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Michael Schumacher out of Coma: Latest News After Release from Grenoble HospitalJune 16, 2014
Updates from Thursday, Aug. 7
The man arrested on suspicion of stealing and leaking Michael Schumacher's medical files has been found hanged in his prison cell.
The man, who denied any wrongdoing, worked for Zurich-based helicopter company Rega. Company chief Ernst Kohler released the following statement, reported by AFP and via the Guardian:
We are deeply affected to learn ... that a Rega employee, taken into custody yesterday upon suspicion of violating professional secrecy, committed suicide in his cell.
This tragic event leaves us saddened and speechless. Our thoughts and sincere condolences go to the deceased's family and loved ones.
Updates from Friday, July 11
Michael Schumacher's wife, Corinna, has delivered a positive—albeit brief—update on her husband's ongoing recovery from the skiing accident that left him in a coma.
Schumacher recently moved hospitals after it was announced he was no longer in a coma, and a lengthy period of rehabilitation awaits.
ESPN F1 tweeted the latest:
German magazine Neue Post was credited with Corinna's full quote, translated by ESPN F1 as the following: "It's getting better, slowly certainly, but in any case it's improving."
Updates from Tuesday, July 8
Swiss helicopter firm Rega has denied that it had any part in the leaking of Michael Schumacher's confidential medical files.
French police revealed on Monday a Swiss helicopter firm had been linked via an IP address. Rega was the company used to transfer Schumacher from Grenoble to Lausanne, but Motorsport.com reports the following:
The company, reportedly the major air ambulance operator in Switzerland, told AFP news agency that it believed "patient confidentiality had been preserved."
The Rega spokesperson added that it had "no knowledge of the investigation and had not been contacted by the authorities."
Supersport.com reports a criminal complaint has been filed by Rega:
Swiss helicopter company Rega filed a criminal complaint on Tuesday for the suspected leak of Michael Schumacher's medical files as the seven-times Formula One champion undergoes neurological rehabilitation.
"Rega has no proof that one of its employees is implicated," the Zurich-based company, which specialises in emergency medical assistance, said in a statement.
"But out of a concern for absolute clarity in this case, Rega today lodged a complaint against an unknown person with the prosecutor of Zurich canton.
Updates from Monday, July 7
French police have revealed that the IP address of the computer linked to Michael Schumacher's stolen medical files has been tracked to an unnamed Swiss helicopter firm.
The matter has now been passed over to Swiss authorities, per Agence France-Presse via the Guardian:
"The IP address was located in a helicopter firm in the Zurich area," the prosecutor's office in Grenoble said, refusing to reveal the name of the company or the alleged thief, but saying it had now passed the investigation on to Swiss authorities.
A report in the French local newspaper Le Dauphiné Libéré said the firm had initially been due to transfer Schumacher from Grenoble to Lausanne in Switzerland, where he is now being treated after emerging from a coma.
The company had therefore been given a copy of the medical report which ended up being offered for sale to several journalists, the newspaper said.
Updates from Monday, June 23
Sabine Kehm, Michael Schumacher's spokesperson, issued a statement regarding his medical records (via the Daily Mail):
"For several days stolen documents and data are being offered for sale. The offeror claims them to be the medical file of Michael Schumacher.
'We cannot judge if these documents are authentic. However, the documents are clearly stolen. The theft has been reported. The authorities are involved.
'We expressly advise that both the purchase and the publication of such documents and data is forbidden. The contents of any medical files are totally private and confidential and must not made available to the public.
'We will therefore, in every single case, press for criminal charges and damages against any publication of the content or reference to the medical file. We trust for your understanding."
Updates from Wednesday, June 18
Michael Schumacher is communicating with his family, but remains unable to talk and still faces a lengthy rehabilitation, according to University Hospital Lausanne head of media Darcy Christen.
Schumacher was recently moved from a hospital in Grenoble to begin a new chapter in his recovery from a serious skiing accident, and Christen is quoted saying by grandprix.com:
The transfer doesn't mean that his condition improved markedly in the last few weeks.
He is still going in and out of consciousness but he is having more moments of consciousness more regularly than in April. He certainly can't talk but there is some degree of communication.
His doctors and family speak to him but he gets tired very quickly and needs a lot of rest. So this is kept to a minimum.
Updates from Tuesday, June 17
Lewis Hamilton has expressed his joy at hearing the news that Michael Schumacher has come out of a lengthy coma, to be taken to a Swiss hospital.
It is hoped Schumacher will now take a significant step on the long road to recovery, and Hamilton could not have been more delighted, per Don Mackay and Martin Bagot of the Daily Mirror:
Everywhere I go people ask about him. I always keep him in my thoughts and prayers.
It's really positive to hear that there is some progress because I have been keeping an ear out for what's going on and not been hearing about much improvement other than he's twitching a little bit.
He's now in that wake-up phase which is really encouraging. It's really exciting because hopefully this is the first step on that new ladder.
A spokesman for the University Hospital Lausanne, Darcy Christen, gave brief details on the privacy Schumacher will be given as he begins the next chapter of his rehabilitation. Mackay and Bagot provide the quotes:
The family are in a separate part of the hospital where their privacy can be best protected and where Michael Schumacher can obtain the highest level of care.
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Michael Schumacher's management team announced the retired Formula One driver is no longer in a medically induced coma and that he has left a hospital in Grenoble, France, to continue his rehabilitation at the University hospital in Lausanne, Switzerland, per CNN's Ed Payne.
Andrew Benson, BBC's chief F1 writer, added:
Schumacher, 45, was admitted to the Grenoble facility after suffering a head injury during a skiing accident in Meribel, France, on Dec. 29, 2013.
Payne provided details on Schumacher's accident:
His [Patrick Quincy, a French prosecutor investigating the accident] investigative team said it thinks the experienced skier hit a rock hidden beneath the snow while traversing an area between two marked pistes, which catapulted him face first onto another rock. Schumacher ended up 9 meters (30 feet) from the edge of the piste, Quincy said.
Below is a full statement issued by Schumacher's family and management team, per James Allen of jamesallenonf1.com:
Michael has left the CHU Grenoble to continue his long phase of rehabilitation. He is not in a coma anymore.
His family would like to explicitly thank all his treating doctors, nurses and therapists in Grenoble as well as the first aiders at the place of the accident, who did an excellent job in those first months.
The family also wishes to thank all the people who have sent Michael all the many good wishes to Michael.
We are sure it helped him. For the future we ask for understanding that his further rehabilitation will take place away from the public eye.
The seven-time Formula One world champion's camp has also confirmed there will be no further updates on his condition as he continues his recovery process.
According to Bild (h/t the Daily Mail's Jonathan McEvoy), Schumacher is now able to communicate with his wife and children, and his agent said in April that Schumacher is showing "moments of consciousness and awakening," per Daniel Johnson of The Telegraph.
Schumacher is a legend in the sport of F1 and is widely considered one of the greatest sportsmen of all time. He took part in a total of 308 grand prix races, converting a staggering 91 into victories, per Formula1.com.
After such a serious accident, the recovery process is still in its early stages. For now, supporters will continue to rally behind Schumacher and hope for good news on the health of a true sporting icon.


