About 15% of kidney failure cases are related to acute interstitial nephritis.
Patients with AIN typically experience nonspecific symptoms of acute renal failure, including oliguria (decreased urine production), malaise (general feeling of discomfort), anorexia, nausea and vomiting.
Other symptoms of AIN may include abnormal urinary sediment (the urine normally contains a wide variety of formed elements called urinary sediment), generalized hypersensitivity syndrome, fever, rash, changes in mental status, swelling (in any part of the body), weight gain (from fluid retention) and blood in the urine.
: Indicators of AIN include a recent history of infection or the start of a new medication. Several diagnostic tests may indicate AIN, but the only definitive diagnostic test for AIN is a kidney biopsy.
Kidney biopsy
: A kidney biopsy is the only definitive diagnostic test for AIN. The test can detect abnormal or diseased tissue. During the procedure, a needle is inserted into the kidney, and a small tissue sample is removed. The tissue is then analyzed in a laboratory. A positive test for AIN will reveal inflammation of the renal interstitium. Patients who test positive AIN will have plasma cell and lymphocytic infiltrates in the peritubular (around tubules) areas of the interstitium, usually with interstitial edema (fluid retention). The test can also help a healthcare provider determine the extent of the renal damage.
A kidney biopsy is not needed in all patients. If an AIN diagnosis is likely and the patient can safely stop taking the offending drug, supportive management can proceed safely without a biopsy.
Urinalysis (analysis of the urine)
: A urinalysis will often show eosinophils, which are specialized white blood cells that are present during allergic reactions.
Blood test
: A positive blood test for AIN usually reveals eosinophils
Gallium scan
: A gallium scan, which is a nuclear medicine imaging method, can be used to help diagnose AIN. During the procedure, a qualified radiologist injects gallium-67 into the patient's bloodstream, which will accumulate in areas that are infected and can be viewed with a special camera.
: A qualified nephrologist (kidney specialist) should be consulted if acute interstitial nephritis is suspected. Any medication that is suspected of causing the allergic reaction should be discontinued after consulting a qualified healthcare provider.
Most patients who have drug-induced AIN recover soon after the medication is discontinued. These patients are expected to recover to normal or near-normal renal function within a few weeks. Patients who stop taking the offending medications within two weeks of the onset of AIN are more likely to have a full recovery than individuals who continue to take the medication for three weeks or longer, according to researchers.
In cases of severe renal damage or renal failure, dialysis may be performed. It may also be used to remove offending agents from the blood quickly.
: If there is significant renal damage, corticosteroids like prednisone may be prescribed. Treatment generally lasts for five to six weeks. A daily dose of prednisone is often prescribed for two to three weeks, followed by a gradually tapering dose over three to four weeks.
Renal dialysis
: In cases of severe renal damage or renal failure, dialysis may be administered. During dialysis is a method of removing toxic substances and waste from the blood when the kidneys are not functioning properly. Dialysis is most often used for patients who have kidney failure. However, it can also be used to remove drugs or poisons from the blood quickly.
Integrative therapies
: Currently, there is insufficient evidence on the use of integrative therapies for acute interstitial nephritis (AIN). The integrative therapies listed below have been investigated for use in kidney failure and nephritis in general, should be used only under the supervision of a qualified healthcare provider, and should not be used in replacement of other proven therapies or preventive measures. Patients should always consult a qualified healthcare provider before beginning alternative treatment for AIN, especially if they recently received a kidney transplant.
Good scientific evidence
Chelation therapy
: During chelation therapy, EDTA (ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid), usually in combination with vitamins, trace elements, and iron supplements, is injected into the vein to treat a variety of diseases. Several studies support the use of EDTA chelation to reduce lead toxicity associated with chronic kidney insufficiency and to slow the progression of the disorder. More studies are needed to confirm these findings, but EDTA chelation may be considered a useful adjunctive therapy for the treatment of kidney dysfunction.
Avoid with heart disease, liver disease, kidney disease, immune system disorders, bleeding disorders, or if taking drugs that increase the risk of bleeding. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding due to potential toxic effects.
: In laboratory studies, rhubarb has been shown to have positive effects on chronic kidney failure. These studies show promise for human use. In some studies, rhubarb is more effective than captopril, and rhubarb combined with captopril is more effective than either substance alone. Higher quality studies are necessary to confirm this hypothesis.
Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to rhubarb, its constituents, or related plants from the Polygonaceae family. Avoid using rhubarb for more than two weeks because it may induce tolerance in the colon, melanosis coli, laxative dependence, pathological alterations to the colonic smooth muscles, and substantial loss of electrolytes. Avoid with atony, colitis, Crohn's disease, dehydration with electrolyte depletion, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, insufficient liver function, intestinal obstruction or ileus, irritable bowel syndrome, menstruation, pre-eclampsia, kidney disorders, ulcerative colitis, or urinary problems. Avoid handling rhubarb leaves, as they may cause contact dermatitis. Avoid rhubarb in children younger than 12 years old. Use cautiously with bleeding disorders, cardiac conditions, or constipation. Use cautiously with a history of kidney stones or thin or brittle bones. Use cautiously if taking anti-psychotic drugs, anticoagulants, or oral drugs, herbs, or supplements (including calcium, iron, and zinc) with similar effects. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Unclear or conflicting scientific evidence
: Acupuncture is commonly used throughout the world. According to Chinese medicine theory, the human body contains a network of energy pathways through which vital energy, called "chi," circulates. These pathways contain specific "points" that function like gates, allowing chi to flow through the body. Needles are inserted into these points to regulate the flow of chi. Illness and symptoms are thought to be caused by problems in the circulation of chi through the meridians. There has been limited research on acupuncture for the treatment of kidney disorders, such as gouty kidney damage. At this time, there is inadequate available evidence to recommend for or against the use of acupuncture for these indications. More research is needed.
Needles must be sterile in order to avoid disease transmission. Avoid with valvular heart disease, infections, bleeding disorders, medical conditions of unknown origin, and neurological disorders. Avoid on areas that have received radiation therapy and during pregnancy. Avoid if taking anticoagulants. Use cautiously with respiratory disease (e.g. asthma or emphysema). Use cautiously in elderly or medically compromised patients, diabetics, or with a history of seizures. Avoid electroacupuncture with arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) or in patients with pacemakers.
Alpha-lipoic acid
: Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) may provide some benefit in kidney disease, but there is not enough evidence to make a conclusion.
Avoid if allergic to ALA. Use cautiously with diabetes and thyroid diseases. Avoid with thiamine deficiency or alcoholism. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
: Although early results of arabinogalactan's effect in patients with chronic kidney failure are promising, more studies are needed.
Avoid if allergic or sensitive to arabinogalactan or larch. People who are exposed to arabinogalactan or larch dust may have irritation of the eyes, lungs, or skin. Use cautiously in people with diabetes, digestive problems, or immune system disorders, and in people who consume a diet that is high in fiber or low in galactose. Arabinogalactan should not be used during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
: Arginine, or L-arginine, is considered a semi-essential amino acid because although it is normally synthesized in sufficient amounts by the body, supplementation is sometimes required. Study results are mixed as to whether arginine as a therapy by itself directly helps with certain kidney diseases or kidney failure. Arginine may be a helpful adjunct for kidney disease related conditions such as anemia in the elderly. Additional research is needed in this area.
Avoid if allergic to arginine, or with a history of stroke, or liver or kidney disease. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding. Use caution if taking blood-thinning drugs (like warfarin or Coumadin®) and blood pressure drugs or herbs or supplements with similar effects. Blood potassium levels should be monitored. L-arginine may worsen symptoms of sickle cell disease. Caution is advised in patients taking prescription drugs to control sugar levels.
: In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), astragalus is commonly found in mixtures with other herbs. Western herbalists began using astragalus in the 1800s as an ingredient in various tonics. Several animal and human studies report that kidney damage from toxins and kidney failure may be improved with the use of astragalus-containing herbal mixtures. Overall, this research has been poorly designed and reported. Astragalus alone has not been well evaluated. Better quality research is necessary before a conclusion can be made.
Avoid if allergic to astragalus, peas, or any related plants. Avoid with a history of
bark-induced asthma. Avoid if taking aspirin, aspirin products, or herbs or supplements with similar effects. Avoid with inflammation, fever, stroke, transplant, or autoimmune diseases. Stop use two weeks before and immediately after surgery/dental/diagnostic procedures with bleeding risks. Use cautiously with bleeding disorders, diabetes, high blood pressure, lipid disorders, or kidney disorders. Use cautiously if taking blood-thinners, blood sugar drugs, diuretics, or herbs and supplements with similar effects. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
: Limited evidence suggests that chitosan may be useful during long-term hemodialysis for patients with kidney failure. Further studies are needed to determine safety and efficacy.
Avoid if allergic or sensitive to chitosan or shellfish. Use cautiously with diabetes or bleeding disorders. Use cautiously if taking drugs, herbs, or supplements that lower blood sugar or increase the risk of bleeding. Chitosan may decrease absorption of fat and fat-soluble vitamins from foods. Chitosan is not recommended during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
Coenzyme Q10
: Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), which is produced by the human body, is needed for the basic functioning of cells. Early research supports the use of CoQ10 supplements for the treatment of kidney failure. However, more research is needed before a firm conclusion can be made.
