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You may be surprised to hear me say that alternative medicine is not wellness. As you read this article, it may seem like a minor point however, it is very important. Without this distinction, it becomes very easy to lose sight of true health and makes it difficult to achieve wellness. In our society, increasingly overwhelmed by information, we can easily be misinformed and begin to confuse concepts and ideas. Clarifying these two related, yet distinct, concepts will give you a better understanding of real health and help you in your journey to wellness.
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What Is Medicine?
To better understand the purpose of alternative medicine, let's look first at traditional, Western medicine. Stedman's Medical Dictionary defines medicine as:
1. A drug
2. The art of preventing or curing disease; the science concerned with disease and all its relations.
The first thing we learn from this definition is that a medicine is a drug. This same medical dictionary defines a drug as: "any substance, other than food, used in the prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease." Americans are certainly not opposed to treating ailments with drugs. According to recent research(1), 70 percent of Americans are regularly taking prescription drugs. The most common prescriptions are antibiotics, antidepressants, and painkillers.
According to this research, 13 percent of the general population is on antidepressants. Nearly one in four women (that's 25%) ages 50 to 64 are taking antidepressant drugs. We spent $250 billion on prescription drugs in 2009. In 2010, 3.99 billion prescriptions were written, followed by 4.02 billion prescriptions in 2011.(2) Wow! There is a pill for every ill and, apparently, Americans like it that way.
The second thing we learn from the definition of medicine is this. The art of medicine is concerned with disease and treating disease. We are all familiar with the practice of medicine and it's treatments. Medical treatments basically consist of drugs, surgery and radiation.
Modern medicine attempts to counteract the symptoms of disease by poisoning (drugs), cutting (surgery), or burning (radiation) them out of your body. If you have not seen the documentary film "Cut, Poison, Burn", then you will definitely want to check it out. It will give you a clear understanding of how modern medicine works, as well as, the inherent and dangerous effects of these treatments.
Medicine is one approach to managing our health. In fact, it is the most popular approach in America. Does that mean that it is the best path to choose? Is it the safest? Is it even effective? In some cases, medicine is very effective at treating disease. However, in all cases the cause of disease is not addressed. Medicine concerns itself with treating the symptoms of disease. Medicine does a terrific job at treating most symptoms. Often, it is the quickest method to cover up a symptom like pain. But what about the cause? Ponder these examples of the most commonly prescribed drugs:
Antibiotics are given to kill bacteria but what caused or allowed the bacteria to develop in your body? Bacteria is naturally everywhere in your body. You have billions of bacteria living in your digestive system that are healthy and essential to normal digestion. What causes a bacterial infection?
Antidepressant drugs are prescribed to chemically alter your feelings of depression but what is the cause of your depression? How does chemically altering your brain chemistry address the cause of your depression? A chemical imbalance is only a symptom of the problem, not the cause of your depression.
Painkillers are given to mask the sensation of pain but what is causing your pain? Most of us have experienced the pain of a pinched nerve at some point in our lives. Masking the pain with powerful painkillers may cause you to not feel the pain. However, there is no amount of drugs that will get the pressure off of that pinched nerve. The cause of the pain is still there and still getting worse with time.
The symptoms of illness can be very effectively treated and covered with medicine, often to the point that you are unaware of them. Meanwhile the disease process that is causing the symptoms continues to ravage your body! Of course, we haven't even started to discuss the side effects of these treatments. As you are well aware, there are many and diverse dangerous, even deadly, side effects associated with medical treatments. What other options do you have? Let's look at alternative medicine.
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What Is Alternative Medicine?
We have to go beyond our medical dictionary to understand alternative medicine. It is an alternative approach to treating the symptoms of disease. Dictionary.com defines alternative medicine this way:
healthcare and treatment practices, including traditional Chinese medicine, chiropractic, folk medicine, and naturopathy, that minimize or eschew the use of surgery and drugs.
Alternative medicine is known for using natural remedies to treat the symptoms of illness. Its treatments include things like vitamins, minerals, herbs, homeopathic remedies, flower essences, essential oils, food, massage, and chiropractic adjustments, among many other various natural therapies. I love them all! I am a huge fan of natural remedies as opposed to medical treatment.
While alternative medicine does not use pharmaceutical drugs like traditional medicine, it has a common purpose. Alternative medicine uses natural remedies in the prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease. Does this sound familiar? Remember the definition of a drug. "Any substance, other than food, used in the prevention, diagnosis, alleviation, treatment, or cure of disease."
So, if we are using any substance to prevent, diagnose, alleviate, treat or cure disease, then, by definition, it is a drug. We cannot (legally) call an alternative medicine/therapy a drug but it is important to understand that its underlying purpose is the same a pharmaceutical drug – only without the ridiculous side effects!
There is certainly a huge difference between traditional medicine and alternative medicine. The biggest benefit of using alternative medicine is that these treatments allow you to avoid the inherent side effects of pharmaceutical drugs. That does not mean that alternative and natural treatments do not have any side effects. They can and should be used wisely and, in some cases, under supervision of the appropriate natural physician.
Lets look at some examples of alternative medicine treatments using the conditions treated by the most commonly prescribed drugs.
Bacterial infections – There are many natural substances that have antibacterial properties (kill bacteria). These include garlic, raw honey, coconut oil, colloidal silver, and Echinacea, among many others. Also, vitamins like vitamins A, C, and D are great for boosting the immune system to help you naturally fight off infection. Of course, your diet can be modified to make it more alkaline and suppress growth of bacteria. These are great natural treatments with little to no side effects and they can even have great health effects. However, these are treatments that (aside from the dietary changes) do not address the cause of the bacterial infection.