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I just got this Q&A in a newsletter from Erik Ledin of LeanBodies Consulting today and thought I'd share since I did something very much like this over the winter myself.
While it pains me to admit to any sort of error in judgment, I, too, had spent much too long at a deficit considering the amount of exercise I was performing regularly, and I knew I had to get my metabolism back to normal again before I found myself in that sad, hungry place where an 1800 calorie day with a full hour of hard exercise would still cause me to store fat. After reading a how-to on this topic by Dr. John Berardi, I systematically started to increase my intake while maintaining the same workout schedule until I had reached 2300-2400 calories per day. My scale weight steadily climbed until I reached 144-145 lbs because I had indeed slowed my metabolism down a bit through several consecutive rounds of caloric restriction with almost no planned maintenance periods in the past year.
But finally the weight gain stopped and I found that I was stabilized at that generous 2300-2400 range for over a month.
Only then did I start another fat loss cycle, this time with a much more moderate amount of calorie restriction. I now average 1700 calories a day with my zig zag of 1550 and 1850 calories, and I am steadily losing fat without shedding any muscle.
I'm not saying that the process was fun–seeing the scale move UP is really not amusing–but it was necessary. If you've been undereating for six months or more now, give some thought to taking a month or two to reset your metabolism. I think you'll be surprised at how much stronger you will be and how much easier fat loss will go once you have revved up your body again.
I've been dieting for several months now and at first things were great but it seems like I'm not losing any more weight. I keep my calories pretty low, I'm doing lots of cardio, I'm eating clean foods still and yet, my progress seems to have stopped altogether. Someone told me I might have messed up my metabolism with all my dieting, and they know a lot more about this than I do. If that's true, how do I fix it?
Damage to one's metabolism is a very real phenomenon … and these days extremely common place. The relieving thing is that it's generally repairable. First off, you need to lose the short term thinking and adopt a longer term mindset.
Even though this might go against 'common wisdom', you're going to have to eat more, at least for a little while. You might find it hard to wrap your head around this concept, but trust me, it's necessary. However, just ramping right up to an appropriate caloric intake isn't necessarily the right approach for everyone. There is more than one way to approach the repair but I'd suggest you do it in steps – systematic and regular increases. This has the benefit of one, allowing you to gradually get used to eating more food, two, potentially preventing some fat regain, and three, maybe even causing some fat loss. So one approach is to take your present intake and just add 10-15% or so to it every week until you hit maintenance intake. Then you need to stay at maintenance for a couple of weeks before even considering going back into a caloric deficit. Might you gain some weight at maintenance? Maybe, but some will surely be water, muscle glycogen, etc. Again, long term versus short term thinking. You need to correct the problem before you can move past it. Two weeks at maintenance will make further fat loss much more likely when you return to a caloric deficit. Planned diet breaks are one of the most underrated dieting strategies out there.
With a depressed metabolism you can generally assume somewhere in the neighbourhood of 14x bodyweight is going to be around maintenance. It might be a bit lower depending on how severe your caloric deficit has been and for how long, but keep in mind that metabolism is only going to slow so much. It doesn't shut off. The generic numbers are 14-16x BW depending on metabolic issues. So, take the low number for yourself. Even if it's still slightly low it's a big increase from your current intake. It's an approximation, but so are the more complicated equations.
When you return to dieting, take a moderate approach and shoot for approximately 12X bodyweight which is close to a 20% caloric deficit. Stay there for a couple weeks, assess your progress, and make adjustments as needed. If you're getting leaner and your measurements have decreased, stay there. If you're not, try decreasing calories by another 10% and reassess again two weeks later. Remember, all these general caloric recommendations are just approximations; they're starting points. Everyone's a bit different, so the key to long term success is being able to trouble shoot your program.
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2) 1 c. light soy milk, 1 c. green tea, 1/2 scoop whey, 1 small apple
3) 3 oz. chicken breast, 1 c. mixed veggies, 1 oz. pecans
4) 1/3 c. 1% cottage cheese, 1/2 c. SF/FF strawberry yogurt, 1/2 c. grapes
5) 3 egg whites, 1 whole egg, 1 c. mixed veggies, 1 orange
6) 1 c. light soy milk, 1/2 scoop whey, 1/2 oz. walnuts
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BRUSSELS — Belgian lawmakers clashed sharply on Wednesday over whether to grant terminally ill children the right to ask to die, a legal option already possessed by the country's adults.
The issue is pitting backers who see it as a question of mercy against opponents who claim the law is rushed, flawed and lacking medical rationale. Despite the spirited debate in the House of Representatives, the bill is widely expected to pass on Thursday.
"Our responsibility is to allow everybody to live, but also to die, in dignity," said Karine Lalieux, a Socialist member of the House of Representatives who favors extending Belgium's 2002 euthanasia law to minors under 18, with the added conditions that their parents approve and they understand what the decision means.
Sonja Becq, a Christian Democratic colleague, denounced the potential change, saying modern-day science is capable of relieving pain in very sick children until their illnesses runs their natural course.
"We cannot accept that euthanasia be presented as a 'happy ending'," she said. Belgium sets legal limits on who can legally acquire cigarettes and alcohol, she said — so why not for euthanasia?
The Senate, the other chamber of the federal legislature, adopted the legislation by a wide margin in December. If it passes in the House, all that would be needed for child euthanasia to become legal in Belgium is the signature of King Philippe, normally a formality.
The only other countries to have legalized euthanasia are two of Belgium's neighbors, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. In the Netherlands, children between 12 and 15 may be euthanized with parents' permission, while those who are 16 or 17 must notify their parents beforehand.
To guarantee that sick children understand what euthanasia signifies, Belgium's proposed legislation requires they demonstrate to a psychologist or psychiatrist that they possess the "capacity of discernment." Parents would also have to agree with their child's choice.
As with adults who seek euthanasia, the children would have to be in a state of unrelieved suffering, be afflicted with a terminal illness and be near death.
Foes of the law in the House said the proposal was full of holes.
"Can you tell me what a 'state of discernment' means?" asked Becq.
Does near death mean "three days, three weeks, six months?" asked Steven Vanackere, another Christian Democrat.
Daniel Bacquelaine, a member of the centrist Reform Movement, tried to assuage the opponent' fears.
"Where there is the smallest doubt about the discernment of the child, the question of euthanasia will not be posed," he said from the rostrum. The same goes when there is a glimmer of medical hope for the patient's survival, he said.
Though one survey has found 75 percent of Belgians in favor of extending the euthanasia law to children, there has been vocal opposition, with Andre Leonard, the Roman Catholic archbishop of Mechelen-Brussels, in the vanguard.
This week, an "open letter" carrying the names of 160 Belgian pediatricians was issued to argue against the new law, claiming there is no urgent need for it.
Other doctors have come out in favor, and say that only a handful of children, all teenagers, would be entitled to seek application of the law each year.


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This year at FanFest we plan to discuss various subjects, but all in strong connection to Rosia Montana and environmental protection. Fracking endangers the environment, the local communities and it destroys the possibility of a true sustainable development, in full respect for the local decision and consent.
The activists that bare the toughest battles in this field are calling on all of us to get involved:
"Friday, on the 15th of August, we will take a retrospective look to what has been done in this area, good or bad. Until now we fought our battles individually, but now its high time we coordinate our actions. Lets all meet at FanFest to identify and plan joint actions at national level. We expect all of you, as many as possible, with feasible ideas and, most of all, the belief that we can fight and win the war on fracking!" – Maria Olteanu, antifracking activist.
Friday, August 15th, starting with 19:30, the organizers of the FanFest festival are pleased to welcome this meeting on fracking and shale gas extraction to take place at the Forum Tent. Please join in!
International support highly appreciated!
United we win!
No gazaran! No fracking! Not here, not anywhere!
Frackfree world!


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Sean Entin Receives Therapy at Providence Tarzana's Outpatient Center
For two years, stroke survivor Sean Entin has been rebuilding his strength in a challenging physical therapy program at Providence Tarzana Medical Center's outpatient rehabilitation center.
More difficult than getting to the next level in his recovery, however, is watching fellow survivors leave the program before they are ready. They are unable to continue therapy because their insurance covers a set number of visits with these invaluable specialists, regardless of their progress.
Sean was a month shy of his 40th birthday when he suffered a ruptured carotid artery, likely during a martial arts workout. The husband and father of two young girls was hard at work, trying to get in the best shape of his life.
Then during a Thanksgiving visit with friends and family he passed out. When he awakened 10 days later in a Santa Barbara hospital, he was bedridden, unable to speak clearly or to walk and was lucky to be alive.
Today he marvels at his progress – and counts his blessings. He is among the fortunate with the means to continue his physical therapy with therapist Sylvia Pena of Providence Tarzana, where his father, a retired surgeon, once served as chief of staff.
Now to help those less fortunate, Sean has established the Move 2improve Foundation, a nonprofit organization, to raise money for continued physical therapy for survivors of traumatic brain injuries. He and a small group of friends have identified 47 other survivors in need of therapy. They especially want to help wounded veterans who have fallen between the cracks and need continued rehab to rebuild their lives.
"These are people who have had very serious injuries and they can't afford to go back to therapy," he said. "And if you don't have therapy you can't get back to work. I am the proof of what's possible with continued care.
Just two years after a stroke that should have killed me I'm back to work and running a foundation."
Sean created his organization to "engage patients in cutting-edge therapies and finance rehabilitation for the underinsured. Our goal is to help them regain mobility and cognitive skills, provide support for their families and friends and make them MOVERS once again," according to the Move 2improve website.
Continued improvement gives these patients hope. Sean remembers when he had trouble walking and his senses were slow. Now he walks, climbs stairs, drives, works on computers and more. He gets tired but he rests and starts again. And he never forgets his blessings.
"I have hope, and they need hope," he said. "It's an accomplishment when you can walk 10 feet, but you need so much more. There's so much ahead of you and 10 feet is not enough. We have to advocate for people."