Reports on allergic reactions to CoQ10 supplements are lacking. However, there have been reports of rare cases of rash and itching after CoQ10 use. Stop use two weeks before and immediately after surgery/dental/diagnostic procedures that have bleeding risks. Use cautiously with a history of blood clots, diabetes, high blood pressure, heart attack, or stroke. Use cautiously if taking anticoagulants (blood thinners), anti-platelet drugs (e.g. aspirin, warfarin, or clopidogrel), blood pressure drugs, blood sugar drugs, cholesterol drugs, or thyroid drugs. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Color therapy
: Early research found that light-color stimulation improved cardiovascular symptoms in patients with glomerular nephritis (inflammation of the kidney). More research is needed in this area.
Color therapy is generally considered safe. Exposure to bright light may cause eye injury, such as retinopathy. Strobe lights may cause seizures in susceptible individuals. Use cautiously during pregnancy or breastfeeding.
: Cordyceps is a parasitic fungi that has been used as a tonic food in China and Tibet. In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), cordyceps is used to strengthen kidney function. Studies indicate that cordyceps may improve kidney function in patients with chronic kidney failure. Early study results are promising, however, additional research is needed.
Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to cordyceps, mold, or fungi. Use cautiously with diabetes, bleeding disorders, or prostate conditions. Use cautiously if taking immunosuppressants, anticoagulants, hormonal replacement therapy, or birth control pills. Avoid with myelogenous type cancers. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
: Danshen (
Salvia miltiorrhiza
) is widely used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), often in combination with other herbs. Although early evidence is promising, it is unknown whether danshen is a safe and effective treatment for kidney disease.
Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to danshen. Avoid if taking blood thinners (anticoagulants), digoxin, or hypotensive agents. Avoid with bleeding disorders, low blood pressure, and following cerebral ischemia (inadequate blood flow to the brain). Use cautiously if taking sedatives, hypolipidemics (blood pressure-lowering medications), cardiac glycosides, CYP-metabolized agents, nitrate ester, steroidal agents, or some anti-inflammatories (such as ibuprofen). Use cautiously with altered immune states, arrhythmia (irregular heartbeat), compromised liver function, or with a history of glaucoma, stroke, or ulcers. Stop use two weeks before and immediately after surgery/dental/diagnostic procedures that have bleeding risks. Use cautiously if driving or operating heavy machinery. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Dong quai
: Dong quai (
Angelica sinensis
), also known as Chinese angelica, has been used for thousands of years in traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese medicine. It remains one of the most popular plants in Chinese medicine, and it is most commonly used for health conditions in women. There is insufficient evidence to support the use of Dong quai as a treatment for kidney diseases, such as glomerulonephritis. Preliminary, poor-quality research of Dong quai in combination with other herbs has reported unclear results.
Although Dong quai is accepted as being safe as a food additive in the United States and Europe, it remains unknown if it is in larger doses as a medical treatment. There are no reliable long-term studies of side effects available. Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to
Angelic radix
or members of the Aplaceael Umbelliferae family (e.g. anise, caraway, carrot, celery, dill, or parsley). Avoid prolonged exposure to sunlight or ultraviolet light. Use cautiously with bleeding disorders, diabetes, glucose intolerance, or hormone sensitive conditions (e.g. breast cancer, uterine cancer, or ovarian cancer). Use cautiously if taking blood thinners. Do not use immediately before or two weeks after dental or surgical procedures that have bleeding risks. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
: Flaxseed is a rich source of the essential fatty acid, alpha-linolenic acid (omega-6). Alpha-linolenic acid is a building block in the body for omega-3 fatty acids. Flaxseed (not flaxseed oil) may help treat kidney diseases, such as lupus nephritis. However, further research is needed before a firm conclusion can be made.
Flaxseed has been well-tolerated in studies for up to four months. Avoid if allergic to flaxseed, flaxseed oil, or other plants of the Linaceae family. Avoid with prostate cancer, breast cancer, uterine cancer, or endometriosis. Avoid ingestion of immature flaxseed pods. Avoid large amounts of flaxseed by mouth. Mix flaxseed with plenty of water or liquid before ingesting. Avoid flaxseed (
flaxseed oil) with a history of esophageal stricture, ileus, gastrointestinal stricture, or bowel obstruction. Avoid with a history of acute or chronic diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, diverticulitis, or inflammatory bowel disease. Avoid topical flaxseed in open wounds or abraded skin surfaces. Use cautiously with a history of bleeding disorders, high triglyceride levels, diabetes, mania, seizures, or asthma. Use cautiously if taking blood thinners or nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
: Asian ginseng, or
Panax ginseng
, has been used for more than 2,000 years in Chinese medicine for various health conditions. There is preliminary evidence of a beneficial effect of
Panax notoginseng
in diabetic nephropathy. Additional studies are warranted.