Depression – Here are some great natural remedies for depression: St. John's Wort, Sam-e, 5-HTP, folic acid, and saffron. Additionally, diet and exercise can be used to treat the symptoms of depression. Antidepressant drugs have the most deadly side effects (including suicidal thoughts and tendencies!). Anything that you can do naturally to avoid these side effects is highly advisable. However, once again, we see that alternative medicine is focused on naturally treating disease and not correcting the cause of the problem.
Pain – Natural remedies for pain abound. They can include things like garlic, cloves, apple cider vinegar, capsaicin, pineapple, grapes, white willow bark, arnica, and many homeopathic remedies. Again, I favor them all as compared to dangerous pain relievers. Even chiropractic care can be used simply to treat pain. As a chiropractic physician I see patients regularly who are looking for alternatives to traditional medicine for pain treatment. However, if we are only treating the pain, we are disregarding the cause of your problem and the pain will continue. I personally feel that I do my patients a great injustice if I allow them to use chiropractic care for pain treatment only without also correcting the cause of the pain.
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Alternative medicine is often as effective as traditional medicine. In many cases, it is even more effective. Alternative medicine is far safer than traditional medicine as well. Indeed, you will be healthier if you opt for the natural remedies of alternative medicine rather than the inherently dangerous treatments of traditional medicine. However, what you will be missing out on – in most cases – is correcting the cause of your problem.
It is possible to use completely natural remedies 100% of the time and yet never correct the cause of your health problem. I have taken care of many patients taking handfuls of pharmaceutical drugs every day and they are only getting sicker!
I have also taken care of many patients taking handfuls of vitamins, herbs and homeopathics every day and yet their condition continues unresolved as well. Truly, those choosing natural remedies exclusively are generally more healthy and appear more vibrant; however, the health condition – their disease – persists.
What Is Wellness?
Simply put, Wellness is a different way of living. In our modern society, we are prone to developing all sorts of disease and illness. These are reasonable consequences of our lifestyles. We set ourselves up for disease.
The standard American lifestyle includes an abundance of processed and nutrient depleted foods, little to no exercise, abundant toxic chemicals, extremely stressful jobs, difficult and negative personal relationships, and no spiritual connectedness. These physical, chemical, and emotional stresses are the root cause of all our disease.
Most often, we choose to treat the resulting symptoms with pharmaceutical drugs or other medical procedures. If you are a little more health savvy, you may choose alternative medicine. However, if we continually refuse to change our LIFESTYLE, we will continually experience disease and its symptoms. Regardless of how we treat them (traditional vs. alternative medicine), we will continue to live with them. We will never gain optimum health or achieve true wellness.
We must consciously choose a different lifestyle. Wellness is all about your LIFESTYLE. Choosing the standard American lifestyle is choosing disease. Choosing a wellness lifestyle is choosing optimum health and vibrant wellness.
A wellness lifestyle includes vibrant and nutrient rich foods, sufficient effective exercise, non-toxic choices, proper stress and time management, proper sleep, positive relationships, and spiritual connections. This lifestyle supports fantastic health. It honors the innate healing of your body.
A wellness lifestyle prevents infection, depression, and chronic pain from ever developing. A wellness lifestyle counteracts the negative stresses that we are exposed to everyday. It includes many positive stresses that produce great health. Wellness removes and prevents interference from your body's own innate healing power.
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The Role of Alternative Medicine In A Wellness Lifestyle
The bottom line is that alternative medicine treats disease (naturally), while wellness prevents disease and supports innate healing. A Wellness lifestyle may include alternative medicine but it will not include traditional medicine.I have lived outside of the standard American medical system for well over twenty years – no drugs, no surgery, no radiation. It is most definitely possible to do so.
The medical system certainly has its place though. In fact, there is one area where our American medical system really shines. That is in the area of emergency medicine. If I am hit by a bus and my leg is severed, I will definitely seek medical treatment for that injury. However, once my leg is re-attached to my body, I will continue my wellness way of living to support my body's natural healing and recovery.
If you have lived most of your life in the disease-producing, standard American lifestyle, I implore you to change today! You can live better. You can experience radiant health and wellness. Your body can and will heal as it is designed, once you begin removing the interference.
However, making that transition may not be easy for you. Incorporating the many wonderful natural remedies of alternative medicine can help you make that transition more easily. In order to fully experience wellness, we must change our mindset from one of treating disease from the outside to one of honoring our inborn healing ability.
We are all at different points in our journey to wellness. The good news is that wellness is a lifestyle you can achieve!
(1) Study shows 70 percent of Americans take prescription drugs http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-204_162-57590305/study-shows-70-percent-of-americans-take-prescription-drugs/
(2) There's A Pill For That: Drug Prescriptions in the U.S. Hit a Record High http://www.takepart.com/article/2012/09/14/theres-pill-drug-prescriptions-us-hit-record-high


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Thread: DB2 LOCK TABLE / Respond slow
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Unanswered: DB2 LOCK TABLE / Respond slow
Hello All,
We are creating a test scenario, Where in I want DB2 to respond slowly to the queries fired by our application.
I tried locking table in exclusive mode, but our application managed to retrieve results quickly.
Can anybody help me out in order to lock a table for 5 minutes or in any way can we make db2 respond slowly?
Any help would be highly appreciated.
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Make sure that the following are set:
CUR_COMMITT = DISABLED (or OFF) - 9.7 only
Then make sure you lock the table in exclusive mode for 5 minutes, then do a commit to release the locks.M. A. Feldman
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Yes that was what I missed, I could lock table after turning off auto commit.
Thanks a lot for your help


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The internet is an incredibly vast and useful resource, full of everything you could ever need to know about anything, and also lots of information you don't need too. But along with the most fascinating and wonderful websites around, the world wide web also has an array of extremely odd and bewildering websites. Their purpose is unknown to most, but that apparently isn't an issue! Here are some of the most insane websites the internet currently has to offer:
Time Cube is a website created by Gene Ray in 1997, which he uses to air his thoughts on everything from religion to his thoughts on the family. This may not necessarily sound that weird or bizarre, but when you visit this website, you will understand why it deserves a place on this list. The formatting is a website designer's worst nightmare – vast amounts of text in one, incoherent block on the page, with no hint of a clear navigation system. Very odd.