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This past Tuesday, some friends and I roadtripped out to Toledo, Ohio to visit the Toledo Museum of Art. The museum's world-renowned collection includes works by van Gogh, Degas, and Picasso, but it would take more than cultural treasures to draw four young men 60 miles on their day off. We drove to Toledo specifically to see another kind of art: canvas expressions, yes, but with a heritage far removed from the traditional. We came to see sneakers.
The crux of the exhibit (and its superb catalog, "Out of the Box: The Rise of Sneaker Culture") is that athletic shoes have transcended their role as purely functional performancewear to become modern art.
"The Rise of Sneaker Culture" tells this story through a winding array of display cases, editorials, and wall-mounted video screens that play videos of cultural moments involving sneakers. Visitors start in the late-18th century with the invention of the first rubber outsole, which was crudely affixed to leather shoes of the era to cobble together the world's first "sports shoes." These precursors to the sneaker were, by modern standards, positively impractical and borderline dangerous.
The first real athletic shoes were canvas high-tops developed for basketball players around the turn of the 20th century, beginning with the 1892 introduction of Keds brand sneakers. Despite advances in materials science and manufacturing capability, canvas high-tops were still the athlete's strategy du jour until the 1960's. Over the next twenty years, basketball shoes from Adidas, Pony, Puma, and Converse would pave the way for future developments. At the same time, an upstart shoe maker from Oregon would begin a running shoe arms race that would push competitors Brooks, Saucony, and Adidas to innovate or risk extinction. These dual influences would come to fruition in 1985 with the introduction of the Air Jordan 1, billed as the world's first high-performance, athlete-developed basketball shoe. Clever marketing (and the insistence that the shoe was developed, not endorsed, by Michael Jordan himself) would drive sales of the shoe above $100m in its first 10 months on the market. It didn't hurt that the shoes looked great, either.
The fierce competition of years prior had pushed shoe makers worldwide to combine performance and aesthetics into models desirable enough to keep themselves afloat. Now, a hungry public would reap the benefits. Modern sneakers (like the sport-training shoes designed by architect Tinker Hatfield - more on his legendary career here) are industrial design objects: seamless blends of form and function that wrap athletic performance in an aesthetic skin.
Sneaker culture post-1985 would grow into a mass market leviathan that, close to 30 years later, has produced billion-dollar revenues for producers and rabid brand loyalty for fans. The proliferation of the Air Jordan line (which now counts 29 signature shoes and hundreds of others), the gradual casualization of fashion, and the increased access to broadcast sports are all cited as reasons for this boom. Whatever the reason, sneakers have gained a cultural foothold that is impossible to dislodge. From designer collaborations to the NBA Finals, sneaker culture is everywhere. This exhibit chronicles its meteoric rise through a curated selection of sneakers that made it possible.
If you were looking for an impartial exhibition review, you'd be better off looking elsewhere. I agreed with The New York Times' review of the exhibit: beautiful collection, good narrative, but without much appraisal of sneaker culture's wider significance within the exhibit itself. For an exhibit based on the premise of explaining sneaker culture's wider significance, to the casual observer, "The Rise of Sneaker Culture" reads more like a greatest hits of footwear design. To sneakerheads like my friends and I, we know why the adidas Originals x Kanye West YEEZY BOOST 750 (below) is significant in the narrative of sneakers as fashion objects. But unless you've spent years immersed in the data of sneaker culture, that significance as presented is a little less clear than one would desire.
That being said, this information exists in connection with the "The Rise of Sneaker Culture": the exhibit's catalog (written by Elizabeth Semmelheck, the Senior Curator of the Bata Shoe Museum in Toronto, ON) is an amazingly comprehensive account of sneaker anthropology and is required reading for anyone seeking the full experience. While it's worth acknowledging that this information wasn't presented comprehensively within the gallery space, I don't know how it could be without distracting from the objets d'art on display. You get hints of anthropology here and there, but again - you're in an art museum. The focus is solely (ha) on sneakers as art.
Conclusion: as a 19 year old growing up in what is perhaps the peak of the sneaker craze, I'm infatuated with these shiny (and comfortable!) new symbols of cultural identity. Above all, I gravitate to sneakers as a medium of expression. I've spent long nights awake anticipating midnight releases and endless hours debating a shoe's worthiness. I've wasted irrational sums collecting footwear for no reason other than personal happiness. John Stuart Mills would call these pursuits fruitless, and to an extent, I agree. For a medium that started out rooted firmly in utility, sneakers have evolved into industrial design objects that permit a means of accessible individual expression to billions around the globe. It makes perfect sense, then, that they are at home in an art museum.
If you go: "The Rise of Sneaker Culture" is on display at the Toledo Museum of Art through February 28, 2016. Admission to the museum is free; parking is $5; and the whole Toledo collection is spectacular. I highly recommend the visit.


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Not really; just the Milky Way bar/restaurant in Jamaica Plain. Great pizza, great drinks, great rock and roll; Alejandro and the Fame will be headlining tonight's Halloween show. Costumes encouraged! Come on out for a night of glitter, mohawks, distortion, and monsters.
Thom Dunn is a Boston-based writer, musician, homebrewer, and new media artist. He enjoys Oxford commas, metaphysics, and romantic clichés (especially when they involve whiskey), and he firmly believes that Journey's "Don't Stop Believing" is the single greatest atrocity committed against mankind. He is a graduate of Clarion Writer's Workshop at UCSD ('13) & Emerson College ('08).


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Project 365: Days 132-138
132/365: Jim and Tag stopped at South of the Border on their cross-country road trip, and I was insanely jealous (I've never been!) until I received a surprise package with souvenirs like this amazing shirt.
133/365: Poor baby girl wasn't feeling well so I gave her some extra snuggles.
134/365: I took a Sunday stroll through my happy place, Green-Wood Cemetery. Sophie Calle's art installation, Here Lie the Secrets of the Visitors of Green-Wood Cemetery, will be at Green-Wood for 25 years. You can put a secret into the slot, and Calle will return periodically to "exhume and cremate them in a ceremonial bonfire service and moment of remembrance."
135/365: I got to attend the annual 92Y Gala and see the fruits of the last few months of my design labor.
136/365: Had to take my child to the vet, where they said she might have an intestinal blockage, but x-rays aren't definitive. She seems to be back to her old, annoying self so hopefully I never have to hear "sad meow" ever again.
137/365: I walked to Rockefeller Center from work (50+ blocks) down Third Avenue, which was disappointingly devoid of interesting things unlike Second and First Avenues.
138/365: I know this post is Mozart-heavy, but it kills me when she "hides" under something and I can see her little chicken legs poking out.