For kidney dysfunction, a combination of herbs that included ginseng was not better than treatment with a conventional medicine plus traditional Chinese medicine. More research is needed because the effects of ginseng alone are unknown.
Avoid ginseng with a known allergy to plants in the Araliaceae family. There has been a report of a serious life-threatening skin reaction, possibly caused by contaminants in ginseng formulations.
: Preliminary study using combination therapy with a decoction (a preparation made by boiling a plant in water) of qingre huoxue recipe (QHR), which contains less than 10% of giant-hyssop herb, may improve kidney function in patients with mid-advanced crescentic nephritis (kidney inflammation). Higher quality studies using hyssop alone are needed to further evaluate hyssop's effect on nephritis.
Avoid if allergic/hypersensitive to hyssop, any of its constituents, or any related plants in the Lamiaceae family. Use cautiously with diabetes or if taking antivirals or immunosuppressants. Avoid with seizure disorders, fever, high blood pressure, or if taking medications that affect seizure threshold. Avoid in children. Avoid sustained use of hyssop oil (10 to 30 drops daily for adults). Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
: Lycopene is a carotenoid found in tomatoes, and it is also present in human serum, liver, adrenal glands, lungs, prostate, colon, and skin. There is very limited evidence that lycopene supplements may not reduce the risk of renal cell cancer. Additional research is needed.
Avoid if allergic to tomatoes or to lycopene. Due to a lack of conclusive data, avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Omega-3 fatty acids
: Omega-3 fatty acids are found in fish oil and certain plant/nut oils. Fish oil contains both docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA). Studies investigating the effect of omega-3 fatty acids on patients with immunoglobulin A (IgA) nephropathy have produced conflicting results. Further research is warranted in this area. Additional research is also needed to determine whether or not omega-3 fatty acids can effectively treat nephrotic syndrome in general.
Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to products that contain omega-3 fatty acid, omega-6 fatty acid, or linolenic acid. This includes some fish and nuts. Avoid during active bleeding. Use cautiously with bleeding disorders, diabetes, low blood pressure, or if taking drugs, or herbs, or supplements that treat any such conditions. Use cautiously before surgery. Omega-3 fatty acids are considered safe in pregnancy and breastfeeding when taken in the recommended doses.
: Human studies suggest that patients with a type of kidney disease called crescentic nephritis may need less glucocorticoid medication with use of peony. More research is needed to support this use.
Avoid if allergic or sensitive to peony. Avoid with bleeding disorders or if taking drugs, herbs, or supplements that increase bleeding risk. Use cautiously with estrogen-sensitive cancers or if taking drugs, herbs, or supplements with hormonal activity. Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Prayer, distant healing
: Prayer can be defined as a "reverent petition," the act of asking for something while aiming to connect with God or another object of worship. Prayer on behalf of the ill or dying has played a prominent role throughout history and across cultures. Metaphysical explanations and beliefs often underlie the practice of prayer. Preliminary research shows positive trends associated with prayer and spirituality in patients with end stage kidney disease who are coping after a kidney transplant. Further research is needed before conclusions can be drawn.
Prayer is not recommended as the sole treatment approach for potentially serious medical conditions, and should not delay the time it takes to consult with a healthcare professional or receive established therapies. Sometimes religious beliefs come into conflict with standard medical approaches and require an open dialog between patients and caregivers.
: Psychotherapy is an interactive process between a person and a qualified mental health professional. The patient explores thoughts, feelings, and behaviors to help with problem solving. Although individual and group psychotherapy may decrease depression associated with a kidney transplant, individual therapy may be more effective than group therapy. More research is needed in this area.
Psychotherapy cannot always fix mental or emotional conditions. Psychiatric drugs are sometimes needed. In some cases, symptoms may worsen if the proper medication is not taken. Not all therapists are qualified to work with all problems. Use cautiously with serious mental illness or some medical conditions because some forms of psychotherapy may stir up strong emotional feelings and expressions.
: In traditional Chinese medicine (TCM), rhubarb is used as an ulcer remedy, and it is considered a bitter, cold, dry herb used to "clear heat" from the liver, stomach, and blood. Preliminary study using a combination therapy with a decoction of qingre huoxue recipe (QHR), which contains less than 10% of rhubarb, may improve kidney function in patients with mid-advanced crescentic nephritis. Higher quality studies using rhubarb as a monotherapy are needed to evaluate rhubarb's effect on nephritis.
Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to rhubarb, its constituents, or related plants from the Polygonaceae family. Avoid using rhubarb for more than two weeks because it may induce tolerance in the colon, melanosis coli, laxative dependence, pathological alterations to the colonic smooth muscles, and substantial loss of electrolytes. Avoid with atony, colitis, Crohn's disease, dehydration with electrolyte depletion, diarrhea, hemorrhoids, insufficient liver function, intestinal obstruction or ileus, irritable bowel syndrome, menstruation, pre-eclampsia, kidney disorders, ulcerative colitis, and urinary problems. Avoid handling rhubarb leaves, as they may cause contact dermatitis. Avoid rhubarb in children younger than 12 years old. Use cautiously with bleeding disorders, cardiac conditions, constipation, or with a history of kidney stones or thin or brittle bones. Use cautiously if taking anti-psychotic drugs, blood thinners, or oral drugs, herbs, or supplements (including calcium, iron, and zinc). Avoid if pregnant or breastfeeding.
: Safflower oil is ingested as a food or supplement, infused intravenously, or applied topically. There is currently insufficient available evidence to recommend for or against the use of safflower in the treatment of type II nephritic syndrome.
Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to safflower (
Carthamus tinctorius
), safflower oil, daisies, ragweed, chrysanthemums, marigolds, or any related constituents. Use parenteral safflower oil emulsions cautiously in newborns. Use cautiously if taking anticoagulants (blood thinners) or anti-platelet drugs, immunosuppressants, or pentobarbital. Use cautiously with diabetes, low blood pressure, inadequate liver function, bleeding disorders, or skin pigmentation conditions. Use cautiously if pregnant or breastfeeding.
: Due to limited human study, there is not enough evidence to recommend for or against the use of soy in the treatment of kidney diseases, such as chronic renal failure and nephrotic syndrome. Patients with kidney disease should speak to their healthcare providers about recommended amounts of dietary protein, as soy is a high protein food.
Avoid if allergic to soy. Breathing problems and rash may occur in sensitive people. Soy, as a part of the regular diet, is traditionally considered to be safe during pregnancy and breastfeeding, but there are limited scientific data. The effects of high doses of soy or soy isoflavones in humans are not clear, and therefore, are not recommended. There has been a case report of vitamin D deficiency rickets in an infant nursed with soybean milk (not specifically designed for infants). People who experience intestinal irritation (colitis) from cow's milk may experience intestinal damage or diarrhea from soy. It is unknown if soy or soy isoflavones share the same side effects as estrogens (e.g. increased risk of blood clots). The use of soy is often discouraged in patients with hormone-sensitive cancers, such as breast, ovarian, or prostate cancer. Other hormone-sensitive conditions, such as endometriosis, may also be worsened. Patients taking blood-thinning drugs (e.g. warfarin) should check with their doctors and/or pharmacists before taking soy supplementation.
Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM)
: Traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) herbs have been reported to improve the therapeutic effectiveness and to counteract adverse reactions to hormone therapy in treatment of nephrotic syndrome and to reduce the recurrence of symptoms. TCM herbs may also augment conventional medicine in treatment of diabetic nephropathy. More studies of better design are needed before recommendations can be made.
Chinese herbs can be potent and may interact with other herbs, foods, or drugs. Consult a qualified healthcare professional before taking. There have been reports of manufactured or processed Chinese herbal products being tainted with toxins or heavy metal or not containing the listed ingredients. Herbal products should be purchased from reliable sources. Avoid ephedra (ma huang). Avoid ginseng if pregnant or breastfeeding.
Vitamin E
: Vitamin E exists in eight different forms (called isomers): alpha, beta, gamma, and delta tocopherol; and alpha, beta, gamma, and delta tocotrienol. Alpha-tocopherol is the most active form in humans. It has been suggested that proteinuria (protein in the urine) may be reduced with the use of vitamin E in patients with focal segmental glomerulosclerosis, which is refractory to standard medical management. However, further research is necessary before a clear conclusion can be drawn.
Avoid if allergic or hypersensitive to vitamin E. For short periods of time, vitamin E supplementation is generally considered safe at doses up to 1,000 milligrams per day. Avoid doses higher than 1,000 milligrams a day. Avoid with retinitis pigmentosa (loss of peripheral vision). Use cautiously with bleeding disorders. The recommended dose of vitamin E for pregnant women of any age is 15 milligrams and for breastfeeding women of any age is 19 milligrams. Use beyond this level in pregnant women is not recommended.