Another Day, Another Word is a very simple and straight forward concept: every day a new word is put on the website, along with a voice that then reads out the word. Simple and straight forward yes, but why this website is necessary is much less clear. The words are not particularly interesting or complex, they are often just simple every day words, written in black on a white screen. The word today, for example, is 'maybe'. Why do we need this? Who knows.
This website is the last page of the internet, in which visitors are simply told that they have reached the last page of the internet, and wishing them a nice day. Nice and friendly it may be, but this website is also incredibly weird and pointless.
Deleted images is a website which showcases the worst and the best of the photos that we would all normally delete. Some are out of focus, others have a finger covered the main point of the photo, and some are completely unclear in what they are supposedly showing. It describes itself as 'the junk yard of art', and is quite simply a miss match of photos that we never wanted to keep ourselves in the first place!
A bridal website might not sound like the most insane thing on the internet, as normally you would expect to see a beautifully chic, elegant and classy web design, characterised by neutral tones and romantic patterns. However, this website chooses to step away from the norms, and instead goes for a bold, and quite frankly, wacky web design of clashing colours, incoherent writing and a miss match of different text boxes.
Another one page website, in which visitors are simply met the message that a guid has now been wasted – 'once they're gone, they're gone'. The creators here have made them purely to take up the domain names, spending their own money on doing so.
If users find themselves on this website, they will probably not stay there for very long, unless they enjoy looking at a single image of a drink. Not overly interesting, just a little bit insane.
This website, as it's name implies, is quite simply, the world's highest website. It is currently 18.939 kilometers high, which is a lot of scrolling down for anybody who cares to do so.
Check out 34SP.com providing servers and hosting services for you to create your own insane website.


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There has been little in the way of "me" time at my house in the past few months. Since December, however, I have been grabbing a quiet half hour–usually either in the very early morning or late in the evening–for a half hour of online activities.  I split my time between Luminosity (http://www.lumosity.com/app/v4/games) and Duolingo (http://duolingo.com).
Luminosity is a subscription-based site that is designed to improve brain skills related to memory, attention, speed, flexibility, and problem solving through a series of games. Since my grey cells have long been in need of some exercise I'm giving this a try–the cost was $10 for the month. Of course the cost is much lower if you sign up for a year's worth of training but rather than JOIN THE GYM and not use the facilities I'm going a month at a time for right now. According to the site my "BPI" (Brain Performance Index) has gone up 149 points in the past four weeks–practically speaking I'm not sure what this means but there's a nice graph that changes daily and makes me feel like I'm accomplishing something and today the site announced that "your best brain areas are flexibility and memory." So, in the words of Carl Spackler (Bill Murray) from Caddy Shack "I got that going for me."
Duolingo, now Duolingo is a program that makes my heart sing. This is a terrific free online language learning program. Did I mention that it's FREE. I've been working on my Italian using their Beta Italian version. The user interface is a cinch to learn. There's a mobile application that's even more fun than the regular version and Duolingo users are helping to translate the web as they work using crowd-sourced text translation. Did I mention that it's FREE. Duolingo is perfect for people (like me) who have any number of partially completed workbooks and/or language cds that have never been removed from their immaculate plastic sleeves.
I'd write more but I'm just a few short points away from reaching Level 5.
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Deputy Roger Lynch was shot and killed after responding to a domestic violence call.
Deputy Lynch arrived at the residence after an 18-year-old girl called 911 to report her parents were fighting. When Deputy Lynch entered the house, the suspect fired at least eight rounds from a rifle, four of which hit Deputy Lynch, killing him. Deputy Lynch was able to fire one round from his service weapon that struck the suspect in the chest, killing him. The 18-year-old daughter was also wounded in the exchange.
In addition to the semi-automatic rifle, the suspect was found to be armed with a loaded handgun and three additional clips of ammunition. Investigators also found a stockpile of over 50 guns in the home.
Deputy Lynch had served with the Livingston County Sheriff's Department for 5 years. He is survived by his wife, son, daughter, brother, and sister, and was preceded in death by one brother.
Deputy Lynch was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of American Legion Post 217.


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Book early for low fares on easyJet Winter 2015 flights
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Book early and get the low fares of easyJet, Europe's leading airline, flights for winter 2015; over 22 million seats are on sale now. The carrier introduced a record number of flights and routes available for passengers to book now. Over 78,000 flights are set to take place to and from the UK between 25 October 2015 and 28 February 2016 providing 13,045,080 million seats.
easyJet has bases across 11 UK airports and currently has over 750 routes on sale to destinations across Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and Russia – 370 of which touch the UK.
Sophie Dekkers, easyJet's UK Director, said, "We're pleased to be putting winter 2015 on sale for our passengers today, allowing them to book early and take advantage of our lowest fares to the ski resorts as well as to the cities and beaches across Europe. "With our record 750+ routes on sale, passengers have more choice than ever on where to spend their winter. easyJet flies to popular ski and winter sun destinations at high frequencies because this allows travellers to depart on the day they prefer and choose the length of holiday to suit them".


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Will Chris Bosh still be a 3-point shooter as a go-to scorer for the Heat?
Chris Bosh is going to be a go-to scorer once again, but does that new role with the Miami Heat keep him from being a 3-point shooter?