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CityWatch, Nov 19, 2010
Vol 8 Issue 92
The City of Los Angeles honors civic leaders and local heroes by naming buildings in their honor, but crosswalks are reserved for the children who die trying to cross the street. This is hardly the mark of a Great City.
Marvin Braude served the City of Los Angeles as a City Councilman for thirty-two years, a significant contribution that was memorialized with the Marvin Braude Bike Trail, the Marvin Braude Mulholland Gateway Park and the Marvin Braude Constituent Service Center. John Ferraro served the City of Los Angeles for five decades and his thirty-five year tenure as a City Councilman is the longest of any member. His contribution to the City of Los Angeles was memorialized when the landmark Department of Water and Power's General Office Building was renamed the John Ferraro Building.
Demariya Grant was a nine-year-old who simply wanted to cross the street but was struck and killed by a hit-and-run motorist, prompting the City of Los Angeles to memorialize the incident with the "Demariya Grant Memorial Crosswalk" on Rodeo Road between Rodeo Lane and Farmdale Avenue near Dorsey High School.
Jason Quarker was struck and killed while crossing Jefferson on his way to the 6th Avenue Elementary School, prompting the City of Los Angeles to memorialize his sacrifice with the "Jason Quarker Memorial Crosswalk" at 6th and Jefferson.
Two weeks ago, Emely Aleman, 12, and Angela Rodriguez, 10, were struck by a motorist as they attempted to cross Laurel Canyon Boulevard, a tragedy that resulted in the death of Emely and critical injuries to Angela. The City of Los Angeles will memorialize the incident with the "expedited installation of a traffic signal" that was originally scheduled for 2012.
The City acknowledges municipal liability for the streets of Los Angeles if it knows of the dangerous conditions and does nothing to mitigate them. For example, the City Attorney pays out on vehicle damages caused by potholes if the claimant shows that the city had knowledge of the pothole and failed to act in a timely manner.
The "prior knowledge" and "timely manner" conditions would seem to apply comprehensively to the streets of Los Angeles citywide. It's no secret that the streets of Los Angeles are filled with fast and dangerous traffic, a simple fact that is supported by traffic statistics. The LAPD loses more police officers in vehicle crashes than to gunshots, yet the LAPD still wear bullet-proof vests instead of helmets.
Emely and Angela attempted to cross Laurel Canyon Boulevard at an intersection that has a long legacy as a dangerous location. Pedestrians have been struck three times this year and a cyclist was killed last year by a hit-and-run motorist, all at Laurel Canyon Boulevard and Archwood Street.
Speed limits that can't be enforced, streets that can't be crossed, and traffic signal improvements that are prioritized based on deaths are all symptoms of a systemic failure to prioritize public safety.
As the NoHo community petitions City Hall for help in managing the traffic in their neighborhood, the LA Department of Transportation drifts without a General Manager. Two Assistant General Managers grapple with five divisions that operate with silo independence, resulting in budget overruns, performance failures, and anticipated funding forfeitures.
LA's Department of Transportation has been taken to task for removing crosswalks in an attempt to reduce motorist/pedestrian conflict, a strategy that has been mocked as the equivalent of reducing forest fires by chopping down the trees. Critics claim that the LADOT's antiquated traffic strategies fail at every level and that the "bigger, wider, faster" strategy for moving motor vehicles has not only failed to relieve congestion but has also resulted in local neighborhood streets under siege.
It's time for the City of Los Angeles to honor civic leaders who champion public safety by confronting the dangerous conditions on the streets of Los Angeles.
It's time for the City of Los Angeles to honor the lost lives of the children who die on the streets by making it a priority to control the traffic that terrorizes our communities.
When the Mayor gets done with the press conferences celebrating LAPD Chief Charlie Beck's 1st anniversary as LA's top cop, it is imperative that he focus on the real opportunity to make Los Angeles a safer city, one where children can safely walk to school and then return home at night to their families. That is the mark of a Great City.
(Stephen Box is a grassroots advocate and writes for CityWatch. He can be reached at: firstname.lastname@example.com. Disclosure: Box is also a candidate for 4th District Councilman.)
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Abscess Drainage
In This Page:
- Need to Know
- Nice to Know
- How Does It Work?
- What Happens — Before, During, and After?
- How Should I Prepare?
- What Should I Bring?
- What Are the Benefits and Risks?
This procedure is performed to remove an abscess – an infected collection of fluid in the body. An abscess can occur anywhere in the body but typically involves the abdomen and/or the skin surface. An abscess is most often is caused by recent surgery or as a result of another body infection such as appendicitis. A person with an abscess will usually suffer from pain in the location of the infection, chills and fever. To remove the abscess, a doctor uses image-guided technology, such as CT scans, to insert a catheter – a long, thin tube – into the infected area and drain the fluid. Most often a drainage tube is left inside until all the fluid has drained and the infection is resolved. In most cases, an abscess drainage can be successfully completed with this minimally invasive technique however there are a small percentage of patients who need further intervention in an operating room.
Need to Know
Nice to Know
How Does It Work?
Using image-guided technology, such as CT scan, a doctor inserts a small catheter into the affected area and drains the fluid. Often the catheter is connected to a drainage bag outside of your body to collect the fluid until it has drained.
What Happens — Before, During, and After?
The morning of your procedure, you'll be admitted to Hartford Hospital. When you arrive at the Radiology Department, a nurse will greet you and let the team know you've arrived. Before the procedure, you may have an ultrasound, CT, or MRI exam.
As the time for your procedure nears, the nurse will bring you to a pre-procedure holding area, and ask you to change into a gown. You'll sit on a bed.
Your doctor will greet you, explain the procedure, and answer any questions you may have. A technologist or nurse will wheel your bed into the procedures room, and you'll be positioned on the examining table. The technologist or nurse will connect monitors for your heart rate, blood pressure, and pulse, and an intravenous (IV) line will be inserted into a vein in your hand or arm. This will be used to give you sedatives during the procedure. Some patients receive general anesthesia, but in most cases, this is not necessary.
The technologist will shave, sterilize, and cover the area of your body where a catheter will be inserted with a surgical drape. The area will then be numbed using a local anesthetic. The radiologist will make a very small nick, and you may feel some pressure as the catheter is inserted, but you won't feel any serious discomfort. Using image-guidance, the catheter will be manipulated to the abscess, allowing for drainage of the infected fluid. Depending on the complexity of your case, this procedure can take roughly 20 minutes to an hour.
When the procedure is complete, your intravenous line will be removed.
If needed, the catheter may be connected to a drainage bag outside of your body. The tube will remain in place until the fluid has drained and your infection is gone. It may take several days to drain the abscess.
Most patients feel some discomfort after the procedure. Medications can be given to control pain. You may also experience mild nausea or a low-grade fever. You will most likely spend a few days at Hartford Hospital. Once you are sent home, further follow-up with your doctor is usually needed to monitor your healing and make sure that any infection is gone. Once your doctor has concluded that all the fluid is gone and the infection has resolved, the catheter is removed. This is usually done in the doctor's office.
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How Should I Prepare?
There are things you can do to make your experience more comfortable, and many of these will depend on your individual preferences. For example, you may want to arrange to have someone drop you off on the day of your procedure and pick you up after your hospital stay – usually a few days. You might like to keep a list of questions or — as you're doing now — educate yourself about the procedure.
Another important part of your preparation will be guided by your doctor:
- You will need to have an image study done, such as a CT scan, X –ray or ultrasound, to give your doctor a good picture of what is going on inside the infected area.
- Your doctor may also request an EKG.
- Your doctor may ask you to stop taking aspirin, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), or blood thinners (such as Coumadin or warfarin) for a time before the procedure.
Some of your preparation will need to be timed to the procedure:
- Five days before the procedure, stop taking vitamin E.
- The day before the procedure (or the Friday before, if you're scheduled for a Monday procedure), a nurse from the Interventional Radiology Department will call you. The nurse will give you any additional instructions, and will ask if you have any questions.
- In the 8 hours before the procedure, do not eat food.
- Up to 2 hours before you arrive at the hospital, you may drink clear liquids. Black coffee or tea are fine, but do not add cream or milk. You may sip water with medications.
- When you arrive, make sure the nurse and radiologist know about any allergies you may have, especially allergies to local anesthetics (such as lidocaine), general anesthetics (such as propofol), or X-ray dye (contrast media). If there's any chance you may be pregnant, tell your radiologist.
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What Should I Bring?
You may want to invite a family member or friend to accompany you to your procedure.
Some of the things that you might consider taking include:
- A 24 hour supply of any medications you may be taking.
- A list of these medications, including the dosage and usual times you take each.
- You may want to take personal care items, such as your own toothbrush, toothpaste, soup, lotion, and hair care products.
- Comfortable, loose-fitting clothes.
- Comfortable shoes.
- You may want to bring a book, magazine, or eReader to pass the time.
- Avoid bringing jewelry or valuables.
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What Are the Benefits and Risks?
The benefits of minimally invasive abscess drainage could be:
- No surgery is needed and there is no scarring
- Recovery from this procedure is typically short with less pain than a surgical drainage performed in the operating room
Risks you should be aware of include:
- As with any procedure, there is a small risk of infection. The chance of infection requiring antibiotic treatment is less than one in 1,000.
- There is a very slight risk of an allergic reaction if contrast material is injected.
- Very rarely, a nearby organ may be damaged.
- Occasionally bleeding may occur
- The catheter placed at the time of abscess drainage may become blocked or displaced requiring movement or changing of the catheter
- In some cases a very large or complex fluid collection may require more than one abscess drain
Keep in mind that this information is general. Your radiologist is the best source of information about how these risks and benefits may apply to you.


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Dickson Ufomata, DDS, FFDRCS
Dr. Ufomata received his dental education from the University of Lagos, Nigeria, the Royal Colleges of Surgeons of England and Ireland, and the University of Kentucky. He has practiced and taught Dentistry in England, Nigeria, and the United States. Dr. Ufomata is a graduate of the University of Kentucky's College of Dentistry General Practice Residency program and is a fellow of the Faculty of Dentistry, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, FFDRCS, Ireland.
Dr. Ufomata has over 30 years of excellent clinical dental experience. His goal as a dentist, and the goal of all the dedicated staff at Leestown Dental Center, is to make our patients' visits as pleasant and painless as possible. Dr. Ufomata belongs to several professional associations including the American Dental Association (ADA), Academy of General Dentistry (AGD), and the American Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry, to name a few.
Meet Our Team
Samantha -Registered Dental Hygienist
Samantha graduated from Youngstown State University in 2006 with practice as a dental hygienist in Kentucky, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. She is also certified to administer local anesthesia and nitrous oxide. Samantha joined our team in 2011. Her favorite part of our practice are her patients – she loves establishing relationships while doing what she enjoys, and her passion for our patients and patient education contribute to improved health, especially with periodontally compromised patients.
Samantha is married to Bryan. Her family has a strong background in dentistry; her brother is a dentist in Ohio, and her mother is also an RDH. Samantha's hobbies include live music, traveling, sight-seeing, theatre, and visiting out-of-town family.
Tera – Expanded Duty Dental Assistant
Tera graduated from the Institute of Dental Technology in June 2014, and has been with our practice since March 2017. Her goal is to eventually attend dental school to become a DMD. She strives to do her best in everything she does, and is always looking for ways to learn new things. Tera's favorite thing about being part of our team is how helpful everyone is – we work as a team and we always work together.
Tera lives with her boyfriend of a year and a half and with a cat that is spoiled rotten. In her free time, she enjoys playing softball.
Megan – Hygienist Assistant
Megan is from Versailles, KY, and graduated from Woodford County High School. She spent a few years attending Eastern Kentucky University while living in Richmond, KY, and recently moved back to Versailles. She has been with our team for 1 year. Megan keeps the hygiene side of our practice flowing smoothly, assisting with appointments, cleanings, X-rays, and anything our dentist and other hygienists need. She enjoys helping anyone that she can.
Megan married her husband, Daniel, in July 2017. She loves to tie dye, ride in their off-road vehicle, and play with their dog, a boxer named Missy.
Leigh Anne– Dental Hygienist
Leigh Anne attended high school at Bryan Station, and graduated from Lexington Community College in 1992. She joined our team in April 2015. Leigh Anne is licensed to administer local anesthesia and nitrous oxide. She enjoys attending continuing education courses to stay current on the latest trends in dentistry. Leigh Anne knew when she was 9 years old that she wanted to be a dental hygienist, and has never regretted this decision. She believes that everyone can and should have a positive dental experience, and that patient comfort and education are essential aspects of dental care. She loves being part of a team that genuinely cares about our patients and improving their health.
Leigh Anne and her husband of 21 years, Paul, have 7 dogs and a flock of sheep. They live on a small sheep farm, and compete in sheep dog trials. She plays the fiddle, and is a member of the Chaplin Christian Church Praise Team. Leigh Anne enjoys jamming with friends, playing Gospel, Bluegrass, and Old Country music.
Brittney – Dental Assistant & Lead Expanded Duty Dental Assistant
Brittney graduated from the Institute of Dental Technology in April 2014, and has been with our team for 3 years. She works hard to calm patients who experience anxiety, make crowns and bridges, care for our orthodontic patients, and help our practice run smoothly. Her favorite part of our practice is that our team gets along like family and can always count on each other. Outside of the office, Brittney's hobbies include cooking, baking, traveling, going to concerts, and spending time with family.
Angela – Business Assistant
Angela has been with our practice since 2017, and has a number of certifications, including Interpreter Bridging the Gap in English/Spanish, a Certificate in Secretarial Duties, Health Promoters (AHEC) ISOL. She works hard to help the Hispanic community understand the importance of maintaining good oral hygiene, showing a friendly face and making them feel comfortable while helping them understand their dental needs. Angela really loves working at our office and being part of our dental family. Dr. Ufamota is an excellent dentist, and she learns from him every day.
Angela has a lovely family, consisting of her husband Francisco and their 4-year-old daughter Sophia. She also works as a Zumba instructor, and enjoys hiking, photography, camping, cooking, and spending time with her family.
Wendy – Office Manager
Wendy started with our practice in 2017, and has significant experience in the dental field, having worked as a dental office manager for 15 years, and as an RN prior to that. Wendy is always available to answer questions and concerns, and works hard to put our patients and team at ease. She loves that our dental family works well together and is always available to help.
Wendy has 2 children and 2 grandchildren. Her hobbies include traveling, spending time on the beach, swimming, and visiting historic places.