: Preliminary research suggests that zinc may improve uremia in patients with kidney disorders. Further research is needed to confirm the effectiveness of zinc for kidney function. Zinc supplementation may be recommended only in patients with proven zinc deficiency, whereas its use for all chronic renal failure patients is questionable.
Zinc is generally considered safe when taken at the recommended dosages. Avoid zinc chloride since studies have not been done on its safety or effectiveness. While zinc appears safe during pregnancy in amounts lower than the established upper intake level, caution should be used since studies cannot rule out the possibility of harm to the fetus.
Fair negative scientific evidence
: Iridology is the study of the iris for diagnostic purposes. Iridology assumes that all bodily organs are represented on the surface of the iris via intricate neural connections. Preliminary study submitted photographs of irises of kidney disease patients to practicing iridologists and found no evidence of accurate detection of kidney disease. Therefore, at this time, evidence supporting the use of iridology for kidney disease diagnosis is currently lacking.
Iridology should not be used alone to diagnose disease. Studies of iridology have reported incorrect diagnoses, and potentially severe medical problems may thus go undiagnosed. In addition, research suggests that iridology may lead to inappropriate treatment.
In many cases, the disorder may not be prevented. Avoiding or minimizing the use of associated medications may help reduce risk.
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When I was a child, I had simple love, undiffused and strong love for the people close to me, and felt loved.
It seems like every summer afternoon was green fields and bees in the flowers. It seems like I had endless autumns, up to my knees in leaves, ripe with potential, the world slowing down, dying, but within that death a rebirth of something fresh and wonderful awaited.
When I was a child I knew who I was.
L says, you've even started talking like them.
But you feel it in your blood and you can't help yourself. It is home in every stone in every wall in every lane. It is home in every breath, salty and sharp, damp and heavy with the scent of late flowers and earth.
You feel it in the beautiful, unrelenting green. My eyes are sea green. I captured it and bring it with me. When you look me in the eye, you see the sea that made me, that carved me, that caressed me. You see the sea that lives in me, and our parched summers never dry.
I am still Cornish, despite everything. I still love this land and my place in it. I still know where my home is.
And although there are heavy veils over love, I feel my heart is still strong, and beats with the pulse beneath the stones that litter the moors of my home.
Out of the harbour at Mevagissey, I hold my boy, I hold my gentle loving boy, I hold my darling, my beautiful boy, I hold him and I wish we would never have to let each other go. I wish we would never have to leave behind the simple truths of our life, to cloud them over with the dirty encumbrances of everything that we have allowed to come between us and our hearts.
Let me never make the mistake of believing anything means more. I kiss him and I know, with all the certainty I can ever have, that if all I can do is wish him well, I will wish him well. I will wish those I love well. I may wish they can forgive me harm, but that is what they can do, and I cannot choose for them. I can only choose for myself to never believe that anything means more, because this all dissolves, all that we cherish will dissolve, and all we were, all I wish to be, is the sound of singing in a pub late at night, the contented sound of the well loved loving each other, home, safe.


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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Suicide rates may be higher up where the air is thinner, hints a new study.
Further, researchers found that the effect of elevation was strong even after accounting for ratios of guns to people, as well as people to land.
"I was struck by the fact that suicide rates were much higher in the Rocky Mountain region and did not feel that the existing theories — increased gun ownership or lower population density — were necessarily adequate to explain the phenomenon," senior researcher Dr. Perry F. Renshaw of the University of Utah, in Salt Lake City, told Reuters Health by email.
Approximately 12 of every 100,000 Americans commit suicide every year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Looking solely at the intermountain West states, from Montana to New Mexico, those annual rates rise to between 14 and 20 of every 100,000 people.
Renshaw and his colleagues collected and analyzed a range of U.S. data in an effort to tease apart the influence of altitude from the other potential suicide risks factors that are known to be more common in mountainous areas.
Altitude did appear to affect the numbers of people taking their own life, report the researchers in The American Journal of Psychiatry.
"At 2000 meters in altitude — the approximate altitude of Colorado, Wyoming, and Utah — suicide rates appear to be elevated by about 70 percent relative to rates at sea level," said Renshaw. "In Utah, where I live, this would account for between 100 and 150 extra suicide deaths each year."
After adjusting for gun ownership and population density, both also significant predictors on their own, the team found that altitude of residence still strongly influenced suicide rates. All three factors taken together explained about 69 percent of the differences in suicide rates across the 48 contiguous states.
The researchers caution that their results do not necessarily mean altitude drives one to commit suicide. They note the possibility of additional players in suicide risk, such as economic and cultural factors.