With the departure of LeBron James and the pairing with a Dwyane Wade who has become less and less reliable over the past two years, it's expected the Miami Heat will ask big man Chris Bosh to be their go-to scorer. For those who laugh at the notion of Bosh being the main focus for a playoff team, it's foolish to think he can't do it. Sacrificing the individual numbers for the greater good of the team isn't the same as being unable to consistently provide those statistics we use to judge players.
Bosh returns to a role he filled admirably during his time with the Toronto Raptors. In seven seasons with the Raptors, Bosh averaged 20.2 points and 9.4 rebounds. For five straight seasons, he averaged at least 22.3 points and maxed out at 24.0 points per game (ninth in the NBA) in the 2009-10 season. He can carry the scoring load and this time he'll have the added advantages of having a better overall understanding of how to play the game, a better supporting cast, and a better coach than he previously had.
He had so much responsibility as an interior defender over the last four years that he was willing to sacrifice his role on offense and be more of a safety valve for the other stars. This allowed him to conserve energy and do what was asked of him on a nightly basis. In his new role, he'll likely have supporting cast members picking up the load on defense and allowing Bosh to concentrate on being the offensive focus.
The question becomes not if he can handle the scoring load but how he'll do it.
Bosh has spent his last four years finding himself creeping farther and farther away from the basket. He didn't want to bang in the post with big men because it zapped his energy. And spacing the floor to give Wade and LeBron room to attack the paint was far more valuable than someone who would clog things up on the low block. Bosh took a very solid mid-range jumper and moved it out beyond the 3-point line over the the course of four seasons. The adaptable big man took more 3-pointers (218) in the 2013-14 season than he did in his seven years in Toronto (168).
Taking a look at the Heat Maps from basketball-reference.com, you can see just how vast the difference is from his last season in Toronto to what he became over his first four years in Miami:
As the NBA has evolved to a more perimeter-oriented game, so has Bosh. That worked as a safety valve for the Heat but do those 3-point attempts stick around in his revamped role? Bosh won't be asked to kick around the perimeter and wait for the swing pass on most possessions. Erik Spoelstra will undoubtedly design tweaks to his offensive principles to feature Bosh more without LeBron around, but it's hard to see how the Heat can implement this 3-point weaponry of Bosh's.
While Bosh is not the natural shooter that Kevin Love is, trying to find ways to use him in the same way the Timberwolves used their outside shooting big man over the last few seasons could provide some answers on how to maximize his skills. Love's work on the offensive end primarily came from a mixture of posting up (22.9 percent of possessions), spotting up (15.0 percent), offensive rebounds (9.5 percent), and pick-and-roll man (9.5 percent). Love is also a career 36.2 percent shooter from 3-point range, so spreading the floor with him is fairly natural.
Bosh's career best 3-point shooting season came in 2013-14 when he made just 33.9 percent of his shots from beyond the arc. That's a big difference between he and Love, especially considering Love made 190 3-pointers and Bosh attempted just 218 of them. However, over the past two playoff runs, Bosh has shot 40.5 percent from 3-point range in both postseasons. He even doubled his attempts from the 2013 playoffs to the 2014 playoffs.
Bosh's four main offensive scoring situations last season were in spotting up (33.4 percent of possessions), playing as the pick-and-roll man (18.3 percent), cutting to the basket (12.8 percent), and posting up (7.5 percent).
His post-game was effective, even though he didn't find himself doing it all that often. He was in the 90th percentile in terms of points per possession on post-ups, but he was able to maximize those opportunities by having the floor spaced and working quickly. It will be hard to have that luxury as the main guy. He'll be spotting up less and scoring off fewer cuts without LeBron out of town, but you can still use him effectively in the pick-and-roll.
The keys to him turning those pick-and-pops into 3-point attempts could rest solely on his comfort with that type of shot (it's a much tougher gather than just spotting up for a 3-pointer) and how effective Dwyane Wade and Mario Chalmers are at running those pick-and-pops with him. The reason Bosh's 3-point shooting still being a weapon is so important is because the Heat don't have the same 3-point shooting they had last season.
LeBron was a good shooter from outside, and James Jones (Cleveland) and Ray Allen (Cleveland too?) have all left Miami. The Heat are left with Wade (historically one of the worst 3-point shooters of all time) and Deng (a very inconsistent outside shooter despite two solid seasons) taking up a lot of minutes on the court. It will be up to Bosh, Josh McRoberts, Mario Chalmers, Norris Cole, and Danny Granger to keep the floor spread in Spoelstra's offense.
The game has evolved to value 3-point shooting and the champions of the past half decade have proven that to be true time and time again. Bosh's evolution has been impressive, but if it can't continue, the Heat regress into being an outdated sort on offense.
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Trading on the Nasdaq Stock Market resumed after it came to an abrupt halt for three hours on Thursday due to an unknown technical glitch.
The outage affects all Nasdaq-listed stocks including Apple, Microsoft and Facebook and paralyzed a large portion of the United States stock market.
"I've never seen anything like this in my life," said Dave Rovelli, managing director of US equity trading at Canaccord Genuity. "It's horrible."
"All you should do is watch the Nasdaq stock, the NDAQ. I guarantee they're going to crush the stock. Everything is on lockdown," Rovelli continued. "For a little while you could trade in dark pools, but even my dark-pool vendor shut down."
Nasdaq alerted traders at 12:14 p.m. that it was "halting trading in all stocks." It also stopped trading in options.
By 1:00 p.m. Nasdaq sent out an update which said trading would reopen "at a time to be determined."
As of 1:20 p.m., the Nasdaq composite index was frozen at 3,631.17 up 31.38 for the day. It is up 20 percent this year so far.
Reports said there were problems with a data feed. This is just the latest outage in a series of high-profile glitches that raised questions about the reliability of the US electronic trading systems.
Shortly before 2:30 p.m. Nasdaq announced that it intended to re-open stock trading at 3:25 p.m.
The Securities and Exchange Commission said in a statement: "We are monitoring the situation and are in close contact with the exchanges."