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The Night Before Christmas
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This sweet update of a beloved tradition is sure to fill any child's eyes with wonder and their dreams with sugarplums. From the adorable reindeer pulling the sleigh to the almost-plush-looking Santa, the lighthearted style of Janet Samuel's illustrations will delight youngsters and their families. A special flocking treatment and glitter on the cover draws in the eye and will be fun for children to touch.

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?Ever onward to victory! Our country or death! I embrace you with all my revolutionary fervor? (Guevara). These words of Ernesto ?Che? Guevara bid farewell to Fidel Castro in a letter written to him after long and turbulent times. The life of Che was one of rebellion, liberation, and revolution in which all of his blood, sweat, and tears went into. He was a man that could identify the problems with society and act on them and he lived his life to correct its ailments. These activities in Cuba and other third world countries have brought Che to be probably more renown than he could ever have imagined in his own time; millions of people look up to him as a symbol of the quest for independence and freedom (Dorfman, 100: Heroes…). However, with fame comes many detrimental consequences that have nearly turned a man of liberty and anti-conformity into a ?pop? icon of fashion and marketing. Ernesto Guevara, a symbol of revolution and liberty, is regarded by many as a hero and a legend for his unique personality, actions, and ideas, but the exploitation of his image in pop-culture and marketing
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Acrylic Paints 24 - Grass Green
Grass Green Indigo Acrylic Paint is a strongly pigmented product ideal for nail decorations from your dreams! One, thin layer guarantees perfect coverage. It is perfect for precise lines and zigzags, shading and chiaroscuro as well as One Stroke, Zhostovo or Folk Art Flowers. You can mix and match colors freely, creating unique shades!
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I started looking for one of my own, which seemed easy as every store was stocking a variety of duffle coats. None of them were quite right though. They all had fur trims, the fabric was too thin and cheap, they had crazy linings, or if they were nice they were too expensive (or they only came in tiny Japanese sizes).
I kept saying to dad 'It needs to be that nice camel colour that yours is'... 'I want proper horn toggles like on yours'... 'I like how yours has a tartan lining'... you can see where this was going. Finally sick of wandering around crazy Japanese clothing shops, Dad said 'If you can make my old coat fit you, it's yours'. I thought about it and realised that although it would be a big job (literally - it was a huge coat), it would be worth it to have the lovely fabric and proper trims.
So when we got home, we dug the coat out of the wardrobe.


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Okay I get it, there is nothing more annoying than walking into group feeling confident after a good week on plan only to mount the scales and not see the loss you felt you deserved. To make it worse and really add salt to the wound you then overhear others discuss the takeaways and wine they've had this week, and wait for it… they've lost more than you. It's annoying, but does their weight loss really impact YOUR journey? No! Not unless you let it.
Everyone is different, everyone's body is different, everyone's metabolism is different, you simply cannot compare and the sooner we all accept this the better! Stop focusing on how well other people are doing and start focusing on how well you are doing, and if you aren't doing as well as you would like address why this may be.
Everyone embarking on a weight loss journey has different reasons and different amounts to lose, we all have different food demons to face and reasons why we turn to food. Draw inspiration, tips and tools from others but don't compare. Comparing will lead to resentment and disappointment. It could also lead to unhealthy techniques that we all know so well, the vicious circle of binge eating and starvation.
You couldn't compare the journey of someone starting out at 23 stone to that of someone ten stone smaller, of course they would lose weight at different speeds. You may even be envious of their big weight losses but ask yourself are you envious of the long journey they have ahead of them? I bet if you asked them they would give anything to be your current or 'start' weight.
I have had consistent 'good' losses (FYI all losses are good even those cheeky half pounds!) but I also have in excess of eight stone to lose. I am lucky that my group is very supportive, but I have to admit sometimes I hang my head in shame when I've had a good loss, I don't want to see the disappointment in peoples faces when they haven't lost as much as me. When I see the occasional look I want to remind everyone that even though I've lost nearly four and a half stone, I still have another four and a half stone to lose before I reach my interim target, let alone my end target! I have a long road ahead of me.
Now I am not saying this to make ANYONE feel bad, it's a natural feeling and we all feel a little envious now and again, me included. But this week as I mounted the scales to see a loss of 4.5 lbs I was met with a comment: "God are you even eating." And do you know what it made me feel really sad. Just to reiterate I LOVE my Slimming World group and am a member of the social team so this is in no way meant to be detrimental to anyone at my group, again I LOVE my group!! But I wanted to use this as an example.
I left group this week feeling a little disheartened and sad at that comment and one other comment I overheard when I received Slimmer of The Week. When I got home it took a lot for me not to take that sadness and bury it in my friend food, or my best friend chocolate. I found myself right back at the start of my journey feeling a little lost and seeking comfort.
But I realised that I don't want to do that anymore. I want the best life for me, this is my journey and I am proud of all I have achieved. As we all should be. Everyday I decide what to fuel my body with, it is me that is making the right choices for MY body. We need to be accountable for ourselves, own your journey and focus on you.
For years I wasn't accountable for myself, I wasn't in denial I knew it was me who had eaten myself into the 'morbidly obese' category, but at every opportunity the blame shifted to someone or something else. Here are just some of the reasons why it wasn't my fault; I'd been fat my entire life and doomed with the 'fat gene'. I was a big child and my parents fed me! When in reality I didn't help myself. I would have a healthy meal and then hoard chocolate penguins in my room, eating in secret. I would be packed off to school with a healthy packed lunch only to buy an iced bun or a slice of pizza from the school canteen.
But for the first time in a long time I am accountable and I am focused.
I am focused on ME. I am not comparing my journey and getting side tracked. When other people are doing well, I am not trying to match their weight losses, I am seeking inspiration and applauding their efforts. When I don't do as well as I would like, I look back at my food diary and OWN where I may have gone wrong.
This has begun to sound like a rant which in no means was it meant to! So I'll round up before I'm renamed Diary of an Angry Fat English Girl.
The only person who can lose your excess weight is you, so stop focusing on other people, stop comparing, start feeling proud of your achievements and start owning this journey. We are all in this together but ultimately only you have the power to make a real change in your own life.
p.s On an entirely different note and just in case anyone missed the memo… I am officially a graduate!!