"We observed very similar findings in South Korea, which makes a cultural explanation less likely," Renshaw added.
So what could be tying elevation to suicide? Renshaw's best guess is that the stress associated with the lack of oxygen found at higher elevations might negatively affect some people with pre-existing mood disorders.
"If one accepts that life at an increased altitude is a risk factor for suicide, it becomes much more important to determine the mechanism that accounts for this association," Renshaw said. "This knowledge would lead directly to novel treatment strategies for at-risk individuals."
SOURCE: link.reuters.com/qaw95p The American Journal of Psychiatry, online September 15, 2010.


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Personal StatementI dedicate my professional practice to helping individuals and families through difficult times. When someone is hurt because of someone else's failure to abide by society's safety rules, the person who did follow the rules should not bear the burden placed upon them.
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- Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy;
- Ohio Rising Star for the years 2005, 2006 and 2007
- Ohio SuperLawyer 2015, 2016 and 2017
- Admitted to all State of Ohio and U.S. District Courts in Ohio
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In his spare time he enjoys serving his community by working within several legal and non-legal organizations. Scott served on the Columbus Bar Association's Common Pleas Court and Arbitration Committees. In addition, he served on the Ohio Judicial Conference's Ohio Jury Instructions Committee with state judges, law school professors, and attorneys in drafting and amending Ohio's Jury Instructions regarding negligence law. He is also a member of the Ohio Association for Justice and Ohio State Bar Association.
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In his spare time, Scott enjoys playing basketball, working out, music and reading autobiographies and spending time with his wife Angie, his daughter Ellie and son Angelo.


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The origins of many games of chance can often be traced back through the centuries. Blackjack for example is believed to have originated in 17th Century France. Yet many people may be surprised to learn that Bingo is also a game the history of which can be traced back through the years. In fact, as long ago as the 16th century the fore-runner of modern-day bingo was being played.
Within 1530s Italy a popular game was "Lo Giuoco Code Loto" which saw winners attempting to match a sequence of randomly selected numbers. The concept of the game then travelled across Europe and by the 1700s the French had developed the game further which now saw players using playing cards as part of the game. Numbered chips (from 1-90) were drawn from a bag and the first player to match the drawn numbers to those on their printed card won the game. The now-familiar calling of numbers had also become a cornerstone of the game.
Yet despite this long-standing history, it was only in 1920's America that the game of bingo as we call it today came to be. It is told that Edwin Lowe visited a travelling fair in 1929 Atlanta and saw people obsessed with a game called 'beano' - the aim of the game being to match randomly drawn numbers to those on a pre-printed card. Edwin took this game to New York and whilst playing, one of Edwin's friends was so excited by a win she yelled "Bingo!" and so the game that's known across America and Europe was born.
Today players participate in both American-style 75-ball bingo as well as the 90-ball European game although both of these games follow the same format - players purchase cards and attempt to match the numbers on their card to those drawn and called out by the bingo caller. Of course, the 'beans' that were used in earlier versions of the game have been replaced with the now-familiar spherical balls and the game has gained some glitz and glamour along the way. But the game is fundamentally still the same as that being played in 1500s Italy and is loved as much today is it was 500 years ago.


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Cairo: Egyptian security forces killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists, and injured 10 others when they mistakenly targeted their convoy while chasing militants in Egypt's Western Desert.
"A joint police and army force were chasing terrorists yesterday in the western desert area of Al-Wahat when they mistakenly engaged with four 4×4 vehicles boarded by Mexican tourists who were present in a restricted area, according to an Interior ministry statement.
"The incident led to the death of 12 and wounding of 10 Mexicans and Egyptians. The area they were in was off limits to foreign tourists," it said.
"An inspection team was formed to identify what happened and why the tourists were present in the restricted area," the statement said.
The statement said the wounded had been taken to hospital and an investigation had been launched into the circumstances of the incident.
The interior ministry, however, did not give the exact number of Mexicans killed nor did it give out the details of how the vehicles were targeted.
Later the Mexican foreign ministry confirmed that at least two Mexican tourists were killed.
Mexico's president has asked Egypt to conduct an "exhaustive" investigation in to the incident.
Western desert is one of the areas in the country that has been exploited by militants affiliated to the Islamic State group, who mainly target security forces in Sinai on Egypt's eastern borders.
Over 600 security personnel have been reported killed since the ouster of Islamist ex-president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 by military following massive protests against his rule. (PTI)


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This year's Youth Development Research Update, "Multi-Generational Approaches to Youth Development," focused on research and programs that reach across generations.