One trader said "the last time this happened, a squirrel chewed through a wire."
Traders reportedly scrambled to figure out how the outage would affect the market and some were moving trades to other exchanges.
Jonathan Corpina, a stock trader on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange told the New York Times clients were "looking for answers and explanations because they can't get through to the Nasdaq on the phone."


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Evolution is owned and run by 2 passionate divers, who love the Philippines and want to share their enjoyment with others.
The owners shared philosophies of quality facilties and services are the foundation of the Evolution model. With diving as the primary focus they aim to provide interesting and safe training designed and taught in a way to maximise students retention of information. Additionally they hope they can empower their friends and students to explore the excitments of the underwater world in they same way they do; with a well organised infrastructure of equipment, boats and staff to ensure everything runs smoothly.
Being firm believers in sucking out the best life has to offer Evolution is designed to create a meeting place for divers and non-divers out of the water, a social melting pot that makes you want to return again and again. You'll see staff and owners in the bar and the restaurant every night…and more than likely you'll be chatting to them over a cold drink at some point during your trip.
Matt Reed – TDI Instructor Trainer – Evolution Partner
Matt is an experienced technical diver and instructor trainer having studied with some of the world's best, and has worked as a full time instructor since 1999 and a technical instructor for over 11 years in some enviable locations including The Red Sea, Belize, Dominican Republic, Palau, Truk Lagoon, and of course the UK. Now based in the Philippines since 2003 Matt has made the country his full time home and enjoys the warm climate, and lots of sun.
Matt teaches all courses through Advanced Trimix including the brand new TDI Helitrox class and rebreather classes on the Pelagian DCCCR. Matt also offers Instructor level courses all the way up to Advanced Trimix and Advanced Wreck. His courses are all built upon his wealth of real tech diving experience from around the world and Matt's favorite class to teach is the advanced wreck class. Although if you're just getting started then Matt will also be happy to chat with you about the intricacies of any level of diving.
Specialising in trimix and overhead environment training Matt's current diving sees him exploring virgin wrecks in the Malapascua area such as the Mogami Maru an unexplored Japanese ship from WW2, which is home to a number of treasures.
Matt is originally from England and has a degree in Audio Technology as well as an NVQ in Engineering. When he's not working Matt likes to spend time with his friends, reading, or cultivating his Bonsai collection; but mostly enjoys teaching his daughter Lilja the first steps in her diving career…learning to snorkel.
David Joyce – TDI Trimix Instructor & Master Scuba Diver Trainer – Evolution Partner
As a TDI Trimix Instructor and a PADI Master Scuba Diver Trainer, David has introduced many students to the wonderful world of diving and helped many more evolve their diving skills and capabilities through both recreational and technical diving. Diving for over 14 years, and a PADI pro since 2002, David has dived in a variety of oceans, lakes, caves and wrecks on five Continents.
When he's not teaching David indulges his other diving passions – underwater photography and technical diving and exploration. As an Advanced Wreck, Advanced Trimix and Pelagian DCCCR diver there are few nooks and crannies off limits and Matt and David regularly plan their next Great Dive together.
If its not deep or dirty David will happily spend hours in the shallows stalking Crinoid Shrimp, Blue Ring Octopus and anything else that passes his camera lens. As a former TV Director and Producer David has an eye for the weird and wonderful and is now more then happy to be venting his creative flair on the varied and magical inhabitants of Malapscua where he lives full time with his young family.
Dive Guides
Gino, JoJo and Alex are your local guides on daily dives with Evolution. We broke our calculator trying to figure out their combined number of dives – just not enough zeroes. Diving in Evolution's preferred backplate and wing the guys present perfect trim and are the talk (and envy) of the local dive community on the island and are a great example of how divers should look in the water. These three can find a baby Frogish in seagrass at 50 fin kicks and know where all the best critters hide.
All are solid family men and when not diving enjoy basketball, time with their kids and the occasional cock fight.
The Mondterde 'Mafia'
The Monterdes are a well know Malapascuan family who have been working the high seas for generations. All Monterde men set sail from a young age and work on fishing boats up and down the country but happily we have rerouted a few of them into a more sustainable way of life.
Roger, Rolly and Robin are three brothers and they captain the Evolution dive fleet of Beagle, Haldane and Tantalus respectively. Known for their good humour, big smiles and hard work the the three brothers drive the most well oiled boat crews on the island making sure our divers have to do as little as possible.
The Craic Dealers
Our "Craic Dealers" have been entertaining the customers for years and many of our former guests consider them great friends. Although Malapascua remains a remote paradise island, we always like to have a nice fun, friendly environment to relax in when we eat or drink, or just hang out with friends. The local girls will explain the special menu we have, and how it is all prepared. They will also mix you cocktails, fruit juices, or just find you an ice cold beer.
They have great knowledgeable about island life and are happy to share their experiences so you will almost certainly find yourself chatting with one of the 'dealers' about what your next fix should be!


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University of Southampton
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Modern Languages PGCE
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Program Description:
Our PGCE Secondary course will equip you with the necessary skills and knowledge to teach Modern Languages across the secondary age range, including some opportunities to know more about 16-19 teaching, through independent inquiries and observations. The course benefits from having well qualified and supportive tutors, who have an excellent blend of teaching experience, expertise in initial teacher education and up to date and relevant knowledge of developments in education and the world of educational research, Through two small scale research projects you can also gain 60 Masters level credits. Aims We aim to help you become the best teacher that you can be. This involves developing appropriate professional values, being secure in your knowledge and understanding of your specialist subject and understanding how best to turn your subject matter into engaging and challenging forms. We also wish to develop teachers who are reflective practitioners. As the future generation of teachers, it is important that you are able to evaluate your own practice, seek ways to improve the experience of pupils in your charge, and contribute to the future development and debate surrounding both your own subject and education in general. Structure and Assessment The course is structured around 6 phases. Phases 1-3 occur before Christmas. • Phase 1: Two weeks of observation. • Phase 2: 7 weeks split between university and school • Phase 3: a five week teaching placement in school 1. Phases 4-6 occur after Christmas • Phase 4: 6 weeks split between university and school 2. • Phase 5: A 13 week teaching placement in school 2. • Phase 6: A 3 week experience, mainly university based During your school placements there will be monitoring of your progress and weekly target setting exercises to work on areas for development. There will be three formal review points of your teaching in the year.