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Chips in 2009 will run faster but not necessarily hotter. That's the gist of what IBM, along with its joint development partners such as Samsung Electronics and Toshiba, announced Monday.
The IBM alliance is using "high-k/metal gate" technology to achieve this, the same category of process technology that Intel currently uses in its 45-nanometer processors. The alliance says it is seeing performance improvements of up to 35 percent over 45nm technology at the same "operating voltage" or power levels.
This allows alliance chipmakers such as Samsung, Toshiba, and Freescale Semiconductor (formerly an arm of Motorola) to build more powerful chips that don't necessarily generate more heat. This is a necessary advancement for small devices such as cell phones, as well as data centers that use a large number of servers. The power reduction compared to 45nm technology can range as high as 30 percent to 50 percent, depending on the operating voltage, according to IBM.
The announcement serves as more of a progress update than a breakthrough achievement. At the beginning of last year, IBM announced technology to "speed the implementation of...high-k/metal gate in next-generation 32-nanometer computer chips."
A gate is a basic building block of a digital circuit, while high-k/metal is the material used. Intel, for example, used a high-k material called hafnium to replace the transistor's silicon dioxide gate dielectric for its 45nm processors. As transistors shrink, leakage current can increase. For chipmakers, it is crucial to minimize leakage. This is where high-k/metal gates come into play.
The technology will be available to alliance partners in the second half of 2009, though the design process for devices that use this technology can start now, IBM said. AMD was not included as part of the alliance because technically, it is a member only of a separate alliance, SOI (Silicon-On-Insulator).


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Efroymson Family Fund Makes New $1 Million Grant to the Conservation Law Center
The Efroymson Family Fund, a CICF Fund, has made a new one million dollar grant to the Conservation Law Center. The grant will be paid over four years, and includes incentives for other donors in the form of one-to-one matching grants for up to $250,000.
This is the second landmark contribution the Efroymson Family Fund has made to the Conservation Law Center; the Fund made a founding grant of one million dollars in 2005. CLC President and Director Bill Weeks said, "We are honored and deeply appreciative. The Efroymson Family Fund, already the author of the pioneering grant that founded our organization, has looked at the first five years of our conservation law work and provided the grant that will catalyze our next five years."


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Spain's growth beats its EZ larger peers in the 2Q
MADRID | The Corner | Spain's GDP expanded by 0.6% in the 2Q of 2014 over the previous quarter, the fastest pace in the Eurozone after Latvia's growth (+1%). With Portugal (+0.6%) and Netherlands (+0.5%), Spain becomes one of the best economic performers in the eurozone during this quarter. Moreover, according to the figures published today by Eurostat, the Euro area has stalled in the 2Q, especially as a result of the contraction of Germany, the Italian fall into recession and France's stagnation. Meanwhile, the Greek economy contracted by 0.2%, the lowest drop since 3Q 2008 and it could show that the country is meeting its full year growth target of 0.6% for 2014.


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Mid and South Essex Sustainability and Transformation Plan
The Mid and South Essex Success Regime will today publish a sustainability and transformation plan (STP), which proposes radical changes in health and care over the next five years.
The plan is not yet final. People are invited to have their say over the next few months before the plan is finalised in 2017. Any proposed major service changes are subject to further national checks and formal public consultation in 2017 before any final decision.
To view the STP and to have your say please click here
Fairglen Interchange Consultation
The Fairglen Interchange is operating very near to its traffic capacity, with motorists experiencing significant delays during peak periods. Our scheme includes building new roads and widening existing ones to help reduce journey times, increase capacity and address safety issues for the tens of thousands of motorists who drive through the Interchange every day.
In addition to the improvements for motorists, a new walking and cycling bridge would provide significant benefits for sustainable transport users, linking existing walking and cycling routes along the A127.
For more details of the proposals and to have your say, click here.
Libraries Engagement Consultation
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Fungal Nails
What Are Fungal Nails?
Fungal nails is a common disease of the toenails caused by a fungus similar to that which causes athlete's foot. Infection of fingernails is much less common than toenails.
A nail with a a fungal infection may appear dry, lusterless, powdery, thickened, bumpy, and moth-eaten. The nails may be gray, yellow, brown, or black in colour, depending on the type of fungus involved. Part, or all, of the nail can be affected and one or more nails may be involved. The infection is usually first seen at the end of the nail. As the infection progresses, it works back toward the nail root, causing destruction of the nail as it travels. Occasionally there may be an unpleasant odour. The nail may separate from the underlying skin and may fall off completely.
From the time of initial exposure to the fungus, the symptoms can take up to six months to appear, by which time the fungus is well established. Because it is painless, the condition is often ignored. As a result, other nails may become infected.
What Causes Fungal Nails?
- Conditions favourable to fungal growth. Fungus thrives in warm, dark environments, such as that caused by sweaty feet in hot, closed shoes.
- Direct exposure to the fungus. Be cautious in public places where people walk barefoot, such as swimming pools, saunas, and locker rooms.
- Injury of the nail matrix may allow a fungus to enter. The matrix is the area just under the skin, below the base of the nail where the nail is formed. The injury may be caused by something falling on the toes or by wearing tight shoes.
What Should I Do if I Have Fungal Nails?
- Practice thorough nail hygiene. Avoid creating conditions that promote fungal growth. Avoid using nail polish, which blocks light, as fungus thrives in the dark.
- Reduce nail thickness, but do not cut the nail short.
- Use an anti-fungal product if the nail is cosmetically unacceptable to you, to avoid spreading to other nails, if the nail is uncomfortable, and if treatment is safe and appropriate:
- Natural care stores and pharmacies offer a variety of topical agents that may help. Tea Tree Oil is one that has proven beneficial. It must be applied directly to the nail at least twice daily and for several months. Other agents such as Kyolic and various combinations of essential oils are also considered to have anti-fungal properties.
- Continue treatment after fungus disappears as it can lie dormant and resurface again under the right conditions. Treatment must be aggressive.
- Treatment may not be successful, even if carried out diligently, as fungus is very difficult to eradicate.
- See your doctor if you wish to take a prescription oral anti-fungal medication such as Lamisil. This also must be taken for several weeks and requires monitoring by your doctor.
- In cases of severe infection, the nail may need to be removed. In such cases, anti-fungal treatment is directed to the nail bed and matrix.


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On this beautiful CD, Laura showcases unique interpretations of some of her favorite jazz standards. "She is an extraordinary four-octave singer who blends jazz, blues, soul, and pop into seemingly the only possible expression" (New York Post). Laura has created her version of the present day smooth jazz sound, featuring an impressive array of musicians, including Eric Wollman on guitar, Kelly Conner and Don Rebic on piano, Leon Dorsey and Don Gladstone on bass, and Vincent Ector and Neil Tufano on drums.
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This CD shines with Laura's love for the popular/jazz standard. All of the tunes on this record are simply stated and features Laura improvising with some of her favorite studio musicians. This recording truly states Laura's love for "music in the moment" and flows seamlessly from start to finish.
1. Lullaby of Birdland
2. Someday My Prince Will Come
3. In A Sentimental Mood
4. Summertime
5. There Will Never Be Another You
6. The Man I Love
7. I Got It Bad
8. What Is This Thing Called Love?
9. The Lady Is A Tramp
10. As Time Goes By
11. When I Fall In Love
Laura Theodore, Vocals
Kelly Conner, Piano
Eric Wollman, Guitar
Leon Dorsey, Bass
Vincent Ector, Drums
Don Rebic, Piano (Tracks 5, 6, & 7)
Don Gladstone, Bass (Tracks 5, 6, & 7)
Neil Tufano, Drums (Tracks 5, 6, & 7)
Produced By: Andy Ebberbach & Laura Theodore
Tracks 5, 6, & 7 Produced By: Bill Eisele & Laura Theodore
Recorded at: Kampo Studios, NYC & New Breed, NYC
Engineered, Mixed, & Mastered By: Andy Ebberbach
Digitally Mastered at: Consetino Film and Video
Assistant Engineers: Jim McNamara & Alex deJonge
Photos: Sue Ann Miller
Reviews of What Is This Thing Called Jazz?
Laura Theodore's voice is a diverse instrument... showing off her spectacular range and vocal stylings on most of the standards here. Theodore's musicianship and that of her band produce plenty of wonderful music moments.
Sunsh Stein, Jazz Times