The first cohort of PRYDE Scholars, now seniors, celebrated the successful completion of their two-year program on May 17th.
Two seniors who served as PRYDE Scholars for the past two years have received prestigious awards for their leadership, innovation, and commitment to improving the world.
"My students said they better understood the papers they read" after creating a comic strip illustrating research and findings from a peer-reviewed journal article, said Jennifer Agans, PRYDE assistant director .
At the Society for Research on Adolescence annual meeting, several PRYDE affiliates showcased their work in a symposium, "The Ecology of Youth Purpose: Contextualizing Purpose within the Immediate Environment."
The results do provide a hopeful picture for the future: these youth valued diversity and inclusion in 4-H programs, and they seemed especially excited about the possible learning opportunities when people from different backgrounds come together.
At camps children have the opportunity to try out both familiar and novel activities that may encourage them to continue being active after the camp is over.
In January of this year, PRYDE published a progress report that details all the outcomes and accomplishments of the program since its conception in 2016.
Dr. Jane Mendle finds time to connect with the media to translate her research into easy-to-read articles for the general public.
Children often learn in school about appropriate online behavior and media literacy. But they don't have anywhere to practice those skills before they jump onto real-world social media sites


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The Irishman has topped this year's inductees to the International Boxing Hall of Fame, which chronicles the achievements of leading sportsmen.
Once dubbed the Clones Cyclone, because he hailed from the village of Clones in County Monaghan, McGuigan joins a host of boxing legends in the Hall of Fame, including Muhammad Ali.
McGuigan told BBC Radio Ulster: "When I think of the people who have been there, and the people I grew up admiring - the likes of Muhammad Ali, Rocky Marciano, Sugar Ray Robinson, Sugar Ray Leonard... it's just incredible that I'm in the same sort of club.
"I'll never be as good a fighter as them, but nevertheless, to be inducted into the Boxing Hall of Fame is pretty special."
The Irishman sprang to world fame in 1985 when he beat Panama's Eusebio Pedroza.
He defended his featherweight title twice before losing to Steve Cruz in a savage Las Vegas bout that saw him hospitalised.
This year's Hall of Fame induction ceremony will be held during four days of celebrations from 9-12 June at Canastota, New York.
More than 20 events are planned, including a golf tournament, banquet, professional boxing show, parade and autograph card show.
"It's become a huge occasion," said McGuigan. "Fighters from all around the world, some of the greatest fighters of all time arrive there, former inductees turn out.
"It's something I'm really looking foward to...more than anything else to rub shoulders with all the great fighters and to get to meet them.
"I'm really proud. It's very special to me and my family and all the people who helped me get there. It's a proud occasion for them too."
McGuigan, whose boxing career ended in 1989 after his fight was stopped in the third round, said it was wonderful to have recognition on the other side of the world.
"It's great, for all the fans during those troubled times in the eighties that came along to see me and gave me incredible support.
"For them it's very special, it's for them too. It's for them more than for me, it's recognition across the pond.
"Getting the recognition on the other side of the ocean, in America, that's the epicentre of professional boxing, is quite incredible. There are other Irishmen that have been inducted but that's posthumous.
"I'm the first home grown Irishman that's ever been inducted."
Executive director of the Hall of Fame Edward Brophy said: "We're extremely excited about the Class of 2005.
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"The new inductees highlight the international aspect of the sport of boxing and of the Hall of Fame."
Featherweight Bobby Chacon, welterweight Duilio Loi and light middleweight Terry Norris, as well as writer Burt Sugar are also being included on the illustrious list.
The well known sports journalist, Harry Mullan, from Londonderry who died of cancer six years ago, is also being inducted.
An accomplished author, Mullan penned many books including The Illustrated History of Boxing, Heroes and Hard Men, 25 Years of Boxing, Fighting Words, and Barry McGuigan: The Untold Story.
He also wrote articles for such newspapers as The Sunday Times, The Independent on Sunday and Sport First.


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SMAA member Paul Martin Sensei has a new book out on the Japanese sword, its history, appreciation, and appraisal:
The Japanese Sword Guide to Nyusatsu Kantei is a handy little booklet that is beneficial to sword enthusiasts of all levels. It has basic information on sword classification, explanations on the important rules of etiquette and handling, and explains the rules of nyusatsu kantei: a pastime in which participants try to appraise the maker of a sword. It also includes charts listing the mainline smiths (in both kanji and romanji) for easy navigation when taking part in nyusatsu kantei.
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This book should be of interest to SMAA members involved with Japanese swords and swordsmanship. Check it out at Martin Sensei's website www.thejapanesesword.com.