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Tried a restart, cranks but no fire up and run. Pop the hood and do a quick visual of things.
Vapor seperator has fuel in it,
Fusable links appeared ok, and felt ok when pulled on,
Couldn't detect any moisture in the disty cap,
All wiring and connectors appeared ok.
Called Rich, and he came to tow me down to the End Zone Bar. I tried a couple more times to start it. No go.
Rich brought me home to get tools and such, and we head back.
I pull the breather cover off and work the throttle, NO Gas... WTH??
Check the anti-deisel solenoid for continuity and voltage, it's good.
Check coil for voltage on both + and - terminals, it's good. Even pulses during cranking.
Grabbed hold of the fuelpump to see if it was pumping while Rich cranked it, and the darn thing started up.
Cool,,,, but WTH!!!!??
Drove the remaining 20-22 miles home with no issue.
I had bought gas this morning, before leaving for work and had no issue on trip into work. Drive from shop to the ATM is 4 miles, so engine was nice and warm when I got there.
Kinda at a loss as to what to check, but going to do some reading and see if I can find anything on here what may help.
Really hate trying to chase problems like these.
BRAT is factory stock as far as engine/drivetrain goes. Only mods are rear disc brakes, cherrybomb muffler.
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- Photos used on a website without the consent of the rights holder (a rival company)
- Low compensatory damages of just £300
- Should restitutionary damages be available to reflect the flagrancy of the infringement?
What's it about?
The action involved the use of photographs on a website. Just before trial it was accepted that the photographs had been copied, but the Judge then needed to assess the amount of the payment to be awarded to the copyright holder.
Why does it matter?
A successful copyright owner has to choose between an account of profits or damages. They are not permitted to claim both. Under English law damages are intended to be compensatory and place the rights holder in the position that they would have been in the absence of the wrong that has been done. The usual assessment of damages is under the "user principle", i.e. what is the reasonable royalty that would be agreed between a willing licensor and licensee? In this case the Judge awarded the sum of £300, the sum he thought that the infringer would have paid for a licence for use of the photographs.
However, the copyright owner also claimed additional damages. Additional damages are available, at the discretion of the Court, under UK national law and also under the EU Enforcement Directive (which has been implemented into UK law) where an infringer knowingly or flagrantly infringes. The Court concluded that the Enforcement Directive had not replaced the UK national provision so a rights holder is not permitted to recover additional damages (under the English law regime) and an account of unfair profits (under the Enforcement Directive), but may choose whichever is more favourable. In this case, the additional amount awarded was £6,000, which – on the facts – would have been the same when calculated under either of the two regimes.
Now what?
This Judgment is good news for rights holders where an infringer has taken a cynical, "couldn't care less" attitude to its behaviour, but where the damages or profit made is low. An additional amount may be available to compensate the rights holder and deter the infringer from future acts.
However, the extent to which the English Courts will be willing to depart from their previous reluctance to award punitive damages is debatable. The Judgment reinforces that a rights holder should never be able to recover both the profits of the infringer and a royalty payment by way of damages.
Damages assessments are and remain highly fact dependent and a rights holder should not assume that every infringement will result in an additional payment.
Absolute Lofts South West London Limited v Artisan Home Improvements Limited and another [2015] EWHC 2608 (IPEC), 14 September 2015


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Residents and visitors alike come to Massachusetts and Rhode Island to enjoy miles of coastline and the world-class boating opportunities that only New England has to offer. From the Providence River to the Boston Harbor and everywhere in between, both experienced and amateur boaters take to our region's waters for sport, relaxation, and just generally enjoying life in the Northeast.
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Unfortunately, each year numerous of boaters have their outings cut short by accidents. An accident in the water – especially in the open ocean – can be terrifying, and they often lead to serious injuries. In the absolute worst of scenarios, fatal accidents leave family members struggling to cope with the tragic and unexpected loss of their loved ones.
If you have been injured or lost a loved one in a boating accident, then it is important to hire an experienced boat accident attorney to help you stand up for your legal rights. The insurance companies are not on your side (despite what they may tell you), and the unique legal issues involved in offshore boat accident cases make it critical that you not hire just any personal injury lawyer to handle your claim. At Bottaro Law Firm, we have experience in complex boat accident litigation, and we can take on the insurance companies to make sure that you receive the compensation deserved.
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Are You Entitled to Financial Compensation for a Boating Accident?
The only way to find out if you are entitled to compensation for a boating accident is to hire an experienced attorney to conduct a prompt investigation, and provide a thorough evaluation of your legal rights. That said, there are many common scenarios where victims and their families can often secure financial compensation for medical bills, lost earnings, pain and suffering, and other losses. Some of the most common boating accident claims include:
- Boating Under the Influence of Alcohol – Alcohol consumption is a major issue on the water, and many people fail to appreciate the effects that consuming alcohol can have on their ability to safely operate a boat in traffic. As a result, alcohol impairment plays a central role in many boating collisions.
- Inexperienced Boat Operators – Operating a boat safely requires experience at the helm. From occasional boaters to vacationers who rent boats to get out on the water for the first time, inexperience is a key factor in many boating collisions, as well.