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Looking over the numbers, and knowing the way the North American oil market works, it's becoming increasingly apparent to me that current US crude oil production cannot be sustained unless the Department of Commerce begins to permit exports beyond Canada.
The surge in US crude oil production, led by Texas and North Dakota, which account for more than 45% of all domestic production, can only be sustained if there are new processing facilities — refining capacity or possibly condensate splitters to take care of the higher-gravity oil — a change in US refiners' crude slate, or the final option, exports.
There is some new refining and splitting capacity being added which will consume about 750,000 b/d of light sweet crudes and condensates, according to industry estimates. (OPEC & IEA estimates are at 500,00 b/d but US sources say this excludes condensate splitting capacity, so if you add condensate splitting capacity, it would add another 250,000 b/d.) But this is not sufficient to meet the rapid growth of production of tight oil in Texas, North Dakota and in other parts of the US.
The crude slate for US refiners for the most part has been remained relative stable: medium sour crudes are the preferred grade. EIA data shows that the average specific gravity of crudes refined in the US have ranged consistently between 30.5-31.2 API since 2010. The surge in high gravity light sweet crude has not altered that.
This indicates there has not been a big move by refiners to switch to refining more light sweet crudes from North Dakota or Texas than previously. US refiners, with the exception of the US Northeast refiners, for years invested heavily in cokers, which require them to run medium and heavy crudes to benefit from the economics of those units. That doesn't suddenly change just because the slate of crudes produced in the US has gotten lighter.
It is doubtful that US refiners in the short-term would shut their cokers and run light sweet crudes. Refining sources point out that most US refiners, even if they wanted to, particularly those with complex refining systems, do not have facilities to capture the Liquid Petroleum Gases (LPG) that are released while refining light sweet crudes. Currently, refiners without the means to refine light sweet crude tend to blend it with very heavy sour crudes from Canada or Latin America. But even blending has its limits.
So with those hindrances, what remains to encourage the continuous growth of US domestic crude oil production is for these crudes to be shipped beyond North America, that is, to permit exports.
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There are indications that refiners are starting to map out a possible resistance to easing the legislation that now bans crude exports to most markets. (Exceptions include shipments to Canada, which have been rising in recent months.)
But the restriction to export crude oil does not necessarily mean lower oil prices for local industries. While there are restrictions on the export of US crudes, there is no restriction on the export of refined products. (The irony of course is that refiners who may resist changing the crude export ban are benefiting from the free market in product exports.)
Refined product prices are a reflection of both domestic and international market fundamentals. US pump prices need to remain competitive with international markets, or refiners will export a growing amount of their output rather than suffer poor refining margins in the US domestic market.
So the belief of keeping US domestic crude within the country to lower domestic product prices is simply incorrect. Refined products like gasoline, diesel and jet fuel do not have export restrictions and thus will be attracted to where the best netback occurs. The crude that could not be exported could easily turn into products that can.
The notion is that US refiners will suffer as domestic crude prices rise. US refiners are market-oriented and do not depend solely on cost-advantaged domestic crudes to maintain their refining margins. US refiners benefit more from lower operating cost offered by lower natural gas prices and lower cost of producing hydrogen — necessary in numerous refinery applications — from natural gas streams than merely from cost-advantaged crudes. It must be borne in mind that the US still imports almost half of its crude oil needs. So the restrictions on crude oil exports act as a subsidy to US refiners.
Exports of US light sweet crudes will bring equilibrium to the oil markets and stabilize global markets. Whenever the Brent-WTI spread widens, US crudes will be arbitraged to markets based on the North Sea marker to capture Brent's premium. In doing so, it would put downward pressure on the global crude oil benchmark.
Yes, the counter-argument would be that oil is a strategic commodity and has political and economic ramifications beyond oil itself. Natural gas produced in the US has a much greater impact on the operating cost of industries than does oil, but that hasn't stopped the US from granting a growing number licenses to export limited quantities of natural gas in the form of LNG. (Though that hasn't been without controversy either.)
What would change the debate would be if US crude oil production needs to rise to a level where domestic crude oil prices in the US start experiencing steep discounts in certain markets that discourage producers from hiking production and even shutting in existing production. Can the opponents of exports assume that production is going to be unaffected by an export ban in the face of sharp drops in differentials to world markets?
If the breakeven point of Bakken, WTI Midland and Eagle Ford Shale crudes are $60/b to $70/b, then with WTI at $94.50/b, there is a margin of $34.50-24.50/b. So if tight oil production continues to rise with no fresh outlets and discounts reaching the $24.50/b mark, we could see the first shut-in and shelving of future production. As the accompanying chart shows, markets have surpassed that differential at times.
Crude oil produced in the US — a free market economy — should be free to attain market value and not be restricted in its quest to obtain the highest value it can.


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Media, entertainment, and society have displayed mostly the title of cheating games master to men. Women are generally perceived as more honest, more loving, and very much unlikely to stray or cheat in the relationship especially committed ones. However, recently, studies have shown that the numbers of women playing cheating games are significantly increasing because of many reasons. These reasons are tackled below.
One is that when a woman wants to get revenge, she will resort to cheating. There are many women who play cheating games after being hurt by their significant other. Being cheated on is certainly painful and this pain can somehow lessen when they do the same for revenge. They can cry and get support from family and friends but it is just that much. They may want the same treatment they have experienced to also be experienced by their partner who cheated.
Then, when women feel neglected they may look for someone who can definitely notice them more. Women may want to be always noticed and taken greatly in account. They definitely want to feel acknowledgement from you. If she thinks and feels that the attention as well as security that you have been giving her is not enough, then chances are they will look for the insufficiency outside.
If you are always very popular with girls, then you should keep your eye on your better half because chances are she might be in deep planning on how to get back to you while friendly ladies swarm around you. If your lady does not feel a sense of security and assurance then she might also play a few cheating games on you just to get back and get revenge.
When a woman is unhappy with your relationship with her, she will definitely want to get away with it. Happiness is very important in a relationship. Who wants to be in a relationship that seems to be unhappy, anyway? Definitely, none!
Sexual relationship also contributes to either men or women when it comes to relationships. This is an important part of a relationship. If women are not getting enough fun inside the bedroom, then she might look for someone who can give her the pleasure she needs and this will not turn out to be okay. So, your woman should also be satisfied with your sexual relationship with her just like how satisfied she is with your love and affection.
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Joys of Armageddon
Joys of Armageddon is an electro-world/hip-hop musical about going farther than you can and realizing it's never enough. New York City, December the Eleventh, Twenty Twelve. A small group of brilliant misfits call themselves the Mutiny Zoo. They've made preparations, should they survive the expected cataclysms of twenty twelve to camp out in an abandoned subway tunnel beneath Grand Central Station. More importantly, they are working on Cybergenic Reincarnation, the possibility of the afterlife in cyber space.
"Combining ancient cabbalistic rituals for magnetizing the soul with contemporary methods of virtual manifestation of the self, we have developed the technique of cybergenic reincarnation, to be realized within cyberspace, soon be sustained within networks of self-propagating organic circuitry"
Below are some Video Clips from the most recent workshop performance at The Red Room in New York City:
Oshun Broadcast Segment feat. Suzy Q from Mike iLL on Vimeo.
Hot Shot Freight Train from Mike iLL on Vimeo.
Haunted feat Abbe Rivers and Jaime Della Fave from Mike iLL on Vimeo.
I Wanna Live feat. Suzy Q from Mike iLL on Vimeo.
Macon Traxx Clip feat Mike iLL from Mike iLL on Vimeo.
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First Things To Do After Becoming Engaged
After the big question is popped and you say "Yes" and the initial shock has worn down, you will want to personally notify your family or friends. This notification can be accomplished through meeting them in person, via phone call, or social media such as Facebook or Twitter. It is recommended that you tell people that are important to you that you notify them in person as this is more personal and intimate. By notifying your family or friends in person it gives them the opportunity to congratulate you in person. It also can give the family or friends the opportunity to see the ring. When notifying people via social media, you can make the announcement fun, personal, witty or just plain simple. You might like to add a picture of your lovely hand (this gives you a great excuse to get a manicure) with the "Rock".
The next step that logically comes to mind is to establish your wedding style, location and wedding budget. You will need to pick a date and book a venue. These tasks set the "mood" of the wedding and give you the chance to research how other "brides" have held their weddings similar to the style and budget that you will have. It will give you great ideas for wedding favors, ideas for dresses, the cake, the flowers, the venue and possible vendors. It would be a great idea to start a wedding blog so that you will have documentation of your "big day". Plus, in the future you can look back at this wonderful time in your life. You can invite your family and friends to visit your blog to see the progression of your wedding plans, view your engagement pictures, etc.
Afterwards would be to establish who your wedding party is going to be; you need to ask your maid of honor and bridesmaids if they will stand up for you on your wedding day. You need to encourage your groom to ask his best man and the other groomsmen that will be in the wedding party. After you have established the wedding party you need to establish your guest list. To do this you will need to talk with your parents and the groom's parents. You and the groom also need to sit down and think about how many people you want to help you celebrate your big day. Do you want a small personal wedding or a big celebration with a lot of family and friends? It was suggested that you might watch movies that depict weddings such as Father of the Bride I and II, My Best Friend's Wedding, Wedding Crashers, The Proposal, etc. Not only will these movies give you some ideas but they have some humor mixed in as sometimes planning a wedding can be very stressful so a little laughter might be just what the doctor ordered.
The other ideas for getting the creative juices flowing would be looking on Pinterest, or just googling wedding ideas and see all the amazing ideas that pop up. Another idea would be to purchase some bridal magazines for ideas on the dress, bridemaids dresses, flowers, photo ideas for the photographer, the cake, etc.
I hope all these ideas on what you should do after becoming engaged help you to prepare for your big day!
Congratulations on becoming engaged!