- Negligent or Reckless Boat Operation – Speeding, creating a large wake, and failing to observe other rules of the water are also common factors in boating accidents. Many people mistakenly believe that they can do whatever they want on the water, and this simply isn't true.
- Negligent Boat Maintenance – Boats must be properly maintained in order to ensure that they are operating safely at all times. Failure to conduct necessary maintenance, and faulty maintenance work can both increase the risk of a serious boating accident.
- Distracted Boating – Just like on the road, distractions create risks on the water, as well. Texting, talking on the phone, watching water skiers, and other distractions can all increase the risk of boating collisions.
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Attorney Mike Bottaro Answers Your Questions about Seeking Financial Compensation for Boating Accident Injuries in Massachusetts and Rhode Island
1. Will it cost me any money up front to hire a boating accident lawyer?
No. At Bottaro Law Firm, we take all boating accident claims on a contingency-fee basis. This means that you don't pay anything up front, and you will never receive a monthly bill. You only pay after we've helped you secure financial compensation. Read more about our "No Fee Guarantee."
2. Should I work directly with the insurance companies?
The insurance companies will try to get you to settle quickly and for as little as possible – usually before you know the full extent of your losses. By hiring a boating accident law firm to deal with the insurance companies for you, you can avoid making mistakes that could jeopardize your claim. Read more in our free publication, Insurance's 5 Best Kept Secrets.
3. Will delays hurt my chances of recovering financial compensation?
Potentially. After any type of accident, it is important to seek legal help as soon as possible. Evidence needs to be collected and preserved, and you need to make sure that you get the medical treatment necessary to prove your claim for compensation. A delay won't necessarily harm your claim, but to avoid the risk, you should speak with an attorney right away.
Schedule a Free Boating Accident Consultation at Bottaro Law Firm
To find out if you have a claim for financial compensation, contact us today and arrange a free, no-obligation consultation. We regularly conduct consultations over the phone and online, and a member of our team will even come to you. Stand up for your legal rights – call (401) 777-7777 or get in touch online today.
4. Is seeking compensation for a boating accident different from seeking compensation for other types of accidents?
Yes and no. In a typical boating accident case, your claim for compensation will be based on someone else's negligence – just like any other personal injury claim. This means that, in order to recover for your losses, you will need to hire an attorney to investigate and collect evidence demonstrating that someone else was at fault in the accident.
However, boating accidents are unique in that there are a variety of boat-specific issues – such as improper boat maintenance and creating a large wake – that can lead to dangerous collisions. These, of course, are in addition to issues like being drunk or distracted that can apply in other types of accidents as well. In order to identify all possible sources of compensation for your losses, you should hire an attorney who has specific boating accident experience and who is familiar with the unique issues involved in boating accident claims.
5. What types of evidence can you use to prove that someone else is to blame for my injury?
In a typical boating accident case, there will be several types of evidence that we can collect to help prove your claim for compensation. These include things like:
- Photos – Did you or anyone else take photos at the scene of the accident?
- Witness Statements – Are there people who can corroborate your version of the events?
- Police Records – If the police responded to the accident, there may be a police report indicating that the boat operator who hit you was speeding, drunk, or being reckless when the collision occurred.
- Phone Records – If you suspect that the boater who caused the accident was distracted, we can request a copy of his or her phone records to confirm it.
- Medical Records – Your medical records can help establish both the timing and cause of your injuries.
6. What are the most common types of boating accidents?
There are five main types of boating accidents: Collisions with other vessels, collisions with fixed objects (such as a dock), flooding/swamping, grounding, and towing accidents. The vast majority of boating accidents involve open motorboats (such as fishing boats, center consoles, and bowriders), though we frequently see cases involving personal watercrafts (jet skis), pontoons, cabin boats, and non-motorized vessels as well.
7. What are the most common causes of boating accidents?
On the open water, it doesn't take much to cause a serious and potentially dangerous accident. According to the U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the top 10 causes of boating accidents in the United States are:
- Operator Inattention
- Operator Inexperience
- Improper Lookout
- Machinery Failure
- Excessive Speed
- Alcohol Use
- Hazardous Waters
- Navigation Rules Violations
- Weather
- Force of Wave/Wake
As you can see, the majority of these involve some element of human error. This means that, in most cases, accident victims will be entitled to seek financial compensation for their losses.
8. What percentage of boating accidents result in injuries and fatalities?
According to the USCG and DHS, among the top 10 causes of boating accidents in the United States, 66 percent of accidents result in injuries, and 12 percent result in fatalities. Despite being the sixth-leading cause of boating accidents, alcohol use is responsible for the most accident-related deaths and the fifth most accident-related injuries. Operator inattention, the number one cause of boating accidents, is also the leading cause of boating accident injuries.
9. Do Massachusetts and Rhode Island require boaters to wear personal floatation devices (PFDs)?
In both Massachusetts and Rhode Island, only certain boaters are required to wear a PFD. However, pursuant to USCG regulations, all vessels must have certain legally required PFDs on board. Wearing a PFD is certainly a good idea – the USCG's and DHS's data show that you are far more likely to die in a boating accident if you are not wearing a life jacket. That said, even if you were not wearing a life jacket at the time your boating accident, you can still pursue a claim for financial compensation.
10. What is the statute of limitations for boating accident claims in Massachusetts and Rhode Island?
In most cases, the statute of limitations for boating accident claims in Massachusetts and Rhode Islands is three years. But, remember, the sooner you file the claim, the sooner you will be able to collect the compensation you deserve. Contact us today to schedule a free consultation.


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Miatas at Mazda Raceway!
This is always a big event, but this year it was massive with the public reveal of the 2016 MX-5, a world record attempt, a showing of Racing The Rock under the stars and nearly 2000 cars. The paddock was mobbed and the track time was full.
It was also my first time to really let the new engine rip at sea level. I'm still in awe, it's a spectacular thing. Every time we got on the straight, I'd just power past every car in sight. Sure, it may not be as cool as catching a high power car in the corners and working out a clever way to get in front, but the big hammer is still pretty gratifying. Here's what it looked like from inside one of the other cars - I make an appearance at 2:00.
I was taking it a bit easy in the corners. Mostly because there's no prize for being the fastest at an event like this, and I did not want to crash. I was also backing off the throttle as I went over the crest halfway down the straight because the cars entering the next turn had no idea I was coming. With the closing speeds, I was essentially coming out of nowhere. This was a particular problem in the slower Group B, where I had one exciting moment as a Spec Miata moved over close to the wall as I came barreling up with about a 40 mph closing speed. I thought I was going to lose both door mirrors, one on him and one on the wall. The car was actually really well balanced, with a bit of inherent high speed understeer from the aero that could be counteracted with throttle.
The car, unfortunately, was not rock solid. When I had it down at Road Atlanta this spring for display purposes, it went into some sort of limp-home mode on me. I was never able to duplicate it and the car's been great ever since. Well, it started doing the same thing at Laguna Seca. I'd be powering along, and all of a sudden my drive-by-wire throttle would disable after a shift. It's not a fun experience, losing all power just when you're hitting the next gear. I found I could bring it back if I turned off the main battery switch, resetting the ECU. Of course, this wiped any error codes. Eventually, it failed on the way up the hill to the Corkscrew and I was able to coast back to the pits without resorting to the reset. It had to do with the electronic throttle.
Lots of theories bandied about and I tried to eliminate potential interference by wrapping the wiring harness, swapped out the pedal for another and generally got frustrated. It seemed to be heat related - and it alway happened on a shift. So eventually I just left it in fourth gear and avoided shifting all together. Still, I didn't trust the car so I parked it early. A bit of a letdown after the buildup to the event.
My current thinking is that I was hitting an airflow limit on the car's programming. There's one particular table that has to do with the amount of airflow expected for a given throttle opening, and I may have been exceeding it. That would explain why it's never been a problem with high altitude use, and why it happened when I was shifting and getting a big gulp of air when the throttle smacked open again. I'm going to mess with the table and see if I can duplicate the problem at altitude, then we'll see what happens next time it goes down to sea level again. Unfortunately, that probably won't be for another year, and I really don't want any questions around the car at that time. Some troubleshooting lies ahead.
Photo by Ben Sale. It's definitely not the classic Corkscrew shot, I love the different take on it.
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It's time for some traction.
Maxxis has just introduced a new size of their RC-1 track tire: a nice fat 245/45-15. It's been a long time coming. The tire is aimed at the track day crowd, promising a long life and good traction. I'll be mounting them on a set of Jongbloed 15x10 wheels.
I'll have to do some work to make them fit under the fenders, that's for sure. But I'm looking forward to the first track day in the spring!
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The new track rubber is mounted and ready to try out.
Those are 245/40-15 Maxxis RC-1 tires wrapped around a 15x10 Jongbloed wheel. It's a lot of rubber, and it's going to be a real challenge to get it to fit. I'm a bit worried about the fenders.
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Test fit of the new Maxxis RC-1 tires!
And it's a problem. In the front, I could probably get them to just barely clear with a hard pull of the fenders. Probably.
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The tire fitment on the rear is a bigger problem.
I don't think I can pull that fender enough to clear the tire. Almost all of the extra width of the big 245/40-15 ends up on the outside. So it's time to look at some real body modifications.
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Track day!
I was back at High Plains Raceway with the Z Car Club. Usually, this event attracts some pretty fast cars. But attendance was down and the top echelon didn't show up. There was one notable exception - a 60's 911 that had a bunch of modifications, including a MAST-built 7.0 l LS7 V8 stuck in the tail. We had some fun. I was quicker than he was on sweepers and I think I had the edge on him on high speed acceleration, but he had me under braking and on acceleration out of corners. It's hard to beat having all your weight on the rear wheels sometimes.
Otherwise, it was an exercise in passing and passing and passing. No worries, it's kind of fun to be Godzilla once in a while, and I had enough of a challenge dealing with my driving. The car was a rock star and didn't miss a beat all day.
The biggest problem was heat. It was a hot day - somewhere around 100F - and I was generating a lot of heat. Enough that I measured the temperature of the transmission tunnel at 196F and the heel of my shoe at 147. Yes, that was uncomfortable. After about 6 hard laps, I'd see the temp gauge start to move a bit on the dash, but that's still a very happy range for LS motors like mine. Even with 20 minutes on, 20 minutes off the track the car never flagged.
The brakes were much improved from a year ago. That's when I was boiling fluid and having to be very conservative. I've upgraded my brake ducting from 2" diameter to 3" and gone to 660F fluid. The brakes were still pretty hot and I wore out a set of front pads, but they never went away. I wasn't as aggressive as I could have been under braking at times - never my strongest point - but it wasn't due to a lack of braking power.
I love this engine. My maximum speed with the old one at this track was 197 kmh. Last time I was here, I had a headwind and peaked at 215 or 217. This time, I saw 222 kmh. That's a full 25 kmh faster than I ever managed with the old engine.
I had the prototype FOX suspension on the car. The Targa Miata was used as one of the development platforms, and this was the chance to get it out on the really fast stuff. After two sessions, I had it pretty dialed in and the car just felt fast and balanced. It's got great stability and fast turn-in, making the old rally-bred AFCO stuff feel surprisingly soft and wooly. I like it.
Video! Here's a clean lap, followed by the one lap I spent behind the 911. I had him on the straight, but decided to hang back and watch. Then he overheated.
This video is just a compilation of passes. NSX, Noble (or the new equivalent), new Corvette, WRX and a bunch of minnows.
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