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Employee of the Month
The Greater Orange Area Chamber of Commerce recognized Ron Chevalier, senior English teacher for the Orangefield High School, as School District Employee of the Month. Mr. Chevalier has been with the district for 10 years and is a dedicated employee who loves teaching. He serves as a mentor teacher to new teachers, helps with One Act Play and sponsors the Stark Reading Contest for OHS. Mr. Chevalier is often the first car in the parking lot and the last to leave. He makes coffee for teachers before school, assists teachers within the English department and tutoring students. He also serves on various committees including the Site Base Decision Making team. Mr. Chevalier is loved by students and teachers alike.


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Julia Child is gone, but certainly not forgotten. Festivities are taking place all over the United States to celebrate her 100th birthday this week, and Miami is no exception.
Her birthday officially takes place August 15, but according to Dorothee Rubin, incoming president of the Miami chapter of Les Dames d'Escoffier, who was a good friend of the creative chef, "Julia hated the fact that her birthday fell on the 15th of August. Julia used to complain that everyone was on vacation during the month of August, so she couldn't celebrate properly. She started changing her birthday to September 15, when everyone was back in town and she could have a big party with friends, good food, and plenty of gifts."
Various events are taking place this week and later, during the second birthday phase, on September 15.
Pascal's on Ponce was one of the 100 restaurants chosen to officially create a special menu from her cookbook by the Julia Child Foundation.
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Tomorrow the celebration dinner begins at Pascal's with an amuse-bouche of Swiss cheese gougère. First course is cold leek and potato vichyssoise, followed by a second course of roast duck breast à l'orange, Burssels sprouts, and fingerling potatoes. Dessert is a baked floating island, red praline, crème anglaise, and coffee macaroon. The price is $69.90, and a percentage will be donated to the JC Legacy Awards.
Chef Gabriela Machado's Copperbox Culinary Atelier in Wynwood is offering an all-inclusive Julia cookbook dinner with a wine pairing that will take place Wednesday and Thursday.
And finally, the Federal Food Drink & Provisions celebrates Julia's love of butter. Chef Cesar Zapata will prepare a Miami Spice menu to honor her. Tonight through August 18, enjoy white asparagus, onion tarte, fresh oysters or mussels, boeuf bourguignon en croute or veal meunière, or duck à l'orange or bouillabaisse.
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See below for full details. Proudly supported by Bean Roasted Espresso Bars Kiama/Shellharbour.Terms and Conditions: This promotion is being run by Epics Music and Computers ABN: 85 434 706 163 with the support of Bean Roasted Espresso Bars Kiama/Shellharbour. Starting on the 8th of July 2014 and finishing on the 30th of August 2014. This date is subject to change at any time. 1. The first free lesson is for the duration of 30 minutes to be used in one sitting. This lesson is for piano lessons only. 2. First free lesson and Free Coffee must be redeemed within 12 months of receiving your verification email or Private Facebook Message from Epics Music unless otherwise specified by either promotional parties subject to availability. 3. A full lesson must be attended to receive Bean Roasted Coffe Voucher. The Voucher will be presented at the end of the lesson. 4. Voucher for a free coffee is to be redemed at either the Shellharbour or Kiama Bean Roasted locations at 1/129 Terralong St, Kiama NSW 2533 or 1/20-26 Addison St, Shellharbour NSW 2529. 5. Only one free lesson and coffee per entry/ per person. 6. This promotion can not be claimed in conjunction with any other promotion run by or through Epics Music or Bean Roasted. 7. The free lesson and free coffee are non-transferable unless with the permission of Christine Buurman partner of Epics Music. 8. For full terms and conditions of Piano lessons in regards to missed lessons, illness and refunds please see Epics Music Studio Policy. 9. If, for any reason, the Promotion is not capable of being run as planned, including due to events, unauthorised intervention, sickness or any other causes beyond the control of the Promoter, which corrupt or affect the integrity or proper conduct of the Promotion, the Promoter reserves the right in its absolute discretion to take any action that may be available to it, including cancelling, terminating, modifying or suspending the Promotion.


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Cisco Demonstrations at Automation Fair This Week! Philadelphia, Nov 7th and 8th, 2012Manufacturing
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New color patterns and homemade hot chocolate
Sarah Bocket
Creating new warm soft color patterns with an ivory base while drinking homemade hot chocolate makes for a very nice Saturday evening. I'm going to get started on this new set of colors very very soon. It's time to shake things up a bit color-wise and I think all the dot fans will love it! Just picture those sections above inside a bowl with a glossy finish.... now that's what I'm dreaming about tonight with my tummy filled with chocolate.
I whipped up this simple hot chocolate recipe I found with a quick internet search on Allrecipes.com. It's pretty good and definitely rich, but not super sweet. I love it when I have all the ingredients at home to make whatever comes to my mind.
1 cup water
2 (1 ounce) squares BAKER'S Unsweetened Baking Chocolate
1/2 cup sugar
3 cups milk (just used the non-fat I had around)
1 teaspoon vanilla
threw in a hand full of semi-sweet chocolate chips
added more milk to tame it a bit after taking a few sips
- Place water and chocolate in heavy medium saucepan; cook on low heat until chocolate is completely melted and mixture is well blended, stirring constantly with wire whisk. Add sugar; mix well.
- Bring to boil on medium-high heat. Boil 3 min., stirring constantly. Gradually add milk, stirring with wire whisk until well blended. Stir in vanilla. Reduce heat to medium.
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I'm not sure what made me think of this book today.
Perhaps it's the frost on the trees this morning. Seattle has been cold and clear these past few days. The sky and lake are beautiful, colored in pastel blues and pinks. The clouds above the Olympics dust the mountains with glowing white sugar snow.
After gazing in the distance, I looked at Cedar (the tree next to my bedroom window) and asked "How are you today?"
Cedar said, "Cold, but good."
After I asked Cedar this question, I thought of trees in general and all the seasons they endure in the same spot. I tried to remember the first time I was exposed to a tree with consciousness, other than my own direct experiences as a child.
Then I remembered when I was read the book "The Fall of Freddie the Leaf." It must have been after my great-grandfather died that this book showed up in our family. I think I was 5 or 6 years old. This is a wonderful book on life cycles, death and dying, and the seasons of life, through the eyes of a leaf.
Here is the whole book read aloud, split between four lovely videos from youtube. If you are not familiar with it, then I highly recommend listening to Freddie's story. It is truly beautiful.


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I had a fantastic shoot with the wonderful Claire the other day. I'm in love with her wide open apartment with huge windows. The light just floods in making it super easy to shoot. I shot some Cinestill 800T and Fuji 400H on my Pentax 67 and used the opportunity to play around with a Sony a7II and their cheap 50mm 1.8 lens.
I'm absolutely loving the color tones of the Cinestill above! I kind of want to shoot it for everything at this point.
Shooting the Sony was interesting! Using the electronic viewfinder was pretty weird compared to a normal DSLR, but I really love the files it gave me. We'll see if I decide to use it more! Meanwhile, Claire rocked it with the canvas dress she pulled out!
I finished of my roll of Cinestill above and moved onto the Fuji 400H below.
Moved back over to the Sony for these next two.
We finished the shoot off by the beautifully lit window with some Fuji 400H. I love windows.


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No baby yet! Kristy had a rough day yesterday. You couldn't tell by looking at her though. She is a super strong person! Before the meeting started last night she told me that her belly felt tight, and she was cramping a little. I offered her a ride to the hospital, but she said she was fine. After the meeting she called her doc and they told her to come on over. She texted me around 10:30 p.m. to say that she was having contractions, on monitors and they had given her something to stop her labor. Thankfully, she was allowed to come home around 2:30 a.m. She has been placed on bedrest until Monday. Keep praying for her and Preslee!
Friday, April 24, 2009
2 comments:
- Jessiecue said...
I am praying for Kristy and Preslee. I am gonna try and be careful when I transport it. Car for 4 hours may be a little rough on it though. I may have to throw it back together down there. Thanks for saying it looked good.
- Friday, April 24, 2009
- Kristy said...
Aww..thanks Tiff! Thanks for coming to visit Saturday, too!I hope you don't miss me too bad at work. :) You can come visit anytime...
- Monday, April 27, 2009
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Smith Rock Running Trails, Bend OR
Bend is home to arguably some of the best trail runs in the world as well as the best trail runners. While the running scene in Central Oregon might often be overshadowed by its flashier and faster cousin—cycling—Bend is known nationally as a great place to train, compete or plan a vacation around exploring the trails.
Lucky for us locals, many of Bend's trails can be accessed through other trails maintained by the Bend Parks District. In many cases, we can avoid getting in the car altogether. Within a few miles of downtown, there is everything from loops that feel like mountain climbs to gentle routes along the Deschutes River that have almost no elevation gain.
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Maritza Allison Reyes - Bilingual teacher /Dual Credit Instructor
Classroom: C007
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• Spanish : In this class students will leaarn how to formulate basic conversational skills based on increased vocabulary and newly learned translations.
• Syllabus: Spanish bilingual I / II / III / IV
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